marquis of jingan

Chapter 568
The big boss has arranged some errands. Although Shen Yi is on vacation, he still has to work overtime.

The first is to summon Ling Su and Xue Wei to Beijing.

There is no problem with this. The emperor probably didn't issue the edict in order not to make too much noise, but it was just a matter of Shen Yi writing a letter. It will be delivered through the express post of the Dibao Division, and it will arrive in two or three days. Yueqing.

As military generals, these two thousand households must be able to ride horses. They ride faster for a thousand miles, and change horses at post stations along the way, and they can arrive in three days.

As for finding a way to spend the military expenses of a capital, it's...not easy.

According to what the emperor said, it would not be difficult to raise a coastal capital with the high profits monopolized by the salt industry, but as Shen Yi said, if Xu Fu was really sold Once you've done that, it's easy to say no and it's gone.

It has been more than 100 years since Da Chen founded the country, and the interests of all walks of life have already been divided in sevens and eighties, especially the high-profit industries such as salt, iron and copper, and the monopoly industries are monopolized by the imperial court, and the interest disputes are even more complicated. My head is full of knots, and I can't tell clearly.

In this case, it is impossible for your emperor to make an imperial decree, and those with vested interests will spit out their share.

Blocking people's money is like killing your parents.

In this era of extremely inconvenient communication and transportation, it is very difficult for the imperial power to reach the county level, let alone to the end.

If you really want to forcibly dig out the food in the salt merchant's bowl, it's not impossible at all, but Xu Fuxu, a high-ranking official, probably needs to bring ten or twenty guards by his side to ensure his safety.

Moreover, this thing is not easy to do in a short period of time. If you want to get money quickly...

Currently, there are only two paths.

The first way is to go to sea to do business.

Now, leaving aside the sea trade routes along the coast of Fujian and Guangdong, the piers along the east coast of Zhejiang are basically usable. As long as Shen Yi can open up the trade routes along the coast of Fujian, then Xu Fu can transport some silk, porcelain and tea. Such things go to sea, and return a large amount of silver from overseas.

As long as the scale of the operation reaches a certain level, it shouldn't be a big problem to raise a capital.

The second way is to let the anti-Japanese army make money by themselves.

The fastest way to make money is naturally to go to Dongying Island and open that silver mine.

However, the second way is currently unrealistic. It will not be possible to go outside to fight the autumn wind until the fleet of the Anti-Japanese Army develops into a "fleet".

Therefore, if the anti-Japanese army wants to make money, the most direct way is to suppress the bandits to search for the stolen property of those bandits.

And if you want a long flow of water...

Then go to customs.

More than 30 years ago, Chen Guo still had a coastal shipping department. However, over the past 20 years, Japanese pirates have been rampant and sea routes have been abandoned, and the shipping department has gradually disappeared. The best way now is to reopen the shipping department.

In the future, maritime trade will gradually start. With the income of the Maritime Ship Division, it will be no problem to raise a coastal capital, or to pay the imperial army's salary.

In this way, according to this train of thought, Shen Yi spent about three days pondering at home before he made a detailed plan.

On the morning of the fourth day, Master Shen yawned and entered the palace with his memorandum.

Coincidentally, this day was the day of the Xiaochaohui. As a fifth-rank official, Master Shen already had the qualifications to go to court, so he joined in the fun and went to the Deqing Hall to go to court.

This is not the first time he has gone up to court.

In the last court meeting, he was forced by the emperor to go to court. The emperor boasted about the heroic deeds of resisting the Japanese army and suppressing the Japanese in front of all civil and military officials, which really embarrassed Master Shen.

The reason for the embarrassment is because the two sides are not pleasing.

Civil officials will not admire Shen Yi because of military merits, and even feel that Shen Yi, a two-ranked Jinshi, degrades his status to do these rude things. up.

As for the military officer, they would not think that Shen Yi, the Jinshi master, was one of them. On the contrary, he would think that Shen Yi, a big-headed scholar, must have taken the credit of the generals under his command.

Get angry at both ends.

Fortunately, Shen Yi didn't rely on these military generals and civil officials for anything, so he lowered his head and pretended to be dead, and survived the last court meeting.

This time at the court meeting, Master Shen obediently stood in the last row in the queue of military officials, lowered his head and pretended to be dead, without saying a word, and he survived this court meeting.

The five-day pilgrimage did not last long. The emperor simply explained a few routine matters before announcing the dispersal of the court.

It was so easy to survive until the court was dispersed, and when all the officials left one after another, Shen Yi was about to ask to see the emperor, when a young man next to him grabbed his sleeve and said with a smile: "What is Ziheng doing these days? I'm going I went to Liquan Building several times, but I didn't see you, so I went to your house to find you, and my younger siblings said that you spend all day writing and drawing in the study, so I didn't dare to disturb you."

Shen Yi also showed a smile on his face: "Brother, if you have something to ask me, just go directly to the door of the study and knock on the door. Why are you so polite?"

Speaking of this, Shen Yi rubbed his temples, and said: "I have been doing some errands assigned by His Majesty these few days, and I am preparing to meet with the Holy Spirit. What do you want me to do?"

As he spoke, Shen Yi suddenly patted his forehead.

"Remember, yesterday afternoon, my wife did tell me that my senior brother had come. I was busy at that time, but I forgot about it in a blink of an eye."

"What can I do for you?"

Zhang Jian looked at Shen Yi walking in the palace, and said with a smile, "I'm just looking for you to drink."

As he spoke, he approached Shen Yi's ear, and said in a low voice: "Ziheng, have you heard about the affairs in the palace?"

Shen Yi blinked: "What did you hear?"

"Ziheng doesn't know?"

Zhang Jian's eyes became more excited.

A gossip soul was burning in his eyes.

"Didn't His Majesty accept a concubine a few days ago?"

Zhang Jian looked around, and said in a low voice: "I heard that the empress dowager is very upset. She took the empress dowager to this concubine's residence two days ago. It is said that she was looking for trouble."

"After His Majesty found out, he was very angry."

Zhang Jian whispered furtively: "I heard that there was a big quarrel with the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was directly sent back to Kunde Palace in anger. It is said that the Empress Dowager was so angry that her fetus was moved..."

Master Shen was taken aback, a little speechless: "Is it true?"

"The rumors are all over the city."

Zhang Jian smiled and said, "It's probably true, and..."

Zhang Yi'an said half a sentence, then smiled and remained silent.

Shen Yi felt a little itchy when he heard it, and said helplessly, "Why didn't senior brother finish his sentence?"

"Furthermore, this Empress Concubine, who was promoted by His Majesty yesterday, is now Empress Hui."

Zhang Jian said softly: "Now, in the taverns and teahouses in Jiankang City, everyone says she is Empress Lu."

Zhang Yi'an smiled pointedly: "This is our Hong Dechao, the first favorite concubine."

Shen Yi also felt a little magical when he heard this.

Although he made a fuss about it, he just wanted the emperor to be tougher in front of the empress dowager. Who would have thought that...

The emperor actually went straight to the empress dowager?
Thinking of this, Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said, "Senior brother, it's probably not because you don't like the concubine or not, but because your majesty wants to take care of both internally and externally."

Zhang Jian nodded, still with a smile on her face.

"That's the reason, but this Concubine Lu probably suits His Majesty's wishes, otherwise such a thing would not have happened."

The son of the Xiangmen said softly: "It's true, maybe there will be a dispute between the country and the country in the future..."

Master Shen rolled his eyes at him, and was a little speechless: "Your Majesty doesn't even have a prince yet, so how can you get involved in the country? Brother, you think too much."

Speaking of this, Shen Yi touched the memorial book in his sleeve, feeling a little hesitant.

He was wondering whether to talk to the boss about the project when the boss was emotionally unstable.

But after hesitating for a while, he still decided to go.

"Brother, I still have something to see Your Majesty."

"After I finish seeing Your Majesty, today... well, in the afternoon, I will treat my brother to drink in Cuiyun Tower."

"it is good."

Zhang Jian smiled.

"Taichang Temple is very leisurely. I will go to Cuiyun Tower to find you after the afternoon."

(End of this chapter)