marquis of jingan

Chapter 591
As the landlord of Lin'an Mansion, Zhou Yishan skillfully took Shen Yi to find a somewhat remote restaurant. There were not many people in this restaurant, but Xiaoer recognized this feudal official. After seeing Zhou Yishan, he wished he could give the governor Kneel down and kowtow.

However, Zhou Futai didn't pay much attention to the waiter and shopkeeper in the store, and just asked them to prepare a private room, and then ordered a few side dishes.

After the two went to the private room on the second floor one after the other, they sat down across the table. After each other sat down, Zhou Futai reached out to get Shen Yi a cup of tea, and then poured himself another cup.

He picked up the tea, toasted Shen Yi with tea instead of wine, and then sighed: "Brother Ziheng, I ask you to call you a good brother."

After he took a sip of tea, he gave a wry smile: "No matter what happened this time, it was the fault of my son-in-law. No matter how the virtuous brother punished him, the old brother would not say anything, but this matter In any case, it will not cause trouble to His Majesty, please hold your hand high and handle it lightly."

Talking to smart people requires rounding the bush, because only after rounding the bush will the other party agree that you are also a "smart person" of the same kind. Only after the two parties have reached mutual recognition can a "normal and equal" dialogue begin.

Obviously, Zhou Futai and Shen Yi have already completed this kind of "smart person verification", so the next conversation between the two people will not be so cloudy.

Therefore, when Zhou Futai talks to Shen Yi now, it is much simpler and more straightforward.

Seeing him talking like this, Shen Yi didn't bother to tell him those oblique and unnutritious words. Master Shen drank a cup of tea with a smile and said with a smile: "Zhongcheng, I have been in Zhejiang for a year or two. During that time, I didn’t cause any trouble to the governor’s yamen, even when I led troops to suppress the Japanese, the local government was supposed to provide military rations, and I didn’t ask the Zhejiang yamen for a grain of food. money."

Having said that, Master Shen raised his head and glanced at Zhou Futai, then continued.

"I have no ill intentions towards Zhong Cheng."

When Shen Yi said this, he wanted to tell Zhou Futai that he also wanted to solve the problem, and he didn't want to use this matter to seek trouble from the Zhejiang government, or Zhou Yishan.

Director Zhou Fu breathed a sigh of relief, and a rare smile appeared on his face: "Brother Yu is naturally aware of this point. Originally, the imperial army was fighting against the Japanese in the local area, and the food should indeed be provided by the local government. Brother Ziheng If there is a shortage of military rations, my brother will send you a few thousand shi later."

The governor of Zhejiang patted his chest and was very generous: "I don't take any money, just think that the Zhejiang government is thanking the anti-Japanese army!"

"It's food."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "My little brother bought a lot in the first half of this year, and there is still enough to eat for the time being. I appreciate Zhongcheng's wishes, but besides food, there is indeed another thing to trouble Zhongcheng."

"The younger brother came to Lin'an Mansion from Yueqing this time, in fact, it was mainly for this matter."

Zhou Futai looked at Shen Yi calmly, and then smiled: "If you have anything to say, brother, just say it, it can be done, and the old brother will spare no effort."

"Naturally, Zhongcheng can do it."

There was a smile on Shen Yi's face, and he said with a smile: "Maybe Zhongcheng knows that my younger brother went back to Jiankang a few days ago, and this time he returned to Jiankang and took over another errand from His Majesty."

Zhou Futai lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then looked at Shen Yi with a calm expression: "Should we build the Shibo again?"

Shen Yi was not surprised that Zhou Yishan knew about this. The person in front of him was also the head constitution of a province, and the establishment of the Municipal Bureau of Shipping was not a secret, so it was not surprising that Zhou Yishan knew about it.

Master Shen smiled and said: "The current meaning of the imperial court is to temporarily set up five city shipping departments, one of which is located in Yueqing County, Wenzhou Prefecture, Zhejiang Province."

Governor Zhou smiled: "The reconstruction of the Shibo Department is a matter for the court, and it is also a matter for you, Brother Ziheng. Our local government will do our best to cooperate. What can we do for you?"

Shen Yi reached out and poured a cup of tea for Zhou Futai, and said with a smile: "There are a lot of things that need to be done by the local government."

"Zhejiang is not only a state capital near the sea in Wenzhou Prefecture, Mingzhou Prefecture, Taizhou Prefecture, Jiaxing Prefecture and many other prefectures are along the coast. After the establishment of Wenzhou Prefecture Shipping Department, all goods in Zhejiang Province that go to sea must be shipped from Wenzhou Prefecture City. In other coastal state capitals, it cannot be said that tiles are prohibited from entering the sea, but goods are prohibited from going out to sea, especially large-scale private trade with outsiders."

"These things require a lot of manpower and material resources."

Shen Yi smiled and said: "It all needs the help of the local government, especially the help of Zhong Cheng."

While the two were talking, the waiter outside had already served the wine and dishes. Shen Yi took the jug, poured Zhou Yishan a glass, and asked with a smile, "Can Zhongcheng help?"

Zhou Yishan took Shen Yi's full wine glass, looked up at Shen Yi thoughtfully, and asked, "Brother Ziheng, I would like to ask, what if Brother Yu doesn't help you?"

Shen Yi smiled faintly: "Zhong Cheng, this is His Majesty's business, His Majesty urgently needs the five coastal shipping departments to operate normally as soon as possible, if someone blocks His Majesty's business, His Majesty will naturally find a way to replace him. "

Zhou Yishan glanced at Shen Yi thoughtfully.

"Understood. In the past, if the imperial court wanted to replace the old man, they might not be able to find a suitable reason, but now the virtuous brother has a reason in his hands."

Shen Yi shook his head slightly, and said: "Zhongcheng may have misunderstood, I didn't intend to threaten Zhongcheng, Zhongcheng is in Zhejiang, if he can do what His Majesty wants to do, maybe he can go further in the future, Where is the center?"

"It's not difficult to do this well."

Zhou Yishan silently raised his head to look at Shen Yi, and then said the key point in one word.

"However, the imperial court wants to attribute all the benefits of shipping to the head of the shipping department. If it refuses to give some points to the local government, it may not be easy to carry out this matter."

That's the crux of the matter.

Shen Yi came to An Mansion this time mainly to discuss the specific "sharing" issue with Zhou Yishan, but after being shot by Zhou Zhongcheng's son, Shen Yi suddenly didn't want to discuss the "sharing" issue with him.

Master Shen looked at Zhou Futai with a smile.

"So, Zhong Cheng needs to take office in Zhejiang to offend some people."

"As long as Zhongcheng is willing to do it, the court and someone like Shen will stand behind Zhongcheng and support Zhongcheng without hesitation."

"The Japanese pirates who have been harassing the coast of eastern Zhejiang for so many years have all been wiped out by Shen. No matter how resistant Zhejiang's officialdom is, it is not a problem."

Hearing Shen Yi's light words, Zhou Yishan looked up at Shen Yi, with a bitter expression on his face: "Your brother may not have done anything in the local area, this kind of tricks from others, but don't want to share with them It's not as simple as offending people."

Zhou Futai sighed: "If I'm not careful, my brother will die in Zhejiang."

"Zhong Cheng's words are serious."

Shen Yi's face was calm: "The coast has been harassed by Japanese pirates for 30 to [-] years, resulting in almost no shipping, and the local government can't get the oil and water from the sea."

Master Shen said indifferently: "It's not their stuff in the first place, so how can you swipe it from their lips?"

"If it hasn't been there, it won't be."

Zhou Futai said earnestly: "But now that you have it, you have it. If you don't want to share it with them, those people will definitely be jealous."

Master Shen sneered: "There are so many big households in the local area, and the imperial court hasn't settled accounts with these coastal local governments yet!"

Zhou Futai stopped talking.

He sat there, silent for a long while, then looked up at Shen Yi, and asked, "Mr. Shen, when will my son go home?"

Shen Yi smiled and said: "As long as Zhongcheng is willing to do his best for the court, the young master can go home today, and he is guaranteed to be safe and sound."

"Well…"

Zhou Futai didn't answer. After sitting for a while, he stood up silently, cupped his hands to Shen Yi, and said: "Mr. Consider."

The meaning of the little old man's words is that if you really can't push it, you should still give the magistrate a little bit.

"It's natural."

Shen Yi got up, cupped his hands at the governor of Zhejiang, and said with a smile: "Zhongcheng has done his best for the imperial court, and the imperial court will definitely remember everything in his heart."

"Your Majesty will keep it in mind."

"The old man was forced by you, Mr. Shen."

The little old man shook his head slightly and sighed helplessly.

"I just want to leave Zhejiang alive..."

(End of this chapter)