marquis of jingan

Chapter 678 Quickly Ask!

Master Shen is extremely happy now.

Because his younger brother is very competitive.

Three years ago, what was his ranking when he tried it himself?
130th fifth.

If this ranking was in the ranking of the palace examination, it would be difficult for him to squeeze into the second best. Fortunately, when he took the palace examination later, he did not know whether the emperor gave him a hand or he performed well, so he won the 51st place in the second best. The second-class Jinshi is located in the middle.

And Shen Heng will try fifth!
It is directly the best group of people in Hongde's ten-year subject. As long as they don't perform badly in the palace examination, they are at least the top ten in the top two.

If you are not careful, you can be ranked among the top three!

"Congratulations, son!"

Jiang Sheng was also overjoyed, bowing to Shen Yi again and again: "Young Master Ninth, like Young Master, is also a Wenqu star descending to earth!"

Shen Yi smiled heartily: "I passed the scientific examination back then, half of it was due to luck. Compared with Jiulang, it was far worse. If you want to talk about Wenquxing, he is Wenquxing."

"Go get some food and drink, let's have a good meal."

He was so excited right now that he didn't feel sleepy at all.

Jiang Sheng let out a "hey" and trotted all the way down to arrange food and drinks for Shen Yi.

Master Shen went to his study room, lit the lamp, took out the letter again, and looked at it again. Looking at this handsome letter from home, Shen Yi couldn't help thinking about it.

If the other one hadn't come to this world back then, hadn't merged with Jiangdu Mansion Shen Yi, and became the current Shen Yi... what would have happened to the Shen family?
Will this younger brother of my family, like today, also be a high school Jinshi and enter the officialdom?
If that's the case, maybe Shen Heng will have to avenge him...

Thinking of this, Shen Yi took a deep breath, and whispered: "If this is the case, the younger brother may not even be qualified for the scientific examination if he is implicated by a murderer like me..."

He rolled his eyes and thought again.

If Master Lu is willing to help, Shen Heng may not have the opportunity to participate in the scientific examination.

While thinking wildly, Jiang Sheng had already returned to the apricot garden with wine and vegetables. Master Shen got up and walked out of the study room, and sat down with Jiang Sheng in a pavilion in the yard. The two of them were drinking and talking about the Shen family.

Master Shen was in high spirits, and drank with Jiang Sheng until the middle of the night. He didn't let Jiang Sheng be carried back to the house until Jiang Sheng was unconscious.

And himself, probably because of overexcitement.Still no sleep.

So, he went back to the study and wrote back a letter to Shen Heng.

After writing a letter, the sky outside has already brightened.

Shen Yi walked out of the study and asked his subordinates to send his letters to Jiankang through the channel of the Mansion News Agency, while he himself washed his face, changed into clean clothes, and went to the governor's office in a carriage.

After arriving at the Governor's Yamen, Cheng Futai was meeting other guests, and Shen Yi wandered around the Governor's Yamen for almost a cup of tea. Cheng Tingzhi, who was dressed in second-grade ordinary clothes, walked out of the study in person, and smiled at Shen Yi from a distance: " Ziheng came so early?"

Shen Yi smiled back and said: "Yesterday morning, I received Zhongcheng's letter and rushed back without stopping. After returning to Fuzhou, it was already dark, so I didn't bother Zhongcheng. This morning, I rushed to see Zhongcheng."

Cheng Tingzhi glanced at Shen Yi, whose eyes were bloodshot, thoughtfully, and then smiled: "It seems that Ziheng didn't sleep well last night."

When this matter was mentioned, Master Shen's eyes became excited again.

"Forget it."

He waved his hand, with a helpless look: "I could have a good night's sleep, but I couldn't fall asleep after receiving a letter from home."

Hearing that it was a "letter from home", Cheng Tingzhi wisely didn't ask about the content, but just said with a smile: "My dear brother, don't stand here anymore, let's talk in the study."

Shen Yi was a little depressed.

He was still waiting for Cheng Tingzhi to ask him about the content of his family letter, so that he could show off to the little old man, but this guy only asked half a sentence, which made him feel a little uncomfortable, so he could only force a smile and said: "Zhong Cheng Just lead the way."

The two soon arrived at the governor's office study. Cheng Futai personally poured a cup of hot tea for Shen Yi and himself, then sat down and looked at Shen Yi: "Ziheng, Yuan Shaoqing left Fuzhou almost four days ago. , went south to Quanzhou, do you know about this matter?"

Shen Yi took a sip of his tea, shook his head and said, "Zhongcheng, I only take care of the coastal capital's yamen and supervise the construction of the five city ship divisions. The people from the three legal departments were invited by you, Zhongcheng, and I can't control them."

"It's not a matter of taking care of it."

Cheng Tingzhi breathed out a little depressed, and said: "The Third Division of Justice has arrested more than 20 officials in Fuzhou, but the chief officer of the Third Division has not moved, and the officials of the prefectures and counties below have basically remained unchanged."

"If these people are doing bad things secretly."

Cheng Futai lowered his eyebrows and said, "Even if the two municipal shipping departments in Fujian are completed, it may be difficult for them to earn 40 taels in two months like Wenzhou Shipping Department."

Shen Yi put down his teacup and said with a smile: "Zhongcheng doesn't have to demand too much from the Shibo Department. The yearly income of the Shibo Department is 200 million taels, which is only the highest estimate. The two Fujian Shibo Departments can be fully completed this year. …next year, the two Shibo Divisions together can provide the imperial court with 200 million taels of silver, so His Majesty should not say anything more.”

"Zhongcheng still has more than half a year to master Fujian. As for how much the city ship company can earn next year, it depends on your own ability, Zhongcheng."

Shen Yi looked at Cheng Tingzhi, and after thinking for a while, he continued, "However, there is a bottom line for this city's shipping department, and Zhongcheng must be clear in his heart."

Cheng Tingzhi put down the teacup that he had already held up, and looked at Shen Yi: "My dear brother, please tell me."

"The income of these two municipal bureaus in Fujian must at the very least be able to support the two guards of Fuzhou Guard and Quanzhou Guard. If you can't even support these two guards, Your Majesty will be angry."

The original intention of the establishment of the Shibo Department was to support five guards for the imperial court and a navy of 5000 people in addition to the expenditure of the imperial court.

As for "generating income" for the court, it is an extra point.

And Zhejiang Wenzhou Shipping Division performed very well last year.

With only one Wenzhou Shipping Department, the income of the two months at the end of last year can easily support Wenzhou Wei for a whole year. The Wenzhou Shipping Department can generate more than 100 to 200 million taels of income for the imperial court!
This is also the reason why Zhou Yishan was able to return to Zhejiang as the governor safe and sound the first time.

An official who can make money for the emperor is a good official of Da Chen. As for whether his son committed a crime, it is all in the details!

It was also the first time Cheng Tingzhi heard the specific standards of the Shibo Department. After he took a sip of tea, he sighed: "The Shibo Department in Zhejiang did a good job last year. If the Shibo Department in Fujian is not good, it can only support two people." His Majesty will naturally be unhappy if there is no surplus for a guard."

"So Zhongcheng has to work harder."

Master Shen smiled and said: "I think the Sanju has done a good job this time. After these officials in Fuzhou have been investigated, the new officials will not doubt Zhongcheng's authority. Zhongcheng can control the officialdom in Fujian faster. Officers…"

"They don't get along with Zhong Cheng, so they probably won't stay in Fujian for too long. As long as Zhong Cheng works hard and takes care of Fujian well, it won't be too bad if he wants to come to Shibo."

Master Shen thought for a while and said, "I can assure Zhong Cheng that at least this year, the two guards in Fujian will do their best to cooperate with Zhong Cheng."

Shen Yi patted his chest and said, "Even if Zhong Cheng asks us to fight against the officers and soldiers of the General Department's Yamen or the officers and soldiers of the Dusi Yamen, my younger brother will never say anything!"

"It's not enough to have a conflict."

Cheng Tingzhi shook his head slightly and said: "I'm afraid that after the Shibo Department is established, these people will condone the smuggling of traders..."

He let out a foul breath and said, "But since Ziheng said that, then the old man has confidence in his heart, and it's nothing more than dealing with them slowly."

The two talked about some details about the Shibosi. After the conversation, Shen Yi yawned and asked, "By the way, didn't Zhongcheng say that his fiftieth birthday will be in two days? There is no movement at all? Not to mention the lanterns and hangings, at least someone should be invited to start the decoration."

"Otherwise, it will be too late to do it that day."

Cheng Tingzhi shook his head: "There's no need to deal with it."

"The old man just became the chief constitutional officer of Fujian Province, and now he is organizing a birthday banquet. People think that I am here to search for it. When the time comes, I will organize it at home and invite some good colleagues to come to my house for a meal, that's all."

Shen Yi smiled dumbly: "Zhongcheng is in Fujian, do you have any good colleagues?"

"One or two."

Cheng Tingzhi also smiled: "After three years of working as a political envoy, I still met some colleagues. The prefect of Yanping is good at farming and has a good relationship with me. This time, apart from Ziheng, he was the only one invited. come over."

"I have known a magistrate who is good at farming for three years."

Master Shen sighed: "Zhong Cheng has a true temperament."

Cheng Futai did not answer, but looked at Shen Yi, seeing Shen Yi yawning profusely, Cheng Tingzhi was a little curious: "Ziheng really stayed up all night yesterday?"

Hearing this question, Shen Yi was refreshed, and his sleepiness dissipated.

This old boy finally asked me this question!
He looked at Cheng Tingzhi, raised his head slightly, and said with a smile: "The youngest brother Chun Wei has released the list, so he sent a letter to let me know."

"I didn't pass the test very well."

Master Shen sighed pretentiously.

"So I didn't get a good night's sleep."

(End of this chapter)