marquis of jingan

Chapter 1041

Chapter 1041

Xu Fu seems to have become more and more adventurous since he went south to do business according to Shen Yi's order.

It may be because I walked around and looked around in the process of doing business in the south, and slowly discovered my hobby.

It may also be that I lived too hard in Jiangdu when I was a child, and when I grew up, I always wanted to walk around.

In any case, Mr. Xu has indeed gone to the West now, and Shen Yi doesn't even know where he went.

After bidding farewell to the emperor and leaving the Ganlu Hall, Shen Yi took his oil-paper umbrella from the little eunuch at the gate of the hall, and walked in the imperial city holding the umbrella.

At this time, the snow was still falling, but it was not particularly heavy.

Master Shen held an umbrella and strolled in the imperial city, creating quite a different atmosphere.

When he walked to the gate of the imperial city, there was already a small official waiting at the door. He said he was a small official, but he looked in his 20s and should be slightly older than Shen Yi.

After seeing Shen Yi, he immediately put away his umbrella, bowed over respectfully and walked over, bowed his head and said: "Is it Lord Shen?"

Shen Yi glanced at him and asked, "Your Excellency?"

"The villain is an official who runs errands in the meeting hall. Under the orders of Prime Minister Chen, please go to the meeting hall."

Almost all the yamen in the imperial court have small officials who run errands, which are equivalent to clerks. After all, it is impossible for those lords to do some chores by themselves.

These people seem inconspicuous, but they must not be looked down upon.

For example, when Shen Yi took the scientific examination back then, officials from the Ministry of Rituals were responsible for many links, and they had a lot of power in the open and in the dark. When the masters saw them, they had to nod and bow, otherwise, if they were not careful, their future might be lost. .

Most of the officials in the six departments are like this.

And the officials in the meeting hall are even more powerful. They can do things in the center, and sometimes even if they just accidentally glimpse a certain line written by the prime minister, it is worth a thousand gold to put it outside.

No matter whether it is Liubu or Zhongshu officials, ordinary people can't be employed. Some are directly arranged by the big figures of the court, and some are simply hereditary, which is more nourishing than the county masters in other places.

Waiting for the small officials, when you see them, you have to be careful with them.

But now, Shen Yi doesn't have to do that anymore.

Although he is still a third rank, his actual status and authority are almost even worse than those of the six ministers.

Hearing this, Master Shen thought for a while, then stretched out his hand and said, "Lead the way."

The little official nodded quickly, turned around and walked in front of Shen Yi with a slight bend. It didn't take long before he led Shen Yi into the meeting hall. After turning a few turns in the meeting hall, he brought Shen Yi to the door of a public house. He bent forward, knocked on the door knocker, and said, "Master Xiang, Lord Shen is here."

Shen Yi cleared his throat, bowed slightly and said, "Shen Yi from the Ministry of War, I have been ordered to see you."

The door opened quickly.

The Prime Minister Chen Jing, who was dressed in an official uniform but without an official hat, looked up at Shen Yi with a slight smile on his face, and said, "Ziheng came so fast, come in quickly."

Hearing his name, Shen Yi had no expression on his face, but his heart moved slightly.

Because he and Chen Jing are not very familiar, and there is not much relationship between them.

Although it was not the first time we met, the last time we met, the prime minister still called him by his position.

However, this was the head of the civil servants in the imperial court, and Shen Yi had no choice but to save face, and only after he cupped his hands and said that he had met Chen Xiang did he enter Chen Jing's public house.

The prime ministers in the meeting hall have their own "private offices", but this private office is mainly used for resting. The room is not big, with a bed, a desk, and a few chairs.

Most of the time, the prime ministers sit together and work together, and they happen to discuss together when they encounter something.

Chen Jing sat down first, then motioned for Shen Yi to take a seat, and said with a smile, "Ziheng just came out of Ganlu Hall?"

Shen Yi nodded: "Yes, the official just came out to face the saint just now."

"Good job."

Chen Xiang reached out his hand to pour a cup of tea for Shen Yi very naturally, and said with a smile: "Our Majesty is full of energy. Sometimes we discuss matters and talk for more than half an hour or even an hour. We old guys often can't bear it."

He looked at Shen Yi, like an elder looking at a younger generation, with a gentle face: "The things in the court should be done by young people like Ziheng."

Hearing Chen Jing's words, Shen Yi still looked calm, but felt funny in his heart.

Because His Majesty the Emperor told him more than once, "boil the old man" tactic.

Probably because of some things, when the two sides insist on their opinions, the emperor will start to torture the old man. These old men can't survive him, so they can only agree in the end.

The emperor also complained to Shen Yi that some old men sometimes made him quite sad.

It seemed that the emperor's tactic was quite easy to use, and Chen Xiang remembered it deeply.

"Don't dare."

Shen Yi said softly: "Young people are inexperienced, and Chen Xiang and other ministers have to make up their minds about matters in the court."

Chen Xiang smiled and looked at Shen Yi.

"It's hard to talk about other things. If you want to talk about the Northern Expedition, no one in the court has a child. You have rich experience."

"Your Majesty has discussed with me and five people many times."

Chen Xiang was unusually enthusiastic.

"I can't see through what the four of them are thinking, and it's hard to say, but I absolutely support Ziheng's expedition to the north."

The prime minister finally made his statement.

But Shen Yi is not surprised, because Shen Yi has already sensed some wind direction from the beginning of the first meeting.

And Chen Jing's sudden inversion is not surprising after thinking about it.

Because, as the Prime Minister of the Chamber of Commerce, Chen Jing was born not to take sides.

When encountering important affairs in the court, he might persuade the emperor according to his own opinion, but when he found that the emperor had made up his mind and the Northern Expedition was irreversible, he, the prime minister, naturally wanted to have one heart with the emperor.

Otherwise, he would not have to continue working.

At this moment, the chancellor of Da Chen treated Mr. Shen very enthusiastically. After drinking a sip of tea, he said, "While Ziheng is still in Jiankang and the imperial court has not rested, the Huai'an army will make a northern expedition next year." , what needs the court to do, might as well say it face to face.”

He put down the teacup and said softly: "If the old man can accept it, he can accept it now."

Shen Yi thought for a while, and said: "Since Chen Xiang said so, then the next official will not be polite. If there is anything wrong, or if there is a taboo, Chen Xiang will forgive me."

Chen Jing smiled and said, "It's okay, just say what you say."

Shen Yi lowered his head, sorted out his words, and then said in a calm and unhurried manner: "The lower officials think that the most important thing is that while Master Chen Wangshi pushes across the north of the Huaihe River, the imperial court's administration must pass. "

He looked at Chen Jing and said in a low voice: "It can't be like a few months ago, when the imperial court sent a prefect of Xuzhou there, there was no follow-up."

"My senior brother, Zhang Jian, is still a bare-bones magistrate. Not to mention all the officials in the magistrate's yamen, there is not even a prefect or county magistrate."

"The lower officials are also from the two ranks of Jinshi. It is clear that every year there are many Jinshi in the imperial court who observe politics in the six departments, waiting to be filled. How can there be such a shortage of officials in the north?"

Chen Jing was taken aback, and smiled wryly: "Ziheng misunderstood, it's not that the imperial court doesn't want to send people there, but most people think Huaibei is dangerous and they don't want to go there."

Shen Yi squinted his eyes: "First, don't let them go to the battlefield, and second, don't let them defend the city, what's so dangerous?"

To put it bluntly, the reason why those people were afraid was that they still felt that Shen Yi would not be able to hold on to the land they had taken, and that the Qi people would take it back sooner or later. As local officials, their inability to defend the land would be a great sin.

Therefore, no one wants to go.

"That's what it says..."

Chen Xiang shook his head and sighed: "It's only been six or seventy years. Those people will not be able to change their minds for a while. They all think that the north of the Huai River is still the territory of the Qi people."

Shen Yi lowered his head slightly, and said: "Chen Xiang, if no one comes after the opening year, you can write a note to the lower official, and allow the lower official to appoint temporary officials to take care of local political affairs."

"how?"

Chen Jing coughed, but did not answer.

If that was the case, Shen Yi would not only grasp the military and administration, but also take over the personnel power. It really means that the power has no boundaries.

"This matter, the old man will bring it up for discussion in the past two days, and give Ziheng an explanation as soon as possible."

Shen Yi nodded slightly, and did not continue to ask for personnel rights, but said: "Furthermore, there is a shortage of some farmers who grow grain, a large number of doctors, and medicinal materials in the boundary of Xuzhou Prefecture..."

"The imperial court will send scholars to the recovered prefectures to set up schools there to educate the local people, especially the Han people."

"Teach them, let them know that they are no longer Qi people."

Master Shen seemed to have opened up a chatterbox. Before Chen Jing could speak, he continued to speak.

"The imperial court also wants to encourage some traders to go to Xuzhou and other state capitals to resume local business as soon as possible..."

"Salt, iron, copper and the like must start official operations."

"Then there is, the most important point."

Shen Yi let out a breath, and said, "Da Chen's copper coins must be passed on as soon as possible, and they cannot be allowed to use Northern Qi's copper coins. Copper coins, re-melted to make coins, or traded with Qi people..."

"There is also the imperial court's residence newspaper department, and the next official will drive there as soon as possible..."

Master Shen talked for almost a stick of incense in one breath before he gave a general idea of ​​these things.

Chen Jing looked at him quietly, and after he finished speaking, this Mr. Chen sighed silently, and asked, "Everything is laid out, will Ziheng be able to keep it?"

"If you can't keep it, your hard work will be in vain."

Shen Yi looked at Chen Jing with a calm voice: "Chen Xiang, these things can be spread over there to turn it into Da Chen's land."

"Da Chen's land..."

Master Shen's voice was low and powerful.

"Of course the officer can keep it."

(End of this chapter)