After two months of busy work, the arsenal envisioned by Shen Yi has basically taken shape, especially the firearms workshop, which is progressing very smoothly.
Because these craftsmen are all craftsmen from the Bureau of War who specialize in making firearms. For firearms manufacturing, they are experts who have come out of practice.
Shen Yi did not need to teach them how to make firearms. He only needed to tell them his own ideas for making firearms. The masters among these craftsmen could draw corresponding drawings for Shen Yi. In two months, Shen Yi followed these The firearms craftsmen learned and communicated with them at the same time.
So far, the first batch of cannons cast by these craftsmen have been made.
Although the warship has not yet been launched, these artillery have not yet been assembled on the ship, and there is no way to test the specific combat effectiveness. But since they have been built, Shen Yi started to make arrangements and let some of the anti-Japanese army officers and soldiers train how to operate the artillery. .
As for how to train for maritime operations in the future, it still needs a long exploration process and there is no rush.
The next day, after Shen Yi arranged for these anti-Japanese army soldiers to train artillery, he returned to his residence in Yueqing to rest.
This residence is a small house arranged for him by Magistrate Zhong of Yueqing. Although it is not very big, it is exquisite and clean, so it is a good place to live.
Not long after Shen Yi returned to his residence, while he was lying on the bed to rest, there was a knock on the door, and then Jiang Sheng's voice rang: "Sir, someone wants to see you outside, it seems to be the prefect of Wenzhou …”
Shen Yi was a light sleeper, so any noise would wake him up. After hearing Jiang Sheng's words, he rubbed his eyes and sat up from the bed. After a while to relieve his sleepiness, he stretched. He walked to the door of the room and opened it. He frowned slightly and said to himself, "What is he doing here?"
After Shen Yi focused his work on Yueqing, he rarely dealt with the Wenzhou magistrate. However, after all, Chiang's magistrate was of a higher rank. Now that he was here, Shen Yi still wanted to see him.
So, Shen Yi went back to the house and put on a thicker coat, and then said: "Let's go, let me meet you, the family member."
Jiang Sheng has been following Shen Yi for more than two months. Knowing Shen Yi's temper, he nodded quickly and took Shen Yi to the living room of this house.
In the living room, Wenzhou Magistrate Jiang Youde and Yueqing County Magistrate Zhong Ping were both there.
It is worth mentioning that none of the officials of Wenzhou Prefecture, that is, the left officials such as Tongshang Tongzhi, were present. Only Magistrate Chiang was present, accompanied by Magistrate Zhong.
After seeing Governor Jiang, Shen Yi stepped forward, bowed his head slightly and cupped his hands and said, "Master Jiang."
"Zhongxian Zun."
Magistrate Jiang and Magistrate Zhong both stood up and returned the salute. Mr. Jiang smiled broadly and said, "I heard that my dear brother is sleeping, so I came to visit for him and disturbed my brother's rest."
Shen Yi shook his head, sat on the main seat, and smiled a little sadly: "It's okay, I'm just a little sleepy. I came back to take a nap, and I'm full now."
After saying this, he looked at Governor Jiang and asked, "Prefect Jiang is not on duty in Yongjia, so why did he come to Yueqing?"
Magistrate Jiang lowered his head and took a sip of tea, then coughed, looked at Shen Yi, and said, "Brother Wei just received news from the province that Lord Fantai will come to Yueqing for inspection tomorrow, so Brother Yu rushed here a day early. "
When Shen Yi heard this, his tea-drinking hand stopped in mid-air, then he put the tea on the table and looked at Magistrate Jiang: "Master from the province, didn't you just come here some time ago? Why do you want to come again?"
Fantai is the chief envoy of Zhejiang.
Today's Zhejiang Chief Executive's surname is Qian and his name is Qing.
The governor's surname was Zhou Mingshan.
Shen Yi had met all the frontier officials in these two provinces.
To be precise, not long after Li Mu arrived in Zhejiang, these two feudal officials came to see Li Mu and communicated with Li Mu about the anti-Japanese war. Part of the food for the anti-Japanese army was also supplied by the provincial government.
Later, when Li Mu was injured and recuperating in Yongjia, the governor of Zhejiang and the chief envoy of Zhejiang came again to Yongjia to visit Li Mu's injury.
However, the reason why these two feudal officials are so enthusiastic is because Li Mu is an imperial envoy, and the more important reason is because Li Mu is the prince of Jin Dynasty and the cousin of His Majesty the Emperor. If something happens in Zhejiang, They also have to take responsibility for things.
In other words, Shen Yi has seen them twice.
And now, Li Mu has left Zhejiang and gone south to patrol the sea in Fujian and Guangdong...
After Li Mu had left, the provincial officials came again...
Even if the Chief Envoy comes alone, there is something strange about it.
Magistrate Jiang took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "My dear brother and your Majesty the Imperial Envoy, during this time we have been suppressing bandits in Zhejiang. There has been a lot of commotion and great achievements. The adults in the province attach great importance to it. I heard that my dear brother has created something in Yueqing." Warships and firearms, so Lord Fantai came to take a look on behalf of the province.”
When Shen Yi heard this, he just lowered his head silently and said nothing.
The chief envoy of a province is already a high-ranking official of the second rank, a serious official of the frontier.
The governor oversees the military administration of a province, while the chief envoy handles the government affairs of a province. From this aspect, the chief envoy is actually the head of the Zhejiang Provincial Government and the chief executive of a province.
When an official of this level comes to Yueqing, Shen Yi not only has no way to stop him, but also has to go with Jiang Youde to welcome him.
As a result, Shen Yi could only show a smile to Magistrate Chiang and said: "Master Fantai is deeply concerned about the great cause of suppressing the Japanese. I am naturally very happy. I don't know when Master Fantai will arrive in Yueqing tomorrow. I will go with the governor." Welcoming the feudal lord."
"The letter from the province said it would arrive early tomorrow morning."
With a smile on his face, Magistrate Jiang said: "Master Fantai came to Yueqing this time mainly to see if Brother Xian needs help. If Brother Xian needs help, there is no need to send a letter from the Ministry of War. He can directly do so tomorrow. Just explain it to Lord Fantai."
Shen Yi nodded thoughtfully and said, "Thank you, Master Fu, for the tip. I understand."
After saying this, Shen Yi said a few more polite words to Magistrate Jiang, and then Magistrate Chiang took his leave.
Before leaving, Magistrate Chiang specifically stated that Qian Fantai was going to inspect the dock tomorrow to take a look at the warships built by Shen Yi.
Shen Yi responded calmly without saying anything more.
After sending Magistrate Jiang away, Shen Yi's sleepiness disappeared.
He walked to his study room, polishing his ink while thinking about the purpose of this feudal lord's visit.
After pondering for a while, Shen Yi picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and began to write a letter.
The first letter was naturally written to Li Mu. After all, the Crown Prince of Jin was the one in charge of patrolling the sea.
The second letter was written to Jiankang.
Shen Yi needed to know if anything had happened in Jiankang, so as to know about Qian Fantai's sudden visit...
Is there any hidden meaning?
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