As soon as Shen Yi's carriage arrived at the gate of Yueqing City, he saw a group of local officials from Wenzhou Prefecture waiting at the gate. Master Shen could only jump off the carriage to deal with these local officials.
Sun Jin's carriage was behind Shen Yi's carriage, and he also got out of the carriage with Shen Yi. Eunuch Sun raised his head and glanced at so many local officials, and immediately smiled with some emotion: "Ms. Shen's pomp is really grand, the local officials We must meet each other on both sides of the road."
Shen Yi glanced back at him and said with a half-smile: "Eunuch Sun, most of these people have already received the letter from the court. Of course, some of them are here to welcome me, but some of them are here to welcome you, Eunuch Sun."
Having said this, Mr. Shen looked at Jiang Youde, the magistrate of Wenzhou Prefecture, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Sun, have you seen him?"
Sun Jin followed Shen Yi's gaze, lowered his head slightly and said, "We saw it."
In the past, when Sun Jin was still a young eunuch, he always called himself "servant" in front of Shen Yi. Later, even when he was promoted to purple, he still called himself "slave", but this time it was different. Sun Jin also came out to handle the emperor's errands, and he was regarded as the emperor. He is an angel, so he cannot keep his posture too low.
Shen Yi smiled and said: "This person is the prefect of Wenzhou."
"Eunuch Sun, if you want to establish a shipping company in Wenzhou Prefecture, you will inevitably have to deal with this person. In the next two or three years, Eunuch Sun, you will probably stay in Wenzhou Prefecture. You might as well get to know him well at this time."
While the two were chatting, a group of Wenzhou Prefecture officials had gathered around them, with smiles on their faces: "Wenzhou Prefecture Jiang Youde, together with all the officials of Wenzhou Prefecture."
With a gentle smile on his face, Magistrate Jiang bowed his hands and said, "I have seen two imperial envoys."
Shen Yi had already been able to deal with this kind of situation with ease and could deal with it with just a few words. However, it was Sun Jin's first overseas assignment, so he seemed a little unnatural.
After the courtesy was over, a group of Wenzhou officials gave up to Shen Yi again. Governor Jiang also looked at Shen Yi and said with envy: "Xiangong Shen came to Beijing this time. He is already the prime minister of the imperial court. At a young age, he has already achieved great success. , it’s really enviable.”
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As a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy, he was extremely noble, so it was okay for these local officials to call him "my father-in-law".
Mr. Shen sighed, shook his head slightly and said, "It's just a false name."
He smiled and said: "Not to mention the status of a Hanlin Academy bachelor, even if it is a Hanlin bachelor, Shen cannot stay in the court. Doesn't he still have to go back to Yueqing to do business?"
"It's just plain annoying."
Magistrate Jiang had a smile on his face: "What Mr. Shen said is more transparent than all of us here, but he is also a little too humble."
"Now that you have the status of a Bachelor of Science, once our errands in the southeast are finished, you may go back to the Central Publishing House and visit the Ministry of Education, and then you will be worthy of the name of the Prime Minister."
"It's not that easy."
Shen Yi shook his head helplessly: "Master Jiang, you and I are old acquaintances, and flattering and killing is not something a good friend should do."
"How dare you lower your rank?"
The Wenzhou magistrate coughed and said, "Several adults from the province will probably come to Yueqing to see Mr. Shen in the next two days."
"By the way, I'll also have a meal with this angel from the palace. When the time comes, I'll ask Mr. Shen to please you."
Shen Yi was thoughtful, then nodded and said, "Definitely."
He smiled and said: "Speaking of which, I haven't been to Lin'an Mansion yet. If I have time, I can go there."
"Lin'an Mansion, Xiaguan is very familiar with it."
A smile appeared on Magistrate Jiang's face: "If Mr. Shen wants to go, I can introduce you to some good places to ensure your satisfaction."
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A group of civil servants gathered together and all they talked about was complimenting each other. Shen Yi chatted with Magistrate Jiang for a few words and then pushed Sun Jin to them and asked them to talk to Eunuch Sun.
He found Ying Zhao, the county magistrate of Yueqing, who was silent, and pulled Ying Zhao aside to talk: "Mr. Ying, is everything okay in Yueqing recently?"
Ying Zhao raised his head and glanced at Shen Yi, with a smile on his face: "There are anti-Japanese troops stationed here, so there is no bad reason."
With that said, he cupped his hands to Shen Yi: "Congratulations Zi Heng."
"Why are we, our own people, doing this in public?"
Shen Yi shook his head slightly: "No matter how high the grade is, if there is no real gap to be filled, it will still be a castle in the air."
After saying that, Mr. Shen smiled at Ying Zhao and said, "Mr. Ying, you have helped the anti-Japanese army to deal with Japanese pirates several times, and you have done a very good job. Your Majesty already knows it. When you finish this term as county magistrate, the next one will say Maybe I can give you a prefect."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Maybe I'll give you a job as the magistrate of Jingxian County."
Ying Zhao glanced at Shen Yi faintly: "Zi Heng, please don't lie to me."
"You've been in the southeast for a day, and I can't go anywhere. I finally saw it clearly. The Ministry of Revenue asked me to fill the gap here, that is..."
Shen Yi laughed.
"Sir, I have been in the southeast for just this year and a half. By the end of next year, your term as county magistrate will not be finished yet!"
Ying Zhao's eyes lit up and he stopped talking.
Shen Yi pointed at the people Sun Jin had brought over, there were estimated to be about sixty or seventy people, and said: "Sir, these are people from the palace. I need you to arrange accommodation for the time being..."
Mr. Ying looked bitter and said in a low voice: "Zi Heng, it's not me who is stingy..."
"There really is no money in the county government's books..."
This is a common characteristic of officials who have just filled vacancies.
Not good at making money.
Or... well... I'm too embarrassed to make money.
This "symptom" will generally be relieved in the second or third term, and then there will be no shortage of money.
Of course, Mr. Ying Zhaoying still has the potential to be an upright official. After all, after this man won the imperial examination in his early years, it was very easy for him to make money, such as getting more land in his own name, but he After being elected, he did not buy a house for himself and had no source of livelihood, so he made a living by teaching in Ganquan Academy.
He can be regarded as a model scholar.
But no matter what, this kind of official who doesn't make money is still very respectable. Mr. Shen touched his chin, then nodded and said: "I will pay for the money for the time being. I will go to Eunuch Sun to ask for it later."
"But it would be better for the local government to arrange their residence. What do you think, sir?"
"It's natural."
Ying Zhao smiled and nodded: "As long as you don't spend any money, I will do the errands."
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It took Shen Yi almost half an hour to deal with these local officials. When Jiang Youde called him to eat, he excused himself from being unwell because of the rush, pushed Sun Jin out to resist, and returned to his residence in Yueqing.
Because the big garden where he lived in Yueqing was set on fire last time, the place where he lives now is just a temporary residence. However, in view of the lessons learned from the last time it was set on fire, Mr. Shen has sent his craftsmen to build a house in Yueqing City. A garden was rebuilt outside near the anti-Japanese army camp.
This garden, if nothing else, should be called "Shen Garden".
This garden is still under construction. It is estimated that it will be able to be lived in in more than two months.
Now, Mr. Shen can only live in a private house two meters deep in Yueqing City.
At this time, in the study room of this private house, Mr. Shen was writing furiously.
A personal name was written on the paper.
Soon, more than fifty names were written on a piece of paper.
After Master Shen finished writing, he held the brush in his hand and looked at the paper in front of him that was full of names.
These are the lists provided to him by Ling Su and Xue Wei, which are the officer structure of the Anti-Japanese Army. Now he needs to have a plan in mind, and then go to the Anti-Japanese Army camp to assess these people, and then put the list Submit to the Ministry of War.
At the Ministry of War, Shangshu Jiang would not embarrass him. Whatever Shen Yi reported, the Ministry of War would approve it.
In other words, the future and destiny of these people only depend on his thoughts.
Master Shen dropped the brush in his hand and smiled.
"It feels really good."
He stretched.
"No wonder so many people are so obsessed with power."
