With Zhou Futai's "strong support", the newly established Zhejiang Shipping Department was running very smoothly.
It even went so smoothly that Sun Jin, the eunuch in charge, was a little confused.
Ten days after Shibosi opened the market, the tax money recorded by Shibosi had exceeded 50,000 taels of silver.
It was precisely because it ran so smoothly that eunuch Sun Jin went directly to Shen Garden to see Shen Yi on October 25th.
With Sun Jin's status, there would naturally be no obstacles in meeting Shen Yi. After he arrived at Shen Garden, Master Shen Yi even went out to greet him in person.
After welcoming Sun Jin into the garden, Shen Yi invited him to the living room to serve tea. After the two of them sat down, Mr. Shen smiled at Sun Jin and said, "Eunuch Sun is not busy at the shipyard, so why did he come to me? Could it be that Is it that the Shipping Company has encountered some difficulties that I need to deal with?"
"I didn't encounter any difficulties."
Eunuch Sun shook his head slightly, then lowered his eyebrows and said: "Mr. Shen, not only did the Shipping Company not encounter any difficulties, but it went smoothly and strangely. After the Shipping Company opened the market, our family originally estimated that the number of merchant ships sailing from Wenzhou Prefecture and from There will be fewer merchant ships entering Wenzhou Prefecture than before, but what I didn't expect is that in the past ten days, not only the number of merchant ships going to sea has doubled, but the number of merchant ships entering the country has also increased a lot. These merchant ships pay commercial taxes..."
"Extraordinarily enjoyable."
Mr. Shen lowered his head and took a sip of water, and said with a smile: "Isn't this a good thing? If the Shibo Company does its errands well, he will probably be rewarded when Grandpa Sun returns to Beijing to meet the Holy Spirit during the Chinese New Year."
Sun Jin shook his head slightly, then looked at Shen Yi: "Shibo Department Chujian, our family will not go back to Jiankang to celebrate the New Year this year. We will watch it in Yueqing anyway. After all, there are probably more errands to be done next year."
At this point, Eunuch Sun took a deep breath, and then continued: "It's just that the Wenzhou Fushi Shipping Department has been acting quite strange in the past ten days. Mr. Shen, you also know that this slave has been in the palace all these years. When doing things, I am not very clear about many local situations, and I am not sure how to make them accurately."
"Therefore, I came here specifically to ask Mr. Shen whether there are any twists and turns that our family has not figured out. Only after we understand these things can our family continue to run errands in this Zhejiang territory, otherwise it will be so unclear. The lake paint will dry up..."
"It's a bit disrespectful to His Majesty's trust."
He looked at Shen Yi and continued: "Mr. Shen, you are a close minister of the emperor. You should always stand on the same side as the private servants of the emperor in our family. Please give me some advice, Mr. Shen."
Shen Yi lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Eunuch Sun, you are too cautious. If you don't do the job well, you just need to think more. Why do you have to think so much if you can do the job well?"
"It's not Sun Jin's personal matter."
Eunuch Sun bowed his head respectfully: "When doing errands for His Majesty, I don't dare to be sloppy at all, let alone make mistakes. I am dull by nature. Before I left the capital, Your Majesty told me that if I encounter something that I can't understand, I will do it." Ask Mr. Shen."
Sun Jin stood up directly, bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Please give me some advice, Mr. Shen."
Shen Yi stood up, helped Sun Jin sit down, and then said with a smile: "It is true that some local officials are involved in the affairs of Shibo Company, but Eunuch Sun can rest assured that although these local governments are not 100% responsible for Shibo Company, I have good intentions, but I don’t dare to have any bad thoughts towards the court and His Majesty.”
Mr. Shen paused and continued: "As for the current situation of the Shipping Company, Eunuch Sun might as well regard it as the... filial piety of these local officials towards His Majesty."
Sun Jin was startled, and then he seemed to understand something. He looked up at Shen Yi, and then lowered his head: "Do you want to report this matter to Your Majesty?"
"It depends on what you think, Eunuch Sun."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "If you think that the Shipping Department is doing a good job, then if the palace doesn't ask about this matter, don't rush to report it. After all, the accounts of the Shipping Department will be beautiful by then. Your Majesty will be happy after reporting it. Eunuch Sun, you also have some benefits."
Sun Jin opened his mouth and was about to speak when he heard Shen Yi continue: "But Eunuch Sun, don't say that it was Shen who said this. Shen has no knowledge of all this."
The meaning of this sentence is that if Sun Jin brings Shen Yi out in front of the emperor afterwards, Shen Yi will definitely not admit it.
After all, this kind of thing already involves bullying the emperor to some extent.
Sun Jin quickly lowered his head and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Shen, I won't say a word about Mr. Shen outside."
Shen Yi smiled and said: "But it doesn't matter if Eunuch Sun is reported. Your Majesty should give Eunuch Sun no less of a reward."
"Everything depends on your sincerity towards His Majesty, Eunuch Sun."
Sun Jin was silent for a while, then made up his mind and said, "Ms. Shen, we are private servants of the Tian family, and we cannot hide our secrets from the master's family."
Mr. Shen narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "Then Eunuch Sun will report it."
In fact, Shen Yi had already secretly informed Jiankang about the situation in the Zhejiang government and sent it to the emperor's desk.
It's not because he is honest, but because there are internal guards following him around, so there is no room for bullying.
Therefore, Shen Yi could only play the role of a loyal minister in a down-to-earth manner.
The choice of eunuch Sun Jin and Sun Jin will affect his future future.
If Sun Jin chooses to take credit and not submit the real information, then as long as the number of merchants in the market cannot keep up with the period when the market first opened, Sun Jin may face questioning from the palace.
And if he tells the truth, he will have a greater future.
What Shen Yi said to him was somewhat tentative.
After chatting for a while, Shen Yi added a cup of tea for himself and said calmly: "By the way, Eunuch Sun, I have to go out in a few days. I won't be in Yueqing. It may take a month to come back. If anything happens to the Shibo Department during this period, you can go to the Anti-Japanese Army to find Xue Wei and Xue Qianhu."
Mr. Shen smiled and said, "Before I leave, I will greet Xue Qianhu and ask him to cooperate with the Shipping Department as much as possible."
Sun Jin was startled, and then asked: "Mr. Shen, isn't this General Xue... already the deputy commander?"
"I'm suspended."
Shen Yi said calmly: "He made a mistake and needs to learn some lessons, but he is not demoted. He is still in charge of the anti-Japanese army in Yueqing. If you have anything to do with Eunuch Sun, just ask him."
Sun Jin nodded first, and then asked: "Where is Mr. Shen going? Going back to Jiankang?"
"Jiankang won't go back until the Chinese New Year."
Shen Yi shook his head first, then smiled and said, "I'm going to Fuzhou Mansion."
Eunuch Sun was a little curious: "Why is Mr. Shen going to Fuzhou Mansion at this time?"
"Clear obstacles for the opening of Fujian Shipping Division."
Shen Yi chuckled and said: "A few days ago, my anti-Japanese army defeated the Japanese pirates along the coast of Fuzhou and captured nearly a thousand Japanese pirates. They are on their way to Fuzhou Prefecture. This time, I have to deal with these Japanese captives personally. By the way... "
Mr. Shen looked calm: "By the way, we will clean up the fish that slipped through the knife of Prince Jin last year."
This time, Ling Su and others not only defeated the Japanese pirates, but also gained a lot.
Among these harvests, there is a list of large households in Fuzhou Prefecture that are involved in Japanese affairs.
Shen Yi is going to personally go to Fuzhou to prison and kill the Japanese pirates. By the way...
Go deal with these local powerful people.
After hearing Shen Yi's words, Eunuch Sun felt an inexplicable chill down his spine.
So, he bowed his head respectfully to Shen Yi.
"I would like to wish Mr. Shen a smooth journey."
"Smoothness will naturally come naturally."
"After all, the battle is over."
Mr. Shen put his hands in his sleeves, then looked at the south quietly, and smiled languidly.
"I'm going here just to deal with things that are inconvenient for Ling Su to deal with, and to scare those monkeys with the chicken blood of the Japanese pirates..."
