Ji Yan saw that Wang Jinghong's whole room of people was helping to sort out the personnel roster, and he was a little hesitant when he stood at the door.

He didn't know if it was a good time, so he persuaded Wang Jinghong to add Mei Yuning to the fleet.

was hesitating at the door, and Ji Yan saw Ruan Xiaoyi also coming.

Ruan Xiaoyi came to Wang Jinghong's door, and Ji Yan stepped forward to greet his little brother first.

Ji Yan said: "Why are you here? Don't be good at being your errand, be careful that your daughter-in-law is nagging you again. ”

Since Ruan Xiaoyi and Song Qingqing became relatives, this is Ji Yan's most common way to greet Ruan Xiaoyi.

Ruan Xiaoyi said with a sad face: "Don't talk about me anymore, I can't live anymore." ”

Ji Yan smiled and said, "What's wrong?" Squeezed dry? No, I think you're pretty strong. If you feel tired, make up for it, I know that there is a restaurant where the oysters are okay, and I can treat you to eat them once before leaving. Men can't say they can't. ”

Ji Yan said a lot like this, and he didn't have the heart to say Zhongruan Xiaoyi at all.

Ruan Xiaoyi and the others finished sarcastically mocking themselves, but still frowned and said, "You help me, let me follow you to the sea." I know how to sail and have been to Korea and the Ryukyus before. ”

From the very beginning, when he saw Ruan Xiaoyi in front of Wang Jinghong's door, Ji Yan guessed that Ruan Xiaoyi came with this idea.

However, he decided that when the other party had a request for him, he would make up for the damage he had suffered before.

Ji Yan shook his head and said, "This can't be, I don't dare, I'm afraid that my younger brother and sister will tear down my house." ”

Ruan Xiaoyi said sincerely: "She doesn't dare." If you don't help me in this matter, I will go to Lord Wang and tell me that if it doesn't work, I will make some money. ”

This child grew up in a merchant's house, and since he was a child, he felt that money could make a mill push ghost.

Frankly speaking, this idea is not entirely wrong, but it also depends on the object, and it should not be a big problem for ordinary people, but Ji Yan estimates that this trick is not very good for Wang Jinghong.

Ji Yan thought about it again, after all, this child was brought to the capital from Qingzhou, Shandong by himself, and he was also recommended by himself to come here on a bad day.

If his younger brother went to bribe Wang Jinghong, he would be kicked out if the bribe failed.

It's actually a shame to even bring yourself with you.

Ji Yan said: "That's it, this matter is not in a hurry today, there is still time." You should go home in the evening and discuss with your daughter-in-law with kind words, and if she agrees, I will go and talk to Lord Wang for you. ”

Ruan Xiaoyi still didn't give up, and said: "I guess she will definitely not agree." ”

Ji Yan comforted: "Don't think about it yourself, after all, you can't sneak away without saying a word, so how do your parents face her parents, ask first." ”

Ruan Xiaoyi's mood was like a deflated ball, and he also knew that what Ji Yan said was good, so he had to leave in a huff.

Seeing Ruan Xiaoyi walking away, Ji Yan couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: I am still a virgin, and I have already mediated other people's family conflicts, what is this called.

Sigh to sigh, say goodbye to life events such as virginity, and you have to rely on your own efforts.

So he also turned his head and paced into Wang Jinghong's house.

Ji Yan is now a celebrity, although his official position is not high, and he has not done anything, but there are many people who know him up and down Tianxi Temple.

After all, they are all on errands outside, and they are all the same, and which one is appreciated by Lord Zheng He, who is in charge, is one of the things that everyone in this world is most concerned about.

Ji Yan entered the house, took a photo with Wang Jinghong, and he arched his hand and said, "Lord Wang, is there a subordinate here who can help?" ”

Wang Jinghong smiled and greeted: "Ji Tongyi, you came just in time, now there are a lot of things here, you go over there to find a table, and sort out the list of Jinyiwei's personnel for me, and the last time you went to Japan with us, they will be listed first." ”

As he spoke, Wang Jinghong picked up two thick booklets from the table and handed them to Ji Yan.

Taking the list book given by Wang Jinghong with both hands, Ji Yan smiled and said, "Cheng, the next official will begin." ”

He walked to an empty table in the corner, and thought proudly in his heart: Today's luck is good, he doesn't have to do anything, so he picked up a credit from Mei Yuning in vain.

Actually, this is not difficult to understand.

The military personnel of the Ming Dynasty adopted the guard system, and there were more than 100 guards distributed throughout the country, each of which had more than 5,000 people.

The officers and men of these guards had two superiors, one was the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and the other was the Military Department.

The Governor's Office and the Military Department of the Five Armies are all under the orders of the Emperor, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armed Forces has the right to command troops but not the right to transfer troops, and the Military Department has the right to transfer troops but not the right to command troops.

The Governor's Office and the Military Department of the five armies control each other and do not subordinate each other.

Zheng He's official title was the chief soldier eunuch of the Qin Chazheng Envoy, which was issued by the emperor and given by the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and was also given a military talisman for the transfer of troops.

Therefore, Zheng He needed to go to the guards to transfer troops.

His fleet consisted of about 27,800 people, most of whom were officers and men provided by the guards in the coastal provinces, especially those deployed in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, and Fujian, and some from the guards in Shandong.

The remaining thousands of places are for all kinds of professionals, seafaring, shipbuilding, observation, trade, diplomacy.

Some officials will also accompany him, as well as merchants who do royal business, and even some vassal states of the Ming Dynasty will send people to travel with Zheng He's fleet at public expense, such as Korea and Ryukyu.

With such a complicated personnel composition, if they go to sea every time they go to sea and re-select and dispatch, then they don't have to do anything else, and it is estimated that it will take several months just to sort out the personnel list.

Therefore, they directly requisitioned the old ministry from a year ago, which is the most efficient and reasonable way.

Jinyiwei is actually one of the more than 100 military guards of the Ming Dynasty, but because its commanders are often directly appointed by the emperor, and the main personnel are stationed in the capital, and they also undertake some special missions from the beginning of its establishment, so Jinyiwei has become the most famous military guard in the Ming Dynasty, and there is no one.

In Zheng He's operation to go to sea, Jinyiwei was not the main force, and a total of more than 100 people were provided.

Except for Ji Yan, whose status is more special, he belongs to diplomats.

Most of the people provided by the Jinyi Guards came from the two pacification divisions in the north and south, and they were mainly responsible for the special mission of detecting the enemy situation and investigating intelligence in the fleet.

Judging from these, Zheng He's fleet is actually closer to a comprehensive fleet, a powerful armed force cruising the seas.

Ji Yan quickly copied a list of more than 100 Jinyi guards, which naturally included Mei Yuning, and returned it to Wang Jinghong.

Wang Jinghong is already familiar with Ji Yan now, so it is unlikely that Ji Yan will really let Ji Yan do the clerical work for him as a lower-level official here.

After receiving the list, Wang Jinghong smiled with satisfaction, and then said that he would not delay Ji Yan to pack up and let Ji Yan go out first.

Today is really a very satisfying day for Ji Yan, he is finally going to sea, and he didn't do anything to make a credit in front of Mei Yuning, and then the leader was very understanding so that he could get off work early.

It's beautiful.

He wandered around the Fusi Yamen in Nanzhen arrogantly, found a window seat on the second floor of the tea house, waited for Mei Yuning to solve the problem, and then asked her to treat herself.

After about half an hour, seeing Mei Yuning go out of the gate of the yamen, Ji Yan called a tea house to invite Mei Yuning over.

Seeing that Mei Yuning was sitting down opposite him, Ji Yan said with a smile: "How can you thank me this time?" ”

Mei Yuning seemed to be slightly taken aback, and she also smiled: "You really told Wang Jinghong?" ”

Ji Yan patted his chest and said, "That's natural, I'm going to talk about it, it took a long time to talk before Lord Wang agreed to add you to the list, you can't live up to my hard work." ”

Mei Yuning raised her eyebrows and said, "Oh...... I see, so how do you want me to thank you? ”

Ji Yan was waiting for this sentence, and said happily: "I heard that the climate in Nanyang is very different from that of the capital, it is stuffy and hot, I plan to order a few clothes to be worn there, you can accompany me to choose them." ”

Mei Yuning smiled and said, "That's it? ”

The corners of Ji Yan's mouth lifted and said, "Is that okay?" You know me, and I've never asked too much of you. ”

The corners of Mei Yuning's mouth raised, and she seemed to have a deep meaning: "I just know you too well, so I know that all you think about is bad water." ”

Ji Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Don't say that, you misunderstand me, my bad water is for bad people, and all I leave for you is good water rich in protein." ”

Mei Yuning didn't quite understand the yellow tone of the second half of his sentence, anyway, she knew that it was not a good word, so she glanced at him and said, "Then let's go?" What are you waiting for? ”

The two settled the account, left the tea house, and went to the cloth market.