Chapter 2550
Chapter 2550
Chapter 2550
The housekeeper, Mo Yuan, obviously knew the identities of their group, but he didn't treat them as ordinary officials who came to see Shi Diwen. After a few greetings, he respectfully led them into this private manor by the lake.
Although Shi Diwen was born in the military, his mansion is in an exquisite Jiangnan garden style.The water source of the West Lake has been introduced into the manor, and small ponds and streams can be seen everywhere. The landscaping is made of water, supplemented by stacked stones, flowers and trees, pavilions, pavilions and corridors.
The high-end inn where everyone stayed outside the city was actually of a similar style, but compared to this large manor covering an area of hundreds of acres, the design and layout inevitably seemed a bit stingy.Of course, this is not difficult to understand. With Shi Diwen's status, the resources he can mobilize are by no means comparable to that of Qiong Lianfa, and there will inevitably be a gap in the grade of the garden.
Mo Yuan introduced to everyone that this manor is only a house for Shi Diwen to live in, not an official residence for external affairs, so this place is also called "Stone Garden" by the local people.However, the stone garden is not open to ordinary people, and it is a forbidden area for those who do not enter, so there are basically no tourists walking around here.
Everyone was brought into a side hall by Mo Yuan, and then a servant served hot tea and cakes.
Mo Yuan cupped his hands and said: "The commander-in-chief is receiving other guests, please wait here for a while, why not have some refreshments first. The villain still has some things to deal with, so I will take a step back first."
The young people were all from official families, so they naturally understood that important people received many visitors every day, so they didn't care about it at the moment.
After Mo Yuan left, Ning Zijing said: "Master Shi's house is really good! If you want to move to Hangzhou to settle down in the future, you have to find a way to find a piece of land nearby."
Ha Jianyi replied: "This statement is reasonable. If the capital is moved in the future, our family may have to move to Hangzhou. It is necessary to make preparations earlier."
When Tao Hongfang heard these words, he remembered that before he left Sanya, his father had instructed him to see if there was a place with a suitable environment when he arrived in Hangzhou, and buy it first for future relocation.However, I am not familiar with the place here, so if I want to buy land with an ideal location and environment, I am afraid I still have to rely on Shi Diwen's help.
Ning Zijing then asked Wang Anguo if he knew the real estate market around the West Lake.Although Wang Anguo doesn't live here, he is the only one who knows a little bit more about the local situation among them.
Wang Anguo smiled wryly: "It's been several years since I came to Hangzhou last time. Now that the old and the new have changed here and the situation has changed drastically, I'm afraid I can't help you with the little information I know."
Tao Hongfang said: "Now that the plan to move the capital has been announced, real estate with good conditions in Hangzhou will definitely be in short supply. However, the plan to move the capital proposed by Mr. Shi involves various aspects. Presumably, the relocation and resettlement of officials has also been considered. We don't have to Too anxious, look back to see if Master Shi has made arrangements in this regard."
While talking, the butler Mo Yuan led a young man in, who was also about the same age as Tao Hongfang and others in appearance. He was wearing a military uniform, and he turned out to be a colonel.
Before Mo Yuan opened his mouth to introduce, Wang Anguo had already stood up to greet him with a smile on his face. It seemed that he was an old acquaintance with this young colonel.
Wang Anguo went forward to meet this person, and reached out his fists to touch this person at the same time. This way of greeting is also quite unusual, only Tao Hongfang has vaguely guessed the identity of the person who came.When he was young, he saw Shi Diwen and Wang Tom, who were returning to Sanya to report their duties, greeted each other like this. It is said that this is a unique way of communication among a few senior generals in the military, and it seems that this has been passed down to their descendants. .
Wang Anguo introduced to everyone: "Everyone, this is Master Shi's son, Colonel Shi Chengwu!"
As soon as they heard the identity of the visitor, several people immediately stood up to greet them, and Wang Anguo introduced them to Shi Chengwu one by one.
If it were an ordinary colonel officer, they probably wouldn't be able to take them so seriously, but Shi Diwen's son was obviously not among the "ordinary officers". They all knew that Shi Chengwu's identity was different, and he belonged to the same circle. .
After Shi Chengwu greeted everyone, he invited everyone to sit down and explained his purpose of coming: "My father is receiving an important guest, and he can't get away for the time being, so I'm here to say sorry to everyone."
Everyone said they were polite.When Ha Jianyi saw his colleagues, he liked to inquire a few words, so he immediately asked, "Which army does Brother Shi lead?"
Shi Chengwu replied: "I am currently the deputy division commander of the Lu Qi Division, in charge of equipment and training."
Ha Jianyi had only been to the base of the Lu Qi Division in the afternoon, so he naturally understood the importance of Shi Chengwu, the deputy division commander.Think that Dai Chengrong, who is also a colonel, has served for more than ten years, and serves as the regiment commander of the Seventh Army Division, one level lower than Shi Chengwu.It seems that Shi Diwen also deliberately supported, allowing his son to control part of the military power in the Hangzhou garrison.
Such an approach is actually not uncommon. Due to Haihan’s unique external expansion model, the ruling areas in the early years were often in the east and west, and far away from Hainan Island, so the officials in charge of each colonial area have great autonomy. Authority to act.In addition, due to the limited number of senior officials who are willing to leave Hainan Island to go out to serve, the chief officials of these overseas regions often have extremely long terms of office, objectively forming a situation of local separatism.
As for the appointment of officials in various colonial regions, it is inevitable that there will be cronyism among the chief officials, and the promotion of cronies, family members and other stakeholders to control the main departments, and even firmly control the local financial and military power. hand.
For the sake of stable development, the Executive Committee will generally not interfere with such practices.As long as the overseas colonial regions still obey the orders and arrangements of Sanya and will not make any moves to establish themselves, the executive committee will mostly turn a blind eye to the governance of these regions.
Shi Diwen has been operating in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions for 20 years. During this period, he also invested a lot of resources and gradually built elite troops such as the East China Sea Fleet and the Seventh Army Division. Although these troops are officially official troops rather than his private troops, but Of course, it is impossible for Shi Diwen to completely hand over the command of these troops to Sanya. He will inevitably take some measures to ensure his influence in the army-for example, let his son hold an important position in the army.
It is very common in the circle of the second generation to inherit the father's business, especially the second generation of the military family background, the probability of joining the army is very high.Everyone was not surprised, and immediately praised Shi Chengwu for being young and promising.Among the three soldiers present, Ha Jianyi had the lowest military rank, so he had no choice but to laugh at himself that he wanted to find a chance to be transferred to the combat unit, otherwise he would stay in the Ministry of National Defense's office all the time, and it would be difficult to have a chance of making military exploits.
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The housekeeper, Mo Yuan, obviously knew the identities of their group, but he didn't treat them as ordinary officials who came to see Shi Diwen. After a few greetings, he respectfully led them into this private manor by the lake.
Although Shi Diwen was born in the military, his mansion is in an exquisite Jiangnan garden style.The water source of the West Lake has been introduced into the manor, and small ponds and streams can be seen everywhere. The landscaping is made of water, supplemented by stacked stones, flowers and trees, pavilions, pavilions and corridors.
The high-end inn where everyone stayed outside the city was actually of a similar style, but compared to this large manor covering an area of hundreds of acres, the design and layout inevitably seemed a bit stingy.Of course, this is not difficult to understand. With Shi Diwen's status, the resources he can mobilize are by no means comparable to that of Qiong Lianfa, and there will inevitably be a gap in the grade of the garden.
Mo Yuan introduced to everyone that this manor is only a house for Shi Diwen to live in, not an official residence for external affairs, so this place is also called "Stone Garden" by the local people.However, the stone garden is not open to ordinary people, and it is a forbidden area for those who do not enter, so there are basically no tourists walking around here.
Everyone was brought into a side hall by Mo Yuan, and then a servant served hot tea and cakes.
Mo Yuan cupped his hands and said: "The commander-in-chief is receiving other guests, please wait here for a while, why not have some refreshments first. The villain still has some things to deal with, so I will take a step back first."
The young people were all from official families, so they naturally understood that important people received many visitors every day, so they didn't care about it at the moment.
After Mo Yuan left, Ning Zijing said: "Master Shi's house is really good! If you want to move to Hangzhou to settle down in the future, you have to find a way to find a piece of land nearby."
Ha Jianyi replied: "This statement is reasonable. If the capital is moved in the future, our family may have to move to Hangzhou. It is necessary to make preparations earlier."
When Tao Hongfang heard these words, he remembered that before he left Sanya, his father had instructed him to see if there was a place with a suitable environment when he arrived in Hangzhou, and buy it first for future relocation.However, I am not familiar with the place here, so if I want to buy land with an ideal location and environment, I am afraid I still have to rely on Shi Diwen's help.
Ning Zijing then asked Wang Anguo if he knew the real estate market around the West Lake.Although Wang Anguo doesn't live here, he is the only one who knows a little bit more about the local situation among them.
Wang Anguo smiled wryly: "It's been several years since I came to Hangzhou last time. Now that the old and the new have changed here and the situation has changed drastically, I'm afraid I can't help you with the little information I know."
Tao Hongfang said: "Now that the plan to move the capital has been announced, real estate with good conditions in Hangzhou will definitely be in short supply. However, the plan to move the capital proposed by Mr. Shi involves various aspects. Presumably, the relocation and resettlement of officials has also been considered. We don't have to Too anxious, look back to see if Master Shi has made arrangements in this regard."
While talking, the butler Mo Yuan led a young man in, who was also about the same age as Tao Hongfang and others in appearance. He was wearing a military uniform, and he turned out to be a colonel.
Before Mo Yuan opened his mouth to introduce, Wang Anguo had already stood up to greet him with a smile on his face. It seemed that he was an old acquaintance with this young colonel.
Wang Anguo went forward to meet this person, and reached out his fists to touch this person at the same time. This way of greeting is also quite unusual, only Tao Hongfang has vaguely guessed the identity of the person who came.When he was young, he saw Shi Diwen and Wang Tom, who were returning to Sanya to report their duties, greeted each other like this. It is said that this is a unique way of communication among a few senior generals in the military, and it seems that this has been passed down to their descendants. .
Wang Anguo introduced to everyone: "Everyone, this is Master Shi's son, Colonel Shi Chengwu!"
As soon as they heard the identity of the visitor, several people immediately stood up to greet them, and Wang Anguo introduced them to Shi Chengwu one by one.
If it were an ordinary colonel officer, they probably wouldn't be able to take them so seriously, but Shi Diwen's son was obviously not among the "ordinary officers". They all knew that Shi Chengwu's identity was different, and he belonged to the same circle. .
After Shi Chengwu greeted everyone, he invited everyone to sit down and explained his purpose of coming: "My father is receiving an important guest, and he can't get away for the time being, so I'm here to say sorry to everyone."
Everyone said they were polite.When Ha Jianyi saw his colleagues, he liked to inquire a few words, so he immediately asked, "Which army does Brother Shi lead?"
Shi Chengwu replied: "I am currently the deputy division commander of the Lu Qi Division, in charge of equipment and training."
Ha Jianyi had only been to the base of the Lu Qi Division in the afternoon, so he naturally understood the importance of Shi Chengwu, the deputy division commander.Think that Dai Chengrong, who is also a colonel, has served for more than ten years, and serves as the regiment commander of the Seventh Army Division, one level lower than Shi Chengwu.It seems that Shi Diwen also deliberately supported, allowing his son to control part of the military power in the Hangzhou garrison.
Such an approach is actually not uncommon. Due to Haihan’s unique external expansion model, the ruling areas in the early years were often in the east and west, and far away from Hainan Island, so the officials in charge of each colonial area have great autonomy. Authority to act.In addition, due to the limited number of senior officials who are willing to leave Hainan Island to go out to serve, the chief officials of these overseas regions often have extremely long terms of office, objectively forming a situation of local separatism.
As for the appointment of officials in various colonial regions, it is inevitable that there will be cronyism among the chief officials, and the promotion of cronies, family members and other stakeholders to control the main departments, and even firmly control the local financial and military power. hand.
For the sake of stable development, the Executive Committee will generally not interfere with such practices.As long as the overseas colonial regions still obey the orders and arrangements of Sanya and will not make any moves to establish themselves, the executive committee will mostly turn a blind eye to the governance of these regions.
Shi Diwen has been operating in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions for 20 years. During this period, he also invested a lot of resources and gradually built elite troops such as the East China Sea Fleet and the Seventh Army Division. Although these troops are officially official troops rather than his private troops, but Of course, it is impossible for Shi Diwen to completely hand over the command of these troops to Sanya. He will inevitably take some measures to ensure his influence in the army-for example, let his son hold an important position in the army.
It is very common in the circle of the second generation to inherit the father's business, especially the second generation of the military family background, the probability of joining the army is very high.Everyone was not surprised, and immediately praised Shi Chengwu for being young and promising.Among the three soldiers present, Ha Jianyi had the lowest military rank, so he had no choice but to laugh at himself that he wanted to find a chance to be transferred to the combat unit, otherwise he would stay in the Ministry of National Defense's office all the time, and it would be difficult to have a chance of making military exploits.
(End of this chapter)