Chapter 654: There is no conflict that Dingjian Dagong cannot solve
“What happened?” Yan Shixuan asked in great surprise.
"It's a small matter, a ship capsized, and the clipper couldn't deliver the work smoothly." Although Shen Shixing looked calm, his heart was in turmoil, and he wanted to kick Yan Shixuan to the execution ground to be punished.
Something happened at Songjiang Shipyard. Something happened. The seven fast sailing ships that were supposed to be completed this year could not be completed smoothly because a batch of teak transported from Annam, Siam and other places capsized on the road. , unable to arrive successfully.
The decks of fast sailing ships are all made of teak, which is the hardest. If inferior oak is used, the delivery can be made on schedule, but it is shoddy and shoddy. Shen Shixing did this because he did not want to make progress.
Teak is a very precious and rare wood. There was no teak in the Ming Dynasty, and all teak relied on sea trade.
This means that the original merit has become a sin, which means that this year's punishment of being demoted to three levels will be accompanied by Shen Shixing's Chinese New Year, which means that Shen Shixing will be laughed at for another year!
With just a little bit of teak wood and a hundred square meters of teak wood, he could be reinstated as an official by Shen Shixing. Not to mention promotion, at least he would not be able to patrol Songjiang and Zhejiang as a fifth-grade official.
Shen Shixing is so angry! He looked at Yan Shixuan, this guy did have something.
"The boat capsized, it has nothing to do with me." Yan Shixuan said in a low voice: "How can a gentleman vent his anger on others?"
"This ship should have docked at Shuangyu Port. Because of the chaos in Zhejiang, this ship can go directly to Songjiang Prefecture." Shen Shixing said helplessly: "During this detour, we encountered treacherous waves, alas."
Is it related to Yan Shixuan? It doesn't seem to matter, but it seems to matter.
"Ah, this, I..." Yan Shixuan couldn't say anything, so he had to remain silent. This was simply Shen Shixing's bad luck. What does it have to do with him, Yan Shixuan, Zi Buyu's strange power and chaos!
Shen Shixing still has a lot of things to do, and he has no way to go to Songjiang Mansion to deal with the matter.
After learning about this situation, Sun Kehong, the general manager of Songjiang Ocean Trading Company, sent 100 cubic meters of teak wood to solve Shen Shixing's urgent need. This was the teak wood at the bottom of the box of Songjiang Ocean Trading Company.
While the production of fast sailing ships was guaranteed, the production of painted boats could not be guaranteed. The decks of painted boats were replaced by oak.
Anyway, when these people are enjoying themselves on the boat, they will not notice the material of the deck under their feet, and most of them cannot tell the difference between teak and oak.
Of course Songjiang Ocean Trading Company sells this batch of wood at market prices. This is a business. Of course, there is also the idea of paying bribes to the government. I hope Shen Shixing can take care of it.
While Shen Shixing was busy, he finally figured out the big construction project that the bureaucrats on the ground in Zhejiang wanted to use to 'discharge floods'.
Yamen at all levels in Zhejiang have huge hidden incomes that need to be allocated before the big plan. This is difficult, so under the leadership of Wu Shanyan, a project emerged, building a canal!
The starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is in Hangzhou, and the Grand Canal connects to the Qiantang River. The construction of the Grand Canal from Hangzhou to Ningbo is a flood discharge project.
“Wu Shanyan wanted to carry out large-scale construction and build the canal to Ningbo, but he didn’t even think about building it. He just did such a big construction project here and used the income from the huge number of miscellaneous officials every year. It's just a reasonable allocation. If he really wants to repair it, he won't embarrass the soldiers of the Ninth Battalion. "
"You must know that the soldiers of the Ninth Battalion do the most work when they go out to patrol against the flood. , It means building embankments and dredging ditches," Yan Shixuan said with certainty.
The time it takes to build a canal is calculated in ten years, especially this waterway that runs through the Qiantang River, Cao'e River, and Yongjiang River, with a total length of more than 480 miles.
Force the Jiuying Camp of Zhejiang to leave, mount the Ningbo to Hangzhou Canal, and then the progress is slow, you can slowly plan for it. Bureaucrats at all levels, rural gentry, etc., will dig out the money from the yamen at all levels bit by bit. Empty, leaving behind a mess that will cause endless harm, a mess that cannot be gotten rid of.
There was no way to clean up the mess, and Wu Shanyan would never care. Anyway, he must have been transferred by then.
"Wu Shanyan has been beheaded in public and poured under the Zhongyong Temple. The key question is, is it necessary to repair the waterway from Ningbo to Hangzhou?" Shen Shixing strongly agrees with this. As long as Wu Shanyan has a little conscience, he will not This is what happened.
Shen Shixing asked about this project and whether it is necessary to continue to promote it.
Dingjian Dacheng has many, many advantages.
For example, we can use work-for-relief projects to provide the refugees with a place to go. If they are not allowed to sit idle, they will not cause trouble;
It can be distributed. How to let silver flow into the hands of poor coolies is the main problem of silver dam;
Official factories can be added. Building canals can create countless official factories to feed the people. This is also the influence of the yamen. Specific embodiment;
You can create a group of meat eaters to support the imperial court to fight against the old rich man;
You can set up banknotes to increase local tax revenue.
If you are an official and don't know how to acquire the land, you should start by building bridges, repairing roads, and dredging waterways. This is the distribution of interests, and it is also the process of taking power.
For example, when Hai Rui came to Nanya as governor, the first thing he did was to renovate the Wusong River and Baimao River to connect them to the sea. The current Huangpu River and the prosperous Shanghai Pudong were created.
Hai Rui has never been a talkative person who only knows how to stand up and talk. On the contrary, he has done very well in the position of governor of Yingtian. It is because he did so well that he was forced to be promoted to an official position.
“The great plan of the country is the golden waterway.” Yan Shi’s selected words concisely and comprehensively described the significance of this canal from Hangzhou to Ningbo.
The entire canal passes from Shaoxing to Ningbo. Ningbo is Shuangyu Port, one of the natural ports in the entire Ming Dynasty. The construction of this waterway means that sea and river transportation are completely opened. It has completely become a thoroughfare for silver and goods to go north.
Yan Shixuan said with great emotion: "Even after the death of the Sui Dynasty, this river has relied on Tongbo for thousands of miles. His Majesty called the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal the lifeblood of the Ming Dynasty's economy. It is no lie. If you really go to the canal to see At first glance, you can tell what it means to go thousands of miles away. There is an endless stream of boats. They go to the right, connected end to end, and you can’t see the end at a glance. ”
"The price of inland river transportation is one-sixth of that of land transportation, and its price is extremely low."
Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty brought the Sui Dynasty to ruin. It was not caused by the construction of canals, but when he attacked Goguryeo. , suffered three defeats, which made people excited.
Yang Guang, who suffered a defeat at this time, returned to Luoyang in July of the twelfth year of Daye.
At that time, Yang Guang had two choices. One was to return to the capital of Chang'an from Luoyang, stabilize people's hearts, work hard to govern, and recuperate with the people, and slowly pursue the hatred of Goguryeo; the other was to continue to stay in the east capital of Luoyang, Mobilize King Qin's army to quell all the civil unrest in Shandong (east of Mount Wei).
No matter which one of these two choices you choose, the Sui Dynasty will not be destroyed.
But Yang Guang chose not to choose. He chose to go south to Jiangdu, which was Yangzhou. He ran away. When he ran away, he directly cut off the national destiny of the Sui Dynasty.
So the fall of Emperor Sui Yang was entirely due to the mismatch between personal ability and ambition.
The Grand Canal of the Ming Dynasty was built by the Ming Dynasty itself. From the Hongwu period until the 19th year of Yongle, large-scale construction stopped. However, starting from the Xuande period, dredging of the Grand Canal has been carried out every year. , all water conservancy facilities need maintenance. If they are not maintained for more than 20 years, they will be completely useless.
“Practice quickly while you can.” Yan Shixuan gave his final opinion.
Contradiction talks about the cycle of development of all things. When the national power is rising, it is best to start such a big project quickly. After repairing it, the benefits will be endless. When the national power is declining, it is impossible to repair it. Although The cycle goes back and forth about ups and downs, but most of the time, it’s all ups and downs.
"It makes sense, let's report to the imperial court." Shen Shixing finally agreed with Yan Shixuan's opinion and reported to the imperial court as the governor of Zhejiang.
Shen Shixing will not be governor of Zhejiang for too long, but in this short time as governor, he brought Chidao to Zhejiang, brought the canal from Ningbo to Hangzhou, and opened up the Ming Dynasty. River channels and sea transport.
Shen Shixing heard that the court wanted to build the canal. The first reaction of the court officials was to object. The reason for the objection was simple: it was too expensive.
One mile of Chidao costs 7,500 silver, which is already extremely expensive, while one mile of Canal costs 15,000 silver, twice as much as Chidao! The total investment will exceed five million silver, and the extremely conservative Ming court is very opposed to building this canal.
"The Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Personnel, the Ministry of Punishment, and the Ministry of Industry all opposed it." Zhu Yijun looked at these memorials on the table, somewhat helpless.
Four out of the six departments opposed it. The Procuratorate and the Sixth Section were even more vocal in their objections. Each had their own reasons. Even Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty destroyed the country when he built a canal. They all brought it up to talk about it, as if Zhu Yijun built this canal and was the king of subjugation.
The opinions of each party are slightly different, but they can be summed up in one sentence: wait until the Suiyuanchi Road, Jingkai Road, and Jingmichi Road are completed before making any calculations.
I am really afraid of poverty. The court has a little more money, so it is not a long-term solution to carry out construction projects like this. The unwillingness to go into debt is the fundamental reason for the overall opposition of the Ming court.
The Suiyuan Chi Road is still two years away from completion. The Jingkai and Jingmi Chi Roads are very close. They will be completed in the spring of next year. The mileage of the Suiyuan Chi Road is really too long.
"Shen Shixing said in the memorial that Zhejiang can repair the ground by itself. It's not like Zhejiang has no money, so I don't agree with this." Zhu Yijun knocked down all the objections in the memorial, and his preference was this. The canal from Ningbo to Hangzhou needs to be built, and it must be built as soon as possible.
"Your Majesty, when a local government makes a mess and asks the imperial court to take care of it, it has happened more than once in the history of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone has done this. This means that 15,000 silver per mile is enough, but after the actual construction, who knows? Isn’t it a bottomless pit? When the time comes, Zhejiang will come to the court to cry for help, will the court help or not?” Feng Bao bowed his head and said.
Zhejiang is the Zhejiang of the Ming Dynasty. If a local project is unfinished, the imperial court will take care of it in the end.
"It makes sense." Zhu Yijun looked at the memorial and said: "In the next chapter, the Ministry of Industry and the Royal Institute of Geosciences will ask the Royal Institute of Geosciences to send three doctors from the Five Classics to conduct on-site inspections, conduct some demonstrations, and give a In conclusion, if there are not too many difficulties, get ready. My southern tour is coming soon. Let me go there and see on the spot. If it is really necessary, we still have to overcome the difficulties. "
There are three top priorities for the southern tour. To solve the problem, we need to split Nanya, dredge the Baiyin dam, and build the canal.
"Your Majesty, there is another problem here. In fact, all the officials in the capital have never seen the river transport at all. In their impression, the river transport is just a place for boating and pleasure boats, and it is useless to repair it." Zhang Hong said from another The angle explains the opposition of hundreds of officials in the capital.
The canal from Daming Beiya, Tianjin to Jining actually has extremely low transport capacity. Due to the water flow, this section of the canal is more of an ornamental canal. There are several officials in the capital. Have you really seen a busy pier with your own eyes?
“The canal going south from Jining is open all night long, and food and accommodation on both sides of the strait are provided day and night. Some time ago, the governor of water transportation reported that all ships were blocked.” Zhang Hong mentioned a detail he noticed, the ship was blocked. of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal.
"It makes sense." Zhu Yijun was startled and found that it seemed to be the truth. If you didn't go to the south, how would you know that shipping was developed? Landlubbers in the north didn't have that specific concept no matter how they imagined it.
"Wang Yi'e, the governor of Shandong Province, reported that coal from Lincheng, Hancheng, Zaozhuang and other places goes through Weishan Lake, enters the canal, and goes directly south. It is sold quickly and at a high price. It can be sold in a year. Take 300 million kilograms of coal." Feng Bao reacted immediately after being reminded by Zhang Hong. He told us that in this year's world plan, the main growth point of Shandong's surface economy was to move coal from the north to the south. The main sales of Lunan Coal Mine are in Suzhou, Hangzhou and other places. Living by the Grand Canal is not too comfortable.
"Therefore, the southern tour is imperative. As the old saying goes, it is better to travel thousands of miles to read thousands of books. It is better to see with your own eyes than to talk about a thousand things." Zhu Yijun agreed with the two internal ministers.
Zhang Juzheng and Wang Chonggu did not take a stand on this matter. Zhang Juzheng was mainly because his disciples proposed the construction of the canal, and it was not convenient for him to support it explicitly, while Wang Chonggu could not take it into account. He was busy with the official factory this year. Daqing.
It has been ten years since Wang Zhigao, the Minister of Punishment, took office in the second year of Wanli, and Wang Chonggu returned to Beijing to establish the official factory. For this reason, he will hold a big celebration before the end of the year to celebrate ten years. The ups and downs we have gone through.
All the expenses for the entire celebration were paid for by Prince Wang. Prince Wang’s income from the Suiyuan Chi Road has exceeded the Wang family’s property. Wang Qian said that he was throwing water on his mother. Our flower baskets might as well be thrown on the official factory Daqing.
In order to organize this grand celebration, Wang Chonggu was no longer working in Wenyuan Pavilion. Of course, in his busy schedule, Wang Chonggu still found time to perfunctory His Majesty the Emperor. Regarding the canal matter, Wang Chonggu gave three One word, Xiu Xiu Xiu.
As the leader of the Labor Party, Wang Chonggu has the same attitude and support for all major projects.
According to the consensus within the Labor Party, there is no contradiction that cannot be solved by Dagong Dingjian. If it cannot be solved, it is because Dagong Dingjian is not enough and repairs will be enough.
Wang Chonggu, in his capacity as the General Office, invited the emperor to participate in the ten-year celebration of the official factory on December 25, and Zhu Yijun happily agreed.
Perhaps Dagong Dingjian cannot solve all problems, but as one of the important means of imperial rule, it can solve many problems.
At the critical juncture of the Tenth Year of Daqing, of course Zhu Yijun will go, and of course he may be rewarded. There is so much money in the internal funds that it is almost overflowing, so rewards are not a problem.
The province is the province, the flowers are the flowers.
While the Ming Dynasty was busy resolving various internal conflicts caused by the inflow of silver, the Ming Dynasty sent Taixi's special envoy and the Ming Dynasty's bright left envoy Legas to arrive in Lisbon smoothly.
“I have been staying in the Sifang City in the capital for a long time and have forgotten all my navigation skills. Fortunately, the smart captain and strong sailors successfully allowed me to return to this land, Taixi. "Legas got off the boat and stepped on the ground, feeling a little relieved.
“Thank you for the wisdom’s guidance to the lost lamb.”
Sounds of prayers sounded around Legaz. All sailors disembarking from the ship would take out a Bagua card and place it between their eyebrows. He would leave only after praying thoughtfully. Legas, the left-wing messenger of light, seemed out of place.
Legas was a little confused. He did not expect this situation at all. He became the most special one among the crowd!
"Actually, this is a spontaneous behavior. You don't have to worry about it. The teachings of the Daming Sect never force any believer to do something they don't want to do." Marcus smiled softly and explained, He took out his tooth tag, put it between his eyebrows, and whispered: "Thank you for wisdom's guidance to the lost lamb."
Legas, the left messenger of light, is not a believer, just because he is the incarnation of wisdom, and also It was His Majesty the Emperor who sent him to get this identity. Without His Majesty's sending, Li Yazhi would be nothing in the Great Light Sect.
“Thank you for your wisdom’s guidance to the lost lamb.” Legas took out his tooth tag, put it between his eyebrows, prayed, and left in a majestic manner.
His tooth plaque is the embodiment of wisdom, a magic weapon given by the emperor! There are only a few pieces in the whole of Taixi!
The port of Lisbon is very busy. It is the distribution center for goods from the Ming Dynasty. Here, Legas actually felt the prosperous feeling of the Ming Dynasty. Everything was so vibrant. There was something in the eyes of everyone he met. hope.
This is extremely rare in Thailand.
In the words of Ming Dynasty, the common people in Taixi are generally numb.
Antonio was not good at being a king and did not have that ability, but he relied on himself to become a vassal state of the Ming Dynasty and successfully got rid of Felipe II's plot against Portugal. At the same time, he used the Ming Sect to get rid of the Holy See. The restraint on the people is more complete than that of the Holy Roman Empire, which cannot go to the Holy See to accept canonization, or France and England, which are struggling with various Protestant sects. They are more completely free from the Roman Holy See.
Just like a person getting out of a quagmire, the vibrant scene in Lisbon is not an accident now that Ming Dynasty distributes goods and Xu Fan continues to expand his workshop.
Legas sat in a carriage and headed towards the Sintra Palace along the slightly muddy land. Legas, who was used to the hardened roads of the Ming Dynasty, was full of complaints about this bumpy road.
On the way, Legaz directly saw the spread of Damingism in Portugal, because every thirty miles or so, in any gathering place, you can see a house of wise men, and among these wise men The incense in the house is very strong, let's call it incense.
“The safety of Lisbon and Portugal lies above the waves! Your Highness Antonio, have you forgotten? If the Free Fleet hadn’t suicidally attacked Felipe’s lair, how could Felipe II have Give up the annexation of Portugal! Today you want to disband the Left Skitarii, but I don’t agree!”
Legas and Marcus heard a fierce quarrel before they reached the palace, and the content of the quarrel was It’s about the disbandment of the Daming Cult Guards Army.
Marcus’ complexion changed drastically!
The left and right Skitarii are the Portuguese navy and army, while the predecessor of the Left Skitarii is the Free Fleet. When Felipe II attacked Portugal, the Free Fleet entered the Mediterranean Sea with a suicidal attack. Attacking the enemy must save it. It was only then that Felipe II had to withdraw his troops, and now Antonio wants to disband the Skitarii!
Even though Marcus knew that Antonio was not suitable to be king, he never thought that Antonio would issue such a ridiculous order during his absence!
"Listen, friend, the Left Skitarii are all navy, which is really too expensive. We have such a large navy and it is already beyond our means." Antonio stated his reasons, and the navy was all over the place. All are advantages. The only disadvantage is that it is expensive. Of course, being expensive may just be a disadvantage of Portugal.
Having an army is enough to ensure safety.
Marchus walked in quickly, knelt down with a half-kneeling salute and said: "Your Highness, I have returned from the far east, bringing news from afar and your Majesty's greetings."
"Before I entered the door, I heard that you were going to disband the Skitarii. I really couldn't understand it, and I didn't understand. Isn't it because the Skitarii are the Skitarii of the Daming Sect and not the Portuguese Navy? If that's the case, I think the Minister of State wouldn't mind changing the name."
"You know, the Left Skitarii, that is, the Navy, has always been in my hands, and my loyalty to you started at the Lisbon docks. At that time, you told me that Portugal is Portugal for the Portuguese. For this sentence, I gave up my identity as a noble and followed you on the waves."
"If you want to disband the navy, then. Portugal is no longer a country for the Portuguese. The pirates from England and the bandits from Spain will swallow this place up."
Marcus was expressing his opposition and explaining his loyalty.
“No, just someone told me that Felipe II is no longer determined to annex Portugal, and the expensive navy and too heavy burden have caused a lot of domestic complaints, so I want to shrink it. Let’s look at the scale.” Antonio said with some embarrassment.
"Don't believe the slanders of jackals, tigers and leopards. Who said these slanders in your ears? My sword is still sharp!" Marcus held the hilt of his sword.
While he was away, someone tricked the not-so-smart Antonio into disbanding the navy, and Marcus wanted to kill the traitor with a sword.
Marcus narrowed his eyes slightly. He saw a palace secretary's eyes dodge, and immediately knew it was this secretary. He stood up, walked over step by step, drew his sword, and took it off. Throwing the gloves in front of the opponent, he said calmly: "It's you, right? I'll give you a chance for a fair duel."
"It seems you don't want a fair duel." Marcus ducked sideways. After this secretary's sneak attack.
The secretary took out a small sword only a foot long and stabbed Marcus. Marcus had the reputation of a swordsman in the West. He could not defeat Ming warriors like Chen Lin and Li Rusong, but he could not defeat Ming warriors like Chen Lin and Li Rusong. A secretary is more than enough.
Marchus dodged the sneak attack very gracefully, looked at Xu Fan and asked: "Minister of State, is he talking nonsense in His Highness's ears?"
Xu Fan nodded and said : "Just catch him."
"Pfft!" Marcus shook his sword, and with a flash of cold light, the sword blade passed through the secretary's neck, and the secretary's dagger fell to the ground. Covering his neck, he squatted on the ground, blood began to splatter, and the secretary fell to the ground with disbelief in his eyes.
"It would be too troublesome to arrest and interrogate." Marcus picked up his gloves and wiped the blade clean. Instead of putting the sword back into its scabbard, he returned to Antonio and handed the sword over. He knelt down again and said: "Your Highness, if you think I have done something wrong, you can kill me now."
Antonio had no choice but to pick up the sword and tap Marcus on the shoulder three times, then put the sword He put the sword back into its scabbard and pulled the swordmaster up from the ground.
"Actually, what he said makes sense. You shouldn't kill him directly. You should listen to what he has to say. Forget it, you'll die." Antonio said with a smile on his face: "Welcome back!"
< br>"Wisdom led me back to Lisbon." Marcus hugged Antonio with a smile on his face.
"Uh..." Xu Fan felt his head was buzzing. He actually couldn't understand this scene at all. Marcus killed the secretary in front of him, and Antonio just tapped his shoulder three times with his sword and everything was fine? The atmosphere is still so harmonious?
"This is what we in Taipei are like, aristocrats are aristocrats. The Shah envoy once said that there were no aristocrats in the Ming Dynasty." Ligas looked at Xu Fan's stunned look and explained with a smile, this is culture difference.
There were no aristocrats in the Ming Dynasty at all. This was the conclusion Shah Maimaiti came to when he stayed in the Ming Dynasty for a year before going through the process.
The imperial censors of the Ming Dynasty wanted to use a microscope to look at the martial arts of the Ming Dynasty. If there was any problem, they would impeach them. As for the annexation of the Duke of Guizhou on the border, it would not be a problem in any country. , but in the Ming Dynasty, it had to be said on the table, and the Duke of Guizhou had to plead guilty. The British Duke Zhang Fu was impeached for mining in Xishan, and he had to stop building mines for competing for the interests of the people.
Yang Shiqi took advantage of the suspicion of his young master to control the government. His son committed many crimes in his hometown, wounding and killing people. Yang Shiqi was immediately impeached. Yang Shiqi's son was convicted and Yang Shiqi got out and went home.
There were no nobles in the Ming Dynasty.
If someone spoke ill of Qi Jiguang in the emperor's ears, Qi Jiguang would have to apologize and would never kill the official in front of the emperor.
Of course the emperor will do it himself.
Qi Jiguang couldn't do this, but Marcus could, because Marcus was a nobleman and he and Antonio were true friends, and the secretary was just a servant, so he would just kill him.
Only in Thailand can you feel what it means to be hierarchical.
“Is this called Qing Junzi in the Ming Dynasty?” Marcus put away his sword and asked with a smile.
"This can't be nonsense." Ligas hurriedly waved his hand and said. "Qingjunzi" is the slogan of rebellion. To completely clear the king, "you must clean up the king together." Marcus understands the Ming Dynasty, but not so thoroughly.
(End of this chapter)