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Chapter 345 11.24 Sea Canal and River Transport Li Wan Jialan
Chapter 11

11.24 Sea Canal, Heyun, Liwan Jialan

Daming Palace, Imperial Study Room.

"Your Majesty, the repayments of Wu Xun's families have been active recently. So far, they have repaid a little more than [-]%. It is estimated that in half a month at most, all the money owed to the household department can be paid off." Report the identity to Emperor Yongzheng.

Interestingly, in the face of the influx of more than 700 million taels of silver, neither the civil officials nor Emperor Yongzheng himself showed much joy.

"Haha, as expected of the House of Chengjue, which has lived with the country and has been passed down for a hundred years, it has collected 700 million taels in such a short period of time. It is really a good family!" Li Shouyi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, had a serious expression, but no matter what he said, he sounded a little yin and yang. .

"Lord Li is just joking. Since Wu Xun's lineage is retired with the country, they naturally know what to do at critical moments." Liu Fang also had a smiley expression, "Anyway, our things are all given by the royal family. , His Majesty will not forget it when the war is over."

"I just don't know, what should I do, my lords who rule the world together with the royal family?" Shi Guangzhu was the half responsible for Wu Xun's confrontation. Here comes the silver!"

The laughter from the generals' side almost didn't blow the roof, and they didn't take into account the current occasion at all, because the whole world knew that these civil servants were talking about loyalty and filial piety, but they were full of gold, silver and jewelry in their pockets.

I still want to thank the troupe of Wu Xun. "Long Live Mountain" has now spread all over the world, and "The Water is Too Cool" is added. Learn how the current Dashun Dynasty was established.

"Okay, I believe that all my lovers are loyal." Emperor Yongzheng said lightly, which ended the debate just now, but he kept staring at the civil servants while speaking, "Since you have money, you must Can the food and salary keep up?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the troops in the capital are now well supplied with food and salaries, enough for three months. With these time buffers, there will be enough preparation time for the next batch of supplies. I will do my best to ensure that!" It was Han Chuan who spoke, with the Ministry of War Speaking as the left servant.

"Han Aiqing?" Yongzheng immediately turned his head and asked Han Chu, Shangshu of the Ministry of War.

"The humble minister will do his best!" Han Chu also had to bite the bullet and stand up.

"Your Majesty, the amount of grain in the south of the Yangtze River has decreased sharply, and most of the grain supply in the north is transported by sea. As a result, this canal was used by millions of water workers for food and clothing, but now there are some." Jiang Xing, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, immediately reported.

"Your Majesty, these waterworkers have received the emperor's favor for a long time, but they take the rewards from the heavenly family as a matter of course. If ten stones of grain are transported from the south of the Yangtze River, it is considered good to have six stones to go to Beijing. It is really too much consumption.

Now that the sea transportation is guaranteed, Mr. Lin cooperates with the 'Snow Zihao', and all the grain transported from south to north has gone by sea, and the loss is less than [-]%. On the contrary, the speed is about a day faster, which can be called faster and better.

This fact is a good law, and it should be popularized throughout the world in time. In the future, the north-south transportation of the imperial court should be mainly by sea. As for the so-called "million water workers", they are already a group of moths, so don't worry about it! " Ma Shang said immediately.

In fact, this is still the dominance of resources between the civil and military parties. The canal has indeed been the main artery between the north and the south, but it has always been controlled by civil officials.

There are very limited places where Wu Xun can intervene, the most important of which is Jia Lian's Tongzhou. The problem is that other places are really difficult to deal with. Watching money slip away, no matter civil or military, can't stand it.

Anyone who has received compulsory education in modern society knows that water transportation is the cheapest method of material transportation. Although the speed is relatively slow, the consumption is relatively small. Although the Grand Canal is still a flowing golden river, it has already become a place where various families share their wealth.

What about the so-called "Million Water Workers" by Jiang Xing, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, in essence, he saw that Wei Xu made a lot of money by exchanging goods between the north and the south by sea, and at the same time robbed the interests of civil servants, so he couldn't bear it.

There are so many benefits on the canal, but Wu Xun's family basically can't enjoy it. However, these years, under the leadership of Wei Xu, they have already been fed by the first-line maritime trade interests of Korea and Japan. Naturally, they cannot tolerate this situation.

Although today's controversy was initiated by civil servants, Wu Xun saw that he was able to speak, so it was clear that he was going to fight. If the court could change the "water transportation" to sea transportation, Wu Xun's side would naturally be full of oil.

On the contrary, it is the civilian camp, which has almost no influence in shipping. The only Guangzhou Thirteen Lines is still in a mess behind them. What's more, they are now heavily suppressed by Xue Baoqin's fleet, and they cannot pass the Yangtze River Estuary at all.

As for the so-called "Million Water Workers", they were nothing more than mats underneath, and they shouted loudly on the scene. In fact, no one really cared about their lives, whether they were civil servants or military officials.

"Ma Aiqing, can the cost of shipping really be so low?" Unfortunately, Emperor Yongzheng, who was educated in the so-called "sage's words" by Confucianism and knew nothing about sea trade and river transportation, didn't understand these things, so he went straight to the point.

"Your Majesty, the size of sea-going ships is still relatively small. If we can continue to develop new large-scale sea-going ships, the cost can continue to be reduced." The entire Wu Xun side is very confident about this, because it has always been like this.

Moreover, he did not tell the truth on this point, that is, the cost of water transportation is actually very low, let alone [-]% consumption, even if the boatman's wages and the dock porter's reward are taken into account, it will never exceed Half finished. "Well, in that case, why not..." Emperor Yongzheng was about to make a decision immediately, but was stopped by the eyes of the civil servants.

"Your Majesty, it's better to let the merchants choose. After all, it is inconvenient for the imperial court to directly intervene in the affairs of merchants." Shen Yan came forward to report, "Of course they know best how to transport this."

"Good!" Emperor Yongzheng hesitated for a moment but nodded in agreement. He didn't know much about sea and water transportation, but now he finally understood that he couldn't leave everything to the civil and military families, "Niu Aiqing, everything is ready now, I don't know when the troops will be ready. Formed?"

"It will be at the end of the year." Niu Jizong is very confident about this. "It's just that the northern region is very cold, and winter is not suitable for large-scale mobilization. If you want to really send troops, I suggest that you arrange it in the spring of next year when the snow melts."

"Yes!" Emperor Yongzheng nodded in agreement after thinking for a while.

The news of the Xiaochaohui was quickly spread to Pingyuan Hou's Mansion, because the civil servant's action was obviously aimed at Wei Xu, and Wu Xun naturally didn't mind adding fire.

"Brother Xu, I really don't understand, what are these poor people pretending to be?" Shi Xiangyun looked impatient, "Now it's clear that even the Tian family can't stand us, but these poor people just don't give up. .”

"It's better to arrange something for them, otherwise it will be of no benefit to anyone if we continue to procrastinate!" Lin Daiyu has never been a person who likes trivial matters, and she also hates this disgusting method.

"It's not easy." Saeko Busujima shook her head helplessly, "Although there are more or less problems with the core of the remaining civil service system, they are not fatal. If we can only attack people, it would be too boring. up.

On the contrary, Li Shouyi, Minister of the Ministry of Rites, has been in poor health. If necessary, it is not difficult to save him from suffering in advance. "

"Brother Xu—" Lin Daiyu tugged at Wei Xu's sleeve in embarrassment, "After all, this Li Shouyi is still the second uncle of my sister-in-law (Li Wan), and the two have not lost contact over the years.

Especially since last year, Lang Geer (Jia Lan) has also entered the academy, and his mentor is a well-known Confucian in the capital, and he has made great progress in the past two years. If Li Shangshu is directly moved."

"You, sooner or later you will suffer from this soft-heartedness." Shi Xiangyun hugged Lin Daiyu angrily and mocked.

"In this case, it's not impossible to be flexible." Saeko Busujima smiled and didn't mention the question of direct arrangement, "Li Shouzhong has no heirs, only two daughters, Li Wen and Li Qi, why don't we arrange a marriage for them? Let's get married!"

"It's hard." Lin Daiyu shook her head immediately, "It's not that my father has never contacted him, but he was rejected. Even though they are not the same age, they have been raised together in the Imperial Academy for many years, so they have a good relationship."

"What if the master is willing to take one entry, or two?" Saeko Busujima was obviously messing around.

"Naughty!" Wei Xu hooked her nose angrily. Li Wen and Li Qi also appeared in the original novel, but they had very few scenes.

"Brother Xu, although Brother Lan's surname is Jia, he is actually the grandson of the Li family, and the Li family now has no heirs, no matter the eldest (Li Shouzhong, Li Wan's father) or the second wife." Lin Daiyu said softly.

"How old is Jia Land?" Wei Xu's heart moved, and he thought of a way, "Does he have a reputation?"

"Although Lan Geer is not of high seniority, he is not young." Lin Daiyu has obviously met her before, and she attaches great importance to the only third generation of the Jia family. "It is only two years younger than me and Yuner. It's already fifteen, and I was selected as a scholar last year."

"It just so happens that his target is relatively small, and his movements are inconspicuous." Wei Xu immediately made a decision, "Yu'er, you go and meet this sister-in-law in person, and tell him clearly that if she wants, Jiangnan Jun can directly give Brother Lang Ershi took the title of one hundred households and served as the general banner.

Also, it is guaranteed that he can become a real shortage of hundreds of households within three years, and I will bring you two sets of exercises, and then you will show a little strength on the spot and let them understand the benefits of following us. "

"Sister-in-law must agree." Lin Daiyu nodded, "But, where is that Li Shangshu?"

"Tell me a word, isn't he in poor health? If he is willing to call it a sickness, I can guarantee that the past will not be blamed." Wei Xu said lightly, "As for his two daughters, it is not impossible to arrange."

"Brother Xu, don't worry!" Lin Daiyu nodded immediately.

(End of this chapter)