I, the Ming Dynasty, can still save me

Chapter 42 Farming and Shipping

Yesterday's spur-of-the-moment horse riding made Zhu Youxiao feel severe pain in his inner thighs when he woke up the next day.

After breakfast and a walk, he returned to Nuange of Qianqing Palace to start his day's work.

After receiving the title book and catalog handed over, Zhu Youxiao discovered that Wang An had changed the eunuch serving him.

So I asked with great interest:

"Why are you two serving instead?"

Wang An transferred He Ning and Zhang Chang over to serve on his errands, and the blood-red marks on their faces disappeared.

"Reporting to Lord Long Live, thank you for speaking for us. Our ancestor did not punish us when he returned. He only told the slaves not to be reckless in the future and to put Lord Long Live first."

He Ning was smart and immediately knelt down to answer.

He was the most frightened yesterday. He proposed to go to the Royal Horse Prison to ride a horse and was taught a lesson by Zou Yi. Therefore, he was afraid that he would be punished by Wang An when he returned. He didn't expect Wang An and didn't say anything.

"It's okay, I asked you to say it yesterday, and I asked you to follow me all the way.

As the saying goes, we share adversities and advance and retreat together. Of course, we must speak for you. You have done a good job. From now on, you can just work next to me. "

Zhu Youxiao smiled.He Ning is smooth, Zhang Chang is honest and loyal, and Zhu You is quite satisfied with the two of them.

The two were overjoyed when they heard this and quickly knelt down to thank them.Zhu Youxiao didn't say much and asked them to step back and serve at any time.

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Opening the table of contents, he immediately saw the cabinet's question book on farming and shipping, which made him instantly interested.

Farming and shipping have always been on his mind. If he does well, it is not impossible to implement it in other areas, so he must start well.

After opening the question book and reading it briefly, I found that Liu Yisui was a careful person and knew that he did not understand the origin of many policies, so he wrote it very clearly and eloquently for more than ten pages.

According to the cabinet title book, although Xiong Tingbi and Sun Chengzong had already made suggestions regarding the farming in Liaodong, the cabinet also had plans.As the war in Liaodong continued and there was no money, the matter was shelved.

Now that the emperor wants to do it, he should issue a document from the cabinet and ask Xiong Tingbi to plan the matter in Guangning and Liaonan. The court can provide funding and seed tools, which is the cost. The court has no extra money and needs to bring in additional funding. .

Just one sentence over and over again, it's easy to get things done, make money!

Things in Liaodong are easy to handle, but things in Gyeonggi's fields are not easy to handle even if you have money.

There are two difficulties in the Gyeonggi garrison. First, the Gyeonggi garrison originally had military garrison, but now it has been destroyed. Many military households have either gone into exile, or the garrison fields have been occupied by superior officials. It is extremely difficult to clean up.

Second, Gyeonggi has become more densely populated since the capital was moved, and there is less and less arable land.If you want to farm, you either have to clean up military camps, or you have to buy land or reclaim some barren wasteland and saline-alkali land.

In particular, the matter of cleaning up military settlements involved many things. Therefore, the cabinet's proposal to establish settlements in Gyeonggi Province was originally the exclusive responsibility of Governor Ji Liao.Nowadays, there is a vacancy in the position of governor of Jiliao. An important minister of the imperial court can be appointed as governor of Jiliao to take charge of this matter. The cabinet candidate is Zou Yuanbiao, the left minister of the Ministry of Personnel.

This made Zhu Youxiao have to think about the profound powers and responsibilities of the governor of Jiliao, controlling the three governorates of Shuntian, Baoding, and Liaodong, and the four towns of Jizhou, Changping, Liaodong, and Baoding.Zou Yuanbiao is a veteran of the Donglin Party. He has an upright character and is not afraid of powerful people. Since he was recommended by Liu Yishui, it means that they have already planned this matter.

It is not impossible to choose Zou Yuanbiao, but the Donglin Party members are not compatible with Xiong Tingbi. If Zou Yuanbiao and Xiong Tingbi do not deal with each other and restrain each other, which will be detrimental to the Liaodong war, it will be bad. This is the case in history.

But he had to set up a governor of Jiliao. After thinking about it, it was better to set up a governor of Liaodong, with Xiong Tingbi as the governor.

Let Zou Yuanbiao, the governor of the capital, be responsible for farming and cleaning up military settlements, so that they will not interfere with each other.

The matter of farming in Gyeonggi Province has been discussed.

Next is the matter of shipping. Shipping is actually more difficult and cannot be solved by sending one or two people.

Zhu Youxiao's original plan was to build naval divisions in Tianjin Wei and Denglai to transport grain to Liaodong by sea to reduce losses. At the same time, Denglai and other places could also connect Liaonan to Liaoning.

In fact, the imperial court had already planned this plan.The reality is that due to years of maritime bans in Tianjin, especially in Denglai and other places, no one or ships are available.

During the Jiajing period, in order to prevent Japanese pirates, a strict sea ban policy was implemented between Denglai and Liaoning. The official took measures to clear the country and clear away the wild areas. All islands in Denglai, Shandong were cleared and cleared. The number of private fishing boats was strictly limited, and all other boats were destroyed.The passage of merchant ships is prohibited, and no board is allowed to enter the sea. The patrols of officers and soldiers along the coast are strictly monitored.

Until the 46th year of Wanli, after the defeat of Saarhu, the Jianlu captured Fushun, and the grain and grass stored in Liaodong was less than 20 shi.

Ying Zhen (the leader of the Chu Party), the official in charge of Hu Ke, expressed concern about the military pay situation in Liaodong, and wrote a letter suggesting that grain and pay be transferred to Liaodong from Qingzhou, Dengzhou, and Laizhou, which are separated by a river.Fang Congzhe, the cabinet at that time, quickly approved the title.

However, due to the long-term cessation of maritime transportation, people in Denglai area have "not been accustomed to the sea for a long time." The Denglai sea channel has been closed for too long, the original official transportation system has been completely destroyed, and merchants everywhere are afraid of war.

"Regarding Liao as a mountain of knives and a forest of swords, and crossing the floating sea across the Liao as a simmering hair in hot water." He regarded crossing the sea to Liaodong as climbing up a mountain of knives, with hot water plucking hair, and no one was willing to go to Liaodong to transport grain.As a result, after the reopening of shipping, this situation suddenly appeared:
"At the beginning of the maritime transport, there was not a single ship, and there was not a single sailor. As late autumn came, the sea was difficult to cross. Because of recruitment, regardless of officials, soldiers or civilians, anyone who could hire a seagoing ship would send officials to deposit money to go with them." A huge reward was offered, but there was no ship or anyone.

It has been nearly two years since the Dengliao Sea Route was reopened, and the shortage of shipping personnel and ships has only improved a little, but it is still not enough.

Therefore, the cabinet suggested that a governor could be established in Denglai to take charge of Denglai naval construction, shipping, and supporting Liaonan.

Zhu Youxiao was indispensable. Historically, the imperial court also appointed Governor Denglai next year.As for the candidate, the cabinet recommended Ying Zhen, the Shaoqing official of Taichang Temple.

Seeing this, I also understand that this should be an exchange of interests between Donglin and the Qi, Chu and Zhejiang parties, with one governor each for Ji Liao and one governor Laiden.

He thought for a moment and realized that Guan Yingzhen was a good person. Shenzong favored him and thought that he was "a person who dares to speak his mind and never complains." He also raised the issue of shipping from Denglai for the first time, which showed that he was capable.

Now that the Qi, Chu, and Zhejiang parties are integrated, and Denglai is in Shandong, Rang Guan Yingzhen serves as the governor of Denglai, and he can take advantage of the Qi party's network in Shandong.At the same time, Governor Leiden was responsible for shipping and connecting Liaonan. Xiong Tingbi was a member of the Chu Party, so Guan Yingzhen and Xiong Tingbi would not restrict each other.

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