open sea

Chapter 434
"Last year, 12 shi of grain were sent from Fujian, Zhejiang, and Huguang, and 54 shi of grain was transported with Nanyang, and transported by sea to Jimo, Shandong, in a hurricane, nine boats were capsized, [-] shi of rice were lost, and [-] soldiers were killed. people."

"Huke Geshizhong, Xuncang Yushi, and Shandong Fuyong all wrote to Chen that shipping by sea is inconvenient. Shipping by sea should be abolished and transported to rivers again."

Zhang Juzheng turned his eyes to Zhang Han, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, and said with a smile on his face: "Chen Shuai from Nanyang firmly opposes water transport by rivers, and believes that sea transport cannot be stopped."

"If it's just censors and speech officials, it's okay if I don't look at them. Their words may not be very insightful; but Fu Houchuan, the governor of Shandong Province, also opposes shipping. He has done Huaiyang coastal defense military equipment. In terms of words, I sincerely believe that the country and the court cannot favor sea transportation, and especially mentioning Chen Shuai, Shandong Fuyong is dissatisfied with Chen Shuai."

Mr. Zhang Han himself has no qualifications to be an official secretary, so he is careful in everything he does. At this time, Zhang Juzheng mentioned Chen Mu, and also mentioned that Fu Xizhi, the governor of Shandong Province, was dissatisfied with him. Although he didn't know why he was dissatisfied, he still said: " Mr. Hou Chuan has a virtuous name, and students must have his views if they think about it."

Zhang Han is sixty-five years old this year, his beard is graying, his waist is barely hunched, and his face has age spots. He is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, the No. [-] chief of the Six Departments of the imperial court. Just like this, Zhang Juzheng has to call himself a student in front of him.

Don’t you see that even Gu Ming’s Minister Gao Gong was pushed out of the cabinet, and it’s still favored by the court to go to Nanyang, although for Zhang Han, if he is not old, going to Nanyang may be more comfortable than living in the capital, after all, Chen Nanyang treats the old man very well It's up to the son, nephew and disciple, but it depends on whether the imperial court will send him there or not.

People can go to Nanyang for exile, it is because they are Gaogong, can others be the same?
"Ziwen doesn't have to be so cautious." Zhang Juzheng said so, but he was very useful in his heart. This person was promoted by him and knew the benefits of thinking about him. Being exploited, fighting against the Western Yi, and stationing troops in Wudao and Kuwu in the east, the court ministers were very worried that the war would spread to the two capitals and thirteen provinces. In the past, the Ming Dynasty was at sea, and there was no such precedent."

"Once the sea transportation is favored, if one day the sea battle is frustrated, the sea transportation is blocked and the water transportation is neglected, the south-to-north grain transfer will be broken, and the court will be in trouble!"

"Secondly, I'm worried about the lack of water transportation, the river is not sparse, and the disaster relief is another expenditure." Zhang Juzheng turned his head, and saw Wang Guoguang, Minister of the Ministry of household affairs, nodding again and again, "I think Ruguan thinks so too."

Wang Guoguang nodded and said: "There is still a little advantage of water transportation, Fu Houchuan didn't say it. For hundreds of years, water transportation has been up and down, and 10,000+ mouths are waiting to eat. Without water transportation, they can't survive."

"Chen Shuai also talked about this, but he thinks it's not a bad thing. Even if there is a hurricane in one year of sea transportation, the loss of 19 shi is not worth 19 shi; Sea transportation lasted for more than a month, and the loss was 25% higher than that of sea transportation when it was windy. It passed through various counties and imposed corvee labor, and tens of thousands of hard laborers had to delay farming time.

"Furthermore, he believes that the reason why the sea transport encounters wind is that the sailors of the tank ships are not familiar with the wind and waves. If they start early in the next year, they can avoid the wind and waves. If things go on like this, they will urge the country to make progress in shipbuilding and maritime affairs." Speaking of this, Zhang Juzheng smiled. He made a digression, and said: "Last year, our Ming navy fought against the enemy five thousand miles away at sea, and defeated the Western Barbarians in Guam. The navy is very useful!"

What is the concept of going five thousand miles to the sea? If the roads are straight, the distance from Beijing to Guangzhou is only about four thousand five hundred miles. Without the support of the imperial court and the loss of supplies, a battle of tens of thousands of troops will be fought five thousand miles away. , something like the Arabian Nights.

Wang Guoguang is a traditional Confucian scholar who likes benevolent government and encourages good government. Don't look at Chen Shuai giving gold and silver to the household department every year, but this method of tying Ming Dynasty to dominate is not very popular, especially recently helping Zhang Juzheng implement a whip method, He received a lot of resistance, and he shook his head and said with emotion: "Chen Shuai is cruel and ruthless, and his gaze is far beyond the reach of ordinary people!"

In Zhang Juzheng's speech, Chen Muli didn't mention what would happen to those who depended on water transportation for food if there was no river transportation in the future.

It’s true that the water transportation is not clean, but it’s not only the officials who are unclean, but also the people, more people, how many officials can have 10,000+ mouths?Near the river are the best fields in the world, how many acres can ordinary people have?
They have no land, and tenant farmers can be seen everywhere in those places. There is no shortage of tenant farmers in any big family, and they can't even be tenant farmers. Fishing in the river all year round can support the family and clan?All rely on water transportation to live!
Which official in the entire imperial court didn't know that the water transportation was so bad, and where the officials in the household department didn't know that two stones could be transported by water to lose one stone to Beijing?
Where the water transport passes, hard labor is very heavy. It is good, but the hard labor in the places passing by takes care of half a month's food, and when the work is done, you can bring home a stone and a half stone of salary and rations.

Everyone knows that these expenses are unnecessary, but who can really bring up the matter of abolishing corvee?

Transporting [-] shi every year loses [-] shi, and the people on both sides of the strait can eat for a month or two, and the imperial court would rather admit the loss.

Politics, is it a joke?
Ordinary people can't manage even ten people, but a magistrate has to take care of 10 or 10 people who will die of old age, sickness, and death. It is already very difficult to live in peace and stability without killing people. talk!
Wang Guoguang would not think that Chen Mu, a right-hand governor who is an official of the first rank, can handle shipping but doesn't understand it. He thinks that Chen Mu just doesn't care.

So it is cruel to lead soldiers.

Zhang Juzheng laughed hehehe, his heart was like a bright mirror, he couldn't be more clear, he just didn't understand that handsome man from Nanyang.

"It's a tiger wolf medicine. Taking it alone is fatal, but it can cure the disease with some adjustments."

Zhang Juzheng understands too well how many letters Chen Mu has to write to him in a year, and the newly recruited postmen at Yulin Station can send them to the capital's palace in six months just by sending urgent letters from his Nanyang Army Mansion. The third-rank senior members also called You Qi brothers and sisters.

If you compare Chen Mu's whimsical ideas in each letter to a man, then Song Yupan'an is missing an arm and a leg.

Chen Mu couldn't come up with any bad ideas, all of them were good long-term strategies for governing the country, but Zhang Juzheng wanted to do what Chen Mu said, and since Emperor Taizu expelled the former Yuan invaders from Mobei, it lasted for [-] years , The Ming Dynasty, which is showing a state of revival so far, can be destroyed by him in at most three years.

"Everyone has their own opinions. I think that in the future, grain transport by water will be reduced, and grain transport by sea will also be used. Grain can be used to keep people alive and supplemented by sea grain. Even if the Yellow River breaks the mouth of the river, there will still be sea grain; if someone is frustrated in a sea battle, there will be grain in the country. And No matter what, sea food must be sent, Nanyang Chen Shuai has sent people to negotiate with Champa and Ayutthaya to buy food in exchange for cotton cloth, sulfur, pearl shells, etc., which will be transported by sea.”

Zhang Juzheng likes the Nanyang Military Mansion because he is radical enough, and he is not in a hurry to reject any suggestions. This kind of non-urgentness reflects a kind of self-confidence and trust that is rarely seen among officials. He is confident that what he proposes will benefit the country and the people. I also believe that Zhang Juzheng will make the right choice at the right time, so he just explained the matter clearly, never saying how or when to do it.

All he said was that maybe it could be done.

The most important and most important thing is that he is radical enough. Whenever the court encounters unresolved difficulties, just clean up from the pile of waste papers. Chen Shuai wrote a letter and bring it to the court for discussion. If Mr. Ge puts forward his ideas again, most of them will agree.

Even Mr. Zhang Ge became gentle because of Chen Shuai!
　Good morning!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)