Daming: I, the emperor who trains the carpenter

Chapter 781 Fuck, Water Transport Is Really Abandoned For You?

"Our Chief Assistant is really extraordinary."

"Can an average person be the Chief Assistant of the Ming Dynasty in their 20s?"

"Hmph, it's just luck, if it were me"

Hearing everyone chattering, one person finally couldn't help but exploded: "Don't talk about it, it's already at this time, you are still talking about such useless things here. Millions of water workers have been beaten and pulled out by Zhang Haogu." No, without the water worker, we will lose our last chance, if the Jin Yiwei finds us, who can escape from Caishikou?"

Hearing this, the few people fell silent, yes, the million water workers are gone, the last capital, and the hope of making a comeback is gone, what else can they do to deal with the court, the dog emperor and that Zhang Haogu ?

The room fell into silence, only the dim candle was still flickering, bringing the only light and warmth to the room.

Han Jiu said: "The situation here is not very good. Li is already scared. He didn't support me in the first place. If it wasn't for Fan and Wang who dragged him down, he wouldn't be able to survive today. If he can't bear the pressure and collapses and wants to die, then we will all be exposed."

Gu Qi rubbed his brows: "It's the same on my side, those people, let them be greedy for ink, and eat Naka. If they are good at it, let them do great things. Do they have this ability? If it wasn't for the governor of Water Transport, he was already stuck in it and couldn't get out. , we don’t even have anyone we can trust.”

Ye Can asked: "What about the surname Yang, he is a dignified governor of water transportation, so he won't be out of cards."

Han Jiu said: "I'm afraid he really doesn't have any cards. It's true that the governor of the water transport is in charge of the water transport. He also has hundreds of thousands of water transport guards in his hand, but what's the use of those guards? 120 guards, 12 water transport Bing, are there half of them now?"

After saying this, everyone was completely silent.

Yes, there are 120 guards, under the jurisdiction of 12 water transport soldiers and horses, and millions of water workers. They hold the canal, the lifeblood of the north and south, and the important town for the transfer of money and food for the Ming court. , the world will shake.

But that was before, not now.

The prestige of the water transportation yamen was not caused by their own misfortune.

Zhu Si said indifferently: "Everyone, if I were you, I would pack my bags and prepare to leave now. The Water Transport Yamen is no longer reliable. It would be ridiculous to expect them to succeed."

Gu Qi sneered: "We expect the Water Transport Yamen to succeed? I just hope that he can last a little longer, bring more troubles to the dog emperor, and make those in the cabinet burn. Now that they have completely failed, we should go, otherwise When Jin Yiwei arrives, none of us can leave."

Han Jiu added: "Before I leave, I need to create some trouble for the Jin Yiwei, and finally come up with a way to let the Water Transport Yamen completely confront the Dog Emperor, so as to attract attention."

The few people made a plan and started to act separately again. This time they were for their own retreat.

In the Governor's Mansion of Water Transport, Yang Peng, the current Governor of Water Transport, has a gloomy face. He is a dignified second-rank official, and the Governor of Water Transport, who is on the same level as the six ministers. He is upright and majestic on weekdays. He said about the matter up and down the canal Forget it, the merchants and gentry sitting in Huai'an, the land of Jianghuai, are not allowed to visit the pier.

All kinds of filial piety, etiquette, dry stocks, shops, etc. He is soft-handed. He holds water transportation in his hands and controls the army of water transportation along the way. He Yang Peng can be said to be the emperor of the land of Jianghuai, salt merchants, and grain merchants. Billion, isn't he just a chick in front of him?
But now, the once majestic Governor of Daming Water Transport, looks down and out like a dog.

All kinds of salt merchants and grain merchants who were fawning on weekdays disappeared, and other merchants also avoided him. Even in the water transport yamen, there have been various voices, and the water transport yamen and river channel yamen are about to collapse. situation.

All of this stems from the confrontation between Water Transport and the imperial court. Water Transport was defeated. It was a complete defeat. With just a few decrees from the imperial court, the millions of water workers relied on by the Water Transport Yamen were transferred to other places. Millions of water workers were lost. Waterworker, what does he use for water transportation to fight against the court?
Although not all of the millions of water workers are young and strong, more than [-]% of them are still young and strong. If these people are mobilized, they will be no less than a million troops.

But now that there are no water workers, the water transport yamen and river channel yamen in various places have to act independently. He can't even control the water transport, so what can he use to fight the court?
Now the imperial court seems to be inactive, but isn't this more of a summons that is about to come?

"Your Excellency, we may not have no last resort."

Hearing these words, Yang Peng raised his head, glanced at the person coming, and snorted coldly: "The last resort, what else is there?"

The visitor said to himself: "The reason why the imperial court pays less and less attention to the water transportation is nothing more than relying on the benefit of the Chidao. With the Chidao, there is no need to worry about the water transportation. But the north-south Chidao has not yet been repaired. The project cannot be completed within two or three years. Then, for such a long period of time, how did the court rely on to transport rice grains for millions of people to Zhili?"

Yang Peng nodded, thoughtfully: "It's not bad, but in your opinion, what should I do?"

The man said, "Do nothing."

"Do nothing?" Yang Peng was puzzled.

The visitor said with a smile: "Yes, it's just doing nothing. Because the yamen of the water transport and the river channel yamen are no longer obedient, the whole water transport has been paralyzed, not to mention the millions of water workers are gone, who will go to Zhili Transporting food? Zhili can last for a while now, how long can it last?"

"It's not us who are riding a tiger right now, but the imperial court and the emperor. We simply don't do anything, and let the imperial court embarrass us directly."

As he said that, the visitor casually mentioned: "Governor, if I were you, in the current situation, the water transport yamen and river channel yamen in various places are unreliable, so they just hold soldiers and horses. Don't forget that there are 120 guards in the water transport. After laying off the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are still tens of thousands of elites. Including those from the Cao Gang, the number is at least [-] to [-]. There is no one to rely on, so how can they sit on the cloud platform and watch the jokes of the court. "

Yang Peng's heart was moved, and he had to admit that he was indeed moved.

Greed for a moment, and then the gully is hard to fill.

He can't hold back now, and since the beginning of the confrontation with the court, he has no way out, if someone really takes him back to Shuntian Mansion, he will end up not being skinned, but also a corpse.

If we can hold the soldiers and horses of Water Transport in our hands when the water transport is completely paralyzed and the locals are in dire straits, then it is not impossible to protect ourselves.

At worst, if he takes people out to sea, at least he can still dominate overseas
"You're right, you're right, this is the only way to do it now, you're right" Yang Peng muttered to himself, as if dazed.

And the person who came had already quietly left. He had already finished the last thing, and now he was about to take advantage of the chaos and leave.

"Clean up your money, sell everything you can sell, and keep gold and silver jewelry, which are easy to carry and sell, and easy to take away at that time. Don't want any clothes, land deeds, or large objects. Keep some gold and silver, and keep the treasures. Bring all the banknotes, and we must use this thing when we go out, we have to hurry up and leave."

Not only this place in Huai'an, but people all over the Yangtze River and Huaihe River are busy cleaning up. The water transport yamen and the river channel yamen, once so majestic, are now so embarrassing.

Those involved are all selling their own shops and properties, and they don't want their houses anymore.

The place to run is also very clear, it is Nanyang!

Nanyang is now undergoing great development, merchants gather, fish and dragons are mixed, and various dynamic associations have emerged. Nanyang is now a hot land, and the status of Ming people is very high. It is not a problem to go to Nanyang to become a gentry and rich man.

That's what Lord Fan and Lord Wang are planning now.

They are not stupid. They know that the water workers are gone, and the court liquidation will come soon, so they immediately start selling their property, such as houses, land, and shops that should be sold. Wealth is gone.

But just as they were about to sell their shop and land, people from the yamen appeared and sealed up their shop. Lord Fan and Lord Wang were dumbfounded.

"what's the situation?!"

"It is said that it is said that it is an official document from the tax office of the Ministry of Household Affairs, ordering all places to strictly investigate tax evasion and tax evasion. Our shop was closed because of tax evasion!"

"This"

Mr. Fan and Mr. Wang almost didn't come up with a mouthful of old blood. They were investigated for tax evasion? !
"I can't go to the bank. The shop has been sealed up, so our bank account is probably also blocked. The money is gone. Take the gold and silver and hurry up!"

"Yes, hurry up and go!"

Fortunately, even if these shops are not sold, there is still money in hand.

After all, in the past years of corruption, since the imperial court did not allow the purchase of land properties, I have more money in my hands. All kinds of gold and silver are kept at home.

So Mr. Fan and Mr. Wang prepared to take their gold and silver, took their family members in a carriage, and hurried out towards the coast. When they arrived at the coastal port, they could leave on a merchant ship.

When the rivers and Huaihe Rivers were crowded, Zhang Haogu was already sitting firmly on the Diaoyu Terrace in the Shuntian Mansion of the capital, flipping through the scrolls calmly.

Huang Zongxi read the news from various places to Zhang Haogu on the side: "Yuanfu, the water conservancy and official road projects in all provinces have all been launched, and it has been recorded that 30 water workers have been recruited, and construction has begun now. In order to appease the water workers, the provinces have arranged I gave the water workers a monthly allowance, and the water workers and their families have stabilized."

Zhang Haogu nodded slightly: "Well, yes, 30 households have been stabilized. Projects in various provinces have been launched in a hurry, and there are always some negligence. The Ministry of Industry sent people to guide them carefully. The court and the provinces have spent a lot of thought on these projects. If time doesn’t pass the test, it won’t look good.”

Huang Zongxi continued: "With regard to the four sections of Chi Road in the south, the initial construction has now begun, and a total of 15 people have been recruited, and the land is currently being leveled."

Zhang Haogu smiled and said: "The Chi Dao in the south, the imperial court has explored it a long time ago. This Chi Dao runs through the north and south, connecting Shuntian and Yingtian, and is the core backbone. It was planned to be repaired in a few years before, and now it is also repaired." Good. Anyway, in the future, God will not necessarily give the imperial court more face, and projects in various places will relieve a lot of pressure and let the people have things to do."

Huang Zongxi flipped through the pages: "The land of the two lakes, the Jianghuai River, and the Huaihe River have already started to build factories and warehouses along the river. All major chambers of commerce have set up their own projects, and they have recorded 20 water laborers."

"30, 20, 15, total 65 water workers, 65 households." Zhang Haogu nodded slowly while thinking about this number.

Yes, it’s true that there are millions of water workers, but it’s not true that all of them are going to gather crowds to make trouble. If it’s true that millions of water workers are mobilized, the first thing the court will do It should be suppressing and maintaining stability.

In fact, there are millions of macro workers, and there are seven and 80 people who have been launched, but they throw away the young people who have no brains on the blood, and then throw away those old, the rest of the young and middle -aged are the most important thing in the court. It is also what the court must appease.

These people are the numbers now counted. The 65 waterworkers are young, strong, and organized. If these people are calmed down, the waterworkers will be nothing to worry about.

Huang Zongxi said with some concern: "Yuan Fu, the water workers have been split up now, but the water transport has also been cut off. Without the support of millions of water workers, what will happen to the food transported by water."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "What are you afraid of? Isn't there still 35 yuan? These are young and old waterworkers. With them, the water transportation can still be maintained."

"I'm afraid we want to maintain it, but the Water Transport Yamen doesn't want to maintain it." Qian Qianyi said on the side.

Zhang Haogu looked at Qian Qianyi: "Mr. Qian, what's the new news?"

Qian Qianyi said: "News came from Jinyiwei that the water transport offices and river channel offices in various places are in chaos. Now no one cares about water transport issues and no one is going to deal with those omissions. Everyone is in a hurry and wants to run away."

Zhang Haogu couldn't help laughing: "Run? Where are they going? Southwest? Northwest? Or Nanyang? It's impossible for someone to run to Liaodong, right?"

"Let them run and see if they can get out of the imperial court's net. Ning Ren, tell Commander Tian Du to keep an eye on those people, and close the Internet cafe when it's time to close the net. If something like this happens, finally Packing away the gold and silver just wanted to escape from Daming and have a good time, where in the world did such a good thing come from!"

Gu Yanwu at the side said, "I'll go right away."

Zhang Haogu thought for a while and then said: "Qian Xiang, how did the talks with those shipping merchants go?"

Qian Qianyi smiled and said: "I have also met those big businessmen in the southeast of Jianghuai. They are very willing to help the court transport grain by sea, and they are now preparing to board the ship. The grain was transported from the warehouse to the Tianjin government by sea."

Zhang Haogu nodded: "This is good news. At the beginning, I thought about letting the navy take over the job."

"The Daming Navy now has thousands of ships, and no less than [-] for logistics transportation. These [-] ships are actually enough to transport food."

Qian Qianyi said with a smile: "It is always necessary to give those businessmen a little bit of sweetness to help the court solve such a troublesome matter. It would be good to let them do some shipping first."

Zhang Haogu said with a smile: "It's a good way. Lu Xiang, after a while, the Ministry of Households will issue a document to transfer the grain from the Jianghuai and Huaihe lakes to sea transportation. The water transportation will not be used for the time being."

Lu Xiangsheng nodded: "Well, I will write an official letter and stamp it later."

"However, the water transportation in the future will still be in the hands of the imperial court. This is related to the rations of millions of people in Zhili, the capital. It is not a problem for merchants to keep doing it."

Qian Qianyi said: "Lu Xiang is right. In the future, when there are more imperial ships, the imperial court will take them back. What's more, after the water transport is cleaned up, it can continue to be used. At that time, there are three roads: water transport, galloping roads, and sea routes. The transshipment of grain from the north to the south cannot be stopped."

Several members of the cabinet settled the matter while chatting and laughing. Immediately afterwards, the Ministry of Household Affairs submitted documents and the cabinet approved, and sent an official letter to the Jianghuai and Huaihe Lakes: Because of the chaotic water transportation, it is difficult to bear the burden of grain transshipment; from now on, the Caoliang River will be transported by sea.

When this official letter was sent out, the world was once again shocked!
Cao runs by sea!
This is really going to waste water transportation.

The most important thing is that this order from the imperial court is completely feasible and there will be no problems.

Because whether it is the big merchants in the southeast or the navy, they are able to afford the transportation of grain by sea. Even the salt merchants and grain merchants have many ships that can transport grain by sea.

In the past, the water transport was unified, but now the grain merchants and salt merchants cooperate with major chambers of commerce to transport by sea.

The salt and grain merchants and the Jianghuai Chamber of Commerce calculated a cost figure and submitted it to the imperial court. This figure was used to maintain the shipping. The imperial court would not lose money to the merchants and allowed the merchants to keep a certain amount of profit.

But when this number was handed over to Zhu Youxiao, Zhu Youxiao was still furious.

What is angry is not that the numbers submitted by the merchants are high, but that the numbers submitted by the merchants are lower than those submitted by water transport!
Moreover, this figure is still lower than that of water transport, even if it is guaranteed that the grain merchants and chambers of commerce are profitable, and it is much lower, very much!
boom!
Zhu Youxue slapped the table fiercely, clutching the numbers submitted by the merchants tightly in his hand, with a grim expression on his face: "This is, this is Water Transport!"

"Water transportation and water transportation! The food and clothing of millions of water workers! In my opinion, it is not the food and clothing of millions of water workers, but the food and clothing of his water transport yamen! Over the years, all kinds of corruption have been colluded to deceive the imperial court! Really .”

"Shu Shu Shuo Shu, I am three years old without food, I am willing to take care of you."

"Small rats, rats, a bunch of rats!"

"Don't give them any more chances, do it right away! Those people, bring them to me! I want to ask them one by one, that's how they are so loyal to the emperor and the country, and that's how they serve the court."

"Bring them all to me! Don't let them escape"

Zhu Youxiao was furious, clutching the report submitted by the chamber of commerce in his hand, venting his anger, this water transport yamen can't be kept, it must be cleaned up, and it's gone!
However, Yang Peng, the governor of water transport who had not yet been furious at Zhu Youxiao, was looking at the official document of the court and said, "Water transport. Transfer to sea transport?!"

"How dare they? How did they do it!"

"Millions of waterworkers depend on food and clothing, how dare they transfer by sea?!"

The people below looked at Yang Peng, and they all slandered: Millions of water workers?Haven't all the millions of water workers been wiped out by you?How can there be millions of waterworkers now?

After reacting, Yang Peng suddenly fell down on the chair: "No, I was cheated!"

(End of this chapter)