Daming Yinghua

Chapter 64 Opening the Sea in Songjiang Mansion

Zheng Haizhu bluntly expressed his doubts to Huang Zunsu.

Xu Jie, the chief assistant of the former dynasty, when he fought against Yan Song in the capital, his son was in Songjiang, but he did not delay in occupying a large number of farmlands, and changed rice to mulberry.The Xu family had a large number of mulberry fields, silkworm houses, and loom weavers. At that time, they did not have conflicts with other gentry family businesses in the Susong area, nor did they monopolize the silk market in the six prefectures in the south of the Yangtze River. Therefore, the Xu family’s raw silk and finished products were sold to Where is it?

Huang Zunsu's eyes flashed: "Overseas?"

"Yes." Zheng Haizhu nodded with certainty.

"Impossible," Huang Zunsu finally revealed the annoyance he felt when he argued with Zheng Haizhu at the door of his house that day, "Mr. Xu Ge was most against Tongwa back then."

Zheng Haizhu expected Huang Zunsu to have this reaction.

Although Xu Jie lived in an era when the Donglin School hadn't flourished yet, this old fox with a deep sense of the city defeated Yan Song, the treacherous party, and was also the spokesman for the gentry in the south of the Yangtze River. It is not surprising that the order is more respected.

Zheng Haizhu smiled calmly, and said in a slow voice: "The strict party has done a lot of business, and Tongbo is a very appropriate hat. When Xu Ge wanted to defeat the strict party, this hat couldn't be more appropriate.

Besides, opposing Tongwo is not necessarily opposing Kaihai.Opposing the imperial court to open the sea is not necessarily the same as opposing one's own going to sea.

Mr. Huang, you are a scholar and even a member of the officialdom. You must understand better than I think what happened to Xu Ge when he was old.

As for those of us who are small people in Shengdou, although we have never read any books, let alone be an official, we are willing to believe that Xu Ge's hometown did business in the sea, because this at least shows that the sea road is a big road. If every family goes to sea, instead of thousands of families going to sea, many small people will find a way to survive on this road.

In the past dynasties, there were bustling camel caravans, convoys, and caravans, and the court received commercial taxes. This is a good deed that benefits the country and the people. Only those who hold power and can overcome the sea ban and fill their pockets will oppose Kaihai. Master, you said, didn't you? "

After listening to Zheng Haizhu's analysis, Huang Zunsu didn't nod, but he didn't refute. Instead, he stared at the crowd by the river embankment not far away, and the stern air on his face dissipated a bit.

What Zheng Haizhu looked at was the direction of the Wusong River flowing eastward.

The young woman said with a sense of sympathy and longing, "I didn't know that Songjiang had several extremely tragic battles against the Japanese during the time of Lord Jiajing after I went to Songjiang to make a living. But Doesn't it just show that Songjiang is indeed located in an important position in Haiphong and sea trade? Since Lord Longqing ascended the throne, Fujian Yuegang has been switched on and off, and the Frankies in Guangzhou and Macau have also made sea vendors flourish. , why did we Songjiang keep such a privileged position and not make a switch to the court? This is not just a matter of my Han family's cotton cloth having an extra export route."

When Huang Zunsu heard the words, he also cast his eyes on the eastern sky with surging clouds.

As a person who has lived in Yuyao County, Ningbo Prefecture for a long time, he certainly understands that the land goes all the way to the east, and it is a world completely different from that of Daming Wanli Rivers and Mountains—the world of the vast sea.

"So, Miss Zheng, what Caizhuang Mansion means just now is that you suggested to him to open a new river in Songjiang Mansion?"

"Yes, the Wusong River is too narrow and has many twists and turns, and the sediment is easy to accumulate. It is better to simply cut the Song River into Liuzhou and enter the Yangtze River from Taicang, a neighboring state. As for the water of Taihu Lake, it can be diverted to the newly widened river bank, and then flowed up and down. A wide river surface is formed between Huangpu and finally flows into the East China Sea. This not only solves the flood discharge of Taihu Lake, but also enables Songjiang Prefecture to open a new big river that can moor lucky boats. Moreover, Mr. Huang looked at the current Shanghai County, and there are many water ports suitable for construction In the bay of the wharf, there are many sandy lands along the river where rice cannot be grown, but warehouses for stockpiling goods can always be repaired.”

When Huang Zunsu heard this, he finally stopped hiding his surprise: "Miss Zheng knows a lot about water affairs."

Zheng Haizhu thought, this is because after hundreds of years women will not only have books to read, but also city museums to see. What I am telling you now is that the reason for the formation of the Huangpu River in Shanghai, which can moor giant ships, is nothing more than the Qing Dynasty. What happened, let's talk about it in advance in the late Ming Dynasty.

Just like Liu Shimin, the weaving eunuch, the reason why I dare to make friends with the tempter is because I, a descendant, know that he is the famous eunuch Liu Ruoyu who wrote "Jiao Zhong Lu".Ten years later, in the Apocalypse Dynasty, not only will he not join forces with Wei Zhongxian and Madam Ke, but he will also be involved in the case of the seven gentlemen of Donglin, including you, Huang Zunsu, being framed.If this time and space give me a chance to flap the wings of a butterfly, maybe at that time, this Eunuch Liu may really rescue you.

But you Donglin party who claim to be clean, treat all father-in-laws like scourges.

Diode thinking is indeed inevitable in ancient and modern times.

Zheng Haizhu was speechless when he thought about it, so he didn't pretend to be modest with Huang Zunsu, and said seriously: "Master Huang, Grandma Yao told me that the master also thought that there are many smart women among women, and it is not unusual to open their eyes to see the world. As the saying goes Said, South Ships North Horses, I brought my nephew from Fujian, and all the waterways were used, and after seeing too much, I learned by analogy, so I came up with this idea.”

Huang Zunsu said: "If you dare to think, you may not be able to do it. Miss Zheng, how did you convince Zhuang Zhifu?"

"Because I moved Eunuch Liu first."

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"Ah, yes, the girl in the Han family is indeed a bit capable, and she persuaded Liu Shimin from the Weaving Bureau. Eunuch Liu also felt that if the raw silk brocades in the Susong, Hangjiahu and other areas were to be sold to foreign merchants, it would be more convenient to leave the port directly from Songjiang. "

In the carriage on the return journey, Zhifu Zhuang, who was full of hot ginger soup, had a fat face and blushed, and confirmed to Huang Zunsu in a relaxed tone that Zheng Haizhu was not bragging.

"Brother Huang, otherwise, how do you think our Songjiang Mansion can invite those old mages from Hangzhou Mansion to dredge the canals and control the water? Coincidentally, you still remember Sun Long, right? He was Liu Shimin's weaving bureau two years ago Admiral and eunuch. Sun Long was too cool in Suzhou, which aroused popular uprisings among weavers and merchants. If he hadn’t run fast, he would have been beaten to death in Suzhou. I didn’t expect this grandpa Sun to go to Hangzhou and become a Bodhisattva. We obtained money from the Holy Majesty, dredged the West Lake and Qiantang River, and raised a group of skilled craftsmen for the Hangzhou government to control the water. Now Liu Shimin is also in charge of the Hangzhou Weaving Bureau, so he has transferred those people to our Songjiang River to dig the river."

After Zhuang Zhifu finished speaking, he carefully observed Huang Zunsu's reaction, and saw that he was frowning thoughtfully, and fell silent for a while.

The magistrate Zhuang was old in the officialdom, so he naturally knew what was wrong with this overly upright subordinate in front of him.

"Old Huang," Zhuang Zhifu patted Huang Zunsu's shoulder, and said earnestly, "I used to deal with Mr. Liu several times in the capital, and I didn't have any bad feelings. He is an internal official, and the emperor sent him to the southeast. Weaving bureau, do you expect him to tell the emperor like the officials and censors that he would rather suffer the court rod than come to collect silk and cloth? If you Qingliu want to be enemies with eunuchs, you have to see if they are enemies. I’ll tell you the truth, the smugglers in the sea near Songjiang Mansion are much more powerful than the old man’s hometown in Fujian. Isn’t it all because of the sea ban? It’s as simple as Zhangzhou Yuegang, and there are so many broken things. Old man, I wish A nobleman like Eunuch Liu who talks about the constitution of heaven will go and pierce this layer of window paper with the emperor."

　A day or two after the National Day is a bit busy, get some orders for the team.It's a little less today, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)