Daming: The most ruthless tyrant in history

Chapter 784: Crossing Guandong (3)

"Sea ships! Batches of sea ships, this is the key to immigration to Liao."

Joint branch in Beijing.

Lian Guoshi looked serious as he glanced at the people gathered in the hall. "The local joint offices have been put into operation, and some places have already started to take action. However, when summarizing the urgent dispatches from various places, I found a problem."

"In the early days of the immigrants' arrival in Liao, the ships dispatched from the ports of Qinhuangdao, Tianjin, Dengzhoufu, and Laizhoufu could still meet the needs of cross-sea transportation. However, once a large number of immigrants from Shaanxi, Shanxi, Henan and other places arrived in large numbers in succession at the coast of northern Zhili and Shandong, the scale exceeded 50, and they were bound to be stranded along the coast."

"If during this period, the joint branch offices of Northern Zhili and Shandong fail to appease the emotions of immigrants in various places and allow panic to spread, unpredictable things will definitely happen."

The atmosphere in the hall changed.

Preparation is the key to success, while lack of preparation leads to failure. From the proposal to planning, clarification, to implementation of the immigration and border filling issue, too many people have been transferred to this field. But as the old saying goes, no matter how good the early preparations are, they will ultimately remain at the policy level and will not be affected by the reality. Therefore, some ideas are inevitably beautiful, but once they are pushed to the implementation stage, they will inevitably encounter one thing or another.

"According to the original policy, in addition to the ships under the jurisdiction of the Shaofu, the Thirteen Hongs in Tianjin and the coastal sea merchants in Northern Zhili and Shandong will also undertake some of the transfer needs."

One person frowned and said, "The demand for this part of the transfer will be calculated based on the number of people transferred each month. If a certain scale is reached, the corresponding customs tax will be reduced or exempted."

"I have signed contracts with the above groups in the Beijing Joint Branch Office, and the corresponding official letters have been sent to the joint branches in Northern Zhili, Shandong, and Liaodong. As long as Beijing and the three places approve and stamp them, and hold the official documents, you can go to the corresponding local customs to reduce the corresponding customs duties."

"Once this favorable policy is announced, the above groups will be willing to do it. After all, the more groups that transship, the more customs duties they will be exempted from, which is in exchange for real money."

"For this matter, the Beijing Joint Branch Office has traveled to several governor's offices in Northern Zhili, Liaodong, and Shandong. Fortunately, Governors Hu and Wang are well aware of the importance of immigration to Liaodong, so they actively sent people to promote this matter."

After hearing this, the other person frowned and said, "You said so much, are you trying to say that it is no longer possible to stimulate more sea vessels to participate in this immigration plan to Liao?"

"Yes!"

The man nodded and said, "The customs issue was gradually implemented after your majesty allowed Tianjin to open up to the outside world. It is currently only being implemented in northern Zhili, Shandong, and Liaodong. Even now, this matter is still very controversial."

"Take last year as an example. Anti-smuggling operations in Liaodong, Shandong and other places found thousands of ships unwilling to pay customs duties, and most of these ships came from the coastal areas of southeastern provinces."

"You may not know this yet, but since the second year of Tianqi, pirates have begun to appear along the coasts of the southeastern provinces, and they are targeting the ships heading north!!"

Once interests clash, there will inevitably be a backlash.

The Ming Dynasty's control over maritime affairs is still in a semi-control state. There are too many interests involved and too many groups involved. Once their interests are damaged, there will inevitably be corresponding reactions.

This is also the fundamental reason why Zhu Youxiao urged the Military Affairs Council to build the three major fleets of Bohai, Beihai and Whale Sea as soon as possible!

If you want to completely control the maritime dominance and make the rules set by the court well-established so that everyone involved can absolutely follow the rules, the prerequisite is that there must be enough deterrence. Without even deterrence, who will listen to you?

"It seems that we need to consult the Military Affairs Council for coordination."

Lian Guoshi frowned and spoke in a low voice.

"This...isn't good."

After hearing this, one person hesitated and said, "What I did with the branch office has little to do with the Military Affairs Council. Moreover, we have to go through the Shaofu and go to the Military Affairs Council to coordinate. This..."

He was not the only one who hesitated. Many people in the hall were hesitant, and even had complicated expressions.

After all, in their view, the matter of immigration to Liao was a civil affair, while the Military Affairs Council was in charge of suppressing rebellions. Not to mention that the situation of the Military Affairs Council in Beijing, although much better than when it was first established, was still subject to much criticism and doubt. After all, in the eyes of many people, the Military Affairs Council had encroached upon the powers of the Ministry of War.

Fortunately, the Minister of War is Wang Xiangqian, and with him as the pressure, otherwise if it were someone else, he might not be able to withstand such criticism and attacks.

"Why is there little contact?"

Lian Guoshi saw everyone's concerns and frowned, saying, "The Military Affairs Council is in charge of all matters related to suppressing the rebellion. Yes, the Jianlu are rebelling against their superiors. They are no longer threatening the Liaodong frontier, but the Jianlu rebellion has not been completely suppressed."

"What I have done with the branch office is to follow the orders of His Majesty and actively promote the development and governance of Liaodong. But everyone should not forget that whether Liaodong can become strong and when it can become strong is also related to suppressing the rebellion. In order to completely suppress the Jianlu in the future, will we have to mobilize a large number of military supplies from the interior?"

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"Let's not talk about military rations. It will take a long time for Liaodong to have a good harvest. But what about other things? According to the various mineral deposits explored by the officials of the Ministry of Finance, Liaodong is extremely rich. Can the military industry system be further developed?"

"In addition, there is the shipbuilding industry. With the current manpower in Liaodong, is it enough to develop further? Without shipbuilding, how can we have a strong navy? Without a navy, if Liaodong really wants to launch a full-scale suppression, how can we coordinate internal needs?"

Lian Guoshi's series of questions dispelled some people's concerns.

Yes.

What they are doing now is not just about civil affairs, but also about promoting the development and governance of Liaodong, which will also affect other aspects.

The reason why Lian Guoshi thought of the Military Affairs Council was that before that, he knew something about the three major fleets, which were new to the Ming Dynasty. In order to solve the problems of immigration to Liao, Lian Guoshi went to Tianjin and other places many times. It was there that he learned about the reconstruction of the three major fleets.

We have to find Shen Tingyang!
It was also after this matter was raised that Lian Guoshi immediately thought of a person. Although this gentleman was a newly-appointed Jinshi in the second year of the Tianqi reign, his current position in the Military Affairs Council was not low. He was originally in charge of joint logistics in Tianjin and other places, and he did a great job. It was precisely because of this political achievement that he was valued in the Military Affairs Council.

In Lian Guoshi's opinion, if this matter can be effectively resolved, the future sea transportation to Liaohai can be greatly alleviated, and even the unnecessary expenditures of the central finance can be reduced. Although Lian Guoshi knows that this matter is difficult, he has to find a way to solve it. He can't just know there are difficulties and not face them head on.

(End of this chapter)