I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 761

How could Zhao Xi not know what the water transportation was like?
When Wang Anshi clarified the facts, Zhao Xi looked at the cabinet ministers and wanted to know what their attitude was.

Judging from Zhao Xi's knowledge from all parties, given the degree of corruption of the water transport, the current cabinet ministers are basically not involved in the chaos of the water transport.However, there is an unavoidable phenomenon that old students and former students share in the profits of water transportation.

"Officials, what Wang Ge said is true. When the cabinet was discussing matters, it also discussed the situation of water transportation. The disadvantages of water transportation have a long history, and can be traced back to the previous dynasty, and the soldiers engaged in water transportation have been handed down from generation to generation. The way is passed on.”

"Since the Grand Canal ran through the north and the south, various forces and livelihoods have been formed along the canal, mainly based on water transportation. There are also aristocratic families who depend on or play a decisive role in water transportation."

"The malpractice of water transport mentioned by Mr. Wang Ge is so difficult to deal with because of this deep-rooted foundation that the imperial court cannot fundamentally change it. The cabinet thinks that the railway model can be used for reference, or it can be taken over by the railway. Old, gradually changing the status quo of water transportation..."

Fu Bi didn't think that the officials didn't know the truth, and he didn't get angry at Wang Anshi's outspoken words.The reason why the cabinet made such an agreement is based on the official way of doing things...boiling frogs in warm water.

If the government intends to boil the frogs in warm water, then there is no need to put the fact that the water transportation is rotten on the table.The results on the table will only make things more difficult for the imperial court.

Change... how to change?The water transport along the route, or the entire channel of the water transport, is not all canals, but on the basis of all the water systems in the north and south, the major water systems are connected by canals.

The understanding and familiarity of the entire waterway is only those families and forces that have been doing nothing for generations in water transport, and the reason for the disadvantages of water transport is precisely caused by these forces who think they have mastered the fundamentals of water transport.

If the court wants to solve it completely, the only way to completely overthrow the current water transport is to break it up and start over.This is very difficult, due to the nature of water transportation itself, it still has to go back to those people in the end.

Even if the water transportation is involved in the attack on the prince, it is difficult to completely overthrow the foundation of the entire water transportation.Of course, according to Fu Bi's understanding, those who participated in the attack on the prince would definitely not be those deep-rooted old forces, and they were even limited to a small part of the newly launched Yangtze River route.

"The rich minister thought that the water transportation was a foolish account, so he should be so foolish? Then it really became a foolish case from a foolish official..."

"I don't dare, it's just that I'm stupid and unable to negotiate a solution. For the country's official food plan, it can only be done tentatively."

Water transportation is unique, or the people used by water transportation have their own particularities, not just as simple as a transportation, nor as simple as a simple transportation, or even more than scheduling and dispatching.It relies on elements such as channel identification, crew water quality, shipbuilding, and more.

The point is that the attack on the prince happened suddenly, and Fu Bi also felt that the government did not have a perfect solution to water transportation.And the solution of water transportation.It must be completed before opening the river next year.

Although the prince's attack gave the imperial court a good excuse to intervene in the water transportation, such as the current garrison controlling the water transportation, but as long as these people are still there, the original disadvantages will not be completely improved, but these people can be completely ignored. It seems almost impossible.

It's not that Guochao doesn't have other talents who can identify waterways and understand water. Guochao's shipping industry is very developed, how can there be no talents in this area?The point is, how to gather such a large number of talents in a short period of time is a difficult problem.

Therefore, the cabinet has the proposal of copying the track operation mode, or taking over by the track.

Zhao Xi also knew about shipping, and knew how difficult it is to change water transportation... I can't blame the ministers. The limitations of knowledge and thinking are naturally limited when considering methods.

Of course, there may be other factors.

Just like the practice that the country was used to in the early days, whenever there are refugees from famines, they will be turned into Xiangjun, so as to avoid turmoil.The settlement of water transportation is the same for courtiers. Hundreds of thousands of people rely on water transportation for food. If there is any turmoil, the losses caused are incalculable.

"Everyone, since the water transportation is basically inseparable from the forces along the river, let's follow the trend..."

"I think that the water transportation will be sold in sections, and the waterway management rights will be sold on the basis of ensuring the transportation of grain from the south to the north while the imperial court maintains control."

This was the most suitable solution that Zhao Xi could think of.

"Officials and ministers are puzzled..."

"Divide the water transport according to the boundaries of the state capitals, and hand over the channel rights of the water transport to the state capitals along the river, allowing them to sell. As long as it can satisfy the imperial court's south-to-north grain transport, the imperial court will no longer participate in the entire management right, and the local state capitals can participate. But There is a premise that it must be controlled by different forces or business companies at the boundary of the Yanhe state capital."

"For the imperial court, the annual transportation of 600 million heather grains to the north is the basis, and the profits and losses are self-responsible. The right to operate the waterway and the assets of the current water transportation yamen will be sold together..."

"The disbandment of the water transport yamen, which belonged to the imperial court officials, will be resettled by the imperial court, and sent to the northwest to enrich the yamen of the newly-built state capitals. Originally supported by the imperial court, the water transport yamen was registered, and the artisans and crews who undertook the water transport were sold. The party with the power is responsible for selecting a part, and the rest will be settled by the imperial court."

There are two methods of river management: whole river management and section management. In fact, integrated management of the whole river section is the most correct way of river management.

However, in terms of the current level of decay of the water transportation yamen, Zhao Xi can only choose to throw away the interests, and let the various forces that originally divided up the interests of the imperial court break up in the struggle.

Zhao Xi's method is not so much to disband the Water Transport Yamen as it is to use the lure of profit to break up the entire power of Water Transport.

"Officials, once the right to operate the waterway is sold, the government's official food cannot be guaranteed. In recent years, the total amount of food transported from south to north has exceeded [-] million shi, and rail transportation is difficult to meet."

"The imperial government's abandonment of the right to the waterway means that the imperial court has lost control of the transportation of the entire canal. Merchants are chasing profits, and the profit of transporting grain is meager. This will cause food price fluctuations and even chaos in the country."

This is not a child's play, and it must not be dealt with simply by selling.Although the consistent methods of the officials proved to be correct in the end, Fu Bi still advised the officials to be cautious when he couldn't figure it out.

"Fu Xiang, what I'm talking about is selling the management rights, not the ownership. The waterway will always belong to the imperial court, and the basis of selling, or the reserve price, is the basic amount for the imperial court to transport grain from south to north."

"Similarly, this can be completely avoided by the way of selling. For example, selling once a year; for example, setting the preconditions for selling, etc..."

(End of this chapter)