I became the son of Renzong

Chapter 774
The Southern Expeditionary Army received an imperial edict on Guangnan West Road.

He didn't ask about the process in Annan, but he brought various documents, which were documents for the Southern Expeditionary Army to return to the court through the channel of water transportation.

Zhang Dun knew that in addition to his own writing, the detailed reports of the entire Southern Expedition Army, the Supervisory Yamen and the Imperial City Division had their own statements.

There is no objection to the imperial edict, which means that he has passed the expedition this time.

Only when the army arrived in the south of the Yangtze River did they have water transport ships.

Today's soldiers of the Song Dynasty are transferred, and without the transfer envoys, they are all arranged by the military affairs office of the local state capital.

The Military Affairs Yamen, also called the Military Affairs Department, is subordinate to the Yamen jointly managed by the Privy Council, the Ministry of War and the local state capital.

It replaced the original function of regiment training envoy, responsible for training civilians, liaising with the garrison, arranging retired soldiers, recruiting new soldiers and other affairs.

The army's transfer is also coordinated by the military department to coordinate water transportation and track.

Moreover, the Department of Military Affairs is the administrative office of the military depot in the local area.

In this way, the army of the imperial court has truly become an independent system. At least in the local area, it is only for communication and is no longer subject to local jurisdiction, which reduces some unnecessary accidents.

When Zhao Xi set up this yamen, he borrowed the system of later generations.

For example, Xingshu belongs to Xiangzhou's military affairs envoy, who is in charge of a state's military affairs.

Of course, this system should not be negated just because of Xingshu’s mistakes. Compared with the transfer envoy system in the early years, the permanent establishment of the Military Affairs Department first improved the status of generals; secondly, it solved the problem of poor coordination and communication between the country and the DPRK.

Just like now, when the Southern Expeditionary Army arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the water transport ships were already full and docked at the water transport terminal in Hangzhou.

"Finally, I don't need to dangle on the elephant anymore. Some of the dangling bones are soft..."

Although Wang Shunchen didn't like taking the boat very much, the elephant really didn't want to sit any more.

The freshness at the beginning became annoying after passing Guangnan West Road.

"New ship?"

Zhang Dun is a southerner, so he can tell the newness and oldness of this troop carrier at a glance.

In other words, it was less than three months before these ships entered the river.

"The commander-in-chief doesn't know yet, does he? The current water transport is no longer dominated by the imperial court. After sending the army, these troop transport ships are converted into cargo ships or passenger ships later."

"For this troop transport, Hangzhou will not receive any dividends from the waterway for three years, and the imperial court will also reduce and exempt Hangzhou's tax revenue..."

"Is the local state government willing to transport troops like this? Is the owner of the water transport willing?"

In the past, troop transport was organized by the transfer envoys. Whether it was the transfer of civilians, or the requisition of civilian ships or official ships, it was based on the court's decree, voluntary or not, there was no choice but to execute.

Therefore, when transporting troops, whether it is ships or various services on the way, most of them can be saved as much as possible, and even the soldiers are not full, and it is common for the military rations to be mixed with sand and gravel.

What's more, there are cases where leaky boats are deliberately used to stop the soldiers on the water transportation channel, and then sit down with the government to raise prices.In other words, the local state government cooperated with water transport to embezzle military rations and trample on soldiers.

Now that it has been changed to a pro-democracy movement, or a half-civilian, half-court approach, will it be worse than before?
"To let the general know that the transfer of troops is not only a record for the local state capital, but also the achievements of the local state government, especially the achievements of the subordinate officials as the military affairs department."

"As long as there is such a transshipment every year, and there are no mistakes, the official evaluation of the officials this year is sure to be superior. Moreover, as long as the state government undertakes a large army transfer, the imperial court will give the local state capital a certain amount of tax revenue. That's a huge boon for local states."

"As for the owner of the water transport... the local state capital has jurisdiction over the waterway, and there is a member of the water transport there, who undertakes a transshipment, not to mention the state government office, and the state capital will not pay dividends for three years... Such a good thing, there are people rushing to do it. The water transport of the Grand Canal is not the only one..."

It's a pity that the Department of Military Affairs is still talking about it.No way, such a good thing has been earned by the merchants of Gou Ri. Although the state capital also benefits, how can merchants earn more.

The imperial court is generous and kind, otherwise they would not dare to say anything even if they let merchants like them transfer soldiers for free.After all, the waterway knows the court.

"You mean there are many companies on the waterway that are qualified to operate water transport?"

"It's not a lot of houses, there are always three or five. They are divided into sections, and they can take the entire Grand Canal. I heard that only the post office runs through the entire Grand Canal channel, and the others are divided into sections. .”

"For example, for this transfer, Yuntong Commercial Bank is only responsible for transferring to Xuzhou, and then the trading company on Jingdong Road will pick up and transfer the army to Beijing..."

The soldiers were boarding the ship, looking at the boundless sails fluttering in the wind, Zhang Dun called the military envoy to sit down together.Zhang Dun's heart is not only about military affairs, he has ideas, so he needs to know more about the new policy of the court.

"Why doesn't the post station undertake the transshipment? Isn't that more convenient?"

"Zhang Shuai, if the post station has to take on this matter, the local state capital will have nothing to do. This is what I, the governor of Hangzhou, won over."

"The lower officials heard about it, and they assumed the transfer of soldiers. There were also disputes in the court. The local state capitals along the Grand Canal, and the backs of these merchants, can be discussed in the court..."

This Military Affairs Department is also a stick, is it really the imperial court or the previous imperial court?Are you still arguing in court?

"The lower officials heard that it was the official's order in the end, saying that the local operators should be the first to bear the responsibility. Because the imperial court has a large proportion of the post station, the official will not allow it to compete with the people for profit."

This is old news in the country, that is, the army is going out, so I don't know about it.The Military Affairs Secretary had caught the audience, and chatted with Zhang Dun and the others for a long time, even having lunch on the boat.

The military envoy did not leave until all the officers and men were ready...
"Marshal, how can the imperial court allow such a transfer? Merchants value profits, and once the transfer of troops is delayed due to profit, won't it delay the opportunity of the war?"

Zhong Jianzhong couldn't figure it out, especially when it came to this kind of thing, his mind was a little confused.However, seeing that Zhang Dun seemed to know everything, he asked for advice.

"Uncle Yi, you don't specialize in this, and you can explain it if you don't understand it. If you explain it deeply, you may become more confused. Let me tell you simply."

"In this way, the imperial court is equivalent to turning the Grand Canal into a track, that is to say, this route belongs to the imperial court, and the merchants just bought the right to operate on the route by means of selling, and there may be a limit on the number of years. Tell me, who dares to disobey the imperial court?"

"Also, because of this, the imperial court has lost the burden of those moths in the water transport yamen, and instead of paying a penny to support those moths, it has a little more income."

"The most important thing is that it has completely changed the current situation of water transport routes being chaotic and disorderly. In order to ensure income, the local state government must allocate a part of the income every year to clean up the river, and it can also ensure that the water transport channel enters a healthy operating track. ·····The officials are truly talented!"

He had already heard about the reform of water transport before he set off on the expedition, and only then did Zhang Dun fully understand it.

(End of this chapter)