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Chapter 943 Shipping Illustration

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    Among Zhao Hao¡¯s disciples, Jin Xuezeng was definitely the best in single-round administrative ability.  What's more, Yu Shensi, Chen Huaixiu and others also provided generous help, backed by the knowledge of Jiangnan Group.

    So Zhao Hao was not surprised at all that he could build the seawall to such a complete level.  However, everything still depends on the test of the flood season. It is still a little early to hold a celebration meeting.

    After getting off the seawall, Zhao Hao got on Jin Xuezeng's sedan and headed to the newly built Chongming County.

    The county seat is seven or eight miles away from the seawall. When the sedan arrived at the city, Chen Huaixiu, Elder Niu and Ma, Jin Ke, Wang Rulong, Tong Zigong and others had already heard the news and had all arrived.

    Zhao Hao got off the sedan, smiled and greeted everyone, and then looked up again. The newly built Chongming County City had a city wall about ten feet high, and it was covered with brand-new blue bricks. There were also arrows on the city wall.  The stacks, gatehouses, turrets, police stations, etc. all look very presentable.

    "It's so fast." Zhao Hao couldn't help but praise Jin Xuezeng again.  A few years ago, he heard Chen Huaixiu say that in order to rush for time, the city wall was made of adobe without tiles.  Unexpectedly, it was only February and it had already been upgraded again.

    ¡°We have built several new brick kilns on the island and we can bake the bricks ourselves. Of course, it will come faster.¡± Jin Xuezeng¡¯s tail was raised to the sky.

    "Well, not bad." Zhao Hao walked into Chongming City from the south gate of the county seat with the words "Chong'an Gate" engraved on it.

    As soon as he entered, Mr. Zhao couldn't help but be startled. He saw that the inner city wall was still a dull yellow color, still in adobe state, without a single brick.

    ¡°The output is limited, so we can only worry about face first and then talk about it later.¡± Jin Xuezeng blushed and explained hurriedly.

    "You decide your territory." Zhao Hao was not here for inspection, so surrounded by everyone, he went straight to the headquarters of Jiangnan Shipping Company on Chong'anmen Street.

    "Compared to the exaggerated three-story brick-concrete structure in Kunkaisi, the headquarters of 'Jiangnan Shipping' is much more restrained.  It's just a slightly larger street-facing shop.  There is a shop in the front and a house in the back, nothing new.

    Mr. Zhao was somewhat dissatisfied and said to Chen Huaixiu: "Sister Huaixiu, it is good to be diligent and frugal in running a household, but some money cannot be saved. After 'Jiangnan Shipping' was renamed 'Jiangnan Shipping', it was replaced by a four-story building for me. I want the company to  Become a landmark of the entire Chongming Island!¡±

    "Yes, sir." Chen Huaixiu responded first, then realized what was happening. His heart skipped a beat and he said, "Is the shipping going to start now?!"

    "Go in and talk!" Mr. Zhao nodded and called everyone to enter the "Jiangnan Shipping Company".

    He went up to the conference room on the second floor, and when everyone was seated, he got straight to the point: "I received the news the day before yesterday that the Peach Blossom Flood broke out in the Yellow and Huaihe Rivers at the same time. The Yellow River broke through Pei County and changed its flow, causing the water level in the Jianghuai area to drop seriously. Six hundred  The Yuli Grand Canal is silted up, and more than 2,000 canal boats from the water transport yamen are blocked in Xiapi and cannot move forward!"

    After finishing the intelligence briefing, Mr. Zhao punched the table and said in a deep voice: "According to research and judgment, even if the court tries its best to repair it, the canal will be blocked for at least several years. This is a God-given opportunity to resume shipping! We must seize it.  Seize the opportunity, create a fait accompli as early as possible, and show your irrefutable huge advantage, so that you can suppress the voices against shipping!"

    In another time and space, although the imperial court was forced by the situation, it had no choice but to agree to the sea transportation in the fifth year of Longqing.  But in the first year of Wanli, Pan Ji succeeded in regulating the river and water transportation resumed. Immediately, the censor caught a small accident in shipping and criticized it, so the sea transportation was stopped and water transportation resumed

    Since the Yongle period, the Grand Canal was built and grain transportation by sea was stopped.  In the past 150 to 60 years, how many knowledgeable people have actively advocated the resumption of maritime transport?

    But why did the imperial court ignore the huge benefits of sea transportation and insist on the extremely expensive water transportation?  Even if we have no choice but to reopen shipping, it will soon be canceled.  It wasn't until the last years of Chongzhen, when the Ming Dynasty was about to fall, that shipping was completely restored?

    The answer lies in the word "extremely expensive". It costs two to three dan to transport grain from Jiangnan to Beijing for freight and loss.  Four million shi of grain a year would cost more than 10 million shi in freight.

    These tens of millions of stones spent on freight are a real burden placed on the people of Jiangnan, but they will not be reflected in the accounts of the Ministry of Household Affairs.

    It is conceivable that how many corrupt officials can enjoy this gluttonous feast with peace of mind. They don¡¯t care about the benefits of shipping. They will definitely seize every opportunity to slander and destroy shipping!

    "This will be the biggest challenge our group has encountered so far. Either we can defeat them and shut them up; or we can be defeated by them and all our ambitions will come to nothing."

    Mr. Zhao said in a serious tone: "So everyone, I declare that Jiangnan Group has entered a wartime state from now on. All companies and personnel must go all out and fight to the last resort!"

    "Yes!" everyone said in unisonHe stood up, hit his left chest with his right fist, and responded loudly.

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    When everyone sat down again, Mr. Zhao also sat down in his seat and said in a deep voice: "Let's all report on the preparations!"

    After the group meeting last year, Zhao Hao issued a mobilization order to everyone on Chongming Island, ordering them to seize the time to prepare for sailing, so that they can take orders and set off at any time.

    Everyone looked at each other. First, Chen Huaixiu, the leader of Jiangnan Shipping, stood up and made a report:

    "According to the order of the young master, Jiangnan Shipping recruited a thousand of the best ship owners and sailors before the year, and deployed fifty 400-material sand ships with the best condition. They have been practicing non-stop for two months, even during the New Year.  ."

    "Not bad." Mr. Zhao smiled all over his face. Chen Huaixiu was in a very upright position and was very effective at doing things. He really found a treasure.

    "Have you all traveled the route?"

    "Sir, although the sea ban has been relaxed and merchant ships and fishing boats are constantly coming and going at sea, a fleet that is too conspicuous will still attract the attention of the Coast Guard and cause unnecessary trouble." Chen Huaixiu replied in her sexy mezzo-soprano.  road:

    "So after discussing with my two uncles Niu and Ma, I decided to break it up into parts and ordered the ship bosses to operate their own ships. They sailed north along different routes in the first month of the year. They all returned safely at the beginning of this month."

    "Not bad." Mr. Zhao nodded with satisfaction and asked Elder Niu on the side: "Have you determined the route?"

    "I was about to ask the young master for instructions." Elder Niu Yiqun stood up and said with a moo: "According to the "Illustration of Shipping" provided by Mr. Kaiyang, there were three routes for grain transportation in the early Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."

    Mr. Kaiyang is Zheng Ruozeng, the best military theorist in the Ming Dynasty and the first person to open up the map.  He once crossed mountains, rivers and seas by boat, sailed along the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, and drew a coastal topography map from Liaodong in the north to Guangdong in the south.  He also researched the old shipping route in detail, and after confirming it by sailing in person, he wrote "Illustrated Description of Shipping" and presented it to Hu Zongxian, hoping that he would persuade the court to realize grain shipping.

    As a result, Hu Ruzhen collapsed, and the discussion of grain transportation by sea did not even raise a splash.  Zheng Ruo once thought that "Illustrations of Maritime Transport" would become a piece of waste paper.  Unexpectedly, Master Zhao descended from heaven again, giving him hope of realizing his dream again!

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