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- Hearing the great achievements of his ancestors, Chen Wangmo couldn't help but puff up his chest and nodded heavily: "Yes, our ancestors dug Qingjiangpu so that water ships could reach the Yellow River directly. Since then, water transportation costs have been greatly saved. And because of the dangerous storms on the sea, ships often Damage, so we petitioned to stop shipping. Our ancestors have already proved that shipping by sea is not as good as water transportation, but now those people are trying to do the wrong thing. It is really deplorable!"
¡°Since shipping is originally under our control, if we come here now, won¡¯t everything be settled?¡± The water transport officials were immediately very excited. Whether it's water transportation or sea transportation, as long as it's in their hands, it's good luck.
"No, no, we states and counties can't follow them and move to the seaside." Those local officials along the river were unhappy when they heard this. Although everyone comes from the same enemy, their interests are not always completely consistent. Regardless of who controls shipping, the harm to them is the same.
¡°This is just a stop-gap measure. It will be transported by water after the canal is repaired.¡± Water transport officials advised.
¡°No, no, no, the water transportation yamen has always said that sea transportation is too risky, and now it suddenly says that it is feasible. Wouldn¡¯t it be a slap in the face?¡± Local officials are not as easy to coax as three-year-olds, and they still understand the truth that water cannot be recovered. If the water transport yamen is allowed to take control of sea transport, given the current poor nature of water transport, it will be impossible to tell who is the biological child and who is the stepmother.
Seeing that the two groups were about to quarrel among themselves, Marquis Zhenyuan slapped the table to shut up these idiots, and then asked Song Xiaoming: "Song Boss, tell me, should we rob the shipping?"
"Returning to the Marquis, in my humble opinion, we cannot let others lead us by the nose." Song Xiaoming replied calmly: "Although we still have thousands of ships and tens of thousands of sailors, we can't sail in the canal and sail on the ocean. , completely two different things.¡±
"Hmm" Gu Huan nodded, deeply convinced. There is no wind or waves on the canal, and the boat does not need navigation. It can just walk along the only river channel.
¡°But sailing on a vast sea with high winds, waves, and dangers requires skill, experience, and courage. But Caoding people don't have any of these.
"Jiangnan Group can do it, why can't we?" someone from the Caoyun Yamen muttered dissatisfied.
"Jiangnan Group was able to do this because they took over the Shachuan Gang first. The wind and waves on the Yangtze River are second only to the sea, and the Shachuan Gang often operates along the coast of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Their ships and sailors are already qualified for shipping." Song Xiaoming said. He said in a deep voice without changing his expression: "We will not be able to meet the shipping conditions in a short period of time."
After a pause, he changed the topic and said in a deep voice: "And there is no need for us to take the evil path of ocean shipping. It is unwise to use our own shortcomings to attack the other's strong points."
"What do you mean by Rentou?" Gu Huan nodded and asked.
"In order to keep the initiative in our own hands, we should propose our own alternative plan." Shopkeeper Song said solemnly: "We can propose to reopen the Jiao Lai River!"
"Reopening the Jiaolai River?" Everyone in the hall couldn't help but look at each other, thinking, what kind of bad idea is this?
Everyone here is a fan of water transportation, so naturally they are familiar with the topic of water transportation. For example, the Jiaolai River issue is much more popular than the maritime issue. Almost every time something happens to the canal, someone mentions it. It can also be seen that among the canal alternatives, the Jiaolai River is ranked higher than sea transportation.
The Jiaolai River was originally an artificial canal dug by the Yuan Dynasty that ran through the Shandong Peninsula and connected Jiaozhou Bay and Laizhou Bay in order to prevent the fleet from detouring around the Shandong Peninsula when transporting grain by sea.
This canal is two hundred miles long, can save eight hundred miles of sea route, and can also avoid sea wind and waves, which sounds great. So Kublai Khan recruited tens of thousands of civilians and spent two years digging this beautiful-looking canal.
But after it was opened to navigation, it was discovered that the canal had too many flaws - the terrain of the Shandong Peninsula was high in the middle and low on both sides, causing the Jiaolai River to flow north and south. Therefore, the canal originally planned to flow with abundant seawater is actually still a freshwater river with insufficient water.
Therefore, the Jiaolai River is easily silted up and difficult for large ships to pass. Shipping ships must change into small boats in Jiaozhou Bay before they can pass through the canal. Not to mention a lot of trouble, the losses are also staggering.
In addition, at that time, maritime shipping opened up safer and faster ocean channels, far away from the coastal area, making the Jiaolai River completely a display, so Kublai Khan soon issued an order to "stop the Jiaolai shipping incident."
But the emperors and ministers of the Ming Dynasty always dreamed of the Jiaolai River.
????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Following the example of the Grand Canal, nine sluices were built to adjust the water level in the river.
Now, we can finally pass through the Jiaolai Canal without changing from a big ship to a small one.??. The imperial court was extremely happy, and all officials who proposed and built the project were rewarded.
But the next year, the Jiaolai River became clogged again. This time the culprit is the tide. When the tide rises, the seawater carries a large amount of sediment and pours in from the river mouth. When the tide ebbs, the seawater leaves behind the sediment and recedes alone. The sedimentation rate is so fast that there is no time to remove the sediment
"Such a canal that is full of diseases is basically a helpless man, but Song Xiaoming regards it as a magic weapon against shipping. Naturally, everyone is unconvinced.
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Facing the questioning looks of everyone, Song Xiaoming said calmly: "I know that the Jiaolai River cannot be reused. Even if it is barely opened, it will soon become silted up again."
"That's right." Everyone nodded, secretly thinking, "You know what you're talking about?"
"But for us, this Jiaolai River is the most wonderful." Song Xiaoming picked up the tea cup, gently skimmed off the foam, and said leisurely:
"First of all, the beauty of it is that it can only be used for one or two years."
"That's right!" The slightly alert attendees already understood what Shopkeeper Song meant. "Don't we need a short-term replacement like this?"
The local officials now had no objections. If the Jiao Lai River is used to temporarily replace water transportation, the canal will definitely be returned to them after the canal is repaired in the future. Otherwise, the surge in costs could bankrupt the water transportation yamen.
"Secondly, if the imperial court adopts our Jiao-Lai shipping plan, then the starting point of shipping will not be Taicang, Suzhou, but our Huai'an. This will have the least damage to the current structure, and most importantly, it will be able to divert the Jiangnan water The crabs are kept outside to prevent them from interfering with the water transport." Shopkeeper Song took a sip of tea and continued.
"Wonderful, wonderful!" Everyone gave a thumbs up. The dominance of water transport cannot be left aside. This is the fundamental principle.
"Third, the Jiao-Lai shipping route is less than 600 miles from Huai'an to Jiaozhou Bay, and they are all close to the coast. The difficulty of sailing is much easier, and our Caoding is also easier to use." Song Xiaoming put it down. Chazhan said slowly: "To sum up, I suggest that the Governor-General's Office and the General Military Office jointly submit a letter to propose reopening the Jiao Lai River. I wonder what the Lord Marquis and you all think?"
"support!"
"No comment!"
"Absolutely agree!" Everyone in Caoyun, who had been panicking just now, finally had a backbone. Who would object?
"This is a good idea. It not only solves the urgent need of the court, but does not harm our foundation." Zhenyuan Marquis also twisted his beard and nodded in approval: "Why don't we also call it 'Jiao Lai Shipping', which can also be regarded as fulfilling His Majesty's plan to handle the shipping quickly." 's will. Those who support shipping have no reason to oppose us."
"Good change! Wonderful change!" Everyone hurriedly echoed and praised: "Master Hou is so sophisticated and his words are worth a fortune! We have taken too many initiatives with this change!"
"Hehe." Only the sincere uncle Liu Shiyan was still deliberately playing the opposite tune: "What you think is quite beautiful, but will the court listen to you? Even if you play word games, you can't change His Majesty and the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The facts that support Jiangnan Group!¡±
"We are the water transport yamen, so we have to listen to our ideas on water transport matters, right?" Everyone retorted matter-of-factly.
"You should save Zhao Kongzhao's head first." Liu Shiyan said with a strange smile: "Eight hundred canal boats capsized in Suqian. They just made such a big mistake, and the farts they let out can only be stuffy farts. Absolutely no sound!"
"You!" Everyone's mood, which had just turned from gloomy to clear, was greatly disturbed by the words of 'Xiao Liu Ji'.
"Okay, please stop saying a few words." Marquis Zhenyuan rolled his eyes at Liu Shiyan helplessly. This guy is of high status and age, and has been in charge of the Governor's Mansion of the Right Army. He is the only one in the field who can suppress this guy.
"But what Uncle Chengyi said makes some sense." Gu Huan sighed, and said with some worry: "If it were just a Jiangnan Group, it wouldn't be a big concern. After all, their influence in Beijing cannot be compared to ours, but that person named Zhao The boy brought Xishan Company in again, which is indeed a bit troublesome."
"Yes." Uncle Nan He nodded and said, "I heard that Duke Dingguo, Duke Yingying, and Duke Chengguo all have shares in Xishan Company, and Duke Dingguo and Duke Yingying are still serving in it. Not to mention the eldest princess. "
"The high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen in Beijing are all obsessed with the Laoshizi Xishan Company." The officials also nodded and said with some fear: "It is indeed very difficult for these two companies to join forces."
"So there must be other countermeasures." Shopkeeper Song looked at everyone calmly and said in a deep voice: "But today, we will finalize the Jiao Lai shipping matter first, and arrange the transportation and lobbying as soon as possible. "
"That's right." Everyone knew that this was going to be an unexpected move. Naturally, this kind of thing cannot be discussed in front of so many people. Besides, most of them are not willing to hear about it.
So they hurriedly spent an afternoon finalizing the Jiao Lai shipping plan and the plan to promote it, and then everyone went back to their respective residences in Huai'an City to rest.
Only a few core figures such as Gu Huan, Chen Wangmo, and Song Xiaoming stayed to discuss some shady matters.
Eunuch Qiu will naturally not get involved in this kind of thing. The fact that he, the guard eunuch, can pretend to be deaf and dumb is the greatest support for the Water Transport Group.
Liu Shiyan wanted to stay and get involved, but Gu Huan glanced at Uncle Dongning, who followed Uncle Nanhe and went to drink wine with Uncle Chengyi. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?? and smell.
So they hurriedly spent an afternoon finalizing the Jiao Lai shipping plan and the plan to promote it, and then everyone went back to their respective residences in Huai'an City to rest.
Only a few core figures such as Gu Huan, Chen Wangmo, and Song Xiaoming stayed to discuss some shady matters.
Eunuch Qiu will naturally not get involved in this kind of thing. The fact that he, the guard eunuch, can pretend to be deaf and dumb is the greatest support for the Water Transport Group.
Liu Shiyan wanted to stay and get involved, but Gu Huan glanced at Uncle Dongning, who followed Uncle Nanhe and went to drink wine with Uncle Chengyi. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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