Chapter 137 Tonghui River Water Transport Difficulties
Ming Dynasty: Huddled in Beiping Dangzhi County Text Volume Chapter 137 Difficulties in Tonghui River Water TransportLatest website:A few days passed.
As the foot-thick freeze on the river began to thaw, Zhu Di once again dispatched four ships to start fishing for marine fish in the Bohai Sea.
However, this time Xu Xiang returned to Beiping Prefecture not even a day after he took out the fleet.
Then, Guo An and Zhu Fu were called over by Zhu Di in a hurry.
"I am here to see you, Your Highness!"
"Everyone, get up."
Zhu Di waved his hand solemnly, and without waiting for Guo An and Zhu Fu to ask, he said directly: "Now, after a winter of rest, the fish in the Bohai Sea should have recovered somewhat.
We want Xu Xiang to lead the big ship in the palace and go to the Bohai Sea to catch more fish before the imperial navy fleet reaches the Bohai Sea.
However, despite all the calculations, we never expected that at the beginning of spring and winter, the hydrology of the Tonghui River would decline and large ships would not be able to pass.
I wonder if Guo Qing and Zhu Qing have any good ideas?"
Zhu Fu frowned slightly. He was sensitively aware that his status in Zhu Di's heart was somewhat lower than that of Guo Thief.
A monk left and a thief came!
No, the monk didn’t leave either, he was just suppressed by Guo Thief’s light.
Thinking about it, Zhu Fu's mood suddenly improved inexplicably.
As for Guo An, he didn't think as much as Zhu Fu. After hearing Zhu Di's words, he immediately became anxious.
Guo An is also involved in catching sea fish. If he misses fishing for one day, he will lose dozens of taels of silver.
Thinking about it, Guo An quickly asked: "May I ask, Your Highness, if there are any big ships outside Beiping Mansion?"
Zhu Di glanced at Guo An helplessly and said, "I only have a few big ships in Prince Yan's palace, how can there be other ships outside?
What's more, any big boat that wants to go into the sea for fishing needs to undergo extensive renovations. Otherwise, we can just find someone to buy a few boats."
Guo An was stunned. He was so anxious that he forgot all this.
Seeing this, Zhu Di looked directly at Zhu Fu who was aside, "Does Zhu Qing have any good ideas for this matter?"
Seeing that Zhu Di finally thought of him, Zhu Fu felt moved in his heart.
However, he had no clue about how to solve the problem of water flow in Tonghui River, and could only shake his head helplessly.
"Your Highness, I am not familiar with water conservancy, but I believe that this matter is the responsibility of the prefect of Beiping Prefecture, and it should be resolved by His Highness urging the prefect of Beiping Prefecture."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Zhu Qing's words make sense."
Because the city of Beiping Prefecture is crowded with Prince Yan's Palace, the Chief Envoy, the Inspector General, and the Commander-in-Chief, all of whom are superiors of the Beiping Prefecture's Yamen. The Beiping Prefecture's Prefecture is like a little transparent, and sometimes even Wan Wan
The existence of Pingxian County Government and Daxing County Government are not as good.
Therefore, Zhu Di had somewhat forgotten that the Beiping government office was still there.
Zhu Di then ordered Zhu Liang below: "Go quickly and summon the prefect of Peiping for us."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Zhu Liang responded and walked quickly.
Soon, Yu Rentian, the prefect of Peking, hurried in.
"Yu Rentian, the magistrate of Beiping, visited His Majesty the King of Yan. I wonder what the important matter is for His Majesty the King of Yan to come to see me?"
"Prefect Yu, please take a seat."
Zhu Di had a gentle face. After Yu Rentian sat down, he said: "Prefect Yu, there was less spring rain this year. The water level of the Tonghui River has dropped, making it difficult for large ships to travel together. Water transportation has been blocked. Many merchants have complained. I wonder if Prefect Yu can solve this problem."
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"This..."
Yu Rentian glanced at Zhu Di in surprise, and then stood up quickly, with a look of fear on his face.
"Your Highness, please forgive me. This official has never heard of this matter. However, please rest assured, Your Highness, I will definitely send someone to investigate in detail and try my best to solve it when I get back."
Guo An looked at Magistrate Yu with wide eyes.
Zhu Di's expression turned cold, "Yu Rentian, do you think this king is lying to you?"
Yu Rentian's face turned pale, and he quickly stood up, saluted and begged for mercy: "Your Highness, please forgive me, I have no such intention.
However, river engineering and water conservancy matters have always been under the jurisdiction of the government officials and magistrates, and the lower officials do not know much about the water conservancy matters of the Tonghui River."
Zhu Di's face became solemn, and he turned to Zhu Liang and shouted: "Go quickly and summon the magistrate and magistrate of Beiping Mansion to this king."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Liang responded and walked out quickly.
Zhu Di snorted coldly and sat on his chair, slowly sipping tea and ignoring Yu Rentian.
In this regard, Yu Rentian could only lower his head and did not dare to act rashly.
However, I have already guessed a dozen possibilities for the purpose of Yan King Zhu Di's actions.
After waiting for Yu Rentian's legs to feel numb from standing and his forehead to sweat, Zhao Jie and Tongpan Dangfuzhong finally arrived.
"I'm going to see Zhao Jie, the magistrate of Beiping Prefecture, to see His Highness the King of Yan!"
"The official Beiping Prefecture Tongpandang meets His Highness the King of Yan again!"
As the two of them greeted each other, Zhu Di raised his head slightly.
"Today, we summoned you two because the hydrology of the Tonghui River has declined, which affects water transportation. I wonder if you and the others can come up with any good ideas?"
Zhao Jie and Dang Fu were both stunned, and subconsciously glanced at the prefect Yu Rentian beside them.
It's a pity that I only saw Shangguan who was pale, sweating on his forehead, and looking stiff.
This made the two of them even more panicked. Could it be that King Yan wanted to use this to accuse them?
However, since they took office, in addition to accepting the appointment rules of several subordinate officials, such as Tan Jing, Nian Jing, Men Jing, and some Zhuang Jing and Wen Jing, they have never been greedy.