Chapter 182 The Grand Canal and Shipping in Parallel
The craftsmen of Bingzhan Bureau will always remember this day.
They may not understand the profound meaning of this sentence, but Emperor Tianqi attaches great importance to them. Workers in the future will be particularly important and will always be remembered in their hearts.
"Really?" Some people almost asked.
"Emperor Tianqi said yes, this can never be false!" In the past few months, Tianqi has gained a very high prestige in the capital, and everyone believes what he says.
Zhu Youxiao knows one thing very well, that is, for the rise of Ming Dynasty and even China, we must seize the tide of the industrial revolution and technological revolution.
This time, in addition to developing gliders, the Military War Bureau also opened night schools, with the Director of Ceremony responsible for teaching the craftsmen.
This Liu Ruoyu is familiar.
All the eunuchs and maids in the palace had to study and read in the inner study. Before meeting the ministers outside, the princes also learned basic literacy and writing in the inner study, and then listened to various allusions and historical stories.
The eunuchs in the palace have rich experience in basic literacy, allusions and storytelling, although giving lessons to the craftsmen is a bit humiliating to some eunuchs.
However, Emperor Tianqi personally said that the status of migrant workers would be improved and that the future would be an era of craftsmen and science and technology.
Liu Qiao replied: "I understand that everything is going smoothly in the construction of Tianjin Port now. I will definitely let the officials slack off and do evil things."
Mei Jun first asked: "Jiangnan is speeding up the splitting of those who should be split. Guangye Xianggao and Lao are still dead, but we are still enough. I decided to let Zhou Yingqiu go~"
"The smallest enemy of those profiteers who monopolize and smuggle is actually the court, but these businessmen and scribes who operate legally.
What a wicked smile.
In this matter, they first arrested some minions and mouthpieces of profiteers in the north, and temporarily caused trouble for Xiaoyu. I personally told Zhou Yingqiu to implement it, and we will solve it together when Xiaoyu is caught."
Liu Qiao first replied: "Textiles come from Nanjing, Suzhou and Hangzhou, especially the silk and clothing produced by the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau. In addition, there have been no products from private textile workshops in Suzhou in the past ten years, and the quantity is low and the quality is poor."
Bad."
But Zhou Jiamo smiled and shook his head: "It's absolutely right. Liu Qiao, the one about textiles, only got 70% right."
As for the first small amount of grain, it was produced in Jiangnan a few decades later, but now Jiangnan also eats millet from Huguang, and only part of the grain going north is produced in Jiangnan."
Those monopoly merchants are engaged in industry and specialize in price difference trade. Some of them are selling the same goods in the south and the north, and some are hoarding them and waiting for the prices to rise before selling them. Therefore, they have no manpower everywhere, and they even have mouthpieces and bribes.
"The cold winter is about to pass. It is indeed very hot. Even Tianjin Port is not frozen, but it will thaw in at least half a month. Before the thaw, in addition to resuming shipping and trade in Liaodong and Gaoli, we must also prepare for shipping from Jiangnan to Tianjin.
Once on."
Let’s implement it first.
"Just keep fishing. The Lianghuai salt merchants will feel the pressure, but I think the court dares to touch us."
Liu Qiao was a military general. Although I had little access to information in Jinyiwei, I still had access to the most detailed cargo transportation and local economy.
"I obey the decree!"
"Bad."
I asked Xiong Wencan from the Archives Department to take out a map and start from Suzhou and Nanjing to Beijing, Tongzhou and Tianjin.
First unplug our minions in Beijing, Tongzhou and Tianjin, collect evidence bit by bit, and force the other party to slowly jump over the wall, while you can resist the bait yourself.
Liu Qiaozhou added: "I am from Zhenjiang, so I am relatively close to Jiangnan. I am not sure whether products such as ceramics and purple clay pots mainly come from Jiangnan.
Also, if he can become Wei Zhongxian's Minister of Civil Affairs and lead the attack on the Donglin Party, what if he is a waste. This person is a person who cannot do ruthless things and is usually ruthless to those who hinder change.
Mei Junxian? That’s it~
Hearing what Tianqi said, there was no cool smile on his face, Liu Qiao and Mei Junxian suddenly felt awe in their hearts... Those guys were miserable, His Majesty's anger was easily triggered, but you can go fishing with a smile, once the time comes
This is shocking.
Zhu Youxiao knows that some people will try hard to please on this matter, but this is a good thing, at least it is much better than causing damage.
Smart people know that they have to prepare hard and actively participate. If they have a good reputation among the craftsmen in the future, His Majesty will probably promote them to more important positions.
"What you said is wrong." Zhou Jiamo's eyes lit up. Liu Qiaozhou, the "little villain" in history, still had no ability.
Is this still possible?
This can be used as a fishing strategy against monopoly salt merchants.
"Let's talk about the small canal first. The Ministry of Industry accounts before compilation show that the last eight commodities sold in the small canal to Tongzhou are grain, textiles, wine, tea, salt and ceramics. They know that the last eight small commodities sold to Tongzhou are
, where is it mainly produced?"
So few rebels were killed that time, and tens of thousands of people were imprisoned and labored in the South Factory. Those small salt merchants were determined to enter the industry, and I am afraid they will join them.
"Obey!"
Tianjin and Tongzhou are close to each other and both are to the east of the capital. Now a small survey is being done in those two places, but the progress is not good. They were two areas where the imperial power could not go to the countryside a long time ago.
Liu Qiao, Liu Qiao and Zhou understood, that was to let Zhou Yingqiu accept fewer certificates of nomination.
Liu Qiaozhou also said: "Including ordnance supply transportation and customs trade, I will definitely supervise it in place."
"I told them that the Archives Department was working on statistical data, and I was surprised when I saw it. Because of that data, I decided to run the small canal in parallel with shipping.
Liu Qiao, Liu Qiaozhou cheered up. Emperor Tianqi personally told us that he had given us a vague explanation. This seems to be something we must remember.
Liu Qiao, the commander of Jinyiwei, and Liu Qiaozhou, the censor of Zuodu, returned to the capital in person to report the matter and let them arrange the next step of the plan.
Now that I have actively surrendered, it is time to divide and have fewer people defect to me. The Minister of Civil Affairs is the head of the eight departments. In terms of position, seniority, and influence of connections, there are several people outside the imperial court who are under me.
The winter on the Great Glacier is really hot, and even the small sea in Tianjin will freeze. But in half a month, the ice under the sea will be resolved, and Liaodong shipping will not be able to resume.
There is something illegal about making a profit on the price difference, but when you are small, you often seek less profits and end up engaging in illegal trade, smuggling and collaborating with the enemy, and bribing and confiscating public property.
"By the way, they are in Tianjin and Tongzhou, and I can't explain everything to them, good or bad."
Ye Xianggao, Lao Bu Sheng has already reported back the investigation of the giant businessmen of the Grand Canal.
Zhou Jiamo then returned to the topic: "Although I have been to the beach, I have always been interested in the small sea. After the Chinese New Year, I thought about shipping and small canals, and I didn't have any ideas."
"Were they wrong in their investigation? Those monopolistic businessmen have made all kinds of money, and now they are still causing trouble? They are going to be the big rocks on the road to reform~"
Mei Junxian believed that the emperor was definitely a saint of power, and if he was kind-hearted and soft-handed yet firm and hesitant, his country would be destroyed...
After hearing that Tianqi would test us, the two of them thought for a while.
More importantly, there is no difference between the two operating methods. Small canal shipping is mainly private participation, while maritime transportation is mainly operated by the royal family!"