When the group of people came out of Qingjiang Shipyard, their faces were not very good-looking, especially Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang.
As the only government-run shipyard affiliated with the two major imperial courts in the Great Zhou Dynasty, its backwardness and staleness made everyone in the group couldn't help but shake their heads.
No wonder the hundreds of thousands of dollars invested by the Ministry of Industry into this shipyard every year go to waste.
Not to mention anything else, I casually checked the list of registered craftsmen and found that the vacancy was shockingly large. Although the manager explained in every possible way, who were Cui Jingrong, Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang? They were all experienced in such situations, so they
Even Feng Ziying and the others can see how deep the intrigue is hidden here, let alone how many of them can?
It is estimated that at least 70% of them are false reports, which means that there should be more than 4,000 to 5,000 craftsmen, but less than 1,500 are actually in the shipyard, and the other 3,000 people are either left empty at all levels of the shipyard.
There is no such person at all, or he is working in the shipyard, but in fact he has already done his own private work, or he has been assigned by the superior to do other work.
Huai'an Qingjiang Shipyard and Jinling Longjiang Shipyard are the two major government-run shipyards in Zhou Dynasty. One mainly produces tank ships, and the other mainly produces river ships and sea-going ships.
At first, the Qingjiang Shipyard was jointly managed by the Governor of Water Transport and the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. However, after Li Sancai took over as the Governor of Water Transport, he clearly proposed that it should either be directly managed by the Governor of Cao, or directly managed by the Ministry of Industry, and suggested that it should be returned to the Ministry of Industry. Therefore, the Qingjiang Shipyard was placed under the jurisdiction of the Governor of Water Transport.
It was under the direct control of the Ministry of Industry. Now it seems that Li Sancai was aware of the corruption in Qingjiang Shipyard at that time, so he first abdicated the responsibility.
Now it seems that this is undoubtedly a wise move.
"Uncle Xian, I'm afraid you'll have to write a letter to your superiors at the Ministry of Industry after you go back. The Qingjiang Shipyard is like this, I'm afraid..." Cui Jingrong couldn't help but joked until he left Huai'an and boarded the ship: "I'm in Huai'an
I don’t dare to say anything about this, for fear that someone will be tempted to kill and silence me.”
Wei Guangwei's forehead was dripping with sweat, and he shook his head repeatedly: "Master Cui, don't be joking, don't be joking..."
Once this charge is laid, except for the few senior officials who have just taken office in the Ministry of Works, I am afraid that a storm will immediately arise within the Ministry of Works, especially the Nanjing Ministry of Works.
The Qingjiang Shipyard was gradually transferred from the Nanjing Ministry of Industry to the Capital Ministry of Industry five years ago after Li Sancai took office as the governor of Cao City and initiated the proposal.
If the governor of Cao did not care, the Nanjing Ministry of Industry naturally wanted to take over, but the court was obviously not at ease with handing it over to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. For this reason, the Nanjing Ministry of Industry had a long-standing quarrel with the Capital Ministry of Industry.
Also considering that the Qingjiang Shipyard's task of building ships was becoming increasingly heavy, the Ministry of Industry in the capital was really worried about handing it over to the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, so the imperial court decided to take it back. Naturally, it met with strong resistance from the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing.
However, it seems that the situation in the Qingjiang Shipyard has not changed much in the few years since it was recovered. There are probably many reasons for this, but one thing is tacitly understood by everyone, that is, no one is willing to offend this group of people.
Who knows how many senior officials from the capital were involved in this group of people? We must know that 60% of the dragon boats required by Emperor Yuanxi during his six expeditions to the south of the Yangtze River were built in Longjiang and 40% in Qingjiang. Over the past 20 years, more than one million were spent?
An ordinary canal boat costs only two to three hundred taels of silver, and even a top-grade canal that emphasizes quality and materials only costs 30% more. Four hundred taels of silver is a lot, but how much does a dragon boat cost? It can easily cost tens of thousands.
Liang, the special dragon boat for the emperor's throne is worth tens of thousands of liang. It is self-evident how much profit and wealth flow into the pockets of countless people.
So everyone knows the depth of the water in the shipyard, but everyone turns a blind eye. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate has only been blowing wind but not raining. Some people have submitted letters asking for verification of the accounts of Qingjiang Tiju and Longjiang Tiju. However,
They are all kept in mind, and over time they will be put aside.
Unexpectedly, Sun Juxiang's face turned pale and his hands were so clenched that his veins popped out. He was obviously extremely dissatisfied with this situation.
Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng did not interrupt.
Feng Ziying was unwilling to interrupt, while Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng were not qualified to interrupt.
Fan, He and the others are just here to learn how to do things. They should listen more, read more and speak less. If Cui Jinrong lets them speak, they can talk about their opinions and thoughts. If they don't ask, they will just hold back.
Sun Juxiang snorted, "Uncle Xian, I'm afraid Mr. Cui is not joking. If the Qingjiang Shipyard is so corrupt, is it possible that the Ministry of Industry is not aware of it? It has been a long time since the Nanjing Ministry of Industry was handed over to your Ministry of Works, right?"
Wei Guangwei's face was a little ugly, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "The inside story is difficult to explain in one word. Brother Bofu, if you don't believe me, you know nothing? As far as I know, in the second year of Yonglong, Zhao Zhizhong, deputy director of the Qingjiang Tiju Division, drowned and died.
In this case, the Nanjing Ministry of Justice has not given an explanation so far. Huh, he committed suicide out of fear of crime, and he was given a good label!"
Cui Jingrong's face darkened, "Uncle Xian, be careful what you say!"
Wei Guangwei's neck stiffened and he protested: "Mr. Cui, you can't tell anyone anything. Zhao Zhizhong is an official of our Ministry of Industry and I am familiar with him. Although he is a good drinker, he is very measured and mostly drinks at his own home."
, rarely drank with outsiders, so how could he go out and drink with unrelated people on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in the dead of winter? He actually committed suicide by drowning on the way back. The Nanjing Punishment Department had previously said that he slipped and fell into the water, but he was riding all the way back.
How did you slip and fall into the water? Just say that you returned home, burned the documents, and then committed suicide out of fear..."
"Hmph, he is a deputy director. Not to mention the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, the Qingjiang Office also has a director and another deputy director. When will it be his turn when there is a problem? How come he has to commit suicide?
"Wei Guangwei suddenly remembered something and turned to Sun Juxiang, his tone full of dissatisfaction: "By the way, brother Bofu, I remember that something happened to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry not long ago, right? It seems that Long Jinwei also came.
Isn't it? Is there any result?"
Cui Jingrong and others were not familiar with this public case, but Sun Juxiang was aware of it.
This also involves the murder of Su Wenli in Nanjing Engineering Department. This was also a case at the beginning of the third year of Yonglong. The two cases were less than a month apart. The Nanjing Criminal Department and even Long Jinwei came to investigate, but there was no result.
It can only be attributed to a vendetta.
But this Nanjing engineering student had just come from the Zhejiang Province of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and was killed less than a month after taking office. This also caused a great shock, but in the end it was attributed to Su Wenli having an affair with a man from the Jianghu River on the Qinhuai River.
A young prostitute who had just debuted was jealous, so she was later killed by the gangsters.
Later, the Nanjing Criminal Department, Jinling Prefecture, and Suzhou Prefecture also launched a purge against Jianghu people in South Zhili. In one month, dozens of various flying robbers and green forest robbers were captured. For this reason, Xiao Daheng even wrote to the court to commend Nanjing.
Ministry of Punishment and Jinling Mansion.
As for the specific inside information in this case, it is not something that outsiders can know.
This topic was a bit heavy, but Sun Juxiang, who originally seemed to be saying something, could only turn his face to one side, his face as gloomy as water, but he stopped talking.
Newcomers like Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng naturally don't know what else is unknown here, but Cui Jingrong, Wu Liangsi, Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang are all aware of it. Since this matter has been
If you suppress it, there must be a reason and reason for it.
Even when Long Jinwei came, there was no convincing result. Was it really impossible to find out, or was he really killed by a gangster, or was there another hidden reason?
Cui Jingrong was a little embarrassed and coughed dryly.
He did not expect that he was just evaluating the shipbuilding level and strength of Qingjiang Shipyard and preparing for the next step of sea-going shipbuilding and naval fleet, but he did not expect that it would cause such a big commotion.
The Governor of Denglai, Wang Ziteng, has taken office. The Liaonan strategy has been intensively formed at the Ministry of War. When it comes to it, it is necessary to open the route between Liaonan and Denglai, which has been closed for a long time. This requires the establishment of Denglai.
Shipyards, and where the shipwrights and craftsmen come from, they can only come from Qingjiang and Longjiang.
From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the Guangyuan period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Liaodong and Shandong routes were always closed. In the Tianping period, the ban was briefly opened and then closed again. It was not until the Imchen Japanese Rebellion in the Yuanxi period that the ban was reopened in a hurry, but basically
It didn't play much role. Once the Imjin Japanese Rebellion ended and the sea ban resumed, there was no sound.
Now the biggest exchange condition for the strategy of opening up the sea and borrowing money is the opening of Denglai-Liaonan route. On the one hand, it is necessary to start sea trade with North Korea and Japan. More importantly, it is necessary to strengthen support for Liaodong and make the situation in Liaodong better.
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The predicament of Liaodong has become more and more obvious. The Jianzhou Jurchens have made more and more efforts to unify the entire Jurchens, and their hands have also begun to reach out to the Mongolian tribes in western Liaoning. Once the integration is completed, the Liaoxi Corridor will be almost completely under the threat of the Jurchens
Under this situation, Liaodong will become an isolated situation.
This was unacceptable to the Northern scholars and the military, including Wu Xun.
This is something that Emperor Yonglong cannot accept. Once this happens, I am afraid that his throne may not be secure. Even if the Supreme Emperor wants to change someone, he will get the support of civil servants and generals, even if he is just a scapegoat.
Many people know this well.
"Uncle Xian, this matter is not within the scope of what we have to do on this trip south. If you and Uncle Fu have any ideas, you can come down and discuss it. There will be channels for feedback after you return to Beijing..." Cui Jingrong stopped this in time.
If we continue talking, this topic will become more and more profound. Everyone is getting emotional. Who will do this?
"Xianbo, please briefly sort out the situation at Qingjiang Shipyard. I'm afraid it will be difficult to satisfy the court. Denglai is pressing hard. After arriving in Yangzhou, I'm afraid you will have to come up with an article. I'll do it.
Sign and submit to the court."
Cui Jingrong looked at Wei Guangwei, and Wei Guangwei responded in a rough voice, but said nothing more.
