Xinshun 1730

Chapter 855

Now the emperor can be regarded as someone who has seen the world, and he was not scared by the amount of 3000 million taels of silver.

Liu Yu listened to this amount, and was secretly happy.

If you want to talk about spending money, you still have to spend money on national affairs.

Fighting wars and controlling floods are just spending money.

If the emperor lost his ambition, went to the south of the Yangtze River, and repaired the garden after returning to Beijing... It's not that it doesn't cost money, but how much money can it cost?

If you work hard, six or seven million taels will be exhausted, and it is worth spending money on things like war and flood control?

Without spending money, there is no motivation to develop.

This era is so weird.In the past, when opening up the frontier, all the good places were occupied, and the opening up was a loss of money.However, development is making money now.

With such a degree of centralization, the will of the monarch directly determines the direction of the country.

It's a pity that the Yellow River cannot be cured, and no one dares to say that he has the ability to cure the Yellow River.

Otherwise, if you set a price tag of 20 million, you don't have to worry about whether the emperor will colonize the outside world to find a way to make money in the next [-] years.

only……

Liu Yu looked at the water conservancy official, and wondered if your plan could come true?
Don't think about it too well, when the time comes, something like the Song Dynasty's Sanyi returning to the river will happen, and the flood control will not be cured, but a catastrophe will be caused instead?

If this matter is ruined, the emperor will definitely be too scared to "toss around" on water control in the future. I'm afraid he can only be honest, resign himself to fate, and sacrifice to the river god to keep it safe?

Of course the Huaihe River must be governed.

Best of course is to cure.

Otherwise, let’s go on like this, let’s not talk about anything else, just say that we still want to protect the north but not the south. When we mention Anhui, we think of beggars; Huaihe River floods, famine in northern Jiangsu, and the rise of industries and commerce in Songjiang prefecture. Working in the south, South Jiangsu feels poor when it comes to northern Jiangsu, and suddenly turns a Jiangsu province into the Soviet Union... If it is still like this, what history has been changed by these years of tossing?

Thinking of this, when my head got hot and I wanted to go out to talk about the fact that 3000 million taels was not a difficult matter, an official standing next to him silently stretched out his hand and gently pulled Liu Yu, signaling Liu Yu not to stand up at this time.

The little trick was very secretive, and the emperor didn't notice it.

At this time, the emperor, who had regained his composure, coughed lightly, signaling those officials who were buzzing about the astonishing amount of 3000 million taels to be quiet first.

Then subconsciously glanced at Liu Yu, and motioned for the attendant to hand over the album to Liu Yu for a look.

Liu Yu's head was hot just now, and it was also the "old man" talking about being a teenager.

After being gently pulled by the officer next to him, he immediately calmed down a lot.

Seeing that the album had arrived in front of him, Liu Yu knelt down, but instead of taking the album, he said: "Your Majesty, there is a specialization in surgery."

"If your Majesty asks why the water flows downhill, I can explain the reason."

"If your Majesty asks, why the downstream water is so high that the flow rate of the upstream water is so slow that it becomes silted up, and I can use the method of Alzebala to write out three or five formulas."

"However, if your majesty asks whether the Huaihe River can be cured or not, after entering the sea and entering the river, what are the advantages and disadvantages? The ancients said: Know what you know, and what you don't know is ignorance. I don't dare to play against what I don't know."

After finishing speaking, thinking that just now out of subconscious love for millions of compatriots, I almost acted like an old man talking about teenage crazy people, and I couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

Thanks to the official who gave me a hand.

When Jiangsu Jiedu envoy talked with Liu Yu about preparing to write a letter to change shipping and water control, Kang Bushao told Liu Yu that a gentleman should stay away from the kitchen.

What I thought at the time was to wait for the day when the Yellow River burst and completely blocked the canal, and it would be impossible to go by sea or control the water, and then stand up.

But if he stood up ahead of time... Liu Yu firmly believed that man could conquer heaven, but Kang Buxio felt that man could conquer heaven, but it also depended on where he was fighting against "heaven".

If we were to fight against the Yellow River or the heavy rain, we would still be far from winning the sky with our current manpower.

Who can guarantee water control?
Even if half of the Huaihe River flows into the sea and half into the river, it is a good way in theory, but after the treatment is completed, God will send you the biggest flood in the past thousand years. Even if it is repaired well, it will not be able to withstand it.

After Kang Buxiu finished speaking back then, Tian Zhenyi also said afterwards, don't stand in line with any plan for water control.

Cure, die, this does not need to stand in line.

Because once there is a foundation for sea transportation, the emperor must abolish water transportation.

After the water transportation is abolished, it is necessary to control the water.

However, the details of water control must not be involved.

Just remember one thing: water control requires money.

If you are short of money, you can do it; if you don’t understand the plan.

The impulsiveness just now was purely an outburst of feelings in the subconscious, and now I realized it, and immediately shirked it.

The emperor was also slightly taken aback, then smiled.

My heart said that this is true, although Duke Xingguo has means, he can train soldiers and do business, but I think he can take care of everything, how does he understand water control?
Then he asked the servant to take the album back, looked around at the ministers, and wanted to ask the governor who was in charge of the river, but he still didn't hand it over.

The emperor was familiar with the water conservancy official who put forward this opinion, and he knew his background, so he still trusted his ability.

This person's surname is Liao, and his name is Hanhui. He was not born in the imperial examination, but was born in Jingxiang Liang's family and Wude Palace.He is the "insider" of the Dashun Dynasty.

Dashun integrated various forces back then, and there were various hilltops inside.Although they are all "our own people", sometimes we have to ask our ancestors where they lived and which hilltop they lived in.After the integration, if the sons of good families do not recognize each other, they talk to each other and just ask their ancestors which hilltop they were from, or their ancestors from Yan'an in northern Shaanxi, or their ancestors from the Ruijin Farmers' Association, from the Yuyuan line of Henan, Shandong, and northern Jiangsu, or from the miners, jute and serfs of Hubei, Henan, and Anhui. wait.

And, embarrassingly, giving up Hubei, Henan, Anhui and entering Sichuan, Zhang's Daxi department who once set up another banner...

The ancestor of Liao Hanhui was from the top of the "Jixianhui".

In the second year of Yongchang, they revolted in Jiangxi. Based in Ruijin, Ningdu, Shicheng and other places, they established peasant associations, Jixianhui, organized armed riots, and established field soldiers.

Historically, they were strangled by the Manchu and Han landlords, but the rest of them have been fighting for decades.

Now, after the Battle of Jingxiang, they cooperated with the Dashun Army in northern Shaanxi to capture Ji'an Mansion and join forces in Jinggangshan.

Although they are not from the Yan'an Mansion of the direct line, the members of the Ruijin family can be considered to have invested in Dashun's internal shares, and it was when Dashun was at its weakest after the Jingxiang battle.

Furthermore, relying on its control of Ruijin, Ninghua and other places, and its familiarity with the Fujian region and dialects, Dashun, who was beaten by the traitor artillery of the Manchu Qing at that time, opened up the "international channel".

It is of great significance to get the western firearms and cannons that Dashun urgently needs.

Originally, the Jixian Society completely controlled the vast rural areas in southern Jiangxi and western Fujian, so that orders could not be sent out of county towns, and the mass base was excellent.

Once the veteran soldiers from Dashun arrived, they easily pulled out several counties in the south of Jiangxi and west of Fujian, connecting the base areas of Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi and Fujian into one piece, laying a solid foundation for going south and east to find outlets and open up international channels. .

Moreover, after Jiugongshan, Dashun abandoned the slogan of equalizing the land and exempting grain, and the slogan of reducing rent and interest, and permanent tenancy from the Jixian Association can be regarded as the correct line.

It's not that radical, and it's easier to integrate.

Although it is not as good as the protection of landlords in the Manchu and Southern Ming Dynasties, the reduction of rent and interest is not as drastic as the complete equalization of land, and mutual compromise is acceptable.

Members of the Jixian Society in Ruijin were incorporated into Dashun's regular army in the future, and fought north and south, fighting from the hot Guangdong to the snow-capped Hetuala, sending out a lot of artillery.

By the time Liao Hanhui was born, 70 to [-] years had passed since the reduction of rent and interest.

His family's ancestors were originally selected as artillery soldiers after opening up international channels, and they had a good foundation in mathematics, so they were admitted to Wude Palace.

Later, he learned fort engineering from the Raksha people and the French, presided over and participated in the design and construction of the Dagukou fortress group, and also managed the Haihe River estuary for the purpose of fort defense.

After that, after Jiangsu Jiedu envoy wrote a letter to try out sea transportation, he was sent by the emperor to Huanghuai for inspection.

The ability has been demonstrated in matters such as the Dagukou Fortress Group and the cleanup of the Haihe River Estuary.

At the beginning, the emperor was also afraid that he would be infected with the bad problems of the river system after he entered the river system, so he never reused it. He was named a Lang Guan and has been in Huanghuai for these years.

The emperor knew very well that rivers and water transportation were just mud pits, and it was really difficult to produce an unstained white lotus.

Beheading and ransacking at least three or four times a year, but it is still unstoppable. Those who are really planning to control the water in the future cannot throw it there in advance.

Liao Hanhui was not from Jinghai Palace either, and he had no connection with Liu Yu.

However, if he made friends with Pan Zushang, the former Jiangsu Jiedu Envoy, they were all from the Hubei, Hunan and Jiangxi families. These years are not poor and difficult, and they have their own help.

Now the opening is 3000 million taels, which is obviously not just nonsense.After all, I have presided over the construction of fortress groups, and I know the cost and labor efficiency well.

And such a large amount, since I dare to say it, I certainly don't expect it to be paid for land tax, silver or salt tax.

In the five years of Pinghuai, it cannot be said that the whole country will add a "Huai rate". Not to mention that it is unlucky, the emperor knows too well that the top will receive 500 million and the bottom will dare to receive 5000 million.

There is no extra tax, but also money, and the mouth is 3000 million taels, obviously Liao Hanhui is also pinning his hopes overseas.

The emperor calculated that he had some money in his internal funds these few years.If the household government makes a point, Liu Yu will ensure that the income from overseas trade is 3000 million taels in five years, which is not unacceptable.

But the governance of the Huai River is not just about the 3000 million taels.

Once the water transportation is abolished, those on both sides of the canal who rely on water transportation for a living will also need a sum of money to settle them.

Merchants and others live in pursuit of profit and can change places.But those trackers don't have land—if there is land, who will do this business?
Counting these, it's not 3000 million taels.

Of course, Liao Hanhui only needs to think about water control and Huaihe River, and he can't be blamed for not thinking carefully.If everything is considered, what is the use of the six governments and the imperial court?

After hesitating for a while, the emperor said: "I will take a closer look at this album first, and you will come to me to explain it tomorrow. As for the cost, if it costs 3000 million taels, it will cure the Huaihe River and restore the scenery of the two Huaihe Rivers in the Tang Dynasty, which will benefit the world. "

"money is not a problem."

"The key is to see if there are any loopholes in the method described in this atlas."

"This matter should be cautious. Don't want to save the people, but end up harming the people. If that's the case, it's better to do nothing."

(End of this chapter)