Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 525 Official Northward Move
After a large-scale sacrificial ceremony, it means that Nanjing's short period of serving as the capital of the country for a few years is over again.

According to cabinet estimates, about 150,000 officials and family members, including the Beijing Camp, the Six Ministries and the Nine Ministers, and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, will move to Beijing.

The six departments of the Jiuqing Yamen moved quickly one after another, and finally there were only six ministers left, as well as a few hundred officials including the cabinet and the chief of staff, accompanying the emperor.

"Your Majesty, according to Jiang's stay-at-home statistics, the number of people in Dingkou, Beijing, has returned to 43 in recent days, which is more than enough to welcome us."

Yan Chongxin said, with a hint of reluctance on his face, misty rain in the south of the Yangtze River, tenderness like water, such a day when there is no shortage of money and food, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet again.

"What about grain? How much grain is stored in Taicang?"

The emperor didn't care about the population issue. In the last years of Chongzhen, a large number of people were lost, and the plague was rampant. This capacity was easy.

As long as there is enough food, no amount of people can be supported.

"After half a year of sea transportation, Taicang outside Beijing has stored nearly 9 million stones of grain."

"Outside of Nanjing, there are still about 8 million shi of summer grain left this year, and it will be shipped to Beijing before the end of the year."

After more than 200 years of operation in the Ming Dynasty, the canal has a complete system, with 5 water boats and [-] water troops, and can run [-] million shi of grain in almost half a year.

Near the canal, there are a large number of warehouses in Linqing, Xuzhou, Tongzhou, etc., where ants move and carry relays, which can be said to have brought together the great ingenuity of the ancients.

Now that sea transportation has been added, one round trip can be made in two months, and the transportation capacity has doubled out of thin air. If there is no need for turnover of personnel and supplies, the food in the south will have been shipped long ago.

"Those factories under the Ordnance Division can be relocated smoothly?"

The emperor suddenly asked the chief assistant Zhao Shu.

Without him, according to the previous division of labor, Shoufu is in charge of the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, and he has the greatest say.

"Your Majesty, the Ordnance Division's factory has been relocated smoothly, such as bedding, wood, etc., but there is no danger, but armor, artillery, etc., need hydraulic power, and the water conservancy in the north is not as good as that in the south..."

The logistics of the Ming army can be regarded as crushing for the Qing army in this era. Thanks to the emperor's management, its subdivision is very fragmented and standardized.

As a result, a series of factories were established under the Ordnance Department, such as quilt factory, leather boot factory, steel factory, artillery factory, musket factory, gunpowder factory, hand bomb factory, armor factory and so on.

Each factory is in charge of the factory manager, the staff department makes overall planning, the household department allocates funds, the military justice department supervises, and the industry department implements. It can be said that the steps are clear.

As for the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion, it has become a temporary department in the true sense, and the elder's nursing home is no different from the Inspector's Office.

The Supreme Command in name, but has no real power.

Therefore, the relocation of these military factories was quite troublesome, and the relocation began as early as May.

"I'm afraid of water conservancy."

Zhu Yixi said casually: "Can't the Haihe River and the Sanggan River be used as well? In the huge Beizhili, there is always a suitable land boundary, and you can always choose it."

For the military factories in the north, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

Not to mention that the coal mines in Shanxi have attracted worldwide attention, but the iron mines in Zunhua, Hebei have a huge output, and the iron mines in Xing, Ci, Xu and other places are also not small.

Coal and iron are inseparable and indispensable.

And Liaodong, and even the Northeast region has more rich mines, and there are many gold and silver mines, which are the main way to make money.

Therefore, it is more beneficial to place the military factory in the north.

"Your Majesty, the scale of sea transportation is getting bigger and bigger. There are nearly a thousand tank ships, all of which are large ships. It is very troublesome for the imperial court to manage it directly. It should be coordinated by the Governor of Water Transport."

When Zhao Shu talked about the shipping, he also talked eloquently, and his joy was beyond words.

As the chief assistant, Zhao Shu should take the revival of Ming Dynasty as his own responsibility, with a broad vision, and he is very cooperative with the emperor, it can be said that the monarch and his subjects get along well.

When the sea transportation was first implemented, although Zhao Shu didn't object, he was silent about it, obviously he was especially dissatisfied in his heart.

However, two or three months after the implementation of sea transportation, the law of true fragrance began to appear, and no one could get rid of it.

Compared with the three or four months of canal and water transportation, sea transportation arrives in ten months, with very little loss and extremely low cost. Obviously, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages.

His worries about pirates and weather issues are all side issues.

"In this way, it may not be suitable for the Water Transport Yamen to be placed in Huai'an."

Zhu Yixi suddenly said.

Zhang Shenyan was taken aback, and couldn't help but want to touch his forehead and sigh deeply, the emperor was going to break the tradition again.

In the past two years, the so-called ancestral system and traditions have completely become decorations in today's world.

But there is no way, the imperial court that followed the ancestral system has already passed once, so it can only formulate the rules again.

"Then, Yangzhou?"

Zhang Shenyan asked tentatively.

"Yangzhou is pretty good. It's closer to the Yangtze River, and it's located near the canal."

The emperor exclaimed: "Yes."

In fact, Zhu Yixi wanted the Water Transport Yamen to be stationed in Songjiang Mansion. After all, as the mouth of the Yangtze River, the location of Shanghai is extremely important.

But considering the importance of the canal at this time, Yangzhou can take care of both.

"Order to remove Du Yinxi from the post of governor of Jiangsu and assign him to governor Yingtian."

In Jiangsu, he flexed his muscles and implemented the New Deal style. Du Yinxi received the emperor's concern and was promoted from governor of Jiangsu to governor of Yingtian.

Although they are all governors, as the location of Nanjing and under the foot of the emperor, Governor Yingtian has a higher political status, and it is perfect as a stepping stone to enter the central government.

In the second year of Shaowu, in mid-July, the emperor took the concubines in the harem, and the remaining hundreds of eunuchs and maids, boarded a dragon boat and headed east.

Civil and military officials, nobles, etc., a total of [-] ships, followed by the dragon boat.

The [-] soldiers of the Beijing Battalion, who were guarding them, opened the way on foot on both sides of the canal, traveling [-] to [-] miles a day, and it was estimated that they would reach Beijing in two months.

In fact, Zhu Yixi didn't mind trying sea transportation, but when the officials heard this, they immediately showed their remorse, and the emperor had no choice but to give up.

It's still a matter of life, the sea is not safe after all, even the coast can overturn.

However, the biggest problem along the way up the canal is that there is nothing else, but that it is much more difficult to eat.

Food is enough, after all, there are many warehouses along the canal, but there is a huge demand for vegetables, fruits, meat, etc.

Because these are things with a short shelf life, they must be available from time to time.

As a result, the vegetable fields, meat, and common locusts along the canal were empty.

"Father, this river is so long!"

It is a boring time for adults, but children are always happy and energetic.

Riding in a boat is more comfortable than riding in a carriage, and once you get used to it, you will feel refreshed.

Qingnu and Zhinu led a group of brothers, playing and playing on the deck, very happy.

This is also a rare family time!
(End of this chapter)