Uncle Hong Lou Rong

Chapter 214 There is nothing I can't do

Even though Zhongshun Wang Suri was not bad at Ningguo Mansion, he even had the name of Thirteen Worthy Kings in the court.

But Jia Rong knew that King Zhongshun had always been the person who couldn't tolerate the sand in his eyes the most.At that time, Xiong Da, the relatives of the Zhongshun Prince's Mansion, was fined by the Thirteenth Master, and even the Beijing County Prince's Mansion was confiscated by the Thirteenth Lord because of the deficit.

This Emperor Xian De's best brother and best assistant, in many things he is quite like Emperor Xian De.After all, Master Thirteen was raised by Emperor Xiande's mother and concubine when he was young, it can even be said that Thirteen was brought out by Xiande alone, not the same mother's brother but closer than the same mother's brother.Emperor Xiande's same mother and brother are Fourteenth Lord, although this Lord did not die suddenly of illness like Prince Yizhong and Prince Yiyong, he is still under house arrest.

Seeing Master Shisan's expression, Jia Rong knew something was going on.He said eagerly: "If the Thirteenth Lord doesn't believe it, why not remove the prince's prestige tomorrow, and order the guards to change their uniforms and follow the prince's micro-clothes on the canal for a private visit. At that time, you will be able to clearly understand the current water transportation. What is the situation with the guards?"

King Zhongshun snorted softly and said, "There are ways to find out the truth."

In fact, King Zhongshun didn't know about the corruption in the Ministry of Water Transport, but it didn't take a day to freeze three feet.Not only he knew it, but Emperor Xiande knew it too.It's just that the canal is related to the livelihood of hundreds of thousands of Cao officials and Cao Ding, so the DPRK and China have no choice but to turn a blind eye to corruption.

It's just that he didn't expect that it has developed to such a point that it has even seriously affected other yamen in the court.

Thirteenth Master asked: "According to the current situation, how much money does your Ningguo Mansion need to add every time you transport cement to Yangzhou?"

"It's not a small amount." Brother Rong sighed quietly, and said aggrievedly: "Based on the current charging standards of the Ministry of Water Transport, plus the shipping cost, the price of Tianwu in Ningguo Mansion must at least double. Otherwise, we in Ningguo The government’s cement kilns will not be able to continue to operate, let alone sell natural goods to Hedao, the Ministry of Industry and other yamen.”

"Double the price?"

"Thirteen Master Mingjian, this is a conservative estimate, and it may actually be higher. Originally, the heavenly objects of four to five hundred Wen and one hundred catties were sent from Ping'an Prefecture to Yangzhou, at least more than 1000 Wen and one hundred catties, or even one or two taels of silver per hundred catties. Only then can we save our capital.”

"It's so high."

Jia Rong curled her lips and said aggrievedly: "There is really no other way. It will cost tens of hundreds of taels of benefits for one delivery, and one or two percent of the goods will be lost. Calculated in this way, the damaged goods and the benefits sent out can be repaid. It’s [-] catties of cement. This time, our Jia’s family was burned with dozens of cargo ships, but it’s a huge loss. I don’t know how much cement will be sent to the court to make up for this loss.”

"Don't be so wronged, there are no outsiders in the palace." King Zhongshun said with a snort, "This time you Ningguo Mansion lost money, this king will let the Ministry of Water Transport pay for you, and it is serious to transport the cement to Yangzhou as soon as possible. Things. The people in the south of the Yangtze River are still waiting for you to build dams and gates on the Huaihe River, so this matter must not be delayed."

"Can you be wronged?"

Jia Rong looked at King Zhongshun eagerly, thinking that the Thirteenth Master was going to attack the Ministry of Water Transport, but why did he suddenly return to the matter of delivering cement early.

"The overall situation is the most important thing, and the grain is related to the country. Everything will be discussed after the grain is transported into the Tongzhou warehouse this year."

Hearing this, Jia Rong felt a cold heart.Kuan Kui lowered his head and retorted softly: "The lives of the people in Jiangnan are also their lives. It is also very important to control the floods in the south of the Yangtze River."

Seeing that Jia Rong was in a low mood, King Zhongshun sighed softly and comforted him: "This king has already passed the book, and plans to reform the water transportation next year."

The reform of water transportation has nothing to do with Jia Rong.Brother Rong scratched the side of his nose, and scratched his ears.Said: "It's all just calculations. I don't know the situation after the reform, and I can't wait for the Jiangnan river project. I don't dare to think that the thirteenth master is the master of the boy. I just ask the prince to think about the safety of millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River, and give me Ningguo." The government's cement is a convenience."

This is Jia Rong's sincere words, what decides and does not decide, it is all about interests.Now the extra cost of cement in Ningguofu is too high, and the selling price will continue to rise.Then the impact is that the excessively high selling price will inevitably lead to the reduction of target customers.Cement is not only to be supplied to the Ministry of Industry and river channels, but also to be sold to the private sector.

If one tael of silver and a hundred catties were given to the court, wouldn't it be a few taels of silver and a hundred catties to the people?
Brother Rong doesn't do such things. Not many people can afford such a price.The key is that both the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Industry have won the prescription, and they will also be competitors of the Ningguo Mansion in the future.The quantity and quality of Jia Rong's work will crush the official kilns of the imperial court.

King Zhongshun squinted at him, and said meaningfully: "What kind of convenience do you ask for?"

Jia Rong thought for a moment, with a slight hesitation on her face, and said: "The boy wants to ask the prince to include cement objects in the shipping list."

"You want to sell Tianwu overseas?" King Zhongshun suddenly shot two cold lights in his eyes.A pair of eagle-like eyes fixed on Jia Rong, as if as long as Jia Rong dared to answer "yes", he would rush up to him a few times in the next moment.

"How dare you kid, it's just for the convenience of transportation." Brother Rong hurriedly replied.Although he doesn't know what the imperial court thinks about cement, since this thing can work, it must not be exported easily.

He explained: "The boy once calculated the distance from Ping'anzhou to Yangzhou. Although the river transport is convenient, it is troublesome to pass through the gates and requires a lot of manpower. If it is transported by sea, one boat can transport [-] catties. If it is transported by the canal, the [-] catties Each catty needs to be divided into [-] boats. Even if it is calculated according to the speed of time, it is faster to ship by sea when the goods are heavy."

King Zhongshun didn't believe his empty words.He hummed: "How do you know that shipping is faster?"

Jia Rong replied: "If you go south with an empty ship, it will only take a few days to walk the canal from Ping'anzhou to Yangzhou. However, if there are many ships carrying heavy loads, it will take more than ten days or even a month for a short journey, and it will cost a lot of manpower and material resources. But by sea, it only takes 20 days to reach Hongze Lake from Pingan Prefecture by sea to the Huanghuai River."

Zhongshun Wang stared silently.

Jia Rong said again: "The prince's heart is kind, and he definitely wants to save the people in the south of the Yangtze River from the flood disaster as soon as possible. Now that the court has opened the sea, the cement and natural objects can be sent to the south of the Yangtze River by sea. It is always attacked by sea storms and waves, if there is cement, it will be more convenient to build seawalls in Lingnan.”

King Zhongshun hesitated after hearing this.Asked: "The sea is windy, how can we ensure that the goods can be delivered safely? I don't know the situation of the sea, and who knows whether sea transportation is more convenient than river transportation."

"My lord can do an experiment for comparison." Brother Rong was obviously shaken by hearing what the lord said, and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy.The money said: "Ningguo Mansion has [-] catties of heavenly goods in the cement kiln factory in Ping'an Prefecture. The prince can send two people to go there. One person will send [-] catties by canal, and the other will send [-] catties by sea. Where is the convenience?" It's easy to see."

After saying this, the hall suddenly fell silent, and neither of them spoke again.Just because King Zhongshun thought secretly with his head down, he had to consider not only the comparison between the advantages and disadvantages of sea transportation and river transportation, but also the development of water transportation after the reaction of the court.

King Zhongshun took a deep look at Jia Rong, wondering if he agreed to this bastard idea, would it have any impact on the reform of water transport.Is it a good influence or a bad influence?

In the imperial court, nothing is easy.

Otherwise, a dispute over sea and river transportation would have caused hundreds of officials to fight for five or six years.

After a long time, King Zhongshun looked up at him.Kui Kui said: "You are very ambitious."

Hearing this, Jia Rong's heart trembled, and her face turned pale.What did you expose?He could only hear a heart beating wildly in his chest, as if he was in the cold wind, his hands and feet were blown cold by the knife-like cold wind.

"What a good Sir, why is he always thinking about making money?" King Zhongshun snorted, dissatisfied: "You are so focused on making money, and you are more ambitious. Why don't you have the slightest thought about other things. "

After hearing this again, Jia Rong let out a breath slowly.Almost frightened to death, he rolled his eyes in secret resentment, Master Thirteen is also right, can words like ambition be said casually?
He chuckled a few times, felt his body warm up a little bit, and said with a playful smile: "Master Thirteen knows that boy, and boy has no other hope. He just wants to live a life of peace and prosperity. Ningguo Mansion is different from the past. The family is poor, boy. Naturally, we need to earn more money. We can’t let the juniors stare at the lintel empty-handed, but they can’t afford half a tael of silver to live on.”

"Stop talking nonsense like this. Just ask one question, how do you ensure that the things you go to sea will not be secretly sold to overseas countries."

"The Thirteenth Lord clearly observes that heavenly objects are most afraid of encountering water. There are frequent storms and waves at sea, and the longer the time in the sea, the greater the chance of damage to heavenly objects. Furthermore, there are numbers every time you go out to sea, and there are checks when you enter the sea. You can't do it fake." Brother Rong said cautiously.

He knew that when others were about to agree, he had to be more careful when speaking.All previous efforts should not be in vain just because of saying a word.

King Zhongshun nodded, and said: "The king has agreed to this matter, and there is no need to bother to compare sea and river transportation. Later, the king will write a letter, and you will send it to the Kiln Factory in Ping'an Prefecture. It can be transported by sea. Just remember one thing, if there is any negligence and delay that affects the Jiangnan River Project, I will definitely ask you for the crime."

Jia Rong was overjoyed when she heard this, and today she has gained something.

He also listened to King Zhongshun's way: "This king will reprimand the Governor of Water Transport, and you will not be wronged by the Ningguo Mansion. The Ministry of Water Transport should accompany you. Don't ask the lion to open your mouth. Just accept it when you see it."

"Provincial, provincial, natural, natural."

Brother Rong was even more pleased. King Zhongshun wrote a letter to reprimand him, so it would not be a matter of one or two thousand taels.

This wave, no loss.

Jia Rong said: "Please Thirteenth Master to leave one more letter for the boy. If there is a strong wind in Shanghai, the cement in Ping'an Prefecture will have to be delivered by the canal. If that happens, the water transport will make things difficult again. If the delivery time is delayed, Destroyed things again, my Ningguo Mansion will not recognize it."

King Zhongshun glanced at him, and snorted, "You have a lot of ideas. Don't worry, Tianwu will also be included in the emergency list of water transportation in the future. It can avoid multiple inspections and give priority to release. If you are more greedy and filial, just send a letter." , must be rectified."

This is a direct channel. Let's see who dares to cause trouble again this time.

Brother Rong was overjoyed, and his mood was even more surging.The evil even thought that it would be good if the Ministry of Water Transport made trouble again.

It's a pity that King Zhongshun is not in the mood to clean up Tang Fufang for the time being.It's all about the overall situation, and I don't know how big and heavy Tang Fufang's situation is, and whether I can stuff two corn cobs.

However, he also knew that when the grain was transported into the Tongzhou warehouse, the Governor of Water Transport would not have a good life.

Jia Rong got the letter from King Zhongshun that day, and was rushed out of the Lema Lake Palace. The Thirteenth Master was still thinking about the river project.

"It really doesn't give you any rest time." Brother Rong sighed, "I don't believe it if I want to be lazy."

This bastard has benefited, his mood has improved, and he has given more rewards to his colleagues.

He also invited someone to send the letter of King Zhongshun to the kiln factory in Ping'an Prefecture, while he went south by boat slowly.

"How should I explain to Duan Yu?"

Headache.

Jia Rong muttered, this Shangguan Duan Yu was still in Hongze Lake, waiting for him to supervise and urge Tianwu cement to be delivered.In the end, they were all burned by the people who invited the Holy Cult. After a while, the cement would take a month at the fastest to be delivered.

Trouble.

I hope Shangguan Duan Yu won't get mad at himself.

"It's all the fault of Tang Fufang, the Governor of Water Transport." This was the first sentence Jia Rong said after seeing Duan Yu.He pulled Duan Yu's sleeve and complained: "When I arrived in Taoyuan County, Huai'an Prefecture, I just heard that all the objects sent by Ping'an Prefecture were destroyed, all destroyed."

"Ah? This..." Duan Yu looked surprised and said in surprise, "How dare he?"

"Is there anything else that Tang Fufang dare not do?" Jia Rong said bitterly, "Thinking about the money that the Ministry of Water Transport has been greedy for ink over the years, there is nothing they can't do. Tang Fufang is so courageous , I don’t know where I offended him, or our Jia family has a grudge against him.”

"Damn Tang Fufang." Duan Yu gritted his teeth and snorted. "Let's go to him for an explanation."

Brother Rong shook his head and said, "Tang Fufang is a senior member of the court, the governor of the Water Transport Department, and his official position is above that of your brother and me. Even the governor of Hedao should respectfully salute him when he sees him. How can we ask for an explanation. Sigh... It’s just that the people in the south of the Yangtze River are pitiful, and it’s all right for Tang Fufang to hate me, why destroy things.”

"It must be because the opening of the river and farming has damaged the interests of the water transport." Duan Yu found a reason, which is the biggest conflict between the water transport department and the water conservancy camp. "The water from the trunk and tributaries of the Huanghuai Canal has been used for farming. There is less water in the canal, and water transportation is even more inconvenient. The money they can earn from the water transportation department is also much less. He hates it because of this. It's us."

"Is there such a thing?"

Jia Rong pretended to be stupid and said in a daze.

Duan Yu snorted: "Damn Tang Fufang, if he hinders my achievements, we will not let him go. How can the lord tell me how to deal with it? If the lord doesn't want to show up, our family will send a booklet to the palace, and we don't believe in killing him. "

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