Back to Ming Dynasty as Zhu Biao

Chapter 76
"Your Highness is talking about shipping?"

"Exactly, the water in some sections of the canal is very shallow. When the large tank boats go upstream, tens of thousands of civilian laborers are needed to pull the fibers, and the manpower tank boats travel slowly."

The Grand Canal facilitates north-south transportation and provides a large amount of food and materials to the north. However, while the canal is still being built, grain transportation still has to be transferred by land, which is costly and extremely inefficient.

When the Grand Canal was dug in the Yuan Dynasty, Kublai Khan appointed Guo Shoujing to preside over the construction of the canal, dredged the abandoned and silted ancient canal roads, and dug new channels to build the Grand Canal, which stretches from Hangzhou in the south to Dadu in the north, with a total length of more than [-] miles.

"Prime Minister Li, do you know that good news has come from the north, and most of them will be captured soon. The rice from the south of the Yangtze River is often transported to the north, and it often becomes moldy and spoiled."

"But the embarrassment is that this canal connects the north and the south, and I think it can't be discarded. It will be used for continued development, and at the same time, it will be supplemented by sea transportation."

In terms of sea transportation, the northern capital is not far from the sea, so rice can be loaded onto ships at southern ports such as Hangzhou and Taicang and sailed to Haijin.The grain that gets off the ship at Haijin will reach the capital within a hundred miles.

Jiang Huanhai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, looked at Zhu Biao and said, "Your Highness, in the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1282), a trial of sea transportation was started, and more than [-] stones of grain were transported to Dadu by sea."

"His Royal Highness, at the beginning of Yuanhai's transportation of grain, it went down the Yangtze River from Liujiagang, went northward along the coast, and entered Haijin." Li Shanchang took the words and continued: "Because it had to cross the shallow sea, there were many shallows, and the boat was slow, it took half a year to complete. The voyage is very slow."

Zhu Biao glanced at Li Shanchang, and said with a half smile but not a smile: "I remember that the Yuan court later opened up a new sea line because of this, went out of the Yangtze River estuary, and traveled eastward... Afterwards, it only took more than ten days from the west of Zhejiang to Dadu, which is more than the experience. Months of river transportation are much faster."

Shipping grain by sea is not only fast, but also huge and safe.

River transport is slow and easily affected by floods, but because of the need to connect the north-south economy, Zhu Biao decided that river transport is also indispensable.

"Your Highness is right." Wang Guangyang and Ministry of Industry Minister Jiang Huanhai said.

Li Shanchang also knew that the Yuan court had carried out shipping by sea. Since the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Wang Guangyang and Song Lian both agreed, he also nodded.

"Since everyone agrees, I will decide..." Zhu Biao was interrupted by Song Lian in the middle of speaking.

"Your Highness, last time the Censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate thought that shipping was dangerous and uncontrollable, and he thought it was not feasible." Song Lian shook his head and said.

Zhu Biao stood up and drank: "Mr. Song, what do you mean? Today, you few ministers from the court and China are here to discuss.

It's dangerous, do the lonely Jiangnan and Jiangbei naval divisions eat dry food, huh?What's more, Gu has not stopped the river transportation. Who thinks there is a problem with parallel river transportation and sea transportation?Just come and play, just to see who is there! "

The Jiangbei Jiangnan navy fleet is already developing training, and they are still talking about the dangers at sea.

Even if Lao Zhu felt it was dangerous when he came back, he had to find a way to persuade him.

For the river officials, Zhu Biao knew that the canal allowed them to get promoted and make money.

Another reason for continuing to implement river transportation is that the canal water transportation has fed tens of thousands of soldiers and promoted the economic development on both sides of the canal.

Countless people live by the river.If the river transportation is in depression, I don't know how many people's jobs will be smashed, and how much instability will be brought to the society.

But Zhu Biao will never give up shipping as in history, only parallel shipping is the best way.

Confucianism constantly emphasizes that agriculture is the foundation, the people should cultivate the land well and reject commerce, and a group of civil servants are not keen on shipping.

"Prime Minister Li, Jiang Shangshu, you can rest assured that Gu has already asked Yang Xian to supervise the river, and the shipyard is also under construction.

When the Northern Expedition is victorious, it will be the time when the Haihe River is parallel, and we will focus on developing the areas north of the south of the Yangtze River. "

Wang Guangyang raised his head and said, "What His Royal Highness said is reasonable, and I agree with it."

"My minister seconded the proposal," Jiang Huanhai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, said.

Zhu Biao glanced at them, waved his hand, and said, "Okay, you all go down, Mr. Song stays."

After they left, Wang Guangyang cupped his hands to Li Shanchang and said, "Prime Minister Li, I'll go back first."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry also smiled and said: "I have to wait for a while."

Li Shanchang nodded, and the two left.

Li Shanchang was somewhat reluctant about today's matter, he was also the leading hero of Huaixi in the court, he was becoming more and more useless when the crown prince was in power.

The Haihe River runs parallel to each other, and the officials at the bottom don't know how to discuss it.

The Northern Expedition has won a great victory and is about to return, so I can talk to His Majesty about it.

……

Zhu Biao looked at Song Lian and said, "Gao Qi told Gu that Mr. Song wanted to resign?"

"No...it's the old minister who wants to go back to his hometown to have a look." Song Lian changed his words: "So I want to talk to Your Highness... I know His Highness is reluctant, but I still hope His Highness will allow it."

According to Song Lian's vision, Zhu Biao would definitely ask him to stay and would not let him go back. After all, the Academy of Science and Technology cannot do without him.

"Okay, I'm sure." Zhu Biao was very happy: "Go, if one year is not enough, then two years."

Song Lian raised his head sharply, why is His Highness so happy, and asked, "Where is Your Majesty?"

"Where is the father, I will talk about it. Gao Qi of the Academy of Science and Technology is here, and it will not affect Liu Zhongcheng's return. I will allow it."

"Your Highness, does the old minister want to be with the Empress..."

"No, my mother's lonely help Mr. Song said, you are getting old, take a rest."

Things didn't go as Song Lian thought at all, he thought Zhu Biao would keep him and keep him, why did he agree so happily.

Zhu Biao sent Song Lian out of the hall with a smile on his face, saying that he could rest as long as he wanted.

Turning around, Jiang Huanhai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, stepped forward respectfully: "His Royal Highness."

"Come in." Zhu Biao said.

"Yes. His Royal Highness."

Jiang Huanhai, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, immediately followed into the hall.

"The basic preparations for the Guna Divine Machine Hall have been completed, where is Jiang Shangshu?"

"Your Highness can check tomorrow." Jiang Huanhai said.

The specific institutions in charge of the arms manufacturing industry in the Ming Dynasty were the Arms Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Yuheng Qingli Department of the Ministry of Industry and the Bingzhang Bureau under the jurisdiction of the Neifu.

Warehouses for armament manufacturing, Wuziku and Guangjiku are also under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry.

Wuziku stored items such as bows, arrows and armor, while Guangjiku stored sulfur, saltpeter and other items.

Arms and Bridles (later renamed the Armor Factory) two bureaus.Ordnance manufacturing and the management of ordnance-related resources are the responsibilities of the Ordnance Manufacturing Bureau.

In the early Ming Dynasty, the firecrackers were manufactured by various guards, including Yuanzhou Weijun Bureau and Fengyang Xingfu.

However, after Zhu Biao and Lao Zhu changed the system of the guards, they set up the Weapons Bureau and the Weapons Bureau. His Shenjitang was technically assisted, and then it was strictly checked and accepted.

In fact, science and technology only need a little upgrade, the most important thing is to change people's thinking.

Lao Zhu is the founding emperor, and he himself is the founding prince. No Confucian would dare to stop him from developing science and technology.

At that time, with continuous development, there will be more and more scientific and technological talents, and thinking will change accordingly. With the training of ancestors, there will be no problem.

Ancestral training?The national policies and ideas established by the founding of the country are the teachings of the ancestors, and it is almost impossible for future generations to change them.

If civil officials want to pick out words, they can definitely train a new civil servant team, and there are many people in the world who want to be the number one scholar.

"Jiang Shangshu."

"His Royal Highness, the minister is here."

"Some people who are familiar with firecrackers and manufacturing can be sent to the Military Bureau of the Ministry of Industry for support from the lonely Shenjitang, and they will be manufactured on the basis of the previous firecrackers. At that time, the technology of the lonely Shenjitang The official will come to check and accept."

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Tomorrow Gu will see for himself."

The Minister of the Ministry of Industry nodded and left.

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