Chapter 151: The Gallop and the Canal

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please speak." ”

Cao Nai said: "The minister has seen the map, there are rivers in the north and west of this section of the river, and it is not difficult to lead water into the canal and open a new canal, and even without the Yellow River, I am afraid that the canal will be more convenient." ”

Zhu Qizhen nodded.

He also knew this, he had just seen it, the north was the mountain range in the south of Shandong, there were many rivers going south, and the west was a branch of the Huai River.

When there was the Yellow River, these rivers could not be brought over.

Because the Yellow River is a hanging river on the ground, it is like a mountain range, cutting these streams, and now that the Yellow River is gone, it is easy to lead together.

If there is water, are you afraid that there will be no river?

Zhu Qizhen was not worried, there was no canal to be built here.

Cao Nai said: "It's just that there are priorities, and now the imperial court is governing the Yellow River, and it is not able to build the canal, and the canal is related to the north and south, and it cannot be cut off for a moment." Is this what worries His Majesty? ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Those who know me, sir, but not how does Mr. want to solve such a problem?" ”

Cao Nai said: "Your Majesty Miao Zan, the minister is just doing his duty, in fact, with the income of this dynasty, although the treasury is empty this year, there will be money to build the canal next year." Your Majesty does not need to be anxious, the minister has no cure for the root cause, but there is a cure for the symptoms. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, please speak." ”

Cao Nai said: "Your Majesty ordered the rebuilding of the Chi Road, the mystery is unparalleled, the minister looks at it, and the grain is transported from Beijing to Xuanda, and the loss is only eleven. Compared to the canal, although there is a gap, it is already good. ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, the first in Huai'an to Xuzhou to build a gallop road, here a flat river, than Beijing to Xuanda much flatter, even if it is a double track, it is only hundreds of thousands of taels."

"In this way, the water and land transportation, and the imperial court has greatly reduced the number of water transportation, which is enough."

Of course, Zhu Qizhen knew that it was enough.

The grain and grass from Beijing to Xuanda exceeded one million stones.

A carriage can reach Xuanfu in about three or five days, and it can transport as little as 10 stones and as many as 20 stones at a time. Even larger wagons were being built in the inner palace to be able to transport more grain at once.

The largest part of the consumption on the gallop is horse food, the expenses of the post stations in various places, and the replacement of wooden tracks.

Even if Liaodong hardwood is used, but in the face of almost endless horse-drawn carriages, the speed of consumption of this wooden rail is also quite fast.

But even so, when it comes to the wear and tear of each carriage, it is only ten stones that cost one stone.

If you can really replace the track with railroad rails, I think the loss will be greatly reduced.

Moreover, from Beijing to Xuanfu, there are a large number of mountains, the road is not easy to walk, and there are many uphill slopes, which makes it better

A few days to arrive. If it is placed between Huai'an and Xuzhou, there is no such mountainous area.

Maybe you can get there in a day.

Zhu Qizhen has always wanted to promote the Chidao as a mode of transportation to the mainland. Isn't that a good way to do it now?

Now it is only an emergency measure, but after the canal is repaired, will this section of the road be demolished, of course not, plus relying on the canal's convenient mode of transportation.

It's also much easier to build.

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "Do I want the first horse-drawn railway to be built in the mainland, which is the Jingyang line?" ”

A lot of reality is somewhat ironic.

The more gave him more, and the less deprived him of all that remained.

In terms of convenient transportation, the canal is already quite good, and it is better than the border passes. But Zhu Qizhen still has to increase the weight.

From a single line of the canal, it has become a double line of land and water.

After all, once the canal is successful, it will be much easier for Zhu Qizhen to promote Chidao to other places.

Perhaps, in Zhu Qizhen's lifetime, he can see the Chidao network all over the Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. is really smart, then this matter will be handed over to Mr." ”

Cao Nai said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, after the minister returns, immediately find someone from the military headquarters and ask them to go south immediately." As long as Zhang Qiu's situation is better, Caoyun's plan will not be broken. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this way, I can rest assured. ”

"Your Majesty." Cao Nai said: "The minister just heard that His Majesty ordered to reduce the expenses in the palace? ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, smiled dumbly, and said, "Is the news spreading so fast?" He glanced at Cao Nai meaningfully.

He actually understands that every civil official has eyeliner in the palace.

But after entering the orthodoxy, Ouchi has been cleaned up many times.

The Empress Dowager first cleaned up a batch of eyeliner, and then after Wang Zhen took power, she cleaned up another batch. After Zhu Qizhen killed Wang Zhen, he angered Wang Zhen's henchmen and almost all of them, which was another purge.

After these storms, even if the ministers have eyeliner in the palace, it is very low.

"Your Majesty, the Lord humiliates the ministers to death." Cao Nai knelt down and said, "We are incompetent, tired Your Majesty is like this, it is really a sin of the subordinates." ”

Zhu Qizhen also had no intention of delving into these, and said: "Mr. Cao, please get up, it's just a natural disaster, and the people of the world are all innocent, and I have done this little bit." What's the point? ”

Cao Nai said: "Your Majesty, please reduce the number of officials to tide over the difficulties." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "There is no need for this, it is difficult to be an official in Beijing, I know it, even if I reduce the amount of money in the palace, I can't freeze or starve, but if I reduce the number of officials, there are some people who may not be able to survive." ”

Cao Nai said: "Your Majesty, please be serious

Dingzong Domain. ”

After Zhu Qizhen heard this sentence, he felt that Cao Nai's killing move was.

Zhu Qizhen adheres to the principle that only addition can be subtracted. It's not just because the income is low, but it still has to buy people's hearts.

After all, Zhu Qizhen wants hundreds of officials to do things for himself, and the one who increases the biggest benefit of Yulu is the low-level Beijing officials, after all, the real high-ranking officials, firstly, may not live on Yulu, and secondly, they are enough to live on Yulu.

It's hard to say whether Zhu Qizhen will give these officials a boost or not, but it is right to let the rumors go out first.

Cao Nai also knew that in reality, the income of hundreds of officials was indeed not high. But there is a group of people whose fortune is too high, and without him, they are vassal kings.

Dozens of vassal kings, plus some county kings, etc., their annual expenditure is about 3 million stones.

That's right, it's about three million stones.

And because of the principle of kinship, the imperial court can owe civil officials money, but it can't owe money to vassal kings.

Of course, when it came to financial difficulties, it didn't matter what it was, starting from Emperor Xuanzong, the imperial court began to owe the vassal king Yulu, and after the reform of the salt administration in Zhu Qizhen, all these debts were repaid.

After all, Zhu Qizhen sent Wang Ying, the former imperial history of the left capital, to inspect the world for several years, specializing in investigating the illegal affairs of the vassal kings. Even the case of the King of Liao has been decided, and the King of Liao cannot inherit it.

Take off a prince.

So in order to appease, there is no less on the Yulu.

At that time, Zhu Qizhen also had money in his hands, and it was too ugly to do it, but now that I think about it, the vassal king is really a good target for throttling.

First of all, a feudal king is not the same as a civil official.

At this time, the officials of the Ming Dynasty were relatively honest after all, so there were really a group of civil officials waiting for Yu Lu to eat.

But the vassal king? That one is not a family with countless properties, but a lot of fields. The annual salary of 10,000 taels of silver is an astronomical amount in many households. But for the vassal king, he didn't care at all.

Yes or no.

Especially those big domains, such as Qin, Chu, Shu, and Jin, said that they were rich and rivaled countries, and they were a little too modest.

And they don't have real power either. Moreover, Emperor Xuanzong has already done something in arrears, and Zhu Qizhen, who is a son, will not be embarrassed to do it again.

It's just that if it's a debt of arrears, Cao Nai can cut it first and then play it. Anyway, these vassal kings are very powerful, but they can't help the first assistant of the Ming Dynasty.

And Cao Nai's doing it can also take the blame for Zhu Qizhen. Zhu Qizhen can pretend not to know. Don't hurt the way of kissing.

Carrying the blame for the superiors is not something that everyone can carry. If Cao Nai did this, Zhu Qizhen would definitely compensate Cao Nai. But what Cao Nai said was not this, but a reformulation of Yulu, which made me feel a little confused.