Chapter 47 The Plan for Opening the Sea

It's just that the more this time, the more Zhu Qizhen can't let go easily.

Since both parties are interested, the rest of the matter goes into the bargaining session.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Mr. said is good, it's just a matter of customs, not only money, but also overseas, and I want to send ministers to supervise it." There is also a need to give an explanation to the Queen Mother. ”

Yang Shiqi said: "In the future, all customs will send heads of household departments and ministers to supervise, and give 1 million taels a year to worship the Empress Dowager." Does Your Majesty think so? ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Since this is the case, let's settle it, but everywhere in the open sea, is it settled?" ”

Yang Shiqi said: "It has not been decided yet, this must be judged by His Majesty, but now the disaster relief affairs are busy, except for Tianjin, the rest of the places, it is not too late to talk about it next year?" What does Your Majesty think. ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Very good. ”

Yang Shiqi got what he wanted, so he gave the initiative in other aspects to Zhu Qizhen.

Because with the money of the customs, even if one million taels of silver are offered in the palace every year, it is only one-fifth, one-sixth, or even less.

Zhu Qizhen said: "In my meaning, it is Quanzhou in Fujian, Ningbo in Zhejiang, Songjiang in the south, Dengzhou in Shandong, Tianjin in Zhili, and Jinzhou in Liaodong. These six places open the sea. It will be seen in the future, and then it will be added or decreased. ”

In fact, Zhu Qizhen didn't want to add more ports.

The reason is simple.

Management issues.

These places can be found along almost the entire coastline, with one in a province. Plus Hong Kong in the future, that is, seven customs.

Yang Shiqi agreed to come down.

The main reason is that Yang Shiqi has seen that since Zhu Qizhen pierced the window paper in Xin'an, it has become a general trend.

After all, the world is bustling, all for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit.

There was the support of the emperor, and there were also considerable supporters in the coastal provinces. It's already unstoppable.

Yang Shiqi officially agreed, and from then on, the Ming Dynasty entered the stage of tributary trade and commercial trade in parallel.

It's just that Jinzhou in Liaodong, Dengzhou in Shandong, Songjiang in Nanzhili, Ningbo in Zhejiang, and Quanzhou in Fujian may not begin to prepare until next year.

But Tianjin is going to open the sea now.

Because there is an urgent practical need.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that there are many storms and waves in maritime transportation, and if the official transportation is full of evils, the people-transportation will be unfavorable for supervision, and the minister thinks that the Tianjin tariff should be improper for cashiering, and the grain should be collected." Yang Shiqi said.

Zhu Qizhen didn't think of this, and said, "Harvest grain? ”

Yang Shiqi said: "Every ship that arrives at the port of Tianjin must pay the same price of grain as the tariff. In this way, the grain from all over the world will surely gather in Tianjin. The problem of lack of food in the imperial court was naturally relieved. ”

Zhu Qizhen couldn't help but say, "Sir, good idea." ”

In fact, in the early Ming Dynasty

There has been no interruption of attempts at sea freight. Even this year, some people proposed that the Jiaodong Canal would be dug between Dengzhou and Qingdao, so that ships could avoid the Shandong Peninsula and avoid the storms of the ocean.

This canal was excavated in the Yuan Dynasty, but the excavators found that the middle texture was rock, so it was difficult to dig up.

I had to do it.

Zhu Qizhen is not without the attention of shipping. However, they also feel that the disadvantages of shipping are too great and it is difficult to supervise. This was the main reason why the imperial court did not want to ship by sea.

But Yang Shiqi's main one is quite wonderful.

No matter who does what business, a batch of grain must be transported to Tianjin.

Not without its drawbacks, though.

Zhu Qizhen said: "If there are lawbreakers who buy grain and pay taxes in Tianjin, how can this be good? ”

The original intention of this policy was to increase the grain reserves in the north, and if they bought grain from the north and then paid taxes, then their situation would be meaningless.

Yang Shiqi said: "You have to think more, when you sail on the sea, you must be pressurized." Therefore, it is not a difficult thing for them to stay with more grain, and there is less grain in the north and more grain in the south, and the price of grain in the north is lower than that in the south, so how can businessmen make a loss-making transaction. Your Majesty is right to be worried. ”

"The minister thinks that he should send an important minister to preside over customs affairs."

"The minister recommended Li Shimian to add the title of secretary of the Ministry of Households, and the prime minister of customs. After all the customs are on the right track, a waiter will be added to the household department to be in charge of customs. ”

Zhu Qizhen finally understood.

Why does Yang Shiqi want to promote Tianjin's opening of the sea, is to do this thing, in fact, Li Shimian appeared today, and Yang Shiqi's policy will also come.

This may be one of Yang Shiqi's policies to transport 1.5 million stone of grain to Beijing at all costs.

Zhu Qizhen is naturally accurate.

Immediately, Yang Shiqi asked Zhu Qizhen to give an order to order Li Xian, the Marquis of Fengcheng, to transport one million stone of grain from Nanjing to Beijing by sea. The person in charge of the escort is Wang Jinghong's righteous son, Wang Ying, a thousand households of Jinyi Wei.

After all this is finalized, let's go back to this million taels of silver.

Yang Shiqi said: "Please pay in advance with the inner treasury, and wait for the household department and the customs silver to be returned to the inner treasury in the coming year." ”

Zhu Qizhen actually knew that once the money went out, there was a high probability that he would not be able to come back. It's just that now that the two sides have reached an agreement, there is no need to worry about this million taels of silver.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Yes. He paused slightly and said: "Now that we have money and grain, the water conservancy project in Beizhili cannot be stopped, but more can be done." ”

"In the past two years, floods, droughts and locust plagues have been adherent, in my opinion, but it is the reason why water conservancy is not repaired, so I told the officials and people of Zhili to repair water conservancy as the first priority."

"The only water conservancy is large, and it can not only prevent drought, but also locusts. Water and drought are linked, and it is the time when locusts are easy to grow, as long as the water conservancy can be cured, there will be fewer locusts in the future. ”

Yang Shiqi said

Said: "The ministers receive the order." Then Yang Shiqi said: "There are many affairs in Zhili, and now we are going to open customs, and I invite Yu Qian, the governor of Zhili, to enter Beijing." ”

Zhu Qizhen hesitated, although he knew that Yu Qian was very, very busy at the moment.

Just as Zhu Qizhen originally sent Jinyiwei to monitor Yu Qian's Henan disaster relief, Yu Qian's actions even convinced Jinyiwei who monitored him.

From the beginning of Lord Yu, to later called Yu Gong.

It is because Yu Qian spares no effort in disaster relief, where anyone is affected, Yu Qian will look at it personally. Since Yu Qian served as the governor of Zhili, he rode a small donkey with more than a dozen entourages, including Zhu Qizhen's Jinyi Guard, who was specially sent to protect Yu Qian.

I traveled to all the disaster-stricken places in Zhili.

Since the beginning of spring, for more than 100 days, Yu Qian's daily residence has been different, and sometimes he sleeps in the open because he missed the trip.

It's not like a court official.

Because of this, the people of Zhili regard them as parents. Known as Yu Qingtian.

Zhu Qizhen felt that it was too hard to let Yu Qian go to Beijing again.

But there are some things that really can't be bypassed.

Because Yu Qian is the commander-in-chief of the Great Drought Relief in Beizhili.

No matter how miserable the cabinet is, it is just a text on the fold, and only Yu Qian has witnessed it with his own eyes. Since the food shortage, although the water conservancy projects in various places have not stopped.

But there is also a deliberate contraction.

Some of the projects that are ready to start are showing signs of abandonment.

Therefore, if you really want to start a new project, you must discuss it with Yu Qian. So Zhu Qizhen hesitated for a moment, and decided to summon Yu Qian to Beijing to report the drought in a comprehensive manner. For some measures of the imperial court, it is also necessary to seek Yu Qian's opinion.

Although it was decided that Yu Qian would enter Beijing, Yu Qian was in Shunde Mansion at the moment.

The reason is very simple, that is, in the great drought in the north of Xingtai County, Shunde Prefecture, the only place where there is still a harvest, and the locusts are not rampant, so although there is no bumper harvest in Xingtai, there is still a harvest.

This is especially true in the case of a total harvest failure in the north.

Yu Qian naturally wanted to go and have a look, first, he wanted to transfer a batch of grain from Xingtai to support other prefectures and counties. After all, at this time, food is life, and any local official will not easily let grain out of the country, Yu Qian has to go in person.

The other is to inspect the water conservancy of Xingtai.

It is also ready for large-scale construction of water conservancy projects in the future.

Therefore, even if Yu Qian received the holy decree and dared to come back, it would take a few days.

Therefore, Zhu Qizhen first met with the owner of the ship who came with Li Shimian.

Of course, not everyone of these shipowners is qualified, and some of them have little power, and they only receive a reward outside the palace gate and retreat.

I didn't even enter the palace gate.

There are only about 20 people left, all of whom are Han Chinese, and they are Han people from the South China Sea.