Chapter 108: Suspicious Clouds

I'm afraid this is also the reason why Yang Pu is in line with Zhu Qizhen, Yang Pu can see that Zhu Qizhen must repair water conservancy, since this is the case.

Just be fast. Can't drag it out too long. Even if it's a big fanfare and spending a little more money, it's not a problem. I'm afraid that it has been repaired intermittently for several years, and when the war between the tile spur and the Ming Dynasty is imminent, it has not been built.

That's what happened to me. Now that Zhu Qizhen thinks about Yang Shiqi's actions, it is understandable that Yang Shiqi is bent on limiting water control to a certain range.

Beijing is only a few hundred miles away from Cyprus, and it is impossible for any policy not to take into account the changes in the situation in the north.

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Mr. means, I know. It is equivalent to entering Beijing with humility, and I told him this one thing. ”

Yang Pu saw that Zhu Qizhen's mood was a little depressed, and he changed the topic and said: "The matter of the Jiaodong Canal, the minister has already found out. It is from Denglai to Mawan, build a new river from the middle, and set up locks on both sides, which can save the storm of ships going to sea. It's just this one thing, and the former yuan has been denied at the beginning. ”

Zhu Qizhen listened, and remembered the route of this canal in his heart, although the specific details are not clear, but the so-called Mawan is Qingdao Bay, that is, it is cutting off the Shandong Peninsula from the middle.

For the sake of shipping, Zhu Qizhen also learned about the most risky section of shipping, either somewhere else, or bypassing the Shandong Peninsula, far away from the mainland, with monstrous waves.

This canal was opened to avoid this most dangerous waterway.

Zhu Qizhen listened to Yang Pu and straightened out his mood, and he couldn't affect the handling of affairs below because of the emotions just now. "Why?" he asked. ”

Yang Pu said: "There are two reasons, one is that the water is insufficient, although there is a lake in this canal, called Zhuze, but the water is still not enough to pass the big ships, and the other is the geological problems below, the stone hill below, it is difficult to open up, so I gave up." ”

"In the opinion of the ministers, the difficulty of shipping, one difficulty is in the Japanese Kou, and the other difficulty is in the prison and self-theft, as for the turmoil, it is difficult for the imperial court, so it costs tens of thousands of dollars to open up a canal with a small amount of transportation, and the gains outweigh the losses."

Zhu Qizhen listened, but he didn't care that Yang Pu denied this matter. In later generations, he had never heard of any canal that cut off the Shandong Peninsula.

Therefore, this canal must not be completed.

Zhu Qizhen knew that there were drawbacks. And in terms of original intentions, this canal does not meet Zhu Qizhen's mind.

Zhu Qizhen wants to transport by sea, but if this canal can really be opened up, the size of the ships that can pass through here will inevitably be greatly limited, just like now, in order to pass through the canal, the size of the ships transporting grain is specially made.

The Age of Discovery, all ships

It's just going bigger and bigger. But with this canal, it is very likely to limit the tonnage of Daming sea ships.

Don't think it's impossible, sometimes a lot of things are just so ridiculous, and the width of the train is still determined by the horse's butt.

And Zhu Qizhen knows that the Ming court is most likely not to be enterprising. In the face of the future Age of Discovery, no matter how wide the canal is, the depth is not enough, and depending on the terrain limitations, it does not look like it can be opened as wide and deep.

However, Zhu Qizhen was more concerned about Yang Pu taking the initiative to mention the matter of shipping.

He understood that the biggest difference between Yang Shiqi and Yang Pu was there.

Yang Shiqi is old and frail, and he has a deep twilight, so he is safe. is stable, and many things are Zhu Qizhen who took the initiative to mention to Yang Shiqi.

But now Yang Pu is different.

It seems that Yang Pu has endured it for I don't know how many years. At this moment, he has a strong idea of taking the initiative to do things. So there are many things, Zhu Qizhen doesn't need to say.

Yang Pu himself also wants to mention it.

Zhu Qizhen asked: "Mr. thinks that shipping is yes, can it be done?" ”

Yang Pu said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the matter of shipping in the imperial court has never been interrupted, why can't it?" The grain and grass transferred from Shandong to Liaodong has always been ashore in southern Liaoning, and there are as many as 300,000 or 400,000 stones every year. Therefore, His Majesty thought that it was not possible to transport grain, but it was just a matter of bringing grain into Beijing, not by sea. ”

Many people think that the Ming Dynasty does not use shipping, but they don't know that until the end of the Ming Dynasty, Mao Wenlong's department was supplied with grain and grass in Shandong, and Huanglong, the chief soldier of the naval division, was responsible for transportation.

Yang Pu said: "If Your Majesty really wants to open a sea transport, the first thing is not to ask the minister, but to ask the coastal guard post whether he can defeat the Japanese Invaders, and if the Japanese Invaders are not removed, the ministers will never allow a large amount of grain and grass to go from the sea." ”

"It's okay to do it once in a while, but it's never okay to do it in the long run."

Zhu Qizhen said: "Sir, is it very serious? ”

Yang Pu said: "Your Majesty, don't you know? Your Majesty thinks that Xin'an switch, who are the people recruited? What kind of good people? ”

"They can be used by the imperial court, and the ministers naturally don't care about anything, but most of these people are active in the South Seas, but the Japanese are mostly active in the East China Sea. Now the imperial court goes to sea too little, so it rarely encounters Japanese invaders, the minister asked the Ryukyu envoys, and the Ryukyu envoys have come and gone across the sea, and have always begged me to escort the warships, what is the so-called matter? ”

Zhu Qizhen always thought that the rampant of the Japanese was a matter in the Jiajing period, that is, the era of Qi Jiguang, and he listened to Yang Pu at this moment.

I never thought that there was this reason for not using sea to transport grain.

Indeed, it only takes a few hundred miles to sail from Shandong to Liaodong, and there are small islands in between. I dare not say that the wind and waves are calm all the way, but there are no big storms either.

It doesn't take much effort to protect this section of the waterway

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However, it is difficult to protect this section of the waterway from the Yangtze River to the north to Jingshi. It's okay to send GIs once or twice, but you can't do it every time.

Even if it is like this again and again, after a long time, it will be found out the rules, and it will be difficult to do it at that time.

You must know that the grain transported from Jiangnan to Jingshi is not only grain, but also gold and silver. Millions of stone grain, millions of taels of silver.

Although this money is a big amount for a country as big as Daming, it is not too big, but for pirates, it is a crazy bait.

Look at how the pirates of the Caribbean faced the Spanish treasure ship, and you can see how great the temptation is.

How to think about it, it is also much more insured to transport from the canal.

There are only a thousand days to be a thief, and there is no thousand days to prevent thieves.

Zhu Qizhen said: "I have opened the sea ban until now, and I haven't met any pirates? Sir is not filtered. ”

Yang Pu said: "In the opinion of the minister, either this year or next year, there will definitely be news of the Japanese invaders, and it is big news." ”

Zhu Qizhen said: "Okay, sir's words, I have written them down." Then it will be up to us to see if it is fulfilled or not. ”

Yang Pu said: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, the minister will not speak in vain." ”

Yang Pu has a full grasp of his own inference.

The real activity of the Japanese was during the Hongwu period, and part of the reason for the ban on the sea during the Hongwu period was because of the Japanese invaders, but it does not mean that the Japanese disappeared during the Yongle period.

You only need to look at the documents of the Ministry of War to understand that many generals and officers in Liaodong have made meritorious contributions to the defeat of the Japanese invaders.

It was during this period of time that the Japanese invaders stopped.

Part of it is because of the decrease in the maritime activities of the Ming Dynasty, the Japanese did not dare to go ashore, and the other reason is to thank the current king of Joseon, who was later called King Sejong Yi Yi. He went east against the Japanese and invaded Tsushima. Although he didn't kill many people, he also restrained many of the attractions of the Japanese invaders.

After all, although the Japanese daimyo are inextricably linked to the Japanese daimyos, they are not the daimyo themselves after all.

But now that Zhu Qizhen has such a big rule of opening the sea ban, in a year or two, so many ports will be opened, just think about it, it is impossible not to have an accident.

However, Yang Pu didn't think anything big would happen. As long as the Japanese don't go ashore, as for the safety of those maritime merchants, do they still need the protection of the imperial court?

Yang Pu has never regarded them as obedient people of the imperial court, just like the southwest toast, it is normal to rebel when the time comes, and now they can be used by the imperial court, not all the time.

With so much silver, it is simply impossible not to attract the Japanese Kou. As for the life and death of these maritime merchants, Yang Pu can't say that he doesn't care about it, but he doesn't care too much about it. But sea freight is different.