Because Pei Yaoqing was in a hurry to realize Xu Yi's idea in the shipyard, the voyage on the canal was a little faster.

"Pei Gong, why don't you see too many ships?"

"We are on business at the order of the emperor, and the ships along the way are docked to avoid it, so naturally we don't see the ships."

"Pei Gong, is the same for the usual luck?"

"No, it's a long time to transport, and it's impossible to avoid ships along the way."

"In this case, we have to calculate the time for transporting grain from the south to the north, and how to transport it quickly in different river sections, leaving aside the ships coming and going, but I am afraid that we will not get a real investigation."

Sailing all the way from the eastern capital, Xu Yi noticed that the entire canal was not uniform in width and narrowness, and the water depth was not uniform.

He had been calculating the speed and time of the voyage, if that was just the treatment of the Chincha······ All the previous work was in vain.

Xu Yi hopes to go through the route and sailing schedule of the Cao Yun ship completely, whether it is docking, transshipment or other things, it is completely in accordance with the way of Cao Yun.

This is the only way to have tangible data for reference.

Pei Yaoqing is not an old-fashioned official, and he ordered the Jianghuai transfer envoy, so he can naturally understand the meaning of Xu Yi's words: "Wait for the return trip, and follow the Cao Yun voyage when you return." ”

Wrapped around 100,000 yuan, riding a crane to Yangzhou. It was not until Yangzhou that Pei Yaoqing ordered the fleet to dock. Yangzhou has the largest shipyard in Dasheng.

It also gave Xu Yi the opportunity to appreciate the most prosperous Yangzhou city in the Dasheng Dynasty.

Yangzhou is the most important port city in Dasheng and the gateway to foreign exchanges. At this time, Yangzhou's agriculture, commerce and handicraft industry were quite developed, and a large number of workshops and handicraft workshops appeared. It is not only "rich in the world" between Jianghuai, but also the largest metropolis in the southeast, and is sometimes known as "Yang Yi Yi Two".

The bustling street market, the crowds of people coming and going, and the occasional appearance of Westerners, even Xu Yi felt fresh, and he also had the heart to wander around Yangzhou City.

"That's the Great Qin people······ No, the yellow-haired one; Silla and Fuso are no different from my Daesheng; That kind of is a big cannibal······"

Pei Yaoqing kept introducing to Xu Yi, playing the role of a division commander: "Brother Yi explained the sail matter to the shipyard, but he can go around Yangzhou." ”

Xu Yi thought very much in his heart, but he didn't dare to really do his job.

He has been mixing in the shipyard for five or six days, until he understands how the sails of various parts work, and those stubborn shipyard craftsmen seem to understand whether they understand or not, Xu Yi has a chance to get out and have the opportunity to wander around Yangzhou City.

Starting from the port of Yangzhou, Xu Yi waved the banner of Qincha and checked the goods at will.

The main ones out of the port are silk and tea, and imported spices, glass, jewelry and jade······

Xu Yi was not originally a businessman, he had that thousand years of knowledge, so he just looked at it casually, and found that if he was dedicated to business, it would not be difficult to become the first wealthy businessman in Dasheng.

Xu Yi's cadre, the only woman is Yingniang, Yingniang is not very interested in buying, but they all follow Xu Yi to wander around.

"Did you hear that? The imperial court sent important ministers to Yangzhou, aiming to unblock the waterway from Jianghuai to Chang'an······"

"! It can clear the fart channel. Could it be that a saint wants to dig a canal? The Yellow River, the Huai River, and the Yangtze River, the three rivers are connected, the terrain is limited, and the fixed number of water flows, how to smooth the flow? ”

Liu Mazi is right. It is difficult for sea ships to enter the river, river ships go north, the water is shallow and the ship sinks, and it is difficult for anyone to solve it. ”

That's not true. Pei Xiang entered the shipyard when he arrived in Yangzhou, maybe the imperial court had a solution to the problem of river boats and river boats? I heard that the new ferry port in the eastern capital has a gantry crane, and the role of the ferry is comparable to that of a post delivery horse. If this is the case, the imperial court will build a shipping station in the shallow water of the canal, and there will be a gantry crane, which will not be impossible to unblock the waterway······"

Xu Yi was about to enter this teahouse to rest, but when he entered the door, he heard someone discussing, or it was related to his trip south to Yangzhou this time, so he was worried about listening.

Xu Yi and others came in, but they didn't attract much attention, only Xiao Er greeted them, and people were listening to those few people gossiping.

"Hu Laosan, how does shipping compare with the post station? Is the cargo carried by a river boat comparable to that carried by a horse-drawn carriage? What gantry crane, all nonsense. ”

Xu Qing seemed to be a little unconvinced, but Xu Yi stopped him.

"My cousin's words are conclusive. The cargo volume of the tidal flat ferry port in the eastern capital is six or seven times that of the old ferry. If the imperial court builds gantry cranes at the ferries of today's state capitals, it can completely solve the disadvantages of slow transshipment, so as to improve the problem of different levels of shipping. ”

"Hu Laosan, think too much. Ferries can not be built anywhere, draft, docks, land transportation and so on need to be considered. And no matter how much coolie there is at the ferry, there are not too many people squeezed into the crowded ferry, and the disadvantages of cargo transshipment cannot be solved, so it is impossible to speed up the transshipment of goods. ”

"Hu Laosan, let's be more down-to-earth, that's what the imperial court should consider. You've done your best to the court all these years, what is the result? No one listened to you, and nothing came of it. We are businessmen, and it would be good if the court could give a way. If you want to be an official, then your examination, of course, you can also know high-ranking officials and dignitaries. ”

There was a burst of laughter.

Xu Yi saw the so-called Hu Laosan with a blushing face, and clicked his mouth a few times, as if he had been poked by someone, and his face was a little red.

The trial operation of the tidal flat ferry has just begun, and most of the businessmen who mix the north-south channel have not seen it.

But this Hu Laosan ······ I have some ideas.

Xu Yi accompanied Pei Yaoqing all the way south, and exchanged views on how to solve the problem of the speed and efficiency of grain transportation from the south to the north.

Xu Yi also knew the reason why Pei Yaoqing took him with him.

From Yangzhou to Dongdu, along the entire canal channel, although it is not like a post station on land, there are really a lot of ferries that can be docked and transferred.

Xu Yi has seen that almost all the ferries are bustling, which shows the prosperity of Dasheng shipping. At the same time, Xu Yi also saw that the entire transit port of shipping was very chaotic.

Planning is one thing, the key is that the ferry cargo transfer depends on manpower, resulting in even if the ship is close to the ferry, limited by the scope and manpower of the ferry, have to wait for the ship to enter Wu.

There is no efficiency to be seen at all.

Originally, shipping had the advantages of carrying more goods and fast transportation, and these advantages were reduced by the efficiency of the transit port.

Not to mention that after the river boat enters the canal, the speed like a snail not only can't get up at its own speed, but also congests the canal channel, causing the entire channel to be blocked.

Pei Yaoqing has worked hard, and he already has a case on graded transshipment, and he is ready to formulate a decree that river boats should not enter the river and river boats should not enter the river.

Xu Yi focused on the issue of renovating the ferry······

Xu Yi didn't get involved, so he listened to the discussion.

It turns out that this Hu Laosan is also a businessman, and he is also a businessman who transports goods from the south to the north. Over the years, he has seen a lot of shipping drawbacks, and once recklessly suggested to the state government along the way to improve the order of the ferry, but was rejected again and again, and even a little tired of the state government, so that he did not let his ships enter the port······

Xu Yi can understand, not only understand this Hu Laosan, but also understand the behavior of the state capital along the way.

The basic principle is that the more chaotic it is, the easier it is to have a gap that can be operated, and regulating order is itself an act of cutting off people's financial resources.

As for Hu Laosan, he is a bit of a brain, also because he is a businessman himself and tends to consider problems from the perspective of efficiency······

After mixing in this teahouse for a long time, Xu Yi saw the difference between Yangzhou and the eastern capital, and also saw the prosperity of goods from the south to the north.

If you can't operate a ferry crossing for the entire canal······ It's too big to think about it, it's not a little bit of interest, I can't eat it.

But the interests of this rich and rival country are in front of him, and he is still about to be led by himself, Xu Yi is really reluctant to throw it away.

This Hu Laosan······

"Check this Hu Laosan, in the name of the imperial court."

When Xu Yi returned to the official post, he ordered Xu Qing.

Pei Yaoqing is old, and he has been in the shipyard for several days in a row, and he really can't bear it.

Xu Yi went shopping, and he honestly rested at the official post. Xu Yi saw him as soon as he came back.

"Pei Gong, the kid has been thinking for many days, and he agrees with Pei Gong's transfer and transportation method, and also believes that river boats do not enter the river, and river boats do not go down the river, which can greatly improve the congestion of ships in the canal and the speed of shipping."

"The kid is thinking, the reason why Pei Gong took the kid into the transfer envoy yamen is to let the kid plan the ferry port for the transfer of river boats and river boats and build a gantry crane at the alternate place where the river boats alternate?"

There are some things Xu Yi generally has an idea in his heart, and when he saw that Pei Yaoqing was resting, he wanted to probe the wind from Pei Yaoqing.

"That's true. The river boat does not enter the river, and the river boat does not go down the river because the old man asked the saint for permission, and the use of the transfer method, coupled with the sail technique offered by Yi Ge'er, can change the dilemma of the southern grain transportation to the north to a certain extent. ”

"The old man dragged your kid on this trip, which can be regarded as living up to the emperor's order. As long as the sail ship test is successful, it means that the trip is complete. ”

Pei Yaoqing was very glad that he had brought Xu Yi in, otherwise his transfer method, including the restriction of river boats and river boats, would only be a modest method, and he would not be able to make a real contribution to the transportation of grain from the south to the north.

Now wait for the shipyard to build the sailboat successfully and enter the river for verification. Judging from Xu Yi's small sampan test during the voyage, Pei Yaoqing is full of confidence.

"Brother Yi'er, the old man doesn't dare to trespass, ask the sage for a Ministry of Labor for Brother Yi'er, and the old man still dares to pack a ticket."

Pei Yaoqing thought that when Xu Yishi talked about this, the young man was anxious. In fact, what Xu Yi was thinking about was really not an official position or position.

"The kid knows Pei Gong's righteousness. Pei Gong, the kid has something to ask: the canal channel starts from Hangzhou and ends in Zhuozhou. Passing through Suzhou, Runzhou, Yangzhou, and Chuzhou, it is a river road. ”

"The river has Suzhou, Songzhou, Bianzhou and Weizhou, Weizhou, Beizhou, Cangzhou to the north of the eastern capital to Zhuozhou. The big ferries are seventeen or eighteen, and the small ferries are numerous. A Grand Canal connects the north and south, connecting Guushae-do, Nam-do, Gyeonggi-do, Gangnam-do, and even Yeongnam Province. ”

"The kid wants to ask Pei Gong, if the gantry crane is built in all ferries, the use and maintenance of the gantry crane craftsmen, can the imperial court be prepared to send post soldiers to govern it like a post station? Gantry cranes are not like post stations, and they need to be maintained. ”

"In addition, the kid wants to ask Pei Gong, all the ferries of the entire waterway, after the construction of the gantry crane, the coolies who use the gantry crane are trained, and the imperial court can prepare to be included in the management of the imperial court officials?"

"After the construction of the new ferry, is the imperial court preparing for the public use of the people and the imperial court? Or is it limited to the transportation of grain from the south to the north? And how to regulate the corruption of the entire waterway? But do you need to set up a special yamen operation? ”

"If a new yamen is set up, such a long passage, how many coolies will need to be supported by the imperial court? As we waited for this trip to the south, Pei Gong pondered hard about the transfer method and the construction of the Dragon Gate and the improvement of the ferry port to save the money and food saved for the imperial court, can it make up for the cost of the new yamen? ”

What Xu Yi said is a bit exaggerated, but it is not alarmist, and it is indeed a reality that must be faced.

In the early Cao Yun, the imperial court only managed to collect grain and send the army to transport it.

Once the transfer method is changed, countless granaries need to be built along the waterway, countless ferries need to be rebuilt, countless coolies need to be skillfully used, and even countless officials need to be managed.

This is bound to increase the degree of expenditure of the imperial court.

Pei Yaoqing lives in the court, so he naturally knows what the situation of the imperial court is now, otherwise how would he allow the Jiedu envoy to recruit and raise troops independently?

If he reported the whole plan to the saint, Pei Yaoqing was not sure whether it could be successful.

"Brother Yi'er, but what's the matter?"

Pei Yaoqing was confused by Xu Yi's successive questions, whether it was an old fox, he figured it out in an instant, and pushed it to Xu Yi.

This is exactly what Xu Yi expected.

"Pei Gong, the kid thinks that if there is such a trading company, it will manage all the new ferries in the canal channel, free of charge for the imperial court, and charge for the transfer of merchants, and the construction and daily operations will be controlled by the trading company."

"In this way, on the basis of improving the transportation of grain from the south to the north, it will not increase the expenditure of the imperial court, and at the same time, it will also smooth the flow of goods for my Dasheng. I don't know if it's possible? ”

"Even the kid still thinks that if the imperial court's transportation is directly entrusted to this trading company, the imperial court can lose all of it, or participate in it as a member, and easily enjoy the benefits of the southern grain transportation to the north, not only will there be no shortage of food, but even increase tax revenue."

"Those who know thrift in the world are only businessmen! Whether it is the ferry port or the fleet, as well as the maintenance and replacement of the gantry crane, the role played in the hands of the merchants, the kid thinks that it is more advantageous than the direct jurisdiction of the imperial court. ”

The family, no matter what position they occupy, has never been devoted to the dynasty. Xu Yi realized this from his earlier cooperation with Li Wei and Cui Qi, not to mention the cooperation with Dongdu Ferry.

Pei Yaoqing is first the Pei family, and then the prime minister of the imperial court.

Even Li Wei is like this, first of all, he is the speaker of his lineage, then the king of Xin'an of the imperial court, and the secretary of the military department of Dasheng.

After Xu Yi heard those discussions in the teahouse, he saw the huge benefits of improving shipping.

In this way, the design of the gantry crane and sailboat was dedicated, and only one additional title was added, Xu Yi really felt that it was not cost-effective.

If it is mixed in the entire canal navigation, it will be an ancestral industry that can be passed on······

"Brother Yi'er, this is a big matter, let the old man think about it."

Pei Yaoqing may not be as good as Xu Yi in terms of business operations, but he has the overall situation of the court, and even thinks about a lot of things that Xu Yi did not say thoroughly······