Chapter 115 Cao Yun is the right policy, and sea freight is the preparation plan

Yang Pu said: "What Your Majesty said is exactly why Emperor Taizong wants to build the canal. His Majesty was worried about the canal, but since the canal was built by Pingjiang Bo Chen Xuan during the Yongle period, the canal has not made a single mistake, and at most, six million stone of grain was transported into Beijing, and at least four million stone was transported. ”

"The first emperor set a quota, and only four million stones need to be transported in the future."

"For more than ten years, there has never been an accident."

"But at sea, even if there are no pirates, there is no risk at all?"

"Before the imperial court moved the capital, the imperial court transferred grain from the south to the north, firstly, the amount was not much, at most hundreds of thousands of stones, and secondly, even if it was lost, the imperial court could afford it."

"But after the imperial court moved the capital, the weight of Gyeonggi cannot tolerate any loss."

"And the grain needed has increased greatly, no longer hundreds of thousands of stones, but millions of stones, even if the highest peak of the previous dynasty's shipping, it is only 3.83 million stones."

"Last year's catastrophe, the water was unlucky, of course, it was a problem. Li Shimian's timely transfer of grain is indeed a great achievement, but His Majesty does not think that Li Shimian has done it too smoothly. ”

"But it is because, during the Yongle period, the imperial court had already decided, Cao Yun was the right policy, and sea transportation was the preparation policy, at least the grain transported from Shandong to Liaodong was never broken."

"Once the court needs it, it can be used at any time."

Zhu Qizhen frowned slightly and said, "Why don't you take shipping as the right strategy and Caoyun as a preparation strategy?" After Zhu Qizhen blurted out, he regretted it a little.

Because of this question, it's a bit stupid to ask.

Yang Pu said: "The matter of Cao Yun has existed since the Han Dynasty, but it flourished in the Tang Dynasty. The law of Cao Yun in the Tang Dynasty is still used as a reference by the imperial court. It can be said that it is comprehensive, but although the previous dynasty was in use, the previous dynasty was a broad government, and the net leaked and swallowed the fish of the boat, and the grain for the imperial court was just a giant merchant at sea, and the imperial court could not entrust its safety to the hands of such people. ”

"Therefore, how to control shipping, the court has no bottom in its heart. The minister has no bottom. ”

Zhu Qizhen secretly said in his heart: "This is the habit of bureaucrats, they don't like things they are not familiar with." One is ready-made experience, the other is unknown territory, and the tendencies of the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military are very clear. ”

Yang Pu continued: "And the canal needs to be repaired, if the canal is not used, when it is time to use it, I am afraid it will not be able to be used." ”

"The imperial court has four million stone of grain every year, which is enough to support it. More food is not always better. ”

"Since the transportation is sufficient, it is enough to prepare for the sea transportation without using it."

Zhu Qizhen said: "I'm afraid that if this preparation continues, it won't be able to be used." Mr. Yang told the truth, how much does it take to go on like this, I need shipping

but there is no capacity for sea transportation. ”

Yang Pu sighed and said, "The minister didn't expect that in just a few decades, the imperial court has been reduced to transporting grain by foreign ships. It's just 500 stones, what can it do? ”

Yang Pu understands very well that the reason why he uses a shading ship is because he uses a shading ship from Shandong to Liaodong. After all, this route is located in the Bohai Sea, it can be said that the wind and waves are calm, don't worry too much, there is no difference between big ships and small ships.

Zhu Qizhen said: "In this way, Mr. is in favor of restarting shipping. ”

Yang Pu said: "In the opinion of the minister, the policy of Tianjin Customs formulated by His Majesty is not bad, it is all to pay taxes on grain, the minister has read the customs documents, last year, more than 300,000 stone in taxes, but because of the new opening, I want to stabilize in the future at one million stones, it is also possible." ”

"Your Majesty's clever plan has added a million stone of grain to the imperial court out of thin air. In addition, Cao Yun has transported four million stone of grain, that is, His Majesty is now overhauling the water conservancy in Hebei, and the food is a little tight. ”

"If Your Majesty succeeds in overhauling the water conservancy, then Zhili will have a great abundance of grain, and the imperial court may not even need four million stone grains, so why bother to draw it from the sea?"

For a while, Yang Pu stopped Zhu Qizhen.

The reason why Zhu Qizhen has been biting the sea is actually a tendency in his heart. I want to push the national focus to the ocean. But there are some things that cannot be said directly.

Otherwise, it will be involved in ideology.

Zhu Qizhen has always avoided ideological confrontation with civilian officials, regardless of which civilian official he is. Because he knows that he can't win, but will put himself in a dangerous situation.

Even if Zhu Qizhen's current throne is stabilized, Yang Shiqi has stepped down, and the Empress Dowager controls the last old minister of the imperial court, Liu Zhongshi, has also gone home to recuperate.

Zhu Qizhen no longer worries about being deposed.

But he still couldn't find a way to convince his ministers to turn the government in the direction of the sea.

So, what he has been doing is just doing and not talking.

Use the solution to the problem, little by little, guide the court in the direction you want. Because he knew that he couldn't say it, he faced Taizu Zuxun first in front of him. It is the so-called country of the 15th National Non-Levy.

In fact, the fifteenth year is not the point, the point is that Emperor Taizu believes that only the Central Plains is a good place in the world, and the rest of the small countries are all poor and uncollected, and they are not enough to support the people, and they have to invest money in it, which is a loss-making business. Therefore, these small countries are divided into safe and secure countries, and the imperial court does not need to use swords and soldiers.

Then there was a precedent of going to the West, the Manchu Dynasty and the ministers were all oppositionists, and Zhu Qizhen still had palpitations about the opening of the sea back then.

What the Empress Dowager said cannot be wrong, regardless of the life and death of her own people, to seize the useless land.

almost made Zhu Qizhen not know what to say.

It seems that apart from the war with the Watts,

No battlefield will be supported by a hundred officials.

But just as the Empress Dowager said Zhu Qizhen, Zhu Qizhen is a restless person. Zhu Qizhen wants to prosper shipping, and there are too many things, such as cultivating marine talents, reserving marine power, and so on.

Therefore, regardless of whether the imperial court has the need for shipping now, Zhu Qizhen has to find an excuse.

Zhu Qizhen said: "Mr. also knows, the tile is in the north, I only feel the edge on my back, once the war starts, I don't know how much grain and grass materials are needed, Mr. still thinks that shipping is not good?" ”

Yang Pu said: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, but the minister thinks that the principle of taking water transportation as the right policy and shipping as the preparation policy should not be changed. Shipping can be prosperous, but water transportation cannot be moved lightly. ”

Zhu Qizhen finally understood that Yang Pu really wanted to say this.

Does Zhu Qizhen have any thoughts on abolishing the luck?

There are really some things, especially when Wang Ying said that Zheng He asked about Japan, Zhu Qizhen was excited at the time, and he was like an enlightenment, and secretly said in his heart: "Yes, if shipping becomes the lifeblood of the imperial court, then it is logical to build a sailor and set up a station in Japan directly in the name of protecting shipping." ”

Zhu Qizhen believes that once the imperial court sucks the first colonial blood from Japan. I won't want to stop.

Before eating meat, people may refuse to eat it out of love. But after taking a bite, they will naturally make all kinds of excuses for themselves and continue eating.

He only needs to cultivate a group of people who can drink blood outside, and leave the rest alone, they will spontaneously seek opportunities to forage for food.

It's just that Zhu Qizhen's idea has not yet taken shape, and he was slapped in the head by Yang Pu.

Zhu Qizhen couldn't think of how to refute it for a while.

No matter from which point of view, maintaining two different transportation channels is the best way for the Ming court, think about Huawei and spare tires, how can I have no Ming Dynasty.

But if you think about it, even if Yang Pu will share a mouthful of meat by sea, it will never be much.

It is estimated that a million stones will be topped. Especially after the opening of the sea, the Ming Dynasty's civil shipping force has increased a lot, and if something happens, the imperial court can directly recruit civilian ships to transport. 、

It can be said that Li Shimian's operation in Guangdong gave inspiration to the officials.

This model naturally oppressed Zhu Qizhen to want the living space of the official sailor.

Zhu Qizhen always felt that he had smashed his own feet. He adjusted his mentality slightly, and said secretly in his heart: "You can't eat a fat man in one bite, you have to come step by step, whether you are responsible for the shipping of one million stones, or five hundred thousand stones, it is always a start." ”

"Since it's the beginning, there's room for meddlers."

Zhu Qizhen said: "What Mr. said is extremely true, the two strategies in parallel, it is actually the wonderful strategy of Emperor Taizong, I am amazed and have to obey." Let's do the same in the future. ”