Lin Haoran looked at the Yangtze River estuary in front of him, and he also felt a little emotion in his heart.

The Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal carries millions of grains every year, but it takes millions to maintain this transportation line every year, and the navigation time is far inferior to that of sea transportation.

Like this south, if he chooses to take the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal, it will take a month to say the least, but now it is only the 12th to reach the mouth of the Yangtze River.

In contrast, the advantages of sea freight are too great, and it is no wonder that Meng Zhao sighed here.

Lin Haoran had the heart to chat, so he asked Meng Zhao: "Tinglun, do you think Cao Yun should be changed to sea transportation?" ”

"The canal is safe, but the sea is fast and there is no need to spend a lot of money every year to maintain the canal smooth, and the students think that the benefits of sea transportation outweigh the disadvantages!" Meng Zhao has come all the way from Guangdong, and his horizons have expanded a lot, and he immediately clearly expressed his personal views.

Wang Shiju listened to Meng Zhao's point of view, but his expressions were different, and some people even obviously disagreed.

Lin Haoran did not express his position, but asked Wang Shiju: "Jin Qing, do you think it is appropriate to change Caoyun to sea transportation?" ”

Wang Shiju is the oldest of the three Shuntianfu protégés, and last year he won the second place in the Shuntianfu Academy, but he respectfully arched his hand and said: "It's not proper!" ”

As soon as these two words came out, the atmosphere immediately stagnated, and Meng Zhao immediately restrained his expression, and couldn't help but glance at Wang Shi.

Lin Haoran's eyebrows were raised slightly, and he looked at this protégé with great interest: "Why? ”

He never imposed his personal opinions on his protégés, but advocated for them to think independently, to come to conclusions that they thought were correct through repeated thinking.

Wang Shiju met everyone's eyes and said seriously: "If you switch to shipping, the imperial court no longer needs to spend huge sums of money on the maintenance of the canal, nor does it have to waste on the boats all year round, but switching to maritime transportation will benefit the court and suffer the people." ”

"This move greatly reduces the financial burden of the imperial court, but how can it suffer the people?" Meng Zhao's face was slightly straight, and he immediately asked.

Lin Haoran stood on the deck, the boat was very stable, and he turned to look at Wang Shiju.

Wang Shiju looked at Meng Zhao's face and said solemnly: "Once the sea is switched to shipping, half of the more than 100,000 Caoding will probably be abandoned by the imperial court, thousands of slender men along the way may lose their livelihoods, and half of the shipyard shipwrights will be sent back to their hometowns." If the imperial court can't solve the livelihood problem of these people, it is better to maintain the status quo, at least they still have something to eat! ”

Lin Haoran glanced at Wang Shiju in surprise, but he was still silent, and then looked at Meng Zhao again.

"Huh...... Obviously, this policy is a century-old plan, how did it get into your mouth, but it became a disaster for the country and the people, you are afraid that it is exaggerated! Meng Zhao's brows furrowed, and he said with a questioning attitude.

Wang Shiju faced the doubts, but slowly shook his head and said: "The change from Cao Yun to sea transportation is beneficial for a hundred years, but although the canal Cao Yun is full of drawbacks, it also nourishes many proletarian people. If the imperial court wants to change to sea transportation, the livelihood of these people needs to be solved, otherwise they will be like Wang Anshi to disrupt the country, although it is good-intentioned, but it has done bad things. ”

Lin Haoran glanced at Wang Shiju with deep meaning and was able to see these things, which showed that this protégé was not a mediocre person, and he only hoped that he could survive the imperial examination.

"Your words sound a little reasonable at first glance, but if you really do something, knowing that it is a hundred-year plan and looking forward to the future, and finally not doing anything, what is the difference between it and the official who eats a vegetarian meal?" Meng Zhao still insisted on his own opinion, and immediately refuted.

Wang Shiju did not give in, but said eloquently: "Shipping is beneficial to the imperial court, but if we ignore the interests of the people, I am afraid that it will eventually evolve into a bad government." In the past, when Yan Song was in power, his implementation of the mining ban was undoubtedly beneficial to the imperial court. However, the imperial court only cared about the silver mines, and did not care about the livelihood of the local miners, except for Guangdong, where the teacher and Lord Wang resisted the ban on silver, there were miners' unrest in Jiangxi and Fujian provinces. Due to the scarcity of silver mines in many places, in the end, the imperial court not only failed to benefit from it, but also caused local turmoil anyway, and wasted military spending, while the ban on mining harmed the country and the people. ”

Hearing these remarks, Meng Zhao couldn't help but think of Guangdong in the past, and a solemn expression appeared on his face, and he found that the matter of Cao Yun was indeed not as simple as it seemed.

Lin Haoran glanced at Wang Shiju approvingly, but found that the scholars of this era should not be underestimated, so he said approvingly: "You are all talented people, you will definitely enter the officialdom in the future, although things must be done, but you should think twice before doing them." Jin Qing, you can see the people who rely on the canal for their livelihood, and you are very happy to be a teacher! ”

"The teacher has a good reputation, and the students also follow your teachings, and dare not fail the people!" Wang Shiju said modestly.

Meng Zhao thought about it again and again, and arched his hand to Wang Shiju: "Brother Jin Qing's words are indeed thought-provoking, thank you here." ”

"Brother Tinglun, you are serious, and you are just some weak opinions." Wang Shiju is very modest and authentic.

Lin Haoran's heart moved, and he looked at Wang Shiju with a smile and said, "Jin Qing, what you said was that you were turning a corner to admonish as a teacher?" ”

Meng Zhao and the others looked at Lin Haoran blankly, and Wang Shiju immediately asked in confusion: "The student is foolish, and I ask the teacher to make it clear." ”

Lin Haoran looked at him with an expression that didn't seem to be fake, so he said directly: "The reason why the teacher went to Yangzhou this time is to break the pattern of Huaiyan, which is very likely to damage the interests of the stove households and the people, should you persuade the teacher to think twice?" ”

"Students don't dare! The teacher is the chosen one, and he has always made up his mind to take one step at a time, so how can the student be so uninteresting! Wang Shiju hurriedly bowed his hand and said seriously.

Meng Zhao and the others looked at their teacher with admiration, perhaps their temperament was proud, but their admiration for their teacher was really like a river of endless water.

While talking, the sea ship has come to the mouth of the Yangtze River, and the bow of the ship has turned to the Yangtze River and slowly sailed away.

Lin Haoran shook his head with a wry smile, but he couldn't talk about the various concerns of this trip, and said to Wang Shiju with a straight face: "Jin Qing, the stove household is the foundation of the salt administration!" You get off the boat in advance, go to the salt factory for the teacher, and get a good understanding of the situation of the stove household! ”

"Students obey!" Wang Shiju didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and immediately bowed his hand seriously.

Along the way, Lin Haoran had the heart to advise Yu Mengzhao and other four protégés, and Mengzhao and Wang Shiju brought him surprises.

Meng Zhao has an upright personality, has a clear stance on things, and is able to accept other people's opinions. Wang Shiju has a modest personality, has a strong sense of the overall situation, and is a very talented young man.

When passing through Songjiang Mansion, Wang Shiju took another one of the same year to disembark, and Lin Haoran arranged several guards for them.

The next day, when he arrived at the boundary of Yangzhou, Lin Haoran also got off the boat in advance, but he planned to enter Yangzhou City in a low-key manner.

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