From the mouth of the Yangtze River to the coast of the Shandong Peninsula, Peng Yulin's sailors are already very familiar with it.

On the sea route of more than 2,000 miles, the grain ship did not stop day and night, and it only took less than five days to arrive at Dengzhou Port.

Today's Dengzhou Port is no longer what Zhu Shunming looked like when he attacked Dengzhou Water Village at night. Not only did they build water villages, wharves, forts, barracks, and dwellings, but they also added a lot of popularity.

Peng Yulin's sailors frequently traveled between Huguang and Shandong, not only did the sailors' own fleet transport a large number of goods and personnel, but also opened up the shipping business to the general public, driving a large amount of private capital to pour into the shipping industry.

Several stops along the way, such as Shandong Dengzhou Port, Jimo, Haizhou, Huating Changxing Island...... Rise from shipping.

Although they are not as prosperous as Hangzhou, Yangzhou, Huai'an, Xuzhou, Jining and other places along the canal, as long as Zhu Shunming's shipping policy continues, these places will sooner or later become more developed and more prosperous than those along the canal.

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The fleet stopped for a short time, replenished its freshwater food, and set sail to continue north.

On October 12, the fleet arrived at Yangliuqing Port in Tianjin.

At that time, Yangliuqing Port was dilapidated and withered, and most of the wharf facilities were old and unusable.

Zhu Shunming spent tens of thousands of taels of silver to encircle tens of thousands of acres of saline-alkali land near the wharf and build a large warehouse. At the same time, the wharf facilities were repaired on a large scale, large wharf equipment such as gantry cranes were added, the wharf was repaired, and the hard road was paved, and this temporarily unappreciated place was regarded as the frontier position of watching Beizhili.

The grain ship was unloaded and put into storage at Yangliuqing Port, even if the grain transportation task was completed. The ship turned back to Dengzhou, loaded the goods of the Jiaodong Peninsula and prepared to go south to Nanzhili.

To get grain from Tianjin to Beijing, it had to be taken by land or canal. Overland transportation is limited and expensive, so it is not the first choice. As for taking the canal...... Can the Yamen, the governor of Caoyun, agree?

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Emperor Chongzhen took Zhu Shunming's recital, read it again and again no less than five times, and drew in circles on it with a red pen, but he never made up his mind.

"Big companion, what do you say, what is Zhu Shunming's idea? Does it work? Chongzhen was undecided, some eager, some afraid of the consequences.

Wang Chengen hunched his waist and said carefully: "Your Majesty, such a matter related to the national economy and people's livelihood has to be discussed with the elders of the pavilion, how dare the old slave discuss it?" ”

Emperor Chongzhen didn't have to be Wang Chengen's idea, he was just looking for someone to talk to.

"It's strange to me, Zhu Shunming wrote clearly in the chapter, the tentative river transportation to sea transportation, does not change the status quo of Cao transportation, and increases the way of grain transportation from the south to the north. If successful, it can also reduce the wear and tear of water transportation. Why do I feel that something is wrong? ”

"Increase shipping and reduce the pressure of transportation, Zhu Dadian should be happy? Why the fierce opposition? Emperor Chongzhen was puzzled: "Big companion, what's wrong with this?" ”

Wang Chengen somewhat knew why Zhu Dadian would object. In addition to being responsible for the above, the power of the opponent, his own authority, and the jobs of his subordinates have to be comprehensively weighed, how can he be smashed casually?

Wang Chengen said cautiously: "I think it's for the struggle for rights." ”

"Yes," Emperor Chongzhen said with a smile: "I heard that Zhu Shunming has a nickname called Zhu Er, and I think he is the kind of guy who rushes up as soon as his mind is hot." Faithful to me. Look at this guy, the music is written so straightforwardly, at first glance, he is a person who does not learn and does not know how to do it. ”

"Stay in the middle, stay in the middle and don't send it." Emperor Chongzhen was in a good mood and said with a smile: "Zhu Shunming and Zhu Dadian are all from the old Zhu family. Why should your own family be embarrassed by your own family? ”

Emperor Chongzhen actually favored Zhu Shunming. Staying in China and not sending it is a tacit acquiescence to the status quo and a tacit acquiescence to Zhu Shunming's shipping action.

If Zhu Shunming's shipping is really more convenient than today's Cao Yun, and the loss is further reduced, the poor Emperor Chongzhen even withdrew the post station, why not remove Cao Yun again?

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Sure enough, Tianjin's Cao Yun Department rejected Peng Yulin's request to transport grain to Beijing.

The commander of the Cao Yun Division was so angry that he replied to Peng Yulin angrily: "You robbed the Cao Gang of jobs, and you just started killing in the Yangtze River, killing so many of our brothers, and now you actually have the face to let us give Cao Yun." Phew, don't even think about it. Even if the ship is empty, it will not bring you food. ”

Peng Yulin was not annoyed, and said with a smile: "This adult, don't say too much, be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future." If you don't give me luck today, maybe you will come to me in the future. ”

From Tianjin Port to Beijing, the land route is 300 miles, which is quite flat.

Since the waterway was impassable, Zhu Shunming had to take the land route.

More than 100 carts, pulling 300 stone grain, meandering for several miles, pulling flags, set off from Tianjin Port and transported to the capital with great fanfare. It's not a lot of luck, and the momentum is not small.

There are continuous arrival of sea ships at Yangliuqing Wharf, and the grain is constantly unloaded and stored in large granaries.

A shipload of grain costs thousands of stones, and only 300 stones are transported by land at a time, so it will take until the Year of the Monkey to transport more than one million stones of grain to the capital?

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After receiving the news that the first batch of grain had been unloaded at Yangliuqing Wharf in Tianjin, Zhu Shunming's mind was relieved.

Politically, this maritime operation seeks more space and a bigger voice, and militarily it is a rehearsal and a prelude to a vast military plan.

Political pursuits can be achieved in other ways, but vast military plans must be made by sea.

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Zhu Dadian's men suffered heavy losses in Leigongzui, Yangzhou, with nearly 10,000 casualties and nearly 1,000 ship losses. More importantly, the morale of the Cao Gang plummeted, and the Cao Gang was obviously dissatisfied and resistant to Zhu Dadian, the governor.

Zhu Dadian wanted to transport a million stone of grain to the capital before the freezing day, hoping that he would be in the soup.

In the face of a warlord like Zhu Shunming, who is strong and unreasonable, has strong troops and is ruthless, Zhu Dadian has a depressed feeling of showing talent and encountering soldiers.

The impeachment recital was sent to the court, and it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and there was no news; The letter to Wen Shoufu also did not respond with a word, and the silence remained.

The Cao Gang clamored to give Zhu Shunming a good look, and planned to gather a large number of gangs to go to Huguang to pull out the damn Zhu Erzi and criticize him fiercely.

Zhu Dadian put a stop to this irrational behavior.

After some inquiry, Zhu Dadian had a further understanding of Zhu Shunming. This guy with a heavy army and can fight and make money is not easy to mess with. With the courage of blood and blood, the Cao Gang is afraid that they are no match for the Huguang soldiers who kill people without blinking.

It's not easy to take revenge on the surface, but you can still take revenge secretly.

Even if the grain is transported to Beijing by sea, Tianjin's transportation is also indispensable.

Zhu Dadian had already sent a letter to the commander of the Tianjin Cao Yun Division, refusing to transport grain by sea to Beijing. These three hundred miles, let Zhu Shunming use a big car to transport it!

Zhu Dadian was carried away by hatred. You must know that it is the responsibility of the governor of Caoyun to transport grain.

Even if Zhu Shunming's seaborne grain could not enter Beijing as scheduled, would the imperial court remove him from his post as the chief soldier of Huguang?

Once the capital is short of grain, Zhu Dadian, the governor who is specifically responsible for transporting grain, will bear the brunt of the main responsibility. The dismissal investigation is a trivial matter, and Emperor Chongzhen became angry, and his family was worried about his life.