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- In the banquet hall of Li Mansion, Li Maocai quietly changed tea for his father and the two distinguished guests.
The candlelight flickered, the lights were ambiguous, and the atmosphere could not be called harmonious.
Zhang Juzheng¡¯s explanation did not satisfy Li Chunfang. He is not a three-year-old child. How could he not know that once shipping becomes the main force, the status of the canal will be completely weakened, and then the entire water transportation group will be marginalized. The days when canals will silt up and cities along the banks will decline are not far away.
Although Xinghua County, Li Chunfang¡¯s hometown, is affiliated to Yangzhou Prefecture, it is geographically closer to Huai¡¯an and has closer economic ties. Although his brother has become one of the eight major salt merchants in Yangzhou, and has the original shares of Jiangnan Group, it can be said that he has a golden rice bowl. But no one wants to watch their hometown decline when they are a country. How will they explain to their parents and fellow villagers when they go back like this?
¡°Moreover, he is not purely selfish
Li Chunfang collected her thoughts and said in a deep voice: "I am not an alarmist. The Cao Ding people were already in a rage over the transportation of grain by sea. It is said that the Nanjing nobles even had the idea of ??kidnapping Mr. Zhao, but he took advantage of his plan and ruthlessly killed him. He framed them hard. He forced them to surrender their children to Suzhou, and then sent them to Xishan Island for labor service. With this group of hostages in his hands, the Water Transport Group was afraid to do it again. "
Licorice Guo Lao is also very knowledgeable. Even Gao Gong Zhang Juzheng didn't know about these things.
"Really?" Gao Gong frowned slightly, knowing in his heart that that boy was not a kind person.
The anger on Zhang Ju¡¯s face flashed away, and he didn¡¯t know what he thought of something that made him angry.
"But one Royal Shipping Company has already reached the limit of their endurance. Now there is another one called the Household Shipping Company. Are they still allowed to live?" He glanced at the two of them and said in a low voice: "Rabbits bite when they are anxious. , not to mention they are hundreds of thousands of strong men!"
"Yuan Weng's concerns are reasonable, but I have already discussed it with Mr. Ge." Gao Gong knew that Li Chunfang was representing the Water Transport Group at the moment, and he must respond carefully to avoid future troubles.
"In the future, shipping can be jointly organized by the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Water Transport Yamen. The Qingjiang Shipyard will build the sea-going ships, and then Caoding will transfer the sailors. Wouldn't this solve all the problems?" Gao Gong looked at Zhang Juzheng and said with a smile: " You can come forward later and ask your virtuous son-in-law to give us some guidance and then share some business with us. Although Royal Shipping carries the name of the royal family, to put it bluntly, it is still a private business group. How can such a thing as shipping be done? What about letting the private sector monopolize it? The right way is for the government and the people to help each other. They should help us more, because we represent the court."
"Haha" Zhang Juzheng nodded with a smile and responded vaguely.
"At that time, our starting point will still be in Huai'an. Now Yuan Weng has an explanation for his father and fellow villagers, right?" Gao Gong suppressed his impatience and said to Li Chunfang.
"Xuan Weng has thought it through very carefully. I am impressed." Li Chunfang nodded movedly, but then asked in a low voice: "But I still want to ask, how big is the size of this shipping fleet?"
"Ships have to be built slowly. In the future, there will have to be 400 ships with thousands of materials, right?" Gao Gong replied.
"I heard that sea-going ships do not need to pull fibers or even oars and oars, but rely entirely on sails, so they need very few sailors. Four hundred thousand-material ships only need 8,000 to 10,000 people at most, right?" Li Chunfang said with a worried look on her face: "You can't use only 10,000 people for hundreds of thousands of caoding. There will be big trouble."
"Are millions of water workers dependent on their food and clothing?" Gao Gong finally couldn't help but snorted coldly: "The imperial court should have put down such a big burden long ago. However, they will not be laid off rashly, and they will be kept for a few years. Let¡¯s just slowly find a way out for them.¡±
"Xuan Weng is oversimplifying the problem." Li Chunfang shook her head decisively and asked mysteriously: "Do the two elders know about Luo Jiao?"
"I've heard of it. It's also called Wuwei Jiao." Gao Gong nodded and said, "I heard that it was founded by a Shandong native named Luo Qing in the early years of Jiajing. It has developed rapidly in the past few decades, based on canal sailors. The association has many believers.¡±
It can be said that there are endless and spectacular folk religious schools in the Ming Dynasty, such as White Lotus, Wenxiang, Wuwei, Mahayana, Maitreya, etc There are dozens of popular schools, which are the main support for the people at the bottom to resist the exploitation by the government and the gentry.
"Do you two know why Luo Jiao develops so fast?" Li Chunfang asked again.
"I heard that the people in Caoding and along the canal basically believe in the Wuwei religion. They use the place where the canal sailors stay as their church. They have a strict organization and a very simple teaching. It is said that they do not establish writing or worship idols, and they only want to be pure and inactive. , have devout faith and can return to their 'unborn parents' in their 'vacuum hometown' after death." Zhang Juzheng replied:
"And it is said that there are merits in attracting people to believe in religion, so wherever the boat sails, the sailors will spontaneously spread the word, so in just a few daysIn these years, Wuwei Sect has become a major sect with millions of followers, and it is said that many scholar-bureaucrats have become their "old officials". "
"Lao Guan" is an honorific title among Luo Jiao believers. Zhang Juzheng even knows this. Obviously, Bo Wenqiang remembers it better than Gao Gong.
"You two really know everything." Li Chunfang couldn't help but sigh, it was so sad to be in the cabinet with these two people. If it were placed a few decades ago, he, the first assistant, would actually not be that bad. But when I met these two dazzling people, I seemed mediocre.
"There is another fundamental reason for the rapid development of Luo Jiao, which is that Caoding is too hard." Li Chunfang changed the subject again: "They almost hauled the canal boats all the way to Beijing. Not only is the labor intensity high, but it also has to be hauled. The water transportation yamen and the general military office are exploiting each other at every level, and the geese have to be plucked at the water gates and dams along the way. After a year of hard work, they can only eat enough. If the boat accidentally capsizes, you have to pay for it yourself. If you can't pay, you will be beaten. Banzi is in jail, very depressed and has no hope."
"The emergence of the Luo Jiao not only gave them spiritual sustenance, but also gave them an organization to fight against the government, so that they could take a breather. Therefore, the Caoding people became more pious, and the Luo Jiao became more powerful. Even the water transportation The General Military Mansion does not dare to challenge them." Li Chunfang sighed softly and said:
"The foundation of Luo Jiao lies in the canal and Caoding. No matter from which angle they come from, they will fiercely oppose the Cao Yun Yamen's change to maritime transportation." He said firmly: "I dare to put my words here. When the Cao Yun Yamen changes to sea transportation, It¡¯s a day of great chaos along the canal, Xuan Weng must not be careful!¡±
Gao Gong can certainly understand what Li Chunfang means. For Luo Jiao, there is no problem with maintaining the status quo of the canal. Even the worse the conditions of the Caoding people, the stronger they become. Therefore, whether for the purpose of maintaining their own authority or for the purpose of eliminating Caoding's internal conflicts, they will fiercely oppose Caoding's going to sea.
"The canal can't handle big storms, and the fence has been built tightly. Are you still afraid of the cult's rebellion? If those Nanjing dignitaries can't even deal with their own men, I'll just start a new one and let them get away as far as they can!" Gao Although Gong was alert in his heart, he said nonchalantly: "If you want Wu Dalang to hunt - if you are afraid of wolves in front and tigers in the back, then there is nothing you need to do."
"Oh, okay. Anyway, I have said what you should and should not say, Mr. Xuan." Li Chunfang nodded and said no more.
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After that, the three prime ministers tacitly agreed not to talk about business. I began to recall how high-spirited I was when I was in the Hanlin Academy, singing poems, drinking wine, and guiding the world.
When the nine o'clock bell rang, Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng gave Li Chunfang a final glass of wine, wished Yuan Weng a safe journey and a happy old age, and then took their leave.
With the support of Li Maocai, Li Chunfang sent the two bachelors out. It was a waning moon and the east wind was intoxicating.
No matter what, it is enough for him to finish what he wants to express. Whether Gao Gong listens or not is none of his business.
After watching the two people's sedans leave for a long time, Li Chunfang sighed in despair. His career as the chief assistant of more than ten thousand people was completely over.
Looking at Gao Gong and Zhang Juzheng's performance today, he knew that he had no hope of making a comeback The Ming Dynasty would definitely make these two people turn upside down. Even if the emperor really wanted to ask him to come out, Li Chunfang would not dare to go there again. This is muddy water.
It doesn¡¯t matter if you stop thinking about it, you can go home and enjoy life with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, he asked Li Maocai on the side: "Are you going back with me or staying?"
"My son is back at the academy. I haven't finished sorting out the "Ancient Economic History" ordered by the master." Li Maocai took it for granted.
In fact, if his father had not become an official, he would never have returned to this "rotten and stinky" home.
"Oh, what is "Ancient Economic History"?" Li Chunfang was very open-minded and didn't have to let him go back to study with her. Besides, where is a better place to study than Xiangshan Academy?
"It is to sort out from the vast historical data the changes in productivity and production relations in the past dynasties; the importance of taxes and corvee; the burden and income of the people, as well as their living conditions. It is also necessary to conduct an in-depth examination of the industrial and commercial dynamics of each dynasty, To get a glimpse of the overall socio-economic development of each dynasty."
Li Maocai couldn't help but said proudly: "Master said that in the future the academy will offer a compulsory course in economics, and I will be the teacher's substitute teacher at that time."
"This is a bit interesting." Although Li Chunfang seemed to understand it, his eyes lit up and said: "The longer I have been dealing with state affairs, the more I understand that moral articles are useless in running the country and benefiting the people. It is indeed necessary to learn this aspect carefully. Knowledge."
As he spoke, he patted his son on the shoulder and said, "Learn hard from your master and work hard, and you may not be worse than your father in the future."
"Of course." Li Maocai raised his head proudly. Then I thought that my father had already become the chief minister of the cabinet It was quite difficult to not be worse than him.
"You can go back tonight." Li Chunfang hardened her heart.
"Ah? My son has to send his father off tomorrow." Li Maocai said puzzled.
"You can just come back tomorrow morning." Li Chunfang lowered her voice and said, "Tell your master exactly what you heard tonight, and you will be able to apologize to your father."
"Yes, father." Only then did Li Maocai realize that his father had asked him to report the news. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?My father has already become the chief minister of the cabinet It is quite difficult to not be worse than him.
"You can go back tonight." Li Chunfang hardened her heart.
"Ah? My son has to send his father off tomorrow." Li Maocai said puzzled.
"You can just come back tomorrow morning." Li Chunfang lowered her voice and said, "Tell your master exactly what you heard tonight, and you will be able to apologize to your father."
"Yes, father." Only then did Li Maocai realize that his father had asked him to report the news. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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