Among Zhao Hao's first class of disciples, Jin Xuezeng is definitely the first class in terms of single-round administrative ability. What's more, there are also Yu Shensi, Chen Huaixiu and others who help each other, and have the backing of Jiangnan Group.

So he was able to repair the sea pond to such a complete level, Zhao Hao was not surprised at all. However, everything still depends on the test of the flood season, and it is still a little early to hold a celebration meeting.

After getting off the sea pond, Zhao Hao got into Jin Xuezeng's sedan chair and went to the newly repaired Chongming County.

The county seat is seven or eight miles away from Haitang, and when the sedan chair arrived at the city, Chen Huaixiu, the second elder Niu Ma, Jin Ke, Wang Rulong, Tong Zigong and others had already heard the news and all rushed here.

Zhao Hao got off the sedan chair, smiled and greeted everyone, and looked up again, this newly repaired Chongming county, only to see that the city wall is about more than a zhang high, and wrapped with brand new green bricks, the city is also equipped with arrow stacks, gatehouses, corner towers, police shops, etc., which looks very decent.

"That's a lot of speed." Zhao Hao couldn't help but praise Jin Xuezeng again. A few years ago, he also heard Chen Huaixiu say that in order to hurry, the city wall was adobe and there was no brick. I didn't expect that it was only February, and it had already been upgraded again.

"There are a few new brick kilns on the island, and I will burn the bricks myself, so of course I will come faster." Jin Xuezeng's tail was cocked to the sky.

"Well, that's good." Zhao Hao walked into Chongming City from the south gate of the county town engraved with the words "Chong'an Gate".

As soon as he entered, Zhao Gongzi couldn't help but be stunned, only to see that the inner city wall was still yellow, still adobe, and there was not a single brick.

"The production is limited, so I can only take care of the face first, and then talk about it slowly." Jin Xuezeng's face flushed, and he hurriedly explained.

"Your territory, your way." Zhao Hao didn't come to inspect, so he went straight to the headquarters of Jiangnan Shipping Company on Chong'anmen Street, surrounded by everyone.

Compared with the exaggerated three-story brick and concrete structure of Kunkaisi, the headquarters of 'Jiangnan Shipping' is much more restrained. It's just a slightly larger street-facing shop. The front store and the back house, there is nothing new.

Zhao Gongzi was a little dissatisfied and said to Chen Huaixiu: "Sister Huaixiu, it's good to be diligent and thrifty, but some money can't be saved." After 'Jiangnan Shipping' was renamed 'Jiangnan Shipping', I was replaced with a four-storey building, so that the company could become a landmark of the entire Chongming Island! ”

"Yes, Childe." Chen Huaixiu responded first, and then reacted, and his heartbeat skipped a beat and said, "This is about to start shipping?!" ”

"Go in and talk!" Zhao Gongzi nodded and beckoned everyone to go in 'Jiangnan Shipping Company'.

went up to the conference room on the second floor, and when everyone sat down, he got straight to the point: "I received the news the day before yesterday that the Yellow River and Huai River broke out at the same time Peach Blossom Flood, and the Yellow River broke off in Pei County, causing the water level in the Jianghuai area to drop seriously, and the 600-mile Grand Canal was silted up, and more than 2,000 Cao boats from the Cao Yun Yamen were blocked in Xiapi and could not move forward!" ”

After making the intelligence briefing, Zhao Gongzi slammed his fist on the table and said in a deep voice: "According to the judgment, even if the imperial court makes every effort to repair it, the situation of the canal blocking will last for at least a few years. This is a godsend for the resumption of maritime transport! We must seize the opportunity to create a fait accompli as soon as possible, showing an irrefutable advantage in order to suppress the voices against shipping! ”

In another time and space, although the imperial court was forced by the situation, it reluctantly agreed to sea transportation in the fifth year of Longqing. However, in the first year of Wanli, Pan Ji tamed the river successfully, and the Cao Yun was restored, and immediately the imperial history seized a small accident in shipping, handed over the chapter and attacked, and then stopped the sea transportation and resumed the Cao Yun......

Since the Yongle period, the Grand Canal was repaired and the sea was sent to collect grain. In the past 150 or 60 years, how many people of insight have been actively advocating the resumption of maritime transportation?

But why did the imperial court ignore the great benefits of shipping and insist on the incomparably expensive shipping? Even if we are forced to reopen sea transportation, it will be canceled soon. It wasn't until the last years of Chongzhen that the Ming Dynasty was about to die, and shipping was completely restored?

The answer lies in the four words 'incomparably expensive', one stone of grain is transported from Jiangnan to Beijing, and the freight plus loss is two to three stones. Four million stone grains a year, and the freight cost is as high as more than 10 million stones.

These tens of millions of stones are a real burden on the people of Jiangnan, but they will not be reflected in the accounts of the household department.

It is conceivable that how many corrupt officials and corrupt officials enjoy this gluttonous feast with peace of mind, so they will not care how many benefits of shipping are, and will definitely seize every opportunity to desperately slander and destroy shipping!

"This will be the biggest challenge that the group is facing at the moment, either to overcome them and make them obediently shut up; Either they will be defeated and all their ambitions will come to naught. ”

I only heard Zhao Gongzi's tone of gravity and said: "So everyone, I announce that the Jiangnan Group will enter a wartime state from now on. All companies and personnel must go all out and fight against the odds! ”

"Yes!" Everyone stood up in unison, slammed their left chest with their right fist, and responded with a bang.

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When everyone sat down again, Zhao Gongzi also sat down on the right seat, and said in a deep voice: "Let's report on the preparations!" ”

After last year's group meeting, Zhao Hao issued a mobilization order to everyone on Chongming Island, ordering them to seize the time to prepare for sailing, and to reach the level of receiving orders and setting off at any time.

Everyone looked at each other, and Chen Huaixiu, the leader of Jiangnan Shipping, got up to make a report:

"According to the instructions of the son, Jiangnan Shipping recruited 1,000 of the best ship bosses and sailors a year ago, and dispatched 50 ships with 400 sand ships in the best condition.

"Not bad." Zhao Gongzi was smiling, Chen Huaixiu's position was extremely correct, and he was also very effective in doing things, he really picked up a treasure.

"Have you all traveled the route?"

"Hui Gongzi, although the sea ban is now abandoned, and merchant ships and fishing boats are constantly coming and going, the overly conspicuous fleet will still attract the attention of coastal guards and cause unnecessary trouble." Chen Huaixiu replied in her sexy mezzo-soprano:

"Therefore, after discussing with Niu Ma and the two uncles, they decided to break it into pieces, and ordered the ship boss to operate his own boat, and went north along different routes in the first month, and they all returned safely at the beginning of this month."

"Not bad." Zhao Gongzi nodded with satisfaction, and asked Elder Niu on the side, "Have you decided on the route?" ”

"I was about to ask Childe for instructions." Elder Niu Yiqun got up and mooed: "According to the "Maritime Diagram" provided by Mr. Kaiyang, there were three routes for the shipping of grain in the early days of the Mengyuan Kingdom. ”

Mr. Kaiyang is Zheng Ruozeng, the best military theorist in the Ming Dynasty and the first person to map Xinjiang. He once sailed across the mountains and seas by boat, sailed along the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, and drew a coastal topographic map from Liaodong in the north to Guangdong in the south. He also researched the old way of shipping in detail, and after personally sailing to confirm it, he wrote the "Maritime Diagram" and presented it to Hu Zongxian, hoping that he would move the imperial court and realize the shipping of grain.

As a result, Hu Ruzhen broke his halberd and sank into the sand, and the discussion of shipping grain did not even make a splash. Zheng Ruo once thought that "The Illustrated Description of Shipping" was about to become waste paper. Who knew that Zhao Gongzi fell from the sky again, giving him the hope that his dream would come true again!

ps. There is something at home today, just these three chapters. Try to write more tomorrow.