Everything is risky!
It is convenient to get food out. Once the granary is opened, the labor is mobilized, and the ships dock. If it is fast, the river boat filled with rice can leave the Wu Dynasty within three or four days, and it can reach Lianghuai in another six or seven days.
But it can be taken back...
There was food in Jiaozhou in the Ming Dynasty, but Jiaozhou was in chaos. No one could guarantee whether the step of loading the food ashore would be delayed because of the chaos in Jiaozhou!
River transport can capsize, and sea transport is even more likely to sink. The Ming Dynasty's shipping technology was top-notch, but it could not guarantee that every sea ship would reach the shore smoothly.
There are too many uncertain factors in the whole process. According to the previous discussion, for the sake of the newly formed alliance, 700,000 to 800,000 stones of rice will be given to support the Ming Dynasty. Later, the Ming Dynasty will transport the food. It will take a while. There is no problem in delaying, but if Huang Yi hadn't negotiated the 150,000 shi now, what Ming people wanted was the Wu Dynasty's need to protect Lianghuai for one year. This was a large scale, and the risk would also increase.
What if there were some problems with the process and the sea food failed to arrive, what would the Wu Dynasty do to fill the people's stomachs?
The difference between the asking prices of the two parties is too big!
More importantly, judging from the statement of the Ming Dynasty mission, this first round of grain transportation was just a foreshadowing, and those who followed had a bigger movement in mind.
no way!
At sea, Mingren's ships went up with the wind, and by land, the canal went smoothly down from the Wu Dynasty. The distance seemed far, but the time consumption was reduced.
"Lao Pu!"
"His Majesty!"
"Do you think this business can be done?"
The empress was really not sure. Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty quoted Huang Yi three times the price. After the Ming Dynasty envoys entered the court, the price they quoted was three river ships for one of their sea ships. How could they make a profit?
"Old slave personally feels that short-term operations are possible, but there is no guarantee for long-term operations. There is also a windy season at sea. Before April and May next year, the sea conditions will be very good. What Mingren promised now should be able to be achieved, and it can be done. In the summer, there are hurricanes in the south, and our food shortage is almost around the time of the summer harvest!" Lao Puyi said softly, bending his waist.
"Do we have data on the grain production in Jiaozhou during the Ming Dynasty?" The empress rubbed her head.
"Nothing has happened in recent years. After all, Jiaozhou is too far away from us. It takes a year to go there and back by land, and a detailed investigation will take at least two years. The Chongming Division's focus on Jiaozhou rice is still in the shipping markets of various places in the Ming Dynasty, but that statistics is definitely That’s not right!”
Where there is profit, there is smuggling. The Ming Dynasty had 40,000 acres of fertile farmland, most of which were paddy fields that produced two crops per year and were adjacent to water sources. There may be a gap in the territory, but it was not big.
The official fleet transported rice from Jiaozhou back to the Ming Dynasty because it had a mission, while the private fleet, which was pursuing profit, did not care about tax exemption conditions, as long as it was not mandatory, merchants did not want it.
No way, the process of loading and unloading food on board is too time-consuming. With that half-month gap, wouldn't it be better to run one more time throughout the year?
"About how many?"
"It's about four million stones. However, the size of this official ship is more than ten times that of private ships. The current situation shows that people have policies. It is not difficult to transport tens of millions of stones with all our strength!"
"Then just trust him for a while!"
Facing the terrifying transportation capacity of the Ming Dynasty fleet and the large granary in Jiaozhou, the empress was really greedy.
In that treasure land of Jiaozhou, nothing needs to be done. Just sow the seeds in the spring and harvest in the summer. What are the cattle? What is irrigation? God will directly help you do everything!
The bitter warrior couldn't do anything except drooling.
"It's definitely no problem the first time. As long as we're not greedy, we can talk about it later. Then we can take this opportunity to explore the situation in Jiaozhou and get a feel for what's going on at sea!" the old slave said with a smile.
Who doesn’t love food? Perhaps only those who are full will ignore it and focus on spices, gold and silver.
Spices, gold and silver are great, but they can’t be eaten or drunk, so they’re useless!
"The key is to develop ourselves. The land must be developed and the ships must be built. The first round of craftsman assessment has begun. Link craftsman skills with the military merit system as soon as possible!"
The empress straightened her back from the cushion, "Just like now, when people are sent to the Ming Dynasty to learn skills, there is no standard for how to divide military merit and how to reward them. How much do you think they will learn, and how much will they teach after they come back? ?”
The eighth-level worker assessment has a great impact, and the promotion is hasty. Only the craftsmen are satisfied with the entire process, and the rest are not satisfied. Next, if we think about private promotion, the dissatisfaction will only increase.
The craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry must have merit if they have merit, but there is no process for evaluating merit.
What about the folk ones?
A group of craftsmen who only work for the selfish interests of a few people, why do they enjoy the treatment of eighth-level workers?
But if they are not allowed to enjoy it, senior craftsmen will disappear, and how can young people join the ranks of craftsmen?
You don’t know if you don’t do something, but you will know how deep the water is after you do it!
"The matter of attaching military merit is already being done, and it will definitely appear before the civilian assessment. After all, the annual merit table is used as a reference!" Lao Pu said quickly.
The annual merit list, the Wu Dynasty's version of the examination method, was developed for herdsmen officials, but the military merits awarded could not be enjoyed by the children. After all, after part of the real military merits were cut off, the remainder would eventually be passed down to the children.
"Get it done as soon as possible. Once it is done, there is no need to submit it. It will be sent directly to the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Military Affairs for half a month to ask for opinions!"
Scholars, farmers, industry and commerce, the Wu Dynasty never made these distinctions very clearly. Regardless of class or birth, everyone could turn over through military service.
This is the truth, but acceptance is another matter. The craftsmen group who have been excluded from the military merit system for many years can be given money and treatment in a short period of time, but they can never improve their status.
If Fang Fang hadn't valued craftsmen and explained the meaning of craftsmen clearly, the empress would have definitely chosen to compromise in the current situation instead of going against the warrior's knowledge and speaking again...
The announcement is the empress's last voice regarding the status of craftsmen. Whether it succeeds or fails, her attitude is given, and the performance of the craftsmen themselves will depend on it later.
"It's better to announce it for half a month than to announce it for a month. Doesn't Taixue have a debate competition at the end of every year? I think we can add an issue and bring those craftsmen above level 4 to the scene to let them listen to everyone's voices!" Lao Pu exists to find love for the empress.
During her four years on the throne, the empress's imperial thinking has become clearer and clearer, but after all, she has not been educated by the crown prince, so her methods are still far behind.
"Okay, it's up to you!"
The empress and the equation belong to the same type of people, they both have the kind of character that listens to others' advice and has enough to eat. They both choose the lizi when it comes to face and lizi.
If Lao Pu’s opinion is good, then listen to Lao Pu.
"By the way, what is the equation doing?"
"I'm sitting there, doing nothing. I looked at the official documents I got for him from the Documents Department for a while and then stopped reading them. I talked more with the Li brothers and it was more complicated. In the words of the equation, the Documents Department's The official document is a bit clumsy and not real folk!" After a pause, Lao Pu said with a smile, "Perhaps, I will go to the bus to pick it up when the weather is nice recently!"
"Master Daba, as the new lord, it's time for him to go out for a walk. No one below knows him yet. What's going on?"
After understanding the specific situation of Daba Ling, the empress had to admit that Fang Fang had made a big deal this time.
