Qiankun is arbitrary, in a sense, it is a derogatory term.
But for an emperor, it is a compliment.
Therefore, the emperor made it clear that the capital should be moved to Beijing on the grounds that the northern capital could not be abolished.
In order to avoid future troubles, the emperor directly stated that he would officially arrive in Beijing in the second year of Shaowu, that is, before October next year.
In order to show his determination, the emperor directly ordered Jiang Yueguang, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, to stay in Beijing and be ordered to repair the defense of the palace and the capital.
Li Jizu and Chen Yongfu were deputy left-behind officers, guarding Shanhaiguan and Xuanfu Town respectively.
Therefore, the first of the six ministries to be relocated was the Ministry of Industry.
As soon as such a determination came out, the government and the public looked sideways and could only agree and express their compliance.
On behalf of their domestic slaves, they went north to buy houses and find a place for their families.
However, the happiest thing is Caobang. These days, they are barely surviving by helping the imperial court transport military supplies, but after all, it is not a long-term solution, and Beijing is the key to the prosperity of the canal.
Therefore, neither the court nor the emperor could attach too much importance to water transport.
So, after a few years, the post of Governor of Water Transport was again established.
But compared with the previous governor who was also the governor of Lufeng and managed Fengyang Prefecture, Huai'an Prefecture, Yangzhou Prefecture, Luzhou Prefecture and Xuzhou, Hezhou and Chuzhou Prefecture, today's governor can only manage the canal.
At that time, Ma Shiying had such an official position, so he became the chief assistant of the Hongguang Dynasty with his strength.
However, the emperor also made them responsible for supervising the taxation of the entire canal.
That is, the governor's office for water transportation and river management and tax supervision affairs.
Needless to say, this is a huge fat loss.
All the officials in the imperial court were vying to join the post, but it was Sun Changzhou, the former commander of the Jinyi Guards, who became the governor of water transportation.
"The humble minister thanks the emperor for his kindness!"
Sun Changzhou's gray hair became more and more energetic at this time. He raised his eyelids and his face was full of power.
"Get up!"
Zhu Yixi looked at Sun Changzhou, who was getting older, and still felt a little emotional.
"I want you to go to the canal this time because I want to carry out some reforms and changes in water transportation."
Sun Changzhou was stunned and said hurriedly: "Whatever your Majesty says is whatever it is. I only have so much strength, so I can only do it with all my strength."
"Since the beginning of Xuande, there have been eight Dachao Passes in the country, seven of which are located along the canal, from north to south: Chongwenmen (Beijing), Hexiwu (moved to Tianjin in the Qing Dynasty), Linqing, Huai'an, Yangzhou, Hu Shu (North of Suzhou City), Beixin (Hangzhou)."
The emperor gritted his teeth, filled with resentment, and said word by word: "In the Wanli period, the commercial tax on the seven canal customs totaled more than 310,000 taels, and in the Tianqi year it increased to more than 420,000 taels..."
"And the tax card I have in Jiujiang costs more than 100,000 taels every month."
"He has neglected his duties and evaded taxes countless times. As long as he hangs the official flag, he can be exempted from taxes. I wonder how much he has leaked for the court?"
"I should do my best to prevent tax evasion."
Sun Changzhou hurriedly cupped his hands and said.
"Taxation matters are naturally handled by the Transportation Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and what you do is to supervise."
Zhu Yixi folded her hands behind her back and nodded with satisfaction.
If nothing else, Sun Changzhou's attitude is good.
At this time. Zhu Yixi frowned slightly, as if she thought of something:
"Millions of water works depend on the canal, but the canal is full of disadvantages and has reached a point where it has to be changed."
"What do you mean?" Sun Changzhou raised his head. It was about his own power, so he couldn't help but feel nervous.
"Both sea and land."
The emperor spoke clearly and decisively.
"But Your Majesty, the sea water is ruthless, pirates are rampant, and ships are in danger of subversion. Moreover, once sea transportation is implemented and there are no banknotes, many people will evade taxes."
Sun Changzhou said hurriedly.
"I have my own arrangements."
The emperor said noncommittally: "The custom of the country is to transport four million stones by canal. From now on, half will be transported by sea and half by land."
The piracy issue raised by Sun Changzhou is actually the crux of the problem.
Maritime transportation has been implemented since the Yuan Dynasty, but it was also the first time since the Yuan Dynasty that Japanese pirates invaded the country on a large scale.
It goes without saying that the navigation technology of the Yuan Dynasty was inherited from the Song Dynasty, but the intermittent presence of Japanese pirates during the Ming Dynasty made maritime transportation a mere decoration.
By the time the Japanese pirates were dealt with, the huge canal interest groups would be unable to get rid of them.
Taking advantage of the wars in recent years, wouldn't it be a waste of a great opportunity to not reform the canal?
Moreover, it was precisely because of the pirates that Zhu Yixi was willing to vigorously promote sea transportation.
Although it is offshore transportation, in order to ensure safety, a huge navy will inevitably be established to protect it, thus promoting the navy to go to sea.
"Governor Sun!"
Zhu Yixi showed a smile: "You can actually transport grain from Guangdong and Jiaozhi, so you don't have to worry about Jiangnan."
"Um?"
Sun Changzhou was suddenly startled, with disbelief written all over his face.
It is said that the south is half of the country, but in fact it is most dependent on food.
That is, use the money collected from Jiangnan to buy grain from Huguang and transport it northward.
Once grain and grass can be transported northward from Guangdong, the dependence on Jiangnan will inevitably decrease.
To put it bluntly, in addition to solving economic problems, the simultaneous development of land and sea is actually to strengthen centralization.
After he left, the emperor fell into thinking.
Before I knew it, it was already dusk.
"Let Yuansuke come over."
The emperor's voice made Zhao Shu, who had just prepared to go home, take small steps to meet his beloved emperor again.
"Sir, don't you think Nanzhili is too big?"
"Huh?" Zhao Shu was stunned, then frowned and said:
"Since the reign of Taizu, Southern Zhili has been this big."
"Yes, this is the ancestral system!"
The emperor laughed.
As the founder of the country, what he was least afraid of was the ancestral system.
Because his words and deeds will be the legacy of future emperors.
"But, South Zhili is too big."
Zhu Yixi turned around, his face full of solemnity: "Therefore, the six departments in Nanjing can barely compete with Beijing, and the scholars in Nanzhili can occupy half of the Jinshi."
"Because of this, a real and nameless Donglin Party was formed."
"Party struggle is the key to the destruction of the country."
Zhao Shu was shocked and raised his head: "Then your Majesty means that moving the capital to Beijing is just to divide Southern Zhili?"
"That's right!"
Zhu Yixi finally figured out that whether it was party disputes, commercial taxes, water transportation issues, or even Japanese pirates, all of these were due to centralization of power.
That's right, it's a Japanese pirate.
It was the lack of control over the south that led the gentry to collude with pirates, and Beijing could not even ban smuggling.
The existence of Nanzhili will naturally have an impact on Beijing, not to mention that there is a nominal leader Nanjing Liubu Yamen.
"Without me or the crown prince, Nanzhili would be out of the control of the imperial court."
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