Sun Rui led Zhu Yunwen and others on an inspection and said calmly: "The Qingjiang Shipyard is located on the Huaihe River. The Huaihe River is the largest in the world. It reaches Hesi in the north, the Yangtze River in the south, Rucai in the west, and Cangming in the east. It is the hub of the Jianghuai River. Jin is the mouth of the Cao Canal. Building a shipyard here is a long-term plan to connect the north, south, west and east."
Zhu Yunwen laughed loudly and said to Ru Yu, Xia Yuanji, and Yang Shiqi: "There are people in Qingjiang Shipyard who can make such high-minded remarks."
Ru Yu was also a little surprised. She couldn't help but look at Sun Rui carefully and asked, "Have you ever passed the examination?"
Sun Rui smiled awkwardly: "I was the examiner in the 27th year of Hongwu. I failed in several examinations. After reporting to the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I waited at home until I was sent to Qingjiang Shipyard by the Ministry of Civil Affairs two years ago to be promoted to deputy director. , in charge of this small shipyard."
Yang Shiqi was somewhat satisfied with Sun Rui and said to Zhu Yunwen: "Although he has not won the Jinshi, he is quite knowledgeable and a malleable talent."
Zhu Yunwen looked at Sun Rui and said seriously: "Tell me about the problems at Qingjiang Shipyard, and tell me at least three points."
Sun Rui was slightly startled. He was from Qingjiang Shipyard. He said something bad about the shipyard without the approval of the Lifting Department, Helper Command Hall, and Water Department. Once this got to their ears, he was afraid that he would have to go home and be unemployed again. .
"I won't hurt you, just say it nicely."
Seeing that Sun Rui was a little nervous and conflicted, Xia Yuanji persuaded him from the side.
Sun Rui looked around. Even though the craftsman was ten steps away, he still lowered his voice and said resolutely: "As a deputy commander, I shouldn't say this fact. But you are from the Security Bureau and can go up to the sky." Listen. If I can really turn to the Holy One, I will have a clear conscience even though I am guilty."
Zhu Yunwen nodded appreciatively and said, "You can feel free to speak."
Sun Rui sighed: "Qingjiang Shipyard is so big, it is impossible to say that there are no problems. In the past two years, I have watched the shipyard continue to grow, but its problems have become increasingly obvious. If it cannot be eliminated, the shipyard will not last long. .”
"Oh, tell me."
Zhu Yunwen was very interested.
Sun Rui said seriously: "As for the craftsman issue, there are currently more than 1,700 craftsmen in Qingjiang Shipyard, only 1,000 live-in craftsmen, and more than 700 shift craftsmen. The court stipulates that every two years, but now The shipyard is just starting out, so it is a critical moment. Once the shipyard is rotated, many things have to be prepared from scratch. Isn't this a delay? But the rules of the court are there. If the shift worker wants to go home, there is nothing to stop him..."
Zhu Yunwen frowned. This was a huge problem, and it was also a problem of negligence on the part of the imperial court.
Shift workers are recruited from local areas and work for two years before going home. Now that it is two years and they are going home, the work they were originally responsible for can only be handed over to shift workers sent from other places. , but the docking work takes time, the technical explanation also takes time, and the team running-in and cooperation need to be done all over again.
Sun Rui was worried about the departure of the craftsman. The craftsmen who were finally familiar with each other cooperated with each other tacitly. If they left, it would really delay a lot of things. Seeing that Zhu Yunwen and others were listening carefully, he continued: "The craftsmen's affairs, although It’s helpless, it can be easily solved if it takes some time. But the problem of shipbuilding is too difficult to solve.”
Zhu Yunwen narrowed his eyes and looked at Sun Rui: "The problem of shipbuilding? Is it still difficult to build a ship?"
The Ming Dynasty’s treasure ships were built, so what are river boats? There should be no technical difficulties.
Sure enough, what Sun Rui said was not a technical problem, but a human problem: "Building a river ship is not difficult. It's just that the workers' command hall and the Dushui Department are talking to each other, and the shipyard is listening to both sides. There are endless disputes about river ship building, and the shipyard is also I’m not sure what type of ship I should build.”
Xia Yuanji was puzzled and looked at the dock in the distance: "Why does this happen?"
Sun Rui sighed: "The assistants in the command hall believe that the Qingjiang Shipyard should build a large-scale canal that can carry at least two thousand shi of grain, and even want to build a 3,000-stone canal. The Capital Water Department believes that the Qingjiang Shipyard should build it first. A big yellow boat with a load of 400 shi and a small yellow boat with a load of 100 to 200 shi. The Dushui Department and the Helper Command Hall had different opinions, which would affect the shipyard from time to time. Some ships with keels already laid were also dismantled. "
"That's unreasonable!"
Zhu Yunwen was angry. How could a good ship be dismantled because of this controversy? What do the Water Division and the Assistant Command Hall do for food?
Sun Rui's mood at that time was the same as Zhu Yunwen's. It was simply unreasonable, but what could he do?
He is just a small deputy secretary. He is inconspicuous in the promotion department and cannot be mentioned at all in the capital department.
As for the Helper Command Hall, they are directly confronting the Water Division, and there is nothing you can do about it. After all, their duty is to supervise the construction and supervision. If they say the ship is not suitable, then it is not suitable. If they say it will be demolished, it will be difficult for you not to demolish it.
Yang Shiqi said to the angry Zhu Yunwen: "Looking at it this way, this shipyard should not have two managers. It should arrange one person for coordination."
Xia Yuanji echoed: "The Dushui Department is affiliated with the Ministry of Works, and the Assistant Command Office is affiliated with the Ministry of War. They are at the same level. If they have the same opinions, he also said that if they disagree, there will inevitably be power struggles and internal friction, so a higher-ranking officer should be arranged. Senior officials will provide coordination."
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath and suppressed his anger. He had worked hard, spent so much thought, and resisted so many officials' comments, just to build the Qingjiang Shipyard as soon as possible. It was better for them that they started fighting among themselves first!
"Actually, both the Water Department and the Assistant Command Office were right in this matter."
Sun Rui said something fair.
Zhu Yunwen looked at Sun Rui curiously and said, "Why are you right?"
Sun Rui explained seriously: "The Assistant Command Office wants large-scale watercraft. This is suitable and safe for wide rivers, such as the Yangtze River and the wider canal. At least sending food to Huai'an is not a problem. From here , The helpers in the Helper Command Office consider the immediate benefits and current needs.”
"But from Huai'an to the north, some sections of the canal are not wide and the water depth is not enough. It is difficult for large ships to move and pass through the lock seats. If there are too many goods, they may be stranded. In addition, dredging of the Huitong River is underway , when the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal is reopened, grain will inevitably move northward. At this time, it is not appropriate to continue to use large-scale canal ships. Only large-scale yellow boats and small yellow boats can be used. The Du Shui Division strongly advocates the construction of large-scale and small-scale yellow boats. The benefits of water transportation in the future.”
Yang Shiqi praised: "This person is quite interesting. He made it clear and he is not guilty of anything."
Ru Yu also sighed: "One is the current benefit, and the other is the future benefit. Both of them seem to make sense."
Zhu Yunwen waved his hand and said seriously: "How can you sacrifice future benefits for current benefits? There are only so many craftsmen in Qingjiang Shipyard. Even if they are building large and small yellow ships now, it is impossible to support the northward water transportation within a year. .”
If water transport is not prosperous, it will be impossible to build large-scale grain and grass in the north. Without abundant grain supply, how will the people be mobilized to build the Forbidden City in the future?
Zhu Yunwen looked at the dock, which was built with large-scale cauldrons. Such ships could not go to the north at all. He sighed secretly, and then asked: "Besides these two things, are there any other problems?"
Sun Rui nodded and said, "There is another important matter related to the guard station."
"Weishe?"
Zhu Yunwen's eyes became sharp. Why are the shipyard and the guard station connected?
Sun Rui was a little surprised, feeling that the other party was very powerful, and said uneasily: "Qingjiang Shipyard has set up four major factories, and under each major factory, there are also certain sub-shipyards. After ships are manufactured by different shipyards , some ships disappeared within a few days.”
"Gone?"
Zhu Yunwen frowned.
Obviously, what Sun Rui said was missing. It was not that the ship sank, but that it was driven away. If I contacted him before, I was sure that it was taken away and used by people from the guard station.
Sun Rui continued: "In order to take advantage of the river, the generals and commanders of the Wei Institute will borrow boats from the shipyard, but once they borrow them, they will never return them. There were thirty-two river boats a year ago, and they have disappeared. There are twenty of them, and this year there are sixty-two, and half of them have been taken away by unknown people, but it is certain that they are either guards or local officials."
Zhu Yunwen raised his hand to rest his forehead. Nanjing's Longjiang Shipyard had had such an incident before, that is, the corruption case of former Navy Chief of Staff Chen Xuan. However, there have been no such problems since. The reason is that Longjiang Shipyard is close to Being directly managed by the inner court, Zhu Yunwen often interfered, and no one dared to put a hand under Chen Xuanfeng's head.
But the Qingjiang Shipyard is a bit far away from Nanjing, and even if Zhu Yunwen asked a few questions, he couldn't get there. Naturally, someone wanted to reach out. As long as he drove a ship to Suzhou, Hangzhou, etc., loaded up grain and transported it to Huai'an, he would make money, or would he? It’s a business that’s guaranteed to make a profit, so no wonder people are willing to do it. Moreover, this is the Lianghuai Salt Farm after all, and the new ships in the hands of merchants are probably secretly leased by the guards or the government.
There are so many local ways to make money that it’s hard to guard against them.
Xia Yuanji sympathized with Xu Huizu. He and Zhu Di went to the guard station to investigate the problem. If Xu Huizu had not discovered the problem when Zhu Yunwen returned, he would probably have been reprimanded.
After listening to Sun Rui's words quietly, Ru Yu said to Zhu Yunwen: "It seems that we need to investigate carefully."
Zhu Yunwen nodded slightly and said seriously: "It is impossible for the ship to leave the shipyard without anyone saying anything. Whether it was the assistant command hall or the water department that released it needs to be investigated clearly. Who drove the ship and who brought it We need to find out the profit! I’ll give you two days, can you find out?”
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Liu Changge looked at Zhu Yunwen's eyes and nodded repeatedly: "No problem, but some people may need to be arrested."
Zhu Yunwen sneered: "Catch him, don't be afraid of being wronged."
The corner of Liu Changge's mouth moved, and he liked this kind of decree.
Ru Yun and Xia Yuanji were somewhat uneasy. Logically speaking, such a matter would require investigation by the Ministry of Criminal Justice and the intervention of Dali Temple or the Metropolitan Procuratorate. However, Zhu Yunwen now trusted and relied on the Security Bureau very much, causing the Security Bureau to repeatedly break through the initial restrictions.
However, considering that Zhu Yunwen's stay was limited, it was reasonable for the Security Bureau to act quickly. If we really let the Sanfa Division handle it, it will probably be delayed until the fifth year of Jianwen...
