Chapter 550 549 Liaodong issue

Author: Guests in Parallel Space

Chapter 550 549 Liaodong issue

"Shandai, look at it. What should come will come in the end."

On that day, as soon as Wei Guangde entered Prince Yu's mansion, he saw Yin Shidan. Yin Shidan handed him a copied memorial.

Wei Guangde reached out to take it and looked at it. It was the memorial of Shandong Governor Zhang Jian.

He came from Shandong, so he could see why.

The officials' ban on the shipping of Liao ships this time, the river yamen and Shandong are also able to bear it, and they plan to take action for almost a year.

Actually, it’s no wonder that people are cautious. After all, the proposal came from Prince Yu’s Mansion, and no one was willing to offend the future emperor for nothing.

It has been operating for so long, in order to contact more officials in the North Korean country so that they can get as much support as possible when they take action.

Second, of course, they also want to see the reaction of Prince Yu’s Mansion. If Prince Yu’s Mansion reacts fiercely, of course they will use some means, either lobbying or bribing. In short, they will always think of ways to make Prince Yu’s Mansion recognize this matter.

But what they didn't expect was that after Prince Yu's mansion knew about this, he did not obstruct it, and of course he did not mean to let it go.

At least, Wei Guangde, Zhang Juzheng, and even Gao Gong have expressed their opposition to the ban on the shipping of Liao ships in private.

Until now, they finally couldn't help but take action. Perhaps they felt that the power they had in the court now was enough to influence the one in the palace.

Wei Guangde carefully looked at Zhang Jian’s memorial and roughly considered the sea defense, so he asked the emperor to ban Liao ships from shipping again.

Of course, the memorial finally stated that if there is another major civil sentiment such as famine in Liaodong, it is feasible to restore the shipping of Liao to Liao. After all, shipping of Liao to Liao can indeed solve the problem of material shortage in Liaodong.

In short, the memorials are written in a steady manner, so that people can't see any mistakes.

"Even the governor of Liaodong is on their side, what else can I do?"

Wei Guangde just said with a wry smile.

In order to deal with this matter, even if it is just a symbolic opposition, Wei Guangde once had contact with the Liaodong Governor Wang Zhigao through Xu Jie's relationship, hoping that the Liaodong side would face difficulties to block them.

Speaking of which, the situation in Liaodong is really chaotic.

Regarding the Liao ship shipping incident, the Liaodong generals and other soldiers were worshipped by merchants, so they all supported each other, but their attitudes were completely opposite to the governor.

When Wang Zhigao entered Liaodong, he encountered a major disaster. Naturally, the first thing he did was to vigorously farm farms, hoping to overcome difficulties by relying on himself. The shipping of Liao to Liao was only a temporary solution to save the people, and it would not last long.

In even, in a letter from Wang Zhigao to Wei Guangde, if the shipping transportation of Liao Dynasty continues for a long time, it will inevitably make the Liao people lazy and unwilling to work hard to produce. In the long run, Liaodong will be completely ruined.

Wei Guangde didn't know how to refute this.

"Then, let Li Fang contact those people to refute this matter according to the matter discussed before?"

At the beginning, when they discussed, Wei Guangde did not recommend fierce opposition, but just expressed his meaning appropriately.

You should know that the opponent's power is too strong, and the consequences of strong opposition are unpredictable before you have the real right to speak.

Although King Jing has already been a vassal of Anlu, he is the son of Emperor Jiajing after all.

In other words, the battle for the royal heirs has not actually ended.

However, for now, Emperor Jiajing has already accused King Yu.

At this time, if the Prince Yu's Mansion burst out with too much powerful influence in the court, Emperor Jiajing would inevitably become suspicious and then be dissatisfied with Prince Yu.

That position is always what the people in the royal palace are nervous about.

As for the relationship between Prince Yu's Mansion and the general of the Outer Town, it is actually not as important as most people think.

Whether it is Ma Fang, the general of Xuanfu, Yu Dayou, the new general of Guangdong, or Dong Yikui, the general of Shanxi town, they are all generals of foreign towns and are still far from the capital.

Wei Guangde did not strongly support Ma Fang's departure from Ji Town, in fact, to prevent Emperor Jiajing from accusing him of suspicion.

Prince Yu's Mansion never dared to reach out for Jingying and Jizhen, which can truly influence the situation in the capital.

King Yu had hoped that Ma Fang would leave Ji Town to relieve his worries, but after Wei Guangde said that this might be the bottom line that Emperor Jiajing could tolerate could only give up.

Of course, it’s not OK to do nothing, so let some low-level officials come forward to report.

It can not only express the opposition from Prince Yu's Mansion, but also show its influence on the court to reassure Emperor Jiajing.

In fact, the more you understand the matter of Liaodong shipping, the more you will feel that there are many mystery. The most fundamental thing is the omissions in the division of the Ming Dynasty's governors, or it is time to reform.

Liaodong was an important region in the northern defense system of the Ming Dynasty, and its situation of governance and chaos was directly related to the rise and fall of the Ming Dynasty.

Because it is located in a corner of the northeast, the exchanges between Liaodong and the mainland in the Ming Dynasty could only be carried out through two roads.

One is the land route through Shanhaiguan and the Liaoxi Corridor, and the other is the sea route through the Bohai Strait to the Liaodong Peninsula from Dengzhou and Laizhou in the northern part of the Shandong Peninsula.

Hong Chu, the Ming army crossed the sea from Denglai area to the north, defeated the Canyuan forces, and incorporated the Liaodong area into the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the grain, cloth and other logistics supplies needed by the Liaodong garrison must also pass through the sea route between Dengliao.

Transfer to obtain.

Based on this close connection, the civil affairs and judicial affairs of Liaodong in the Ming Dynasty were respectively assigned to the jurisdiction of the Liaohai Dongning branch road under the Shandong Provincial Administration and the Liaohai Dongning branch road under the Shandong Censorship Department, thus forming the

The geographical phenomenon of "Liaodong is affiliated with Shandong" is a special administrative region.

Such administrative geographical division is the only time in Chinese history.

All civil affairs in the entire Liaodong area were under the jurisdiction of Shandong. When the sea transport was passed, merchants gathered together, and trade and business were in the midst of the Jin Dynasty. During this period, Liaodong was called the paradise.

However, after this, the Liaodong shipping was soon abandoned. Although most of them were believed to have been damaged and repaired when Liu Jin was in charge during the Hezhengde period, the ship was damaged and the price was lost. Shandong's true colors were changed and the mountains, sea and land were transported to Liao, and the sea transportation was resumed.

Related.

But in fact, the fundamental reason is the game of interest struggle between the two places.

In the early days, the main materials sent to Liaodong were grain, cloth, cotton, etc. After the fertile soil in Liaodong was reclaimed, the grain could barely be self-sufficient. The disadvantages of Liaoshan Mountain and no cloth appeared, and external support was needed.

Shandong Denglai area is proficient in Mumian and has few grains. Since then, trade exchanges between Shandong and Liaodong have gradually become cloth and cotton.

At this time, the Dengliao Maritime Transportation was no longer a state of compulsory action in a state of war, but a fixed procedure that was carried out step by step in peacetime.

As time goes by, many detailed contradictions arose in maritime affairs, and the regional conflict of interest between Liaodong and Shandong has gradually emerged.

Although the civil affairs and judicial affairs in Liaodong are nominally under the jurisdiction of Shandong, the Liaodong Dusi, which is in charge of Liaodong affairs, is independent of the jurisdiction of Shandong, which makes the two places relatively equal in status, so they are even more indifferent to each other when conflicts of interest occur.

For example, during the freight handover process, according to the original regulations, Shandong ships should first transport cotton to Liaodong, and Liaodong officials should check the quantity and quality, confirm the receipt before returning.

Just like the experience of the Cao army in the canal drawbacks, Liaodong officials often ordered the transferee to compensate for the crime of being weak and short, and many people used this to destroy the family.

Because Liaodong officers extorted Shandong's transfer ships, the cotton cloth handover procedure was changed to be carried out in Shandong at the suggestion of Shandong officials.

Liaodong sent personnel to Shandong to check the quantity and quality of cotton cloth, and then loaded it on ship after passing the qualification. Liaodong officers who "take Dengzhou Prefecture to remove the household cloth, banknotes and other items" were also demoted.

The problem seems to have been solved, but new situations arise.

After the goods handover was carried out in Shandong, Shandong officials with advantage began to deduct favoritism and use inferior products as good ones.

However, since Liaodong sent the officials under the Liaohai Dongning branch guard road and sub-scheduling road to hand over the goods, they were under the jurisdiction of the Shandong Provincial Administration and Censorship Department in their posts, it was difficult to raise objections to the quality and quantity of the goods.

In the end, the blackmailing party changed from an official from a Liaodong official to a Shandong official, but the problem was not solved.

In order to ensure the rights and interests of the Liaodong soldiers, the Liaodong general requested that the delivery location be changed back to Liaodong. These conflicts of interest and contradictions directly affected the enthusiasm of Shandong to transport cloth flowers, so they became slack and even resisted the maritime affairs.

After all, there is no benefit and you still have to bear the maritime risk. In the end, under the coordination of the cabinet, it was adjusted to Shandong Buhua from Shanhaiguan to transport it from Shanhaiguan by land instead of Liaohai Channel to Liaodong. Of course, it is unknown how much it was in the end. You must know the financial situation of the Ming Dynasty at this time.

Many have changed from physical objects to color folding, that is, using silver and money instead of physical objects.

Since then, the Liao ships have been completely abandoned, and the ships of various guards have been disrepaired for many years, and it has become a common practice to not open the sea channel unless necessary.

"Have your Highness discussed that with you in private?"

Wei Guangde nodded at Yin Shidan, suddenly leaned over and asked in a low voice.

"What's the matter?"

Yin Shi was delirious and didn't know what Wei Guangde was talking about.

"It is to change the Liaodong branch guard roads and sub-court roads into the Administrative Office and the Censorate Office, and raise the Liaodong administrative level to the provincial."

Wei Guangde said directly.

Only by completely separating Liaodong from Shandong can a healthy trade exchange be established between the two places again.

Just kidding, it is ridiculous that the two places have almost completely cut off their ties because of their interests.

For Shandong officials, it is really abominable that they cannot gain advantage from their subordinates, so they naturally have to retaliate.

But in fact, who in China will block traffic because of the two Beijing and the thirteen provinces?

In Wei Guangde's view, only if the administrative level of the Liaodong region can be raised and it becomes the 14th province of the Ming Dynasty, Shandong officials will face this matter in the face of the revenge that they cannot get because they want to take advantage of it, and support the recovery of the two

Local trade.

By then, who would think that this was a shipping matter? It was all transportation between provinces within the empire.

In fact, as long as Shandong and Liaodong are not at a gap, there will be no chance of storm and waves in the river yamen.

When Yin Shidan heard Wei Guangde say this, he was slightly stunned, and then he understood that it was Wei Guangde who brought it up.

"No wonder."

Yin Shidan stretched out his hand and pointed Wei Guangde and said, "I'm still wondering, why did Your Highness suddenly have this idea? It turns out that it's yours."

"Haha, I had a sudden idea at the beginning. You know, it was a matter of the early years that Liaodong administration returned to Shandong. Now Liaodong is no longer a situation where people are sparsely populated in the past, and it can be independent."
To be continued...