Chapter 131 Wang Zongmu arrives in Beijing

Fang Dun knew about the great victory in the Yangtze River Estuary. However, the 800-mile rush was just a book that could give you a great victory, which means first explaining when and where to post what, who won, etc. Write it simply. You have to wait for the specific report.

So Fang Dun didn't know these inside stories.

He talks about Zhou Mengchen here.

Wang Zongmu couldn't say anything. He could only bow his head and pretend that he didn't hear it.

Fang Dun said: "What do you think about shipping? You can tell me."

After hearing this, Wang Zongmu immediately cheered up. Because the Ministry of Revenue was arrested by the Ministry of Revenue for shipping, because these were all grains. If the Minister of Revenue nodded here, the time below would be much easier.

So Wang Zongmu immediately explained his idea. First, he established a special shipping yamen, stationed in two places, one was Shanghai and the other was Tianjin. He also established a special shipping fleet and was incorporated into the army. He expanded Tianjin Port, and finally rebuilt a port on the coast to establish a new Tianjin Port.

So and so.

It is a complete set of shipping plans, which refers to the Ming Dynasty's management of the canal. The establishment of a shipping governor, or a shipping governor. The Prime Minister's affairs are directly under the Ministry of Revenue, because he serves as the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. The consideration is still very complete.

Fang Du just listened.

He has no intention of making a big move now, and it does not prevent him from using Wang Zongmu's plan as a reference.

It’s not that Fang Dun is numb and insensitive. But Fang Dun understands one thing too well, that is, it is necessary to use money to do things. The court has no money, so it is best not to do anything. All his behaviors have a clear direction, that is, to make money for the court, save money for the court, and spend money, Fang Dun has no idea about spending money.

This will cost money to establish a maritime yamen, add a governor, expand Tianjin Port, and even expand Shanghai Port.

Although Fang Dun felt that this plan had imperfections, it was feasible. But the problem was that Fang Dun didn't want to spend money. The court had no money. Zhou Mengchen could raise a large amount of debt. In Jiangnan for more than half a year, he had borrowed millions of taels of silver. However, Fang Dun's financial thoughts were relatively old-fashioned, so he didn't want to borrow money.

Or he is more realistic.

It’s easy to borrow money, what should I do if I pay it back?

It is obviously impossible for the court to pay back the money like this. Fang Dun didn't want to make such a bad deed from him.

Therefore, in many things, it is better to have less than more things.

So Fang Dun refused to say anything, did not mean to encourage Wang Zongmu, nor did he belittle Wang Zongmu's plan, but said, "I just read the list. There were three million stones of grain, not a stone, not a stone, not a stone?"

Wang Zongmu was stunned. He didn't know why Fang Dun asked this, but he answered honestly: "In order to prevent the loss at sea, I installed an extra 50,000 stone just in case."

Fang Dun said, "That's right, add it to the list."

Wang Zongmu didn't know what to say for a moment?

Because of the loss of this thing, there are unspoken rules on the canal. Generally, the transporters will share it privately. Although Wang Zongmu did not share it privately, he was also planning to sell the grain and reward the whole family. After all, the first shipping was successful, and all people made contributions.

But Wang Zongmu was a temporary dispatcher and had no money at hand.

I can only make the idea of ​​this batch of grain. After all, the price of grain in the north is much higher than that in the south. It is a waste to transport the grain back. Moreover, according to the unspoken rules, Wang Zongmu can share the extra grain in private. But he never expected that Fang Dun asked about this matter. If he asked for money, Wang Zongmu could understand it. But what does it mean to add it to the list?

Wang Zongmu didn't know that Fang Dun was a person of particularity. Although he could not be called a clean official like Hai Rui, he didn't get one more in the Ministry of Revenue. Especially in such a difficult situation in the court, Fang Dun had to look for money everywhere. It offended people too much, so he set an example and was as honest as water.

Only by taking a little bit of it can one be petty in business.

It’s like this 50,000 grain, equivalent to silver, is more than 10,000 taels, and less than 20,000 taels of silver. Although this money is not much, Fang Dun is not sure how many people want money. More than 10,000 taels of silver can make one or two yamen. As for Wang Zongmu’s own small abacus, Fang Dun doesn’t care. He is the Minister of Revenue, and he is so busy that he is in charge of the court’s accounts. They solved the troubles of the people below themselves.

Wang Zongmu could only say: "Yes."

The sea fleets were full of money, but they didn't know that their bonus was gone, which was why Fang Du often made the court angry.

Seeing that Wang Zongmu agreed, Fang Dun did not make any excessive requests, but said, "Be careful. You probably have to go to Beijing these days. Feixiong won a battle in Jiangnan and caused quite a lot of trouble. Some time ago, Ge Lao Yan proposed to let Zhou Mengchen enter the capital to report. He was rejected by Ge Lao Xu, otherwise he would really come to the capital."

"Although he can't come, this time you go north, many people don't think you are just here to escort food and grass. Many people want to get something from you, something about flying bears. Moreover, the shipping matter has always been very related to the canal. You have made such a big noise. How could they not react?"

"There are also details of the Battle at the Yangtze River Estuary. In short, you have to go to Beijing. It's just that you have to think carefully about what to say and what not to say."

After hearing this, Wang Zongmu immediately bowed and said, "I understand."

Zhou Mengchen did not expect that there were so many things in the capital, otherwise he would have sent a confidant to the capital. After all, Wang Zongmu had not yet had a close relationship with Zhou Mengchen.

However, Wang Zongmu did not want to betray Zhou Mengchen at all.

He was not Zhou Mengchen loyal, and he knew that if he bit Zhou Mengchen back, he would make great progress in politics. First, he paid more attention to reputation because he never ended up being a traitor in the officialdom. If he didn't care about Zhou Mengchen, he could find a way to get rid of Zhou Mengchen. But it would be too unauthoritative to bite directly. Second, the most important thing is to be like-minded.

Wang Zongmu called for shipping for more than one day or two. It can be said that he had the idea of ​​shipping for shipping since he was a child, which was caused by the influence of the environment in his hometown. But now, he has not found anyone among the senior officials of the Ming Dynasty who clearly supported shipping.

Now only Zhou Mengchen is the only one.

As the only sea transportation supporter in the Ming Dynasty, Wang Zongmu was willing to use his political life to ensure Zhou Mengchen's status. After all, many things cannot be done without the support of the upper class in the Ming Dynasty.

How could he bit Zhou Mengchen back?

But Wang Zongmu was also worried that he would be in trouble when he went to the capital, and his life would be difficult.

Fang Dun's judgment was not wrong at all.

A few days later, Wang Zongmu received an order to go to Beijing to explain the shipping situation.

Wang Zongmu packed his luggage and took a few people to the capital. As for the sea fleet, the cleared ships had been back one after another, but there were still quite a few ships waiting to unload the goods in Tianjin.

Wang Zongmu took a boat from Tianjin to Tongzhou. Although there is a waterway, passing through the Lugou River to get off the boat for more than ten miles outside the south gate of Beijing, and then entering Beijing from the south gate. However, decades of practice have made most officials accustomed to getting off the boat from Tongzhou and from land to the capital.

The road was densely packed with inns and officials walked comfortably.

Wang Zongmu also took this conventional path.

But when he came out of Tongzhou, he discovered something different, two railway tracks were laid on the ground and spread to the end of his sight.

Wang Zongmu's heart moved and said to himself: "Is this a railway?"

When Zhou Mengchen vigorously promoted Qi science and promoted scientific knowledge in Jiangnan, he also promoted railways as an important achievement.

Wang Zongmu is personally more practical. However, his practical learning is more of a traditional practical learning, and it is not the same as Zhou Mengchen and Qixue. However, this does not prevent Wang Zongmu from reading and guessing Zhou Mengchen's articles.

After all, even later generations should study their immediate superiors carefully and not make taboos in their work. Wang Zongmu naturally did the same thing.
Chapter completed!