Seeing Mao Haifeng go out, Wang Zhi went back to the house and changed into formal clothes, then turned around and asked in a low voice: "I heard from the gentleman mention this person last year..."

"Hou Ruliang, a Jinshi in the 17th year of Jiajing, was from Shanxi. He has been serving as a foreign official for a long time. In the 28th year of Jiajing, he entered the Censorate. Later, he was inspected by Liaodong and transferred to the Governor of Liaodong. At the end of Jiajing's 38th year of Jiajing, he was transferred to the Governor of Zhejiang. "Qian Rui reported his resume without thinking, "His father Hou Lun, was a Jinshi during the Zhengde period. He served as the Left Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and had an old age with Xu Huating."

Wang Zhi was silent for a while and walked forward, cursing in his heart that another Xu Jie's disciple has been in Zhejiang for more than a year. Now, like a dog that smells the smell, he has finally stepped into Zhenhai for the first time. When he comes to Zhenhai, the first thing he does is to Zhaobao Village. What does this guy want to do?!

The solemn general Hou Ruliang asked him to enter the hall. Wang Zhi was surprised that the other party was so humble, and unexpectedly that the other party only brought a few people with him.

After a few greetings and a long time of twists and turns, Hou Ruliang mentioned the matter in obscure words. Qian Rui, who was standing behind him, had to explain in a low voice, and Wang Zhi understood it only then.

Using sea transportation to replace canal transportation... Although Hou Ruliang only mentioned sea transportation and did not say that it would replace canal transportation, Wang Zhi couldn't hear it. This matter was once mentioned in the southeast after the trade in Southeast, and it was suppressed by Tang Shunzhi and Qian Yuan.

Wang Zhi has been circling the sea all year round and knows that it is not difficult to transport grain north by sea ships. When Liaodong was famine, he volunteered to transport grain north, but Qian Yuan refused.

At that time, Wang Zhi was particularly puzzled. He was also using sea to transport grain, so he could transport food from Fujian and Jiangxi, but not from Liaodong?

Qian Rui privately reminded Wang Zhi that during the period, the Fujian-Jiangxi and Jiangxi had nothing to do with the canal, but Liaodong and the canal were closely related... Although it was a little far away, the grain and rice in Liaodong were allocated from the Ministry of Revenue from the Northern Zhili, and most of the grain stored in Tongzhou was in the warehouse at the northern end of the north and south canal.

I don’t know exactly what Qian Yuan’s attitude towards this, Wang Zhi blew and glanced at Qian Rui from the corner of his eyes... I don’t know, you should be clear, right?

Hou Ruliang's eyes also fell on Qian Rui. He was wearing a blue shirt. Although his skin was dark, he was full of poetry and literature. He was completely different from Wang Zhi, Mao Haifeng and others.

"I haven't asked for advice yet, this person is..."

"Yingtian Prefecture Fang Dun paid a visit to the Chief Secretary." Qian Rui stepped forward and walked and said, "In the 37th year of Jiajing, Liaodong was famine, and he changed his son and ate. The Chief Secretary governed Liaodong, which was a meritorious service to the people."

Hou Ruliang sighed and said, "Speaking of this, I still have some connection with Zhenhai. When Zhenhai was transporting grain from the canal, the Ministry of Revenue could free up its hands to provide disaster relief to Liaodong, but if the sea ships were heading north, how many more people would be able to survive?"

Qian Rui did not take over the conversation and his steps were slightly retreating. As Wang Zhi's leader, he should not be too proactive until Wang Zhi made a statement.

Hou Ruliang was a little disappointed and turned to look at Wang Zhi again, "I heard about the generous and generous spirit of Wufeng when I entered Zhejiang the year before. I set up a city to trade, hired civil servants, and even distributed reward silver, and offered huge trees to rebuild the three halls, and introduced sweet potatoes and potatoes that could survive the people, so I was awarded the title of Jinghai Bo."

"The shipping of the state-owned benefits is known to me. If you want to do this, you will get the help of Wufeng..."

"If the Five Peaks help, the Earl's position will be a little lower."

Wang Zhi was a little disdainful. Your teacher directly gave a promise from the marquis, but I didn’t agree... Of course, Qian Zhan refused to let me agree. Now you give a promise from the short seller, so I need my help?

“Sea transportation is indeed beneficial to the country…”

Hou Ruliang was excited.

Wang Zhi said slowly: "But this matter... Wang really can't figure it out... What does Mr. Fang think?"

Hou Ruliang frowned. It seemed that Mr. Fang was really Wang Zhi's planner, but he didn't seem to agree with his attitude just now.

Wang Zhi didn't want to get involved in this matter, so he took the overlord to remove his armor. Anyway, it seemed that Hou Ruliang discussed with him, Jing Hai Bo, but after all, it was related to Suiyuan. Then Mr. Fang, please do it yourself.

If Suiyuan wants to blame him in the end, he will not blame me!

Qian Rui walked forward slowly, bowed, and said softly: "I heard that Lord Zhongcheng wrote a letter to the court that year, asking the southeast to transport grain from the sea to the north to relieve the famine in Liaodong."

Unlike Wang Zhi, Qian Rui knew the purpose of this guy coming to the door as soon as he saw Hou Ruliang's famous letter... At the end of the previous year, Hou Ruliang went south, and Qian Yuan immediately sent a secret letter of escort to his father, shaking out all of Hou Ruliang's old secrets.

Hou Ruliang nodded slightly, feeling a little surprised. Although this matter is not a secret, it is a formal official document after all, and there is no official report in the official newspaper. It is normal for colleagues in Beijing to know about it, and the Southeast scholars can barely say it. After all, he has been in Zhejiang for more than a year, but a scholar around a maritime businessman can know... Does this reflect the relationship between Wang Zhi and Suiyuan?

"This move is indeed beneficial to the state. The allocation of sea ships directly to Tianjin ports. If the wind direction is appropriate, it will take only 30 days for one trip." Qian Rui said jokingly: "In comparison, the canal transportation starts from Hangzhou and Jiaxing and is about two months from Tongzhou. It takes about half a year for one stone of grain to enter Beijing. The loss on the way is two stones, which has not been included in the amount of time and time drifting."

The so-called float does not mean that the damage to the canal ships leads to food loss, but that it only exists on the book but is actually not... When encountering such a thing, the canals often escape, otherwise where did the grain come from to Tongzhou to pay grain?

When Hou Ruliang heard this, he knew that the person in front of him was an expert. He could not help but nodded in agreement: "In fact, from Hangzhou to Tongzhou, it was more than a month at most, but the water was too heavy for the canal to sail, and the cabin was often damaged. It often arrived in March. Moreover, in the 37th year of Jiajing, there was a severe drought in Shandong, and the canal was short of water. After the severe drought, the river channel was mostly blocked, and last year it was yellow and flooded... Just to repair the river channel, the Ministry of Revenue would allocate a large amount of silver every year. If you go on the sea route..."

"The old ship owner is naturally more than enough for the sea boat, as long as the trade continues..."

Halfway through Qian Rui's words, Hou Ruliang interrupted: "I arrived in Zhenhai yesterday and discussed with the Zhejiang inspector Wang Zimin. Today, the government office must issue a customs clearance document. The fleet only needs to pay taxes as usual, and the decision to go to sea is not hindered."

Mao Haifeng's eyes lit up next to him. With this sentence, the Dong family would be able to get back if they ask for money.

Wang Zhi had no expression, and he stroked his long beard and listened silently.

Qian Rui smiled slightly, "Yi Shi Wang has made a good plan, this favor is sold..."

Wang Zhi knew that Mao Haifeng didn't understand such a fool, but the government office held the fleet and refused to express his opinion. He just left it to Hou Ruliang to sell favors.

Hou Ruliang laughed dryly and immediately asked, "I wonder how many sea boats the old ship owner can take?"

This guy is a bit shameless. He used to say five peaks, but now he is following Mr. Fang to call the old ship owner. Wang Zhi smiled speechlessly and said, "It depends on how Mr. Fang arranges it."
Chapter completed!