Number of People

  Chapter 464 The T-shaped scroll is rotten

   When the group came out of the Qingjiang shipyard, their faces were not very good-looking, especially Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang.

  As the government-run shipyard belonging to the only two imperial courts in the Great Zhou Dynasty, its backwardness and twilight made the whole group shake their heads in shock.

   It's no wonder that the hundreds of thousands of taels of silver that the Ministry of Industry invests in this shipyard every year are in vain.

   Apart from other things, I casually checked the list of registered craftsmen. The gap was so large that it was shocking. Although the manager explained everything, who were Cui Jingrong, Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang? They are all experienced in such occasions, even Feng Ziying and the others can see how deep the tricks are hidden here, let alone a few of them?

It is estimated that at least 70% of them are false reports, that is to say, there should be more than 4,000 to nearly 5,000 craftsmen, but less than 1,500 are actually in the shipyard, and the other 3,000 people are either empty at all levels of the shipyard. There is no such person at all, or he is hanging in the shipyard, but in fact he has already done his own private work or is assigned by Shangfeng to do other work.

  Huai'an Qingjiang Shipyard and Jinling Longjiang Shipyard are the two major government-run shipyards in Dazhou. One mainly produces tank ships, and the other mainly produces river ships and sea ships.

At first, Qingjiang Shipyard was jointly managed by the Governor of Water Transport and Nanjing Ministry of Industry, but after Li Sancai took over the Governor of Water Transport, he clearly proposed that it should be handed over to the Governor of Water Transport or the Ministry of Industry, and suggested that it should be returned to the Ministry of Industry, so Qingjiang Shipyard was designated It is under the direct management of the Ministry of Industry. Now it seems that Li Sancai was aware of the corruption in Qingjiang Shipyard at that time, so he first put aside the responsibility.

   Now it seems that this is undoubtedly a wise move.

"Uncle Xian, after you go back, I'm afraid you will have to write a letter to the officials of the Ministry of Industry. This Qingjiang shipyard is like this, I'm afraid..." Cui Jingrong couldn't help joking until he left Huai'an and boarded the ship: "I am in Huai'an. I dare not speak about this, for fear that someone will turn their backs and try to kill someone.”

  Wei Guangwei was dripping with sweat on his forehead, and shook his head again and again: "Master Cui, don't be joking, don't be joking,..."

   This charge has been settled, except for the few officials who have just taken office in the Ministry of Industry, I am afraid that a storm will be rolled up in the Ministry of Industry, especially the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing.

  Qingjiang Shipyard began to be handed over from the Nanjing Ministry of Industry to the Beijing Ministry of Industry five years ago after Li Sancai served as the governor of the watershed and initiated the proposal.

   Regardless of Caodu, the Nanjing Ministry of Industry naturally wanted to take over, but the imperial court was obviously not at ease handing it over to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry.

   It is also considering that the task of building tank ships at Qingjiang Shipyard is getting heavier, and the Ministry of Industry of the Beijing Normal University is really worried about handing over to the Ministry of Industry of Nanjing, so the imperial court is determined to take it back. Naturally, it will be strongly resisted by the Ministry of Industry of Nanjing.

  But it seems that the situation of Qingjiang Shipyard has not changed much in the past few years, and there are probably many reasons for it, but there is one thing that everyone tacitly agrees, that is, no one wants to offend these people.

  Who knows how many senior officials of the Beijing Normal University are implicated in this group of people? We must know that 60% of the dragon boats needed by Emperor Yuanxi for his six voyages to the south of the Yangtze River were built in Longjiang, and 40% were built in Qingjiang. Over the past 20 years, the cost has exceeded one million?

  An ordinary tank boat is only two or three hundred taels of silver, even a high-quality tank boat with high-quality materials is only 30% more, and four hundred taels of silver is the best, but how much does a dragon boat cost? It costs tens of thousands of taels, and the special dragon boat on the emperor's throne is worth tens of thousands of taels.

So everyone knows the water depth of the shipyard, but everyone turns a blind eye to it. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate has only blown the wind but not rained. They are all kept in the middle and not sent out, and over time they are put on hold.

   Didn't see that Sun Juxiang next to him had a livid face, and his veins were already clenched. It was obvious that he was extremely dissatisfied with the situation.

  Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng did not intervene.

  Feng Ziying is unwilling to intervene, while Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng are not qualified to intervene.

  Fan and He are here to learn and do things. Listen more, watch more and talk less. If Cui Jingrong asks them to talk, they can talk about their opinions. If they don’t ask, they will hold back.

  Sun Juxiang snorted softly, "Uncle Xian, I'm afraid Mr. Cui is not joking. The Qingjiang shipyard is so corrupt, so the Ministry of Industry is not aware of it? The Nanjing Ministry of Industry has been handed over to your Ministry of Industry, right? "

Wei Guangwei's face was a bit ugly, he hesitated for a moment before saying: "The inside story is hard to explain in one word, brother Bofu, if you don't believe me, I don't know anything? As far as I know, in the second year of Yonglong, Zhao Zhizhong, the vice-president of the Qingjiang Prosecution Department, drowned and died In this case, the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice has not given an explanation so far, hum, committing suicide in fear of crime is a good label!"

  Cui Jingrong's face darkened, "Uncle Xian, be careful with your words!"

Wei Guangwei's neck stiffened, and he protested: "Mr. Cui, you can tell people everything. Zhao Zhizhong is an official of our Ministry of Industry. I am also familiar with him. Although he is a good drinker, he has a sense of propriety, and he mostly drinks in his own home. He seldom drank with outsiders. How could he go out to drink with someone who had nothing to do with him on the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month? On the way back, he threw himself into the water. The Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice said that he fell into the water by mistake, but he came back by car all the way. How did he fall into the water? Simply say that he committed suicide in fear of crime after returning home and burning the documents,..."

"Hmph, he is a deputy nominee, not to mention the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, Qingjiang still has a nominee and another vice nominee. When will it be his turn if there is a problem? How come he is going to commit suicide? Wei Guangwei suddenly remembered something, and turned to Sun Juxiang, his tone full of displeasure: "By the way, brother Bofu, I remember that something happened to the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing not long after, right? It seems that Long Jinwei also came Isn't it? Is there any result?"

   Cui Jingrong and others are not familiar with this case, but Sun Juxiang is.

This also involves the murder of Su Wenli in the case of Nanjing Engineering, which was also the case at the beginning of the third year of Yonglong. The time between the two cases was less than a month. The Nanjing Criminal Department and even Long Jinwei also came to investigate, but there was no result. It can only be attributed to the vendetta in the rivers and lakes.

However, this Nanjing engineering director just came from Zhejiang Province of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and was killed less than a month after he took office. A young prostitute who had just debuted was jealous, so she was later killed by people in the rivers and lakes.

Later, the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice, Jinling Mansion, and Suzhou Mansion also set off a cleansing storm against people in the Jianghu in Nanzhili. Dozens of all kinds of flying thieves and green forest thieves were arrested in January. The Ministry of Punishment and Jinling Mansion.

   As for the specific insider privacy in this case, it is beyond the knowledge of outsiders.

   This topic was a bit heavy, but Sun Juxiang, who seemed to be saying something, could only turn his face away, his face was gloomy, but he stopped talking.

Newcomers like Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen, and He Fengsheng who have just debuted naturally don't know what else is unknown here, but Cui Jingrong, Wu Liangsi, Wei Guangwei, and Sun Juxiang all know something about it. If it is suppressed, there must be a reason and reason.

  Long Jinwei came and there is no convincing result. Is it really impossible to find out, or is it really killed by people in the Jianghu, or is there something else hidden?

  Cui Jingrong was a little embarrassed and coughed dryly.

  He didn't expect to just evaluate the shipbuilding level and strength of Qingjiang Shipyard, and prepare for the next step that may involve shipbuilding and naval fleet, but he didn't expect to cause such a big commotion.

The governor of Denglai, Wang Ziteng, has already taken office, and the strategy of southern Liaoning has been intensively formed by the Ministry of War. When it comes to it, it is necessary to open the route between southern Liaoning and Denglai, which has been blocked for a long time. This requires the establishment of a shipyard in Denglai. , and where did the boat craftsmen come from, it can only come from Qingjiang and Longjiang.

From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the reign of the Great Zhou Guangyuan, the Liaodong and Shandong routes have been in a state of closure. In the Tianping period, the ban was briefly opened and then closed again. It was not until the eve of the Renchen Japanese Invasion in the Yuanxi period that the ban was reopened in a hurry, but basically It didn't play much role, and once the Imjin Japanese Invasion ended and the sea ban resumed, there was no sound.

  One of the biggest exchange conditions for the strategy of opening the sea to borrow money is the opening of the Denglai-Liaonan route. On the one hand, it is necessary to start the sea trade with North Korea and Japan, and more importantly, to strengthen support for Liaodong, so that the situation in Liaodong will improve.

The plight of Liaodong has become more and more obvious. The Jianzhou Jurchens have become more and more aggressive towards the unification of the entire Jurchens, and their hands have also begun to reach out to the Mongolian tribes in western Liaoning. Once the integration is completed, the Liaoxi Corridor is almost completely under the threat of the Jurchens. Under this situation, Liaodong will become an isolated situation.

   This is unacceptable to both the northern scholars and the army, including Wu Xun.

  This is also unacceptable to Emperor Yonglong. Once this happens, I am afraid that his throne may not be secure. Even if the Supreme Emperor wants to change, he will get the support of civil servants and generals, even if he is just a scapegoat.

  Many people are well aware of this.

"Uncle Xian, this matter is not within the scope of what I have to deal with this trip to the south. If you and Bo Fu have any ideas, you can come down and discuss them. After returning to Beijing, there will be channels for feedback..." Cui Jingrong stopped the conversation in time , Keep talking, this topic is getting deeper and deeper, everyone is emotional, who will do this job?

"Uncle Xian, let's sort out the situation of the Qingjiang shipyard briefly. I'm afraid it will be difficult to satisfy the court. Denglai is pressing hard. After you arrive in Yangzhou, you may have to come up with an article. I will Sign it and send it to the imperial court."

  Cui Jingrong looked at Wei Guangwei, Wei Guangwei responded in a rough voice, but didn't say anything more.

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