I became the son of Renzong

From the establishment of the water transport to the first emperor's dynasty, before the track penetrated the entire territory of the country, the water transport was responsible for the ration guarantee of millions of people in the entire Bianliang.

Such an irreplaceable role, coupled with the integration of water transportation for many years, the intervention and cooperation of local state forces along the way, etc., caused the water transportation government to get carried away.

No matter what kind of court officials the imperial court dispatches, it will be difficult to change the disadvantages of the monolithic erosion of the imperial court's interests within the water transport.Water transportation has become the biggest problem in the country.

Since the government is in power, many affairs are more important than water transportation, and rail transportation has been involved. The south-to-north grain transportation can fully meet the grain consumption of the country and the north. I don't care about the disadvantages of water transportation, or I didn't free up for a while. to manage.

This time, since the prince was attacked, it is indeed an opportunity to rectify the water transportation.Cabinet ministers also think so.

"Do you elders have an agreement?"

Zhao Xi has long had the idea of ​​reforming water transport, and has thought of many ways, none of which seem to have flaws.

How to put it, water transportation is plainly equivalent to a large monopoly state-owned enterprise in Guochao, which can almost affect the stability of Bianliang and even Guochao in terms of function, but is only responsible for transporting grain from south to north in terms of business. At the same time, Under the circumstances of the imperial court's support, the power of water transport has never stopped seeking other interests, and has continued to dig the corners of the country and the court.

"The government and the cabinet have also agreed. The cabinet believes that water transport can borrow the rail model, or directly take over by the rail..."

track mode?What is the orbital mode? The orbital mode is actually a mode in which the imperial court controls the main roads, and the various local forces, gentry class, and local gentry of the imperial court divide up the interests of the various branch lines.

Simply put, it is a public-private partnership in which the imperial court has absolute control.

Moreover, in this part of the authority controlled by the imperial court, the aristocratic families and various forces of the imperial court also participated.

Such a model is not purely state-owned, but borrows the name of state-owned. In actual operation, the specific executor is not only under the supervision of the court, but also needs to be responsible to all owners.

The reason why the track implements this model is because the risk of the track operation is small, which can ensure the benefits of all parties and avoid unnecessary troubles.

As for water transport, to a certain extent, the risk of water transport is higher than that of rail, which is determined by the nature of water transport itself, which can be said to be a force majeure, or an unavoidable risk.

As far as the current situation is concerned, the risk of shipping is still greater than that of land transportation.

The reason why water transportation is supported by the imperial court is because of the risks of water transportation, so that no operator dares to guarantee profits.This cannot be compared with the track.

If the water transportation is operated in the form of rails, maybe he can suppress it when he is in power, and there will be no troubles. However, Zhao Xi is not sure whether the entire water transportation will collapse due to interest disputes in the future.

As long as there are various forces involved, the pursuit of profit is the right thing to do.Once the water transport cannot meet the demands of all parties, it will be the time when the water transport falls apart.

As for letting the track take over the water transport, there is only one result, and that is that the water transport will eventually drag the track down!

"My elders, what are the real drawbacks of the water transport? Or what is the reason that the water transport is unable to make ends meet, and it is constantly sucking blood from the court. If you don't understand this, the rectification of the water transport will not be complete."

"Officials, just as the officials said, the water transportation is currently sucking blood from the court, and the so-called reason, to put it bluntly, is that the local government and the water transportation colluded with each other, regardless of the water transportation itself, and wantonly promoted the interests of the court by various means and methods!"

"The old minister does not deny the risks of water transportation itself, but how many of the annual water transportation reports of ship capsizing accidents, ship repairs and renewals, ship leaks, and pensions for soldiers transported by water are true, and how many are corrupted? Even when the inspector boarded the ship, he couldn’t keep an eye on it all the time. What the officials and veterans said are not alarmist, the entire water transport has been completely rotten from the root!”

"Officials, the water transportation yamen is almost impenetrable now, and the water can't get in. No matter how the court adjusts the officials' presence, they can't go deep. The same is true for the supervisory yamen."

Seeing that the official's attitude became clear, Wang Anshi didn't wait for Fu Bi to make a statement in a tactful way, so he directly took the official's words and explained the real situation of the water transportation.

Wang Anshi also said these words when discussing matters in the cabinet, but most of the cabinet suggested that the past should not be blamed on the grounds of ensuring stability.

Chapter 761

How could Zhao Xi not know what the water transportation was like?

When Wang Anshi clarified the facts, Zhao Xi looked at the cabinet ministers and wanted to know what their attitude was.

Judging from Zhao Xi's knowledge from all parties, given the degree of corruption of the water transport, the current cabinet ministers are basically not involved in the chaos of the water transport.However, there is an unavoidable phenomenon that old students and former students share in the profits of water transportation.

"Officials, what Wang Ge said is true. When the cabinet was discussing matters, it also discussed the situation of water transportation. The disadvantages of water transportation have a long history, and can be traced back to the previous dynasty, and the soldiers engaged in water transportation have been handed down from generation to generation. The way is passed on.”

"Since the Grand Canal ran through the north and the south, various forces and livelihoods have been formed along the canal, mainly based on water transportation. There are also aristocratic families who depend on or play a decisive role in water transportation."

"The malpractice of water transport mentioned by Mr. Wang Ge is so difficult to deal with because of this deep-rooted foundation that the imperial court cannot fundamentally change it. The cabinet thinks that the railway model can be used for reference, or it can be taken over by the railway. Old, gradually changing the status quo of water transportation..."

Fu Bi didn't think that the officials didn't know the truth, and he didn't get angry at Wang Anshi's outspoken words.The reason why the cabinet made such an agreement is based on the official way of doing things...boiling frogs in warm water.

If the government intends to boil the frogs in warm water, then there is no need to put the fact that the water transportation is rotten on the table.The results on the table will only make things more difficult for the imperial court.

Change... how to change?The water transport along the route, or the entire channel of the water transport, is not all canals, but on the basis of all the water systems in the north and south, the major water systems are connected by canals.

The understanding and familiarity of the entire waterway is only those families and forces that have been doing nothing for generations in water transport, and the reason for the disadvantages of water transport is precisely caused by these forces who think they have mastered the fundamentals of water transport.

If the court wants to solve it completely, the only way to completely overthrow the current water transport is to break it up and start over.This is very difficult, due to the nature of water transportation itself, it still has to go back to those people in the end.

Even if the water transportation is involved in the attack on the prince, it is difficult to completely overthrow the foundation of the entire water transportation.Of course, according to Fu Bi's understanding, those who participated in the attack on the prince would definitely not be those deep-rooted old forces, and they were even limited to a small part of the newly launched Yangtze River route.

"The rich minister thought that the water transportation was a foolish account, so he should be so foolish? Then it really became a foolish case from a foolish official..."

"I don't dare, it's just that I'm stupid and unable to negotiate a solution. For the country's official food plan, it can only be done tentatively."

Water transportation is unique, or the people used by water transportation have their own particularities, not just as simple as a transportation, nor as simple as a simple transportation, or even more than scheduling and dispatching.It relies on elements such as channel identification, crew water quality, shipbuilding, and more.

The point is that the attack on the prince happened suddenly, and Fu Bi also felt that the government did not have a perfect solution to water transportation.And the solution of water transportation.It must be completed before opening the river next year.

Although the prince's attack gave the imperial court a good excuse to intervene in the water transportation, such as the current garrison controlling the water transportation, but as long as these people are still there, the original disadvantages will not be completely improved, but these people can be completely ignored. It seems almost impossible.

It's not that Guochao doesn't have other talents who can identify waterways and understand water. Guochao's shipping industry is very developed, how can there be no talents in this area?The point is, how to gather such a large number of talents in a short period of time is a difficult problem.

Therefore, the cabinet has the proposal of copying the track operation mode, or taking over by the track.

Zhao Xi also knew about shipping, and knew how difficult it is to change water transportation... I can't blame the ministers. The limitations of knowledge and thinking are naturally limited when considering methods.

Of course, there may be other factors.

Just like the practice that the country was used to in the early days, whenever there are refugees from famines, they will be turned into Xiangjun, so as to avoid turmoil.The settlement of water transportation is the same for courtiers. Hundreds of thousands of people rely on water transportation for food. If there is any turmoil, the losses caused are incalculable.

"Everyone, since the water transportation is basically inseparable from the forces along the river, let's follow the trend..."

"I think that the water transportation will be sold in sections, and the waterway management rights will be sold on the basis of ensuring the transportation of grain from the south to the north while the imperial court maintains control."

This was the most suitable solution that Zhao Xi could think of.

"Officials and ministers are puzzled..."

"Divide the water transport according to the boundaries of the state capitals, and hand over the channel rights of the water transport to the state capitals along the river, allowing them to sell. As long as it can satisfy the imperial court's south-to-north grain transport, the imperial court will no longer participate in the entire management right, and the local state capitals can participate. But There is a premise that it must be controlled by different forces or business companies at the boundary of the Yanhe state capital."

"For the imperial court, the annual transportation of 600 million heather grains to the north is the basis, and the profits and losses are self-responsible. The right to operate the waterway and the assets of the current water transportation yamen will be sold together..."

"The disbandment of the water transport yamen, which belonged to the imperial court officials, will be resettled by the imperial court, and sent to the northwest to enrich the yamen of the newly-built state capitals. Originally supported by the imperial court, the water transport yamen was registered, and the artisans and crews who undertook the water transport were sold. The party with the power is responsible for selecting a part, and the rest will be settled by the imperial court."

There are two methods of river management: whole river management and section management. In fact, integrated management of the whole river section is the most correct way of river management.

However, in terms of the current level of decay of the water transportation yamen, Zhao Xi can only choose to throw away the interests, and let the various forces that originally divided up the interests of the imperial court break up in the struggle.

Zhao Xi's method is not so much to disband the Water Transport Yamen as it is to use the lure of profit to break up the entire power of Water Transport.

"Officials, once the right to operate the waterway is sold, the government's official food cannot be guaranteed. In recent years, the total amount of food transported from south to north has exceeded [-] million shi, and rail transportation is difficult to meet."