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Tian Yingzhuo was flustered and didn't dare to meet Zhao Baiyu's eyes that seemed to see through everything. He turned sideways and said quietly, "I don't understand what you want to ask. There is only one water transport date written in the ledger. How can there be three transports in a year?" Why do you talk about irrelevant things? Didn’t you detain [-] boats because you suspected that they didn’t have boat leads and were suspected of smuggling? Now that the boat leads are in your hands, don’t talk about other things.”

Zhao Baiyu flipped through the ledger and flipped the boat lead, the sound of rattling paper pages stimulated Tian Yingzhuo's guilty conscience.

"Master Tian, ​​do you know what official the next official served before going to Liangjiang?"

"The name of imperial envoy Xiao Qingtian is like thunder."

"It happened last year, it sounds like something old, that kind of click!" Zhao Baiyu deliberately emphasized his tone in front of Tian Yingzhuo, who was so frightened that his heart trembled. "——Cracking the touch of corrupt officials and cruel officials, I have already forgotten about it. But when I saw you, my lord, I remembered the crisp sound of chopping heads like chopping winter melons, and I still miss it."

Change, pervert!brute!Cool officials!

Tian Yingzhuo looked at Zhao Baiyu with this line of accusation written in his eyes, no matter how raped and greedy he was, he didn't like killing people so much, as long as he had money to earn and live comfortably.

"You, are you threatening me, or are you threatening me?"

In fact, Zhao Baiyu, who had never been to the execution ground to see a beheading, had a very gentle smile on his face: "I am confiding in my heart to you, my lord. Where did you think?"

Tian Yingzhuo was too frightened, instead, anger surged up: "Zhao Baiyu, don't gag! I'll ask you, will you let go or not let go of the cargo of those [-] ships and the people you captured?"

"Don't let it go."

"you!"

Tian Yingzhuo was trembling with anger, pointing to Zhao Baiyu's face and said: "Are you really not afraid that the joint name of the two rivers will take over your power and seize your position and act without authorization?"

Zhao Baiyu was expressionless: "My lord, I'm afraid I don't know that this official once worked as a tax envoy in a water transport yamen for a while, in charge of the capital's water transport taxes, and indirectly understood the various systems of water transport, regardless of whether it was the four canals of the capital or the local canals. You know everything related to water transportation."

At the beginning when he was arrested for tax evasion by water boats in the Kyoto Prefecture, because he didn't know much about the water transportation system, he was given a tax by the fifth prince's house collapse. Zhao Baiyu went to Liu Dujian to supplement a series of relevant knowledge.

The fifth prince's house collapse tax is somewhat similar to Tian Yingzhuo's tactic of getting on the boat first and then making up the boat, but Zhao Baiyu is on guard against him.

"How many official ships go from south to north in a year, how many times they run, when to sail, when to come back, when to stop, and how many boats should be issued in a year, there are detailed regulations. You Although there is no record of the time of the other two transports in the account book, the lower officials know that the shipping department of Dongnan Sixth Road is in charge of 25 ships, and one class is [-] ships. That is to say, your shipping department has [-] official ships. Ships within a thousand miles are transported four times a year, and two thousand miles away are transported three times a year, each divided into [-] classes. Guangdong and Fujian provinces are two thousand miles away, and three ships are transported a year, each divided into [-] classes."

The water transportation system of Dajing is deeply affected by the water volume of the canal. When the water rises, the boat capsizes, and the boat runs aground when the water falls. In order to ensure the normal operation of the water transportation, cofferdams or sluices are set up on the canal to control the water flow.

There are more water locks within two thousand miles, and there is a rule of "release once every three days", or when there are a hundred ships, the locks will be released.

Two thousand miles away, there are mostly cofferdams. Small ships need to be towed over the cofferdams, while large official ships can only carry the goods to another tank ship if they cannot be dragged. A small sum.

In order to save financial resources and match the water volume of the canal, local provinces are usually transported by fleets, and the time and number of ships required for transport to local governments and states are detailed.

The tank boats assigned to Fujian Province are 25 classes, that is, 750 ships form a fleet, and the next trip to Quanzhou Port takes [-] days to go back and forth. Except for the time for stopping the ships, they are transported three times a year.

"Even if you don't know how many tank ships are sent to Guangdong and Fujian, you can roughly calculate how many ships are left in your hands just by relying on the regulations of three transports in a year two thousand miles away from the two rivers, and knowing the time of the ship once more. , when should these ships depart.”

Tian Yingzhuo's eyes were wide open, his expression showed a trace of fear, his eyes flickered and his lips trembled. He subconsciously took a step towards the door, but Zhao Baiyu quickly blocked his way.

"Fifty-line tank ships are counted according to the time limit for sailing, and they are still on their way back. May I ask where you got the ship? The three-year transport of tank ships to Guangdong and Fujian has ended. This line has thirty lines. What happened to the official ship? Where did it come from?"

Zhao Baiyu approached step by step, in Tian Yingzhuo's eyes, his gentle and handsome face was like Yan Luo who wanted his life.

"Master Tian, ​​are you smuggling commercial goods by means of a tank boat, doing favoritism and perverting the law, and filling your pockets?"

"Bullshit!"

"Then what happened to the extra [-] ships?"

Tian Yingzhuo only knew that Zhao Baiyu was fighting with the Ministry of Households, pulling Hesuo and hiring people in Yaxing, and his methods were evil and unseemly, but he didn't know that he was so familiar with water transportation affairs that he could use this to catch him in turn. Rumbling, unable to think of a countermeasure, he retreated steadily in the voice of Zhao Baiyu's questioning.

"You ask, in the eyes of the lower officials, the two rivers water transport, officials and merchants are not clean? Mr. Tian, ​​ask yourself, are they clean? The water transport is indeed not under the jurisdiction of the lower officials, but who should the lower officials tell when they find problems? Who can avenge the subordinate officials! Who dares to investigate the water transportation of the two rivers!" Zhao Baiyu's questioning became louder and louder, and Cao Si's whole room was silent, and he dared not take a breath. "It's true that the Xiaguan seized thirty ships. As long as the businessman can get the boat guide, Mr. Tian, ​​you can explain why there is an extra trip to the south. The Xiaguan will release the people and goods on the spot. I will also take off the official on top of my head." Mao, I will personally go to your house to plead guilty, and I will never become an official again!"

The words fell to the ground with sound, and even the official career was gambled, which shows that this matter is absolutely impossible to let it go.

Tian Yingzhuo pretended to be calm: "I am the shipping envoy of the Sixth Road in the Southeast. From a small county magistrate in Liangjiang to now a second-rank official, I have spent most of my life in Liangjiang. Among the people in my head, it’s not that there are no people who are more powerful than me, but I have the last laugh for them who fell! Zhao Baiyu, don’t follow in their footsteps.”

"Are you threatening to dismiss the official, or are you threatening to dismiss the official?"

Tian Yingzhuo felt that these words were a bit familiar with Zhao Baiyu's expression. After thinking about it carefully, wasn't it what he said just now?

"Zhao Baiyu!"

"We're standing so close together, you don't have to make noise with anyone." Zhao Baiyu took two big steps back, "I'll make you hurry up later, [-] miles, and get the ledger and the boat back for three years." The matter of the ten shipments was sent to the capital for His Majesty to have a look at. Since Your Excellency thinks that the officials have no evidence, why not ask Your Majesty and the Third Division to check the water shipments sent by the Southeast Sixth Route Shipping Division to Guangdong and Fujian in previous years. Comparing and comparing the numbers and the numbers, you can calculate how many merchant ships are smuggled in Hongzhou Port every year, and how much money you pocketed."

After a pause, Zhao Baiyu patted the ledger and the boat in his hand and laughed: "I have no evidence at all, and I haven't thanked you for the evidence you personally sent me, my lord."

Tian Yingzhuo's heart twitched, his eyes went dark with pain, and he almost fell down. So he delivered the evidence to Zhao Baiyu himself?

"I'm afraid the person who has the last laugh this time will not be an adult." Zhao Baiyu suddenly raised his voice, "Come on, see off the guests!"

Wei Bo suddenly appeared: "Master Tian, ​​please."

Tian Yingzhuo stared straight at the account book in Zhao Baiyu's hand, and suddenly rushed over to snatch it away, but was thrown out by Wei Bo's arm, and finally the officers and soldiers personally sent him out of the gate of Caosi.

When walking down the steps, Tian Yingzhuo was in a trance, staggered, and almost fell down. The yamen servant he brought quickly supported him, but he grabbed his arm forcefully: "Notify Your Highness... something bad happened!"

***

Chasing away Tian Yingzhuo, Zhao Baiyu turned around and said, "Prepare pen and ink, I want to write a note to report to Your Majesty." He walked a few steps, stopped suddenly, turned his head and said to Dou Zumao who almost bumped into him: "Judge Dou, thirty articles The cargo of the ship and the people brought back will be handed over to you to guard, and if the cargo and people are wrong, you can use your head to pay for it.”

"Yes—ah?" Dou Zumao said with a bitter face, "Yes..."

"Wei Bo, you are very skilled in martial arts. Help me deliver the memorial to avoid being intercepted on the way."

Wei Bo took the order, but when they both stepped into the study, Zhao Baiyu blew his whistle, and two black shadows suddenly appeared in the room in an instant.

Wei Bo drew out his knife vigilantly. Zhao Baiyu turned over the paper and picked up the brush, without raising his head, he said, "It's the secret guard Huo Jingtang left for me. A secret agent, to help me deliver the memorial, Wei Bo You pretend to deliver it, and if someone comes to intercept it, don’t have to work hard, just hand it over.”

Wei Bo: "There may be several waves of assassinations. There may be a dozen or so people in one wave. I can handle it."

Zhao Baiyu: "You can deal with assassins, but you may not be able to withstand the army. I have roughly figured out the situation in Liangjiang now. From the shipping department, the commander to the government officials and county officials, there is no one who is not involved in water transportation and smuggling."

When he first arrived in Liangjiang, he only knew about the two factions of Princess Changping and the Shang Gang, but he didn't know how many people in Liangjiang belonged to which side of them. Now that he has tried a few times, he can probably figure it out. Fighting against Princess Changping, I was somewhat uncertain.

The Princess Changping described in the original book is bright and intelligent, she was able to win the favor of the late emperor for more than 20 years as a woman, and she was able to speak well in the relatively dull and brutal period of the late emperor, which shows that her mental power is no less than that of other court officials in Kyoto.

After her plan to murder Mrs. Xie was revealed, she could take the premature birth medicine immediately, give birth to Zhao Yuzheng first, and exchange the two babies without anyone noticing. Guaranteeing Zhao Yuzheng's guilt and favor from everyone, this calm and composed mind must not be underestimated.

Zhao Baiyu didn't realize that before he fought Princess Changping, he had already erected an insurmountable mountain in his heart for her.

"Princess Changping is using me to deal with the Shang Gang, and the Shang Gang is also using me to attack Princess Changping. They all want to reap the benefits, and I am also using their hostility towards each other and their greed to annex each other to hurt them. By the way Find out the bottom of the two rivers. But if you can't use Tian Yingzhuo and the [-] seized goods to go straight to Huanglong, it will give Changping and Jiangxi merchants a chance to join forces, and it will be my disaster."

Wei Bo: "The use of the Dajing official ship and the restrictions on water transportation have always been strict, and the punishment is extremely heavy. Tian Yingzhuo fell into a big stumble this time, and personally delivered all the evidence to you. I am afraid there is no hope of turning over. Goro can also borrow This copied two rivers."

Halfway through the writing of the memorial, Zhao Baiyu paused: "I'm afraid that things will backfire. Although the [-]-class tank ships are transported three times a year according to the class, they are often sent to Guangzhou and Fujian, but there are still ships to Chaozhou and Fuzhou, which takes time. It doesn’t take [-] days, or if we encounter a cofferdam, we will return early, so it is possible for Tian Yingzhuo to have [-] ships empty in his hands.”

Wei Bo was stunned: "But Tian Yingzhuo reacted very much——"

"It means that the origin of these [-] boats is unknown, and Tian Yingzhuo has a guilty conscience and was bluffed by me."

Zhao Baiyu took a risky move, and the auditing mechanism of Dajing Water Transport was particularly strict and mature. Once the audit books of the thirty ships were checked thoroughly, problems would definitely be found, so when he confronted Tian Yingzhuo, he was like a cannonball. "How to explain the [-] extra boats" and "Three lucks a year, why one more luck" are two points, and Tian Yingzhuo is not given any time to react, and he is scared to death first.

"If he turns the corner, he should immediately find someone to go to the taxation departments of the cofferdams and ports in Guangdong and Fujian provinces to change the audit books and records, to prove that the [-] tankers returned early, and to explain clearly what he was doing. Why would there be a single tank vacant here. It is not surprising that these [-] tanks are organized into a fleet for the sake of maximizing profits."

Wei Bo was startled: "After all, Tian Yingzhuo is the Southeast Sixth Road Shipping Department. He has been rooted in Liangjiang for more than 20 years, and his mind is not completely filled with straws. This stumble tonight is probably due to his invincibility in the past, so he is proud and complacent, but he will definitely turn around soon. Turn around. Even if he can't turn around, there is still Princess Changping."

Zhao Baiyu: "The Changping faction has been smuggling by sea for many years. The water transport checkpoints from the two rivers leading to Guangzhou should be well managed, but Guangzhou is rich, and the water ships that go there don't come back so quickly. Other state capitals, such as Chaozhou and northern Fujian, have no interests in these areas, so they should not be from Princess Changping's faction."

Wei Bo: "Money touches people's hearts, and it's too easy to turn against each other."

"It depends on whether Chen Luowu will take this opportunity to restrain Princess Changping and force her to bow her head. After getting the benefits, he and Changping will join hands to counter me." Zhao Baiyu was organizing his words while his mind was running fast: "Uncle Wei, you Can you help me contact your friends in Jianghu, follow Chen Luowu, and try to get ahead of them, and find ways to instigate rebellion against other Caosi organizations that have not yet been recruited by Gan merchants and Princess Changping. If it is Chaozhou, I promise to open Chaozhou Port."

Chaozhou Port is only a hundred miles away from Quanzhou Port, and the natural environment has undergone tremendous changes. It is not like the miasma and poisonous insects in the previous dynasty, and it is time to develop.

"If it is in northern Fujian, we promise to develop water transport and reduce business taxes."

Wei Bo: "If it's all a bunch of corrupt officials, I'm afraid they won't be moved."

"Tell them that those who are obedient have money and political achievements will be successful in official career, and those who are not obedient will wait for their heads to fall!"

In the last sentence, Zhao Baiyu's tone concealed a trace of ruthlessness that had never been seen before, as if the difficult situation of Liangjiang inspired the blood in his bones.

After writing the tank boat to Guangdong and Fujian in a simple and clear way, including the ledger and the boat guide, he put it in a cloth bag, and Zhao Baiyu handed the bag to one of the hidden guards.

"I guess Liangjiang also has people in the imperial court, so give these things to King Kang, and don't go through the two mansions."

The dark guard took the things: "Yes." Then he left overnight.

Zhao Baiyu then prepared the second memorial, hid it in a cloth bag, and handed it to Uncle Wei, and ordered a secret guard to assist Uncle Wei, both of them took orders, and set out on the road under the faint moonlight in the starry night.

As soon as the person left, there was a sudden emptiness around him. Zhao Baiyu touched the Buddhist beads and looked thoughtfully towards the east where the sky was slightly exposed. It was almost dawn.

***

Snapped!

In the courtyard outside the front hall of the Princess Mansion, Tian Yingzhuo, who was kneeling like a bereaved dog, was wet and shivering from the cold in the twelfth lunar month of winter, while in front of him was a smashed teacup.

Above the courtyard, in the corridor, stood Princess Changping with a cold expression.

"idiot!"

Tian Yingzhuo kept silent.

"Gu used to think that you were more scheming and intelligent than Shui Honglang, and could hold your breath. Why didn't you find out that you were superficial? What was going on in your mind? You actually gave Zhao Baiyu the evidence of smuggling in a water boat? "

Tian Yingzhuo gritted his teeth: "There is no problem at first. The water transportation has its own duties. Logically speaking, unless the third division envoy or judge, and the southeast six-way dispatch envoy, few people know the annual water transportation schedule of the Southeast Shipping Division..."

"Few people know? When you are the prime minister of the two governments, do you eat dry food?"

"But Zhao Baiyu is not a prime minister, so he shouldn't have access to these things—"

"Still sophistry! Where do you put the tax department? Zhao Baiyu was the water transport tax envoy before he took the post in Liangjiang. If he wanted to, he would not be able to figure out your water transport plan on the Sixth Southeast Road?" Changping Gong took the initiative to get angry, and slowly closed his eyes. , Pressing the temple: "One is Ma Deyong arrogant and arrogant, and the other is that you are conceited and underestimated the enemy... You people are really used to being emperors, and you don't have the slightest sense of crisis."

Tian Yingzhuo hurriedly said: "After I left Cao Si, I immediately reflected on myself, my mind became clear and calm, and I realized the problem. I have divided into two groups. One group intercepted the people Zhao Baiyu sent to Kyoto to deliver the memorial, and the other group went to Chaozhou , Fuzhou and other places to change the audit account books, a mere [-] ships can easily be vacated!"

Changping's eyes were indifferent: "Clean up the basket you poked out by yourself."

Tian Yingzhuo: "Humble and understand."

***

Wei Bo's fast horse was galloping on the dark official road, when suddenly a hemp rope rose flat on the ground, the horse fell to the ground, and he rolled on the ground, seeing several swords coming towards his face, he immediately drew his sword and struck Ten black-clothed assassins fight.

After a while, he was at a disadvantage, surrendered immediately, handed over the package and said, "The things you want are in here, spare my life!"

The black-clothed assassins looked at each other and nodded in agreement. After receiving the package, they turned back and drew their swords to kill each other.

At the critical moment, another figure jumped out to help Wei Bo fight back against the black-clothed assassin.

Seeing this, the black-clothed assassin withdrew. Anyway, he got the things, so it doesn't matter if the little guy dies or not.

As soon as the people left, Wei Bo immediately turned to the other direction: "Go and join the friends who are monitoring Chen Luowu."

***

Chen Luowu was still waiting anxiously in the mansion. Before the sky was bright, a little boy brought a message from the third master.

"People go to the Fuzhou and Chaozhou Water Transport Departments, and lure them to reject the lobbying of the people sent by Tian Yingzhuo?"

Child: "Yes."

Chen Luowu: "Third Master, do you have anything to say?"

The little boy shook his head: "Third Master has been seriously ill recently, so you shouldn't think too much about it. Afterwards, Princess Changping will ask you to come to the door. You know how to make decisions."

Chen Luowu cheered up: "Go back to the third master and tell him to take care of his health. I have brought a batch of old ginseng, velvet antler, and a batch of don'e-hide gelatin here. Please take them back and ask the third master to nourish his body."

Child: "Master Chen has a heart."

Sending the boy away, Chen Luowu sent people to set off immediately, no matter the cost, he must be one step ahead of Princess Changping and others.

***

The three parties hurried on the road against time, and the secret guards with the real account books also traveled day and night, and finally rushed to Kang Wang's mansion to ask for an interview, and handed over the evidence and letter to Kang Wang.

After reading it, King Kang immediately entered the palace and presented it to Emperor Yuanshou.

Emperor Yuanshou's expression showed no joy or anger, and he put the account books and letters back on the table and said, "See the big from the small, the private goods carried by the thirty extra ships are mostly precious medicinal materials, jade, tea and silk, etc. It is sent to Guangzhou and Quanzhou ports... It goes to sea and is smuggled by the customs. From Hongzhou to Guangzhou and Fujian, there are many cofferdams and gates, and each checkpoint needs to be audited. None of the books found a problem."

Gently patting the account book, Emperor Yuanshou said: "Officials and officials protect each other. The 38 mansions in four provinces, ranging from second-rank officials to local field officials, are all grasshoppers on a rope, united to deceive me and the court. It is a good thing to hide wealth among the people, but to hide wealth among businessmen and officials, and to impoverish the court and suffer the common people is a great misfortune for me, and it is my fault.”

King Kang: "The border officials are easy to lose awe. The farther away from the capital, the more prosperous the land, the easier it is to breed corruption and disobedience. This has been the case since ancient times, and it will be the same after thousands of years. It is not the fault of your majesty. Brother Yichen From my point of view, no one in Liangjiang can be trusted except for Zhao Baiyu and Zhao Chongjin, why not let them work together to thoroughly investigate this case?"

Emperor Yuanshou laughed: "You underestimate Changping, and you underestimate Jiangxi merchants."

Kang Wang was taken aback: "How to say?"

Emperor Yuanshou: "Abandon the car to save the commander, and cut off the tail to survive."

Kang Wang frowned, not knowing why.

Emperor Yuanshou had no intention to continue, and only said: "I passed the order to expedite the eight hundred miles. I heard that the Liangjiang water transport was suspected of favoritism and corruption. I was shocked and heartbroken. I couldn't get rid of my anger. I asked Zhao Baiyu to investigate this matter thoroughly. case, he is still allowed to act cheaply."

***

The men sent by Chen Luowu rushed to Chaozhou and Fuzhou before Tian Yingzhuo's men ran away and killed two handsome horses. They met with the water transportation departments, first registered their numbers and then gave them money, and soon they were treated as honored guests.

Tian Yingzhuo's people were a step behind, because of the registration number and the number of ways to send the money. As a result, the water transport departments of the two places collected the money but refused to let go of their work. When they were in a hurry, they gave directions to Chen Luowu's people like alms.

After meeting and getting the news, Feige sent a letter to Tian Yingzhuo with the news of Chen Luo Wujiehu.

Tian Yingzhuo was so angry that his heart hurt, and he yelled at Chen Luowu in the mansion for adding insult to injury, completely forgetting that the reason why he was trapped in a cocoon was to take advantage of the heavy losses of Jiangxi merchants to steal business, and the essence was to add insult to injury.

At the same time, the eyes and ears of the imperial court hurriedly passed Emperor Yuanshou's oral order back to Liangjiang. Tian Yingzhuo was in danger, so he had no choice but to pinch his nose and lower his breath to beg Shui Honglang, who was also the dispatcher.

Shui Honglang and Chen Luowu were on the same boat, and they helped lead the conversation, and Chen Luowu was also easy to talk to, and he offered to take [-]% of the water transport business to Guangzhou Port, as long as Tian Yingzhuo agreed.

Tian Yingzhuo yelled angrily: "Greed is not enough to swallow elephants, be careful to burst your belly!" After smashing his own house, he went to the princess's house for help.

Princess Changping didn't scold or punish her this time, she reduced [-]% of the business to [-]%, and then gave up a business line that was originally in Fuzhou Port. If Chen Luowu disagreed, there would be no negotiation.

Tian Yingzhuo secretly complained, knowing that this was Princess Changping's bottom line, otherwise he would rather give up his Southeast Sixth Route Shipping Envoy than give up any more profits.

Chen Luowu accepts when he sees a good deal, and when Hetian Yingzhuo sits down to plot the territory and share the profits, he has no idea that the house behind has been stolen.

***

Wei Bo and the hidden guard split up, one went to Chaozhou and the other to Fuzhou, they both appeared suddenly, put a knife on their necks, and threatened Zhao Baiyu.

Some people are afraid of death, some really want to do things for the common people, and some people have a long-term vision and are greedy for official success, so they agree immediately.

Of course, there are villains who break promises and betray promises, agree in person, and turn around and call for officers and soldiers to hunt them down. However, Wei Bo and the hidden guards are both very skilled, so it is not easy to deal with a group of officers and soldiers who are rich and rich?

After several times of intimidation by ghosts and ghosts, these villains succumbed.

Zhao Baiyu had Hai Dongqing to help pass the message, and he got the news faster than the other two parties, so he remotely instructed Wei Bo and the dark guard on how to act in the future.

So the water transportation departments of the two governments forged an audit account book according to their wishes and handed it to Chen Luowu's people.

Wei Bo and his friends from the rivers and lakes pretended to be assassins, chasing and killing Chen Luowu's people, and then the secret guards came forward to rescue them.

At this time, the Chaozhou, Fuzhou and other water transportation departments returned the bribe money Tian Yingzhuo sent, and said with a embarrassed face: "In the beginning, we were indeed asked to help revise the audit books, but suddenly changed our words. Later, we brothers Eating wine, getting drunk during the banquet, leaking a little bit of speech, why should I be paralyzed first, who will be lured into the bait, and monopolize Guangdong’s water transport? It’s almost the same meaning.”

Tian Yingzhuo's party, who had inquired about the news, was assassinated on the way back. They were assassins pretended by Wei Bo's friends in the Jianghu. They narrowly guessed that they wanted to silence them who already knew the inside story.

The two parties survived by chance, and mistakenly thought that the other party had betrayed their promises. They were immediately enraged, and the letters were sent back to Liangjiang with embellishments.

Chen Luowu and Tian Yingzhuo, who had received the latest news, were so angry in their own houses that they wanted to kill each other.

"Okay, Gan merchants have such a big appetite, they broke their promises and became fat, capricious, and they all want to see how I die?"

"Hmph, the audit account book is back and forth before you get it, and you are blinded by interests. It depends on how you, Tian Yingzhuo, die."

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The author has something to say:

Well, let’s talk about the outline of water transportation in this chapter. The specific information is also a bit difficult to find.

1. Ship leads.

In fact, Chuanyin is a customs, which only existed in the Ming Dynasty. In the Qing Dynasty, it was called "Chuanmoo". If you come back, you will be fined.

The method of inland water transport is auditing. The shipping department cooperates with local taxation departments to record the number of ships, cargo quantity, and cargo types when they leave, and then audit and compare at the next gate to facilitate the extraction of commercial taxes.

If it is carrying official food, official salt, etc. (in fact, official ships basically carry items purchased by the government), you can find out how much the goods are lost or stolen, or use official ships to smuggle them.

The text should be audited account books, but I think that if Tian Wenzhuo took out the audited account books, he might have to explain it in the text.

2. The outline of the boat, the explanation in the text is quite clear.

It is stipulated that within a certain distance, it can go back and forth several times a year, and one time is basically a large fleet of hundreds of ships.

For example, when the Northern Song Dynasty went to Guangdong to transport official food, there was a fleet of 450 ships, and a fleet of less than [-] ships.

Because there is too little specific information, this part may have private settings that I take for granted.

That is, the ships from Jiangxi to Guangdong are transported three times a year (3 times), with 25 lines and 750 ships each time.

This fleet may be divided into fleets of different sizes when they arrive in Guangdong, and they will go to Guangzhou and Chaozhou respectively. Those with shorter distances and faster collection of goods will have a faster return time.

For example, a fleet of 750 ships went to Guangdong in mid-February, and the round-trip journey took 80 days. Before the end of the specified date, that is, at the end of May or June, they had to report back to the shipping department.

Therefore, as long as you know the time of the last shipment at the end of the year, you can roughly calculate how many ships are in the hands of the shipping company and when they will be shipped.

Baiyu calculated based on the audited account books and ship guides that the three times a year will be over, and the ship has not yet returned. Tian Yingzhuo should have no ships available, unless he falsified the account books.

Then after the fleets were separated, some small fleets encountered different situations and returned early, and accumulated a little bit, which can actually explain why there were 100 extra ships and one extra luck.

But obviously the above situation did not happen, so Tian Yingzhuo acted guilty, and was threatened by Baiyu first, then gagged, and then caught off guard by a series of questions, and his thoughts were completely led away. Think of a way to remedy it.

3. Science popularization: The shipping industry in the Northern Song Dynasty was very developed. At its peak, there were 6000 official ships in the four canals of Kyoto, not counting private ships and private ships. There were also 6000 official ships in the Sixth Road of the Southeast, as well as Lianghuai, Guangdong, and Shandong. Yes, a lot.

At that time, both ship camp and shipbuilding were the pinnacle of the world.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, the southeast six roads are actually: Liangjiang, Liangzhe, and Lianghu. In my article, I set the two lakes as Guangdong and Fujian.

4. Popular science: Most official ships are used to carry official food and salt. Food is the foundation of a country, and food is the common currency.There was not much silver in the Northern Song Dynasty, and most of the taxes were grain and cloth. Modern research on history is based on the price of the annual tax replaced by silver.

In the Qing Dynasty, silver was the main tax currency. Because the Qing Dynasty stipulated that local taxes should be paid in silver, silver is the currency that often appears in TV dramas.