It is already the last day of April, and the secretary-supervisor has sent another briefing on major events this month, as well as various matters that need to be handled next month.
In fact, there is nothing that requires special attention.
Because the general direction has been set, the details are being improved, the progress is being promoted, and the policies are being implemented.
The prime ministers are very professional and diligent, and they handle the matter very quickly - and most importantly, they are reliable.
Shao Shude only needs to be a supervisor, making random checks and patrols from time to time to see if anyone is violating the rules or slacking off.
Overall, he seems to be a relatively comfortable emperor.
There is time to enjoy singing and dancing, time to go hunting, and time to write books.
May is almost a replica of April, and Shao Shude can completely predict that June will be a replica of May.
After the war ended and the system reform came to an end, there were not many tricks left in the world. What needs to be done now is actually the so-called re-enactment. Every time it is re-enacted, the world becomes more peaceful.
The biggest thing in May is probably the collective "transfer" of the Tianwei Army.
This was another miscellaneous army that surrendered to the lustful power of the Shao thief. In other words, they couldn't stand it anymore, so they agreed to go to Liaodong to serve as soldiers.
A total of 15,000 people, according to the old rule, they must first recruit soldiers and get paid, and then slowly wait for the distribution of land and divisions.
The Liaodong Daofu soldiers who had just paid off their historical debts were now missing another chapter.
The second thing is related to the suppression of soldiers.
After several years of hard work, all the families of the 12,000 town soldiers in Shule Town have been relocated, and most of the 5,000 town soldiers and their families stationed in Khotan have also arrived. Considering that the development of Gumo Prefecture has gradually improved, , so it was discussed that Gumo Zhenbing should be established.
The town's army has a strength of 6,000. They were recruited from the four armies of Hengye, Pinglu, Guangjie and Luoyan, and their families moved there.
After the formation of the Gumo Town Army, there will also be the Qiuci Town Army, but this will most likely happen two years later.
After careful calculation, there are actually quite a lot of suppressing troops in the Western Regions.
Forget about the five thousand in Khotan, it is entirely dependent on local support.
In addition to them, there are 12,000 soldiers from Shule Town and 6,000 soldiers from Gaochang Town.
After four and five years of hard work in Tongguang, the Shuanghe Town Army has gradually increased to 9,000. It will not continue to increase this year. Beiting needs to lay a solid foundation. Next year, it will continue to open up wasteland and transform farmland. At the same time, it will be smaller. The amplitude is increased by one thousand soldiers, which will later be increased to twelve thousand, which is also the rated number of soldiers of Shuanghe Town Army.
The third thing that can arouse a little interest is related to shipping.
As the saying goes, demand breeds technology. When you have sufficient market demand, technology is very likely to make iterative progress. After more than 20 years of development, Daxia's maritime industry has flourished, and its ships have also undergone two iterative improvements. The two most important indicators, maneuverability and reliability, have been greatly improved.
It is precisely this kind of progress that has rescued Bohai Trading Co., Ltd. from the terrifyingly high shipwreck rate in the early stage. Costs have gradually decreased, and more people are willing to engage in the shipping industry.
Going to sea to be a sailor is not just about high wages. In fact, when the ship pulls anchor and sets sail, each sailor can legally carry a small suitcase of a specified size, in which they can store specified types of goods and arrive there.
It can be sold freely after the destination port without paying tax.
Well, it’s not that important whether it’s taxed or not. The key is the goods. They can be sold for a lot of money, ranging from twice as much to several times as much. One trip to the sea, the income will be enough for them to squander for a long time - The Great Voyage
It is an unwritten rule of the times, otherwise even if he is a desperate beggar, he will cherish his life and will not easily board a ship to live a life full of dangers and living conditions inferior to pigs and dogs.
The abundant number of sailors made it possible to launch larger-scale shipping.
Du Xiao, the tax inspector, and Zheng Jue, the minister of household affairs, suggested that after the north wind suddenly picks up in autumn, they should try to transport a batch of grain from Muzhou to Hebei by sea, and then transport it to Luoyang through the Yellow River.
This was just a "trial operation" and the scale was not large. The two ships carried about 6,000 hu of Liaodong millet. In terms of quantity, it can be said to be insignificant.
The prime ministers of the Zhengshitang agreed, and Shao Shude had no reason to object, not to mention that this matter was particularly in line with his wishes.
So, with a stroke of his pen, he wrote an inscription on it: "After arriving in Hong Kong, I will give you additional rewards as appropriate."
Liaodong is developing very fast. Although the continuous resettlement of immigrants, soldiers, and tribes consumes a lot of food, after more than 20 years have passed, the foundations of the counties in Liaodong Province have been very solid, and the food accumulated in various warehouses has increased.
Unabated, the snowball effect is very obvious.
In view of this, the Ministry of Revenue plans to collect a batch of grain and deposit it in Hanjiacang City.
The cost of long-distance land transportation is too high, and ten trucks of grain may not be able to reach two trucks. But if it is transported by water, the cost will be reduced to a few tenths of the level - provided that the ship does not sink.
But then again, so what if the ship sinks? Can it sink completely to the bottom of the sea? As long as more than half of the ship can be brought back, it will be a huge profit. What's more, after so many years of development, the route has matured, and the hydrology along the way
The situation is now better understood. When sailing offshore, we can temporarily dock at ports in Taebong, Baekje, and Silla to avoid bad weather. The safety is actually relatively high.
Excluding the part that may be wetted and lost by the waves during transportation, this is a business that is sure to make a profit. Furthermore, if you want to use the grain in Liaodong, what else can you do besides shipping it?
After approving the memorial, Shao Shude came to the map again and looked at the long coastline to the east, thoughtfully.
Has anyone in history transported food by sea on a large scale?
Yes, it was a dynasty that had to resort to sea transportation after abandoning water transportation: the Yuan Dynasty.
The capital of the Yuan Dynasty was Beijing. Because the north experienced many wars, and a lot of land was designated as pasture by the Mongols, and the Yellow River was wreaking havoc, it was so depleted that grain had to be transported from the south.
The first sea transportation was in the 19th year of the Yuan Dynasty (1282). This was an exploration. Under the background of being blind and knowing no hydrological conditions, he took the risk to transport 60,000 shi of grain from the south of the Yangtze River to the north. The whole journey cost more than 30,000 shi.
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From then on, it was out of control.
During the Yuan Dynasty, shipping routes were continuously explored, and there were 2-3 in total, which were very mature. It was surprising to be able to reach Dadu from Zhejiang in the fastest ten days.
The timing is also very scientific. After the summer solstice, the typhoon has not yet come, but the south wind is already blowing hard, so we hurry up to load the food on the boat and try to take as many boats as possible at one time, so as to avoid being late in the typhoon and destroying the boat and killing people.
In the most recent year, about 3.5 million shi of grain were transported from the south to the north, and the amount was usually more than 2 million shi.
The ship damage rate is also not high.
At first, we were not familiar with it. The shipwreck rate was about a quarter, but it gradually decreased. In the Yuan Dynasty, the overall average shipping loss was within 5%, and later it was reduced to about 1%.
Comparing the canal movement in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 30% of the canal movement was "drifted" at every turn, which is really conscientious.
But why is it said that it is "worthy" of the Yuan Dynasty? Their management level is really poor, and they are very unscrupulous. Since the discovery of shipping shortcuts, they have begun to exploit Jiangnan. Shipwrecks must also be handled by "sea ship owners" (a shipowner)
Household registration) paid for it themselves, which resulted in the loss of many seafaring households, and eventually made the people of Jiangnan regard shipping as a fearful way.
The Yuan Dynasty also realized this problem. It was not an option to keep squeezing the south of the Yangtze River. The north had to be more productive! So it started to regulate the Yellow River, but it ended up destroying itself...
Unfortunately, the Ming Dynasty, which made its fortune from the south of the Yangtze River, inherited the people's hatred of shipping from the south of the Yangtze River and began to switch to water transportation.
Shao Shude feels that he is afraid of going to extremes in everything.
Why are water transport and sea transport so either/or? Is it bad to have both?
For example, grain from Liaodong can neither be transported by land nor by water. There is no other way but by sea.
Where there are many tidal flats along the coast and there are no good ports, water transport is the best option.
If there are good ports along the coast that are suitable for sea transportation, you can save some money and go for sea transportation. Not only is the loss low, but the transportation cost is also low. In the Tang Dynasty, water transportation was hundreds of miles longer than that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, so on average only 70-80% of the arrivals were
The delivery rate, but at this level, is actually still a little higher than that of the Ming and Qing Dynasties.
"Sea transportation!" Shao Shude's finger traced down from ports such as Muzhou and Lizhou in Liaodong, circled in a semicircle, and landed on Wudi Port in Cangzhou.
There is a canal here leading to Yongji Canal, which can connect the Yellow River to Luoyang.
"Luoyang doesn't need food from the south now, but if you don't have long-term worries, you will have immediate worries." After Shao Shude sat down with the court, he took out the information of Bohai Trading Company and Annan Trading Company to look at it.
The one with the most data is Bohai Trading Company.
For more than ten years, an average of more than 20 ships have been transshipping various materials from Liaodong every year.
In the past three years, only two ships were sunk in one year.
Scaled up to ten years, the loss rate is probably within 10%.
Looking at the beginning, well, it is indeed a bit high.
But it is obvious that as time goes by, the loss rate gradually decreases.
The sailors are becoming more and more familiar with the routes, the sailors are becoming more and more skilled, and the management level is gradually catching up. All aspects are improving, and the loss rate will of course decrease.
As long as you do everything and practice, over time you will get results.
Nowadays, shipbuilding technology is slowly improving. In the future, the loss will only get lower and lower, stabilizing within 5% in the long term, and even moving towards 1% in a few decades.
The only thing you need to worry about is probably that shipping on this scale will attract pirates.
This is inevitable, but it can also be combated or even eliminated.
To be honest, pirates are not fools. Why bother to rob a ship of food and anger the government until death? If I really want to rob something, I might as well rob a ship full of silk, porcelain and other goods. The benefits of the two are not at the same level.
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"It is not advisable to give up eating because of choking." Shao Shude closed the information on Bohai Trading Company and made up his mind.
Even if it is robbed by pirates, it is actually acceptable. After all, the cost of shipping is too low, which can completely cover these losses.
A Hu regime in the Yuan Dynasty was able to transport 2 to 3 million shi of grain from the south of the Yangtze River to Dadu every year. The Ming Dynasty's annual water transportation volume was only 4 million shi, but it had to mobilize hundreds of thousands of people. There was no such thing as "Daxia"
"Millions of water workers" are troubled by vested interest groups, so why are they still hesitating?
Water transportation and sea transportation run in parallel, and they are each other's backup. Both hands must be strong.
Thinking of this, he wanted to go east and take a look.