Among Zhao Hao's disciples, Jin Xue was definitely the first in the single-round administrative ability. Moreover, Yu Shensi, Chen Huaixiu and others helped each other, with the support of Jiangnan Group as the knowledge.

Therefore, Zhao Hao was not surprised that he could build the seawall to such a complete level. However, everything depends on the test of the flood season. It is still a little too early to hold the celebration meeting.

After getting off the seawall, Zhao Hao got into Jin Xuezeng's sedan chair and headed towards the newly built Chongming County.

The county town looked seven or eight miles away from the seawall. When the sedan chair arrived at the city, Chen Huaixiu and the second elders of Niu and Ma, Jin Ke, Wang Rulong and Tong Zigong had already arrived after hearing the news.

Zhao Hao got out of the sedan chair, smiled and greeted everyone, then looked up and saw that the newly built Chongming County town was about ten feet high and covered with brand new blue bricks. There were also arrows, gate towers, corner towers, police shops, etc. on the city, which looked very decent.

"It's so fast." Zhao Hao couldn't help but praise Jin Xuezeng again. A few years ago, he heard Chen Huaixiu say that in order to hurry up, the city walls were adobe and there were no bricks. Unexpectedly, they had been upgraded in February.

"I built several new brick kilns on the island. I burned bricks by myself, so of course I came faster." Jin Xuezeng's tail was raised to the sky.

"Well, it's not bad." Zhao Hao walked into Chongming City from the south gate of the county town with the words "Chong'anmen".

As soon as he entered, Mr. Zhao was stunned. He saw that the inner city wall was still yellow and still in adobe state, without a single brick.

"The output is limited, so I can only take care of my face first and then talk about it slowly." Jin Xuezeng's old face turned red and he hurriedly explained.

"You make the decision on your territory." Zhao Hao was not here to inspect, so he came straight to the headquarters of Jiangnan Shipping Company on Chong'anmen Street, surrounded by everyone.

Compared with the exaggerated brick-concrete three-story building in Kunkais, the headquarters of "Jiangnan Shipping" is much more constrained. It is just a slightly larger street-facing shop. The front shop and the back are in no novelty.

Mr. Zhao said to Chen Huaixiu with some dissatisfaction: "Sister Huaixiu, it is good to be thrifty in the family, but some money cannot be saved. After the 'Jiangnan Shipping' was renamed 'Jiangnan Shipping', I replaced it with a four-story building, so that the company can become a landmark of the entire Chongming Island!"

"Yes, young master." Chen Huaixiu responded first, then reacted immediately, and his heartbeat slammed and said, "Is it going to start shipping now?!"

"Go in and say!" Mr. Zhao nodded and invited everyone to go in the 'Jiangnan Shipping Company'.

Going to the meeting room on the second floor, when everyone sat down, he said straight to the point: "I received the news the day before yesterday that the peach blossom flood broke out at the same time in the Yellow River and Huai River. The Yellow River broke down in Pei County, causing the water level in the Jianghuai area to drop seriously, and the Grand Canal channel of more than 600 miles was silted, and more than 2,000 canal ships from the canal transportation yamen blocked Xia Pi and could not move forward!"

After completing the information briefing, Mr. Zhao punched the table with a punch and said in a deep voice: "According to the analysis, even if the court makes every effort to repair it, the situation of the canal blockade will last for at least several years. This is a godsend opportunity to restore shipping! We must seize the opportunity, create a fait accompli as soon as possible, and show an irrefutable huge advantage in order to suppress the voices against shipping!"

In another time and space, although the court was forced to agree to the sea transportation in the fifth year of Longqing due to the situation, in the first year of Wanli, Pan Ji successfully managed the river and the water transportation was restored. The censor immediately seized a small accident in the sea transportation and handed over the seal to criticize it, and then stopped the sea transportation and resumed the water transportation...

Since the Yongle period, the Grand Canal was built and the sea transportation of grain was stopped. In the past 150 or 60 years, many knowledgeable people have actively advocated the restoration of sea transportation?

But why did the imperial court ignore the huge benefits of shipping and insist on the extremely expensive transport. Even if it was forced to reopen the shipping, it would soon be cancelled. It was not until the end of Chongzhen that the Ming Dynasty was about to perish that the shipping was completely restored?

The answer lies in the four words "extremely expensive". One stone of grain is transported from Jiangnan to Beijing, and the freight is 2 to 3 stones. Four million stones a year, and the freight is as high as more than tens of millions of stones.

The tens of millions of stones are all burdens that are actually put on the people of Jiangnan, but they will not be reflected in the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue.

It is conceivable that many corrupt officials enjoy this feast with peace of mind. They will not care about the benefits of shipping. They will definitely seize every opportunity and desperately slander shipping and destroy shipping!

"This will be the biggest challenge our group has encountered at the moment. Either defeat them and let them shut up; or be defeated by them, and all their ambitions will be gone."

Mr. Zhao said seriously, "So you guys, I announce that Jiangnan Group will enter a wartime state from now on. All companies and personnel must do their best to fight against the enemy!"

"As for the order!" Everyone stood up in unison, punched their left chest with their right fists, and responded with a loud bang.

After everyone sat down again, Mr. Zhao also sat down in the main seat and said in a deep voice: "You can report on your preparations!"

After last year's group meeting, Zhao Hao issued a mobilization order to everyone on Chongming Island, ordering them to hurry up and prepare for their sails to reach the level of taking their lives and setting off at any time.

Everyone looked at each other, and Chen Huaixiu, the leader of Jiangnan Shipping, got up to report:

"According to the instructions of the young master, Jiangnan Shipping recruited 1,000 best ship owners and sailors before the New Year, and drew 50 best-seasoned ships with 400 best-seasoned sand ships. They have been practicing for two months and have not even stopped for the New Year."

"Not bad." Mr. Zhao smiled. Chen Huaixiu was very straight and she was very capable in doing things. She really found a treasure.

“Have you all taken the route?”

"Young Master, although the sea ban is now in abolition and the sea merchant ships and fishing boats are constantly coming and going, the overly conspicuous fleet will still attract the attention of the coastal garrison and cause unnecessary trouble." Chen Huaixiu replied in her sexy mezzo-sex voice:

"So after discussing with my uncle Niu and Ma, I decided to break it up and order the bosses of the ship to run their own ships and head north along different routes in the first month. They all returned safely at the beginning of this month."

"Not bad." Mr. Zhao nodded with satisfaction and asked Elder Niu on the side, saying, "Have you confirmed the route?"

"Just about to ask the young master for advice." Elder Niu Yiqun stood up and mooed, "According to the "Sea Transportation Map" provided by Mr. Kaiyang, there were three routes for the first time in the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty."

Mr. Kaiyang is Zheng Ruozeng, the best military theorist in the Ming Dynasty, the first person to open Xinjiang to map. He once took a boat across mountains, rivers and seas, sailed along the coastline of the Ming Dynasty, and drew a coastal topographic map from Liaodong in the north and Guangdong in the south. He also verified the old route of sea transportation in detail, and after personally voting, he wrote the "Sea Transportation Diagram" and presented it to Hu Zongxian, hoping that he would persuade the court to realize the sea transportation of grain.

As a result, Hu Ruzhen lost his halberd and the proposal of grain transport was not even spread. Zheng Ruo once thought that "Sea Transportation Pictures" would be turned into waste paper. Unexpectedly, Mr. Zhao came from the sky again, which gave him hope that his dream would come true again!
Chapter completed!