The benefits of the ship transfer method are obvious. It has been implemented for so many years since Pei Yaoqing reformed the canal transportation in the Tang Dynasty. Although there are some minor flaws, it once supported the vast territory of the Tang Dynasty. When he arrived at the hands of the small country where the prime minister ruled, he directly abandoned it and replaced it with a direct way. That is, regardless of the difference in the depth of the rivers along the way, he transported rice from the sixth route from the southeast to Bianjing by boat. This can be said to have directly touched the foundation of Taizu's original dynasty.

The method of transfer can be effectively used because the shipping department had a huge amount of money as reserve, and used it to buy rice and grain at the time and place of the agricultural harvest, so that when all the routes could not transport rice to the Zhuan warehouses in Zhenzhou and other places according to the prescribed time due to the poor harvest, and when the canal water was long and sailing time had just arrived, rice was still transported to Bianjing.

When Cai Jing, the prime minister of Chongning, was in power, his confidant Hu Shiwen, as the shipping envoy, presented this large amount of money that was originally used as a purchase to the government as an envy, so that the shipping department had no money to buy rice for delivery, which directly led to the disappearance of the shipping department's purchase. Furthermore, when the Transfer Law was implemented, the government adopted a monopoly policy in terms of salt to cooperate with it, so the ships transporting rice from various ships to Zhenzhou could unload the rice and put salt back for sale.

In the second year of Chongning, Cai Jing changed the Salt Monopoly Law to the Salt Law (or the Trade Law), which stipulated that after merchants used money to buy salt banknotes in Bianjing, they could go to the salt-producing area to exchange for salt and transport it to a certain location for sale. In this way, since the merchants used the government to sell salt, the canal ships transporting rice from various routes to Zhenzhou had to sail empty on their way back. This was too uneconomical, so the transfer method was necessary to change it to the direct way.

Among the items transported in the Northern Song Dynasty, except for rice and grain, the transportation of other items such as gold, silk, tea and cloth is called "miscellaneous transportation". Miscellaneous transportation has been adopted from the direct delivery method since the Tiansheng period and is no longer transported in sections. In the third year of Chongning, according to the proposal of Zeng Xiaoguang, the government changed the rice transportation to the direct delivery method.

After the implementation of the direct access law, the results of the canal transportation are far less than those of the previous methods. The distance between the sixth route in the southeast and Bianjing is farther away from Zhenzhou and other places, and the depth of the Yangtze River canal waterways is different. On this long journey, the time it takes for ships to sail will be longer, and the number of round trips will be reduced every year. As for the government's inspection and management of shipping along the way, it will be very difficult. In this way, the transportation volume of the canal will be due to various flow problems.

The biggest point is that the canal transport personnel kept the stagnant on the road and stole the rice transported in their ships. After the stole and sold them, they sank the ships and left the matter. In addition, with the implementation of the direct access law, the water gates set up along the canal for water storage were not controlled, and the canal often blocked the sailing of ships due to shallow water. Therefore, since the direct access law was implemented, the amount of rice and grain transported from the south to Bianjing every year was greatly reduced.

During the implementation of the above-mentioned direct access law, other events occurred in the canal, which was enough to affect the sharp drop in the amount of rice transported. At this time, Huizong Zhao Ji was overhauling the Yanfu Palace Genyue in Bianjing for enjoyment. In order to satisfy his political ambitions, Cai Jing's confidant Zhu Xie collected strange flowers and stones on a large scale in the Taihu Lake area of ​​Suzhou and transported them to Bianjing to obtain the favor of Huizong. Because of the transportation of these flowers and stones, the government set up a special bureau in Suzhou.

Let him take charge of the matter. The ships he used to transport flower stones were mostly taken from the original grain ships that transported rice, so the grain ships used for transporting rice would be greatly reduced. Not only that, since the flower stone gang ships on that day were crowded on a large scale, the remaining ships carrying rice would naturally be greatly hindered from sailing there. Therefore, in addition to the direct access law, coupled with the harassment of flower stone gang, the annual transportation volume of the canal should be greatly reduced.

Later, when the Jin people invaded, when the Jin people invaded, the water transport of Bianjing was naturally blocked due to besieged. Later, the embankments in the upper reaches of the canal were destroyed by thieves, causing the river to dry out and block the navigation of the canal. Therefore, since Huizong, the annual transportation volume of the canal became smaller and smaller, and by the time of Qinzong, it became more serious, so that Bianjing and other northern parts could not obtain full support for Jianghuai materials. In this way, the transportation

As a result of the fact that the river could not connect the north of the military and political center and the south of the economic center, the Northern Song Empire could no longer be condensed into a strong and solid whole, thus greatly weakening its power and unable to resist the invasion of the Jurchens of the emerging northern nations that day. Therefore, in the late Northern Song Dynasty, the canal gradually lost its role and was finally cut off and unable to connect the north and south, the Northern Song Empire fell into a destiny with the collapse of the military.

"Brother Zhengzhi, don't worry about this." As Zhao Kai spoke, he accidentally caught a familiar back on the boat not far away, but it quickly flashed in the bamboo curtain of the boat. Zhao Kai, who was unscrupulous, muttered to himself: "No way?"

"What can't be done?" Zhao Ziqing asked in a daze.

"Oh, nothing, maybe I've misunderstood."

As the two asked and answered each other, the fleet quickly reached Suzhou. For more than a thousand years, Suzhou has been the capital of all prefectures in history. It is known in history that "chasing the throat of the Bian River, and rushing north and south" is the "way of battles". At this time, many ships were stopped in the Suzhou ferry, but a waterway several meters wide was artificially cleared in the middle. Seeing Zhao Ziqing and Zhao Kai's fleet coming in a vast way. The boat and the table all stretched out their necks and looked out curiously. A fat and fat person

The official, when the leader led a team of well-dressed officials, stood respectfully on the shore, and saw that the third prince of Ke walked from the cabin of the first ship to the bow, his face turned into a flower, and his already small eyes narrowed into a line. If it weren't for a distance between the ship, he would probably have pounced on him and knelt on the ground. The officials along the way did not have the chance to give the third prince a chance to win the autumn wind. He had won such great favors and would have made great achievements in the future and be transferred directly to the central government, just around the corner.

At this moment, a group of dusty porters, who were over 6 feet tall, were about twenty-four or twenty-five years old, had three teeth covering their mouths and beards, and had a very thin waist and wide waist. They were so brave that they came quickly. In the bamboo baskets on both ends of the load, they were either crisp pears, or jumping live chickens, white goats, or other seasonal vegetables. What made Zhao Ziqing most curious was that more than half of the baskets in the load were fragrant rice.

Zhao Ziqing's face suddenly pulled down. Isn't the rice and grain transported on his boat enough to eat? Looking at the bright light of the rice grains, Zhao Ziqing also understood in an instant that the third prince still couldn't get used to the hard life on the boat. Zhao Ziqing sighed helplessly, with a smell of anger in it.

"Brother Xiao Yi, thank you for your hard work."

The man who was originally blocked in the distance waved excitedly to the first boat where Zhao Kai was. The fat Suzhou magistrate scolded everyone tactfully and quickly asked the accompanying horsemen to give up a way. The little brother Yi was not polite to the other party and directly led the porters into a column at the ferry. These porters were all strong men. With the strong backing of the third prince, the proud face was full of contempt for the officials coming to pick them up. The already narrow ferry crossing suddenly became more and more crowded. Instead, the live chickens and ducks who were originally trapped in the bamboo basket looked at the push and shoving, and seemed to be unable to even insert one of the feet. The colorful humans flapped their leisurely wings and laughed non-stop.

Zhao Kai's fleet was too eye-catching, and the scene was completely out of control. There were more and more people watching the fun on the shore. Even the local literati wanted to see the style of the top scholar. On the big trees on the shore, there were a long list of people hanging like a bunch of argents. The small vendors on the shore had already stopped the business and made the crowd more and more trouble. The fat magistrate was now dark and had to force a smile that was even worse than crying. He couldn't move in now, and he had no way to retreat. He had already been squeezed out a stinky sweat all over his body, mixed with the fresh feces of the livestock in the walls. The unpleasant smell almost made him faint, and he didn't know how many times he had cursed this ancestor Xiao Yi Ge's eighteen generations.

The little brother Yi was the prodigal son Yan Qing. At this moment, Kong Wu was powerful, with a strong eye and a strong stick. He was unparalleled in the world. He was known as the "Three Wonders of Hebei" and nicknamed "Yu Qilin". The two of them came from afar by Chen Dong this time, and went west with Yan Qing, and protected the safety of Zhao Ziyu, Zhao Kai and others.

Zhao Kai's shout made Yan Qing, the romantic handsome man, suddenly become the object of discussion in the eyes of the women around him.

"The patterns on his arm are so murderous, I like them very much."

"I heard that Brother Yi shot a good crossbow and could hit the eyes of birds in the sky with a hundred steps away."

"What is this? The prodigal son Li's sumo wrestling technique can be said to be unparalleled in the world. Moreover, he is versatile, playing and dancing, talking about various villages, and doing all kinds of skills."

"If you marry a daughter, marry Brother Xiao Yi. If you marry a wife, you should marry a female king." Someone said a mess, which made the women even more crazy. "Journey to the West" had already been spread to Suzhou. People from all walks of life rushed to read it and were all the rage. At this time, Xiao Yi was compared with the King of the Kingdom of Women. Although it was not very appropriate, it was considered appropriate. After all, it was worth seeing the legendary prodigal son Li, many people had already made this trip.

"Damn it, don't touch me, I'm a man." A savage hand seemed to have touched the wrong partner, causing laughter from the people around him.

The evil man behind him who was mistakenly interested in a man smiled awkwardly. He was also complaining now. There was a sharp knife hidden in his sleeve. He originally wanted to do something assassination or something like that, but the crowd was so enthusiastic. The hilt of the knife he had just held was squeezed by the person behind him, and his body was involuntarily pressed on the other party's back. This made such a big joke. What's worse, just in case, the knife he held was an inner blade.

Because he was too nervous, the blade was holding his arms backwards and pressing his arms against him. When the blade made a big hole in his body, his teeth were trembling with pain. When Lu Junyi was just scanning the light of Lu Junyi on the boat, he shook his head and didn't dare to let out any more, for fear of exposing his seat. You must know that if he was angry in this situation, even if his martial arts skills were high, he would only be beaten into a meat paste.

The boatman was about to dock, and the boatman calculated the distance and threw out a rope. Yan Qing on the shore tightly grabbed it in his hand and tried his best with the porters. Soon the boat was docked steadily on the shore, and the boat behind him also connected to each other's bow and stern to form a line. Yan Qing took the lead and took the lead and steadily jumped onto the surface of the boat as if walking on the flat ground. The man behind ran and flew and got on the boat one by one. The hull just shook slightly, which showed that these people's skill was very stable, and they were as vigorous as they could quickly get a cheer from the people around them.

"The officials have prepared some rice, grain, meat and vegetables, so that they would not let this Xiao Yi take it on the boat." The magistrate was still frightened along the way, afraid that he would not be able to treat the third prince well. He just learned about the origin of this Xiao Yi. He heard that this person had been unrestrained in the early years and wandered around the brothels, enjoying being flirting with evil spirits. Since he was a fellow disciple and was valued by the third prince at this moment, the next thing would be easier to deal with. The cheapness that the officials in front of him had not obtained was actually delivered to his mouth. Such a thing was definitely a smoke from the ancestral grave.

"Since it is hard to refuse your affection, Brother Xiao Yi, please bother you and your brothers below to suffer any more. We have to hurry up and sail."

"I still have to sail, what does this mean?" The fat magistrate muttered carefully, his face suddenly turned into ugly pig liver. He watched Yan Qing and others go around him, and he felt even more uncomfortable than swallowing a fly.

"It's impolite to come but not to go. I'll give you something to you with flowers and Buddha. This is the intention of the Prime Minister. Take it back. Don't open it in panic, otherwise it will scare you." After Zhao Kai said that, Yan Qing held two large boxes that were probably less than hundreds of kilograms like a stone lock. He kicked his feet, lifted his waist and eyes, and then went up and down, making a beautiful "Breast Swallow Returns to the Nest" land steadily on the shore. He stacked two giant boxes in front of the fat magistrate. Seeing that the waterline on the hull had been missing at least one square, there was a burst of warm cheers around him again, and even the whistle eyes in the dark pressed his head again.

The fat magistrate saw that the good things in it seemed to be of great weight. His face was full of dark clouds, and hee like a smiling Buddha, and said constantly: "How dare the officials take the third prince's things..."

"I said it was given by the Prime Minister, and it has nothing to do with me. You really have to thank me. Thank you, please go."

When the fat magistrate who was kneeling on the ground raised his head again, the stern of the fleet where Zhao Kai was located changed to the bow, and the bow of the ship left Suzhou Port. However, at this moment, a living creature came to the sky. He was too focused on the third prince's fleet just now, and when was a live chicken standing on the two boxes that were almost ten feet tall, he didn't even realize it.

At this moment, the live chicken seemed to have been thrown into a stone. It was so painful that it thrust directly at the nearest fat magistrate. It came to the other party's small eyes. The fat magistrate screamed. It was also a soldier beside him who kicked him directly on the butt. The fat magistrate couldn't help but jump forward, and his body fell firmly into the river that was initially cool. A burst of laughter broke out around him again. When the fat magistrate was caught, a wry smile was still on his face. This good thing was finally blessed to be relieved.
Chapter completed!