Chapter 464: The T-shaped roll is rotten

When the group of people came out of Qingjiang Shipyard, their faces were not very good-looking, especially Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang.

As the only government-run shipyard owned by the two major imperial courts in the Great Zhou Dynasty, its backwardness and twilight scene made everyone in the group couldn't help but shake their heads.

It’s no wonder that the hundreds of thousands of dollars invested by the Ministry of Industry in this shipyard every year go to waste.

Apart from anything else, I casually checked the list of registered craftsmen and found that the vacancies were shockingly large. Although the manager tried to explain in every possible way, who were Cui Jingrong, Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang? They are all experienced in such situations. Even Feng Ziying and the others can see how deep the intrigue is hidden here, let alone how many of them?

It is estimated that at least 70% of them are false reports, which means that there should be more than 4,000 to 5,000 craftsmen, but less than 1,500 are actually in the shipyard, and the other 3,000 people are either left empty at all levels of the shipyard. There is no such person at all, or he is working in the shipyard, but in fact he has already done his own private work, or he has been assigned by his superior to do other work.

Huaian Qingjiang Shipyard and Jinling Longjiang Shipyard are the two major government-run shipyards in Zhou Dynasty. One mainly produces tank ships, and the other mainly produces river ships and sea-going ships.

At first, the Qingjiang Shipyard was jointly managed by the Governor of Water Transport and the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. However, after Li Sancai took over as the Governor of Water Transport, he clearly proposed that it should either be directly managed by the Governor of Cao, or directly managed by the Ministry of Industry, and suggested that it should be returned to the Ministry of Industry. Therefore, the Qingjiang Shipyard was divided into It was under the direct control of the Ministry of Industry. Now it seems that Li Sancai was aware of the corruption in Qingjiang Shipyard at that time, so he first abdicated the responsibility.

Now it seems that this is undoubtedly a wise move.

"Xianbo, I'm afraid you'll have to write a letter to your superiors at the Ministry of Industry after you go back. The Qingjiang Shipyard is like this, I'm afraid..." Cui Jingrong couldn't help but joked until he left Huai'an and boarded the ship: "I'm in Huai'an. I don’t dare to talk about this, for fear that someone will be tempted to kill and silence me.”

Wei Guangwei was sweating on his forehead and shook his head repeatedly: "Master Cui, don't be joking, don't be joking..."

Once this charge is laid, except for a few senior officials who have just been appointed to the Ministry of Works, I am afraid that a storm will immediately arise within the Ministry of Works, especially the Nanjing Ministry of Works.

 Qingjiang Shipyard was gradually transferred from the Nanjing Ministry of Industry to the Capital Ministry of Industry five years ago after Li Sancai took office as the governor of Cao City and initiated the proposal.

If the governor of Cao did not care, the Nanjing Ministry of Industry naturally wanted to take over, but the court was obviously not at ease with handing it over to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry. For this reason, the Nanjing Ministry of Industry had a long-term dispute with the Ministry of Industry of the capital.

Also considering that the Qingjiang Shipyard's task of building ships was becoming increasingly heavy, the Ministry of Industry in the Capital was really worried about handing it over to the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing, so the imperial court decided to take it back, which naturally met with strong resistance from the Ministry of Industry in Nanjing.

But it seems that the situation in Qingjiang Shipyard has not changed much in the few years since it was recovered, and there are probably many reasons for it. However, one thing is tacitly understood by everyone, that is, no one is willing to offend this group of people.

Who knows how many senior officials from the capital are involved in this group of people? You must know that 60% of the dragon boats required by Emperor Yuanxi during his six trips to the south of the Yangtze River were built in Longjiang and 40% in Qingjiang. Over the past 20 years, more than one million were spent?

An ordinary canal boat costs only two to three hundred taels of silver. Even a top-grade canal boat that pays attention to quality and materials only costs 30% more. Four hundred taels of silver is a lot. But how much does it cost to build a dragon boat? It can easily cost tens of thousands of taels, and the special dragon boat for the emperor's throne is worth tens of thousands of taels. It is self-evident how much profit and wealth flow into the pockets of countless people.

So everyone knows the depth of the water in the shipyard, but everyone turns a blind eye. Even the Metropolitan Procuratorate has only been blowing wind but not raining. Some people have written to ask for verification of the accounts of Qingjiang Tiju Division and Longjiang Tiju Division, but They are all kept in mind, and over time they will be put aside.

He didn't see Sun Ju's face beside him with a glamorous look, and his hands had been scratching his bands. Obviously, he was dissatisfied with the extreme.

 Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng did not interrupt.

Feng Ziying is unwilling to interrupt, while Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng are not qualified to interrupt.

Fan and He are just here to learn and do things. Listen more, read more and speak less. If Cui Jingrong lets them speak, they can talk about their opinions and ideas. If they don't ask, they will hold back.

Sun Juxiang snorted lightly, "Xianbo, I'm afraid Master Cui is not joking. If the Qingjiang Shipyard is so corrupt, is it possible that the Ministry of Industry is not aware of it? It has been a long time since the Nanjing Ministry of Industry was handed over to your Ministry of Works, right?"

Wei Guangwei's face looked a little ugly, and he hesitated for a moment before saying: "The inside story is difficult to explain in one word. Brother Bofu, if I don't believe it, you know nothing? As far as I know, in the second year of Yonglong, Zhao Zhizhong, deputy director of Qingjiang Tiju, drowned and died. In this case, the Nanjing Ministry of Punishment has not given an explanation so far. Huh, he committed suicide out of fear of crime, and he was given a good label!"

Cui Jingrong's face darkened, "Uncle Xian, be careful what you say!"

Wei Guangwei's neck stiffened and he protested: "Mr. Cui, you can tell others everything. Zhao Zhizhong is an official of our Ministry of Industry and I am familiar with him. Although he is a good drinker, he is very measured and mostly drinks at his own home." , who rarely drinks with outsiders, why would he go out and drink with unrelated people on the 28th of the twelfth lunar month in the dead of winter? He actually committed suicide by drowning on the way back. The Nanjing Punishment Department had previously said that he slipped and fell into the water, but he was riding all the way back. How did you slip and fall into the water? Just say that you returned home, burned the documents, and then committed suicide out of fear..."

"Huh, he is a deputy director. Not to mention the Nanjing Ministry of Industry, the Qingjiang Office also has a director and another deputy director. When will it be his turn when there is a problem? How come he has to commit suicide? "Wei Guangwei suddenly remembered something and turned to Sun Juxiang, his tone full of dissatisfaction: "By the way, Brother Bofu, I remember that something happened to the Nanjing Ministry of Industry not long ago, right? It seems that Long Jinwei also came. Isn't it? Is there any result?"

 Cui Jingrong and others are not familiar with this case, but Sun Juxiang is aware of it.

This also involves the murder of Su Wenli in Nanjing Engineering Department. This was also a case at the beginning of the third year of Yonglong. The two cases were less than a month apart. The Nanjing Criminal Department and even Long Jinwei came to investigate, but there was no result. It can only be attributed to a vendetta.

But this Nanjing engineering student had just come from the Zhejiang Province of the Metropolitan Procuratorate and was killed less than a month after taking office. This also caused a great shock, but in the end it was attributed to Su Wenli having an affair with a man from the Jianghu River on the Qinhuai River. A young prostitute who had just debuted was jealous, so she was later killed by people in the world.

Later, the Nanjing Criminal Department, Jinling Prefecture, and Suzhou Prefecture also launched a purge storm against Jianghu people in South Zhili. In one month, dozens of various flying robbers and green forest robbers were captured. For this reason, Xiao Daheng even wrote to the court to commend Nanjing. The Ministry of Punishment and Jinling Mansion.

As for the specific insider privacy in this case, it is not something outsiders can know.

This topic was a bit heavy, but Sun Juxiang, who originally seemed to be saying something, could only turn his face to one side, his face gloomy as water, but he said no more.

Newcomers like Feng Ziying, Fan Jingwen and He Fengsheng naturally don't know what else is unknown here, but Cui Jingrong, Wu Liangsi, Wei Guangwei and Sun Juxiang all know a little bit about it. Since this matter has been If you suppress it, there must be a reason and reason.

Even when Long Jinwei came, there was no convincing result. Was it really impossible to find out, or was he really killed by a gangster, or was there another hidden reason?

Cui Jingrong was a little embarrassed and coughed dryly.

He did not expect that he was just evaluating the shipbuilding level and strength of Qingjiang Shipyard to prepare for the next step of sea-going shipbuilding and naval fleet, but he did not expect that it would cause such a big commotion.

The Governor of Denglai, Wang Ziteng, has taken office. The Liaonan strategy has been intensively formed at the Ministry of War. When it comes to it, it is necessary to open the route between Liaonan and Denglai, which has been closed for a long time. This requires the establishment of a shipyard in Denglai. , and where did the shipwrights and craftsmen come from? They could only come from Qingjiang and Longjiang.

From the beginning of the Ming Dynasty to the Guangyuan period of the Great Zhou Dynasty, the Liaodong and Shandong routes had been closed. The ban was briefly opened during the Tianping period and then closed again. It was not until the Imchen Japanese Rebellion in the Yuanxi period that the ban was reopened in a hurry, but basically It didn't play much role. Once the Imjin Japanese Rebellion ended and the sea ban resumed, there was no sound.

One of the biggest exchange conditions for the current strategy of opening up the sea and borrowing money is the opening of the Denglai-Liaonan route. On the one hand, sea trade with North Korea and Japan must be launched. More importantly, support for Liaodong must be strengthened to improve the situation in Liaodong.

The predicament of Liaodong has become more and more obvious. The Jianzhou Jurchens are making more and more efforts to unify the entire Jurchens, and their hands have begun to reach out to the Mongolian tribes in western Liaoning. Once the integration is completed, the Liaoxi Corridor will be almost completely under the threat of Jurchens Under this situation, Liaodong will become an isolated situation.

This is unacceptable to the northern scholars and the military, including Wu Xun.

This is also unacceptable to Emperor Yonglong. Once this happens, I am afraid that his throne may not be secure. Even if the Supreme Emperor wants to change someone, he will get the support of civil servants and generals, even if he is just a scapegoat.

 Many people are well aware of this.

"Uncle Xian, this matter is not within the scope of what we have to do on this trip south. If you and Uncle Fu have any ideas, you can come down and discuss it. There will also be channels for feedback after returning to Beijing..." Cui Jinrong stopped the conversation in time. , and if we continue to talk about it, this topic will become more and more profound. Everyone is getting emotional. Who will do this?

"Xianbo, please briefly sort out the situation at Qingjiang Shipyard. I'm afraid it's difficult to satisfy the court. Denglai is pressing hard. After arriving in Yangzhou, I'm afraid you will have to come up with an article. I'll do it. Sign and submit to the court."

Cui Jingrong looked at Wei Guangwei. Wei Guangwei responded in a rough voice, but said nothing more.

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