Wang Ning'an sat on the desk and quickly browsed the reports delivered. At present, chaos occurred in the docks in Xuzhou and Suzhou. Workers stopped moving, and the transportation of goods from the north and south were seriously affected. Two warehouses hoarding grain caught fire and lost 50,000 stones of grain. The rest were all over the place, such as ships sank, canals silted, and there were no less than dozens of things.

After finishing reading patiently, Wang Ning'an slowly turned his head.

His expression was particularly solemn. He looked up and looked at Zhang Dun, Chen Shunzhi, and Su Shi who had just arrived from the capital, and then said in a low voice: "They took action, much faster than expected."

Chen Shunzhi said: "This is reasonable. Several officials in the capital cannot stop it, and the Chai family's elixirs can't stop it either. These people naturally have to hurry up and threaten the canal transportation... Alas, if it can be delayed for two or three years, and when the railway is repaired, they will not have to pay attention to them at all. At this moment, there are so many border troops in the two capitals, all pointing to the grain to maintain. If there is a shortage of nearly 10 million stones of grain per year, the world will be in chaos immediately!"

Wang Ning'an still looked ahead, as if he was not in a mood, just said: "What are you going to solve the food problem? In short, the only requirement is not to be controlled by others! No one can do it!"

After saying this, several people were shocked!

Obviously, Wang Ning'an understood what he meant very well, and he was not ready to compromise.

In an instant, Zhang Dun seemed to have been injected with chicken blood. He calculated and said, "It's April now, there are still a few months before the purchase of summer grain, and there are even half a year before the autumn harvest... As long as we use our brains, there will be a way... I propose to get food from Japan and Goryeo. This is a long time since they are familiar with it. Now they are not fighting. The Song Dynasty has sent them peace and handed them millions of stones of grain. What else should we not be wrong!"

Su Shi immediately shook his head. He came on the order of Sima Guang. He deliberately told Wang Ning'an about the matter in the capital before the three imperial envoys, and apologized to his master on behalf of Sima Guang.

When they came, Sima Guang and others also studied this matter. Although they didn't know that something had happened in the canal, they could guess it with the canal transportation, which was not a new trick.

It's just that it's too difficult to resolve this move.

"It is not difficult to get food from Japan and Goryeo. The difficult thing is how to transport the food to the inland. The railway has not been built and the canal is blocked. Just pointing to the carriage and manpower, it may not work." Su Shi said: "If you want me to tell me, you should still make a fuss on the canal!"

Chen Shunzhi nodded rarely, "Zizhan is right. We can't just let the canal just because someone makes trouble... And this time they just attacked two places, saying that these people have not wanted to fight the decisive battle with the court. They just want to try the waters!"

Zhang Dun said unconvincedly: "I don't think so. Whether it is two cities or twenty cities, as long as it is stuck at a little, the canal will not be accessible! Believe it or not, now I send troops to solve the two cities, and other places will emerge immediately!"

Wang Ning'an nodded, "Zihou's judgment is reasonable. We cannot be lucky. We expect them to compromise! Especially a group of unscrupulous and crazy people!"

Wang Ning'an observed these people in the southeast. In fact, they had many similarities, all of which were strengthened by the development of industry and commerce, foreign trade, and reform.

The difference is that Wang Ning'an devotes more energy to enriching the country and strengthening the army, reforming and reforming the country, and even maintaining a restrained attitude towards his own people.

These people in the southeast were in the wild from the beginning, and due to the national policy of the Song Dynasty, the ratio of north and south in the court was about three to seven, or four to six. The high-end priests at the first level, and the north had an absolute advantage.

Because of this, the gentry in the south did not put themselves in their master's position, acted in a manner that only focused on satisfying one's own selfish desires, formed a clique for one's own business, and did everything.

Since they dared to use the canal to attack the court, they would never give up easily!

Su Shi said: "Since that's the case, then just send troops to take over all the wharfs. Let's see what else they can do!"

"A bad move!"

Zhang Dun said bluntly: "The Song Dynasty has four canals, two in the southeast, dozens of people in the cities along the way, and the boatman and coolies involved, plus the family members, are as many as millions. How many soldiers do you have to send and how much effort can you take to settle them all? What if you are forced into a hurry and someone takes the lead in causing trouble?"

"This..." Su Shi was stopped and pondered for a moment, "Is it not possible to leave the canal transportation alone? This doesn't make sense!"

When the two of them were arguing, Wang Ning'an suddenly laughed, "Zihou said he wanted to get food from outside. I agree with this idea, and it is not only Goryeo and Japan, but also the Bohai Sea and the Western Regions, by the way, there are also Xixia! These places have to find ways... As for the transportation issue, write a letter to Junshi, asking him to allocate special funds to build roads, and try to increase transportation capacity. This is our first preparation!"

Chen Shunzhi wrote down the capital and went to make arrangements later.

"Where is the other hand, just as Zizhan said, we cannot let them control the canal, we must grab it back!"

"Brother-in-law, are you going to move troops?"

Wang Ning'an refused to comment, "Of course you need to be prepared by force, but don't forget that those coolies are also people of the Song Dynasty. They must consider their situation, especially after the railway is repaired, it will also impact their lives. It is inevitable that they are afraid. Those who are interested will fan the flames and make trouble... Therefore, the most urgent task is to find a way to communicate with the coolies and boatmen so that they can understand that the court is not here to harm them. If the coolies can be separated from the people behind them, we can rebuild the order of the canal."

Wang Ning'an has set a high goal to deal with the people?

How do you deal with it? What do you understand the people's coolies think? The officials in the court are all arrogant and cannot even understand the local dialect. How can you expect the people to believe you?

Moreover, the canal transportation network with Kaifeng as its core has been operating since the Five Dynasties. To be honest, the history of many halls of the Cao Gang is even longer than that of the Song Dynasty.

Over the years, it has been a solid piece. Outsiders have not had a few years of hard work, so they can't even get in... Things are frozen. Purely using force will only cause more trouble. Without force, there is no other way. What should we do!

"Master, I have a choice. He promises to be able to talk to Kuli and figure out what they think... Master depends on whether you can give up?" Zhang Dun said with a smile.

Wang Ning'an frowned. It was not that he was reluctant to let it go, but he didn't know who this powerful person was?

"It's far away from the sky and close to you, and it's our talented man Su!"

Wang Ning'an glared at Zhang Dun, "The important thing, don't joke!"

Zhang Dun hurriedly said, "I'm not kidding. Brother Zizhan is indeed the most suitable... First of all, he is proficient in southern and northern accents, various dialects, and can speak. Secondly, he is humorous and easy-going, and will not look down on coolies. Third, Brother Zizhan is not particular about the details, likes to eat and drink, and is sloppy, and is just the same in the crowd of civilians!"

"You fart!"

Su Shi was so angry that he jumped, "Have you ever seen such a handsome man? Zhang Zihou, you still take revenge on your grudges, a villain, a complete villain!"

Zhang Dun shook his head quickly, "Brother Zizhan, if you don't believe me, please ask Master, are you the right person?"

It’s true that Wang Ning'an pondered for a long time. Su Shi was really different from other talented men. He was heartless and did not have the difference between high and low. The poorer the people were, the more they could chat.

He found that Dongpo pork had to remove the smell of the pork so that ordinary people could eat more meat. It was really rare!

"That... Zizhan, why don't you work hard and run for me."

Su Shi pouted, remained silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said, "Brother-in-law, let's make it clear. I went to help the Kuli people and not be controlled by those aristocratic families. Besides, Master, you have to send me two helpers."

Wang Ning'an thought for a while, "Let Wang Bang accompany you. Wang Gong has returned to Beijing, but Wang Bang has been among the people. Compared with his brother, Wang Bang is more simple and willing to work hard and familiar with the people's sentiments. He is very suitable."

"The king is really good." Su Shi also smiled and said, "Who else is there? How about Zihou? Let him be my bodyguard?"

Zhang Dun immediately waved his hand, "I also have to plan the overall situation for my master. The three imperial envoys will arrive soon, and the Chai family's case and the mess at the dock will all be dealt with. I can't do without it... In this way, how can I give you my apprentice?"

"apprentice?"

"That's right, it's Yan Xiaoshan. He doesn't know where he is so powerful that he has come from. He has to fall from where he falls and gets up from. Brother Zizhan, you can do it well, give him a chance."

Listening to the conversations of these people, Chen Shunzhi was speechless. Who are they? They were so damn they were cheating each other! They didn’t care about all their apprentices and brother-in-laws. Do you still have some integrity?

These goods together indicate, what is moral integrity and can they be eaten?

...

Su Shi, Wang Bang, Yan Jidao, and some people were really going to go deep into the people's affairs to understand the people's feelings. On the third day of their departure, several imperial envoys arrived.

Wang Ning'an welcomed them to the headquarters. Wen Yanbo looked at his nose and his nose, without saying a word. Wang Anshi asked about the situation of the canal transportation, and Wang Ning'an told the truth.

Sun Gu, who was standing beside him, finally found the opportunity to attack.

"Prince, the water transportation is related to the life and death of the people in the capital. Even the saints have to eat water transportation... We must be cautious. I think the water transportation should be restored immediately."

Wang Ning'an smiled faintly, "As Lord Sun said, do you have a way?"

"This... cannot be explained. It's just a right medicine. If you agree, that's it!"

Wang Ning'an showed a sneer, "Mr. Sun is indeed doing good deeds! But they want to stop building railways and expropriating land. They also said that there are many ships in the Chai family, and more than 100,000 people pointed at their house for dinner, so we immediately let Duke Zheng release him. What do you think?"

"Is this... everything easy to discuss!"

Wang Ning'an laughed loudly and shook his head and said, "The court will never compromise if there is no negotiation!"
Chapter completed!