保漕御倭:郑晓总督漕运之政绩

Protecting Water Transport of Grain and Resisting Wokou:Zheng Xiao’s Achievements in Governing Water Transportation

嘉靖三十三年(1554)二月至次年六月,郑晓总督漕运。时漕务久弊,且倭寇入掠,危害漕运。郑晓调兵遣将,筑立城堡,剿御倭寇,又催促户部预处来年漕运、补造运船,以保证漕粮的征收与解运,以及加强瓜洲、仪真守卫,清淤置闸,以保证运河的畅通无阻。嘉靖三十四年(1555),漕粮一百六十七万八千五百四十余石顺利过淮,其余粮米以停兑、改折、存留充饷、缓运等方式处理,所有漕米均未遭到倭寇损毁。郑晓保漕御倭的努力是卓有成效的。

From February of the thirty-third year of Jiajing Reign(1554 A.D.)to June of the following year,Zheng Xiao governed water transportation.Many long-standing problems in water transportation business coupled with the invasion and looting by Wokou(the Japanese pirates)at that time endangered water transport of grain.Zheng Xiao deployed troops and built castles to suppress the Wokou.He urged the Ministry of Finance to prepare for the next year’s tribute rice and built new transport ships to ensure the collection and transport of tribute rice.In addition,Zheng Xiao strengthened the guards of Guazhou(瓜洲)and Yizhen(仪真),cleared silt and built floodgate to guarantee an unimpeded canal.In the thirty-fourth year of Jiajing Reign(1555 A.D.),more than 1,678,540 piculs of tribute rice were transported across the Huaihe River smoothly,and the rest of tribute rice was treated by suspending exchange,exchanging into silver payment,reserving for soldier’s pay and deferring transport,etc.All tribute rice was protected intact.Zheng Xiao’s efforts in protecting water transport of grain and resisting Wokou were a great success.