A Study On Jiangsu And Zhejiang Shipowners Research Of Sea Transport Of Tribute Grain In The Eariler Dao-guang

The earliest sea transportation of the Qing Dynasty is beginning in the eariler dao-guang.Sea transportation have a great impact on the shipowner of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.the Qing government was in a year ago to begin preparate.The Qing government recruit shipowner in the shanghai.Shipowner of Jiangsu and Zhejiang attend actively.Shipment of grain in Shanghai,shipped to Tianjin.The beginning of grain of Qing Dynastyin the eariler dao-guang,one side is the canal water shortage,one side is caused by Huang river canal blockage,in this case,the court discussed for the coming year of food transport,decided to use the ship’s coastal power in the discussion,the grain transport in Jiangsu province next year.Start from the constitution of Dao-guang fifth year in July,hired maritime.The court’s decision to hire shipping grain,different ship owner’s attitude is different,most of them are to obey the court.Some are take initiative.and part of them are strongly not willing to cooperate with the government.This is the time when the prosperity of the shipping industry,the overall appearance of the coastal shipping business.Shipowner of Jiangsu and Zhejiang have their own characteristics.The statistical data shows that shipowner transporting grain beyond ten thousand dan is 35 people,they are from the area around Shanghai.They are the local gentry,usually in the local society as a gentleman.The ships of shipowner have names,belonging to different states and counties near Shanghai.The shipping route from Shanghai to Tianjin is divided into six sections,in which people can draw a map of each section of the coastline.Sea transportation have a great impact on the shipowner of Jiangsu and Zhejiang.After it,the shipowner get freight,they are rise in the social class.But only few shipowner have great honor in the sea transportation.In late nineteenth Century,the heavy burden of transportation tax,and later Beiyang pisolite trade to Western vessels open,a ship in the sea transportation business began to decline.