Late Tang

Li Jing took the lead and got into the car, "Handlebar type, it's only half way to the old city of Dengzhou, isn't it less?"

The driver was a middle-aged man, he was a little skinny, but he had a smile on his face. Hearing this, he turned his head and smiled at Li Jing, "This gentleman is joking, my four-wheeled carriage is just to go to the pier to Xindengzhou No matter how far you are, it only costs ten cents to get on the carriage. Don’t think I’m expensive. Look at how beautiful this carriage is. I’ve never been in a four-wheeled carriage before. We only have it in Dengzhou. Walking on this road is comfortable and comfortable. No. Besides, this is a car designed for people, and the car is not crowded and clean."

Li Jing nodded, the operation of the four-wheeled passenger carriage is good, and the full price is ten cents, which is a high-end route.Rich people sit comfortably, freshly, and have face. Those who are willing to be businessmen, literati, and officials don’t care about ten pennies at all. reluctant.

The four-wheeled carriage was made by Li Jing after explaining the requirements and a few key technical points to the Boat and Vehicle Division of the Equipment Bureau, and asked them to improve it.Li Jing's starting point for making the four-wheeled carriage is because the four-wheeled carriage has a large transportation volume.Although a four-wheeled carriage is not as suitable for Chinese roads as a two-wheeled carriage, it is more suitable than a two-wheeled carriage for short-distance wide and flat roads from the dock to the city.

Town [***] is currently very busy with business and trade. Dengzhou Wharf and more than a dozen small ports along the coast of Dengzhou, as well as Duli Port, Qingni Port, and Shirenzhu Port in southern Liaoning, are all very busy. Very much.The transportation volume is huge, and the manufacture of four-wheeled carriages has greatly eased the pressure on terminal transportation.

However, after the four-wheeled carriage was put into use, some people immediately found that the four-wheeled carriage was more comfortable to ride, especially as long as it was not traveling far, it was quite comfortable and very stylish.Therefore, orders for a large number of carriages were quickly received.For this reason, the carriage factory now not only has the No. [-], [-] and [-] factories specializing in the manufacture of wagons for transporting goods, but also has built a new No. [-] factory dedicated to sitting people.Most of these carriages are custom-made by businessmen and officials, so they are all very luxurious and expensive.However, there are also some people with good vision. After discovering the comfort of four-wheeled carriages, they began to order ordinary four-wheeled carriages, and started the business of renting cars or directly soliciting customers.

Li Jing had no opinion on this, and was happy to see it.One more business means that the newly established tax bureau in the town [***] can collect a tax.

The coachman swung his whip, and the two horses pulling the cart started to run briskly. Sitting in the carriage was indeed much more comfortable than a two-wheeled carriage.

"Wait a minute, everyone, I'm going to pick up something." The driver of the car stopped in front of a house near the city gate when he was about to leave the city.Li Jing looked up and saw the flag of the town [***] in front of the house, and two military policemen in black military uniforms standing guard with guns.

Xiao Dingbang said softly: "This is the post office."

The town [***] not only retained the post station system, but also added post offices in various cities.There are 26 post offices and 26 water, land and sea post stations in the [-] counties of the whole town.In addition, it is also responsible for the reception and delivery of letters. For the time being, this system can only accept letters from Dengzhou to each other. A mail delivery system between the metropolis and Dengzhou.

For this reason, the town [***] also issued the first set of stamps and envelopes, as long as you buy the stamps issued by the town [***], put the stamps on the envelope, and then put the letter in the town [***] In the mailboxes of the post offices in each city, the post office in the town [***] will deliver the letter according to the address on the envelope.

Sure enough, the handlebar style came back quickly, carrying a few packages.

"Are you still helping to carry things?" Li Jing asked with a smile.

He tied a few packages to the roof of the car with the handlebar, and replied with a smile: "The letter from the post office and a few packages are all sent to the old city, and I will take them along the way."

"Doesn't the post office have a dedicated stagecoach?"

"Indeed, but sometimes when there are few things or I can't run, the post office will let me take some. Anyway, I have to come twice a day. But it's not free. I take it once, and I charge ten cents for a trip." The driver said with a smile.This piggybacking is still good. It is piggybacked on both sides every day, and you can collect forty or fifty renminbi a day alone, and the money for a day's carriage and horses will come back.

"Are there many people sending letters?" Li Jing asked.

"A lot of people send letters. It's really more convenient to send letters like this now. It's much faster than the letters at the post station before, and there are fewer cases of lost letters, and the fees are lower. But there are also more people who send parcels and things. A lot of packages are entrusted to me." The handlebar said while driving.

Li Jing nodded, Li Liang and the others also smiled at Li Jing.The station system is used to deliver messages and receive officials on the road, which is an essential setting.But the consumption of the post station is also high, and a lot of money has to be thrown into it every year.There were nearly [-] post stations in the Tang Dynasty at most, but many of them have been abolished now because it was too expensive.This is a big hole that can only be exited and cannot be entered.

I remember that Li Zicheng in the late Ming Dynasty was a postman. In the end, he was laid off because he was laid off. After being laid off, he was angry and rebelled.

After studying for a long time, Li Jing, Li Liang and other officials all believed that the station could not be withdrawn, but they couldn't just throw money in it every year.Finally, Li Rang proposed to expand the post station, and the post station will operate inns, restaurants and warehouses by the way.Li Jing finally agreed to this point. Although the post station is a military establishment, it can also be used for civilian purposes. After all, the two operations are similar.Li Jing also mentioned his idea by the way, which is to expand the private letter delivery business operated by the post station before, and integrate the post station system into a faster and more complete post post system.

The post office not only delivers letters, but also transports parcels, and also operates inns, restaurants, and warehouses. Although the manpower may increase, there are also many more jobs.Moreover, it is convenient for the common people, and at the same time, it can also make money through the operation of these civilians, and subsidize the post system for military use, so as not to make it corrupt.

The carriage bells jingled non-stop, and Li Jing slowly felt the huge change.

This road connecting the old city of the new city and the wharf is very wide, ten feet wide, enough for several horse-drawn carriages to run side by side. Moreover, the loess is used as the foundation, and a layer of crushed stones, then a layer of cinders, and finally a layer of white sand are laid. , and dedicated road maintenance workers.Sitting in this four-wheeled carriage, I can't feel any vibration at all.

Li Rang and the others were already chatting enthusiastically with other people in the carriage. Those few were as Li Jing expected, a few Luoyang businessmen who came to Dengzhou from other places to find business opportunities, and those young scholars were from Dengzhou. The teacher of the school went to the East Street of the old Dengzhou city to buy books.The East Street of Dengzhou City is now almost a street for paper, ink, pens and inkstones and various books, and several printing factories and bookstores are concentrated here.Every weekend, countless old book students from various schools come to buy books and paper.

"Master, to the old city, is there a seat for you?" On the way, under the locust tree beside the road, a young woman with a red body waved her hand to stop the car, and the exposed wrist was heart-stirring.The eyes of the people who were talking in the car were all attracted at once.

The handlebars stopped the carriage, smiled and said: "There is a place, there is a place, that is, there are already people in the car, I don't know if the lady would mind."

The woman was about twenty-eight years old, and she was dressed in fiery red. Looking at the material, it was a high-quality mirror flower silk, and a scarf around her neck was a piece of fox fur.Combing a girl's hair in a bun. Although she didn't wear any jewelry, the fabric on her body, her delicate skin, and even her charming eyes and generous expression all showed that this was not an ordinary woman.

"It doesn't matter. Now that women can go to school to read and write, and they can also go out and work in workshops to make money, so what does it matter if we ride in a carriage together." The woman said very heartily.The coachman put her salute on the roof and asked her to get on.

Several people in the carriage immediately got up together, squeezed to the back very gracefully, and gave up the front seat to this beautiful woman.

The woman thanked her, but sat down in front of her unceremoniously.

Li Jing looked at this woman carefully, and always felt that she looked familiar.Finally, his eyes fell on her fiery red robe with a straight collar, a little above that tall and straight position, and finally saw a small copper medal, on which was a familiar symbol.The pattern consists of a four-leaf clover and a circle.The overall look is simple and elegant, the four leaves of the four-leaf clover are composed of four hearts, the background color of the circle is green, and the four hearts are white, which is very harmonious.

This is the symbol of the Town [***] Medicine Guild, and all the clinics, clinics, hospitals, and even traveling doctors and pharmacies under the jurisdiction of the town [***] belong to this guild Under unified management.There is this sign in the medical center and pharmacy under the family guild.However, the person who wears this logo can only be a doctor, and it must be a regular doctor. Apprentices cannot wear it.

Li Jing was slightly surprised that at such a young age, he was actually a doctor with formal medical qualifications.

Li Rang opened the folding fan and folded half of his face, quietly moved his head to Li Jing's ear, and whispered: "She is the chief doctor of the Department of Gynecology, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, and Nursing of Dengzhou Hospital, and is proficient in surgery. Principal of the school."

Li Jing finally knew who this woman was, "Little Doctor Lin Yueru!"

Li Rang nodded. Li Chun and others also recognized the identity of Lin Yuexian, the little doctor fairy. They all met her before. At this time, they all opened their folding fans and bowed their heads together.

ps: Beauty is beauty, encounter is encounter, what is beauty?The flowing water, blooming flowers, growing fruits, and the scenery along the way are all very beautiful.When you see it, you have met it. Aventure = meeting beauty. (To be continued.)