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Chapter 276 Separation of Post Office and Guest House ([-])

Yang Reform didn't talk nonsense, and directly announced the separation of the posthouse. He wanted to raise Li Zicheng's salary, not to fill in the hole in the guest house.

All the ministers look at me and I look at you, they all look like they want to say something but dare not say it. They hesitated again and again, but still no one stood up and said something.This matter cannot be said, the emperor lost 10 taels of silver a few days ago, and stood up, wouldn't he want to explain to the emperor where the 10 taels of silver went?The emperor had already said that after the separation, the previous matter would not be pursued, and the 10 taels of silver had entered everyone's pockets. The officials thought about it, and finally acquiesced in this matter.What's more, the post station is a separation, not a reduction or reduction of expenses. Welcome and send can still take advantage of the public.

Sitting in the Huangji Gate [now the Taihe Gate], Yang Reform felt chills all over his body. In this hot summer weather, he actually sneezed and had a runny nose. Feeling strange, he hurriedly went to court.

Standing outside the Huangji Gate, Yang Reform felt more comfortable and warmed up after being exposed to the sun.

"Big companion, call that Liu Mao here. I have something to ask." Yang Reform felt chilled when he thought of today's incident. If the 10 taels of silver were allocated, most of it would be lost before leaving Beijing. It can be weakened. This ability to corrupt is indeed beyond my expectations. My original plan was to distribute some money to Li Zicheng and others. Now it seems that it is a bit delusional, not to mention embezzling you. , Just a misappropriation can make you speechless and make your plan come to nothing.

"As ordered, Your Majesty, this servant will go right away." Wang Chengen promised.

"Ah...Qiu..." Yang Huaihe sneezed fiercely, and touched it again, and it seemed that his nose was still running clear, as if he had caught a cold. Looking at the big sun again, he felt a little cold.

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The early dynasty is over, the newly appointed Bingke Shizhong, Li Kejizhong Liu Mao's face is full of inexplicable brilliance, he Liu Maozhong has been a Jinshi for 15 years, and he has never entered half a level in the past 15 years, and he is still at the seventh rank. , Saying it out is really a shameful thing.Now, he, Liu Mao, can be considered to have seized the opportunity and captured the emperor's mind, and his prosperity is just around the corner!Those who work with the emperor now, don't they have great promise?He, Liu Mao, will also change his bad luck of not being able to make progress for 15 years. Liu Mao walks in the Forbidden City with his head held high and his chest held high.

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Not long after, Xiao Huangmen led Liu Mao to the emperor.

"Long live, long live, long live my emperor." Liu Mao saluted the emperor.

Yang Reform is standing under the sun, and for some reason today, he caught a cold with a runny nose. I don’t know if he gave the ministers chills, or he caught a cold because he didn’t pay attention. See Liu Mao, 50 The old and rich "Master" came and said: "Get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Mao said energetically.

"Liu Mao, I see that you seem to have a deep feeling about the matter of the inn! Now you are in charge of the separation of the inn, and I want to hear some of your thoughts on the separation of the inn. Just now at the court meeting It’s not very convenient.” Yang Reform felt that since this Liu Mao dared to talk about the inn, he must have his own set of ideas about the separation of the inn, and he must have a unique view on this matter. To separate the post office and the guest house, you can listen to his opinion, or give him some advice.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I do have some ideas, and I am going to report them to Your Majesty." Liu Mao was not hypocritical, and directly said that he had an idea. If he didn't have any ideas, he would not dare to lift the cover of the station. Dare to talk about the separation of the post and inn.

"Then just talk about it." Yang Reform felt a little more comfortable standing under the sun. The coldness in his body was finally dispelled a lot, and he gradually felt warm in his bones.

"Of order, Your Majesty... I thought that the post station must be separated. Now this post station has completely become a place for public use and private use. Only [-] to [-]% of the money consumed by the post station is used for official affairs. I see that your majesty is sympathetic." The postman, allocated a huge amount of money, I really don't want His Majesty's money to be..."

"Don't talk nonsense, talk about your opinion on the separation of the inn, you are in charge of this matter now, how do you plan to do it, I understand the truth, and I know it, I don't need you to talk nonsense." Yang Reform was in a very mood Not good, being exposed to the sun and still having a clear nose, no one would be comfortable with this kind of thing.

"I understand, I understand." Liu Mao was taken aback, as if the emperor was in a very bad mood!
"I think that after the separation of the post and inn, the matter of the post and post can be managed by the Ministry of War as His Majesty said. The transmission will definitely improve greatly, the military situation, and the speed of official document transmission will definitely soar, so that it is in line with His Majesty's mind, I don't know what His Majesty thinks?" After Liu Mao explained, he looked up at the emperor, ready to see what the emperor said. Face, let's talk about it.

"That's all? I know, besides this, is there anything else?" Yang Reform had already said that the postmen should be made into a separate chapter in the early dynasty, and now he doesn't want to listen to repeated nonsense.

"Your Majesty, yes, but..." Liu Mao hesitated.

"But what? Do you want to pardon you first before you are willing to say?" Yang Reform was in a very bad mood.

"I don't dare, I don't dare, I just want to ask His Majesty, have you heard of the Civil Credit Bureau?" Liu Mao asked cautiously.

"The Civil Credit Bureau? What does this mean?" Yang Reform didn't understand and asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the People's Letters Bureau is a private businessman, a shop established by itself that specializes in sending letters, goods, and even remittances." Liu Mao explained.

"What did you say? It was established by the people, and it can send items, letters, and even money orders?" Yang Reform asked in surprise. This is the Ming Dynasty. Is there such a thing?Isn't it the ancient private express industry?But after thinking about it, didn't the ancients have the need to send letters?The post stations of the imperial court have always been used only by officials, not by the common people, but the common people obviously have a need to send letters. It is also possible to say that there is such a kind of organization to operate.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, the Civil Information Bureau is like this, specializing in this kind of business..." Liu Mao replied cautiously, bowing his body.

"...Do you mean to let the court post also do this kind of business, in addition to passing on the court's military information and official documents, it also passes on private letters, goods, and even money orders?" Yang Reform understood this Liu in an instant. What does Mao mean? Doesn’t the post office in the future have this kind of function?

"Your Majesty is wise, what I mean is exactly that. The method of using business to support the post has existed in ancient times. I think that the imperial court can learn from the folk practice and send goods, letters, and even money orders for others, charging a certain fee, and paying a certain amount of money. To make up for the expenses of the imperial post station, as far as I know, private letter bureaus, with large capital, also have tens of thousands of taels, delivering letters and goods to Qiongya in the south and border gates in the north. The small ones also have dozens of taels of silver, and they are mostly responsible for the delivery between one city and one place. The minister believes that the imperial court can reach the country's post stations. If the overall situation is coordinated, the range of items and letters that can be delivered must far exceed the trust of the people. The bureau also operates like the civil letter bureau, collecting fees, not to mention making money, at least it can reduce the expenditure of the court, what does your majesty think?" Liu Mao explained.

"Well, um, um, yes, Liu Mao, I found that your idea is really good. If the post station also develops such a business, it is true that the scope covered by the imperial post station is indeed far beyond that of the general civil letter bureau. The scope basically covers the areas controlled by our dynasty..." Yang Reform realized that, indeed, the scale of the station system owned by the Ming Dynasty today is quite large. If it is converted into commercial capital, it is undoubtedly a colossal Tyranny is by no means comparable to that of private businessmen.This is a natural advantage. Thinking of this, Yang Reform's mood improved.

"...Then His Majesty agrees with the minister's method, and the court's post station is also open to the public? Charge fees?" Seeing that the emperor agreed with his idea, Liu Mao was very happy. He was most afraid that his idea would not get the emperor's support. If this is the case, most of his countermeasures about the post station have failed.

"Hey..., yes, I agree. My request is that the post station can serve the people of my Ming Dynasty in addition to delivering the military information and official documents of the court. Since our dynasty has a post station system covering the whole country, the common people should also enjoy it. The various conveniences of being a citizen of the Ming Dynasty, for example, you can send your letters and items to any place in the Ming Dynasty. This can be regarded as a little benefit that the emperor seeks for the people of the Ming Dynasty. I am I deeply feel how difficult it is for the people of the Ming Dynasty to send articles and letters! Hehe..., Liu Mao, do you understand what I mean?" Yang Reform turned to be happy, and using business to support postal services is also the way out for the postal industry in the future. It is also much better than maintaining a postal system that covers the whole country with his own money. The postal industry is developed, and more postmen and employees are bound to be needed. Yang Reform has nothing else to hope for, but only hopes that Li Zicheng will not be laid off. that is.

What makes Yang Reform even more important is that he can still send money orders. This has a lot to do with his future banking business. If he develops this postal business, his financial and banking industries will also develop. space.Even, his future newspapers can be distributed to the whole country through the post station. This can be regarded as preparation in advance. Yang reform is the same, and he feels that this matter should be done immediately, and he is ready to support Liu Mao.

"Your Majesty cares for the people in every possible way. If the people know that His Majesty has bestowed such a gift, they will definitely be grateful to His Majesty. The humble minister understands and must act in accordance with His Majesty's will. Separate the post and let me send all the people to the people. The convenience of sending items and letters to the whole country..." Liu Mao was full of joy, the emperor supported this matter more than he imagined, not only did not oppose it, but regarded it as a convenience for the people of the world, In this way, the resistance to this matter will be much smaller. If you oppose or obstruct it, you will be fighting for "profit" with the people of the world. This is definitely a political mistake.

"This part of the separation post, the post is what you plan to do with this post." Yang Reform began to be interested in this guy. This is obviously a person who wants to treat himself as a knife. Now, he is really Without such a guy, if you don't separate the station and the stack, who can fill the big hole in the station?Someone must come out to rectify this matter, this Liu Mao, to be honest, is just right.Think about it, Jinshi who has been a Jinshi for more than ten years is still in the seven ranks. I guess this person is aggrieved enough to be an official. People who are not gregarious and can't get along with everyone, otherwise they will not always be a seventh-rank person. If you use this kind of person to do things, you will not be fettered by the human relationship in the officialdom. Dare to kill and fight. Guys who don't get promoted, do this, absolutely.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, this inn, I thought, must be separated, but what I thought was far less than one ten-thousandth of your majesty's. The cost of the inn that your majesty said is composed of four parts, I think , very reasonable, so that the burden on the imperial court can be greatly reduced, and officials who come and go can still be transported very well. The officials must follow His Majesty's orders and act according to His Majesty's orders." Liu Mao really had no specific considerations. How to reduce the expenses of the post office? He just wanted to catch the emperor's kindness to the postmen and increase the transmission speed of military information and official documents. This was a fuss, so as to attract the emperor's attention and find a gap for his official career that could not be improved for more than ten years. The function of the stack has been stripped away, and the imperial court is only responsible for part of it, and the rest is ignored. Without the overhead of the stack, the local government is just waiting to be scolded by passing officials, and the local government will naturally make up for the overhead of the stack. Therefore, this The thing is to transfer the burden of the court to the local government. This is the way to think about it. In fact, it is unrealistic to say that there is any good way to solve the cost hole of the storehouse.

Yang Reform thought for a while, and said: "Hehe, Liu Mao, you are a cunning head, come on, let's do as you said, first separate the post and the post. The functions of the post have been increased and strengthened, and it is no longer a It only transmits the military information and official documents of the imperial court, and also includes the letters and items for the common people. Since it includes the letters and items for the common people, it is not appropriate to call it a post. Let’s change the name and call it post. It is related to the interests of the people in the world to deliver letters, this standard can also be higher, who was in charge of the station in the past?"

"Return to Your Majesty, this station is under the control of the Ministry of War's Chariot Driver." Liu Mao replied.

Driver?Yang Reform thought for a while, but didn't make a sound, and after a while, he said: "Liu Mao, you should get this matter done first, and if you get it done, it will be very easy for you to be promoted as an official. I see." Originally, I wanted to improve the standard of the post office, but found that the standard of the ancient station system was also quite high, so I decided to wait until the results came out.

"My minister obeys the order." Liu Mao promised confidently.

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After Liu Mao left, Yang Reform also took a breather, and finally felt a lot more comfortable on his body.No more runny nose.

"Big companion, you mean, the fuel oil tank is ready?" Yang Reform finished his political work and started to take care of his personal affairs.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is indeed done. Fu Mingde is waiting outside the palace with those craftsmen and a fire oil tank. His Majesty wants to see you." Wang Chengen replied.

"See you." Yang Reform agreed without hesitation, ready to see what this fierce oil tank, which was built in one night, looks like.

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Yang Reform was still basking in the sun, and decided to cure the cold completely.

Fu Mingde came over and kowtowed.

"Slave Fu Mingde kowtows to see my emperor, long live, long live, long live." The craftsman behind him knelt farther away, and kowtowed too.

"Get up, Fu Mingde, you can do it! I just ordered it last night, and you will finish it this morning." Yang Reform and Fu Mingde are "old acquaintances", and they also joked.

"Returning to Your Majesty is all thanks to His Majesty's blessings. As soon as the slaves knew that it was His Majesty's job, they immediately took care of it. It just so happened that I found out that the craftsman asked about it. Seeing that this is similar to what His Majesty said, so I sent it to His Majesty early in the morning, I am afraid I will miss His Majesty's business!" Fu Mingde said happily.

Yang Reform nodded, no wonder the emperor likes to use eunuchs, look at the speed and enthusiasm of the eunuchs, and look at the bureaucrats, it is really not a street.

"Then let's have a look." Yang Reform was still waiting for the blowtorch to seal the glass.

"Your Majesty, the fire oil tank is a weapon, and it may be unlucky and not in compliance with the rules to use it in the palace. Your Majesty, it's better to move the driving school." Wang Chengen reminded in a low voice.

"That makes sense, so let's go to the school grounds." Yang Reform thinks it makes sense. It's really not safe to play with fire in his own home, so he'd better find a safe place.

A group of people went straight to the school grounds.

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Yang Reform was still sitting in the stands, watching the movement on the school grounds, and watching with binoculars from time to time.Fu Mingde stood next to the emperor with a "happiness" face, explaining to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, look, the gourd-shaped thing is a small fire oil tank. This can no longer be called a fire oil tank. It should be called a fire oil gourd. The method of making and fighting are the same as the fire oil tank. It is light and light, and can be carried by one person, but it can be carried around and used to burn enemies in Pancheng, it is perfect..." Fu Mingde explained with a smile.

"Flame thrower?" After listening to Fu Mingde's explanation, Yang Reform had this kind of weapon in his mind. Looking at this small flaming oil tank, it really looks like a gourd.

I saw the craftsmen on the school grounds still pouring things into it. After a while, there was a sound in front of the nozzle of the oil gourd, as if it was also ignited with gunpowder. The slag that was not burned cleanly fell to the ground and continued to burn.

Yang Reform looked at it, and it was really a small oil tank. The oil tank I saw before was quite big, and it took several people to carry it, but this one was much smaller and could be moved by one person. It can be moved, but the fuel used is still oil. When it burns, the smoke will be very large, and the fuel will be sprayed on the ground. Obviously, it cannot be used as a blowtorch to burn glass.

"Fu Mingde, I remember, I told you not to use strong fire oil, try using other oils, have you tried it?" Yang Reform asked.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I have tried it. There are vegetable oil, tung oil, even peanut oil, soybean oil, lard, and butter. However, these oils are difficult to compare with fierce fire oil. They can't burn or spray out, so..." Fu Mingde looked embarrassed. [Hehe, I haven't tried it, I don't know if these oils will work, if anyone has tested it and it works, please let me know and correct it immediately. 】

"Can't it burn?"

[Talk about the Minxin Bureau. What was the name of the private postal agency in the Ming Dynasty? Nowadays, it is also very vague. There is no specific statement. I only know that there is indeed a private postal service. Is it called the Minxin Bureau? Understood, this place is called the Civil Credit Bureau for the time being, if there is something wrong, please let me know and change it immediately. 】

[Khan..., writing these chapters is really stressful! 】

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