Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 243 Fixed-point test
"When there is pressure, there is motivation."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and said: "The Chejia Qingli Department under the Ministry of War is in charge of the affairs of the Daming horse administration and post biography. Just catch it.

After what Liu Mao did this time, I want to understand one thing. Simply and rudely abolishing the station, or continuing to act according to the original track, will not solve the substantive problem.

Li Qing also knows that under our Ming rule, the terrain is complex, and the water and land environments are different, which leads to the need to open many water horse stations, express shops, and delivery stations in various places in order to complete the corresponding tasks.

However, the Chejia Qingli Department, although it is in charge of the affairs of the Daming post, but it involves the development of the local post, but it depends on the local government to solve it.

It is precisely because of this that my Daming Station Biography has always had confusion of powers, which eventually caused a large deficit.

The purpose of adding the post office is essentially to allow the Ming post system to form a system from top to bottom without being influenced by the local government. "

The Ming Dynasty under the small-scale peasant economy had to rely on the post-transmission system if it wanted to transmit information, government orders, military affairs, etc. However, there was a fatal flaw in the post-transmission system of the Ming Dynasty.

There are no provincial authorities.

The Department of Chejia Qingli is the central agency in charge of the Ming Dynasty post biography, but in many cases, it cannot directly manage the local post biography, after all, there is a lack of communication media.

This has caused a very serious problem. The development of the Daming post system is greatly influenced by the local government.

Especially those water horse posts, express delivery shops, and delivery stations that have oil and water, most of them were taken down by local parents or officials of the local government.

Looking at Li Banghua who was lost in thought, Emperor Chongzhen went on to say: "The establishment of the post office is the only way to solve the predicament of the Daming post.

The Ministry of War issued corresponding official documents to establish corresponding post-transmission bureaus for the post-transmission systems in various places according to the levels of prefectures, states, and counties.

At the same time, on the side of the ministers of government and envoys in various places, the highest level of local post bureaus have been established. They will not be under the jurisdiction of the local government, but will really be under the jurisdiction of the Chejiaqing officials.

What Li Qing needs to do is to clarify this system, select the corresponding officials, and go to the highest level of the local post office to actively open up the situation. "

The emperor's plan is very big.

In this way, if this matter can really be clarified, then the local government at all levels will loosen the interests they previously held.

Li Banghua has been up and down in the officialdom for so many years, and he is still very clear about some of the existing bad governance in Daming. It was controlled by officials from all over the country.

"Your Majesty... If you really want to do this, then what standards should be set for the official positions and ranks of the various post bureaus?" Li Banghua frowned slightly, and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "There are also post bureaus that are separated from the local government. , there was a big shortfall before, if you want to open up the situation, this self-sufficient profit and loss will give..."

Li Banghua didn't want to shirk anything, so he told Emperor Chongzhen about this, but in fact, it was about the establishment of the post office, which involved too many levels.

From the perspective of the central court, when promoting a certain policy, all aspects must be considered, otherwise there will be major problems.

"How to set this standard is up to the Ministry of War to discuss in detail. After taking out the corresponding regulations, just submit the memorial to me." Emperor Chongzhen picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then said: "I have thought about the issue of being short, Li Qing. It seems that I still haven’t realized the inevitable connection between self-responsibility for profit and loss and the sale of stamps.”

It is indeed difficult for people in the small peasant economy to think about things in the industrial economy. After all, what they think about is self-sufficiency.

But for Emperor Chongzhen, this was a huge waste.

Who stipulated that the post-transmission system established by the Ming Dynasty can only be used by the Ming government, and the various classes and groups of the people cannot take a ride?

"Li Qing, take a good look at the document in your hand."

Emperor Chongzhen pointed to the documents held by Li Banghua, and patiently explained: "The power to sell stamps is owned by post offices at all levels in prefectures, prefectures and counties, and they are sold to the private sector. Different stamps have different prices.

But the power to print stamps can only be possessed by the provincial post office, which is the key to turning around the deficit and realizing self-financing.

In addition to undertaking official letters and military affairs, the newly added post bureau should actively develop private business, whether it is mailing letters or mailing goods, it must be involved. "

Li Banghua frowned slightly, and fell into deep thought. Obviously, he still had a lot of doubts about such a thing.

"Let me give you a practical example."

Emperor Chongzhen thought for a while, and said: "From the North Zhili side, to the South Zhili side, a letter or an item needs to be sent by the person concerned, personally send someone or entrust someone else, to send it over thousands of miles.

How much money will it cost during this period?How much time will it take?This is all uncertain, right?

Well, if the post offices at all levels added by my Ming Dynasty can fully take over the private postal business in this area, and accept this letter or this item with a fixed amount of postal money within the specified time.

That is not only that the parties can rest assured, but also that the post office can also earn corresponding money, so as to stabilize the post system and the standard of self-responsibility for profit and loss, isn't it settled? "

Li Banghua's eyes lit up, and after being explained by Emperor Chongzhen, he figured out the connection. After all, before this, Daming had no such involvement.

"Your Majesty, if this matter can really be done well, it will be a good strategy for the benefit of the country and the people."

Li Banghua was a little agitated, and expressed his opinion: "The post bureaus at all levels that have become independent from the local area are directly managed by the Chejia Qingli Department. Not only can the actual situation of each place be controlled by the imperial court, but also rely on the sale of stamps to actively carry out non-government activities. The postal business can indeed be solved..."

"Li Qing, you don't need to be so excited."

Emperor Chongzhen waved his hand and said: "Even if this matter is to be done, it must be gradually changed. After all, the imperial court has not been involved in this area before.

What I mean is that Li Qing took the initiative to reform the system of the post, and asked Chejia to clear up the official affairs. First, try this strategy in the prefectures and counties under the rule of Beizhili, as well as in the land of Liaodong, and create various bureaucrats. The level post office, see what problems will exist during the specific operation period, and how to solve these problems.

Wait for Chejia Qingli to accumulate corresponding experience, and then gradually promote it, so that even if there are problems, the court can deal with them calmly. "

As far as Daming is currently in disrepair, Emperor Chongzhen never thought that what he planned could be done in one step and achieve the expected results.

However, it is still acceptable for Emperor Chongzhen to solve the problem little by little and achieve the predetermined results in a relatively long period of time by means of a gradual trial.

After all, in Ming Dynasty under the corrupt government, anything can happen. Instead of causing a big impact, it is better to lock an area first, toss in this area, and sum up experience, so that even if something happens, Emperor Chongzhen can occupy it. initiative.

(End of this chapter)