Ten Dragons Take the Inheritance

Chapter 444 The Qing Post Office

China is a big ancient country, and it is also a big conservative country. Since Qin Shihuang unified the world, it has experienced more than ten generations of dynasty changes, but no matter how it changes, it is basically just old wine in new bottles. The essence is the same. Yes, no matter whether the dynasty implements the prime minister system or the cabinet system, in fact, there is not much difference at all-as long as it is a dynasty, as long as it does not encounter a foolish emperor, then the military and political power of the country is always highly concentrated in the emperor or the cabinet. In the hands of those with the emperor as the core, all political systems serve the needs of the ruling class.

By the Qing Dynasty, the feudal political system had developed to the extreme, and any small adjustment might have a huge impact on the entire system, not to mention that the innovation advocated by Yinzuo was not small, and the impact on the entire political system was even more intense. The financial system was the first to be impacted, and then the tax system. Now that the post station system is running out frequently as soon as the newspaper is published, Zhou Yongcheng, who is in charge of post station work, is so anxious that he can't sit still.

The inaugural issue of the first issue of "Jingshi Chronicle" not only has the name of the newspaper inscribed by the emperor Yinzuo himself, but also signed articles by Fang Bao, Zhang Tingyu, Li Guangdi, Wang Shichen and other current writers and important officials of the imperial court. The review articles of the bachelors, the luxurious lineup is jaw-dropping, coupled with some news about the capital and officialdom lace carefully compiled by Wu Sidao, it is impossible for this newspaper not to become popular, and the phenomenon of expensive paper in Luoyang is not enough. Strange, but the first issue of the newspaper announced a call for papers from all over the country to debate the "Book of Ten Thousand Words", and it specifically stated that the speaker is innocent, and once selected, there will be a considerable sum of money for the pen. All the hearts of the scholars in the whole country were mobilized, not only the scholars, but also officials from all over the country contributed manuscripts one after another. The snowflakes of various manuscripts were thrown like locusts to dozens of printing bureaus as transfer centers.

According to the newspaper distribution system originally set by Yin Zuo - after the first printing by the capital, the newspaper samples will be sent from the post station to dozens of printing bureaus entrusted with printing tasks all over the country in the form of six hundred miles (most of them are It is the property of the Eight Banners Company) to be reprinted and sold by newsboys on the street, and the manuscripts were collected by the printing bureaus of various places, and transferred from the post station to the Jingshi Newspaper Bureau. After the final approval and review by Yinzuo, it can be printed.The entire newspaper distribution process seemed to be no major problem, but it was only during the trial run that the existing station system simply could not withstand such a heavy pressure.

The post office is the embryonic form of the modern post office. It has a very long history in China. There have been post stations since the Tang Dynasty.According to the function of the post station, it can be divided into three parts: post station, station and shop.The post station is a transportation organization for the government to receive guests and arrange government materials, and the post station is an organization for delivering important documents and military information, which is dedicated to the military system.The shop is led by the local government, the state, and the county government, and is responsible for the delivery of official documents and letters. All official documents between states and counties are sent by the shop.The vouchers used by post stations are Kanhe and Huopai—anyone who needs to send official documents and goods to the post station by car, horse, or husband should look at the "post symbol".There are very strict regulations on the use of "postal symbols": those who have specific tasks for transit will be sent to protect; official documents delivered by horses will be added with military tickets, so that if the pick-up and delivery of each post station along the way is to arrive at the capital from outside or pass each other outside Yes, you need to fill in the row form.Official documents are limited to [-] miles per day for "immediate delivery", while urgent documents are marked with the words [-] miles, [-] miles, or [-] miles, and they will be delivered within the required time limit, but such words must not be filled indiscriminately.

The management of post stations had been perfected by the Qing Dynasty, and the management was extremely strict. Anyone who violated the regulations would be punished. Not everyone could use the post stations.According to the Qing system, the station was originally under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Since the reform of the military system in Yinzuo, the jurisdiction of the station has been placed under the name of the General Logistics Department, but the jurisdiction has changed, and everything else is still handled as usual.Although the reform of the financial system and taxation system in front of us is cumbersome and there are many official documents, but because the General Logistics Department has already received relevant instructions, it has never made any mistakes. After Laidizhi, the post system, which was already operating at full capacity, finally couldn't hold it anymore—manuscripts submitted by scholars from all over the world with great enthusiasm were filled with dozens of sacks every day in each printing office. It is almost an impossible task to send these manuscripts to the capital in an expedited six hundred miles according to the scheduled plan.

Zhou Yongcheng has followed Yinzuo for many years, and he can be regarded as the confidant of Yinzuo's confidant. Don't look at Zhou Yongcheng's simple and honest appearance, but he is actually very shrewd in his heart. Since Zuo sent Wu Sidao and Lin Xuanyi, the two great counselors of the year, to consolidate the newspaper, it shows that Xu Zuo attaches great importance to this matter.After spending a few days at a loss, Zhou Yongcheng, who was really unable to ensure the delivery of the manuscript while completing the daily task of delivering official documents, had to rush to find Yinzuo to complain.

"Your Majesty, I am incompetent, and the station under my management can no longer bear the heavy responsibility of passing on the call for manuscripts. Please give me your instructions." Zhou Yongcheng followed Gao Nianying into the upper study room, and immediately said clearly.

"Huh? What's going on?" Zhou Yongcheng's ability is clear to Yinzuo. A large part of the victory over the Russian army in the Brentuo Haizi battle back then was due to Zhou Yongcheng's integration of logistics and supply. Zhou Yongcheng, who was complaining, began to cry, obviously the seriousness of the situation was beyond imagination.

"Reporting to the Holy Majesty, there are a total of 370 post stations under the jurisdiction of the ministers. There are 140 postmen and more than [-] posthorses. There are only more than [-] postmen for official document delivery, and there are only less than [-] posthorses that can be used for official document delivery, and they are all scattered in various places. For the transmission, I have tried my best to adjust the personnel of various post stations, but there are so many manuscripts that the main post stations have been unable to follow up. If this affects the normal transmission of official documents, I will not be able to absolve myself of the responsibility. He nodded and said with a dejected look on his face.

Uh, damn it, I forgot about it!Yin Zuo was originally very happy because of the large number of manuscripts sent in a hurry from various places in the past few days, completely ignoring the posting ability of the modern era. be affected by it.

Well, in this era, there is no computer network, telegraph, or telephone, and everything has to be transported by horses. The road is not good, let alone cars, and there are no trains. Grandma, I invested so much money Go on, so many years have passed, the train is still out of shape, it's damn damn, it's okay to come to the post office.By the post office!This thing can solve big problems. Hey, I have to think about it and see if it can be done. If it can make money, it’s good. It’s better than a free station. One is convenient, and the other is a good idea. I don’t know. Will the common people accept such stuff?Yin Zuo thought about it repeatedly for a long time, but he still had no idea - although he was called "the prince of merchants" when he was an elder brother, in fact Yin Zuo was not proficient in business, and often only knew about business matters. I don't know why.

"Come here, let Liu Chang'e enter the palace." Yin Zuo has no idea about whether the post office can make a profit, but he also understands that business matters need to be asked by business people, and the gang of court officials can't come up with an idea. Afterwards, it was still decided to recruit Liu Chang'e, the shopkeeper of the Eight Banners Store, into the palace to question him carefully.

Liu Chang'e is the eldest son of Yinzuo's earliest slave, Liu Mingchuan. Since Liu Mingchuan passed away a few years ago, Liu Chang'e has taken over the domestic part of the Eight Banners firm. The 35-year-old Liu Chang'e has seldom faced saints since he was kicked out of "Honghu" because of a mistake. Now when he saw Yin Zuo's face, he immediately fell to his knees, so excited that he couldn't speak clearly: " Your Majesty, my slave Liu Chang'e greets you, my slave..."

"Forget it, get up, Chang'e, you have been with me for many years, and you can be regarded as my confidant. I have always been busy, and I have no time to see you. Alas, your father is my first slave. Loyal and loyal, I will help me even when I die, and I am indebted to you father and son." When Yinzuo saw Liu Chang'e, he thought of the dead Liu Mingchuan, and he couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"Your Majesty's kindness to the servant's family is as great as a mountain. Even if the servant is smashed to pieces, it will be difficult to repay it. As long as there is an order from the saint, the servant will do his best." Liu Chang'e swore with red eyes.

"Well, I can trust these words. Er Haosheng has saved the Eight Banners Company for me. I can't lose you. Okay, let's not talk about this." Yin Zuo waved his hand, put his sadness behind him, and looked at it calmly. Zhou Yongcheng, who was standing with his hands down, looked at Liu Chang'e again and said, "Chang'e, I called you here today to ask a question, um, it's like this, I plan to open a post office..." After briefly talking about the functions, the use and issuance of stamps, and the general setup of the post office, he finally asked, "Help me figure it out, can this post office be built, and can it make a profit?"

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On the second day, when Xiao Liu saw the little monthly pass, he was really disheartened, and he didn't move anymore. Brothers, can you help me?
(End of this chapter)