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Chapter 518 Public Transportation Industry
The emperor's complaints made Liu Mao understand what was going on. It turned out that it was still about disaster relief.

Indeed, as the emperor said, there are indeed some ordinary people who have not yet reached the point of poverty, and belong to the situation of wandering on the edge of poverty. Not enough to eat, everyone is hungry, but if they are asked to emigrate, they will not be reconciled. After all, they have not reached the point of poverty. After all, emigration is a very difficult thing. Many people will not leave their homes unless they have to There are quite a few families who are on the verge of bankruptcy. If one member of the family is separated and only five people live on the original harvest, life will be easier. Although it is a natural disaster that reduces production, but I can barely survive. In this way, there is no need for the whole family to immigrate. Naturally, the extra person cannot be abandoned. If you can find a job in a county or a big city, it is much better than immigrant. How can you say this? You can go back home again in the new year, and the family can still be reunited. If you want to meet, there is also a place to find. If you have a future, you can buy land and buy a property. I can live on, and I can go back, so I don't even want to immigrate.

"Your Majesty, I understand. Your Majesty wants to transport the people who cannot be fed to the big city by courier, right? Doing business or doing work is better than starving at home... Sigh... , This road is indeed difficult!... Alas..., if the people of the world know His Majesty's painstaking efforts, they should cry bitterly... Your Majesty's heart is really kind... Your Majesty's great virtue..." Liu Mao thought to himself Completing the meaning of the emperor, he also sighed in conviction.

"It's good that Liu Qing's family understands what I mean, and they are not afraid to tell the truth to Liu Qing's family. According to reports from various newspapers recently, the beginning of spring is quite early, so this year must be another drought year. Judging from the situation, the scope of this drought is quite wide, and several provinces in the north are affected. Except for Shaanxi and Shanxi, which may be quite severe, many places have the kind of drought, but it has not reached the point of severe or complete harvest. In other words, production reduction is inevitable, but it is not as bad as last year in Shaanxi. The current method of immigrating millions of people from one place is not suitable for this year's drought situation. I am afraid that this year's natural disaster situation will be Shaanxi. Several places in Shanxi and Shanxi have no harvest, which is suitable for large-scale immigration. However, Henan, Shandong, Shuntianfu and other places have reduced production, which means that there is a harvest, but they cannot support the original number of people. It seems wasteful for the immigration officer to immigrate, besides, many families are hovering on the verge of starvation and bankruptcy, so they may not be willing to immigrate, and if forced emigration, it would be unreasonable..."

"...That's why I came up with this idea. Taking advantage of the advantages of couriers all over the world, I will use horse-drawn carriages to connect the disaster-stricken states and counties in the north, so that those who are hard to survive due to drought and are unwilling to emigrate, People who want to go to the city to do business or work have a way to survive, and this can be regarded as the right medicine for this year's drought..." Yang Reform explained again.

"Your Majesty has been taught... Your Majesty's thoughts are really high-ranking, and I admire you..." After the emperor said this, Liu Mao suddenly realized that it was no wonder that the emperor was in such a hurry to build a large carriage. , and also said that he is in the middle of the matter, and he also understands some of the situation in this regard. It is indeed as the emperor said, if the drought situation this year is judged by the early and warm spring, it should be as the emperor said. In some places, the harvest may be cut off, and most of them are places where there is a drought, but the harvest is not cut off, which belongs to the place where the production is reduced. These places are large, but the population affected by the disaster is not large, and they are particularly scattered. If according to The previous method of million-dollar immigration to disaster relief is obviously not worthwhile. The cost is too high. The method that the emperor came up with is really the right medicine. When the emperor said this, Liu Mao immediately understood why the emperor did this. I am in a hurry to build horse-drawn carriages, equip horse-drawn carriages for postal delivery, and connect all states and counties in the world.

Yang reformed a lot of fooling, seeing Liu Mao speaking in a convincing and serious manner, he knew that he was almost fooling.Then, the rest, you should do your own thing.

"It's good that Liu Qing's family can understand. This is what I said. The reason why the world's states and counties are connected by postal carriages. The bigger the city, the more people who can do business and work to survive. This is what I said. From township to county, to prefecture, to government, to provincial capital, and to Beijing, postal carriages must be used. Postal carriages can not only deliver letters and items, but also carry disaster victims with them. Although large-scale immigration is not possible, But it is better for a long time, and it is suitable for the scattered disaster relief situation of today... The great immigration and disaster relief rely on the connection of water and roads in the world, which are connected together to weave a large disaster relief network. Now, it is appropriate to use official channels and postal carriages Weaving another big net for the world on land to help immigrants, I swear that I will not give up any of my people, I will keep my oath and find a way for them to survive..." Yang Reform said with great enthusiasm.

"Woooo... I understand. I understand your Majesty's painstaking efforts. Your Majesty will tell you what to do. I will listen to your Majesty..." Liu Mao gave the emperor a bold speech and made him cry. Congratulations, the emperor has set him too high for the job in charge of the inn, almost on par with Mr. Xu Ge, this can't help but make people ecstatic!Of course, on the surface, those who should cry should cry.

"Let's take a look at Liu Qing's family. How many horse-drawn carriages will it take to equip the postal services of the world, and to connect the counties?" Yang Reform asked amusedly.

Liu Mao made a calculation, only felt that his fingers and toes were not enough, but he didn't dare to show his timidity in front of the emperor, so he had to bite the bullet and count. The world is so big, who knows how many carriages are needed?
"It's the simplest calculation, just connect the two counties, don't need to think too much..." Yang Reform looked at Liu Mao, who was anxious and sweating profusely, and reminded.

"...Back to Your Majesty, there should be more than a thousand carriages in more than a thousand counties in the world..." This time, Liu Mao was sober, and the emperor reminded him to figure it out immediately.

"...There are more than [-] state capitals, and more than [-] horse-drawn carriages should be added. If you count the two capitals and thirteen provinces, border gates, etc., you need to add some more. It is estimated that [-] vehicles are almost the same, and together it is [-]. Love..." Liu Mao quickly figured it out.

Yang Reform nodded with a smile, this guy is not too stupid.

"Well, if a carriage comes and goes, the price will double again. How much is it?" Yang Reform reminded again.

"Return to Your Majesty, it should be [-] vehicles..." Liu Mao replied immediately.

"That's right, some state capitals are thoroughfares, and they require more carriages. There should be four to five thousand postal carriages..." Yang Reform added.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes, yes, yes..." Liu Mao was startled to sweat, there were too many carriages.

"Besides, from Qing's point of view, how should the toll be charged for the carriage?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Receiver? This..., back to Your Majesty... this..." Liu Mao had nothing to do but sweat.

"Doesn't the Qing family's courier charge money? Didn't the Qing family say that business in Beijing and Nanjing is easy?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.

"Ah! Your Majesty, this..." Is this considered a deal?This is not counted, whoever said that those officials are not high-ranking, and if there is no major matter, they need to spend [-] miles to expedite, then of course he has to charge money.

"I mean, even if this postal carriage is used for disaster relief, it is impossible to prepare a stagecoach system for them at such a cost. How many people can be transported? Such a cost, I might as well use large immigrants to help, isn't it better than your postal carriage?" Yang Reform laughed.

"This, yes, Your Majesty is right." Liu Mao was dazzled by the emperor earlier, and wanted to stand shoulder to shoulder with Xu Guangqi, but now he realized that he was no match at all, and began to sweat.

"So, this system, in fact, my idea is the same as that of postal items. In addition to transporting disaster victims, more people have to rely on transporting ordinary people to collect some money as a subsidy. Otherwise, for scattered Isn’t it a waste to deploy so many horse-drawn carriages and personnel?” Yang Reform said with a smile.

"Your Majesty is right, right." Only then did Liu Mao realize that this was also a fee-based business, which was the same as his postal items, that is, the postal items were changed from objects to people.

"It's good that you understand, the post office, you can't just rely on me to subsidize the money blindly, but you have to find a way to smooth out some shortfalls. Does the Qing family understand what I mean?" Yang Reform asked with a smile.Now Liu Mao is starting to get depressed.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I understand that this postal carriage not only delivers items, but also postal people. In addition to facilitating the victims, it also has to transport ordinary people. Otherwise, this postal carriage will not be able to continue, and the victims will not be able to get out, and Your Majesty's original intention is contrary..." Liu Mao immediately found an excuse for himself, and understood the emperor's meaning, that is, to make this postal delivery a business.As for transporting the victims, that was just incidental.

"The Qing family is smart, and I have no choice. The natural disaster affects too much area, and it costs less money, so I have to do this..." Yang Reform smiled and said, this guy is very sensible.

"Does the Qing family know how much it costs to hire a carriage?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, I know something. If you hire a carriage, if you go out of the city, the time is counted as a day. The less is one or two hundred Wen, the more is three or four hundred Wen, and some need one or two silver. It depends on the carriage. And the coachman..." Under the persecution of the emperor, Liu Mao didn't have time to think about it, and said what he had to say.

"Oh, one or two hundred Wen a day! That is to say, if a postal carriage can transport ten people at a time, and each person is divided equally, it only costs ten or twenty Wen? How much can a carriage travel in a day?" How far? What is the general distance between two towns?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Returning to Your Majesty, it is not a problem for a carriage to travel a hundred miles a day. However, the people in this carriage can't bear it. Therefore, they usually have to rest after traveling fifty or sixty miles. That is, two post stations a day. If Your Majesty The four-wheeled carriage is stable, go faster, and if the road is good, it’s no problem to go one hundred and fifty miles a day..." Liu Mao quickly replied, this is his strong point, as an officer in charge of post delivery, Naturally, this is not difficult for him.

After hearing this, Yang Reform felt that it was not bad. If the carriage can hold fifteen people, the price can be further reduced. If the distance is not too far, such as between the capital and Tongzhou, I am afraid that it can be done for only three or four pennies. This kind of price , should be competitive. If it is public transportation in the city, I am afraid that it can be opened for only a penny.

"That's right, is this business worth doing?" Yang Reform said.

Liu Mao didn't know why he looked at the emperor.

"Are there many people traveling between the capital and Tongzhou?" Yang Reform asked.

"...Return to Your Majesty, this probably takes a lot..." Liu Mao thought for a while and replied, Tongzhou is the end of the Grand Canal, and people and things passing through the Grand Canal have to disembark in Tongzhou.

"Oh, the Qing family can send someone to squat between the capital and Tongzhou for a few days, count how many people there are from the capital to Tongzhou every day, write them down, and estimate how many people are willing to be carriages... "Yang Reform taught this guy.

"This... I don't know what your Majesty means?" Liu Mao asked puzzled.

"Hehehe..." Yang Reform laughed for a while, this guy is still asking this.

"The Qing family obviously didn't listen to what I said just now!" Yang Reform pretended to be angry.

"Ah! I'm terrified!" Liu Mao was so frightened that he didn't listen to the emperor's words. This is a very serious matter.

"I also said just now that it is impossible for every postal route in the world to make money. It is good to have a few profitable routes. Use the profitable routes to support those that do not make money. Only in this way can the postal routes in the world be smooth. What I want is a The reliable postal system that spreads all over the world. The Qing family said just now that the route between Beijing and Nanjing makes money, so what about the Northwest? Is it also making money? If you don’t make money, you don’t want it? Naturally, the profit is shared from these money-making lines. The Qing family still doesn't understand about raising those who don't make money?" Yang Reform said again.

"Ah!... I understand. Your Majesty means to use the transportation business to support the postmen all over the world?..." After the emperor's enlightenment, Liu Mao immediately understood, and he understood even if he didn't understand.

"That's right, the Qing family is very enlightened. This is the second point I want to say. In addition to the postal carriages connecting the states and counties, in this city, I plan to build a public carriage that uses a four-wheeled carriage as a means of transportation... ..." Yang Reform said.

"...Ah! Public carriage? In the city?..." Liu Mao was stunned. What is this?

"It's like in this capital, if someone wants to go from the east to the west of the city, if they walk, they have to walk for a long time, which is too time-consuming, and if they hire a carriage, it will cost too much money, and not everyone can afford a carriage, right? So? This public carriage will also have a place to use. With very little money, such as a penny, you can take this public carriage from the east to the west of the city. I think this will definitely be very attractive. Business will also be easy to do..." Yang Reform said.

"Ah! This, I am terrified, and I report to Your Majesty, I don't know how to do business, and I am afraid that it will ruin your Majesty's affairs..." Liu Mao finally understood why the emperor asked him to come, and when he heard that it was for business, he immediately declined. How cheap is it for an official to do business?This is not the same as post delivery, that is, those officials are begging themselves.

"What's so difficult to understand? Do you know how much money I have to give to the postman every year? I can't buy the carriage that is urgently needed for disaster relief? Do I still have to take care of the postmen who transport the victims? The Qing family has been counting on me for money? Never thought of sharing my worries? If the public carriage can earn some money, it will be easier for me, and disaster relief will not be too difficult. I know that this matter is indeed a bit difficult... , However, since the Qing family is unwilling to share my worries, then I will not force it, and find someone else to do it..." Yang Reform pretended to be angry.

"Return to Your Majesty, I am willing to share your worries, I am willing, I hope Your Majesty will show mercy..." Liu Mao was startled into a sweat, what was he doing?Reject the emperor?I am afraid that I will not be able to become an imperial party, and I was kicked by the emperor to that place to rest in the blink of an eye. I don’t want to see the current scenery, so I just do it. Isn’t that related to disaster relief?The emperor also said that if he wanted to use the money he earned to subsidize the "disaster relief" gap, he would also be saving the people from the fire and water. In this way, he would be considered as serving the people without hesitating his own reputation...

"Okay, it's fine if you want to, and I won't say much about the rest. The Qing family can plan slowly and step by step for the horse-drawn carriages of the Tianxia Post. However, there are two things that the Qing family must do immediately. First, the public carriages from the capital to Tongzhou must pass immediately. First try to get a dozen or so large carriages. If the business is good, add more; second, the public carriages in the capital must also be opened immediately. Liulizhai is a must-go place for people from all over the world to go to Beijing. The public carriage should be centered on Liulizhai. I think this business will definitely be very good. Let’s do this, the Qing family immediately started to do these two things, and while doing While summing up experience and forming a system, if you find a way, you will immediately start to open up new routes to make more money. As for others talking about you, you can just say that the world post is a major event to save the victims...for the victims of the world What's the point of being wronged?" Yang Reform said in a half-forced, half-foolish way.

"Return to Your Majesty, I understand..." Liu Mao didn't like it, and he knew that he didn't have the money to refuse.I just hope that the so-called "disaster relief" can cover up the ugliness more.

"Okay! As for the public carriage to Tongzhou, you should first ask how much it costs to go to Tongzhou now. Relying on the load capacity of the new-style carriage, it should be very advantageous. As for the transportation in the city, let's set it at one penny, one penny. From the east of the city to the west of the city..." Yang Reform said again.

"Return to Your Majesty, I understand..." Liu Mao agreed, but he was muttering in his heart, a penny?How does this make money?Not bad?

(End of this chapter)