Chapter 1,578 You are holding a golden rice bowl and begging for food
The Qin Dynasty only existed for fifteen years, but it created countless brilliant achievements and established its almost insurmountable historical status in one fell swoop.
One of the most important achievements is the amazing effort to complete the nationwide transportation and communication network...
"Yan Qi is poor in the east, Wu and Chu are in the south, above the rivers and lakes, you can see the coast." This is the "Chi Dao" that the Qin Dynasty spread all over the world! "The Dao is fifty paces wide, with trees three feet tall and thickly built outside."
, hidden with golden cones, and trees with green pines. "What a magnificent feat this is, what a magnificent scenery?"
Even in later generations, it has always been an achievement that has attracted worldwide attention!
Strictly speaking, the construction and maintenance difficulty of such avenues crisscrossing the country is not much lower than that of the Great Wall...
The unified "postal system" of the Qin Dynasty was built on this magnificent road transportation network.
During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, various countries had different names for postal communications, such as "sudden", "ri", "zhi", etc. The Qin Dynasty unified the names of these different names and created postal posts all over the country.
System, even if the empire suddenly collapsed, the post office system has been used for future generations.
After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the number of post stations across the country increased sharply, continuing and developing the system of integrating post and transmission in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. "Yi" replaced all the previous "post", "ting" and "pass".
Post stations during the Tang Dynasty had all-encompassing tasks. They were responsible for delivering official state documents and urgent military intelligence, transporting officials, caring for ethnic minorities, quelling civil unrest, hunting down criminals, comforting and escorting prisoners in disaster areas, etc.
affairs, and sometimes managed the transportation of tributes and other small items...
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Liu Shi looked astonished: "Yes, all the post stations in the world are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War. Otherwise, who would the minister think they would be in charge of?"
How does Fang Jun know who is in charge?
The ancient government offices had unclear functions and powers, and there was no specialized agency to manage the world's post offices. There was not even a dedicated official in charge...
"very good!"
Fang Jun was very excited. He really didn't expect that the Ministry of War was not a poor government office. Although it was a bit messy, it had a good foundation!
"very good?"
Liu Shi was puzzled and said: "What's so good? You probably don't know, right? There are 260 water stations and 1,300 land stations in the country. There are more than 20,000 employees specializing in station services. Although these stations
Most of the soldiers are doing hard labor and do not need to pay for their pay. However, the daily food expenses alone are almost going to make our Ministry of War poor! These mud-legged people are really hungry... But when the British public became Minister of the Ministry of War,
Then they began to gradually reduce the supply of the inn, which made the Ministry of War's life easier."
Thanks to the Fubing system, the post soldiers were also served by local strong men in turns.
Compared with the army that often participates in wars, the post is much superior in terms of safety and freedom, and it seems to be a good place.
This is not the case.
The postal service system at this time was very strict. The laws of the Tang Dynasty stipulated the penalties for various errors in the postal delivery process in very detail. If there were any mistakes, they would be severely punished.
For example, the postmaster should have several responsibilities. First of all, he must report the death, damage, and expenditure of the posthorses every year. If a posthorse is dead or damaged, the postmaster is responsible for compensation; if the postmaster and horses are subtracted without permission, the "staff"
One hundred "...what kind of heavy punishment is this? Basically, he will die."
Even if the postmaster is treated like this, the punishment for the postmaster is even more severe.
The postman must change his horse when he arrives at the post station. If he does not change his horse, he will be charged with eighty sticks. Anyone who is delayed on the way and should be sent but is not sent will be given a hundred sticks. If the document arrives late, the stick will be eighty for one day and doubled for two days...
By analogy, the most serious crime is two years in prison.
If the delay is urgent military documents, the crime will be increased by three levels.
Those who suffered defeat due to delayed correspondence were sentenced to death by hanging...
Because of the unprecedented unification of the country, during the Sui and Tang dynasties, a large number of official documents were sent from the central government to various regions and from various regions to the central government. The statistical materials sent to the central government from various states alone amounted to more than 500,000 documents each year. "New Book of Tang"
It is recorded in it that the famous poet Yuan Jie of the Mid-Tang Dynasty had been serving as governor of Daozhou for less than fifty days, and he had received as many as two hundred letters from various places...
The extremely harsh living environment and the pressure from superior authorities show how severe the current situation of the postal system was at this time.
And all the able-bodied men in the village who have some connections go to serve in the army. Although it is a bit more dangerous, at least they will be well fed and clothed. If they are lucky, they can also earn a fortune in the military, which will benefit the family and provide for future generations. At least the family will pay taxes.
All in all, who wants to be a postman in Kuhaha’s post station?
Fang Jun was shocked when he heard this: "Cutting supply? Absolutely not!"
Mother!
You guys are really ignorant and fearless!
If I remember correctly, the first riot among postmen in history happened in the Tang Dynasty, right?
It's just an ordinary riot. As a chief official, you have to bear the main responsibility. It is inevitable to be demoted and reduced in rank. But what if one or two powerful people appear among the rioting postmen?
Fang Jun clearly remembers that it is easy for heroes to come out among the postmen, especially in Shaanxi...
Liu Shi didn't understand why Fang Jun had such a reaction, and said doubtfully: "But if we don't cut the supply, such a huge team of postmen will be too wasteful. The most important thing is that our Yamen has no money now. If Fang Shilang
If we don't get some money back, not only the construction site of the Foundry Bureau will have to stop work next month, but the supply of the inn can only be reduced by half on the basis of the reduction..."
The Ministry of War was originally a poor government office, but after Fang Jun's troubles, rats were running out of the warehouse...
It's a bit unbelievable, but this is the current situation.
Fang Jun held the tea bowl and crossed his legs and said: "You guys are all stubborn. You just think about cutting down on expenditure all day long. How much money can you save? If you want to live a good life, then
You have to open source! Is it easy to open source? Money is earned, not saved!"
Liu Shi said nonchalantly: "Well... we have no choice. How can we make money guarding an unpopular yamen like the Ministry of War? We don't even have much oil and water. If we are plucking hair in Yanguo... those censors and officials can't
You are not a vegetarian. Once they get hold of you, no one can resist you."
As he said that, he raised his eyebrows again, stared at Fang Jun and asked: "How can Mr. Fang get money? Whether it's His Majesty's internal funds or the Treasury of the Ministry of Revenue, if you don't do it, we will
The yamen really can’t get rid of the pot!”
At the beginning, Fang Jun boasted that he would invest heavily in the construction of the foundry bureau in Haikou. Now the time is not short. The little money the Ministry of War has is almost spent. It is time for you to get the money, right?
Although the Ministry of War is now in a desperate situation, Liu Shi really isn't too worried.
Who is this person in front of me?
This is the man who was called the "God of Wealth" in the Tang Dynasty! The emperor's internal funds and the treasury of the Ministry of Households were extremely rich due to large purchases such as glass, salt works, etc., and were full as never before. And the source of all this was not
Is it all because of Fang Jun?
As long as he is willing, it is not difficult at all to get some money to support the Ministry of War...
Fang Jun was angry that he didn't argue: "Is this how much you can achieve? When something goes wrong, you just want to ask for help. Why don't you ask for help yourself?"
Liu Shi smiled bitterly and said, "It's not that we like to ask for help. You don't know how unwelcome our military department is. How can we have money without power?"
Throughout the ages, every yamen has been like this. If you want to do things, you must first win people's hearts. If you want to win people's hearts, you must give everyone good treatment. Without sufficient protection, who will charge into battle with you in the wind and fire?
In essence, yamen and enterprises are the same. They must first generate revenue before they can achieve results...
Fang Jun sighed and said: "You guys...are really holding a golden rice bowl and begging for food, you deserve to be hungry!"
Liu Shi asked curiously: "What does the minister of the house mean by this?"
Fang Jun said: "If you don't want to talk about anything else, let's just say that you are just sending money to this post station year after year, using your own pitiful public funds to fill this hole for the court, but why do you never stop it?
Why don't you go and think of something at the inn?"
Liu Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he suddenly realized: "Does the Minister of Fang want to abolish all the stations in the world, so as to save a large amount of subsidies every year?"
Fang Jun almost fell to the ground...
I’ve been talking about it for a long time, and you’ve just come up with the idea of abolition?
Not to mention that this is equivalent to killing the goose that lays the egg, aren't you afraid that His Majesty Li Er will chop off your head?
Where is the post station? It was for people who were responsible for delivering government documents and military intelligence, or for boarding, lodging, and changing horses on the way to and from officials. You abolished the post station because you wanted to paralyze the Tang Dynasty?
If you really dare to tell His Majesty Li Er like this, your head will definitely be light, and it is possible to destroy all nine tribes...