[There's another chapter that is more during the day, and I really can't catch it up.] 】

The house of the government hall has not been repaired for several years.

The rich and noble families are rushing to change the windows of their homes with gauze and pasted paper into glass windows, but the political center of the dignified Song Empire even has broken window paper.

Han Gang sat down, and the cold wind that came in through the side window blew on him.

Thanks to him, the air in the room was not so stuffy, which made Han Gang's mind very clear. You can continue to lobby the stubborn prime minister in front of you.

Regarding the post office's motion, although Han Gang had already written a note and was about to hand it over, he felt that this matter was inevitable and necessary communication with the political affairs hall. In order to avoid quarreling in the court in the future, it is better to report it first.

It's just that during this period of time, Han Jiang, who was about to become invisible, was the first to express his opposition.

"Yukun, the post post is not bad, but have you thought about it, this will cost more money and food every year?"

"Not much, actually."

"Not much?! According to Yukun's algorithm, every township needs a post station! Where can the imperial court's financial plans be supported?! ”

"Xianggong misunderstood. The post station is to pick up and drop off officials, so you need people and horses, and you can manage food and housing. The township post office only receives and sends letters to and from the township and county. One person, one horse is enough. There are 1,800 counties in the Great Song Dynasty, even if there are ten townships in each county, there are only 18,000 township post offices in the world. How many letters, 100 letters, and one burden can be loaded in a township in one day or two, how troublesome is it? ”

"What about the county, the state, and the road? Is one person enough in these places? ”

"In the county, state, and road, you can borrow the existing post station. Since you can send a letter from the government, it is only incidental to send a letter from the people. ”

"It's just by the way, Yukun, do you know that there are 20 million accounts in the world, how many private messages do you have to send every day?"

"Isn't that just right? If there are more letters, the postage income of the imperial court will be higher, and more manpower will be used without hurting the court's financial plan, and it will not crowd out the delivery of military and political official letters—private messages should not take advantage of the imperial court. Han Gang smiled with sarcasm, all important ministers, many of them have the experience of borrowing shops to send private messages, this is a tacit secret, "And in terms of distance, the postage is as far as 100 wen for thousands of miles, and 10 wen for the nearest place." This kind of postage is actually not much, and it is much less than the debt of favors. ”

"The village doesn't care?"

"The township post office has set up mailboxes for each village, and letters from each village are put in the mailbox. There is no village in this world that is isolated from the world—if you really want to be isolated, you don't need to send and receive letters—as long as someone in the village goes to the township to catch a market, you can take the letter back with you. The same goes for sending letters. In the township market, there are every three or six nine, and there are also once or twice a decade, and it is also very convenient to deliver letters. There is no need for the imperial court to spend an extra penny at all. ”

Han Gang did not expect the regime to go down to the village. With the management ability of this era, it would be good to be able to go to the township, how could it be sent directly to the village?

"If you go to the township post office, when the soldiers go to the county to send and receive letters, what should I do if someone sends a letter?"

"It's one, but it's actually a family. It's not going into battle, can it only be done by men? The children of the family, the Hun family, and the parents, can't they help collect money and letters? In the post house, are the people who clean the rooms all post soldiers? I don't have a family helper yet! ”

"Let's talk about the cost of the township post office." Han Jiang said, "Calculate how much food you need." ”

The sending and receiving of letters in the city is easy to say. There are not many letters, so let the people of the post pass run more, and it is a big deal to transfer a few soldiers in. If there are too many letters, you can use the postage to arrange manpower. However, the establishment of a post office in the countryside is equivalent to the permanent stationing of public officials in the countryside, which has no precedent in this dynasty, and the Zaifu want to ask clearly.

Han Gang calculated to Han Jiang, "A township post office, one person and one horse, as long as you have the same money for a month, plus two bundles of grass and one stone of grain." That's a lot. The Xiang army only gets 500 wen a month, and it has always been the level of the forbidden army for a month, and it has rations like the forbidden army. Stagecoaches also have forage. As long as they can go to the county once every day or two, they can send letters. There are 18,000 township post offices in the world, and the court has to spend only 18,000 guan, 18,000 stones, and 36,000 bundles of grass in a month. Scattered to each county, ten pieces of money, ten stone meters, and twenty bundles of grass. ”

"One year, it's a million."

"It's more than 200,000 yuan, more than 20 stone grains, and more than 400,000 bundles of grass." Han Gang slowly corrected.

Grass is grass, money is money, and grain is grain, and they have to be separated. Han Gang has always opposed the combination of money, grain, silver, silk, and grass, and these different kinds of taxes. It is often said that ten thousand. Most of the taxes are not money, but grain and forage, and the name of the unit is two bundles of stones.

However, the tax income counted in this way was only published in the newspaper. Presented to the Son of Heaven and Zaifu, they are all real detailed accounts. Han Jiang was confused, and there was no sincerity in the conversation.

"Rarely? The old man said, Yukun, you are eyeing the money you saved after the Kansai strike. But how many people are watching, and after giving it to you, what will others do? It's all about money. A few days ago, Xue Shizheng came over again and said that he would speed up the speed of track repair and repair the Beijing-Suzhou Railway as soon as possible. But now that the treasury is empty, it is difficult to accumulate a little, where can I spend it casually? ”

Han Jiang was unreasonable, Cai Qu, Zeng Bu and a few others listened, and they didn't mean to resolve it. Han Gang is confirmed, and sure enough, it is still the view of the portal.

Of course, this is all the more because the control of the post station system is in the hands of the Privy Council. How to define the terms of reference of the Privy Council when extending the military post system to the civilian population? This is the first issue that the princes of Dongfu should consider.

Han Jiang can do nothing and be a Buddha statue, but he will not let the power of the political hall be encroached upon by the Privy Council.

Han Gang also understands this, so he will explain to Han Jiang here with all his tongue. It was impossible for him to sacrifice the interests of the Privy Council and separate the jurisdiction of the post system from the Privy Council and transfer it to the Cabinet of Ministers. If Han Gang did this, Han Jiang would be able to nod immediately, but the price would be that Zhang Xuan, Xue Xiang and Su Song would be angry—if they had a good relationship, they would suffer.

It's just that how to convince the Dongfu Zaizhi led by Han Jiang is here. The worst outcome is to go to the court to debate and fight with the government to fight for control of the post office. At that time, it was passed to the queen, and the ministers under the Zhongshu sect did not agree, so it was in vain.

"Yukun, let's take it slowly." Cai did also say.

Zeng Bu and Zhang Qi didn't interject, just watched Han Jiang and Cai do bargain with Han Gang.

"The benefits of the postal post are readily available."

Han Gang said, his gaze swept over the faces of Han, Cai, Zeng, and Zhang. If you want to wait for your own bid, you have to see how you have done business in the past.

"First. As far as the city is concerned, the street and lane portals are numbered, and the management of the city will be much easier in the future. And shop soldiers to deliver letters, walk the streets and alleys, and watch and listen to big and small things. The township post office stationed in the township can also monitor the countryside. The township and the city have reliable eyes and ears, and they are not afraid of elbows and armpits, and they are caught off guard. ”

Zeng Bu frowned, the township post office has really become the eyes and ears of the imperial court, and the big and small things in the family have been inquired about, and a secret report has been written, who can stand it. There is already an Imperial City Division in the capital, is there another one in the township?!

"Second, with the township post office, the decrees of the imperial court and the government can reach the countryside, and if there are edicts and official documents, there is no need to worry about being bad for the treacherous officials."

These are all things that should be said to the Son of Heaven, not to Zaifu. The Son of Heaven will be worried that the upper feelings cannot be issued and the lower feelings cannot be uploaded, but such worries, in the hearts of the Zaifu, must be folded in half and then folded in half.

Two before exiting. The expressions of Han Jiang, Cai Qu and the others did not change much, but their eyes became cold.

Han Gang's words were not a bid code at all, but a threat. I can stop the establishment of a post office today, but as long as I have a heart on the side of Empress Taishang and the Son of Heaven, it will be set up sooner or later in the future. It's useless to stop it now.

"Third. It is a newspaper delivery. Han Gang didn't seem to care, "The Express is only sold in the city now, and at most it is only in Kaifeng and Xiangfu Liangchi counties. Outside the capital, there will not be many people who buy it, and Kaifeng Fu Road is not popular. But after having the postal service, it can be sent to the village for sale, if a rich family in a village buys one or two copies, then how many towns and villages around the capital, and how many people will buy it? Among them, the postal service can also share a lot of profits. ”

It's still a threat. Use the clans, nobles and wealthy merchants in the capital to threaten people.

Zeng Bu asked with a cold face: "Yukun said that among these, it also includes "Nature", right?" ”

Han Gang nodded, and said unequivocally, "Although it is a business matter, Han Gang is also a little selfish. ”

Han, Cai and the others each looked even more ugly. Zeng Budu was surprised that Han Gang dared to admit it to his face.

In the past, the postal service was discussed as a business matter, and it can be returned with a business attitude. But Han Gang is now clearly saying that it is a private matter, but it is not easy to deal with it, since he stretched out his hand, who would dare to slap his hand away.

But who can be happy when they are coerced like this?! They are all high-ranking court assistants, and they flatter them like stars holding the moon wherever they go.

"Still. The postal post fax is to be rolled out, and its central dispatch is similar to that of rail transportation. Before offending everyone, Han Gang changed the topic familiarly, "Now there is only a trunk line connecting to the main county, and after there is a branch line connected to the trunk line, the post post can be transported by rails." ”

"Feeder?!" Cai Qu's heart jumped, and he said, "How can the imperial court have this financial resources." ”

"The trunk line is owned by the state, while the branch line can be owned by the private family." Han Gang smiled, "The more tracks are laid, the more they can play a role beyond water transportation." Since the imperial court can't do it, the eunuch's house should share the worries of the imperial court. In this matter, Han Gang is willing to make it clear to Empress Taishang and the Son of Heaven first. ”

Half an hour later, the guards guarding outside the hall watched in surprise as the four Zaifu in the political hall sent Han Gang out of the public hall, and the atmosphere was surprisingly harmonious.

It's just that after stepping out of the door, Han Gang's expression suddenly became serious.

"What's wrong, Yukun?" Seeing that Han Gang suddenly stopped at the door, Han Jiang asked.

Han Gang looked up at the gray sky: "It's snowing." ”

"It's so early, it's not yet October!" Han Jiang stepped out of the door in surprise, and the snow particles fell from the clouds, "It's really falling." This morning, I looked at the sky and looked wrong, and sure enough, it was down. ”

"I don't know how the preparations are going in Kaifeng Mansion. Don't report it tomorrow and say that dozens of people have frozen to death on the side of the road. Zhang Qi said.

"Probably not. But be careful about fire prevention. ”

"This year is colder than usual. The situation in the north could be even worse. Both the Shenwu Army and the Lingwu are newly restored places, and I don't know if the preparations for the winter have been prepared in advance. Zeng Bu said, looking at Han Gang again.

Han Gang was more worried about Wang Sunchen in the Western Regions. It is snowing in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and the situation there will only get worse.

In the event of an early winter, it will be even more difficult for the newly recovered new frontier to stabilize.

And on the borders of the Western Uighurs, the Black Khanate was the enemy. The determination of the national border should be resolved not by negotiations, but by swords and guns.

There are enemies inside and outside, I wonder if the king of the Dao can still take care of it?