But in fact, among the people present, there were no ordinary people at all, not even rich businessmen. It's not that they don't want to come, it's that they either don't have the strength, or the master behind them came out personally. There is no other reason, the emperor has a decree, the share auctioneer must be innocent and register his name in real name. If you change your name in the future, you will have to pay a handling fee.

If these nobles send their agents to appear, they can only register the names of the agents. If you want to transfer this share to your own hands, it will be very troublesome. What can be passed on to future generations is obviously more reassuring to hang under one's own name.

In this way, these people, including those who are present at the auction and the auction, basically know each other.

So, someone said hello, how troublesome it is to auction one by one, so let's pack it up and bid together!

"Master Hou, this is not good, it will be auctioned one by one, but it is royal. Why don't you go and talk about it, so that we can save some trouble? ”

"Hehe, that's what I said, just forget it!"

“……”

Unconsciously, Emperor Chongzhen's authority was much greater than it was at the beginning of his accession to the throne, or before Jianyu invaded the land of Gyeonggi.

If it had been changed before, maybe some ministers would have fooled the emperor and made the emperor change his will. But at this time, no one dared.

The auction will be held quickly, but it is inconvenient for Emperor Chongzhen to go. Although he was concerned, he was not available, and at this time he was summoning Liu Mao to the military department.

I saw Emperor Chongzhen pick up a piece of music on the imperial table, shook it in his hand, and motioned for Liu Mao to show it, and then said with a smile: "Liu Qing's piece of music about the specific rules of the post station, I have already seen it. However, I have not been available, so it has been delayed until now. ”

"Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, please take care of the dragon body! In the matter of the post station, the minister will stick to the end, and will never give up halfway! When Liu Mao heard this, he hurriedly bowed down and played.

Previously, according to the emperor's request, he gave a specific piece of music, and then waited for the emperor to summon him. Unexpectedly, waiting and waiting, there has been no news, and the confidence established by the court club was exhausted in waiting, which made him feel hopeless in his heart, and he felt hopeless about the work of dismantling the station.

But at this time, as soon as he heard the emperor explain to him, all the dissatisfaction that had accumulated before dissipated, and he immediately said that he would definitely work hard, even if it was a big difficulty or grievance, he would not care.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to him with a smile, and at the same time put the piece back on the table, and waited until Liu Mao finished speaking, he said: "I have thought about it, the post station is still not abolished!" ”

"......" Liu Mao was stunned when he heard it.

The emperor's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, hitting him directly on the brain. After doing so much work, how many colleagues have been suppressed and excluded openly and secretly, and how many grievances have been suffered, I finally have some results. And then, when he was full of expectations for the emperor's continued support, he suddenly said, no layoffs?

After Liu Mao came back to his senses, the spirit of the whole person seemed to be sucked away by the demons and monsters, and he was decadent, his face turned white, and he slowly bowed down and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "Minister...... Obey! ”

It is no wonder that the abolition of the post station has violated the interests of too many people, and he is clear about the resistance. The emperor must have realized it, so he didn't want to cut it again.

Thinking of this, his heart couldn't help but sigh deeply, alas......

Emperor Chongzhen saw his reaction, a little alone, and then immediately understood that he was afraid that he had misunderstood, and hurriedly explained: "Liu Qing is afraid that it is a misunderstanding, the matter of the post station must be innovated, but it is not a simple repeal, today I summoned Qing to come here, just to talk about this matter!" ”

Liu Mao was stunned when he heard this, just bowed his body and remained unchanged, looking up at Emperor Chongzhen with a puzzled expression.

If you don't abolish the post station, can you save money? If you can't throttle, you can't save money, which doesn't mean that you haven't done anything, and you're doing it for nothing!

Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was puzzled, so he asked him: "Liu Qing should know about cement, right?" ”

Liu Mao listened, nodded subconsciously, and then whispered in his heart, what's wrong with the emperor, isn't he talking about the abolition of the post station, why did he get cement?

"Then Qing should know the characteristics of cement?" Emperor Chongzhen continued to ask, "Isn't it fast, strong, waterproof, etc., fast?" ”

Liu Mao nodded again, cement is such a big thing, a three-year-old child in Jingshi can talk about it, how could he not know!

When Emperor Chongzhen saw him nodding again, he said again: "The south is waterlogged, and the roads suffer from rain all year round, and it is muddy and difficult to walk. So I thought about it, so I rebuilt the road with cement, making it smooth and easy to walk, and no longer suffering from mud. ”

Liu Mao listened and nodded, this is a good thing, but how much does this have to do with the post station he is responsible for? He couldn't figure it out!

"Daming's road system is all managed by Qing's side. Therefore, the matter of cement road repair is also in charge of the secretary. Emperor Chongzhen patiently elaborated to him, "It is not appropriate to continue to use the name of the Ministry of War, so we will also set up a Daming Road and Bridge Company, first in the south where there is a lot of rain and the roads from the south to the north are busy, and the roads are built with cement, and then the local post station can charge the fee for vehicles from the south to the north." As for the start-up capital, it will be raised by the local government, well, it is also the general operation of the Daming Royal Cement Company, and 49% of the shares will be sold. The other 51 percent of the shares were divided between the imperial court and the local government. ”

This is actually equivalent to the highway of later generations, although at this time with cement to build the road, it will certainly not reach the cement road in later generations as flat, but compared with the mud road at that time, especially in places with a lot of rain, it is not too easy to walk.

Ordinary people don't charge if they walk, but if you take a car, you must have a little money, so I will charge you some money. Compared with the dirt road, this kind of cement road can walk faster, spend less time on the road, do not delay the trip, and do not suffer from muddy roads, how good!

In this way, those post stations actually have another function, that is, to collect fees, and they have become toll stations, so naturally there is no need to cut them.

Emperor Chongzhen only put forward a general plan at this time, and as for the details, I will discuss it in detail later.

At this time, Liu Mao, because he was responsible for the removal of the post station, was really familiar with the road compared to ordinary people. In his heart, he immediately compared with those who would have offended him by directly dismantling the post station before, and suddenly found that this use of cement to build roads seemed to have a big deal.

For example, ordinary people, they don't charge money for crossing the road, the road is easier to walk than before, and they get benefits; Although rich people pay a little money, it saves their time, suffers less from the journey, and does not delay the trip, which is also very beneficial. The proceeds will be shared with the local government, which means that the local government will also benefit. In addition, the imperial court can also receive money, which can be regarded as open source......

With such a comparison, Liu Mao suddenly found that his previous dismissal of the post station was simply useless.