Tang Zhong smiled and said: "You Zhang Ziping, you are not afraid of licking blood with a knife, and you are afraid of being an official." Pen %Fun %Pavilion www.biquge.info you don't have to be busy prevaricating first, it's not too late to listen to Childe's thoughts before making a decision. ”

Yang Ke helped Zhang Chang to sit down again: "Brother Ziping, this official doesn't need you to stand in the court on the fifth watch, the rooster crows, and even have to deal with colleagues, and he is not under the control of the Ministry of Officials, but directly obeys the orders of the Queen Mother." ”

Seeing Zhang Chang's puzzled face, and even more confused, Yang Ke went straight to the point: "It's to let Brother Ziping make you an official in charge of the world's post station." ”

"Inn? Isn't it just for messengers? Do you have to send an official to take care of the messenger? Zhang Chang didn't know what to do.

"The post station is more than just delivering letters." Tang Zhong took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and patiently began to explain the role and origin of the post pavilion to Zhang Chang: "The predecessor of the post station was called the post pavilion, which originated from the Qin Dynasty after the unification of the world, the first emperor set up a pavilion all over the country, and undertook the responsibility of making the people in the countryside govern and arrest thieves. At the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the post was changed to a place, that is, the manpower was changed to a horseback express delivery, and a post was stipulated in 30 miles, and a post station of official documents and military information was gradually gradually placed on a single horse, and it became a place to welcome and send off past officials and envoys, and it was called a post house at the time. The museum is divided into post keepers and post generals, and there are also those called catchers. Most of the post generals are the people who serve in labor, and they will be replaced in turn, and the post generals are the officials appointed by the imperial court, often replaced by the death of the father and the son, and passed down from generation to generation. Since the Han Dynasty, the world is in turmoil, the heroes are divided, the post road is broken seven or eight, the post house will gradually disappear, although I have been established for more than ten years, but has not been able to rebuild the post house, so, the son is hoping that you can pick up this burden. ”

This explanation was concise and to the point, Zhang Chang understood it, his brows were furrowed, and he replied very reluctantly: "Since the son chose my old Zhang, I just do it." ”

"Does Brother Ziping think that a small post house is difficult to fulfill his brother's ambition in life?" Yang Ke observed his words and deeds, and asked directly.

Zhang Chang didn't hide it, and nodded: "Sending the letter is still secondary, ushering in the matter of sending to serve people, I'm just afraid that Lao Zhang will not do it well." ”

"Brother Ziping, if I say that the reconstruction of the post house is related to the rise and fall of the country of the Great Jin Dynasty, do you believe it or not?" Yang Ke's words were amazing.

"I don't believe it if I am killed". Zhang Chang replied very simply and straightforwardly: "Without the inn, you can still stay in the inn, and without the messenger, you can think of other ways." Even if the officials don't live in a post house and can't deliver the letter, what does it have to do with the rise and fall of the country? Zhang Chang was dull and really couldn't figure it out. ”

Tang Zhong replied: "First, the post road is not passable, the news is isolated, and Luoyang, Kyoto, will become deaf and blind, the war situation in the frontier, the changes of the vassal kings, the lives of hundreds of people, the conduct of officials, natural and man-made disasters, the imperial court knows nothing, and governing the country is a blind man riding a blind horse, of course, it is related to the rise and fall of the country." Second, the post road is not passable, the imperial court decree does not go out of the area of Kyoto, it is difficult to allocate materials, grain and grass, business travel is extinct, and goods are not circulated. ”

Zhang Chang picked his head, thinking about it, it seemed that what Tang Zhong said made some sense.

"The purpose of the reconstruction of the post house is threefold, one is to collect intelligence, including the border towns, the changes of the vassal kings, the ethics of officials, the customs of the people, the mountains and rivers, the harvest of the people, natural disasters and man-made disasters, so that the court has clairvoyance and ears. The second is to unblock the decrees, the will of the imperial court can be passed throughout the country, and the Great Jin Dynasty no longer has a place outside the territory, ministers outside the country, and people outside the country. The third is to open the country to trade precedent, the country is not strong without business, the people are not rich without business, all dynasties in history are heavy agriculture and light business, suppress business, and even more sick business, the post house is to set an example for the people of the whole world, so that the people are rich, so that businessmen are profitable. With these three, Brother Ziping can be regarded as the first person to open the world, is it a great achievement to strengthen the country? ”

Yang Ke's words were deafening, and they were even more shocking. In the eyes of later generations, these ideas were not shocking, and he pinned his hopes on the post house to inherit the functions of the post road and the official hotel, and add three new functions: the function of intelligence collection, the function of transmitting government decrees, and the function of central enterprises. Trade considerations, in particular, were unheard of and uncommon at the time. Since ancient times, the common people have been divided into four classes, such as farmers and businessmen, and merchants are ranked at the bottom, and even within three generations can not participate in the imperial examination, neither political and social status, nor property rights protection, and people who are forced to make a living will have no choice but to choose the road of business. There is no circulation without commerce, there is no wealth accumulation without circulation, there is no industrial upgrading and upgrading without wealth accumulation, the people are self-sufficient, the rope of the government wearing money is rotten, the grain in the official warehouse can only be piled up in the open air, and the mare is embarrassed to greet people. The capital is full, and the treasury is surplus; The money of the capital division is hundreds of thousands, and it is decaying and cannot be studied; Taicang's millet Chen Chen is full of dew and accumulates outside, and it is inedible and rotten. There are horses in the streets and alleys, and there are groups of people in the streets, and those who ride through the past are not allowed to gather) is already the peak state of the rich and strong people of the agricultural civilization. Yang Ke summarized and analyzed the experience of later generations, in a word, commercial civilization is inevitably the 2.0 version of agricultural civilization, and it is also the only way for agricultural civilization to get out of the predicament. Therefore, he urgently needs to set up a model and banner in the world, send a signal of valuing and supporting business, and let more people join in. In fact, there is another layer of consideration Yang Ke did not say, the development of commerce is inseparable from currency, after all, barter or the carrier of clumsy and heavy copper coins, business is impossible to develop, must introduce bill payment, as for whether it is a handover, silver bill or acceptance bill, Yang Ke also needs to think carefully, Zhang Chang can't remember too much, you can put it in the next step, first put the shelf up, let people and things move is a top priority, urgent.

After hearing this, Zhang Chang hesitated even more, but not because he was reluctant, but because he was worried that he would not be competent: "Son, such a heavy burden, Lao Zhang is only afraid that it is not that piece of material." ”

Tang Zhong said with a smile: "You Zhang Ziping gathered in the mountains and forests, the three sects and the nine streams made friends in everything, and the people of the Zhijiao Department were scattered in Yan, Qing, Hebei, Si, You, And, and Yishu Prefectures, almost half of the world, and they were all ready-made teams. It's up to you. This time to pacify the situation and suppress the rebellion, thanks to your timely and accurate information, is the best proof. ”

Yang Kewen said: "Brother Ziping don't worry, doing this well is nothing more than people, money and strategy. You are ready-made, and if it is not enough, I will find a way for you. The money was transferred directly from the Empress Dowager's treasury and supplied regularly. Fang Luo has the second uncle to help you draw up, Lord Kuai Qin Kui is your deputy, and the specific errands and errands will be handed over to Lao Qi and the stuffy gourd, do it first, of course it is difficult not to do it, once it is done, it will naturally not be difficult. Tomorrow, the Queen Mother's will will come down, and in addition to your official credentials, it will also leave a good place for your subordinates. ”

Tang Zhong smiled and arched his hand: "The old man congratulated Master Zhang first." ”