Seeing that Liu Fei made a lot of profits on the bus, Tian Shengke, the owner of Tian's Commercial Group, could no longer sit still. Although he didn't dare to stretch out his hand in person and let Liu Fei share his share, he still asked to see the crown prince Liu Che in private, hoping that he could come forward to say something.

Liu Che did not intend to interfere in the competition between the two groups, after all, they were all supported by themselves and used to lead the economic development of Dahan. As long as it is not a vicious competition, he prefers to be a detached arbiter.

Therefore, fortunately, he also gave the composition of the four-wheeled vehicle to Tian Sheng and let him make it himself. Subsequently, he summoned Liu Fei and Tian Sheng, and strongly asked the two to establish a Gewu Division in their respective groups, similar to the R&D department of later generations, and stated that the new things they have researched in the future will no longer need to be shared.

Even the compositions or objects that Liu Che provided to them later had to spend corresponding money to buy them. Although it is far from the point of introducing a patent law, Liu Che still hopes to draw their attention to new technologies and raise their awareness of confidentiality.

Although Liu Fei and Tian Sheng were a little disappointed by His Royal Highness's sudden decision, after all, they would never be able to obtain all kinds of curiosities from His Royal Highness for free in the future. But they are also very easy to accept His Highness's ideas, in fact, in ancient China, there was no lack of so-called sense of secrecy, and a large number of unique secret techniques were cherished by brooms, and it was strictly forbidden to spread them. On the contrary, Liu Che's behavior of spreading skills at will looks like a loser.

After Tian's Commercial Group got the composition of the four-wheeled vehicle, it quickly began to produce it in large quantities. According to the previous agreement, the logistics industry was exclusive to the Royal Industrial Group, and Tian Sheng did not dare to touch this bottom line at all. If Liu Fei is annoyed and the backstage is put together, Tian's Business Group will not be able to please him.

However, manned transportation is a different matter, relying on the royal industrial group alone, even the needs of the civilians in Chang'an City cannot be fully met in a short period of time, let alone the counties of Gyeonggi and even the entire territory of Dahan. What's more, now the car driving workshop under the Royal Industrial Group has to produce a large number of freight vehicles, which has met the huge freight volume of Imperial Logistics.

In addition to leaving a small number of manned vehicles in Chang'an City to meet the needs of the group's employees, Tian Sheng deliberately avoided Chang'an City so as not to cause Liu Fei's dissatisfaction. He put most of the manned vehicles he made into Zuo Feng Yi and Right Fufeng, and quickly seized the opportunity.

The bus craze soon swept Chang'an City, and the nobility, which was originally the privilege of the aristocracy, was now accessible to the common people and even small traders. Although they took advantage of the loopholes of the law, did not set up a crown to represent their status, and did not use horses to drive, they still inevitably made many conservative imperial historians jump on their feet.

However, Emperor Jing turned a blind eye to the stacks of ** songs, and he is now carefully considering the advice of the crown prince Liu Che, hoping that Shaofu will set up an imperial postal department as soon as possible, so as to realize private postal services.

In fact, the Han Dynasty had a very complete postal organization, collectively known as "post post". It is subdivided into "post", "pavilion", "post" and "biography", and is specifically divided into five miles with a post, ten miles with a pavilion, and thirty miles with a post (biography). "Post" and "pass" are of the same level, but the difference is that "passing" uses a car and "passing" a horse.

As early as the beginning of Liu Bang, the ancestor of the Han Dynasty, began to strengthen the post system, and set up many official posts to manage the post post in the Jiuqing official posts at the central level.

For example, the Shangshu Order in the Shaofu is in charge of sending and receiving official documents; The Fu Festival Order in the Shaofu is in charge of the distribution and management of the Fu Festival; the position of the Great Commander, and also the reception of the postman; The Imperial Historian was also in charge of the postal service and supervised the credentials of the envoys. In the state, county, and county ** management system, one of the most valued official positions in the county Taishou Mansion is "supervising the post".

The most closely related to the post and transmission, there is also the guard lieutenant in the Jiuqing, and there is a type of official under him called "Bus Sima Ling", who is responsible for receiving the civil wise men ushered in by the transmission car. These wise men came from all over the country, they were concerned about national affairs, and with suggestions for political axes in their arms, they wrote books and discussed matters with enthusiasm, and forwarded proposals involving the national economy and people's livelihood to the imperial court.

However, all of these settings are entirely to meet the needs of the political axes and aristocrats. Ordinary people had to spend a lot of money to convey the message, and they had to ask the postman to bring some letters, or hand them over to caravans. The so-called family letter is worth 10,000 dollars, not only refers to the friendship in the family letter, but also shows how difficult it was to pass on information between relatives who were far away in ancient times.

Liu Che believed that it was necessary to set up a department in Shaofu to form a profitable postal agency with the surname of Reading, which was specially used to carry private business. In this way, although the speed of transmission of letters or small objects of ordinary people is not as fast as that of official documents, at least there is a channel for mail.

With the driving of four-wheeled vehicles with a large cargo capacity, coupled with a large number of roads to be built in the future, it is not too difficult to initially realize the civil mail between some densely populated large cities, and there will be great benefits.

"According to the emperor's method, once the people pass the mail, the number of letters delivered will increase suddenly. Not only did more postmen need to be added, but the post posts along the way also needed to be renovated and even expanded. In this way, it costs a lot of money. Emperor Jing carefully read the charter presented by Liu Che and said with a frown.

Liu Che hurriedly persuaded: "Although it costs a lot of money, the benefits will be extremely significant, and it is a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and it is very worthwhile." ”

"Since there is income, why not leave it to Fei'er or Tian Sheng? Just like the road construction, the imperial court does not spend a penny, and there are more thousands of miles of smooth roads connecting the counties and counties. Emperor Jing stroked his beard, in recent years, he has been accustomed to seeing his precious son's business skills, and his appetite has long been raised, and everything is like a white wolf with empty gloves.

Liu Che shook his head helplessly and said: "In this postal matter, the benefits are secondary, and the ministers still have other considerations."

When Emperor Jing heard this, he couldn't help but be interested, and motioned for Liu Che to continue explaining.

Liu Che pondered for a moment, sorted out his thoughts, and said slowly: "There are often wars at the border of my Han Dynasty, and disasters often occur in the country. If you usually use the income of private postal services to create a complete postal system, even if the government subsidizes some money every year, it is also cost-effective. In case of war or famine, the chariots, livestock, and servants on this mail road can be quickly requisitioned, ** for sufficient transportation capacity. This is similar to the Tuntian garrison and the Tibetan soldiers to the people. ”

"Good! That's a great plan! When Emperor Jing heard this, he couldn't help but be amazed, and his eyes were shining. The postal system is a national priority, and it has always been a bottomless pit that swallows up a large amount of fiscal expenditure. But Liu Che can be said to wake up the people in the dream with one word, which not only made Emperor Jing see the prospect of using the people to support the post, but also strengthened the ability to urgently transport materials and personnel in the Han Dynasty, which is really wonderful.

After a long time, he calmed down the excitement in his heart, and asked again: "Since the private postal service is so useful, why don't you hand it over to the Prime Minister's Mansion to plan and hand it over to the various governments?" Is it too rash to be in charge of the Shaofu? ”

Liu Che's head was full of black lines, and the emperor's father obviously borrowed the name of the country's important affairs to find a way to get the treasury to pay for it, but in the final analysis, he was reluctant to take out money from the private treasury of Shaofu.

He hurriedly waved his hand and said: "My Han is now under the rule of my father, although the politics are becoming more and more clear, there are still many corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and there are even some straw bales with no ink, with their background, they are in high positions. Wouldn't it be half the effort to leave this fat difference to them to take care of? ”

Emperor Jing couldn't help but show displeasure on his face, but he couldn't refute it. Although the Han Dynasty has been under the rule of Emperor Wen and his efforts for decades to rectify the rule of officials, as long as the hereditary system and the selection of officials who promote filial piety and honesty are not thoroughly reformed, they will never be able to achieve true rule of officials.

He pondered for a long time before he sighed: "Okay, let it be left to Shaofu." It's just that Shaofu is a royal private treasury, and then in charge of private mail, if the postage is too high, I am afraid that there is a suspicion of competing with the people. If you don't spend too much money on repairing the post, you can reduce the postage cost, which is the real benefit to the country and the people. ”

Liu Che was slandered in his heart, the emperor's father was a typical example, and he had to set up a memorial arch. The Shaofu has never been less engaged in the business of competing with the people, otherwise where would the royal family get so much money every year to support the clan. Speaking of the queen Wang Wan alone, there is only 4,200 stone on the face every year, and it is not enough to give a reward to the palace people. It all depends on the crazy wealth of the Shaofu to provide the clan with all the glory.

"My father is really a benevolent and loving saint of the ages, which really makes my sons embarrassed." Liu Che endured a strong feeling of vomiting, put a high hat on the emperor's elder brother, gritted his teeth again, and said with pain on his face: "It just so happens that the fifth emperor brother has discussed with his sons and ministers before, and there are a large number of goods to be transported to various counties and counties through straight roads in the imperial logistics, so as not to stop at various posts. The emperor's brother was afraid of taking advantage of the imperial court, so he deliberately asked his sons to invite his father on his behalf, hoping to fund the renovation of various posts along the way, and hoping for his father's favor. ”

"So good! I am very relieved that all the emperors can have this heart! Emperor Jing stroked his beard with satisfaction, and said with a smile on his chin: "Since this is the case, then the postage can be charged less." This move benefits all the people, and there is nothing to say about the imperial history. ”

Liu Che had long been accustomed to the shameless surname inherited by the old Liu family, and he patted his ass for a while, and then retired.

The next day, Liu Fei, who was approached by Liu Che to discuss, was almost not frightened when he learned that he was going to pay money to renovate the various posts along the major county and county roads.

According to the calculation of the post system of five miles with one post, ten miles with a pavilion, and thirty miles with a post, there are tens of thousands of post stations along the avenues between major counties and counties. Even if it is calculated according to the calculation of 10,000 yuan per post, it is hundreds of millions of copper coins, which is equivalent to one-tenth of the annual treasury income of the Han Dynasty.

After Liu Fei's dancing calculation demonstration, Liu Che suddenly realized how expensive the promise he made to the emperor's father yesterday was. With a feeling of shame, he comforted Liu Fei, who was so anxious that he jumped up and down, and solemnly promised that he would think twice in the future, so as not to be calculated by the emperor's father again.

In the end, Liu Fei had no choice but to accept this fait accompli, and gave a recital to the emperor's father with a painful face, and voluntarily donated mountains of money in exchange for the name of a virtuous king who shared worries for the country. (To be continued.) )