Waiting for Si Gongcheng to say something, Gu Changtian said with some dissatisfaction: "Lord Duan, this is not a matter of treatment and official position, although it is not easy to be a county order, and there are few people, but it is in charge of the water and soil of one side and takes care of the people of one side, what can the post department do?" Collecting money to send letters to people has become an errand, and if you don't tell jokes to others, the ambitions of the lower officials have all come to naught......"

Duan Fei said solemnly: "It seems that Lord Gu still doesn't understand the importance of the Post Department, this official has to explain to you in detail, the Post Department is from the reform of the post station, Lord Gu should know the importance of the post station, right?" On the other hand, the reform of the post station allows the post department to be responsible for its own profits and losses, and the silver saved to the country every year is as much as 200,000 taels, if it is well managed, it can also pay a lot of taxes and silver every year to supplement the treasury. ”

Gu Changtian shook his head and said: "It is important to pass on information and transport materials, but this is not a matter of silver, as a county order, it can understand the people's feelings and benefit the people, but the postal department has to collect money from the people to maintain its own operation...... This...... Isn't it contrary to the original intention of the lower officials? ”

Duan Fei asked rhetorically: "Lord Gu, now that the treasury has allocated funds to support the operation of the post station, it is not the tax money paid by the people?" If the Ministry of Posts could be self-financed, and the people could safely deliver their goods or letters to distant places for a small amount of money, how many joints and how much money would be saved? This is really for the benefit of the people, a county order can benefit the people, but the Ministry of Posts can benefit the people of the whole country, if Lord Gu is not happy, the official can ask the emperor to appoint another candidate at any time, you must know that a qualified county order is easy to do, a qualified post minister is difficult to do, in any position can serve the people, Lord Gu should not live up to the official's expectations of you! ”

Si Gongcheng also persuaded a few words, to the effect that the new department would be better to show its strength, and if he had outstanding political achievements in the future, he would still have the opportunity to enter the cabinet, Gu Changtian thought for a while, suddenly got up and bowed respectfully to Duan Fei, and said: "Listening to your words, it is better to read for ten years, and the lower officials finally understand why Lord Si has such a high recommendation for Lord Duan, and he can serve the people in any position, and this sentence should always be remembered." ”

persuaded Gu Changtian to be a stubborn donkey, the next thing was simple, Gu Changtian and Si Gongcheng asked in detail about the steps and details of taking over the reform of the post station into the post department, Duan Fei answered one by one, Gu Changtian was full of blood, and even planned to dissolve the post station directly, and then build a new post department, this idea was immediately dispelled by Duan Fei, the cancer of the post station is deep-rooted, it cannot be cut off with a knife, it needs to be surgically taken step by step, and the overall situation must not be messed up, anyone who has watched the movie "Li Zicheng" knows it, Li Zicheng used to be a post envoy, that is, to deliver letters, Emperor Chongzhen listened to someone's words and removed the post station overnight, as a result, a large number of post envoys became unemployed and became homeless, and even rogues, Li Zicheng is one of them, the last small unemployed post envoy, directly destroyed the Ming Dynasty, who would have thought in advance?

In any case, the ruler should be stable and harmonious, and the post station should be responsible for the transmission of news, official documents, and military supplies throughout the country. During the period of reconstruction, was the whole country in chaos? Therefore, as soon as Gu Changtian's one-size-fits-all plan was proposed, it was immediately vetoed by Duan Fei and Si Gongcheng.

Seeing Si Gongcheng and Gu Changtian away, it was already time, Duan Fei hurriedly returned to the inner courtyard, had dinner with Su Rong, and began to prepare to go to Yang Yiqing's mansion, this is the first time Yang Yiqing has taken the initiative to get in close contact with him, maybe the relationship with the outer court will change, he must prepare well.

Yang Mansion Duan Fei is still the first time to come, he did not bring any gifts empty-handed, Yang Mansion Menzi looked at him with some curiosity as the commander of the brocade guard, Yang Yiqing is a cabinet minister, and he is a famous contemporary poet, most of the people who come to Yang Mansion are civil officials or scholars, although Duan Fei has made a few crooked poems and composed some new songs, he is still very different from orthodox literati in the hearts of ordinary people.

Yang Yiqing had an order early in the morning, so Duan Fei was directly brought into the atrium as soon as he came, and Yang Yiqing came with him, wearing a green robe and regular clothes, but he was somewhat similar to Duan Fei's scholarly dress, except that one was an old Confucian and the other was a young showman.

Yang Yiqing and Duan Fei exchanged a few polite words, everyone worked side by side, only a small coffee table in the middle, Duan Fei broke the deadlock first and asked, "I don't know what instructions Lord Yang has to pass down the official to the mansion?" ”

Yang Yiqing said: "Lord Duan doesn't have to be polite, now we don't wear official uniforms, don't be so serious, if you can afford me, just call me Yang Lao, I heard that Lord Duan has Yang Shen's talented son called Lan Bao, and Yang Mou is called Lord Duan Lan Bao?" ”

Yang Yiqing's demeanor was kind, just like treating his own nephews, this was unprecedented treatment for Duan Fei, and he was quite flattered and said: "It's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, if Yang Lao has anything to say, please do not hesitate." ”

Yang Yiqing sighed: "Since Lord Duan entered Beijing, it seems that we have never had the opportunity to sit down and have a good talk, I have no choice but to challenge Lord Duan in the court today, Guo Zhen has no virtue and no talent, if he is allowed to preside over the post department, I don't know what will happen, Lan Bao, you blame the old man for embarrassing you in public, right?" ”

Duan Fei said: "Don't dare, Duan Fei also has a lot of wrong, Yang Lao is right, Duan Fei doesn't dare to tolerate Guo Zhen in order to cater to the emperor and for the sake of his own safety." ”

Yang Yiqing sighed: "The old man understands, Lan Bao, you have been feared and suppressed by the outer court since you entered Beijing, if it weren't for the coincidence of joining forces with Guo Zhen, you would have been killed by Zhang Rui, although Guo Zhen is incompetent, Lan Bao, you still can't bear to fall into the well, but people go to high places, water flows to low places, Lan Bao, you have already gained a firm foothold in the capital now, Guo Zhen's kind of guy who is dragging his feet, should have been abandoned a long time ago." ”

Duan Fei asked suspiciously: "What does Elder Yang mean, the lower officials don't quite understand, the inner court is controlled by Zhang Rui, who else can you count on besides Guo Zhen?" ”

Yang Yiqing said: "Lan Bao, the old man wants to apologize to you, since you entered Beijing, we have made it difficult for you, now it has been more than a year, looking back on the past, the old man Huo Ran found that we were wrong again and again, Lan Bao, although what you are trying to do is a bit shocking, some incredible, but it has been proven to be effective, it is a measure to benefit the people, enrich the country and strengthen the army, I am old after all, I couldn't see it earlier, otherwise it wouldn't be so wrong, Lan Bao, you won't be jealous of the old man, right?" The old man is here to plead with you! ”

Yang Yiqing stood up and bowed down to Duan Fei, Duan Fei hurriedly stretched out his hand to help him up, and said, "Old Yang, how can Duan Fei afford it?" You want to kill me, I'm not an unreasonable person, I only regard the previous events as a test for me, how can I be jealous? Don't mind Elder Yang, this is all due to the lack of communication, if Duan Fei can often visit Elder Yang's mansion in the future and ask Elder Yang for advice, he will be able to reduce many misunderstandings. ”

Yang Yiqing said with a smile: "The door of Yang's Mansion is always open to you Lanbao, you are welcome to come and chat with me at any time, I think that chatting with Lanbao you more can increase your knowledge, broaden your horizons, and the more the better!" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, Duan Fei asked Yang Yiqing to sit back down, and asked, "Yang Lao has always treated me very well, why did he suddenly change?" ”

Yang Yiqing sighed: "People are old, their eyes are spent, and they can't see far, guarding the capital this square inch, how can they know what happened thousands of miles away?" I have to stick to the tradition to keep the same in response to all changes, so I see Lan Bao, you toss this today and toss that tomorrow, for fear that you will toss the big rivers and mountains, isn't this about the New Year? Someone came to the family, they told me about the changes in Jiangnan, I found that I had become a frog at the bottom of the well, and Lan Bao you tossed in my heart, but it became the people of Jiangnan have praised the good deeds of the Buddha, these things have a great impact on the official, today Lan Bao you began to toss again, this time it is the turn of the post station, I thought, it seems to be feasible, if you can lose this big burden, how much silver can the court save every year in the future, so I didn't mess with Lan Bao again, hehe, I didn't expect Fei Hong's wall grass to stand on the wrong team this time. ”

Duan Fei smiled: "I see, Yang Lao is from Zhenjiang, right?" It has only been a year since the beginning of the reform, and the changes in Zhenjiang are not very big, if Yang Lao goes to Suzhou, he should really be amazed, I really love to toss, this is because I think that many things in the government are unreasonable, so I want to change them, everything I do is for the sake of enriching the country and strengthening the army. ”

Yang Yiqing said with a smile: "The old man was quite unimpressed when he saw those four words, but now he finally understands, Lan Bao, you have a far-sighted vision, the old man is really ashamed, Lan Bao, if you have any measures in the future, you might as well inform the old man first, let the old man and you think about it, and then put it forward in the court, it will be able to get twice the result with half the effort and implement it smoothly, Lan Bao, what do you think?" ”

Duan Fei said with a smile: "Yang Lao is the pillar of the country, he has rich experience, it should be so, I didn't have the opportunity to visit in the past, but it will naturally be different in the future, Yang Lao don't worry, I'm afraid that I will come too often and disturb Yang Lao." ”

Yang Yiqing is a very insightful minister, after talking to Duan Fei, he immediately went straight to the topic, he gave some private suggestions to the reform station, Duan Fei understood that he would gain a lot after listening to it, the two talked very happily, and it was nearly midnight when Duan Fei left Yang's mansion.

Duan Fei didn't wear an official robe today, and seeing that the time was not early, he simply played tricks to get rid of the golden cicada and let his entourage carry the sedan chair back to the house, while he sneaked to Wang Shouren's mansion not far from the Yang Mansion.