The post station was used by the imperial court to transmit important documents and military information along the way, as well as to provide food and accommodation for passing officials, as well as to supply messengers and change horses, all of which were under the direct jurisdiction of the local government.

Since the crown prince Gu Cang took power in the capital, the first thing he did was to strictly require that the number of post stations in Liangguo directly reach more than three times the original number, and all of them are connected in series and crocheted into a complex network to ensure the speed and safety of important information transmission.

It can be said that if the whole country is compared to a strong giant, then the post station must be the pipe in the giant's body, which is responsible for transporting blood, and its importance is self-evident.

In order to ensure that the post stations in various places can be self-sufficient and not cause a huge financial burden to the imperial court, the post stations themselves also have some civilian uses, as long as they can hand in enough silver, no matter who can come to the imperial post station to send letters and goods to other places on their behalf, and as long as there are enough rooms to be reserved for officials and messengers to stay and rest on weekdays, the rest of the rooms are allowed to be rented directly to outsiders.

Not only that, but the court itself will also specially designate some local wealthy families to outsource the post station, to put it bluntly, that is, the court will give you a clear official body, let you preside over the local post station instead of the court, and the rich families will privately fund the normal operation of the post station, and even let them pay out of their own pockets for annual repairs.

Although this seems to be a money-losing business, but the rich will not object, first, this kind of expense, for the real rich, is actually not much, but you can use this to sell a face to the court, but also get a bright official body, although it is the lowest official, but after all, it is for the court, and the commoners are two completely different classes, second, the post station itself can be used as a hotel along the way, can also be used to preside over some banquets and other things, if you can make a good living, maybe there is a surplus at the end of the year, it will be even more profitable。

Among them, Youzhou is one of the two major border places in Liangguo, and the post station system is very complete, with a small post in ten miles, a large shop in thirty miles, completely connected into a line, as long as it is important news, it will be sent from the capital to the border pass, or from the border pass to the capital, the time required will never exceed a week, this kind of speed can already be regarded as the best in the south, but Gu Cang still feels too slow.

And the post station that Lu Dengyun found only after relying on his relationship was on the edge of Hedong County, and it was still a long way away from Huangsha County, which made him even more surprised.

You must know that according to Gu Xuan's statement, the news that Huangsha County got came from the capital, and it was a civilian passage, and it was impossible to expedite it with a fast horse, and even this had arrived, but this batch of materials and edicts was still stuck in the central part of Youzhou, and judging from the map, this route and direction were not quite right, and he suddenly believed why there was such a thing as "deliberate detention".

According to the law of Da Liang, as long as it is an important official document and military information, even if it is only delayed for half an hour, the messenger will be subjected to a full eighty military sticks, and if the body is not strong, it will definitely die, if it is slower, it will be directly caught and hanged, and even the family will be implicated, causing the whole family to be conscripted into the army or conscription.

This time at this speed, it is enough to put the whole family of the people involved in it to prison, if there is no one behind this, the ghost will believe it.

And this is not a small post, but a big shop, the area is not small, around the circle of the post station, built a two-storey house, there is a lobby for guests to eat, and a townhouse for passers-by to live, and there is also a greenhouse, which is used as a separate stable, just look like this, more like a big inn, it is noon at the moment, there are still a lot of people coming and going.

Because the localities themselves will also pass on news to each other to confirm that there is no hindrance, and there are also some people who do business, as well as people who visit relatives, also like to walk along the road of the post station to ensure safety.

Youzhou internal chaos, this is a well-known thing, there are often small groups of horse bandits and bandits, all come and go like the wind, and the line of the post station, is the Youzhou army focused on protection, along the way there are often garrison parades, this road is naturally the safest, this is also the so-called "official road" Most solo businessmen and travelers will take this route, just to save trouble and safety, but some smugglers, or those who have hired a dart bureau to escort them, and the kind of big families that have been specially approved by the imperial court to support private soldiers, are not among them.

After Lu Dengyun hurried to the horse, he rushed to the main entrance of the post shop, and then pulled the reins suddenly, and the war horse under his crotch jumped high with the neighing sound, and then stepped down heavily, but the person on the horse did not even change his face a little.

After seeing this scene, he stepped forward to take the reins on his behalf, and then asked with a flattering smile: "Guest officer, Rong Xiao's mouth asked, I don't know if you came alone or many people together? If you are sharp, we have ready-made food and wine here, even the horse can also feed you first, but if you live in the hotel, you have to let the villain check it again, there are a lot of people here today, if there are some slack, you have a lot of adults, don't worry about our subordinates. ”

Lu Dengyun is simply dressed in a black power suit, in a dusty territory like Youzhou, he is very dirt-resistant, although he carries a knife, he does not wear the standard armor of the Tiger Army, so from the appearance alone, there is no difference from ordinary high-rollers.

Fortunately, this person didn't dare to slack off, after all, they have been receiving for so long, they are actually the most clear, the people of the rivers and lakes, pay the most attention to a morality and rules, as long as you give enough face, they will definitely not make trouble, if you are hard to follow them, if these people are hot brains, horizontally, they don't care whether you are from the court or not, they just slash over, martial arts do things, most of them are just brains, but they are open to do business, naturally know what to say in the face of whom, there is no need to hold a shelf.

Lu Dengyun has always had a gloomy face, after the momentum of a border army general was raised, others didn't dare to look at him again, he jumped off the horse, and then took out a token from his arms, and without looking at it, he threw it directly at the other party.

Seeing this, the man hurriedly stretched out his hand to take it, and before he could take a closer look, Lu Dengyun drank loudly and strode inside: "The Youzhou army is doing business, and the idle people will disperse immediately!"

The people around him were still watching the excitement, but when they heard this, they were all taken aback, and those who stood in front of him all changed their faces, and quickly jumped to the side, far away.

These people are not stupid, the more they get to the border, the greater the energy of this army, in Yongzhou Jiangzhou, a place that has been peaceful for generations, the status of those local civil officials must be far stronger than that of the garrison, but in this chaotic Youzhou territory, the army is the sky, who doesn't know whose place Youzhou is?

General Xu of Youzhou, even the Youzhou pastor appointed by the imperial court has to take the initiative to welcome the existence of the meeting, and the status of the military is naturally the highest in Youzhou.

Especially those who like to call themselves "Youzhou Army", it will definitely not be a local garrison, or a militia regiment, they have neither the qualifications nor the courage to call themselves so, the "Youzhou Army" mentioned here must be the most prominent border army, that is, Yuyang and Huben two imperial iron cavalry.

These two armies, even if they are just the most ordinary low-level soldiers in them, as long as they come out, their status is extremely high, where do ordinary people dare to offend.

The so-called people don't fight with officials, not to mention these unreasonable people, a big hat that communicates with foreign enemies and delays military intelligence will be deducted for you, and you can directly pull out a knife and kill you.

"Ouch, Master Jun!" the man carefully touched the token in his hand, and suddenly even the bones of his body were a little softer, and while pulling the reins of the war horse, he hurriedly walked inside.

This person has been working here for many years, and the people who receive him don't know how many, whether these tokens are real, you don't need to look at them, just touch them to know, just now, he knows, this person is not only a person in the Tiger Ben Army, but also a hundred households with an official body, after knowing this, he suddenly became more eager.

Lu Dengyun ignored the enthusiastic shouts behind him, walked inside, and just crossed the threshold of the post station, and the inside suddenly opened up, in fact, it was a large square courtyard, which occupied a lot of land, and there were many people coming and going, and some of them gathered together, shouting and shouting.

Lu Dengyun glanced at it a few times, then turned his head and asked with a calm face towards the subordinates who followed him all the way: "Who is your post chief? Hurry up and call him out!"

The man didn't dare to put down the reins in his hand, and after following in, he hunched his waist, smiled flatteringly, nodded and said: "Hey, military master, what are you doing here, you might as well tell the little one, the little one has been here for three years, and general things can be handled on his behalf." ”

When Lu Dengyun heard this, he frowned and glanced at him, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that you know a lot of things?"

When this man heard this, he quickly put down the reins in his hand, simply knelt on the ground, hugged his fists towards Lu Dengyun and said, "As long as you want to know, Master Jun, the little one must know everything and say everything!"

This is a good opportunity to tie up with the Youzhou army, and he will let it go easily.

Lu Dengyun didn't know what was going on in this person's heart, so he sneered at the moment, and suddenly reached out and grabbed this person's shoulder, which made the latter tremble and almost didn't lie down.

"Okay, then let me ask you, a few days ago, did a batch of materials from the capital come here, and there was an imperial edict?"

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