57. It's not the letter that burns, it's the money!
"Why?"
Gongsun Qi was puzzled, it had been so long since he left the prison, and after hearing and witnessing it, he knew something about the situation today.
Although Beimeng has been destroyed, it still needs to govern the desert, it is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to govern the world, especially the desert, where the central court whip is beyond the reach of the whip, if it cannot be properly handled, there will inevitably be Nanmeng, Ximeng, and Dongmeng in the future.
Moreover, there is Daqing in the west of the Great Qian, which occupies the entire northwest, although Jiangnan is under the rule of the Great Qian, but there are remnants of the Six Kingdoms secretly arranged, and the family gate valve is even more protective of each other, intertwined.
If the little emperor had thoroughly examined the letters in the box with great fanfare, the great cadres would have caused trouble at that time, and once the officials of the DPRK and the central government defected, the government would be paralyzed, and the government decree would not have been implemented, which would be tantamount to cutting off his own arm.
has already opened his mouth to claim the minister, Gongsun Qi does not want Daqian to fall into internal and external troubles like this, and persuades: "The overall situation should be the most important. ”
Burning these letters is also to show the gentlemanly side of the little emperor who embraces all rivers, is modest, and hides dirt and dirt.
Of course, Zhao Zheng understands this, but it is a pity that the world is restless today, and it is almost a joke.
Obviously, he has cultivated and recuperated for ten years, raised the people for ten years, and governed a prosperous world, but no one talks about the rules, the more stable the world and the joy of the people, the more dissenting the officials and nobles are.
So that it is necessary to pay attention to scheming and power skills in order to control hundreds of officials, not only to have the spirit of benevolence and tolerance, but also not to be too simple, otherwise you will not be able to control those ghosts in people's hearts.
Burning a letter can certainly win people's hearts, but these are not ordinary letters!
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty.... What should I do with these letters? ”
The little soldier who gave the order also realized the seriousness of the matter, and he stumbled when he spoke, and he didn't understand the confrontation of the upper-level bigwigs, and he didn't dare to understand, so he could only speak for the little emperor in his heart, the little emperor was obviously so good, treated the people well, and gave him a full salary, why are there so many people collaborating with the enemy?
"Gather the twelve guards and move the letter here, I want to show them."
"Yes!"
After a while, a box of letters was delivered to Zhao Zheng, and in addition to the soldiers who cleaned the battlefield, the twelve guards and the border army also arrived.
Many generals found the letters, which were well hidden on the surface, but they were a little panicked in their hearts, and they didn't know what the little emperor would do.
Even if they didn't have any contact with the Mengren, but with so many letters, no one could guarantee that their relatives and friends didn't have any contact with the Mengren, if the little emperor tracked it down, would he be implicated?
Zhao Quliang and his party, but all of them were killed, and the thirty-six heads in the hall are still fresh in their memories.
Zhao Zheng looked around, and found a heartless person among the generals who couldn't see their expressions.
Zhao Yan.
Among the generals, Zhao Yan should be the most heartfelt, his father fell off the horse, he was greedy for the treasury, colluded with people, such a serious crime, he was not implicated, and he also had a lot of credit in the Northern Expedition, no matter how you look at it, you don't have to worry about yourself.
"Zhao Yan."
"Huh?" Zhao Yan's eyes swept around, staring at the crying girl, and when he heard the little emperor calling himself, he was stunned and didn't react.
"The last general, the last general will see Your Majesty!"
"Hmm..."
Zhao Zheng beckoned him to the front and said: "I am a little tired, these letters of fornication with Beimeng, you will read them on my behalf, and see how many loyal ministers and good generals of Beimeng there are in my big Qian." ”
"Ah....." Zhao Yan's body twitched, this is what he can see?
But the little emperor gave the order, and he could only bite the bullet and open the box.
took out the first letter, opened it, and before he could see the contents, it was just the handwriting, which made his eyes go black, and he almost fainted.
This word is too familiar, it is the traitor Zhao Quliang!
Even if you deliberately write it with your left hand, you can't hide it from your son!
After reading one letter, I was about to read the second one.
Zhao Zheng opened his mouth and said, "Don't look at it again?" ”
Zhao Yan didn't quite understand: "Your Majesty, this letter has been read, minister... It has been noted who fornicated with Beimeng. ”
"Look again, look again, look more, maybe there's anything missing?" Zhao Zheng even glared at it, and hinted.
Omit?
Zhao Yanyun was in a fog, touching the envelope, and suddenly his eyes lit up!
Envelop... There are stamps!
The final demise of the previous dynasty had something to do with the abolition of the post station.
As a result, the later kings were somewhat jealous of the post station and did not attach much importance to it.
The same is true for Daqian.
Until the third year of Tiantong, the little emperor carried out a reform of the post station.
The establishment of the Great Qianguo and the end of the rebellion of the Six Kingdoms brought about a dark current inside, but at least on the surface it was peaceful, so it gave birth to a large number of merchants.
Under the reform of the little emperor, the post station was opened for commercial purposes, not only responsible for contacting officials and transporting valuables, but also developing downward, delivering letters to the people, providing shelter for business travelers, and providing storage for goods.
Basically seized the work of the dart game.
Stamps came into being, pasted on the envelope, as a voucher for mailing letters at the post station, the post station has a ghostwriting, almost everyone can send letters, a penny, two penny stamps, the accumulation can be a lot.
It's a pity that the effect is not as good as the little emperor imagined at the beginning, there are not many people going out, letters are not so frequent, supporting the post coach and horse personnel, house repairs, and past meals are all places where money is spent, even if it is open to the people, there is still a loss.
The post station is still losing money, but the stamps issued by the post station are on fire.
Among the bored aristocrats, a novel hobby called "stamp collecting" appeared.
The first edition of the third edition of the stamp?
Assemble!
Tiantong four years Chinese New Year's Eve limited?
Assemble!
The fifth year of the Lantern Festival commemoration?
Assemble!
Even Zhao Yan himself had a rush to catch up with the stamp craze, collected some, and really spent a lot of money at that time and sold a few houses.
Zhao Yan locked his eyes on the envelope stamp.
At a glance, the hands trembled, the commemorative edition of the birth of the Holy Father of Yan for thousands of years is still drawn by the head of the contemporary Confucian family!
"Mom, the dog thief Zhao Quliang shouldn't have embezzled because of stamp collecting, right?"
I took a few more letters, and the stamps on each letter were worth more than a thousand gold.
There is the Spring and Autumn Book St. Lan Xi's own handwriting, Lan Xi died in the third year of Tiantong, this stamp is equivalent to out of print.
There is a spring and autumn painting saint Zhu Kaizhi's own handwriting, Zhu Kaizhi resigned in Tiantong for three years and lived in seclusion, which is also equivalent to being out of print.
One, two, all like this, the letter is not valuable, the envelope is not valuable, but if the stamps are placed on the market, there are thousands of gold grabbed!
Zhao Yan came to his senses.
The letter was sent to Beimeng, and it must have been sent to the desert in person, and it was impossible to pass through the post station, and there was no need to affix stamps.
He sneaked a look at the little emperor who was unwilling to burn the letter, and there was only one truth.
The Great Wall hides gold and silver bricks, the green mountains hide snowflakes and silver, and the bottom of the desert is silver.
Meng people know how delicious cattle and sheep are, how fun women are, and they don't know how to understand art, so they naturally don't know what the value of stamps is.
Especially the little prince, who is the recipient of the letter, will definitely hide the letter in order to hold the officials hostage.
Others don't know the value, and they are very intimate and carefully preserved, is there a better way to hide it?
If this is burned, it will not be a letter, but a mountain of gold and silver!