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Chapter 274 Daming Road and Bridge Company
But in fact, among the people present, there were no ordinary people at all, not even wealthy businessmen.It's not that they don't want to come, but that they either don't have the strength, or the master behind them came out in person.There is no other reason, the emperor has a purpose, this time the share auctioneer must be clean and register his name in real name.If you change your name in the future, you will have to pay a handling fee.

If these nobles send their agents to come forward, they can only register the names of the agents.If you want to transfer this share to yourself, you will be in great trouble.Things that can be passed on to future generations are obviously safer to hang in one's own name.

In this way, these people, including those who were on the sidelines and at the auction, basically knew each other.

So, someone said hello, how troublesome it is to auction one by one, let's pack it up and bid together!

"Master Hou, this is not acceptable. Auctioning shares one by one is ordered by the imperial court. Why don't you go talk about it and save us some trouble?"

"Hehe, that's what I said, just forget it!"

"..."

Unconsciously, the authority of Emperor Chongzhen was much greater than when he ascended the throne, or before Jianlu invaded Gyeonggi.

If it was changed before, some ministers might go to fool the emperor and make the emperor change his will.But at this time, no one dared.

The auction will be held soon, but it is not convenient for Emperor Chongzhen to go.Although he was concerned, he was not free. At this time, he was summoning the Ministry of War for Liu Mao.

I saw Emperor Chongzhen pick up a memorial on the imperial table, shook it in his hand, motioned for Liu Mao to read, and then said with a smile: "I have read Liu Qing's memorial about the specifics of the post station a long time ago. .But there has been no time, so it has been delayed until now."

"Your Majesty is taking care of everything, please take care of the dragon body! I will stick to the matter of the post station and will never give up halfway!" Liu Mao bowed and played after hearing this.

Before, according to the emperor's request, he wrote a memorial with specific provisions, and then he has been waiting for the emperor to summon him.Unexpectedly, after waiting and waiting, there was no news all the time. The confidence built up that time towards the clubhouse was exhausted while waiting, which made him feel uncertain and desperate for the job of abolishing the station.

But at this time, when the emperor specially explained to him, all the dissatisfaction accumulated earlier dissipated, and he immediately stated that he would work hard, and he would not care about the difficulties and grievances.

Emperor Chongzhen listened to him with a smile, and put the memorial back on the table at the same time. After Liu Mao finished speaking, he said, "I've thought about it, and the station will not be abolished!"

"..." Liu Mao was stunned when he heard this.

The emperor's words were like a bolt from the blue, directly hitting his forehead.After doing so much work, being oppressed and excluded by colleagues openly and secretly, and being wronged, I finally got some results.Then, when he was fully expecting the emperor's continued support, he suddenly said, no layoffs?
After Liu Mao came back to his senses, his energy and energy seemed to be sucked away by monsters and goblins. He became dispirited and turned pale. He bowed slowly and said to Emperor Chongzhen, "I... obey the order!"

It's no wonder that the abolition of the post station has violated the interests of too many people, and he is very clear about the resistance.The emperor must have realized it, so he didn't want to abolish it.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply, alas...

Seeing his reaction, Emperor Chongzhen was alone for a while, and then immediately realized that he might have misunderstood, and quickly explained: "I am afraid Liu Qing has misunderstood. The post station must be reformed, but it is not simply abolished. Just to talk about it!"

Liu Mao was taken aback for a moment, then bowed his body and remained unchanged, looking up at Emperor Chongzhen with a puzzled expression on his face.

Can we save money without abolishing the station?If you can't save money, you can't save money. This doesn't mean you haven't done anything, and it's a waste of time!

Seeing that he was puzzled, Emperor Chongzhen asked him, "Should Liu Qing know about cement?"

Liu Mao listened, nodded subconsciously, and then whispered in his heart, what's wrong with the emperor, isn't he talking about the abolition of the station, why did it involve cement?

"Then Qing should understand the properties of cement?" Emperor Chongzhen continued to ask, "The construction is fast, strong, waterproof, etc., right?"

Liu Mao nodded again. A three-year-old child in the capital could talk about something as big as cement, so how could he not know about it!
Seeing him nodding again, Emperor Chongzhen said again: "The south is very waterlogged, and the roads have been plagued by rain all year round, making it difficult to walk in mud. So I thought about it, so I rebuilt the road with cement to make it flat and easy to walk without being affected by the rain." Misery."

Liu Mao nodded after hearing this. This is a good thing, but how much does this have to do with the station he is in charge of?He can't figure it out!
"The road system of Ming Dynasty is all managed by Qing. Therefore, Qing is also in charge of cement road construction." Emperor Chongzhen explained to him patiently, "It is not appropriate to continue to use the name of the Ministry of War. Also set up a Daming Road and Bridge Company, first in the south where there is a lot of rain and the roads from south to north are busy, and use cement to build roads, and then the local post stations can collect fees for vehicles traveling from south to north. As for the start-up capital, it will be up to the local government Fund raising, um, is also operated in the same way as Daming Royal Cement Company, selling 40.00% of the shares. The other 50.00% of the shares will be shared by the imperial court and the local government.”

This is actually equivalent to the highways of later generations. Although cement is used to build roads at this time, it is definitely not as flat as the cement roads of later generations. Compared with the mud roads at that time, especially in places with a lot of rain, don't Great to go.

Ordinary people do not charge for walking, but if you take a car, you must have some money, so you will be charged.Compared with the mud road, this kind of cement road allows you to walk faster, spend less time on the road, do not delay the journey, and do not suffer from the muddy road, how wonderful!

In this way, those post stations actually have another function, which is toll collection, and they have become toll stations, so naturally there is no need to abolish them.

Emperor Chongzhen only proposed a general plan at this time, as for the details, we will discuss it in detail later.

At this time, Liu Mao was in charge of dismantling the post station, so he was much more familiar with the road than ordinary people.In his mind, he immediately compared those people who would be offended by directly abolishing the post station before, and suddenly realized that using cement to build roads seemed to be a big deal.

For example, ordinary people don’t charge money when crossing the road, the road is easier than before, and they get benefits; although rich people pay a little money, it saves their time and suffers less travel, and they don’t delay travel. Very good.The income will be shared with the local government, that is to say, the local government can also benefit.In addition, the imperial court can also receive money, which can be regarded as open source...

In such a comparison, Liu Mao suddenly realized that his previous matter of abolishing the post station was completely useless.

(End of this chapter)