At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The date is calculated from the departure, and the date is calculated after arriving at the destination, and the summary is included in the file. If there is no mistake, the year-end assessment will be rewarded, and if there is a mistake, it will be punished.

From the postmaster to the postman, they are all officials, not officials, their status is relatively low, and their work is very bitter.

If it wasn't for the fact that this official has a relatively stable income, and there are benefits issued by the court during the holidays, there are not many people who are willing to do this drudgery.

But in the end, it is for the emperor, so it's not hard to say it.

On this basis, Guo Peng stipulated three modes of expedited delivery: three hundred miles, five hundred miles and six hundred miles.

From slow to fast, it represents the increasing tension and importance of government affairs.

If there is a small-scale locust plague, flood, drought, etc. that the local government can handle, basically choose three hundred miles, as long as the central government knows.

If the scale is larger, the local government can't handle it, and when the central government needs to intervene, it will take five hundred miles to rush.

In the event of rebellion, civil uprising, enemy invasion, etc. that require bloodshed and sacrifice, it must be rushed to Luoyang six hundred miles away.

Basically, half a month to about 20 days, with Luoyang as the center, the six-hundred-mile rush needs to cover all parts of the country, including the frontier.

Of course, the price to be paid for transmitting information at such an ultra-high speed is not simple.

That is to completely disregard horsepower and manpower.

It is difficult for horses to rest, and people also eat and drink on horseback. They cannot rest until they arrive at the scheduled station to change people. They must run on the road all the time.

Before there were no cavalry three artifacts, such a thing would be difficult to think about.

The speed is not fast at all, the legs of the horses that are not exhausted will be worn out, the speed of information transmission is extremely limited, the central government’s rule over the localities is also more difficult, and the contradictions between the central and local governments are also easily highlighted.

With the three artifacts of the cavalry, people and horses are united, and the speed is greatly accelerated. With the developed roads and water transport roads, the speed of information dissemination is greatly improved.

In this way, the expedited system of three hundred miles, five hundred miles and six hundred miles was established.

Even so, the high-speed maneuvering of six hundred miles, as the top means of information dissemination in this era, also requires the lives of horses and even human lives.

Basically, the horse will foam at the mouth while running and run out of energy, and if it can barely support it, it will fall to the ground. If it can't get up in one breath, the horse will be exhausted.

People are similar, postmen who are not physically strong dare not accept the urgent task of six hundred miles, because this thing is really terrible.

If the body is not strong enough to take on the urgent task of six hundred miles, then as soon as the goods are delivered to the next stick, the person and the horse will fall to the ground together, and they will not be able to get up immediately.

The successful delivery of six hundred miles is a great achievement for the postman, and he is very easy to be rewarded and promoted.

Basically, if you want to achieve the position of postmaster, or further lose your status as an official and become an official, and take charge of the work of a post station in a county by county, then don't even think about it without the successful experience of a minimum of three [-]-mile expresses.

The more you go up, the more successful experience you need to accumulate in six-hundred-mile express. Now, all the people in charge of the management of post stations in various places have at least one successful experience in six-hundred-mile express.

It’s just that the danger of expediting at six hundred miles is really great, so this kind of express delivery method that consumes manpower and material resources on a large scale is rarely used unless it is a major event.

This Jiaozhou incident is related to state affairs, and there is a limit to the patience of all parties. We cannot wait too long, and a month of back and forth is already the limit.

It is necessary for the postmen to send the news to Luoyang as quickly as possible, and then the emperor needs to deal with the matter quickly, and then send the order back to Jiaozhou.

Tai Shici used his wartime authority to request the launch of an expedited six-hundred-mile express delivery, and sent the news to the emperor in the shortest time at all costs.

The waterways are used together, traveling by land during the day and traveling by water at night, without stopping day and night.

Under such circumstances, nine days later, Guo Peng learned everything that happened in Jiaozhou in Luoyang.

Because it was six hundred miles urgent and the situation was urgent, he needed to deal with it immediately and send it back urgently, leaving him a very short time.

After carefully reading Tai Shici's report, he made some considerations, and then called Cao Cao, Guo Jia and other confidants to discuss this matter together.

"In the current situation, although some places are different from what I imagined, there is generally no problem. The only thing that is a little different is that Shi Xie's honesty is beyond my imagination, so that we cannot conduct a thorough investigation of Jiaozhou. liquidation."

Guo Peng took a sip of tea and looked at the officials below: "What do you think, in this situation, what should I do to ensure that Jiaozhou is safe?"

Guo Jia stood up and walked in front of Guo Peng.

"Your Majesty, I believe that Shi Xie dare not disobey the imperial court. He knows very well that even if he is forced to fight back to the death, he is not an opponent of the imperial court. Instead, he will be completely annihilated. Therefore, no matter what the imperial court asks of him, , as long as he is not allowed to die, everything is negotiable."

"Then what does Feng Xiao think I should do?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, since the army has passed, and the situation is under control, and it has been proved that the Jiaozhou soldiers are vulnerable, it is meaningless whether to get rid of the Shi family at this time. Shi Xie already knows the strength of the two sides very well, and he will not act rashly." .

However, he has been so respectful that he even deprived the two offenders of their identities. For this sake, if the court treats him too harshly, it will appear that the court has no courage. Anyway, Shi Xie's actions are beyond reproach , even sitting, but also a limit.

Therefore, I suggest that your majesty can still hand over one or two of the seven counties of Jiaozhou to the scholars, and the other counties should be brought under the management of the imperial court, and the governors, county guards, and county magistrates should be assigned to set up villages and military instructors. Everything follows the rules of the court. "

After Guo Jia finished speaking, Guo Peng nodded slowly.

"Feng Xiao's words are reasonable. Shi Xie is so respectful and dare not overstep. He has achieved this point in order to preserve the foundation of the Shi family. If the court is too harsh, it will appear that the court is not generous enough. This is not good."

As he spoke, Guo Peng looked at other officials at the decision-making level.

"Do you have any other comments?"

No one stood up to speak, and all acquiesced.

So Guo Peng nodded, accepted Guo Jia's suggestion, and decided to deal with Jiaozhou's affairs according to what Guo Jia said.

Then, there is a new problem.

Which one or which two counties to choose to hand over to the command of the scholar family is more in the interests of the court?

The old nest of the Shi family is in Cangwu County, and Shi Xie himself has been operating in Jiaozhi County for many years. These two counties are the most prosperous and prosperous places in Jiaozhou. interests of the family.

But this cannot guarantee the interests of someone Guo.

Especially in Jiaozhi County, where the Red River Plain is located, that is the South Dacang he reserved, and it is also the barrier of southern Xinjiang, a place that must not be lost.

Jiaozhi County must not be handed over to Shijia.

Chapter 1365 One thousand 270 five Guo Peng is still worried about Shi Xie (revision)

Jiaozhi County must be in his own hands, and Guo Peng will never back down on this point.

This is the core interest.

"Jiaozhi County is related to my core strategy for governing Jiaozhou in the future. There must be no mistakes. It cannot be handed over to the scholars. The rest of the counties...you can discuss it and see which two counties are more suitable."

Guo Peng asked the officials.

Dong Zhao, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, stepped forward to speak to Guo Peng.

"The scholars of Jiaozhou were born in Cangwu County, so it is better to use Cangwu County, plus an insignificant Rinan County, and hand over these two counties to the scholars, let the scholars rule, and appease them.

The other five counties of Jiaozhou are in the hands of the imperial court, and the two counties controlled by the Shijia are separated so that they cannot be united and separated from each other. "

Wang Can, Shangshu of the Ministry of Finance, expressed his opposition.

"Jiaozhou itself is sparsely populated and barren. Cangwu County is a relatively civilized place in the barren land. The population and land reclamation are at the forefront of Jiaozhou, and taxation is also at the forefront.

If Cangwu County is handed over to the Shijia, it would be too much concession and too much care for the Shijia. This is not appropriate. If the imperial court wants to govern Jiaozhou, the initial investment will also be greatly increased. "

Zaoyi, Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, also expressed his opposition. He supported Wang Can's view and felt that Cangwu County could not be handed over to the scholars.

"Cangwu County is located in Shangbei, close to the south of Jingzhou. Handing Cangwu County to the scholars will not guarantee the stability of the four counties in Jingnan. This is inappropriate, and I do not support it."

Guo Peng nodded in approval.

"Cangwu County has a lot to do with it. Even if it is the origin of the scholar family, it cannot be handed over to them, but Rinan County can."

Rinan County is the southernmost county of Jiaozhou, located in the central part of Vietnam, quite south.

Specifically, it was taken down by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty when he took care of the Nanyue Kingdom. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty himself probably didn't expect it to be much more useful.

It is too south, and it is difficult to effectively govern the empire when it reaches the south, and the governments of all dynasties have not paid too much attention and investment to this place.

For the two counties of Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, Guo Peng himself didn't have much idea, because it was really difficult, it was wild, and there were many local aborigines, so it was even more difficult to manage.

But Jiaozhi County must be firmly in his hands. The Red River Plain is related to the overall situation, and he will never let it go.

So even if Jiaozhou is taken back, Guo Peng's governance focus is limited to Jiaozhi County. He really doesn't have much interest in Jiuzhen County and Rinan County.

Seemingly sensing Guo Peng's will, Cao Cao stood up.

"Since this is the case, why not hand over Jiuzhen County and Rinan County to Shijia to continue to rule? The five counties of Jiaozhou north of Jiuzhen County should be handed over to the imperial court."

Cao Cao's opinion stunned everyone a little.

It's not like they haven't thought about it, but they just feel that doing this is a bit of a blatant suppression of the Shi family, and they feel that doing it is too shameless and unfriendly.

Take away all the essence of Jiaozhou, even the old nest, and then hand over the two most backward and most uncivilized counties in the south to them.

Putting themselves in their shoes, they all felt that if they were Shi Xie, they would definitely go crazy.

If the imperial court did this, it would be a bit of an extreme operation, and it would be better to just destroy the Shi family.

So they all looked at Guo Peng.

What would the emperor think of this proposal?

How else to look at it, of course applause!

How can such a beautiful thing be reprimanded?

It would be great if we could drive the Shijia to Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, let them guard the frontier for the country, and go to the south and Linyi Kingdom in the south to happily hurt each other.

If you just do this, will the scholars agree?

After thinking about it again and again, Guo Peng suddenly felt that he didn't need to take care of the Shi family's ideas.

I am strong, you are weak, and you listen to what I say, which is the essence of this matter in itself.

Then you still have clansmen who take the initiative to attack Master Wang, which is tantamount to rebellion, even if you expel him from his ancestral home.

is that useful?Isn't it still your family?

You used to occupy four counties in Jiaozhou, but now there are two rebels. I will fine you two counties, and then transfer the remaining two counties to the south. There are still two counties, and I will not treat you badly.

How dare you make irresponsible remarks?

now it's right.

Guo Peng himself has limited resources here, and it is impossible to fully develop Jiaozhou. The southernmost Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, which have little development potential, are not in the plan.

If you don't have the spare energy to develop it, let the scholars develop it. If they think well, then develop it. If it is really developed, you can do it.

Is this not enough?

and……

correct.

Guo Peng suddenly remembered that Hainan Island is now barren, with no counties and counties for management and no development.

These are areas that the imperial court is unable to grasp, and it is a waste to leave them unused. If the scholars have the leisure, it is not a bad thing to let them develop them.

If it is well developed in the future, the imperial court can even pick peaches.

"I remember that there is a big island in the south of Hepu County called Zhuyazhou. It's not a problem to stay there for a long time. It's better to upgrade it to a county. Zhuya County, together with Rinan County and Jiuzhen County, should be handed over to the commander of the scholars. Now, there are three counties.

A family member of the Shi family committed a serious crime of rebellion. I did not punish the Shi family. What is there to say? "

Guo Peng smiled: "What do you guys think?"

The ministers looked at the big map behind Guo Peng, and saw the southernmost island hanging overseas like Taiwan Island, and felt that the emperor's arrangement was very 6.

It's just a white wolf with empty gloves.

To exchange the hard work of several generations of the Shi family with three counties that are basically poor and worthless, the Shi family has to be grateful.

If the scholar family is not grateful to Dade, but instead complains or even confronts the court, then what awaits the scholar family is a legitimate crusade by the court.

This kind of operation can only be done by His Majesty the Emperor today.

666!

The ministers agreed one after another.

So the matter was settled like this.

So Guo Peng decreed to launch the six-hundred-mile express delivery again, from Luoyang to Jiaozhi County, and sent the news to Tai Shici, who appointed Tai Shici to be fully responsible for the matter, and told Shi Xie about the matter, and negotiated with him. .

It’s best to achieve the goal peacefully. If it can be done, then it’s a good thing. If it’s not possible...

Tai Shici knew what to do.

After achieving this result, Guo Peng was not completely satisfied.

He left Guo Jia alone.