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, it's that they either don't have the strength, or the master behind them has come out personally.
There is no other reason.
The emperor has decreed that the persons auctioning shares this time must have clean financial records and register their names with real names.
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 big trouble.
It is obviously more secure to have something that can be passed down to future generations in one's own name.
In this way, these people, including those attending the auction and watching the auction, basically all know each other.
So, someone said hello, it would be too troublesome to auction shares one by one, so let’s pack them up and bid together.
"Master Marquis, this is not possible.
It is auctioned one by one, but it is decided by the emperor.
Otherwise, you can go and talk about it and save us some trouble."
"Haha, that's what I said, forget it." "" Unconsciously, Emperor Chongzhen's authority was much greater than when he first ascended the throne, or before the Jianlu invaders invaded the capital.
If things were different before, some ministers might try to trick the emperor into changing his will.
But at this time, no one dared.
The auction was held quickly, but it was 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 to report to Liu Mao.
Emperor Chongzhen picked up a memorial on the imperial table, waved it in his hand, showed it to Liu Mao, and then said with a smile: "I have already read Liu Qing's memorial about the specific provisions of the post station. .
But I haven’t had time yet, so I’ve delayed it until now.”
"Your Majesty has a lot of things to do every day, please take care of the Dragon Ti Station.
I will stick to it to the end and will never give up halfway."
When Liu Mao heard this, he quickly bowed and played.
According to the emperor's request, he submitted a memorial with specific provisions, and then waited for the emperor to summon him.
Unexpectedly, after waiting and waiting, there was still no news.
The confidence built up in that court meeting was completely consumed in the waiting, which made him feel unsure about the job of abolishing the inn.
But when he heard the emperor's special explanation to him, all the dissatisfaction he had accumulated before disappeared.
He immediately stated that he would work hard and would not care about any difficulties or grievances.
Emperor Chongzhen listened to him with a smile and put the memorial back on the table.
After Liu Mao finished speaking, he said: "I have thought about it, and the post station will not be abolished." "" Liu Mao was stunned when he heard this.
The emperor's words were like a bolt from the blue, hitting him directly on the forehead.
After doing so much work, suffering from so many overt and covert suppressions and exclusions from colleagues, and suffering from so many grievances, I finally achieved some results.
Then, with full expectation of the emperor's continued support, he suddenly said, "There will be no more layoffs."
After Liu Mao came back to his senses, his whole body seemed to be sucked away by demons and monsters.
He suddenly became decadent and pale.
He slowly bowed down and said to Emperor Chongzhen: "I obey the decree."
It's no wonder that the abolition of the inn has offended the interests of too many people.
He is fully aware of the resistance involved.
The emperor must have realized it, so he didn't want to abolish it anymore.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh deeply in his heart, alas Seeing his reaction, Emperor Chongzhen was a little surprised, and then he immediately understood that he might have misunderstood, and quickly explained: "I'm afraid Liu Qing has misunderstood.
The post station must be reformed, but not simply abolished.
Today I summon you to come, I just want to talk about this matter.”
Liu Mao was stunned when he heard this, and he kept his body bowed and looked up at Emperor Chongzhen with a puzzled look on his face.
If we don’t abolish the inns, can we save money?
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If we can’t cut costs, we won’t be able to save money.
This doesn’t mean we’ve done nothing and it’s all in vain.
Emperor Chongzhen saw that he was confused and asked him: "Liu Qing should know about cement, right?"
After hearing this, Liu Mao nodded subconsciously, and then secretly whispered in his heart, what's wrong with the emperor?
Isn't he talking about the abolition of the post station?
Why is cement involved?
"Then you should know the properties of cement," Emperor Chongzhen continued, "is it fast to build, strong, waterproof, etc.?"
Liu Mao nodded again.
A three-year-old child in the capital could talk about such a big thing as cement.
How could he not know about it?
Seeing him nodding again, Emperor Chongzhen said: "There are a lot of waterlogging in the south, and the roads suffer from rain all year round, making them muddy and difficult to walk.
So I thought about using cement to rebuild the road to make it smooth and easy to walk, and no longer suffer from rain.
The pain of mud.”
Liu Mao listened and nodded.
This was a good thing, but he couldn't figure out how much this had to do with the station he was responsible for.
"The road system of the Ming Dynasty is in charge of your side.
Therefore, you are also in charge of the cement road construction."
Emperor Chongzhen patiently explained to him, "It is inappropriate to continue to use the name of the Ministry of War.
A Daming Road and Bridge Company was also established.
It started in the south where there is a lot of rain and the roads from south to north are busy.
The road will be built with mud, and then the local post station can collect the fees for vehicles traveling from north to south.
As for the start-up capital, it will be raised from the local government.
Well, it is also the same as the Daming Royal Cement Company, selling 49% of the shares.
The other 51% of the shares will be divided between the imperial court and local officials."
This is actually equivalent to the highway of later generations.
Although the roads built with cement at this time will definitely not be as smooth as the cement roads of later generations, compared with the mud roads at that time, especially in places with a lot of rain, it is not necessary to So good to go.
Ordinary people walking will not be charged, but if you take a car, you must have some money, so you will be charged a little.
Compared with dirt roads, this kind of cement road allows you to walk faster and spend less time on the road.
It does not delay your journey and does not suffer from the muddy road.
How nice it is.
In this way, those inns actually have another function, which is toll collection, and have become toll stations.
Naturally, they do not need to be abolished.
Emperor Chongzhen only proposed a general plan at this time.
As for the details, we will discuss them in detail later.
At this time, Liu Mao was in charge of the abolition of inns, so he was much more familiar with roads than the average person.
He immediately compared the people who would be offended by directly abolishing the inn before, and suddenly realized that building roads with cement seemed to be a promising solution.
For example, ordinary people don't need to pay to cross the road, and the roads are easier to travel than before, so they get benefits.
Although the rich people pay some money, they save their time and suffer less from the journey, and they don't delay their travels.
Very beneficial.
The proceeds will be shared with the local government, which means that the local government will also benefit.
In addition, the imperial court can also receive money, which is considered a source of income.
After such a comparison, Liu Mao suddenly realized that his previous plan to abolish the post station was completely useless
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