Li Longji still went to work, held morning court, and then went to the hot spring to soak. He wanted to recover from his illness and not take medicine.
The commoners sent tea to the Li Family Zhuangzi. According to the experience of the past two years, the commoners would divide the tea leaves in advance.
The people on Zhuangzi would casually look around and wouldn't make a mistake under normal circumstances.
The commoners wouldn't purposely put bad tea in good tea. If they were discovered, how could they act?
Shopkeeper Liang and the others continued to build simple houses. They were sturdier than last year's and could withstand the wind and rain. They chose high places.
They also dug drainage ditches and built animal sheds on the ground.
Under normal circumstances, it should have an upper and lower structure and a front and back structure, similar to a relay station.
Below were the animals and above were the people.
The people lived in the front yard and the animal sheds in the back.
It was convenient to watch over and prevent the animals from being stolen.
The environment of such a relay station wasn't good, especially an official relay station in a remote area. If they could deal with it, they would deal with it.
The relay station had its own fields to plant grass and feed the horses.
Sometimes, they would also plant other things to secretly supplement themselves.
If a commoner wanted to send a letter to another place, the people at the relay station would arrange it and charge them extra money.
If the letter wasn't found, they would tell the people here that the money wouldn't be refunded if the letter wasn't found.
Under normal circumstances, the people at the relay station were very particular. They took the money and were loyal to the people.
They could even help deliver the clothes and shoes to the designated people. This was the only way to earn extra money in the long run.
Of course, the requirements for the relay station were also high. They had to send the letter to the officials in a certain number of days. If they were late by a day, they would be beaten.
People who wanted to use their legs to send the letter had to travel 50 miles a day. It wasn't easy to travel.
Therefore, after the An Lushan Rebellion, Tubo oppressed the surrendered soldiers too much. They revolted, fought, and killed!
The soldiers themselves had horses, donkeys, and other livestock. Even if they didn't have them, they could still travel 50 miles a day.
A group of relay soldiers quickly advanced, causing the Tubo army to be stunned.
This was probably the first lightning war in history, although it was suppressed in the end.
Historical records said that the rebels fell from the sky and quickly broke through the provincial city. They killed many Tubo officials. The defending general burned himself and the Tubo monk fled.
It was as if they had descended from the sky and were crazily breaking through the city walls.
However, none of the couriers of the Tang dynasty had revolted, so they were treated fairly well.
Especially when they heard that many places would be printing their own newspapers this year, and the money they earned would be doubled.
In the past, he had been able to get by, including his expenses. Now that his income had doubled, how was he going to spend it?
There was no need to think about it. It was guaranteed that everyone would share a portion. Otherwise, they wouldn't be able to use it all.
The next morning, Bi Goo skipped work again and brushed past Li Longji.
"Noodles, yesterday's noodles." Bi Goo was addicted to the hot noodle soup.
When it was time to eat, he expressed his thoughts, "In this way, the people will live in peace and happiness."
Li Yi looked at Bi Goo seriously. He wanted to know if the other party was joking.
At that time, there was no free hot water everywhere. Many places that theoretically provided free hot water did not provide it.
He even had to search for a long time to find a public toilet. Otherwise, he had to go to other restaurants to buy something or go to a chain store that provided free toilets.
Now, it was not a problem to ask to go to the toilet in the Tang dynasty. There were places on the roadside that provided free hot water. He could learn from the governor …
"Old Bi, increase the number of couriers. This year, newspapers will be distributed in all the provinces that are not at the border. Set up outlets in the important counties."
Li Yi did not mention the free hot water everywhere in the Tang dynasty. Instead, he talked about the couriers.
"Why not set up more couriers in the border provinces? Don't the local people need to be educated? Why not set up more couriers in the border provinces? "Bi Goo found the problem.
"There are more couriers, but no newspapers. The spies in the border areas have infiltrated. When something important happens in the Tang dynasty, the enemy will know it when it is shown in the newspapers."
Li Yi explained patiently. He was afraid that the news would spread. Important things would be sent by Chang 'an to various places by fast horses.
Sometimes, the content that had nothing to do with military affairs could be analyzed from it.
"It's tiring to set up couriers." Bi Goo agreed with Li Yi's statement. He mentioned the matter of increasing the number of couriers again.
If there were more couriers, there would naturally be more couriers. As long as there was a way, no one would be willing to be a courier. Some couriers were even forcefully conscripted.
For example, a village had to send out four couriers. The village had to do as it saw fit.
"It won't be tiring if there are more horses. The newspapers will compensate the couriers with double the money. Are they going to eat and drink? Buy horses. "
Li Yi certainly knew that couriers were tired, especially those who ran with their legs. They ran 50 miles a day on the main road without carrying anything.
They ran half a marathon every day with their things. Some of the roads were uphill and downhill. When they needed to cross rivers, they had to change boats.
Running for a few days was like exercising. Work had become a part of life.
There were no running shoes, no clothes to reduce wind resistance, and no one on the roadside gave them chocolates or sports drinks.
There were no cheers, and there were no ambulances by the roadside.
If they rode an electric scooter, they could run 600 to 700 miles a day. The premise was that there was a place to change the battery.
"How many horses do you need? How many couriers do you need? "Bi Goo was tempted. He knew that since Li Yi dared to mention it, he had a plan.
"There's one courier every ten miles. The official couriers will bring along the civilian couriers. This way, there will be hot water to drink. Can't we walk 10 miles?
Why don't we rest at the previous couriers and recover our strength before continuing?
If we encounter places where we have to climb mountains, it's better for us to run 10 miles than 50 miles. We can run at the limit of 10 miles. "
Li Yi considered that in places where the roads were difficult to travel, couriers on horseback would sometimes have to run on the ground.
Bi Goo was calculating how long he would need to walk 10 miles. He was very distressed. He knew that roads were different from roads.
If he walked 10 miles in Chang 'an, it would not be too tiring. If he entered the Qinling Mountains, he would be exhausted.
Li Yi added, "There's one courier every ten miles. Delivering information can cover 1,300 to 1,400 miles in a day."
"Really?" Bi Goo was more interested in this speed.
"Get on the horse and sprint to the limit. After 10 miles, change horses and continue to sprint to the limit. If you run faster than a human, 1,400 miles a day won't be a problem."
Li Yi was calculating the horse's speed. A horse could reach more than 50 kilometers per hour, but you can't let it run at this speed all the time.
If it ran for 10 minutes, the horse would not be able to stand it.
If it ran for five to six minutes, it would definitely not be a problem. The horse would probably be quite happy. It would feel good to run for a while.
Usually, horses did not need to run so fast. Bad horses could run 150 miles a day.
If they were willing to change horses halfway, they could change horses once. If not, they could let the horse rest a few more times.
Good horses could run 300 miles a day and change horses halfway.
The best horses could run 800 miles. The couriers prepared different horses according to the level of urgency.
If there was no good horse when they reached the couriers, the horse might die if it was not used well.
As long as they could reach the next couriers, they would not care about the horse.
"Is the money from the newspaper enough to increase the couriers and buy horses?" Bi Goo had not eaten a single mouthful of noodles and was still asking.
"It's profitable. If there's one courier every ten miles, there will be profits even without the money from the newspaper." Li Yi finished his words and went to eat. If he continued talking, it would be cold.
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