Bi Goo was also eating his noodles absent-mindedly. He could not understand how the relay station could support itself.
If it was someone else, he would throw a bowl of noodles at their face. Li Yi said that he was not thinking about the feasibility, but how to operate it.
After he finished the bowl of noodles and soup, he still could not figure it out.
Li Yi accompanied Bi Goo out for a walk to digest his food.
"Xiao Yi, tell me, where does the money come from?" Bi Goo gave up on thinking about it.
"There is money now. The people ask the courier to help them deliver letters and goods. They pay money. Of course, they are all rich people.
We can open up the business and operate both the official and civilian relay stations. At the same time, the civilian relay stations provide paid services to the people. The water is free.
The people do not need accommodation. They bring their own dry food and salted vegetables. They drink water for free. The relay station cannot earn money … "
Li Yi talked about his logistics and inns. The better inns had free water in the lobby. The worse inns did not have it, unless they needed accommodation.
The relay station took the initiative to pay for it. After all, it had to boil water for the guests.
If the people stayed, the same price would be safe in the relay station. Even if they stayed in a bunk, it would not be much for one yuan for a night.
Businessmen needed the relay station to find a place to rest. With the help of the goods, they could earn more money.
Bi Goo understood and shook his head: "That's not right. The people have a lot of letters and goods to deliver. They cannot earn back the money."
"That's right. The people do not have so many relatives outside." Li Yi smiled and agreed.
Then his smile did not change: "But we can get people to deliver the goods through the relay station. Old Bi, you know about the Hami melon right? Can't you eat it? "
"It will rot when it reaches the place." Bi Goo's face turned ugly. He thought that Li Yi was teasing him.
"It can be eaten from the moment it's picked up to the moment it's delivered to your hands.
There is a relay station ten miles away. If I am there, I will send someone to Chang 'an to ask if anyone wants to buy it. After they have paid enough, they will deliver it to you through the relay station. "
Li Yi gave a simple example. The Hami melon could be stored for a period of time, ten days to half a month.
"It's expensive." Bi Goo didn't want to spend that money.
"The local cantaloupes aren't worth much in the local area. As long as you can get one melon, no, two melons, you can earn a bit more. The rest is all travel expenses.
You paid ten coins for a melon, and two melons cost twenty-five coins, and you still don't want to eat?
I set up a trading house in Hami and another in Chang 'an.
The Chang 'an Trading Company was responsible for asking people what they wanted to buy. It didn't have to be a Hami melon. It could also be something from other places.
There are other trading companies in other places as well. Gather a batch, take the money and send the message over. The local relay station will send the goods over … "
Li Yi explained. Since the time required was different, the price would naturally be different as well.
If you wanted to eat the lychees from Lingnan, you only needed to spend money to eat them. Even if you had to travel 1,500 miles a day, you would still get them before they rotted.
There's a relay station ten miles away. If you throw in money, I'll let you run on fast horses.
If it was something that could be stored for a long time, the travel expenses would be cheaper.
If you chose something, you could send it at a speed of 150 miles a day, and it would be delivered within a month.
For Li Yi, no one would buy such a speed at that time. Did you think you were selling large-scale machinery?
In the Tang dynasty, from Lingnan to Chang 'an, it was unbelievably fast to travel within a month.
The key was that there were many things that Chang 'an did not have. If the merchants transported in large quantities, they would not be able to travel 150 miles a day.
Bi Goo's eyes lit up as he listened. "In that case, there's no need to go to Chang 'an. The other two places can also operate the same way."
"Of course! At that time, the relay station will make money, and you will also receive taxes. When the relay station has more money, you can help to repair the roads.
Those who have lost their land and become fugitives can be re-registered and help out at the relay station. Or, they can take goods from the relay station and distribute them to the families in the local villages. "
Li Yi was talking about express delivery services. He didn't have planes, cars, or trains, so he could only take the route of the relay station.
"Let me go back and think about it." Bi Goo walked away in a daze.
Li Yi tilted his head. He didn't care whether Bi Goo understood or not. This matter had to be done.
There would be a stop every ten miles, increasing the number of jobs, increasing the speed of logistics, and earning money to repair the roads.
The flow of goods from all over the world sped up, and things that should have been rotting in the ground became money.
Economic development was achieved little by little in this way.
In the past, people who used to send parcels by post were never rushed because it was useless. It was normal for a parcel to take one or two months to be delivered.
If the Great Tang's Ten Li Relay Station could be completed, the speed of its delivery of small items would be comparable to the speed of the postal service in the 1980s.
The key was that he could expedite the delivery. For example, if he was willing to pay for the delivery, he could expedite the delivery.
Li Yi muttered, "It benefits the people during normal times and the army during wartime."
…
Bi Goo returned to the Political Affairs Hall. He was still not in a good state.
Song Jing and Su Yi were already used to it. Every time Bi Goo said that he was going to ask Li Yi something, he would come back like this.
"What about Long Ze? Can all the people in the Tang dynasty have free hot water? "Song Jing laughed. He didn't believe it.
Sure enough, Bi Goo shook his head: "Dream on. But wait for one or two years. If you want to eat Lingnan's lychees, I can let you eat them until they are not rotten."
"I still think it's easier to drink free hot water." Song Jing felt that drinking water was easier than eating lychees.
How can the horse run when eating Lingnan's lychees? Will someone prepare a horse for them on the way?
"The nearest relay station is a stop every twenty miles. If the road is not good, there will only be a stop every thirty miles. Unless you have a stop every ten miles …"
Su Yi echoed Song Jing's words. Then he stopped.
Bi Goo nodded and even gave him a thumbs up, meaning that he was very good. Yes, a stop every ten miles.
"It's still not possible. It requires too much money. The Tang dynasty's revenue has increased, but it can't afford to pay for those relay stations."
Su Yi denied it again. A relay station needed people, horses, and fields to grow alfalfa.
How can it be increased so easily? Why don't they just say a stop every five miles?
"This way …" Bi Goo repeated Li Yi's words in his own language.
It included the integration of officials and people into relay stations, businesses asking about the situation in various places, profit distribution, and charging model.
After hearing what he said, Song Jing and Su Yi fell silent.
The idea was too bold. If they thought about it, it would work. People with a little money were willing to spend more money to eat things they couldn't eat before.
For example, oysters in winter, dried shrimps, shrimps, and shrimps were sold well in Chang 'an. It was said that King Song's profits were very high.
If King Song's profits were lowered, the people would eat more.
Were the greenhouse vegetables expensive? The people would still buy them because they had money and were willing to spend it on food.
Sea cabbages were also not cheap. They were all bought by King Song.
If the people bought dried sea cabbages from the seaside at a price lower than King Song's price in Chang 'an, they would definitely buy them from the relay stations.
The businesses in Chang 'an would send people to inquire about the season and the place where the products were produced.
If others wanted to buy them, they would pay first. When the time came, batches would be sent over.
The products that had a short shelf life were expensive. The products that had a long shelf life were relatively cheap.
"Based on this, all the money is spent on the road. The sellers earn less and the buyers pay more for the journey."
Song Jing noticed the problem in the transaction.
"Yes." Su Yi agreed. Money was spent wrongly.
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