After Li Longji ate a skewer with his son, Empress Wang asked someone to bring other food. The little guy couldn't eat so many skewers.
Li Longji took Li Yi into the water and made a floating tray on it.
"According to the news from the Political Affairs Hall, they gathered many officials to discuss the details of the courier station you mentioned. They want to increase the number of courier stations."
Li Longji thought about the details and told Li Yi.
"Courier stations should be set up in places with people, and then the main road. It's better to take the main road and take a long detour than to go to places with no roads. That road can't be built."
Li Yi was afraid that some stupid people would want to set up courier stations in the deep mountains and forests.
If there were no people, setting up courier stations would show that the Tang dynasty was rich.
If someone thought so, he would arrange him to be the leader of the courier station. The environment there was quiet.
"All the way to the village?" Li Longji found that the details of the Political Affairs Hall didn't mention that it only went to the county. It turned out that it also went to the county.
"It depends on how far away the village is. If it's too far away from the town, it's arranged to go to the town. Letters and packages can be delivered by courier.
It depends on the actual situation. We can't urge the courier to go on the dangerous road. We have to speed up. It's okay to be late in special weather.
The more dangerous the place is, the higher the income of the courier. It's better to choose people from the village. "
Li Yi didn't feel comfortable talking about this. He admired the postmen of China Post most.
Some villages were too remote. Other logistics and express companies didn't send them. They just asked them to go to the town to pick up.
If they used the postal service, the postal service would send them to the place.
At first, they could send anything. Later, they didn't send packages that were too big in remote areas. But if it was a letter, they had to send it.
Of course, although he admired them, he didn't use the postal service when he sent packages because it was slow.
In Li Yi's mind, the courier station of the Tang dynasty should be the same. As long as the place was still in the Tang dynasty and there were people living there, they would send it to you. It would take longer.
"Oh." Li Longji expressed that he understood. Following Brother Yi's words, the Political Affairs Hall retreated.
"Brother Yi, they said that we should send someone to take care of the fees. At the same time, we should arrange for people to patrol the area to prevent people from secretly setting the price."
Li Longji continued to talk about the details, which were researched by the Political Affairs Hall.
Li Yi laughed. "Hahaha! Third Brother, I printed some stamps. The post station sells stamps.
Depending on the distance and weight of the object, the number of stamps would be applied.
In this way, there was no need for supervision or stamps.
The letters are lighter, so you can send them all at once. Naturally, the price is cheaper. There are one-cent, two-cent, three-cent, four-cent, five-cent, six-cent, seven-cent, eight-cent … "
"Is there one now? Let me have a look. "Li Longji felt that waiting for the Political Affairs Hall to study the details was a waste of time.
"Yes, I have it in my pocket. I'm prepared to show it to Old Bi whenever I meet him."
As Li Yi spoke, he winked at Easy Soak beside him.
Qing Song got up and went to get Li Yi's clothes in her swimsuit.
When the clothes were brought over, Li Yi wiped his hands on the clothes and dug into his pocket.
Li Longji also wiped his hands on Li Yi's clothes and prepared to take it.
Li Yi took out a stack of small stamps. "From one-cent to one-cent, there are a total of ten types, from one-cent to ten-cent.
From one-cent to hundred-cent, there are a total of nine types, one-cent, two-cent, five-cent, eight-cent, ten-cent, twenty-cent, fifty-cent, eighty-cent, and hundred-cent.
After that, there are two-hundred-cent, three-hundred-cent … one-cent. Above one-cent, there are ten-cent.
For the time being, these can be adjusted according to the actual situation, and can be changed at any time.
The cost of printing is low, and there is a little profit for every cent. If it's too little, it can be ignored.
When mailing, there is no such thing as one-cent. At least four-cent. One-cent, two-cent, and three-cent are used to make up the numbers. "
Li Yi showed the stamps to Li Longji. The low-denomination stamps were not very complicated, but the color scheme was the same as the exchange coupons.
The high-denomination stamps were more complicated to prevent others from counterfeiting.
If you want to make counterfeits below ten-cent, go ahead and make a lot of losses.
Li Longji looked at the stamps. "Where to send it? The weight of the letter and the size of the package are all specified. Then, the corresponding stamps should be pasted. Do we still need to stamp it? "
Li Yi gave him a thumbs up. "Third Brother is wise."
"Do we need to use paste to stamp it? That's convenient. What are the small teeth around the stamp for? "Li Longji noticed the edges of the stamp.
"The holes are made to make it easier to tear the stamp. As for the paste, we can apply some water or even saliva on the back of the stamp."
Li Yi followed his instructions. There are joint holes and glue on the back of the stamp.
At that time, some people did not know about this and insisted on buying glue to stamp the stamp. Just a little water will do.
Some people knew about this and still bought glue. What's the use of it? They will apply glue on the surface of the stamp.
This way, after the stamp is stamped and mailed, the stamp can be erased with an eraser. The stamp can be used again.
In the past, his pen pal did this to save money and took advantage of the country.
Li Yi had done the same thing. Now that he thought about it, it was not because he was taking advantage of the country, but because he would smile. It was a memory of his youth.
Li Longji did not know about Li Yi's memories, but he approved of this design.
"When the time comes, all the post stations will sell the stamps. The people will buy the stamps, and no one will be able to touch them. Good idea.
The stamps will be given directly to the local government. After the local government sells the stamps, the money will be given to the Imperial Court. If the local government wants to buy more stamps, they will have to return the money to the local government.
Or the local post stations will buy the stamps, and if the local government cannot sell them, they will return the money. The money will be sent back according to the local government's demand for stamps. "
Li Longji thought about how to sell the stamps. The lower denominations should be easier to sell. It will be difficult to sell the stamps that cost more than a hundred coins.
He knew why there were ten coins and even ten coins.
To send something from Qiongzhou to Yi Zhou or Chang 'an, it will take three to four days.
This will activate the post station's galloping service for each person. The post station will relay the message, and the person will be able to run 1500 li or even more in a day.
If the money is too little, they will not send it to you. This should be used by the Imperial Court for emergency military information.
Li Longji thought about it, and suddenly he was stunned. After a while, he looked at the stamps carefully again.
"Brother Yi, you are using the things of the people to help the Imperial Court deliver information. When you solve the problems of the people's lives, you will also help the Imperial Court deliver information faster."
This was what Li Longji thought. Brother Yi was really …
"Third Brother, I am perfecting a system. I am not focusing on one aspect. Of course, all aspects of the system will benefit. "
Li Yi felt that Third Brother was thinking too much. The speed of the military's delivery of information was important, but the overall delivery of the Tang dynasty was the most important.
The current Tang dynasty could attack anyone, so it did not matter if the news was delayed by a few days.
This was because the local officials would act according to the timing, and the general would not listen to the emperor's orders.
For example, according to historical records, Su Lu's tribe grew stronger and stronger. He was the Great General of the Left Imperial Guard in the Tang dynasty and was given a salary and military resources every year.
When he grew stronger, he wanted to attack the Tang dynasty. The local officials said that they wanted to attack him, but Li Longji said no.
After a while, the local officials said that he was colluding with Tubo and the Abbasid Caliphate to attack us, and we had already sent our troops.
They said no, but you attacked him again. As for whether he was really colluding with Tubo and the Abbasid Caliphate, was that important?
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