The most arrogant in history

"It may be around 10 million taels of silver, which is a huge income. Besides, the people will not have any complaints."

"Then we should promote it in major cities such as Jinling, Chang'an, Zhuojun, Xiangyang, and Xingyang. However, we must control management costs and the number of bank staff."

Ye Kun agreed to Wu Qiong's proposal.

Of course you can do profitable business.

Establishing a sound banking system is also a necessary means for an empire.

Wu Qiong nodded and said, "I suggest that the bank and post station systems be merged and a separate department be set up for easier management."

Ye Kun rejected this suggestion and said:

"The post station system must be independent and managed by the Ministry of Communications and the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel. The banking system must also be independent and jointly managed by the Ministry of Finance and Taxation and the Ministry of Personnel."

In fact, Ye Kun wanted to set up a post and telecommunications bureau, but he was afraid that it would increase administrative costs and add a group of people who would be paid salaries.

The current construction of the post station is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Transport.

Ordinary people can also write and send letters and clothes to their relatives, but the process is very slow and the efficiency is very low.

Xue Changfeng also made the same suggestion and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty, all our work is much better than before, except for the post station, which is about the same as before. It takes a month for a Luoyang citizen to write a letter to Jinling. It also takes a month for Jinling to reply. It's a bit slow."

Ye Kun frowned and said, "The waterway from Luoyang to Jinling is smooth, so it should take ten days to get there. Why does it take a month?"

Sang Buyi pondered and said, "Maybe there aren't enough soldiers at the post station, so it takes many days to make a trip, which wastes time."

“This needs to be changed.”

Ye Kun expressed his dissatisfaction: "If there is an urgent document, wouldn't it be a big mistake? It's really inconvenient for ordinary people to contact each other."

Sang Buyi said, "For urgent official documents, we have telegrams, pigeon carriers, and express mails of 800 miles, so there will be no delay. But it will take time for the people to communicate with each other."

"We need to improve the efficiency of post stations in various places and shorten the time it takes to send letters. For example, for an ordinary letter from Luoyang to Jinling, the time it takes should be controlled within ten days."

Ye Kun gave an order: "This task must be completed by the end of the year. We have built a large number of official roads, which have greatly improved transportation efficiency. This should be possible."

Xue Changfeng smiled and said, "I read the court newspaper and heard that the emperor has developed a telephone that can transmit sound over thousands of miles. In the future, there will be telephones all over the country, making communication more convenient."

"Don't even think about it. Twenty years from now, telephones won't be common in ordinary people's homes."

Ye Kun smiled bitterly: "I estimate that it will take at least two hundred years for telephones to enter ordinary people's homes. This also requires that there will be no major unrest in the nine provinces of China within the next two hundred years, and that technology will continue to develop."

Judging from later experience, it was about two hundred years after the Industrial Revolution that ordinary people had telephones.

Ye Kun opened the era of the Industrial Revolution, but it would take another two hundred years to enter the era of intelligent industry.

Today's telephones and telephone lines are very expensive to make, and the cost of electricity production and equipment maintenance is also very high.

Ordinary people can’t even afford a three-foot telephone line.

Sang Buyi said: "Telegraph communication has basically been completed between Zhuo County and the major prefectures. If the prefectures can communicate with each other, they can also accept some communication services from the people."

Ye Kun shook his head: "Communication alone is not enough. Because communication cannot solve the problem of material flow. For example, if we want to eat fruits from the south, we can't do it. If they are transported from the south, they will rot.

Therefore, speeding up communications and logistics must be solved together. Building roads, building wide roads, building straight roads and short roads, developing steam-powered cars, increasing speed, and increasing the frequency of logistics are the only solutions. "

Sang Buyi said: "Steam-powered vehicles are better than horse-drawn and mule-drawn vehicles, but many roads are not suitable for steam-powered vehicles. We cannot afford to build cement roads across the country. There are also some mountain roads that cannot be repaired at all."

Ye Kun laughed out loud.

Xue Changfeng and Sang Buyi asked together: "Your Majesty...what are you laughing at?"

"Do you think that steam engines can only power cars and ships?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "I tell you, the steam engine can be regarded as the source of all power. In the future, we will have various steam-powered equipment and machinery that can be used for efficient plowing, harvesting, rice milling, irrigation, mountain opening, excavation, bulldozing...

The Science and Technology City has already launched a project to develop crushers, excavators and drilling machines. We may see some success within five years. Large-scale machinery will change the traditional way of building roads and opening up mountains. It will be faster and safer and will not require too much manpower. "

It is easy to make a crusher, but it is difficult to make an excavator and a bulldozer.

Ye Kun said within five years, but he actually had no idea.

Xue Changfeng smiled and said, "We will follow the emperor and witness the great changes in the land of Kyushu."

Ye Kun nodded: "I came here this time to bring you four sets of rice milling equipment, telephones, and 20 miles of telephone lines to Luoyang City, which can be used to complete the communication between important departments in the city. After you use it, you will know the convenience of the new equipment."

In fact, wired telephones are of little use to the city of Luoyang.

It was nothing more than that Xue Changfeng, the governor of Luoyang, and the garrison camp outside the city could have two-way conversations.

The offices of other departments are all in front of the prefectural mansion and do not need this expensive telephone for the time being.

But the rice mill is very useful.

Four rice milling machines will free up two thousand rice pounding workers and release a group of labor.

Xue Changfeng was very happy and said with a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for thinking about Luoyang. It can also open the eyes of the people of Luoyang."

Ye Kun smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will give you a few more steam cars by the end of the year, as well as the latest rubber tire rickshaws and horse carriages. In the future, there will be new products every year to dazzle you and refresh your ears!"

Technological development has entered the fast lane.

The pace of scientific research is getting faster and faster, and there are more and more new products.

Sang Buyi smiled and said, "The emperor also said that he wanted to publish newspapers in Luoyang, build a Luoyang theater, and build a large radio station. The newspaper and radio professionals and related equipment have been brought in, and it will be completed by the end of the year.

When the time comes, you, the governor, will speak on the loud speaker, and the people of the whole city will be able to hear you. "

Luoyang City already has this thing called a loudspeaker.

What Ye Kun brought this time is a new generation product with better performance.

Xue Changfeng was flattered and expressed his gratitude again.

Ye Kun asked again: "Are there any shortcomings in Luoyang's development? If there are any aspects that need the court's help to solve, you can tell us directly. Or if there are any inconveniences in the lives of the people, you can also tell us."

Xue Changfeng thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, Luoyang is also a big city, with many merchants from the north and south, and some foreign merchants. I was wondering if we can restore a few brothels in Luoyang City?"

Ye Kun was very surprised: "What, restore the brothels?"