My Pen Pal Zhu Yuanzhang

Chapter 31: Government orders don’t work? Easy!

After reading Zhu Yuanzhang's letter in one breath, Li Han rubbed his eyes to give his brain a rest.

Old Zhu is really a problem baby.

Of course, governing a country will naturally involve countless problems. The first problem Zhu Yuanzhang had to deal with was the slow transmission of government information caused by the floods in Dongting Lake.

Did Dongting Lake suffer a flood in the 15th year of Hongwu?
Li Han thought about it carefully, but he had no impression. However, every year in the Ming Dynasty did not encounter floods and droughts.
It was the daily life of Ming Dynasty.

Perhaps this incident did not cause serious casualties, so it was not recorded in historical records and was most likely only recorded in the local county annals.

However, the problem of the poor communication and slow transmission of government orders that arose from this inspired Li Han.

In history before modern times, there were only three ways to transmit messages: one was the post station, one was the escort agency, and the other was the notice.

Apart from their different functions, the natures of post stations and escort agencies are similar.

As for the announcement, it can only be applied to publicly released news, such as a wanted order or the announcement of the imperial examination results.

When it comes to delivering emergency information like floods, I believe no official would be stupid enough to choose to use a notice to deliver the message.

Therefore, when faced with an emergency, the court had only one option: the post station.

The saying "galloping a horse and traveling 800 miles a day" is not an exaggeration.

In ancient times, there was usually a post station every twenty miles or so. If it was an urgent message that needed to be delivered immediately, a horse would be changed after each post station, and the speed would usually reach four to eight hundred miles per day.

This is what is meant by eight hundred miles express.

But this speed is still too slow when facing emergencies such as natural disasters and man-made disasters.

However, this problem that has troubled Zhu Yuanzhang and even emperors of all dynasties for thousands of years is actually very easy to solve in Li Han's eyes!

Radio!

The earliest wireless telegraph was invented by Italian engineer Guglielmo Marconi. Of course, the dispute between him and Tesla over the title of the Father of Radio was not within Li Han's consideration.

Although the maximum radio transmission distance can reach thousands of kilometers, this requires consideration of the band, power, interference, and the construction of the radio station.

Given the current conditions in the Ming Dynasty, it was obviously impossible to build a radio station.

Moreover, the operation of the telegraph machine was extremely complicated, and the popularization of Morse code in the Ming Dynasty was also a big problem.

So what about using several high-powered portable radios as relays?

Li Han couldn't help but snap his fingers. The post station system of the Ming Dynasty was already very mature. Wouldn't it be enough to equip the post stations at corresponding distances with radio transmitters and let them continuously relay messages?
Although it is a bit troublesome, the difference between traveling 600,000 miles per second and traveling 800 miles per day is still huge, isn't it?

As for the battery, this is the least worrying issue.

The battery is out of use, why not just buy a new one and send it over?
As for the need to deliver batteries to various post stations, they are already used to running around the post stations to deliver things, and they are just continuing the traditional skill.

If this can be achieved, then Ming Dynasty's control over its territory will probably be raised to an unprecedented level!
Moreover, even the administrative structure system and operating rules of the Ming Dynasty court will undergo earth-shaking changes.

But which model of walkie-talkie should I choose?

Li Han was also confused, as his knowledge of radio was limited to what he learned in textbooks.

Oh, right, he slapped his head and thought, even though he didn’t understand, there were people who did!
Isn’t that little fat boy Xu Nian just a radio fan?

Oops, when I mentioned him, I forgot to message him back!
I picked up the phone and saw that it was about to explode with calls from this guy. Uh... my phone was set to silent mode, no wonder I didn't hear the call.

I looked at the time, it was past nine in the evening. The class reunion seemed to be at seven, it didn't matter, it should be over by now.

I was just thinking about calling Xu Nian, but unexpectedly, Xu Nian called me first.

"Hey, Lao Li, you finally answered the phone!"

"Where are you...at home, stay at home and don't move. I'll be there soon! Don't move!"

"..."

Before Li Han could say a word or two, Xu Nian hung up the phone. He sounded in a hurry, as if he was going to come to him?

Was this guy chased by a ghost?
Since the other person wanted to come, Li Han would feel embarrassed to chase him away. Besides, they hadn't seen each other for a while, so it was a good opportunity to catch up.

About forty minutes later, Li Han heard the roar of a sports car engine outside the store. He stood up and saw a Ferrari driving towards him at lightning speed and then stopped steadily in front of the store.

Good skill!
Is this a big customer?
Li Han quickly stood up to greet them. Many wealthy people like to shop for goods and like to go to those inconspicuous small shops.

He had received some wealthy clients in the past and made a lot of money from them. His main goal was to satisfy their wishes and fulfill their desire to pick up bargains.

He quickly placed the wooden artwork that he had just packed in an exquisite crystal glass box in a prominent position. It was not too much to charge him 100,000 yuan for a bracelet made of smooth-grained red sandalwood, right?

The money from the sale was just right for Lao Zhu to buy a radio handheld transmitter.

Then, Li Han saw Xu Nian's fat body struggling to climb out of the passenger seat.

Eh? Where is my big customer? How come he became Xu Nian?
Is this fat guy being kept by someone?

Several big question marks popped up on Li Han’s forehead. Hey, this rich woman’s taste is a bit strange... or is she a rich man?
The picture is too beautiful to imagine.

Immediately afterwards, Li Han saw a tall and beautiful woman with excellent temperament come down from the driver's seat of the Ferrari.

Wow, this fat guy is so lucky. Could it be that the flower language of steel wool really means wealth, patience and true love?
But this beauty looks somewhat familiar.

Just when he was wondering if he had seen her somewhere before, he saw the beautiful woman coming over and smiling at Li Han:
"Old classmate, long time no see."

Li Han was stunned and couldn't remember for a long time, who is this?

At this time, Xu Nian also came over and said, "Class Beauty, look, I brought you here, you can't say that I'm not doing a good job!"

This is... Li Momo?

As far as I can remember, although Li Momo was the class beauty in high school, she was very low-key and focused on studying, just like any other high school girl.

But the Li Momo in front of him was a typical domineering female president, completely different from the little girl she used to be. Girls really change a lot when they grow up.

Li Momo half smiled, half scolded: "Li Han, you didn't even come to the class reunion, do you look down on your old classmates? Why don't you invite us in and have a seat?"

Li Han said, "No, no, it's a great honor for my old classmate to come to my humble inn. Please come in."

As he spoke, he welcomed the two into the store, served them tea and water, and then Li Han pulled Xu Nian aside.

"Why did you bring Li Momo here?"

Xu Nian took a big sip of tea, let out a long breath, and then said:
"I can't help it. They didn't see you coming, so the class reunion ended hastily, and then they forced me to lead the way to find you."

"My intention is very clear!" Xu Nian winked at Li Han, "Why don't you hurry up!"

(End of this chapter)