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The horse was still not far from the street. Although it was tripped by the rope, it was fine. Zhao Junsheng got on the horse and rushed back home, thinking along the way: "Liu Guang, Liu Guang, since your kid uses this kind of three If you use indiscriminate means to deal with this uncle, then don't blame this uncle for not being sympathetic!"

Zhao Junsheng practiced internal strength at night as usual, and he got up before dawn to build up his strength, exercise his muscles and bones, and practice martial arts for an hour. If he had extra time, he would also practice riding and shooting.

After breakfast, he came to the yamen to order Mao, supervised the subordinate officials and gathered them together to give lectures after they had finished their morning exercises.

Standing in two rows of officials under the eaves of the class house, Zhao Junsheng stood in front of them, his eyes swept over their faces one by one, when his eyes fell on Liu Guang's face, Liu Guang looked away guiltily, not daring to look at him .

At this time, Liu Guang was already cursing in his heart: "Why is this kid okay? Damn, Chen Jinshui and those bastards are really unreliable. They can't even handle such trivial matters, and they still call themselves Qingshui street bullies ,Grass!"

Zhao Junsheng didn't know what was going on in Liu Guang's mind, so he asked, "Who else hasn't eaten breakfast, please raise your hand!"

No one raised their hands!

In the past, many people would go out to have breakfast after Dianmao, but since Zhao Junsheng came to set a new rule, they were not allowed to go out to eat after Dianmao was on duty, so no one dared to commit crimes against the wind.

"Okay, it seems that my colleagues have persisted very well these days, and we must continue!" Zhao Junsheng first praised, then changed the subject and said: "Today, let's go to inspect the stations and see the actual situation of each station! In order to ensure that what we see is true and not falsified, and to prevent anyone from reporting, from now on, all of you will sit in the classroom honestly! Where is Pei Jin?"

Pei Jin immediately stood up and bowed his waist and agreed: "Join the army, the subordinates are here!"

"The three officials from the left, the middle and the right must go down with this official. You can find three more officials to accompany you, and go to their homes in person and ask their family members to prepare a few sets of clothes for them! In addition, from the public funds of this office I will spend [-] yuan as the living expenses of this inspection and give it to one of the accompanying officials for safekeeping, and then borrow a few horses from each office to give you an hour to prepare, is it enough?"

"Enough is enough, this subordinate will go get ready!" Pei Jin agreed, turned around and started to get ready.

"Okay, everyone, wait patiently!"

As soon as Zhao Junsheng left, the officials began to discuss it. This was the first time that the heads of the law enforcement department went to the post stations collectively to inspect, and they didn't know if something would happen. Many people were worried.

Could it be that the second fire of the new official's appointment is about to start?

Chapter 64 The problem is very big

Seven people and seven horses set off from Suiyang City all the way to the northeast along the main road. It was late month and the sun was still very hot. They rode for an hour and entered the territory of Meng County and arrived at Meng County Station.

This station is located next to a three-fork intersection, leading to Meng County and Bo County to the north, and Yu County to the east. There is a courtyard with a fairly large area, and the surrounding grassy land also belongs to this Meng County Station.

Seven people rode to the entrance of the post station. The gate was open, but the courtyard of the post station was empty. They led their horses into the courtyard. With so many people and horses, there was quite a commotion.

An old man in a dirty apron, with an ax and a piece of wood in his hand, came running out of the backyard of the inn.

"Ah... the superiors are here, hurry up, please come to the lobby to rest and serve tea!" The old man threw down the ax and the wood, and talked in a panic, wiping his hands on the apron constantly, looking Very at a loss.

The official who was in charge of serving Zhao Junsheng shouted: "Meng Yichang, why don't you know etiquette? This is the new Zhao Canjun from the Law and Cao Department, why don't you come to see him soon?"

The old man hastily stepped forward and bowed to the ground, "Meng Fu, postmaster of Meng County, pays homage to Zhao Canjun!"

Zhao Junsheng knew that the post chief was the manager of the post station. In the later Tang Dynasty, it was renamed Postmaster or Zhuo Post, and it was only called post post in the Ming Dynasty.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Are you the postmaster of the Mengxian post? You should get up first, why are you alone here?"

Meng Fu replied bitterly, clapping his hands together: "So that the army can know that the salary and the expenses for maintaining the post offices issued by the government office are too little, and the postmen are all recruited from the nearby villagers. To make a living, the postmen almost have to go home to work in the fields to earn some money to supplement their families when there is no official correspondence at the post station, and the subordinates and subordinates can’t stop them, who makes the salary too small!”

Since Zhao Junsheng took office, he has gained some understanding of the postal system in the Northern Wei Dynasty. Not only can the postal system fail to make money for the government and the court, but it also needs to fill in a lot of financial resources every year to barely maintain it.

The function of the post station is not only responsible for the delivery of official documents, but also provides food and accommodation for passing business travelers and officials. The business travelers need to pay for food and accommodation.

According to the regulations, officials also need to pay for accommodation and meals at the station, but how could the station take the initiative to ask the officials for money?If the officials don't pay, there is nothing the post station can do. If things go on like this, the loss of the post station will naturally increase.

In order to reduce losses, some local governments directly assign rich local households to manage post stations and pass on this loss to the wealthy households. Some wealthy households can only grit their teeth and lose money in order not to offend the government. Just ignore the station and let it fall into disrepair.

"Let's stop drinking the tea. I'm going to look around. Where is the stable?" Zhao Junsheng asked.

"Oh, it's on the west side, please join the army and come down!" Meng Fu immediately led the way after speaking.

The crowd followed Blessed to the stables, only to see that the stables were empty, not only did they not have a single horse, not a mule nor a donkey.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Meng Postmaster, do you have any official documents to send today?"

"There were a few official documents yesterday, but none today!" Montfort replied.

Zhao Junsheng pointed to the empty stable and asked, "Where's the horse?"

Meng Fu's face was quite embarrassed, Qiqi Ai said: "The horse was taken back to work by the postmen, but once there is an official document to be delivered, it will immediately ride back to deliver the official document!"

Zhao Junsheng told the officials around him: "Write it down! The jailers will also write down the work when they go back to work!"

"Yes!" The official agreed, and immediately wrote down these two things.

The few Lingshi who accompanied him could even feel the anger in the heart of this new soldier. Everyone dared not say a word, and Meng Fu was even more trembling, feeling up and down in his heart.

Zhao Junsheng checked the guest room and warehouse in the postmaster.Although the room in the guest room is relatively old, it is cleaned very cleanly; the warehouse is almost empty, and some grains are stored according to regulations. , Blessed's face turned pale.

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Meng Postmaster, there is a post here.

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Meng Fu was about to speak, but found that Liu Guang was blinking at him and slapped him secretly.

How could Liu Guang and Meng Fu's petty actions be hidden from Zhao Junsheng, he immediately shouted to Meng Fu: "Meng Postmaster, where are you looking? Come on, you face this official, how many postmen are there?"

Zhao Junsheng walked behind Mengfu, and when Mengfu turned around, he couldn't see Liu Guang's expression, but Zhao Junsheng's two fiery eyes were staring at him.

"Meng Yichang, you'd better tell me the truth. It's not difficult for me to investigate. If you fool me, once you find out, I will kill you as easily as an ant! If you are old Report it honestly and truthfully, and this official can also be lenient, after all, it is normal to be empty-paid, it’s not your post that does this!”

Zhao Junsheng's words made Meng Fu's forehead break out in cold sweat. He thought of Liu Guang's background, but he also worried that Zhao Canjun in front of him would definitely not be fooled. This insignificant small official position may also face imprisonment.

Thinking of being imprisoned after the incident, Meng Fu no longer cared about Liu Guang. He raised his sleeve and wiped it, then knelt down with a plop and said, "Forgive me for joining the army. According to the regulations, there should be five People, actually only three people!"

Zhao Junsheng asked with a sullen face: "How many days does the postman practice?"

"Three days... no, five days,... no, one month..." Montfort's voice became smaller and smaller.

"That means there is no practice!" Zhao Junsheng said and looked at Liu Guang. Liu Guang lowered his head at this time and couldn't see his expression clearly.

The official recorded it faithfully.

It stands to reason that as a postman, you only need to receive and send official documents, and entertain the business travelers and officials passing along the way. You don’t need to practice like the army, but you will inevitably encounter thieves on the way to receive and send official documents. With less food and the money earned by hosting business officials, if thieves came in to rob them, it would be impossible without a little force, so it became a rule for the postmen to set aside an hour for drills every day.

Zhao Junsheng's heart is actually very heavy. Just from the actual situation of such a post station, it can be seen how corrupt the post post system has become.

"Blessed, I'll give you two quarters of an hour. Go and call the other two postmen back!" Zhao Junsheng ordered and walked towards the lobby of the post station.

"Yes, yes, this subordinate will go immediately!"

In less than a quarter of an hour, Meng Fu and the remaining two postmen came back, and there was a horse, and there was only one horse in such a large post station.

Zhao Junsheng stood in front of Meng Fu and the other two postmen, and asked with a sullen face: "Tell me yourself, is your salary high or low? How does it compare to the income of ordinary people?"

The three looked at each other, and one of the postmen replied cautiously; "When you join the army, the salary of villains and others is higher than that of ordinary people. What a salary!"