Rebirth of the Ming Dynasty: Sixth Generation of Glory, I don't want it

"Hehehe, Your Highness, why is what you said so funny?"

He rolled up his sleeves and laughed so hard that he fell down.

Zhang Xin just smiled and said nothing.

She became a mother-in-law and Zhu Zhanji got married.

The daughter-in-law who was married into the family had neither the surname Sun nor the surname Hu.

How could she be unhappy?

This time, the royal family was seeking to marry Tang Sai'er, and Zhu Di specially invited Song Hu, Marquis of Xining, and Zhang Xin, Marquis of Longping, to Tang Sai'er's home to perform the ceremony of issuing the title to the emperor.

The marquis are still the same two marquises from the previous life.

Logically speaking, the Jingnan Campaign did not consume many of Zhu Di's original men in this life, so Zhu Di had no shortage of manpower.

But the two people I use are still the same ones from my previous life.

At that time, Zhang Xin's heart skipped a beat, and she was afraid that there would be twists and turns in this marriage.

Looking forward to it day and night.

Finally, Tang Sai'er came to Beijing, and the situation was finally settled today.

She finally felt relieved.

After drinking that cup of wife tea tomorrow, everything will change.

She could finally enjoy the hard-earned peace and tranquility in two lifetimes.

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Ming Dynasty, December of the eleventh year of Yongle.

The tranquility that Zhang Xin wanted was broken after a few days.

King Sayidin of Bengal sent someone to report that his land in East India was being invaded by the Swampur in the west.

Zhu Zhanji, who had been married for less than a month, was sent out in a hurry by Zhu Di.

He brought with him three thousand personal soldiers, Tang Sai'er who was dressed as a man, and Hou Xian who was on his fifth diplomatic mission to the Western Regions.

"Bengge Sceptre has always come to pay tribute, but as for Zanapura, he has never come. This time he just came to announce the decree of mediation, nothing serious."

Zhu Gaochi saw Zhang Xin frowning, and explained to Zhang Xin as soon as he came back from court.

"The mediator also brought three thousand personal troops?"

Zhang Xin felt that Zhu Gaochi was getting too arrogant and started to treat her like a fool.

"Hehehe, if mediation fails, then we'll use it, right?"

Zhu Gaochi just smiled evilly.

"So you didn't go to the battlefield alone?"

Zhang Xin was not worried when Zhu Zhanji went to North Korea.

The North Koreans are not cunning enough and their military is weak. This tiny country that has always relied on big countries for survival can be easily taken down without much risk.

But it’s different if you go to the Western Regions.

The people over there are fighting each other every day.

It's easy to dodge an open attack but hard to guard against an arrow from the dark. Zhu Zhanji had just gotten married!

"Don't worry, the governor's office in Shaanxi wasn't built for nothing. There are plenty of people there. Shaanxi also has the most post stations. I checked before Xiaopang went there. There are forty-eight. Whenever there is any news, the news will be passed back immediately. The small countries outside also have Huitongguan to transmit news."

Zhu Gaochi didn't think it was a big problem.

Zhu Gaochi was in favor of Zhu Zhanji going out.

He knows his own business.

Among the soldiers, only Zhu Zhanji can take over.

Because Xu had been unwell for some time, Zhu Di was no longer willing to go in person to participate in external expansion.

Throughout this year, he has been gradually handing over the people in his hands to Zhu Zhanji.

To take over Zhu Di's entire team, it is not enough to just take over half of Korea.

What's more, it wasn't the kind that was achieved by real guns and knives.

Zhu Zhanji urgently needed to gain experience on the battlefield.

Everyone knows that Tang Sai'er's skills will definitely not hinder Zhu Zhanji, so it is natural to bring Tang Sai'er along.

"Forty-eight is too few. Shaanxi is so big! How can it be enough? I'll give you money to build another thousand or eight hundred post stations across the country. Also, build roads!"

Zhang Xin proposed immediately.

She remembered reading a book called "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Biography of the Western Regions", which mentioned a country called Rome. It said that Rome "set up post offices" and that there was "one post office every ten miles and one post office every thirty miles".

The "zhi" in Rome refers to the post station.

Envoys from various countries entering its territory could take the post directly to the capital of Rome.

Ming Dynasty is also OK.

Now that we have money and people, why not?

For my son, why not?

"Dahua, you are so arrogant!"

Zhu Gaochi almost dropped his jaw in fright.

"What is the purpose of making money? Just to have enough money when you need it."

Zhang Xin responded domineeringly.

"Hiss - my father and mother treat you better than me."

Zhu Gaochi finally understood why his parents called him over and scolded him on the pretext that they were afraid that he would do something bad to Zhang Xin.

It's totally groundless.

It turns out that Zhang Xin really suits the elders' taste.

Definitely an offensive type of person as well.

"Nonsense! Haven't your mother and father treated you well? They are just harsh in words." Zhang Xin refuted and then went on to talk about business, "Outside Shaanxi Province, as long as people give money, we will also build post stations and roads. There are many horses in the country now. Each post station will be equipped with good horses according to its size, so that news in our country can spread faster."

"That's a lot of money. I'm afraid your money is not enough to afford all this..."

Zhu Gaochi roughly calculated in his mind that it might be feasible to do it.

But later maintenance and upkeep also cost money, which has to be paid from the national treasury.

Xia Yuanji may not agree.

Not to mention everyone else.

"No, let me correct it. It's not a post station, it's an express delivery station. I'll talk about the road repair in detail after I finish talking about this."

By the time Zhu Gaochi answered, Zhang Xin's thoughts had already turned thousands of times, and he quickly overturned his previous idea.

The post station is not in a hurry. The road is not in a hurry either.

Express delivery shops can have it!

"Express delivery shops? There are already more than 10,000 of them?"

Zhu Gaochi touched his nose in surprise. He could hardly keep up with Zhang Xin's pace.

"Not many. It would be best if every county and town had an express delivery shop. There are only a few in the country now, but it's not enough!"

As Zhang Xin spoke, she thought to herself, and the more she turned it over in her mind, the clearer it became.

It seems that last year, there were more than 1,200 post stations, more than 300 delivery offices, and more than 12,000 express delivery shops across the country.

Post stations were only set up in some more developed prefectures or near some important transportation routes. Because of their large scale, they were also responsible for receiving officials and so on, and were under the jurisdiction of the court.

The delivery office was responsible for transporting grain and was also under the control of the imperial court.

Only the express delivery shops were said to be under the control of the imperial court, but in reality the imperial court had no way of managing them so thoroughly.

It's just right for her to use now.

Moreover, she remembered that there was a saying in her previous life that described post stations and express delivery shops.

Where the post station could not reach, the express delivery shop could.

Wherever the post station can go, the express delivery shop can also go.

She wanted to extend this express delivery to any place Zhu Zhanji might go.

Before, she had thought about annexing the areas surrounding the Ming Dynasty bit by bit through trade, developing overseas enclaves and even fiefdoms, so she didn't put much effort in this direction.

Now if, we still want to fight.

Then the role of the express delivery shop is huge.

In my previous life, during the Zhengtong period, the express delivery shops in the country were either withered or abandoned for various reasons.

Many of them are in name only.

Now, she has to set up the express delivery shop again in advance.

Moreover, the role of the express delivery shop is not just to deliver messages during wartime. If used well, it can do so much more.

The most important thing is to collect information from all over the world.

When her three thousand cavalrymen went out, the express delivery shop was their most common stop.

[Small science: The so-called express delivery first appeared in the Song Dynasty, which was an express delivery shop. In the early days, it was only used to deliver military information. It was continued in the Yuan Dynasty and continued in the Ming Dynasty. It was not limited to the delivery of military reports, but also had the responsibility of delivering court documents. ]