Chapter 601: Cry first

Seeing Gu Jiu pretending to be stupid, Emperor Wen De was so angry that he kicked the stool directly.
"Don't tell me you don't have a book. You can accurately tell the gambling house's annual turnover. You must have secretly checked the gambling house's books."
Gu Jiu was very wronged.
She checked the ledger.
But can you tell me about it?
No way!
She asked cautiously: "King Wuwei is dispatched, hasn't the account book of the wealthy gambling shop been found?"
Emperor Wende stared: nonsense! If Jin Wuwei finds out the ledger, I can ask you for the ledger.
Gu Jiu said carefully: "My daughter-in-law heard that there are secret rooms in places like gambling shops. Account books are usually kept in secret rooms."
Emperor Wende sneered, "Boss daughter-in-law, Jin Wuwei hasn't moved for two years. Do you really think they are all rusty and your brains are not working?"
The implication is that, let alone the secret rooms, all the dark rooms and basements have been checked, and no real books have been found.
Jin Wuwei was not without gain, he arrested people and found a set of fake accounts.
According to the data registered on the fake ledger, the annual turnover of the wealthy gambling shop is only 200,000 taels. It was 90% less than Gu Jiu's figure.
Ninety percent, where did the 1,800,000 taels go?
If this account is not clear, Emperor Wen De is furious.
What is even more annoying is that the account of the casino is dead.
Now no one knows where the real ledger is.
I searched all the inside and outside of the gambling shop, inside and outside the accountant, and found nothing.
Now only the Long Princess Mansion is left.
However, according to the spy's report, the ledger should not be in the princess mansion.
Gu Jiu said.
It turned out that Jin Wuwei encountered the old rivers and lakes. Before Jin Wuwei was dispatched, they had already processed the real books without leaving any traces.
"Daughter-in-law dare to ask, have everyone searched their homes?"
Emperor Wende glared, "Say directly if you have anything."
Gu Jiu lowered his eyebrows, and looked particularly virtuous and well-behaved.
Those who are familiar with her know that these are actually false appearances.
Xianhui is well-behaved and has never had anything to do with Gu Jiu.
She whispered: "According to the news that my daughter-in-law has inquired about, there is a grandmother Zhang in the eldest princess mansion. This grandmother Zhang has a nephew from the family who doesn't communicate very much at the Imperial College."
The emperor Wende heard the song and understood the elegant meaning, "You mean the real account book is in the hands of this Guozijian student?"
"Daughter-in-law didn't say anything." Gu Jiu quickly cleared himself.
Emperor Wende laughed angrily, "What are you afraid of? I don't know how to eat people."
Gu Jiu: "..."
Huh huh!
She was afraid that Emperor Wen De would eat people, she was obviously afraid of shooting birds.
To let people know what she had filed against the students of the Imperial College, that group of scholars, I am afraid they will scold her in a different way. Make her reputation completely stinky.
To be honest, Gu Jiu really didn't want to work with those scholars unless necessary.
After all, she also intends to use scholars to give herself a reputation.
Of course, if the group of scholars were really rude, Gu Jiu would naturally not be polite.
When it comes to swearing, she is not shocked.
However, Gu Jiu didn't want to meet those scholars so early.
So she pleaded pitifully: "If it is really rewarding, my daughter-in-law asks the emperor to keep it secret. Don't say it was the information provided by the daughter-in-law.
Emperor Wende was irritated by Gu Jiu's irritation, "I knew it the first time that you might be afraid. Don't worry, I promise not to betray you, this will be fine."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. Thank you for your kindness for the child who is about to be born."
Emperor Wen De laughed and cast a wink. Without a word, the in-house attendant quietly went out and told Jin Wuwei to go to the Imperial College to arrest people.
"Sit and talk!"
At last, Emperor Wen De was kind and willing to give Gu Jiu a seat.
Gu Jiu: "..." Is this the rhythm of continuing to talk?
There was really nothing to talk about, she wanted to go back to the palace and lie down.
Gu Jiu sat down unwillingly, waiting for Emperor Wen De to follow.
"Shangshu of the Ministry of War came to see me yesterday and said that you are planning to create something similar to official mail, and the Ministry of War is going to cooperate with you. You and I will talk about this carefully."
Gu Jiu was obviously relieved.
Just don't chase her to ask about the casino.
The casino is just a pit. Gu Jiu only wants to stand by the pit and look at the scenery. She never wants to jump into the pit.
She rationalized her thoughts and threw out her own express delivery ideas and sold them to Emperor Wen De.
"...Each city has a station. The people at the station are only responsible for delivering the goods to the next station, not the destination. It's like drumming and sending flowers, with the smallest manpower and the lowest cost, and the most delivery goods."
"How do you ensure that this approach is the lowest cost?"
Gu Jiu assuredly said:
Ask a person to send a letter thirty miles away, and you can go back and forth on the same day. There is almost no expense on the road. People thirty miles away receive the letter and continue to send it to the next station. Will incur costs, the most is to drink tea on the road when tired and thirsty.
Such a station-by-stop transmission, when the letter is finally delivered to the recipient, the letter may have passed through the hands of ten people, but the total cost of the ten people on the road is likely to not exceed one. Hundreds of money.
On the contrary, it takes about three to four days for a person to set off from the capital and send the letter to a place three hundred miles away. Three meals and lodging on the road, not to mention the cost of seven or eight hundred wen. If it rains on the road, there is a headache and the cost is higher.
Moreover, the messenger rushed for a few days, and after arriving at the destination, he said that he would have to rest for two days to recover. This delayed another two days, and the messenger lost two days of income. "
"Finally," Gu Jiu paused, "It's just to deliver items and letters, not to send messages. As long as you are more careful, you don't have to worry about making mistakes."
Emperor Wende pondered Gu Jiu's words, "In this way, don't you need a lot of people to do this express delivery? You have to give them the start-up money. With more people, can you save money? ?"
Gu Jiu smiled and said, "My majesty, my daughter-in-law has taken a careful calculation with someone. This express delivery method may require more people, but the cost will never be higher than the past delivery method. Using our method, For the same cart of grain from Jiangnan to Beijing, the freight can be saved by about 30%."
Emperor Wende stared, looking very vicious, "Can you really save 30% of the freight?"
Gu Jiu didn't say anything to death, "It's better to let my daughter-in-law try it first, and see the effect first."
Emperor Wen De suppressed his excitement.
The imperial court has a huge loss every year, which is to transport grain.
One hundred catties of rice, transported to the capital, eaten by horses and chewed, will damage 40%, or 40 catties.
The remaining 60 jin is transported to the northwest border, and another 40 jin will be lost.
In other words, one hundred catties of grain was transported from the south of the Yangtze River to the northwest border, and only twenty catties of grain remained.
Such a huge loss is not unique to Da Zhou.
Throughout the dynasties, countless capable officials and officials wanted to solve the problem of wastage along the way. However, little effect has been achieved.
The armed forces did not move food and grass first.
To provide food and drink for 50,000 generals, at least 100,000 civilians must be mobilized to deliver food and grass.
These 100,000 civil servants also want to eat and drink!
Where do the food and drink come from?
Naturally, the food is cooked and eaten from the army rations.
Then loss occurs.
The Ministry of Household said that it had allocated one hundred thousand quintals of grain to the border.
However, when the food reaches the border, it may only be 50,000 quintals.
It is not necessarily greedy for ink, most of them may be lost on the road.
In addition to the people who need to eat and drink, the mules, donkeys, and horses responsible for transporting food and grass also need to eat and drink.
The so-called wear and tear along the way, people eat horses and chew, that's how they come.
The Ministry of Households allocates grain every year, and a large part of the grain is eaten along the way.
Transportation is a big problem in this era.
No wonder Emperor Wen De was so excited when he heard that he could save 30% of freight.
One hundred thousand catties, tens of millions of catties of grain. If you can save 30%, you can save millions of catties of grain.
Enough for 50,000 people for a month or two.
If you save a little bit of food, you can eat it for half a year.
Half a year more food than the enemy is enough to determine the outcome of a war.
Emperor Wende walked around the hall with excitement, his expression unpredictable.
Gu Jiu felt uneasy.
Her original intention of developing the express delivery industry was to promote the circulation of goods and to tap the economic potential of Da Zhou as much as possible.
As for military use, she has always avoided the northwest and northeast concentrating forces from the beginning.
Thinking of developing the south first, those rich places.
Unexpectedly, before I started, I just put forward an idea, and it was targeted by the Shangshu of the Ministry of War.
Now, Emperor Wen De is also interested.
Gu Jiu thought, it's really no good, it's a big deal to let this business out.
She has so many profitable projects, there is no need to fight with Emperor Wen De.
Snapped!
Emperor Wen De patted the table and pointed to Gu Jiu, "I ordered you to cooperate with the Ministry of War and the Shaofu to develop the express delivery industry. Whether it is money or people, I will satisfy you.
My only requirement is to lay a courier route for at least 3,000 miles within a year. The Northwest and Northeast are two important areas, focusing on the development of the express delivery industry. "
Gu Jiu: "..."
Mrs. Rongben spat out old blood first.
According to Wen Dedi's design, she also makes a fortune.
"Daughter-in-law, please resign! My daughter-in-law is a woman, and she can't bear such a heavy burden.
Emperor Wende laughed, "It's late! I have appointed you to be responsible for this business, and the Shaofu and the Ministry of War will cooperate with you. You are not only responsible for building the delivery point, but also for making money."
Gu Jiu's mouth twitched, "My daughter-in-law is pregnant, please be considerate."
"It's okay! How many people do you want, how many people I will send to you. The big deal is that Liu Zhao will let him off the job and listen to you."
Gu Jiu: "..."
Huh huh!
If she did so, Yu Shi would impeach her to death. Neither couple can have a normal married life.
Emperor Wen De is harmful!
Gu Jiu wants to cry!