Walking to the post station in Zhenwu Town, it was already dark, and so many people came to stay at once, and the post station was inevitably in a hurry. Although it is his own business, Zhao Yu is not easy to use, after all, he came out secretly this time, and it is not appropriate to expose his identity, and there are many people in the post house, and it is easy to expose his identity. If he didn't have a female dependent, he wanted to find a place to camp in the wilderness. But Wang Yu is not feeling well, if she doesn't rest well, I'm afraid she won't be able to hold on tomorrow, even if there is a quiet room for the two of them to rest overnight.

Zhao Yu looked at the Zhenwu Post House is not small, it is also divided into front and back courtyards, the main building in the front yard is the hall, the front of the hall is the entrance of the front yard, and the left and right are two compartments. The front yard is a place for reception, communication, transportation and other affairs; The backyard is where guests stay, and its main building is the upper hall, surrounded by a separate hall. The courtyard is also a corridor-style layout, and it can be seen that the corridor surrounds the entire guest house, which can shelter from the wind and rain. The postmen had their own separate residences, which were separate from the residences of the postmen. But Yi Cheng is a lowly official of the last grade, and he will naturally be extravagant.

There are more than 100 people in the inn, and their residences should also occupy a certain area; At the same time, considering that the postman may gallop at any time, the courtyard of the postman's residence is arranged close to the gate; In order to solve the inconvenience of frequent horses coming and going, the stables are arranged next to the gate; In order to solve the convenience of transshipment materials, the warehouse did not go deep into the post house, but was arranged next to the stable; Considering that the location of the kitchen and grain warehouse should be close to the place where the guests feast and drink, this courtyard is arranged next to the backyard, which is also in line with the architectural pattern of "inner and outer stables, high warehouses and warehouses".

At the same time, in order to beautify the landscape in the post and provide a cool environment for travelers, the post house also has a garden where ponds are dug and trees are planted. It is usually located at the back and side of the backyard for guests to enjoy. Between the backyard and the amusement garden, there is a post house for guests to climb and watch. A rammed earth wall was built around the periphery of the entire post house, and another door was opened at the entrance of the front yard to facilitate the entry and exit of carriages and horses.

"Childe, Yicheng said that it is full at the moment, and it is really difficult to vacate so many rooms!" Tan Fei went into the room first, but was told that there was no room available, but he knew the emperor's temper and didn't want to bully others, so he could only reluctantly bring it back to report.

"Childe, the war has been urgent recently, officials have been coming and going, and the messenger is working day and night, and there are several guest houses that must be kept by the messenger." Yi Cheng stepped forward and said with a smile. But he was still a little surprised at first sight, these soldiers looked good, and they were all dark horses, and the little boy in front of him looked even more extraordinary, maybe it was the son of a general, but he still declined.

"Oh, it's getting late now, and it's okay for us to sleep in the open, but we have a lady with us, and it's inconvenient, so please make it easy to squeeze out a room." Zhao Yu returned the salute and said, "Besides, our horses are galloping all the way, and we need to rush tomorrow, so we need to add some forage." ”

"Childe, it's not that the officials don't understand people, but it's really embarrassing. In addition, the imperial court has long set a rule, the army marches, and the required expenses are supplied by the local yamen, and the post stations along the way do not need to be burdened, and there is no reserve of so much forage in the small place, so the prince can go to the county to stay. Yi Cheng said again.

"It's better to be accommodating, it's still more than ten miles away from the county, and it's too time-consuming!" Tan Fei also touched the little emperor's nose and said goodbye. Thinking about it, the little emperor also said that he would be exempted from the big members of the court, but he said good things to a junior official at the bottom, and he didn't feel funny.

"This ...... The rules are like this, please don't embarrass the son! Yi Cheng also saluted again.

"Oh, is there any way to do this?" Zhao Yu suddenly remembered something, took out a jade pendant the size of a thumb from his pocket, and handed it to him.

"Huh?!" Yi Cheng's face changed when he saw it, he took it with both hands and looked at it, and immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "The little one has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, I don't know ...... I don't know that the Lord has arrived, and I hope to atone for my sins! ”

"Get up, why bother, I just want a clean room!" Zhao Yu was taken aback, but Tan Fei also stepped forward to block him, and seeing that he had no malicious intent, he helped him up.

"Lord, don't say you want a room, even if you want a small head, you can also offer it with both hands, I didn't expect the small one to have such a good life, so that the little one met the ......" Yi Cheng said incoherently excitedly.

"What are you doing, I ......" Zhao Yu saw his appearance, a little at a loss.

"The main thing has already been explained, and the one who holds this jade pendant is the lord who arrives, no matter what he wants or do, he must provide it unconditionally, including the small head, of course!" Yi Cheng gestured on his neck, and returned the jade pendant with both hands, respectfully.

"I have urgent things to do this time, it's not easy to reveal my identity, and please find a secluded place!" Zhao Yu took the jade pendant and returned the salute.

"The gift of the lord, the small ones can't afford it!" Yi Cheng hurriedly dodged and waved his hand again and again, "Such small things will be arranged by the small ones!" ”

"The rules still have to be followed, don't be embarrassed!" Zhao Hao smiled.

He thought about it for a while, this jade pendant was given to him by Zhuang Shilin when he was still in Qiongzhou, and said that as long as it was marked with the back of the jade pendant, whether it was a post house, a restaurant, a shop, or a silver building, he would be satisfied if he went in and brought it to his body to ask for money and things, and there would never be a second word. But he didn't take it to heart, let alone use it, just because this piece of jade is delicate and lubricated, often held to play, today is tantamount to seeing the plaque of the post house around the jade pendant on the graphics, only to remember this, I didn't expect it to really come in handy.

"The affairs of the lord are bigger than the sky, and even if the small ones are convicted, they will not hesitate, and it is only a matter of their part!" Yi Cheng said more respectfully, "But the little one didn't tell a lie, but this post house is full, but there is no way, it's just that the wronged lord has to take a few more steps." ”

"It's okay, I'll only stay for one night, and I'll do it tomorrow morning, it's better to be simple than sleeping in the open!" Zhao Yu waved his hand. But he also woke up, Zhuang Shilin is in control of his own business, and the jade pendant is a token, the wave-shaped pattern on the back is the emblem of his own industry, and the pattern on the front is the imprint of identity.

He thought that Zhuang Shilin really took great pains for himself, he knew that he liked to run away without permission, liked money, and rarely brought money with him, so it was inevitable that he would have difficulties when he went out, so he got him this 'VIP card'. As long as there is something to show, you can eat and drink for nothing, and you can withdraw money and things at any time, and there is no limit, anyway, the final account still has to be recorded on your head. The right to operate the post house has been monopolized by Zhao Yu, and it is naturally his industry, so it is not wrong for Yi Cheng to call himself the master.

Speaking of the original takeover of the post system, Zhao Yu was also out of helplessness, which is equivalent to the modern postal and military communication system, and its importance is needless to say. But this is also a very money-burning thing, managed by the Ministry of War, but the local rich households are required to fill the service, they not only have to maintain the post house, but also provide horses, to provide food and lodging for the officials, and the imperial court has very little appropriation, generally from a high-class household to a low-class household after a few years.

After Zhao Yu took over, he implemented the system of raising the museum with business and engaged in a variety of operations. The post house not only provides food and lodging for officials, but also provides business travel services, providing carriages and horses for transportation and transporting goods. And opened the inter-state and county passenger service, every day there are a fixed 'shuttle' sent to the subordinate counties, theoretically a person can take the shuttle bus to reach every county under the jurisdiction of the Song Dynasty.

In addition, Zhao Yu will not let go of the delivery service, but this system is still divided into two parts: military and civilian. Needless to say, this part is still under the management of the military department, and the post soldiers are responsible for passing it, but the post house has to provide them with free food and lodging and horses to use; The civil servants are in charge of the post guards, they adopt the modern postal management model, take advantage of the wide distribution of post stations, and set up stations to send and receive letters and small items for the people, of course, these are charged.

With the dual-use business concept of military and civilian, the business of the post station has now turned into a profit, making a lot of profits for Zhao Yu. Of course, this system also has a lot of spies from the bureau, from which they can obtain information and collect information from various places. And this is actually a multi-kill thing, the government can save a lot of costs, but also to ensure the normal operation of the post system, and the people are also exempted from the pain of recharging. To put it in a shameless way, it has solved the employment of a large number of people, facilitated the people and travel, and contributed to the stability of the country, which can be regarded as a move for the benefit of the country and the people.

Yi Cheng led Zhao Yu and his party to the back door of the post house, only to find that there was also a walled building here, which was the common style of the Qiongzhou post house. At that time, the situation was unstable, and the slang people would often intercept and kill the caravanserais, attack the post house, and build the post house into a walled building style, as long as the gate was closed in case of attack, it would be difficult for the bandits to enter, and the post soldiers could stand on the building and wait for rescue.

"My lord, the chief thought that this place was close to Jiangfang, and there might be a small group of enemy troops infiltrating and harassing and intercepting and killing post soldiers, so he built a walled building in imitation of the old post capital in Qiongzhou. Once the matter is urgent, you can come in and take shelter, only the post soldiers are guarded here on weekdays, and it will only be used when the emergency is transmitted, so that they can rest here! Of course, Yi Cheng knew who the person carrying the top token was, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only pretend to be confused and be commensurate with the lord. Seeing his doubts, he hurriedly explained.

"Yes, but is it convenient for us to stay here?" Zhao Yu nodded.

"What's the inconvenience, it's very clean here, the place is big, all the materials are complete, and the small ones will be cleaned up and cooked immediately." Yi Cheng waved his hand again and again.

Then Yi Cheng first invited the little emperor into the lobby, personally served to wash, drink tea and rest, and then picked an honest and responsible post man to clean the room, choose vegetables, wash rice and prepare rice. Lead the war horse into the stable to draw water and drink the horse, and add horse feed. I heard that some female relatives were unwell, and I sent two mothers-in-law to serve them, looking for doctors to diagnose the pulse and boil medicine, and they were very busy. Zhao Yu was embarrassed, and ordered that there should be rice, meat and hot soup, just fill your stomach, the food does not have to be extravagant, and there is no need for wine.

Yicheng agreed, but he didn't dare to slack off. The inn also serves meals on weekdays, and there are also good cooks, so they will serve it here first. But suddenly so many people came, and it was not enough, so I ordered people to hurry up and buy. And a few upper rooms were naturally reserved for the emperor to live in, and he also personally supervised the cleaning, put on new futons, and was busy inside and out.

And Tan Fei didn't have time to rest, he first set up a guard, set up sentry posts in the stables, drivers and dining rooms, and personally led people to inspect the inside and outside of the building. There were many rooms here, enough to accommodate them, and after the inspection was completed, they were assigned a place to live, and a sentry was assigned to the emperor's room, and no idle people could enter it.

Although the time was in a hurry, and there was the emperor's dictation, Yi Cheng gathered four dishes and one soup to deliver, of course, the emperor's meal came from the chef of Xiaozao, and the others could only make do with it. However, there is no shortage of fish and meat, the food is enough, everyone has been running around for a day, and they are already hungry, so naturally there is nothing to be dissatisfied with, which is a hundred times stronger than sleeping in the open with a meal.

Zhao Yu went to the room to see Wang Yu after eating, his condition was better than in the morning, and he also ate something and drank medicine in the evening, but he looked a little depressed, and there were tears on his face, obviously he had just cried, and when he saw the little emperor coming in, he quickly got up and saluted.

"Don't be polite, let's lie down!" Zhao Yu waved his hand so that he didn't have to get up, but Wang Yu still sat up, and Li Sanniang leaned on the quilt behind her, so that she could talk half-lying.

"Just now, Concubine Chen thought she had dragged down the official family and cried, and now she is still very annoyed!" Li Sanniang moved the stool and asked the little emperor to sit down, and said with a smile.

"Hehe, you are a lady who is better than the deep house, and you can keep up with the team, which has already impressed me. I thought you'd be clamoring to go back halfway through the boat! Zhao Hao smiled.

"It's useless to be a concubine, I used to think that marching and fighting was nothing more than Erer, the emperor could do it, and the concubines could do it, if he was born a man, he would definitely be able to fight on the battlefield, but I didn't know that it was so hard!" Wang Yu said that her mouth was deflated and she was about to shed tears again.

"It's not your fault, it's also the sour Confucianism, where is the war as magnificent, magnificent, and full of poetry as his poems say, and the hardships and cruelties are not what he can imagine in the house." Zhao Yu pinched his nose and said with a smile.

"After all, it's useless to be a concubine, and Sister Shufei is not like me, and she needs someone to take care of her along the way!" Wang Yu looked at Li Sanniang and said with a gloomy face.

"I understand this time, let's see if you want to be a prison soldier for me in the future!" Zhao Hao patted his shoulder and quipped.

"Of course, the concubine will practice horseback riding with the concubine when she goes back, and the official family can't get rid of the concubine if they want to get rid of it at that time!" Wang Yu listened to it, but she was not convinced.

"The official family, the concubine saw that the post was shirked in every possible way at the beginning, and refused to accept us and others, why did the official family only let them see one thing, so their attitude changed greatly and they were very diligent?" Li Sanniang saw that his worries turned into joy, so he changed the topic and said his doubts.

"Is the official family using power to suppress people and show their identity?" Wang Yu also interjected.

"Hehe, since I hide my whereabouts, how can I take the initiative to reveal my identity, it's just that I have a free meal ticket where I can eat and drink wherever I go!" Zhao Yu took out the jade pendant and shook it......