"This is not appropriate, these horses are dedicated to the official family, let's ride them, right? If this is seen by the officials of the Imperial Historical Tower, it will be very troublesome. There are people who rent horses in Lin'an, and if Brother Hong is willing to ride, he will rent two horses for his brother. "Luo Youde is not as thick-skinned as Hong Tao, and he is not as bold as Hong Tao." All right! Jiao, you are staring on the boat, you can't go ashore more than ten at a time, and you must come back at night. Don't make trouble for me when you go ashore, endure the beating, and when I come back and bring you back, no one is allowed to fight back if I don't come back. Also, you can go to the Qinglou, but you are not allowed to go to the casino, do you hear? Hong Tao looked at the city wall of Lin'an City in the distance, and wanted to go inside to see what it was like, but before leaving, he had to tell these sailors, they were all people who had seen blood. Although Lin'an deliberately dismantled the whale crossbow this time, unloaded the grenade and hand crossbow, they all had daggers on them, and once they had friction with the locals, it was likely to be a murder.

The horses were kept alone in the back yard by the people of the city, but they didn't care about feeding, not because they didn't want to feed them, but because they were afraid of feeding them to death, they fed the horses dedicated to the emperor to death, which was a bit of a big sin. Therefore, the sailors on the Zhenzhou have to watch the manu go in to serve, and outsiders are not allowed to enter, as for when they can get a reply, whether these horses will be collected or not, Hong Tao doesn't care. If people really don't look at it, then they will pull it back, and Hainan Island will not be counted on, if you want iron ore, you can only go to Dayue to change, although it is a little troublesome, it is not impossible to get. There are really shops for renting horses here in Lin'an, not only renting horses, but also renting mules, donkeys, ox carts and sedan chairs, as long as you pay a certain amount of deposit, you can ride away. No car notebook and no ID card. It's very convenient. Hong Tao picked one of the tallest variegated mares. Looking at its short figure, I couldn't bear to ride it, I will just do it, fortunately, I am not fat, if this is a big fat man, will the owner not rent it?

Two people and two horses, it can be regarded as a family with a car, or an SUV or something. Because these two horses are the treasure of the town behind the wharf, which is known as the largest and most cattle rental horse shop in Lin'an, the price is high, and the deposit is also expensive, one hundred and fifty yuan for a horse. Fortunately, Luo Youde has a store in Lin'an, and the deposit can be given later, otherwise Hong Tao can only take out the gold bar to pay the bill, he didn't have much copper money on him, that thing is too heavy, put it in his pants pocket, not only walk with a clang, but also easy to fall down after a long time. It's very uncomfortable.

"Brother Luo, don't the officials of the Great Song Dynasty sit in a sedan chair?" Just out of the docks. didn't go far, Hong Tao found another strange thing, he saw several people wearing the official uniforms of the Great Song Dynasty, also riding on horses, two of them were not young, the only one he saw was a sedan chair, and there was an old lady sitting in it.

"Some of the officials of our court are equipped with official horses, some are equipped with horses and horses, and their shoulders are human animals, and those who are not women, old and old, are not allowed to sit. It seems that Brother Hong doesn't know much about the rules of our dynasty, and it happens that there is still a distance to the hotel, so I will tell you in detail for my brother. Luo Youde didn't seem to think that there was any glory in taking a sedan chair, but he was very resistant, it seems that the sedan chair was not popular in the Song Dynasty. Don't look at the Song Dynasty people who valued literature over martial arts, but these literati liked to ride horses, and the sedan chair in the Song Dynasty was not called a sedan chair, but a shoulder chariot. What else is a horse, Hong Tao didn't understand what this thing was, so he closed his mouth and listened to Luo Youde's vernacular honestly.

Omnibus! Bus usage system! After listening to Luo Youde's explanation, Hong Tao understood that the Song Dynasty had a complete and feasible bus management system. Official horses and buses are horses that are paid for and distributed to officials by the state treasury. This thing doesn't have to be an official, if you are the director of a street office, according to the official level of the Song Dynasty, you can't be equipped with a bus, and if you are a district mayor and mayor, it's not enough to be a level. You have to go to the official rank of the chief executive (note that the official rank is not an official position) to be eligible for the official horse and groom, that is, the special car with the driver to you together, and there is also a horse and a horse stalk every month, that is, a fuel subsidy.

There is another exception, that is, the officials of the three provinces, they have more daily work, need to run around, and are also equipped with official horses, but not special horses, but a department with a few horses, who go out to work who rides, equivalent to a bus. But you are not allowed to use it privately, otherwise you will soon be unlucky, because the Great Song Dynasty has an organization called Yushitai, where the Yushi does not do anything, and the legitimate work of the whole day is to pull the pigtails of officials all over the street, a bit like the anti-corruption bureau in later generations, but they are a hundred times more powerful than the anti-corruption bureau. They don't need evidence, as long as they hear about it, that is, they hear that you have made a mistake, they can directly impeach you to the emperor, and the impeachment will accurately calculate their merits, and they don't have to bear the responsibility for impeaching the wrong fart, go back and continue to inquire, and maybe they will impeach you again tomorrow, which is the right given to them by the emperor.

With the existence of this kind of department, who would dare to use the bus for private use, so that Yushi would have to lose his skin if he didn't die. In ancient times, as an official, reputation was very important, that is, personal conduct, if you had something to do and were impeached by the imperial history, according to the rules, you had to resign over and over again, not to mention whether the emperor was annoying you or not, you yourself could be annoyed to death.

What about officials who don't have special cars and no buses? If you are not afraid of being tired, you can take the 11th road to work by yourself, and if you are afraid of being tired, you can buy a horse to ride, or like Hong Tao and Luo Youde, rent a horse to ride, a bit like a taxi or rent a car. What if you can't afford to buy a horse or rent one? In fact, this is rare, because the officials of the Song Dynasty were notoriously well-paid and incorruptible, with very high salaries, and as long as the family did not have much burden, they were generally able to live an active life in the middle class.

Moreover, the imperial court will also issue a subsidy called horse stalk on a monthly basis, which is specially for you to buy and rent horses. Later generations of China are also reforming public buses, removing most of the buses and special cars, and replacing them with fuel subsidies to civil servants. This kind of system is not newly created by later generations, it is not so clever, and this set of things has been played rotten in the Song Dynasty. Let's put it this way, whether it is a bus, a special car, or a fuel subsidy, if there is no similar organization to Yushitai, how to change it is nonsense, and maybe it will be even more harmful.

How many horses are there? It is not a fixed amount, but is issued according to your rank. Civil officials have been above the sixth grade, the most can raise twenty horses, the lowest can raise one horse, the specific amount Luo Youde is not clear, he has never been an official. However, these regulations are limited to civilian officials, military attaches are not included in this regulation, and every military attache of sufficient grade has more than three official horses, all of which are supported by the state, not only free of charge, but also given to you a new one when you die and are old.

Some people may say that the system is the system, who abides by it. There is truth in this statement, and it has always been the essence of Chinese officialdom for thousands of years. However, the degree is different, according to the historical record, the Song Dynasty implemented the system well. For example, Wang Anshi is the prime minister, and after he retired, he also returned the special car and driver to the imperial court, and bought a small donkey for his own transportation. If Wang Anshi is deliberately making a show or a special case, Liu Gong's father was the pavilion proofreader, compared to the most bullish academic institution in the Song Dynasty, a bit of an academician of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, there is still no special car, not even a bus, and he paid for a mare to travel. Everyone may not be familiar with Liu Gongfu, but you should know that when Sima Guang compiled Zizhi Tongjian, he was Liu Gongfu's assistant, yes, Liu Gongfu was academically better than Sima Guang.

"Alas...... The scriptures are good scriptures, and the monks who chant the scriptures are also right, but unfortunately it is not the right time to recite them, when the tiger wants to bite you, it is useless to chant the scriptures. Hong Tao listened to Luo Youde's introduction, and admired the people of the Song Dynasty for being able to figure out such a clever way to reduce the office costs of state institutions, and they could also implement it more thoroughly. It's a pity that their abilities in some aspects are too weak, this is the innate defect of literati, they don't have enough blood, they are too rational, and they plan to be reasonable and logical in everything, but they don't know that in this world, many things are unreasonable. Whoever is ruthless, who is bold, and who is open-minded will be the winner, such as war!

"Official! My dear! Would you like to go to my house for a drink? "Because there are more people on the road from the wharf to the city gate, the horse has not yet walked fast, just passed through a large market selling seafood and aquatic products, and saw that it was not far from the city gate, suddenly a little lady with flowers and branches came out from the side, grabbed the reins of Hong Tao's horse, and was about to drag it to the yard by the roadside.

"Duh! Daring! Let go of your hands, and don't look at whose family is there, don't be verbose, be careful that I pull you to see the official! Before Hong Tao could see the appearance of this little lady, Luo Youde whipped it over, and scolded loudly at the same time, it seemed that he knew this little lady.

"Luo Economy, the kid's eyes don't see clearly, so he doesn't need to whip people, right? Look at his hands are wounded, how can he find a job! Originally, Hong Tao also wanted to persuade Luo Youde, don't be like a woman, let alone do it, if you have something to say. Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, two more men came out of the roadside, good clothes were not good to wear, and they had to loosen their clothes, revealing a black tiger head on their chests, and with their arms hugged, they blocked in front of Hong Tao's horse.

"Huh...... It's a bit interesting, it's worth it this year, there are also porcelain touches, Brother Luo, don't worry about it, I'll deal with it. If these two men don't come out, Hong Tao will blame Luo Youde for being too heavy, as soon as the two of them appeared, Hong Tao immediately understood, this is not an accident but an inevitability, they are eating this bowl of rice. It may be that he spent a period of time in prison in his previous life, Hong Tao is not afraid of these people who eat the wrong way, nor does he hate them, but he has a bit of excitement about meeting old friends. While stretching out his hand to stop Luo Youde, he turned over and dismounted. (To be continued.) )