The journey to Guandong has already begun, and the journey to the west entrance requires occupying Hetao first. To be precise, the front arrangement.

Due to the early accumulation of storage and the hard promotion of drought-resistant high-yield crops such as potatoes, corn, and sweet potatoes, the impact of major disasters on the Ming Empire is not serious yet.

This is just the beginning of the major disaster. It is prepared and planned. From the court to the local government, whether it is coordination or organization, there is a process of adaptation and smoothing work.

Similarly, this is also an inspection and testing of the various abilities of officials. Those who are capable are superior to those who are inferior to those who are inferior to them, and they are ready to deal with major disasters that have spread for several provinces and last for more than ten years in the future.

After all, administration is the most important issue. No matter how well the emperor planned, the implementation below would not be effective, and there would be no good results.

At this time, the emperor's foresight can be seen again.

The rectification of the administration began in the second year of Tianqi, spread from the court to the local government. The Inspectorate, Dongchang and the Governor's Office were a three-pronged approach and were exiled. In the past few years, many officials were dismissed and severely punished.

The system of shocking officials and supervision and punishment has been tightened, and the administration of the Ming Dynasty has greatly improved with the crowds.

With the fall of a large number of officials, not only the country and the people, but also the class who are called clerks with no prospect of promotion.

A large number of officials were able to be awarded official positions because they had grassroots work experience and had a path to promotion. Most of their enthusiasm for work and performance were excellent.

The effect from top to bottom is transmitted, including the court, local officials, and the people, and thus there are good signs.

Especially in Shaanxi, there were no large number of refugees in the province this year, and the social order remained stable overall.

All reform measures did not stagnate due to disasters, and were still advancing, changing the fate of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

The sound of hooves came from a distance, and Li Hongji drove the post office carriage to the gate of the post office.

A postman opened the gate and the carriage entered the yard and stopped. Li Hongji smiled and greeted the postman, jumped out of the carriage, rushed to the office room, and handed over the official documents and emails.

After the handover was completed, the trip was successfully completed. Li Hongji couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, sat by the table under the corridor, picked up the teapot and poured it hard.

This is Yinchuan Post, located in Xifanzhuang in the middle section of the Yinchuan River Valley. The Yinchuan River flows from the west of the inn to the Yellow River. It is the first station leading to Hezhou from Qinghai, Hexi and other places. Its location is very important.

During the Chenghua period of the Ming Dynasty, Yinchuanli was established, and the inn was located in a long time ago. The nearby Fenglin Pass, Fenglin Duke and Lianhua Duke are famous passes and Tianjin Dukes on the Silk Road.

Since Emperor Xuanzong of the Ming Dynasty adopted the national policy of rest and recuperation, he carried out a comprehensive strategic contraction, and the northern border shrank to the Great Wall area, the northeast region shrank to Liaodong, and the northwest region retreated to Jiayuguan, which could no longer effectively control the Qinghai-Tibet region.

However, after pacifying Liao, the imperial court increased its investment in the northwest. The troops and equipment of the three guards of Taozhou, Hezhou and Xining increased, showing the emperor's ambition to revitalize the military in the northwest.

Northwest Inns such as Yinchuan Post also received financial support, either newly built or renovated, and the number of postmen also increased.

Since the establishment of the post station from the mainland to Tibet in the Yuan Dynasty, after more than a hundred years of frequent exchanges, in the Yongle Dynasty of the Ming Dynasty, the original transportation organization has been adjusted and restored, and the transportation between the mainland and important areas of Tibet has become smoother.

At that time, monks, lay officials, merchants, and pilgrims were endless, and there was a situation where "the road was clear" and envoys returned tens of thousands of miles.

Now, the emperor has demonstrated his ambition to relocate the post station to connect with the Western Regions and restore transportation in important areas of the Mainland and Tibet.

The Chinese Chamber of Commerce is working hard to serve, investing capital and manpower, striving to extend the commercial road based on the stations to connect the Western Regions and Qinghai-Tibet.

Under the promotion of the court's policies, Gansu and Shaanxi did not stop expanding due to disasters. On the contrary, under the preparation for war with labor-for-relief and military expansion, the people had more choices, rather than fleeing famine or starving to death.

Due to the benefits of the policy, Yinchuan Post has improved greatly. In addition to delivering official documents, mail and parcels have also begun to be delivered, so the income naturally increased.

"Huang Wai, someone is looking for him!" The guard at the door shouted Li Hongji's nickname loudly, pushed the door open and put two people in.

A middle-aged man, tall and burly, looks powerful when walking; the other is a young man, but he is also strong.

Li Hongji got up a few steps forward, identified the identity of the person who came, hurriedly greeted him, bowed and greeted him: "I have met my uncle."

Gao Yingxiang nodded with a smile and said, "Hongji, it looks good." As he said that, he reached out to signal the boy, "I haven't seen him for many years, but can I still recognize him?"

Li Hongji looked at it carefully and said uncertainly: "Is it the one who is so big?"

Li Guo smiled and bowed: "Goer has met his uncle."

"Okay, okay." Li Hongji nodded repeatedly and patted Li Guo on the shoulder, very satisfied with his strong figure.

Then, Li Hongji asked his uncle and nephew to sit down, poured tea and started chatting.

Gao Yingxiang is engaged in horse trading, but now he is not satisfied with his words. He sighs and says, "The court and the Chinese Chamber of Commerce have already monopolized the tea and horse trading. It is becoming increasingly difficult to do horse trading."

In the fourth year of Yongle of Chengzu, Yuanma Temple in Gansu was established in Nianbo, and the six supervisors were under the jurisdiction of six supervisors, including the four supervisors of Ganquan, Qilian, Linchuan and Zongshui in Qinghai, with more than 60,000 horses.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Qinghai's animal husbandry economy was relatively developed. After the gold medal system was implemented in the late Hongwu period, horses from Qinghai accounted for about 78% of the total number of gold medal navigators at that time.

However, since the mid-Ming Dynasty, the Eastern Mongols came to Qinghai to live, and wars were frequent and the livestock production was greatly damaged.

Now the imperial court has reestablished the Xining Tea and Horse Department, implemented tea monopoly, and opened a tea and horse market. The purpose is obvious, to use the official controlled trade form to strengthen control over the ethnic minority economy.

Li Hongji knew this and nodded, "Liaodong was pacified, and there were also Mongolian tribes naturalized, and the imperial court should have controlled the entry of war horses. It should be a means of control over the Mongolians."

After pausing, Li Hongji suggested: "It is not easy to sell horses, but it is good to run transportation. A carriage transports goods to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, making a lot of money. I have been thinking about it for a while and want to borrow some money to do this business."

The tea-horse trade is just a name that follows, but not just two goods: tea and horses. Ethnic minority cattle, horses, sheep, fur and medicinal materials, etc.; the Ming merchants' iron pots, silk, cloth, etc.

The development of commerce is a natural thing to drive the transportation industry. The improvement of infrastructure such as roads and stations has enabled the rapid promotion and popularization of four-wheeled carriages with steel axles.

Gao Yingxiang nodded with a smile and said, "This is indeed a good business, but I don't want to make this hard money anymore, but I want to join the army to fight for wealth."

"Join the army?" Li Hongji was stunned for a moment, and then asked: "Which garrison has recruited soldiers again? Joining the army and fighting is a dangerous thing."
Chapter completed!