Lu Jingyuan's escort agency easily reminded Zuo Mengeng of an industry that is booming and prosperous in modern times.
That is postal and express delivery.
At present, the postal system of Xia Kingdom is not perfect, even worse than that of Ming Dynasty.
Yes.
Although the Ming Dynasty abolished the post stations, it also killed itself. But when it comes to the perfection of the postal system, it is still better than that of Xia State.
One of the main reasons is that Xia Guo Xinjian is not perfect in many aspects, and the postal system cannot be taken care of for the time being.
In addition, the Xia Kingdom's territory is not large yet, and the demand for postal services has not yet emerged.
Anyway, the military’s information channels are very fast, so no problems have been discovered yet.
But Zuo Mengeng knew that as the Xia Kingdom continued to expand, its population became more and more, its economy became more and more developed, especially as the flow of people became more and more complex, the necessity of the postal system would definitely increase the agenda.
But does Xia Guo have relevant talents?
Sorry, no.
Even he knew little about the postal system.
In comparison, old-era escort agency practitioners like Lu Jingyuan know the ropes better.
The escort industry was beginning to decline, and it was time to prepare for the establishment of a postal system.
"Nowadays, the country is immigrating everywhere, and with the encouragement of industry and commerce, the population is highly mobile. As a result, communication and exchanges between various places will become more and more extensive, and an industry is needed to make up for the shortcomings. The old man has been a escort for many years. The more knowledgeable you are, the more you know the ways. If you do this, it can be said to be a great thing that benefits the country, the people, and yourself."
Not a dart boy, but a postal worker?
Lu Jingyuan was a little confused.
He fully believed in Zuo Menggen's foresight. But he was also a little confused as to how to handle the postal service.
This is a major event that will last forever. Zuo Mengeng remained patient and began to explain in detail.
"The post delivery system has existed since ancient times, and the post stations of the Ming Dynasty were used for this purpose."
When it came to the inn, Li Qingshan and Lu Jingyuan understood everything.
Zuo Mengeng continued along this line of thinking.
"However, the post delivery system from ancient times to the present has been established by the government and only serves the government. The common people cannot use it and will not use it. Moreover, various dynasties have great personal restrictions on the common people and there is no room for manipulation. But we The Xia Kingdom is different. It does not restrict the movement of the people at all. How many people have left Sangzi and traveled around the world? Not to mention that the soldiers are stationed all over the world and lack the necessary means of contact with their hometowns. If the postal system is built, it can It greatly facilitates people’s daily lives.”
Li Qingshan and Lu Jingyuan also know how difficult it is for ordinary people to communicate in this era, needless to say Zuo Mengeng.
They themselves suffered from it.
But Lu Jingyuan was quite skeptical about whether this could be a business and make money.
"Ordinary people, if they want to communicate with distant relatives, usually write a letter and have it delivered by someone who is passing by. If they don't meet someone who is passing by, they can only do nothing. But a letter is as light as a feather and can be carried with you. That’s it. It seems quite worthless to make a special trip just for this.”
It is normal to have someone drop by to deliver the letter. After all, a letter is light and easy to carry with you.
But if you make a special trip to send a letter, the cost of eating horse chews along the way will be a huge sum of money.
No matter how you calculate it, it doesn't seem cost-effective.
Lu Jingyuan couldn't see the profit.
The teachings here are too profound for people of this era, but for Zuo Menggeng, they are much simpler.
"It would be a big loss just to make a trip just for a letter. In fact, if the cost of helping deliver a letter exceeds ten cents, ordinary people are unlikely to accept it."
Li Qingshan and Lu Jingyuan nodded repeatedly.
But ten cents is not enough to run from the east to the west of Jinan City, let alone send a message thousands of miles away.
"Ten pennies for a letter seems inconspicuous. But what if it's a hundred letters? What about a thousand letters? Not to mention, there are heavier and more valuable goods. So if you add them all together, is this business feasible? ?”
"Um?"
Lu Jingyuan became even more confused about the lake, and vaguely felt that something was wrong.
"You used to be escorts, and you would go back and forth after receiving a escort. But the postal service is different. The postal service needs to establish a network. For example, it needs to have a large distribution center, and the goods collected from various places must be concentrated here. And then according to the destination , time and other conditions. For example, if they are all goods sent to Qingdao, then whether they are letters or other things, they will be grouped together and shipped. The shipping cost of ten cents for a letter may not seem cost-effective, but it is worth it. What will happen if you get up?"
"Ah! I understand!"
Li Qingshan suddenly realized it in front of Lu Jingyuan.
After all, he is also the general manager of Dongping Lake Aquatic Products Company. After doing business for a long time, his ideas have become more vivid.
"Brother Lu, you will understand if you think about it. For the common people, it means spending ten taels to send a letter. But for the postal company, it is to send goods worth one hundred taels, one thousand taels or even ten thousand taels in one go. Deliver it to one place in one go. Will this business be successful? Will we still lose money?"
Lu Jingyuan is also an old man, but he has never been exposed to this model, so he didn't turn around at once, but he understood it at this time.
"That's it! That's it! Your Highness is truly a man of heaven and earth. It's so wonderful."
Li Qingshan also admired Zuo Mengeng.
"In the past, if we wanted to sell the fresh products of our aquatic products company, we had to transport them ourselves. Not to mention the delay, it also cost a lot of money. It was impossible to deliver to some distant places. If there was a special postal company, Specializing in transportation saves a lot of trouble.”
Dongping Lake Fishery Company has developed to this day and has begun to encounter bottlenecks.
That is, the output is large, but the market is very limited.
Except for a small amount of aquatic products that can be stored for a long time, most of the rest are fresh products.
Since freshness must be ensured, there is no way to transport the goods further.
The transportation and technology of this era don't allow it.
In addition, the aquatic products company is not a transportation company after all, and its professionalism is wrong, which will only increase costs.
If there were a professional postal company that was responsible for the transportation of goods and devoted itself to studying transportation technology, it might be able to make a breakthrough.
Nowadays, Dongping Lake Fishery Company’s aquatic products can only be sold as far as Linqing, Jinan, Xuzhou and other places. If the postal system is developed, can it be sold to Qingzhou, Dengzhou, Qingdao, Huai’an and other places? Reality?
Lu Jingyuan said nothing.
He was thinking about the details.
He has discovered that there is much to be done.
As long as it is done well, I am afraid it can give the Lu family a thousand-year foundation.
But to achieve the situation Zuo Mengeng described, he suddenly found that relying on the Lu family alone seemed to be somewhat powerless.
Everything comes to mind, Zuo Mengeng is like a roundworm in his stomach.
"If the old man is serious, how about Prince Xia's Mansion asking the Ministry of Transportation to invest in you?"
