Chapter 434 Postal Layout (Part 2)
The postal service envisioned by Frederick was not just as simple as sending letters and express delivery, but also required unified management of telegrams.
He said: "I plan to take over the part of the telegraph stations in various parts of the Rhine League that belongs to the Dawn Chamber of Commerce to the Postal Department, and the operation will also be responsible for the Postal Department, and the employees of this part of the Chamber of Commerce will become Postal Department employees. "
Supaya thought for a while and said: "Boss, this will require coordination among the lords in the area where the telegraph station is located, and at the same time, the income of the chamber of commerce will be reduced. "
Now in various places. The telegraph station is jointly owned by the Dawn Chamber of Commerce and the local nobles. If it returns to the country, it may cause conflicts with the local nobles.
Frederick was well prepared for this and said: "You hinted to them that my business has to share some profits with the royal family."
Seeing that Shupaiya still didn't understand, he continued: "Take that. In the next few years, our telegraph stations will be built in every town, and it will be convenient in the name of the country."
Supaya understood that the boss wanted to expand in the name of the country.
But in this way, Mingxiao Chamber of Commerce would be cut off from a large piece of meat and increase operating costs, which made him feel distressed.
For Frederick, this was just a matter of putting the items in the left pocket into the right pocket. If anyone wanted to pick the fruit, they had to ask Wesson if he agreed.
But he added: "The telegraph part is just a brand change and independent accounting. How about you appoint a deputy minister in the Postal Department and actually still manage this part?"
Supaya naturally agreed, and actually The job remains unchanged, but now that he has become a high-ranking official, is a title still far away?
Heinrich also understood his responsibilities and said: "My task is to spread the telegraph network."
Frederick nodded and said: "Yes, and the telegraph network The Internet was also rolled out at the same time as the Postal Bank."
Giovanni understood what the boss meant and asked excitedly: "You mean, wherever there is a telegraph station, there will be our bank? ”
Frederick nodded and said: "In the future, I will send a sum of money to someone in Cologne at the postal bank in Weissenburg and pay a certain handling fee, and the telegraph station in Weissenburg will send a letter to Cologne. The city of Cologne will send the telegram to the payee, and the payee will use the telegram to withdraw money from the Postal Bank in Cologne. "
Giovanni immediately said: "This is the transfer of funds between banks. Since money orders are telegraphed, you don’t have to worry about them being lost or damaged along the way!”
“In the future, regular reconciliations can also be done via telex, which is much more convenient.”
Some of the Abelardo family’s banks. There is a long-distance money order business, which is convenient for large chambers of commerce and traveling nobles to deposit and withdraw funds in other places, but the verification procedures are a bit complicated.
Now that many places have telegraph stations, it is easier to communicate with each other. Telegraphs often arrive before people arrive, thus avoiding fraud.
It would be more convenient if the banks between the two places use the same system.
After thinking for a while, Giovanni said: "I suggest that postal banks in various places can cooperate with the local banks of the Abelardo family, which can avoid many risks."
Frederick He smiled and agreed. It would be very convenient to cooperate with local snakes on many things, and it could increase Giovanni's status and voice in the family, so there were many potential benefits.
Heinrich said: "I can set up a special communication line for the bank, which will not conflict with ordinary telecommunications lines."
Frederick nodded and said: "Well, this Yes, it would be better to add dedicated government and military affairs lines.”
Heinrich agreed.
Al only knows how to fight and kill. At first, he thought that this deputy minister was a reward from Archduke Wesson for his retirement. Now he understands his mission when he heard that he wants to open banks in various places. "Commander," he couldn't get rid of his military habits for a while, "my task is to arrange for the boys to guard the bank, right?"
Frederick said: "It's not just about protection. The bank is so simple, and there is no room for error in the transportation of mail. It needs to be protected by trustworthy and strong people. Can the young man in the Black Forest shoulder this responsibility? "
Orr immediately stood up and said loudly: "Commander? You can trust our men in the Black Forest!”
"The Black Forest mercenaries are also an old brand. Men who grew up in the forest are good at ambush and counter-ambush. A few years ago, some veterans who retired from the Wesson Army opened a hunter school after they returned. Everyone who came out of the school was Awesome young man!”
“In recent years, many young men have worked as guards for caravans, and the bosses give them thumbs up!”
The Wesen Army has a close relationship with the Black Forest mercenaries. Deep in the past, Wesson State had a limited population, and some of its soldiers came from the Black Forest. This tradition has been preserved. Now there are 20% of Black Forest soldiers in the army. They can become Wessonites after they retire.
So some veterans returned to their hometowns and opened schools. The outstanding ones were sent to Weisen State to serve as soldiers, while the ordinary ones went out to work as mercenaries and guards.
Frederick supported this. Firstly, it could alleviate the shortage of labor in the territory, secondly, it could obtain high-quality soldiers, and thirdly, it could enhance the soft power of the Wesson Army.
The only side effect was that the Black Forest was the territory of the Archduke of Mainz and an important source of troops for him, for which he complained a lot about Frederick.
"Very good." Frederick was very satisfied with Orr's attitude.
He said to Shupaiya: "Mail transportation requires experienced caravans to join. Can you hire some veterans to form the Postal Department's own team."
Shupaya is thinking about what he can do I was excited to be a high official, but I was afraid that the leader would not give me a task to perform, so I immediately said: "I can be responsible for organizing the transportation team!"
Frederick nodded and said: "Then it is up to you to take charge of this. For this matter, we will transfer people from the Dawn Chamber of Commerce to take charge of the matter and cooperate more with Orr.”
The Dawn Chamber of Commerce will be in Lilu's hands in the future. Frederick is not a man who kills donkeys. Shupaiya has made great contributions and worked hard over the years, so he asked him to shift the focus of his work to land.
Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and the newly built Postal Department is no exception. In the future, Stingel's administrative department, Giovanni's banking department, Heinrich's technical department, Schupaia's The transportation department and Orr's security department will form their own hills, which cooperate and restrict each other.
Then each hilltop formed a mountain range under Frederick's hands, firmly anchored in the city of Cologne, a big stage where demons danced, and became his tool to influence the politics of the Rhine League.
Frederick's job was to grasp the general direction, control the balance of the hills, and reduce unnecessary internal friction.
Next, Frederick explained to everyone the four major links of receipt, sorting, transportation and delivery of mail from the sender to the recipient, and decided on the distribution of post offices, banks and telegraph stations. Unify the general direction of building layout, signs, uniforms, etc.
The specific details will be improved by several deputy ministers, and they will strive to launch pilot operations in prosperous commercial areas starting next year based on the business intelligence provided by Shupaiya, and continue to improve during the trial operations.
It was already the end of November when this work was completed. During this period, Richard Nall came to Cologne to report to Rudolph about serving as a special envoy in the Helvetia Federation, and then he went to nowhere. Got fishing.
Fatih watched the lively election of the king in the Helvetic Federation, and came to Cologne with Richard Nall. After congratulating Rudolf on his accession to the throne, he decided to spend the winter here and go to Gaul next spring. Kingdom play.
It was time for Frederick to return to Weisenburg City. He had obtained the title of Archduke Weisen in advance, and related government affairs had to be arranged in advance.
It’s just that the Rhine River was frozen at this time, and the airship of the Air Force rushed back before the windy weather. They had to take a carriage along the way.
(End of this chapter)