As for the difference between an imperial edict and a secret letter, it is easy to understand. They are both simple human affairs.
Secret trust is a sign of intimacy and trust in some situations.
But in other cases, it is simply a confidential document, that is, an informal document that has to be kept secret because of the importance of the matter, but is not that high-level.
Because it is an informal document, it is naturally less serious than a formal document such as an imperial edict. In other words, the attitude toward the recipient is much more casual.
Of course, this is not because Li Er has any objections to Li Sheng. In fact, Li Er himself knows that things are not that simple, but because he is in a bad mood, he naturally acts rudely.
However, the impact of this operation that actually had no impact was that, because it was only a secret letter and not an official document, the letter was not sent directly by the palace chamberlain.
When the secret letter was sent to Li Sheng, there was no situation where Li Sheng had to accept the order with solemn etiquette. It was because he had been drinking all night that he did not receive it in the end.
Then on the second day, Chai Shao felt restless and went home to retreat. Li Sheng didn't have this year-old friend to play with, so he naturally went to sea with several concubines.
then.
The letter from His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was simply shelved.
If it were the Tang Dynasty a few years ago, this kind of thing would never have happened. Even if it was a secret message, because it was sent from the imperial palace, it would never be forgotten and accepted.
But this was not a few years ago!
At this stage, Datang finally began to show signs of a real industrial society.
Although the ratio of industrial output value to agricultural output value is still very small, the current Datang Dynasty is still far from being called an industrial country - it is a world of difference from the developed industrial countries in later generations where the industrial output value is directly more than ten times higher than the agricultural output value.
Furthermore, compared with later generations, the output value of the "design" service industry is much higher than the output value of traditional industry, let alone the output value of agriculture.
but!
It is true that industrial society takes shape when the value of industrial output exceeds agricultural output, but the prototype of industrial society is something more obscure and lies in many details.
No matter what these details are, they ultimately mean one thing: adapting to the social rules of industrial production.
Naturally, there are many social phenomena involved.
in the past.
Letters are actually very difficult to lose - of course, this is based on modern people’s thinking habits, but in general, as long as the route of sending letters does not pass through war-torn areas, then it is really
Won't lose it.
Because letters are destined to be written only by literate people, and only literate people can read them.
In other words, the people who wrote and received the letters were all in good economic conditions - and there were naturally many cases where people were specially sent to deliver letters. Post offices were a key link in the ancient political order. Although productivity was underdeveloped, management
It's really not that strict.
Due to these factors, letters in ancient times were rarely lost, but it was different later, because after the development of printing, letter correspondence became more and more popular, and there were more of them.
Of course, post office management is still very strict, so there are no such and such situations, but it is different in the industrial age.
Because a large amount of goods also need to be transported around, the pressure on the post office system will naturally gradually increase. Although manpower can be increased, it is well known that manpower without good and proper organization is often ineffective. It is not enough for the whole to add chaos.
Thank God. In other words, the efficiency is quite worrying.
In short, as the goods are transported around, things like letters naturally start to get lost frequently.
Although Li Sheng didn't lose anything this time, it was for a similar reason.
The construction of this scenic spot created by Li Sheng naturally requires a large amount of material resources, and a considerable part of them cannot be obtained on Qiongzhou Island. They must be transferred from China, and the throughput of this material
Of course it becomes conceivable.
Once this letter is saved, it will naturally be filed, and because it is a secret letter, Dan Qing, who is responsible for such things in the mansion, cannot even see the words related to the emperor.
So this letter was simply shelved.
It may seem ridiculous that this situation will occur, but in fact it is inevitable in the changing times.
Just like the people of China today still have their hair tied up, although Li Sheng didn't say anything about it, he even dressed in an ancient style, with long hair just like in the knight-errant TV series he watched back then.
But in fact, Li Sheng knew very well that as industrial production continued to progress, it was inevitable that everyone would start to cut their hair short. Since the emperor had the prestige of the world, he must also strive to be consistent with the common people's style.
Although the ancient palaces were decorated with gold, purple, and dragons and painted phoenixes, their clothing and hairstyles were always consistent with those of the common people!
Because the emperor didn't know where he came from such a high understanding of the game, and he had already thought of changing the style of the palace before the trend of the times changed significantly.
This news was passed to Qiongzhou Island, and Li Sheng was shocked when he heard it, and his evaluation of the level of the Tang Junchen team was much higher.
These things are not important at the moment, but in short, the situation is like this. The imperial palace has changed its aesthetic style, and there will definitely be a lot of discomfort among the people. This is not to say that those people rely on reciting Confucian scriptures to defraud the establishment of wealth, but in fact there is no such thing.
The learned scholars who are capable of strategizing instinctively oppose the coming of the new world, but say that even ordinary people will have many discomforts.
So the letter was shelved anyway.
And Li Er, who was far away in Chang'an.
Fortunately, Li Er was busy dealing with the pirates at this time, and the military operation had already begun, so he naturally had no time to take care of this matter.
even.
If this military operation is successful in the end, then maybe Li Er will really forget about it, and he may not think about it until half a year later, but...
As we all know, there are always exceptions to everything.
Or rather, for a small person who cannot see the forest for the trees, he will always think poorly. Although Li Er is not such a person, he has always been strategically stable.
Again, this Li Er is not really a god, so as time goes by, he naturally starts to make mistakes.
Even in fact, this wave cannot be blamed on Li Er's mistake. After all, just like Chai Shao listened to Li Sheng's talk about terrorism, what the Romans did this time was something unprecedented.
But no matter who is to blame for the mistake or not, half a month has passed since the start of this military operation.