Chapter 457: The Shadow of the Capital's Prosperity
On the surface, the capital has been peaceful recently, but in fact, through the sorting out by the Ministry of Justice, the backlog of documents since the founding of the Ming Dynasty has reached a new peak.
Everything has two sides. When the Qunying Chamber of Commerce brought prosperity to the capital, a large number of people also gathered towards the capital.
Especially with the prosperity of the Chamber of Commerce, now that restrictions are gradually being relaxed, the floating population alone has increased by at least half a million in the capital this year.
Because of the construction of various factories, such as cement factories, paper mills, and printing factories, as well as the rise of previous industries such as brewing, clothing, textiles, frosting, and porcelain.
More and more common people are beginning to transform into workers.
During the passage of checkpoints, the original restrictions have become much simpler, which has led to a large number of young and middle-aged people choosing to work in factories in order to seek a stable wage.
Because Zhu Ying has established a protection system for workers and has a minimum monthly salary standard, so compared to farming, it seems that becoming a worker can also support a family.
With the full implementation of the allotment policy, population fertility has been stimulated. Many middle-aged men generally have four or five children and are continuing to have children.
For example, when tenants farm for landlords, their rations are simply not enough. In comparison, they earn more by working.
A large number of tenants began to flock to the nearest factory. As the news spread, more people discovered that wages were more generous in the factories on the capital side.
If you have some conditions, you can simply travel hundreds of miles and rush directly to the capital.
Once there are more people, the ingredients naturally become mixed.
Three religions and nine streams began to form a circle in the capital.
In just over half a year, underground gangs in the capital have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.
Even Zhu Ying doesn't have a good solution in today's world.
The current population in the capital is close to three million.
The number of Jinyiwei and the Public Security Department is only less than 30,000.
It is impossible to rely on 30,000 people to monitor 3 million people.
The large number of royal guards are not responsible for supervising the people, but only for officials and nobles.
Not to mention the Five Cities Military and Horse Division.
The only way now is to continuously expand the team of the Public Security Department.
As the team of the Department of Public Security expanded, more good and bad people joined it, and even some gang members became patrol officers of the Department of Public Security.
Judicial offices everywhere are already facing a shortage of manpower.
Even though people are afraid of reporting crimes, the current situation is that all judicial offices are queuing up to report crimes.
During the morning court, Zhu Yuanzhang had been angry several times regarding the security issues in the capital.
Even Yang Jing, the Minister of Punishment, was almost dismissed for incompetence.
But there is still no way.
The capital's economy is prosperous, but its literacy rate is still not improving.
Workers from all over the country were also divided according to their hometown and locality, and they all gathered together.
"Dasun, it seems that you are right about the law. We need to set up a separate imperial examination and find more talents to suppress this kind of chaos."
Zhu Yuanzhang has been having a headache recently, because as far as the capital is concerned, the biggest scandal has already involved court officials.
Just a few days ago, a high-ranking official from the capital was actually killed on his way to the morning court.
Although only three days later, the murderer was caught and beheaded in public.
But this also means that there are already many daring desperadoes in the capital.
Zhu Ying replied: "Grandpa, the current capital is in urgent need of experts in breaking eucalyptus to serve as role models, so it was publicized in the Di newspaper to scare Xiaoxiao."
"Sun'er was recommended by Zhan Hui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and recruited a master of eucalyptus breaking in Shanxi. I think he should be of some use."
"This person is said to be a descendant of Di Renjie during the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and he has a reputation as godlike."
If you want to curb the misbehavior of some lawless people, you must first make them fear the law.
In the absence of surveillance, it is difficult to bring some criminals to justice.
There were not a few who escaped.
Once you taste the sweetness, the second time you do it, it becomes a foregone conclusion.
At this time, there is a great need for figures like Di Renjie from the Tang Dynasty and Bao Qingtian from the Song Dynasty to appear.
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said: "Since it was recommended by Zhan Hui, I think this person must have some talents."
"Zhan Hui is indeed doing well in selecting officials."
Of course, the compilation of the talent list of Ming officials by a minister like Zhan Hui could not be hidden from Zhu Yuanzhang.
The reason why Zhu Yuanzhang has always favored Zhan Hui and has never been transferred to other departments is because Zhan Hui's actions in the official department were very recognized.
At present, there is no one who can replace Zhan Hui in this area.
When Di Yusen came to the capital, Zhu Ying immediately summoned him.
"Your Majesty, Di Yusen, pays homage to His Highness the Grand Sun."
In Kunning Palace, Di Yusen knelt down and bowed.
Zhu Ying said: "Get up and give me a seat."
Di Yusen bowed his hands and said, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Ying looked at Di Yusen and asked, "You know why I summoned you to the capital."
Di Yusen respectfully replied: "I have some talents above Duan Yu. If your highness wants to summon me to the capital, it must be the capital that needs my services."
Zhu Ying smiled and said: "Very good, I am indeed a descendant of Di Renjie, I am quite confident."
"There are many, I don't need to say more. Nowadays, the capital is becoming more and more prosperous, so many illegal and law-breaking people have mixed in."
"Nowadays, there is already a lot of backlog in the Criminal Department alone. The various Public Security Department Yamen, Wucheng Military and Horse Department Yamen, Yingtianfu Yamen, etc. all also have a lot of matters, which are extremely difficult to handle quickly."
"That's why I now need a master of breaking eucalyptus to shock people."
"I know your name from Zhan Hui, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and you are the best among the talents of Zhan Shangshu and me, so I hope you will not disappoint me."
"If you can achieve the abilities expected by me, the official rewards and rewards are only secondary. I will publicize your deeds in the capital's newspaper."
"Nowadays, the Capital's Palace Newspaper is spread all over the Ming Dynasty, and overseas countries also spend a lot of money to purchase it. If you can stand on the Capital's Palace Newspaper, you will be famous both at home and abroad."
For literati, or for everyone, few people can escape the word fame and fortune.
Some of Di Yusen's files from Pingyang Prefecture and Pinglu County, Xiazhou County, Shanxi Province were sent to Zhu Ying for review long before he arrived in the capital.
Seeing some of the ways in which the incident was handled, Zhu Ying also knew in her heart that Di Yusen was indeed a capable person.
However, due to the limitation of the job title, it is difficult to have the opportunity to rise.
Zhu Ying's current behavior can be regarded as demoting talents in an eclectic way.
As for talents, Zhu Ying didn't bother to say anything about supporting justice and went straight to something practical.
Di Yusen was extremely excited when he heard this. Everything he wanted was here, so there was nothing to hesitate about.
Immediately he stood up, knelt down and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty Di Yusen, I would like to thank His Highness Taisun for your kindness."
"We must do our best to ensure the safety of the capital, and do our best until we die."
Zhu Yingdao: "You don't have to be too happy. I will tell you the ugly things first. If you don't have much achievements after taking office, don't blame me for not being able to fulfill your promise."
"I don't want to hear big words, nor do I want to hear lies. If you really have the ability, then use your ability to speak to me."
"Here in this palace, I don't care about your background, nor do I care about things like the Four Books and Five Classics. As long as you can get things done, I will naturally not treat you badly."
These words made Di Yusen's boiling heart calm down a little.
However, Di Yusen has his own pride in his ability to break eucalyptus.
Although he is only a representative historian of Pinglu County, the cases he handles are not limited to Pinglu County.
Other counties and even Pingyang Prefecture have asked him to help cut off the eucalyptus.
Many complicated pieces were easily solved in his hands and the truth came to light.
If not, he would not have been on Zhan Hui's list.
Di Renjie bowed his hands and replied: "I understand that I will not disappoint His Majesty the Grand Sun."
Zhu Ying nodded and said, "Since you have been entrusted with an important task, I will naturally not let you investigate those civilian cases. Most of the cases you are responsible for are difficult cases."
"Now that you have just arrived in the capital, you have not yet made any achievements. You have suddenly risen to a high position and it is difficult to convince the public. So you should first serve as the county magistrate of the capital."
The responsibilities of the Jingxian County Magistrate are similar to those of other counties. He is in charge of arrests and arrests.
Compared with other places, it seems to be just the seventh grade. In a place like the capital, it can be said to be pitifully small, but in fact, the official is small and has great power.
After a slight pause, Zhu Ying took out a talisman from his arms and asked Guo Zhong, the eunuch who was beside him, to give it to him.
"It's unusual to have an office in the capital. In some places, there are quite a lot of constraints. But what I want is that you can not be afraid of power and stick to your heart."
"This talisman, I leave it to you for the time being. With this talisman, you can mobilize the Public Security Department of the capital and the Jin Yiwei to assist in handling affairs. You can also check the household registration of the Ministry of Household. If you encounter any difficult or complicated matters,
You can also go directly to the palace and seek help from me."
"Since I believe in you, I will naturally help you in other aspects."
At this time, Zhu Ying had actually received some information about the Qunying Chamber of Commerce.
Under the temptation of huge profits, many prominent people in the capital have secretly colluded with some underground forces to seek huge profits.
Cases often arise not because of personal grudges, but more likely because of entanglements of interests.
So when Di Yusen was doing business, he couldn't avoid these wealthy people.
Therefore, if we really want to run the project well, Zhu Ying must be his platform.
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Di Yusen, who walked out of the palace, was a little confused at the moment.
He looked at the Taisun Lingfu in his hand, pinched himself hard, and felt the pain, and then he truly understood that what happened just now was all true.
'I really gained the attention of His Highness Taisun, and suddenly became the seventh-rank Prime Minister of Jingxian County.'
At this moment, Di Yusen still felt like he was in a dream. Happiness came so suddenly that he didn't even react.
"Lord Di, your appointment is a special gift from His Highness Taisun. The official seal of the government should be prepared by the Ministry of Personnel and will not be delivered until tomorrow."
"But the Cheng Mansion of Capital County has already made arrangements for you. When will you check in, I can arrange some servants here."
The accompanying eunuch said intimately from the side.
Being summoned by His Highness Taisun in person was naturally not something that eunuchs like them could afford to offend. They were extremely polite in their words, even with a hint of fawning.
After hearing this, Di Yusen calmed down and bowed his hands, saying, "Thank you, father-in-law. My wife is still in the restaurant. If possible, I would like to move in today so that I can find a place to settle down."
The eunuch said quickly: "Of course it can be done. I will make arrangements for Lord Di right away."
Under the eunuch's arrangement, Di Yusen got on the carriage and went all the way to the door of the restaurant where he had stayed.
Di Yusen, who got off the carriage, couldn't hold back his excitement and trotted all the way to the door of the room.
"Li Xue, open the door quickly, I'm back."
Qin Lixue, who heard the noise in the house, quickly stood up and opened the door. Seeing Di Yusen's happy expression, she quickly asked: "How about your husband entering the palace to meet His Highness the Grand Sun, but he has gained His Highness the Grand Sun's respect."
"Has His Highness Taisun given you an official position? What rank of official? Are you still responsible for investigating?"
Facing the questions that came one after another, Di Yusen couldn't help but have a bit of pride on his face.
"The house said, let me take a sip of tea first."
After saying that, he entered the room, picked up the teapot and poured it into his mouth.
Seeing this, Qin Lixue couldn't help but said, "You have gone to the palace, is it possible that you haven't even been able to take a sip of tea?"
Gulu gulu.
Di Yusen finished the drink in a big gulp, wiped his mouth and said, "That's His Royal Highness, how can I have any intention of drinking tea?"
"Just the momentum alone made me breathless."
"It is rumored that His Majesty the Grand Sun has been resurrected from the dead and that God is taking care of him. The rumors are indeed true. Even just taking a look at him makes me feel a little panicked."
Recalling the appearance of His Highness Taisun, Di Yusen sighed inwardly.
Being broken for many years has made him very observant of details, and he has his own way of recognizing people.
With just one glance, he could conclude that His Highness Taisun seemed to be peaceful and friendly, but in fact he was hiding a great danger, which was even more terrifying than those desperadoes.
Even the executioner in charge of the execution did not have such strong evil spirits on his body.
Hearing this, Qin Lixue couldn't help but said: "You must have been frightened by yourself. How could His Highness Taisun be regarded as a vicious person by you because he is so pampered? No matter how you say it, His Highness Taisun can't be good at martial arts."
"Don't tell me, His Highness Taisun is still a martial arts master."
Di Yusen smiled bitterly and said: "Not only is he a martial arts master, it is said that His Highness Taisun had been doing business in the Western Regions before and built such a powerful force from scratch."
"Places like the Western Region are chaotic and lawless, and are a hundred times more vicious than the Ming Dynasty. How can His Highness Taisun be able to rise up in such a place?"