Chapter 527 The military and political forces caught up
Since the construction of the Rehe Palace began in the 42nd year of Kangxi's reign, as of this year, in just twelve years, Rehe Shangying has developed into a busy city with a population of more than 10,000 households.
The land with ten thousand households was enough to establish a state, but Kangxi did not show any indication.
The public security work of Shangying Town is currently under the jurisdiction of Yuzhu, the foreman and the imperial minister. However, its general affairs are under the responsibility of the General Manager of Rehe.
Kangxi, dressed in a green shirt, held a folding fan in his hand, pointed at the theater on one side of the street, and said with a smile: "If I remember correctly, when I first came here, the front of this garden was not half as big as it is now?
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Yuzhu nodded and said, "Old man, you have a really good memory. When the palace was under construction, I was still studying behind closed doors at home."
Kangxi thought for a moment and smiled. It was his genius to appoint Yuzhu as the number one scholar.
Now it seems that I really did not misjudge the person!
"You kid, you are just too lazy. If you are not careful, you will slip back into the house." Kangxi had long been used to Yuzhu's lazy nature.
Yuzhu thought to himself, if he actively seizes power, the old emperor may have another story, right?
In fact, the old emperor was also a fun-loving and enjoyable guy.
During the six visits to Jiangnan, gardens such as Changchun Garden were continuously expanded, and various palaces were overhauled.
In order to make it easier to come to Rehe to escape the summer heat, more than twenty palaces were built along the way from the capital to the Rehe Palace.
Kangxi visited Shangying Town outside the palace every year and was extremely familiar with it.
Seeing that the carriages and horses in the market were in good order, with no random grabbing or parking, they all followed suit.
Kangxi couldn't help but praise Yuzhu with a smile: "On both sides of the street, cars and horses go their own way, which is very good!"
Yuzhu smiled lightly. The streets in Beijing are often congested. That's because there is no rule of driving on the left.
Anyway, there are no rules. Yuzhu himself set the fine details. Among them, it is stipulated that anyone who parks carriages or sedan chairs at will and causes congestion in the streets will be fined ten taels of silver.
Twelve taels, that’s a huge sum of money!
In the laws of the Qing Dynasty, there were almost no rules about fines, except for house searches, spankings and other corporal punishments.
But Yuzhu knew very well that real ordinary people could not afford a carriage, let alone a sedan bearer.
On the streets, the main cause of congestion is not only the vendors setting up stalls and occupying the road and the unruly carriages driving in the wrong direction, but also the chaos and parking of carriages and sedan chairs from various households.
After all, Yuzhu is the soul of modern people. He doesn't like corporal punishment such as spanking, and is more willing to fine him.
Only when the rich people's wallets are touched will they really feel the pain.
Kangxi went shopping, mainly because he felt bored after staying in the palace for a long time and wanted to go out to relax.
After wandering around the street for a while, Kangxi led Yuzhu into the teahouse, went up to the second floor, and sat down by the window.
When he first entered the door, Kangxi saw four eye-catching characters posted on the wall: Do not talk about national affairs.
After Kangxi sat down, there was still a sticker on the wall directly opposite him titled "Mo Tan Guo Shi".
Is there any reason why people should not be allowed to speak in a prosperous age?
Kangxi, whose heart as a saint was severely stimulated, frowned and said: "It's too much, but you are not allowed to talk nonsense."
There is no standard for judging what nonsense is. Whether it is an excuse or not depends entirely on the mood of the officials.
Yuzhu just pretended not to hear, put down the tea cup in his hand, grabbed a handful of melon seeds, and started to crack them.
What the old emperor said has gone to sea. Which sentence is true and which sentence is false? Can Yuzhu still not know clearly?
If the control of discussion is relaxed, some people criticize the extensive garden construction, and vigorously attack the Jiangnan scholars and the large cultivation palace, making the old emperor unhappy, then it will be difficult to end.
The old emperor's current mentality is just to say this, to show his so-called tolerance and generosity as a benevolent emperor.
Yuzhu just listens to it and will never take it seriously.
If Yuzhu takes it seriously and does not restrain the public's discussion, then he will be the one to take the blame if he causes a big mess.
How could the emperor be at fault? The fault lies with his ministers.
Seeing that Yuzhu was surprised not to follow him in time, Kangxi actually understood that Yuzhu was in charge of the public security of Shangying Town. If he let the public discussion go, he would be in great difficulty and pressure.
Who dares to talk nonsense when it concerns their own vital interests?
"Your men have been patrolling the streets several times." Kangxi raised his folding fan and pointed at a group of New Army soldiers passing by the teahouse door.
Yuzhu said with a smile: "Their mission is to control the tranquility in the market and ensure that no robberies occur on the streets. This is a great achievement. There are also plainclothes teams who work in the dark to catch petty thieves."
The management system of Rehe Shangying Camp is very problematic.
Daily security patrols are under the jurisdiction of Yuzhu. However, the thieves caught by Yuzhu must be handed over to the Rehe General Manager's Yamen for trial.
This creates a serious disconnect.
However, these are just small details, and Yuzhu has no intention of competing for power and profit with the manager of Rehe, so he just lets it go.
However, after careful consideration, Kangxi felt that there should be a government office to take charge of the Rehe Shangying camp.
"Well, why not just set up a Rehe Hall?" Kangxi asked Yuzhu after he had thought about it.
Yuzhu thought to himself that it was a coincidence that after the fourth son ascended the throne, the official name of Shangying Town was Rehe Hall.
In the Qing Dynasty, the halls in government offices were divided into Zhili Halls and San Halls.
The Zhili Department is equivalent to a sub-prefecture-level city regardless of districts and counties, and is directly subordinate to the province. Most of its chiefs are five-level Tongzhi. The Santong Department is equivalent to the development zone management committee of a certain prefecture-level city, and is roughly at the same level as the county.
, most of the officers are general judges of the sixth rank.
"You can decide on a name." Yuzhu didn't bother to worry about it.
However, Kangxi added: "Niu Tailai will also serve as the co-president of Rehe Hall."
Yuzhu immediately understood that by making Niu Tai the co-inspector of Rehe, the old emperor was effectively handing over the entire military and political power of Rehe Hall to his hands.
"Old man, this is not appropriate, is it?" Yuzhu's expansion of power was supposed to be a great event, but he did not agree immediately.
Kangxi glared and scolded: "Don't try to be lazy, that's it."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Yuzhu’s lazy muscles must be pumped.
The old emperor planned to find more things for Yuzhu to do, so as not to cause problems in his spare time and litter after litter of cubs.
"Old man, the important place in Rehe should send another confidant. Niu Tai is my haha bead, so it's really inappropriate." Yuzhu still didn't want to give in, and struggled hard, trying to push away the responsibility.
The old emperor just pretended not to hear and turned his head towards the window.
Come on, as long as the old emperor puts on this attitude, the matter is a foregone conclusion.
In essence, the newly established Rehe Hall has the functions of most of Shuntian Mansion.
Because, at least half of the year, the old emperor would stay in the Rehe Palace to escape the summer heat.
In the remaining six months, except for major celebrations, Kangxi rarely returned to the palace and basically stayed in Changchun Garden.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
Niutai, that idiot, was sitting in the military camp and was hit on the head by a big pie falling from the sky. In the blink of an eye, he became a hot colleague of Jehol Hall.
It's not about being a big official, it's about actual power.
The predecessor of Rehe Hall, there were only a few dozen households in Shangying Village.
Now, the more than 10,000 households in Rehe Hall are all inhabited by dignitaries from Beijing and wealthy businessmen from all over the country.
It is no exaggeration to say that the residents in Rehe Hall are either rich or noble, and all of them are people of status.
Niu Tai was in charge of such an important place, which meant that Yuzhu's status in the old emperor's mind was more important than before.
Historically, even the highly favored Longkodo, by the end of the Kangxi Dynasty, was only the Minister of Lifan Yuan and the Commander of the Infantry Army.
As for the jade pillar in history, during the Kangxi period, it was at best a third-class bodyguard.
It was not until Longkodo supported Lao Si on the throne that Yuzhu was favored by Lao Si and promoted to Luan Yi envoy.
However, the situation is very different.
Although Tong Guowei retreated, Long Keduo was a bachelor of Wenyuan Pavilion and governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, and Orundai was a minister of the bodyguard with a yellow flag.
There is no need to mention Yuzhu. The halo on his head and the number of part-time jobs he has are countless.
Niu Tai's appointment as the deputy magistrate of Rehe Hall marked that Yuzhu became the first important person in the Qing Dynasty to have full military and political power in the Rehe Palace.
To put it bluntly, the old emperor's safety in Rehe is tied to Yuzhu.
Yuzhu is not the cold animal like Qianlong.
Objectively speaking, the old emperor treated Yuzhu really well.
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
Yuzhu is only twenty-five years old this year, which can be said to be very young. He can definitely afford to wait.
When the old emperor closes his eyes, Yuzhu can start his own great career without any psychological baggage.
While listening to the play, the old emperor watched attentively, but Yuzhu's attention could not be focused on the stage.
There is no way, who says Yuzhu has no artistic talent?
At this time, Sailer came close to Yuzhu's ear and whispered: "Master Zhenzhu, the third master is also here in casual clothes."
Yuzhu nodded. The Rehe Hall was such a big place. When he accompanied the old emperor to hang out, he would inevitably run into the prince's brothers.
Under normal circumstances, in order to deceive others, Kangxi would just pretend not to have seen him, so as not to bring a drag bottle, which would easily spoil the fun.
It's just a coincidence that today, after the third child came quietly, the fourth child also came.
As soon as the fourth child sat down, the fifth and seventh children also arrived one after another.
These adult princes, even if they don't sit in private rooms, must sit in the front row of the theater.
The old emperor had already seen his sons. He leaned closer to the jade pillar and whispered: "You still have the eyesight to pick out the inconspicuous back row."
Yuzhu pursed his lips and smiled. The old emperor sat in the front row. When his sons or important ministers met him, weren't they allowed to kneel down and salute?
Once the commotion became louder, the old emperor's leisurely attitude disappeared.
This is true, but Yuzhu cannot explain it clearly.
If you see through it without telling it off, you will still be a good friend next time.
Based on Yuzhu's character, even if he saw the princess stealing someone, he would not take the initiative to tell Sun Chengyun.
Because, whoever tells her husband about his wife stealing someone else will be the most "smart" person in the world.
In the future, not only will we no longer be friends, but we will most likely turn against each other and become enemies.
(PS: The first update from yesterday. I was really busy yesterday and had no time to type. I apologize.)