Chapter 1400, sweeping away the black and never ending the evil
In the Qianqing Palace of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Hongzhi was playing with his daughter Princess Nanyang, and there were his three grandsons beside him. Princess Nanyang had been born for several months, and she was white, fat, and very lovable.
As for Zhu Houzhao, he took the Crown Princess to accompany Empress Zhang, where they kept chatting about family affairs.
"It's a good time to celebrate the New Year. Your father doesn't have to go to court to deal with those annoying government affairs. It's really good for the whole family to get together happily and chat."
Empress Zhang had a smile on her face and felt that her life was really much more comfortable now.
Emperor Hongzhi was in good health, the couple had a deep relationship, and they had a little daughter. The prince had grown up again, married the princess, and gave birth to several grandchildren. Even the princess soon had one in her belly. Looking at the many children, I am naturally very happy.
"Mother, if you like it, I will come and chat with you every day from now on."
Zhu Houzhao's Crown Princess Xia also said very thoughtfully.
"That's good, Prince. He just likes to be active and runs out every day. After becoming the magistrate of Huairou County, he didn't know how to come back to the palace to see me, the mother-in-law, for ten days and a half."
When Empress Zhang heard this, she was naturally very happy. Looking at Zhu Houzhao, she didn't know what he was thinking at this time. Anyway, his mind was definitely not on chatting with him.
"Mother, I have a lot of things to do. I come back often whenever I have time."
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and replied, "I am very busy, okay? I have to be a county magistrate, and I have to do electromagnetic research. I have to be busy doing research for the royal family every day. I come back often when I have time."
"You, you~"
"Although your two uncles are in Myanmar, they have never forgotten me as your sister during this new year and festival. They have to send a lot of things over that time."
When Empress Zhang heard this, she was really angry, but she couldn't do anything about her own son, who could call this only son?
"Prince, how is the situation here in Huairou County?"
Emperor Hongzhi put down Princess Nanyang, looked at his grandchildren, and asked Zhu Houzhao.
"It's not bad. After getting rid of the bully Sun family, Huairou County will become a lot better."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and replied.
"Hmm~"
"Governing a country is not an easy task. When you become the magistrate of a county, you should have some experience of your own."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly. He knew this very well and felt that Zhu Houzhao had done a good job.
"Father, I feel that in this small Huairou County, a small Sun family has made the entire Huairou over 100,000 people live in dire straits."
"Our Ming Dynasty is so big, we don't know how many bullies there are like the Sun family, and we don't know how many people are oppressed by these bullies."
"Many of these bullies are in the government, and there are officials who provide them with protection. I feel that when we crack down on gangs and evil, we must eradicate these officials together, so that we can restore peace to the people."
Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and put forward some of his own opinions.
"Well, that's a good point."
"I asked you to go somewhere to practice. The practice is indeed the right thing to do."
Emperor Hongzhi nodded happily.
"Your Majesty, Liu Jin, the Minister of Civil Service, would like to see you~"
At this time, Xiao Jing came over and said.
"Let him come in."
Emperor Hongzhi was slightly startled when he heard this.
According to Liu Jin's character, as long as it's a holiday, people will disappear. On this good day of the annual holiday, Liu Jin would take the initiative to come to him. It's really like the sun is rising in the west.
Soon, Liu Jin, dressed in crimson robes, walked in with a serious look on his face, as if something big had happened.
"No courtesy, just sit down by yourself."
Seeing Liu Jin, Emperor Hongzhi also waved his hand, indicating that Liu Jin did not need to be polite.
"It's the annual holiday and you don't have a good vacation at home. Is there something wrong?"
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince~"
When Liu Jin heard this, he quickly stood up and said seriously: "I walked around the capital in the morning and discovered a lot of things. I feel it is very necessary to report to your Majesty."
"Oh, yes, tell me."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately knew that what Liu Jin was going to say was more important.
After waving her hand, Empress Zhang understood immediately and left quickly with the Crown Princess and others, leaving Emperor Hongzhi behind. The Crown Prince discussed national affairs with Liu Jin here.
The harem was not allowed to interfere in politics. This was the tradition of the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince~"
"It is now the time for the annual holiday. Factories, workshops, businesses, schools, etc. in Beijing have all taken holidays one after another. A large number of people who work in Beijing have begun to return to their hometowns, so there is also a wave of returning home."
"On every road from the capital to other places, you can see an endless stream of migrant workers returning to their hometowns despite the severe cold."
"It's freezing outside now, and migrant workers are facing huge difficulties returning home. At the same time, I have also heard something. In some places, there are still bandits and bullies who specialize in robbing migrant workers returning home. There are also many black shops that force people to buy
They were forced to sell it, with a steamed bun costing one hundred taels of silver, and a night's stay costing 2 taels of silver."
"If the geese are plucked, they will be beaten by these people if they don't consume. In some places, people even set up special checkpoints to collect tolls. It is said that during the Chinese New Year, migrant workers who return to their hometowns have to pay a toll of one or two silver.
"
Liu Jin waited until Queen Zhang and others left before speaking again.
"How unreasonable~"
"It has only been a few years since we started cracking down on gangsters and evil, but there are still people who dare to open illegal shops, block roads and rob, and act as road thugs."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard this, he immediately stood up angrily.
He could imagine the difficult situation those returning home must go through.
It's freezing cold and snowing heavily. Even if you have to trek home a long way, you still have to worry about being robbed along the way. Going to the inns on both sides of the road will have you being ripped off. The road was obviously built by the imperial court, but when you pass by, you will be ripped off.
Yes, you still need to pay tolls.
You may have worked hard for a year, and then when you go home, all your money will be looted by these people. You may even be killed and dumped in the wilderness.
"This is not the same as salmon migration~"
Zhu Houzhao on the side also frowned and said after listening.
“Salmon migration?”
Emperor Hongzhi was immediately confused.
"His Royal Highness the Prince described it correctly. These millions of migrant workers who have returned home are like migrating salmon. These evil forces, road bandits, black shops and the like are like brown bears on their migrating road.
, eagles and the like, specializing in robbing these migrating salmon.”
Liu Jin nodded solemnly and said, Zhu Houzhao's description is really apt, but these people are much more powerful than brown bears.
"In addition, I also went to the train station. The whole train station was very chaotic. There was a very arrogant gang called the Beggar Gang. They not only harvested and cut animals, but also made many disabled children become beggars to gain sympathy and beg.
And they also focus on stealing from migrant workers returning home."
"Forget about stealing, if they dare to resist or if someone comes to help, they will directly fight back fiercely with knives. Many people are injured, and they also commit crimes in gangs."
"When Wei Chen was at the station, because he caught a thief, he attracted several accomplices to attack Wei Chen. Fortunately, Chen had a few guards with him, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
"I made a careful inspection at the station. The station originally gathered a large number of migrant workers who returned to their hometowns. However, due to the lack of effective management, there are still a large number of entertainers occupying the land to perform, and there are also a large number of small stalls selling food on the spot.
As a result, the entire train station became more congested, and at the same time, a large amount of garbage was generated that was not cleared out in time."
"The train station, which was supposed to be the representative image of the capital, has now become the dirtiest and messiest place in the whole capital. People from all walks of life gather together and it is very chaotic. It not only seriously affects the normal operation order of the train station, but also seriously affects the normal operation order of the train station.
Let a large number of innocent people suffer."
"Many people have worked hard for a year to save some money, but it was stolen all of a sudden. Some were even surrounded by gangs and robbed in broad daylight. As for throwing things away, that's even more serious.
It’s not uncommon.”
Liu Jin told everything he saw and heard today in one breath.
His words also made Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao frown at once. For Emperor Hongzhi, who loved his people as his own son, he despised these things the most.
Zhu Houzhao experienced what happened to the Sun family bullies in Huairou County, and he knew very well what kind of impact these evil forces would have on the people. They often eat people without spitting out their bones, making the people suffer and dare not speak out.
"Father, we must severely punish these evil forces, and we must not let them harm the common people."
Zhu Houzhao stood up and expressed his stance with a solemn expression.
"Hmm~"
Emperor Hongzhi nodded slightly, then thought for a while and said to Liu Jin: "Liu Jin, how do you think these things should be handled?"
"Your Majesty, I think the court should start from three aspects."
“The first aspect is to ensure the safety of migrant workers returning home, requiring governments and post stations along the way to set up reception points on the roads returning home to provide free hot water, hot porridge and
Cheap accommodation, crackdown on illegal shops along the way and deliberate attempts to rip off customers.”
"The second aspect is to launch a new round of anti-gang and anti-evil activities. We must not stop the crackdown on all the gangs, but continue to eliminate evil, and severely crack down on the evil forces, bandits, road bullies, gangs, green forests, etc. throughout the entire Ming Dynasty. At the same time, these evil forces
The protective umbrella gives a blow."
"The third aspect is to change the responsibilities of the government in major cities in the Ming Dynasty. As cities become larger and larger, not only public security, but also public health and public order have become more and more important.
Especially in a place like a train station, where there is a large flow of people, there are a lot of problems."
"The imperial court should incorporate these into the assessment of officials in various places, and at the same time divide the structure of the government offices in big cities, set up relevant yamen and departments, and add certain officials and officials, yamen servants, messengers, etc."
Liu Jin thought for a while and put forward his own suggestions.
Emperor Hongzhi and Zhu Houzhao listened carefully to Liu Jin's words. After listening, they also became thoughtful, and nodded solemnly for a long time.
"Liu Jin, please write a memorial."
"Xiao Jing, please immediately inform the cabinet ministers, the six ministers, and the governor of the fifth military governor's office to come to discuss the matter~"
