At a newly renovated office in the old city with the sign of Shuntian Prefecture Capital Old City Urban Management Bureau, many government officials wearing uniforms of urban management were very excited.
They were all veterans. After they retired, the court also arranged for them to work as official servants, yamen servants, and police officers in government offices. As for the original officials, yamen servants, and police officers, they were gradually retired, and all of them will be retired in the future.
Use veterans as much as possible.
They were the first batch of urban management officers in the Ming Dynasty. The uniforms they wore were similar to the uniforms of officials, except that they had the word "urban management" embroidered on them. They all stood upright and quietly waited for the arrival of the prince.
Now all the young and old men in the capital know that the prince has now become the governor of Shuntian Mansion, specifically responsible for Shuntian Mansion, and he immediately started drastic restructuring as soon as he took office.
The main purpose of establishing a separate prison yamen is to maintain public order in the capital and arrest criminals, petty thefts and the like.
At the same time, the Urban Management Bureau was established to manage urban sanitation, order, transportation, etc. in various parts of the capital. Now that the Urban Management Bureau has just been established, His Royal Highness the Prince will come to review it in person.
Everyone stood upright. There were more than 100 officers in the urban management bureau in the entire old city, and they were all in high spirits. If they could be appreciated by His Royal Highness, they might not have a future in the future.
Everyone did not wait for long, Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a third-grade official uniform, walked over quickly.
He looked at the urban management team in front of him and nodded with satisfaction.
"The reason why I want to set up a separate urban management bureau is to maintain transportation, sanitation and order in the capital. Now that the capital's population is increasing and its scale is getting larger, transportation sanitation has also become a very important issue."
“Especially in this old city, people occupy the streets and set up stalls indiscriminately, do not obey the traffic order when walking on the road, and there is no one to manage urban sanitation. The responsible persons and blocks cannot be implemented. These have seriously affected the order, health and health of the capital.
and traffic order.”
"This is the first time that your Urban Management Bureau has begun to implement its powers since its establishment. This is a heavy burden, responsibility and obligation."
Zhu Houzhao looked at the many urban management officials in front of him, feeling a little excited in his heart.
It is very important to be able to take care of this mess in the capital. There are countless pairs of eyes in the world looking at me now.
"Do you understand?"
"clear!"
Most of these officers were retired from the army. When they answered the questions, they all roared, which made Zhu Houzhao even more satisfied.
"Go, get started."
Zhu Houzhao nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand and said.
Upon hearing this, many urban management officials quickly began to take action according to their respective areas.
Here at Renshou Fang, as usual, Liu Yishou got up early to set up a stall selling dumplings. Liu Yishou's dumplings are very particular about the ingredients. He must choose the fresh pork belly of the day, the fat and thin type, and add fresh green onions, and then there is
He has been making dumplings all his life.
The dumplings made here, whether they are steamed or boiled, are delicious and everyone around the city knows it. Therefore, as soon as the Liu Yishou stall opened, there was an endless stream of diners.
This also allowed Ruichi to continue to expand his stall. At first, he only occupied a small area against the wall and put a few tables and chairs, but slowly, the entire wall was taken up by him, and at the same time, more and more tables were placed.
There are so many, half of the street is occupied by Liu Yishou's stall.
With Liu Yishou taking the lead, the nearby stalls selling steamed buns, noodles, and noodles also started to follow suit, and they all took up half of the road to do business.
In addition, some old farmers came here carrying vegetables to sell, so that the entire street was almost blocked, and there was no way for four-wheeled carriages to pass, so they had to walk.
At the same time, because there has been no one to take care of it, and the vendors do not pay attention to hygiene, the color of the pavement on this street has changed, it is extremely greasy, and it is very dirty.
"A bowl of dumplings, a bowl of steamed dumplings!"
As usual, Censor Weng Hong came to Liu Yishou's stall and ordered his favorite dumplings. He held a copy of the latest newspaper in his hand and prepared to have breakfast while reading the newspaper.
Although he is a royal censor, his rank is not high, and his salary is only more than 200 taels of silver a year. There is no problem in supporting his family, but the housing prices in the capital have risen so much in the past few years that he simply cannot afford it.
For a big house in the elite area, I can only buy a two-bedroom courtyard here in Renshoufang.
Because we are so close, we are also regular customers.
"Okay, Mr. Weng, please wait a moment."
When Liu Yishou saw it was Weng Hong, he hurriedly went to lay down some dumplings, and even a few more. Weng Hong was the Royal Censor, and he was considered the most prestigious person in Renshoufang.
"Go, go, you are not allowed to occupy the road and set up stalls. You are not allowed to occupy the road and set up stalls. I informed you yesterday and you are still posting notices here. Why are you still occupying the road and setting up stalls here?"
At this time, more than a dozen urban management officials from the Urban Management Bureau came to Renshoufang. When they saw Liu Yishou and others still occupying the road and setting up a stall, they immediately started shouting.
"Dear officials, we are all here to earn a living and make a living. Why do you have to make things difficult for us? If you don't let us set up a stall, how will we live in the future?"
Liu Yishou said helplessly.
"To make a living, where can't you make a living? Why can't you rent a shop and do business? You have to occupy the street for business. Half of the road is occupied by you. Isn't it inconvenient if you don't see the pedestrians passing by?"
Chen Jun looked at Liu Yishou in front of him, and then looked at the street. Half of the street, which was not spacious in the first place, was occupied by stalls.
"What is an official mission? It's convenient, it's convenient!"
Liu took out a few taels of silver in his hand and quietly handed it to Chen Jun with great sadness.
"What are you doing?"
"Close the stall immediately, otherwise we will close it for you. Don't say we won't show you any favors then."
Chen Jun quickly and righteously refused. Who dares to accept this money? The prince is watching, and many people around are watching. Once this money is collected, he will probably be exiled to the Golden Continent in the future.
"My lord, my lord, we are all ordinary people doing small business to earn a living, why are you making things difficult for us?"
Liu Yi was in a hurry, and if he didn't allow himself to set up a stall, his financial path would be cut off. His business was very good, he could earn more than ten taels of silver a month, and nearly 200 taels of silver in a year.
"It's not that we are making things difficult for you, it's that you occupy the road and disrupt traffic order, causing road congestion. In addition, look at what this place has become after you set up stalls. It's full of sewage and dirty water."
Chen Jun shook his head repeatedly and said: "It's useless to say anything. From now on, we are not allowed to set up stalls or sell vegetables here."
"Hurry up and move out."
"Master, Master, my third uncle's son's cousin's younger brother is working as an errand in your Shuntian Mansion, can you give me some face?"
There was a stall owner nearby who also hurriedly came to build relationships.
"It's useless for anyone to act as an errand. This is an order from the prefect whom we trust. We must strictly regulate the public security of the capital and be strict with the vendors who occupy the roads and operate indiscriminately."
"From now on, you can only rent your own shop and operate it. Otherwise, you are not allowed to set up stalls on the street to do business."
Chen Jun seemed impatient. No matter what he said, these people were unmoved and had no intention of moving away.
Of course Liu Yishou and the others are not willing to move away. Once you leave, this position may be occupied by others immediately. It will be difficult to take it back by then, and quarrels will inevitably occur.
"Master, we have always set up a stall here before, not just for a day or two, but for several years. Now we are suddenly not allowed to set up a stall. How will we live in the future? The whole family will be hungry.
die."
Liu Yishou was crying and he didn't dare to move away.
"You're not moving, are you?"
"Move it!"
When Chen Jun saw that they were unable to move in, he waved his hand and the urban management behind him began to take action.
The tables and chairs were moved to the side as a four-wheeled carriage was moved, and the stoves and other items were immediately dismantled.
"Master Guan, Master Guan~"
"I can't, I can't, this is the guy who eats our meals. The whole family, young and old, is counting on me doing this small business to support themselves."
"With this move, aren't you pushing us towards a dead end?"
When Liu Yishou saw it, he immediately became anxious and hurried forward to snatch it. His wife, Wang, even started to roll around, crying and making trouble, and kept shouting somewhere, as if she had received a huge blow.
Injustice is common.
"Bang!"
The censor Weng Hong, who had been watching coldly, slammed the table and snorted coldly: "Do you still have any royal laws?"
"In this bright world, at the feet of the emperor, here the officials are forcing the people to rebel."
"It's hard for the people here to make a living. As officials, we should protect the people. Why are you still here cutting off people's money? Isn't this going to push the whole family to a dead end?"
"We are only acting according to the orders from above. What's more, if everyone is doing their own business, where will the order be?"
"What's more, if they can't occupy the road for business, they won't be able to make a living?"
"Can't they go rent a shop and do business?"
Chen Jun looked at Weng Hong and saw that he was wearing an official uniform. Looking at the patterns on his clothes, he also knew that he was a fifth-rank official. In the capital, a fifth-rank official was considered a minor official.
"snort!"
"You are forcing the people to rebel with the government. The people are struggling to make a living, but you are completely ignoring it."
"I am the censor. I will read your book carefully when I go to court in the morning."
Weng Hong didn't care about this. He only saw Cheng Jun and others snatching the tables, chairs, tools, etc. used by Liu Yishou and others to set up a stall. This made him think of the evil officials who oppressed the people and had to stand up.
