Chapter 1680, it is necessary to adapt measures to local and time conditions
"Although small stalls and small stalls occupy the road and obstruct traffic, if they are not allowed to set up stalls and operate, wouldn't this mean that their lives will be ruined?"
"Isn't this the government forcing the people to rebel?"
When Weng Hong heard the many objections, he became even more angry and continued.
"If we don't let them occupy the road for business, we will lose our livelihood?"
"Is the government forcing the people to rebel?"
"According to your logic, wouldn't it be that countless people in Nancheng New District would starve to death a long time ago and have gone against the grain a long time ago?"
"According to your logic, does it mean that by robbing those robbers and arresting those petty thieves, we are cutting off their financial resources and forcing them to rebel?"
When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately asked again.
"Don't confuse right and wrong. Robbers are robbers. These vendors are all honest people and cannot be generalized."
Weng Hong couldn't defeat Liu Jin, but he wasn't convinced either.
"Although small vendors are honest people, it is wrong to occupy the road to operate. It affects people's circulation and affects the cleanliness of the city."
"They are not allowed to occupy the road for business, and they are not allowed to do business. Why can't they rent a store to do business?"
"In the final analysis, it is still the mentality of ordinary people. Renting a store requires rent, and occupying the road is free."
"In the past, when the capital was small and the population was small, these vendors were not a big problem. But now, the population and size of the capital have been several times what they were before."
"If such a huge city is not managed properly and has no planning, what kind of chaos will it be like?"
"You are a dignified minister of the imperial court. You don't need to worry about the chaos in the capital, because it can't be caused by you. But for the people at the bottom of the capital, this is a matter of personal concern to them."
“You keep talking about the common people, and talk about the government forcing the people to rebel, but you have not seriously thought about what is good for the common people, and what can be done to truly provide a better environment for the common people.
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Liu Jin looked at Weng Hong in front of him, the censor who was like a stick in the water. He couldn't do anything, but he always made it impossible for you to do anything.
"Your Majesty, I think that all the ministers in the court should go to the old city and Dongcheng District to have a look. They should not wear official clothes. After seeing it, they should go to Nancheng District to have a look."
"It is precisely because the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture is deeply aware of the many problems caused by the continuous expansion of the population and scale of the capital. He clearly knows that he can no longer do nothing and do nothing as before. He must pay attention to the many responsibilities and duties of Shuntian Prefecture.
The management methods have changed, so the Urban Management Bureau and the Urban Construction Bureau were established, and they also independently separated the prison and prison yamen."
“Everything we do is to adapt to the new development, new situation, and situation of the capital, and to make policy changes according to the place and the time.”
Then Liu Jin turned around and asked Emperor Hongzhi for instructions.
Upon hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi and all the ministers nodded in agreement.
How can they, the ministers, not know the situation in the capital? Everyone knows a thing or two about the chaos. There are many people in the old city, the roads are narrow, and it is extremely inconvenient to travel. There is a lack of planning in Dongcheng District, and everyone is building haphazardly.
The ride is dirty and messy. Compared with the new city in Southern District, it's like heaven and earth.
"If that's the case, then everyone should put on casual clothes and go around the capital to see what's going on."
When Emperor Hongzhi heard what Liu Jin said, he naturally liked it.
As a father, what he likes most is hearing someone praise his son for being great.
I am very angry with this Weng Hong. Zhu Houzhao has only been the governor of Shuntian Prefecture for a few days, and you come to join him. Has he provoked you?
Even if some new policies and systems are introduced, they must be for the benefit of the people in the capital. It is impossible to say that Zhu Houzhao, a dignified prince, is trying to make profits from them.
If you change to another minister, you really have to think about whether he is thinking about making profits from it or something. Zhu Houzhao is the prince, he cannot make profits for himself, and Zhu Houzhao has more money and silver than Emperor Hongzhi.
"Yes~"
Upon hearing this, all the ministers immediately replied in unison.
Soon, Emperor Hongzhi and the ministers also began to go to the side halls to change into civilian clothes, and then began to travel around the capital in small groups and take a look around the capital.
As for Emperor Hongzhi, he was naturally accompanied by important ministers such as Liu Jin, Li Dongyang, Liu Jian, and Zhong Zhong.
Everyone left the palace and took four-wheeled vehicles towards Fangshi, where ordinary people in the capital lived.
"Your Majesty, there is no way forward."
When the carriage of Emperor Hongzhi and his entourage just arrived in the civilian area, Xiao Jing came forward to report it. Upon hearing this, everyone got off the four-wheeled carriage and looked at the street in front of them.
The street was not originally very spacious. Both sides were occupied by small vendors who occupied the road and set up stalls. The two sides were occupied, leaving only a small amount of road in the middle for people to walk. Even riding bicycles had to be pushed, let alone
It's a four-wheeled carriage.
Let’s look at the hygiene on the streets. It’s even worse. The vendors don’t care too much about these things when setting up their stalls to do business. The dirt left by the vegetable vendors, the rotten vegetable industry, and the greasy food left by the snack vendors.
, soup, soup, water, etc., the whole street was filled with an unpleasant smell, and it was obviously not a day or two.
In the past, the population of Beijing was smaller, and business was not so easy to do, and there were not so many vendors. Now that the population of Beijing is larger and denser, the business of vendors is much better, and more people are attracted to join this industry.
The queues have caused the current capital city, especially the old city, to become even more congested.
"Go check out the next neighborhood."
Emperor Hongzhi didn't say anything, but it seemed that the situation was similar in each neighborhood. There were a large number of small stalls and hawkers occupying the roads in each neighborhood, which had seriously affected the traffic and order of the capital.
The capital here is clean and hygienic.
Emperor Hongzhi and others even personally saw several stalls where vendors were coughing and had runny noses. They were still making steamed buns and noodles for people. The important thing was that the customers were still eating with gusto. Thinking about it, they felt sick.
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After seeing the old city, Emperor Hongzhi and his party came to Dongcheng District again.
Few people come to Dongcheng District, and the most people go to Xincheng in South District.
As soon as I came to Dongcheng District, everyone felt that it was a mess.
Everything here is a mess.
If here in the old city it is just small stalls and hawkers occupying the roads and affecting traffic and sanitation, then there will be all kinds of chaos here in Dongcheng District.
First of all, there is road traffic. There is no straight road at all. These roads are winding and winding. It is a good road, but there is an area protruding in the middle, where many houses are built.
Also, what was originally a two-way, two-lane road suddenly became a one-way, one-lane road, which was extremely congested.
The few small roads connected to both sides of the cement road are still dirt roads. In this winter, the snow on the roads melts and becomes muddy.
Looking at the surrounding houses, they were built haphazardly without any planning.
Those who have money build reinforced concrete buildings, but the structural orientations of these reinforced concrete buildings are different. Some face east, some face west, and some face south. In addition, they are built in a mess to occupy more land.
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Some people who had no money built the old brick houses in a haphazard manner. In some places, there were even a large number of shantytowns built haphazardly, and a large number of people lived in them.
Housing prices here in Beijing are really too expensive, and rents are not cheap. For those who don’t work in factories and don’t have food and accommodation covered, building shantytowns is obviously very cost-effective.
There are also many developments in Dongcheng District. Some of them were built directly by local landowners and gentry who recruited people and raised funds. They were built without any planning. The houses were built haphazardly and the roads were not repaired. It was a mess.
What's even more frightening is that the security here is very poor. Not long after Emperor Hongzhi and his party arrived in Dongcheng District, they saw someone stealing and robbing other people's bicycles in broad daylight.
There were even petty thieves who wanted to get close to Emperor Hongzhi and others and steal everyone's wallets, but in the end, the palace guards caught them tightly.
But even if they are caught, these petty thieves are still very rampant, claiming that they are members of some gang and who are the backers behind them. It is best to let him go, otherwise you will not be able to eat and walk around.
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This made the faces of Emperor Hongzhi and his entourage darken. Someone actually dared to threaten Emperor Hongzhi, and the key was the arrogance of these petty thieves.
There is no doubt that this must have been a habit all along.
Because there are so many people and troubles in the capital, Shuntian Prefecture does not have much energy to catch these petty thieves. Slowly, they become more and more arrogant and rampant.
Stealing in broad daylight and being so arrogant when caught.
"This capital city really needs to be properly managed and arrested."
Li Dongyang thought for a while and said to Emperor Hongzhi.
"It is indeed necessary to strictly control them, otherwise these people will become even more arrogant in the long run."
Liu Jian also nodded solemnly.
"Liu Jin said it well. Due to the time and local conditions, the population and scale of the capital are constantly expanding. Without the planning and control of the government, it will become a mess."
"People do things according to their own temperament, and do whatever is convenient for them. In rural areas, it is not a big problem, but in cities that are growing and pretending to be bigger, we cannot let everyone do whatever they want."
"Just like the Dongcheng District in front of us, if it is not managed, it will become more chaotic and worse."
Emperor Hongzhi also nodded solemnly. Only when you see it with your own eyes will you know how chaotic Dongcheng District is. There is no plan at all.
