Chapter 1681, the gang forces in Dongcheng District
Dongcheng Prison Yamen, this is the area where Zhu Houzhao redivided the capital after he became the prefect. A separate prison Yamen was set up in each area, which was specially used to detect major cases, arrest bandits, and maintain local security.
The official in the Siyuan Yamen is Zhu Houzhao who specially brought in a group of experts in professional interrogation, arrest, and case solving from Jinyiwei. The person in charge of the Siyuan Yamen in Dongcheng is Baihu Cao Rui.
When Cao Rui was in Jinyiwei, he was an official of the sixth rank from a hundred households. When he arrived at the prison yamen, Zhu Houzhao gave him a first-class birth and became an official of the fifth rank. Therefore, Cao Rui was very motivated at this moment.
Nowadays, the scale of the Ming Dynasty's Jinyiwei is getting bigger and bigger, and the rule of the Jinyiwei has always been to recruit from among the noble children, but now it has been changed, and it is recruited from outstanding retired soldiers.
The same is true for Cao Rui. He was the first generation of conscripts in the Ming Dynasty. He followed Liu Jin to sweep the Western Regions and open up Hezhong. Later, he also followed the Duke of Australia to participate in the war against the Ottoman Empire and made a lot of contributions.
After retiring, he was also recruited into the Jinyiwei and became one of the 100 Jinyiwei households. Now he was transferred to the prince's staff and became the warden of the Dongcheng prison yamen.
Cao Rui naturally cherishes this job very much.
The prince is a governor here in Shuntian Mansion. He has to maintain the security, traffic and order of Shuntian Mansion. It is an honor to be able to come and work for the prince. As long as he performs well and catches the eye of the prince, he is afraid that he will not have the opportunity to prosper in the future.
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For people like Cao Rui, he now has a worry-free life.
During his career in the army, he made many achievements, opened up new territories, and grew from a commoner to a hundred households. His name was well known throughout his hometown.
In the process, he received many rewards and rewards, including land, manors and farms in the Western Regions, Hezhong, and Nanyun Province, as well as a lot of money.
The income from being a soldier and working as an errand in Jinyiwei is quite good, so I can live a carefree life.
In addition, in the army, what was instilled in me was the idea of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, loyalty to the emperor, and loyalty to the Ming Dynasty.
Compared with the previous military households and Jinyiwei, the new generation of Ming Dynasty soldiers and Jinyiwei are more loyal to the emperor and the Ming Dynasty. If they have the opportunity to serve the emperor, they will naturally work very hard.
When he came to Dongcheng District and was responsible for Dongcheng District's public security and criminal cases, Cao Rui did not rush to take action. Instead, he followed Jin Yiwei's usual style of doing things and found out the situation in Dongcheng District in detail.
After a period of exploration and detailed investigation, Cao Rui also had a detailed understanding of the situation in Dongcheng District.
Dongcheng District is considered to be the most chaotic district among all the districts in the capital. It is basically filled with immigrants, a mixed bag of good and bad, and numerous gangs.
The largest gang is the Chopper Gang, a group of people from Shandong. They are named after the kitchen knives they use. They mainly monopolize the profitable business of casinos, brothels, restaurants, teahouses, etc. in Dongcheng District. Anyone who wants to
All these transactions in Dongcheng District require their consent, and a monthly protection fee must be paid.
There is also the Shuangbu Gang, which specializes in stealing and thieves. It is said that God knows that there is more than enough damage but not enough to make up for. This is where the name of the Shuangbu Gang comes from. Their philosophy is to use other people's things to make up for their own shortcomings. I feel that this
It is the way of heaven, and heaven and earth allow them to do this.
Because the Shuntian Mansion lacked effective management in the past, there was simply not enough energy and time to catch the petty thieves of the Sunbu Gang. Even if they were caught, they would just be slapped with a slap in the face.
As a punishment, nothing happened in the end.
Therefore, it has continuously fueled their arrogance. Now, Yanran has become a serious problem in Dongcheng District.
They have even gone so far as to openly rob people of money in broad daylight, and the person who was robbed does not even dare to speak out, because if you offend these petty thieves, they will give away all the valuable things in your home.
It was stolen cleanly.
In addition to the Chopper Gang and the Damage Gang, there are also various other gangs, large and small. Although they are no longer as arrogant and domineering as they were a few years ago, there are now some signs of resurgence. There are many gangs, fighting and competing with each other.
Territory and interests, etc.
It has also seriously affected the security and order in the capital, and there is even a faint tendency to develop in other areas.
"Song Hu, the leader of the Kitchen Knife Gang, and Sun Sanshou, the leader of the Damage Gang!"
Cao Rui carefully looked at Song Hu and Sun Sanshou's information. Now he has clearly explored these two gangs and found a lot of evidence.
"Cao Rui~"
While Cao Rui was thinking about how to quickly clean up these gangs and attack the evil forces that were causing harm to one side, a voice sounded outside.
As soon as Cao Rui heard this, he hurried out and immediately saw the Crown Prince and Liu Jin. He also quickly saluted and said, "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince and Mr. Liu!"
"They all say they call me Lord Magistrate!" Gu Chan
Zhu Houzhao said with his hands behind his back, looking a little dissatisfied.
"Yes, Lord Prefect!"
Cao Rui also quickly corrected himself.
Zhu Houzhao calmly sat down in Cao Rui's seat, and then looked at the Dongcheng District Prison Yamen in front of him. The style of the Yamen was very similar to that of Jinyiwei. You could see people standing guard everywhere, and the doors to each room were also ajar.
Remain mysterious.
"Cao Rui, it's been almost half a month since you came to Dongcheng District, why haven't you taken action yet?"
Zhu Houzhao looked at Cao Rui and asked dissatisfied.
The street cleaning work in the old city is progressing quite smoothly, but in Dongcheng District, there has been no movement in cracking down on these gangs and petty thefts, which has made it impossible for Zhu Houzhao's subsequent urban construction planning plans to be implemented.
So this time, Zhu Houzhao came to Dongcheng District with Liu Jin.
"Your Highness~"
"Lord Prefect!"
"It's not that I haven't taken any action, but I have spent a lot of time to find out about the gangs and evil forces in Dongcheng District, and investigate their main leaders, gang lairs, scope of activities, trajectories, members, etc.
, I am going to ask the prefect for instructions and then wipe them all out in one fell swoop."
When Cao Rui heard this, he explained clearly and understood why the prince came to his place.
"Is the investigation clear now?"
Zhu Houzhao nodded with slight satisfaction.
"Your Majesty has already investigated clearly."
"Here in Dongcheng District, there are more than a dozen major gang forces, large and small, among which the most important and most harmful ones are the Chopper Gang and the Damage and Repair Gang."
"Song Hu, the leader of the Chopper Gang, gathered a group of people from Shandong and relied on his fierceness to monopolize the casinos, restaurants, teahouses, etc. in Dongcheng District. Anyone who wants to open these businesses here must go through
They agree, and collect protection fees regularly every month just like the imperial court collects taxes, otherwise it will not be able to open at all."
"The Damage Gang is composed of a group of petty thieves. Since they have not been effectively attacked, their arrogance has become more and more arrogant, and they have even reached the point of robbing in broad daylight. Here in Dongcheng District
Many people dare to be angry with them but dare not speak out, because if you resist, they will not only steal all your property, but they will even gather and beat you."
Cao Rui also quickly took out the information he had already investigated and began to report his investigation to Zhu Houzhao in detail.
"How did Lin Pan, the prefect, work as a prefect before? He couldn't do any shit, and he looked like he was dying of fatigue. He is really mediocre and has no ability at all."
Zhu Houzhao carefully looked at the information investigated by Cao Rui, and after reading it, he couldn't help but slap the table.
These so-called gangs are still very different from the evil forces in the past. Those evil forces in the past often had backers and backgrounds behind them.
Like the bully families in Huairou County, they are all evil forces with government backgrounds.
But these things are different now. They are a group of fellow villagers who came to work in the capital. They gathered together for their own benefit at first, and then slowly developed into a gang force, causing trouble for one party.
Already.
Such gang forces, in fact, as long as the government takes action and delivers justice in a timely manner, there will naturally be no need for them to unite to protect their own interests, and gang forces will not form.
With the government's timely crackdown and intervention, it is difficult for them to survive, especially petty thieves, who are often extremely shameful. Now they have developed into a damage and compensation gang, and they can justifiably and confidently rob and steal other people's property.
to make up for your own shortcomings.
Moreover, it has reached the point where they steal and rob in broad daylight, and they also gather to retaliate against those who resist. It is so rampant and arrogant. This is definitely because they did not receive a heavy blow.
Hearing Zhu Houzhao's words, Liu Jin on the side also nodded in support. This Lin Pan is indeed a person with no ability. He doesn't know how to become a third-grade official. He seems to be extremely busy, but in fact he is all blind.
Busy work is of no use, and nothing that really matters is done well.
