Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1673, Busy Shuntian Mansion

"What are your plans and ideas?"

Liu Jin looked at Zhu Houzhao, thought for a while and asked.

"It's not that I don't know much about anything, and I don't have any ideas, so I came here to look for you."

Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said, if he wanted to have an idea, why would he come to you.

"The functions of the government government are inseparable from the needs of the society. The place in charge of Shuntian Mansion is the capital of Daming. If you want to know how to do it well, I think the first thing to do is to understand the current situation of Shuntian Mansion. , Only in this way can we better serve the people according to the current situation.”

Liu Jin thought about it for a while.

The number of officials in ancient times was small, and the imperial power was not sent to the countryside. This was naturally formulated in accordance with the ancient productivity and production relations.

In ancient times, it was basically a small-scale peasant economy, and the vast majority of people were firmly bound to land-based agricultural production. This kind of feudal small-scale peasant economy does not require too much participation from the government. As long as the common people have their own Basically, all the land can be used, and the country can be stabilized.

But now, Shuntian Prefecture, as the most developed area in Ming Dynasty, is also the area where the capitalist development group is rapidly developing. The small peasant economy has long been destroyed, and the capitalist economy is developing rapidly.

At the same time, urbanization is staggering, and the scale and population are increasing rapidly, which will naturally bring many new problems, and the requirements for the government will be higher.

It’s a very simple question. The city’s scale and population surge will inevitably bring about health problems. This used to be outside the jurisdiction of the government. If the government doesn’t take care of it now, the city’s health will be very bad. Europe The city is the most typical example.

Dirty and messy, pouring feces and urine on the street, throwing garbage and so on, so that the smell is stinking, dirty and messy, etc., even the plague and disease are more contagious, which is why the outbreak of the plague in Europe is very scary The reason is that during this period, European cities were almost without any management.

"Hmm~"

"Then how to find out?"

Zhu Houzhao nodded slightly after listening, and then asked again.

"Of course, I will go to various places in Shuntian Mansion and take a look."

"In addition, I will go to Shuntian Mansion to ask in detail about the many problems that Shuntian Mansion is facing now."

Liu Jin thought for a while and said.

"Yes, yes~"

"Old Liu, let's go, let's go around Shuntian Prefecture and see what's going on in Shuntian Prefecture."

Zhu Houzhao immediately pulled Liu Jin and walked outside in a hurry.

This guy is like this, once he is interested in something, he will do it immediately, a typical impatient person.

There is no way, Liu Jin can only accompany Zhu Houzhao to go around the capital.

The place where Liu Jin's mansion is located naturally belongs to the place where the rich and powerful gather in the capital, and it also belongs to the inner city. This area is naturally quiet, clean and tidy, everything is good, and the streets are spacious.

But when Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao came to Fangshi, where ordinary people live, they felt a sense of noise and crowding.

The street is not considered spacious, because there are a large number of four-wheeled carriages passing and walking, and there are also a large number of small merchants and hawkers who occupy the space on both sides of the street, making the whole street extremely congested.

There are too many people in the capital, and all kinds of small businesses are easy to do. There are many stalls selling buns, chaos, noodles and so on.

A street passed by, all these small stalls and hawkers, and one by one went too far, some even half of the road was put on the table by them, doing business there is a joy.

Even on the first day of the new year, their business is very good.

All the young and old in the Beijing-Tianjin area have already formed the habit of drinking morning tea. Those who have money go to the teahouse, and those who don’t have money can settle at the breakfast stand on the roadside.

Everyone has developed the habit of commuting to and from get off work on time. The time to go to factories and workshops is relatively early. It is troublesome and tiring to make breakfast by yourself. It is better to spend some money to eat breakfast, which is refreshing and crisp.

"Your Highness, look at the street in front of you, what do you think?"

Liu Jin pointed to the busy street in front of him. The road was extremely congested, but vendors still occupied the street and ran their own small businesses, completely ignoring the problem of road congestion.

Not to mention four-wheeled carriages, even bicycles have to be pushed here. At the same time, the clean streets, because of the operation of these small stalls, many places have become filthy, dumping soup, garbage, etc. at will. , and there is no one to manage this matter, after a long time, it becomes extremely ugly.

This place belongs to the old city, unlike the new city in the South District, because the land is in Liu Jin's words, so Liu Jin can make detailed plans.

I will build wider roads and make reasonable plans. I will do a good job in the drainage and sewage systems. At the same time, there is a property under Liu Jin's command in the new city of the South District to manage it. Rent shops on both sides of the street to do business.

At the same time, there are also strict requirements on the hygiene of commodities. Soup, garbage, etc. must be sorted and packaged, and then collected and transported out uniformly.

But this is an old city, with unreasonable planning, no drainage and sewage system, and the roads are built according to the old ones, which are very narrow and are becoming less and less suitable for traveling in a four-wheeled carriage.

Coupled with the small stalls and hawkers occupying the streets, the sanitation is not managed and cleaned up in a timely manner, the whole old city looks very dirty and messy, although it is far from as bad as European cities, but it is similar to the new city in the South District. In comparison, there is also one heaven and one underground.

This is also the reason why young and old in the capital like to buy houses and live in the New City of the South District, because the New City of the South District is well planned and managed in all aspects, making it comfortable to live in.

Here in the old city, although it is an inner city, the management in many places is extremely poor, and problems occur frequently, and life is far less comfortable than in the new city of the southern district.

“Crowded, cramped, and dirty.”

Zhu Houzhao thought for a while and said.

Naturally, he seldom comes to this kind of place. As the crown prince, he usually stays in the imperial palace, and the place he goes to the most is the new city in the southern district. How could he know that there are such crowded places in the capital? .

"What is the cause of the congestion here?"

Liu Jin asked again immediately.

"The roads are not wide enough, and with the addition of these stalls and hawkers, the roads are even more congested."

Zhu Houzhao also replied immediately.

"Your Highness, listen to their complaints."

"This street is getting more and more congested, but there is no one in the government to take care of these things."

Liu Jin nodded slightly, and then took Zhu Houzhao to the Yamen of Shuntian Mansion to have a look.

When I came to the Shuntian Mansion Yamen, I realized that the Shuntian Mansion Yamen was even busier. There were people lined up outside the Yamen, swearing at each other, bearded and staring, waiting for the lawsuit.

The big drum at the gate of the yamen didn't stop for a moment. The person who was in front of the lawsuit just went out, and someone went in immediately behind him.

Then look at the officials coming in and out of the yamen gate. Even though it was the first day of the new year, these officials, yamen servants, and fast arresters were all very busy.

Here someone's bicycle was stolen, where someone died, here someone got into a fight, there were brothers arguing about dividing property, or there were conflicts because of various things, and finally all of them gathered here in the Shuntian government office. .

As a result, the Shuntian government office is as lively as the vegetable market, and it is extremely busy.

"Let Lin Pan come out to see me."

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao came to the gate of the government office and handed a sign to the gatekeeper.

The other party held the sign, and looked at Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, and they immediately went in to report.

Soon, Yin Linpan of Shuntian Prefecture was sweating profusely and brought many officials and officials of Shuntian Prefecture to the door. When he saw Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao, he hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"Chen Shuntian Mansion Yin Linpan is attending His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"no."

Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and went straight into Shuntian Mansion, which was also very busy.

There are government posts, policemen, yamen servants, officials, etc. everywhere, very busy, and you can't see the clean scene of other yamen at all. Everyone seems to be like ants on a hot pot, busy around.

"Liu Gong~"

Lin Pan followed behind Liu Jin and saluted Liu Jin respectfully. He was very afraid of Liu Jin. Liu Jin always paid attention to efficiency and doing things for the people.

Shuntian Mansion is very busy now, it looks like a mess, and there are too many people who come to the government to file lawsuits, and here in the capital, there are also many cases happening every day.

There are already so many cases of theft and the like, and the police don't even have the time to deal with them, because there are endless murder cases on hand.

In a big city with a population of several million, too many things happen every day. The influx of a large number of people into the city brings too many problems, and the policemen are too busy.

As for him, the prefect, he has never stopped. He has a lot of things to do every day, but he is at the feet of the emperor. Countless eyes are staring at him. If he does not do well, the black hat on his head will fall off. .

"It seems that you are very busy. Didn't you take a good rest during the Chinese New Year?"

Liu Jin looked at the entire Shuntian government office, and then at Lin Pan. He seemed haggard, which was very different from other officials. Most of the officials in the Ming Dynasty were very laid-back, with a calm temperament. , lived a comfortable life, and basically didn't have too many things on hand.

But for Lin Pan in front of him, his haggardness should not be feigned, but that he really has a lot of things to do, and there are too many things to be busy every day, due to his busy business.

"Oh, Mr. Liu~"

"We don't have time to rest at all. There are too many things to do. If we take a day off, we will accumulate more things. We dare not rest at all."

When Lin Pan heard this, he immediately began to vomit bitterness.

(End of this chapter)