Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1677, Daming City Management
In a newly renovated office in the old city with the sign of the Urban Management Bureau in the old city of Shuntianfu capital, many yamen servants wearing unified urban control uniforms were all excited.

They are all veterans. After retiring from the army, the imperial court also arranged for them to enter the government yamen as officials, yamen servants, and fast catchers. Use veterans whenever possible.

They were the first batch of city management officers in Ming Dynasty. They wore uniforms similar to those of officials, except that the word "City Management" was embroidered on them. They stood upright and waited quietly for the arrival of the prince.

Now all the old and young masters in the capital know that the crown prince is now the governor of Shuntian Mansion, who is in charge of Shuntian Mansion, and immediately started drastic restructuring as soon as he took office.

The main purpose of setting up the prison office separately is to maintain the law and order of the capital, arrest criminals, petty theft and the like.

At the same time, the Urban Management Bureau was established, which is specially used to manage the urban hygiene, order, traffic, etc. in various parts of the capital. Now that the Urban Management Bureau has just been established, His Royal Highness will come to inspect it in person.

Everyone stood up straight. There were more than 100 guards in the Urban Management Bureau of the entire old city, all of whom were full of energy. If they could be appreciated by His Royal Highness, they might have no future in the future.

Everyone didn't wait too long, and Zhu Houzhao, who was wearing a third-rank official mansion, walked over in a hurry.

He looked at the urban management team in front of him, and nodded in satisfaction.

"The reason why I want to set up a separate urban management bureau is to maintain traffic, sanitation and order in the capital. Now that the population and scale of the capital are increasing, traffic sanitation has become a very important issue."

"Especially in this old city, they randomly occupy roads and set up stalls, they don't obey the traffic order when walking on the roads, and the city sanitation is unmanaged, and it can't be implemented to responsible persons and neighborhoods. These have seriously affected the order and health of the capital. and traffic order."

"This is the first time since the establishment of your urban management bureau that you have begun to exercise your own powers. This is a heavy burden, a responsibility, and an obligation."

Zhu Hou looked at the many city management officers in front of him, feeling a little excited in his heart.

It is very important to be able to take care of this situation in the capital. Now the whole world does not know how many pairs of eyes are looking at him.

"Do you understand?"

"understand!"

These officials are basically retired as soldiers, and when they answered the question, they all roared, which made Zhu Houzhao even more satisfied.

"Go, start to move."

Zhu Houzhao nodded in satisfaction, then waved his hand and said.

Upon hearing this, many urban management officers quickly started to act according to their respective divisions.

Here in Renshoufang, as in the past, Liu Yishou got up early to set up a stall to sell dumplings. Liu Yishou's dumplings are particular about the ingredients, and he must choose the fresh pork belly of the day, the fat and thin ones, and fresh shallots, and then there is He has been making dumplings all his life.

The dumplings made here, whether they are steamed or boiled, taste very good, and people around the whole market know it, so once the stalls left behind are opened, there will be an endless stream of diners.

This also allowed Liu Yishou to continue to expand his stall. At first, he only occupied a little bit against the wall and put a few tables and chairs, but gradually, the entire wall was occupied by him, and the tables placed were getting more and more. Many, half of the street is occupied by Liu Yishou's stalls.

With Liu Yishou taking the lead, the stalls selling steamed buns, chaos, and noodles next to him also learned from the good ones, and they all took up half of the road to start business and business.

In addition, some old farmers brought vegetables to sell here, so that the whole street was almost blocked, and there was no way for four-wheeled carriages to pass, so they could only rely on walking.

At the same time, because there is no one to take care of it, and the vendors don't pay attention to hygiene, so that the color of the road surface of this street has changed, it is extremely greasy and dirty.

"A bowl of boiled dumplings and a bowl of steamed dumplings!"

Censor Weng Hong, as usual, came to Liu Yishou's stall, ordered his favorite dumplings, and held a copy of the latest newspaper in his hand, ready to have breakfast while reading the newspaper.

Although he is a censor, his rank is not high, and his annual salary is only more than 200 taels of silver. It is definitely no problem to support his family, but the housing prices in the capital have risen too much in the past few years, and he cannot afford it at all. For a big house in the wealthy district, you can only buy a two-entry courtyard in Renshoufang.

Because it is close, it is also a regular customer.

"Okay, Master Weng, just wait a moment."

Liu Yishou saw that it was Weng Hong, so he hurried to order dumplings, and he ordered a few more. Weng Hong is the censor, and he is the most prestigious person in Renshoufang.

"Go, go, you are not allowed to occupy the road to set up a stall, you are not allowed to occupy the road to set up a stall, you were notified yesterday, and the notice is still posted here, why do you still want to occupy the road to set up a stall?"

At this time, more than a dozen urban management officers from the Urban Management Bureau came to Renshoufang. When they saw that Liu Yishou and the others were still occupying the road and setting up a stall, they immediately shouted.

"Masters of officials, we are all here to make a living, to make a living, why do you make it 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 to do business? If you insist on occupying the road on this street, half of the road is occupied by you. Isn't it inconvenient not to see the pedestrians passing by?"

Chen Jun looked at Liu Yishou in front of him, and then looked at the street. The street, which was not considered spacious, was half occupied by stalls.

"What is an official post, it's convenient, it's convenient!"

Liu took out a few taels of silver in one hand, and quietly handed it to Chen Jun with great heartache.

"What are you doing?"

"Close up the stall immediately, otherwise we will collect it for you, and then don't say we don't give you favor."

Chen Jun quickly refused with righteous words, who would dare to accept the money, the crown prince is watching, and many people around are watching, once the money is collected, it is estimated that he will be exiled to the Golden Continent in the future.

"My lord, my lord, we are all ordinary people who do small business for a living, why are you making things difficult for us?"

Liu Yishou was in a hurry. If he didn't let him set up a stall, his source of income would be cut off. His business is very good. He can earn more than ten taels of silver in a month, and nearly 200 taels of silver in a year.

"It's not that we make things difficult for you, it's that you occupy the road for business, heroic traffic order, causing road congestion, and you look at what has become of this place after you set up stalls, sewage and dirty water."

Chen Jun shook his head again and again, and said, "It's useless to say anything. From now on, no stalls or vegetable sales are allowed here."

"Pack up and move away."

"My lord, my lord, my third uncle's son's cousin's younger brother is working in your Shuntian mansion, can you show me some face?"

There is a stall owner next to him who hastened to make connections.

"It's useless for anyone to be on errands. This is an order from the prefect we trust. We must strictly control the public security in the capital, and strictly understand the small vendors who occupy the roads and operate indiscriminately."

"In the future, you will only be able to rent shops and operate them yourself. Other than that, you will not be able to set up stalls on the streets for 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 unwilling to move away. Once you leave, this position may be taken by someone immediately. It will be difficult to take it back when the time comes, and quarrels will be inevitable.

"Officer, we have been setting up a stall here before, not for a day or two, it has been many years, and now we are not allowed to set up a stall, how will we live after this, the whole family will be hungry die."

Liu Yishou was crying with a mournful face, he dared not move away even if he died.

"You don't want to move, do you?"

"Move it for me!"

Chen Jun saw that they were not moving in, so he waved his hand immediately, and the urban management behind him started to move.

Tables and chairs moved to the side to hear a four-wheeled carriage being moved, and the stove and the like began to be dismantled directly.

"My lord, my lord~"

"I can't, I can't, this is the guy we eat, the whole family counts on me to do this small business to support us."

"Aren't you forcing us to a dead end by moving here?"

When Liu Yishou saw it, he became anxious immediately, and hurried forward to snatch it. His wife, Wang Shi, even started to roll and cry, crying and screaming, constantly yelling, as if received by the great General grievances.

"Oh!"

Censor Weng Hong, who had been watching coldly, slapped the table fiercely, and said with a cold snort, "Do you still have the king's law?"

"This is a bright and bright world, at the feet of the emperor, the officials are here to force the people to rebel."

"It's difficult for the common people to make a living. As officials, they should protect the common people. Why are you still here to cut off people's wealth? Isn't this trying to drive the whole family to a dead end?"

"We are only acting according to the orders from above, not to mention if everyone occupies the road, where is the order?"

"What's more, they can't make a living if they can't occupy the road for business?"

"Can't they rent a shop to do business and do business?"

Chen Jun looked at Weng Hong and saw that he was wearing an official uniform. Looking at the pattern on his clothes, he also knew that this was a fifth-rank official. In the capital, a fifth-rank official was considered a small official.

"Humph!"

"You are forcing the people to rebel against the government. The common people are struggling to make a living, but you don't care about it at all."

"I'm the censor, and I'll definitely give you a copy of it when I go to the morning court."

Weng Hong didn't care about these things, he only saw Cheng Jun and others snatching the tables, chairs, tools, etc. that Liu Yishou and others set up a stall here, which made him a villain who oppressed the people, so he had to stand up.

PS: Do you think urban management is necessary?

(End of this chapter)