Emperor Ming Dynasty

Chapter 609 Attached to Four Counties of Guo
"Catcher Zhao, you are well."

"Eat melons, Mr. Zhao Catcher, this was just taken out of Tianshui Lane..."

Zhao Xian held the waist knife with his right hand, and his left hand, which had two broken fingers, was holding a rope. He walked on the street in a soap suit, and no one dared to provoke him.

And behind him, followed by two white servants with wild eyes, acting as his followers, patrolling the streets.

"Master Zhao, we've walked around the street, let's go back and sit down!"

One of them said carefully.

"Hey, put away your sneaky thoughts, if you are in the army, I will whip you directly."

Zhao Xian turned his head and stared angrily. Those murderous eyes made the hairs of the two white servants stand on end, and they were too frightened to speak.

"The test is coming soon. If those green skins disturb the scholars, it will be a big crime."

The two white servants could only nod their heads in agreement, not daring to complain anymore.

Zhao Xian ignored the two and continued to patrol.

In fact, he was unable to hold a weapon due to a hand injury, so he was forced to withdraw from the Beijing camp and came to Daxing County to work as a catcher for a calligraphy shop.

In other words, it was transferred out and spread throughout the entire Beijing city, forming a thousand-character shop, with a combination of a fast catcher and a second white guard to inspect and manage the security, water and fire, ditches and other matters of a street.

Although there is no rank, the salary is not far from that of the Beijing camp. The annual salary is 20 yuan silver dollars and [-] shi of rice, which is enough to support a family.

"It's good to stay in the capital."

Zhao Xian was full of joy, he didn't want to go to the local patrol battalion like his former colleagues did.

"It's a pity that these two white servants are cheating and playing tricks. If they don't see that they know a lot of people, they must be driven away."

"Hey, he was born as a big soldier, and he went straight, so let's play with power and prestige!"

"Let him alone, it's not so easy to eat on the street..."

The two white servants muttered in private, complaining endlessly.

However, the next scene made them dare not speak.

An officer of the Military and Horse Division rode slowly through the pool, and met Zhao Xian on the road, and they started chatting.

"The imperial court is planning to separate the outer city from Wanping and Daxing, and establish Xuanwu County and Chongwen County. Now, Fuguo has become four counties, which is unique in the world..."

"How can the outer city be counted as the capital? The soldiers and horses of the five cities are only in the capital..."

"However, Xiang Laolai went to Xuanwu County, and went to the Tongpan Yamen to be a head arrester. This is from Bapin..."

The two were talking happily, and the two white servants felt a bit cold. Cooperating with this arrester Zhao, his companions spread all over the capital, yes, they were just serving.

In the chain of contempt in Beijing, the biggest one is that the inner city looks down on the outer city, and even does not recognize it as the capital, but just calls it the outer city.

After all, before Jiajing, the inner city was a square, while the outer city was a caravan. Most of them were land-lost farmers, small merchants, and people living in other places, and their identities were far inferior.

The city of Beijing is divided into two counties, Wanping and Daxing, and the central axis of Qianmen Street is the boundary. The east is under the jurisdiction of Daxing County, and the west is under the jurisdiction of Wanping County.

Even though the outer city of Beijing was added in the 32nd year of Jiajing (1553), the two counties of Daxing and Wanping still governed the two major regions of Beijing, the east and the west.

Not to mention the millions of people before, let’s just say that the population of Beijing is now about 500,000. Only two counties are too rough to catch.

With Zhengyangmen as the center, Xuanwu County to the west and Chongwen County to the east are named after their corresponding Xuanwumen and Chongwenmen.

"Hey, the capital city has become four counties, and some of them are looking at it!" Zhao Xian said cheerfully, continuing to patrol.

At night, he returned to the house he had saved to buy.

In other words, it was half bought and half given away by the emperor.

The huge inner city was directly emptied by the Manchu Qing Dynasty and became the residence of the entire Eight Banners, so after the imperial court moved the capital, it was naturally empty.

And most of the houses were half sold and half given to the officers and soldiers in the Beijing camp, and their merit points were emptied.

"It doesn't matter if you become a patrolman, you don't need to go to the battlefield, and it will save me from worrying..."

The wife grumbled and prepared the meal.

"What do you know? If you don't fight wars, how can such a large three-room house be bought for tens of dollars?"

But Zhao Xian was not happy: "If I hadn't been a captain, at least I could have been a captor, but my achievements are still not enough..."

After muttering a few words and drinking a glass of rice wine, Zhao Xian stopped and continued eating.

Almost in the blink of an eye, the huge Beijing was divided into four, and the management was more meticulous and effective.

No one raised any objections, only full of praise.

The bureaucrats are happy to see things like expanding the two counties, because this will increase the establishment and increase the number of posts. In an officialdom with one radish and one pit, one more pit can make a lot of people's positions.

"What are the people talking about?"

"Most people are happy to see the success." Yang Le said with a smile: "There are 33 workshops in total in the capital city, 25 workshops in the inner city, and there are many Dingkou in the outer city, but there are only eight workshops."

"This is out of date. Your Majesty's establishment of two additional counties can be said to be in line with the people's will."

The admiral of the East Factory is having a hard time.

Compared with Jinyiwei's external guards, Dongchang's largest range of activities is in Beijing City, guarding the one-acre three-point land for the emperor.

There is not much credit, but all the hard work.

Therefore, now Yang Le often runs to the imperial city, just to gain a sense of presence.

Character shops, temporary residence permits, and Zeng Er County, these are the emperor's refined governance of Beijing, saying goodbye to the rough governance of the past.

In other words, the governance of the city has hardly changed for thousands of years and has always been ignored by the rulers.

After all, the countryside can produce food and provide taxes and corvees, while cities only create consumption and are far from being valued.

However, with the rise of commercial taxation, the commercial tax provided by cities is far greater than that of rural areas, which makes urban governance must be put on the agenda.

That is, the economic base determines the superstructure.

"Chun Wei is here, this year will be lively."

Upon hearing this, Yang Le's whole body was excited, and the desire to survive immediately burst out:
"It's just like that, but there are more people, and everything in the capital remains the same."

"You can't say that."

Zhu Yixi shook his head and sighed: "I haven't taken a good look around since I came to Beijing. I can't let this opportunity go..."

Yang Le groaned in his heart, so he could only grit his teeth and respond.

Now that the status has come to him, although it is necessary to curry favor with the emperor, it must not be tolerated, blind curry favor.

Not to mention the risks involved, let's say that the emperor is a smart person. Once he realizes something is wrong afterwards, he will be the first to suffer.

"Get ready to go!"

Regardless of his bitter face, Zhu Yixi was full of interest and moved his hands and feet:

"The spring is warm and the flowers are blooming, and the day when all things recover, it is suitable for reading and even more suitable for playing."

Two quarters later, everything was arranged properly, and Jin Yiwei and Dongchang fanzi accompanied them.
The goal is to go to the newly established Xuanwu County.

(End of this chapter)