Wild North America 1846

Chapter 555

After finishing the weekly routine imperial meeting, Emperor Li Cha left the Palace of Qinzheng briskly, and walked all the way back, the attendants and military officers around him had to walk fast to keep up.

He walked through many palaces and pavilions to the Xianju Palace where he lives daily. A group of court maids who had been waiting here greeted him, bowed their heads and bowed their knees and said a blessing; "Your Majesty, long live, long live, long live !"

Emperor Li Cha gave a majestic "hmm", cleaned his face under the service of the court maid, drank warm tea, rinsed his mouth, changed the Kowloon court clothes, and changed into a light and simple attire, and waved to the court servants. The maid withdrew.

Standing aside, Zheng Yuan, the head of the Royal Secretariat, looked at His Majesty the Emperor with a worried expression. His brows were full of worries, he hesitated for a while, and still persuaded; "Your Majesty, your body of gold..."

"Zheng Aiqing doesn't need to say too much, I've made up my mind." Li Cha waved his hands unquestionably, making Zheng Yuan's words stop abruptly.

after half an hour
A black "Navajo" brand car drove out from the west gate of the palace, and quickly merged into the bustling and lively streets. Head north.

The black car finally stopped in a not-too-busy civilian neighborhood. The most conspicuous building nearby was the "Jingchan Temple". The Sanskrit bells and drums could be faintly heard in the temple, conveying a religious atmosphere beyond the mundane world.

door open
A man in navy blue youth clothes got out of the car. He was tall and about 26 or seven years old. He had restrained and deep eyes. After getting out of the car and looking around, he took out a pair of glasses from his pocket to wear. On his face, he immediately concealed the deep eyes.

This person was the Emperor Li Cha in disguise. He waved his hand casually, then strode towards the alley behind the Jingchan Temple, and disappeared in a blink of an eye.

"Let's go, arrange people to closely monitor the streets of Jingchan Temple, and not let go of any dead corners. We will welcome His Majesty back here in a few days. This matter is only known to you and me. Speaking of it... really It's worrying!" Director Zheng Yuan didn't get out of the car, but carefully looked around the surrounding environment and said worriedly.

There were two people left in the car. Besides Zheng Yuan, the head of the Royal Secretariat, the other driver was General Liu Wu, Commander of the Royal Guards.

He was also wearing casual clothes at the moment, pretending to be an old driver.

Seeing His Majesty disappearing in a blink of an eye, General Liu Wu also felt tired and said: "Only extraordinary people can do extraordinary things, but serving in front of His Majesty is like walking on eggshells all the time! I thought I could do extraordinary things." After two years of stability, who would have thought... Alas!"

With a long sigh, how much helplessness was expressed?
The emperors of all dynasties are not as capable as His Majesty the Holy Emperor of the Tang Empire. Qianlong only made seven voyages to the south of the Yangtze River.

As little as 3 to 4 months, as long as 6 to 7 months, there is almost no time to stop.

By the way, I went to Europe twice, once in light and once in darkness.

Let’s not talk about the daily micro-service private visits and palace inspections, almost once or twice a month, think about it, how troublesome it is to serve such a fussy emperor?

It's all right now, the trick of "experiencing in disguise" has been done directly, and I don't even bring any of my close ministers with me, so it doesn't make people worry?

"No one can change what His Majesty has decided." Director Zheng Yuan also sighed helplessly, touched his forehead and said; "You and I are mediocre, and Your Majesty is an eagle that cannot be restrained in a cage. To soar freely in the sky, how can it be measured?"

General Liu Wu said with a worried face; "I'll tell you about Lao Zheng, I'm worried about your majesty's safety. You should know that although your majesty is brave, bullets have no eyes!"

"Your Majesty, after all, belongs to the fate of the Tang Empire, so you can turn bad luck into good luck. Let's go back and make arrangements first. We can only do our best and obey the destiny!" Director Zheng Yuan replied.

The black car didn't stay for long, and left soon...

North District Police Station
The North District Police Station is one of the 19 sub-divisional police stations in the imperial capital Chang’an. It belongs to the suburban police station and has 11 subordinate police stations. There are 1315 patrolling military police, mounted police, plainclothes and police station clerks. It belongs to the middle and lower reaches of the imperial capital Chang’an. District police station.

near noon
Suddenly a convoy of more than 10 black cars drove into the compound of the North District Police Station. The logo of the Police Headquarters was hung on the leading car. A black car sped past in front of him.

The commotion was so loud that the police officers from the North District Police Station rushed out one after another, looking at the convoy in surprise.

The door of the car was opened, and a large number of senior police officers, police officers, and senior police officers with flowers on their shoulders got out of the car. A middle-aged man in casual clothes strode over.

This battle scared the police officers of the North District Police Station enough. After hastily lining up, they raised their hands in salute and said, "Salute, the officers of the North District Police Station are welcome to come and inspect!"

Walking in the front was Pan Yingsong, the Police Chief of the Police Administration. He raised his hand in return with a solemn expression, and asked, "Where is your chief?"

Before waiting for the police officers below to answer, Hou Fugui, the director of the North District Police Station, rushed down from the upstairs, and replied in multiple voices from a distance; "Report sir, the humble position is..."

Police Minister Pan Yingsong turned his face away, saw the middle-aged man in casual clothes shook his head slightly, turned back, and ordered with a stern expression; "Everyone in the North District Police Station gathers, and the police officers above the superintendent go upstairs for a meeting. The others are on standby."

"Of order, sir!" Hou Fugui stood at attention and saluted with a "snap", his posture was quite standard, but his fat belly was a bit big.

The middle-aged man in plain clothes stared at him sharply. Hou Fugui felt as if he had been pricked by a needle, and he sucked his stomach back involuntarily, standing up straight.

Senior police officers from superiors passed by him one after another, and only the few senior police superintendents walking at the back gave Hou Fugui a wink and asked him to follow.

Among this group of senior police officers, the one with the most flowers on their shoulders is also the senior superintendent, who is at the same level as Hou Fugui. Needless to say, those superintendents and senior police superintendents are at least at the level of the city bureau chief and the head of the General Administration. It's not easy to get to one.

Now there are a lot of "hula la", and if you think about it with your toes, you know that something big has happened.

Not long
A large number of plainclothes men with sharp expressions came to the North District Police Station. After accepting the task, they went out in twos and threes. Dozens of streets in the entire North District were quickly brought under strict surveillance...

And at this time

Li Cha was sitting leisurely on the "jingle ding dong" tram, watching the street scenery on both sides of the road recede, looking very comfortable.

The street scene is changing, and the tram has come to Beigang District.

After more than 6 years of rapid economic development, the imperial capital Chang'an has a huge scale. The Beigang District is adjacent to the Shibei District. There are several large commercial terminals in the Beigang area. The order is from No. 11 to No. 1, No. 5 to No. [-] The wharf is within the scope of Nangang District.

There are also dozens of large and medium-sized machinery factories in Beigang District. The famous Royal Chang'an Mint is also located in this district. There are hundreds of various trading firms. It is a relatively lively port trade and industrial area.

It's noon

There are many pedestrians bustling on the street, and the shops selling food on the side of the road exude an attractive aroma. The nearby residents bring their children to buy at the door of the shop.

Judging from the clothes, many of the men were wearing sturdy jeans and denim jackets with flip collars.This kind of clothes is strong and warm, wear-resistant and dirt-resistant, and is widely loved by ordinary working-class people.

There are also many staff and students wearing youth clothing, which is similar to the Chinese tunic suit of later generations, but only has a single-layer stand-up collar.There is less old-fashionedness, and more vitality that belongs to young people.

The colors also vary from light to dark. Many young government employees like to wear leather shoes made of youth clothing, which looks very capable and energetic.

Occasionally, young girls pass by on the street, and they often attract the attention of many people.

In the Tang Empire

Young girls like to wear two types of clothing, one is Western skirts, this kind of Western skirts with pleats and lace is more expensive and generally needs to be tailored. not much.

The other is a more slim student skirt, which is a skirt evolved from a cheongsam. It has wide sleeves, a round neck, and a right lapel. It can well outline the lines of the upper body of a young girl, and the lower body is matched with a dark long skirt. , small leather shoes with round toes, full of youth, vitality and generosity when worn on the body.

Li Cha's eyes followed the figures of two young girls who were walking and chatting happily. It was probably after school at noon. These two female students were holding books in their hands, talking and laughing all the way.

In the distance, military uniformed patrolmen can be seen coming together and patrolling the street.

The law and order in the Great Tang Empire is quite good. Although it cannot be said that the roads are not picked up, and the house is not closed at night, there are very few vicious cases, and robberies on the street are even rarer.

On the one hand, this is related to the strict criminal laws of the Tang Empire. On the other hand, the mainstream social groups are mainly Chinese and white Germans who are self-sufficient. They are all ethnic groups who value family, have faith, and keep order. risk.

There are almost no beggars and homeless people on the bustling streets. As long as the police patrol these people, they will notify the Municipal Administration to take them in and assign them a job within their ability.

Such as cleaning streets, cleaning public toilets, maintaining municipal trees and facilities, participating in the construction of municipal roads and bridges, etc., earning a modest salary.

This kind of work is tiring and cumbersome, and the pay is low. You have to get up and sweep the streets before dawn. It is a job that many urban residents look down on, and it is just right for these homeless and beggars.

Because these people do not have a place to live, the municipal administration provides a unified workshop to live in, and the food provided is deducted from their salary.

The so-called workshop is a room where [-] or [-] people live, and each person only has a bed board padded with a few stones. Anything can only be placed in a wooden box under the bed board. The conditions are very simple.

But compared with the British contemporaries, it is much happier.

Drunkards in Asylum Street in the UK is a Salvation Army organization established in London in 1865. It was established by the couple William and Catherine Burroughs. Drunkards can sleep on a rope for two pennies, and sleep in a coffin for four pennies. Sleep, at least can guarantee not to be frozen to death on the street.

This kind of municipal work in the Tang Empire has a charitable nature. Homeless people are gathered to do some work within their ability in exchange for board and lodging and some meager income.

They are usually whipped by the captain holding a whip at four or five o'clock in the morning, then quickly get up to wash their faces, clean up the housework, and then go to the street to work with a broom and shovel in their hands. They have to work until 8:30 before returning to the workshop for dinner.

Continue to work after eating, clean the toilets after sweeping the streets, city parks or other places, anyway, there is no time to relax.

Those who steal and cheat will be rolled all over the ground with a leather whip by the captain, punished by not eating or working twice as much, and so on a few times, they will be submissive, and they will never dare to play such small tricks again.

It is easy for these municipal workers to get in, but difficult to get out. If they want to give up the municipal work and find a decent job outside, they must have the captain's signature to let them go.

the reason for doing this
I am worried that these idlers will return to the streets without changing their bad habits.

Generally, homeless people or beggars who have entered the Municipal Administration twice or three times will have to work for at least two years before they can be released and return to the society to find a job to make a living.

As for the record of entering the Municipal Administration for more than three times, the Municipal Administration changed hands and threw them into the hard labor camp, because such people no longer have the value of reformation, and there is no need to spend effort and effort on social resources for reformation. The captain's whip is not for everyone. .

The social management creed of the empire is; do not support idlers.

After some reforms by the Municipal Administration, most of the homeless who went out will soon find suitable jobs and stabilize from then on, at least to ensure that they will not be able to live on the streets.

In the Tang Empire, except for monks, it is a crime for anyone else to beg for food.

Because the Tang Empire provided enough choices and had enough supplies to allow everyone to have enough food and clothing. As long as they had hands and feet and were willing to work, no one would go hungry.

Li Cha just wandered around in the street, watching all the way, enjoying the rare life of ordinary people, and seemed to be enjoying it.

Unconsciously

He smelled the aroma of food at the end of his nose, and he was about to order the meal, when he suddenly slapped his forehead and laughed;
On this street, what kind of food is passed on?

Well, you have to find a meal by yourself.

This seemed to evoke a deep memory, and he walked along the street with great interest, Northwest ramen restaurants, French bakeries, Mexican barbecue restaurants, Jiangsu and Zhejiang restaurants...

Okay... just this Jiangsu-Zhejiang restaurant.

Li Cha stepped into the store, and the waiter warmly greeted him and said, "Guest officer, who are you?"

"Only one person, order a few delicious dishes, and find me a quiet seat."

"You... okay, can you look at the window?"

At this time, there were already seven or eight tables of people sitting in the store, and the waiter pointed to the unoccupied seat by the window. There were several layers of Chinese cabbage and other sundries on the square table, leaving only half of the tabletop.

But there is enough space for one person to eat. Li Cha looked around the store, and found that there were already customers on the tables in most rooms, so he nodded reluctantly and said, "Okay, let's have a cup of fragrant tea first."

"I don't have any fragrant tea, can Gao Moer bring you a bowl?" The waiter in the shop thought to himself, who is this young man from, and where did we get the fragrant tea from a small shop like ours?

"alright."

Li Cha was able to straighten out his mentality very well, and nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)