A small soldier of the frontier army in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 742

Ma Guoxi was silent. Yes, under the management of Marquis Yongning, Xuanfu Town has become a huge force. If this force is controlled by the imperial court, or has a heart for the imperial court, it is fine, otherwise...

He somewhat understood the uneasiness of the princes in the court, and also understood the court's cold treatment of the Jingbian army, but, after all, this was a temporary solution, not the root cause. Like an ostrich, he buried his head in the sand, pretending that the crisis did not exist.

In fact, the crisis is still there, and Li Banghua went one step further, but he was relegated to the frontier army town in the end.

The two were relatively silent, and sat for a while. Li Banghua suggested that he would like to whisper and see the situation of the local people.

Ma Guoxi complied with his request, and in his own selfishness, he also wanted Li Banghua to see his political achievements and show them off.

The two secretly changed their clothes, took only a few personal entourages, walked from the backyard of the Secretary of Defense, and then turned into the street from the alley.

It was the first time when the lights came on and the streets were bustling with people. Although the chill was strong and there was a little snow from the sky from time to time, it didn't affect the bustling pedestrians on the street at all.

It's the dinner season, and all the restaurants in the east, south, west, and north streets of the city are running at full capacity, all kinds of knives and spoons, and shouts from the waiters are all in one piece, and the fleshy smell of wine, as long as you come from each It sprayed out from the restaurant.

Li Banghua was already full, but when he smelled the aroma of these wines and dishes with local characteristics, he couldn't help feeling a little greedy.

In fact, he is also a good food person, especially the official banquet just now, many of them are for viewing, not for eating. Of course, I am embarrassed to say this.

The two of them strolled. Huailai Acropolis is considered a large city. It used to be more than seven miles long. Officials such as the Commander of the Guards and Envoys are stationed here, and it can be regarded as one of the core cities on the East Road.

The streets in the city are also orderly, and the houses are neat. Of course, when the cities develop to the back, they will inevitably decline, and the streets are potholes.

But now walking on the street, he was surprised to find that the street is very smooth, very clean, without any mud and dung, which is not easy.

He also found that there were some baskets and baskets in various streets, whose purpose he did not know.

Asked about Ma Guoxi, he said that there is a special environmental sanitation bureau in the city, which recruits poor people from military and civilian households, especially the elderly, to clean them regularly every day and collect garbage. There are also vendors who specialize in collecting garbage and selling them for profit.

Li Banghua nodded. As soon as he heard about the Environmental Sanitation Bureau, he knew that this was a good thing done by Wang Dou. In fact, there were also special positions in the Ming Dynasty government for "cleaners". Shi Kefa once disguised himself as a garbage collector and went to prison Visit teacher Zuo Guangdou.

In the capital, however, environmental sanitation is in charge of the soldiers and horses of the five cities. However, with the shortage of food and salaries, layoffs and layoffs, sanitation matters should not be considered everywhere.

Moreover, every flower in the crops depends entirely on manure. Originally, there were people who harvested night fragrance in every city, such as Xu Wenqiang, who once monopolized the manure industry in Shanghai.

All kinds of excrement, not to mention ordinary farmers, are treasures to landlords and gentry. Children in the countryside have nothing to do, just go out to pick up excrement.It's just that with the slack in farming, the fleeing of households, the abandonment of wasteland, and the excrement from all over the place, no one has collected it for a long time.

Unexpectedly, in Xuanfu Town, the tradition of the ancestors was restored.

Ma Guoxi suddenly whispered to Li Banghua: "There are people from the Urban Management Bureau, my lord, be careful not to spit and throw rubbish, be careful of those urban management personnel, there are as many villains as possible in this bureau!"

Li Banghua froze, followed Ma Guoxi's gaze, and saw some people wearing black fox hats and short blue armor walking around the street. Sticks, all with chests and belly protruding, eyes as sharp as eagles of prey, only shoot at the crowd.

Ma Guoxi said in a low voice: "This urban management bureau is under the management of Mr. Du. There are cities in every city. They are in charge of city appearance and sanitation. If you spit out, you will be fined a copper coin. Many people have been murdered by them. They really complain. I hate Du Xun." This person!"

He mentioned one thing. A few months ago, Wu Zhi, the magistrate of Yanqing Prefecture, led several scholars to scold Yongning Hou Ye, and even poohed in the street to express his anger.

Unexpectedly, this move was seen by a group of urban management officers, who immediately went up and asked Wu Zhi to pay a fine of one copper dollar...Because of Wu Zhi's bad attitude, he was fined another silver dollar. go.

Li Banghua's heart shuddered even more, this was really gentle, and he subconsciously looked at those urban management.

At the same time, he frowned slightly, civil affairs should be based on enlightenment, how can punishment be replaced?

In particular, Wu Zhi, the respected state, was treated like this. What is the dignity?Wang Dou is really mad.

In particular, Du Xun, as the supervisor of the army, is willing to be a king and fight against lackeys. How can the majesty of the court exist?

The two continued to walk, there were as many vendors as there were stalls on the street, and there were many cargo dealers, perhaps because of the city management, they didn't dare to throw garbage on the street, so that the streets were kept clean, and suddenly felt that, The establishment of the Urban Management Bureau is not all bad.

There are many stalls on the street, especially at the corners. According to Ma Guoxi, this kind of small business is not taxed in various cities. Many people who have just come to Huailai City also make a living from this. Li Banghua nodded slightly, and Wang Dou was quite sympathetic. People don't just want money blindly.

However, the things burned by many food stalls caught Li Banghua's attention.

"This is……"

Ma Guoxi said: "Oh, this thing is called briquette, and I heard it was developed by the Marquis of Yongning."

He paid attention to Li Banghua's face, originally thought that Li Qin envoy would scold Wang Dou for not doing his job properly, and only engaged in some strange tricks, but he didn't expect Li Banghua to be on the forehead: "This is a matter of benefiting the people's livelihood, and it is a great charity."

Of course Li Banghua has his own principles of character, one is one, and two is two. Where Wang Dou is good at governance, he will not violate his own heart.

He has been paying attention to this briquette for a long time, and now he observes it more carefully. Compared with firewood, this thing is indeed small in smoke, full of flames, and easy to transport. It is used everywhere in the city, and it must be widely used in the town. The people transport it. Also add some ways to make a living.

Li Banghua's mind is complicated, and Wang Dou is good at governing, which can be seen from this.

King Dou descended from the sky, is this a blessing for Ming Dynasty, or a disaster for Ming Dynasty?

He looked at the street with his hands behind his back, always feeling something was wrong, it took him a long time to remember, where did the soldiers in the city go?
He had this feeling when he entered Huailai City earlier, but now that he thinks about it, as a road city, how can there be no defenders garrisoned?Why is there no one?

When asked about this, Ma Guoxi just smiled wryly. Wang Dou increased the loyalty camp, and all the servants of the generals were recruited into it. The rest were gradually assigned various positions and integrated into various industries. It can be said that now the whole On the East Road, the original army no longer exists.

Li Banghua was taken aback, and then he was furious: "Xuanfu Town is peaceful and peaceful, but the city along the way always needs to guard against thieves and bandits, even mob riots need to be suppressed. There are no soldiers, so what should be done, what is the Marquis of Yongning's plan?" for?"

Ma Guoxi explained that although there is no army in the city, there is a new patrol house for maintaining law and order, and there are dense fortresses outside the city, and there are excellent garrisons inside.What's more, there are elite Jingbian troops stationed in Yongning City and other places, so security is not a problem.

At that time when the Marquis of Yongning dealt with these old troops, the reactions inside and outside the city were all flat, and there was no noise or disturbance from the old troops.

He pointed to a patrol officer who turned around from the street, wearing a red felt warm hat, half carrying a blunderbuss, half carrying a knife and iron chain around his waist, and wearing a blue short armor, and said: "Look, those are patrol officers, soldiers." When it was cut down, some people went into the patrol room."

Li Banghua's face was cloudy and uncertain, he looked at these people coming, but he was very imposing, and when he came closer, he saw that each person had a small long bronze plaque pinned to the upper left chest of their armor, with the words "patrol and arrest" written on it.

There is a line of small characters under the bronze medal, which seems to remember the names of each person, as well as their license plate, which is similar to the existence of a waist card.

When these people came over, the first man with a pistol and a knife at his waist saw Li Banghua staring at him with creepy eyes, he couldn't help frowning and glanced at him, seeing that he was like a good citizen, he didn't stop, led The subordinates left on their own.

Li Banghua watched them go to another street, and didn't know how to evaluate this matter. After a long time, it turned into a heavy sigh.

They wandered around the streets, besides all kinds of fresh troubles, they came to see the street scene, which made Li Banghua and his entourage look at it with great interest.

It is even more brightly lit, and the streets and alleys are filled with dense lanterns, which also shows that the folks in Huailai City are rich, and the smell of hot food is even more tangy. The business is booming, and all kinds of accents are noisy.

Even the snack shops on the street are full of people, and people of different levels meet their own needs according to their own financial resources.

This place is full of vitality and smiles. People don't have to worry about wars, bandits, or captives. They wear new clothes, accompany delicious food, and live their lives in peace and leisure.

Looking at the peaceful scenery, especially coming and going, many people behaved politely, and they could hear greetings and greetings endlessly.

Li Banghua was suddenly in a trance. The people were filial to their parents, friendly to their brothers, harmonious between husband and wife, trusting of friends, respectful and thrifty, fraternal love to everyone. The scenes and scenes spoken by the saints were all realized in Donglu and Xuanfu Town. , Could it be that what Wang Dou did was right?

He sighed heavily: "The Marquis of Yongning has made great achievements in enlightenment."

He said to Ma Guoxi: "The military constitution is also indispensable."

Li Banghua also heard that there are many literati, gentry, merchants and officials in Yanqing Prefecture and Huailai City on the East Road. Many wealthy families from outside also like to move to Huailai City or Yanqing City. These people are naturally of higher quality.

In fact, if there is no conflict of interest, no ideological struggle between the family and the country, it is undeniable that the quality of personal cultivation of these people is higher than that of ordinary lower-class people. After all, they have studied and received education.

And they were under Ma Guoxi's rule, so when it comes to credit, Ma Guoxi should naturally be credited.

After being praised by Li Banghua, Ma Guoxi was in a happy mood. He said with a smile: "If you have enough food and clothing, you know honor and disgrace. If you have enough granaries, you know etiquette. If the people can eat enough, they will naturally go up in education. The lower officials dare not take credit for it."

He was smiling all over his face, and suddenly realized, could it be that all this has made him really proud, so that he can't wait to show off to outsiders like a child who shows off?

However, looking at the pedestrians on the street, although the chill is thick, these people and the things in front of them, there are bursts of warmth.

No matter what, all this in front of me is what I want to maintain.

(End of this chapter)