Magistrate Fang Da was wrapped in a light fur coat, leather and cotton boots, ear protection, and a cloak... Fully equipped, he walked among the silver jade and fine flowers. He didn't feel cold at all, and he even got out of the house a few times.
Quite poetic.
This is Xi'anmen Street. After passing Xi'an Gate in front, you enter the western part of the Imperial City. The Xiyuan including Taiye Pool, the ten inner treasuries, and the inner school grounds are all located in the Western Imperial City.
Behind Fangzhi County, there is a long team. At a glance, there are thousands of them, all of them are drafted from the county. After a while, the eunuchs from the palace will inspect them, and then they will go to the imperial city to clear the snow.
go.
Next to him, Zhang Guiha reported angrily: "After a brief inventory, one Yamen servant is staring at two or three Jia Shuli Lao, and each Jia Shuli Lao is staring at the servants of his own village. There will probably be no mistakes."
While waiting to be allowed to march into the imperial city, another very similar team appeared across Xi'anmen Street. The person leading the team at the front was also a magistrate. At a glance, it was clear that that team came from Daxing County in the eastern half of the capital.
Conscripted servants.
Fang Yingwu showed the most standard smile, walked to the middle of the street, clasped his fists to the magistrate of Daxing County on the other side and greeted him: "Master You is here too? I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"
This Mr. You didn't have much energy. He snorted coldly and turned away, pretending that he didn't see Fang Yingwu. Fang Yingwu didn't take it seriously, smiled and walked back to his team, but it annoyed the Wanping County servant for a while.
Making noise is really a protest for the sake of one's own family.
Zhang Gui shook his head and seized the opportunity to pat the horse and said: "Compared with the grand master, the demeanor of Mr. You over there is completely different..."
Fang Yingwu laughed dumbly, "We should not act like a good boy when we get an advantage. Please be considerate of Master You's mood."
It is said that the capital is prosperous in commerce and densely populated with shops, and the two Fuguo counties are also different from other places. In addition to various taxes stipulated by the imperial court, there is also a lot of live money in the county treasury. Most of them come from these merchants.
The traditional commercial gathering areas are mostly in Daxing County in the east. Because it is close to the canal, the most convenient gate to enter the city from the canal is Chongwenmen in Daxing County. According to incomplete statistics, the number of shops in Daxing County is twice that of Wanping County.
, occupying two-thirds of the capital.
However, since Fang Yingwu took charge of Wanping County, Wanping County has bucked the trend in the past two or three years and gradually narrowed the gap with Daxing County. At present, the number of shops in Wanping County is basically the same as that of Daxing County, and even exceeds it.
signs.
The reasons are, first, that Fang Zhixian had the ability to obtain a special "low tax rate" policy from the imperial court. Of course, a low tax rate is more attractive to businesses, and at least it shows a pro-business attitude.
Second, most dignitaries live in the west city. Fangzhi County took advantage of this advantage to build a large-scale market to attract merchants, attracting merchants from the east to walk an extra six miles to enter the city through Xuanwumen;
Third, the magistrates of Fangzhi County have a strong reputation and can withstand the random apportionment of many imperial yamen. Shops feel safer opening in Wanping County.
The overall plate is so big. Wanping eats more, but Daxing County eats less. In the past year, the county's small treasury income has dropped sharply, which made Youzhi of Daxing County extremely dissatisfied.
In particular, Youzhi County originally planned to use these two years to massively renovate four streets inside and outside Chaoyang Gate and Chongwen Gate as a project to showcase its political achievements.
As a result, due to the decrease in cash in the county treasury, only half of the project could be repaired. Mr. You was so angry that he complained to the court about a magistrate from the next door county, but there was no response.
What made Youzhi County the most angry was that when Fang Yingwu heard about his project plan, he actually poached the craftsmen and started renovating the streets and alleys in the west area of the imperial city and the Yongfang area.
This is a high-end area where courtiers and dignitaries live densely. Fang Yingwu found it very convenient to build roads here. He replaced the muddy dirt road with a clean and tidy stone road, which won a lot of reputation...
With all these antecedents, it is strange that Mr. You could look good on Fang Yingwu when he saw him, and Fang Yingwu was so "magnanimous" that he didn't care!
Not long after, several internal eunuchs came out of Xi'an Gate, and one of them walked towards Fang Yingwu, gesturing and giving instructions: "With Xi'an Gate Street outside, Xi'an Gate, Taiye Pond and Yuhe Bridge as the boundary, the inner and outer areas of the imperial city
The north side is yours to clean in Wanping, and the south side is yours to clean in Daxing. Remember, you officials and citizens are not allowed to cross the road outside the palace wall!"
Before Fang Yingwu could answer, Zhang Gui, the team leader, quickly leaned into Fang Yingwu's ear and whispered: "This arrangement is a trap for us! A few years ago, when I was young, I came here once to clear the snow. I remember that in Xihuang City,
The warehouses, school fields, economic bureaus, and most of the palaces are located in the northern half, while the southern half is quite empty.
If we follow the north-south boundary, the work of our servants in Wanping County will be much greater than that in Daxing County, so I think this division is absolutely unfair!"
Fang Yingwu looked at Zhang Gui, then at the internal supervisor in front of him who was giving the task. He sighed slightly, took the task and said, "I understand."
When the jailer saw that Fang Yingwu had no objection, he turned around and left. Zhang Gui said to Fang Yingwu unwillingly, "It's definitely the Daxing County side that is causing trouble!"
Fang Yingwu waved his hand: "Just do more if you do more. After all, you are serving the royal family, so there is no need to worry about it!"
After saying this, Fang Yingwu suddenly felt that he was very high-level. If he competed with this kind of trick that was not on the stage, he would lose. Anyway, he didn't have to do the work himself. It was others who had to do the hard work.
Just look at it...
Without further ado, I said that the servant entered Xi'an Gate under the supervision of a group of internal eunuchs and pro-military troops. Then there was a large group of internal eunuchs waiting inside, responsible for guiding and leading the way. In addition, there were groups of officers and soldiers patrolling back and forth.
Prevent changes.
Fang Yingwu handed over the on-site dispatching chores to Zhang Gui, the head of the county government office, and then became the county magistrate himself. However, he said that most places in the imperial city had no good views, and the buildings were all eunuch offices, which were worse than the spectacular palace city.
It's far away, and the roads are more tidy compared to the people outside.
Fang Yingwu strolled westward and unknowingly came to the edge of Taiye Pond. This area is the famous Xiyuan Garden in history, the premier royal scenic spot. However, there is no Leopard Room of Emperor Zhengde or Emperor Jiajing.
Yuxi Palace.
Fang Dazhi took the trouble to lead the team here. Most of his thoughts were to come in and see the Xiyuan and Taiye Pool. Standing at the bridge of Yuhe River in the middle of the two lakes, he was very close to the palace wall and looked towards the water.
, the mist is boundless, and such a large water surface has no sign in the capital; looking at the shore, rows of eucalyptus branches stretch to the far end of the field of vision, deep and vast.
As a cultural person, how can he not have poetry when he touches the scenery? Fang Yingwu was also idle and read a few random poems, but he still forgot about the northern scenery of thousands of miles of ice and thousands of miles of snow drifting.
But just after getting over the taste of elegance, Fang Yingwu heard a woman sneer in his ears, "It's so pretentious, I don't know what it means!" (To be continued...)
