Chapter 49: Cleaning and Transportation Department
Latest website: Carrying out a general sanitation campaign in Xuanfu Town was not a boring move by Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng, nor was it a lack of ability and ideas, nor was it a sudden whim or random act on his part.
All of this is actually planned by Zhang Cheng!
"Operation Cleaning" was just a test for him. He used this operation as his touchstone, not only to test the attitude of the town officials towards him, but also to test out which merchants dared not do anything because of their backing.
Stand on your own platform.
In addition, Zhang Cheng also has his own understanding of things. As his position continues to improve, he also has the same common problem as others, that is, he likes to play a little mysterious, so that others cannot accurately predict his true inner thoughts.
Moreover, Zhang Cheng has always been different from ordinary people in doing things. He likes to take the wrong approach, often focusing on the big picture but starting from the small to achieve great things.
Just as the meaning of the phrase "reaching the broad and focusing on the subtle" is expressed, Zhang Cheng will also rely on the seemingly trivial matter of the "town cleaning operation" to completely leverage the vested interests of the original old general family.
, and gradually establish new generals.
Zhang Cheng knew deeply that when the foundations of the old forces and old families accumulated over decades or hundreds of years were threatened, they would go to great lengths to protect them and fight to the death against the new forces that threatened the survival of their families.
And Zhang Cheng didn't want to kill too much, so he wanted to test the attitude of the officials, gentry, generals, merchants and merchants in the town through a small matter of cleaning the town, and select some people who could support him and make them his vanguard.
"Using the masses to fight the masses" is often a magic weapon in the struggle for power. There is no shortage of such examples in the ruling techniques practiced by many kings in ancient times.
In the politics of past dynasties, there have always been more than three political forces. From the court to the local level, the forces competed with each other and constantly criticized each other.
The kings of the past dynasties, who are nominally the supreme rulers, only need to ensure that their three forces are evenly matched and prevent any one of them from becoming a dominant family, so that the long-term peace and order of the country can be maintained.
After all, with the progress of history, the emperors became completely separated from the masses after a high degree of centralization of power. Precisely because they had completely sanctified themselves, they could only rely on court officials and local officials to govern the people on their behalf.
As the emperor is at the top, he only needs to seize the leaders of the various forces and maintain a delicate balance between the various forces, that is, a mutually restrictive relationship, so that the throne will be as stable as Mount Tai.
This is the "imperial art" of governing the world!
Just like the civil servants, nobles, and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty, they were the three power groups.
They were one and the other, fighting endlessly over and over again, which also made the throne of the Ming Dynasty kings as stable as ever.
Even after the "Battle of Tumu", the Wu Xun Group declined completely and finally withdrew from the stage of history. When the cabinet really rose, many factions were divided within it, and they were involved in each other and were fighting among themselves.
The instigators of all this were the kings of the Ming Dynasty, such as Zhang Juzheng, the chief minister of the cabinet in the early Wanli years. Although he was the chief minister when he was alive, he had power over the government and the public, just like the prime minister of the dynasty.
But at the last moment, he was severely stepped on and rubbed by Emperor Wanli. It was precisely because he defeated the powerful official Zhang Juzheng that Emperor Wanli enjoyed the real pleasure of being an emperor and established his own authority.
Even if there are major mistakes in government affairs, they can be attributed to the cabinet officials. As long as they are punished or dismissed, the world can thank them, but the king will not bear any responsibility.
For example, during the reign of Tianqi, the leader of the eunuch group, "Nine Thousand Years Old" Wei Zhongxian, held the power with one hand and ruthlessly suppressed the civil servant group headed by the cabinet, which finally aroused their strong dissatisfaction and formed a very complicated united front to defeat Wei.
The dominance of the eunuch group led by Wei Zhongxian also aroused the concern of the newly succeeded Emperor Chongzhen, who first released him to Fengyang to protect the ancestral mausoleum, and then killed him on the road to avoid future troubles.
Therefore, "pulling the masses to fight the masses" is undoubtedly the trump card of ancient political struggles. Even if the people you pull up are slightly weaker than the opponent, but you have secret support, as long as this team can rise, the outcome will almost be decided.
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And now the "town cleaning operation" launched by Yong Ningbo is his first step in building a team.
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Yesterday, after the discussion, Zhang Cheng called He Biao and Chen Zheng back to give them face-to-face instructions.
This includes not only the specific measures and details of garbage removal, but also the list of officials and merchants who are willing to cooperate, as well as how to highlight the strength of their cooperation, and how to treat those merchants who are unwilling to actively cooperate.
Zhang Cheng currently does not plan to take action against those officials and generals who do not support him. Instead, he wants to suppress the merchants in the town first, because by suppressing them, he can then implement his own commercial and tax policies.
Moreover, this first kick also needs to show the image of the Yongyi Army, so soldiers from the four battalions of Zhenbiao, Weiyuan, Tengshe, and Baihu all participated in this non-military operation, and all their actions must strictly obey Chen Zheng
command.
Yong Ningbo did not simply transport all the garbage out of the city. As a person from later generations, he has very strong logical thinking and systematic thinking. The classification, processing and reuse of garbage have also been deeply ingrained in his mind.
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Such as human and animal excrement, stagnant water and black mud, etc. can be collected separately for retting, and can be used to fertilize fields later.
The northern border is rich in coal, and many families in the town often use coal for heating and making fires for cooking. The charcoal residue can also be collected separately and used for road construction in the future.
There are very detailed plans for everything like this. At the same time, in order to avoid road congestion when collecting garbage outside the city, Yongning Bo strictly stipulates the types of garbage collected and stored outside each city gate, and arranges feathers at major intersections.
Linqi is responsible for checking whether there are any errors in installation or transportation.
At the same time, many people were busy outside the town. Some of them were dumping carts of black mud from human and animal feces into large pits, which were even covered with tight straw mats to facilitate fertilization.
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Some piled the unloaded cinders into small hills here and there. These cinders are all thoroughly burned coal. They are not only very light, but also have no moisture. They are the best material for paving roads.
Although industry has developed in later generations and there are brand-new asphalt roads almost everywhere, it is difficult to see such roads paved with cinders anymore, but in this era, cinders are no weaker than bluestone slabs.
Using cinder as the base, supplemented by gravel and fine sand, is a smooth and solid road.
Domestic garbage and other debris that cannot be reused should be transported to a place far away from the town and farmland for burial according to the principle of dry and wet separation, while dry waste needs to be burned first and then buried.
The place where garbage is buried is also very particular. It must be far away from towns and villages, and far away from farmland. More importantly, it must be far away from rivers that are sources of domestic water. The garbage cannot be buried and generate
The toxic substances polluted crops and water sources!
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On February 18, the garbage in the city was still not completely cleared, and various carriages continued to come and go.
Compared with yesterday, people's enthusiasm was much higher. Even the guerrilla Wen Hui, who hated Zhang Cheng with all his heart, also called on the handymen in his camp to clean up the garbage in front of his house and outside the courtyard wall.
With the exemplary role of these merchants, officers and generals, those officials, gentry and wealthy families who were still waiting to watch also responded positively, not to mention ordinary soldiers and civilians.
In the town, from Pailou Street to Zhonglou Street, from Mishi Street to Caishi Street, from Yandian Street to Youdian Street, busy people can be seen everywhere in the city's streets and alleys.
They dug out the blocked ditches on both sides of the streets, shoveled the garbage accumulated inside, and even cleaned up all the debris and dust on the road.
In addition, there were many brave military medical doctors, each with a Weiyuan Battalion soldier, all wearing masks, constantly spreading lime in handfuls to disinfect the newly cleaned ditches.
However, there is so much accumulated garbage in such a large place that is more than 14 miles away in the town. How can it be cleaned up in just a few days?
Yongningbo Zhang Cheng stood on the farming tower of the south gate, looking at the nervous and busy people inside and outside the city, as well as the soldiers of the Yongyi Army, Zhang Cheng was filled with emotions.
He suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Chengzu, the scribe behind him, and asked him: "How is the response from all parties in the city to my uncle's military order?"
"Back to my uncle, yesterday the officials, gentry, and shopkeepers along the street were all waiting and watching, but today they are all taking action."
Liu Chengzu continued to reply softly: "The information reported by Mr. He Zhenfu is that because Mr. Cheng from Qing'an and Liangzhuang took the lead in Mishi Street, he worked earliest and fastest.
Other places such as Bushi Street, Changping South Street, Gulou East and West Street, Zhonglou North Street, Jiaofangshi, Tangfang Lane, Yuhuang Temple Street and Guandi Temple Street were also cleaned up very quickly.
Mr. He, the governor, estimates that in three to five days, the city will be completely clean."
Zhang Cheng said "hmm", then turned to the Chinese army general Zhang Chengfang on the other side and asked: "What can Wen Hui do? Jun
"Going back to my father, Wen Hui just yelled a little louder and scolded my mother in the house all night. However, the next day, he mobilized the handymen in his camp and started cleaning up the garbage, but nothing happened.
Special moves." Zhang Chengfang replied.
Zhang Cheng nodded and asked: "Is there any news from Zhice? When can we arrive at Nanguan?"
"It will take half an hour to get back to my father, judging by the distance."
Zhang Cheng raised his hand and pointed outside Nanguan and said: "Let's go for a walk outside the city first and see if there are enough strong laborers and craftsmen in the camp."
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Uncle Yongning came down from the farmhouse and seemed to suddenly remember something. He stopped and turned to Liu Chengzu and said again: "Chengzu, think about it, and make another announcement when you return home later.
In order to cooperate with the implementation of the "Town Cleaning Operation" to keep the town clean for a long time, starting from today, residents in the city, regardless of public or private, high or low, old or young, are not allowed to dump garbage in the streets and alleys at will. They can only dump garbage at designated times.
Enter the specified location.
Violators will be punished with a rod!
At the same time, an announcement was made throughout the city, and the Dusi Yamen recruited idle people in the city to form a garbage collection and transportation department, which collected and transported the city's garbage once in the morning and evening every day, and each worker was paid a monthly salary.
However, if anyone fails to perform his duties, he should be punished according to the law!"
"Yes, I have taken note of it, little one." Liu Chengzu replied softly.
The current situation in the town is that although several streets where government offices gather are paved with bluestones, most of them are ordinary dirt roads and gravel roads.
Over time, thick dust and sand have accumulated on the roads everywhere. When the weather is sunny, there is enough sand and mud, but after it rains, the sludge is rampant and the smell is high.
Moreover, there are a lot of livestock cars passing by in the city, and a lot of cow dung and horse urine are sprayed along the streets. In addition, many residents also have the habit of dumping their toilets in the ravines along the streets.
The ashes from each household's daily cooking were mostly dumped in the back streets and alleys. Therefore, like many other castles in the Ming Dynasty, Xuanfu Town was also filled with excrement and urine, and the dust was flying everywhere.
It has a suffocating stench.
Such an environment is also one of the main reasons for the outbreak of plague. Nowadays, epidemics are rampant in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. The important reason for the repeated outbreaks is inseparable from the big problem of poor sanitary conditions.
Now, Yongning Bo and Zhang Cheng looked at the section of the south entrance that had been basically cleaned up. Changping Street suddenly seemed more spacious and brighter, making people feel much happier.
However, looking at the dust that was still flying all over the sky in the distance, Zhang Cheng then remembered that the results of today's cleaning must be maintained for a long time, otherwise the results will be in vain over time.
Nowadays, there are constant famines in these years, and even the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty are living a very difficult life, not to mention that Xuanfu Town is located on the border, so it is even more difficult to live.
There were many landless and idle military households in the city. All of them were worried about three meals a day. They often had no clothes to cover their bodies and no food to eat, so they could barely survive.
Although it has only been a few days since Uncle Yongning took office in the town, he has already become a great benefactor in the eyes of ordinary military households!
Many landless military households in the town have been working for the camps of the Yongyi Army in the past few days, digging trenches, laying bricks and cutting trees, and building houses and warehouses in each camp.
Nowadays, many of them are involved in town cleaning activities. Although excluding those employed in major shops, most of them are caught by Shangguan and have nothing to do, but even if they do not receive wages, they can at least eat and drink every day.
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Just imagine, uuReading www. uu Reading www. When the notice to establish the "Garbage Removal and Transportation Department" came out, there were still so many people inside and outside the town who refused to respond?
As long as the hard labor is not in vain, ordinary people will never refuse. After all, everyone has been doing this for generations, but if they are still paid salary, they will not flock to it!
What they lack most is strength, but what they need most is a full mouth of food. The greatest gift from God is that the family can survive without starving to death.
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Sure enough, as soon as the announcement came out, the military households in the town really enthusiastically signed up. They even prepared their own tools, and some people even pushed their carts to apply.
In this regard, many people also secretly praised: Yong Ningbo is so heroic, he is really different!
Of course, there are also many people who are disdainful: he is indeed a martial artist who only talks about profit and does not talk about justice.
(End of chapter)
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