The civilian workers summoned were mainly responsible for dredging the open channels. They had to wait for the army to arrest the people before entering the culverts for systematic cleaning.
The effect was noticeable within two or three days, and the smelly ditches and puddles in every corner of the city gradually became clean and refreshing.
"It's time to put food on!"
“Queue up by group!”
A few bad horses drove the cart, and there were some large barrels on the wooden planks.
Security guard Xu Li quickly shouted: "Group A will finish work first and come over to get food!"
The clerk asked the handyman to move down the wooden barrel. After opening the lid, the steam was rising, and the aroma of grain instantly spread out in the air.
"Check whether the food is in compliance with regulations!" the clerk said.
Security guard Xu Li nodded and bowed: "It must be in compliance with the regulations, no need to check."
The official said: "Stop talking nonsense!"
Xu Li apologized with an embarrassed smile, walked to the front of the barrel, picked up a big spoon and started stirring.
The porridge is a mushy porridge mixed with corn and rice. It is quite thick when stirred, and you can see tiny oil splashes.
There is a vegetable next to it, which is tempeh shipped from Nanyang and Xiangyang. The resettlers planted a large number of beans, and it is not expensive to transport salt from Sichuan. The excess is made into tempeh and sold to the army. Now it is shipped to Tokyo in batches, which is temporary. Strategic materials, which can provide both salt and soy protein.
Xu Li checked it, put down his spoon and said, "Everything is in compliance."
"Sign and print!" the clerk said.
Xu Li signed the document with a pen, dipped his fingerprints in red mud, and then called on the peasants to come over and receive the porridge.
Since it was a physical job, each person was allowed to eat three large bowls of thick porridge. However, they were only given a small spoonful of black beans, which was only about twenty or thirty beans.
The peasants squatted or sat, regardless of whether the porridge or rice was burning their mouths. They blew air to cool down while sucking the rim of the bowl. They were reluctant to eat black beans, so they bit off half a piece and chewed the taste, and then drank several mouthfuls of hot porridge.
Xu Li said with a smile: "The management is very strict now. Every time you put in a porridge, you have to sign and seal it."
"Who says otherwise? Mr. Zhu has strict rules," the civil servant couldn't help complaining. "All the ministers in and outside Tokyo were brought by Mr. Zhu from Hanzhong. They do things with impunity, and if they miss a signature, they will be held accountable." .If you didn’t sign just now, everything will be checked from top to bottom another day.”
Xu Li was speechless and said: "How can we do anything like that?"
The clerk sighed: "Anyway, it will be difficult to make money in the future. At most, I can just hang out with a few mouthfuls of food. Fortunately, our salary has increased a bit. Let's not talk about it anymore. The bucket is left here. I have to go to the next place in a while. I’ll come back to you to collect the bucket.”
In the Tang Dynasty, the city system was implemented. The city was a residential area and the city was a commercial area. The two were separated by walls and could be opened or closed according to the time.
In the Song Dynasty, the system was changed to the Xiangfang system, and the walls of residential and commercial areas were demolished. The city was divided into several areas, namely "Xianfang", similar to the "Xianfang District" in later generations.
"Xiang Guanzhang" is the "district chief", which is directly under the management of the government or state government, while the Fuguo County government can only manage rural areas.
"Xiangong Office" is the "district government", responsible for civil affairs and justice.
"Tour shop" is equivalent to "police station", there is probably one per workshop, and it also has fire alarm and other services.
"Baojia" is similar to "street office" or "neighborhood committee".
These urban management systems were all pioneered in the Song Dynasty.
The "Five Cities Soldiers and Horses Division" created by Zhu and his son established a police station and five sub-bureaus on top of the police station.
Nowadays, the officials of Kaifeng Prefecture, Kaifeng County, and Xiangfu County are all selected from the old Song Dynasty bureaucrats. However, the eight district chiefs and police chiefs in and around Tokyo are all close people brought from Sichuan. The father and son gradually
Able to control the urban grassroots.
In particular, the eight district chiefs were all disciples of Zhu Guoxiang, three of whom were from Yangzhou, three from Hanzhong, and two from Shuzhong.
After they served as district mayors in Tokyo City, their next transfer would be to county magistrate.
And the average age is only around 20 years old, with the youngest being only 17 years old!
Just like what the clerk said, these district chiefs accept death. They know that they cannot outplay the cunning old officials, and everything must be carried out according to the regulations, because this set of regulations has withstood the test and has been repaired repeatedly in Hanzhong. The loopholes that can be filled have been
Almost enough to make up for it.
Xu Li also took a bowl of thick porridge and sat down. He wanted more black bean sauce.
Several acquaintances came over, sipped their porridge and said, "Xuda, you are getting a good job. How did you become a security guard?"
Xu Li said angrily: "What's up with this chief security officer? He just wants to see if you can eat an extra bowl of porridge and a few extra beans when you're on official business, and he doesn't even give you a salary. If you make a mistake, you'll be in trouble."
fall."
"Just be good," one of the peasants said with a smile, "who doesn't know? When the Bao Zhang's family goes to buy food, each person can buy an extra bushel. They can buy vinegar, salt, cloth, charcoal... they can buy everything.
, it’s not like we have to wait in line slowly.”
Speaking of this, Xu Li became happy and said proudly: "After all, we are half of the public family. We naturally have some benefits when we work for the government."
Another farmer asked: "When will this food be available for sale?"
Xu Li comforted him: "Don't worry, I heard from the superiors above that before Zhu Xianggong left Sichuan, he was already mobilizing grain. What was shipped before the river froze was only the first few batches. When the spring thaws, there will be two more batches.
It can be shipped in batches. It will definitely last through the spring, and when the wheat is harvested in the summer, it will be ready to eat!"
"That's great," another citizen said. "A few days ago, I saw a young husband who didn't even have a full beard. I heard he was the chief of the second wing on the left. Is this true or false?"
Xu Li began to show his knowledge: "The official's surname is Tian, and he is only seventeen years old this year. I heard from people that when Zhu Jinglue and Marshal Zhu fled, they didn't even have enough to eat. It was Chief Tian's father who took them in as food.
When Chief Tian was studying with Zhu Jinglue, he was not even ten years old. Even though he is only seventeen years old now, he has been an official with Zhu Jinglue for several years."
"Is it possible that Wen Quxing descended to earth and became a public official at the age of twelve or thirteen?" the common people said in surprise.
Xu Li said with a smile: "But when the two husbands started the army, they did not have enough scholars under their command, so the matters of opening, reading and copying official documents were left to the disciples who were more than ten years old. These disciples are now getting older.
, he was arranged to be the governor of Tokyo City."
As he spoke, Xu Li said mysteriously: "I have also heard from others that the eight ministers in Tokyo now will probably produce several prime ministers in the future. They are only about twenty years old and are still disciples of the emperor. As long as nothing goes wrong, they will
I'm afraid I can be made governor at the age of thirty. When I reach the age of forty or fifty, I will definitely join the court and become a high official. Isn't it natural for me to become prime minister?"
"This wealth is pouring into the sky, and smoke is rising from the ancestral graves!" Everyone was envious.
Xu Li whispered: "Many officials from the old dynasty are asking about those eight officials. I heard that there are two officials who have not married yet, and the matchmakers who come to visit them every day have to line up outside their homes.
It's even harder to catch a son-in-law than before. There was a fight between matchmakers two days ago!"
"But I know about this. Sun Sanniang's face was scratched badly. She said it was scratched by a cat. All the cats in the city have been eaten long ago. How can there be any cat to scratch her?"
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Are there still shortages of maids in the houses of the eight officials? My second wife is almost fifteen years old, and she is very good at sewing, starching and washing."
"Are you still thinking about making your daughter a concubine? I want to be the prime minister and an official, and I like your clumsy girl? I want to take a concubine, and also choose someone who can sing."
"..."
Xu Li stood up, glanced at it, and urged: "Group A has not finished eating yet, so hurry up and work. Group B, don't waste time, finish your work early and go home early, don't think about messing around with meals, the boss only gives you these few
Heavenly construction period."
After everyone ate and worked for a while, the clerk came back with the helpers to collect the buckets.
Suddenly, a group of soldiers emerged from the exit of a nearby culvert, escorting dozens of underground poor people.
Those poor people need to go to Xianggong Office first, where they will be interrogated by Xiangxunpu soldiers (policemen from the police station) and asked to confess the gang situation in their respective underground areas. Then they will be given some daily necessities and handed over to Kaifeng and Xiangfu counties, where they will be handed over to the county government.
Organize them to go to the suburbs to select houses and allocate fields.
The allocated houses and fields are still sold at low prices, and the government provides free loans.
As long as you are willing to work and have no illness or disaster, you can repay it in installments in a few years. If you encounter a disaster, you can apply for an extension. It doesn't matter if you lose some in the end. Anyway, you don't really expect them to pay back the small amount of money.
The working men turned to look at the poor people underground, with endless contempt in their eyes.
The people of Tokyo are very disgusted with the underground world. If a baby is lost in a house or a woman is abducted, they all think it is the rats in the ditch.
Especially in recent times, public security cases have emerged one after another, and the fear and anger of the people have been attributed to these people.
The Zhu family and his son clean up Wuyou Cave, and the people of Tokyo applaud with both hands!
One after another, some underground poor people were escorted out, until more than half an hour later, the escorted people began to become gang members.
There was also an officer standing at the exit of the culvert and shouting: "Captain, please bring someone here to move the body. I can extend the construction period for you by one day!"
"Come right now!" Xu Li responded.
The civilian workers were also very happy. Moving a few corpses could extend the construction period by one day, which meant they could eat two more meals for free.
Xu Li left a group of people to continue cleaning the ditch outside, while the rest of the people went into the ditch to move the corpses.
An hour later, these peasants came out of the culvert, their expressions not normal.
The civilian husband working outside asked: "What's wrong with you?"
"Ugh..." Suddenly someone vomited.
Another farmer said with a mournful face: "Don't ask, I vomited all the three bowls of porridge I ate."
The officer asked Xu Li: "I asked you to pile up firewood and make a fire. Is that done?"
Xu Li hurriedly said: "Firewood is hard to find, so I got some charcoal as a base and went outside the city to pick up some rotten wood."
The officer turned to the civilian husband and said, "Everyone, please move out."
First, there were complete and emaciated corpses, and then baskets of broken corpses were carried out...
Xu Li only stepped forward and took a quick glance, and felt his stomach churn. He covered his mouth to resist vomiting.
Not only the visual impact, but also the strong taste.
Du Ping walked out of the culvert, scratched his forehead and said, "Who is the security chief? Go to the Xiang Office to apply for extra meals. I will say hello to the Xiang Officer and I can give you a few more pieces of meat tomorrow."
Xu Li was about to thank him when he suddenly heard the word "肉" and couldn't help but turn around and bend over: "Ouch!"
(Oh, it’s really time to keep in good health. I was hospitalized a few days ago, and I did various tests on the way. I found out that there were problems with high blood lipids, fatty liver, high uric acid... a lot of data. On the second day after I was discharged, I experienced a drop in temperature and caught a cold every minute.
My cough is not severe, my tonsils are swollen as much as my brain, and my lungs make a sound every time I breathe.)
(I also recommend a new book, "The Divide of Dusk" by the old ghost from Montenegro. I am also reading this book, and I am not recommending it randomly.)