Chongzhen revived the Ming Dynasty

"There is no charge for sanitation services, but now you have to pay sanitation fees for throwing out garbage and taking out feces."

"Think about it, a horse passed by on the street and pooped in front of your door. You have to shovel the horse manure, but if you want to throw it away, you have to pay a sanitation fee."

"Do you think this is reasonable? Is there such a reason in the world?"

Wang Liu felt a little angry when he mentioned this matter. Because he was one of the victims and was arranged by the shopkeeper to shovel shit.

He even has a task now, which is to keep an eye on the livestock passing by the store and prevent them from defecating in front of his house.

Once discovered, he will be responsible for shoveling the feces, and the money for handling the feces will also be deducted from his salary.

So when he talked about this, he became very angry and felt that health fees should not be charged:

“Feces can be sold for money, so how can we collect money?”

"The Guards Department established a health team and drove away the dung heads and dung tyrants. They took over the business and collected money from us."

"There is no such truth!"

Zheng Zhihu, Zheng Cai and others listened to the curses and looked at each other. They really didn't expect that there were such rules in the capital.

However, they are not from the capital and have little interest in how much health fees the capital charges. What I am more concerned about is how the patrol officers of the Guards Department fight against bandits——

You know, they are all pirates. Although those selected to go to the capital are considered honest, there are always some who are stubborn and do not let them know the benefits and risks, which may cause trouble in the capital.

So Zheng Zhihu brought the topic to the patrol police and asked:
"The health team is so hateful, how can you tolerate it?"

"Are the patrol police so good that no one dares to mess with them?"

When Wang Liu heard what he said, he was so frightened that he wanted to leave.

Zheng Cai saw the opportunity quickly, stuffed another piece of silver in his pocket, and said with a smile:
"Brother Wang, just talk, there's nothing in the way."

"We are all outsiders. Brother Wang, please be tolerant if we do something inappropriate."

Wang Liu glanced around, but for the sake of money, he did not leave immediately and said to them:
"Don't talk nonsense, don't say bad things about the health team."

"Although it's hateful that they charge sanitation fees, the capital is indeed clean."

"You don't know, the streets here in Beijing are not as wide as those in Nanjing. After the rain and snow, the ground is covered with manure and mud splashes on the waist and abdomen."

"Now with the health team and this three-guarantee agreement, even if it rains or snows, there won't be much feces inside."

"And when it snows, the health team also brings three responsible persons to clear the snow. It is their contribution that the capital is so clean now."

Wang Liu admitted this, and it was also the reason why the health team was accepted by the people in the capital——

Whether the environment is good or not is obvious at a glance. No one wants to live in a dunghill.

As he spoke, Wang Liu lowered his voice and said to Zheng Zhihu and others:

“Now every neighborhood, every street and alley has a person responsible for sanitation.”

"The red vests you see sweeping the streets are responsible for this area."

"They are not only responsible for sweeping the floors, but also supervising."

"Once something happens, these people will tell the patrol officers and let the patrol officers come and solve it."

"So, when you outsiders come to the capital, be careful when you see a red vest."

"Maybe he'll do something wrong and fall into their hands."

Zheng Zhihu and others said "Ah" in surprise. They really didn't expect that those seemingly inconspicuous sanitation workers also had supervisory responsibilities.

Although these people are not scary, the patrol police behind them and the uniformed guards behind the patrol police are very scary.

It can be said that these sanitation workers are Jin Yiwei's spies.

Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Cai felt happy when they thought of this——

Fortunately, I knew the news when I came to the capital and did not find out after the fact. The few pieces of silver given to Wang Liu were not lost at all.

At this moment, in their eyes, the capital city is like a dragon's pond and a tiger's den, with guards everywhere.

In such an environment, they did not believe that the bandits in the capital could still be at ease.

"Of course you can't be carefree!"

Wang Liu said with certainty:

"Now the bandits in the capital have either been caught by the Jin Yiwei, or they have fled outside the city."

"The Guard also said that now is a tough crackdown on criminals, so everyone should actively report them."

"Now the capital city is not only clean, but also a lot cleaner."

"Those who bully the market and commit petty thieves have also been cracked down by the Guards Office."

This is where Wang Liu praised the Weiwei Department, and it was also the reason why he did not dare to say bad things loudly——

I am worried that during this severe crackdown, I will be reported and arrested by the Guards Department.

Although his situation was not worthy of being jailed, he was sentenced to labor correction and had to help sanitation workers pick up manure. That would be even more uncomfortable for him who shovels manure.

These days, he often sees those who are mean-mouthed and take advantage of others. After being reported, they are sentenced to labor correction, sweeping the streets with sanitation workers, and even being sent to pick up manure.

After talking with Wang Liu for a long time, Zheng Zhihu and others learned a lot from this Beijing native. I felt a lot of vigilance towards this prosperous and clean big city——

An environment like the capital city can be regarded as a peaceful and contented life for honest civilians.

But for bandits like them, it's a dragon's pond and a tiger's den.

It's okay if they don't commit any crime, but once they do, it will be difficult to escape.

Therefore, both Zheng Zhihu and Zheng Cai warned others to restrain their tempers.

If they accidentally commit a crime and affect the recruitment plan, then they will be lucky to themselves and don't expect anyone to save them.

With this in mind, they had no intention of wandering around in the capital and wanted to find a place to settle down first.

However, not long after they found the inn, a team of royal guards came over. The first person laughed and said:

"Is this Brother Zheng? Why didn't you come to the capital to find me?"

"Brother Yu sent a message a few days ago, saying that Brother Zheng came to Beijing and asked me to treat him well." "Brother Yu and I are brothers. If you are Brother Yu's brother, you are my brother."

"Don't be polite, please come to my humble residence to rest for a while!"

When he came up, he invited Zheng Zhihu to rest at home.

Zheng Zhihu was at a loss and asked the other party's name, only to find out that it was Qi Changguo, the current Jinyiwei Commander Tongzhi and Nan Sifang Admiral.

He is the son of Qi Jiguang, and naturally has some friendship with Yu Dayou's son Yu Zigao. Nowadays, everyone knows the name of Yu Long and Qi Hu!
Faced with his warm reception, Zheng Zhihu complained secretly. If he accepted Qi Changguo's reception, it would be tantamount to indicating that he wanted to board Yu Zigao's ship. It is very likely that he will be transferred to Yu Zigao's command in the future to help him make contributions.

This was what Zheng Cai and others helped him analyze on the way from Tianjin to the capital. Therefore, Zheng Zhihu is now trying his best to distance himself from Yu Zigao and does not want to help him sacrifice his life.

However, Qi Changguo's status prevented him from refusing. Who in the world doesn’t know Jin Yiwei’s name?
Not to mention that Qi Changguo is the admiral of the South Sifang, and he can compete with the Weiwei Siqing who is the admiral of the West Sifang.

They had just heard about the power of Weiwei Temple, and they were still afraid. Of course, I have no confidence in Admiral Nan Sifang of Jinyiwei.

Under the strong request of Qi Changguo, he could only follow these people and go to Qi's house for a while.

After Qi Changguo sent someone to escort them to his home, he ordered a Jinyi guard beside him:
"Find out what they did after entering the city and write it down verbatim."

"This matter was ordered by the Holy Spirit. Don't give Xisi Fang face."

It was Zhu Youjian's personal order to let Jinyiwei investigate Zheng Zhihu's background. This matter is mainly handled by Xisifang, who is responsible for the supervision of the capital, with assistance from the Beisifang Intelligence Center.

Nan Sifang, the yamen responsible for the internal management of Jinyiwei, originally had nothing to do with this matter.

However, Yu Zigao's request to Qi Changguo gave Qi Changguo another reason to intervene in this matter. After consulting the emperor, he was assigned to supervise this matter.

The Nansi Fang's official office has the responsibility to record merits for Jinyiwei's internal staff, and it is reasonable to supervise this matter. After Qi Changguo gave the order, he quickly found out Zheng Zhihu's actions after entering the city, and also found out that the "Wang Liu" who chatted with Zheng Zhihu and his group was Xi Sifang's spy——

It's just that it's not official, it's non-staff. There is no formal establishment, but rewards are given when valuable information is provided.

This man saw that Zheng Zhihu and his group were a bit gangster, and wanted to find out their background and ask the patrol police to earn some reward money.

Unexpectedly, I accidentally hit them and warned these people.

When Qi Changguo learned this, he felt like laughing. Let’s just say Wang Liu had no success in this matter. He was the first to discover Zheng Zhihu. Let’s talk about his merits, but he didn’t recognize Zheng Zhihu’s identity.

So he thought about it and decided not to bother with it. The situation was submitted directly to the emperor and he was allowed to make his own decision.

Zhu Youjian didn't care much about whether Wang Liu had made meritorious service. After receiving this report, he saw that the Weiwei Office, through the health team, had established a network in the capital, and had also developed an eye liner to monitor the capital. stand up.

Therefore, after Zheng Zhihu and his party entered Beijing, they were targeted by Wang Liu, who wanted to take advantage of them.

After Zheng Zhihu stayed at the inn, he was quickly reported to the hotel and his identity was confirmed.

This efficiency made him very satisfied, and he thought that the Guards Office did a good job and met his expectations:
“The sanitation workers did a good job of monitoring and checking in accommodation.”

"Wang Dingxian, who goes by the pseudonym Wang Liu, is also quite astute. He can see that Zheng Zhihu and others have gangster tendencies."

"Even if he has made a meritorious service this time, since he wants to be established, he should be appointed as a sixth-level police officer and let him do his job well!"

"You also have to solve the issue of collecting sanitation fees for shoveling manure that he complained about."

“We can’t let a good policy end up disturbing the people!”

The major sanitation overhaul in the capital was the breakthrough Zhu Youjian chose for the Weiwei Department. He wanted to establish the image of the Weiwei Department by doing good things. To prevent people from having a bad impression of Jinyiwei if they think of its relationship with the Weiwei Department.

At the same time, sanitation workers all over the city were deployed to monitor the capital.

Therefore, Zhu Youjian has been paying attention to this matter.

Whether it was the recruitment of sanitation workers or the three guarantees in front of the door set after the general cleaning, he personally formulated it for the Weiwei Office after imitating the policies of later generations.

The execution effect also made him quite satisfied. It's just that the details are a bit rough. As long as the policies he formulates are not careful, they will become out of shape, and some people may even take advantage of them in order to profit from them.

There are some signs regarding the health fee issue.

Zhu Youjian was very vigilant about this matter:
"We cannot let Jin Yiwei handle his own financial resources. This is a big policy. 』

“But there are too many sanitation workers, and it is impossible to support them entirely through finance. 』

"We need to work out a method on how to collect health fees and how to spend them after they are collected. 』

Thinking about this matter, Zhu Youjian knew that the best way to solve this matter was to separate the health team from the Guards Office and establish an independent yamen.

However, after being separated, it would be difficult for the Weiwei Office to use sanitation workers as informants, and the new government offices were not in line with his desire for stability.

So after thinking about it, Zhu Youjian decided to let the health team have independent finances and solve this matter by improving the system.

Moreover, the assessment of health teams should not be based on how much they charge, but on their role and how well they perform their work.

At the same time, Zhu Youjian also felt that Wang Dingxian's complaints during the routine should be resolved, and a good thing could not be made full of complaints and let the people of the capital boycott. So he ordered:
"From now on, cattle, sheep and other livestock in the city will have to wear dung bags."

"If feces falls on the ground, sanitation workers and store owners can provide tools and ask the livestock owners to shovel it."

"In addition, after the sanitation fees are collected, not only do sanitation workers have to be paid, but other things must also be done."

"There should be trash cans on the streets and public toilets. There will be no charge for disposal of feces sent to designated locations in public toilets."

"In the season when epidemics are common, quicklime and other methods should be used to disinfect and publicize hygiene and epidemic prevention measures."

"Remember their name is the sanitation team, not just sanitation workers."

One of the purposes of establishing a health team is epidemic prevention.

In Zhu Youjian's memory, not only were natural disasters frequent in the late Ming Dynasty, but there were also frequent epidemics. There was even Wu Youke who wrote a book called "On Plague".

This severe situation requires Zhu Youjian to pay attention to epidemic prevention work. We put together the health and epidemic prevention matters and set up this health team.

At the same time, in order to ensure the implementation of health and epidemic prevention policies, Zhu Youjian placed the health team in the Guards Office, giving it the power to seek help from the patrol team and enforce enforcement.

Zhu Youjian felt that this was not enough, so he issued another order to Taiyuan Hospital, asking them to explore health and epidemic prevention work and provide assistance to the health team.

Because Taiyuan Hospital and Jinyiwei have been included in the inner court, Zhu Youjian can give orders directly. He is quite satisfied with the current situation. It is believed that the health team can play a better role with the assistance of Taiyuan Hospital.

Not only was he satisfied, but after the sanitation overhaul in the capital, many courtiers also changed their views on the emperor. I believe that the emperor's adjustment of the organization is not a random act.

The clean and tidy Beijing city makes officials very satisfied. They began to identify with Weiwei Temple as an institution. I think the existence of health teams is indeed necessary.

Even Yuan Keli, after observing what the Weiwei Department was doing, agreed in his heart and began to have a sense of crisis. He believed that the Government Affairs Office and the Tingwei Department must be built as soon as possible and cannot be compared with the Weiwei Department.

Especially after seeing the Weiwei Department establishing branches in various districts, he realized:
If the Government Affairs Office and the Tingwei Office are not completed for a long time, the powers of these two yamen will be taken away by the Weiwei Office. (End of chapter)