Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 1735 Chengxuan Street
The institutional setup had already been set up before entering the city, and the main cadres had also been designated.After Liu Xiang allocated the indigenous people he received, he had basically completed the establishment of the organization.

There was a lot of noise in front of him registering for a haircut, Liu Xiang couldn't care less about it, he hurried down and entered the office - Lin Baiguang was already waiting for him.

"The army is about to enter the city. It's a bit rushed. It's all up to you." Liu Xiang was not polite and cut straight to the point.

The 4th Battalion and the National Army in charge of the occupation of Guangzhou Prefecture entered the city on the day of Kaesong.Now going into the city is the main force of the South China Army participating in the Guangdong Raiders.From a military point of view, there is no need for these troops to enter the city, but the veterans all think that it is necessary to use this as an opportunity to promote "I am only strong in martial arts", so that the aborigines can fully understand the military power of the Fubo army and fully deter the current resistance. molecular.So it was decided that the army would pass through the city in full armor.

"This matter is really difficult to handle." Lin Baiguang spread out the Guangzhou map he brought.This map is the painstaking effort of the Ministry of Urban and Industrial Affairs over the past few years.However, the Ministry of Urban Industry is only a secret agency after all, and has no right to send surveyors and mappers into various buildings to conduct on-site surveys and surveys. Therefore, the details are not too meticulous, and the main street network and building groups in Guangzhou are roughly drawn in proportion.

"Although it is not a military parade, it is actually the same thing as a military parade." Lin Baiguang said, "As far as I know, the most suitable route is to enter the city from the Great South Gate, take Chengxuan Street all the way north, and pass through the bottom of the double gate. Finally, go out of the city through the Great North Gate or the Little North Gate—it just crosses the whole city.”

Chengxuan Street is the Beijing Road in modern time and space.Throughout the dynasties, Beijing Road has been the north-south central axis of Guangzhou City, and its traffic status is very important.There are a large number of government offices, academies and temples on both sides of the street, and it is also an important commercial area.Armed parades here can receive the best results.

"...The key is that this street is wide enough, and it is a cobblestone road." Lin Baiguang pointed to the map, "You must have seen the streets in Guangzhou."

Liu Xiang nodded: "The road is narrow and uneven. It's mostly mixed with mud and rocks."

"Mud-rock mixed roads are pretty good, most of them are dirt roads with no stones at all." Lin Baiguang said, "But that's not the difficulty."

"Where is it?" Liu Xiang was a little confused.

"It's hard to tell here, it's better for us to go and have a look directly." Lin Baiguang smiled slightly, "I think you should work on site a lot to understand the difficulty of managing a big city."

"I accept this opinion." Liu Xiang nodded, "There is one more thing, I wonder if you are temporarily serving as the chief of the Guangzhou Police Department?"

"This is inappropriate. The national police and our civil affairs department are two systems. Besides, there are still people in Ran Yao's pocket. He doesn't mention the candidate now, just to balance the internal situation-let's talk about it when the official appointment comes. "

"You can do it first, and I will send you a letter of appointment later. It is not too late for you to hand it over when the official director comes. There are a lot of things to do in the police department. And the sooner the better. Besides, you, the director of the Comprehensive Management Office, how can you do it without a gun?" Liu Xiang shook his head, "Although I am the director of the military control committee, I have the command of both the army and the police, but you are so complicated. I don’t always come to report and apply every time..."

"Isn't there a detective team you recruited?" Lin Baiguang said with a smile, "These people are very useful."

Liu Xiang and Lin Baiguang went out of the city hall without calling a car or taking a sedan chair. They brought more than a dozen guards with them. Lin Baiguang also called the workshop book office and several stickers and detectives.Let's go to Chengxuan Avenue together.

Chengxuan Avenue is not far from Fuya—it has been the political and cultural center of Guangzhou in history.There are many government offices, academies, and temples here, so the surrounding houses, streets and alleys are quite neat and impressive, but most of the streets and alleys are winding and circuitous, and the paths are narrow and not straight.The road surface is even more muddy - there are almost no sewage facilities here, not to mention the cross-flow of domestic sewage, and it will take a long time for the accumulated water after rain to dry up.Liu Xiang thought to himself that he listened to Lin Baiguang's reminder when he came out and put on long oilcloth boots.Otherwise, the road is not easy to walk.

"It's not bad here. Because it's close to the government office and the main business district, the residents are relatively wealthy, and the road surface is still mixed with mud and rocks. If you really want to go to the poor streets, the mud will not dry."

"I originally thought that Guangzhou would be better than Lingao and Qiongshan, but it seems to be the same." Liu Xiang said with a wry smile, "With the hygienic conditions, it's no wonder that there are no infectious diseases in summer."

"Ancient society did not have the concept of urban planning and management."

They walked all the way, closing the gates every time they passed an alley.There are various styles of street gates, some have decent gatehouses, and some just have a door opening in a wall across the street and install a fence gate.The simplest ones are just bamboo horses, which seal the alley at night and move aside during the day.

"Street gates are an important element of public security in Guangzhou. Street gates are locked after dark, which has a great limit on night-time criminal activities. In the era without street lighting, this is the most effective means of urban security management."

"It's like we have a curfew now."

"That's what it means. In fact, it used to be forbidden to walk at night here. Every night there are yamen guards patrolling the streets, and those who see night walks will be questioned. If he thinks you behave suspiciously, he will have to be reprimanded by Master Dian Shi and beat you twenty boards , you have to stay in the prison for one night, and you will be released on bail the next day. Of course, if you are a gentry or have some money in your hand to bribe in time, you won’t have to suffer this flesh and blood.”

"It's really corrupt." Liu Xiang said.

"Corruption belongs to corruption, and it still has a role." Lin Baiguang said, "They are very familiar with the criminal gangs and beggar gangs in the city. If you want to improve law and order, you must rely on them—at least for now."

Liu Xiang saw a small gray brick house of similar appearance beside each street gate. Although most of them were dilapidated, with incomplete doors and windows, they used the gray tiles only used in official houses. He felt curious and wanted to go over to have a look , a sign next to it said: "My lord, this is the official house where the watchman lives. It's very dirty inside..."

It was indeed very dirty, not to mention the urine stains on the walls, and there were several urine buckets against the wall, exuding a strong stench.There is also a large notice posted on the wall above the urine bucket, which is the "Letter to the Citizens of Guangzhou" that he asked the Comprehensive Management Office to post all over the city yesterday.

Unexpectedly, it was posted here, Liu Xiang smiled bitterly, but people who come to pee like this will definitely read it.

"Watching the street?"

"Yes, my lord."

Seeing that he was ignorant, Lin Baiguang explained that the so-called street watchers are those who are responsible for the opening and closing of street gates and night shifts, usually beggars.They are also responsible for carrying unowned corpses that have fallen on the road.

"It's ridiculous to rely on beggars for law and order." Liu Xiang shook his head. He already understood that these houses are actually "police booths" in modern society. Although there may not be policemen in the police booths in the 21st century, at least there are security guards.Here is actually a beggar.

"How much do you pay him a month?"

"How much to give is a matter on the street, and the Yamen doesn't care." The secretary said cautiously.

Liu Xiang was about to cry at this weird idea of ​​city management. One of the detectives thought that Liu Xiang was going to see the watchman, so he walked to the door, kicked open the reed curtain blocking the door, and yelled, "Come out! The magistrate!" Your Excellency wants to see you!"

A man in a patched livery came out from the inside, and he knelt down in front of Liu Xiang: "The little one kowtows to the lord."

Liu Xiang saw that he looked clean, except for the patches on his clothes, and said, "Get up and talk."

"Yes, my lord."

Liu Xiang asked: "You work here, how much rice do you pay for a month on the street?"

The watchman didn't dare to raise his head, he lowered his head and said, "Report to my lord, there is no money or rice."

Liu Xiang said: "Without money and rice, what do you live on?"

"Rely on the neighbors to take care of me and give me some leftovers. I can still survive."

Liu Xiang suddenly turned around and asked the book office: "Don't the watchmen be given money and rice on the street?"

The name of the book office is Jia Jue, because he is considered "conscientious" on weekdays, treats the common people without fraud or fraud, and does not make things difficult with money. He is a well-known clerk.So this time it was not liquidated.Hearing Liu Xiang's question, he didn't dare to be negligent, and said: "Actually, there is something to gain..."

"Who has it been embezzled?"

"The money and food are handed over to the big bones everywhere." Jia Jue said.He said that the "big bone" is the beggar's head.

Liu Xiang nodded, thinking how I forgot this, beggars also have gangs.However, watchmen were an important security force in ancient cities.Their watch at night is not only to tell the time, but also to frighten and interfere with criminals.Now it can be organized and utilized.

A group of people walked onto Chengxuan Street.This street is really "big", with a width of more than 9 meters by visual inspection.It can be regarded as a rare wide street in the city of Guangzhou. The most important thing is that the road surface is paved with bluestone slabs-although the slabstones are broken and missing to varying degrees, and water has accumulated in many places.

"The average width of the road is about [-] meters. Our people have measured it." Lin Baiguang said.

"This width is about the level of a two-lane lane. A serious military parade won't work. It's not a problem to march in a six-way column. Cannon carts and baggage carts can also run away."

"Hehe, so I want to invite you to take a look. It's not what you think." Lin Baiguang smiled, "Materials are often unreliable."

Chengxuan Avenue is a bustling main road and commercial street in Guangzhou, with many shops on both sides.Although the city has just changed hands, many shops will not open for safety concerns, and most of the vendors will not leave their stalls, there are still many businesses that are open on the street.The appearance of their group immediately caused a commotion.People knew from their attire that they must be high officials from the Australians. Some well-informed people already knew that this was the "prefect of the Australians", and hid on both sides of the street with a whoosh.The guy who was shouting vigorously was also dumb.The originally lively street suddenly became deserted.

(End of this chapter)