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  Chapter 360 358 [Low rent housing and the Great Court]

  In the city of Nanjing, every household is decorated with lanterns and festoons.

  The custom of pasting Spring Festival couplets with red paper has already existed, and the wealthy families also put on new lanterns.

  Since Qin Liangyu was going to visit Nanjing, Xu Nianzu let her see enough. I left my luggage at the hostel, didn't eat any food, so I took it for a stroll on the street, and when I was hungry, I went straight to the restaurant.

  Ma Wannian is already in his twenties, and the farthest place he has been to is Chungju City.

  After he came to Nanjing, he couldn't close his eyes or close his mouth. Everywhere is shocking and novel, as if entering another world.

   Walking to the vicinity of the Confucius Temple, Qin Liangyu was suddenly surprised: "Hey, isn't this the Duke of Wei's mansion? Why did you tear down all the walls?"

Xu Nianzu explained: "Most of the officials in Nanjing have no houses to live in, and they are temporarily housed in some noble gardens. Wei Guogong's mansion is quite large, and half of it is set aside for the construction of official buildings. After the completion of the construction, officials can move in for free. If you are transferred to another place or take up an official position, you will have to take the house back."

   "What about the other half?" Qin Liangyu asked.

Xu Nianzu said: "There is no difference between the good and the bad in the Great Harmony. Although domestic slaves are free, many of them do not have a house to live in. They will inevitably be bullied and dare not resist when they are insulted and beaten. The other half of the house, If it is repaired and rented out to the poor, and rented for 30 consecutive years, the house will automatically be regarded as the property of the tenant.”

  Qin Liangyu has nothing to say, because the predecessor of Wei Guogong's mansion is Zhu Yuanzhang's Wu Wangfu!

  If Zhu Yuanzhang knew that his Wu Wang Mansion was converted into a low-rent house for the poor to live in, he would feel relieved under Jiuquan.

   "Can I go in and have a look?" Qin Liangyu asked.

   "Madam Qin please." Xu Nianzu smiled.

  Xu Nianzu introduced as he walked: "After the wall is demolished, the area around the wall will be transformed into a street-facing shop and sold to merchants."

  Qin Liangyu nodded and walked through the construction site, walked inside and said with a smile: "Many trees and gardens are still preserved."

  Xu Nianzu said: "The governor has an order, unless it hinders the construction of houses, the gardens can be preserved, and they can't be all bare houses."

   "Hey, these good houses are also being demolished?" Qin Liangyu was puzzled. She saw workers demolishing houses.

Xu Nianzu explained: "Most of the original houses were one-story houses, which could not accommodate many people. If they were demolished and converted into four-story brick houses, they could accommodate a lot of people and save land as much as possible. Even the pavements facing the street were built with three-story buildings. , it can be used as a pavement, and it can also be used for living.”

  For houses with four floors and below, as long as the soil quality is not loose, there is no need to dig too deep foundation.

   It is not acceptable to have more than four floors. The foundation must be extremely firm, and the construction of the walls must be more particular.

  The sewer pipes have not been installed for the time being, and toilets and chamber pots are used for defecating and urinating. Every morning someone comes to collect the dung, which can be sold for money when transported to the countryside.

  There is no special kitchen, so the earthen stove can only be repaired in the small courtyard in front of the building.

  The number of earthen stoves is definitely not enough, and you have to queue up when cooking, which is very similar to the Tongzilou in the early days of New China.

  Let developers improve these daily facilities slowly, and they will automatically develop and improve if there is demand.

  You heard it right, it is the developer!

  In the Ming Dynasty, there were merchants who specialized in construction. Even the moat embankment in Beijing began to be contracted to private merchants in the middle of the Ming Dynasty.

   There was a big case, the Beijing moat embankment repair project, was subcontracted out layer by layer. At the end of the subcontracting, the profit was already extremely low, and the merchants could only cut corners, causing a large river embankment to collapse, so the emperor chopped off a bunch of heads.

   Zhao Han suddenly wanted to build dormitories for officials and the poor, mainly because of the high unemployment rate in Nanjing.

   Those homeless who could not find a job used to either work as gangsters or beg along the streets for a living. Can't we just throw it all away for mining? Nor can they immigrate to the north all at once.

   Every time immigration is carried out, the proportion is set, the number of rural immigrants and the number of urban immigrants, and urban immigrants can learn to farm.

  If the proportion of urban immigrants is too high, they will definitely be caught blind when opening up wasteland and farming.

  So merchants were allowed to engage in construction companies, and they were contracted to develop shops and houses, which could recruit many unemployed vagrants to do handyman, and also ease the housing shortage of officials and the poor.

  Builders made money, and building material manufacturers also made money, even stimulating the production of cement.

  The government seems to be losing money, but they can earn some back by selling land for shops, and some can be earned back by collecting taxes and rents.

  As long as developers don’t let the developers empty-handed, and don’t play real estate as a capital game, real estate is also an industry that benefits the country and the people.

  After summing up experience in Nanjing, this model will be extended to other big cities.

  Qin Liangyu came to a row of completed buildings, and didn't feel that those buildings were too obtrusive.

  The walls are all made of bricks, and the walls are plastered with lime. The balconies, railings, and windows are all traditional structures, and the roof is also made of tiles. It is a very typical Ming Dynasty residential style, but it has four floors.

  Reinforced concrete is cast on each floor. Although the existing cement is not of high quality, it is still possible to build a four-story building.

  The steel bars are a bit expensive, and they are all untempered Suzhou steel.

   "What's that one on the roof?" Qin Liangyu pointed to the lightning rod.

  Xu Nianzu said with a smile: "Lightning needles, the governor said that they can lead lightning into the ground to prevent houses from being hit by lightning, and all the towers in Nanjing City have installed them."

  Qin Liangyu became more and more confused the more he listened, so he could only ask another question: "Are houses being built elsewhere?"

"Baoguo Gongfu has also been demolished and rebuilt. For the time being, there are only these two places," Xu Nianzu replied, "The governor said that these big houses in the inner city occupy too much land, and it would be a waste for anyone to use them. It is better to build buildings. Try to let the homeowners have their own houses. Although there are many people who cannot live in them, there are only a few who can live in them.”

   "If it is rented to the poor, how will the house be distributed?" Qin Liangyu asked again.

Xu Nianzu smiled and said: "The county government has household registration. The household registration book near the low-rent housing is selected to select those who have no house for a large family, especially those who live in the employer's house and do not rent a house. Draw lots according to the number of houses. , must be presided over by clean government officials, all county government officials are present, to avoid people cheating and taking advantage of loopholes. Houses rented to the poor cannot be sublet, sold, or vacant. , then you can dispose of it as you like.”

   "It's thoughtful." Qin Liangyu nodded in approval.

  Leave the construction site and walk for a while.

  Qin Liangyu saw a yamen with several large characters engraved on the plaque: Jinling Grand Court.

   "What kind of Yamen is this?" Qin Liangyu asked.

Xu Nianzu explained: "It's like the procuratorate of the Ming Dynasty. From now on, the chief officials of the prefectures and counties will not hear the case. If there are any cases, they will be handed over to the court for trial. There are two chief officials in the court. One is the chief judge and the other is the criminal judge. , the grades are equal, and they do not belong to each other. The criminal officer is responsible for criminal and prison affairs, and the chief justice is the judge of the case."

   "The trial of criminal cases is under the jurisdiction of the Grand Court, so why should the magistrate and county magistrate do it?" Qin Liangyu asked puzzled.

  Xu Nianzu said: "The responsibility of managing civil affairs is to make people live better."

  Walking around until evening, Qin Liangyu saw too many novel things.

   After dinner, Qin Liangyu called his grandson to his room and asked, "What do you think of Nanjing?"

Ma Wannian said excitedly: "It's very good, it's hundreds of times better than Zhongzhou City. It's rich and prosperous, and the population in the city is probably much larger than that of the entire Shijie. The streets are very clean, and there is a kind of official difference." Call the police, and Shi Jie can also be set up."

   "Yes, Nanjing is really rich." Qin Liangyu said with emotion.

  The patrol police are also part of the work of urban management and sanitation. When there is garbage, where there is dirt and mess, they have to ask the nearby residents or vendors to clean it up.

  Residents and vendors are naturally unwilling to sweep the floor every day, so they take the initiative to supervise those who litter. If you are caught, you can blow the whistle, and the nearby patrolmen will come, and you will be fined at least five cents.

  In addition, in the corners of the ditches in the city, residents and vendors are organized to clean up regularly, and each is responsible for his own area.

   In this way, the government does not need to hire too many sanitation workers.

  A sanitation worker can be in charge of several streets, and the administrative expenses are not too high.

  Qin Liangyu said: "When Zhao Dudu sits in the world, the Shi Jie Xuanwei Division must be gone, and you will not be able to inherit the position of Xuanwei Envoy. How about I ask you for an errand?"

  Ma Wannian cupped his hands and said, "It's all according to my grandmother's orders."

Qin Liangyu said: "You come to Dudu Zhao to join the army, put away your temper, and obey the rules. When I was on the ship, I already inquired that Dudu Zhao was training cavalry. You practiced riding and archery since you were young, or You can be a cavalry general in the Datong Army."

"That's good," Ma Wannian said excitedly, "I heard that the Datong army has reached Shandong, and they will definitely fight against the slaves in the future. My grandson will be a cavalry general in the Datong army, and when the time comes, I will command tens of thousands of Xiao cavalry. To avenge the white soldiers in Liaodong! The father was shot blind in the eye, and the grandson will have to pay back the debt. After Huang Taiji is captured alive, he will not be killed, but he will be blinded in both eyes first!"

Qin Liangyu sighed and said: "Don't be so arrogant, the army of the governor of Zhao can sweep across several provinces, and there are many capable people and strange people. You should guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and first learn the rules of the Datong army. People who are capable and obey the rules , to stand out.”

   "Grandson remember!"

  Ma Wannian put away his smile and turned a little more serious. Suddenly he was puzzled and said: "I forgot to ask during the day today. In the huge city of Nanjing, there are no soldiers on the walls and gates. The cities we passed along the way also had no guards. Nanjing is easy to say, but the giant city of Baling, On the other side is Zhang Xianzhong, aren't you afraid of the eight thieves sneaking across the river to seize the city?"

Qin Liangyu laughed and said: "There are soldiers at the gates of each city, otherwise who will close the gates at night. I have asked about this matter. Take Baling as an example, each gate is equipped with 20 soldiers, most of them In the city tower. These sergeants are all over 35 years old and have retired from the army. The guards and police officers in the city are either retired veterans or hired farmers and soldiers.”

   "This is not enough people." Ma Wannian said.

"Zhang Xianzhong dare not cross the river," Qin Liangyu shook his head, "The eight thieves have been fighting for territory, and they haven't even built a serious navy. Even if he can sneak attack and occupy Baling, what's the use? When the navy of the Datong Army comes, Instead, the team crossing the river became a lone army. Although the Yangtze River cannot be defended everywhere, the eight thieves will definitely be noticed when they cross the river in a big way. Once they come, they will not be able to go back. There are countless peasants and soldiers in the villages and towns. Jiang's army is fighting. Datong's army can take the opportunity to fight to the other side and occupy Zhang Xianzhong's big city along the river!"

  Ma Wannian asked puzzledly, "Can farmers and soldiers of Datong stop thieves?"

  Qin Liangyu said slowly: "The peasant soldiers in Datong are the same as the white-armed soldiers. They are half farmers and half-soldiers. The training time is longer than that of the white-armed soldiers. I heard that there are millions of farmers in Datong."

   "A million peasants and soldiers?" Ma Wannian was dumbfounded.

  Qin Liangyu nodded and said: "The more spies the eight thieves send out, the less he dares to cross the river to attack the city."

  (end of this chapter)