"Not enough, not enough-"
Under the scorching sun, Jiang Yueguang, who was left behind in Beijing, worked tirelessly to patrol the inner city.
The magistrates of Daxing County and Wanping County accompanied him respectfully, hunched over, and did not dare to say a word even though they were sweating profusely and their official uniforms were soaked.
One year is not enough time for the city of Beijing, even if it is just for renovation.
Therefore, Jiang Yueguang focused on the inner city and the outer city as a supplement. It was most important to deal with the imperial city and the inner city first. It was most important to arrange the emperor and officials.
I saw that the road was more than two feet wide, but Jiang Yueguang repeatedly objected: "The inner city is busy, with high-ranking officials and dignitaries swarming with servants, and vehicles lining up. This width is not enough."
As he spoke, he emphasized: "It must be at least three feet wide, and in the middle of the road, why didn't you draw a separation line?"
This inquiry made Daxing County Magistrate tremble all over, and he hurriedly said: "Reply to stay behind, the center line has not been drawn yet, but limestone has been boiled outside the city, and preparations have been made to transplant the big trees. I don't dare to neglect... "
The emperor put all his thought into the planning of Beijing. After all, it was easy to paint on a blank sheet of paper.
The road must be large enough for four carriages to walk side by side. A dividing line is drawn in the middle of the road, from right to left, and sidewalks three feet wide are drawn on both sides of the road. Finally, trees are transplanted to purify the air.
Moreover, the biggest renovation is to design the road to be high in the middle and low on both sides, using the low areas to allow water to permeate, and then lay permeable bricks to drain it through ditches.
"Papa, not bad——"
Jiang Yueguang came to the roadside and stamped on the permeable bricks with his feet. Through the small cracks, he saw that the open ditch was empty and bright, with no obstructions.
"Stay behind in the inner city. The main ditch is 35,330 feet long, and the ditches in the alleys are over 98,100 feet long. It took more than 10,000 civilians to clear it, and it took three months and 50,000 shi of grain to clear it. Come on."
The magistrate of Daxing wiped the stain on his forehead and said with a wry smile: "The filth of the Ming Dynasty for two hundred years has been wiped away today."
As the center of Beijing, the inner city has gone through two to three hundred years of construction during the Yuan and Ming dynasties. There are countless open ditches and culverts, with a total length of more than 800 miles.
However, there are too many people to do the work, and there is no dedicated person to clean up. The good things have long been buried after the vicissitudes of time.
"In addition to cleaning it, it also needs to be widened and deepened for me."
Jiang Yueguang glanced at some garbage on the street corner and said: "Zhongcheng Soldiers and Horses Division——"
"The official is here!"
The general who was half a step behind quickly moved his hands forward.
His official robe seemed to be fished out of water, so wet that three kilograms of water would fall out if he twisted it.
He is in his twenties, has an upright appearance, a tall and heroic posture, and is filled with a courageous and enterprising temperament.
The Five-City Military and Horse Command Department, namely the Central, Eastern, Western, Southern and Northern Military and Horse Command Departments, is the yamen responsible for patrolling thieves in the capital, clearing streets and ditches and prisoners, and prohibiting fires.
The two magistrates of Daxing and Wanping looked at this young and promising commander of Zhongcheng with great interest.
Although the military commander of the Five Cities is only a sixth-rank official, he is a civil servant and must be a qualified official in the imperial examination. Obviously, this person is not.
"Now the patrol camp (established in the year of Hongzhi) is no longer in use, and the patrol censor has not yet taken office. You must pick it up. The capital must not only not be messy, but must also be clean and tidy. Do you understand?"
"I understand!"
Zhu Jing responded simply and neatly, and every move she made was extremely beautiful.
Jiang Yueguang nodded with satisfaction and continued patrolling.
For this son of the Ming Dynasty clan and the emperor's confidant, he was so obedient and had no disrespectful character, and his future was limitless.
Although he was left behind in Beijing, Chen Dongke, the commander-in-chief of Shanhaiguan, had different opinions with him, and Zhu Jing, the commander of the Zhongcheng Troops and Horses Division, was the emperor's eyes and ears.
After another round of inspection, I suddenly saw the extremely cooperative Zhou Mansion.
The gates were closed, the area around the walls was cleaned, and a group of servants were obedient and obedient, completely different from the unruly old nobles.
"Which house is this?"
"Returning to stay behind, this is the house of the former Wu Qinghou. It is now the residence of Zhou Shixian, the son of the former Taipu Temple minister Zhou Lechang and the prince-in-law Zhou Shixian."
The magistrate of Daxing on the side just glanced at it and spoke softly.
"The Prince Consort Zhou Shixian."
Jiang Yueguang squinted his eyes: "But he is the prince-in-law of Princess Changping."
"Stay here and see me."
After looking at it carefully for a few times, Jiang Yueguang sighed: "The late emperor passed away and was trapped in Siling. It is our crime to pass by the princess's house without seeing her. Isn't it not a courtesy for a minister?"
After saying this, he straightened his official hat and walked away slowly.
The civil and military personnel on the side looked at each other with expressive eyes and could only follow closely.
At this time, Zhu Jing just fell into Jiang Yueguang's position because of the question, and followed him unhurriedly.
Looking at Jiang Yueguang's straight back, Zhu Jing thought in her heart: This old fox is indeed a drunkard who doesn't care about drinking.
Under the scorching sun, I came to patrol, and my target was Princess Changping.
After following the emperor for several years, Zhu Jing had already gained some understanding of politics.
After the Hongguang Emperor Zhu Yousong was deposed from the throne and became the King of Fu to supervise the country, the Hongguang Year became the Chongzhen Year. In this way, devaluing Fu also meant promoting Chongzhen.
That is to say, King Fu is no longer the emperor, so the legal system of emperors after Chongzhen will no longer be based on patriarchal succession, but on the sage.
In this way, those vassal kings and close clans had no reason to dare to covet the throne.
Both politically and among the people, the tragedy of Emperor Chongzhen was exaggerated, while Emperor Shaowu avenged him, drove away the slaves, restored the Ming Dynasty, and was the most suitable to inherit the throne.
Is there any more majestic legal system in the world than this?
Skip the second generation and inherit directly from the first generation, such as Zhu Di passed over Jianwen; skip Chang Kaishen and directly inherit Zhongshan's legacy, etc.
This is nothing new in politics.
Zhu Jing followed her into the mansion and met Princess Changping, who had lost her left arm, and Prince Consort Zhou Shixian.
Princess Changping is as frail as ever, but her complexion is a little better. When meeting many foreign ministers, she does not panic and speaks calmly and generously. The princess is full of airs.
Jiang Yueguang expressed his attitude: "Your Majesty is extremely concerned about the princess's situation. He is responsible for rebuilding the princess's mansion. The treatment will be the same as before. The princess must not be wronged again..."
However, these words did not make Princess Changping happy. She just said lightly: "Now that the country is newly restored and everything is difficult, it is better to be simple!"
"Now that I have lived in the Zhou Mansion for a long time, it is quite suitable. I can only thank the emperor for his love."
Regarding this, Jiang Yueguang's attitude remained the same, and he still said respectfully: "Since the princess is willing, I can only obey."
As he spoke, he came closer until Wen and Wu behind him could no longer hear his voice, and then whispered: "I wonder, Your Highness, has there been any news about the prince?"
Chang Ping's expression changed: "Of course not. I have been staying in the house and have no information."
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