"The people can follow it, but they cannot know it... With an open mind and a sincere heart, Xiao Letian, a monster, actually knows these methods of governance. It is a great misfortune for the Qing Dynasty..."
Just when the Third Master was visiting the Longxugou Project, a sigh came from beside them. When they turned around, they saw that it was Weng Tonghe, the leader of Qingliu. It had only been a few days since they last saw this scholar from Wenhua Palace, and he had turned out to be several years older.
At this time, Weng Tonghe also saw Fu Qing. The third master smiled politely and handed him his hand. However, Weng Tonghe frowned and did not return the courtesy but just sneered.
"Master Qing, you are also from a Manchu family. How come you are such a rebellious member of the Fucha family? What Xiao Letian did in the capital was nothing more than poaching the hearts of the people of the imperial court, and he even used prophecies and ballads to do this. Means, what does it mean to have a living with the Prime Minister? If Xiao Letian can manage an entire city, how can he manage the entire Qing Dynasty?"
"He can't control it, he's just pretending, he's poaching the court, he's just bullying the people into being ignorant." Weng Tonghe vented all his anger on Fu Qing.
Mr. Qing didn't have the intention to argue with him, so he simply said, "People are doing it, God is watching." After that, he ignored him.
"You." Weng Tonghe looked at Master Qing's back and his teeth itched with anger, but he had no choice.
"Let's go into the palace. I want to meet the Queen Mother..." Weng Tonghe's only hope now is to convince the Queen Mothers of the two palaces. Looking at Xiao Letian's Longxugou renovation plan, he knows which princes and ministers are doing it for money. All can be sold.
No matter what methods Weng Tonghe tried to use, Qing Sanye and his friends did not weaken the nature of their city tour. They left Longxugou and walked to Dashilar. It was time to find a place to eat at noon.
There were Manchu and Qing soldiers cleaning everywhere along the way, and the patrolling New Army troops were wearing brand-new military uniforms and carrying foreign guns on their backs as they walked through the streets shouting slogans of 1, 2, 1. At this time, all the people no longer had the fearful look in their eyes. The children even dared to carry wooden sticks and learn the formation of the new army behind them.
"One, two, one...one, two, one..." The young children's voice caused the adults to burst into laughter. This is the love between the military and the people that Third Master and the others have never seen in their lives. An army that makes the people respect instead of fear is really unprecedented in history. Look less.
The clean streets, freshly painted walls, and the sense of security brought to the people by patrolling troops made the people present feel like they were in a dream. There were no more beggars everywhere on the streets, or gangsters with Chi Jing's arms, foreign guns and bayonets. Even thieves dare not commit crimes under the threat of violence.
It is true that the New Army loves the people like their own children, but when they see crimes, they really suppress them. Previously, there were a few gangsters who robbed department stores in troubled waters. When the patrolling New Army saw them, without saying a word, they fired a row of foreign guns and nailed them all. on the wall.
In troubled times, the new army doesn't care whether you are wronged or not. If you run away after shouting three times, then don't blame us for being ruthless. The bodies of dead gangsters hang at the intersection, frightening all the unscrupulous people.
The public security is unprecedentedly good, the city is rarely clean in history, the price of 40 cents is rare in a century, and there is an army that never bullies the people. Such a prosperous scene seems to have only appeared in the dreams of literati.
To be honest, Weng Tong and other literati like him still admire Xiao Letian's methods. It is no wonder that he can manage the capital to such an unsatisfactory level in just a few days. But it is a pity that these achievements belong to Xiao Letian and not to them. The literati who are suffering from pink eye disease He only hates Xiao Letian even more.
Boom, boom, boom... After several gongs rang, several government officials pulled their necks and shouted, "The Prime Minister ordered... to hire bold and bold women to establish the Red Sleeve Band. As long as you become the Red Sleeve Band, you will receive three liters of white rice a month. This is a rare opportunity, so come early..."
"Red Sleeve Band, what is this?" Mugeji looked puzzled. He waved to the yamen servant, "Come here and I'll ask you, what is Red Sleeve Band?"
The yamen officer carrying the gong recognized Mr. Qing, Mugeji and others at a glance, and quickly knelt down and said, "I have seen you all, sir. I would like to say hello to you... This red sleeve band is an organization ordered by the Prime Minister." , which is to gather those fierce women who are thick-skinned, dare to swear, and dare to fight, and let them help maintain law and order and cleanliness in the city."
"How can I put it, if someone's family doesn't pay attention to hygiene, spitting, urinating, littering and other things, these red sleeve hoops are responsible for blocking the door and scolding them in the street. The ancestors scolded them and scolded them for the rest of their lives. You have to pay attention to hygiene... Hey, this Prime Minister is good at everything, but he loves to be clean..."
The third master and the others were all dumbfounded. They didn't expect Xiao Letian to play this way. Is this to unite all forces? Even the wife's power must be borrowed.
As he was talking, there was a sudden quarrel in the alley, and the government official stuck out his tongue, "Look, sir, aren't these red sleeves starting to get scolded? These shrewish women will give three liters of rice as soon as they hear scolding, and everyone will go crazy." .”
Following the sound, the Third Master walked into the alley. It turned out that it was already crowded with people. All the neighbors came to see the fun. Only three big-footed women were seen, with their arms akimbo, cursing at a closed door.
"Hu Xiucai, you are a shameless old bastard who has not given birth to a son, and has sores on your head and pus on your feet... These white walls were painted with white ash at the Prime Minister's expense. Your house dares to break the dirty water. This alley is unsanitary. We, the three sisters, are the ones doing the contracting. If you destroy our jobs, we will dare to scold you..."
"Bah... You are a scholar who will never succeed in being elected. You deserve to have no children and grandchildren. Your wife cuckolded you... Your daughter-in-law raises a wild man, and you yourself are a shameless turtle..."
Good guy, the three Red Sleevebands were spitting foam at the mouth, and the people around them all felt chills on their foreheads. These words were too unpleasant to hear. Hu Xiucai was also a scholar after all, and these Red Sleevebands relied on the support of the Prime Minister to scold them. This is called joy.
After all, Shishan Shishui was a scholar. The two of them trembled and said, "Excuse me. The Prime Minister's love for me is a bit too much... It's an insult to gentleness."
Shishan Shishui's words were heard by the three ladies. When they saw that a group of nobles were looking at them, they were not afraid and Wanfu saluted and said, "These nobles don't know something. We neighbors have lived in Donkey Rou Hutong for generations. We have been here since we were children." Growing up... to be honest, we never thought that this alley would be so clean in this life."
"The stinking mud all over the street has been shoveled away, and the walls have been painted fresh. I heard that we will have to repair water sewers for a while. This is the good governance of the Prime Minister, but this Hu house is still painted as before. The water in the pot broke directly on the street, and the white wall opposite was dirty..."
"Smell this smell, it smells like sour water... We tried to persuade them nicely, but they turned down the door. I can't be polite to such unreasonable people. The prime minister paid us to scold them, and we want to make them grow up for the rest of their lives." memory."
"Hu Xiucai, please listen to me... With the Prime Minister supporting us, we are not afraid of you. When the time comes, let the Prime Minister revoke your title. Shameless old bastard, with a family of little bastards..."
The scolding war started again, and the swear words escalated. In the end, the Hu family couldn't stand it anymore. The female relatives opened the door and started to fight back. But how could they be the opponents of the red sleeve hoop? They didn't even last for a quarter of an hour before they were beaten. I was scolded and cried.
"Master, I can't live anymore... I'll just die." The Hu family's daughter-in-law sat on the threshold and kicked her legs wildly, her eyes falling.
Hu Xiucai couldn't stand it anymore, "That's enough... It's an insult to politeness. You are insulting politeness."
"Bah...you are still polite. The polite people just throw dirty water and throw garbage everywhere on the street. You have read the sage's book to your stomach. Let me ask you, does the sage's book allow you to throw trash and throw dirty water everywhere? Are you? Don’t you still have to poop and pee everywhere?”
"You shameless man, if you dare, pee on the spot. We won't scold you if you dare to pee."
Hu Xiucai was completely defeated. He covered his face with his hands and said, "What do you want? What do you really want?"
"Buy white ash and clean the dirty walls. That's the only condition." Hong Xiuhuan said sternly.
Hu Xiucai was stunned, "What? It's that simple. Aren't you sent by Xiao Letian to deliberately suppress our scholars? Such a big movement is just for us to clean up."
The three red-sleeved men curled their lips, "Damn, you deserve to be suppressed by the Prime Minister. You are a sour scholar. The Prime Minister knows who you are. Let me tell you, the big news today is to get rid of the bad hygiene in your family..." If you don’t behave politely in the future, we will continue to scold you.”
Hu Xiucai covered his face with his hands and promised, "Right now, I will ask my servants to buy white ash. I won't dare to do it anymore. I won't dare anymore."
The crowd dispersed. The third master and the others looked at the stains on the wall and suddenly had an epiphany. Xiao Letian used violent means to make Sijiu City look like a paradise on earth. Then how could the Manchus maintain it after they withdrew their troops.
"It is conceivable that if Xiao Letian withdraws his troops, Sijiucheng will become dirty and messy again in less than half a year. The price of rice will not be stable. These eight wives will not have three liters of rice. By then, all the people will Everyone will miss the period when Xiao Letian was in power...what a terrible method."
The third master listened to his brother's sigh and whispered, "So we need to innovate. The old road has been exhausted. If we don't take the initiative to reform, in the end we will just end up with the country being subjugated..."
"I am now the second-grade top leader. All the Westernization work in the Prime Minister's Yamen is run by me. When the time comes, the brothers around me must help me. I will also use Xiao Letian's resources to train a new army for our Qing Dynasty. , we also need to open our own Western-style school for the Manchu people, and reserve talents step by step..."
"We also have to get involved in the business of Lotte Foreign Company. We must have our own financial resources... In short, we reformers must create our own world. We can no longer believe in the empty promises of the court. During the Xinyou years, we must have our own financial resources..." That coup has proven that the court is unreliable..."
"The future of the Manchus must be in the hands of our reformers."
A city tour turned out to be a swearing-in ceremony for the reformers to strengthen their confidence. Xiao Letian's many methods had stimulated them from the soul.
From this day on, the Manchus completely broke apart within themselves.
