He Ding unfolded the imperial edict and said:
"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said: "I will inherit the great industry by virtue of my age. Nowadays, it is difficult for the officials to manage the people and the state treasury cannot make ends meet. The armaments of the capital camp have been neglected for a long time. The soldiers have a lot of empty pay due to their military status. I intend to disarmament. Wang Shu is appointed as the governor of the capital camp and is fully responsible for the disarmament. "
When He Ding entered the post house where Wang Shu lived with the imperial edict, Mrs. Wang was very scared. She knew her husband's temper and had offended many people over the years. When Wang Shu came back today, he talked to her over dinner and talked about what happened in the capital camp today. She was even more worried about her husband. How could the son of the father-in-law be so easy to offend?
Now that she heard that He Ding had announced that the imperial edict was not to arrest her husband, Mrs. Wang breathed a sigh of relief.
Wang Shu was a little excited. Previously, Zhu Youtang ordered him to preside over the disarmament of the capital camp. It was just a private decree and no explicit decree. Therefore, many people did not take him seriously. Now that he has the imperial decree, he can do it boldly. , and my heart feels much more at ease.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me for accepting this order and thank you for your kindness!"
He Ding stepped forward to congratulate and said: "This time, Mr. Wang, you can do it justly and without any worries! Your Majesty has written a report asking you about the follow-up work of the soldiers after the dismantling of the Beijing Army and the specific amount of silver allocated to each person. Your Majesty has already written We're here, it's getting late, so our family will go back to the palace first."
Wang Shu took the golden silk cloth densely written with small characters from He Ding. After sending He Ding away, Wang Shu couldn't help but praise in his heart: "It seems that the rumors outside are true. Your Majesty is really a hero!" I only submitted the memorial today, but before the date has passed, His Majesty has already given a reply.
The fruits of the emperor's labor should be carefully studied by ministers. Wang Shu opened the golden silk cloth and looked at it carefully. Suddenly he stood up and shouted: "Your Majesty is so wise, it is the blessing of my Ming Dynasty." !”
Wang Shu thought that Zhu Youtang was so talented that he wrote a reply immediately after reading his memorial. In fact, this was not the case. Zhu Youtang was just tired and had no intention of going to Kunning Palace at night. He had already thought about and wrote the disarmament document during the day. Complete the plan for the soldiers’ aftermath.
A new term "police system" appears in this plan. In fact, the term "police" is not inherent in our country historically. The word police originated from ancient Greece, which means "order" and "social peace". China began to use the name "police" in the late Qing Dynasty.
In the twenty-sixth year of Guangxu's reign, the Eight-Power Allied Forces invaded the capital. In addition to military occupation, the coalition forces also established an "Anmin Office" with police functions to maintain public order. In the second year after the Eight-Power Allied Forces, the capital city established the "Rescue Patrol Camp" to imitate the system of the coalition forces. It was later renamed the Patrol Police Office. It was actually a mixed agency that managed municipal administration, justice, and the police. It can only be regarded as the earliest prototype of the Chinese police. , and cannot be counted as a police agency in the strict sense. In 1902, Yuan Shikai founded the Patrol Police in Tianjin, and only then did a strictly specialized police agency appear. Zhu Youtang wants to put it on the agenda in advance this time and establish second-line garrison troops across the country. This will not only better maintain public security but also solve the problem of the ownership of the disbanded soldiers.
In terms of the aftermath, Zhu Youtang gave clear instructions to the old, weak, sick and disabled soldiers. Pensions and retirement benefits must be paid on time every month based on their military merits without delay. The Chinese Army Governor's Office is fully responsible. For those domestic slaves who were nobles of the imperial court and relatives of the royal family, Zhu Youtang expressed one word: "Go away"! The imperial court does not support waste. Wherever you come from, go back. If anyone colludes with court officials and practices favoritism, he will be severely punished! Seeing this, Wang Shu was very satisfied, so that he could combat the arrogance of powerful people like Zhang Heling.
The last item is to establish a Central Patrol Department under the Ministry of War to manage the national police construction and supervise the national police superintendents, and set up patrol channels in each province to manage national patrol affairs. The Patrol Department will first use the capital as a trial base and then gradually promote it nationwide. There are five major police branches: public security patrols, tax patrols, government patrols, security patrols, and construction patrols.
After reading it, Wang Shu murmured: "How can your majesty today have such a great strategy? Is this really your majesty's idea? The Ming Dynasty wants to create a prosperous age of civilization and martial arts after the prosperous age of Yongle!"
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In the Zhang Mansion in the capital, Zhang Heling was furious when he learned that today's riot in the capital camp was stopped by the British Duke Zhang Mao, and that Tian Ru was killed by Wang Shu. He had been cursing at the manor all night!
"Wang Shu, this old man, really doesn't give me face! He kills my slave as soon as he says it? Even if you beat a dog, it depends on the master!"
Seeing Zhang Heling going crazy with anger, Song Jun stood aside and did not dare to take a breath, for fear of adding fuel to Zhang Heling's fire and ruining his life.
"Song Army! Prepare my horse, hurry up! I want to enter the palace!" Zhang Heling roared.
At this moment, a servant trotted in and said in a panic: "Master...Master, no...it's not good!"
Zhang Heling was furious at this time and worried that he had no energy to vent his anger. When he saw that the servant was stammering and couldn't say a word, he kicked him: "Why are you so flustered? What happened? I can't explain clearly. I'll cut off your tongue!"
The servants always knew their master's temper, so they took a deep breath to calm down and said, "I just went out to inquire about it, and learned about it from the mouths of several young eunuchs in the palace. The imperial eunuch The eunuch He Ding went to Wang Shu Posthouse with His Majesty's imperial edict."
"Wang Shu secretly killed the soldiers in the capital camp. Is my brother-in-law asking him to blame him?"
"No... no, Wang Shu was officially given an edict to preside over the disarmament!" the servant said cautiously.
After hearing this, Zhang Heling gritted his teeth and said: "This old man, if you don't show him some color, it will be hard for me to get rid of the hatred in my heart, Song Jun!"
"The villain is here, what are the master's orders?"
Zhang Heling's face suddenly darkened, he slowly clenched his fists and made a "clucking" sound, and said: "Find a few skilled brothers, find an opportunity on Wang Shu's way to Beijing Camp every day, and give me the result Kill him. Remember to be clean and don't leave any traces."
Although Tian Ru always talks about things that are not true and often offends Song Jun, Song Jun never lets go and regards Tian Ru as a brother from the bottom of his heart. Now that he was beheaded by Wang Shu, Song Jun couldn't swallow the bad breath in his heart. He patted his chest and assured Zhang Heling: "Master, please rest assured, I will definitely send this old man to see the King of Hell!"
After receiving the imperial edict issued by Zhu Youtang, Wang Shu was officially appointed as the governor of the capital. The British Duke Zhang Mao was indeed a little dissatisfied in his heart. He was dissatisfied that his Majesty did not believe in his ability and only allowed him to serve as deputy governor.
In the past few days, specific lists for disarmament have been posted, and related work has been carried out one after another. After the soldiers in the Beijing camp learned about the new police system, they happily rushed to tell each other. And Wang Shu also stayed in the capital camp because he was busy every day and had no time to go to the post house. This gave Song Jun and others no chance to take action.
"Brother Song, I heard that this old man is going home tonight." said a man with a sharp mouth and monkey cheeks.
Song Jun had been worried that he had no chance to make a move in the past few days. When he heard this, he immediately got into a mood. He grabbed the sharp-mouthed man by the collar and asked: "Are you sure you have found out clearly? If this matter fails, then we will be benevolent. There’s only one chance.”
The sharp-mouthed monkey-cheeked man nodded affirmatively: "This news must be true. It was said by the clerk next to the old man. It is absolutely true.
"Heipizi went back and prepared all the tools, and notified all the brothers to start work tonight!"
The two were chatting secretly in the room, but unexpectedly, an old soldier outside the door overheard what they said.
In the evening, Wang Shu finished handling military affairs and was about to pack his things and go home. Suddenly, the guard reported that there was an old soldier outside the door asking to see him.
In the past few days, due to the complicated disarmament matters, thousands of veterans requested to see Wang Shu privately every day. Wang Shugui is the governor of the capital, so he could have ignored this matter and let others handle it. However, Wang Shu insisted on his own opinion despite the objections of his friends. He introduced all the veterans who asked to see him one by one, and actively provided "psychological" counseling to dispel the veterans' doubts. This approach moved these veterans who had fought for the Ming Dynasty in their early years and had been on the battlefield for many years, so they gradually changed from resisting disarmament to actively obeying Wang Shu's order and asking to leave the camp themselves.
While packing his things, Wang Shu smiled and said to the guard: "Go and talk to him. Just tell him if you have anything to do, we can talk about it tomorrow. I have to go home today because I have something to do."
After hearing this, the guard turned in and said, "To the Governor, this old soldier said that this matter is extremely urgent and is a matter of life and death."
"Well? Let him come in."
I saw an old soldier limping in. When he saw Wang Shu, he immediately saluted: "I pay my respects to the governor."
Wang Shu saw that this man was about the same age as himself and had weak legs and feet. He quickly went over to help the old soldier: "You don't have to salute. What you just said is about life? What is it?"
The old soldier looked around and murmured a few words in Wang Shu's ear.
"What did you say? Whose slave is this Song Jun? How dare you be so bold!" After hearing what the old soldier said, Wang Shu was even more shocked when he learned that Song Jun was going to kill him quietly on his way home. .
The old soldier sighed and said: "I originally thought that the governor was a villain and made slanderous remarks to His Majesty, so Your Majesty issued an imperial edict to disarm the capital camp and not give us, half of our bodies in the loess, a way to survive. But these days I observed the actions of the Governor day and night, and then carefully looked at the police system on the list posted by the Governor, and found out that I had misunderstood the Governor. The police system that the Governor came up with gave us another job!"
"This police system was thought up by His Majesty and has nothing to do with me." Wang Shu said with a faint smile.
After hearing this, the old soldier's eyes widened in surprise.
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