These four dung valves are absolutely unwilling to do such a thoughtless thing like offending the prince rashly. It would be equivalent to wasting all the five thousand taels of silver.
No matter how strong his smell is, Potian is just a businessman. The prince dares to touch even nobles. It is really easy to clean up a few businessmen.
Moreover, tax evasion is a common fact for everyone, and colleagues in the industry usually know it tacitly, and they don't even bother to make false accounts. If the superiors really want to check it, they will check it accurately.
It's really not scary or interesting. Looking at these feces kneeling down again, Yaoji showed a contemptuous smile, and then gently comforted them: "Since you have followed the good path, I will naturally not make things difficult for you. From now on, In the future, all walks of life, except for the industry you are engaged in, are completely tax-free. I will not blame you for evading taxes and fees in the past. I asked you to build public toilets and ensure the cleanliness of the streets. Have you passed?"
Using the tax-free method to let you work as Jingcheng's cleaning staff is definitely mutually beneficial, and it is not considered bullying the small.
"Nothing is too much, nothing is too much, Cao Min is willing to do it!"
"Your Highness is wise and wise, Cao Mincao suddenly enlightened!"
The exchange condition of tax exemption is still very attractive to the dung merchants. The prince will not pursue the sloppy things in the past. In general, he will only suffer a small loss, which can be regarded as spending some money to buy peace of mind.
According to the prince, other industries may be subject to heavy taxes in the future, but his own industry does not need to pay taxes at all. Compared with businessmen in other industries, they have taken a lot of advantages. Thinking about this, the dung traders will feel psychologically Much more balanced.
"Furthermore, the filth produced by the imperial city and the honorable nobles will be divided into four parts. Each of your families can receive three months' income, completely free of charge. There is no need to pay any fees. It will be regarded as a reward from this palace to you. On the other hand, if there are violations in someone’s jurisdiction, the reward will be divided into three parts and allocated to the other three companies!”
The "land mines" produced in the Imperial City are the things that the dung merchants covet. Of course, they are not for eating, but the nobles of the Imperial City are very particular about their meals. There is no shortage of fish and meat. The nutritional content of the "land mines" is naturally the best. As long as you get it You can sell it at a high price.
Everyone was naturally very happy to hear that this extra sweetness was in vain. Zhang from the east of the inner city took the opportunity to boldly say: "Your Highness, Cao Min is very grateful, but he has a doubt in his heart. I don't know what to say." Shouldn’t you tell me?”
"But it doesn't matter!"
"Your Highness, the capital city is very large. It would be difficult for the four Cao Min families to build so many public huts in a short period of time!"
His words were also highly recognized by the other three families. It was easy for the prince to say it, but to actually do the work, he had to rely on businessmen like them. Even if everyone is determined to do it, building hundreds or thousands of public huts is not something that can be completed in a short time.
"Enter the court and bring me the map!"
The Yaoji is well prepared for this and is unlikely to be choked by a few fecal valves.
Yang Jinchao hung a map on the wall that the prince had already marked, so that the prince could use a wooden stick to tell the story and avoid letting the dung merchants get close to the prince.
Even though they had wiped their entire bodies with gouache from their wives and concubines before coming so as not to contaminate the prince's sense of smell, and thought they smelled delicious, their identity was too sensitive, so it was better to keep the distance between host and guest.
"Please see, in the first month, you are only responsible for the sanitation of the red-lined streets and the construction of public huts near these streets. The land required will be allocated free of charge by the imperial court. In the second and third months Use it to clean up the second-category streets, and then in the fourth, fifth, and sixth months, you will start working on the third-category streets. If you proceed step by step, you will be done."
Yaoji plans to build public toilets all over the capital within six months. If the project is delayed, it can be extended for several months, but all public toilets in the designated area must be built before the end of the year. Regardless of whether the quantity is sufficient or not, the coverage density per unit area can be gradually increased in the future.
Each household is responsible for four of the first-category streets. If two public toilets are built at each end of the street, only sixteen toilets will be provided for each street. If you can't finish building four seats in a week and still can't finish it in a month, then your whole family will go out to eat!
The most difficult part is the largest number of Category III streets, which require hundreds of public toilets to be built, but that will be three months from now. By then, the toilet collectors will have already gained experience and know how to build them quickly and save money.
This is just the first phase of the project, because just a few hundred public toilets are far from satisfying the desire of the people in the capital to vent their energy.
Even if 1,000 are built, corresponding to a population of 1 million, only one public toilet will be allocated to every 1,000 people. Will this queue have to wait for years to come?
No matter what, we will start this year and set up a general framework. Next year, we will increase the density of public toilets. This will happen every year. Within five years, the sanitary situation in Beijing will be greatly improved.
Yao Ji did not forget to tell the excrement valves to sprinkle lime for disinfection and clean things after reaching the seventh grade.
In addition, the baffles in public toilets should be made stronger so that people cannot fall off while doing errands...
Yao Ji has drawn the specific structure of the public toilet on paper, and the precautions are clearly marked.
If anyone is deliberately playing tricks or being clever, either change the person or change the head!
It didn't take long to meet the fecal valve. After all, I met them on the front foot and had dinner on the back foot. Linking the two things would affect my appetite. Generally speaking, only people with lofty beliefs and strong will can have such courage!
But it's okay, with the public toilet thing, if a minister doesn't like it, he will let the Jin Yiwei throw that guy into the public toilet on a dark and windy night, and then call it a slip of the foot into the hole accidentally. Smoked to death...
Letting the shit dealers work for free to make the capital clean seems to be a good thing that will last forever, but the efforts of these four companies alone cannot change the inertia of the people in the capital in a short time.
Not only must merchants be strictly prohibited from dumping domestic garbage at will, but the relevant yamen must also be ordered to strictly supervise. If there is no relevant yamen, then we might as well set up a yamen specifically to manage this matter.
The most important thing is to vigorously repair and update the sewage system in the capital, dig some new ditches, and install necessary pipelines to ensure that people can dump their own liquid waste smoothly.
Once various measures are gradually put in place, the lethality of the plague on people and animals in the capital will be greatly weakened, and the possibility of the tragedy of killing hundreds of thousands of people at once will be minimal again.
These four "royal dung beetles" were quite sensible and took on this big job. Otherwise, let your whole family eat Xiang, whether it’s pepper-flavored or cumin-flavored, you’ll be satisfied, and if you can’t eat it, you can take it away!
"Your Highness, Sui An is here!"
This guy was responsible for making mahjong for the prince, and he had already delivered the finished product at noon. The craftsmen's hurried efforts all night were finally in vain. Yaoji was quite satisfied with the finished product made by Yin Shoujian.
After receiving the prince's affirmation and approval, everyone was very excited and not sleepy anymore. They spent the whole afternoon carefully carving words on small wooden blocks. At the same time, they were also very curious about the game that the prince brought from the fairy world. A gameplay.
"Your Highness, this is a plaque carved by my craftsmen. Please take a look at it!"
Sui An was carrying a tray, which contained engraved mahjong tiles, but they had not been painted yet. They looked a bit pale and ugly under the natural color of huanghuali.
Yaoji first picked out a few at random and took a closer look. The craftsmen's carving work was very good, and the strokes of the brand words were neat and neat. If they were painted, they would be more vigorous and powerful, and they were almost the same as those of later generations.
"Well, it's okay! Is that all?"
Such a semi-finished product was ready to be used, but Yaoji saw that there were only a dozen or so tiles on the tray, which was far from enough to make up a pair of mahjong.
"Your Highness, I am afraid that my craftsmen will not be able to follow His Highness's decree, so I asked them to try carving these first to avoid damaging the existing cards!"
Sui An also wanted to be on the safe side. If the carving was damaged or the prince was dissatisfied, he would have to cut the wood again immediately. It was impossible to repair the damaged card, and it would be a problem for the prince.
"Well, you are very thoughtful. This is good. Just carve it to this level. There is no need to show it to me after the carving is done. You can just paint it and let it dry before bringing the finished product over. Is three days enough? ?”
To make the first pair of mahjong in the history of the Ming Empire, one must not be in a hurry. The result of rushing the craftsmen is that they will make mistakes in the rush, which is a waste of haste.
"It's enough! Your Highness, please rest assured that I will do my best!"
Sui An was worried that the prince was in a hurry and would deliver the finished goods tomorrow. When the prince said that the construction period was so generous, he felt relieved.
"Let the craftsmen have a good rest and not interfere with their sleep in order to catch up on work. I also expect them to make more mahjongs! Send me an order that when this mahjong set is completed, each person will be rewarded with one tael of silver. If there is any deduction from this, you will bring it up and see me!"
Although Sui An asked these workers to work overtime on his own initiative, he also did it to run errands for himself. As the prince, it would be too unkind if he didn't express his feelings. After all, he would have to use these people to continue making mahjong in the future.
One tael of silver is not much, but it can be regarded as a small show of care. In order for the mahjong set to be completed as soon as possible, Supervisor Yin Shou has dozens of people working hard. Even if each person gets a small amount of sweetness, the total amount of the prince's reward will be Two large ingots of silver are required.
"This servant is here to thank His Highness for His grace on behalf of the craftsmen. I dare not deduct even a cent from it. If there is any disobedience, I will leave it to Your Highness's disposal!"
Nowadays, the Empress Residence is strictly investigating the matter of the servants lining their own pockets. Sui An does not have the courage to commit crimes at this juncture. He must not lose his head because of a few kilograms of pork.
A favored minister like Gao Qiqian, who had served the prince before, was beheaded by the decisive prince. As long as the other chamberlains don't want to return immediately, they can only work with their tails between their legs and their heads down.
