The snow in the capital heralds a good harvest.
The first year of Zhengde gradually faded away, and the court, which had been noisy for a year, seemed to slowly quiet down with the emperor's wedding.
No one wants to kill anyone, even the thief has to go home to celebrate the New Year.
But one day in November, something happened on Central Street in the city that never sleeps.
The place where the incident happened was in front of a shop with the words "Crispy Tofu" hanging above it.
Under the sign is a girl with slightly rolled-up sleeves and a bun.
Before the girl, a young man was knocked to the ground with a punch.
In addition, there was someone riding on him and continuing to beat him!
Let's go back to this matter. Two months ago, the Evernight City was recruiting businesses everywhere, and the tempting conditions offered were that Jin Yiwei personally maintained law and order, and no one who sold or bought anything was allowed to violate the rules.
This kind of thing is too attractive for an extremely beautiful girl.
So this tofu beauty borrowed money from here and there, and finally rented a shop on Central Street in the city that never sleeps.
She is confident that her craftsmanship is extraordinary, and as long as there are many customers, those who open the door to do business will naturally make money. Moreover, there is a government office in the city that never sleeps, so there is no need to worry about any gangsters coming to your door.
However, the blatant gangsters will not come to the door, but the cowardly young master in Beijing cannot be driven away.
These half-adults with incomplete minds have never done anything serious except eating and drinking. How do you expect them to be successful?
Ordinary people are not afraid when they see Jin Yiwei taking a detour. Ordinary people think that arguing in the street is a loss of face and family tradition, but they don't take it seriously.
But it doesn't matter if they fight like this, the business of 'Crispy Tofu' will be gone.
After all, no one wants to come here just for a bite to eat, what if they get into trouble?
At this point, the woman named Yu'e was forced into desperation. She borrowed money to open a shop, so how could she afford it?
Then I suddenly remembered that the official said back then that the security of the city that never sleeps is guaranteed!
In this way, she filed a complaint against these two people!
In order to manage the Evernight City, the imperial court set up a branch nearby, called the Evernight City Public Security Office, whose personnel were drawn from the Ministry of Punishment, Dali Temple, Jinyiwei and Shaofu.
These people never imagined that the first affair after the opening of the Yamen would be the affair between two uncles!
The person who was beaten was named Zhou Du, who was from Changningbo Mansion, and the one who beat him was named Wang Huan, who was from Weiningbo Mansion.
How do you think this kind of lawsuit will be decided?
After a lot of talking, Wang Huan of the Weining Bo Mansion was generous and compensated for the tables, chairs and benches that were accidentally damaged; Zhou Zhou of the Changning Bo Mansion was not to be outdone, and he compensated for the losses that affected the business.
There were two interrogators, one was Chen Youguang, the head of the Criminal Department, and the other was Wei Xuezheng, a member of Jinyiwei Baihu. When Chen and Wei saw it, they thought, how great this is. If someone with his status is willing to pay, then it's not the end of the matter. ?
As a result, Yu'e refused. She had to ask the government to rule and not allow Zhou and Wang to enter her shop again.
But how is this possible?
The other party is my uncle. The city that never sleeps is opened by the government and the main road is built here. Why don't you let him go?
The key point is that even if the sentence is decided like this, who will enforce it? What should you do if he just goes? Who would stop these two people from Uncle Ye's Mansion every day with his head hanging on his belt?
If you have to make blind decisions about things you can't do, isn't it like setting up a stove to roast yourself?
But Yu'e heard too many good things about how the imperial court was serving the people, so she felt that she couldn't do business in the city that never sleeps.
So unless it was ruled that these two people were not allowed to go, she would not leave, and made rude remarks in court about it!
This immediately angered Chen Youguang and Wei Xuezheng. When their persuasion was useless, they became angry and impulsive and wanted to punish Yu'e for the crime of "raging in the court of filial piety"!
As a result, the two kings of Zhou were not happy again, so they openly obstructed the judge from enforcing the law. At the same time, they did not want others to rule that they were not allowed to go.
This froze.
Chen Youguang and Wei Xuezheng have no choice but to fight or sentence them. Then stand down and stop the trial!
But this girl is a fiery person, so why don’t we go to trial?
No more trial. What did you say when you said the city that never sleeps was so good?
She couldn't do business anyway, so she knelt down and refused to leave.
People in the yamen knew that the two young masters from the uncle's house liked her, and no one dared to touch her.
But it is the twelfth lunar month of winter and the sky is covered with snow. How can a mortal body withstand this?
One night, there was a person lying in the white snow. She fainted!
Although he was carried to the hospital and quickly treated, no one was killed, but as soon as this incident came out, there was an uproar in the capital!
What started out as a simple fight for a girl turned into a huge case of unfair treatment by the police!
The sign says nice things, such as being a good child and having good public security, but in the end, ordinary people are still unlucky!
As a result, people's confidence in the city that never sleeps is gone. When you open your business, you are often afraid of being bullied by the powerful. Having such a big battle in the city that never sleeps originally gave some people some illusions. As a result, it’s only been a while, but it’s still the same!
However, Yu'e was treated in the Women's Medical Center and was at the critical moment of life and death. The people at the Women's Medical Center had no choice but to rush to see Dr. Tan who came over to perform an acupuncture and managed to save her life.
As a result, this girl didn’t want to live anymore. She lay on the bed with tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
Tan Yunxian couldn't help it, so he said to Yu'e: "There are many unsatisfactory things in the world. Temporary grievances and difficulties are nothing. As long as you are alive, there is hope."
"Thank you... thank you, Doctor Tan. But this little girl... came from a poor family. In order to open this shop, she annoyed her family and borrowed a lot of money. Now that she has encountered such a thing, there is no hope."
The girl was crying, which made people feel pitiful.
But after the matter became more serious, sensible people still knew the seriousness, especially the people in charge of Chang Ning Bo Mansion and Wei Ning Bo Mansion. How could they not know what the city that never sleeps was?
In panic, they immediately sent gifts to Chen Youguang, the head of the Criminal Department, and Wei Xuezheng, the Jinyiwei Baihu Wei Xuezheng, asking them to rule as soon as possible and not allow those two bastards to go to Central Street.
With the uncle coming in person and giving gifts, what else could they say?
That’s really the verdict.
But the problem is, in a place where the family tradition is corrupt, if you really want to be able to control the family members, then there won't be such a person in the first place.
In the past month, in December, Wang Huan from Weiningbo Mansion went again.
When one goes, the other will naturally not tolerate him. They are all Earl's Mansion. You can go, but I can't?
This would be a completely bad thing.
It's a good thing that the Public Security Bureau didn't sentence you, because everyone thinks you still have a "secret weapon". When you sentence you, if it's still the same, then all the merchants and people will know that you are useless!
After this continuous tossing,
The security guarantees and the paradise on earth are all lies. The people's trust in the government is already fragile, and now it is even more completely gone!
Although the consequences will not appear immediately, more and more people will test whether the red line is true, and the city that never sleeps will slowly become chaotic...
The so-called city that never sleeps has nothing new except no curfew!
Anyway, this is not a big deal. He has no life and not much money. The emperor sitting in the palace does not know.
In fact, Zhu Houzhao was admiring the "City That Never Sleeps" presented by Gu Zuoxian. This painting captured a lively moment on the night of the emperor's wedding.
So he lit the charcoal fire, admired the snowy scenery, and accepted his work and sense of accomplishment with peace of mind.
There was only Gu Zuo beside him. The second year of Zhengde was approaching, and some things had to be planned.
"Although the painting is good, everything is just in its infancy. I remember that at the beginning of the year, a meeting topic was set to increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Looking at it now, the implementation of the expenditure reduction is average, but the increase in revenue is quite effective.
As for the city that never sleeps, it is a long-term thing. It will not become popular in two or three years. The money recovered will still be kept in the Shaofu. If you feel confident, go to Yingtian Mansion to build a city that never sleeps. But there's no rush, it's a matter of two pieces of silver now.
First of all, the money from Lianghuai comes from Lianghuai, or goes to Lianghuai. Since the construction team of the road has been scheduled, they will be allowed to come in as soon as the Spring Festival is over and the road surface thaws. This was a major event in the second year of Zhengde.
The problem is the second one. Judging from the reports in Zhejiang, this year's annual membership suddenly included maritime trade. Coupled with the original silver accumulation of the imperial court, some voices in the imperial court thought that I had collected too much silver from the private sector. In other words, the court has power. "
Gu Zuo listened for a long time, but he didn't expect the emperor to write at the last place.
"Your Majesty means...to use this power?"
The firelight flickered in Zhu Houzhao's eyes, but he showed no expression.
But underneath this calmness is turmoil.
So far, the major things he has done include fighting two battles on the border, changing the maritime ban policy, and shaking up the Salt Law.
Other minor matters such as academies, medical clinics, library gardens, as well as the Bingyin imperial examination added under the system, and the transfer of officials under various circumstances, etc.
Yet none of the above gets to the real core issue.
The Ming Dynasty has three basic problems. If these three are not solved, one emperor will definitely die in a hundred years, either in Meishan or in another place.
These are the three core issues: guarding the land, providing privileges and exemptions for officials and gentry, and supporting the vassal vassal.
If you solve any of the problems here, you will feel that the burden on the country will be reduced and its vitality will be enhanced, even from a perceptual perspective.
But it is indeed difficult.
And the impact is more severe than the impact of moving a few salt merchants. In the final analysis, no matter how rich the salt merchants are, they are not the basis of rule itself. What big disturbance can the merchants make?
But in the above three questions, the 'vested interests' in them are actually the ruling class itself.
"well."
No matter how wise and powerful Zhu Houzhao is, he is still a little undecided. He is not afraid, but worried about whether the time is ripe. It is only the first year of Zhengde...
"Why is Your Majesty sighing?"
"nothing."
At about this time, Jin Gui, the attendant, suddenly walked in. He kowtowed, raised his hands, and said only: "Your Majesty, please take a look."
After hearing this, Liu Jin had already set out to get it.
It was just a small note, and Zhu Houzhao looked at it a little puzzled, because it only said one sentence: Yu'e Tofu on Central Street was wronged.
"Prince Li."
"I'm here."
"Do you know about the tofu shop on Central Street?"
Gu Zuo raised his head in confusion, "Your Majesty...what do you mean?"
Zhu Houzhao frowned, tilted his head and ordered, "Go and call Mao Yuwen."
"yes."
Liu Jin agreed silently. He actually couldn't see what was written on the note, but judging from the emperor's expression, he estimated that the matter was not simple.
Alas, I don’t know anyone who doesn’t make it easy for others during the Chinese New Year.
