Chapter 104 Police
In fact, He Xi had no idea when the first case occurred. Although several people were killed, such a case would never reach He Xi's place. After all, in the Ming Dynasty, there was no such thing as a permanent solution to a murder case. After the incident happened several times, the whole city of Beijing was panicked, and many people did not dare to sleep at night.
Only then did the reports come up layer by layer.
He Xicai found out about this and also understood why it couldn't be broken.
First of all, the city of Beijing is now under the management of the Planning Department. In He Xi's plan, the Planning Department will build the future Beijing Palace or Shuntian Palace. But it is not the case now. There is no complete team of criminal names at all. Well, manpower can be recruited from Tongzhou, Xianghe, and Peiping.
Not to mention the skills of the recruited criminal veterans, the situation they faced was very difficult.
That is the special situation in Beijing today.
In the image of movies and TV shows, solving crimes in ancient and modern times is based on reasoning, which is the pinnacle of personal wisdom. But in fact, solving crimes in ancient and modern times relies on science. Depends on the degree of social organization. Even if the method with the highest crime detection rate in later generations is to visit and investigate.
It was the same in ancient times.
When the ancients mentioned social security, they thought of the Baojia system, which organized people into households. It is to increase the level of organization and make it easier to investigate when something happens.
But the city of Beijing is different.
There are too many outsiders, and they are not familiar with each other. It can be said that no one knows anyone. In this case, it is already quite difficult to identify the criminals. Not to mention, as mentioned earlier, there are many loopholes in the household registration.
That is to say, there are many people who are no longer within the control of the government.
In this situation, it is extremely difficult to catch someone.
Fortunately, the government actually has a way to deal with this situation, and that is to find someone to take the blame.
It was only after things got serious that He Xi found out. He Xi saw through this trick at a glance. They can only find a way to find the real culprit. The problem is, it's really hard to find the real culprit.
No, people are committing crimes one after another. More importantly, it seems that someone is following suit.
It has affected the progress of the project.
How could He Xi not be angry?
But being annoyed won't solve the problem.
Yao Guangxiao said: "Sir, there is nothing to be afraid of, just a clown. The most important thing now is to appease people's hearts. In my opinion, I would like to make some adjustments. Build residential buildings first so that the people have a place to live, and then build others. At the same time, send manpower. , patrolling day and night, I think the evil thieves will not dare to commit crimes again." 33
Historically, when the city of Beijing was built, the imperial palace was built first, and then other buildings. Finally, there are the city walls and the gates of the Nine Cities. But He Xi was different.
He Xi hopes to build the city wall first, the public facilities supporting the city wall, and water conservancy projects, etc. This will allow this area of Beijing to have full industrial and commercial functions. As for the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang is not coming, so we will talk later. As for other official residences and residential buildings, He Xi did not want to build many.
He was waiting to sell the land to the nobles so that they could build their own houses.
But now, He Xi also saw it.
The reason why there are so many major cases is that the protective capabilities are too weak. A shack on a construction site has no protective capabilities. It can only be stepped in with a kick. However, things need to be moved on the construction site and people come and go. There are no courtyard walls. There are many times during the day where you can step in.
There are so many of them that it’s hard to find them.
It was difficult for He Xi to do anything.
As for building residential buildings first and settling the people in place. He Xi also frowned, this would seriously affect the construction schedule.
However, under the current situation, He Xi seemed to have no choice but to choose this method. After all, he was not a famous detective.
He Xi said: "Where do the patrols come from?"
Yao Guangxiao said: "Just divide the construction sites in the capital and let the foremen of each construction site arrange manpower."
He Xi thought for a while and said: "No, immediately transfer the nearest health center and ask them to come here at night." He Xi opened the Beijing planning drawing, marked several points on it, and said: "Then they will use the hundreds of households As a unit, we will garrison these places in the city."
Yao Guangxiao and others looked down and saw that He Xi had placed all his men at key points on the roads in the city.
Since last year, we have begun to lay foundations and build roads. Now, even if the roads in Beijing are almost completed, they are convenient for transporting goods everywhere. But the house in the middle of the road is still empty.
A guard station cost 5,600, and it was put into the city, but it couldn't be said to be everywhere. But with such intensive patrols, no one would dare to mess around.
However, Yao Guangxiao said: "To use the army, you need the consent of Duke Shen. In addition, don't you think this is too mobilizing troops and people?"
The army has always been a powerful weapon for the country. If more than a hundred troops are mobilized in Nanjing, Zhu Yuanzhang must be informed. Even if they are not in Nanjing, there is a process for army dispatch. Unless you are a general on the frontier, it is not that simple to use the army.
He Xi also understood this, but he had his own ideas. Said: "Beijing is the companion capital of the Ming Dynasty. It is the same as Nanjing in terms of specifications. Nanjing city has five cities' military divisions, and corresponding Beijing should also have corresponding institutions. Originally, it was not too late to wait until the city was built, and then build it again. Now I can’t wait any longer.”
Yao Guangxiao said: "Your Majesty, do you mean to use the troops and horses of this guard station?"
He Xi said: "Exactly, but the details are a little different."
The Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division is the security agency of the capital. It was originally owned by the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion. Later, it was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War, and its authority was usurped by the Jinyi Guards. In short, in the Ming Dynasty, the Wucheng Soldiers and Horses Division was much worse than the county magistrate of Fuguo. .
Any official in Beijing is the boss of their boss.
It hardly played any role, he was just a freeloader.
The Military and Horse Department that He Xi imagined was not the Military and Horse Department of the Ming Dynasty, but a police agency.
Many things depend on taking advantage of the situation.
Although this case was a major one, it also gave He Xi an opportunity to intervene. The army patrolling the city may be able to reassure the people, but if it cannot really catch the murderer, then it will be necessary to increase manpower in other areas.
Let He Xi have time to transform the Military and Horse Division in Beijing into a modern police agency.
Of course, He Xi also had some thoughts on this matter.
In He Xi's opinion, the Ming Dynasty had too many troops.
Millions of troops actually put a heavy burden on the imperial court. Although Zhu Yuanzhang said that raising a million soldiers cost nothing, but does it really cost no money? Actually no, it's just that the imperial court has paid the hidden cost, which is a large area of land allocated to the Weisuo name.
Moreover, when raising troops, you may not spend much money. But if the fight really breaks out, the accounts will increase rapidly. How can it be done without spending money? He Xi has been in charge of logistics, so he understands this very well.
In He Xi's view, the Ming army had many problems and must be mobilized. Among various reforms, military reform is the most important and requires the most caution. The soldiers cannot be forced into a desperate situation. As a police officer, He Xi gave them an escape route.
The police, composed of veterans, were also used to replace some of the most basic officials of the Ming Dynasty.
In short, He Xi thought a lot about this action.
It is part of many plans after He Xi. This entry point is really great. He Xi couldn't help but click.
After hearing what He Xi said, Yao Guangxiao couldn't help but look at Yang Shiqi.
Yang Shiqi's face suddenly turned ugly.
Because Yang Shiqi smelled the same feeling, that is, He Xi's new regulations are coming again.
He Xi could also see that Yang Shiqi's expression was not good, and He Xi immediately added: "Of course, each trading company will also send people to guard the homes and homes. This time, let them patrol first, and we will talk about the rest in the future. By the way, At the same time, a reward is offered. A reward of one hundred taels is offered for clues to these murderers."
Yang Shiqi said: "I understand."
When He Xi gave the order, Duke Shen would naturally not object. As a result, a large number of guards entered the city of Beijing, set up tents in key places in the city, blocked traffic arteries, and also increased lighting.
Bonfires were lit in many places.
Fortunately, the coal is owned by the imperial court. It doesn't require much money. Otherwise the cost is good.
In this way, the young people will naturally not dare to come out to cause trouble. But at the same time, these murderers have still not been caught.
However, they did not escape the law, but the place where they exposed themselves was not in the night operations, but in the deposit receipts.
As mentioned earlier, Daming Bank has deposit and withdrawal services. But the development of this business has not been very good. The reason is also very simple. Everyone keeps their money with themselves, why should they put it in the bank? The bank will not give the money.
Moreover, there are thresholds for opening a bank account. It is not possible to open an account with just one dollar.
After all, opening a bank account also requires costs. In later generations, this cost will be infinitely equal to zero, but it is different in this era. Opening a bank account for one dollar was only available in the Republic of China.
During this period of time, there were frequent major cases, which led many people to store their money in banks. But there are also many who join together to save a big sum.
And this group of gangsters also made a lot of money, and hiding it all the time was not an option. In the end, they also chose to deposit it in the bank. But the problem is, they don’t understand the process and they save too much.
There are more than 5,000 taels of silver notes.
More than five thousand taels is actually not much. After all, there should be as many as eight to nine million taels in circulation in Beijing today. There are many people who have saved tens of thousands taels, or even more. But the problem is, these people are all famous people. Can you tell who this person is just by checking in the bank?
As for what people save together, they usually only have a few hundred taels, and it cannot be more. The common people only have that few wages, which is not much more. Therefore, this deposit certificate of more than 5,000 taels from a stranger, with no corresponding flowing water behind it, was irritating.
You can imagine what happens next.
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