Chapter 1487: Happy Years
In less than ten days, it is another new year. Yuejing City has not only become much more prosperous than before, but also adds countless festive colors. Compared with the sad and bleak Chu State Shangjing City and the nervous Chang'an City of Qi State, Yuejing City is like a paradise.
After a busy year, people happily walked into Yuejing City to buy New Year's goods. Nowadays, the Ming people's purses are bulging, and they have money in their waists, so they will naturally be more courageous. Nowadays, most of them no longer look down on the goods sold by peddlers who carry loads and travel to the villages to travel to the villages. Instead, they would rather walk more roads and go to the shops in the city to buy them. Although it is more expensive, there is more room for options and the quality of the goods is better.
For businessmen, this is naturally a time that cannot be missed. The ten days of the Chinese New Year are the peak season for sales in the year. Now, the day is worth the income of the month after the Chinese New Year. Which businessman dares to neglect it? Naturally, he has put in all his efforts and attracts customers to the door in different ways.
People from all directions are coming to Yuejing, which has caused the migrant population in Yuejing to increase sharply. When you walk on the streets during the day, you can only see black heads. People are crowded, people are crowded everywhere, and there is noisy everywhere. This is naturally popular for Qin Feng, who is the king of a country. This means that the empire under his rule is prosperous, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, and is rich and happy. But for Yuejing government offices, which maintain the public security of Yuejing, it is better to live a life than to die.
There are a hundred people, and all kinds of things will always appear in this festive city. The Yuejing Prefecture Office almost came out in full swing. Even the clerks in the government office put on the clothes of the constable, carried a knife, and went to the street with iron chains. Almost every once in a while, some guys were locked and sent back to the government office. The poor Yuejing Prefecture Office Zhao Kui could only go on the battle to judge the case himself. He was the dignified Yuejing Prefecture Office, and his status was equivalent to that of the county magistrate below. But it would be impossible not to go to battle.
If you come to a group, you have to be sentenced to a group. Most of them are spanking or fined. There are not many people who are actually imprisoned. Basically, they are trivial matters, such as fighting or thieves, and they are not qualified to be exaggerated. They are inevitably too cheap to let them suffer some losses from ** to material things. Poor Zhao Gong did not even have enough people to beat the board. After one day of their relationship, their hands were sore, and such a life would take at least ten days.
The Supervisory Office needs to ask for help, but the Supervisory Office itself is too busy.
When they asked for help from the army stationed in the capital, they said that the military and civilians did not interfere with each other. This is an iron rule and they dare not violate the rules. Moreover, they also have their tasks and cannot distribute personnel at all.
Zhao's family had just sent a group of people. When he saw his deputy leading a group of people in a chain, he couldn't help but wailing in his heart, "This is not possible. When you look back, you must suggest to Your Majesty that the officials' team must be expanded. At least, in government offices like Yuejing Mansion, the constable and yamen runners must at least double to use it."
Although the bureaucratic ranks of the Ming Dynasty have made rapid progress in recent years, it is still a drop in the bucket compared to their needs. The emperor's request was to be lacking than to be over-short. Instead, the redundant officials who had finally been streamlined by the Minister of Personnel Wang Hou, who had finally been streamlined, appeared again. However, the officials trained in the capital university halls were not enough. In the past two years, the Minister of Rites ran around and built some local universities in many wealthy county governments. However, the people trained by the university halls themselves and would not flow outside at all.
The territory of the Ming Dynasty seemed to be expanding every day. In a huge area like the western region, there were even fewer officials. As far as Zhao Kui knew, there were less than twenty officials in a remote county government, including the county magistrate.
So he could only wail here and then cheer up and devote himself to the battle again, because he knew very well that compared with the county governments in the west, he had a lot of people going to the capital.
If there is another place in Yuejing City that is a quiet place, there is only the imperial city. No matter how people in other places are almost rushing, this area still seems very empty, but this emptiness cannot last for a few days, because there are stages after stages in the big square in front of the imperial city.
On the New Year's Day, dozens of major dramas will be staged here at the same time. Famous opera troupes from all over the Ming Dynasty, including the Western Land, the Chu State and Jiangnan, will compete for beauty here.
On that day, the emperor also gave great grace to allow the people to visit these wonderful performances in this forbidden area. Of course, Yuejing City is very large, with millions of permanent residents alone. It is obviously impossible to all come here. Xiao Hua from the Ministry of Rites took the task and allocated 10,000 places to various places according to the area division of Yuejing City, and the local representatives selected from the local area to come to the Imperial City Square to enjoy this extra gift.
So Zhao Kui, who was already in a state of great pain, got another trouble of scratching his head.
"Your Majesty, Zhao Kui is really too busy. The staff under the Supervisory Court have their own responsibilities now. Do you think you have sent a group of soldiers from the Fire Death Camp to help him?" Quan Yun smiled and said, "Our Old Master Xiao took the task, turned his head and patted His Majesty's order on his desk, and then went home to study. Zhao Kui hit the wooden clock and hit me wherever he sighed. I think he has lost a lot of weight these days."
"No!" Qin Feng flatly refused, "The army cannot intervene in civil affairs. This is an iron rule. This case must not be opened. Zhao Kui should think of a solution himself. If others are not equipped with enough staff, don't you know how to mobilize Geli and Gefang, organize some civil defense personnel to help him maintain order and catch the slut?"
Quan Yun's eyes lit up: "This is a solution, it's just a temporary requisition, just to ask Yuejing government office to pay some money. These days, he has earned a lot of money just by fined the silver. Although the yamen runners and constables are all busy and dizzy, they can also get their eyes shining when they receive additional subsidies."
Qin Feng laughed: "Aren't he afraid that Jin Jingnan will come to him?"
"He has no choice but to use this method to motivate his subordinates to work hard. Otherwise, if he passes through the capital, he will be in chaos. Your Majesty, this year is a lesson. Next year, you have to formulate some corresponding plans in advance." Quan Yun said.
"Formulate policies, this is your chief assistant's business." Qin Feng lightly kicked the ball back to Quan Yun.
To be honest, these days are Qin Feng's most freehand and relaxing moments. Not long ago, he was still in a state of anxiety, because Bian Wushuang played in Kunling County, and built a plank road openly and crossed Chen Cang secretly, and almost fooled him. If Bian Wushuang really conquered Xiaoshi City, killed Zhou Jiyun, and completely controlled Kunling County, for the Ming Dynasty, it would be equivalent to putting a sharp dagger on his back. When they were in charge of Chu, they would have to be prepared for this dagger to stab him at all times.
Bian Wushuang's abacus was very smart. If he really did this, he would definitely turn the gun and compete with the Ming Dynasty with Qi on his back.
At that time, Qin Feng was indeed shocked and sweated coldly. Fortunately, Guan Ning did not disappoint him, and the navy and marines did not disappoint him. Guan Ning defended Xiaoshi City to the death. Thousands of old soldiers and thousands of civilians were young and strong, and only more than a thousand people died. Finally, he withstood Bian Wushuang's attack and waited for reinforcements.
Although Bian Wushuang occupied Kunling County as he wished, he was trapped in the lonely city. Wulin, Yang Zhi, Jiang Shangyan, and Guanning who had been replenished all entered Kunling County. Bian Wushuang has really become a cage bird this time and has no room for maneuver.
Of course, his so-called leisure means no longer having to worry about the affairs there. For an emperor, government affairs will never end. After attacking Quan Yun, Geng Jingming, the Ministry of Revenue, walked into his study happily with a thick stack of files.
"Depending on your appearance, our Ming Dynasty harvest this year is really good?" Qin Feng looked at his young minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Compared to the iron cockerel Su Kairong, Geng Jingming can make money, and of course he will also spend money.
"Your Majesty, our Ming Dynasty treasury has finally made a surplus this year!" Geng Jingming happily spread out the file and began to report to Qin Feng.
For the Ming Dynasty, having surplus is an amazing thing. They have always been eating the food of the emperor and borrowing new debts after paying off their old debts. If they have surplus, it means that the Ming Dynasty's finances have completely recovered.
"Really?" Qin Feng was also surprised and happy. People who were used to being money suddenly had surplus in their pockets, so they were naturally overjoyed.
"Yes, your Majesty, after our Ming Dynasty treasury has eliminated all the expenses this year, the surplus in the account will be 1,288 taels." Geng Mingming said with a smile.
"One,288 taels!" Qin Feng's face turned black when he heard this number.
"Your Majesty, it's already very good not to owe any debts. I am confident that I will increase this number ten or twenty times next year." Geng Jingming said quickly.
"How many times can it be if it is ten times and twenty times?"
"Your Majesty, I have worked very hard. Next year, military expenditure alone will be a terrifying number." Geng Jingming said a little aggrievedly.
Chapter completed!