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Chapter 1039

The sanitation campaign in Xuanfu Township was not a frivolous act of Yongningbo Zhang Cheng, nor was it because he was incapable and thoughtless, nor was it a whim or random act on his part.

All of this is actually calculated by Zhang Cheng!
The "cleaning operation" was just a test for him. He took this action as his own touchstone. He could use it to examine the attitudes of the officials in the town and city towards him, and he could also try to find out which businesses dared not to do so because of their backing. Stand on your own platform.

In addition, Zhang Cheng also has his own understanding of things. With the continuous improvement of his position, he also has the same problem as others, that is, he likes to play a little mysterious, so that others cannot accurately predict his true inner thoughts.

Moreover, Zhang Cheng has always done things differently from ordinary people. He likes to take a slanted edge. He often looks at the big picture but starts with the small one to achieve great things.

Just like the meaning expressed by the phrase "to the vastness and the subtlety", and Zhang Cheng will also rely on the seemingly insignificant matter of the "town cleaning operation" to completely leverage the vested interests of the old family of generals , and gradually establish new gates.

Zhang Cheng deeply knows that when the foundations accumulated by the old forces and old families are threatened, they will spare no effort to protect them and fight to the death with the new forces that threaten the survival of their families.

And Zhang Cheng didn't want to kill too much, so he wanted to use the small matter of cleaning the town to test the attitudes of the officials, gentry, generals, merchants, and merchants in the town, and select some people who can support him, so that they can become his vanguard.

"Using the masses to fight the masses" is often a magic weapon in power struggles, and there has never been a lack of such examples in the ruling techniques upheld by many ancient kings.

In the politics of all dynasties, there have always been more than three political forces. From the court to the local area, the various forces compete with each other and attack each other constantly.

The kings of all dynasties who exist in name as the supreme ruler only need to ensure that the three forces are evenly matched and prevent any one of them from creating a situation of dominance, so as to maintain the long-term stability of the country.

After all, with the progress of history, the emperors have completely separated themselves from the masses after a high degree of centralization. It is precisely because they have completely sanctified themselves that they can only rely on court officials and local officials to govern the people of the people on their behalf.

But the emperor is high above the others, he only needs to seize the leaders of the various forces and maintain a delicate balance between them, that is, a relationship of mutual restraint, so that the throne will be as stable as Mount Tai.

This is the "Emperor Art" for governing the world!
Just like the civil servants, nobles, and eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty were the three power groups, they ebbed and flowed and fought endlessly, which also made the throne of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty stable as before.

Even after the "Civil War", the Wu Xun Group completely declined and finally withdrew from the stage of history. When the cabinet really rose, there were many factions within it, and they were implicated in each other and fought endlessly.

The instigator of all this was the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, and Zhang Juzheng, the chief assistant of the cabinet in the early years of Wanli, although he was the chief assistant during his lifetime, he had power in the government and the public, just like the prime minister of the current dynasty.

But at the last moment, he was trampled underfoot by Emperor Wanli, and it was precisely because he overthrew the powerful minister Zhang Juzheng that Emperor Wanli enjoyed the real pleasure of being an emperor and established his own authority.

Even if there is a major mistake in the government, it can be attributed to the cabinet officials. As long as they are punished or dismissed, they can thank the world, but the king will not bear the slightest responsibility.

For example, during the reign of Tianqi, the boss of the eunuch group "nine thousand years old" Wei Zhongxian covered the sky with one hand and ruthlessly suppressed the civil official group headed by the cabinet, which finally aroused their strong dissatisfaction and formed a very complicated united front against Wei.

The dominance of the eunuch group led by Wei Zhongxian also aroused the worries of the newly succeeded Emperor Chongzhen, so he was first released to Fengyang to guard the ancestral tomb, and then killed on the way to prevent future troubles.

Therefore, "pulling the masses to fight the masses" is undoubtedly the trump card of ancient political struggles. Even if the people you pull up are slightly weaker than the opponent, but you have your own support in the dark, as long as this team can rise up, it will almost be a game of victory and defeat. !

And now Yongningbo's "town cleaning operation" is his first step in pulling the team.

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Yesterday, after the discussion was over, Zhang Cheng called He Biao and Chen Zheng back again, in order to give them face-to-face instructions.

This includes not only the specific measures and details of garbage removal, but also the list of officials and merchants who are willing to cooperate, how to highlight their cooperation, and how to deal with those merchants who are unwilling to actively cooperate.

Zhang Cheng does not plan to attack those officials and generals who do not support him first, but to suppress the merchants in the town first, because they are suppressed, so that he can implement his own business and tax policies in the future.

And this first kick also needs to kick out the image of the brave army, so the soldiers of the four battalions of Zhenbiao, Weiyuan, Tengshe, and Baihu all participated in this non-military operation, and all their actions must strictly obey Chen Zheng command.

Yongningbo did not simply transport all the garbage out of the city. As a person who came from later generations, he has very strong logical thinking and systematic thinking. The thinking of sorting and reusing garbage has also been deeply ingrained in his mind. .

Such as human and livestock manure, stagnant black mud, etc. can be collected separately for composting, which can be used to fertilize the field in the future.

The northern borders are rich in coal, and many people in towns and cities often use coal for heating and cooking. The charcoal residue can also be collected separately and used for road repairs in the future.

All kinds of things like this have been carefully planned. At the same time, in order to avoid road congestion caused by clearing and transporting garbage outside the city, Yongningbo has strictly stipulated the types of garbage collected and stored outside each city gate, and arranged feathers at major intersections. Lin Qi specially checks whether there is any wrong installation or transportation.

At the same time, many people outside the town are busy busy, some of them are dumping cartloads of human and animal excrement and black mud into the big pit, and the top is covered with straw mats for easy composting. .

Some piled the unloaded cinders into small hills. These cinders are burnt coals, which are not only very light, but also have no moisture, which is the best material for paving roads.

Although the industry developed in later generations, brand new asphalt roads are almost everywhere, and it is difficult to see such cinder-paved roads anymore, but in this era, cinders are not weaker than bluestone slabs.

With cinders as the base, supplemented by gravel and fine sand, it is a smooth and solid road.

The domestic garbage and other sundries that cannot be reused are transported to places far away from towns and villages for burial according to the principle of separating dry and wet, while dry ones need to be burned before being buried.

The place to bury the garbage is also very particular. It should be far away from towns and villages, and also far away from farmland. More importantly, it should be far away from the river as the source of domestic water, so that these garbage cannot be buried. The poisonous substances polluted the crops and water!

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On February [-]th, the garbage in the city had not been completely removed, and various horse-drawn carriages continued to come and go.

Compared with yesterday, people's enthusiasm seemed to be much higher. Even Guerrilla Wen Hui, who had a gnawing hatred for Zhang Cheng, called his camp handyman to clean up the garbage in front of his house and outside the courtyard wall.

With the exemplary role of these merchants and officials, those officials and wealthy families who were still waiting to see also responded positively, not to mention ordinary soldiers and civilians.

In the town, from Pailou Street to Zhonglou Street, from Mishi Street to Caishi Street, from Yandian Street to Youdian Street, busy people can be seen everywhere on the streets and alleys in the city.

They dug up the silted ditches on both sides of the streets and alleys, leveled the garbage accumulated in them, and even cleaned up all the sundries and dust on the road.

In addition, there are many courageous military doctors in the lawsuit. Each of them brought a top-ranked Weiyuan camp soldier, all wearing masks, and sprinkled lime continuously one by one to disinfect the ditches that had just been cleared.

However, there is so much garbage accumulated over the years in such a large place with more than 24 miles around the town, how can it be cleaned up in just a few days?

Yongningbo Zhang Cheng stood on the Zhugeng Building at the south gate, looking at the busy people inside and outside the city, as well as the soldiers of the brave army, Zhang Cheng was filled with emotion.

He suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Chengzu, the scribe behind him, and asked him: "How is the response of all parties in the city to Benbo's military order?"

"Back to Uncle, yesterday those officials, generals, gentry, and shops along the street were still waiting to see, but today they are all moving."

Liu Chengzu continued to reply in a soft voice: "The information reported by Mr. He from Fu's side, such as Mishi Street, because of Qing'an and Liangzhuang's shopkeeper Cheng, took the lead, and he was the first and fastest to do it.

There were also Bushi Street, Changping South Street, Gulou Dongxi Street, Zhonglou North Street, Jiaofang City, Tangfang Lane, Yuhuangmiao Street, and Guandi Temple Street. These places were also cleaned up quickly.

Mr. He estimates that in three to five days, the city will be cleaned. "

Zhang Cheng gave a "hmm", then turned his head and asked Zhang Chengfang, a Chinese general on the other side, "Then what will Wen Hui do?"

"Back to father, Wen Hui just shouted louder and scolded his mother all night in the mansion. However, on the second day, he mobilized his miscellaneous servants in the ranger camp and began to clean up the garbage. No one was seen. Special action." Zhang Chengfang replied.

Zhang Cheng nodded, and asked again: "Is there any news from Zhice, when will you arrive at Nanguan?"

"It will take half an hour to go back to Father Commander."

Zhang Cheng raised his finger and pointed to the outside of Nanguan, and said, "Let's go, let's take a walk outside the city first, and see if there are enough strong laborers and craftsmen in the camp."

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Uncle Yongning came down from the farming building, and seemed to suddenly remember something, he stopped and turned to Liu Chengzu and said: "Chengzu, think about it, and make another announcement after returning to the mansion.

In order to cooperate with the implementation of the "Town Town Cleaning Action" and keep the town clean for a long time, from today onwards, people living in the city, regardless of public or private, high or low, old or young, are not allowed to dump garbage in the streets and alleys at will, and can only be dumped at designated times Enter the specified location.

Violators will be punished with a stick!

At the same time, it was announced to the whole city that the Dusi Yamen recruited idlers in the city to set up a garbage collection and transportation department, which collected and transported garbage in the city once a day in the morning and evening, and paid monthly salary to each worker.

However, those who do not fulfill their duties shall be punished according to the law! "

"Yes, the villain has written it down." Liu Chengzu replied softly.

In the current situation in the town, although several avenues where government offices gather are paved with bluestones, most of them are ordinary dirt roads and gravel roads.

Over time, thick dust and sand have accumulated on the roads everywhere. When the weather is fine, the sand is buried, and after it rains, the sludge is rampant, and the stench is suffocating.

Moreover, there are a lot of livestock vehicles passing by in the city, and a lot of cow dung, horse urine, etc. are sprinkled along the street, and many residents also have the habit of dumping toilets into the ditches along the street.

And the ashes from the daily cooking of each household are mostly dumped in the back streets and alleys, so like many castles elsewhere in Daming, the town of Xuanfu is full of excrement and urine, dust is flying everywhere, and it is everywhere. With a smoky stench.

Such an environment is also one of the main reasons for the outbreak of the plague. Nowadays, the epidemics are rampant everywhere in Daming, and the important reason for the repeated stop and rise is inseparable from the big problem of poor sanitation.

Now, Yongningbo Zhangcheng looked at the section of the south gate that had been basically cleaned up, and Changping Street suddenly appeared more spacious and bright, which made people feel much more cheerful.

But looking at the dust that was still flying all over the sky in the distance, Zhang Cheng remembered the results of today's cleaning, and it needs to be maintained for a long time, otherwise, it will come to nothing after a long time.

Nowadays, there are constant famines these years, and even the people in the capital of the Ming Dynasty are living very hard, not to mention that Xuanfu Town is located on the border, wouldn't it be even more difficult to live.

There are many idle military households without land in the city. All of them worry about three meals a day, and they often barely cover their bodies and eat enough to survive.

Don't look at Yongning Bo who has only been in town for a few days, but in the eyes of ordinary military households and common people, he has already become a great benevolent person!
How many landless military households and civilians in the town have been working for the battalions of the Yongyi Army in the past few days, digging ditches, laying bricks and logging, and building houses and warehouses in each battalion.

Now, many of them are involved in cleaning activities in the town and city. Although most of them are employed by the Shangguan for nothing except those employed by major shops, even if they don’t get paid, at least they can eat and drink every day. !

Just imagine, as soon as the announcement of the establishment of a "garbage removal department" is issued, there will be a lot of people inside and outside the town to respond?
As long as the hard labor is not for nothing, the common people will never refuse it. After all, our ancestors have come here for generations, but if the salary is paid back, they will not flock to it!

What they lack most is strength, but what they need most is a full mouthful of food. It is already the greatest gift from heaven to them if the whole family does not starve to death.

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Sure enough, as soon as the notice came out, the military households in the town really enthusiastically signed up, and even prepared their own tools, and some even pushed carts to apply.

In this regard, many people secretly praised: Yongning Bo is really proud, he really is different!
Of course, there are also many people who are disdainful: he really is a martial artist, he only talks about profit and doesn't explain righteousness.

(End of this chapter)