I'm sure of the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong!

Chapter 338 Sealed
The South is not so peaceful either.

Nanjing.

At the emperor's feet, he was close to the water and towers, and he was also the first to bear the brunt.

August has just arrived, and all the brothels in Nanjing are facing disaster.

Countless officials went out to visit brothels from brothels to brothels to promote the emperor's new decree:
From now on, all flesh-and-blood business will be banned, only drinking and listening to music are allowed in brothels, and the original prostitution contracts of prostitutes will be declared invalid from now on.

Any brothel can no longer force prostitutes to stay or accept clients. If they want to continue working, they must sign an employment contract.It also stipulates that the term shall not exceed three years and requires the consent of both parties.

Now, the brothel owners couldn't sit still. If this were to happen, the brothel business would still be open.

However, no matter how they tried their best, those official officials who came to preach were still unable to get in.

It’s not that they really don’t have enough money, there are still many people who have accepted bribes.But the most that can be done is to reveal the internal affairs and remind them to take care of themselves.

Moreover, not only these official officials came to preach, the latest issue of "Da Ming Yue Bao" also published a full page of the imperial court's new policy resolution, which also contained the emperor's imperial edict approval.

The "Female Commandments" re-edited by the Empress has been announced to the world along with "Da Ming Yue Bao".

In the evening, in a brothel on the Qinhuai River, several pleasure seekers were having a banquet and wine.

There was no tea siege. The earliest historical record of tea siege activities was in the Daoguang period, and it began to decline with the rise of the Boxer Rebellion.

"Why does the Ming Dynasty and the New Dynasty have to control everything? The previous afron was just fine. Although it was elegant, it was indeed harmful to the body. But why should brothels and elegant places be banned?"

"The monthly report said that it doesn't seem to be a ban, it's just that you are no longer allowed to do... skin and flesh business anymore."

"Haha, brother Jing, what's so hard to say? Even Li Bai likes to hang out among flowers and fences. It's human nature to be romantic and artless when young. Is it possible that he is really guilty?"

"Alas, Your Majesty is really like this... Ahem, Your Majesty is the Holy Lord and Mingjun. There must be a traitor in the court, and he is making slanderous remarks to Your Majesty!"

"There is also the "Commandment for Women", which openly encourages women to go out and show their faces. This is really an insult to elegance."

"If we had invited you to knock on the Meridian Gate and asked your Majesty to take back the order, we would also delete the "Gimmicks" as inappropriate."

"Knocking on the que? What kind of que do you want to knock on? The court has not recognized our honors since the last time we started the course. Even if we really want to knock on the que, it won't be our turn."

"..."

These people are slanderous, but few of them are really stupid.Last time those stupid young people went to knock on the door, but several of them were dismissed on the spot and would never be hired.

While they were still drinking the wine, several people quickly put aside the distractions in their minds, and their hands gradually became dishonest.

"Bang~~!"

There was a sudden loud noise, and the door was slammed open from the outside.

"Da da da da!"

Seven or eight officials rushed in on the spot, frightening the already drunk people to their wits' end.

"I don't know how many servants there are..."

Before he finished speaking, the leader of the official errands glanced around and saw several brothel girls serving wine beside them.Moreover, they all wore scantily clad clothes, which made me feel pity for them.He immediately cursed angrily: "What a bastard, you are enjoying a good life here, but the superiors want me to come over for a surprise inspection at night, and arrest them all!"

"Yes, boss."

"Master Chao misunderstood, we just came here to drink, and we didn't do anything beyond..."

Those officials who were like wolves and tigers didn't listen to their explanation at all. These pleasure seekers were counted one by one.Even the escort girls from the brothel were taken away together.

Not only this room, but also the entire brothel, as well as several other nearby brothels.

The entire raid lasted most of the night, and almost no brothel was spared.

These officials were dispatched urgently in the middle of the night, and they were already resentful.This arrest of people was naturally merciless and extremely efficient.

With so many people arrested, there is no need to worry about whether there will be any innocent people. This is the trend of the times.

Even those who were caught complaining while drinking were only because they arrived late.

Don’t you really think that these young people who are full of blood go to a brothel at night just to drink and dine with the girls in the brothel?After only one wave of raids, the world-famous Qinhuai River almost ceased to exist.

……

The next day.

Zhu Yijiong is summoning several officials from the Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department to listen to their work reports last night.

There should be five real officials of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, and this is just a popular saying.

Historically, there was no such official position as the Five Cities Military and Horse Command Department. There were only the East City Military and Horse Command Department, the South City Military and Horse Command Department, the West City Military and Horse Command Department, the North City Military and Horse Command Department, and the Central City Military and Horse Command Department.

Emperor Jiajing's grandfather once served as the commander of the Zhongcheng Army and Horse Department.The responsibilities of the Military and Horse Division are also very complex, which is equivalent to combining the current police, traffic police, fire protection, urban management, industry and commerce, and health.

It not only protects against wind and fire, detects traitors and thieves, but also checks the credentials of key entrances and exits such as city gates.He is also in charge of the city department, checking the market scales every three days, and checking the names of dentists and other intermediary personnel.At that time, the price of goods has reduced hoarding.

There were no sewers in the Ming Dynasty, so the Military and Horse Department was responsible for coordinating the digging of ditches in spring to improve urban sanitation.

Moreover, in addition to the Military and Horse Department, there are actually four departments responsible for the security of the capital: Jin Yiwei, patrol battalion, fire protection armor, and city patrol censor.

Basically, the Military and Horse Division is mainly in charge of the daytime, and the patrol camp is responsible for the night. The Jinyiwei patrols day and night, and there is no time limit.

Of course, there was a city-wide raid last night, and except for the Jin Yiwei, everyone who could be on duty was on duty.

According to reports from the officials of the Military and Horse Department of the Five Cities, [-]% of the brothels in Nanjing were sealed this time, and countless other private prostitutes were arrested.

All the people caught, including pleasure seekers, have already exceeded the number previously caught smoking opium.

Fortunately, most of these people are not drug addicts. They can only be regarded as prostitutes. After paying the fine, they can be taken home, so they will not always occupy the government cells.

Zhu Yijiong nodded slightly: "The Soldiers and Horses Division has done a good job this time, and we should not let up in the future. The rest will be handled by the Third Division, and everyone should step back!"

"Your Majesty, please retire!" The five people responded quickly with their hands raised.

After these people carefully bowed and left, Zhu Yijiong continued to review the memorial.

After approving for half an hour, Zhu Yijiong suddenly picked up a memorial, thought about it carefully for a moment, and wrote: "Yes. Let the cabinet re-negotiate local taxes."

However, it was Wu Sidao, the governor of Fujian, who petitioned the local government to set aside an additional tax.

Because local expenses are getting bigger and bigger!

Since the decision was made to officially reopen the three-year subject next year, official schools in various places have restarted simultaneously.

Zhu Yijiong also clearly stated in the "Da Ming Yue Bao" that arithmetic will definitely be tested next year.And arithmetic will also be scored as a basic test question, and it will no longer be just an elective arithmetic subject.

Local government schools will also offer arithmetic courses.

This is only the expenditure on official education, and there is also the financial expenditure on the huge staff system.

The officials in the Ming Dynasty not only had a staff, but also had the imperial court to distribute their salaries.

Of course, in this way, being a clerk in the Ming Dynasty is just like being an official. You must know arithmetic, and you must learn it within a time limit if you don't know it.

Otherwise, you can’t even read the local account books, so what use would you have?
Moreover, these officials have been banned by the imperial court from succeeding after the death of their father.Therefore, as time goes by, the standards for recruiting officials will become higher and higher.

Not only that, they even have to conduct job evaluations together with officials every year.Those who fail the evaluation will be dismissed from their posts just like officials.

The advantage is that you can be promoted normally, and even become a rank officer.

Such a multi-pronged approach can completely break the original control of the small official family over the local area and further increase the control of the imperial government over the local area.

Just by operating like this, the financial expenditure will also be ridiculously high.

In addition to the expenses of official education, the salaries and salaries of officials must also be paid.

The original local taxes reserved were definitely not enough.

The governor of Fujian even wrote a memorial himself and came to complain to him that the emperor was poor.

(End of this chapter)