Chapter 70 Hey guys! Tear the roof off!
Back at Xiaodongmen, Su Jingge saw that everyone had almost finished disposing of the garbage.
Now all that's left is to incinerate the garbage.
Once the garbage at Xiaodongmen was cleared away, it was as if the entire city had been transformed from just one gate.
Not a single withered leaf or filth was visible. Even the drainage ditches in the corners of the walls were kept clean and tidy. Any filth that did appear was promptly collected by the servants into bamboo cleaning buckets and transported out of the city for disposal.
Everywhere you look, there is a neat and clean cityscape.
Su Jingge gave the order: "There are now fixed collection points for filth in the city, and the waste is collected twice a day, once at Chenshi (7-9 AM) and once at Shenshi (3-5 PM)."
“Residents consciously put their garbage in the bins. If anyone finds kitchen waste piled up on the street, points will be deducted. Each household gets five points per year. If all points are used up, there will be no reward at the end of the year.”
Upon hearing this, the people began to discuss: "What does 'five cents' mean?"
Su Jingge explained, "It's an honor. If you don't lose any points at the end of the year, you'll not only receive a reward, but you'll also be on the honor roll!"
Everyone found this story quite novel.
Someone asked, "What kind of rewards are there?"
Su Jingge said, "You can receive items such as daily necessities, steamed buns, rice, noodles, grains, vegetables, meat, poultry, and oil, etc. You can choose any of them."
"This is great! It keeps the county clean and hygienic, and we can also get a lot of things from it."
Su Jingge nodded: "That's right, it's to help everyone better protect the environment we live in."
After she finished speaking, everyone continued working.
She noticed that even the swill from the back doors of shops and restaurants was collected by designated people, and that walking through the streets and alleys, she could only smell the aroma of cooking and not the stench of decay.
I immediately felt much better.
She looked at Xie Mo and said, "In the future, I will build a water-washing toilet at Xiaodongmen, so that whether people are going to the market or are traveling from other places, they can use the water-washing toilet at any time."
"So people won't have to worry about not being able to find a toilet when they urgently need to go."
Xie Mo's eyes lit up: "Water wash, toilet? What are those things?"
Su Jingge explained, "A flush toilet means that you can flush it immediately after using the toilet. You'll know when the construction is completed."
"I would like to ask you, sir, to assign someone to maintain the cleanliness of the streets and alleys."
Xie Mo nodded: "It is indeed necessary to have someone guard it. As long as it is good for the county's development, let's wash it with water..." He paused for a moment, "But where will this water come from?"
Su Jingge said, "That's not difficult. It's springtime now, and there's a lot of rain. We can collect the rainwater, which is a way to make use of waste."
"Great idea, that's a good one!"
Su Jingge smiled and said, "This method only works during the rainy season. It won't work in the fall. So, we will dig ditches to divert water, store water during floods, and release water during droughts. This way, crops will have plenty of water all year round, and our Yuxiang County will get better and better."
At this point, Xie Mo felt full of confidence and immediately exclaimed, "Wonderful! Wonderful!"
After saying that, he ordered his men to leave.
Let's start by becoming guards.
But some people say there's no time to guard it.
Xie Mo looked at everyone:
“Each merchant takes turns.”
"It's all for the better development of Yuxiang County. The government won't let everyone stand guard for nothing. We'll take turns on duty and get paid monthly. Even if the government doesn't pay, I, Xie Mo, will."
As soon as they heard there would be monthly pay, they were all willing to work.
Someone said, "Then I'll go first."
The man stepped forward and swept the road with a long broom.
I happened to encounter people littering with fruit peels and scraps of paper.
The man stopped him: "Hey, brother, what's going on? Didn't you see I just finished sweeping?" He pointed to the winnowing basket, "I threw the medicine into the winnowing basket and then poured it into the landfill in the suburbs."
"If you just litter like that, don't I have to sweep it up again?"
"Whose family are you?" Xie Mo walked up to him. "You'll get penalty points!"
The dark-skinned old man spat and cursed, "Pah! I've always thrown things away like this, why can't I now? I think you're just pretending to be clean. This lousy county, with all this garbage dumping, now you can't even throw away melon rinds?"
The man chirped, spat, rolled his eyes, and walked away.
Just as Xie Mo was about to call for help, he felt someone pull him from behind.
He turned around and heard Su Jingge say, "I'll do it."
"stop!"
Su Jingge called out to the person.
The old man turned around defiantly: "What? You want to hit me?"
"Let me tell you, this is my territory. Try touching me!"
The old man, relying on his superior numbers, assumed that Su Jingge wouldn't dare to harm anyone.
They became even more arrogant.
Zhi Jian smiled and said, "This is Asu. I call you Uncle because you are older than me. Let me make this clear to you now. Our county's environment needs everyone's protection. It's not something we can just leave after we finish cleaning up the garbage today. I want to tell everyone that from now on, this will be how it is from now on."
"If you experience any discomfort, please adjust on your own."
The old man chuckled: "I didn't understand what you were saying, so I just threw it away. What can you do to me?"
Su Jingge looked at the people; they were all of bad character. Not to mention ancient times, even in their own era, there were plenty of such people.
She knows that you can't reason with this kind of person.
Because he felt that he himself was the reason.
People like this need to be dealt with!
She smiled and asked, "Is that uncle from the county?"
The old man said smugly, "That's right, my house is right behind Xiaodongmen. What, are you going to come and beat me up?"
The old man's smile was sinister.
Oh, it's Old Wang's house.
His family also didn't pay when the roof was repaired.
Su Jingge wasn't angry. Instead, her eyes narrowed, and she immediately ordered, "Feijian, Xu Yuan, go and tear down the roof of Old Man Wang's house right now!"
The man's eyes widened: "What?"
Xu Yuan, having received the order, put down his work and headed towards Old Man Wang's house.
The old man started cursing:
"Oh no, murder! Murder and arson! Is no one going to do anything about it?"
No one in the crowd dared to speak up.
The old man watched as Fei Jian and Xu Yuan, two muscular men, headed towards his home.
He panicked and started shouting at Xie Mo: "Xie Mo, you corrupt official, you're acting recklessly! You dare to tear down my roof, you corrupt official!"
Xie Mo stood with his hands behind his back, watching the man from afar without being moved.
You can curse me all you want.
He knew that if he indulged them today, who knew how many more people would be so arrogant in the future.
Seeing that no one was moving, the old man immediately sat down on the ground, exclaiming, "Oh my god, this is outrageous!"
He cried for a while, but when no one paid any attention to him, he realized that no one was paying attention to him.
He got up and ran home.
A group of people rushed over and saw that the roof of Old Wang's house had been torn off immediately.
Some people say it's gone too far.
Su Jingge spoke up: "People, remember, the country will always be your strong backing, and the imperial court will always be your roof. Please don't take the benefits from the county and then criticize the county officials. Isn't that being ungrateful?"
“Old Wang, who didn’t pay for the roof repairs at home, received a month’s worth of steamed buns for free at my restaurant. Now, his challenge to the law and his insults against officials are unacceptable.”
“We will not resort to violence to combat violence, but when we encounter someone like Old Man Wang who thinks he can act recklessly just because he is a citizen, we have no choice but to take measures.”
Thunderous applause erupted in the street: "Assistant Su did the right thing! If everyone did this, when would the county become rich? When would everyone be able to live a good life?"
She watched as Xiao Yinhe and Xie Mo also clapped.
She bowed deeply to the crowd at a ninety-degree angle, saying, "I thank you all for your understanding."
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