Give it a try.
In other words, if it doesn’t work, forget it.
In the eyes of Wen Yanbo and others, Zhao Xu's tone was full of worry and not so firm.
Little did they know that Zhao Xu had one hand open and the other hidden.
After all, the power of the emperor of the Song Dynasty was subject to many checks and balances. There were ancestral laws above and the scholar-official class below. It was not the kind of person who had the final say. However, there were many things that Zhao Xu wanted to do.
So he must use his power carefully.
He gave full support to Wang Anshi's reforms and remained unmoved no matter what the opposition said.
It must be changed.
This also led to the fact that in the cooperation with Zhang Fei, he actually did not have much power, and could not give Zhang Fei much support. He could only help Zhang Fei to cover the bottom line and provide some technical support.
Whether it was the license plate or the street infringement, he just went with the flow and behaved very low-key.
...
...
If he gives full support to both sides, then the ministers will point the finger at him.
If this happens, he won't be able to bear it.
However, Zhao Xu's soft attitude made the entire government hall more conservative in dealing with this matter.
Although Wang Anshi shouted loudly, he did not put too much effort into the matter. He just shouted a few words to express his attitude.
That's all.
He also has to conserve his strength at this time.
However, under the current system, the General Police Office is under the jurisdiction of the Political Affairs Council, and public security policies must be approved by the Political Affairs Council.
After Wen Yanbo and his colleagues discussed it, they issued a very conservative order to the General Police Office.
To put it simply, in one sentence, your memorial has the approval of the government.
They already had reservations about this, and the emperor's attitude was so weak, which made them even less confident, and they were unwilling to take the blame.
It was you, Cao Ping, who submitted the memorial, so you should recite it.
We are not here to support you, but to supervise you.
In the final analysis, it’s execution, execution, and execution!
Everyone is full of doubts about the government's ability to execute.
This also includes Cao Ping himself.
But there is one thing: Cao Ping is different from Wen Yanbo. Cao Ping is a relative by marriage, and he submitted this secret memorial only to test Zhao Xu's attitude.
He didn't care much about the weakness or toughness of Zhao Xu's attitude. He only cared whether Zhao Xu supported him.
Now Zhao Xu has made his attitude clear and supports doing so.
Then Cao Ping will have to go all out.
But this is no small matter. It is not as simple as getting a license plate. Cao Ping naturally cannot be like before, working for three days and drying the net for two days, and acting indifferent.
He also began to treat the position of Chief Superintendent of Police seriously and began to deploy troops, transferring his confidants from the Guards to the Police Headquarters to appoint the Chief of Police, and then convened a meeting to discuss the matter.
In the lobby of the General Police Headquarters, there was a circle of officers sitting, but only one person was standing. That person was Zhang Fei, the Yamen Sergeant.
"If any of you can complete this task, I will promote him to deputy superintendent."
Cao Ping didn't play any tricks with these old subordinates, and he just used sugar-coated bullets right from the start.
Every general sat upright, with a resolute look on his face, unmoved.
Not a word.
License plates cost money, but demolishing a house costs lives!
How many people will be offended by this?
Sooner or later, someone will settle accounts with you.
This was all within Cao Ping's expectations. Finally, his eyes fell on Zhang Fei.
But Zhang Fei remained unmoved.
Cao Ping was stunned for a moment. You are such an immoral boy. You came up with the idea, so you should be responsible for it!
Zhang Fei thought to himself, I can’t be a deputy superintendent of police.
Just then, someone outside the hall reported: "Your Highness, the Chief Inspector of Police, the Chief Inspector of the Left Wing wants to see you."
The left-wing police chief is Cao Dongdong.
At present, the headquarters of the police has just been decided and the positions have not been divided yet. There are only two positions, superintendent and sergeant, and there is one sergeant in each police station.
Cao Ping frowned when he heard this and said reluctantly, "Let him in."
Cao Dongdong and his younger brother Ma Xiaoyi came into the hall and clasped their fists and said, "I am late because I have important matters to attend to. I hope the Chief Superintendent will forgive me."
Cao Ping looked at his serious son, and the corner of his mouth twitched. He now missed that careless son very much.
In fact, he didn't inform Cao Dongdong at all, but he was too embarrassed to say so, so he said, "Sit down."
"Thank you, Chief Superintendent."
After Cao Dongdong sat down, he asked someone beside him, "Brother Gao, where were you talking about?"
Gao Qiang immediately said, "The Chief Superintendent said that whoever can complete the task of rectifying the city will be promoted to Deputy Chief Superintendent."
Cao Dongdong's expression tightened, "Have you decided on a candidate?"
Gao Qiang immediately shook his head and said, "No."
Cao Dongdong breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said to Cao Ping: "Chief Superintendent, I think that in the entire police station, no one except me can complete this task."
The generals and officers present immediately looked at Cao Dongdong with approval.
It is true that heroes have always emerged from youth!
Cao Ping's mouth twitched and he said, "You still have to deal with the license plate issue, so you don't have time to take care of this."
Cao Dongdong said: "The license plate issue has been almost dealt with. Just have someone keep an eye on it."
"I am willing to keep an eye on it for Chief Inspector Cao."
All the generals said in unison.
Cao Dongdong was stunned and said quickly: "Well... there shouldn't be so many people staring at us."
Cao Ping bit his back teeth and said, "You are still inexperienced..."
Cao Dongdong said: "As far as the chief of police is concerned, I have more experience than anyone here."
All the generals nodded again.
Cao Ping added: "This task is extremely difficult...!"
"I enjoy challenges. If it weren't difficult, I wouldn't have much interest in it." Cao Dongdong said calmly.
"It is true that heroes emerge from youth. Chief Inspector Cao is truly a role model for our generation."
"It is true that a family of generals has no bad sons. Congratulations to the Chief Superintendent on the birth of his son."
"Congratulations, congratulations."
......
The flattery made Cao Dongdong feel euphoric, but made Cao Ping miserable.
You bastards are pushing my son into the fire!
But if he didn't agree, no one would be willing to do the job. He said helplessly, "Okay! This task will be handed over to Chief Inspector Cao."
"I will definitely live up to my mission." Cao Dongdong immediately clasped his fists.
Cao Ping glared at him secretly, then stood up and left.
As soon as he left, the generals immediately stood up to congratulate Cao Dongdong, all of them sweating profusely. Just now they were extremely panicked and afraid to take on this task.
They are all experienced drivers and they don't know the dangers involved.
Zhang Fei was quietly called to the back hall by Cao Ping.
"You little bastard, you came up with the idea, but you let Dong'er do it? That's outrageous."
When Cao Ping saw Zhang Fei, he started to yell at him.
Zhang Fei smiled bitterly and said, "Chief Superintendent, I am just a yamen guard and I can't control the situation."
Cao commented: "I can promote you to sheriff!"
Zhang Fei said awkwardly: "I am here to serve."
Cao Ping asked again: "How could you have caused so many troubles while serving in the army?"
Zhang Fei said: "Didn't we discuss this issue last time?"
Cao Ping snorted angrily: "Are you here to take revenge on them or on me?"
Zhang Fei said, "Chief Superintendent, you submitted this memorial. Even if the lord of the court takes no responsibility, will those people let you go?"
After hearing this, Cao Ping was very angry and said, "You are the one who caused this, but the responsibility has to be borne by us father and son. You are really smart."
Zhang Fei said: "But the credit belongs to the Chief Superintendent and the young master. It has nothing to do with me. And I think that it is also a good thing for the Cao family to let the young master take charge. If the young master can complete the task well, then no one will dare to disobey him when he takes over as the Chief Superintendent in the future."
Cao Ping blinked, his expression softened a little, and he said with a cold smile: "You really think about our Cao family!"
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Yanei and I are like brothers, this is nothing."
Cao commented: "Are you really sure?"
Zhang Fei said: "Chief Superintendent, please rest assured that I will never let them go easily."
After he said this, Cao Ping felt much more relieved.
If Zhang Fei says he is working for the country and the people, who would believe him?
But when he said he wanted revenge, Cao Ping immediately believed him a little.
Zhang Fei added: "Chief Superintendent, there are many people who want me to die. If something goes wrong, the Chief Superintendent only needs to push all the responsibility to me. They will be very happy to accept this condition."
Cao Ping smiled and said, "You can go out now."
"I'll take my leave."
When they returned to the lobby, the generals had already left. Cao Dongdong was seen slumped in a chair, with a look of aftertaste on his face, as if he had just had a climax!
But seeing Zhang Fei coming, Cao Dongdong started to worry again, "Zhang San, this matter depends entirely on you."
Zhang Fei smiled and said, "Don't worry, our plan is so perfect, nothing will go wrong."
Then he turned to Ma Xiaoyi and said, "Xiao Ma, how are you doing finding the helper I asked you to find, oh no, the person?"
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Don't worry, Third Brother, everything has been deployed. Just give the order."
“Ahem!”
Cao Dongdong glanced at Ma Xiaoyi.
Ma Xiaoyi immediately said: "Just wait for brother's order."
Cao Dongdong said: "Then let's get started."
......
In military terms, food and fodder must be sent before troops set out.
But in terms of politics, propaganda should come before troops are dispatched.
This is what Zhang Fei did before.
However, this time, Zhang Fei took a different approach. They did not let the news newspaper take the lead, but chose to send troops first.
Early in the morning of that day, a team of patrol police came to the First Sweet Water Lane and set up warning signs at the end of the main street, strictly prohibiting passage.
This quickly attracted a lot of onlookers.
What is this doing?
Suddenly, there was a loud thunder, and the remaining walls were all pushed down. Clouds of dust rose from the ground and covered the sky.
After the dust settles.
I saw some patrol police setting up bamboo fences where the wall had collapsed.
"The fenced area will be your private residence from now on. If you want to open a shop here, you only need to take the land deed to the police station and pay ten strings of coins. But if you build a house, you only need to pay one hundred coins."
I saw a patrolman speaking to a peddler.
The peddler was stunned when he heard this. I...am I dreaming?
When I woke up, I found that there was such a large piece of land.
There is still a distance between the wall and the houses. This area is not small, and you can directly build a shed or set up a small teahouse.
In Bianliang, such a large piece of land, even if it is worth ten strings of coins, what is the difference between it and giving it away for free?
......
Second Sweet Water Lane.
"This little house of yours used to be a wall, right?"
"Yes...Yes, I won't bother you patrol officers. I have already dismantled it myself before."
"Your place is not blocking traffic. You only need to take the house deed to the police station and pay a hundred coins, and this piece of land can be your private residence."
"Only...only a hundred coins?"
"Yes."
"Hey! I'll be there in a minute."
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"I know, I know. Go to the police station and pay a hundred coins to exchange the house deed. I'll go right away."
"You need to pay ten strings of money here."
"Why? My neighbor is the same as me, why does he only need to pay a hundred coins, while I need ten strings of coins?"
"He has a residence and you have a shop. If you want to use it as a residence, you only need to pay a hundred coins."
"Why?"
"The primary purpose of our rectification is to improve residential housing. Secondly, the trouble brought to public areas by shops is far greater than that of residential land. Finally, street-side shops are more valuable. If you are dissatisfied, you can complain to me. My police number is 218."
"Aiyou! How can that be possible! Ten strings of cash is ten strings of cash. I...I will pay it tomorrow."
These merchants certainly knew about Chunfeng Shili's lawsuit, and they were very nervous. They never thought that they could settle the matter with just ten strings of cash, and they could also obtain a legal title deed. In the future, the profits from the sale of the shop would be much more than ten strings of cash!
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The speed of the patrol police's actions also surprised the ministers in the court.
Act directly without leaking any information.
This really caught them off guard, and they were ready to shout a few words.
Wen Yanbo and Sima Guang also hurried out to inspect.
"I thought the police would use tabloids to publicize the issue, just like issuing license plates, but I never thought that this time they would send people to tear down the wall first."
"Why do you think they did this, Duke Wen?" Sima Guang asked.
Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and said, "Tearing down the wall will only win the hearts of the people. No matter what they do in the future, the people who benefit from it will definitely support them with all their strength. But if they publish the rectification content in the tabloids first, it will definitely cause a lot of opposition."
Sima Guang nodded and said, "I think so too. As long as the General Police Office does not announce the content of its rectification for the time being, even if officials in the court fan the flames, the panic caused will be very limited. After all, everyone is more willing to believe the facts in front of them."
Wen Yanbo said: "The key lies in how it is implemented later."
Any fool can do good things for others.
Dong Dong Dong!
Dong Dong Dong!
Suddenly, a burst of dense noises caught their attention. They looked up and found that they had arrived at Bianhe Street.
They looked in the direction of the sound and saw a lot of people gathered in front of the shop opposite. Out of curiosity, the two of them walked over.
I saw a patrolman knocking a wooden sign into the wall.
Wen Yanbo asked a bystander, "What are you doing?"
"I heard it's a house number."
"House number?"
"It is said that the wall of the neighborhood has been demolished, so this house number was set up to facilitate management in the future."
Someone nearby said, "It's just like the license plate, except it's hung on the door wall."
"But it's different. The license plate number costs money, but this house number is free."
"Who said it's free? But I still have to charge ten cents for the labor."
"That's just a small amount. It's the same as confiscating it."
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Sima Guang stood on tiptoe and looked up. He saw the house number "Bian 8058" written on it. He was surprised and said, "There are already more than 8,000 households?"
One person laughed and said, "It's not more than 8,000 households, it's 58 households. All the ones starting with 6 or 8 are shops. All the ones starting with 1 are government offices. All the ones starting with 2 are public housing, and the rest are all private houses. The first character is the first character of the street name."
"I see."
Sima Guang nodded slightly.
Wen Yanbo stroked his beard and said, "The more I look at this symbol, the more wonderful it becomes!"
Sima Guang nodded and said, "If you write a few words on it, most people won't recognize them, but with these symbols, even those who can't read will recognize them. This house number is really helpful for management."
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