Baifan Building.
"Alas... this newspaper is getting worse and worse. The whole article is about the police station recruiting. Can't they just post a notice at the door? It's not even as good as the Fu family's romantic newspaper next door!"
A handsome young man glanced at it hastily, then threw the newspaper aside in disdain, then picked up another newspaper beside it, took a quick look, and said happily: "Huh? Yue Niang will go to Yanglou to sing for the fans, so I have to go there in advance to reserve a seat."
It seems that this has always been the case, and advertising will never be popular.
But someone at the next table exclaimed, "What? The Kaifeng Prefecture Police Station is going to expand to 10,000 people?"
"Ten thousand people?"
The handsome man was startled when he heard this, and quickly threw down the erotic newspaper and picked up the news newspaper next to him and started reading.
Fan Yong, who was on his daily inspection, couldn't help but wonder to Fan Zheng: "Didn't Zhang San say he wanted to set up a security workshop? Has he changed his plan again?"
Fan Zhengdao: "Probably not. He also asked me to calculate the cost of escorting the goods."
Fan Yong frowned and said, "This is strange. The police station recruited 10,000 more people. Is it just to catch thieves?"
...
...
Fan Zheng also looked bewildered and said, "I don't know either."
This ginger is still spicy when it’s old!
As expected of you, Newspaper.
Even if it is just an advertisement, it can cause enough shock in Beijing.
"Jiefu!"
Han Jiang hurriedly got off the carriage and happened to meet Wang Anshi who was walking over. He walked over quickly and asked, "Have you read today's news?"
Wang Anshi nodded, frowned and said, "Let's talk inside."
But Han Jiang couldn't wait any longer, and danced with excitement, saying, "According to the estimation of our Sino-Agricultural Ministry, there are only about 1,300 yamen servants in the 16 counties of Kaifeng Prefecture who can be dismissed. The number of township servants has not been counted yet, but it should not exceed 10,000. However, he wants to expand the staff by 10,000. The key point is that the police department said that the escort of goods will be handed over to merchants. How can they afford this?"
Even though there were only more than a thousand yamen runners, you should know that they were all rich farmers, owning at least two or three hundred acres of land.
Han Jiang now finally understood why Cao Dongdong asked everyone to do their own thing. With the way the police station recruited people, there was really no need for the opinion of Sinong Temple. It was absolutely enough!
Try your best to get rid of it and don't care about my feelings.
Wang Anshi is also a big shot. I work hard here to make money and bear the infamy, but you are squandering it there. "I don't know the details. I will go find the real culprit behind the scenes and find out the situation later."
"The real culprit behind this?"
Han Jiang couldn't help but be stunned.
Wang Anshi bit his teeth and cursed: "This stinky boy!"
......
Government Affairs Hall.
"What on earth are they doing?"
Wen Yanbo shook the newspaper in his hand. "Although they are recruiting auxiliary police, the salary is not as good as that of the royal police, but I made a rough estimate based on the conditions above. Each person will cost about 1,500 coins per month. Add the expenses of the police station, and each person will have to pay 2,000 coins. The monthly expenses alone will be 20,000 strings of coins, and the annual expenses will be nearly 300,000 strings of coins. This does not include the cost of hiring merchants. How much tax does he plan to collect? One million strings of coins?"
Nowadays, the imperial court also has hired laborers, but the salary is usually only three to five hundred coins a month. Even if they are hired laborers, they are exploitative in nature. The royal police are very expensive.
But if ten thousand people are responsible for everything, then... although that is a little too much, it would not make him so angry. However, both Cao Dongdong and the newspapers made it very clear that they are only judicial personnel and are not involved in any matters outside of the judicial system.
The transportation and storage of goods were all done by hired merchants, while fire alarms, night watchmen, and errand runners in the government were not included.
Those people have to be hired again.
How much does this cost!
Lu Gong said: "According to Wang Jiefu, the conscription law can reduce manpower, but he has increased it instead of reducing it. Why did he hire so many policemen?"
Sima Guang sighed: "That brat has never been predicted by anyone."
......
This morning, the imperial city is extremely lively.
The roof was almost blown off by the scolding.
You should know that this exemption tax is a newly added tax. Many people already bear a huge burden every year, and you still do this.
How much tax do people have to pay every year?
This is going to force the people to death!
Of course, they would not scold Cao Dongdong, that dandy boy. It would be a waste of energy to scold him. They all scolded Wang Anshi.
Some people even went directly to the Regulations Office of the Second Prefecture to make a fuss.
Wang Anshi felt so wronged that he wanted to cry. His goal was to make money for the country, not to spend money. If the police station ran like this, the treasury might have to pay for it.
......
Guard horse.
"Marshal Ma, something bad has happened. Something terrible has happened."
A guard came hurriedly into the hall and reported to Wang Chao.
Wang Chao frowned and asked, "What's the matter?"
The guard said, "Many soldiers want to leave our guards and work as police officers in the police station."
"What? That's outrageous."
Wang Chao slammed the table and said angrily: "Are they tired of living? Go and ask who wants to leave, and arrest them immediately."
In fact, it doesn't matter if a few people leave, and it won't make me angry, but the way they leave, doesn't it tell others that my guards are not as good as those of the police station?
Just at this moment, a guard walked in quickly, first saluted with his fists, and then whispered something in Wang Chao's ear.
Wang Chao was stunned and asked, "Why is this?"
The guard shook his head.
Wang Chao sat down again. After a long silence, he suddenly laughed and said, "People go to higher places, and water flows to lower places. Let them go. Oh, and tell them that if they feel that the police station is not good, they can still come back."
The Yu Hou blinked and stared at Wang Chao blankly.
"Oh! What are you doing?" Wang Chao said calmly, "Will our guards be inferior to the police? Those people are just temporarily bewitched. They will come back after we ask them. Don't worry."
The guard said, "Marshal Ma, those who are clamoring to leave have all been hired by the police station."
"What?"
Wang Chao bulged his eyes and said, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
The Yuhou said aggrievedly: "If they were not hired, they would not dare to clamor to leave!"
"How can this be possible!"
Wang Chao slammed the table again, and suddenly glanced at the guard who had just come in. The corners of his mouth twitched a few times, and he muttered softly: "Could it be that this royal policeman really belongs to the royal family? Then we might as well change our name to Royal Horse Marshal."
When he spoke the latter part, his tone was full of grievance.
......
This issue of the news newspaper attracted great attention in the Three Yamen. As soon as they heard the news, many imperial guards ran to apply for the job.
The soldiers of the Imperial Guard have been coveting the Royal Police for a long time. Although they are only auxiliary police and their salary is not as high as that of the upper four armies, there is room for promotion and opportunities to perform. They are also respected and have dignity. They will not be enslaved by their superiors or discriminated against.
The most important thing is that the uniform is handsome and the name is nice. This is a lifelong thing.
Royal Police.
Just listening to it, I feel it is very impressive.
At this time, a long queue had formed in front of the Hexi Police Station's dedicated training ground, resulting in twenty to thirty Royal Police officers maintaining traffic nearby.
But he saw a burly man with a beard standing in front of the door. When a seven-foot-tall man came up, he asked, "Are you a scholar or a warrior, or both?"
“Wu!”
"right!"
"Thank you very much! Thank you very much!"
The man clasped his fists and bowed, then walked to the right. There was a table on the road, and a clerk was sitting behind the table.
"What's your name?"
"Hu Biao."
"Can you ride and shoot?"
"meeting."
The clerk looked up at him and asked, "Are you proficient in it?"
Hu Biao replied: "I am quite skilled at it."
The clerk pointed to the back door and said, "Go in through that door."
"yes."
......
In the lobby, Zhang Fei, Cao Dongdong and Ma Xiaoyi, three cobblers, were all leaning on the table, with their hands on their chests, staring at the map in front of them. Their posture was very consistent.
A clerk stood beside the map and said, "These county towns are all built on major transportation routes, but in addition, there are 31 large towns with intensive commercial transactions throughout Kaifeng Prefecture. Except for our Bianjing City, nearly 70% of the households in other county towns are registered in the countryside. I estimate that only more than 10% to 20% are in the county towns, and the remaining 10% or so are mobile."
Zhang Fei frowned upon hearing this and asked, "Then how many villages can these big towns cover?"
"cover?"
"That is to say, if this police station is built in the town, how many villagers can it take care of?"
"Generally, there are large villages with a large population around large towns, because it is impossible to form such a large town just by relying on the merchants from outside. I dare not say the specifics, but if we talk about the population, I estimate that it can cover more than 60%."
"Um."
Zhang Fei nodded thoughtfully.
Ma Xiaoyi said: "Third brother, if we have more mounted police, we can cover the farthest place."
Zhang Fei glanced at Ma Xiaoyi and asked, "You're paying for this?"
Ma Xiaoyi blinked and said, "I can help Third Brother."
Zhang Fei said: "I am just hired to serve here. I am not a royal police officer."
At this point, he suddenly looked at Cao Dongdong, "Yanei, didn't you say you wanted to recruit me into the police station and make me a royal policeman?"
Cao Dongdong was stunned for a moment, then said seriously: "We, the Royal Police, have very high requirements. You go outside to take the exam. If you can pass, then...then I want you."
Zhang Fei shrugged and said, "Forget it then."
Cao Dongdong snorted, "I didn't mention this matter again because I was afraid that you would be embarrassed."
Just then, he heard footsteps from behind. Cao Dongdong asked without turning his head, "How many people did you recruit?"
There was silence afterwards.
Zhang Fei suddenly felt like a thorn in his back, he turned around and saw the black and white pair standing behind him, no, the Gemini Stars of the Northern Song Dynasty.
Sima Guang and Wang Anshi.
"Uncle Sima, Uncle Wang?"
Cao Dongdong turned around and exclaimed immediately. Seeing that the two looked unhappy, he hurriedly said, "Uncle Sima, Uncle Wang, it's really unfortunate. I have official business to attend to, so I... I won't accompany you. If you have anything, please find my spy Zhang San."
The other person hasn't even opened his mouth yet, and you're already scared. Zhang Fei said depressedly: "Yanei, you..."
Cao Dongdong said: "I spent money."
This sentence left Zhang Fei speechless.
Cao Dongdong hurriedly pulled Ma Xiaoyi, who was still struggling over whether to be loyal, out of the door.
From beginning to end, Wang Anshi and Sima Guang did not look at the two funny guys, but stared at Zhang Fei.
Zhang Fei felt uneasy when they looked at him. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Master Wang, Master Sima, please sit down. Please sit down."
"Stop talking nonsense!" Wang Anshi waved his hand angrily, pointed at Zhang Fei and said, "What kind of stupid idea did you come up with? Are you trying to kill me?"
He was really scolded all day and his heart was filled with anger.
If the two of them cooperate, I will be under a lot of pressure. I have to use the old plan and divide them first. Zhang Fei's eyes turned and said, "Isn't this what Sima Xueshi wants for judicial reform...!"
Before he could finish, Sima Guang said, "Don't stir up trouble here. We have made it clear before we came here."
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