Therefore, in the past, whether it was ordinary people in Bianliang or small vendors, they all suffered from the oppression of these people.
Now Zhao Jun not only cleared out the corrupt officials in Kaifeng Prefecture and cut off the hands of Kaifeng Prefecture officials who asked them for money, but also wiped out the evil forces in Bianliang, saving them from paying money and being beaten.
Under these circumstances, the entire security environment in Bianliang was almost completely transformed. With a better business atmosphere, more people were willing to go out shopping, which naturally promoted economic development.
Especially the night markets. Although they were prosperous in the past, they were often accompanied by more darkness and crime. Now it is much safer for people to walk on the streets, and there are naturally countless vendors doing small businesses, and it is becoming more and more lively.
It is estimated that GDP has increased a lot.
Three days passed in a flash.
In the past few days, two situations have emerged in the official circles and among the people of Bianliang.
While officials were buzzing about the reform, the public was more concerned about the elimination of evil forces.
Officials and common people told each other the news, and the two pieces of news quickly spread throughout Tokyo.
Now the Ministry of Justice has completed its restructuring. It has changed from an idle department to an institution responsible for formulating laws and establishing rules and regulations for various departments, and more than one hundred officials have been transferred in.
This solved the employment problem of more than one hundred idle and redundant officials at once, which immediately excited the redundant officials in Bianliang. They began to try their best to find ways to establish good relationships in advance.
However, since we are still in the early stages of the reform, only the Ministry of Justice has completed the reform and is currently formulating charters for the new departments. Therefore, there are not that many departments yet.
But it is clear that at least the vast majority of officials support the reform.
There were more than 10,000 redundant officials in the Song Dynasty, most of whom were scattered in local areas. For example, the deputy envoy of Huangzhou Tuanlian to whom Su Shi was demoted was one of the idle officials, and there were also one or two thousand such people in Bianliang.
It is estimated that after this reform, not only will these one or two thousand people be resettled, but idle officials may even have to be transferred back from local areas to fill the vacancies.
On the morning of November 10, both sides of East Street were already packed with people.
Kaifeng Prefecture was not only the government office of Bianliang, but also an administrative agency, equivalent to the capital city government in later generations. It was responsible not only for catching thieves and criminals, but also for urban planning.
But unfortunately, the successive governors of Kaifeng Prefecture obviously had no awareness of this aspect, or it was difficult for them to plan a better city. Illegal buildings in Kaifeng Prefecture have always been a big problem, since the time of Zhao Guangyi.
There were already many illegal buildings on the streets at this moment, and the various sheds, shops, and rain shields extending from the houses on both sides made the streets even narrower. In addition, there were so many people that only a gap was left in the middle.
The beheading teams from Kaifeng Prefecture and the Imperial City Administration were fine when they came out of the cross street outside Xuande Gate, but when they reached East Street, they were suddenly blocked and the team of carriages could not move forward at all.
"Make way, make way!"
"Don't push, stand at the back!"
"Anyone who blocks the prison van procession will be considered as robbing the execution ground and will be arrested on the spot!"
At the front of the convoy was a middle-aged official in a red robe, looking majestically ahead.
Both the Political System Council and Kaifeng Prefecture attached great importance to this beheading, so both sides sent people, one to supervise the execution and the other to lead the execution.
The Constitutional Court sent Gao Jimin, the deputy envoy of the Imperial City Administration, while Kaifeng Prefecture sent Zhang Tan, the co-magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. Zhang Tan was a fifth-rank official in the Ministry of Personnel and concurrently served as the co-magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. He was the second-in-command of Kaifeng Prefecture after Fan Zhongyan.
Under his majestic glance, the people on both sides of the street were separated by the officers on the left and right, and finally made way.
But when the convoy passed, chaos reigned.
Someone shouted, "Look, the person on the prisoner cart is Liu Kuixi."
"And Wang Long."
"That's Li Sancai."
“They are all big shots.”
"Big shots, are they also considered big shots?"
"Isn't it?"
"You common people only know a few hooligans who are making trouble on the streets, but you don't know any of the real bigwigs."
"Then tell me who is the big shot?"
Among the crowd watching the excitement on the street, people were talking about it.
One of the men pointed triumphantly at the prisoner's carriageway and said, "Look, that man's name is Han Yuan. He used to be the magistrate of Kaifeng Prefecture. Later, he was sent out to serve as the prefecture governor. He was captured by the prefectural government. His uncle is Han Yi, the former vice chancellor."
"It's actually him?"
The people around looked over and saw a middle-aged man wearing the clothes of a death row prisoner sitting in the prison van. Although his face was haggard and his hair was white, one could still vaguely see that he once held a high position and lived a life of luxury.
His skin alone was completely different from the rough and dark skin of ordinary people, and was much better than those hooligans from other gangs who were always fighting with others for territory.
"Smash them!"
With a loud shout, the scene instantly became chaotic.
Various vegetable leaves, rotten eggs, and small stones were thrown at the prison van, forcing the Kaifeng government officials and the Imperial City Guards to quickly push the crowd back to maintain order.
In the chaotic downtown area, the prison vans struggled forward like rats crossing the street. If Zhang Tan and Gao Jimin had not shouted loudly, these prisoners would probably have been smashed to death by the angry Bianliang citizens before they were sent to the execution ground.
This situation continued until we left the city. The area outside the city was much wider. After finally passing through the New Song Gate, we were followed by thousands or even tens of thousands of people at the back gate. The execution ground outside the city was also crowded with people.
Many people started rushing to grab viewing spots early, and the scene was even more lively than the Cuju competitions held by the various Cuju clubs in the city or by the government.
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