After the autumn rain, the city of Guangzhou is filled with a fresh smell. Of course, it is not the smell of dung, but the smell of fireworks. Although it is cold, pedestrians on the street are still coming and going in a hurry, wrapped in clothes, running for life.

Since the establishment of the Patrol Department, various guilds, such as the Yexiang Society, etc., have obeyed the leadership of the Patrol Department. The entire city has been in order instantly. Those who sweep the floors, dig out manure, and conduct sewers all behave according to the rules and dare not exceed the slightest.

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The Patrol Division, which integrates the police, firefighting, urban management, and health bureaus, is the best guarantee for urban governance. Its power has also risen sharply, ranking above the six houses in the county.

Guangzhou City, Guodu, Chengtian Fucheng, Guangzhou Zhoucheng, Lingdong Fucheng, four yamen were among them. The ones with the greatest pressure were Nanhai County and Panyu County. The four princes above them were so busy that they were dizzy.

Therefore, the patrol department is also under the greatest pressure. There are too many people pointing fingers, which makes them unbearable. If anything goes wrong, they will be in trouble.

The two counties of Panyu and Nanhai, as well as the Guangzhou Yamen of Chengtian Prefecture, made public memorials more than once, requesting Lingdong Prefecture to set up another capital. Guangzhou really couldn't bear it.

"Patrol Division, it's okay!" Li Jia opened the curtains and sat on the carriage, looking at the policemen patrolling with knives, and couldn't help but say.

"Your Majesty, the household registration in Guangzhou exceeds 200,000, and with merchants and visitors, the number increases to tens of thousands. There are many lawsuits, and thefts are difficult to guard against, so patrols must be very close!"

Yin Fangpu, the acting Chengtian Mansion, knelt down in front of the emperor and explained softly.

He was recommended by Prime Minister Wang Ning, so Li Jia asked him to represent Chengtian Mansion. After all, Chengtian Mansion has a special status and cannot be controlled without any ability.

"How many people are there?" the emperor asked casually.

"About eight hundred people!" Fang Pu said.

Guangzhou City implements the Baojia system, so the Baojia Chang can be said to be the tentacles of the imperial court, maintaining public order, and they also help. The patrol department mainly looks after the market, and the merchants coming and going are the most prone to accidents.

"Absolutely!" Li Jia nodded, and then said: "There are a lot of merchants coming and going in Chengtian Mansion, and there are also many foreign businessmen. The patrol department needs to treat them equally and not bully them. After all, they are here to send money. Didn't Confucius have a saying, you have friends?

Isn’t it great to come from afar?”

"Those who send money are all friends!"

"Your Majesty, your Majesty!" Fang Pu flattered with a smile: "The city of Guangzhou was founded because of foreign merchants, and the imperial court has benefited a lot from it. The supply expenses should be treated equally. The more merchants there are, the more money will flow into the treasury!"

"This kind of thinking is very necessary!" Li Jia praised: "There are countless people in Guangzhou who have made a living due to foreign businessmen. In the former Tang Dynasty, the Huangchao Rebellion, no matter whether it was good or bad, slaughtered the foreign businessmen without hesitation.

It took Guangzhou decades to recover, so we can't be careless."

"Of course, violations will be punished. If foreign businessmen ignore the laws of the Tang Dynasty and act in accordance with the law, don't condone it. You must control the rules carefully!"

"I will obey His Majesty's teachings!"

Fang Pu listened carefully and seemed to have some expertise. He responded in a deep voice. Li Jia likes people who are smart and intelligent. They value business but do not indulge in business. This is the principle of a city governor.

The carriage drove smoothly without any bumps. It could be seen that the municipal administration in Guangzhou City was pretty good. Li Jia opened the curtain and sighed as he looked at the streets.

Suddenly, a large and very tall Taoist palace came into view, with three words written on the huge door plaque: Tianqi Palace.

Li Jia instantly remembered that this is the largest Taoist temple in Guangzhou City and the largest in Lingnan, covering an area of ​​dozens of acres. It is the main belief of the Dai sect, the Taoist temple of King Tianqi and the God of Mount Tai.

Thinking of this, he remembered that he had childishly adapted his beliefs and turned King Tianqi into a god in charge of the spiritual world and death.

"Stop!" the emperor said. Yin Fangpu, the acting governor, didn't know why.

Soon, the carriage stopped. Li Jia helped him get out of the carriage, took some guards with him, and quietly entered the Taoist palace. He religiously burned a stick of incense, made a wish to unify the world, and prepared to give out incense money.

"Little Taoist, I don't know if I can accept the money receipt!" Just as he was about to take out the silver beans, Li Jia saw the huge money box and suddenly changed his mind and asked.

"Reply to the donor, the money note is also my heart, sincerity, and I can accept it!" The little Taoist boy guarded the money box, looked at the handsome gentleman in front of him, and said seriously.

"That's wonderful!" Li Jia took a stack of money notes from the guard beside him. Under the surprised gaze of the Taoist boy, he counted them one by one. They were all the top ten. According to a rough estimate, about

There are hundreds of strings.

"Goodbye -" Putting a ten-guan note into his hand, Li Jia smiled casually and quietly walked out of the Taoist Palace.

He quietly returned to the carriage.

In the meantime, there was no stir, and no one knew that the emperor had come, offered incense, and donated ten incense coins.

I never thought that the popularity of money tickets would be so rapid, in just over a year. It seems that money tickets can be used to pay salaries to officials.

The emperor sat on the carriage, thinking in his mind, while Dai Fuyin on the side looked serious, hesitated for a moment, and warned: "Your Majesty, the ways of ghosts and gods should not be taken lightly. Confucius said, respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them."

"Are you teaching me how to do things?" The emperor looked cold.

"I don't dare!" Fang Pu quickly lowered his head, his heart beating rapidly. The founder of the country was so terrifying that his eyes were as terrifying as a tiger eating a man.

"Then don't talk nonsense. I am not an ignorant and ignorant king. I have my own sense of discretion!" Li Jia softened his tone and said casually:

"How much food did Wuhun Palace spend?"

"If you include wood, stone, and other carpentry labor, it will cost a total of thirteen thousand one hundred and sixty-seven dollars and take sixteen months to complete!"

When the conversation got down to business, Fang Pu finally came to his senses and spoke seriously.

More than 10,000 strings are quite a lot.

Soon, the carriage arrived at the east of the city, still near Renxiao City. A palace no less powerful than Tianqi Wangdao Palace stood here, with hundreds of steps, similar to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, except that the height, etiquette, etc. were much lower, but

The momentum is still amazing.

As long as the common people raise their heads, they can see this building, with green tiles and gray bricks, which is very eye-catching.

We climbed up the stairs step by step and walked for a quarter of an hour before we arrived at the main hall. It was densely packed with portraits hanging one after another, and the tablets were also in the main hall. Basically, only people above the capital level were eligible.

The rest of the ordinary soldiers could only sit in the side hall, where the memorial tablets were erected one after another, like rows of waves, which was dizzying and shocking.

These people were all ordinary soldiers who fought hard for Li Jia's country. They all died one by one, but the Tang Dynasty did not forget them and established the Wuhun Hall to commemorate them.

The incense continues.
Chapter completed!