A few days after the Qingming Festival, with a notice posted everywhere on the eight streets of the four cities, the state city suddenly became lively. The notice said that the household garbage that can be found everywhere in the city said: "...... From the date of the notice, all the charcoal ash left by the households of the state government shall not be taken and discarded, and the pots and bowls shall be temporarily accumulated, and the officials will send people to gather along the street in another place every morning and dusk", that is to say, in the future, the domestic garbage of each household can not be littered as before, and the government should send special personnel to collect it and dispose of it separately. Not only that, but the notice also said that "officials and officials" would be "inspected at any time and at any time," and that if anyone was found to be not complying with the government's regulations, the offender would be "given money and food......

Before the vast majority of Yanzhou people could figure out what the government notice was talking about, they were immediately stunned by what happened next. They saw that under the personal leadership of the old prefect Tao Qi, the government was almost out of the nest, and the governors, judges, six Cao counselors, the left and right city patrol envoys, the secretary office, the city capital, the officials, the streets, the soap li, and the street patrol and the fire watchers were haunting the streets and alleys of the city in groups, wielding wooden shovels and shovels to grab the fence and pick up the garbage that had been piled up at the corners of the alleys and streets for an unknown number of years onto donkey carts and carriages, and pulled them out of the west city one by one.

People watched all this nervously and in amazement. The matter in front of them was completely beyond their cognition and imagination of the government's handling habits, so in a hurry, everyone didn't know what kind of comments and feelings to express about this matter. When people heard that even Wei Mu and Lu Ji went to the street to remove the garbage, they were even more surprised.

This big news, which was like a thunderbolt from the sky, immediately spread all over the state city. The incense candles in the city and the red cloth that can only be used for happy occasions were quickly out of stock. After the initial shock and helplessness, people suddenly burst out with incomparable enthusiasm, whether it is a porter or a pawn or a student gentry, men, women and children rolled up their sleeves together and went into battle, it only took a few days, so that the ancient Yanzhou suddenly changed its appearance, not only the garbage in the city was cleaned up, the shops on the street were also renewed, some important streets were also washed with clean water repeatedly, and the stirrup bright bluestone slabs could shine the shadow of people brightly......

People were full of joy and excitement, nervously waiting for that important day.

The government immediately posted a notice to refute the rumors, and also arrested a few guys who spread the rumors. But the unlucky ones didn't suffer much. It is said that the Admiral personally inquired into the matter and instructed them to release them immediately, so they were simply reprimanded and released that night.

What awaits people in disappointment is a flurry of new measures and regulations from the government.

The first is that open defecation is strictly prohibited. Like the actual local state and county seats, the public facilities in Yanzhou City are also extremely scarce, a huge city, but there are only two public toilets, and they are all distributed in the west of the city, which are built by the monks of Qingliang Temple and the Taoist of Chaotianguan, and the rest of the densely populated places, such as Nanshi and Caoxi City, do not even have a public toilet. Sometimes people are in a hurry, and they can't find a place to solve it, and when they can't bear it, they often solve it in a secluded place on the street. And this is not an isolated phenomenon. This is not only done by street vendors and passers-by, but also by some officials; Not only men do this, but it is not uncommon for women to defecate on the streets. What's more, some women even dump household garbage indiscriminately, forming a phenomenon of garbage everywhere in many places, seriously polluting the surrounding environment. The consequence of this is that every summer there is a foul smell wafting through the city, and it is impossible to avoid it. Now, the state government has made up its mind to thoroughly rectify the "heavy pollution and dirt", and has decided that the government will pay for the construction of public toilets all over the city to solve everyone's practical problems. However, due to lack of funds, public toilets can only be built on a few main streets first, and other places that cannot be taken care of for the time being can only be collected along the streets by manure trucks. However, the Tao governor's office publicly assured people that the government would raise funds as soon as possible to build public toilets throughout the city......

The second major task of the government is to solve the city's drinking water problem. The people of Yanzhou use water, either relying on the Xiaonan River, which meanders through the city from west to east, or relying on more than a dozen official wells in the city. Whether it is Guanjing or Xiaonanhe, it is actually surrounded by the domestic waste generated by the city to varying degrees. The situation in the Xiaonan River is complicated, and the government has been unable to completely ban pollution along the river, so it has to make mandatory regulations such as not dumping garbage into the river, and shift the focus of management to the official well. In addition to strictly prohibiting washing clothes and dumping dirty water within 10 steps of wells, the government also required each neighborhood and neighborhood to appoint special personnel to take care of them, and 17 new wells were dug in the city, basically ensuring the city's water intake. As for the city's drainage system, because the project is so huge, after Tao Qi and Shang Cheng exchanged opinions, they both felt that it was really exhaustive, and they could only put it on hold before they could come up with a more appropriate solution.

The last notice of the government was to encourage people to plant trees, "along the banks of the river, trees are planted as permitted", and "more elm willows are planted, and trees are planted every year".

These things that the Yanzhou government did were not accomplished overnight. For example, the governance of Xiaonanhe, because of the living habits that people have formed for a long time, there have been several repetitions in the implementation process, some official eunuchs still do their own thing by virtue of their identity, and ordinary people also follow them to coax and act, until Tao Qi was angry and flailed the chief steward of Cheng Mansion, and this trend gradually subsided. The problem of urban sewage, for example, was delayed for several years because of the scope involved, and it was not until a few years later that it was actually addressed......

Even so, Yanzhou City has undergone amazing changes in a short period of time, so much so that some people who have been here not long ago have some uncomfortable feelings when they come back—the changes in this ancient city are too fast, and they are too big! They couldn't help but ask, is this still the Yanzhou City they are familiar with?

In the process of urban governance, many things were personally experienced by the old prefect Tao Qi's prestige. As the word of mouth spread among the people who had visited Yanzhou, his ability and fame spread farther and farther. The imperial court soon noticed him. In the winter of that year, he was transferred to Shangjing and served as the governor of Pingyuan Prefecture, fully presiding over the municipal construction of Shangjing, and soon achieved outstanding results. When he was honored in the winter of the 21st year of the Eastern Era, many people regretted that if it weren't for the age there, with Tao Mengchang's talent, he would at least be a waiter......

However, at present, it is impossible for Tao Qi to predict his future fate. In fact, he didn't bother to worry about himself. Nowadays he has a lot of official duties. He not only has to worry about Yanzhou City, but also about the entire Yanshanwei. Now, he is attending a regular meeting in the council chamber of the Admiralty's palace, which is held every ten days.

Half a month ago, the Interim General Care Department of Yanshan Aftermath had been abolished. However, several of the great yamen of Weizhi realized the benefits of this meeting once every ten years, so they tacitly retained this system. As for the benefits of this system, in the words of the fake Admiral Shang Cheng, that is, everyone can spread all the contradictions on the table and face the wheat mang, instead of going to the bottom to make small moves!

Of course, the original words of the blind man were not so tactful.

"Say anything to your face, don't hide it! Ugly words ahead, you can say anything in this council room, even if you point at my nose and scold me! But if anyone is doing something bastard behind their backs, then clean up their own bedding and get out! ”

To tell the truth, not only Tao Qi and Lu Ji, these civil officials, have never seen the local officials of this faction, but also a few generals of the Wei Mansion and the Border Military Mansion, who were not very accustomed to Shang Cheng's style of acting at the beginning, this person was so reckless that he was almost sloppy, and he didn't look like a high-ranking and powerful figure at all!

In fact, Tao Qi initially felt the same way, so he proposed that Shang Cheng should act as Yanshan. He thought at the time, a farmer who started by military merits, has no foundation and no knowledge, no matter how smart a person is, his ability and vision must be very limited, and he is easier to deal with than Li Shen. But he soon found that he and Lu Ji and Di Xu were all gone, and this young student was even more difficult to deal with than Li Shen! This person looks reckless, but in fact, his heart is brighter than anyone else, and his words and deeds are so detailed that even those of them who are old in the officialdom can't help but admire it in their hearts. Take the matter of him opening a military warehouse to release grain without authorization, no matter who he is, he feels that he will definitely not end up doing this, but after the court knew about the matter, the reply was just an understatement: "Everything is known, everything is important to the society and the people", and the matter is over. This matter is really incomprehensible, and he and Lu Ji also studied it several times before gradually figuring out the mystery. Although the two factions in the court fought fiercely, no one really wanted to see the situation in Yanshan eroded to the point of being uncontrollable, but at that-for-tat moment, they were afraid of leaving a truth for the opponent, so no one dared to let go; So he first vaguely added the position of deputy head of the camp to Shang Cheng, and then abolished all the functions of the camp, which seemed to be inconsistent and inexplicable......

There is also the establishment of the General Care Department. In that temporary yamen, all the Yanshan officials were either in charge or in charge, and it seemed that they respected all the civil and military officials, but in fact, it was a fluttering idea, so they blocked all the powerful yamen such as the Wei Mu Mansion and the Inspection Department from the door, and the one who really had the power was the only deacon, and the others only needed to nod; Even if you shake your head, it won't help, anyway, if Lu Ji opposes it, Di Xu will definitely support it, and if Wei Mufu denies it, Wei Fu will definitely approve it, and the Bian Military Mansion, which was dragged into the General Fu Division by Shang Cheng, must be on Shang Cheng's side...... In the end, although Lu Ji and Di Xu fought for the position of a deacon for their respective yamen, what was the use of having this position? A deacon of the temporary yamen, who is only a petty official of the eighth rank in the sky, does he still dare to go against the admiral? The result is not that the blind man is what he says......

There is also the Wen theory of state studies. That night, Wen Qizheng got money and food for the state school, and the first thing he said was: "This person is the blessing of Yanshan!" Of course, in the General Fu Division, he is also unswervingly supporting Shang Cheng.

Tao Qi felt that Wen Lun's praise was only slightly excessive, and it was also pertinent. However, looking at the renovation of Yanzhou City this time, he felt that Wen Yan's praise was not too much.

The actual situation is that even Di Xu, who often has conflicts with Shang Cheng, has never said anything bad behind his back, even if he has been kicked by Shang Cheng twice, no matter whether it is a regular meeting or an ad hoc meeting next, he still sits in the conference hall like no one, and continues to fight with others for a certain official business.

Now, Shang Cheng has announced a new conference topic:

"At the meeting four days ago, I mentioned that there are three major things to be done at present, one is to build water conservancy, the second is to build roads, and the third is to suppress bandits. Everyone must have read the draft. I have convened this meeting today to hear your opinions. Again, what are the opinions and ideas, just say, it's best to speak freely......"