The staff and guards who manage the city that never sleeps are armed with family members, which is completely legal in the Ming Dynasty, because the dignitaries and nobles all support their families, and the Huang family and the Zheng family are also completely okay.

When the city that never sleeps was built, six or seven hundred men with strong physiques and active work were selected from the unskilled coolies to stay as writers, half of whom were from the old mansion of Zheng Ge, and half were under the banner of General Pingliao.

Huang Sifang openly sent more than a dozen disabled soldiers to train and manage these people, and organized them to run around the city that never sleeps, practice grappling and assassinating every day.

The guards of the city that never sleeps are not a legal army, of course, they can't use birds, armor, bows, and crossbows, but under the training of disabled veterans of the "Red Banner Army", they can definitely do a two-trick deal against the hooligans in the market.

The attire of these guards is also eye-catching, in the eyes of the Ming people, it is a fancy dress, which resembles the red shirts of the eighteenth-century British, except that there is no such strange black tricorne.

Because they also maintained law and order in the capital, the work of the guards of the city that never sleeps was actively cooperated by Jinyiwei and Dongchang, as well as the soldiers and horses of the five cities, who not only caught thieves and hooligans, but also homeless people and beggars.

In the past, the biggest headache for the Five Cities Terracotta Division was beggars, and after arresting these people, they had to give them porridge to eat, who would be troublesome?

Who knows that in the past few years, the Huang family will arrest beggars and homeless people as long as they see them, and they don't mind the need to provide two meals at all, these people will get job opportunities that can provide food and clothing, and professional beggars who are lazy and lazy will be forced to work.

This era requires a lot of labor, and a lot of labor is needed in coal mines, iron mines, stone mines, and so on.

The Huang family, with the cooperation of Jinyiwei and others, really managed to keep the capital free of beggars and homeless.

It really doesn't take much effort to manage a city without taking into account human rights, and because there are women at the bottom who sell roasted sweet potatoes, potato chips, and duck blood vermicelli to participate in the reconnaissance, the flag guards in the capital can control all the big and small affairs.

The flag guards not only spy on intelligence, but also hoe and rape to eliminate evil, several criminal gangs that abduct and sell children, and even turn children into the street to beg were detected by the brocade guards who got accurate information.

Last autumn, dozens of such traffickers were killed at the entrance of the Jingshi vegetable market, and more than a dozen were beheaded.

Now, the guards of the city that never sleep, wearing eye-catching red clothes on their upper body, a black round high hat, a feather above their ears, and black pants and black combat boots on their lower bodies, have been widely praised by the people of Beijing.

The guards of the city that never sleeps are all enthusiastic, not only to fight against hooligans and evil forces, but also to help the needy, and now the people of Jingshi Shengdou call them "Red Shirt Guards", which is much better than the reputation of Jinyi Guard.

The management of the "Red Shirts" by retired servicemen is quite strict, and all systems are based on the "Red Banner Army".

Even the military salute has been exquisite, the "Red Flag Army" salute has clear regulations, the five fingers are together and naturally straightened, the middle finger is slightly connected to the right corner of the brim about an inch in front of the hat, the palm is downward, slightly outward, the wrist must not be bent, the right arm is slightly flat, and the shoulders are slightly in a line, while looking at the recipient.

Etiquette cannot be abolished, and the abolition of kneeling is to prevent soldiers from weakening their legs, not to cancel the hierarchy and etiquette. Under strict management, the "red-shirted guards" must usually go out on the street in a two-person column and three-person rows, and they are never allowed to hook up their shoulders and backs.

Such a military appearance is rare in the sea, often as soon as they appear, they will attract many onlookers, and now the "red shirts" in the main duty point of the city has become a scene, and the people who come to observe every day do not know how many.

Seeing with his own eyes that the guards of the city that never sleeps are as strict as this, the eunuchs, merchants, and ordinary people in the capital are all sighing at Huang Han's ability to lead troops, and everyone believes that with the "Red Flag Army" guarding Ningyuan, Shanhaiguan can sit back and relax.

Cheng spent money to build a shelter outside the Guangqu Gate, where homeless disabled people were sheltered from the wind and rain and were able to eat two meals a day.

The shelters are based on mutual aid, and they no longer have to beg on the streets for the gangs with their hearts.

All the expenses needed here are provided by the city that never sleeps, and there will be a soup porridge once a day in the morning, as long as the people who are willing to get up early can get a big bowl of hot porridge to satisfy their hunger.

Zheng Guochang has written many times to explain his achievements, the capital is the first good district, and now it has really become a model in the world.

The facts are indisputable, during Zheng Guochang's tenure as the envoy of the Northern Zhili, the capital was in good order, the people lived and worked in peace and contentment, there were no hooligans and beggars on the streets, and the city was clean and tidy and peaceful.

Therefore, Zheng Guochang was recommended by many ministers to report to the emperor to take the decree and become a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion of the Ministry of Rites.

Not in the capital for more than half a year, Fang Zhenghua and Li Ruolian couldn't recognize this place when they came to Chongwen Gate, and the two of them took a dozen henchmen to turn around the city that never sleeps, and they were amazed one by one.

Huang Sifang invited everyone to enjoy the reception banquet in Quanjude and then took them to take a sauna, and everyone who was used to military life was not used to it for a while, and they all felt dizzy.

Fang Zhenghua quietly muttered to Li Ruolian: "No wonder the emperor also wants to come and take a look at the city that never sleeps, our family is also extraordinary, what do you think you haven't seen?" I was stunned today. ”

Li Ruolian exclaimed: "General Pingliao is really a god, how did he come up with this city that never sleeps?" Such a good place, everyone wants to come and play, and in the future, the silver he earns here alone should be enough to support thousands of families. ”

"Yes! Our family led thousands of troops this time, and really realized the importance of sufficient money and food, if it weren't for General Pingliao who kept sending ships to deliver things to us, I'm afraid it would be impossible for his command to work so hard! ”

"It doesn't matter, we will always find a chance to pay it back! This time, when the emperor paid a private visit, we served well, that is, we helped General Pingliao. ”

"Rao is so, our family estimates that the emperor will come to the outer city to take a look and then come to the city that never sleeps, it will definitely be a great joy, the capital has really changed a lot in recent years, and your Jinyiwei is also a great contribution!"

Indeed, the capital has undergone earth-shaking changes, and it is inseparable from Li Ruolian, a brocade guard, who is ruthless in management.

Li Ruolian showed a smile on his face and said modestly: "It's nothing, those doors are not taught by General Pingliao, but now it is not so easy for Jinyiwei to be fined, and his income is at least one percent less." ”

"Don't be greedy, don't be greedy, don't make people angry for more fines."

Li Ruolian retorted: "How can it! We're not short of money now, and we're still thinking about depositing the silver that we don't need for the time being into the Quartet Money Village to get some interest! ”

Fang Zhenghua said: "Sifang Qianzhuang is also the property of General Pingliao's family, our family can rest assured, and our family will also save the silver in a few days." ”