Chapter 125: Night Fastwatch

After the two of them finished eating, they immediately rushed to the construction site, afraid that there would be a night curfew soon after dark, speaking of this curfew, it was called a night curfew in the Ming Dynasty. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info "宵" means night, and "forbidden" means forbidden. A curfew is a prohibition of nighttime activity in ancient times. Many costume film and television dramas often have scenes of men and women shopping on the street at night, saying that in ancient times, the lights were bright, nightclubs were lined up, and people could carnival all night as they are now, but in fact, such a scene rarely existed in ancient times.

"Curfew" was very common in ancient times, and was renamed "night curfew" in the Ming Dynasty. The regulations are clearer, and the dusk drum is sounded at three o'clock, and travel is prohibited; The morning bell rang at three o'clock on the fifth watch before the ban on traffic. Those who walk on the street on the second, third, and fourth watches will be flogged forty times (fifty times in the capital); Those who commit a night offense after the first watch night ban and shortly before the fifth watch ban is opened, will be flogged 30 times (40 times in the capital). Sickness, childbirth, death and bereavement can be passed.

Now 7 o'clock to 9 o'clock in the evening is the first watch in ancient times, 9 o'clock to 11 o'clock is the second watch, 11 o'clock to 1 o'clock in the middle of the night is the third watch, 1 to 3 o'clock in the morning is the fourth watch, and 3 to 5 o'clock in the morning is the fifth watch. In other words, you can't go out at more than seven o'clock in the evening. Shopping on the street from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. is to be beaten.

In order to enforce a curfew, every city where the government is stationed has to lock its gates at night and prohibit entry and exit from the city. and the keys of the gates shall be given to the magistrates. At the same time, fences should be erected at the intersections of the main streets, which should be guarded by government officials and not allowed to pass.

In ancient times, there were no electric lights, and at night the streets were almost dark, and usually people fell asleep after 7 o'clock in the evening. Therefore, the night ban did not hinder the people's lives at that time. However, for an industry that relies exclusively on the cover of the night, it is a big problem. For example, prostitutes go out at night to sing in the church, and when they come home, they have to get into trouble, and the same is true for gambling houses, thieves, night walkers, and other illegal businesses. As for the scope of the implementation of night curfew, historical records record that night curfew must be imposed in the inner city, and the outer city may be more relaxed, so some brothels are open in the outer city.

Although the law stipulates this, there are policies and countermeasures. Some people who are not willing to be bound by the night ban naturally have a way to play the side ball. For example, people who gamble at night often gamble until the dead of night, and have to go home after losing all their money. But the roads in the city have been blocked by fences, and they are not allowed to pass. Gamblers had to take a detour, wade into stinky ponds, or cross the wilderness. Even then, they will be stopped and interrogated by the night watchman or the commander.

In the Ming Dynasty's forbidden book "Golden Vase Plum", Ximen Qing and Earl Ying and others often watched fireworks at night, and called J*** to accompany them. But he is not afraid, talking and laughing, and he should be happy for Ximen Qing. It can be seen that many times the policy is not for the people, not for the officials, and the Ximen officials themselves are officials who manage public security, and the night ban is not what about him.

The rules restrict people from shopping at night, but the government does not interfere with the life of the house. Therefore, some people with a taste of life often invite friends to their home to drink and have fun, and then stay overnight, and it is OK to not go out all night. There are also brothels and taverns who arrive before the curfew time, stay overnight, and go home the next day.

During some festive periods, the night curfew can be lifted. It is recorded that when the Ming Dynasty became the ancestor, during the Lantern Festival, the lanterns in Beijing were lit up, and the lantern market sold all kinds of lanterns. There is also the custom of women traveling in groups to pray for the protection of calamities. Only on special days like this, everyone can have a night out.

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When Feng Qingbai and Shanxiong came to the construction site, they found that the workers had also eaten dinner, but Feng Qingbai also found a problem, that is, the problem of cleaning, although it was impossible for anyone to waste food in this era, and no littering was found. However, another phenomenon was discovered, that is, some migrant workers brought their families with their families, and the situation of food and accommodation ignored the situation of children, and in addition, no one reminded them that no one disciplined their children, and the phenomenon of open defecation was very common.

As soon as the two of them arrived, Qin Guang followed, "Boss Feng, why are you here!" ”

"Qin Guang, why didn't you go home?" Feng Qingbai also felt a little strange, originally wanted to meet him on the road and then explain a few words to him, but when he arrived at the construction site, he saw him, but he didn't expect this scholar to be very reliable.

"It's okay, I've already said hello to my family in advance." Qin Guang replied.

"That's good, I just have something to tell you, it's like this, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, I want a business to leave the capital, so these two days only you will take care of these people, you need to spend more time, there is something you have to pay attention to, that is, this cleaning and sanitation also have to grasp it, you remind those parents with children in the daily sign-in, you can't defecate casually, you must defecate in the toilet, this big boss son is specially reminded. There is another point that you have to lock the door when you enter and exit here, you are the manager to show momentum, who does not listen to you, I will give you the right to deduct wages, the first warning, the second deduction of money, the third dismissal, I give you the right to manage you to use it well, but you can't use it indiscriminately, you add some useful manpower to patrol every day, safety first attention! Especially near the raw material warehouse. By the way, did all the grain go into the warehouse? Feng Qingbai also said everything that should be said at this time.

"Thank you Boss Feng for your trust, I will definitely not disappoint Boss Feng." Scholar Qin Guang has been the boss's assistant for most of the day at this time, and he has already entered the role at this time, and he is slowly getting started with management.

"Well, especially the night rounds, tell them that there are rewards for doing things at night." After Feng Qingbai finished explaining, he returned with the mountain bear, preparing for tomorrow's long trip!

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Wan Qiyang stayed in the study, this incident was not a big blow to him, he was still in self-blame at this time, he didn't expect that the last time Zhu Zi got married, it was a farewell to Uncle Ma, and at the same time, the scenes between him and Uncle Ma were replayed in his mind. Thinking about it, he burst into tears, and at this moment, the call bell in the study rang, and the previous agreement with Qiao Zhi was that if he didn't respond after pulling three times, he said that he was not there or that it was inconvenient to answer.

Wan Qiyang didn't want to answer at this time, and the bell didn't ring after three times. However, at this time, Wan Qiyang felt that he couldn't sink like this, there were still many things to do by himself, and there were still a lot of relatives and friends in the Ming Dynasty who needed him.

He first said into the microphone, "Hey! ”

I didn't expect Qiao Zhi to be on the other side, "Childe, I'm always calling the flower back." Look at ....." Qiao Zhi was still a little excited when he heard Wan Qianyang's voice, and he thought that Wan Qianyang was a little depressed when he was grieving.

"Alright, I'll go through the tunnel." After Wan Qiyang finished speaking, he came to the entrance of the tunnel, took the floor covered by the entrance and got in. This is Wan Qianyang's first time entering the tunnel, I didn't expect that the following has been treated by Wei San to make this tunnel very suitable for one person, just bend down, plus Wan Qiyang let the mountain bear do some iron triangle support, this tunnel is very safe, in the middle of Wan Qiyang also found a fork road, it seems that it has not been completed.

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