Chapter 226: The Prototype of the Police System?
Since the news has been confirmed, Qin Dong wants Lorid to bring someone to Pazar or send someone to summon him to Cedika to announce the appointment of Da Dan Yu Erak sooner or later, maybe within a few days, but he thinks that since he has not been officially appointed, it is better not to spread this matter for the time being, so he said to Liu San: "Don't spread this matter for the time being, as far as you and I know, you go first, by the way, call Peteus to me."
"Yes, young master!" Liu San said yes and left.
After an hour, Petvez rushed over, "My lord, are you looking for me?" ”
When Qin Dong saw Peteaus arrive, he immediately greeted: "Come, sit!" ”
"Thank you, sir!"
After the two sat down, Qin Dong said: "In the past few days, I have walked around, and found that in Pana, Pazar, Plov, and Dirmit and other places, with the increase in population, there have been many problems, social security is declining, there are thieves everywhere, and even some people break into other people's homes in the middle of the night to rob, disputes and homicides between residents have also increased, and with the increase in population, the environment has also become very bad, many residents will litter domestic waste everywhere, making the city smelly and smoky. Do you have any solutions on the municipal side? ”
Peteus didn't expect Qin Dong to come to him to ask about this matter, but these things are indeed municipal work, he saw that Qin Dong attached so much importance to it, and immediately said: "My lord, we are also trying to solve the two problems you said, and the idea is there, but it is not very mature." Not yet detailed to the full spectrum! ”
"Then give me a rough idea first!"
Since Qin Dong asked for this, Peteus couldn't help but say it, so he said, "My lord." In the Roman Empire, the magistrates of the city guards were generally in charge of the magistrates, but having the city guards in charge of the law and crime was like letting a pig pull a cart."
As soon as Peteus said this, Qin Dong understood, "Do you mean that it is not professional enough to let the city guards manage law and order and criminal affairs?" ”
"Professional?" Petheus was stunned for a moment, then nodded after careful consideration: "Yes, that's right." It's just not professional enough, and I have an idea to set up a special government office. Specialized in policing, criminal and urban public health, specific personnel can be drawn from the city guard, but after being transferred, they are no longer part of the city guard."
Qin Dong was a little dumbfounded when he heard this. He summoned Pethius because it was likely that Lored would represent Da Danyu in Pazar to announce his promotion to Captain of the Man. This period of time must leave a good impression on Lored, so he is ready to ask Peteaus to pay close attention to the city's health and law and order, and deal with this time, but he did not expect Peteus to propose to him to set up a special government office to manage public security, criminal and public health.
Speaking of urban public health, the earliest attention to urban public health was in the late Roman republican era and the early imperial period, when Rome also specially formulated the "Urban Public Health Law" to ensure the health of the city, the reason why the urban public health law was formulated was because the population density of Rome was too large at that time. The population per square kilometer reached 60,000, a number that cannot be matched today. With a population of 17,556 per square kilometre, Macau is considered the highest in the world in terms of population density, but it is still a drop in the bucket compared to Rome at the time.
In such a relationship of population and size, it is clear that building houses in the usual way will not solve the problem of home ownership. The Romans began to solve the housing crisis by building high-rise apartment buildings, starting with two floors, with shops on the ground floor and occupants on the upper floor, and later on six or seven floors. Farmland in the past was also used for construction. Horace's Psalms describe the use of cultivated land to build lavish mansions. The density of a large number of high-rise buildings, coupled with the fact that builders have reclaimed the lake to build buildings, even makes the fish in the water feel cramped. As mentioned earlier, the majority of Roman residents live in apartment buildings. Less than 40,000 Roman inhabitants lived in single-family households, making up an absolute minority.
Dense population brings pollution problems, and the more crowded the place, the more polluted it is. The air in the city of Rome stinks, and Gaius, who was the governor of Sicily? Veres went out with a "mask": a sachet made of dried rose petals lined in the middle to reduce the stench that reached the respiratory tract. Flordinus also believed that the water in the drains of the city of Rome spoiled the air and made it difficult for people to breathe. Seneca fled the city to live on a farmhouse in Romena, escaping the smoke from the kitchen.
There are several main aspects of urban pollution in Rome, the first is garbage and domestic sewage, the second is defecation, the third is the industrial pollution of workshops, such as dyeing and washing shops, leather workshops, lead pipe workshops, food workshops, etc., and the fourth is the remains of the dead, the mortality rate in ancient times is obviously higher than in modern times, and at first many people buried the remains of their loved ones in their own homes or in farms and vegetable gardens.
The stricter the pollution, the more prone to disease, with the gradual increase in the population of Rome, by the time of Trajan, the population of Rome exceeded 2.5 million, the more the population, the stricter the pollution, so the frequent outbreaks of plague as the representative of infectious diseases, leprosy and other infectious diseases are not uncommon, so in order to reduce the outbreak of infectious diseases, the Romans began to pay attention to public health, once maintained a 265-year plague-free record.
Qin Dong frowned and said: "The establishment of a new official office, this is an act of ultra vires, you must know that I am only a commander of a thousand people, and I have no right to open a mansion and build teeth, unless I am promoted to a captain of ten thousand to be qualified to open a house and build teeth, although Da Shan Yu fell out with several of his brothers, but his authority is still there, if he knows that I opened a house and built a tooth privately, it is only a matter of minutes to kill me!" ”
Petus obviously didn't take this level into account, and hurriedly got up and saluted: "Your Excellency's forgiveness, it is your subordinates' inconsiderate thinking that almost put the adults in danger!" ”
"It's okay, you get up first!" Qin Dong helped Peteus up, and after the two sat down again, he said, "In this way, you can tell me what you think!" ”
"Uh, yes, sir! Since the adults are interested in this, the subordinates will dare to tell the adults what the subordinates think! Peteaus didn't expect Qin Dong to support him so much, you must know that he was just a minor official in Rome before, although he had ideas, but the official was too small, no one listened to what he said, and he was framed and almost died in prison, but fortunately he ran out, and then came here.
Peteus sorted out his thoughts and slowly said his thoughts: "My lord, I think so, first of all, we set up an official office, which is responsible for the governance of public security, criminal and public health, first set up the framework, this official office has three subordinate agencies, the first is specifically responsible for public security, called the Department of Public Security, and there are two full-time agencies below, one of which is responsible for daily patrols, and can be arrested at any time when encountering lawbreakers, and it is also responsible for dealing with disputes between residents, We can set up a special office in each area of the town, and another is responsible for catching thieves, robbers and other criminals! ”
Qin Dong was stunned when he heard this, and said in his heart: "I'll rub it, isn't this similar to the functions of the police station and the public security brigade in later generations?" How did this guy's head grow, and now that he can have this kind of thinking in this era?
Qin Dong didn't interrupt Peteus, only to see him continue: "Second, it is the full-time agency in charge of criminal crimes, and this agency is responsible for serious criminal acts, such as homicide and espionage, and third, that is, public health, my lord, you also know that now the population of the town is increasing, the sanitation is getting worse and worse, people are littering everywhere, many places in the town are stinking, and at the same time, there are many people on both sides of the street setting up stalls, causing traffic jams, and it also affects the beauty of the city, So it is necessary to set up such a body specifically responsible for the governance of this phenomenon! ”
I'm rubbing, isn't this the criminal police and the chengguan brigade of later generations? Qin Dong's eyes stared at Peteus, and he really wanted to ask if this guy had also crossed over.
Qin Dong nodded and said: "Well, this newly established official office can be established, but it can't be established now, it must be established in the future, it will be called the Patrol and Arrest Bureau, with three agencies under its jurisdiction, the first is the Department of Public Security, which I fully agree with, and the second one can also be established, the agency responsible for criminal cases is established, I call it the Criminal Investigation Department, but it is only responsible for serious criminal cases such as homicide, not responsible for counter-espionage work, and I will set up a special department to catch the work related to counter-espionage, as for the third agency you mentioned, it is responsible for public health, focusing on the appearance of the city, I call it the Urban Management Division, referred to as the Urban Management Division, but all street vendors are cleaned up, and if you want to set up stalls, you can only go to the market to set up stalls, not on the streets.
In addition, it is necessary to set up a separate government office, which is set up separately from the patrol and arrest bureau, which is specifically responsible for environmental sanitation, and this agency must not only recruit a large number of unemployed people to engage in the work of cleaning the streets every day, but also be responsible for catching the act of littering, responsible for regularly cleaning the urban sewers, and building public facilities to facilitate residents to dump garbage, and also responsible for dealing with the work of discharging garbage from residents. That's what this department does, I call it the Sanitation Bureau, what do you think? ”
Peteus's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said excitedly: "I can't imagine that my lord thinks more than me, and if, according to what my lord just said, as long as these two institutions are established, then the city will definitely take on a new look."
Speaking of this, Peteaus's eyes dimmed, "It's a pity that your lord doesn't have the right to open a mansion now, and we can only think about it here!" ”
Qin Dong smiled and said: "It's good to have an idea, so let's do it, after you go back, write a strategy, be detailed, do your best, don't talk about this matter for the time being, only the two of us know, in addition, you go back and immediately arrange for the relevant personnel to grasp the health and security of the city, there is news that Saidika has come to Da Shan Yu's envoy, and it is very likely that he will come to us to inspect, so I want to leave a good impression on Da Shan Yu's envoy!" ”
"So that's the case, then the subordinates will go back and arrange it immediately!" Pethius said yes and took his leave. (To be continued......)