Chapter 505: A Different Yamen
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, the two coachmen suddenly became excited.
"Brother, let me tell you, this traffic catch is completely different from the ones we used to know."
Zhu Yuanzhang pretended to be curious and asked, "Oh? What's different? ”
The coachman seemed to be afraid that what he said would not be convincing, so he danced with his hands for a while: "In the past, those fast catchers were all for those officials and masters, and they ignored us little people."
"Usually, they don't eat that card, they want to burn high incense, and the people above are urging them to handle the case, so they reluctantly move."
"If you want them to do something for our people, it's very difficult, it doesn't matter if you can't even speak."
At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely interested: "Could it be that the fast catching of this traffic catching brigade can still do things for us little people?"
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang swear that he was a common man, Queen Ma couldn't help but give him a big roll of his eyes.
Zhu Yuanzhang's old face was slightly red, and he subconsciously cleared his throat.
The coachman didn't notice this, and slapped his thigh: "Don't say it, that's really it."
The other driver was afraid that he would not be able to speak, so he hurriedly added: "When this traffic capture brigade was first formed, His Royal Highness said it."
"Our yamen is different from ordinary yamen, it is dedicated to doing things for our people."
"But at that time, no one took His Royal Highness's words seriously."
"Who doesn't know what kind of virtue these officials are? They can do things for us people, unless the sun comes out in the west. ”
"But what happened? What His Royal Highness said was even true. ”
The coachman before looked like a person who had come over: "You people, why don't you even believe what His Royal Highness said?"
"You just say, since His Royal Highness came to Yanjing, how much has the life of our people changed?"
"In the past, if you were tired and tired for a year, you would earn a dozen taels of silver, which is like now."
The coachman who was said said laughed and said, "Aren't we afraid of being bullied by those officials before?"
"Who would have thought that the people in the government would really have a day to do things for our people."
"This is all thanks to His Royal Highness, otherwise this yamen would not have existed at all."
"It is also the wisdom of His Majesty today to allow His Royal Highness to do this. Let's catch up with the good days. ”
"How much suffering Meng Yuan suffered when he was in the past, I really didn't expect to have a day like today."
Seeing the two coachmen, you and I started to be out of tune again.
Although the words are full of reverence for him, the Son of Heaven.
However, what Lao Zhu wants to know more now is what the situation of Yanjing, the traffic capture brigade, is.
It was the first time he had heard that the yamen in the imperial court could have such a good reputation.
He just wanted to know what was going on.
"Two elder brothers, why do you respect this traffic capture brigade so much, listening to the name of this yamen, they are in charge of things on the road, and they shouldn't be able to do anything, right?"
The voices of the two coachmen were raised at the same time.
"Brother, you are here for a while, and when you stay in Yanjing City for a while, you will know what is going on."
The other driver looked full of emotion: "If you want to say that this traffic capture brigade has done something to benefit the country and the people, it is not so exaggerated."
The driver next to him immediately added: "The most important reason why we think they are doing a good job is that they have done their part well."
Zhu Yuanzhang's interest became stronger and stronger: "Just do what you do?"
The two coachmen nodded their heads repeatedly.
"It's not easy to do that."
"It's not me saying that on this point, there is not much that our court's yamen can do."
"Although our Ming Dynasty is much better than when the Tartars ruled, the yamen of this official government is actually only stronger."
"It's like the road."
"In the past, those yamen did most of the time to set up cards to collect cash."
"The old man is right, they do almost nothing but collect cash. Some conscientious officials will pay some money to repair the road, and nothing else. ”
Even Zhu Yuanzhang frowned deeply when he heard these words.
It's not because I feel that those yamen in the past were irresponsible.
What he was really curious about was that even from his point of view, it had been done to this extent, right?
Roads are indeed important, but to put it bluntly, they are just places for cars, horses, and pedestrians.
Lao Zhu really didn't understand how much a temporarily formed yamen used to manage highways could do.
Zhu Yuanzhang's inquiring gaze completely stimulated the expressive desire of the two coachmen.
The coachman on the left had a black face and smiled like a chrysanthemum: "Brother, you don't know this, do you?" There are a lot of doorways in this road. ”
If you just look at his current appearance, it will make people think how much he understands this thing.
However, in fact, when this guy encountered the traffic capture team a few times ago, he was even more confused than Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Yuanzhang is called a depressed person, can't you say anything quickly?
is such a guy, if it was in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang would have had him dragged out and cut down.
But now, his identity as Lao Zhu is just an ordinary person who comes to beg for a living.
At the moment, he said patiently: "Please tell me more about it."
The driver on the right pointed to the flat ground and said, "Our road in Yanjing is different from other places, you should be able to see it, right?"
Zhu Yuanzhang Lian Lian nodded: "I heard what kind of cement road is this?"
This thing is not an unusual thing for Zhu Yuanzhang.
Zhu Han had already figured it out, and Ying Tianfu had already used it for a long time, and I don't know how much.
That is, the people on Yanjing's side even regarded the cement as a strange treasure.
"Brother, you said, such a good road, if no one maintains it, won't it take long for this road to have problems?"
Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes angrily, how could he feel that these two coachmen treated him as a fool.
Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy, the two coachmen smiled evilly at the same time and persuaded him.
"Don't worry, brother, don't you have to talk about things one by one."
"That's right, we don't have long open mouths, and we can explain everything at once."
Looking at the cheap smile of the two of them, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that these two guys were definitely deliberate.
Damn it.
His Majesty, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, expelled Meng Yuan from the land of China and completely wiped it out.
In the face of countless powerful characters, he can play with ease.
I was fooled by two coachmen and couldn't find the north.
At this time, the whole team walked forward a little further.
But as before, I didn't go out for long, and soon stopped again.
Because they didn't go far, the two coachmen just now were still around Zhu Yuanzhang.
The driver on the left sighed: "This traffic catcher brigade is not just repairing bridges and roads."
"If our car breaks down on the side of the road and they happen to be fine, those people will help us fix it."
The driver on the right immediately added: "Speaking of which, I really experienced it myself, just five days ago. I was driving a horse-drawn cart to deliver to people, but I ended up loading too much of the goods and accidentally broke the axle. ”
"At that time, there were a lot of people in the block, and then someone from the traffic arrest team came and personally helped me move the car, I thought it was over, and I caused such a big mess, and those officials would definitely not let me go easily."
"And guess what? Although those people reprimanded me, I was told to be careful not to overload in the future. ”
"But their people finally helped me fix the car so that I could continue to transport goods."
"In the end, they just charged me a cost price." As he spoke, the coachman patted the carriage under his buttocks.
"As far as the problem of my car is concerned, if I want to change the axle, the price is less than 30% more expensive than the traffic catching team."
When the driver on the left heard this, he immediately said angrily: "It turns out that you blocked the road that day, do you know that because of one, I almost delayed the delivery time?"
The driver on the right hurriedly hugged his fists and apologized: "Brother, I'm really sorry, I don't want that to happen."
Zhu Yuanzhang hurriedly interrupted these two people: "If you say so, this traffic catching brigade is not bad."
Zhu Yuanzhang has something to say, it is clearly yin and yang, if it is only to this extent, this traffic catching brigade is nothing more than that.
When the two coachmen heard Zhu Yuanzhang say this, they felt as if they had been insulted.
At the moment, he was anxiously distinguished: "Of course it's more than that, brother, you don't know how powerful this traffic catching brigade is."
Another driver also added: "The traffic arrest brigade has done a lot."
"If something happens on the road, if you find them, they'll come to help quickly. There are some that only charge a cost fee, and if there is nothing to consume, or even no money at all. ”
The driver on the other side of Zhu Yuanzhang immediately added: "Not only that, if something happens on the road, such as stealing, or crashing or something, the people of the traffic fast hunting brigade will also be responsible for catching thieves and adjusting."
"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang's heart was slightly cold, and then he said quietly: "It seems a little inappropriate to do this, right?" This is not what the county officials of the county government do. ”
"Will this traffic capture brigade be a little overstepping?"
When the two coachmen heard this, they laughed almost at the same time.
Their laughter made Zhu Yuanzhang laugh inexplicably.
"Isn't that what I said?"
Both coachmen shook their heads.
"Brother, you don't understand."
"Traffic Capture Brigade, there is absolutely no such thing as you said."
Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly: "Aren't they all judging cases for the government and catching thieves?"
These two coachmen spoke for the traffic capture brigade like this, which made Zhu Yuanzhang can't help but wonder if they received any benefits, so they spoke for the traffic capture team.
But this makes Zhu Yuanzhang a little strange.
Unless the traffic capture brigade knew his identity and specially invited two people to act.
Otherwise, they can't be bought by everyone, right?
This kind of thing, when you think about it, you know that it is impossible.
Could it be that his identity was revealed?
The most important thing is that if these two coachmen were not bribed, why are they so familiar with this traffic capture brigade?
These people are the people at the bottom.
Where is the time and opportunity to understand what a yamen can really do?
Not to mention the ordinary people in those places, even the people in the capital, it is not unheard of to go to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to sue the officials of the Criminal Department.
"Two elder brothers, why are you so familiar with the affairs of this yamen? It can't be, there are relatives in it. ”
Zhu Yuanzhang's gaze condensed slightly, and there was already a faint hint of murder in his tone.
But anyone who is familiar with Zhu Yuanzhang understands that he is really angry.
If the next conversation doesn't satisfy him, Zhu Yuanzhang will kill someone.
The two coachmen didn't know Zhu Yuanzhang, so of course they didn't understand the meaning.
It's just that both of them shivered one after another, and they didn't know why they both felt cold.
Moreover, the kind-looking old man next to him suddenly felt as if he was in danger of death.
It was as if there was a beast in his body that was about to rush out at any moment.
Grunt!
A coachman swallowed his saliva with difficulty: "Brother, it's not just us, there are few people in the entire Yanjing City who don't know about these things."
When this yamen was founded before, His Royal Highness said: "This yamen is for the purpose of serving our people. Therefore, we, the common people, should know what the people of this yamen can and cannot do. ”
"As soon as you enter the city, you will know, every day there are people at the edge of the teahouse, telling the people what the traffic catching brigade does, and what they are responsible for."
Another driver also explained with some horror: "Moreover, the things done by the traffic catching brigade are indeed different from those of the government."
"For example, if you crash a car or something, people from the traffic arrest brigade come over, and it's not a case to judge and interrogate who is right and who is wrong."
"What they're responsible for is just helping both sides to coordinate and see if everyone can sit down and have a good talk and settle the matter."
Another person also said: "The same is true for catching thieves, and the traffic arrest brigade is only responsible for catching them, and after they are caught, they will still be sent to the government."
Hearing them say this, Zhu Yuanzhang's face finally improved a lot.
In any case, although this traffic capture brigade is a new yamen, it has not affected the old yamen for the time being.
The two coachmen were originally very interested in chatting, but after being frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang, the two of them suddenly became honest and didn't dare to say anything more.
It was at this time that the road ahead seemed to finally open.
The jam full of cars and horses began to move slowly.
"Brother, I still have to deliver goods, so I'll go first, drive!"
The coachman whipped his ass lightly with a horsewhip.
The carriage quickly accelerated and slowly disappeared from Zhu Yuanzhang's sight.
(End of chapter)