Whitehall Street, the official residence of the Home Secretary.

Sir Peel went through the papers in front of him one by one, and then nodded in satisfaction.

He leaned back in his chair and smiled at Arthur, who was sitting across from his desk.

"Arthur, what shall I say? Every time I see you, I feel very happy, because you always bring me good news. Not only did you kill Fred on the high seas, but now you've taken the initiative to purge his remaining henchmen. If every Superintendent of Scotland Yard had such a dedication, I believe that sooner or later the crime rate in London would be reversed. ”

Arthur said, "Sir Peel, I have always made it my duty to benefit the country and the public, and I am glad to be able to do my part for the people of London. But until you actually achieve your goals, I'm cautiously optimistic.

While your campaign to repeal the Bloody Act has been a success, the proportion of felony charges in London has also been significantly reduced, which has also greatly eased the workload at Scotland Yard.

But you must have seen it far-sightedly, and while the police at Scotland Yard under your guidance can ensure that there are no large criminal groups in the East End, small criminal gangs cannot be completely eliminated.

There is a high positive correlation between crime and poverty in the London area, and as long as London does not provide enough jobs, there will always be people who will take risks, after all, criminals will have to find a way to survive. ”

When Sir Peel heard this, he smiled helplessly and nodded, "Arthur, I'm glad you can see through the phenomenon, but this is a very long-term plan. To tell you the truth, I do have a lot of bills on hand to boost the economy and promote employment. But in the current situation, I do get a little caught up in the monkeys in the House of Commons. ”

When Arthur heard this, he duly asked, "Is there anything I can help with?" ”

Sir Peel thought for a moment, and finally waved his hand: "No, no, Arthur, you have done a very good job so far, and I really can't ask for more from you." I'm sorry to say that I promised you to push for the passage of the Anatomy Act, but it's been a few months and it's still the same.

But even so, you still faithfully completed every job I gave you. Sometimes I wonder if it would be too condescending to leave you at Scotland Yard in the first place. Maybe I should try to change you to another position in the Home Office, and you may shine in other positions as well. ”

Arthur's heart was slightly raised, how he pondered Sir Peel's words, how he felt that something was wrong.

Sir Peel keenly caught the momentary freezer of air, and he crossed his hands in front of his desk and spoke.

"Don't be careful, what I'm telling you is a real problem. As you may have seen in the newspapers, things are not going well within the Tories. I...... I mean, if we go down, you might be in a very dangerous situation.

You've been too glamorous lately, and you've got too much of a 'Peel label' on you, and if the Whigs come to power, you risk being taken down by them.

Arthur, you've helped me a lot, and you could have gone to the Royal Navy. General Codrarington also came to me a while ago, and he spoke to me alone about you......"

Hearing this, Arthur shook his head with a smile and said, "Sir Peel, I don't care about my position, if you think that Scotland Yard no longer needs my service, or if you transfer me to another place that would better benefit the country and the public, of course I am willing to obey your orders." ”

Sir Peel nodded in satisfaction when he heard this, and he asked, "Very well, so you must have come to me today for more than that, right?" ”

Arthur nodded, "Now that the situation in Taur Hamletz has stabilized temporarily, I have begun to plan to carry out the plan you mentioned in the Ministry of Internal Affairs document again. ”

Sir Peel thought about it, and probably understood what Arthur was talking about.

Scotland Yard has repeatedly complained to him that the streets are too narrow in the parish of St Giles in London's West End, or in the slums of the East End.

And this kind of urban layout with chaotic buildings and narrow streets often becomes a breeding ground for crime.

The first is that after criminals enter these areas, they can easily shake off the pursuing police by virtue of their familiarity with the local streets.

Second, the police did not dare to enter such an area alone, and most of the attacks on the police in Scotland Yard basically came from such an area.

So, in order to solve this problem, Peel ordered the patrol officers of Scotland Yard to mark all the areas and streets that were difficult to carry out their duties, and then hand them over to the British Todnography Office under the War Office and the Geographical Mapping and Topological Information Statistics Department under the Admiralty to make a rough map of these areas.

Finally, the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Finance will work together to see how much it will cost to renovate these streets. If the price was right, Sir Peel wouldn't mind adding more to his book.

Arthur said, "I think it's overkill to hand over the topographic survey to the British Topography Bureau under the Army Artillery Bureau, or to the Royal Navy's Geographic Mapping and Topography Information Statistics Department.

After all, the original intention of the former King George II was to prevent the invasion of Jacobin France, and the basis of their measurements was also for military considerations.

Moreover, the nerves of the citizens of London were already very nervous because of the July Revolution in France and the uprising in Brussels in Belgium, and it would be unnecessary to cause trouble if the Topographic Survey of Artillery were to be mobilized at this time.

Just as you set up Scotland Yard and recruited us police officers in the first place to fight crime and try not to mobilize the military and police, I think this kind of mapping may need to be done with the help of a harmless temporary organization. ”

Arthur's words read normal on the surface, but Sir Peel still captured a few key words - Army, Military Police, Scotland Yard, Police, British Orographic Survey, Royal Navy Geographic Mapping and Topography Statistics Department, harmless temporary organization.

Sir Peel knew very well that neither the Army's Topographic Survey nor the Navy's Geographic Statistics Department were as clear as their names were written.

The most typical case is the Beagle that Elder and Darwin will be aboarding, which is a ship directly under the Royal Navy's Department of Geographic Surveying and Mapping and Supplementary Information and Statistics.

When Sir Peel heard this, how could he not understand what Arthur meant?

He thought about the recent situation, and suddenly asked with a smile for no reason: "Arthur, what do you think about the matter of parliamentary reform?" ”

Arthur said calmly, "I'm just a mediocre person, so I can't say anything visionary. I can only borrow a famous quote from Aristotle to express my shallow opinion.

There are three good state systems and three bad state systems in this world, monarchy and tyranny, aristocracy and oligarchy, republic and mob rule. If the distinction is made by the number of rulers, then monarchy and tyrant are the rule of one man, aristocracy and oligarchy are the rule of the few, and republican and mob rule are the rule of the majority.

It's not a question of the number of people, it's a question of whether it can be properly governed. In the final analysis, even if it is a large number of people, only a few leaders will be elected in the end, and the final voice of the party will only be the voice of a few leaders. ”

When Sir Peel heard this, he suddenly smiled, and he asked, "Arthur, I really don't know what to say about you. Maybe you should come to the Tories to elect a councillor, although superintendent is already a good position, but for you, it still doesn't match your thinking and ability. ”

Arthur took a document from his bag that he had drafted and pushed it over on his desk.

Sir Peel took the paper and glanced at it currily, and he muttered: "...... of the Provisional Survey and Survey Bureau of London"

Arthur asked, "What's your opinion?" ”

Sir Peel smiled lightly, and he took the quill and dipped it in the inkwell, then signed his name with a large stroke of the pen.

"Anyway, there is no need for such a temporary organization to be submitted to Parliament for approval, and I agreed. But at the same time, Arthur, I must remind you that I can only give you authority, but the Ministry of the Interior does not have a surplus budget to support you right now. So it's up to you what you can do. But you don't have to be under too much pressure, your priority is to take care of the police, and as for the rest, I really can't ask for more. I always remember that the Duke of Wellington's cabinet has been able to survive until now, and it is somewhat a part of your efforts. ”

Arthur nodded slightly, got up and saluted Peel: "Don't worry, maybe the other police districts in Scotland Yard may have problems, but I promise you, at least the Provisional Bureau of Surveys and Surveys of the London Region will always be loyal to you." ”

(End of chapter)