Daming: Brother, there is no future for monks, let's rebel

Chapter 505 A different Yamen
Hearing Zhu Yuanzhang's question, the two coachmen suddenly became excited.

"Brother, let me tell you, this traffic agent 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 his words would not be convincing, and he danced for a while: "Those policemen used to work for those officials, and they were indifferent to us ordinary people."

"Normally, if they don't eat the card, they will burn high incense. The people above are urging them to handle the case, so they reluctantly move."

"It's extremely difficult to get them to do something for us people. It doesn't matter if they don't even talk about it."

At this time, Zhu Yuanzhang was completely interested: "Can this traffic police officer still do things for ordinary people like us?"

When she heard Zhu Yuanzhang swear that he was a commoner, Empress Ma couldn't help but give him a big roll of her eyes.

Zhu Yuanzhang's face turned slightly red and he cleared his throat subconsciously.

The coachman didn't notice this, and slapped his thigh fiercely: "Don't tell me, this is really what happened."

Another driver, as if he was afraid that he would be speechless, hurriedly added: "When this traffic police brigade was originally formed, His Royal Highness said so."

"Our yamen is different from ordinary yamen. It specializes in doing things for us people."

"But at that time, few people 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 rises in the west."

"But what happened? His Royal Highness actually took what he said seriously."

The previous coachman looked like someone who had been there before: "How come you people don't even believe what His Majesty the King of England says?"

"Just tell me, how much have the lives of us changed since His Royal Highness came to Yanjing?"

"In the past, I worked very hard for a year and only earned a dozen taels of silver. How is it like now?"

The coachman who was being talked about said with a smile: "Aren't we afraid of being bullied by those officials in the past?"

"Who would have thought that people from the government would really be able to serve us people."

"This is all thanks to His Royal Highness, otherwise this Yamen would not have appeared at all."

"His Majesty is also wise enough to allow His Highness the King of England to do this. We are in good times."

"I suffered so much when I was in Yuan Dynasty. I never expected that I would be able to live like this."

Seeing the two coachmen exchanging words with each other, they started to act out of tune again.

Although the words contained reverence for him as the emperor.

However, what Lao Zhu wants to know more now is what is going on with the traffic police brigade in Yanjing.

This was the first time he heard that the government office in the imperial court could have such a good reputation.

He just wanted to know what was going on here.

"Both brothers, why do you admire this traffic brigade so much? Judging from the name of this yamen, they are in charge of road affairs, so they shouldn't be able to do anything, right?"

The voices of the two coachmen rose at the same time.

"Brother, you came at the right time. When you stay in Yanjing City for a while, you will know what is going on."

Another driver's face was full of emotion: "If you want to say that this traffic police brigade has done something that benefits the country and the people, it is not that exaggerated."

The driver next to him immediately added: "The most important reason why we think they did a good job is that they did their part well."

Zhu Yuanzhang's interest became more and more intense: "Is it enough to just do your job well?"

The two coachmen nodded repeatedly.

“It’s very difficult to do this.”

"I'm not saying that, our court's yamen can't do much at this point."

"Although our Ming Dynasty is much better than when the Tatars ruled, the government's yamen is actually only as strong as it can be."

"Just like this road problem."

"In the past, those yamen spent most of their time setting up cards and collecting cash."

"This man is right. They don't care about anything except collecting money. Some conscientious officials will spend some money to repair the roads, but they don't care about anything else."

Even Zhu Yuanzhang frowned deeply when he heard these words.

It's not because I think those yamen in the past were irresponsible.

What he is really curious about is, even from his perspective, it has only reached this level, right?

It is true that roads are important, but to put it bluntly, they are just places where cars, horses and pedestrians walk.

Lao Zhu really didn't understand how much a temporary government office established to manage highways could do.

Zhu Yuanzhang's probing eyes completely aroused the two coachmen's desire for expression.

The driver on the left has a dark face and a smile like a chrysanthemum: "Brother, you don't know this, right? There are many doorways on this road."

If you just look at his current appearance, it will make people feel that he understands what's going on here.

However, in fact, this guy was even more confused than Zhu Yuanzhang when he met the traffic police team the first few times.

Zhu Yuanzhang is so depressed. If you have anything to say, can't you say it quickly?

If a guy like this was in the court, Zhu Yuanzhang would have had him dragged out and beheaded.

But now, as Lao Zhu, he is just an ordinary person who comes to make a living with his eyes.

He said patiently: "Please tell me in detail."

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 tell, right?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded calmly: "I heard this is called a cement road."

This thing is not a strange thing to Zhu Yuanzhang.

Zhu Han had already made it, and Yingtian Mansion had used it a long time ago.

That is to say, the people here in Yanjing still treat the cement as some kind of rare treasure.

"Brother, tell me, if there is no one to maintain such a good road, won't it be long before problems arise on this road?"

Zhu Yuanzhang rolled his eyes angrily, wondering why the two coachmen were treating him like a fool.

Seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang was a little unhappy, the two coachmen smiled evilly and started to persuade him.

"Brother, don't worry, don't we have to talk about things one by one?"

"That's right, we don't have long mouths, so we can explain everything at once."

Looking at their silly smiles, Zhu Yuanzhang knew that these two guys definitely did it on purpose.

Oh shit.

His Majesty, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, expelled the Meng Yuan from the land of China and completely destroyed it.He is able to face countless powerful people with ease.

He was deceived by two coachmen and couldn't find the answer.

At this time, the whole team moved forward for a while.

But just like before, he didn't go out for long and soon stopped again.

Because they had not gone far, the two coachmen just now were still on Zhu Yuanzhang's left and right.

The driver on the left lamented: "This traffic brigade does more than just repair bridges and roads."

"If our car breaks down on the roadside and they happen to have nothing to do, those people will help us repair the car."

The driver on the right immediately added: "Speaking of this, I have experienced it myself, just five days ago. I was driving a carriage to deliver goods, but I loaded too much goods and accidentally broke the axle. .”

"There were a lot of people in the traffic jam at that time. Later, people from the Traffic Police Brigade came and personally helped me move the car. I thought it was over. After causing such a big mess, those officials would definitely not let me go easily. Exceed mine."

"Guess what? Those people scolded me and told me to be careful not to overload in the future."

"But their people finally helped me repair the car so that I could continue to transport goods."

"In the end, they just charged me a cost price." As he said that, the coachman patted the carriage under his butt.

"The problem with my car is that if I want to replace the axle, the price is only [-]% more expensive than the traffic police team."

When the driver on the left heard this, he immediately said angrily: "So it was you who blocked the road that day. Do you know that just because of that, I almost delayed the delivery time?"

The driver on the right quickly clasped his fists and apologized: "Brother, I'm really sorry, and I don't want that to happen."

Zhu Yuanzhang quickly interrupted the two men: "If you put it that way, this traffic police brigade is pretty good."

There is something in Zhu Yuanzhang's words, and it is clearly yin and yang. If it can only be done to this extent, this traffic police brigade is nothing more than that.

When the two coachmen heard what Zhu Yuanzhang said, they felt as if they had been insulted.

He immediately began to distinguish anxiously: "Of course it's more than that. Brother, you don't know how powerful this traffic police brigade is."

Another driver also added: "The traffic police brigade does a lot of things."

"If something happens on the road, as long as you find them, they will come to help soon. Some of them only charge a cost fee, and if there is no consumption, they don't even charge at all."

The driver on the other side of Zhu Yuanzhang immediately added: "Not only that, if something happens on the road, such as theft, or a car crash, the people from the traffic police brigade will also be responsible for catching the thief and regulating it."

"Oh?" Zhu Yuanzhang felt a slight chill in his heart, and then said calmly: "It seems a little inappropriate to do this, right? This is not what the county officials do."

"Is this traffic police brigade a bit overreaching?"

When the two coachmen heard this, they laughed almost at the same time.

Their laughter made Zhu Yuanzhang laugh inexplicably.

"Am I not right?"

Both drivers shook their heads.

"Brother, you don't understand."

"Traffic Police Brigade, absolutely nothing like what you said happened."

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned slightly: "Aren't they all judging cases and catching thieves for the government?"

These two coachmen spoke for the traffic police brigade in such a way that Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but wonder if they had received any benefits, so they spoke for the traffic police brigade.

But this made Zhu Yuanzhang a little strange.

Unless the traffic police brigade knew his identity and specially hired two people to act.

Otherwise, they can't possibly buy everyone, right?
This kind of thing, even thinking about it, knows that it is impossible.

Could it be that his identity was exposed?

The most important thing is, if these two drivers were not bribed, why were they so familiar with this traffic police brigade?
These people are the lowest common people.

Where do I have 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 went to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to sue the officials of the Ministry of Punishment.

"You two brothers, why are you so familiar with the affairs of this yamen? It can't be that there are relatives in it."

Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes narrowed slightly, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his tone of voice.

Anyone who is familiar with Zhu Yuanzhang knows that he has become truly angry.

If the following dialogue does not 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 both felt cold for some reason.

Moreover, the kind-looking old man next to him suddenly seemed to be very dangerous.

It was as if a beast was about to rush out from his body at any time.

Gollum!

A driver swallowed hard: "Brother, it's not just us, there are few people in the entire Yanjing City who don't know about these things."

When he founded this Yamen before, His Royal Highness the King said: "This Yamen is to serve our people. Therefore, we ordinary people should know what the people in this Yamen can and cannot do."

"You'll know as soon as you enter the city. Every day there are people at the teahouse, explaining to the people what the traffic police brigade does and what they are responsible for."

Another driver also explained with some fear: "Besides, what the traffic police brigade does is indeed different from what the government does."

"Just like a car crash or something, when people from the traffic police team come over, they're not trying to decide who is right or wrong."

"What they are responsible for is just to help the two parties coordinate and see if everyone can sit down and talk and resolve the matter."

Another person also said: "The same goes for catching thieves. The traffic police brigade is only responsible for arresting them. Once caught, they still have to be turned over and sent to the government."

After hearing what they said, Zhu Yuanzhang's complexion finally improved a lot.

In any case, although this traffic police brigade is a new yamen, it has not affected the old yamen yet.

The two coachmen were originally very interested in chatting, but after being frightened by Zhu Yuanzhang, the two suddenly became more honest and did not dare to say anything more.

It was at this time that the road ahead seemed to finally be clear.

The jam-packed carriages and horses began to move forward slowly.

"Brother, I want to deliver something, so I'll take the first step, drive!"

The coachman lightly whipped his buttocks with his riding crop.

The carriage quickly accelerated and slowly disappeared from Zhu Yuanzhang's sight.

(End of this chapter)