Traveling through Chenghan Xiandi, fortunately I have a simulator

Chapter 41

It has only been a whole day since Dong Zhuo's body was hung on the city wall, and the Dong Zhuo that Zhang Ming saw was quite different from yesterday's body.

Yesterday Dong Zhuo's body was only fatally wounded in the chest by Lu Bu Fangtian's halberd. The rest of the body was intact, but when he saw Dong Zhuo's body again today, Zhang Ming almost couldn't recognize it.

Dong Zhuo's body was covered in blood, and the clothes on his body were torn. It could be seen how much the people in Chang'an hated him. Even when Zhang Ming came, some people still threw stones at Dong Zhuo's body.

The people in Chang'an need to vent, but not all problems can be solved by venting.

The entire Chang'an City seems to be a big city, but after several raids by Dong Zhuo, Chang'an City is now extremely desolate, and the population has dropped by half.

Zhang Ming once asked Cui Ming to ask the household registration officer that Chang'an had a population of more than 80 before being baptized by Dong Zhuo, but now it has a population of less than 40, and this includes Dong Zhuo's 3 soldiers and Lu Bu's 40 soldiers. There are still thousands of forbidden soldiers in the palace. Given that the current total population is less than 5, it is really embarrassing to have more than [-] troops.

Therefore, even the newly appointed Chang'an official office had to continue to resume its old business and continue to forcefully collect taxes according to the previous plan of Dong Zhuo.

And the most important thing is that the number of people in Chang'an City is still decreasing. Every day, some people leave Chang'an and never come back.

Among them, the taxes of the aristocratic families could not be collected, and officials at all levels also needed the salary of the imperial court. The original money of the imperial court was looted by Dong Zhuo and placed in Meiwu.

In short, the entire city of Chang'an is very poor now.

Poor from top to bottom.

Zhang Ming was hit head-on by the bleak scene he saw along the way. After all, in his memory, Chang'an City was the capital of a great man, but he didn't expect it to be so dilapidated.

Even the city walls have been in disrepair for a long time, and there are signs of collapse in some places.

Zhang Ming thought that after he returned, he must engage in economic construction.

After walking around the west city wall, Zhang Ming is ready to go back to Beijing. After all, he has been out for an hour or two, and it will take an hour to go back. His body has not fully recovered, so he is not suitable for a long time. Staying outside, need to go back and rest.

So Zhang Ming's team walked along the main road to the direction of the palace.

There are a lot more people on Zhengdao Road, which runs from east to west, and there is a lot of anger. You can also see all kinds of shops along the way, some selling noodles, some selling clothes, and some opening hotels. , There are also meat sellers and vegetable sellers.

A look full of vitality.

Zhang Ming didn't see any robbers along the way, and there were quite a few guards walking up and down the street.

It's just that Zhang Ming didn't see a patrolman on the small road just now. Could it be that only Zhengda Street is under the supervision of the lieutenant, and the other streets are not under the supervision of anyone?
Perhaps this is all superficial work. After all, even if the superiors send people to inspect, most people will only look at the streets, and then get corresponding reports. Few people actually go to remote trails. don't bother.

Another hour passed, and Zhang Ming returned to the palace smoothly.

After returning to the palace, Zhang Ming was not in a hurry to rest, but first asked Cui Ming to call the four guards he brought with him when he traveled this afternoon.

Before Dong Zhuo died, these guards in the palace were assigned to the imperial guards in the palace, but Dong Zhuo did not reuse these guards at that time, because Dong Zhuo had Xiliang soldiers with strong fighting ability, so these guards were in the palace. The power in the palace is not as good as before, and most of the welfare in the palace has been taken away by Xiliang soldiers.

Of course, these guards are now under Cui Ming's hands. As for the people Dong Zhuo put in the palace, Lu Bu has already cleaned them up for a round.

Soon the four guards came to Zhang Ming.

Zhang Ming asked Cui Ming, and only then did he know that these four guards had entered the palace since they were young, and it has been more than 15 years now.

These four guards have existed as palace guards since the time of Emperor Ling. However, due to being too honest and not good at words, they have not been promoted for a long time, but they have been practicing martial arts diligently in their spare time.

Cui Ming also investigated the background, experience, and personality of each guard one by one, and then dared to call them.

Zhang Ming took over the results of the investigation from Cui Ming before confirming that these four people had nothing to do with Dong Zhuo, and they were not reused during Dong Zhuo's rule.

As for the experience of the four people, they are also very simple. Both parents died, they were sent to the palace for training, received education in the palace, and became palace guards.

The names they used when they were sent to the palace have been discarded. The names they use now are those given by Lang Zhongling during the Ling Emperor period. They are named Zhang Da, Zhang Er, Zhang San, and Zhang Si according to their age.

Among them, the guard who chopped off the robber's leader's leg in the afternoon was Zhang Da, who was also the core figure among the four of them.

Zhang Da is the tallest, about 1 meters tall, already considered a giant in this era.

Zhang Er was the heaviest, and he looked very strong at first glance, with a sturdy figure.

There was a knife mark on Zhang San's face, his skin was dark, and there was a murderous look in his eyes.

Although Zhang Si is the youngest, he has no hair, so he is often laughed at, but the muscles on his arms can really make others shut up.

These four people have only learned martial arts and the rules of the palace, but they don't have much culture.

Zhang Ming looked at the four guards and said, "If you are asked to guard the palace, can you guard it well?"

Zhang Da said without hesitation, "Your Majesty, guarding the palace is an easy task. I only need one person to wait."

"I have been studying martial arts for 15 years, and I have almost no opponents in the palace. During the late emperor's time, we were not reused due to our lack of qualifications."

Zhang Ming looked at the four of them and said "OK".

"Cui Ming, take your notes"

"Da Zhang, from today onwards, you will be my personal guard, and you will be by my side when I travel abroad."

"Zhang Er, from today onwards, you will take up the position of Palace Lang Zhongling temporarily. To protect the safety of the palace, I need your loyalty."

"Zhang San, from today onwards, the post of lieutenant outside the palace will be handed over to you after I discuss it with Mr. Situ. I need you to show your murderous aura. The city of Chang'an needs a big clean-up."

"Zhang Si, from today onwards, the position of Weiwei in the palace will be held by you temporarily, and you and Cui Ming will work together to maintain law and order in the palace."

"Everyone, are you capable?"

All four of them said in unison, "Your Majesty, I obey."

"Cui Ming, draw up a decree."

When Zhang Ming is in urgent need of employment, the guards and security of the palace were all Dong Zhuo's people before. Due to Dong Zhuo's death and Lu Bu's purge, the guard position in the palace was vacant.

As for the lieutenant, because he was not in charge of the missions in the palace, there was no vacancy, but unfortunately, what he saw and heard on the street today made Zhang Ming very disappointed with the lieutenant in Chang'an.

He needs a new lieutenant to maintain the law and order in Chang'an.

(End of this chapter)