My father is Jiajing

Chapter 370 Game of Thrones

After Zhang Juzheng had several contacts with Hu Zongxian, he also vaguely felt Hu Zongxian's intentions.

Hu Zongxian might want to do something for Shuntian Prefecture, but Zhang Juzheng could also feel Hu Zongxian's intention in doing so. In fact, he just wanted to test the waters and see everyone's new opinions on Shuntian Prefecture.

Therefore, Zhang Juzheng did not put any special pressure on him.

After all, no one knew better than him why Hu Zongxian took office in Shuntian Prefecture.

Others might think that Hu Zongxian was just lucky and was appreciated by Lord Xu Jie, which enabled him to rise to the top overnight, from a local inspector to the prefect of the number one prefecture in the world.

However, Zhang Juzheng understood that Hu Zongxian was not appreciated by his teacher Xu Jie, but was given special attention by Prince Yu.

Otherwise, given Zhang Juzheng's current status, would he bother to argue with Shuntian Prefecture about such matters?
Moreover, given the ability and temper of the previous Shuntian Prefecture, they did not have the courage to compete with the Beijing Special District for the right to manage public security.

Therefore, now that Hu Zongxian has thrown a stone to test the water, Zhang Juzheng should cooperate with him and also see what is so special about Hu Zongxian that he could be appreciated by the prince.

Zhang Juzheng once again made an appointment with Hu Zongxian, and the two held another meeting in the Beijing Special District Office.

Zhang Juzheng said to Hu Zongxian, "Mr. Hu, the establishment of the Special District Patrol is an internal matter of our Special District Office. According to the fifty-year agreement, Shuntian Prefecture has no right to interfere."

Zhang Juzheng took the initiative and attributed the tone of this matter to the "Fifty-Year Agreement".

After hearing what Zhang Juzheng said, Hu Zongxian said slowly, "Zhang Quzun is wrong. When the court approved the establishment of the Beijing Special District, although there was a fifty-year agreement, this agreement only required Shuntian Prefecture to give up the land outside the capital and hand it over to the Special District Office for management. Moreover, according to the original agreement, the Special District Office only has the right of administrative management, and there is no special mention of public security management."

"So, I think that although the Beijing Special District is a special district, the management of public security patrols should still be the internal affairs of Shuntian Prefecture."

Hu Zongxian's reasons were very clear. As long as there were no special clauses at the beginning, he could use the rules to participate.

Zhang Juzheng said, "Mr. Hu, it is well known that the power of patrol and security in the capital lies with the Wucheng Bingmasi Yamen. Now the Wucheng Bingmasi Yamen has also followed the notice of our Special District Yamen and will no longer interfere in the patrol and security matters in the Beijing Special District."

"Now only you, Shuntian Prefecture, are still holding on to this point. Are you planning to ruin the good situation of the Special District Office?"

Zhang Juzheng was also very blunt and put a big hat on him directly.

But this big hat is too big and empty. It may be able to scare officials like Wang Youzhao who were afraid to take responsibility, but who is Hu Zongxian?

Hu Zongxian was a brave man who once risked a mutiny in the frontier camp of Xuanda soldiers and broke into the angry camp alone to calm down the officers and soldiers who were on the verge of mutiny.

So for Hu Zongxian, facing the threat of being labeled as such by Zhang Juzheng, it was nothing more than a tickle and not a big deal at all.

Moreover, Hu Zongxian and Zhang Juzheng argued about this matter according to the rules. Even if the case was brought to the cabinet and the emperor, and Hu Zongxian lost in the end, he was not afraid at all, because Hu Zongxian was not seeking personal gain, but public affairs.

Could it be a crime to do something for the sake of public affairs? Therefore, Hu Zongxian was not afraid of anything. He just wanted to see what would happen after this incident.

Hu Zongxian said with a smile: "Zhang Quzun, you can't say that. The good situation of the Beijing Special District is not something I can control. I am just discussing the matter at hand, specifically talking about the public security management issues within the Beijing area."

"As the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture under the emperor, I have the duty and the right to inquire about all matters of public security management within the capital. Therefore, for this matter, I cannot say that I will ruin the good situation of the Beijing Special District."

"Moreover, according to the patrol officers' duties listed by Zhang Quzun, these patrol officers will not only be responsible for investigating cases in the future, but also for road control, public security patrols and other matters. These powers have far exceeded the duties of the Shuntian Prefecture government. Therefore, for the overall interests of Shuntian Prefecture, I have to fight for it."

Hu Zongxian's words were well-reasoned and made Zhang Juzheng speechless for a moment, but patrolling the Beijing Special District was also an important and urgent matter.

The Beijing Special District governs the entire outer city of the capital. Although only the southern district outside Chongwenmen is under construction now, the entire outer city has a permanent population of 600,000 to 700,000. Coupled with the increasing number of caravans and foreign merchants over the past year, the things that the Beijing Special District actually has to manage are far beyond its capacity.

Moreover, if the previous management model of Shuntian Prefecture and Wucheng Bingmasi is followed, it is very inappropriate for the management of the Beijing Special District. Because according to the management method of the Beijing Special District, the current Beijing Special District not only has no entry tax and entry search, but also has to open a curfew.

By then, the management pressure in the Beijing Special District will only be greater.

Therefore, as one of the important persons in charge of the Beijing Special District, Zhang Juzheng would never allow the Beijing Special District to develop rapidly while various public security problems would arise, which would affect the positive image of the Beijing Special District.

Therefore, the new patrol police in the Beijing Special District must be established as soon as possible to avoid being in a hurry and being controlled by others.

Zhang Juzheng said, "I understand what Mr. Hu means, but the Special District of the Capital is different from the Inner City after all. Some rules in the Inner City are not applicable in the Special District. Therefore, if Shuntian Prefecture is still allowed to participate in the security management of the Special District of the Capital, conflicts will inevitably occur between the two sides, making the problem even more difficult to deal with."

"Therefore, I implore Mr. Hu to think twice about this matter and not to ignore the overall situation for the sake of temporary gains and losses."

After saying this, Zhang Juzheng continued, "If Mr. Hu is willing, I can petition His Majesty and the court to complete the new patrol system together with Shuntian Prefecture. At that time, the patrols of Shuntian Prefecture will be responsible for the inner city, and the patrols of the special zone will be responsible for the outer city where the special zone is located. What do you think, Mr. Hu?"

This is exactly what Hu Zongxian wanted to hear, but he couldn't express it directly. He hesitated for a while, pretending to think, and then said, "In this way, wouldn't the duties of the Five Cities Military and Patrol Censors be completely removed from the capital? Then how could the Five Cities Military and Patrol Censors let it go?"

The problem Hu Zongxian mentioned is also very realistic. The Five Cities Military Command and the City Patrol Censors dare not offend the Beijing Special District, nor do they want to interfere in the affairs of the Beijing Special District, but this does not mean that they will give up interfering in Shuntian Prefecture.

Therefore, in order to remove these two stumbling blocks, Hu Zongxian also stated them clearly.

As long as he can kick the Five Cities Military Department and the City Patrol Censors out of the capital's management system, then he, the Lord of Shuntian Prefecture, will be a true "Lord". Otherwise, when he does things in the capital in the future, he will still be subject to the overlapping management of the Five Cities Military Department and the City Patrol Censors in everything. Wouldn't this easily affect the actual power of Shuntian Prefecture?
After Zhang Juzheng heard what Hu Zongxian said, he had an idea in his mind. It turned out that this was what Hu Zongxian was thinking.

Zhang Juzheng said, "We can discuss this matter later. I think the Five Cities Military Command and the Patrol Censor should all be very clear-headed and understand the importance of public security management in the capital. So, Mr. Hu, don't worry about this matter. I can come forward to coordinate this matter."

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