I am the prince of the Ming Dynasty, I don't give up

Chapter 388 King Jing's Eastern Tour
"Yes! A criminal police team that is specifically used to handle criminal cases! They will definitely face the most vicious criminals." Wang Peng said.

"Vicious criminals?" Ma Desheng didn't take it seriously at all. No matter how vicious they were, could they be as vicious as the Mongols?
"Can we be equipped with armor?" Ma Desheng asked subconsciously. Since they have to face the most vicious criminals, the combat effectiveness with or without armor will be completely different.

"Yes," Wang Peng replied after a pause, "but it's not the same as on the battlefield. Wearing armor may make it difficult to catch up with the criminals. Besides, the criminal police team can apply to be equipped with muskets. Don't be surprised. The best armor and weapons of the Guards are all produced in Tangshan. We can coordinate a weapon and armor from the manufacturer."

Wang Peng's words made Ma Desheng feel familiar. "Great! I thought we could only be equipped with waist knives, water and fire sticks, and chains."

Ma Desheng's words caused another round of laughter from the people present.
"Because criminal police often face danger, their salaries are relatively generous. An ordinary criminal policeman gets 4 silver coins a month, and we set the salary of a criminal police captain at 6 silver coins. Of course, this is only the initial salary, and it will increase in the future. In addition, we provide dormitories and canteens," said Wang Peng.

6 silver coins a month?

After the Battle of Yingzhou, the salaries of the Guards increased. The salary of an ordinary soldier became 4 silver coins a month, while the criminal police captain actually received 6 silver coins a month.

"I agree to be the captain of the criminal police team!" Ma Desheng stood up and said happily.

"Okay!" Wang Peng also stood up, "From now on you will be the captain of the criminal police team of our bureau. From now on I will call you Captain Ma."

"Okay!" said Ma Desheng.

"Captain Ma, you've just arrived and you're probably not familiar with the situation in the bureau and Tangshan. This is Wang Ze, assigned to be your deputy. He's very familiar with this place, so just ask him if you have any questions." Wang Peng pulled a young man over and said.

Ma Desheng and other veterans quickly settled down in Tangshan and gradually adapted to life here.

One of their work focuses is to monitor the situation of Mongolian prisoners serving in various mines. Although the Mongolian prisoners in each mine are guarded by the Guards, they still escape from time to time, posing a hidden danger to Tangshan's public security.

At the beginning of March, Wang Peng suddenly found Ma Desheng and said, "Team Ma, there is news from the Ministry that His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing will come to Tangshan to inspect the factories and mines in the next few days. His Royal Highness will definitely ask about the Mongolian captives. When the time comes, you and I will go to see His Royal Highness the Prince of Jing."

"Your Highness the Prince of Jing?" Ma Desheng said in surprise.

"Don't be nervous, His Royal Highness the King of Jing is a very kind person, but you must also remember that His Royal Highness the King of Jing hates useless nonsense, just pay attention to this point," Wang Peng comforted. "I remember it!" Ma Desheng nodded quickly.

The next day, Zhu Houxuan brought a group of people to Tangshan. He had not been to Tangshan for more than a year. This time, seeing that Zhu Houzhao was in the capital, he took the opportunity to come out.

He now has a deeper understanding with Zhu Houzhao. Based on his understanding of Zhu Houzhao, Zhu Houzhao will definitely not stay in the capital for too long. Compared with the capital, he prefers the border. Moreover, he has recently built the Zhenguogong Mansion in Xuanfu. It seems that he is going to stay in the border town for a long time.
After all, victory is addictive. Zhu Houzhao is now most eager for the next victory, and he will not stop spying on the grassland.
If Zhu Houzhao went to the border town, he would definitely have to continue to supervise the country, and then he would have to stay in the capital, so he took this opportunity to come out and inspect.
After all, there is a big difference between what you actually see and what you see in the report.
He travelled light and with a small entourage. As soon as he arrived in Tangshan, he went straight to inspect a coal mine where Mongolian captives were doing hard labour.
"We have one thousand Mongolian prisoners in our Third Mine and four hundred guards stationed here to guard them. These Mongolian prisoners have been here for two months. Last month's coal output was 30% short of the target, but this month's output has met the target." Sun Fuxian, the mine manager of the Third Mine, said as he followed behind Zhu Houxuan.

"It seems that most of these Mongolian captives do not resist working?" Zhu Houxuan came to a high place and used a telescope to observe the Mongolian captives who were working.
"Not only do they not resist, many of them like it here very much. We follow the prince's orders and do not beat or scold these prisoners. Although the food standard we give them is the worst, they have no problem getting full, and they can even have some meat from time to time. Moreover, many of them like to eat fish very much. They eat fish very cleanly and even smash the fish bones before eating." Sun Fuxian continued.

"Even fish bones are eaten? I heard that the Mongols have so many cattle and sheep on the grasslands. Don't they eat meat every day? Why are they so keen on fish?" asked one of Zhu Houxun's attendants curiously.

"That's because you are not well-informed. Cattle and sheep are the most important assets of grassland herdsmen. They will not slaughter them easily. Ordinary low-level Mongolian herdsmen can hardly eat beef and mutton many times a year," Zhu Houxun said with a smile.

"How many times a year can they eat beef and mutton? They don't farm, so how do they survive?" the servant continued to ask.

"They eat all kinds of dairy products. Cow's milk, goat's milk and horse's milk are their main foods. A living female livestock can give birth to cubs and produce dairy products continuously, so ordinary herdsmen are reluctant to kill it for meat. Only Mongolian nobles can eat meat regularly. Ordinary herdsmen are lucky to get a bone with meat on it," Zhu Houxuan explained patiently, and the accompanying personnel listened with gusto.

Even Ma Desheng found it very interesting.

"So the quality of life of an ordinary Mongolian herdsman is not good. The environment on the grassland is much worse than that of the Ming Dynasty. In addition to grazing, they have to spend a lot of time fishing, hunting and gathering to supplement food. In fact, their quality of life is not as good as that of a self-cultivating farmer in the Ming Dynasty, otherwise they would not have kept going south to plunder," Zhu Houxuan continued to explain.

After hearing this, everyone looked thoughtful.
"No wonder the Mongols looked so weak during the war. We defeated them without much effort. So this is the reason." Ma Desheng couldn't help but sigh.

When Ma Desheng came to his senses, he suddenly realized that everyone's eyes were on him, and he couldn't help but feel a little flustered.
Wang Peng noticed this keenly and said quickly: "This is Ma Desheng, the criminal police captain of our Public Security Bureau. He was a combat hero of the Guards and a winner of the second-class white-knife assault medal."

As soon as Wang Peng said this, Ma Desheng felt that Zhu Houxuan and his entourage looked at him differently.
(End of this chapter)