Regarding the "Chang'an Sanitation Management Regulations," the residents of Chang'an were initially dissatisfied.
The scope of the Ministry of Justice's authority was too broad; spitting in the street could result in a five-lash punishment and a day of imprisonment, forcing people to swallow their phlegm and refrain from littering.
After all, even esteemed academy teachers were not exempt from punishment, let alone ordinary citizens.
They certainly did not want the Ministry of Justice to detain them for spitting.
However, as time passed, the residents gradually felt that the regulation was not bad.
The streets of Chang'an visibly became cleaner.
Garbage disappeared from the streets, and no one spit indiscriminately anymore.
Every so often along the street, several large wooden barrels were placed where residents had to categorize and dispose of their trash.
Walking on clean streets naturally lifted everyone's spirits.
