The secret guard has three governors, which are divided into three districts from west to east with Wuyuan as the boundary, which are under the control of the three governors. In order to prevent private corruption, there are some overlapping controls, needless to say.
The Dingxiang Guards also made changes. Most of the governors were left vacant. The former governors were Ping Qi and the central guards. The governors were governors of the state capitals including the thirteen prefectures of the Han Dynasty. To the west of Wuyuan and north of Hanshui City, the Western Guards and the Northern Guards were set up respectively.
The rebel army also made adjustments, with Su Yun as the general governor, and the gangsters all over the southern border began to move to the four borders to monitor the rivers and lakes in various places.
Just as Su Yi was training Dingxiang Guard, Su Yun was also inspecting various places in Dingxiang Guard, inspecting various places according to the division method given by Su Lu, and making adjustments at the same time.
On this day, Su Yuntong led a group of Jianghu men to inspect Hanshui City.
Hanshui City connects the north and the south and is the gateway from the grassland to the hinterland of Han Dynasty. Merchants and military troops must go here.
With a stone rail line running from north to south, Hanshui City gradually became a center for the distribution and transfer of goods. Since the official road was built, the number of packhorses and merchants in Hanshui City has increased.
Walking on the street, there are horses and camels carrying goods, crowded trucks, and dialects with southern and northern accents everywhere.
When Su Yun arrived at Hanshui City, with the help of Dingxiang Guards, he settled down and wanted to walk around the south and north of the city to see the famous Hanshui City from the north to the south.
Accompanied by Yang Yi, the governor of the northern region of Dingxiang Guard, the two walked through the broad but crowded avenue, smelling the stench of the mules and horses, and arrived opposite the Hanshui Governor's Mansion.
"This is the most famous restaurant in Hanshui City. The chef is good at all kinds of dishes in the North and is famous for his skills in the North. Every time General Zhang Lu, the governor of the Northern Territory Protectorate, comes to Beijing, he will definitely eat there.
Let’s have a meal here.”
Yang Yi introduced Su Yun with a smile.
Su Yun was fed up with the smell of the official roads and was disgusted by all the pickled excrement and garbage in front of him, so he simply followed Yang Yi into the restaurant.
The door of the building of the Eight Great Bowls is quite high. When Su Yun stepped over the tall wooden threshold, he paid special attention and saw that there were three Su Yuns taller.
After entering the gatehouse, there is a hall full of green plants. The hall is full of tables. On the railings on the second floor, there are a few drinkers lying in twos and threes.
The noise mixed with the aroma of mutton hit your face, the waiter's shouts came one after another, and the hall was filled with bold diners who drank from large bowls and ate meat with large mouthfuls.
“One serving of roasted lamb tail”
“One kebab”
“Braised Lamb Scorpion”
"Braised bones and a basin"
The smell of meat is everywhere in the hall.
The waiter came over and said:
"Please come in, please. We have a nice private room in our store. The famous steamed lamb from the North is a specialty of our store. We can have a small portion just in time."
Yang Yi asked:
"Is Juxianju on the second floor still vacant?"
The waiter looked embarrassed when he heard this:
“We also have the Jushen Juju, Juxiajuju and Jufenjuju, all of which offer a panoramic view of the long street.”
Su Yun waved his hand:
"It's right in this hall, it happens to be lively."
Yang Yi looked around and saw that the rebels' high rollers and the guards under his command had already begun to take their seats and nodded:
"Well, listen to the adults."
When the waiter heard this, his eyes lit up and he immediately said with joy:
"You two gentlemen, please come this way. There are private seats by the window, please."
The waiter led the two of them to the window seat, quickly wiped the bench and table again, took out the tea cup, poured water for the two of them, and asked politely:
"What do you two want to eat?"
Yang Yi waved his hand:
"I'll serve all eight bowls in your store. My family has come all the way and I can't let anyone down."
"Your Majesty, please take a look."
The waiter agreed, then turned around and went to the back kitchen counter to order food from the shopkeeper.
Su Yi smiled and asked Yang Yi:
"Master Yang is a regular customer?"
Yang Yi laughed:
"So that you, sir, may know that although I am holding the post of Governor of the Northern Territory of Dingxiang Guard, that is secretly done. On the surface, I am also posted as an errand in the Governor's Mansion, and each person will receive two salary salaries. No matter how honorable he is,
With money in hand, I can eat eight large bowls four or five times a month, which is enough."
The rebel army and the Dingxiang guards sat down next to them, vaguely protecting the table where Su Yun was sitting. Yang Yi felt calmer and became bolder in his speech.
The food and drinks were served quickly. Yang Yi offered tea instead of wine and talked to Su Yun about the customs and customs of the North and the experts he could recruit for the rebels.
"Hey, Yang Wenyuan is not a good person. Who knows the commission on the goods entering and leaving the city?"
The guests at the table next to him were obviously drunk, and the red-faced man's voice became rough. The guests at the same table wanted to stop him, but without thinking, they aroused the man's temper.
"Brother Hu, let me call you brother. You come to Fuxiang for a lot of goods, so Yang Wenyuan won't take a commission. But as for filial piety, I don't need to tell you how much filial piety you pay every year."
"Customers traveling from south to north are all charged a commission, and the commission is drawn in the name of the Governor's Mansion. Prince Su doesn't know that Yang Wenyuan is doing this. If Prince Su finds out, he will definitely skin him."
The big man's tone was full of depression.
The guest at the same table patted the big man on the shoulder:
"Okay, stop talking, brother, we won't get involved in official affairs."
"By the way, you discovered a kind of gold in the mines in the Northland. Is it valuable? Let's talk to my brother."
At the table next to him, Su Yun frowned and asked:
"Master Yang, who is Yang Wenyuan?"
Yang Yi was chewing a big bone. Hearing this, he smiled bitterly, put down the bone, and wiped his mouth:
"I dare not hide this from your lord. This Yang Wenyuan is from my family and is currently the Governor of the Hanshui City Governor's Mansion."
"The Governor of Hanshui City?"
Su Yun frowned and looked at Yang Yi with an ugly look on his face. He was already the governor of Hanshui City and yet he was blackmailing merchants and taking a cut of the goods they brought in. This official didn't want to be an official anymore.
Yang Yi explained:
"Hanshui City charges a commission for goods shipped from south to north. Different amounts of money are charged according to different goods. For large goods such as Laifuxiang and Yishengchang, the fee may be charged once a year. How is the fee charged?
Yes, I don’t know.”
Su Yun put down his chopsticks:
“What is all this money used for?”
"Part of it will be used for the expenses of Hanshui City, and the public will support it."
"Another part has fallen into the hands of officials at all levels in Hanshui City. I don't know how to distribute it specifically if I don't get involved."
Yang Yi sat up straight and spoke with a respectful expression. Not long after the world was at peace, Su Lu's reputation for killing people without any calculation was still spreading everywhere, especially Dingxiang Guards, who knew how powerful Prince Su was. As for the prince's sister, Yang Yi
Don't dare to be slow-waiting or hiding anything.
Su Yun tapped his fingers on the table:
"Let me ask you, does this matter constitute corruption and dereliction of duty, causing trouble to the place?"
The corner of Yang Yi's eye glanced at Zuo Nian. Although there were tables between Dingxiang Guards and Rebel Army, there were still several tables that seemed to have heard Su Yun's words and began to gather curious eyes.
After thinking about it, Yang Yi reminded Su Yun:
"Sir, the dishes are getting cold, so let's eat first."
Only then did Su Yun notice the gazes gathered around him and nodded:
"Okay, let's eat first. The food in these eight bowls is pretty good, and the master chefs in the palace are no better than that."