Outside the south gate of Guangzhou Mansion, a group of two carriages and more than a dozen horses came in a mighty manner, which attracted special attention. Whether it's a carriage or a horse, it's extraordinary at first sight. There were three people riding horses in front of and behind the team, all holding bird guns, which made the group particularly conspicuous, and passers-by subconsciously avoided it, very dodging, these people were Yang Lin and others.

Yang Lin, who was walking in the forefront, rode a horse, looking leisurely. However, as the group hurried, there were more and more pedestrians, and various sounds gradually appeared. The chatter of the people around him made him frown slightly, and his expression was not very good.

"Hey, look, who is this? This pomp and circumstance is really big, and there are actually bird soldiers guarding the front and back. ”

"At first glance, it's not an ordinary family, even if it's our prefect, under normal circumstances, there is no bird guard when entering and leaving."

"Nonsense, you still need to say it, you don't even know anyone, it's the same as if you didn't say it."

"Judging by the dress of these people and the condition of the carriages, they look like the family members of the nobles. However, just a few birds, they dare to swagger to our Guangzhou Mansion, which is really bold. ”

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Yang Lin was shocked, he didn't expect that the ordinary people in Guangzhou would recognize the bird, and he was a little surprised. And, from the words, it's still very familiar.

As we got closer to the city gate, there were more and more pedestrians, and the congestion became more and more congested. As long as they saw Yang Lin and his party, they would intentionally or unintentionally avoid it, retreat to the side of the road, and let Yang Lin and the others pass first, and no one dared to stop and complain.

This is not the case for everyone, though. When Yang Lin rode his horse to the city gate, he was stopped by the soldiers guarding the gate. Moreover, each of the soldiers was holding a bird gun, and they instantly faced Yang Lin and the others.

"Who are you? How can there be a bird gun? Explain quickly, or we'll shoot, don't blame us for being polite. ”

Immediately, the surroundings quieted down, the atmosphere became tense, and the pedestrians stopped the hustle and bustle, stopped talking, and stood there, looking at Yang Lin's side, looking at the excitement, and hiding far away.

Turning over and prancing on his horse, Yang Lin came to the heavy ground, and took out something from his arms while walking towards the officer and soldier who was speechless.

"This brother, don't get me wrong, it's all my own people, I'm an official who came to Guangzhou, don't slip your hands, if the bird goes crazy, it's not a joke."

As Yang Lin's words fell, although those officers and soldiers did not put away their birds, the tense atmosphere just now relaxed a lot, and there was no sense of tension.

While the officer and soldier looked through the text and the letter of appointment, Yang Lin was not idle, but began to look at the city gate and the city wall.

"Hey, I said brother, why are there so many red-coated cannons and bird guns? Is there any war in Guangzhou? It's so strict. ”

"There is no war, but the bandits are more rampant, and there are often small groups of pirates attacking here, which is why they are so strict." The officer and soldier replied without raising his head, still looking at the pamphlet in his hand.

"Ah~ Really, what I saw and heard along the way, I heard that the closer you get to Guangzhou, the more chaotic it becomes, and I thought it was a false rumor, and someone deliberately exaggerated it."

At this time, the officer and soldier joined the line and waved his hand. "Release, I said this lord, not exaggerating, and not in place. Needless to say, if you stay for a while and stay for a long time, you will know the situation here. ”

Then, Yang Lin wanted to ask something, and seeing that the other party looked impatient and rejecting people thousands of miles away, and didn't want to talk to himself, he took his own text and appointment letter, and got on the horse and entered Guangzhou Mansion.

A group of people rode horses and walked on the streets, as the center of foreign trade, Yang Lin did not see any foreigners, not one, very strange. However, Guangzhou is very lively, with an endless stream of businessmen, and there are many exquisite things from the West.

In the end, Yang Lin, who had been on the road all morning, came to a medium-sized inn. As soon as he walked into the inn, Yang Lin first booked a few rooms, and then said to the counter: "Hey, shopkeeper, we just came to Guangzhou, we are not familiar with the place, we have four patients, can you help us hire a doctor?" ”

"Yes, of course you can, it's not easy to go out, you should take care of each other."

"Hey, Xiao Er, go, help this guest officer find a doctor, hurry up!"

"Okay, shopkeeper, I'll go."

"Yang Xiao, you also go and follow and recognize the way. If you have a headache and brain fever in the future, you can't always trouble someone else's shopkeeper. ”

Subsequently, Yang Xiao left with Xiao Er and went to ask for a doctor.

"Shopkeeper, you are busy first, me and our people will go back to the room first, thank you!"

"You're welcome, guest officer, if there is anything else, just take orders, as long as the small shop can do it, it will be incumbent."

In the room, Yang Lin, Li Youlan and Zhao Min were sitting there, as well as the two maids, who had returned to normal, but they had become silent and rarely spoke. If you ignore them for a day, they won't say a word. At this time, he stood quietly behind Li Youlan.

"Youlan, I'm going to go out and report to the customs office in a minute, today is the last day, and I can't delay any longer."

"Amin, stay in the inn well, be with Sister Youlan, and wait for the eldest brother to come back."

"Yes, okay."

Li Youlan and the little girl Zhao Min replied at the same time, it was a tacit understanding, and Yang Lin also smiled knowingly, relieved a lot.

After a short day and a night together, Li Youlan and Zhao Min got along well, and they were very speculative. At this time, Zhao Min did not stick to Yang Lin like in the past, and now he was playing with Li Youlan, whispering, like two sisters.

As soon as Yang Lin walked to the staircase and was about to go downstairs, he suddenly stopped, turned around and ran back to his room. After some tossing, he took out something from his baggage, a jade pendant. It is the jade pendant of Fengshen Yinde, where Yang Lin relies on. This time I went to the Guangdong Customs Department, I must be able to use it.

After restoring the things to their original positions, Yang Lin hung the jade pendant around his waist, which was the most conspicuous place, as long as others saw Yang Lin, they could see the jade pendant. Then, Yang Lin walked out of the room and walked downstairs.

The Guangdong Customs Department, as the department that manages the thirteen lines of Guangdong, foreign trade and taxation, is also the place where Yang Lin reports. The superintendent of each Guangdong Customs Office was appointed by the Qing court's internal affairs government and the household department in consultation with each other, and was directly appointed by the central government, and was held by Manchu people.

Moreover, the official rank of this overseer is as high as a grade, which is comparable to that of the feudal officials of the Qing court. However, his responsibility is only to collect taxes and other matters, and he has no executive power.

Since the overseer was directly appointed by the imperial court, he must have been from the capital; is still a Manchurian, he must know Heshen, so the jade pendant that symbolizes the identity of Fengshen Yinde is particularly important, and Yang Lin's registration will save a lot of trouble.

Coming downstairs and walking to the counter, Yang Lin asked again: "Shopkeeper, do you know where the Guangdong Customs Office is?" ”

"Customs Department, no one in this Guangzhou City knows who doesn't know, No, after going out, all the way to the east, out of the East City Gate, I saw the highest Western building, which is the Customs Department."

"Guest, what are you doing there? Out of kindness, a word of advice, guest officer, if you have nothing important to go, I suggest you still don't go. ”

"Oh~ shopkeeper, is the Customs Department very powerful?"

"Guest officer, I won't say if the Customs Department is powerful. Even their families and servants are not something that anyone can offend in this Guangzhou Mansion, and it can basically be said that they are rampant. ”

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