Last year, Yang Shengli Zhang Bohu went to Laiwu with the imperial gold medal to transfer 3,000 soldiers, and he stayed outside Penglai City on the grounds of "strengthening coastal defense and strictly guarding against pirates".

The two leading captains had already been fed openly and secretly, and many sergeants could not only receive a piece of the imperial court's salary as usual, but also often had some extra oil and water. For more than half a year, I have eaten well and dressed well, and I have nothing to do when I go out for a walk, and I have a little face everywhere. As we all know, pirates listen to Hou Ye, and we also listen to Hou Ye, in fact, they are all a family. Speaking of which, although the three thousand soldiers are not the private armed forces raised by Yang Zhi, they are not far behind.

As the saying goes, there's nothing wrong with being careful. Yang Zhi was not alarmed when he came, and when he left, he specially invited Mr. Yi to go to the government garrison outside Penglai City.

It is still the old routine of the leaders who come to inspect the grassroots, and there is nothing new to say, but it is very necessary. It's not that Yang Zhi is stingy, Zhang Bohu's words to Liuxi on his own approach that day are still in my ears: If the soldiers are full, they will be arrogant, and if the soldiers are hungry, they will be tired. Be sure to reward and punish in moderation, and don't get used to the problem of no reward and no war.

The two leading lieutenants each rewarded 2,000 taels of silver, and handed over the three blank military orders to Mr. Yi in front of the two of them. Then he ordered two lieutenants to summon the centurion and above to give a lecture, and to clarify his new status as the governor of the customs in public, and each centurion was rewarded with one hundred taels of silver, and another three thousand taels were given to all the sergeants.

Mr. Yi has a new understanding of Yang Zhi's way of control: You say he is generous, right? Even the small accounts of tens of thousands of taels of silver have to rely on Bai Xinglang's head. Do you call him stingy? Reward your cronies and subordinates on weekdays, and it will be thousands of taels when you make a casual move. In order to prepare for the establishment of the Penglai Customs Branch, he handed over one million taels of silver to himself without even blinking an eye. Face thousands of sergeants. It cost a total of 10,000 taels up and down, which made the entire military camp thunderous. I can't wait for everyone to immediately draw a knife and fight for him! Do you dare to say that this is not learning?

Yang Zhi has never done a loss-making business, and Mr. Ling Yi's dazzling gallop is still to come: Yang Zhi actually "requisitioned" a hundred war horses from the Penglai garrison. 100 military waist knives, 30 stiff bows and quivers. Not to mention that these horses and blades are strictly controlled by the imperial court on weekdays, and there is nowhere to buy them if they have money, in terms of value alone, it is no less than 20,000 taels! …… You are not here to work in the army today, but to make a special trip to slander people! The problem is that even if you ask for nothing, no one dares to say that you don't give it.

Being a bandit at sea and being an official on an errand and eating food are completely different things.

The 100 people selected from the thousands of troops on the outer islands are usually big and small, and they all have some real skills under the civil or military hands, and they are more or less inevitably a little arrogant and arrogant. In Yang Zhi's expectations. These people are the backbone of the formation of local customs branches. In order to clean up the military discipline and sharpen their wildness, they did not hesitate to stay in Penglaiduo for four days.

The fact that you can start all over again in your own life is regarded by countless people as a fantasy that you can only dream of. Now this fantasy, Yang Zhizhen really helped them realize it. Out of his vision of a new life, intimidated by Yang Zhi's authority, and benefiting from the strict military discipline under Xiong Zhan's command, Yang Zhi's worries seem a bit redundant. Especially after all the staff changed into the new customs uniforms, almost everyone felt the same: they could finally be reborn. Be a man again!

On September 23, Yang Zhi and his entourage arrived in Jinan.

Dressed lightly, he drifted away quietly. came again, although the front and back embraced quite officially. There were less than 100 followers, and there was no official pomp and circumstance that sounded the gong to open the way. Yang Zhi was famous for his murder before, and Hu Weizhi still had a good impression of his unassuming pragmatic style.

The Emperor has made the establishment of the Governor-General of the Customs Governor's Yamen known to the world. The news of Penglai will also reach Jinan soon. This time, as the official official of the Qincha, he came to the yamen of the prefect of Jinan, and the publicity effect was undoubtedly better.

Yang Zhi is in accordance with the official etiquette of Great Xia. led Hu Cong to rest for one night at the official post outside the city, and still sent Ma Zhou to inform Hu Weizhi with his name thorn first.

The former governor is here again. Hu Weizhi is also very good.

Early in the morning of September 24, the officials who led the prefect's yamen greeted them outside the city gate. Just like the scene in the costume film and television drama of the previous life, after the formal ceremony, accompanied by entering the city, Yang Zhi and his party were welcomed into the palace.

This time, the atmosphere of the conversation between the guest and the host was still good, and the process was still simple.

If the last time they were just familiar with each other, this time the conversation had more substantive content: First, it was informed that a customs branch had been set up in Penglai and a branch office was appointed. Second, it informs the Penglai Branch Office that the two decrees that have entered the enforcement stage cannot be changed, and the conscription order can be slightly adjusted according to local conditions. Third, the main contents of the "Interim Regulations of the Governor of Daxia Customs" are briefly introduced, so as to show the difference from local commercial taxes that are not involved in the customs. Fourth, it was informed that it had been decided to set up a customs branch office in Jinan, and that an envoy of the branch office would be appointed in the near future. In the future, all matters that will be in contact with the government will be connected by the officials of the branch office.

Jinan is the primary transit point for maritime merchants from all over the country to the hinterland of Daxia, in fact, Hu Weizhi has heard of these points mentioned by Yang Zhi for a long time. Yang Zhi solemnly told him in person, which is nothing more than a show of respect, and it is an indispensable and important scene in the official face.

According to the pre-Bactrian practice, the local garrison or the establishment of government officials, or the need to provide food and straw support, or the need to levy conscription, in short, will increase the burden on the local government to some extent. In addition to corrupt officials who have the intention of fishing in troubled waters, local officials who generally claim to be honest and honest will have a headache for this.

In the two meetings with Yang Zhi, he only repeatedly emphasized "cooperation" and "connection", and there was not a single word of mention of money and grain conscription. Jinlilai Jinan Branch recently spent a lot of money to buy a mansion in the city and a spacious village outside the city, which Hu Weizhi knew.

Hu Weizhi was skeptical, but he was also very curious: With the strength of one person, you can set up a customs branch office with all kinds of organs, and raise a large group of "government officials" who are more elite than the Great Xia Forbidden Army all year round, do you really need the imperial court to allocate a penny? Shandong's outer sea channel is controlled by you, and you can just sell your official beard in Penglai in the name of "donation" to raise money. However, the number of maritime merchants is limited after all, and the number of people who go to Jinan from Penglai will be a few percent, even if they knock a few pieces of silver in Jinan, I am afraid it will be difficult to support it for a long time, right? It is said that you are a long-sleeved and good dancer, I want to see what tricks you have!

Yang Zhi didn't speak, and Hu Weizhi was happy to pretend to be confused. Secretly made up your mind, what kind of cooperation and cohesion is easy to say, I wish you would make a windfall. It depends on the situation to contribute, and there is nothing to ask for money. But if it's good, I can't do without it! …… Didn't the emperor do the same thing?

With the purpose of being careful and never offending for no reason, Hu Weizhi not only arranged a sumptuous reception banquet for Yang Zhi and his entourage, but also arranged a place for more than 100 people to stay in the horse. Shangguan is coming, and he has his own rules. Not to mention deliberately greeting, proper arrangement of food and accommodation is the minimum official reception.

Unexpectedly, Yang Zhi was more worry-free than he imagined, and he took his leave after the banquet. Up and down the government, they all felt that Zhang Er King Kong was confused.

This young and unspeakable governor led such a large group of followers, who came and left as he said. The lord of the mansion was respectful to his words, and the official ceremony was also very grand, didn't he offend him somewhere?

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