The Age of Awakening: From the Young Runtu

Chapter 186
Runtu spent more time in Jiashan.

Invest more.

The speed of development here is also very fast.

Look around.

Bring the ghost old seven.

Go to those business districts.

Jiashan now has delicacies from all over the world.

There is a wide variety of dishes.

The development is not bad, the business is very good, and it can be seen what level it is.

Walked into a shop with Gui Laoqi.

"Guest officer, please come inside."

A guy is coming over to entertain right away.

"What would you like to eat?"

"something delicious?"

"There are many. Our specialty here is chicken and duck. Among them is a gourd chicken, a famous dish in Chang'an. It is a recipe brought by Mr. Zhang. Do you know Mr. Zhang? He went straight to the capital with fifty cavalrymen to fight against the foreigners. Lafayette went to Chang'an, so the gourd chicken came here."

"Okay, let's get a gourd chicken. Two side dishes and a pot of wine."

"Come on, just sit down and you'll be fine soon."

The person at this table ordered food and immediately went to the next table.

The current standard of living in Jiashan is very good.

Ordinary people also go to restaurants when they encounter any happy event.

after awhile.

The savory chicken arrived.

Golden in color.

It looks rather appetizing.

Runtu was still talking to Gui Laoqi, "How about the footbinding thing? Are there still many people reporting it?"

As long as someone reports it, people from the security team can be dispatched to arrest the person in the prison.

"My lord, the reward you gave is not low, and many people came to complain. In just a few days, more than a dozen people were arrested. The current situation seems to be much less."

Runtu ate the gourd chicken, which was very delicious. The skin was crispy and the meat was tender, fragrant and mellow, and the chopsticks fell off the bone.It was hard work.

I ate this dish when I was in Chang'an, and now I also eat it in Jiashan. The taste is not much different, and it is more authentic.

The shopkeeper is exquisite. Seeing that Runtu and Gui Laoqi are not like ordinary people, he came over to introduce, "You two, are the food in the shop satisfactory?"

"Very tasty."

"It's good if you're satisfied. Our ancestors were imperial chefs. The ones who cooked for Lord Qianlong were passed down to our generation, and we can still eat. Compared with immortals, it's lonely.

Let me introduce this gourd chicken to you.The chicken is tied with twine before cooking, then boiled, then steamed and then deep-fried.The chicken cooked in this way is not only mellow and tender, but also the whole body of the chicken is like a gourd.

Chickens that have been raised for one year should be used, with a net weight of about one kilogram and fresh and tender meat.

When making it, it is first boiled, then steamed in a cage, and then fried.When steaming, put the boiled chicken in a pot, add soy sauce, refined salt, green onion and ginger, star anise, cinnamon, cooking wine, add some broth, and steam it in a cage.

When the vegetable oil is half cooked, put the whole chicken into the oil pan, stir gently with a hand spoon, and fry for about half a minute, until the chicken is golden brown, then take it out and pour it out immediately.

The price here is a bit expensive, but I guarantee the taste is definitely the best. "

There is a menu in the restaurant.

That flipping menu.

Prices are listed on the menu.

The menu is the only one in the current restaurant.

Restaurants elsewhere do not have menus.

Even if there is, it is estimated that only those places that are rented are available.

Looking at the prices on the menu, they are indeed expensive.

A chicken, two side dishes, and a jug of wine.

Almost a buck.

It's not your average price.

After all, even in Jiashan, the wages of ordinary people are only ten yuan.

It is estimated that not many people would be willing to spend three days' wages for such a meal.

For Runtu, it's not worth anything at all.

A dollar is the same as having no money.

It tastes really good to eat.

This time I came here to see the situation of various shops.

Eating and drinking like this.

If there are more restaurants, the lives of ordinary people will not be too bad.

After eating, go to another place to see.

Suddenly a few people came in at this time.

"Boss Lin, it's time to pay the management fee."

The owner of the restaurant looked at the three people who came in, and his mood immediately became very bad.

"Boss Lin's business is really booming. The brothers congratulated Boss Lin. It costs two or three yuan per table, and more than a dozen tables are full of guests. It's really good."

The profit of the restaurant is about 200 yuan a day.

It is indeed very profitable.

There is also a delivery business.

If the business is good, earning thousands of dollars a month is not a problem.

Doing business in Jiashan, there are many customers.

The urban area is very densely populated.

Basically, as long as you open a shop, you don't have to worry about customers.

There is too much traffic.

No matter how small a shop is, there will be an audience.

Boss Lin went to the drawer and took out a bank note.

"Promissory note from the Workers and Peasants Bank, 100 yuan."

Boss Lin still paid the management fee.

The Industrial and Agricultural Bank is still very reliable. This is the industry of Runtu, and it is a stable group in Jiashan.

At least everyone is willing to put their money in and get interest.

But the few people who came over did not accept it.

"Boss Lin, the management fee has increased, and it costs 150 yuan."

Now Boss Lin is very uncomfortable.

150 yuan, directly increased by half.

If it wasn't for the good business, I really don't want to give this money.

"Boss Lin? It's not easy for us brothers, you should give it up, don't make it difficult for the brothers."

Boss Lin was very helpless, so he still added another 50 yuan, as if he didn't make any money today, which is not too bad a loss.

After collecting the money, the three left immediately.

Runtu saw this scene clearly.

"Lao Qi, what's going on? When did the commercial area have such a high management fee?"

Runtu basically eliminated enough from all walks of life.

Some taxes are also exempted.

Where does this management fee come from?

Gui Lao Qi dodged, "This, my lord, I don't know either."

Runtu went directly to ask the boss.

"Shopkeeper Lin, who were those people just now, why did you give them the money?"

The shopkeeper said: "People from the public house, what kind of bureaucracy did you forget?"

Runtu: "Boss Lin, how long have you paid this money?"

"I haven't paid it last year. It started half a year ago. It's a management fee. I have always charged 100 yuan here, but today it has increased to [-] yuan. Hey. But it's okay, compared with other places. , Jiashan’s business is still very good.”

Taxes in other places will have more money for various purposes.

Runtu: "Have you handed over everything from other families too?"

"Basically everyone I know has paid. Those who charge more will be four or five hundred, and those who are less will be charged a few dollars."

Runtu was stunned when he heard this, he didn't even know about it.

In this commercial area, there are at least four to five thousand merchants of various kinds.

An average of one hundred per family.

A month is 50 million oceans.

This is a lot of money.

Runtu looked at Gui Laoqi, "Old Qi, you don't know about this?"

Gui Lao Qi quickly shook his head.

Runtu thought there must be an internal problem.

Such a big deal.

With so many people, it is inevitable that there will be some people who do things.

Thinking that those people should go elsewhere.

Runtu went out to find those people.

There are three people. At this time, these three people are in another store and are collecting money. Each of them has raised the management fee by half.

Getting paid was relatively smooth.

Those who do business in Jiashan basically make money.

It's okay to pay some money to the Yamen.

Runtu went straight to stop them.

"Why do you charge money?"

Runtu was rather angry.

This Jiashan is his masterpiece.

Such a thing even happened.

can not stand.

"Who are you? This is a management fee, and every family has to pay it."

Runtu went straight up and captured the three of them.

"Who is your boss? Who do you listen to, who asked you to come and collect money."

"Master Ma. Master Ma, you know, let me go quickly."

Runtu exerted a little force, and several people called out to their mothers in pain.

"Take me to meet the horseman you are talking about."

Runtu thought for a while, Jiashan didn't seem to have heard of any awesome surname Ma.

I asked Gui Lao Qi next to me, "Ma, do you have any impressions?"

Gui Laoqi shook his head.

His father doesn't know what Ma's surname is.

If they don't know each other, then they shouldn't be someone in a high position.

Take people to Mafu.

This house is quite big.

When a character with the surname Ma appeared in Jiashan, Runtu really didn't know.

Come to the yard.

There are quite a lot of people, with dozens of people.

Seeing that the three of them were captured by Runtu, they all knew that they might be enemies.

After a while their boss came over.

"Who are you? How did the people under my command offend you two?"

"You charged the management fee for the commercial area?"

"Yes, charge some management fees to help the yamen manage the law and order."

Runtu was quite angry. When did this Ma have such authority? The security is usually managed by the new army and the security regiment.

Looking at Gui Lao Qi, Gui Lao Qi also had a bewildered expression.

"Yes, you two are merchants? You don't want to pay? The money is not what we want. We also work for the yamen. It's not easy to get hard money. You should let him go. You shouldn't be enemies."

He regarded Runtu as a merchant, and thought that Runtu was unwilling to pay the management fee, so he came to tell him in person.

Ma Ye continued: "I'm just a collection agent here. I have dozens of brothers who used to be in the Jiashan prison. After they came out, they went in again. I gather these people together and do something. It’s a good deed. To help the Yamen collect some management fees, and the brothers can earn some hard-earned money from it, this should be regarded as a reasonable request, what do you think.”

This matter should be checked carefully.

It has been working for half a year, and it is still working, and no one has found the problem.This is a big mistake.

Runtu directly said to Gui Laoqi next to him, "Go and call the prison boss from Jiashan, I want to see who gave him the right."

Master Ma didn't know where Runtu came from, "What is your background?"

Runtu ignored him.

Master Ma wanted to test the waters.

He directly greeted the person next to him.

A dozen or so people go together.

It's just that they were all knocked to the ground by Runtu.

Master Ma has also seen Jianghu masters, but he has never seen someone like Runtu.

After a while, Gui Laoqi called the people from the county government.

Runtu: "He listened to you and charged the management fee?"

"Master Zhang."

The head of the cell turned out to be Runtu.

Suddenly bewildered.

Gui Laoqi also brought some new troops.

He directly restrained all of Ma Ye's people.

"You are just an ordinary prison boss, how much benefit did you get by colluding with gangsters?"

"Master Zhang, I have never intervened, but it is true that he gave money. The people in the yamen more or less collected a little, a few yuan a month, dozens of yuan."

Do the math.

This Ma Ye can make thousands of dollars a month.

Then I took out 1000 yuan a month to send the people in the yamen.

The remaining part was distributed to his men.

Take the rest by yourself.

made a lot of money.

Such a bastard was charged half a year's management fee, but no one cares.

This incident made Runtu quite angry.

Runtu: "Take them all away and lock them up for ten years."

He was imprisoned for ten years.

This age is long enough.

The average life expectancy is not high now.

Sixty is considered a long life.

Ten years later, the Qing Dynasty was gone.

It is a relatively severe punishment.

Copy it here again.

Liquidate all property.

This Ma Ye also has some guts, and charges for his own name.Large over-standard charges.Ten years of imprisonment is considered a relatively light punishment.

Today, this problem was encountered by Runtu himself.

After thinking about it, there must be similar situations.

Many have not encountered.

After all, there are millions of people. With so many people, it is difficult to manage the population.

Inevitably there will be various characters.

There are a lot of things going on.

Eight thousand new troops.

Thinking about expanding it.

The arsenal also has a lot of guns these days, which can be arranged.

"Old Seven, release the news that the new army will recruit another 2000 people."

Make up ten thousand.

There are still hundreds of years in the military academy.

I have also studied for a year.

Keep training.

Now is not the time to fight, you can continue to learn some theory in the military academy.

It's actually difficult.

At most, it is to lay down bandits around.

There was no particularly big war.

Gui Laoqi was still a little nervous.

There is such a thing as management fees.

His new army is also responsible.

No one reported it.

It's been half a year.

Perhaps the merchants thought that this was the management fee charged by the Yamen.

Although the fee was very high, I made a lot of money in Jiashan, and I was able to bear it all.

Perhaps it is the support of the Yamen.

Indeed, money was given.

Runtu: "Brother Seven, I hope there will be no more similar things, and I will take the guards to investigate."

"My lord, don't worry, I'm sure I can handle it well."

There are still relatively few things about the new army.

The most is training.

Training from morning till night.

Some even said, this is not a war, what are you doing so diligently in training.

There are quite a few people who have this idea.

Thinking about the treatment of the new army, they can all accept it.Good training.

The salary for eating and drinking, and all kinds of treatment are much better than those outside.

News of the expansion of the new army spread.

Millions of people, far more than [-] people of the right age.

There are tens of thousands of people willing to join the new army.

The number of people is limited to two thousand.

Almost a dozen or 20 people competed for a place.

The level of competition is still quite large.

This can also control the quality of the new army.

Not everyone can be recruited.

Those who are in poor health or have other problems are temporarily turned away.

(End of this chapter)