During the Jiading period of the Southern Song Dynasty, Shi Miyuan, the powerful minister in the court, was monopolizing power, and corruption became common in the officialdom. There were many sects in the rivers and lakes, and they competed with each other. Undercurrents surged under the prosperity of water transportation and sea trade in the south of the Yangtze River. Exorbitant taxes and mergers with the powerful made it difficult for the people.
In the troubled times, the "Duchen Station" at the canal ferry outside the city of Pingjiang Prefecture (now Suzhou) became the landing place for countless people seeking refuge from trouble and traveling guests. It was also the only "pure land in the world" in the shadow of swords and swords that did not talk about martial arts rankings and only counted food, rice, oil and salt.
The core rules of the inn: Harmony brings wealth, and doing more is worse than doing less; all guests come in, regardless of high or low; no knives or guns are allowed in the inn. Violators will be compensated double the amount of money, and the latrines will be cleaned for a month.
