Jiangdu County, a medium-sized county town along the Yangtze River.

Relying on relatively convenient water transportation, Jiangdu County has become a well-known wharf city in Lingnan Province.

Because the territory is relatively rich, the position of county magistrate of Jiangdu County has always been a popular position in Lingnan Province.

By working with local gentry to scrape the land, the county magistrate could be rich and have a lot of family income within one or two years. Then he used the money to bribe Shangguan to seek a higher position, and then patted his butt and left.

Over time, a chain of interests was formed in the local area.

The county magistrate of foreign households plundered the people's wealth through local gentry. The local gentry used the county magistrate's sign to obtain official support.

Finally, the county magistrate left with the money, and the local gentry continued to maintain their absolute authority in Jiangdu County.

Everyone cooperates happily and make a fortune together!

Therefore, whenever the gentry learned that the new county magistrate was about to arrive in Jiangdu County, they did not react much. Instead, they dressed neatly and came to the dock to welcome the new county magistrate.

But today is different. The gentry gathered in the pavilion near the pier, each with a serious face and a serious expression, constantly whispering to each other.

Immediately afterwards, someone exclaimed: "Commander Ren is here too!"

"In the past, Commander Ren has never been greeted by the new county magistrate."

"But no, there are several county magistrates who took the initiative to visit Commander Ren."

"So, the new county magistrate is really not simple!"

"I don't believe that if I can be in my twenties and have a high position as a county magistrate, if I don't have a big backer behind me!"

As everyone was talking, Ren Anfu, the leading figure in Jiangdu County, came to the front of everyone, and the crowd greeted each other and sat on the main seat of the stone bench in the pavilion.

A few local gentry drank the people around him, and only a few of them were left in the pavilion. A man with a white beard said slowly: "Commander Ren, you have a better news than all of us. What is the origin of this new county magistrate?"

Ren Anfu was a burly and bronze-skinned man. He said with a hint of disdain in his eyes:

"I have inquired about the acquaintance of the Governor's Mansion and said that it was from the capital, and that his ancestors had old friends with Governor He."

"Relying on the relationship of the governor, I emptied my family and bought a county magistrate's official."

When he heard this, the gentry breathed a sigh of relief. The solemnity on his original face disappeared, and replaced it with a "but that's how it is".

"I was worried for nothing. I thought there would be a powerful person."

"It's true that I'm here to make money!"

"In order to be the county magistrate, I have emptied my family's fortune. This kid is not like a hungry wolf."

"No, and it also has something to do with Governor He. Well, this is not something that can be sent away by Erbakai."

"Or what, Panax notoginseng?"

At this time, Ren Anfu said, "Forget it, for Governor He's face, give him four or six."

"It's a good thing for this kid to come. I'm trying to get closer to Governor He recently and create a serious military number."

"This kid might be able to help me!"

Hearing this, everyone knew it. No wonder Ren Anfu, who has always been arrogant, would personally come forward to welcome the new county magistrate. It is true that he would not have to get up early without any profit.

At this moment, a gentry with white face and no beard, with slender eyebrows and eyes suddenly said with a hint of point:

"Everyone says that he has nothing to say and is not doing things well. This kid becomes the county magistrate at a young age, so don't cause any trouble."

"Just like a few days ago, the young master of the Bai family directly brought people to burn all the five hundred acres of opium seeds and millet in the Bai family, saying that opium destroys people, and planting this thing is harmful to the will of heaven."

"Let me hear what kind of bastards are this? Are those people who smoke big cigarettes? Are they the ones who are willing to smoke? "

"If we don't plant poppy corn, where will they buy cigarette paste?"

"Now, these young people can do anything messy."

Hearing this, everyone's expressions became serious, and Ren Anfu, who was in the main position, snorted coldly:

"Then he'd better be honest. He is the county magistrate, but Jiangdu County was our territory in the Qing Dynasty."

"If you are shameless, don't blame us for turning against others."

"We did this ten years ago!"

As he said that, Ren Anfu looked at the shimmering river not far away.

Several other gentry looked at each other and showed a cruel smile. One of them said with great interest:

"If that's the case, we have to prepare a big ship for the county magistrate to bury!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Everyone burst into laughter.

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In the rolling and flowing river water, a sailboat sailed towards Jiangdu County.

On the boat, more than a dozen soldiers in casual clothes were watching the situation on the river vigilantly.

There were more than 20 guards in the cabin, and the only officers accompanying Lin Hongfei were Wu Yongquan, Chu Liangyi, Wang Deshan and Chen Deming.

At this time, Lin Hongfei had already divided his troops into three directions to head towards Jiangdu County.

On the first road, Fu Tao drove the gunboat and led Ding Dehu and a company of soldiers to a hidden island in the nearby waters.

This small island is not far from Jiangdu County and can be reached in two hours by boat.

The reason why we were able to discover this island was thanks to Chu Liangyi, who was familiar with the surrounding waters.

The second route was led by Guo Lang and Huo Yunshan to march by land. Everyone changed into casual clothes and pretended to be bandits to occupy Qipanshan in Jiangdu County.

The third route was that Lin Hongfei personally led the guards and took the water route to Jiangdu County to take office.

The reason for doing this is that Lin Hongfei does not want to expose his strength too early, which arouses the vigilance of gentry such as Ren Anfu.

Jiangdu County is surrounded by mountains. With Ren Anfu's cunning, if he could see Lin Hongfei's real military strength, he would definitely have a backup plan in secret.

One day, after Ren Anfu and Lin Hongfei turn against each other, if they fail, he will still have the confidence to make a comeback.

To deal with local snakes, one must kill them with one blow and eliminate all their forces in one battle.

Otherwise, once some residual power is missed, it will inevitably cause you a lot of trouble in the future.

Therefore, Lin Hongfei must first show the enemy as weak, and take advantage of his carelessness to find out the opponent's situation and trump card.

Then seize the opportunity and kill the local snake with one blow.

However, it is also risky to do so. The large army is not around. If Ren Anfu takes the lead, Guo Lang and the others may not be able to rescue them.

But if you want to achieve great things, you don’t take risks.

And Lin Hongfei is also sure that as long as he does not publicly turn against Ren Anfu against him, he will not be able to attack him.
Chapter completed!