As the ship arrived at Jiangdu Wharf, Lin Hongfei took Wu Yongquan and others to land in Jiangdu County.

Although Ren Anfu and others have never seen the appearance of the new county magistrate, looking at Lin Hongfei, who is not far away wearing a black suit and a top hat, and the neatly dressed entourage behind him, they can guess.

The guess is pretty close.

"That one should be the new county magistrate!"

"You are indeed young enough. The sons of commanders all have plenty of money!"

"It's quite a grand occasion, and we have more than thirty followers."

"Hey, you're just pretending to be a pig with a green onion in your nose. You forgot that the previous county magistrate was even more exaggerated and hired more than 100 followers."

"I think about it, but later I couldn't get paid, and out of more than 100 people, only three or four people left overnight."

The gentry were laughing and talking cheaply while walking towards Lin Hongfei and his party under the leadership of Ren Anfu.

Seeing that the two sides were still twenty or thirty meters away from meeting each other, Lin Hongfei and his party suddenly stopped.

Immediately afterwards, Wu Yongquan, who was next to Lin Hongfei, took out his letter of appointment from his briefcase and shouted to the person opposite:

"Certificate of appointment!"

"Lin Hongfei is hereby appointed as the County Magistrate of Jiangdu County!"

"This is the case, Lingnan Province Governor He Taikang!"

After hearing this, even though Ren Anfu and others did not care about Lin Hongfei in their hearts, they still put on a respectful posture, bowed and said:

"Welcome to the county magistrate!"

Lin Hongfei put on a polite gesture and said with a smile: "I'd like to trouble you to come out of the city to greet you. Thank you very much!"

At this time, Ren Anfu came out and said enthusiastically: "County Magistrate, I am here with Ren Anfu, the commander of the Jiangdu County Militia."

"I'll wait for a banquet at the Zuixian Tower in the city, and I hope the county magistrate will appreciate it!"

When Lin Hongfei heard this, he did not refuse: "Okay, Commander Ren, please lead the way!"

Immediately, everyone left the dock and rushed towards the county town.

Zuixian Restaurant, the best restaurant in Jiangdu County, is also Ren Anfu's private property.

Although the size of the hotel and the food are not as good as those of restaurants in big cities, Lin Hongfei's taste is still good.

A banquet without alcohol is naturally against the rules, not to mention that alcohol can quickly bring two strangers closer together.

After three rounds of drinking, everyone's faces turned red and their mouths smelled of alcohol. The atmosphere of the banquet became lively, and everyone's speech and behavior became no longer restrained.

At this time, Liang Wanyi, the eldest son of the Liang family in Jiangdu County, raised his glass and said to Lin Hongfei: "Lin is in the high position of county magistrate at a young age. He is really young and promising!"

“I’d like to toast the county magistrate!”

Lin Hongfei picked up his wine glass and clinked glasses with Liang Wanyi. As the wine filled his stomach, Lin Hongfei seemed to be even more drunk.

I saw Lin Hongfei loosening his tie, unbuttoning the top two buttons of his shirt, and then said without concealment:

"Master Liang said that I am young and promising, I am really ashamed of myself!"

"To tell you the truth, Lin, the county magistrate, bought it!"

"Buying an official position is just to make money!"

"You are all well-known figures in Jiangdu County. I wonder if you can introduce Lin to a profitable business?"

Hearing this, everyone present looked at each other, and a disdainful smile couldn't help flashing across their lips.

Everyone knows that you bought an official position and became the county magistrate just to make money, but is this kind of thing allowed to be said?

See it through without telling it off, you don’t understand such a simple truth, you are still too young!

For a moment, everyone's eyes clearly showed a bit of contempt.

However, despite being contemptuous, Lin Hongfei's frankness actually made these people feel that dealing with him would be much easier in the future.

Unlike the previous county magistrates, the literati had a strong smell of sourness. They were obviously here to make money, but they had to pay attention to their reputation.

And when you give them money, you can't mention the word money. They think the word money is dirty and taints their ears.

Trouble, real trouble.

Not as happy as County Magistrate Lin!

Therefore, everyone's attitude towards Lin Hongfei was one of contempt and love.

I despise Lin Hongfei's ignorance, but like Lin Hongfei's frankness.

However, Ren Anfu still had some concerns. He was always cautious and cunning, and he was worried that this was a false impression put on by Lin Hongfei, so he did not speak, but gestured to Liang Wanyi with his eyes.

Liang Wanyi understood and immediately said with a smile: "County Chief Lin, there are many ways to make money."

"Growing cigarettes, selling cigarette soil, reselling people, opening gambling houses, etc."

"Moreover, the county magistrate can also increase tax revenue. Before your predecessor left, he just raised the tax revenue of Jiangdu County to 20 years later, and collected tens of thousands of dollars."

"you can···"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Hongfei immediately sneered and said: "What a waste of money, you only received this for fifteen years!"

"If I collect taxes, I will be able to become a county magistrate after ninety years. Why don't I take the opportunity to make more money!"

Although Liang Wanyi and others were well-informed, they still had an expression of "You are still ruthless" after hearing Lin Hongfei's words.

Ren Anfu on the side remained silent, quietly observing Lin Hongfei's every move, as if he wanted to see some secret.

By the time the banquet was over, Lin Hongfei was already drunk and unconscious. He asked several of his men to carry him back to the county government office.

After Ren Anfu watched Lin Hongfei go away, he sneered: "It seems that he is indeed a money-grubber!"

"Then reward him more so that he can actively cooperate with us in shaving off those poor devils!"

After hearing this, Liang Wanyi and others nodded in agreement.

At this time, in the county government house, Lin Hongfei's men carefully checked the surroundings and confirmed that there were no problems before returning to Wu Yongquan.

Wu Yongquan walked into the house. At this time, Lin Hongfei was sitting on a chair drinking tea. He was not as drunk as he was just now.

"You can drink enough!" Wu Yongquan joked.

Lin Hongfei chuckled: "It's not that easy to drink too much of me. My drinking in the past few years has not been in vain."

"What's the next step?" Wu Yongquan asked, sitting on the chair next to him.

"Two words!"

"Know thyself, ever-victorious."

"Unite all forces that can be united!"

Speaking of this, Lin Hongfei looked at Wu Yongquan and said: "At today's banquet, Liang Wanyi once mentioned a man named Bai Wenju."

"This man is the eldest son of the Bai family in Jiangdu County. Some time ago, he took the initiative to destroy 500 acres of poppy fields of the Bai family."

"I think this person can be understood."

"In addition, you should send someone to contact Huo Yunshan and ask him if he knows about the situation of the eldest young master of the Bai family."
Chapter completed!