At this time, Wu Yongquan asked from the side: "Then do we really have to divide our troops into two groups, one side staring at He Taikang, and the other side staring at Hubei?"

Lin Hongfei waved his hand: "No need, He Taikang doesn't care about him, he can do whatever he likes. I have managed to save this little fortune, but I don't want to use it to compete with He Taikang..."

"As for the northern Hubei side, we should pay attention. In addition to the two gunboats in Jiangdu and Jiangbei, two battalions of troops will be stationed at several nearby ferries. Once there is any change in northern Hubei, we can immediately

Discover."

"Now, our energy must be focused on the management of Bei'an and Pingcheng counties, as well as Lingxi and Lingzhong, which were recently placed under our control."

At this time, Lin Hongfei looked at Wu Yongquan: "By the way, have you sent over the military ration collection orders I gave to Bei'an and Pingcheng?"

Wu Yongquan nodded: "Sent it, and the person who sent it is back."

Some time ago, Lin Hongfei made a plan to forcibly occupy Bei'an and Pingcheng, and then started to implement it.

However, Lin Hongfei was not in a hurry to start a war, but first issued an order to collect military rations.

Lin Hongfei, under the pretext that Zhi-Anhui was about to start a war and urgently needed military ration supplies, deliberately drew up an exaggerated figure as the minimum limit for military ration collection.

In addition, Lin Hongfei claimed that the war was urgent and demanded that Bei'an and Pingcheng must deliver food within ten days, otherwise the personnel involved would be executed for delaying military flights and affecting the war.

By then, if the two places paid too little military rations, or simply ignored the order, then Lin Hongfei would have a legitimate reason to send troops.

However, if Bei'an and Pingcheng counties pay the general rations on time and in quantity, there will definitely be a food shortage in the counties, and the food rations for thousands of people in the militia and security groups will be affected.

I don’t even have enough food to eat, so what a fight.

When the time comes, Lin Hongfei will continue to exploit the two places and once again demand money and food from them in the name of war, forcing them to start resisting and giving him another reason to send troops.

Therefore, no matter what the opponent chooses, Lin Hongfei will be able to make a name for himself.

During this period, more than 3,000 soldiers of the Lin Family Army had also arrived near Pingcheng in Bei'an. They only needed Lin Hongfei's order to march straight into the county seat.

After the military ration collection order was delivered, Bei'an County Magistrate He Shuzhong became anxious!

He couldn't help but be impatient. Just a few days ago, his uncle He Taikang had just stolen a large amount of grain from Bei'an. As for whether to use it as military ration or sell it for money, He Shuzhong preferred the latter.

Now, Lin Hongfei, who at a young age held a high position as the governor of Jiangbei, asked for food again, and he wanted so much more.

Isn’t this forcing a living person to hang himself?

Although He Shuzhong is the county magistrate and the parent official of Bei'an County, he still needs the cooperation of the local gentry to secure his position as county magistrate.

The local gentry were quite dissatisfied with the previous surrender of grain to their uncle. If they collect military rations again now, I am afraid that the gentry will incite the people to revolt and hand over farm tools to disobey orders.

After hesitating for a while, He Shuzhong decided to collect another batch of grain and send it to Jiangdu in accordance with the requirements of the military order.

It's just that the quantity of food may not be able to meet Lin Hongfei's needs. After all, Lin Hongfei wants too much.

He could only pray that Lin Hongfei would not be too strict and understand that it was not easy for him to be the county magistrate.

At this moment, He Shuzhong felt like he was dancing on three eggs: He Taikang, Lin Hongfei, and Beian County tycoon, and he couldn't crush any of them.

On the afternoon of the day he received the order to collect military rations, He Shuzhong summoned several prominent figures in the county and large landowners into the county government office to discuss the matter of military rations.

As soon as He Shuzhong finished explaining the content of the collection order, local tycoon Liu Hengliang was very dissatisfied and said:

"County Magistrate He, we have no objection to the collection of military rations. Last time you told the Governor to collect rations, we turned them over in full."

"For this reason, I even opened the granary where I store life-saving food in times of famine."

"Now, like a mushroom, a Jiangbei garrison appears out of nowhere and comes to ask for food and grass, and he wants so much."

"This is unjustifiable!"

Zhang Baoqing, the commander of the militia group on the side, also showed anger and said: "If the governor wants food, we will give it to him. Who will let him take charge of the military affairs of a province? If this was placed in the former Qing Dynasty, he would be the admiral of a province. This face must be given."

"But Lin Hongfei also came to fight against the autumn wind. Who is he? During the early Qing Dynasty, the prefect of Jiangbei even took the initiative to visit our Zhang family."

"Without the help of our Zhang family, the decree of his prefect would be just a piece of waste paper in Bei'an County!"

"Lin Hongfei wants food? No way, not even a grain!"

Looking at the irritable second son Zhang Baoqing, Zhang Tangyu, the patriarch of the Zhang family, flashed a hint of dissatisfaction, but he did not reprimand his son on the spot.

He looked at He Shuzhong and said slowly: "This Jiangbei garrison can be regarded as one of the most senior officials in Lingnan Province, not to mention he has a gun in his hand."

"I heard that Ren Anfu from Jiangdu County and Hong Tianwu from Songshan County were taken care of by Lin Hongfei. It seems that this person still has some skills."

He Shuzhong attached great importance to Zhang Tangyu's opinion, and he quickly asked: "Yugong, what do you mean..."

Zhang Tangyu squinted his eyes slightly and twirled a string of Buddhist beads with his fingers: "You can give him military rations, but you can't give him the amount he asks for."

"Otherwise, Lin Hongfei will think that we in Bei'an County are easy to bully, and he will definitely open his mouth like a lion in the future."

"Give him a little, forget it."

"Let him understand clearly that we in Bei'an are not the son of a bitch, we can just come over and pinch him as a human being."

He Shuzhong asked: "But if you do this, Lin Hongfei will definitely be dissatisfied!"

"In case there is any investigation..."

"Then let him chase!"

"I, Zhang Tangyu, am not Ren Anfu, let alone Hong Tianwu. During the Qing Dynasty, many of the Changmao Army, Nian Army, bandits, and defeated troops came to Bei'an County."

"But in the end, they were all beaten away by me and the militiamen."

"Lin Hongfei, he is no exception."

"No one who can surpass me in Bei'an County has been born yet!"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Tangyu showed his domineering side.

He Shuzhong could not help but feel a little frightened. Although he was the county magistrate, he was still very afraid of the biggest local snake in Bei'an County.

"Okay, then just do as Yu Gong said!"

Now that the big snake has spoken, He Shuzhong naturally no longer hesitates.

And even if Lin Hongfei were to pursue him in the future, He Shuzhong could evade that he was just a puppet and it was all the idea of ​​the wealthy gentry in Bei'an County.
Chapter completed!