"Brother Pei, don't bother me!" Liu Hengliang cupped his hands and said with a smile.

Pei Feng and Liu Hengliang were old acquaintances. During the pre-Qing Dynasty, they had participated in the provincial examination together many times.

"Don't bother, don't bother!"

"Please take a seat!"

Pei Feng came to his senses and asked everyone to sit down with a smile.

After Liu Hengliang sat down, he pointed out: "Brother Pei is still up so late. Is there something on your mind?"

Pei Feng smiled meaningfully and said, "Aren't you guys awake too? Is it possible that you also have something on your mind?"

Next to him, He Shuzhong fell much more easily. He sighed and said, "Well, I thought Chief Lin's power was at most about the same as that of my uncle, Warlord He Taikang."

"But after looking at it today, I realized that my uncle is not even close to Chief Lin!"

He Shuzhong's words broke through everyone's guardedness. A squire smiled bitterly and said: "The team under Chief Lin's command can be called elite soldiers and strong generals."

"Not to mention anything else, those two iron-clad bastards that can run on their own and fire cannons are worth three to four hundred gunmen."

"Yes, and there are two iron-clad ships on the river. With these two iron-clad ships, who on the river dares to go against Chief Lin!" Another squire also sighed with emotion.

At this time, Liu Hengliang sighed heavily: "Everyone should know that our Liu family not only grows the most cotton in Bei'an County."

"My family also has a spinning machine. With this iron knob, our Liu family's cotton cloth sells well in many counties."

"I thought that our Liu family was the largest cotton merchant in the surrounding area."

"But today, I went to the printing and dyeing factory and took a look at the cotton spinning factory. Oh my god, three or four of the latest machines were started at the same time, and the cotton was whirring out as if it was free."

"There is also the printing machine. The machine produces the cloth one by one. The colors are bright and the patterns are correct."

"When Chief Lin sells the cotton and floral fabrics in his hands to surrounding counties and cities at low prices, not to mention ordinary cloth dealers, even our Liu family can lose everything in less than half a year and three months!

"

Speaking of this, Liu Hengliang said with a happy face: "My ancestors have blessed me. Fortunately, I took refuge in Chief Lin. Otherwise, the hard work of two generations of the Liu family would have been destroyed in my hands."

After hearing this, Pei Feng sighed with emotion and said, "Not only that, didn't Chief Lin also say that he would give Brother Liu a batch of new cotton seeds?"

"What's that called?"

Liu Hengliang remembered it very clearly, and he immediately said: "Oh, it's called fine velvet cotton, also called upland cotton."

Speaking of this, Liu Hengliang said with admiration: "This Chief Lin is really knowledgeable and talented. With just a piece of cotton, he can tell a lot of things!"

"For example, the cotton our Liu family is growing now is called tree cotton, and its scientific name is woody chicken foot cotton!"

"Although this kind of cotton is not bad, it is worse than fine-staple cotton."

The more Liu Henliang talked, the more excited he became: "Chief Lin also grabbed a handful of fine velvet cotton for me to take a look at. Don't tell me, the quality of this fine velvet cotton is indeed extraordinary. The cotton wool is long and smooth."

He Shuzhong said with some envy:

"Didn't Chief Lin also say that from now on, he will collect all the Liu family's cotton?"

"If all the cotton fields in Brother Liu's family were planted with this fine velvet cotton, we would definitely make a fortune."

Liu Hengliang chuckled and said, "Isn't this all because Chief Lin is benevolent and rewarded us with a bowl of rice?"

"There is nothing to say from now on. Our Liu family has decided to follow Chief Lin!"

Speaking of this, Liu Hengliang looked at Pei Feng with envy: "But no matter how much money I make here, I can't compare to you, Brother Pei."

"Your nephew Zongze is Commander Lin's junior student at the military academy. When we visited today, Commander Lin put his arms around Zongze's shoulders and walked forward side by side."

“Zongze’s future achievements are limitless!”

When Pei Feng heard this, he couldn't help showing a hint of pride, but he still tried his best to be humble and said: "Brother, thank you. My nephew is just more lucky. He happens to have a classmate friendship with Chief Lin."

"Otherwise, with Zongze's little talent, how can he get into Chief Lin's eyes?"

Liu Hengliang sighed:

"I still envy you, Brother Pei!"

"Hey, why are my sons and nephews so useless?"

At this time, Pei Feng smiled meaningfully: "Brother Liu, how come you see your sons and nephews, and you can't see anything else?"

"What do you mean?" Liu Hengliang was confused.

Pei Feng suddenly laughed and said: "Brother, you are really smart and confused for a while!"

"You have three daughters in your family. I met those three girls during the Chinese New Year last year. They are all well-informed and courteous, and they look pretty."

At this moment, Pei Feng showed a mysterious look and deliberately lowered his voice:

"Brother Liu, brothers, I will tell you this."

"I heard from Zongze that Jiangdu County Police Chief Wu Qiusheng and Deputy Chief Lu Xiwa, one is Chief Lin's cousin and the other is a sworn brother."

"In the future, I have been appointed as the director and deputy director of Jiangbei Police Station."

"They're not even married yet!"

"There are also three junior brothers of Chief Lin, who are now serving as battalion commanders and deputy regimental commanders in the army, and they have never been married..."

After all that, Liu Hengliang couldn't understand. He immediately reached out and patted his forehead: "Oh my god, I'm so confused. Why did I forget about the marriage?"

"Brother Pei, thank you for reminding me!"

"Tomorrow, I will propose marriage to Chief Lin!"

In fact, Lin Hongfei also underestimated the effect of this visit.

Although Liu Hengliang, Pei Feng and others have seen the world compared to ordinary people.

However, after all, Lingnan Province is relatively barren and located inland. Compared with coastal areas, it is still inferior in terms of knowledge.

Therefore, when Liu Hengliang and others saw modern factories and witnessed the powerful productivity of industrialization, they were naturally shocked.

And this is why Lin Hongfei has always insisted on setting up a factory.

You can't make much money from farming. Even if you use a juicer and a boning knife to torment the common people, the money you collect will not be able to compare with the profits brought by a few factories.

Scraping the land and imposing heavy taxes will not last long.

During this period, only opening factories and setting up industry was the only way to go.

When Liu Hengliang, Pei Feng and others were completely convinced, they announced the submission of Bei'an County and Pingcheng County, and the entire Jiangbei area was completely controlled by Lin Hongfei.

At this time, he, the Jiangbei garrison envoy, was truly worthy of his name.

It's just that human ambition will never stop.

With the seven counties in Jiangbei, Lin Hongfei set his sights on Lingzhong and Lingxi. If he could control these two places, he could form a pincer attack on Dongjiang City, the capital of Lingnan Province.

At this time, the governor of Lingnan Province was still He Taikang. Because he had secretly communicated with the Zhili Clan in advance, he was not punished after the war and seized power.

If we say at the beginning, He Taikang's attitude towards Lin Hongfei was that of mutual help between the same factions.

So now, Lin Hongfei has become a thorn in He Taikang's side.

After all, no one can accept that his nominal subordinates have an army more powerful than themselves.
Chapter completed!