bookcurios Chapter 174 Make Money
Chapter 174 Make Money
As the boat arrived at Jiangdu Wharf, Lin Hongfei took Wu Yongquan and others to the land of Jiangdu County.
Although Ren Anfu and others have never seen the appearance of the new county magistrate, seeing Lin Hongfei wearing a black suit and top hat not far away, and the well-dressed attendants behind him, even guessing Guess is close to ten.
"That should be the new county magistrate!"
"It is indeed young enough, the son of the commander has plenty to spare!"
"The ostentation is not small, and there are more than 30 entourages."
"Hey, pig's nose with green onions to pretend, you forgot that there was a county magistrate who was even more exaggerated and spent money to hire more than 100 followers."
"Thinking about it, I couldn't get wages later, and out of the more than 100 people who ran overnight, there were only three or four people left."
While laughing and talking cheaply, the gentry walked towards Lin Hongfei and his party under the leadership of Ren Anfu.
Seeing that the two sides were about to meet at a distance of 30 to [-] meters, Lin Hongfei and his party suddenly stopped.
Immediately afterwards, Wu Yongquan beside Lin Hongfei took out the letter of appointment from his briefcase, and shouted at the person opposite:
"Letter of appointment!"
"I hereby appoint Lin Hongfei as the magistrate of Jiangdu County!"
"In this case, He Taikang, the governor of Lingnan Province!"
Hearing this, even though Ren Anfu and others didn't care about Lin Hongfei in their hearts, they still put on a respectful posture, bowed and saluted:
"Congratulations to the county magistrate!"
Lin Hongfei put on a polite attitude, smiled and said: "Please come out of the city to greet me, thank you!"
At this time, Ren Anfu came out and said enthusiastically, "County magistrate, Ren Anfu is the commander of the Xiajiangdu County militia."
"I'll set up a banquet at the Drunken Immortal Building in the city, and I hope the county magistrate will appreciate it!"
When Lin Hongfei heard it, he didn't refuse: "Okay, let Commander Ren lead the way!"
Immediately, everyone left the pier and rushed towards the county seat.
Zuixianlou, the best restaurant in Jiangdu County, is also Ren Anfu's private property.
Although it is not comparable to those restaurants and restaurants in big cities in terms of restaurant scale and food, but in Lin Hongfei's taste, it is still good.
Having a banquet without drinking is naturally against the rules, not to mention that drinks can quickly bring the relationship between two strangers closer.
After drinking for three rounds, when everyone's faces flushed and their mouths smelled of alcohol, the atmosphere of the banquet became lively, and everyone's speech and behavior were no longer restrained.
At this time, Liang Wanyi, the elder of the Liang family, a big family in Jiangdu County, toasted Lin Hongfei and said, "When County Mayor Lin was weak, he held the high position of county magistrate. He is really young and promising!"
"I offer a toast to the county magistrate!"
Lin Hongfei picked up the wine glass, clinked glasses with Liang Wanyi and drank it together. Lin Hongfei seemed to be getting more drunk when the wine poured into his stomach.
I saw Lin Hongfei loosen his tie, unbutton the top two buttons of his shirt, and then said without any concealment:
"Master Liang said that I was young and promising, I am really ashamed!"
"To tell you the truth, Mr. Lin, the county magistrate, bought it!"
"Buying an official is to make money!"
"Everyone is a famous person in Jiangdu County. I wonder if you can introduce a profitable business to Lin?"
Hearing this, everyone present looked at each other, and a disdainful smile could not help but flash across the corner of their mouths.
Everyone knows that you bought an official to be the county magistrate just to make money, but is this kind of thing allowed?
If you don't understand such a simple truth, you are still too young!
For a moment, there was a slight contempt in everyone's eyes.
However, contempt is contempt, Lin Hongfei's frankness, on the contrary, made these people feel that dealing with him will be much easier in the future.
Unlike the previous county magistrates, the literati have a very sour smell, and they are here to make money, but they have to pay attention to their integrity.
And when you give them money, you can't mention the word money. They think the word money is dirty and stains their ears.
Trouble, real trouble.
It's not as good as the county magistrate Lin coming here!
Therefore, everyone's attitude towards Lin Hongfei is both contempt and love.
Despise Lin Hongfei's ignorance, like Lin Hongfei's frankness.
However, Ren Anfu still had some concerns. He, who was always cautious and cunning, worried that this was an illusion put on by Lin Hongfei, so he didn't speak, but gestured to Liang Wanyi with his eyes.
Liang Wanyi understood, and immediately said with a smile: "County Lin, there are many ways to make money."
"Growing opium, selling tobacco soil, reselling people, opening gambling houses, etc."
"Besides, the county magistrate can also increase taxes. Before your predecessor left, he just raised Jiangdu County's taxes for 20 years, and collected tens of thousands of oceans."
"you can···"
As soon as this remark came out, Lin Hongfei immediately snorted and said: "It's a waste of money, it's only a few dollars after receiving it 15 years ago!"
"If I collect taxes, after 90 years of receiving them directly, I will finally become a county magistrate, so why don't I take the opportunity to make more money!"
Although Liang Wanyi and the others were well-informed, when they heard Lin Hongfei's words, they still showed the expression of "you're still ruthless".
Ren Anfu at the side kept silent, quietly observing Lin Hongfei's every move, as if trying to figure out some way.
By the time the banquet was over, Lin Hongfei was so drunk that he passed out, and he let some of his subordinates carry him back to the county office.
After watching Lin Hongfei go away, Ren Anfu showed a sneer: "It seems that he is indeed a money-grubbing person!"
"Then reward him more, so that he can actively cooperate with us to scrape the oil and water of those poor ghosts!"
After hearing this, Liang Wanyi and others nodded their heads in agreement.
At this time, in the back house of the county government office, Lin Hongfei's subordinates checked the surroundings carefully, and returned to Wu Yongquan after confirming that there was nothing wrong.
Wu Yongquan walked into the room. At this moment, Lin Hongfei was sitting on a chair and drinking tea. Now he was still in the drunken state just now.
"You can drink!" Wu Yongquan joked.
Lin Hongfei chuckled: "It's not that easy to drink me too much. I haven't been drinking for nothing in the past few years."
"What's the next step?" Wu Yongquan sat on the chair next to him and asked.
"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 person named Bai Wenju."
"This person is the young master of the Bai family in Jiangdu County. Some time ago, he took the initiative to destroy the 500 mu of poppy fields of the Bai family."
"I think this person can understand."
"In addition, you can send someone to contact Huo Yunshan and ask him if he knows the situation of the young master of the Bai family."
"If this person can be used by us, that would be great!"