Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

Tao Yunong stood up and said, "Commander, I will arrange for Chen Zui to bring a few people to follow you secretly."

"Okay." Fang Jian nodded slightly and did not refuse. He still attached great importance to his own safety.

Only those foolish people would think that they can do whatever they want just because they have an army. In this era of hot weapons, unless you keep the enemy away from you, as long as they get close to you, one bullet can kill you.

Then Fang Jian looked at Fang Guoxuan and said, "Guoxuan, you should pay more attention to the recruitment and training of soldiers."

"Don't worry, Commander. I have sent people to various villages and towns to promote recruitment." Fang Guoxuan nodded.

After explaining the matters, everyone went about their business.

After Guo Weizhang received the court assignment, he went to the police station to find Fang Weiguo and asked, "Captain Fang, is Meng Liangji being held in the police station?"

"Still there." Fang Weiguo nodded.

Guo Weizhang was not polite. He took out a notice and handed it to Fang Weiguo, and directly ordered: "Okay, please send someone to post this in the city, Platoon Leader Fang."

"And send a few people to me. I will take them to collect evidence of Meng Liangji's evil deeds."

"No problem." Fang Weiguo assigned five soldiers to Guo Weizhang, and he went to make a copy of the notice.

After copying the notice, Fang Weiguo took a few soldiers and began to post the notice in the county town.

When the people nearby saw the soldiers posting the notice, they immediately gathered around and one of them asked, "What does it say?"

"I don't know. Is there anyone who can read? Come and read it." Another person urged hurriedly, afraid of missing out on something important.

A man squeezed his way in from the crowd, saying as he did so: "I, I, I can read."

The crowd made way for the man who had spoken and walked in. After he stopped, he did not read the words on the notice, but straightened his clothes.

"Can't you read? Read quickly what's written on it." Someone next to him immediately said in dissatisfaction.

The man glared at the person who spoke with dissatisfaction, then fixed his eyes on the notice and read: "In March of the thirteenth year of Daxin, the county magistrate officially established the Xinyuan County Court..."

"After investigation, it was found that Meng Liangji, the director of the Xinyuan County Police Department, committed crimes and violated the law. It was decided that he would be tried in court on March 9..."

"A special notice to the elders of Xinyuan: those who are interested can watch the trial at Dongmen Square on the morning of March 9th..."

The man didn't know many words, so he stumbled over the meaning of the notice. The people around him were all shocked after hearing the content of the notice.

One person was a little unconvinced: "Are you really going to put Meng Liangji on trial? You're not just talking about it, are you?"

"The notice has been posted. We'll know whether it's true or not when we go and see it tomorrow," said another person.

Some people even said angrily: "Thank goodness, Meng Liangji finally ran out of bad luck."

If the news on the streets seemed novel to people, then the shop owners in Xinyuan County were worried.

One of the shop owners of two adjacent shops in the county town came out and asked the owner of the shop next to him: "Mr. Jin, what are the rules for industrial and commercial registration and business license application?"

"Oh, who knows? I'm afraid the officials are using this name to collect money again." Lao Jin said worriedly.

The boss who was asking the question also had a worried look on his face: "Not only are taxes raised every year, but there are also frequent hooligans causing trouble, and the police and officials are getting paid for nothing. When will this end?"

"Let's attend that meeting tomorrow and see what the officials say." Lao Jin felt that if things continued like this, the store would close sooner or later.

Not to mention the many bosses who were sighing in the county, the heads of the three major families also gathered together.

Zhang Xumin was the most leisurely. He was shrewd and wanted to wait for the other two families to test Fang Jian's bottom line and depth first, so that he could deal with it calmly behind the scenes.

Although Liu Yishen was drinking tea, he had no intention of tasting it. He was constantly thinking in his mind, thinking of various countermeasures, and looked absent-minded.

Meng Huailin was the most anxious. He had just lost 40,000 silver dollars. If he had to bleed again, he couldn't bear it. Meng Huailin didn't say anything polite and asked directly, "Master Zhang, Master Liu, how should we deal with this? Give us a plan."

The three businesses in the county town are quite a bit bigger. They are much better off than those small businesses. The hooligans dare not harass them, and even fewer people dare to eat and take things for free.

But during the holidays, they have to pay bribes to government officials without missing a penny. If every store loses some profit, it adds up to a lot.

Zhang Xumin said calmly, "Brother Meng, why are you in such a hurry? There are hundreds of shops of all sizes in the county, and it's not just us three who are in a hurry."

"We don't know what the situation is right now, and we don't know how to deal with it. It may be a good thing or not."

Liu Yisheng put down his teacup and said anxiously, "The new county magistrate is too young. I'm afraid that young people will not know the importance of things and turn good things into bad things."

Zhang Xumin shook his head, very satisfied with the two men's behavior. If the two men were anxious, he could wait for them to confront the new county magistrate while he would hide behind the scenes and wait for changes.

When Liu Yisheng returned home, his son Liu Wenqian came up to him and said, "Dad, I heard that all the merchants in the county will attend some kind of business conference tomorrow?"

"What do you want to do now? Stay at home honestly." Liu Yishen said after glaring at his son.

Liu Wenqian said dissatisfiedly: "What's the point of staying at home? Let me attend the industrial and commercial meeting tomorrow. Maybe I can give you some advice."

"Nonsense, just stay home and don't go anywhere." When Liu Yishen heard that Liu Wenqian wanted to attend the business conference, he refused without a second thought.

After Liu Yisheng left, Liu Wenqian muttered, "It's not a confidential meeting. It's as if I can't go without someone leading me."

Early the next morning, Fang Jian, along with Wei Hanzhou, Wang Hu, and twenty soldiers, dressed in plain clothes, drove five horse-drawn carriages to Nanling City.

On this trip, everyone carried two pistols, and two light machine guns were secretly hidden in the carriage. No other weapons were brought.

The reason why he drives a horse-drawn carriage instead of a truck is to be low-key and not ostentatious.

Nanling City is Ma Jincen's territory, and his subordinates are of mixed quality. If he happens to meet a greedy one who wants to requisition his car, conflicts are inevitable whether he gives it to him or not.

If you travel light, you don't have to worry about these things. Even if someone takes a fancy to your carriage, the worst that can happen is that you just give it away to them. How much can a carriage be worth?

The same goes for weapons. If you put on a nice military uniform and carry a submachine gun, you will be recruited by a certain officer directly. Who can you complain to?

After being stuck in Xinyuan County for eight or nine days, Wei Hanzhou was very happy to be able to go out for a walk. He said, "Commander, I'll drive for you. It's safe."

"You guys can't take a break, can you?" Fang Jian cursed with a smile as he got on the carriage.

Wei Hanzhou scratched his head and smiled innocently: "No, there's nothing to do. I just feel very uncomfortable."