Warlords: Conquer the world from the county magistrate

"We will collect evidence in this matter and hand it over to the court for judgment. How the judgment is made is the court's business, and I have no right to interfere." Tao Yunong turned and looked at Zhang Xumin and said.

Zhang Xumin stepped forward, secretly stuffed a small bag into Tao Yunong's hand, and said, "Sir, please take good care of my son and don't let him suffer."

"How to deal with this matter has to wait for the county magistrate to come back and make the decision. You also have to have connections with the county magistrate." Tao Yunong weighed the bag, which should have dozens of silver dollars in it, and put it away calmly, and said in a low voice.

Although he is loyal to Fang Jian, Tao Yunong also loves money. How can he develop and expand his intelligence department without money?

Holding his money bag happily, Tao Yunong, along with the soldiers, escorted Zhang Chengrong and two other men to the police station.

After everyone left, Zhang Xumin quickly stopped smiling, his face turned grim, and he gritted his teeth and said, "Great, great, you're actually going after my Zhang family. I want to see who can beat whom."

Because we spent half a day in the small town, it was already the evening of the third day when we entered Nanling City.

When the five carriages arrived at the city gate, several soldiers surrounded them. The leader of them asked, "What are you doing?"

Wei Hanzhou was not afraid of these ferocious soldiers. Just as he was about to fight back, Fang Jianan emerged from the carriage and said, "I am the county magistrate of Xinyuan County, and I have come to Nanling County to pay a visit to the military governor."

"Greetings, Commander-in-Chief?" The leading man looked at Fang Jian with a smile and amusement.

He is just a county magistrate, but he wants to come and pay a visit to the governor. Isn't he thinking too much?

The officer paced and looked at the convoy, and said in an official tone: "What are you carrying in your car? If it is contraband, we will take it away."

"This is a gift for the governor. Do you want to check it?" Fang Jian said with a smile.

Upon hearing that it was a gift for the governor, the officer's face became a little serious and a little unwilling. He looked at Fang Jian with ill intention, his eyes flickering, and it was unknown what he was thinking.

Seeing the officer like this, Fang Jian understood that it was the officer's greed that was at work.

Although he is the county magistrate, no one will take him seriously after leaving Xinyuan.

The King of Hell was glad to see that the little ghost was difficult to deal with, so Fang Jian took out a purse and ordered, “Han Zhou.”

Wei Hanzhou took the purse reluctantly, and with a sullen face, secretly handed it to the officer.

"Let him go." The officer weighed his purse and waved his hand. After that, the officer couldn't help but smile. There were about 20 silver dollars in the purse, which was equivalent to two months' salary.

After the convoy entered the city, they found a restaurant, unloaded the goods from the carriages, and settled down. Wei Hanzhou said unhappily, "Master, you can't pamper those soldiers."

"You are the county magistrate, why do you have to lower yourself to bribe these soldiers?"

Seeing that there was no one around, Fang Jianan whispered, "Okay, our current strength is too weak, and we need to keep a low profile for a while."

"It's the same with coming to see Governor Ma this time. Even if we can only gain one year of development time, it's good."

"If we make a fuss now, people will remember it. If Xinyuan County makes a little noise in the future, we will be targeted. The most important thing we should do now is to reduce our presence in front of people."

Wei Hanzhou scratched his head as if he understood, but he still felt angry towards the soldiers at the city gate.

After a night's rest, Fang Jian took Wei Hanzhou and several soldiers to the governor's office in the morning to submit a visiting card.

After handing over a bag of silver dollars, Fang Jian asked, "Excuse me, sir, when can I see the governor?"

"You are just a county magistrate. You cannot see the governor without being summoned." After weighing his purse, the man glanced around and spoke in a low voice.

"If it is an important matter, it can only be reported to the Governor's Office. If the matter is urgent, officials from the Governor's Office will handle it."

"If you just want to see the governor, you won't be able to see him even if you send a visiting card."

For the sake of money, the man spoke very sincerely. There were a lot of people who were waiting to be summoned by the governor but were not able to, including some mayors.

Frowning, Fang Jian only thought that this batch of arms would definitely interest General Ma, but he forgot that his original identity did not qualify him to meet General Ma.

Although he was not able to receive the normal visiting card, Fang Jian did not get angry. Instead, he said goodbye and thought of other ways.

On the third day after arriving in Nanling City, Fang Jianan met Ma Jincen's adjutant Xu Yunhua. Fang Jianan handed over two bundles of silver dollars and said, "Adjutant Xu, I have some gifts for Governor Ma."

"I think the governor will be interested in the gift. I hope your adjutant can introduce it to you. I will reward you handsomely later."

Seeing that the other party only sent two bundles of silver dollars, Xu Yunhua lost interest: "Go to the governor's office and submit a visiting card, and then wait for an audience."

After saying this, Xu Yunhua stood up and left. Every day, he received a lot of gifts, either antiques, calligraphy and paintings, or gold. This silver dollar was fine, two bundles were only two hundred silver dollars, he was treating himself like a beggar.

After staying in Nanling for another two days, Fang Jian sat at the table in the inn room, tapping the table with his right fingers, and Wei Hanzhou stood beside him.

"Let's go to Qingshan City." After thinking for a long time, Fang Jian gritted his teeth and said.

Wei Hanzhou asked in confusion: "Are we going to Qingshan City to find Zhu Shenghui? Then should we give away the gifts we brought?"

He glared at Wei Hanzhou, the fool had no vision at all. After instructing Wang Hu to pack up, a group of people left Nanling and headed for Qingshan City that afternoon.

After analyzing the intelligence obtained in Nanling City over the past few days, it was found that Ma Jincen had two sworn brothers, Zhu Yaoxiang and Zhang Guilin.

Ma Jincen had seven divisions under his command. Zhu Yaoxiang and Zhang Guilin were both division commanders, each in charge of a division.

But Zhu Yaoxiang and Zhang Guilin now seem to be obedient to orders and not decrees. Moreover, although they are nominally division commanders, the troops under their command far exceed the number of a division.

Although Ma Jincen still had five divisions, he did not dare to engage in a civil war with the two. Once a third-party force intervened, he would be in a passive position.

After hearing the news in Nanling, Fang Jian felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Zhu Shenghui was the son of Zhu Yaoxiang, and Fang Jian thought he was a worthless person. His family was clearly at odds with the governor, but he still gave him a letter of recommendation, as if he thought he was not dying fast enough.

If they couldn't deal with Zhu Yaoxiang, wouldn't it be easy for them to deal with me, the county magistrate?

Although he was angry at Zhu Shenghui, Fang Jian had already managed to hide his joy on his face. He could not turn against him for the time being. He would vent his anger later.

Sitting in the carriage, looking at the scenery along the way, Fang Jian sighed: "It's still too weak. If I also had seven divisions, I would have swept Nanshan Province long ago."

"Not to mention seven divisions, even if there are only five divisions, we can drive Ma Jincen out of Nanshan, or capture him and then defend Nanshan Province."