A few large European-style crystal chandeliers hung freely above the hall along a few hanging ropes, emitting a soft halo that illuminated the entire hall as if it was daytime. The men and women dancing in the ballroom had reserved and flattering smiles on their faces.
There were men and women sitting in groups of twos and threes in the booths around the hall. There were military officers in military uniforms chatting and laughing, and there were also officials in Chinese tunic suits talking loudly. Each of them had a reserved smile on their faces.
Han Bin sat in a booth in the corner and looked at everything in the hall. He couldn't help but sigh."This is the Republic of China!"
It had been twenty-one years since he had transmigrated to this era. It was now September 21st, 2010. When he first transmigrated to this era, he was terrified. After all, this era was famous for its chaos. However, after he found out that his father Han Qilin was an elder of the Alliance and he was the second generation of the family, he was relieved.
"Brother Bin! Are you still thinking about the northeast incident three days ago?”
Beside Han Bin sat a skinny young man in his twenties. He was the Eldest Young Master. Han Bin's father was an elder of the alliance, and the Eldest Young Master was only one year older than him. Thus, the two of them had known each other since childhood and were childhood friends.
Upon hearing the Eldest Young Master's words, Han Bin looked at the men and women swaying on the dance floor and said,""Brother, now that the land has been lost and the Jianghuai area is flooded, what are they doing? They were singing and dancing here, and all of them were filled with fat intestines. All corrupt officials deserved to die!”
Just as Han Bin finished speaking, a round of applause came."Pa! Pa! Pa!"
Immediately after, a mocking voice was heard."Young Master Han is indeed a hot-blooded young man. However, doesn't Young Master Han feel that his words are biased and too arbitrary?”
Han Bin frowned slightly when he heard the voice. He turned around and saw a middle-aged man with a big belly walking up to him in a brown suit and a pair of glasses. Han Bin naturally recognized this person. He was the current head of the Industry Department, Fatty Kong, the head of one of the four great families, the Kong family.
"Fatty Kong! Could I be wrong?"
Han Bin had always disliked Fatty Kong. The entire Han family and Fatty Kong were not on good terms.
"Wrong? Of course it's a big mistake!"
Fatty Kong suddenly raised his voice when he heard this, causing the people who were still drunk to shift their gazes to Han Bin and Fatty Kong.
Fatty Kong saw that everyone's attention had been drawn over and the music in the ballroom had stopped. A sly smile appeared in his eyes.
"Young Master Han, you said that corrupt officials should die. I have a different opinion. The officials also had wives, children, and other family members who needed to eat. What was wrong with them earning a little money to support their families? Could it be that they were going to be killed just because they earned a little money?
Young Master Han, you've been living a luxurious life since you were young. You don't know how to be an official. They were also humans and needed to eat. As long as they had the ability, why not earn a little money to support their families? On the contrary, the honest and upright officials that Young Master Han spoke of did not have much ability. It was precisely because they did not have the ability that they could not earn money. Those corrupt officials that Young Master Han spoke of were all people with great ability!”
Fatty Kong's words made the surrounding officials nod their heads in agreement. However, the way they looked at Han Bin wasn't as kind. They didn't expect Han Bin to actually say that corrupt officials deserved to die. If corrupt officials deserved to die, wouldn't they all die?
Han Bin sneered and pointed at Fatty Kong.""Fatty Kong, do you know what you're saying? You call the act of embezzling the disaster relief funds and murdering the lives of the victims earning money?
Such behavior, even if they had the ability, they only had the ability to corrupt public funds. They were just mediocre people in governing the place.”
The Eldest Young Master looked at the surrounding officials 'gloomy faces and their unfriendly gazes towards Han Bin. He quickly pulled Han Bin and said,""Brother, be careful with your words!"
Fatty Kong sneered,"Good, good, good!" Young Master Han's words were sharp. However, Young Master Han hated corrupt officials so much, and he said it so confidently. Could it be that Young Master Han thought that he had the ability to govern the place?”
He was very disgusted by Han Bin's remarks because he was pointing at his nose.
As soon as Fatty Kong finished speaking, Han Bin said sternly,"If even a bunch of people from the Rope Camp can hold down the fort, why can't I?”
The Eldest Young Master who was sitting beside Han Bin looked at Han Bin helplessly. He had long known that Han Bin was unhappy with a bastard like Fatty Kong, but he did not expect that they would quarrel at tonight's banquet.
Just as Han Bin finished speaking, a voice came from outside.
"Haha! What happened? Why is it so lively?"
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone stood up one after another. They saw the representative wearing a black tunic suit walk in. A middle-aged man in his fifties, who was dressed in a brocade robe, walked in next to him.
"I'm Elder Han!"
When the two of them entered, everyone bowed. The Elder Han they were talking about was Han Bin's father, Han Qilin.
When Fatty Kong saw the committee member, he walked up and said with a smile,""I heard that the county head of Lu 'an County was killed by the rebels a few days ago. Now, there is no county head in Lu' an County. I recommend Young Master Han Bin to be the county head. I believe that with Young Master Han's great talent, he will definitely be able to stabilize the situation in Lu 'an!”
After hearing Fatty Kong's words, the smiling face of the committee member quickly darkened.
Lu 'an County? Lu 'an County was a good place. It was a high-class county. Most of the land in Lu' an County was flat, with a lot of cultivated land and a dense population.
But now, Lu 'an County was like a death warrant for the officials. Because of the Jianghuai flood, the previous county head had embezzled the disaster relief grain. More than 100,000 disaster victims had beaten the county head to death in anger. Now, no one was willing to go to Lu' an County to be the county head. They were all afraid of death.
The committee member glanced at Fatty Kong and said lightly,""Yongzhi's words are too much. Han Bin is my nephew. He is only twenty-one years old this year. He is too young to be the county head of Lu 'an County.”
Send Han Bin to Lu 'an? I don't want to. He admired Han Bin's talent very much. He had always known that Han Bin was a genius since he was young. He was an out-and-out genius.
As soon as he could speak, he could read and write in a very short time. However, at the age of three, he sighed with emotion, saying that he was the first to worry about the world, and the last to be happy. At the age of five, he even wrote such an ancient quatrain that he cherished the Qin Emperor and Han Wu. At the age of six, he proposed the idea of putting education first, shocking everyone.
Later, Han Bin was well-versed in both Chinese and Western knowledge, and he was well-versed in hundreds of schools. Every time he proposed a governance idea, it could be said to be the best in history. When he was seventeen years old, he even predicted that the United States would trigger an economic depression that would affect the entire West. Therefore, in the heart of the committee, Han Bin was a talented assistant to the king. He was the left and right arm that he would leave for his son in the future!
The seat was unwilling, but Fatty Kong was very enthusiastic. Although he saw the dissatisfaction in the seat's eyes, he still smiled and said,""I didn't say that, it was Young Master Han himself. Just now, Young Master Han was very confident in governing the region. Everyone present had heard this!”
As soon as Fatty Kong finished speaking, some officials with ulterior motives began to clamor.
"Sir, Chief Kong is speaking the truth. It was Young Master Han who said it himself just now. How can this be false?”
"Your Excellency, Young Master Han is a genius. He's just a mere county magistrate of Liu 'An County. With Young Master Han's confidence, he'll definitely be able to take on the post!”
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The crowd was noisy, but it angered one person.
"Enough!"
The Eldest Young Master shouted with a cold expression. When everyone saw the Eldest Young Master's reaction, they stopped. However, the hatred in their eyes did not decrease.
When the Eldest Young Master saw them shut up, he looked at the seat and said,""Father, Brother Bin was just being rash just now. Please don't take it seriously!”
He and Han Bin had known each other since they were young. They had grown up together, so he was extremely familiar with Han Bin. Over the years, he had seen Han Bin's ideas in industry, agriculture, economy, and education. These ideas often made him clap his hands and exclaim. He had long regarded Han Bin as his future right-hand man. Even his father praised Han Bin's ideas.
"Elder Han, what do you think?"
The committee member didn't rush to make a conclusion. Instead, he turned to Han Qilin and asked with a smile.
"Everything will be up to you!”
Han Qilin replied in a neither servile nor overbearing manner, but his eyes were already filled with killing intent. When he was young, he had always been committed to overthrowing the Qing Dynasty and had never married. It was only when the Qing Dynasty announced its abdication that he got married and had children. When Han Bin was born, he was already 34 years old. It could be said that he had a child when he was old, and he treasured his only son very much.
The committee member nodded in satisfaction, then turned to Han Bin and said with a smile,"Nephew, what do you think?"
As long as Han Bin said that he couldn't go, no matter what the reason was, even if Han Bin said that he couldn't go with lumbago, the committee member would immediately reject Fatty Kong's proposal. Now, the committee member only needed a step back.
Han Bin saw the expression on the seat's face and could not help but say,""Your Excellency, Zhang Zai of the Song Dynasty once said,'Set your heart for the heavens and earth, set your life for the people, continue the teachings of the past saints, and create peace for all eternity! I am not talented, but I have been familiar with sages since I was young. Now that the country is not prosperous, the people are suffering, and there are hungry people everywhere, I am willing to contribute to the rise of the motherland. Please allow me to be the county magistrate of Lu 'an County and show what I have learned!”
The Eldest Young Master's expression changed immediately. Even the seat's expression changed.
Fatty Kong and the other officials sneered. They all thought that Han Bin was courting death. What kind of place was Lu 'an County? A place that none of them dared to go.
However, Han Bin's expression did not change at all. If others could not solve it, could he not? These people were underestimating him. He had come from the information explosion era in the future and had seen too many disasters. He had a lot of solutions.
Seeing Han Bin's determined expression, the committee member couldn't help but sigh.""Forget it! Since you have the heart to serve the country, I will appoint you as the county head of Lu 'an County, effective immediately!”
"Thank you for your help!"
Han Bin said in a deep voice, completely ignoring the joy on the faces of Fatty Kong and those officials.
However, a hint of excitement flashed across Han Bin's eyes as a voice sounded in his mind.
Ding! [Detected that the host has become the county head of Lu 'an County. The strongest construction system has been activated. Binding is in progress!]
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