Zhu Lin didn't reply. He just shook his head silently and continued to lower his head in deep thought. This made Qian Yunxi frown. At this moment, a series of footsteps came from the corridor of the stairs.
Everyone turned their heads and saw a young man in his early twenties. He was wearing a black tunic suit and was more than 1.8 meters tall.
"Let me introduce myself first. I'm Han Bin, the new county head of Lu 'an County."”
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's expressions changed. They did not expect the new county head of Lu 'an County to be so young.
However, the younger they were, the more they understood that Han Bin had a strong backing!
Because in the officialdom, the youngest county magistrate they had seen was 35 or 36 years old. They had never seen a county magistrate who was 20 years old like Han Bin. Therefore, they thought that Han Bin had a strong background. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to become a county magistrate at this age.
When everyone saw Han Bin introduce himself, they all said some flattering words, but they did not get up.
Although they thought that Han Bin had a powerful background, they were not afraid of him. The reason was simple. They were local tyrants.
They seemed to be just landowners, but they had their own network in the county and even the province. This was the local tyrant. To a certain extent, they were the real local rulers.
Usually, when a county magistrate took office, he would greet these local tyrants and get familiar with them. The local tyrants would often offer up money, which was almost the norm.
The local magistrate also adopted a laissez-faire attitude towards these local tyrants. In many matters, the magistrate still needed these local tyrants. If the local tyrants did not support them, some policies would not be implemented at all.
Others say that your policies are not good, but you don't listen. What can you do if you bring your tenants to cause trouble?
You have no choice! If you wanted to stabilize the place, you needed the local tyrants. Otherwise, they would lead the tenants here to hold a demonstration for you today, raise the price of grain tomorrow, and close the grain stores under their control the day after tomorrow. There was nothing you could do.
Moreover, the local tyrants also had their own guards, who all had guns. It was true that the local magistrate had a security regiment, but a county's security regiment only had a few hundred people. Which of these local tyrants did not have two to three hundred armed guards?
This was why these landowners were not afraid even though they had guessed that Han Bin had a strong background. They believed that Han Bin needed their help. Moreover, there were many people in the county who were related to them.
However, among these people, there was one person who was afraid, and that was Zhu Lin. Thinking back to last night when Han Bin brought over 2,000 good soldiers and charged into his residence, the 200 to 300 guards under him did not even have the courage to resist.
Han Bin did not get angry when he saw their attitude. He waved his hand, and Liu Yi got someone to bring him a chair and put it behind him.
Han Bin looked at them and said indifferently,""Today, I have summoned you all for two matters. First, the grain prices in Lu 'an County should be lowered!”
As soon as he said this, the expressions of the landowners who had different expressions immediately changed.
Qian Yunxi, one of the three big landowners sitting below, saw Han Bin raise the price of grain immediately. He could not help but say,"I'm afraid it's not appropriate for County Head Han to touch the grain price of Lu 'an County as soon as he takes office. The price of grain on the market is not determined by us, but by the market.
This year was a year of great disaster. The grain harvest in various places was poor, and the food supply was tight. The moment County Head Han arrived, he wanted to lower the grain prices. He didn't want to force those grain merchants to close down and strike!”
Qian Yunxi's words were a threat to eat fruits. If Han Bin insisted on lowering the grain price, they would strike!
The so-called grain merchants in the county city were actually backed by these big landowners. These big landowners would not easily sell their grain to second-rate merchants and let others earn the difference in price. They were the ones selling it themselves.
Therefore, the price of grain in these counties was also determined by them.
Han Bin glanced at him and said,""Today, I am not here to discuss with you, but to inform you! If the county finds that the grain price has not returned to normal tomorrow, then don't blame the county for being merciless.”
As soon as Han Bin said this, the faces of all the other landowners changed except Zhu Lin. They didn't expect Han Bin's attitude to be so unyielding, daring to treat them like this.
Han Bin ignored their expressions and continued,""The second thing I want to say is that I will buy half of the grain in your hands at a price of 2.5 cents per catty. Prepare the grain when you return. From tomorrow onwards, I will send someone to take it away!”
After saying that, Han Bin ignored them and left. However, the group of landlords below were quarreling.
"What is the meaning of this, County Head Han? Was this a forced purchase? Too overbearing!"
"That's right! Now that the market price is like this, what right does he have to ask us to lower the grain price? If that's the case, what else can we earn?”
The group of landowners in the county government were quarreling. They were all very resentful and quarreled very loudly, as if they were doing this on purpose.
Qian Yunxi first turned his gaze to Zhu Lin." Brother Zhu, what do you think of this matter?”
As soon as Qian Yunxi finished speaking, another slightly skinny middle-aged man around 40 to 50 years old walked over and said,"Brother Qian, Brother Zhu, looks like the new county head is going to show us his might.
The moment he took office, he couldn't wait to touch the grain price. This time, we must give him a taste of our strength and let him know who is in charge of Lu 'an County. Don't think that he can do whatever he wants just because he has a backer!”
This person was Huang Shiheng, one of the Three Landlords. Huang Shiheng believed that as long as the Three Landlords joined forces, Han Bin would have to listen to them obediently.
Zhu Lin couldn't help but sigh when he saw the two of them.""Brother Qian, Brother Huang, I think we shouldn't resist. County Head Han has some tricks up his sleeve. Don't anger him. It won't be easy for us to clean up the mess!”
Every time he thought of the soldiers that Han Bin brought with him last night, Zhu Lin's heart trembled. Although those soldiers were nominally the security guards, Zhu Lin felt that they were more elite than the Jinling government's direct troops. They might be the descendants of some big boss in Jinling who disguised the regular army as the security guards.
In addition, he was so young to be the county head of a first-class county like Lu 'an County. His background was not simple. If he was angered, he would be killed with a gun to his head.
All the so-called connections, strikes, or causing trouble with tenants were all paper tigers in the face of absolute power.
Qian Yunxi and Huang Shiheng looked at Zhu Lin in disbelief.
Qian Yunxi couldn't help but look at Zhu Lin.""Brother Zhu, what happened to you? Could it be that you're afraid just because Han Bin has a powerful background? The three of us control more than sixty percent of the land in Lu 'an County, and the price of grain in the entire city is also decided by the three of us.
Why are you so afraid? As long as the three of us work together, we can strike tomorrow and let Han Bin know how powerful we are. Then, he won't dare to act rashly.”
Qian Yunxi's words made Zhu Lin look at him again. In the end, he stood up and shook his head."What you want to do about this matter is your business. Don't look for me. I won't get involved in this matter.”
Zhu Lin left after saying that. Qian Yunxi, Huang Shiheng, and the surrounding landlords looked at each other, not understanding what was going on.
Although Zhu Lin had left, their decision had not changed. They wanted to strike and teach Han Bin a lesson.
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