Guo Zhiyuan hurriedly said, "Mr. Zhao must not belittle himself. If it weren't for the Lumi gun that the teacher gave me and asked me to suppress the people who surrounded the county government, we would be in danger..."

When talking about the firearm, Zhao Shizhen became excited again and said excitedly: "Yes, I can show my strengths in firearms. I can't help the young master in this struggle of power, so I can only help the young master develop the firearm. I had a clue about the flintlock rifle that the young master mentioned that day, so I went to test it first..." After that, he left excitedly.

Guo Zhiyuan looked at Zhao Shizhen's back and felt a headache again. It was indeed his great luck to be able to dig Zhao Shizhen, a firearm expert, but it was a cost of R&D. It cost Guo Zhiyuan hundreds of taels of silver to buy various materials for Zhao Shizhen to develop firearms along the way, and almost emptying Guo Zhiyuan's family. He couldn't find a way to make money. Even if he had Zhao Shizhen, the firearm expert, he could only sigh.

Xu Guangqi sighed and said, "Young Master is in a difficult situation now, and he faces many difficulties. The most urgent task is to help the young master establish his prestige. Otherwise, you are not honest and have no one to listen to the government orders you issued. Even if you have the ability to do the heaven, you cannot perform them, but you should not be too hastily. The young master is just now. If you are too strong, it may backfire. The young master performed well just now. The account of the king's chief clerk is probably in trouble, but the young master did not get angry on the spot and stabilize him..."

Guo Zhiyuan looked at Xu Guangqi, clenched his fists hard and said, "Sir, I can see that Wang Demin is aggressive today and provoked the officials present to force me to palace. It should be a support. The encirclement of the county government today is mostly the one behind him who came specifically for me. If I tear him off on the spot, I might hit him with the detailed accounts, but I must get the detailed accounts of the county government, otherwise I will not be able to understand the real financial situation in the county, and I will not be able to prescribe the right medicine. It is not too early today, and it is too late to check the accounts, so I will stabilize him first, wait for me to find out the situation in the county, and then force him to hand over the detailed accounts on the spot. If there is any problem, I can kill the chicken and scare the monkey and establish his authority with him!..."

At this time, Wang Demin was walking into the county magistrate's signing room, and proudly said to Bai Du: "It seems that this new county magistrate is just like this. Today I will give him a headache. He promised in public that he would give an explanation to the people within a month. The prefect's office would not be able to allocate money and food to him. Then I will let someone ask him to make trouble. See if he has any reason to shirk it!..."

Bai Du glanced at Wang Demin, who was so proud, and sneered: "If you think so, you're a big mistake. Although this county magistrate Guo is young, it's definitely not simple! He performed like this today just to stabilize you. I'm afraid it won't take long to take action against you!..."

A cold light flashed in Wang Demin's eyes and he said viciously: "I have the protection of the magistrate and the assistance of my colleagues. What can he do to me?"

"What a frog in the well! Guo Zhiyuan was appointed by the emperor as the ninth-rank county magistrate. Is there no backer in the capital? If the magistrate can deal with him openly, why should he write a book in private and let you act as a front pawn? As for why these colleagues in the county government are willing to obey you, don't you know? Once the magistrate Guo takes your handle, see if he can do anything to you!" Bai Du sneered.

Wang Demin still snorted coldly, "It's not that easy for him to hold my handle!"

Bai Du shook his head and sneered, "I don't know where you got your confidence! Do you really think that the money and food accounts you made are really seamless and have no loopholes?"

Wang Demin's heart skipped a beat and exclaimed: "He wants to check the accounts?! If I don't let him check it!"

Bai Du curled his lips and said, "He is the county magistrate. It is natural for him to check the accounts. How can you stop him? His followers Kong Wu are powerful and have extraordinary skills. Even if you use force, you are not an opponent!"

After he said this, Wang Demin was really panicked and said at a loss: "Then...what should I do?"

Bai Du felt more and more disdainful. Wang Demin was so fierce that he was panicked when he encountered something. Is such a person worthy of cooperating with him? But he didn't want Wang Demin to be caught by Guo Zhiyuan, because if Wang Demin was caught by Guo Zhiyuan, he could only fight against Guo Zhiyuan alone. After thinking for a while, he said, "If you don't want him to catch the handle, you can only take risks. I will teach you a trick to get rid of the firewood. If you burn all your accounts, you will die without evidence!"

Wang Demin was shocked again. The arson was a serious crime, especially the county's public account was burned. As long as there was a little news and Guo Zhiyuan found evidence, even Huang Sihua could not protect him. However, now he had no choice. Since he had chosen to fight Guo Zhiyuan to the death, he could only go all the way to the dark, gritted his teeth and said, "That's all! I'll make arrangements now..." As he said that, he hurriedly turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Bai Du called Wang Demin and lowered his voice: "This matter is very important, and the crime of arson is very serious. You must choose a person who is strict and capable to do this. Have you thought about the right person? Also, do you think about how to explain to the magistrate Guo afterwards?...I have figured it out for you, you have arranged this way..."

That night, Guo Zhiyuan did not stay in his official residence behind the county government office, but moved into an inn in the county town. After all, some rules must be followed. In addition, he also hoped to find out some news from the inn shopkeeper and waiter that he wanted. Zhang Cheng was good at dealing with the three religions and the other party, and it was just right to let him do this, so after staying there, he called Zhang Cheng and whispered the instructions.

Originally, Guo Zhiyuan wanted to go around the county town after dinner to understand the people's conditions, but he found that the people in the county town looked at him with great vigilance. When he saw him coming from afar, he closed the door. So Guo Zhiyuan also felt a little bored, so he walked a while and then turned back to the inn.

Back at the inn, Zhang Cheng also found out the news and came back. He brought Guo Zhiyuan a very amazing news: In the minds of the people of Gutian, the most powerful person in Gutian County was not Guo Zhiyuan, the county magistrate, but the patriarch of the Sun family and Chen family of the two major families in the county! Nearly half of the people in this county were either Sun or Chen, which shows how much influence these two patriarchs were. It can be said that the two patriarchs did not nod, and no one listened to the decree issued by the county magistrate after leaving the county government.

Moreover, the two patriarchs of Sun and Chen are very rich in financial resources. Among them, the Sun family started their business. More than half of the stores in the county are the Sun family's industries. Even in many big cities such as Fuzhou and Guangzhou, there are Sun family's stores, and the business is very large. The Chen family is a big landlord, and nearly half of the land in the county belongs to the Chen family. It is conceivable how powerful these two families are!
Chapter completed!