Hou Jinglin has more than 500 people, of which more than 300 are natives of Leadshan County. When the 200,000 captives were reorganized, they were organized according to geography. Of the 300 or so people, 55 were natives in Hekou Town, 20 of them were coolies in the town, and the rest belonged to the hired farmers and tenants of the surrounding villages.

In the following time, Hou Jinglin chatted with several soldiers from Hekou Town, and had a general impression of the situation in Hekou Town. The biggest characteristic of Hekou Town, which these soldiers put in their mouths, is that it is busy, and a large number of goods are loaded and unloaded every day, and they are transferred to Zhejiang and Fujian through Hekou Town. There are as many as five or six hundred coolies in the town who make a living by transporting, and most of them are peasants who have lost their land.

The next morning, the fleet finally arrived at Hekou Town, and despite the initial impression in his heart, Hou Jinglin was shocked by the prosperity of Hekou Town.

On the wide Xinhe River, there were forty or fifty ships carrying goods, and they stopped on the river outside the wharf for two or three miles. Most of the ships had a deep draft and were clearly loaded with cargo.

"Why don't these ships go directly to Zhejiang or Fujian, why do they stop in Hekou Town?" Hou Jinglin asked puzzled.

"If you don't stay, you can't do it, the entire waterway of the Lead Mountain is controlled by the Fei Clan, the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, and without the permission of the Fei Clan, the merchants outside will not be able to pass through here safely." Liu Wenbin said, "Many small businessmen can only transport goods to Hekou Town, and then the Fei family will transport them to Zhejiang and Fujian, and the Fei family will make a lot of money by eating the price difference."

"This is clearly a local tyrant." Hou Jinglin was stunned.

"Not only here, but also in Jiangxi and even other provinces and localities, the imperial power does not go to the countryside, the imperial court decrees go to the county at most, and the countryside belongs to these gentry, and the gentry have too much control over the local area." Liu Wenbing sneered.

Hou Jinglin nodded, although he had expected this situation, but he was still shocked when he really understood it. The world is nominally the emperor's, but countless people in the world probably don't know who the emperor is, but only the gentry in their hometown. No wonder the emperor insisted on Juntian, insisted on disposing of these gentry, it really didn't work if he didn't dispose of it!

When the fleet was still more than two miles away from the wharf of Hekou Town, a small boat came up and ordered the flotilla to stop by the river and wait for orders to enter the wharf.

"That's the Fei family's steward in charge of the wharf in Hekou Town." A soldier who was born as a coolie in Hekou Town said to Hou Jinglin.

"This is the new lieutenant of Leadshan County, who came to take office by the emperor's order, and he should avoid it quickly." Without waiting for Hou Jinglin's orders, Liu Wenbin stepped forward and shouted loudly.

"Captain of Leadshan County? How can there be such an official position in Leadshan County?" The slave muttered, and saw that more than a dozen ships were full of fully armed soldiers, and did not dare to say more, and quickly rowed back to report the news.

The flotilla continued to move forward, Hou Jinglin ordered the flag to be raised, and all the soldiers stood on the boat with swords and guns. Seeing the murderous appearance of the fleet, the nearby cargo ships dodged one after another, allowing the fleet to rush straight to the dock.

Just as a group of ships loaded with goods left, the fleet immediately approached the dock, and under Hou Jinglin's order, the soldiers disembarked and went ashore one after another, and lined up on the dock.

"Villain Fei Cheng, dare to ask which adult is passing through Hekou Town?" A middle-aged man in a satin robe greeted him and said to Hou Jinglin with a smile on his face. Hou Jinglin was wearing a cyan official robe, and at first glance he was the leader of the team. ….

"Who are you?" Hou Jinglin asked coldly.

"The villain is a member of the Fei family, and he is in charge of the estuary wharf on the orders of Master Fei." Fei Chengbi said respectfully.

"Who is the master of the Fei family?" Hou Jinglin asked.

"The old man's name is Yinghuan, and he is the patriarch of the Fei clan in the twenty-third year of Wanli." Fei Cheng replied.

"Fei Yinghuan," Hou Jinglin nodded, "You can go back and tell him that this official is the new lieutenant of Leadshan County, and he was ordered by the emperor to be responsible for the reform of Juntian in Leadshan County, and this official has decided to temporarily reside in Hekou Town and implement Juntian matters in Hekou Town first."

Hearing the word Juntian, Fei Cheng's face changed greatly, and he quickly regained his composure, and said with a thorn in his words: "Please forgive the villain for his shallow knowledge, this Leadshan County has always had only three masters: the county commander, the county commander, and the chief bookkeeper, and there has never been an official position of county lieutenant, and I don't know the county lieutenant of the adult......

Hou Jinglin said coldly:

"I didn't have it before, but I will have it in the future, as for the county order and county master book you said, because of their participation in Zhu Yousong's rebellion, they have been dismissed and questioned, and they will be escorted to Nanchang by Jinyi guards in the near future. From now on, this official will be responsible for all matters in Leadshan County."

"Yes, yes, the villain has no eyes, please please, adult." Fei Cheng bowed to Hou Jinglin again and again, and then left quickly.

"He's definitely going to report it." Liu Wenbin said in a low voice.

Hou Jinglin waved his hand: "Ignore him, leave a team of brothers to guard the ship, and the others will follow me to the inn."

Before going ashore, Hou Jinglin had already set his station. The largest Juxin Inn in the estuary will be where his county lieutenant's yamen is located.

Leaving the dock is the main street. There are two main streets in Hekou Town, one horizontal and one vertical, and there are shops on both sides of the street, adding up to hundreds of them. Juxin Inn is located at the intersection of streets, covering an area of more than 30 acres. There are inns and restaurants in one, and there are also a large number of houses used as warehouses. Behind the inn is the river, and there is a private pier, where the goods in the warehouse can be boarded directly from the back.

In the whole Hekou Town, Juxin Inn is the most important location, covers the widest area, and is the best yamen location.

Of course, Juxin Inn has a master, and it belongs to the business of the Fei family's main sect.

Since Hou Jinglin wanted to do something to Fei's, he naturally would not be polite, and decided to directly occupy the inn as the location of the yamen.

A group of hundreds of people walked down the wide street, attracting the attention of pedestrians.

The fully armed army, although only 500 people, was enough to deter people, and no one dared to stop it.

Before arriving at the inn, Hou Jinglin waved his hand, and a team of men rushed towards the inn.

"Hey, hey, who's you, what are you doing?" More than a dozen men rushed out of the inn and stopped the soldiers side by side.

"The government is on an errand, so wait for you to get out of the way." Wang Yong, the officer who led the team, pointed a knife at these guys and shouted.

"The official is angry, everything is easy to discuss." A man who looked like a steward hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile on his face.

Wang Yong glanced back and saw Hou Jinglin looking at him expressionlessly, so he slapped the manager in the face, and slapped him to the ground at that time.

"Brothers, take the inn, anyone who dares to stop it will be killed!" Wang Yong roared sharply, then drew his sword and rushed in, and more than 100 soldiers followed, rushing towards the door of the inn.

Seeing that they were going to make a real move, the guys who blocked the road were frightened and escaped one by one.

"In broad daylight, you forcibly entered people's houses, is there still a royal law?" The steward covered his face and got up, shouting loudly.

Hou Jinglin walked slowly in front of him and said coldly, "This official is here on the orders of the emperor, and this official is Wang Fa!"

Ren Guocheng