There is no doubt that everyone who heard the news thought that Lin Tailai was seeking death, and his behavior was almost suicide.
Even the most loyal subordinates were dubious and mentally prepared for defeat.
The worst case scenario is that the attack fails again, and then they come back to desperately defend the basic territory such as Hengtang Town.
With Lin's personal strength, just defending shouldn't be a big problem.
As for having a bad reputation, it’s not a big problem if you’re already in a club and your reputation is barely there.
Maybe it can even make Lin Zuiguan give up his wishful thinking of working in the literary world and concentrate on running social organizations.
Of course, Lin Tailai's high-profile public mobilization may eventually lead to a fight with at least 800 people, which will definitely attract the attention of the government.
This is not a remote area where the government's governance is weak, but the heart of the south of the Yangtze River. A fight involving thousands of people is still very sensational.
Even the government officials were alarmed and sent a letter to the Wuxian county government office to inquire about the matter.
Mr. Guo, the Prime Minister of Guanliang County, deduced Lin Tailai's intentions from the perspective of his professional job of money and grain, and found that there was a big problem here!
He immediately couldn't sit still. He went to Deng He, the county magistrate, and asked tentatively: "How do you want the county magistrate to return to the government office?"
Magistrate Deng said perfunctorily: "I'll report back in two or three days."
Magistrate Guo immediately understood that Magistrate Deng was planning to sit idly by for the time being.
Then Lin Tailai will "swear to fight for the Western Expedition" tomorrow, but you, the magistrate of Deng County, want to postpone the report to the government office until two or three days later. This is obviously "playing hard to get" and letting Lin Tailai commit suicide first.
In the Ming Dynasty system, the Zhengtang official in the yamen had absolute authority, and it was impossible for an assistant official like the county magistrate to compete with the Zhengtang magistrate.
Therefore, County Magistrate Guo couldn't say anything to Magistrate Deng, so he could only advise: "If you don't stop Lin Tailai today, it will be too late."
Magistrate Deng asked back: "Give me a reason why I should stop Lin Tailai?"
At this time, the local officials were called parents officials, and they were the parents of the people! Could it be that if two sons fight each other, the parents should be held accountable?
Even if Lin Tailai and the local forces in Mudu fought to the death, he, the county magistrate, would not be held responsible, and it was not directly caused by him, the magistrate!
On the contrary, this is still an opportunity to eliminate Lin Tailai. Wouldn't it be flattering to find reasons to punish Lin Tailai afterwards?
So from the perspective of Magistrate Deng, why should we stop Lin Tailai from committing suicide?
Of course, Guo Xiancheng was not a good person, or he wanted to protect Lin Tailai, but he thought about the problem more deeply.
Then he asked: "Didn't the county magistrate think of another worst consequence?
If Lin Tailai hadn't been stopped from his western expedition and he had captured Mudu Town, he would have basically been able to monopolize the upper and lower reaches of the Xujiang River!
He now controls the first, fifth, eleventh, thirteenth and fourth cities, all of which are the best areas near the city. The total money and food account for one-sixth or seventh of the county!
If he takes over Mudu Town, his influence can radiate to four or five cities around Mudu!
By that time, one-third of the county's grain collection will be affected by Lin Tailai!
At the same time, Lin Tailai can also control the tax customs in the west of the county, and can firmly control the entire Xujiang River Basin!
I dare to conclude that this is Lin Tailai’s true intention! If he achieves it, will the county magistrate still sleep peacefully?"
Upon hearing this worst-case scenario, Magistrate Deng was also horrified!
If such a person controls one-third of the county's money and grain collection affairs, an important waterway second only to the Grand Canal, and a tax customs, then which county magistrate can still live in peace?
To give the simplest example, the most important assessment item for county magistrates in Jiangnan is the collection of money and grain.
If someone masters one-third of the money and grain collection task, he can make the county magistrate fail to meet the assessment targets every year as long as he does some tricks!
After Zhixian Deng pondered for a moment, he added: "The premise for the worst-case scenario is that Lin Tailai can win Mudu Town with less and more despite all the people's abandonment!
Then, under the resistance of the Mudu locals, they were able to establish themselves in Mudu Town for a long time.
Do you think Lin Tailai can do it? Or have you already guessed that Lin Tailai has another conspiracy?"
Guo Xiancheng said very honestly: "I can't guess exactly what Lin Tailai did."
Magistrate Deng immediately scolded: "Then what are you worried about? It's completely unfounded!
The worst consequence is just a fantasy, there is no way Lin Tailai can do what you are worried about!"
Guo County Cheng persuaded hard: "Although I don't know what Lin Tailai will do, I know that Lin Tailai never hits anyone he is unsure of or does anything he is unsure of.
Since Lin Tailai dares to take action, he must be hiding a conspiracy, and the county magistrate must stop him!
If you don't stop Lin Tailai today, it will be too late tomorrow!"
Only people like Guo Xiancheng who have cooperated with Lin Tailai know best the level of strategy behind Lin Tailai's force!
It's just that Lin Tailai's martial arts reputation is so great that most people always subconsciously "judge a book by its appearance" and ignore Lin Tailai's strategy.
Deng Zhixian stared at Guo County Cheng and frowned: "Are you Lin Tailai's accomplice and can't bear to watch Lin Tailai seek his own destruction?
So you deliberately exaggerated and made false threats to induce me to use government power to stop Lin Tailai's suicide?"
Guo Xian Cheng: "."
Having said that, Magistrate Guo could no longer persuade Magistrate Deng.
Standing on the platform outside the court hall, Prime Minister Guo County sighed, in this world of Wu County, I am afraid that no one will have the official surname anymore!
In the future, all those who come to be county magistrates will probably act based on Lin Tailai's face!
In the future, Lin Tailai will definitely be the number one figure in the new version of Wu County Guardian Talisman!
The source of everything is because Deng He, a weak official, did not stop Lin Tailai today!
Guo Xiancheng dared to conclude that Lin Tailai's high-profile mobilization seemed to be a crazy attempt to commit suicide, but in fact it was to confuse everyone!
It even made the county official think that he was seeking death, so he would not use official means to stop him!
This Deng County Zun is so headstrong that he is really a faint-hearted official who does not regret his death. He will be nailed to the pillar of shame and become a sinner of history!
What a shame that Guo Xiancheng was so enthusiastic and made suggestions for the county government that he was suspected by Dengxian Zun of being an accomplice of Lin Tailai!
Guo Xiancheng walked out of the county government office. Thinking of what happened today, he felt indignant!
When the whole world is turbid, I am alone in my purity; when everyone in the world is drunk, I am alone in my sobriety!
I am so smart and capable, I have been in the officialdom for twenty years, but I can only sink as an eighth-grade second-rank official!
County Lord Deng is so stupid that he can become the county magistrate as soon as he enters the official career!
The elder who had been with him for many years comforted him and said: "The responsibilities and powers in the county government originally belong to the county magistrate. It's okay for me to just accept the story. Why should I be angry?"
Guo Xian Cheng directly ordered: "Prepare the sedan chair! Go to Shijia Lane, Nanhao Street!"
The elder was surprised and quickly advised: "The county magistrate doesn't care about Lin Tailai's business, so why do you need to be active?
Even if I try to stop Lin Tailai, it will not do you any good, sir!"
Prime Minister Guo County scolded: "Who said I wanted to stop Lin Tai from coming? I'm looking for him to cooperate! It's a big bet!
No matter what Lin Tailai wants to do, my status as the second master of the county government can always be of some value, right?"
The old man was immediately stunned and said without hesitation: "Sir, you have been the eighth-grade county magistrate for eight years, and you finally have enlightenment!
I am very happy that I have learned to lose my face and take refuge with such a gangster leader!"
Guo Xian Cheng said "poof" to the old man and cursed: "You old dog, what do you know! How can you call it surrender? This is called collusion!"
