Chapter 314 Main position

Seeing Lin Dong frowning, Liu An didn't dare to speak randomly to interrupt his thoughts, so he could only wait aside.

The frown that had been frowning finally unfolded. Lin Dong looked at Liu An and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"Then I didn't want to collect this silver. It would be worth it if I could give the new magistrate a good impression." Liu An said helplessly: "I didn't expect that the yamen runner would not take it back. Afterwards, I specially stuffed two liang of silver to test him. As a result, the yamen runner was panicked and didn't want to... It seemed that it was not just as simple as being told by the new magistrate, otherwise the yamen runner wouldn't be scared like that."

"The possibility of taking the pot is basically gone, but the new magistrate has just arrived and cleaned up a group of yamen runners, with extraordinary means."

Lin Dongxin was helpless. If this prince was a fool, although it might cause considerable trouble for the future management of the inn, the characteristics of Linji Inn that cannot be paid attention to by the royal family can be concealed. If this prince had extraordinary methods, with the management of Linji Inn, he would definitely not hold on to Linji Inn for a small matter, but equally, the characteristics of Linji Inn that cannot be paid attention to by the royal family can be difficult to cover up.

It can be said that no matter what kind of person the new prefect is, his identity is destined to have any disadvantages or benefits to Linji Inn.

"Shopkeeper, what should we do?" Ma Chun looked at Lin Dong carefully.

"What else can I do? The inn business cannot be pulled down. After the business is done, I will send someone to the government office. Let's wait until tomorrow to see it." Lin Dong asked: "How is the business association going?"

"The official documents were sent a month ago. Because of the haste, the first batch of silver was raised by merchants from various cities. After the money was transported, the full interest was paid back every month." Ma Chun explained: "After the official documents came out, the merchants jointly discussed the issue of the money, and there was a result on the same day. Many people rushed to bear it alone, but no one could grab it with the boss of Xiangyun Gambling House. The location was a little troublesome, but fortunately, the money was sufficient to build the business association, and finally chose an empty house in the city, which could be used after a little reconstruction. The most troublesome one was the president of the business association and the ten vice presidents. These two locations had many additional benefits such as serious official titles and tax cuts, and no one could convince the public..."

Ma Chun smiled and said, "The shopkeeper should not be interested in the president of this business association, right?"

Lin Dong shook his head. Although there were many additional benefits, the president and vice president of the Business Association had to leave the business and spent most of his time in the Business Association. Not to mention that the business of Lin Ji Inn sometimes requires one's own idea. Just giving up the cultivation and bonus will lose tens of millions of times.

"There are many merchants who recommend shopkeepers as presidents. The number of shopkeepers is no less than that of those old merchants who have a reputation for raising their families at home." Ma Chun smiled.

"How is the result?" Lin Dong was not interested in being put on the position of president or vice president for no reason.

"The result was a big fuss." Ma Chun said helplessly: "Finally, he decided to wait until the new prefect takes office, and he would be asked to be the notary, and he would be the president and vice president of the business association. Then, each merchant has eleven people, the one with the most names is the president, and the ten people with the highest number of vice presidents are the vice presidents."

"This idea is good." Lin Dong nodded slowly and asked the new prefect to be a notarized, and no one could say anything. Those who want to be the president and vice president will definitely try their best to please all merchants, and they will definitely give some benefits, which means that everyone will not suffer any losses.

"It's okay, just look..." Ma Chun said with a grin: "It's up to what the prince wants to do."

“It will be clear tomorrow”

Lin Dong waved his hand. If there was a headache, he could only make plans when he saw the prince tomorrow.

After returning to the backyard with Yunlan, when Yunlan went to find Mo Jianchen and Xue Qinghong, Lin Dong also turned around and came to the utility room.

After opening the door of the utility room and moving a row of abandoned wooden boards away, a man tied up with his eyes wide open and staring at his round eyes came into sight.

After pulling out the rag stuffed in Cheng Bao's mouth, and untiing the hemp rope as thick as a thumb for him, Lin Dong came behind him, put his right palm on his back, and a trace of spiritual power entered his dantian, checked for a moment, and retracted his right hand.

"It's okay, work hard, and you can recover your spiritual power in two days."

Cheng Bao turned around angrily and stared at Lin Dong. In his eyes, the terrifying fierce light seemed to want to swallow Lin Dong.

Lin Dong ignored it, took out the golden sword and threw it to Cheng Bao, and said lightly: "Your brothers have all cut down."

"Then you go and accompany them..." Cheng Bao suddenly waved the golden knife in his hand and slashed towards Lin Dong's head.

The wind was howling and the momentum was surging. Lin Dong smiled indifferently, raised his index finger and middle finger, and gently clamped the blade without any effort.

"I said...their death actually has nothing to do with me."

Cheng Bao's eyes were so bitter that he said, "It's not their business. I dare to keep me Cheng Bao for five or six months. Just this, unless you are willing to be the second village leader for me, you must die."

"The problem is, can you kill me?" Lin Dong said disdainfully.

Cheng Bao's fierce light surged, but no matter how hard his hands holding the hilt were, the blade that was sandwiched between Lin Dong could not sink even a little.

"I still said the same thing, forgetting the shitty Tiansha Village, and honestly became the No. 2 chef of Linji Inn." Lin Dongyouran said: "I guarantee that you are better than being a village leader in terms of reputation, status or wealth."

"Don't even think about it." Cheng Bao tried desperately to pull out the golden knife from Lin Dong's fingers, but he could not do it.

Lin Dong didn't mind Cheng Bao's attitude at all. As early as when he captured Cheng Bao, he could have seen that the lobbying had already made Cheng Bao feel moved. In Cheng Bao's heart, being a famous chef is also an irresistible thing.

In addition to the imprisonment for nearly half a year, Lin Dong was 100% sure that Cheng Bao must have figured it out. No matter what, being a chef is better than being a bandit.

Now his attitude is nothing more than Cheng Bao's stubbornness. Giving him a step forward will give Lin Ji Inn an extra top chef.

After pondering for a moment, Lin Dong smiled: "How about giving you a chance?"

Cheng Bao said nothing and stared at Lin Dong coldly.

"If you win me, you can not only leave now, but I will follow you to be the second village leader." Lin Dong smiled and said, "It doesn't matter if you can't win. If you can block my three moves and have the power of backhand, I will let you go. If you lose... How about being a chef for me honestly?"

Cheng Bao gritted his teeth and was furious in his eyes. These words were definitely a great humiliation for him.

Even though he knew that his spiritual power was not available now, his strength was only stronger than that of ordinary people, but he was still making such a gambling game that would never win, which was undoubtedly mocking him. The leader of the dignified Tiansha Village was ridiculed and teased by others so much.

"By the way, the competition will take three days later." Lin Dong suddenly let go of the golden knife, causing Cheng Bao to stagger back and almost fall, and said leisurely: "Come on again, I don't need the big iron ball I dealt with last time. Moreover, there are only two of us on the spot, so we will definitely not add any psychological pressure."

Cheng Bao was stunned and looked at Lin Dong's gaze, unable to believe it.

If the big iron ball was not used, if the young and unrespicable strong man would not be present, and with the golden sword in his hand, wouldn’t he be sure to win?

"How is it? Do you bet or not? I have limited patience, but I don't have time to stalemate with you." Lin Dong said lightly.

"Gambling" Cheng Bao gritted his teeth. Why not bet on the only chance? In his opinion, even if Lin Dong had the help of the Golden Armor Snake inner alchemy, he was only at the fifth or sixth level of the mind stage. He had his own strength and could not win. With the Immortal Art, if he could not even withstand three moves, it would be a joke.

Lin Dong smiled and stepped forward a few steps, patted Cheng Bao on the shoulder, took out some dry food from the mobile counter and threw it on the ground, and said, "Congratulations on becoming one of our meritorious veterans in Linji Inn. Stay here for three days first. After three days, I will come and take you to the kitchen."

"Your self-confidence is not bad," Cheng Bao said coldly: "Don't think that with the help of the Golden Armor Snake's inner alchemy, the realm can surpass me one or two levels higher than me."

"You will know then. Remember, don't run around these three days."

Lin Dong smiled and turned around, and after leaving the utility room, he closed the door.

He made a bet and left a bandit in the backyard. He didn't worry about anything, but the inn's guys didn't have much ability to protect themselves. Lin Dong immediately found Old Man Ding and asked him to help stare at Cheng Bao, and then he went back to the room to practice.

The next morning, Lin Dong left the door early in the morning, patrolled the lobby and accommodation building up and down, and stepped on the carriage.

With the sound of Liu Hua's constant whip, the carriage slowly advanced towards the government office. When he arrived in the city, although there was still a lot of time before noon, dozens of carriages of various sizes had already been stopped outside the government office, and many carriages were moving closer one after another. It was obvious that although the banquet was noon, neither the wealthy businessman nor the officials of all sizes had time to come.

In the Han Dynasty, there are certain rules for attending banquets. Guests have to consider the time of arrival based on their own identity. Lin Dong looked up at the sky, waited for a quarter or two before he ordered Liu Hua to wait outside, but he jumped out of the carriage and glanced around. Compared to his empty hands, everyone was holding invitations in one hand and gift boxes taken from the servants in the other.

"Shopkeeper Lin, I haven't seen you at Linji Inn one day."

"Because Boss Yang often closes the inn, the inn is a bit tight, so I'm busy going to do some work." Lin Dong replied with a smile.

"Shopkeeper Lin, I heard you don't plan to compete for the president and vice president? It's a pity for the reputation of Manager Lin."

"I am a shopkeeper of a small inn. How could I compete with a real big businessman like Boss Wang to compete for the president and vice president? It would be better to withdraw early and get some benefits." Lin Dong smiled and politely confronted the wealthy families who were familiar with around him: "Yester yesterday, I was planning to use the pieces of silk that Boss Wang sent to the inn to make long gowns or short jackets. They are all high-quality silk, and I am really afraid of being ruined. There are hundreds of merchants in the city, and only Boss Wang's work is worth the courage."

"Shopkeeper Lin is really good at joking. The family sends a few plates of stewed turtles with maple tung leaves and a few vitality balls. That's not much for Lin Ji Inn, right? At that time, I promise to add Manager Lin's name to the eleven names."

"Boss Yang didn't say earlier that if this is the case, I will try to participate in the election of president and vice president."

He was tepid and beaten up haha, Lin Dong and several well-known families came to the door. As indicated on the invitation, several yamen runners who were working as gatekeepers outside kept all the gifts brought by everyone.

With a look of his right hand, Lin Dong took out the invitation from the mobile counter, handed it to the yamen runners, and then strode into the yard.

"Lin Ji Inn, Shopkeeper Lin is here." The yamen runner greeted him, and immediately, one of the maids walked out of the group and quickly came to Lin Dong.

Under the guidance of the maid, I came to the back hall of the government office. The yard was crowded with people, with about twenty large round tables. Apart from the one directly above, most of them had sat there, and there were not many seats left.

On a table of "Shopkeeper Lin", Cheng Wencai, who was whispering to several colleagues, saw Lin Dong appear and quickly stood up to greet him, obviously wanting Lin Dong to have his deskmate.

Speaking of Lin Dong, Cheng Wencai was not very popular when he was the county magistrate in Southwest County, but later Lin Dong came to Qiufeng City and helped relieve the tigress of the tigress, and had changed a lot. In addition, Lin Ji Inn is now extraordinary, and he has a close relationship with his father-in-law Li Jiancheng, who has been transferred to other places to be the prefect. Whether it is wealth or power, Cheng Wencai wants to have a good relationship with Lin Dong.

Cheng Wencai was in charge of the household house. Although Lin Dong had no good feelings for him, he didn't think it was a shame to strip him of his face. He turned around and walked a few steps towards Cheng Wencai. The maid next to him spoke and stopped him, "Shopkeeper Lin, your location is over there."

Her fair fingers pointed to the empty main table.

Lin Dong was stunned, and the wealthy businessmen and officials around him were also stunned.

The first person who can reach the eyes of the new prefect finally appeared.

However, his identity is a bit surprising and seems to be a little bit short.

Just one main table, except for the new prefect, there are only nine positions. Lin Jian Guest Housekeeper Lin’s identity is indeed well-known in Qiufeng City. But if you really have to line up one by one, it is absolutely impossible to enter the top nine.

Not to mention anything else, the largest pawn shops, gambling shops, salt merchants, and rice shops in Qiufeng City have not dominated by one except for the salt merchants, the other three richest industries can be regarded as the dominant one.

With obvious advantages alone, there are three people who are more qualified than Lin Dong. There are also several elderly people who are not very popular in Qiufeng City. In terms of their ability to make money, they may only be equal to Lin Dong, and they are even lower, but in terms of reputation, they are a little higher. If they are all within the invitation range of the new prefect, they are also more qualified to sit on the main table than Lin Dong.

This is just the business world, the martial arts world, the literary world, and the officials who can be called out in Qiufeng City. After careful calculation, Lin Dong was enough to rank outside the thirty.

Not only wealthy businessmen and officials, Lin Dong himself was also a little surprised. If he really felt that he was qualified to sit at the main table, he would not have been there so early. According to the rules, big people will be the last one to be there. This is the exclusive identity privilege of big people and the reserve that big people should have.

"Uh... were you doing it wrong?" Lin Dong turned his head and looked at the maid.

"No, the prefect gave it specifically." The maid shook her head and said.

Since he came, he would be at ease. Maybe the new prefect only invited wealthy businessmen and officials. If this is the case, he would not be qualified at all. Lin Dong glanced at the audience, nodded slightly, and followed the maid to the head table.

Everyone present was a number of people in Qiufeng City, and they were all talented. After a brief surprise, they calmed down. Like Lin Dong, they also came to the same conclusion that the new magistrate's banquet might be limited to wealthy businessmen and officials.

Following the maid to the main table, Lin Dong was very self-aware and was about to drag out a little of the chair in the position when the maid beside him spoke again: "Shopkeeper Lin, please come here."

Lin Dong followed the maid's finger and found that he was the main position.

"Are you right? That chair should be the seat of the prefect."

Because of the first guest on the main table, the yard that was noisy was already much quieter. Therefore, Lin Dong's words clearly reached everyone's ears. They were all brushed together, and nearly two hundred pairs of eyes were all focused on the maid.

"No, you can't be wrong..." The maid is only seventeen or eighteen years old. This is the first time she is staring at by so many big people. She suddenly feels her whole body is full of hair and her speech becomes nervous and anxious: "Yes, it was the magistrate who gave it."

Everyone frowned, and in an instant, the whole yard was silent. This was really incredible.

It is not impossible for the host to give up the host seat when invited to a banquet, but the premise is that the guest's identity is higher than that of the host.

Those who can get the new prefect to give up the position of the magistrate may have to be famous in the Han Kingdom. After all, this new prefect has another identity - the 58th prince of the Han Kingdom, which represents the royal family. If it weren't for the fact that there were many examples of princes respecting the wise and ruthless, if it weren't for the fact that the chief magistrate of Tianwei Pavilion came, he would not be qualified to let the prince give up his seat.
To be continued...