Through the troubled times and famine, I just want to farm peacefully

If the people of the two places were educated and everyone could read and understand reason, then why couldn't the Su family rise again?

At this moment, Su Kunliang's mind suddenly became clear, as if the door to a new world had opened.

When he came back to his senses, the whole yard was quiet and he didn't even know when Lin Yinan and the others left.

So he spread out the paper, picked up the pen, wrote down what he had just thought, and wrote a letter to his father.

Lin Yinan left the school, and the secret guard reported that Chen Xianming's carriage had entered the city and was heading towards the county government office.

In order to ensure the successful promotion of the salt, she still took the time to go and see it.

A carriage was parked in front of the county government office, and two dusty-looking men were standing beside the carriage. When they saw Lin Yinan coming, they lowered their heads in panic and did not dare to look her in the eye.

"Who are they?" Lin Yinan asked the secret guard beside him.

The secret guard felt relieved when he saw that the two men were so tactful. If they didn't know what was good for them and couldn't take care of their eyes, he was ready to blind them.

So the secret guard told her the whole story.

"Let them go into the gatehouse and drink some hot water to warm themselves up. It's very cold for them to stay outside the city wall all night in such a cold weather."

The matter was originally just a misunderstanding, and there was no harm on their side. Instead, they took the opportunity to get rid of Chi An, the cancer, in advance.

The secret guard took a few steps back and whispered something in the gatekeeper's ear.

The guard pointed at the gatehouse where they were resting and said to the two cowering people, "Don't stand there like an idiot. Our city lord is magnanimous and will not bother with you. Let you rest inside and drink some hot water."

"Your Excellency the City Lord is truly a benevolent and righteous ruler." Feng Shan said with tears of gratitude.

Ah San nodded in agreement, "Yes, yes, yes! Your city lord is such a good man!"

When Lin Yinan entered the meeting room, he saw Lin Yiheng and Wu Yuan talking cordially with Chen Xianming and his son. There were two unfamiliar people sitting beside them.

As soon as they met, the head of the Zhong family was as surprised as Deng Kang was before.

Although Chen Xianming had told him before they came that the person in charge of Longtan was a woman, he had probably thought about what kind of woman she was.

But what he didn't expect when they actually met was that this woman with a beautiful appearance like a chrysanthemum and dignified and graceful manners actually had such amazing skills that she could build Longtan so well in just one year. It really shows that you can't judge a person by his appearance!

I couldn't help but take a few more glances. This city lord was only 29 years old.

The head of the Zhong family glanced at his son out of the corner of his eye. It was really frustrating to compare yourself with others. They were all other people's children. He had raised them with great care, but he was not even as good as them by a single finger.

However, when he saw Chen Gu beside Chen Xianming, he felt a lot more comfortable.

So what if the old bastard Chen Xianming is really powerful? His son is still as good as his own. The more Mr. Zhong thought about it, the more angry he became.

This woman, Longtan, is simply an incredible existence, no one can compare to her.

Lin Yinan had a smile on his face, "Master Chen, long time no see, how are you these days?"

"Thanks to you, everything is fine!"

Chen Xianming and his son stood up and bowed to her.

After they exchanged greetings, Chen Xianming, acting as the middleman, began to introduce the Zhong father and son to Lin Yinan.

"This is the head of the Zhong family in Huaizhou City. The person next to him is his son. The head of the Zhong family said that he wanted to discuss cooperation with the city lord and asked me to introduce him to them. I thought it was just on the way, so I came with them. The city lord will not blame me for taking the initiative without saying hello, right?"

"No, no, when there is good news, Patriarch Chen thinks of us, Longtan. I am grateful to him so much. How can I blame him?"

Lin Yinan always had a decent smile on his face.

"I think we don't have a big feud with the Zhong family. If there is any, it's that we detained the Zhong family's people and made them do hard labor for Longtan for a period of time. I just don't know if this will embarrass the Zhong family's head?"

After all, the people in the Zhong family are so useless.

The head of the Zhong family looked up at her in surprise. He didn't expect Lin Yinan to reveal the matter.

"No, they just didn't learn the skills well enough. Besides, the city lord didn't mistreat them. I heard that he even paid them in the end. The city lord is really kind!"

"So this matter is over?"

"It's over, it's over. I will definitely discipline them in the future."

Lin Yinan smiled and said, "Master Zhong is a straightforward person."

Seeing how straightforward he was, Patriarch Zhong directly stated the purpose of his visit.

"Since everyone has put aside their past grudges, I will not hide the truth from City Lord Lin. I came here with great sincerity to cooperate with you. I hope City Lord Lin can show me a way forward."

"Master Zhong, you are joking. We have only been in Longtan for a year and we haven't even had enough food."

"You must have some way, otherwise all the people in Huaizhou City would run to your side."

Speaking of this, the head of the Zhong family felt a little discouraged. He couldn't fight against the Yu family, and he couldn't manage the people well, which led to a serious loss of people from the villages below.

Lin Yinan would not believe everything he said. She could see with her own eyes that if the head of the Zhong family cared about the people under his rule, he would not squeeze them to the point that they would rather beg than work.

"I just promised them freedom and tax-free status for the first two years."

Her words were like a thunderclap that made the Zhong family head's head buzz. "You haven't paid taxes for two years. You and your people have to buy food?"

"Yes, that's right. We will continue to buy food from Patriarch Chen this year. If Patriarch Zhong has any food, he can consider selling it to us. We will charge the market price."

"This……"

The head of the Zhong family was speechless for a moment. He looked at Chen Xianming, and the old fox nodded at him, proving that what Lin Yinan said was true.

The people of Longtan are so arrogant!

But it is also true that now that they control the salt fields, they will be invincible.

They even dared to rob the Yu family’s iron mine in Xihe County. How powerful could they be to be able to confront the Yu family?

Zhong Jia broke out in a thin layer of sweat on his back and couldn't help shivering. He finally realized why he had been so blinded by greed and wanted to let the bandits attack the people of Huilongtan. So, he took the initiative to show goodwill and spoke in a much more respectful tone.

"My Lord City Lord, several villages in remote areas of Huaizhou City were originally under Chi'an County. At that time, banditry was rampant, so I made a deal with the bandits to save these villages. Now that the danger in Chi'an has been eliminated, I will return these villages intact. What do you think, my Lord City Lord?"

"Very good! Then I won't be polite to Master Zhong."

As for land, who would complain about having too little?

As the middleman, Chen Xianming naturally changed the subject when he saw that they had already shaken hands and made peace.

"Lord City Lord, I heard that you are going to hold an auction of shops and houses here in a few days?"

Upon hearing this, the head of the Zhong family looked at Lin Yinan, his eyes flashing with ecstasy. The people of Longtan are different from the Yu family. The Yu family relies on their power and always bullies and controls small families like them. However, looking at Longtan's style of doing things, their vision and pattern are much bigger.

He has to keep up with Longtan and Chen Xianming and try to get a piece of the pie as soon as possible.

"If Patriarch Chen and Patriarch Zhong have time, can they stay in Longtan for two days?"

How could the two of them refuse? So they agreed without hesitation.

Since Chen Xianming and the head of the Zhong family made an appointment to come to Longtan, many wealthy businessmen have come one after another.

For a time, the entire Longtan was unprecedentedly lively.