At this time, the other riders quickly slowed down their horses, and several tough-looking men in well-dressed bodies dismounted one after another, and lined up behind the slightly plump middle-aged man, who was silent and had a very smart and elite appearance.
"Wu Dong, I've met Brother Guan!"
Although Guan Zhongliu could not be regarded as his immediate superior, but could only be regarded as a higher-ranking town-level manager, Wu Dong was not arrogant and bowed his hand very politely.
"Haha, it turns out that brother is the new manager in the document. He is indeed young and promising!"
He was surprised at Wu Dong's young age, but Guan Zhongliu didn't take it seriously. He greeted him very politely. By the way, he also went with Wu Dong as a guide and met five other disciples.
The group did not exchange pleasantries for long, and at Guan Zhongliu's greeting, they rushed together to Linjiang Town, which was dozens of miles away.
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Time goes by and it’s January in the blink of an eye.
At this time, Wu Dong had officially taken office and became the out-and-out second manager of Linjiang Town, the nominal second in command.
Even though the chief executive, Guan Zhongliu, was very enthusiastic and proactive when welcoming him, and even rode his horse for dozens of miles, when it came time to distribute power, his true nature was completely revealed.
As the newly-minted second-in-command of Linjiang Town, the only industries in the town that Wu Dong could directly manage were a pawn shop and a martial arts gym.
The key point is that the pawn shop under its direct management is not the only such store in the town.
As for the martial arts gym, there was an aura of decay from the inside out.
If we don't carry out strong transformation, I'm afraid it won't take more than a year and a half, and it may be closed down directly.
In the entire economic center of Linjiang Town, the town can only be responsible for these two industries, which shows the tyranny of Guan Zhongliu.
Of course, as the second manager sent by the village, Guan Zhongliu cannot go too far.
Therefore, Wu Dong also took charge of the tax collection of the farms outside the town, as well as the fields and mountain ponds attached to the town.
Placing it in the core area controlled by our village, this is definitely a good deal.
But in the remote Linjiang Town, this is an out-and-out drudgery.
The entire Linjiang Town has a population of just over 5,000, of which more than 4,000 live in the town and the villages that have developed around the town.
The key is that Guan Zhongliu deliberately classified these villages built around the town as directly under the jurisdiction of the town.
Thousands of people outside were scattered in the wilderness ten miles away from the town. It would take a day to walk around it even with Wu Dong's foot strength.
Being able to survive in the wilderness where wild beasts often appear, these people are not easy on fuel.
Survival is extremely difficult. If you want to collect taxes and profit from them, you must be prepared to be a villain.
It can be said that the work and chores arranged for Wu Dong, the second manager, by the big manager in charge of Zhongliu are not ordinary traps.
This is called being assigned to Wu Dong's direct leadership. After understanding the general situation of Linjiang Town, Yun Feiyang and other younger brothers were filled with anger and felt very depressed.
Before Wu Dong could say anything, they kept spitting out strange words, not caring at all that Guan Zhongliu might retaliate.
I don’t know whether the bandit spirit inherited from the village is too strong, or whether the martial arts skills are strong enough to suppress Wu Dong, the new second manager.
In addition to giving Wu Dong face when he personally went to the edge of the mountain forest to greet him, Guan Zhongliu, the great steward, "revealed his true colors."
At the reception banquet, his attitude became quite cold.
"Everyone, in order to let the new little brother Wu Dong get familiar with our place as soon as possible, I plan to let him manage the pawnshop and martial arts gym on Willow Street!"
"Everyone here is a prominent figure in the town. Please don't do anything to deceive students!"
"After I got back, I told my nephew and my stewards not to be confused about the doorway and the flood would wash away the Dragon King Temple!"
"sure……"
The squires of Linjiang Town who attended the reception banquet all looked at Wu Dong with strange expressions. It was obvious that Guan Zhongliu's words gave them some not-so-good ideas.
At the same time, the mouth of Guan Zhongliu's henchman is not an ordinary leak.
"Tsk, I didn't expect that our village would send such a young second manager!"
"I'm afraid that because of your background in this village, why are we like us who are so miserable and can only climb up step by step in an honest and responsible manner?"
"What background would send people to us?"
"Hey, who can say for sure?"
Although he didn't mention anyone by name, anyone who wasn't a fool could hear the strange tone in his tone.
Picking up pieces one after another, Wu Dong quickly saw clearly the number of paths of flow in the pipe.
That is to say, he has life experience in his previous life, otherwise he would probably fall out with this guy immediately. This guy must be eager to do this.
I just don’t know how powerful Guan Zhongliu’s internal strength cultivation is, which has penetrated two serious meridians.
That's right, Guan Zhongliu doesn't know if he's used to being the boss in Linjiang Town, or if he's been a local bully for a long time and doesn't pay attention to others at all.
He actually took the initiative to expose his specific cultivation level!
Wu Dong sneered in his heart, if the news was true, then Guan Zhongliu would be causing trouble for himself by acting like this.
Are you kidding me? When Wu Dong was being trained as an external disciple in his village, the martial arts instructor Chen Daobao was a martial artist who had mastered the three principles of internal martial arts.
Although Chen Daobao has never shown his true strength, Wu Dong could vaguely sense this guy's specific strength when he left the village.
He is definitely better than him at that time. Even after trekking through the mountains and forests, Wu Dong, who has greatly improved in strength at this time, is questionable whether he can compare with him.
But you can be sure that the gap will never be too big. If you really have to fight for your life, you can sustain thirty or fifty moves without any problem, and you can even cause heavy injuries to the opponent that are difficult to recover from.
Guan Zhongliu has just opened up two serious situations. If a fight really breaks out, whether Wu Dong, who has greatly improved in strength, can be suppressed cannot be based on imagination and guessing. Only through actual fighting can we know.
Apart from anything else, if you look at Guan Zhongliu's wealthy figure like a wealthy landowner and his usual aura, he doesn't look like a pure warrior.
Of course, although this guy was making small moves secretly, he did not directly target him openly, so Wu Dong would naturally not take the initiative to cause trouble.
"That's too much, Boss Wu. Boss Guan doesn't give you face!"
After returning to the temporary residence from the restaurant where Jie Feng Yan was staying, Wu Dong's group of younger brothers, that is, the five handyman disciples who were accompanying him, spoke with indignant expressions on their faces.
"If it weren't for the wrong situation at that time, I would really want to make a scene!"
"Just take care of the boss. Why do those landlords and squires show such disgusting expressions?"
"Even if Boss Wu is targeted, it's not something they can afford to offend!"
"Boss Guan, too, is so domineering. Aren't you afraid of causing trouble for the village?"
"Boss Wu, what do you think? If you want to cause trouble, I will be the first to wave the flag and shout!"
"Me too. I don't care what kind of jobs the boss has assigned us. How can we have a good life in the future?"