Republic of China: My great warlord, many children, many blessings.

Everyone looked at Shen Hao, wondering how he would handle this challenge.

Shen Hao didn't say anything, but the assassins behind him immediately pulled out Mauser rifles and aimed them at Hu Wan and Wu Juren.

The two of them felt a sudden jolt of fear.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to the county magistrate! Kneel down before me, or I'll have you shot dead in the name of a rebel!"

The entire audience gasped, staring at Shen Hao in shock.

Is this county magistrate already this domineering as soon as he arrives?

For a moment, Hu Wan and Wu Juren were caught off guard.

Both of them stood there without saying a word.

Shen Hao twisted his neck, and suddenly two gunshots rang out, hitting Jiao Zili's hat directly.

Everyone was shocked.

"Your Majesty!"

The 20 people shouted in unison;

The sound was as loud as thunder!

Hu Wan and Wu Juren instinctively knelt down on the ground.

Shen Hao didn't even glance at the two of them before riding his horse into the city.

Upon reaching the side of the precious car, Shen Hao said, "What kind of car dares to block my way? Burn it!"

"Yes"

Immediately, the two assassins lit torches and burned Jiaozi alive.

This scene shocked everyone present.

Huang Silang was a local tyrant in Goose City, and had dominated the city for many years. This was the first time he had been so humiliated.

This made everyone hopeful, praying that Shen Hao was tough enough to take down Huang Silang.

Little did they know, inside the tallest bunker in Goose City, Huang Silang was watching Shen Hao with binoculars.

"Young and impetuous, with an overbearing air, and capable of destroying the Azure Dragon Stronghold, he's a formidable opponent."

"Master Huang, you dared to fire a gun and burn your precious child as soon as you entered the city. This time, it seems the 20/80 split won't work."

"Let's first find out what kind of background this county magistrate has, get to the bottom of things. No rush. If he's just a hothead, humph, we'll deal with him slowly."

"Yes"

Soon, Shen Hao and his group arrived at the county government office.

Countless people followed behind.

The county government office resembled a Western-style church, somewhat dilapidated, with ivy covering the outer walls and even the grievance drum.

It took an hour to clean up the county government office.

Shen Hao then went inside.

As soon as I entered, the system's voice rang out.

Ding!

[Congratulations, host, on your arrival in Goose City]

[Congratulations, host, on becoming the magistrate of Goose City County. As a county magistrate, your rise in status as a minor local lord requires you to demonstrate your identity.]

[Task issued: Please marry five concubines within one month.]

At the same time, establish your own security force.

Task completed:

Reward: 100,000 silver dollars;

One thousand Mauser rifles and one hundred thousand rounds of ammunition;

Three mortars and ten boxes of ammunition;

Special Treasure Chest: One Bronze Treasure Chest

Please complete the task as soon as possible.

55. Trying ghosts might not be bad either.

When he received the letter of appointment, Shen Hao was curious as to why the mission had not yet arrived.

The task only came into play after we entered the county government office.

Not bad, he took five concubines and formed a security regiment.

One thousand Mauser rifles were just enough to equip one regiment.

Although the security force was nominally under the jurisdiction of the provincial governor.

But the actual controller is the regimental commander, since it's not the warlord who's spending the money.

Another point is that although it is nominally just a security regiment, there is no limit to the number of people.

You can recruit 10,000 people in one group and no one will say anything to you.

All you need is money.

The current security force is not part of the official establishment; it is funded by local gentry who pay for it themselves.

In other words, if you have money, you can do whatever you want.

However, for these thousand people, everything from food and drink to sanitation costs money.

Each person earns at least four silver dollars a month.

A thousand people a month would cost four thousand silver dollars, not including daily expenses such as food, lodging, and clothing.

Issues such as daily training and injury compensation.

To put it bluntly, this group of a thousand people is just a small group.

An independent regiment needs at least 3000 people.

Maintaining an army is the real expense.

Shen Hao's current assets include 25 silver dollars and fifty gold bars he stole.

A gold bar is only worth forty silver dollars.

Shen Hao's properties in Beijing are worth approximately 50,000 silver dollars in cash.

In total, Shen Hao's net worth is 30 silver dollars.

It looks like a lot, but it'll be gone after buying a few cars.

It wouldn't even be enough to buy something like a grenade launcher.

We still need to make money.

Shen Hao's targets are the Huang Silang and Goose City families.

This is all money; robbing is always the fastest way.

After the county government office was cleaned up, the grievance drum was also removed.

Unfortunately, Shen Hao didn't see anyone come to complain all day.

Nobody dared to.

The powerful families in Goose City have long held sway over the city; they cannot be subdued overnight.

However, eliminating Huang Silang is easy; the real problem is dealing with Commander Liu, who is behind Huang Silang. This is crucial.

In Shen Hao's view, profit-driven motivation is still the best.

Just like Liu Si in the capital, once someone is killed, that's fine. As long as the other party's interests are still intact, no one will break ties and everyone can remain friends.

Shen Hao is willing to spend money on profits, but the key is to find a middleman.

This middleman acted as a bridge, giving everyone the opportunity to talk.

However, Shen Hao was not worried.

This Huang Silang not only trafficked people, but also sold opium.

He also hired a group of fake robbers, and the Tan and Zhang families, as well as Governor Liu's opium, were robbed by this guy several times.

He's incredibly audacious. Once the evidence is found, Governor Liu could eliminate Huang Silang without Shen Hao even having to lift a finger.

However, finding this evidence is another problem.

In the evening, Hu Wan, the steward of the Huang family, delivered the invitation.

This time they kept a much lower profile, not as flamboyant as before.

"Governor Shen, my master said he felt apologetic for not picking you up during the day, so he would like to invite you to his residence for a meal."

Shen Hao said, "I'm tired from the journey today, so I won't go. We can do it another time."