Ruihai didn't take it seriously, even though I told him that this might be a test of him between different factions.

Even if I explained it to him in advance, if he truly behaved uprightly, wiped out all the people here, dug out all the evil spirits and executed them on the spot, he still would not get an effective promotion.

What can really help him get promoted are the different factions. If he eliminates the people of one faction and moves closer to another, then he will naturally be promoted effectively.

Just like Jiujiang County is in chaos now, there are only three strongest forces.

One of them is the local Shen family, which has been operating in Jiujiang County for many years and is the top local tyrant. Generations of talents have emerged in the family. Now the most outstanding one in the family has reached the fifth rank in another province.

Don't underestimate this level. The saying "a seventh-rank official" is very famous in later generations, but in fact a seventh-rank official can already be a county magistrate. Ruihai originally started out as a county magistrate.

In this era, no one dared to say that a seventh-rank official was a petty official. A more famous saying was that he was a county magistrate who ruined a family and a prefect who wiped out an entire clan.

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In the beginning, when my strength was not strong enough, I was hunted to death in the mountains by the son of the Jianyi County Magistrate and a group of people.

From the sixth rank, one can become a county magistrate in some important districts and counties.

Those at the sixth rank are already in charge of an entire prefecture, and those at the fifth rank are already in charge of a remote area. Some will even be promoted to become managers of an area, making them truly big figures.

After all, if there are people of the fourth rank or above in the family, it can be said that they are not from a poor family.

The Shen family has had people of the fourth rank or above within three generations, so it can be considered a noble family.

The family has been running the business for many years, and although there is still a lack of top figures, their branches are already everywhere in the middle and lower levels.

Especially their core base, Jiujiang County.

Most of the related water transport and goods have to pass through them.

They also have a fairly large fleet responsible for transporting various goods. As for the local fertile fields, grain shops, restaurants and the like, they are countless.

In terms of wealth, he is among the top in Jiujiang County.

After years of operation, it has made each of its areas as solid as a rock.

Unlike the Wang and Li families in Jianyi, who were still in the stage of wild rise and accumulation of their own assets, aristocratic families like the Shen family had already cleaned up the filth from their early years, or had dealt with the relevant personnel in the early years.

The relevant officials have dealt with and held accountable the mistakes they made during their early stages.

Today's Shen family does not need to do anything illegal. They just operate normally and are at a crushing level with no competitors.

In front of the huge farmland, grain shops, restaurants and teams, they don't need to use any shady tricks. They compete based on their strength. No one can compare to him in the field they operate.

If someone in the family holds a high position in officialdom, he can ensure that the other party will not use any underhanded tactics, and he can make the other party compete with him fairly and justly.

It would be difficult for any Menglong who came across the river to deal with him head-on, and over the years of operation, they have dabbled in various industries.

The food, clothing, housing and transportation of the entire Jiujiang County are closely related to the Shen family.

The Shen family is known as Shen Half City, so you can imagine how powerful they are in Jiujiang County.

There is no need to investigate this information, you can find out by just asking anyone on the street.

If we talk about illegality, we can go back to dozens or hundreds of years ago, when barbarism rose up and fought against competitors. There must have been some unreasonable means. But now, that is all in the past. Is it appropriate to use the sword of the past to kill the officials of today?

This is just one of them.

Another family that is opposed to the Shen family is also a top family, the Fan family.

The Fan family is not like the Shen family, which is involved in various industries. The Fan family is basically involved in water transport. They have a fleet in Jiujiang, which can be considered a huge fleet even in Jiangnan.

It specializes in transporting goods from the south to the north and bringing back special products from the north via the Yangtze River.

It is the largest shipping force in the entire region and is known as the shipping king.

It's just that the Fan family doesn't have that much money, but they travel all over the country, both in the south and the north, and they know quite a lot of people. They can move around in both places and are successful in business. Their connections and influence are even greater than those of the Shen family.

As for the third-party force, it was beyond everyone's expectations. It was neither a noble family nor from the official side, but a mixed gang.

Just in the area where Jianyi is located, several gangs have emerged due to a single dock, leading to endless conflicts.

In a transportation hub like Jiujiang County, the number of gangs and the strict rules are rarely seen.

There are the Dao Gang, which specializes in thieves, the Beggar Gang, which begs everywhere, and the Qing Gang, which specializes in shipping...

They were scattered together, and terrible gang fights would occasionally break out among them, but when faced with oppression from the Shen family, the Fan family or the official level, they would unite together.

It is obvious that there is a big shot controlling all of this in secret, but no one knows who it is.

I didn't get too involved in these matters, as I was more often troubled by demons.

With the arrival of Ruihai, the entire Jiujiang County became calm.

People from all sides were very respectful and polite, no major incidents occurred, and all the gangs and families quieted down, creating a happy scene.

It is obvious that Ruihai's information has spread among these people. Everyone knows Ruihai's methods, so they give Ruihai a lot of face. Not to mention major disputes, there are very few people filing lawsuits against the authorities.

Ruihai was very calm. He was not busy with drastic reforms, but was just quietly investigating. This was Ruihai's usual style.

Rui Hai and Xue Cheng are very similar. Both like to know themselves and their opponents, and fully understand each other before taking action.

But the two are completely different.

Xue Cheng would only do it after he was absolutely sure that the thing could be accomplished and would not bring too much harm to himself, while Rui Hai did it even though he knew it was impossible.

Ruihai has his own persistence and bottom line in his heart. No matter how powerful the opponent is, as long as he thinks what he is doing is just, he will take action.

It is impossible to achieve great success all at once when you first arrive.

I also enjoy my free time. I practice martial arts every day and search for traces of demons in various places according to the intelligence from the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Once I find any, I will take action secretly and kill the demons.

I thought I could go on peacefully like this, but unexpectedly, a huge change broke out suddenly without any warning.

Xue Cheng is dead!