After the charity performance by the theater troupe, Chen Guangrui hosted a banquet at Wangjiang Tower, inviting the troupe's leading stars and a group of wealthy merchants and gentry.
Although it was called a banquet, in reality, it was an official dinner aimed at addressing the county's development issues.
Chen Guangrui was an upright official, neither pedantic nor conservative. In the past, these gentry wanted him to accept bribes for conveniences, but they all failed.
Today, the County Magistrate Chen decided to seize the opportunity of everyone gathering together and simply bring things to the forefront to solve collectively.
Although Xu Qing was not a gentry, he was a dominating figure in Linjiang County, monopolizing all the funeral business and even developing many emerging industries.