As Trinket continued his journey southwards, his progress was greatly impeded by the need to humour the local officials along his route, all of whom were anxious to ply him with banquets and weigh him down with bribes. Trinket was never one to refuse a gift, and he succeeded in justifying this to his Triad Brothers by saying that the more bribes he accepted, the more odious the local officials would appear in the eyes of the populace, and the more resources he would have to contribute to the eventual popular uprising the Triads still had in mind against the Manchus. Apothecary Xu and the others were deeply impressed by their Lodge Master's strategic foresight and financial acumen.

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