But he said that there was a young man from Beijing who was willing to sell rice grains to Su Tao at a price that was 30% lower than the market price, just to get the supply of steam grinding machines. After hearing this, the leading Yamen servant became more and more proud. Therefore, he was obviously a rich young man, and he did not dare to give him anything.
With a look on his face, he said: "I can't make the decision on this matter. You can talk to our master. But our master is busy solving the case today, so he may not have time to see you."
The young man immediately took out a piece of gold from his sleeve and gave it to him: "Can you please help me, brother, officer?"
When everyone saw that there were at least five taels of gold, their eyes widened! The officer's face immediately felt like a spring breeze blowing: "It's easy to talk! I'm the best acquaintance with Mr. Jia, our master's junior brother. I'll give you a nice word later."
He tightly grasped the gold a few times and put it into his arms. Just mentioning Jia Cong, he knew that this gentleman was not easy to mess with. Since the man ordered him to shout, he did not dare to go back. After thinking for a moment, he turned around and ordered a plain man to go.
The little brother I had made friends with took the young man back to the Yamen.
The young man didn't mind, and he saluted the government officials with a smile: "Dear officers, if my business succeeds, I will thank you all for your help, and I will never fail to express my words." All the government officials suddenly laughed like morning glory, and all the chatter was flowing.
to say compliments.
The young man then followed the young yamen officer all the way to the gate of the government office. He saw many people queuing up outside, so he asked why. The yamen officer told him about "queuing up for a lawsuit." The young man frowned and said, "In that case, I want to see you today."
Isn’t it easy for Mr. Su?”
"Obviously it's not easy."
The young man thought for a moment and said, "Can you please help me, brother? No one knew about the steam mill. Now that you are beating the gongs and drums to spread the word, every household, even in other provinces, will know about it in a short time."
"He took out a silver note and gave it to the yamen servant, smiling and saying, "I want to make a morning trip."
This was the first time the yamen servant collected the money, and he looked around for a few moments. Seeing that no one was paying attention to them, he hurriedly put it into his arms, cupped his hands and said, "It's easy to talk about it." The young man nodded with a smile.
The yamen servant asked him to wait outside the door for a while, then he stepped into the yamen. He hid in a quiet place and quietly took out the banknotes and took a look. He took a sharp breath: fifty taels. It was the first time in his life that he saw so much money. It was like a young girl's first time.
As if seeing a lover, my heart was beating fast. I looked at it carefully for a long time, then carefully put it away close to my body.
Then he sneaked into the lobby, where Su Tao was questioning the case. Today was the first day of questioning, and the complainants all heard that the new magistrate had punished the previous magistrate, and they all suffered from the Xie family, so the right and wrong were clear. Su Tao
The trial of the case was both exciting and frustrating. What was satisfying was that it helped many people get their grievances redressed, but what was frustrating was that no one dared to file a complaint for many days after taking office. This shows that the Xie family has great influence.
The yamen servant ducked behind the big pillar and poked half of his head out to take a look. When he saw Su Tao slapped the hall hard, pointing at some unknown document on the desk, he cursed: "It's so shameless! Where is the face of the imperial court!" He ordered everyone around him, "Go to the Zhang family at once."
Take charge of Wu Gui and get the gold plate from the Feng family." The two guards carrying muskets agreed. The plaintiff, who was kneeling down, cried out, "Master Qingtian! My father can rest in peace in heaven!"
Since the Zhang family didn't come so soon, Su Tao took a sip of tea and rested for a while. Even a fool could tell that the master was in a good mood, so he hurriedly slipped forward and took care of the matter with the young man outside.
Su Tao was startled and whispered: "Steam grinder? Mr. Jia asked you to shout?"
"Exactly."
Su Tao frowned slightly and ordered someone to go up to the back and call Jia Cong. However, the person looked around and didn't see Jia Cong, so he came back and said, "Mr. Jia is probably not in the government office." The office worker said: "Master, the one who delivers rice
He's still waiting outside the door." Su Tao thought for a moment and ordered him to be brought to the side room first. The yamen servant went out with a smile.
Not long after, he led the young man into the side room. Su Tao looked up and saw that this man was in his twenties, eight feet tall, with clear features and a steady walk. Although he was young, he was wearing a dark blue gown.
, and looked steady and reliable. He wore a soft hat on his head, and a piece of sapphire was placed on the top beam of the door. He tied a book bag around his waist, and the book bag was embroidered with ink bamboo. Su Tao had good eyesight and could see it at a glance.
The book bag was beautifully embroidered, and there was a small suet-fat white jade pendant on the tassel. Su Tao unconsciously developed a crush on this boy.
The young man followed the yamen servant to Su Tao and bowed before speaking. Suddenly, he heard a "whoosh" sound and a gold weapon "clanged" to the ground. The young man's body flashed in front of Su Tao, and a black shadow flew in from the window.
He attacked the young man. Su Tao didn't know what was going on and was shocked. When he calmed down and took a look, the two figures in front of him had been beaten into a ball. Su Tao was also a Muggle and couldn't see how they were fighting, so he yelled hurriedly
: "Someone is coming——"
But at this moment, someone banged open the door and barged in. "Who is--" That person shouted two words, and was stunned when he saw the mess of figures and fighting.
Su Tao took a closer look and saw that the person coming was none other than Jia Cong. He hurriedly said, "Cong'er, you're here? I asked people to look for you just now. Why can't you see me?"
Jia Cong looked stiff and said: "I just happened to go to the latrine... What's going on?"
Su Tao said: "I don't know either. What kind of steam grinder are you talking about? There is a young man who wants to inquire about the source of the supply." He pointed out, "Before they had time to speak, someone broke in from outside the window. They both
They started fighting."
Although Jia Cong couldn't see clearly what moves the two fighting men were using, he could still see their shadows. It was obvious that one was wearing blue and the other was wearing gray. Zhenming was wearing gray clothes today. He said: "The old gentleman in gray is
Among the elders we invited to help, the ones wearing blue are probably assassins sent by the Xie family."
Immediately, someone shouted: "Nonsense! He is the assassin!"
As soon as he finished speaking, it was as if the quick shot of a movie was suddenly stuck, and the Muggles could clearly see what was going on in the room. The man in gray clothes was indeed the old man Zhenming. He put a dagger in his hand against the back of the young man's neck and said with a smile: "Follow me."
How dare I, an old man, to fight half-heartedly?"
Only then did Jia Cong understand the young man's appearance, and he was so excited that he didn't choke to death! The corners of his mouth twitched and he asked: "Uncle, how did you two get married?"
Zhen Ming said: "My old man heard what you just said to Mr. Yang. If he was really an assassin, Mr. Su would have been stabbed to death by the time you ran over slowly." With that, he let go of the young man.
It turned out that Jia Cong had just come out of the toilet when he met two civil servants and said, "Mr. Jia, I have just sent someone to look for you. It seems there is something urgent." Jia Cong was about to go to the lobby.
After walking two steps, I met Yang Guotai. He smiled and said, "Don't panic, your sitter is here."
Jia Cong was stunned: "What kind of shilling?"
Yang Guotai said: "Didn't you prepare a childcare for the yamen servant who went out to shout?" He heard the yamen servant's reply to Su Tao just now, so he repeated it to Jia Cong.
Jia Cong was stunned: "I didn't arrange for child care! The news I got last month was that the steam grinding machine has just been put into production and has not yet been put into small-scale production. Where did he know the name of this thing?"
Yang Guotai asked curiously: "No arrangement? Every word of this person is according to your wishes."
Jia Cong thought about it and almost wondered if he had lost his memory and arranged for someone to perform in an opera! He asked quickly: "What about the person who delivered the food?"
"Master Su, please take me to the east side room."
"Thank you!" Jia Cong ran away.
But Zhenming happened to hear it too. He was afraid that the person who came was not a good person, so he came over on the roof. He only glanced at the young man outside the window and saw that this young man was very skilled in martial arts, so he used a hidden weapon to surprise him. When Jia Cong ran in,
They have been fighting for a while.
Jia Cong looked up at the sky and rolled his eyes: "Can't you figure it out before you fight? I'm sorry I was so quick. With your fighting prowess, it's a miracle that you didn't destroy everything in this room."
The young man said aggrievedly: "Master Su and I met unexpectedly. We were about to discuss business when this old man suddenly jumped in from outside and started a fight. Who looks like an assassin..."
Jia Cong responded smoothly: "My uncle is more like an assassin."
Zhenming glared at him and said, "Didn't you say that no one around the steam grinder knows its name?"
"Outsiders don't know, so don't we still have our own people?" Jia Cong curled his lips, "A strong martial artist must be an assassin? What's the difference between a man and a woman walking down the street who are adulterers and adulterers?"
Zhenming raised his hand and slapped him on the forehead: "No big or small!"
Jia Cong pointed at Zhenming and said: "This is my uncle, whose lay name is Shi. He became a monk in Tianning Temple, Nanchang Prefecture, and his Taoist name is Zhenming." He also pointed to the young man in dark blue, "Liu Ying Liu Qi in the capital."
Master, I won’t go into details about the origin, I must have guessed what my uncle did with me just now.”
Zhen Ming said: "I guessed it as soon as we fought."
Jia Cong looked at Liu Xiaoqi: "Why don't you hurry up and salute my uncle? After all, he is your elder."
Liu Xiaoqi hurriedly bowed and saluted. Then he turned around and saluted Su Tao: "Your Excellency, you are frightened."
Su Tao was very excited at this moment. He knew that the Xie family had been colluding with Lulin for many years and had many masters in their hands; he didn't expect that there were two such people here. Look at the old and the young, they are really bright and immortal, Liu Ying
Young and handsome, he is comparable to Master Bao from the Song Dynasty. Naixiao twirled his beard and said, "It's just a misunderstanding. We are all our own people."
Jia Cong said: "What can I tell you? I clearly didn't arrange a sitter. You are quite clever and act like a real sitter."
Liu Xiaoqi smiled and said: "I really want to buy a machine with my third brother."
"Put him down!" Jia Cong glanced at him, "You don't know the source of the goods?" Liu Xiaoqi chuckled.
Su Tao hurriedly asked what a steam grinding machine was. Jia Cong asked everyone to sit down, and first explained the machine to Su Tao in detail, and then talked about how Yang Guotai had warned him just now, and how he had arranged for the government officials to go out and beat gongs to promote it.
How could Ming misunderstand Liu Xiaoqi? He finally said: "This series of things happened too fast, one after another, and I didn't have time to explain it clearly to everyone. Senior brother has to be busy with the case." He shook his head again and said, "Oh my god.
~~I had no peace of mind from morning to night today, so many things happened!"
Su Tao laughed loudly: "What a coincidence!" Then he asked again, "Who is the Yang Guotai you just mentioned?"
Jia Cong looked at him and then at Zhenming: "The name Yang Guotai... seems to be quite common. There are quite a few people with this name."
Su Tao was stunned: "What do you mean by this?"
"It's nothing." Jia Cong turned his head and looked straight at Zhenming, "My uncle should know that there is a person named 'Yang Guotai' who is different."
Zhen understands his eyebrows twitching: "Is it him?"
Jia Cong nodded: "That's him. Do you always want to thank him? Although you saved him this morning..."
Zhenming stood up and clasped his fists at Su Tao: "Sir, Pindao went out in advance."
Su Tao quickly stood up: "Good riddance, old hero!"
Liu Xiaoqi blinked and whispered: "Brother Cong...could it be that Yang Guotai?"
Jia Cong looked at him and said, "Yes, it's that Yang Guotai." Liu Xiaoqi couldn't help but take a breath. Jia Cong kicked him, "You white eyebrows and red eyes, why did you come to Jiangxi? Beijing?
What's going on inside?"
"There is someone in Beijing." Liu Xiaoqinai said seriously, "I received the green forest notice last month and rushed here."
"What green forest post?"
"There is a man named Gui Cha He Du, has Third Brother Cong ever heard of him?"
Jia Cong's mouth twitched: "Who gave you such a tasteless and uncreative nickname?"
Liu Xiaoqi said helplessly: "No wonder Sister Chen said that your brain often has convulsions and you can't grasp the key points." Then he turned sideways and asked Su Tao, "Does Mr. Su know?"
Jia Cong smiled and said: "How could he know."
Unexpectedly, Su Tao's back twitched: "I know."
"Ah? You know?" Jia Cong was stunned, "You actually know? Who is it?"
Su Tao said: "He is the leader of the Green Forest people. Haven't you seen him before?"
"What? I've seen it before?"
"This is the one who came to litigate with Mr. Lu's family a few days ago."
"Huh? That dwarf?"
"good."
"I'll go!" Jia Cong curled his lips, "That dwarf doesn't look like a good person, and he even gave him such a tacky nickname."
Liu Xiaoqi said helplessly: "Then how tacky is the nickname? Mr. Cong, don't judge people by their appearance. He Du is holding the Green Forest Book in his hand."
"Go to hell, uncle!" Jia Cong snorted, "The green forest is originally the way of thieves. Thieves and thieves are disordered, and where does the book of disorder come from? He is bragging."
"Master Cong, please don't rely on literal meaning." Liu Xiaoqi said sternly, "The Green Forest List is not a list of the Green Forest people's heads. It is a list of the Green Forest people who are willing to do the killing business."
Jia Cong's eyes jumped: "Can I understand it as a list of professional killers?"
Liu Xiaoqi nodded: "Killing is the hottest business in Green Forest. He Du knows best where to find these people and who can take on any business."
Jia Cong and Su Tao looked at each other and said: "It seems that He Du can only be regarded as one of Old Man Lu's subordinates. Old Man Lu is a pimp, and He Du specializes in providing killer resources."
Liu Xiaoqi said: "In the early years, all the Green Forest people were doing business in Jiangxi. Now that King Yan wants to regulate Jiangxi, and Mr. Su is a powerful official, Green Forest's business immediately has nowhere to go. He Du spread the Green Forest posters widely and called for discussion among the Green Forest people.
Countermeasures.”
Jia Cong thought for a moment and couldn't help laughing: "It's just like the legendary martial arts conference!"
Liu Xiaoqi glanced at him sideways: "Of course not! Those who come are all killers, not serious martial arts people."
"That's right." Jia Cong thought for a moment and laughed again, "It should be called the Killer Professional Conference! Hahaha, it's so interesting. Will they set up a trade union..."
"Bang!" Su Tao slapped the case hard and said angrily: "Isn't it interesting? Nanchang Mansion has only been peaceful for two days, and people will come to complain today. If the green forest killers all over the streets can deal with it, will the people still be unable to survive? "
For the first time, Jia Cong saw official power in Su Tao, and said quickly: "Don't worry! Isn't he just a killer?" He pointed at Liu Xiaoqi, "What are you afraid of him doing? Isn't there someone named Liu? ?”