Duan Tianming quickly informed Xiao Chen of the murder of Wan Quan by Lantian Magistrate and Mal Lianshan, as well as the causes and consequences of the entire incident, through the Dongchang Agency stationed in Xi'an Prefecture.
Xiao Chen also responded immediately.
He agrees with Duan Tianming's idea of luring Jin Yiwei into action, and emphasizes that he must make Jin Yiwei take actual actions before capturing him.
Moreover, fifty 13th-level lieutenants were arranged and rushed over quickly.
Lantian County is only seventy or eighty miles away from Xi'an Prefecture, and even Magou Town is less than a hundred miles away.
After notifying the captain of the Thirteenth Army to arrive in Xi'an Mansion and find a place to stay temporarily, Duan Tianming began his own plan to lure the snake out of the cave.
"Who are they?" Ma Lianshan walked over slowly, looked at Duan Tianming, who was wearing a bright red gown, and asked in a low voice.
"We are people who make a living in the world. Are you the person in charge here?" Duan Tianming looked at Malianshan casually and changed his identity.
"It turns out that he is a member of the Jianghu." A smile appeared on Ma Lianshan's face, and he saluted Duan Tianming with his hands clasped in fists, "I am the person in charge of this construction site. May I ask you, which Jianghu are you involved in?"
"Xi'an Prefecture is just making a small fuss, and has not become a nobody." Duan Tianming put his hands behind his back and looked at the river lined with boulders, looking at the river lined with boulders, "I came here just to ask, what is this place like?"
Do you need more manpower at the construction site? There are hundreds of brothers under me who are still hungry and want to make a living on the construction site."
Ma Lianshan's expression did not change, but he smiled coldly in his heart.
To put it nicely, he wanted to make a living; to put it worse, he just wanted to use his name as a martial artist to claim this construction site as his own.
However, I'm afraid you are looking in the wrong place. You are looking for profit on this construction site and you are being wiped out. I'm afraid you don't even know what happened.
However, it is better to do less than to do more. Although I am not afraid of these people, it is not appropriate for their interference to affect my important task of digging out jadeite.
He took out the banknotes from his pocket, picked out one with a denomination of two hundred taels, and handed it over to Duan Tianming.
"This construction site is a water conservancy project site under the name of Xi'an Prefecture and directly under the Lantian County Government. The construction personnel have been appointed by the county government in advance, and no manpower is needed for the time being. I appreciate your kindness. Here are two hundred taels.
The banknote should be used to solve the urgent needs of the brothers behind you."
Looking at the banknote, Duan Tianming smiled faintly, raised his left hand, and pushed it back.
"Although my brothers' life is not good, we don't care about a mere two hundred taels of silver. We just want to do our part for this great water conservancy project and receive compensation according to the results of our labor. Otherwise, you and that
The magistrate, please discuss it with me. Half of the project will be done by me?" Duan Tianming said slowly and calmly while staring at Malian Mountain.
Hearing this, Ma Lianshan couldn't help but feel startled.
If I give you half of the project, who do you think you are?
Besides, how can I look for this raw jade stone when you are always watching?
However, seeing the other party's determination to win, Ma Lianshan did not dare to neglect him. After all, he didn't know where the other party came from, so it was better to deal with it cautiously.
"Your Excellency, this is a bit difficult for me." Malianshan laughed, "I am only responsible for the specific construction of the construction site. As for these employment matters, if you really want to contribute to the project, it is better to go to the county government and work with you.
It would be more appropriate for the magistrate to discuss it. Today is the first day that the construction site officially starts, so how can I have time to report these things to the magistrate? Besides, even if I say it, the magistrate may not listen."
"Hahaha." Duan Tianming laughed, took a step forward, walked to the edge of the river embankment, and pointed to the river below, "Who knows, you are the son-in-law of the magistrate. The magistrate handed over this good job to you.
I give it to you, just to keep the wealth from flowing to outsiders. Behind you, there is just a jade workshop in the county, and behind me, brother No. 10 is waiting for food. You really don't want to share part of the errands and let brothers
Do we have something to eat?"
"Are you here prepared, ready to defeat me?" Ma Lianshan's face instantly turned cold.
Seeing the sudden change in Malianshan's attitude, Wu Tian, the butler behind him, waved in the direction of the work shed.
Suddenly, more than a dozen workers, holding various tools in their hands, rushed over in a swarm.
Looking at the crowd of people standing behind Malianshan, Duan Tianming raised the corners of his mouth and shook his head gently.
"Why are you talking so unpleasantly? I just want the project to progress faster and make political achievements for the county magistrate earlier." As he spoke, Duan Tianming bent down and picked up a thumb-sized stone from the ground. He bent his index finger and pointed at it.
It hit a bamboo basket-sized stone in the river and bounced over it.
With a "pop" sound, the stone shattered instantly, and the stone the size of a bamboo basket also cracked a crack in the middle, and then split into two parts from the crack.
Malianshan's expression changed drastically.
This is not an ordinary person who is messing around in the world. This is an absolute master of the world.
"It's much faster to open the stone like this than hammering it with hammers." Duan Tianming patted the dust on his hands and asked casually.
Ma Lianshan stopped talking, and his face was uglier than his dead father.
Just for the opponent's move just now, all the government officials from Lantian County rushed over, so I'm afraid they are no match for him. What's more, there is "brother" No. 100 behind him.
It was really unlucky that on the first day of work, we encountered such a tough problem.
This person is not something I can deal with. But even if I report to my father-in-law immediately, can my father-in-law be able to deal with him?
"Your Excellency is very skilled, and I admire you very much. This project was done by the government. Do you really intend to go against the government and the imperial court?" At the critical moment, Malianshan calmed down.
To oppose the government, you have thousands or tens of thousands of people, not to mention your hundred or ten. As long as the government makes up its mind to destroy you, the Ming Dynasty's guard can be mobilized at any time.
"What are you talking about? How can I think about going against the government and the imperial court? I just want to contribute to the project and make a living. Even when it comes to Xi'an Prefecture, I have never opposed the imperial court.
Meaning." Duan Tianming smiled faintly and turned to look at Malianshan, "Does it mean that shopkeeper Ma can contribute to the project, but I can't contribute to the project?"
"Who are you, and why do you know so much about me? What do you want to do?" Ma Lianshan looked solemn.
The other party doesn't know me at all, but he knows his details very well. Now he calls himself Boss Ma. He must have spent a lot of time in advance to find out.
But, does he only know this? Does he know about the jadeite stones dug out of the river? Does he know about the murders that occurred as a result? Does he know that Zhang Xi took his father's body to the county to file a complaint? Then he,
Then does he also know that Wan Quan suddenly disappeared out of thin air?
The more Ma Lianshan thought about it, the more frightened he became, and his face turned from livid to pale.
"I've already told you, I'm just a nobody who lives in the world. Why did Shopkeeper Ma suddenly look so ugly, and there was faint sweat on his forehead. Are you sick? Do you want me to hire a doctor to take a good look at you?
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Staring at Malianshan's forehead, Duan Tianming pretended to be surprised and said.
"What do you want?" Ma Lianshan looked at Duan Tianming, as if he wanted to see clearly what he was really thinking.
"Give me half of the project." Duan Tianming looked convinced. "Of course, if Shopkeeper Ma really wants to make political achievements for your father-in-law quickly, you can leave it all to me."
"I leave it all to you, what should I do?" Ma Lianshan looked incredulous.
Duan Tianming chuckled: "Of course you should discuss it with your father-in-law."
"You, you are really confident." Malianshan's lungs were about to explode with anger. No matter it was Magou Town or Lantian County, who would dare to talk to him like this.
"Shopkeeper Ma can also find some people from the world to 'reason' with me." Duan Tianming chuckled, his expression showing naked contempt no matter how you look at it.
"Okay, you just wait here, I will go to the county government to report this matter." Malianshan waved to the workers behind him, "I have a day off today, and my wages will be paid."
After saying that, he angrily walked towards his carriage parked on the official road.
