Furthermore, these outsiders, digging holes and rummaging around people's mountains and hills, can easily arouse the suspicion of residents, thinking that they are here to destroy Feng Shui. At that time, it is not impossible to report them to the officials, or to arrest them, beat them to death, or bury them in the wilderness.
Zhao Hao thought about it and felt that their concerns were reasonable. Anyway, the mine was here and there was no way to run away. He was not in a hurry at this moment. He might as well go back and make preparations before prospecting again.
Zhao Hao doesn¡¯t need to worry about these trivial matters. Jiangnan Group has a strong public relations team, and both the Pan and Xiang families have strong influence in Huzhou.
By the way, before Wu Chengen was imprisoned, he was the Changxing County Magistrate. He also led the people from Changxing to Hangzhou to petition Although he was intercepted halfway, his prestige in the local area was evident.
Zhao Hao decided to let Wu Chengen be responsible for lobbying after returning, and took the opportunity to persuade the Pan family and the Xiang family to buy shares in the coal mine. He believed that he could quickly settle the affairs of the government, squires and people here.
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The group of people hurriedly and slowly drove out of the mountain, got on the boat and rowed down the river as hard as they could, and finally arrived at the south gate of Changxing County before the city gate closed.
It was such a coincidence that the Xu brothers over there also brought Ren Yazi to the south gate of the county, but the former went through the water gate, and they went through the dry gate.
On the carriage, Liu Zhun, the leader of Renya, looked at the officials outside through the window, looking a little nervous.
Ren Yazi usually does not go into the city, because he commits crimes in the countryside outside the city, and the chance of being caught is much smaller. This time I had to go to the city to get money, so I was naturally very cautious. They deliberately chose to enter the city just before the city gates were about to close. Because people were rushing to enter the city at this time, the officials had no time to conduct inspections, so it was the safest time.
"Brother, just rest assured. The city gatekeepers recognize money but not people. It doesn't matter who you are if you give them dozens of coins." Xu Fan looked relaxed, but in fact he was also very nervous. He knew that the closer the kidnapper got to the end, the easier it would be for the kidnapper's mentality to collapse, so he naturally spared no effort to massage the man Yatou's mind.
"What the second brother said is that the eldest brother is in trouble." Leader Renya smiled sheepishly, pointed to his right eyelid and said: "The main reason is that the eyelid here keeps twitching."
"In our Changxing, money jumps out of the right eye." Xu Ying quickly comforted: "Brother, you are doing as the Romans do."
"Hahaha, the third brother is really good at talking, and the second brother is even more so." Leader Renya finally relaxed and laughed heartily: "You Changxing people are all talented people, and you speak well. I like it here very much."
"Then stay here, our home is my eldest brother's home, and the three of us brothers will never be separated!" Xu Fan said affectionately.
"Yes, from now on we will eat at the same table and sleep on the same bed." Xu Ying also said affectionately.
"Second brother, third brother." The man was moved to tears, and he felt so warm.
"Brother!"
"Brother!"
Xu Fan and Xu Ying also reached out their hands excitedly, and the three hands held each other tightly.
As expected, after paying one hundred literati's head, the soldiers guarding the gate let him through without any interrogation at all.
The people released their grip on the sharp blades in their arms and crowded the carriage towards the Xu family's house in the county town.
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On the other side, the boat Zhao Hao was riding also docked at Chengguan Pier.
On the pier, Changxing County citizen Zhuang, wearing a blue uniform, blocked the entire trestle. Several men with extraordinary bearing wearing lake silk robes were waiting eagerly.
Seeing Gao Wu¡¯s eye-catching burly figure, one of them said happily: ¡°Here he comes, he comes!¡±
Only then did Zhao Hao realize that these people were here to greet him.
¡°But Secretary Ma wasn¡¯t around, so he couldn¡¯t remember who the other party was.
Alas, there is no way, who makes too many people see this son?
It was Jin Ke who reminded him in a low voice: "The person who spoke is Pan Zhongcheng's third brother."
"Oh." Zhao Hao nodded slightly and remembered. Pan Jixun's first three brothers, the eldest brother is called Pan Boxiang. He once served as a county magistrate. He is old and has inconvenience in his legs and feet, and he no longer goes out.
The second brother Pan Zhongzhen was a Hanlin editor. Unfortunately, he was demoted to the prefect of Anqing when Yan Song came to power. He resigned early and went home to teach his nephews to study. Now he was abducted by Zhao Hao to Yufeng Academy and served as the executive vice president. The dozen or so children of the Pan family are all enrolled in academies or primary schools.
The remaining one is the youngest Pan Shujun. He is two years older than Pan Jixun, but he looks more than ten years younger. He is obviously well-maintained and has never suffered any crime or hardship.
He is not a playboy, and a family tradition like the Pan family cannot produce a playboy, but among the brothers, there must be someone to look after the family business and support the parents, and it is impossible for everyone to go out and work hard. ???
Liu Zhun kept apologizing to Xu Fan, saying that the brothers were too suspicious for doing this, and it was useless no matter what he said. When Xu Zheng got the money, he asked them to kowtow to the second and third brothers to make amends.
Who would have expected that even after waiting and waiting, Xu Zheng didn't show up, and even the messenger didn't come back.
Liu Zhun felt something bad, and when he was about to let others take a look, suddenly there were bright lights all around! There was a fierce shout outside:
"Don't move! Get down on your hands and feet immediately and climb out of the house!"
"Those who resist will be killed without mercy!"
Everyone in the room was so frightened that they hurriedly took out their weapons and looked around. I saw countless torches and lanterns lighting up outside the house. It was Changxing County police officers armed with swords, guns, bows and crossbows, surrounding their hiding place.
"Damn it, you dare to play tricks on us!" Seeing that they could not escape, several of the guys decided to chop up the Xu brothers first.
"You're wronged, brother!" Xu Fan hid his head and hid while shouting: "I burned paper in front of the Earth God, how could I betray my brother?"
"You asked someone to deliver a letter to your housekeeper, but it was officers and soldiers who came. How can I trust you?" Liu Zhun had tears in his eyes and felt that his heart was broken. Then with a look of pain, he ordered to seize them and use them as human shields in front of him, hoping to fight to the death.
"No one is allowed to move, I have hostages in my hands!" Liu Zhun shrank back and shouted loudly: "One of them is named Yu Xi and the other is Yu Bei. They are your famous wealthy businessmen in Changxing! If you want them to survive, Make way for me now!"
"Yu Xi, Yu Bei?" Outside, Changxing Goudianshi, who was personally leading the team under the orders of the great master, was stunned when he heard this and asked: "Are there any rich people named Yu in our Changxing?"
"Let alone rich people, there is no one with the surname Yu here." The head catcher on the side said with certainty.
"Yu Xi, Yu Bei" Master Huang, who was supervising the battle on the other side, suddenly slapped his thigh and said, "Xi Bei is fake. Which father can give his son such a name? This clearly tells us that they are making it up." Of?"
"Damn it, you dare to make fun of our eldest brother! You are so courageous!" Gou Dianshi spat fiercely and ordered: "There are no hostages that need to be rescued, take them all!"
The detectives swarmed up and captured them all indiscriminately.
"Oh, we have hostages!"
"I really want to stab you!"
"Brother, haven't you seen it yet? We didn't betray you"
"There's no point in killing us"
There was a flurry of activity and everyone was arrested. Xu Fan and Xu Ying are naturally no exception, but they were already blessed with good luck even before they were stabbed.
The detectives packed all the prisoners into prison cars and returned to the Yamen in triumph.
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" Six or seven big men were crammed into the small single-person prison car at once. It was really a dilemma, making the situation even more difficult and overwhelming.
Xu Fan and Liu Zhun crowded together face to face, and the latter said apologetically:
"Second brother, my brother has wronged you. Can you forgive me once?"
Xu Fan was almost fainted by the stench from the other party's mouth.
"If you turn your head away, I will forgive you."
"Hey, okay." Liu Zhun used all his strength to turn back, but he was next to Xu Ying on the other side.
Xu Ying¡¯s lips were sore from the stubble, and she spit on Liu Zhun¡¯s face.
"Third brother, are you okay?" Being the eldest brother is still very good. Regardless of your own face, ask the other person what's wrong first.
"It's okay, I'm used to vomiting and vomiting" Xu Ying looked like she had been spoiled. I think of him, the dignified third master of the Xu family, who has been making waves in Songjiang for many years. Why did he end up in this situation all of a sudden?
"In just a few days, the sewers were drilled, the excrement buckets were soaked, and they had to be put into a prison car in such humiliation. When will it end?
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In that room, in the county mansion, Jia Zhixian had set up a sumptuous banquet to entertain Mr. Zhao and his party who came to inspect the investment.
Halfway through the meal, Master Huang came in with a smile on his face.
"It seems that sir must have returned in triumph." Jia Zhixian felt very shameless and asked him to sit down. This is a reflection of the capabilities of Changxing County Government, and it will definitely gain points for Jiangnan Group.
Zhao Hao toasted another glass of wine to Jia Zhixian and Master Huang. He was already sixteen years old and could drink some fruit wine. However, I still don't dare to drink liquor. Mr. Zhao's memory is not good to begin with. If he drinks liquor again, he may suffer from amnesia completely.
Jia Zhixian inquired with Mr. Huang and found out that Zhao Hao never drank alcohol. He was immediately flattered. Master Huang quickly stood up and waved his hands, even saying he didn't dare.
"It should, it should." Zhao Hao smiled kindly and said, "If Mr. Huang is so polite, I won't dare to cause you any more trouble in the future."
Master Huang then picked up the wine glass, touched it with Zhao Hao, and drank it in one gulp. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?Hao smiled kindly and said, "If Mr. Huang is so polite, I won't dare to cause you any more trouble in the future."
Master Huang then picked up the wine glass, touched it with Zhao Hao, and drank it in one gulp. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com