Chapter 77 Zhao Liu Brings Gifts to Discuss Mining with the County Magistrate
Xiao Yinhe shook his head: "I don't mean to blame you, it's just that you acted too recklessly and didn't value your own lives. But how did Assistant Manager Su point out the location of the mine?"
Su Jingge said, "My father left behind some fragmented information before he passed away, which is this map."
She handed it to Xiao Yinhe.
After looking at it, Xiao Yinhe exclaimed in admiration: "If it weren't for Assistant Manager Su's map that led you to this place, I probably wouldn't even know where this mine is now."
"Zhao Zhou was so audacious as to illegally mine minerals; this matter will not end here."
"Let's go back and discuss this further!"
Meanwhile, on the other side, Fan Tong went back and told Zhao Zhou about it.
Zhao Zhou said that Xiao Yinhe has not yet pursued this matter, which means that they have not found a solution either.
They dare not touch this mine.
As for Zhao Liu, they certainly wouldn't just let Su Jingge mine the mine so easily.
He once let Shanggu Zhai mine the mine, but now Xiao Yinhe has stopped him, and Shanggu Zhai will definitely not let it go.
However, there are both advantages and disadvantages.
He has wanted to take back the mine for a long time, but he has no reason to do so.
Now that Xiao Yinhe has intervened, he can simply tell Shanggu Zhai that the mine is no longer under their control.
What can they do?
I'm afraid Ning Zhutian still wants this mine.
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Meanwhile, on the other side, Zhao Liu went to find Ning Zhutian late at night.
I told him what had happened.
Ning Zhutian said nothing.
He was simply told that Zhao Liu must not have any more conflicts with the officials.
This mine is a goldmine; whoever gets it will only reap benefits, not harm.
However, Xiao Yinhe and Zhao Zhou are not the same kind of people; they cannot be allowed to continue mining simply by bribing them with money.
But they had previously collaborated with Zhao Zhou; they would approach whoever they were collaborating with.
The amount of money spent on gifts in the past was quite substantial.
They sacrificed a lot for this mine.
Even if he can't mine this mine, he'll still find a way to get that money back.
Ning Zhutian sipped his tea: "Go to Zhao Zhou's residence tomorrow and take a pair of gold-inlaid glass cups with you. You know what to say, right?"
Zhao Liu was very puzzled: "Why should we give him gifts?"
Time passed second by second, and after Ning Zhutian finished speaking, Zhao Liu suddenly understood.
He crossed his arms and said to his cousin, "Cousin is really something else. I'll go tomorrow morning."
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The next day.
Zhao Liu brought gifts to visit Zhao Zhou.
Fan Tong knew Zhao Liu had arrived, and he was furious.
They even considered kicking the person out at one point.
He gets angry just thinking about yesterday.
However, Zhao Zhou stopped him.
We will still invite them in.
As soon as Zhao Liu entered the room, he greeted him with a smile and clasped his hands in greeting: "Lord Zhao, I hope you are well. I have missed you dearly for many days and have brought some small gifts to express my respects."
Zhao Zhou gestured for him to enter: "Sixth Brother Zhao, you're too kind. You've come all this way, why bring anything? We're all family, no need to be so polite."
Fan Tong chirped softly to himself, feeling quite puzzled. This person wasn't like this yesterday!
Yesterday they were cursing their parents, how come they're bringing gifts to our door today?
What's the real purpose of this?
After the two sat down, Fan Tong poured tea.
Zhao Zhou smiled and said, "Sixth Brother Zhao, you're not just here to visit me, are you? We're all family, so let's speak frankly."
Zhao Liu didn't try to hide anything and smiled politely as well: "I do have something to say. I had a little unpleasantness with Registrar Fan yesterday. I apologize to Registrar Fan here. I acted impulsively yesterday. Please don't take offense."
Seeing his behavior, how could Fan Tong be petty?
We still need to do a good job of putting on a good show.
He returned the greeting with a cupped-hand salute: "Oh, Zhao Liulang, you're too kind. I had a few drinks yesterday, and that's when my temper flared up. It's alright, it's alright."
Then Zhao Liu said, "Lord Zhao, I've come here today on the behalf of Chairman Ning. Didn't we agree before that you authorized us to split the money we dig up 50/50?"
"But why has that mine ended up in Xiao Yinhe's hands?"
"President Ning is a kind and generous person. Not only did he not blame you, but he also asked me to come and ask if something went wrong? Or... does Lord Zhao no longer want to cooperate with us?"
Zhao Zhou smiled and said, "Oh, Zhao family's sixth son, sixth son, I was just about to talk to you about this. Look, we've all thought of the same thing."
"How could I possibly give up the mine to Xiao Yinhe? I don't know how, but Su Jingge suddenly showed up at the mine. If Lord Fan hadn't told me about it, I would have thought that Chairman Ning didn't want to cooperate with me and had sided with a higher-ranking official."
"I was quite startled at the time."
Zhao Liu remained calm and composed: "How could that be? You know Ning is a good person. How could our cooperation involve him with a high-ranking official?"
"How did Su Jingge know the location of the mine?"
Zhao Zhou looked completely innocent: "That woman is treacherous and cunning. She can build anything, and she even schemed against me, causing me to suffer the consequences of being dismissed and investigated..."
His eyes flickered: "Perhaps... you were making too much noise while mining, and she found out..."
Zhao Liu sneered inwardly. This was just passing the buck; you push me away, I push you away.
He remained calm and continued, "How is that possible? How could such a hidden place be found without a map?"
Speaking of maps, Zhao Zhou recalled, "Perhaps Su Jingge's father was involved in the county's city renovation project before his death. At that time, they were going to move that mine, but someone stopped them. However, he did have a map..."
"It probably ended up among Su Jin, the singer."
Zhao Liu stroked the ring on his thumb, pondering the matter; it was indeed possible.
However, whether she knows the location of the mine or not is no longer important.
The important thing is that Ning Zhutian had told him what to do.
Zhao Liu smiled and said, "I knew it! Our Chairman Ning has given you plenty of benefits before. If you think it's not enough, you can just say so. But Chairman Ning wants to continue mining this mine."
"If Lord Zhao cannot bring the mine back, I'm afraid it will displease Chairman Ning."
"Then Ningtou can keep all the benefits he previously gave to the master."
"But we can't break our promise to the lord. If we can't get the mine back, then Lord Zhao will have to bear the losses of Shangguzhai."
Zhao Zhou's brow twitched, he stroked his beard, picked up his teacup, and took a small sip.
He's saying, "I've given you so many gifts, and now you're just going to stop mining? That won't do."
If he really can't dig it up, then he'll have to pay Shanggu Zhai extra money.
Merchants have always valued profit above all else.
They won't let me off the hook even if they made promises before.
They've got their eyes on me.
Ning Zhutian's strength should not be underestimated.
But Xiao Yinhe has a higher official rank than him. Although it's a nominal position, if it really comes down to a fight, he can use his official rank to crush him!
If he doesn't get this mine back, Ning Zhutian won't let him off the hook.
If this mine is brought back, the imperial court will not let him off the hook.
This is going to be difficult.
He smiled and said, "Sixth Brother Zhao, don't worry. Go back and tell your Chairman Ning that I'll try to find a way to get the mine back, but I'm not sure if we can get it back."
"After all, times have changed."
"I can only give it a try for now."
Zhao Liu then smiled and said, "Then we'll wait for your good news, sir."
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