When Ge Congshan learned Qi Xiuwen's identity, he guessed that Shen Xi was going to call him.
He gave a slight, cold laugh: "Xiuwen, he is your superior, your lord, but unfortunately, he is not mine."
Who is Ge Congshan? He comes from a prominent family, is a high-ranking local official, and is the prefect of a region. How could he be summoned by a mere maid?
No matter how miraculous the locals described this little girl, it was not enough to make Ge Congshan respect her.
Qi Xiuwen's face turned slightly cold; he couldn't stand anyone showing disdain for his superior.
"Uncle, I'm afraid this is beyond your control!"
With the few people you've brought, not to be underestimated, they definitely won't make it out of Ai County.
From Qi Xiuwen's tone and eyes, Ge Congshan could tell that Qi Xiuwen was determined to "invite" him over.
He was furious; he had never been threatened like this before!
What if I don't go?
"Then you and your men will have to make do."
Qi Xiuwen did not back down at all.
Ge Congshan laughed angrily, but he was also a man who could bend and stretch, and he knew that there was no benefit in going head-to-head here, and he would only suffer losses.
It's all my fault for being too careless and not taking the owner of a small county town seriously enough.
He was just curious and wanted to see for himself, but he was recognized and forced to meet the other party.
But he wasn't afraid. What harm was there in meeting him? He believed that anyone who wasn't stupid wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
But I just can't swallow this insult.
Qi Xiuwen breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Ge Congshan was willing to go with him to see the leader.
The fact that the leader asked him to summon Ge Congshan to see her, rather than coming to see Ge Congshan in person, must have been for the leader's own reasons.
Shenxi did this simply because she already knew Ge Congshan's temperament and disposition.
Ge Congshan was raised in a prestigious family and served as governor for many years. He was extremely arrogant, even more so than Qi Xiuwen and Qi Xiuwu.
If you don't suppress the arrogance of this kind of person, it's pointless to talk to him about anything.
Unless you can be on equal footing with him, or even be of a higher rank or status, you can't have a proper conversation with him.
Zang Huatian was able to negotiate a transfer fee for the deep well technology with him because of Zang Huatian's abilities and the necessity of the deep well technology, and also because he had connections with General Su Zhao.
Zang Huatian had known Su Zhao for a long time, back when Su Zhao was not yet a general.
Zang Huatian's father and Su Zhao were from the same hometown. Su Zhao's family was poor, and it was Zang Huatian's father who sponsored him to learn martial arts.
It was also Zang Huatian's father who recommended him to join the army in Xianghe Prefecture, where he was directly appointed as a low-ranking military officer instead of starting as a common soldier.
Su Zhao was indeed capable, and gradually gained Ge Congshan's appreciation, and was promoted to the rank of general.
After Zang Huatian's father died, Su Zhaoshi would inquire about the situation of Zang Huatian and his mother from time to time. Although he was in the military and it was not appropriate for him to have close contact with the businessman Zang Huatian, the two did not lose contact.
Zang Huatian was really going all out for Chenxi. He had never asked Su Zhao for help before, even when things were difficult, but this time he went to see him for Chenxi's sake.
Only then did Ge Congshan meet Zang Huatian.
It was precisely because deep wells were so desperately needed, and with Su Zhao's mediation, that Ge Congshan spent a fortune to acquire deep well technology.
Shenxi also realized the importance of Su Zhao to Ge Congshan from this incident.
Ge Congshan valued Su Zhao highly.
It should be noted that Zang Huatian had previously tried to meet Ge Congshan through various intermediaries, and had also revealed information about the deep well technology to Ge Congshan through these intermediaries.
That person also said that Ge Congshan already knew about this, but Zang Huatian still couldn't see Ge Congshan.
If you are not on equal footing with others, they will not pay attention to you.
This is Ge Congshan's pride, and also his stubbornness.
This is a common problem in families with a long history of corruption.
In the traditional social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, Zang Huatian, a mere merchant, was not considered an equal by the established families.
Some powerful families were willing to give Zang Huatian face, mainly because they had cooperated for a long time and had significant shared interests.
Even so, those who usually dealt with Zang Huatian were the business stewards of the aristocratic families.
It was only through Zang Huatian's report that Shenxi truly understood how strict the division of social status was in this era.
The reason why Qi Xiuwen and Qi Xiuwu were able to follow Shen Xi was because their identities were sensitive, and the risks were extremely high no matter who they followed.
But they are unwilling to live as ordinary people with unknown identities.
At that time, Shenxi's actions aroused their curiosity and admiration, and their continued following him further solidified their resolve to follow him.
Zang Huatian and Song Zhen were unable to move for the time being, mainly because their guards were mostly injured and they could not be moved except at Chenxi's place.
It was through Shenxi's actions that they became certain of their intention to acknowledge Shenxi as their master.
Shen Xi wanted to talk to Ge Congshan about something. If she spoke to him with great courtesy, she would most likely be rejected. No matter how tempting it was, Ge Congshan would refuse to cooperate without hesitation.
Ge Congshan was a contradictory person, as Shen Xi had long understood from his achievements and methods. He was both a proud member of a prestigious family and someone with deeply ingrained sectarian beliefs, and at the same time, a highly capable individual. He disdained associating with ordinary people, yet he was adept at governing them effectively.
Such people are not easy for ordinary people to get along with.
Shenxi had been pondering this ever since Ge Congshan appeared in the crowd.
Shenxi had long wanted to see Ge Congshan, but unfortunately, he had no way to do so.
Su Zhao may help Zang Huatian out of gratitude, but he may not necessarily help Zang Huatian arrange for Chen Xi and Ge Congshan to meet.
The favor that Zang Huatian's father had done for Su Zhao was enough for Zang Huatian to ask Su Zhao for help once, and that one time, Su Zhao helped Shen Xi solve a huge problem.
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