Wang Qiang and Lin Zongren ate steamed buns and drank a kilogram of steamed buns.
In the days that followed, following Lin Zongren’s prompts, Wang Qiang made a series of decisions, and the Xuyang Court quickly gave the verdict:
Jicheng County Government lost the lawsuit.
The agreement signed by Wang Qiang and the Jicheng County Government to "borrow 500 million first and then approve the land" is valid.
If the land cannot be approved, Jicheng will convert the cost according to the amount of infrastructure construction and return Wang Qiang's entire investment in full.
Wang Qiang got a piece of paper, his hands were shaking and he shed tears.
He whipped up his horse and came to Jicheng County Yamen together with two police officers from the court.
Wang Ming sent someone to arrange for the court people to wait in the guest room to rest.
He looked at the court approval document and put it on the desk.
"You are very good, Boss Wang. You have some advice from an expert!"
Wang Qiang smiled bitterly and said,
"Master Wang, I did this because I really had no other choice. As for my lord, just be merciful and return the money to me!"
Wang Ming leaned back.
"Listen to me, you don't have to be so anxious about this. You also know that our Jicheng is a newly established county. During the construction process, you are not the only one who lent us money or had money misappropriated by us. Right!"
"You are all of the same nature. You are all eager for money. We will report these situations to Xu Yangling. Just go back and wait!"
Wang Qiang begged,
"Sir, my companies are all in Yan State. It's not easy to travel back and forth. You should wait and see when I can come back!"
"Didn't I tell you clearly? Go back and wait. I can't tell you exactly when!"
Wang Qiang said flatteringly again,
"Okay, sir, when you see Xu Yangling, you must say more nice things to me and put my affairs in front of me? This is to honor you."
After speaking, he moved the small box of silver he had prepared to Wang Ming's desk.
Liu Bancheng has been thinking about Wang Qiang's investment projects these days. When dealing with Lin Zongren, Wang Qiang is no match for them.
Fortunately, Wang Qiang opened the door of the ancestral hall early in the morning.
Liu Bancheng lost weight when he saw Wang Qiang in front of him.
When Liu Bancheng turned around and closed the door, he saw that there was no Wang Qiang's carriage outside the door.
"Where's your car?"
"sold!"
"Why, when you get rich, do you want to buy a higher-end one?"
Wang Qiang smiled bitterly and said,
"Halfway through, please stop making trouble, your brother and I are in trouble!"
After saying that, he squatted on the steps of the door and burst into tears.
The old man and Liu Bancheng who came over quickly helped Wang Qiang to the west wing.
The old man handed Wang Qiang a bowl of water and withdrew.
Wang Qiang wiped away his tears.
"Halfway through, the money I invested in Jicheng may have been wasted! If I had known today's result, I would have asked you to help me check it earlier!"
As he spoke, he started crying again.
Liu Bancheng consoled him,
"It's okay. Speak slowly. We will face any difficulties together. We are comrades in arms!"
Wang Qiang raised his head and told the story from beginning to end with tears and runny nose.
Liu stood up halfway and circled around the room.
"I expected this!"
Wang Qiang looked at Liu Bancheng with wide eyes.
Liu Bancheng: "In this case, let's study it carefully. I'm here, don't worry!"
Seeing how calm Liu Bancheng was, Wang Qiang took a sip from the bowl of water Liu Bancheng handed him.
Liu Bancheng said,
"Look, you can't buy the land. It's true that the imperial court has documents first."
Wang Qiang nodded.
"As for the money, the county government misappropriated it and invested it in urban construction. There are physical objects and actual project quantities, so the money cannot be used blindly."
Wang Qiang nodded again.
"As for the money issue, it is impossible for the county government to refuse to accept the account. But when it will be given to you depends on when the court will allocate the money to them."
Liu Bancheng thought for a while and said,
"However, according to the rules, it is already May, and the money should have been in place long ago. It's just that we don't know. So if they don't give it to you now, one possibility is that they are deliberately delaying it and asking for your favor. Because of this This matter is handled by you and Lin Zonglin."
Wang Qiang said, "I have expressed my favor, three hundred taels is enough!"
Liu Bancheng snorted,
"Isn't that a joke if you get 300 taels out of 500 million yuan in return?"
Wang Qiang wanted to argue, but Liu Bancheng stopped and said,
"The second possibility is that Magistrate Wang wants to delay the matter and make you wait. It's just a delaying tactic."
Wang Qiang became anxious again when he heard this.
"Then what should we do? Should we just let them delay it like this?"
Liu Bancheng said, "Of course not. You now have the court's judgment, and you are the winning party. This is particularly beneficial to you. However, whether the local government enforces it or not is two different things. People say that there is no money in the county treasury, but you can use it if they have it." any solution."
"This way, two steps!"
Chef Liu Bancheng became a general, and deputy general Wang Qiang became a chef.
With tears in his eyes, he regarded Liu Bancheng as his only savior.
Liu Bancheng said, "The first step is for me to take you to Xu Yangling. After all, I have served his family before."
"What if it doesn't work?" Wang Qiang was more anxious than Liu Bancheng.
"If it doesn't work, go to the second step, but in the second step, I have to find plum blossoms or golden locks!"
"Looking for a golden lock?" Wang Qiang was confused.
Liu Bancheng said, "Yes, it's the golden lock in front of General Xiucheng's tent. He is now serving as an errand for King Liang! Most people can't get close to him!"
Wang Qiang's eyes lit up after hearing this.
If that doesn't work, I have a third step, and I'll talk about it then.
Wang Qiang stood up and stepped forward, holding Liu Bancheng's hand tightly.
Liu Bancheng said, "Come on, the old man has been thinking about you these days. He should have cooked the meal by now. Let's go over and eat."
After speaking, he helped Wang Qiang out of the west wing.
Liu Bancheng and Xu Yangling have not seen each other for more than ten years.
In the past, when there was service, he would mostly ask Wang Bing and Ren Cheng to deliver the goods directly to his door.
He rarely delivers directly as he feels it is redundant.
In fact, the main thing is that I don't want to see their condescending look.
What turned out to be an opportunity to meet people was instead assigned to someone else.
But now, in order to get the silver back for Wang Qiang, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and slap the door knocker of Xu Yangling's house hard.
An elderly servant stuck his head out.
"Look for it!"
"I am Liu Bancheng, the caretaker of the Liang Family Ancestral Hall. I used to give things to your adults all the time!"
"Could it be Liu Bancheng, Hall Master Liu!"
"Yes, yes, it's me!" He felt very relieved to be recognized.
Thinking that after identifying the person, he could go in, so he turned around and pulled Wang Qiang up the steps.
The old man stretched out his arms,
"You two, I'm really sorry, you can't come in now!"
The two took a step back,
"how!"
Wang Qiang reacted faster than Liu Bancheng and hurriedly took out two taels of silver from his arms and handed it over.
The old man sighed, put it away, and smiled.
"That's it, you two, you are Liu Bancheng, then this must be boss Wang Qiangwang, right!"
Liu Bancheng frowned, and Wang Qiang was also puzzled.
"It's like this. My master went on a business trip. Before he left, he left a message for our servants. He said that when Liu Bancheng and you two come, leave the questions you want to report, and he will reply to you when he comes back! "
Liu Bancheng grinned, looked at the sky, and shook his head at Wang Qiang.
"Boss Wang, it seems that your matter is indeed not that simple!"
Then he asked the old man,
"Then may I ask, when will your adults come back?"
The old man leaned against the doorpost.
"Then it's hard to say. Liu Bancheng, Hall Master Liu, aren't you working as an errand at the ancestral hall? It's not far from us. You can make some inquiries then!"
Liu Bancheng sighed, "Then let's go back and wait."
