Traveling through ancient times.

Chapter 141: Conspiracies are usually presented in the form of open plots

Magistrate Zhang paced back and forth in the study, his anxiety evident on his face.

He felt uneasy and a little guilty, but at the same time he hoped that Huo Liang and the others could bring the person back.

Huo Yuting, who was sitting on the armchair at the side, looked calm and composed, leaning back in the chair, holding the teacup in one hand and leisurely skimming off the foam with the lid with the other hand, then taking a sip comfortably.

Although he was a little nervous now, he felt more indescribably happy.

In fact, he had long had a rift with Jiang Yizhou.

Of course, he didn't even know that damn head of the Jiang family at the beginning. Even if he made a deal with that loser Ning Jianren, it was just that his investment happened to be just a little short of what he needed, and the other party just happened to offer it to him, so he might as well take it.

He had no idea, let alone any need to know, that there was a woman behind Ning Jianren.

Originally, after he got the funds from Ning Jianren, he wanted to swallow them up directly, but he didn't expect that by some mistake, he was almost caught by the other party.

Later, the opportunity finally came to get rid of it, but it was not done for various reasons.

Until he was finally sent to the government office and the assassination attempt failed, he finally learned that the force that had been secretly tracking traces and making trouble was actually this woman named Jiang Yizhou.

In the end, he had no choice but to hand over a letter, which completely nailed Ning Jianren to death.

But in fact, he was more depressed about this woman, who made such a big deal out of it.

Someone almost used Ning Jianren's connections to track him down, but fortunately the situation was cut off in time.

Later, he asked the other party to cooperate several times and took the initiative to extend an olive branch.

As the head of the Huo family, it was her great fortune and blessing for her to take the initiative to show her affection to a little girl.

But this woman, not only did she not appreciate it, she also acted pretentiously.

In fact, in his opinion, although the other party's liquor is very good and profitable, it is far from enough for him to condescend to make friends with them.

But the higher-ups have given the order to lure the fish out of the water...

Hence the happy "reciprocal trade" agreement.

The other party really came to Jiang'an County and built a honeycomb coal workshop, and then started large-scale construction on the wasteland.

It said that she would definitely build a new cement workshop there, and then she could close the net.

I didn't expect it to be true. In less than half a year, the other party made a living from the wasteland. Not only did they build a cement workshop, but also a glass workshop.

That day he went to Tianshui Farm and was met with a complete rebuff, and he had been harboring a rage for a long time.

Report the collected information.

When the higher-ups heard this, they realized that they wanted cement not just for the profit, but because... it was simply the most powerful strategic material.

There are already many eyes watching them, and they cannot stay in the court for long. After all, the man at the top has no fighting spirit anymore, and even if they care about the veterans and loyalists, they cannot turn a blind eye to such an important thing.

Now is the last time they can take action.

What they never expected was that they originally thought they could only get the cement formula.

Unexpectedly, the head of the Jiang family gave them a pleasant surprise - a glass workshop.

When it comes to huge profits, everything else takes a backseat.

This colored glass is even rarer than jade. Rich people would spend a fortune to buy a piece of it.

So...

Huo Yuting felt that this operation was a sure thing for them.

No matter how powerful the head of the Jiang family is, she is just a woman and the owner of a small manor.

Does she really dare to go against the imperial court?

As long as the officers stand on the farm and show their swords and handcuffs, will those mud-footed people dare to resist?

Just surrender obediently.

As long as you enter this government office, don't they have the final say on everything? !

Huo Yuting looked at Zhang Tao who was still pacing back and forth in front of him, and couldn't help but said, "Master Zhang, please relax. Huo Liang has handled many cases like this before. He even easily took down the most unruly martial arts escort agency. Why would he be afraid of those who dig for food in the fields all day long?"

Zhang Tao sighed, "Oh, I hope she doesn't do anything against me..."

Huo Yuting was not very happy after hearing this. "What do you mean by not going against her? I want her to go against her. Have you asked all the officers in the government to be ready? If there is any disturbance in Shuitian Manor that day, we will directly arrest everyone in the manor, including the head of the Jiang family. Humph, you are just a woman, and you want to learn from men to make achievements and hold up a good reputation? You really don't know your place, you are rebelling..."

Zhang Tao frowned, sighed, and weakly retorted: "She built Yunshan Farm and Tianshui Farm with a lot of labor and reclaimed a lot of land... It is said that there are wells on the wasteland in Tianshui, and it is already green. Many people say that it may be planted next year..."

"Master Zhang, what do you mean by this? Do you want to help her?"

Zhang Tao quickly adjusted his position: "I don't mean that. I, I just... you see, if we wait a little longer, until she completely develops that wasteland, it won't be too late. By then, there will still be tens of thousands of acres of land..."

Huo Yuting put the teacup on the table and said, "Anyway, we have the well, the water source, and the irrigation ditches have been dug almost complete. Now anyone can go there and cultivate the land. If Master Zhang is worried, can you give me the land when the time comes?"

Zhang Tao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Tsk, the current situation in Tianshui is unknown. He doesn't even know if the people have been dealt with, and yet this person starts to divide up the things there.

"We'll talk about it later. By the way, they've been on the move for two or three hours, right? Didn't they say they'd send someone back to report at any time?"

Huo Yuting was somewhat doubtful, but he still had confidence in the few capable men he had infiltrated among the yamen runners.

After all, the county government is basically a puppet of their several big families, and those yamen runners are basically people with connections, so it is also known as a place for retirement.

Except for Huo Liang and two or three others who could be pulled out, the rest were just there to make up the numbers.

Of course, they usually don't need to use force to arrest people. They just show their swords and handcuffs, and the opponent will be scared to the point of his legs going limp.

To be on the safe side this time, he deliberately mixed in a few of his capable guards.

We must take over Tianshui Farm.

"Don't worry, I know the skills of those people."

More than an hour passed like this, and still there was no movement.

Huo Yuting also felt somewhat uneasy. He stood up, walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and then directed an order outside the door: "Go, send someone to Tianshui to see what's going on. Even if we arrest the person and send him back, we should send someone back to inform them first."

As he was giving orders, a man in his thirties or forties ran in breathlessly from the courtyard gate, "Report, sir, something bad has happened... I saw that the road leading to Tianshui was blocked by someone."