Qin Jian suppressed the anger in his heart and asked in a deep voice: "Does Panda intend to set rules for me?"
Pang Qing glared and said: "What? You are a small construction supervisor, but you really think of yourself as a member of the Yamen? Believe it or not, just a word from me, you took office yesterday and you will leave today!"
When Qin Jian saw that the other party was threatening her with a broken face, her temper suddenly rose, and she responded with a sneer: "Okay, okay! Even if you put a knife to my neck with these loads of goods today, I won't sign for them!"< br>
The quarrel between the two became louder and louder. Several of Qin Jian's men were standing not far away and immediately gathered around after hearing it.
These people were nominally Qin Jian's disciples and grandsons, but in fact they were also his hired thugs, and they surrounded Pang Qing. As long as Qin Jian spoke, they didn't care what the other party's background was, they would definitely beat him up first.
Pang Qing was obviously a character who didn't want to suffer any immediate losses. When he saw Qin Jian's men surrounding him, he immediately backed down and said, "Okay, Qin Jian, I'll write down this account first. Just wait for me." ”
After saying that, he wanted to get out, but the few strong men surrounding him had no intention of letting him go, and still surrounded him in the middle. It wasn't until Qin Jian spoke that they made way for Pang Qing to leave.
After such a situation, Pang Qing didn't even bother asking Qin Jian to sign the delivery receipt, and walked away immediately.
"Master, let him go like this? What if he goes back to bring in reinforcements?"
Qin Jian sneered and said: "This kind of sneaky person wants to live alone even if he wants to enrich his own pocket. What reinforcements can he get? It's just a bluff!"
"Master, do you want to unload these trucks?"
Qin Jian shook his head and said: "Leave it alone for now. I didn't sign for it. If it is moved, it won't be clear."
These trucks of supplies all have government seals on them. As long as they are tampered with, the other party will definitely not admit it afterwards. Qin Jian will not be stupid enough to give the other party an excuse.
However, although Qin Jian said he didn't care whether Pang Qing would have any other tricks after he left, he knew in his heart that he had to guard against it.
Pang Qing claimed that he used to work in the Liyang County government office, and Qin Jian knew some of the shady tricks in the government office. As the saying goes, it is easy to dodge an open attack and hard to defend against a hidden attack. He is not afraid that the other party will make the matter bigger. After all, this is a shady matter, but if he uses dirty tricks against himself, he may really get into trouble.
To be cautious, he sent one of his men into the city to go to the police station to find Qu Deren for help. Since there are other forces at hand that can be used, there is no need to fight the opponent alone.
After the unpleasant episode passed, Qin Jian began to get started.
Roll call, formation, distribution of tools, assignment of tasks, even though he now has a group of people to help him, it still took a full hour to complete the process.
Based on the experience accumulated from working at the dock, Qin Jian knew that as long as the rules of the construction site were determined at the beginning, he would only need to follow the steps step by step, but there was no need to bother him every day.
According to the technician's arrangement, the current construction stage is to clear and level the site. In the next few days, a convoy will transport the stones for building the embankment.
Not long after the work started, a team from the Haihan Army sent another group of refugees. This time the number of people was slightly larger than the first time, with more than 900 people.
Qin Jian had to separate some of his men to place and classify the newly arrived people, and then immediately pulled the young and strong among them to work on the construction site.
At noon, the apprentice sent by Qin Jian to find Qu Deren came back from the city. However, he did not bring back the good news that Qin Jian had expected. Because Qu Deren was not at the Yamen, the trip was in vain. I can only leave a message there first. Qin Jian had no time to take care of this matter for the time being. Anyway, after dark, he could go directly to Qu Deren's home to find him.
Around Shen Shi in the afternoon, someone in the city sent an official document. Qin opened the slip and saw that he had been summoned to the city's Civil Affairs Office for questioning. The content was about relief materials. It seemed to be the dispute with Pang Qing that morning.
Qin Jian saw that the opponent was taking advantage of the home court and put pressure on him. If he went, he would be held accountable by the officials in the yamen over there, and he might even get some unfounded charges against him. .
It was clear that he had dug a hole for himself, so he naturally would not jump into it. He immediately replied to the official who delivered the official document, saying that he was busy with official duties and would report back when he was free.
The yamen officer originally wanted to urge him, but when he saw a group of strong men quickly surrounding him, he wisely ran away.
After the Yamen servant left, Qin Jian casually threw the official document aside.
After talking to Qu Deren yesterday, he already had a certain understanding of the structure and functions of various yamen in Haihan. Although his matter is indeed related to the Civil Affairs Yamen, he is affiliated with the Ministry of Construction. The Civil Affairs Yamen has no right to summon him. At most, the complaint can be brought to the Management Committee, which will then coordinate.
To him, this piece of official document was no different than a piece of waste paper. It was just a trick played by Pang Qinghu to pretend to be a tiger.
Moreover, Qin Jian saw that the other party had a guilty conscience and would never dare to bring this matter to the management committee. For now, he could just ignore it.
After finishing work at night, Qin Jian sent someone to deliver a letter home, telling his family that he would still go to Qu Deren's house in the city to stay today.
Qu Deren didn't go home until late that night. It was said that he was delayed in investigating the case outside the city.
Qin Jian did not dare to delay. While Qu Deren was eating, he told him the trouble he encountered today.
After hearing this, Qu Deren laughed and said, "Pang Qing? I have heard of this man. He used to be the chief registrar of Liyang County. He is a man who knows how to maneuver. I didn't expect that he would vote for Haihan quietly!"< br>
Qin Jian said: "Although this person is bluffing, if he really uses the Civil Affairs Office to pressure me, he will strangle me in terms of material supply in the future, which will be a big trouble. How do you think this matter should be handled appropriately?"
Qu Deren asked: "Then you think his behavior is inappropriate?"
Qin Jian pondered: "A piece of pork passed through my hand, and it was inevitable that my hands would be stained with oil after I took it. But if I wanted to cut off a piece and put it in my pocket, that would be wrong."< br>
"Then Pang Qing told me that according to the rules, he has to deduct 20% of the fire consumption here. Do you know how much 20% is? Today, 15,000 kilograms of grain were shipped, which is half a month for everyone on my construction site. He will directly take away three thousand kilograms of rations, so blatantly, I dare not reach out to accept the money!”
Qu Deren shook his head and said: "Old Qin, this is an opportunity that has come to your doorstep!"
Qin Jian asked in confusion: "What do you mean? You mean I should collect his money and then cooperate with him to deduct relief food?"
Qu Deren continued to shake his head and said with a smile: "No, no!"