"Brother, what's your surname?" Xu Tingsheng asked, looking at his graduate student brother suspiciously, and he didn't know which expert brought his assistant.
"Miangui's surname is Zhao, Zhao Gongzhi, my friends usually call me Mr. Zhao."
"Oh, Mr. Zhao is good."
During the journey after Xu Tingsheng, I chatted with him a lot.
When he was about to reach the destination, Mr. Zhao suddenly raised his voice during the conversation and said: "My dad is the leader of the government department of the neighboring county here. If you have anything to do here, feel free to call me. If you want to go out to play or something, I will Also available as bodyguards and tour guides."
Just because of the voice and tone, and the bodyguards, Xu Tingsheng knew that he was definitely not speaking to himself, but to the girls in the car.
The car stopped at the excavation site. There was no forest of steles and high hills as imagined, just a small slope with a few narrow holes. The students, including the press corps, were a little disappointed.
However, this may be in line with the description of Cao Cao of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms squadron. It seems more reasonable for Cao Mengde, who is suspicious by nature, not to make the tomb too conspicuous.
In fact, some experts on this trip have already visited in advance, and the preparatory work has already begun.
Together with the local workers and staff, they have already cleaned up the surrounding sundries, and set up an iron shed above the entire tomb, which protects the tomb on the one hand and facilitates work in rainy days on the other hand.
There is one big difference between the excavation of Cao Cao's tomb in this life and the previous life: money.
The excavation of Cao Cao's tomb in the previous life was organized locally and funded by the county government. The highest official who intervened daily was just the secretary of the village. Because the excavation process was too long, it encountered funding problems several times.
But in this life, money is not a problem at all, because, unprecedentedly, Xingchen Technology, as a private company, sponsored an archaeological excavation.
Therefore, it has not yet been excavated, and some people are joking on the Internet, saying that this is the most extravagant archaeological excavation in history. This is best evidenced by the food and accommodation of the entire team, the use of tools, staffing, and the two RVs parked outside the venue.
A private company can spend money to support academic research and rescue excavation of ancient tombs, Xingchen is simply too positive.
The team of experts took a group photo outside the tomb and prepared to go back to the hotel to rest.
This is Xu Tingsheng's opinion. The old men are not too young, so they have to be careful... Maybe Cao Cao didn't dig it out, so I fill in a few here first, then it would be a big joke.
The students of the press corps gathered together.
The plan for this webcast was started from the beginning of the excavation, but looking at the current situation of the tomb site, it is obviously not attractive enough to form substantial content.
Someone suggested to shoot some local things first, such as customs, geography, history and humanities... At the same time, I also introduced the situation around the ancient tomb, and learned some anecdotes and old stories through interviews.
This is a common narrative technique used in documentaries, and the press corps quickly reached a consensus.
The opportunity Mr. Zhao had been waiting for came.
"Well, leave these to me...you can just send a car," Mr. Zhao said, "I will arrange the rest to ensure that the roads are smooth and everything goes smoothly. If some departments need to cooperate, I will let me Just a phone call from Dad, he has a lot of friends here."
"How about I take you to dinner first?" He continued, "Also, let's exchange phone numbers, so that you can find me if you have anything to do."
Just as Mr. Zhao was displaying his eager and crappy skills of picking up girls, on the other side, a staff member who came with the group was negotiating with two police officers and three people who claimed to be nearby villagers.
"You have such a big construction site, do you need security?" A policeman raised his head and said.
"Yes, we are trying to communicate with the relevant local authorities." The staff member said.
"What are you talking about, the two of us, from the local police station, and the three brothers in the back, from the next village... In our land, you can't find anyone as easy as us, you know?" Another police officer interjected.
"Then what do you mean?"
"What we mean is that you don't have to worry about it. For security work, we have a police-civilian cooperative security patrol team to take responsibility for you. Ensure safety."
"Thank you so much, thank you, thank you." To say that there is still a big gap between the staff of these official research departments and those of other government departments in this regard, the staff has not yet heard the taste .
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me." Knowing that I met Nungua, a policeman lit a cigarette and said with a relaxed smile, "Since you have no objections, let's talk about salary."
"Salary? Here, in terms of location..." The staff member hadn't reacted yet.
"Why, you are the elders from above, so we have to offer sacrifices in our locality?"
The staff quickly waved their hands and said, "That's not what I mean, I mean, this matter itself was coordinated between us and the local authorities..."
"Coordination? Who coordinated with us? This is our territory." Three people who looked like villagers shouted, and they seemed to be idlers and hooligans.
"Then, how much do you want?" The staff were besieged, and their momentum weakened.
"How much? Let's say 20,000 a day. After all, we need dozens of people day and night." The other party said.
In fact, this is a process of asking for a lot of money and paying back the money on the ground, but the staff of the team don't understand. When they heard the asking price, they became excited, "20,000 a day? You are simply blackmailing..."
He was pushed immediately after speaking.
"What is extortion? I warn you, you can eat indiscriminately, but you can't talk indiscriminately."
The staff staggered a few steps, "Then we don't want you to help the head office?"
"OK."
The two police officers retreated to one side to smoke, and the three loafers stepped forward, looked up, and shouted loudly:
"I think these old men are not too young. Remember to tell them not to wander around. If they fall or step on a cannon or something, they probably will die."
"Oh, there are still so many little girls...you have to watch carefully, we have a lot of bachelors, and it's rare to see such a young girl in our life, so there's no guarantee that we won't be impulsive and desperate... What's going to happen? , we don't know."
Outright threats.
This commotion has attracted everyone's attention. Everyone called the staff member back and asked about the situation.
After listening to the staff member's description, several old professors who were more tempered and full of sense of justice were a little excited, eager to go forward to argue.
Xu Tingsheng hurriedly stopped them back, this was not something they could handle, knowledge and reputation were of no use here, facing the gangsters and rogues, if they really wanted to go, they might just faint out of anger.
The public is always more accustomed to the news or rumors of ordinary people being bullied by power, but in fact, most people who do business abroad have experienced, seen, or heard such things as entrepreneurs being extorted from investing in other places.
As for some places blocking roads and tolling privately, it has not even been considered news in recent years.
Not to mention individuals, even a construction company affiliated to a large state-owned group caused a lot of trouble because they didn't give enough benefits when they undertook the construction of a certain bridge in the local area. In the end, the local government had to let it go and put the bridge plan on hold. .
When Xu Tingsheng was studying at Jianan University in his previous life, the university city was still under construction. Because the materials were not purchased from low-quality and high-priced sand and gravel from a certain corner in the local area, transportation personnel and construction workers were beaten frequently on construction sites, and raw materials were stolen. In the event of being destroyed, etc., after several shutdowns and investigations... the university city chose to compromise and purchase the other party's sand and gravel at a high price, and this matter is over.
Compared with the above situation, the current situation can only be regarded as a small problem.
Xu Tingsheng comforted the old professors.
Yan Zhenyu tugged at him and said, "Tingsheng, this is our business, how dare they?"
"Dare," Xu Tingsheng said with a smile, "First, we are not local institutions and personnel, nor are we powerful and powerful units. It’s not as easy as the local police station; second, we seem to be too rich in all aspects this time... So, they have to try everything in order to make money. ; On the other hand, it is also a bet that we will not count this little money."
"Small money? Twenty thousand a day... We can't accomplish this in a few days. If it takes a long time, it won't be a few million?"
"It's not that scary. If I really want to give it, I'll give them two or three thousand a day, and they will actually accept it happily." Xu Tingsheng said.
"Then you are going to give it?"
"No need to give it."
Just as Xu Tingsheng comforted several experts and professors, the conflicting voices on the other side suddenly became louder.
Turning his head to look, a Mr. Zhao and a Xiao Yanxu have already confronted each other at some point.
Mr. Zhao was holding up his mobile phone, shouting: "I'll call my dad right now, you wait, wait..."
Xiao Yanxu was carrying the camera and was shooting, while sternly accusing the other party: "I'm afraid it's not up to you. This is a society ruled by law. When you get on the news... I'll see who can protect you, and you are the only ones who can protect you." Police? Don’t forget, you just threatened our personal safety.”
The two policemen had already retreated to the side, and the remaining three rogues on the other side were shouting and cursing while pushing forward, and it seemed that they were about to make a move.
One pushed and shoved Young Master Zhao while saying, "Hit, just hit... I'll see who you can yell at."
One is going to snatch the camera on Xiao Yanxu's shoulder.
One kicked at his knee...
If you do something now, you will almost certainly suffer a loss. Even if Xiao Yanxu really reports the matter later, the most serious result of the other party is to be detained for a few days, and if they get blackmailed a few times, they will definitely not be able to bear it. .
Moreover, it is not good for the development of the entire excavation work. After all, what the other party said is true. This is their land, and the mangy snakes on the land are also land snakes, which can cause you some trouble at any time.
Xu Tingsheng quickly pulled Mr. Zhao and Xiao Yanxu back with each hand.
"You call later." Xu Tingsheng first pushed Young Master Zhao.
Fortunately, Mr. Zhao also knew how to get off the donkey, knowing that if he persisted and was beaten, he would lose face, so he pretended to be pushed hard by Xu Tingsheng, and staggered behind the crowd.
"You also go to the back first." Xu Tingsheng gave Xiao Yanxu a hand.
"Why?" Xiao Yanxu turned his head and yelled, venting his anger on Xu Tingsheng as well.
Xu Tingsheng smiled wryly and said, "Don't suffer first."
Xiao Yanxu said: "A loss? I want to see if they dare."
"They dare. It's definitely not the first time they've done this kind of thing. They know the price and consequences they can bear, so they're so bold." A local situation."
"Really?" Xiao Yanxu sneered, "I'm sorry, I really don't believe it, and I don't need to bother Mr. Xu. A few little policemen, a few troublemakers..."
"That's the logic. If a county leader is facing your camera right now, he will definitely be afraid...but they..." Xu Tingsheng gestured to the three rogues whose shirt buttons were all unbuttoned, "They're actually not that afraid of these things. So, let me do it."
Xu Tingsheng forced Xiao Yanxu back a little.
"Then what will Mr. Xu plan to do?"
"I'll try my best to solve this matter properly, so as not to cause trouble in the future."
"Hire bodyguards, or throw money at them?"
"If you really want to give money, it's not impossible."
"Ha, I thought Mr. Xu could come up with something good. It's okay to give money? Let me tell you, it's people like you who encourage this kind of atmosphere."
"... Please temporarily put away your elite philosophy and stand behind."
Xiao Yanxu didn't care about the occasion at all, Xu Tingsheng was also a little impatient, he put on a straight face and said something seriously, then turned around and walked towards the five people without waiting for Xiao Yanxu to toss about.
In fact, for this kind of occasion alone, Xu Tingsheng is not the right person to negotiate. If Lao Jin or Huang Yaming is present, the other party will know that the person in front of him is not easy to mess with just because of their heroic aura. Talking about anything will go much smoother.
To them, Xu Tingsheng is...too much like a good person, sometimes this is actually not a good thing.
Just comparing the scene, a group of old scholars and a group of students, no one is more suitable than him.
"Why, you're the one to talk?" A policeman came back into view with a cigarette in his mouth, and said, "Let that kid turn off the camera first."
"Okay", Xu Tingsheng turned his head to signal the people around Xiao Yanxu to help turn off the camera, and then said, "Can I see your police ID?"
The policeman looked at Xu Tingsheng, smiled and said, "It seems that you still don't give up. Well, let's see." He really took out his police card without any scruple.
Xu Tingsheng took the police ID and looked it up.
"Well, I didn't lie to you, did I?"
"It's true." Xu Tingsheng said.
"So can we start talking about money now?"
"Let's wait a while."
"Wait?" The policeman spread his hands, "What are you waiting for? You are not as stupid as those two boys, are you? Why, you can't figure it out?"
He was hinting at Xu Tingsheng, since I dared to show my police ID, don't you understand? No one is behind us, we dare not be so presumptuous... Since we dare to do it, we are not afraid of you calling the police or something.
It feels like what happened to tourists in those "famous tourist attractions" in a few years, and the police have never been useless.
"I understand, but let's wait."
"Who the hell are you waiting for?"
That man gave Xu Tingsheng a slap in the chest.
Xu Tingsheng took a few steps back, "Let's talk about it after your county's leadership team arrives."
The other party was stunned, "You mean, the leadership team in the county? Are you out of your mind? You guys have bypassed everything this time with this thing. There are a lot of dissatisfied people, understand? What I said Is that clear enough?"
"Otherwise, do you think we are stupid?" Another policeman said beside him.
It seems that there is a problem with the coordination with the local government. For this kind of thing, like in the previous life, it is one thing for the local government to do it by itself, but it is another thing to bypass the local government directly, without giving any benefits, without giving any face, or even saying hello.
At the same time, the excavation team itself is not an authority... The attitude of the local government is naturally not too respectful or caring.
Sure enough, it's a scholar who handles affairs, and he doesn't understand the world at all. Xu Tingsheng sighed mentally.
"I can understand what you mean, but it will still come... Let's wait a little longer." Xu Tingsheng said with a smile.
The five on the opposite side laughed loudly, sarcastically and speechlessly.
Wu Yuewei pulled Xu Tingsheng, and whispered: "Will you really come? Mr. Zhao and his father told us to find the city, or should we secretly call the police in the city?"
"No need for now. I think they will come. As long as they are not stupid, they will definitely come." Xu Tingsheng said.
As soon as the words fell, a convoy consisting of two cars and a van appeared on the road in the distance.