"What do you mean by 'you were here first'? Since when does business follow a first-come, first-served basis?" The wealthy merchant evidently had no intention of giving face to the Earl next to him, adamantly refusing to budge an inch.
A super profitable deal like this was a joke to pass up. It would be better to recognize someone else as your father than to give up on such a thing.
"I am an Earl, the head of the Morman Family from the Southwest of the Kingdom! Mr. Tang Mo! I am willing to cooperate with you! I am willing to invest! To invest in the construction of a railroad approximately 110 kilometers long!" The Earl, blocked by a guard, waved a booklet in his hand, shouting from a distance towards Tang Moyuan.