I believe that as long as Xu Mo's secrets are found out, there will be no evidence of his corruption.
In the future, when checking other ministers, I will definitely check them accurately.
Yang Da made up his mind that when a new official took office, he would perform well this time and satisfy His Majesty the Emperor.
The Imperial City Division now takes orders directly from the Emperor.
Only when the emperor is satisfied can his personal future be bright.
As soon as Yang Da returned to the Imperial City Division, he immediately summoned people for training.
"His Majesty said that evidence of Xu Mo's crime must be found."
"Only when we get things done can we convince His Majesty of our abilities."
"This time, I personally took action. When we arrived in Fengzhou, Xu Mo was to be monitored seamlessly for 12 hours a day."
"Xu Mo is doomed!"
but.
Wait for Yang Da and others to arrive at the border of Fengzhou.
The minds of the imperial city officials have changed.
Yang Da and others were resting at a tea shed on the roadside.
One of his subordinates asked Yang Da:
"Master Yang, why did your Majesty ask us to investigate this Xu Mo?"
"Fengzhou is really a poor place, no matter how greedy you are, how much money can you be greedy for?"
These words touched everyone's heart.
Even Yang Da thought so.
But he didn't say much, just observed secretly along the way.
The people along the way were all sallow and thin, without enough food and clothing, and even the farmland was bare. Apart from being poor, nothing could be seen of them.
At this time, there was movement on the road.
"Hold on tight, we're still a few miles away."
Yang Da and others all looked over.
As soon as I saw it, I was stunned.
A long motorcade, apparently merchants, was heading towards Fengzhou.
Such a large scale has only been seen in the capital.
However, Yang Da quickly convinced himself.
Maybe it was just by chance, or maybe this caravan was just passing through Fengzhou.
Nothing.
They continued to rest.
But just for a moment they took a rest.
The caravan on the road never stopped.
One team after another.
Even the tea shed where Yang Da and others rested, many people came to rest.
Yang Da and others simply left.
But on the road, there were still caravans coming and going.
There are so many caravans that cannot be explained by passing through Fengzhou.
It would be impossible for so many caravans to pass through Fengzhou, a remote and remote area.
Yang Da was dumbfounded.
"Sir, isn't Fengzhou very poor? This situation doesn't look like a poor place!"
Yang Da was very embarrassed, coughed a few times and said, "Let's go see what's going on first."
Everyone was working hard, and before they reached the gate of Fengzhou City, they saw a large number of people lining up in a long queue, waiting to enter the city.
Because there were so many people waiting to enter the city, there were four queues.
At the front of each team, someone is sitting and registering something.
Yang Da and others came here to inquire about information, so they quickly walked to the front to check.
"Master Guan, my grandfather's grandfather was the number one scholar. He was also a well-known wealthy family in Fengzhou back then. Now he has fallen into decline and has become a poor family."
As the man spoke, the messenger kept writing down.
"What's the proof of identity?"
The man took out relevant information that their family was from a poor family.
After registration, you are allowed to enter the city.
"Next person."
Yang Da didn't understand. What were they doing?
At this time, someone from another team came forward and said to the official: "Master Guan, my ancestors were all masons. My grandfather built all the houses of the previous magistrate of Fengzhou with his own hands."
Yang Da seemed to understand.
The team just now was composed of scholars.
And this team should be the craftsmen.
I ran over and listened to the conversation between the remaining two teams.
It happens to be both a farmer and a businessman.
Yang Da nodded suddenly.
Daqing, there are four teams arranged according to the status of "scholars, farmers, industry and merchants".
Those people who had registered all left with a smile.
Yang Da stopped one of them and asked, "Excuse me, why do you need to register like this?"
The man looked at him and said, "A foreigner?"
"Go to the notice on the city wall yourself. That's still an order from the new prefect."
Yang Da asked again: "Why are you making so much trouble?"
The man laughed when he heard it: "That's because Mr. Xu will arrange work according to each family's specialties and identities."
Yang Da's eyes were full of disbelief: "Arranging work for so many people? This, this...?"
Other Imperial City officials also thought it was impossible.
Even the capital city can’t do it, everyone has a job.
"The government will arrange jobs for the people? Do you believe it when they say so?"
The man was extremely sure: "Of course I believe it. The government has posted notices in black and white. Is there any lies?"
Yang Da snorted disdainfully: "You still don't know the origin of this new prefect?"
"That is a very corrupt official. He must be trying to steal some money from you. Don't fall for his deception."
Hearing this, the man suddenly became angry.
"What do you want to do? You said bad things about Mr. Xu when you first came here."
After hearing this, the people nearby also said: "We have heard for a long time that Mr. Xu is a corrupt official."
"But he keeps his word and won't cheat us."
"Yes, we know Master Xu's style very well."
This made Yang Da even more strange.
"Then how do you know he is doing it for your own good?"
Someone said: "A few days ago, a group of people fought and smashed a restaurant in the city to pieces. All the ingredients, tables, chairs and benches were smashed."
"The gang ran away after smashing it. The store owner ran to report it to the police. Master Xu caught the group involved. Each of them had to pay five taels of silver to the store owner."
"That's equivalent to the store's entire year's income."
"The store owner is very happy. So Mr. Xu is a good official."
Yang Da and others were stunned when they heard that there was such a thing.
Another commoner said: "Besides, Mr. Xu doesn't look down on us people's small money at all. He said that if you want to be greedy, be greedy for big things."
Hearing this, Yang Da remembered his purpose.
Even the people said that Xu Mo was a corrupt official, so that was definitely not wrong.
This mission doesn't seem to be difficult.
Yang Da asked again tentatively: "Even if the government arranges the work, it won't need so many people, right?"
According to the information Yang Da had in advance.
Fengzhou currently has a population of less than 100,000, but even if there are tens of thousands of people, is it possible for Xu Mo to work for everyone?
When the people heard this, they all started talking.
"Sir Xu said that Fengzhou is too poor and needs strong medicine to cure the root cause. Therefore, if we want to cure it, we must change our appearance."
"Yes, Mr. Xu said that we need to build a large infrastructure."
Yang Da was confused.
"Big infrastructure? What is that?"
The common people also shook their heads: "We don't know either. In short, it sounds like a big move. It can't be wrong."
"Yes, why did Mr. Xu lie to us? Let's just do it."
