"We the people will not suffer anyway."
"Master Xu is really a conscientious and good official. He wanted to completely change the face of Fengzhou as soon as he came here."
The people trusted Xu Mo so much, but they knew nothing about what Xu Mo was going to do.
Yang Da looked extremely speechless.
You are stupid and naive enough, are you really not afraid of being deceived by Xu Mo?
Yang Da curled his lips and asked, "You don't even know what Xu Mo wants to do, how can you trust him so much?"
"Hmph! We just believe Master Xu."
"We are all so poor, why should we be deceived? Mr. Xu will not deceive us."
"Sir Xu said that if you want him to be greedy, you must at least make these unscrupulous people rich before he is even interested."
The people laughed together.
"Did you hear that? Let's become rich! You are so confident!"
"You can say that, isn't he a good official?"
"Fengzhou is so poor. If we become rich, Mr. Xu will be our savior."
"Yes, if you really have a taste of the life of a rich person, you will be willing to be deceived by Mr. Xu again."
"The harvest in our fields is not enough to live on in one year."
"Master Xu asked us to work, wouldn't that make us money?"
The people smiled honestly, with longing on their faces.
It can be seen that they are full of expectations and trust in Xu Mo.
Yang Da and others felt a little confused.
After working on it for a long time, I still don’t understand what Xu Mo plans to do?
What does that big infrastructure mean?
Yang Da and others lined up to ascend the throne. After entering the city, they came to the door of a tall mansion in the city.
"Please make an announcement and say that Yang Da is coming to visit."
The gatekeeper saw the bright brocade clothes Yang Da was wearing and quickly agreed: "Master Yang, please wait a moment."
a while.
The gatekeeper came back and greeted him with a smile: "Master Yang, please come inside, our master is waiting."
Yang Da entered the mansion.
The person he wanted to visit was named Chang Yu. He was a wealthy local businessman in Fengzhou, with many properties and shops under his name.
Chang Yu had been to the capital before, and Yang Da knew him because of some cases.
Wanting to obtain information, Yang Da immediately thought of him.
Chang Yu had a big belly and smiled warmly when he saw Yang Da: "Master Yang, welcome! How long do you plan to stay in Fengzhou this time?"
"You have to let me entertain you well no matter what."
Yang Da politely bowed his hand:
"Thank you in advance, Mr. Chang. We came to Fengzhou this time to do some serious business."
Chang Yu knew that Yang Da was from the Imperial City Division, and upon hearing this, his expression immediately became solemn and respectful.
"Master Yang brought so many people with him, something big must have happened."
Chang Yu asked seemingly casually.
Yang Da was very cautious and of course he would not reveal it. He just shook his head and waved his hands, making a mysterious look.
"Mr. Chang, the errand I am doing is completely different from your business. The stakes are high."
"We are running around all year round, and there is no place where we can stay for a long time."
"It's not easy this time either."
Chang Yu complimented: "That shows that Mr. Yang is highly regarded. I don't know how many people are envious of him."
Listening to Chang Yu's words, Yang Da laughed heartily.
"By the way, Mr. Yang found me as soon as he came. Could I be of some help?"
Chang Yu and Yang Da were sitting in the hall, drinking tea and chatting.
Yang Da pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "There is indeed something I want to inquire about."
"Master Yang, just say it."
Yang Da asked directly:
"When I came to Fengzhou, I heard from people on the road that Mr. Xu wanted to build a big infrastructure project. What exactly is that?"
Chang Yu put down his tea cup in surprise.
"Master Yang wants to ask about the big infrastructure?"
Yang Da nodded: "Exactly, Mr. Chang seems to know a lot."
Chang Yu stroked his beard and smiled proudly.
"I don't know much about it, but I have heard about it. It is said that Mr. Xu is going to carry out a large-scale construction project worth fifty million taels of silver."
"Fifty million taels of silver?!"
Yang Da just took a sip of tea and almost spit it out.
The other imperial city officials were also greatly shocked.
During the entire Zhou Dynasty, the founding of the country was only about ten years old, and the total annual income of the imperial court was only tens of millions of taels.
Not long after he took office, Xu Mo wanted to build a major infrastructure project equivalent to half of the national treasury, 50 million taels?
No matter who heard this, they couldn't believe it.
Chang Yu didn't find it strange, and said with a smile: "Master Yang, you don't believe it either, right?"
"To be honest, when I first heard it, I thought the same thing as you."
Yang Da asked: "So, Mr. Chang, do you believe it now?"
"Fifty million taels of silver, no matter what you do, it will cause a sensation in the entire Zhou Dynasty!"
"Let's not talk about it for now. How can a poor place like Fengzhou have so much money?"
To put it bluntly.
Even if Xu Mo packed up and sold the entire Fengzhou, he would not be able to sell it for 50 million taels.
Who can believe this, who dares to believe it?
Everyone else nodded slightly and agreed with Yang Da's words.
Chang Yu had a smile on his face and did not explain.
This made Yang Da curious.
"Mr. Chang, I should be right, right?"
He came to Fengzhou on the emperor's order to investigate Xu Mo's corruption.
What I heard now was that Xu Mo was planning a big project worth fifty million taels. This was totally wrong.
Even if Xu Mo has been greedy for so many years, it is impossible for him to be greedy for the astronomical figure of 50 million taels.
Seeing that Yang Da was a little anxious.
Chang Yu did not dare to be too pretentious and explained: "Mr. Yang, you must have seen many caravans on the way here."
Yang Da thought about what he saw on the road and nodded: "Yes, but is it related to the 50 million taels of major infrastructure?"
Chang Yu said: "This large number of caravans were all asked by Lord Xu to come here."
Yang Da was stunned for a long time and said nothing.
"Isn't it?"
"There are so many caravans coming in an endless stream, is it because Xu Mo came alone?"
Chang Yu nodded: "Yes, all the people in the caravan were invited into the brothel by Mr. Xu."
"This was all a few days ago."
"So many businessmen spent a lot of money in brothels."
"Master Xu is not just talking nonsense. The big infrastructure project worth fifty million taels does have its reasons."
"Now that so many caravans come here to spend money, it doesn't seem impossible to collect 50 million."
Yang Da was completely speechless.
He didn't expect that Xu Mo would come up with such a move.
Chang Yu's admiration for Xu Mo was as continuous as a torrent of water.
He said with emotion: "Master Xu's ideas are so wild and wild, but he can actually implement them. It's really amazing."
After being surprised for a while, Yang Da's expression gradually became serious.
He felt that maybe there was more to the matter than what it seemed.
Xu Mo told everyone that he wanted to earn 50 million taels of silver from the caravans and build some big infrastructure.
But there's a problem.
