After the immortal disappeared

"How many are there?" He Lingchuan flicked his finger on the mirror, "Among the dozens of buyers of Youhu Villa, fifteen are on the list of officials for the expansion of Donghu."

"Ah? No way, no way? I checked."

"You also have to compare the relatives of the officials. For example, the Gu family bought the second row of the first phase of Youhu, and the official Huang Shilu on the list of the Tianshui expansion is the son-in-law of the Gu family; the Lao family also bought Youhu Villa, and Qi Shuan's younger brother Qi Shuhuan was on the list of the Tianshui City expansion. Although he is not a high-ranking official, it is a good thing to be able to squeeze into the list."

The mirror suddenly realized: "The officials who bought Youhu Villa, their 'loyalty' has finally been rewarded!"

"Now you know why these people are breaking their heads to buy Youhu Villa?" He Lingchuan smiled, "In this way, most of the officials in the royal court will stand firmly on Queen Yao Fang. So far, Qingyang has lost this round badly. "

"Will there be no future troubles if King Yao does this?"

"Why not? It's very toxic." He Lingchuan said, "Let's not talk about anything else. Since these people on both lists spent a lot of money to join the expansion team, do you think they can act honestly in the future?"

Mirror understood and laughed: "No, definitely not. If I were them, I would definitely make back double the money I donated!"

"So, this was destined to be a corruption project from the beginning. It is still unknown what the project will look like in the end, but the holes that have been eaten away must be shocking." He Lingchuan smiled, "King Yao himself may not know it, but the surface situation is very good, and he has no time to think about it now."

...

Countless people moved their own abacus beads, and two days passed quickly.

In these twenty hours, He Lingchuan was summoned to see the emperor five times.

Even the King of Yao was a little embarrassed, as he was not in charge of the project, but he summoned He Lingchuan more times than he summoned officials involved in the project!

There was no way, the King of Yao and You Rongzhi had too many questions to ask him. Although the plan for the eastward expansion of Tianshui was released in a short period of time, it was full of difficulties once it was implemented!

The essence of He Lingchuan's suggestion lies in the word "fast".

If you want the people to pay, this major project must not be done slowly. The slower the officials are, the less anxious the people will be, thinking that the higher-ups have returned to their original nature.

If they are not anxious, the King of Yao and the treasury will not receive money.

However, to start such a major project, it is like the giant rhino chariot of the Yao Kingdom, which requires extremely strong power to pull the first few steps.

At this time, Wang Dongxing, who was in his fifties, actually got an acute illness and fell ill.

He was sick and left You Rongzhi in charge of such a large project, which was difficult to support alone.

The eastward expansion plan had just taken the first step and encountered difficulties when the project was approved.

After more than 20 hours, even the first substantive step was dragged on, which was inconsistent with the original intention. You Rongzhi had to go to the palace to find King Yao.

King Yao's face was not good: "More than a hundred officials under you, are all freeloaders?" Can't even do such a project?

He didn't want He Xiao to intervene.

"It's not that it can't be started, but the speed is far less than expected." You Rongzhi had to say with a shameless face, "This plan was originally contributed by He Xiao. You always summon He Xiao to the palace to offer advice and suggestions, so why not..."

The ideas are all other people's, don't you always ask them for advice?

That night, an imperial edict was transmitted to Yongquan Villa:

King Yao appointed He Xiao as the upper discussion governor of Tianshui expansion project.

Soul-catching mirror spit when it heard it: "Just give a nominal title?"

This is obviously a post set up for people, and He Lingchuan was not given any real power. The so-called "upper discussion" means that King Yao and You Rongzhi have to find He Lingchuan to consult when they have something.

In other words, he was a consultant, and he had to offer his advice and suggestions.

But he had neither decision-making power nor command power, and could only give "suggestions" to others.

"This old guy is guarding against you, and at the same time he wants to hollow you out!" Soul-catching Mirror couldn't help but scold King Yao for being black-hearted, letting the horse run and not letting the horse eat grass.

He Lingchuan was not angry at all: "Then he has to be able to guard against it."

Hollow out? Let's wait and see who hollows out whom in the end.

Early the next morning, He Lingchuan didn't wait to be summoned, and simply went to You Rongzhi to discuss the eastward expansion project openly.

"Although this is a large project with a lot of things to do, roughly speaking, as long as Lord You grasps the four aspects of funds, materials, labor and progress, the project can be put into operation quickly."

You Rongzhi nodded: "The project has just started, and the so-called "progress" depends on the coordination of the first three items."

The progress can only be fast if the first three items are complete.

But "materials" and "labor" depend to a large extent on "funds". The national treasury is still stretched to its limits and cannot allocate so much budget for the eastward expansion project.

A few days ago, a large sum of money was allocated to support Pixia.

Yao State has done many large projects in the past, but it is notoriously inefficient. For example, it takes five years to build a long canal of more than 20 miles, and the temple of Miaozhantian has not been completed after two and a half years of construction.

The expansion of Tianshui City has been prepared for so many years, but it has not dared to start construction yet, and King Yao is also worried about this inefficiency.

Now he began to complain that the pie that He Lingchuan had drawn for him before was round and beautiful, but in actual operation, it returned to the original efficiency, and even the first step of starting was not easy.

This made him very irritable.

So he simply pulled He Lingchuan in to see clearly whether this guy can only talk big or can really do things.

"Building roads and bridges is easier, just collect corvee labor. But later on, when building buildings, building walls, building towers, and meticulously carving them, you have to find experienced craftsmen, and the more the better; there are also all kinds of materials, I think. If you want them to arrive quickly, you have to spend money.”

He Lingchuan smiled and said: "Da Yao's business is developed, especially in Tianshui City. Experienced craftsmen have joined the team and rarely work alone. For example, the head of the management team of Xiuyou Lake Garden, he can't lead a team of four to five hundred people. problem, and at the same time, you can coordinate materials by yourself. The new city is too big. I see that Master You’s plan has divided the new city into several areas, and each area is responsible for a dedicated team. Isn’t this very scientific... is it very reasonable? What’s the problem?”

Yao State has a long history and has a lot of experience in large-scale projects. In the past, when building dams, roads, and temples, teams and teams were often used to divide areas into areas.

These are very mature construction plans, far ahead of other places in Shanjin. In He Lingchuan's view, these teams are the construction parties, the so-called Party B.

The management team leader also revealed that behind these large and small teams, there are actually nobles and wealthy businessmen. For example, he himself has the Gu family behind him.

Tianshui City has a long history, and the powerful will have a hand in all the money-making businesses.

"It's still the same problem, money." Materials cost money, construction costs money, and you have to give money at the first step. "The king asked them to pay in advance and promised to pay off the price within three months with a 10% increase, but they still procrastinated. ”

Obviously King Yao also knew that the forces behind these construction parties had a lot of money. As long as everyone contributes a little advance, the project can be launched immediately.

But positivity can't be forced, not even by King Yao.

"Everyone in the world is interested in profit. Your Majesty's idea is excellent, and it should be stronger." He Lingchuan rubbed his thumb and index finger a few times, and made a gesture of giving money, "Within three months, Pay it back twice as much!”

You Rongzhi was startled: "Double it!"

In the history of Yao Kingdom, the government has never offered such a high interest rate!

"How can we go fast without making huge profits? The most important thing right now is not the progress?" He Lingchuan advised him, "If we can't make progress quickly in the early stage, and everyone sees that there is no follow-up, who is willing to pay? On the other hand, as long as the new city opens smoothly, Are you still worried about not having enough money to store it in the future?”

You Rongzhi went into the palace to discuss with King Yao.

The final decision was made by the King of Yao: Any contractor who pays for materials and labor in advance will be repaid by the state treasury at a 50% increase in price within four months!

King Yao still cared about money and was not as radical as He Lingchuan, so he chose a compromise plan.

He Lingchuan smiled after hearing this, as expected.

This move worked really well, and the team, materials, and labor immediately came to the scene. The lead meeting was completed, and the project started immediately.

The voucher issued by Yaoting to the contractor was a "redemption ticket" with the amount and date written on it and stamped with the Qinghong seal. No matter who you are, if you hold it four months later, you can find an official to redeem the amount on the ticket.

The most convenient thing is that this thing is also transferable.

The problems of funds, materials, and labor were all solved for the time being, and the progress really jumped up.

The soul-capturing mirror was indignant: "That old guy Yao Wang asked you to work for free, are you really going to do it?"

"Why not?" He Lingchuan said with a smile, "He thinks that if he doesn't give me an official position, I will have no real power. Then let him think so."

The mirror was puzzled: "Actually?"

"The difficulty of Tianshui's eastward expansion does not lie in starting it at all." He Lingchuan said slowly, "The most dangerous part will only appear after it is started! If Yao State dares to do this project now, it is called overestimating its capabilities!"

At this moment, Wan Qiliang rushed in and reported:

"Lord, a large number of palace guards are coming outside!"

He looked nervous and was always ready to attack.

He Lingchuan was also a little surprised, but smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, I'll be fine."

When he came out of Yongquan Villa, he saw that the person coming was actually Zhao Song, with nearly a thousand people behind him, all dressed as guards.

He Lingchuan often goes in and out of the palace now, and he recognized at a glance that there seemed to be palace guards here.

"Brother Zhao, what is this?"

Zhao Song took out a handwritten letter and said sternly: "Thank you very much, Master He. Your Majesty has specially ordered me to lead 900 guards to take care of the safety of Master He!"

He Lingchuan suddenly realized it and thanked him repeatedly.

King Yao actually sent him a guard of 900 people!

The soul-capturing mirror ouched in his arms: "How can you be so considerate? Hey, King Yao is afraid that you will take the money and run away, right?"

He Lingchuan had millions of project funds in his pocket, and it took more than three months to pay the final payment to King Yao. With such a large sum of money in He Lingchuan's hands, it's strange that King Yao can rest assured!

Therefore, the name of the 900-man guard was to protect, but in fact it was to guard and ensure that He Lingchuan could not escape from the sight of King Yao without permission.