Chapter 1528

"I'll think about it carefully." The King of Yao's face relaxed, "You may withdraw first."

He He Lingchuan stood up and withdrew.

Walking out of the palace, the Soul-Stealing Mirror asked him: "Will the King of Yao adopt this plan of yours?"

"Yes." He He Lingchuan said decisively, "No one can refuse!"

That is the most money-sucking plan.

Not tens of thousands, millions, or tens of millions, but hundreds of millions or billions of taels! No one can remain clear-headed in the face of wealth of this magnitude.

A few days later, the final payments for the previous auctions of refined residences had also been collected.

After deducting land prices, taxes, and the initial profits handed over to the King of Yao, the sales revenue in He He Lingchuan's hands still exceeded three million taels.

A month after arriving, he had three million taels lying on his account.

The project on the south bank of Youhu was in full swing, with construction going on twelve hours a day, and even the night was brightly lit.

With official help, He He Lingchuan's construction team was no longer a grass-roots team, but a mature team with clear division of labor, complete qualifications, and superb craftsmanship.

He He Lingchuan originally had first-hand experience in building the Yangshan Islands, and in just a few days, he had figured out most of the ins and outs of the construction industry in Tianshui City.

Next, You Rongzhi signed the material lists for the Youhu Villa until his hands were soft. No one could tell how many large carts entered and left the city every day to transport various materials for the Youhu Villa.

In addition to building materials, there were various precious decorations and array materials—since it was an official residence, there had to be arrays for dust removal, defense, constant temperature, and regulating the growth environment of plants and animals, right? There had to be clams, shells, all kinds of gemstones, and gold and silver decorations, right? The construction of the Youhu Villa had to be of high standard and strict requirements, creating a model and benchmark for official residences in Tianshui City.

Some officials had complaints, but He He Lingchuan opened the construction progress of the Prince of Qing's mansion again, allowing visits.

Exquisite, atmospheric, luxurious, and meticulous.

Even the usually picky Zhang Shuo was very satisfied, only picking two small flaws to make a point, and the smile at the corner of his mouth couldn't be hidden.

Others had nothing to say; after all, construction and decoration were a bottomless pit, and no matter how much money was thrown into it, it could swallow it up.

Only Wanqifeng and Gu Lin of Tonglinji silently crossed out one item after another on the list He He Lingchuan gave them.

Even Gu Lin, who had seen big scenes, was stunned by the speed of spending money.

He He Lingchuan specially sent Wang Wang Fubao and two Yangshan soldiers to his side, calling them personal guards, but actually supervising his every move.

For confidentiality reasons, Gu Lin didn't meet with He He Lingchuan privately again, but he could hear what this popular Island Master He had done every day.

Popular and in the limelight.

Island Master He was not only the number one favorite in front of the King of Yao, but even dared to kill the head of the Green Guards under the Regent Qingyang!

Gu Lin gasped after hearing the news because he knew the value of that list.

He suddenly understood that the future of Tonglinji and his own life were firmly controlled by this Island Master He, and from now on, they would prosper together and suffer together.

Facing such a person, it was best not to have any crooked thoughts and just work honestly for others.

During this period, He He Lingchuan also learned about the recent situation in the court through many officials.

Centering on the "Tianshui City Expansion," the King of Yao presided over five discussions, large and small.

Five meetings in three days.

The Yao Nation is a big country on the Flash Gold Plain, and state affairs are busy; it's not just the expansion of the capital. The King of Yao spared time to focus all his attention here, which shows that he is playing for real this time.

The expansion of the capital is imperative! Receiving this signal, the officials began to get busy, trying to argue about how to operate it.

So, the court has been very lively these past few days.

But He He Lingchuan sorted out the more than a hundred messages he had inquired about and found that, apart from the operable plan for the new city expansion, what the officials cared about most was the list of members of the expansion team!

Undoubtedly, such a massive project requires an equally massive team of leaders and commanders.

Undoubtedly, this leadership team will be responsible for allocating massive resources.

The early bird catches the worm; every position is worth arguing about, no, worth fighting for!

He He Lingchuan laughed after seeing it, because he and the King of Yao both knew very well that the real big money was not there at all.

He He Lingchuan stretched: "With Qingyang watching from the sidelines, the King of Yao will definitely appoint the ministers he trusts most."

That afternoon, the King of Yao issued an edict.

As if to confirm He He Lingchuan's words, news came that afternoon that the Tianshui City eastern expansion project would be led by You Rongzhi, assisted by Wang Dongxing of the Ministry of Works.

He He Lingchuan had been here for a long time and had some understanding of the Yao court officialdom. He heard that this Wang Dongxing had built dams and temples before and was likely a candidate for Prime Minister, with both age and seniority. It seems that as long as he does a good job in this major project of the capital's eastern expansion, his official career will definitely be smooth.

As for He He Lingchuan, who proposed the three-step plan for the eastern expansion, he did not receive any appointment.

Regarding his "failure to be selected," He He Lingchuan was not surprised at all: "I am an outsider; the King of Yao doesn't want to hand over such a super-large project to me to handle; moreover, in his view, he has already let me make enough money from the Youhu Villa, so it is natural for me to contribute some ideas."

"This is a good thing." He He Lingchuan had his own thoughts, "The suggestions I gave are all feasible. If the Yao court executes them seriously and efficiently to the end, the new city will definitely be built well, and the treasury will be full. The problem is, there is no such 'if'!"

One man's meat is another man's poison.

The prescription he gave had no problems in itself. But he knew in his heart what this major project would eventually become in the Yao Nation.

This country is prone to drug addiction.

"Why is the efficiency of the Yao court low, and why is the Yao Nation's treasury empty? There are reasons for that. As long as the reasons are still there, good plans and good intentions can also be turned into bad things." He He Lingchuan smiled, "Not to mention that there are people here who are holding back evil and will try their best to stir up trouble for him."

The mirror was a bit uncertain when it heard this: "Is this person you?"

"For so many years in the past, the Yao Nation didn't have me, didn't it drag on to this state?" After speaking, he went to look at the list of officials participating in the city expansion plan.

Whoa, so long, so long.

He He Lingchuan turned to the end very patiently, and the mirror didn't understand: "What's good about this list? Wasting your eyes."

He He Lingchuan took out another list—the past purchase list of the Youhu Villa.

"Put the two lists together, do you see anything?"

The mirror scanned it carefully several times, but still didn't see any clues: "It seems there are a few overlapping names?"