Chapter 1549: The Beginning of the Myth

From this perspective, He Xiao and she seemed to be doing the same thing:

Overthrowing the Yao Nation!

Was this possible?

What deep hatred did he have with King Yao? If his actions were only instigated by others, or just executing a mission, he wouldn't have such strong initiative.

She could feel He Xiao's drive and ambition.

Then, should she revise her plan and means? Qingyang was lost in thought for a long time, until the carriage stopped and Yuan Xuan reported: "Palace Master, we have returned to Youhu."

Once the myth of creating wealth began to spread, the fanaticism of the common people began.

The new city expansion had only started for a month, and the few blocks opened were all on blueprints, without even a real terrain piled up, yet the price of residential land had already tripled! At first, it was the official side raising the price, but by this time, it was the spontaneous fanaticism of the people.

Even Zhao Song, the palace guard commander assigned to He Lingchuan by King Yao, had bought seven plots of residential land. According to the regulations, each household was only allowed to buy four plots, but as a person in the palace, he had ways to easily break the regulations.

Gu Xuan and the others were already very familiar with He Lingchuan. Once, when they were drinking heavily, they couldn't help but ask:

"How much land did Brother He buy?"

He Lingchuan's method of operating the Youhu Villa had left a deep impression. Could such a person who was so good at gathering money let go of this good opportunity for Tianshui's expansion? Wouldn't he have to fight for a full return in the stormy waves?

He Lingchuan laughed: "I cannot contend with the people for profit, so I only bought five or seven plots of land."

No one believed him.

Only five or seven plots?

Gu Xuan pointed at Yuwen Xu: "I don't believe it; his family bought fifty plots!"

Fan Shuang suddenly realized. So the one who bought fifty plots was the Yuwen family? Yuwen Xu was stunned and immediately countered: "Did your family not buy any?"

Gu Xuan smiled and held up a finger: "My family only has this number."

Yuwen Xu: "Bah, don't listen to him. His family didn't buy storefronts; they just bought an entire street."

These noble families present had all submitted their letters of allegiance to King Yao, so they all had a position in the new city project, and at this moment, they were all doing very well and were very comfortable.

He Lingchuan said leisurely: "Your two families have gained the monarch's trust, and your foundations are so deep! How can I compare with you?"

These words were remembered by those with ulterior motives, and they went to the government office to check afterward.

Sure enough, He Xiao bought seven plots of land, all in the Upper Lake District.

The quantity was not large, but the area was large and the quality was high. The Upper Lake District was adjacent to the Youhu Villa, separated from this high-end official residence by only the Mang Creek, and it was equally scenic without losing convenience.

The Upper Lake District was also the location of numerous government offices and public facilities.

If the Youhu Villa was for high officials to live in, then the Upper Lake District would be the gathering place for the wealthy in the future.

Actually, He Lingchuan had no interest in purchasing land in Tianshui City; after all, he knew clearly in his heart that he might not need money to get land in the future. But he knew that every move he made on the surface was being watched by those with ulterior motives. The Tianshui new city was being built with such great momentum, and he was the consultant for the expansion project; it would be very suspicious if he didn't buy a single plot of land while being so close to the benefits.

It would seem as if he didn't look favorably upon the new city at all.

Just go along with the scene and buy a few plots.

Jing Yuanxun asked curiously: "Why didn't you get a few more? You are the head of the expansion team."

"Official You is the head; I am just a small Zhi Shi."

Upon hearing this, everyone gave a long "che" sound.

Nominally, he was a "Zhi Shi," but in reality, he was the person in charge of the eastern expansion project. Apart from not having the right to sign, he could get anything—the money-making ability He Lingchuan displayed made King Yao full of vigilance, fearing that this person would invent some name and move all the money under his own hands, so he firmly wouldn't let him touch the money in the project.

However, could such a person not get any gravy? Whoever believed that was naive.

Yuwen Xu pulled Jing Yuanxun: "Alright, keep your mouth shut!"

"Why say these things? With Brother He's ability, where can he not make money?" Zhang Zhan raised his glass and toasted He Lingchuan, "With you here, it's money chasing people, not people chasing money!"

People chasing money, even if they chase until they are panting, might not be able to catch it. You have to let money come to find you actively; that is called being composed.

Everyone said that Second Master Zhang spoke well, and then they started talking about the hot topics in the city.

What new events were there on the Shanjin Plain, how the Allied Forces and Pixia were fighting to the death, or even what happened in other parts of the Yao Nation outside Tianshui City—who cared about any of that now? Their minds were all revolving around the expansion of Tianshui City.

The matters on the Shanjin Plain belonged to the Shanjin Plain; what did that have to do with their Yao Nation? At this time, the Yangshan guards came to find He Lingchuan, and the latter left the private room and walked outside.

As soon as he left, Yuwen Xu lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Hey, hey, do you know where the Panjin Stone for building the government offices and the royal palace comes from?"

Everyone else shook their heads. The expansion project had a thousand threads, and Yuwen Xu wouldn't have mentioned it if it weren't for that, but once he said it, everyone suddenly felt it was suspicious. The Panjin Stone used in Tianshui City was all produced in the North District, and due to untimely provisioning in the past two and a half years, the output was extremely small.

The Tianshui City expansion project was said to have been prepared for seven or eight years, but in reality, it was only hurriedly launched after the Youhu Villa started construction, so building materials were naturally in short supply.

Panjin Stone was a high-end niche stone material that even high officials and nobles couldn't use casually, and the annual output was just that little bit. The capital expansion created a large amount of demand out of thin air, which it simply couldn't satisfy.

But the King's palace in Youhu and the major government offices in Mang Creek were indeed being built in full swing.

Where did the stone materials come from?

Yuwen Xu directly named and asked: "Second Master Zhang?"

Zhang Zhan shook his head. Why would he pay attention to such a small matter? Gu Xuan also said: "The royal palace is right across from the villa; I went last time and indeed saw that the Panjin Stone had already entered the site. But if Brother Yuwen hadn't mentioned it, I wouldn't have remembered this."

"A new batch of Panjin Stone just came out in the north, and the construction office paid for it immediately and pulled this batch of stones to repair the palace in Youhu. As a result, the temple was unhappy, saying that this batch of stones should be used to build the Goddess's temple. The temple has been under construction for more than two years, and the progress has been seriously delayed."

Everyone gave a long "hiss" sound, and Gu Xuan touched his nose: "Whose order was this batch of Panjin Stone?"

"Not the temple's. The temple wouldn't order goods with its own money."

The scene was quiet for a moment.

Finally, it was Gu Xuan who broke the silence: "Since it wasn't the Panjin Stone ordered by the temple, there's no problem with the palace buying it and using it, right? After all, the renovation of the palace is a benchmark and has important significance for the capital's expansion. The King should be hoping that good steel is used on the blade."

Ever since the new city construction opened the pre-sale mode, the national treasury had been receiving money continuously, so they weren't shouting about being short of money anymore, and they paid for the Panjin Stone casually.

What was in short supply now was actually materials like Panjin Stone, which even the palace had to scramble for. ===== CHAPTER 1550 =====