mtlumby2d Chapter 385 Su Jixiang's novel idea
Chapter 385 Su Jixiang's novel idea
A project that took 400,000 laborers three years to complete must not be a small project.
The emperor must have realized this, which is why he has focused on strengthening the exploration in Phoenix Mountain.
Unfortunately, the roster of conscripted laborers had been destroyed. The people sent by the emperor also asked many old people in the countryside, but most of the people from fifty years ago have been buried. Even if there are a few who are still alive in their seventies, they are either too old to speak or can't remember things from the past. So even the spies sent by the emperor can only get very little information.
However, what Su Jixiang can think of, the people sent by His Majesty can also think of.
They had already dug up all the suspected areas in the name of restoring the temple, but they did not find any entrance or basement.
Wei Ling told Su Jixiang all these things.
Su Jixiang pondered for a moment and then smiled. "There are always places they overlooked. The more places they search, the better it is for us." Su Jixiang said, "In this way, they have eliminated a lot of doubts for us."
"You are optimistic." Wei Ling said with a smile.
"What else can we do?" Su Jixiang spread his hands. "This treasure is the icing on the cake for us. It would be the best if we have it. If not, according to the current development momentum of our business, it is possible to become the richest man in Daxie in a few years. We have inexhaustible resources to use, which are much more solid than this treasure. There are too many places where Daxie needs money. Do you really think that the current situation can be stabilized after the emperor finds these treasures? There has been a severe drought in the south for three consecutive years, and the Prince of Chenliu has occupied most of the Jiangnan area. The grain and taxes that Your Majesty can collect are pitifully small. The Prince of Chenliu has used the drought as an excuse to ask the court to release grain for disaster relief. Do you think Your Majesty will release it or not? If not, the Prince of Chenliu will rebel, and the money will be spent if it is released. He has a much harder time than us."
Su Jixiang laughed, "In addition, the former meritorious officials in the court have occupied many territories in the capital in the past three years. The emperor wants to suppress them but cannot, after all, Prince Chenliu is still here. If he suppresses them too harshly, they will turn to Prince Chenliu again, and it will be even more difficult for Your Majesty. He spent money too quickly. We don't know how much the treasure is, but I have read the biography of His Majesty Suzong and some records about his reign. I don't think His Majesty Suzong has much money to put into the treasure. After all, he spent countless money to build these two temples with great fanfare."
Su Jixiang paused here, curled his lips and said, "After all, His Majesty Suzong is still relying on the merits of his father and grandfather. He is like a dandy boy in the heyday of his family. He has inherited a lot of property, but he also spends lavishly. His favorite thing is to go to Jiangnan. During his reign, he went to Jiangnan nine times. Every time he went there, he mobilized a large number of troops and wasted money. How much property do you think he can leave to the deposed emperor?"
"Madam is really insightful." After hearing what Su Jixiang said, Wei Ling immediately laughed.
Yes, the reign of King Sukjong was a time of peace and prosperity, but the worst droughts and floods in the history of the Daesop Dynasty also occurred during his reign. It was only because the national strength of the Daesop Dynasty was still strong at that time that these two worst droughts and floods were relieved by the national treasury, which cost countless dollars.
In addition, Emperor Suzong really knew how to have fun. During his reign, he not only went to the south of the Yangtze River, but also to the northwest, northeast, and southwest. Every time he went on a tour, it was grand and grand. When Emperor Fei succeeded to the throne, he also wanted to emulate his father and go out to play in a grand manner. As a result, he found that the treasury did not have that much money! However, he still went on a tour, relying on the support of the wealthy people and local officials along the way.
Even someone as arrogant and extravagant as the deposed emperor did not dare to follow his father's example and go out to play all the time. It can be seen that the amount of money spent by His Majesty Suzong was indeed staggering.
"Perhaps, he took out all the treasure and used a lot of it." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "In order to comfort his ancestors, he expanded the Taoist temple and built two more temples to burn incense and beat wooden fish, so as not to be chased and beaten by his ancestors after he went down! I checked the ancient books, after he came here and returned to the capital, he went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, and also toured the southwest and northwest. Do you think he would take out the life-saving treasures left by his ancestors to travel?"
When Wei Ling heard this, he couldn't help laughing.
"Madam, what you said does make sense!" The more Wei Ling thought about it, the more he felt that what Su Jixiang said was very possible. "The emperor's tour was indeed grand, and there are still many poems praising his actions. He also left poems wherever he went, and his calligraphy can be seen everywhere in Jiangnan. Thinking about it this way, it is really possible!"
It is not impossible for an emperor who loves to play so much and has no pressure to take out the treasures left by his ancestors and use them.
Wei Ling didn't dare to think about what the emperor's expression would be if he really found the treasure but discovered that it was taken away by His Majesty Suzong...
"So we don't have to feel any pressure." Su Jixiang said with a smile, "Now our industry has been slowly developing, and this treasure is just the icing on the cake for us. As long as the Prince of Chenliu is here, we can sleep soundly in Mangcheng. Of course, if the Prince of Chenliu can't hold on one day, we will be in real danger. After all, the current Mangcheng is a completely transformed Mangcheng. Cui Yushan, this guy, just kept saying bad things about you in the capital, so it helped us a lot when he took over."
Speaking of Cui Yushan, Wei Ling laughed even more happily.
This guy has been in Mangcheng recently. While enjoying the convenience and prosperity of Mangcheng, he has been constantly spreading rumors to the capital.
In his letter, he never said anything good about Mangcheng, but only talked about how arbitrary and monopolistic Wei Ling was in Mangcheng.
His Majesty has known about this for a long time, so why does he have to remind him all the time?
Therefore, as for the prosperity and convenience of Mangcheng today, even though His Majesty has placed spies in Mangcheng, those spies mentioned some of it in their report letters. However, because everything in Mangcheng is firmly controlled by Wei Ling, they could not obtain any substantial data. Therefore, the secret letters sent back could only say that Mangcheng had frequent trade exchanges with the surrounding areas, made a lot of money, and the people were prosperous and lived and worked in peace and contentment.
This is a good thing for the emperor... After all, only when the north is stable can he concentrate on dealing with the King of Chenliu.
Only Cui Yushan was diligently trying to discredit Wei Ling, but this actually helped Wei Ling.
The emperor could never imagine what Mangcheng is like now.