After the commoners left one after another, Xu Biao also brought the Jinyiwei into the city.
They arrived at a wealthy mansion.
Xu Biao walked up to the guard and said,"Go in and tell your master that his old acquaintance Xu Biao is here to visit him.”
The guard saw that Xu Biao was dressed well and that the person he brought with him was of extraordinary status. He quickly nodded."Okay, Master. Please wait a moment."
After this person went in to pass the message.
After a while, she came out and immediately greeted him with a smile.
"Master Xu, our master said that he wants to invite you inside!”
Xu Biao led the Embroidered Uniform Guards in.
The person he was visiting was also an old friend of his.
The other party was a wealthy businessman surnamed Wang from Fuzhou Prefecture. He also had a few shops locally.
Because of some cases in the Guardian Division, the two of them had met by fate.
Now that the Embroidered Uniform Guards had just arrived in Fuzhou, Xu Biao went straight to Master Wang.
After entering.
The wealthy merchant, Old Master Wang, greeted him with a smile." Long time no see, Lord Xu. How long do you plan to stay in Fuzhou Prefecture with so many people?”
"It's also good for me to entertain everyone."
Xu Biao cupped his hands and said with a smile," Thank you for your hospitality, Master Wang. I came to Xu Prefecture this time to handle a case for the higher-ups."”
Old Master Wang came to a realization and his expression became even more respectful.
"Lord Xu has brought so many people. It must be something big this time.”
Old Master Wang didn't mean to ask.
Xu Biao didn't directly say why he was here. He waved his hand and looked helpless.
"Old Master Wang, my case is different from your business. After running around for a year, I don't have much time to rest.”
"This time, it's also a difficult task."
Master Wang smiled." Lord Xu is an official and highly regarded by the Imperial Court! Everyone else is envious."
Hearing Old Master Wang's flattery, Xu Biao also laughed out loud.
The two chatted happily and walked into the house.
"Come, come, serve some tea. Lord Xu, let's chat while drinking.”
"Speaking of which, why do you have the time to visit my residence when you're handling a case? Could it be that I can help with this case?”
Xu Biao thought about it and nodded." I do have something to ask Master Wang."”
"Just say it!" Old Master Wang smiled.
Hence, he decided to do it.
Xu Biao asked directly,""On the way here, we heard the commoners say that the new magistrate of Xu Prefecture is going to do something big... Big infrastructure?"
"What's going on?"
Old Master Wang put down the teacup in his hand and looked slightly surprised.
Then, Old Master Wang smiled and said,"So Lord Xu wanted to ask about this matter."”
Seeing this.
Xu Biao's eyes lit up and said,"It seems that Master Wang knows this very well."”
He did not come in vain this time.
Old Master Wang chuckled and stroked his beard.
"It's not that I know much about it, but I've heard a few of my friends talking about it. The Prefect said that the Fu Zhou government is going to build 50 million yuan worth of infrastructure.”
"What is it? Fifty million taels?"
When Xu Biao heard that, he stood up in surprise.
The other Embroidered Uniform Guards almost choked on their tea.
One had to know.
The entire Great Ming Dynasty's national treasury had an annual income of over three million taels of silver. Adding on the grain tax, it was only around ten million taels!
Meng Yin, the newly appointed Fuzhou magistrate, actually said that he wanted to build two major infrastructure projects worth 50 million yuan?
As soon as these words spread.
Anyone who heard this would find it unbelievable.
"Master Xu, you also find it unbelievable, don't you?" Old Master Wang said with a smile.”
"Back then, I had the same thoughts as you.”
Hearing his words, Xu Biao immediately asked," In that case, Old Master Wang, do you believe what the magistrate said?”
"This is no small matter!"
"If this news of 50 million taels of silver were to spread, it would probably cause a sensation throughout the Ming Dynasty!”
"The Xu Prefecture is a poor and remote place. How can it have so much money?”
Xu Biao said.
To put it bluntly, even if Meng Yin sold the entire Fuzhou government, he would not be able to gather so much money.
Wasn't this boasting?
The other Embroidered Uniform Guards also agreed with what he said.
Old Master Wang kept smiling and didn't say anything.
This made Xu Biao even more curious.
"Master Wang! Tell me, did I say anything wrong?”
He came this time to inquire about all the corruption matters related to Meng Yin.
However, Old Master Wang said that Meng Yin wanted to build two major infrastructure projects worth 50 million yuan. He felt that this was not very reliable.
No matter how greedy Meng Yin was, he couldn't possibly covet so much money.
Seeing Xu Biao's anxious look, Old Master Wang explained," Master Xu, since you just entered the city, you should have seen it. There are many caravans in the city that weren't there before."”
He asked.
Xu Biao recalled the scene just now and subconsciously nodded." Yes, but what does this have to do with the 50 million taels of silver infrastructure?”
Old Master Wang continued," Actually, these caravans that come and go are all called over by the magistrate.”
As soon as he said this, Xu Biao looked at him in surprise again.
"It can't be?"
"So many merchants came because of Meng Yin alone?!”
Old Master Wang nodded his head and said,"Yes, these people from the caravan have been invited to the same place by the magistrate. That is the brothel that he has just opened."”
"It's already been a few days.”
"The caravans that come and go have all spent the large amount of silver they brought with them in this brothel.”
"That's why the magistrate didn't say anything. The 50 million taels of silver for the infrastructure project was not fabricated.”
"Because this money comes from the sum of so many caravans. I'm afraid it really can gather 50 million taels.”
Hearing this, Xu Biao was stunned on the spot.
He never expected that Meng Yin would actually use such a clever method.
Even Old Master Wang still felt special admiration for Meng Yin at this time.
"Our new lord is really smart and capable," he sighed.”
He was surprised.
Xu Biao fell into deep thought again, and his expression became a little solemn.
He realized that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
After all, Old Master Wang had also heard that Meng Yin was going to build a large infrastructure, and the 50 million taels of silver were obtained from these caravans.
However, they did not know the exact number.
Could there be a situation?
It was collusion between officials and businessmen!
If that was the case, wouldn't that confirm the fact that Meng Yin was a big corrupt official?
At the thought of this…
Xu Biao's heart began to get excited.
If he found the evidence, it would be a great contribution.
But very quickly.
He felt that something was wrong and hurriedly asked Old Master Wang,"That's not right, Master Wang. Are these merchants really going to give Meng Yin money so honestly?”
Old Master Wang shook his head." Of course not. These merchants came to Fuzhou because they heard that they could make money.”
"Earn money?"
"Who told you that?" Xu Biao asked.
"Of course, I heard it from the magistrate. Otherwise, why would so many people rush over in these few days?”
"However, the specific method of making money is still under discussion.”
"However, these merchants trust the magistrate. They also know that the magistrate's words carry weight. If he says that he can help them earn money, he can't be lying.”
Hearing this.
Xu Biao could not help but frown.
This was because the merchant that Old Master Wang spoke of trusted Meng Yin, just like when he heard the people supporting Meng Yin outside. He was incomparably devout and did not have the slightest doubt.
Just as he was puzzled.
Old Master Wang explained," Because the Magistrate was an official transferred from Xuzhou. During his few years in Xuzhou, all his deeds have been known by many wealthy businessmen in the world.”
"Many merchants are very regretful that they were unable to cooperate with the magistrate in Xu Prefecture. That's why they rushed over this time, afraid that they would miss another opportunity.”
Xu Biao nodded.
Indeed, Meng Yin's reputation in Xuzhou was extremely good.
"That makes sense."
"I'm afraid that only people like Meng Yin can make them willingly fork out money.”
"Yes, the magistrate said that if you don't invest money, how can you make money?" Old Master Wang said with a smile.”
As he spoke.
He looked eager again and said to Xu Biao,"Even I have prepared 50,000 taels of silver. After receiving the notice from the brothel, we will also go and participate in this investment and business.”
Xu Biao was surprised and hurriedly said,"Master Wang, you're actually willing to take out fifty thousand taels!" Do you know what this means to you?”
In a place like Fuzhou Prefecture, 50,000 taels of silver was a lot!
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