People in ancient times were keen on setting up monuments and legends to promote their reputation and even be remembered for generations. Most of them were just unknown and short-sighted people.
But absolutely no businessman would object to Magistrate Wang’s fantastic idea.
Just because, compared with the previous forced "donations", this time's donation for road construction is not so much a recruitment, but a deal between the magistrate Wang and the businessmen.
In this transaction, they only need to voluntarily donate money, food and materials, and it is truly "voluntary".
In exchange, County Magistrate Wang not only received a false name on a stone tablet, but also his power and prestige as a landowner.
Businessmen are just pursuing profits, and they are planning to form a partnership to make a fuss. In fact, it is not out of grudges, but just forced by the situation and misled by others.
Those old friends are all good at judging situations. Huang Liuye is very sure that after the matter is made clear, they will not refuse to make this deal with the county government.
Having the reputation of a good businessman who actively contributes funds to support road construction can at least reduce a lot of trouble for their business.
Those arrogant scholars will look down upon them from now on because of their good deeds.
The city gate guards who came to inspect the city every time did not dare to make things more difficult.
Although I can't say that I have access to everything, I have benefited a lot.
This is Huang Liuye’s confidence in persuading his old friends to invest.
Seeing that Huang Liuye not only gave up at the first sight, he was extremely polite, without any hesitation at all, let alone Huang County Cheng's reaction.
He even directly took over everything, as if he was doing things for the people and had no shirking responsibility.
Chen Ping was actually a little unsure of this man's thoughts.
Could it be that Huang Xiancheng and Huang Liuye have been at odds for a long time, and now they are about to fall out?
Just when Chen Ping was almost going to comply with his wishes and appointed him to replace the magistrate Wang to persuade other businessmen.
From the direction of the back hall, there were suddenly a few coughs. The sound was not loud, but it was very urgent, as if urging and alerting.
It’s Mr. Ye’s voice!
Chen Ping instantly realized something was wrong!
Since Mr. Ye agreed to let him come to meet this person, he was not just responsible for welcoming Huang Liuye. Instead, he regarded this matter as an experience for himself.
If the situation is not urgent, no prompt will be given.
Unless, the man in front of me, Huang Liuye, who smiles like Maitreya Buddha and has kind eyes, looks harmless to humans and animals.
He has quietly laid out a big net for himself!
There must be something else.
Chen Ping closed his eyes slightly, ignoring the surprised looks from Huang Liuye and Zhao Jin, and re-considered his previous words and deeds.
There must be something abnormal about Huang Liuye!
But where exactly is the anomaly and where is this network located? Chen Ping couldn't figure it out for a while.
I have never had contact with such smart people in my previous life, so I really lack experience in this kind of negotiation game.
However, this is not an unsolvable flaw.
Because as long as people are not stupid, they will always find something fishy after careful consideration.
Recalling Huang Liuye's actions and demeanor, Chen Ping was suddenly shocked.
No, he is really too enthusiastic!
Being able to exchange money and food for fame and reputation is indeed an unexpected good thing for Huang Liuye, and he deserves to be happy.
But this happiness should not be that much, after all, it is just a transaction.
The most unusual thing is that Mr. Huang Liu took the initiative to apply to serve as the magistrate of Wang County and persuade others to donate.
He is really enthusiastic about this matter.
Even if Mr. Huang Liu really has the ability to persuade other businessmen to contribute generously to this matter, how much benefit will this bring to him?
It is worthy for him to rebel in public and have a public falling out with Huang Xian Cheng.
It is worthy of his personal service and lobbying.
It is worthy of his condescension to visit and negotiate with each household.
He is not an idler, he is the proprietor of Fuding Tower.
Chen Ping's thoughts gradually became clearer, and Huang Liuye's little thoughts were also clearly visible to him.
Good old Mr. Huang Liu, your plot is deep enough.
Chen Ping twitched his lips, raised his hands and declined, saying, "Thank you, Mr. Huang Liu, for your kindness, but the county magistrate has his own arrangements for persuading other businessmen."
"If Mr. Huang Liu deigns to take care of such trivial matters, wouldn't it mean that you have become an official running errands for the county magistrate?"
"I think it's better to find other servants to do such rough work. For example, Mr. Lan from Fuqing Building is very suitable."
As soon as these words came out, the corner of Huang Liuye's mouth froze, and most of the smile on his face disappeared in an instant, leaving only a complex expression of a smile but not a smile.
Is this kid really a monster?
The thoughts that were hidden so deeply were penetrated by a little child in the blink of an eye.
Seeing Huang Liuye's sudden change of expression, Chen Ping felt as sweet as drinking sugarcane syrup and honey.
Sure enough, just as he had guessed, what Huang Liuye wanted most was not just to carve his name on that stone tablet.
His ambitions don't stop there.
Instead, I want to borrow Magistrate Wang’s tiger skin for once.
Sheep quality and tiger skin feel happy when seeing grass.
If Huang Liuye had just left the county government office, he would have gone directly to persuade other businessmen, saying something like "I am ordered by the county magistrate" to take advantage of the unstable situation to gain some benefits for himself, and then deliberately suppress his opponents.<
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Then Mr. Huang Liu, who is already well-off, can occupy the top position among businessmen in Yongshun County with just a few tricks.
Businessmen pursue profits, so they won't complain too much about Huang Liuye, and if they gain such power, they will definitely take action.
Naturally, this dirty water of "bullying others with power" was secretly poured on County Magistrate Wang.
As long as County Magistrate Wang does not take the initiative to explain, then in the minds of others, he will be Huang Liuye's backer.
If there is any trouble in the future, Huang Liuye will take this opportunity to say hello, and other merchants will have to take advantage of the majesty of Magistrate Wang.
This is only for businessmen, but more importantly, Huang Liuye wants to use the name of County Magistrate Wang to scare Huang County Cheng.
As long as Huang Xian Cheng is frightened, Huang Liuye's safety will be guaranteed to the greatest extent, and the tribute to the county Cheng can be reduced.
It can be said that this is a way to get rid of a long-term problem in my heart.
Is it possible for those scheming people like Huang County Cheng to be fooled by Huang Liuye's pretentious power?
Chen Ping thinks it’s very possible!
It’s not that Huang County Magistrate is simple-minded, but there is no way to verify this, let alone to find Magistrate Wang to question him face to face.
Besides, if they really colluded secretly, how could Magistrate Wang openly admit it?
Huang Liuye was apparently driven by County Magistrate Wang, and he made great contributions to the road construction by donating money. Who dares to question that he is not the county magistrate?
Chen Ping was able to unravel his thoughts as fine as a cobweb little by little under the reminder of Mr. Ye and based on the inference of guilt.
But the man in front of me, Mr. Huang Liu, was able to dig such a big hole in such a short period of time. He has such a keen sense of opportunity, which is really shocking.
And Huang Liuye is even more horrified at this time!
I looked at Chen Ping solemnly and finally no longer treated him as a young man.
Unexpectedly, Huang Liuye didn't get too entangled in this matter at all, nor did he fight for it anymore, but just brushed it off.
Chen Ping reported the amount he planned to donate without even waiting to ask.
"The villain is willing to donate five thousand taels of silver!"
As soon as this number came out, not only Chen Ping was stunned, but the coughs of two people were also heard from the back hall.
Five thousand taels is definitely not a small number.
Some time ago, many subordinate officials colluded with each other to manage the situation, relying on the cover of the chief clerk and the county magistrate, and the total amount was less than two thousand taels!
Now just to leave my name on the stone tablet, I decisively took out five thousand taels of silver.
Chen Ping never believed that this Mr. Huang Liu would love his fame so much.
In Yongshun County, five thousand taels of silver has exceeded the entire net worth of a medium-sized businessman.
If it were used to train the children of the family to study for the imperial examination, I am afraid it would be enough to train several talents.
If you meet a very smart disciple, you can even make a fortune with this money!
Faced with Huang Liuye's extravagant spending, before Chen Ping could think about how to respond, County Magistrate Wang and Mr. Ye had already moved to the front hall.
Magistrate Wang really can’t sit still.
I have worked hard for several years, begging grandpa and grandma to get enough money and food for road construction.
If Mr. Huang Liu can raise five thousand taels, how much money can the merchants in Yongshun County raise?
Is it possible that the problem of budget shortage can be completely solved at once?
Magistrate Wang's face was flushed, and he was even more excited than when he was named on the gold list.
It can be said that the rain comes after a long drought.
Huang Liuye was still smiling, as if the five thousand taels of silver were not money, but just dirt.