Li Cheng asked curiously: "What's outside?"

"I didn't expect that the reservoir has already started construction. Let's go out and take a look. There's no rush to travel now."

As soon as the two got off the carriage, a student from Yuzhou in plain clothes and long gown came to greet them, "Haha, it turns out that Senior Brother and Senior Brother Li Cheng are back."

"Liu Zheng."

Wu Yi and Li Cheng looked at each other and walked over.

Liu Zheng began to bow from a distance, "Big Brother, Li Cheng, how are you."

"Senior Brother Liu Zheng, how are you?" Li Cheng quickly returned the greeting.

Wu Yi nodded and smiled, "Those guys have made a lot of money following my Huangzhuang over the years. The Yushui River has been fully developed over the years. I thought they would have enough trouble following the Third Brother to Lingnan, but I didn't expect them to extend their tentacles to Guanzhong."

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But when the wealthy and powerful families put in the bid, they prefer to locate the reservoir near their family. Some guys are even smart enough to buy the land first and then put in the bid. Anyway, there are a lot of tricks involved.

Li Cheng asked curiously, "Then did the noble families not resort to any means?"

But what many people don’t know is that the Taoist temple secretly searches for various mineral deposits throughout Yuzhou and the Qinling Mountains every year. The endless supply of brass coins are the masterpieces of the Taoist temple.

Mr.'s meaning is very clear. He wants to use the reservoir itself and the reclaimed land around it to recover the cost and make a little money. Everyone knows this, and those who have invested think it is a good idea to do so.

"You two, follow me around."

As a result, they were told that if they wanted to buy land along the river, they must start with 10,000 acres and enjoy ten years of tax exemption. They immediately backed off. The land price is already cheap now, and if there is no reservoir after buying it, it will be difficult to cultivate the land.

Liu Zheng said as he walked, "The construction has already started for several days. The first batch of one thousand large reservoirs were put out for bidding at the same time. The cost of each large reservoir is nearly 10,000 guan. Our Yuzhou department won 90% of the bids."

The second is that hundreds of years of accumulation were diluted by a steady stream of brass coins.

People all over the world only knew that Li Zhi's inner treasury consisted of three parts: the income from the imperial farm in Yuzhou, mineral salt and blast furnace iron, and finally the various workshops derived from the secret methods of the Taoist temple.

Liu Zheng pulled the corner of his mouth and said, "That's not a small fortune. Not only is the land large, but the subsequent investment will require several times more money."

Moreover, Chang'an is the center of the Tang Dynasty after all, and both you and your majesty are here. It is reasonable for them to take this opportunity to extend their tentacles here. However, they are quite bold. They dare to put their wealth under your majesty's nose. Aren't they afraid that your majesty will kill you?"

One is that the land that serves as the foundation is no longer valuable.

"Haha." Liu Zheng laughed and said, "What do you mean by winning a spot? The noble families didn't win a single spot. As for the remaining 100 spots, 60% went to Tang merchants and 40% to foreign merchants.

There are only a thousand places in total, and they were basically selected around Chang'an. Places that are too far away were not considered at all. How could those tricks be kept secret at such a close distance? Wouldn't they be found out after a quick investigation? The gentleman would not give them face. When announcing the winning results, he not only announced the reasons for our winning, but also the reasons for their losing.

You two brothers don’t know that when the results were announced, the faces of the children from the noble families turned black. Now the noble families have become a joke. Well, the joke has spread beyond the Tang Dynasty.”

Wu Yi pondered for a moment and said with a smile: "They should have communicated with you first and got your consent before they dared to come. Besides, their money is nothing. With your majesty's current wealth, you can't look down on their belongings."

Wu Yi asked with a smile: "Tell me in detail, what happened?"

Wu Yi nodded and asked, "How long has the construction started here? What's the current situation?"

Liu Zheng smacked his lips and laughed, "At that time, the gentleman published the bidding documents, which clearly stated that the site should be as far away from human habitation as possible, and the reservoir should be as cheap as possible, with a huge water storage capacity and covering more farmland.

Liu Zheng said with a strange expression: "Yes, how could there not be? Then they wanted to buy land along the tributaries and wait for the second phase of the project to start so that they can take advantage of it.

Li Cheng raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Didn't the noble family make trouble for winning such a small prize, sir?"

Li Cheng smiled and said, "As for the aristocratic families, they always like to bet everywhere. Whether they make money or not is secondary. What they like to do is to stretch their hands a little further and branch out.

"oh?"

However, there were also aristocratic families from Yuzhou who came to buy land. The Yuzhou aristocratic families headed by Xia Yuxian and Xie Zonghuai directly bought dozens of miles of land along the Wei River, which surprised everyone in Chang'an City. "

On the day the results were announced, the ordinary people who had invested money almost got into a fight with the children of the aristocratic families. This was tantamount to robbing them of their money. Humph, the common people nowadays are not as easy to bully as before."

The third is that the meaning of the scriptures they annotated is no longer the only option for those in power, and is even constantly being overturned by the Yuzhou faction. Many truths are no longer true.

There are three fundamental reasons why the aristocratic families followed the Yuzhou group to flee to the border areas.

"The aristocratic families are no longer to be feared. As their wealth shrinks, their children will inevitably disperse. The wave you have set off has already arrived. If we don't keep up with the pace and stand at the forefront, we will only end up being submerged."

Wu Yi looked at the busy construction site and said with a smile: "This place will be completed in one or two months at most. According to your rules, you should have a 20% profit, which is 2,000 guan. This number used to be the annual harvest of a middle-class family.

Wealth is being redistributed, and only we can keep up with the master's pace, so work hard, and in the future any one of us will be more powerful than a noble family now."

Liu Zheng and Li Cheng both smiled and nodded, their eyes so bright that they seemed to be shining with brilliance. They have never doubted their future. Even though the Yuzhou faction is now in opposition, they are still full of confidence.

After Wu Yi and Li Cheng walked around the construction site, they returned to the carriage and the team headed towards Chang'an.