"Senior, are you satisfied with the construction of this branch hall?" Bai Lesheng asked Li Mu cautiously.
Li Mu looked at the majestic building in front of him that was as big as a star and nodded slightly: "Not bad."
The monks on 63rd Street were also stunned by the building before them.
There are two main factors that determine whether a monk joins a force: one is the strength of the force, and the other is its financial resources.
Due to special reasons, Li Mu was unable to directly demonstrate the true strength of Lingxiao Palace, so he could only show off his financial strength in a high-profile manner. Therefore, Li Mu allocated huge amounts of funds to each branch of Lingxiao Palace, with only one requirement, that is, to be rich!
Obviously, the building in front of him met Li Mu's standards in terms of grandeur.
"Hehe~! As long as you are satisfied, senior!" Bai Lesheng smiled.
At this moment, a voice full of indignation sounded: "Senior, I have something to report!"
Hearing this, Li Mu looked towards the source of the voice. It was the woman who had asked Bai Lesheng to return the money that day. Her name was Mo Xiangxiang, and her brothers, from oldest to youngest, were: Mo Xiangshan, Mo Xiangyu, Mo Xiangyun, Mo Xiangfeng, and Mo Xiangfei.
"Little sister, calm down. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it after we go downstairs. The seniors are busy now!" Mo Xiangshan, the eldest brother of the Mo family, advised earnestly.
"Hmph! I was just saying, brother, since the seniors are here, we don't need to be afraid of Bai Lesheng!" Mo Xiangxiang had no intention of giving in.
"Mo Xiangxiang! What's wrong with you? Why did you bring this up with me?" Bai Le was furious. It was obvious that Mo Xiangxiang was coming for him! He asked himself if he had offended the Mo brothers and sisters during this period. They all worked for Li Mu together and got along quite well.
In response to Bai Lesheng's questioning, Mo Xiangxiang just rolled her eyes and did not reply to him. Instead, she said to Li Mu: "Senior, I want to file a complaint. Bai Lesheng took advantage of your trust and embezzled and accepted bribes during the construction of the branch hall building to enrich himself!"
"You are talking nonsense! This is slander! Senior, you know what kind of person I am, but I would never do anything wrong with your project!" Bai Lesheng cried out in injustice.
Li Mu glanced at Bai Lesheng calmly and said, "I have always been clear about rewards and punishments. I will not let a bad guy go, nor will I wrongly accuse a good person."
Then he looked at Mo Xiangxiang and said, "You continue."
Seeing this, Mo Xiangxiang felt relieved. She looked at Bai Lesheng with an expression that said, "You are doomed," and then told Li Mu everything she saw and thought: "Senior, Bai Lesheng is so audacious, he is simply a beast! He actually teamed up with unscrupulous builders to subcontract the construction of the Lingxiao Palace building. The construction cost was so high that the implementers at the bottom were left with only a pitiful little!"
"Also, I've seen him go out to dinner with those big bosses many times to discuss things. What serious things could they discuss?"
"Look at his attire. As far as I know, it's worth at least 100,000 Chaos Stones! And he bought it just two days ago. From what I know, Bai Lesheng is usually very stingy and can't even afford to buy a decent magic weapon. Now he suddenly starts spending money lavishly on things outside his body. Who would believe him when he says he didn't take advantage of others? This kind of behavior of betraying one's own people is really a shame for cultivators like me!"
Mo Xiangxiang beat her chest and stamped her feet, looking indignant.
After listening to Mo Xiangxiang's words, Li Mu remained silent, staring at Bai Lesheng without saying a word, as if waiting for Bai Lesheng to make an excuse.
Bai Lesheng naturally knew that if he didn't explain the matter today, Li Mu would seriously investigate and he would no longer have a place to stand in the entire Changfeng Region, so he hurriedly said: "Senior, please listen to my explanation. What Mo Xiangxiang said are all false accusations and slander. I can explain it clearly!"
"Go on, I'm listening." Li Mu looked indifferent.
"Regarding the issue of subcontracting, this is commonplace in the Qiongzu Universe and is completely in line with procedures. After all, for such a large project, we must find a large contractor with strength and qualifications to undertake it, right? If anything goes wrong, we can ask them for compensation, right?"
"This has nothing to do with subcontracting, right?" Li Mu said indifferently.
Bai Lesheng smiled bitterly and continued to explain to Li Mu.
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After a long while, Bai Lesheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at Li Mu cautiously and said: "Senior, this is the situation. I really didn't get any benefit from the Chaos Stone! And this outfit of mine, I bought it with my own money. After all, the building of the High Heaven Palace is so magnificent. As the person in charge of all matters of this branch palace, if I dress too shabby, wouldn't it delay the important things of the senior? People who don't know will think that our High Heaven Palace is strong on the outside but weak on the inside!"
At this point, Bai Lesheng looked at Mo Xiangxiang and his sister and said, "Actually, I have also bought you a set of clothes. Our Lingxiao Palace wants to show its wealth to the outside world. How will people outside view our Lingxiao Palace if you dress like this? Who else is willing to join our Lingxiao Palace?"
"I don't need it. You still want to corrupt us with these small favors? No way!" Mo Xiangxiang didn't buy Bai Lesheng's account.
Li Mu's face was also a little gloomy. Obviously, he was not convinced by Bai Lesheng's explanation.
According to Bai Lesheng, subcontracting is not uncommon in the Qiongzu Universe, especially for local managers like Bai Lesheng. Before doing anything, they always have a long-term vision and consider every aspect carefully, such as who will be responsible if something goes wrong? Who will bear the responsibility?
Therefore, no matter how big or small the matter is, they like to find outsiders to do it. If something goes wrong, they can avoid responsibility completely, but at least they are not the main responsible party.
Moreover, they particularly like to find capable contractors. After all, their strength and qualifications are there. There is no problem with their review, so if something goes wrong, it is not their fault!
However, those powerful contractors are truly insatiable. After monopolizing this business through various means, they only take orders but do not do the work. They then subcontract the work to others at a low price, openly acting as intermediaries to earn high price differences.
Some people may think that this is because they are kind-hearted and want to make money together? The more people participate, the more people will eat this meal.
That's totally wrong. Those contractors are not philanthropists. There are two reasons why they subcontract: first, it is too troublesome to recruit people to build the project themselves, which is thankless and exhausting. Not only will they make little money, but they might as well take on more projects with that energy; second, they are also afraid of accidents. If something goes wrong during the construction themselves, they will have to pay for it themselves, but if they subcontract it, they can pass the blame to others.
The party accepting the subcontract also understands this truth. However, since they dare to accept it, it is naturally profitable. Similarly, in order to reduce risks and lower costs, the subcontractor will package the project and distribute it to the next level... until only some hard-earned money is left, and then it is the turn of the real construction party to enter the field.
It is conceivable that after layers of exploitation, it is impossible for things to be done well. However, people like Bai Lesheng don't care about these. They don't care about the subcontractors below. They only need to look at the general contractor. Anyway, the general contractor will be responsible if something goes wrong.
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