Soon, Bai Yan and Fang Ping signed the contract and paid the banknote.
Fang Ping took the banknote and left happily.
Bai Yan immediately found the construction workers, paid the balance and asked them to leave.
Zhang Hucheng, the leader of the team, looked pleading: "Master Bai, this is not a matter of wages. The work is not finished yet, so we are too embarrassed to ask for so much money. If you just drive us away like this, our reputation as Mr. Zhang will be ruined."
But it’s gone. Please show your respect, Master Bai.”
He is Zhang Ji's shopkeeper. Zhang Ji's reputation is also good in Yanzhou City, and their business mainly relies on reputation.
Once your reputation is ruined, no one will be willing to hire you.
Bai Yan frowned slightly, he had not considered this issue before.
Seeing Bai Yan's hesitation, Zhang Hucheng hurriedly said, "Master Bai, maybe you don't know who owns this garden, right?"
"Uncle Zhang knows?" Bai Yan became interested.
Fang Ping is the one who stands out, and he really doesn't know who is behind it.
"I don't know, but I can guess that Boss Ma from Wanqian Bank is here today." Zhang Hucheng replied.
"Ma Wencai? What does he want to do with such a big garden?" Bai Yan asked curiously.
The current garden of the Ma family is not small, and the location is good. Moreover, the population of the Ma family is not large, so there is no need to build such a large garden.
"I don't know, but I've seen the drawings, and it doesn't look like a residential building, but more like a private school layout."
"Private school? So, Marvin wants to imitate me and build a school?" Bai Yan laughed.
Unexpectedly, Ma Wencai was secretly doing something against him.
"He, Ma Wencai, is just a small boss. He actually wants to build a college and compete with you, young master. He really overestimates his capabilities." Ah Cheng complained.
"No, maybe he can succeed. During this period, he and Magistrate Qin have become very close." Bai Yan said.
He didn't pay much attention to Ma Wencai, but Ma Wencai always went to the Qin Mansion recently, so he still knew something about it.
Ma Wencai could not build the college with his own strength, but it would be different if Prefect Qin was behind him.
No, maybe Ma Wencai was working hard for Qin Zhifu.
"Then he just sold the garden to us obediently?" Acheng said disdainfully.
"It's hard to say." Zhang Hucheng said hesitantly: "Although he sold the garden, he told me not to demolish what he had built. I suggested that Mr. Bai keep it or start other projects first.
"
He said it out of disdain for Ma Wencai's behavior.
Although he didn't know what Ma Wencai was going to do, he also knew that Ma Wencai was going to cause trouble.
To secretly attack a junior is a villain.
"What does he want to do?" Cheng asked impatiently.
"I know what he wants to do. He wants to use the power of the government to take the garden back," Bai Yan said.
He immediately figured out that in his previous life, the college was originally built by the government. Moreover, there was someone behind Ma Wencai who must be someone from the government.
When the time comes, the government will build a college, and it will even be free of charge. If Bai Yan doesn't want to give up, he will have to give up the garden.
This move must be the wrong move.
Wasn't it just Marvin who did this, just to trick him and make him lose some money?
Fifty thousand taels of silver is a sky-high price to others.
But to him, Bai Yan, it was nothing. He only had this much money saved in one day.
Is it because Marwen has no money? Want to use these methods to make some money? Also, how can we build a college without money?
Thinking of this, Bai Yan smiled.
Since Marvin just attacked him, don't blame him for being rude.
"Marvin is so insidious, young master, do you want me to find someone to kill him?" Acheng said angrily.
Bai Yan glared at Acheng and said, "It's not that easy for him to take back the garden. Uncle Zhang, thank you for telling me this. Then I'll have to work hard for you next. However, I have to set a few rules.
"
Zhang Hucheng was also relieved, as long as Bai Yan agreed.
"The first rule is to keep it secret. Please, Uncle Zhang, be sure to control your servant's mouth. Don't ask what you can't ask, and don't say what you don't want to say. Otherwise, you will get burned." Bai Yan's tone became much more solemn.
"Master Bai, I understand." Zhang Hucheng nodded heavily.
He understood that Bai Yan did not want to live by himself.
What exactly he wants to do is not something he can ask.
Bai Yan also smiled. Shopkeeper Zhang is a smart man and couldn't be better.
After a few more instructions, Bai Yan took out the drawings and handed them to shopkeeper Zhang.
Of course, these are drawings of exterior architecture.
He still didn't plan to hand over the interior construction to Shopkeeper Zhang.
After explaining everything, Bai Yan handed the place over to Zhao Han and prepared to leave.
But I saw a bank clerk coming in a hurry.
"Master, there's a big business coming from the bank, but the shopkeeper doesn't dare to make the decision, so he asked me to invite you here."
"A big deal? Come over and have a look."
Bai Yan followed the clerk to the second department of the bank.
Compared with yesterday, there were not fewer people in the bank, but more people. It was a huge crowd.
The new shopkeeper Du Zhi saw Bai Yan and hurried over.
"Master Bai, a group of people have come and want to deposit a large amount of gold. I don't dare to make the decision, so I have to invite you here."
"Gold? How much?"
"It is said that there are nearly ten thousand taels, but I haven't seen it yet." Du Zhi lowered his voice: "Although the person I was trading with has a local accent, no one else looks like a local. I suspect that the origin of this gold is unknown."
Bai Yan also took a breath of air. One tael of gold can be converted into thirty taels of silver, and ten thousand taels of gold can be converted into three hundred thousand taels of silver.
Not to mention that Du Zhi was nervous, even he did not dare to take it lightly.
"Where is the person? Take me to meet him."
Bai Yan followed Du Zhi to the second floor, where several people were enjoying tea.
Several people were dressed very smartly, but it was obvious at a glance that they were very inappropriate.
Moreover, these people were different from what Bai Yan had imagined. He thought these people were from the south.
But it seems that it is more like coming from further north and west, more rough and with a barbaric atmosphere.
robber?
If that's the case, he really doesn't dare to accept this batch of gold.
"Master Bai, it's an honor to meet you."
The leading man smiled and spoke.
"I don't know what to call you sir?" Bai Yan responded.
"I'm just a servant, you can just call me Ah San. Master Bai, you opened the academy, which is really respectable, so I came here to see you today. I have a batch of gold here, and my master wants to deposit it with you.
." the man said.
"I don't know who your master is? The amount of gold you want to save is large, and I have to find out clearly. I'm afraid the origin is unknown. I hope you don't mind, sir." Bai Yan said.