"I don't know if it's true. When has the imperial court ever been so generous?"
"If it were really two hundred taels, would you do it?"
"Of course I did, you think I'm stupid! It's worth risking your life for so much money."
"That's right, two hundred taels of silver is more than enough to find a concubine, not to mention a wife. We will never earn so much in the Xiao family in our lifetime."
The voices of discussion in the crowd were rising and falling.
When they saw the banknote in Xia Shang's hand, even Xiao Keer and General Lou who were beside Xia Shang were shocked.
"Sir, what are you doing?"
No one knows the real situation of Xia Shang, nor how much money he has behind his back.
It is estimated that the high-ranking officials from the capital have a lot of money, but they are not able to squander tens of thousands of taels of silver notes like this. Even Xiao Keer, the richest man in Xuzhou, would not dare to come like this.
Xia Shang was no joke. One hundred people and twenty thousand taels of silver would not have much impact on Xia Shang.
Although Xia Shang is very short of money now, and he has funded Mingjian Villa and spent huge sums of money to rescue the victims, but he only has 20,000 taels of silver, Xia Shang feels that it is not painful.
Xia Shang did not explain too much. He had already walked into the group of servants. None of them had a two hundred tael of silver notes. All of them were stamped with the resounding Dahua bank number, and they were genuine.
Not long after, all the banknotes brought by Xia Shang were distributed, and then he asked everyone: "Now you have no doubts, right?"
The servants were extremely excited. You looked at me and I looked at you. Someone shouted: "I'll do this, even if I die!"
"Man perishes for money, birds perish for food, I have done the same!"
Soon, everyone took the initiative to pick up the hoe, and everyone was full of fighting spirit.
Xia Shang smiled and came to Xiao Keer: "Look, they are not as loyal to the Xiao family as they are to the money. There is no need to explain so much. I heard Xiao Ma say that the people below are unwilling to do the work assigned by the boss. It's nothing more than
There are only two reasons, one is that I feel aggrieved, and the other is that I am not given enough money. As long as there is enough money, no matter how difficult the task is, someone will always do it."
"Who is Pony?"
"You don't know, I am a businessman like you, but
He is better at cheating than you, so he is richer than you."
Xiao Keer frowned. She didn't know what this man was mumbling, but she felt that what he said made sense. It would be easy to do things if you gave her enough money.
Seeing the high morale of the servants, Xiao Keer didn't know what to say, but she didn't know where the other party got so many banknotes. Wouldn't it be heartbreaking to give them away?
After a while, everyone picked up their hoes and waited for Xia Shang's further instructions.
Xia Shang looked at everyone: "There are some things we still need to make clear. Since everyone has accepted the money, it means that they are completely obeying the court's arrangements. If in the next time, anyone goes back on their word or wants to leave secretly
, then don’t blame the court for being too ruthless. Because this matter is of great importance and is related to the survival of Xuzhou City. The court will never let the news of this operation spread even slightly. We don’t have time to talk to you about benevolence, justice and morality.
, Anyone who violates the arrangements of the court has no chance of survival. I believe everyone has seen how powerful the people sent to protect everyone this time are, and I hope everyone can cooperate."
Xia Shang said it calmly, but he was definitely not joking.
The importance of this matter cannot be compared with the life and death of one or two common people.
The common people have their pitiable qualities, and the common people also have their hateful qualities.
It cannot be ruled out that some of these people want to take the banknotes and sneak away.
It doesn't matter that they escaped, they were afraid that they would be caught by the enemy after they escaped. If they knew about this plan, the consequences would be disastrous.
Therefore, Xia Shang must make the seriousness of the matter clear. Anyone who disobeys management or makes a mistake will not be given another chance and will be executed directly without mercy.
After listening to Xia Shang's warning, the cousins of the servants became serious, their excitement calmed down a lot, and they understood the high risks that followed the high returns.
The team was silent for a long time, and Xia Shang gave others enough time to digest what he said.
After that, Xia Shang asked several officers and soldiers to explore the geographical environment in other places to find the shortest and most secret route to ensure that the canal could be completed in the shortest time.
General Lou took a few people to investigate the terrain in more detail. There was no need for everyone to take action immediately. Xia Shang ordered everyone to rest where they were.
.
This mission obviously cannot be completed in one or two days. It is roughly estimated that it will take four or five days. In order to achieve absolute concealment, no one prepared a tent and could not even cook in a pot. They could only eat the dry food they brought. If the dry food is not enough
, and finally may eat raw fish and lettuce.
I don't know whether these people are prepared for these potential difficulties, but Xia Shang has already prepared for the worst.
After being rained all night, everyone was in a very embarrassed state, especially Xiao Keer, the only girl in the team.
When she was in the city, she was still the young lady of the Xiao family, but now she has become a homeless person who ran out of the mud.
To Xia Shang's surprise, Xiao Ke'er didn't have the pretense of an ordinary girl, nor did she care about her current image or the dirt on her body. She just went to the river to wash her face, and then sat next to Xia Shang again.
"Master Xia, I feel that you are different from others."
Xia Shang didn't reply, he just looked at the water flowing in the river.
"Master Xia, what are you thinking about."
Xia Shang suddenly came back to his senses: "I was thinking... forget it, it's actually nothing."
Xiao Ke'er frowned: "Your Excellency is clearly thinking about something... This time I brought hundreds of people from the Xiao family to follow you. If there is anything, you cannot hide it."
When Xiao Keer said this, Xia Shang felt that the other party was being reasonable and said: "The water flow here is so fast, and it comes from the rainwater accumulated on the surrounding hills. If it continues like this, I don't know if it will still be there when we open the canal."
Is there a strong enough current?"
Xiao Ke'er was very smart. She understood what Xia Shang meant after Xia Shang simply said it. She also frowned and seemed to be a little worried.
After a while, Xiao Ke'er comforted and said: "Anyway, since we have already come here, we must proceed according to the original plan. If the canal can be opened now, the water here will rush down to the underestimation, which will definitely make it possible."
Those pirates feel better. This also proves that the strategy you thought of is feasible. Even if there is no water here when the canal is completed, as long as it rains next time, the canal will be effective."
Xia Shang naturally understands this truth, but he doesn’t know if or when the next heavy rain will come...
Xuzhou doesn’t have much time and can’t afford to wait a month or two.