Another World Da Ming: I use a hundred lives to become holy

Chapter 616 The Coachman's Peace of Mind

"Singers, dancers, merchants, restaurants!"

"Why did they all come here...?"

Even if customers voluntarily pay several times the premium, a high price should be accompanied by high-quality service.

Moreover, while there were certainly unforeseen circumstances in Yangzhou, their escort agency could not shirk the responsibility for the delayed intelligence.

Naturally, during the second transfer, the team dared not hesitate for a moment and took Tu Jie directly to the place they had in mind.

After all, Yangzhou City has only changed its appearance to the back of a construction site, not the number of households. Compared to the capital, the escort agencies here are even more professional in some aspects.

They certainly didn't want to lose such a big client as Tu Jie.

"Sir, I heard that this decision was made spontaneously by the people of Yangzhou Prefecture."

"Whether they are officials or commoners, everyone is now wholeheartedly dedicated to building a second Yangzhou city next to Yangzhou Station for our dynasty."

As the person closest to Tu Jie in the group, the coachman gathered all the information and immediately offered an explanation when he saw Tu Jie's surprise.

"A second Yangzhou city?"

However, Tu Jie's initial surprise and doubt subsided upon hearing those six words, sinking to the deepest recesses of his heart.

"Yes, what's wrong, sir?" The coachman's heart was pounding with Tu Jie's, and he didn't understand what had gone wrong.

In the past, the purpose of all tourists who came to Yangzhou for a day trip was never the city of Yangzhou itself.

Rather, it was the prosperity of Yangzhou city.

Now that prosperity is right before their eyes, why is this generous gentleman still not satisfied?

Could it be that the security escort agency failed to update its intelligence in time, and now even the people on their mission have misunderstood the client's requirements?

"It's alright, let's find a place to stay first."

what happened?

Tu Jie sat back in the carriage without any further explanation. The coachman, not understanding what was going on, could only do as he was told, but his heart sank to the bottom along with Tu Jie's.

But when Tu Jie got off the carriage, he signed a document to continue the cooperation, leaving the entire team stunned with happiness.

Especially coachmen.

He clearly saw that Tu Jie's face was full of displeasure.

Could it be that Tu Jie is particularly fond of Yangzhou? And only because he loves it so much can he appreciate its prosperity? Rich people are truly hard to understand!

......

Only Tu Jie understood that he wasn't actually difficult to understand; it was Zhao Zheng who was too difficult to understand.

After several transfers, it was already late at night.

The newly built No. 2 Yangzhou City next to Yangzhou Station, although less crowded and less formal with city walls, has just as many features as it does, and it has also eliminated some of the restrictions that only exist inside city walls.

This has attracted almost all the caravans and pedestrians who have arrived or passed through here in recent days, making them stop and become captivated by the place.

However, Tu Jie saw it differently.

In his view, this second Yangzhou city was a completely different scene.

A sight that should not exist in this era!

With everyone united, we embarked on a massive infrastructure construction campaign to relocate to Yangzhou!

This is a blatant and complete overthrow of the dynastic system; it is a declaration of war against the emperor and all the court officials!

Is there an order? Is there money? Where did it come from? Who issued it?

Has the Zhao family completely stopped pretending?

But no one understood Tu Jie's fear. Even the very next day, the escort team he had hired at a high price promptly handed him a tourist guide to the second Yangzhou city, which included the temporary government office at the front of the route!

"Master, although the new Yangzhou city has less water than the original Yangzhou city, it is superior in every other aspect."

"We've been searching day and night for the best order of attractions for you, sir!"

It was the same coachman, still so considerate.

"..."

"Then lead the way."

Tu Jie really wanted to refuse, but he couldn't.

The construction of the new Yangzhou city is progressing so smoothly, yet not a single word has been sent back to the capital, which is quite strange.

Therefore, how could his team from the capital, a group of skilled fighters, possibly escape the attention of those with ulterior motives?

We can only deal with it as it comes, like water being blocked by earth or soldiers being met with generals.

Fortunately, although Tu Jie was suspected of being absent from work without leave, he was personally appointed by Zhao Zheng.

Judging from the distance and kinship, he should be of a higher status than the people of Yangzhou.

That's how Tu Jie comforted himself, anyway.

"master?"

"Okay, let's keep going."

Tu Jie tried to comfort himself along the way, but the coachman and tour guide who wanted to please him suffered the most.

The coachman introduced the restaurants, teahouses, and even the Yangzhou train station along the way, and I almost couldn't take my eyes off them myself.

But to everyone's surprise, Tu Jie barely even looked up.

Could it be that Master Tu Jie really only likes the architecture of Yangzhou City and has never been interested in prosperity?

Although the newly built buildings along the road are exquisite, they still fall short in terms of scale and cultural heritage compared to the antique charm of Yangzhou city.

The coachman was tired. "Sir, ahead is the temporary government office of the new Yangzhou city. It's a rare open government office in our dynasty. I heard that the prefect spends half a day here every day listening to the people's opinions."

"Master, shall we go take a look?" The coachman had already given up hope. When he asked this tentative question, he didn't look at Tu Jie, but instead gestured to his guards behind him to prepare to go to the next house.

"Open up the government office?" To everyone's surprise, Tu Jie suddenly looked up, as if he had become interested.

"Correct!"

The money was so easy to get that they didn't feel safe keeping it in their pockets. The coachman and guards immediately took notice and quickly added, "Sir, this is a rare and unusual event."

“In the past, those officials were not people like us who did hard labor could easily see.”

"But Prefect Li of Yangzhou Prefecture would set aside time every day to listen to the complaints of us commoners."

"And it's not just about listening. If we learn about the people's complaints today, tomorrow Prefect Li will personally send people to investigate the specifics and then resolve the issue properly."

The coachman immediately started talking, and it was indeed surprising that Prefect Li of Yangzhou was quite capable.

"Is it time now? Let's go check." Tu Jie calmed himself down, thinking to himself that he had to go and pay his respects to the docks.

"exist!"

Finally, they had something to do, so the coachman quickly led the way, afraid of missing the time and not being able to get any more tasks from Tu Jie.

At the same time, they exchanged glances several times.

The coachman and his guard companion each had their own suspicions.

Could it be that Tu Jie doesn't have a powerful background, but is actually a big shot himself?

Otherwise, why would they be uninterested in prosperity but so interested in officials?

Could it be that Tu Jie is a government official, traveling incognito to investigate the people's conditions?

The more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed that this team of elites from the capital's security escort agency was. After all, it was the capital; what kind of things and what kind of people hadn't they encountered?

When they finally lined up to meet Prefect Li, their suspicions were confirmed, and even more so.

because......

"Tu Da..."

"This humble citizen, Xu Jie, greets Lord Li!" Zhao Zheng had prepared a false identity for Tu Jie, which turned out to be Xu Jie. However, Tu Jie did not expect to run into an acquaintance.

And they were people I used to know very well.

Li Yan, formerly the Left Assistant Secretary of the Secretariat, was a man who colluded with Tu Jie in corruption, each fulfilling their duties and exchanging favors.

But when did Li Yan become the Prefect of Yangzhou?

Yangzhou Prefecture belonged to Southern Zhili. Although the highest officials were all personally appointed by the emperor, documents still had to go through the Grand Secretariat.

Tu Jie couldn't understand it, and he felt a pang of heartache that he couldn't express in detail.

Because the only people who could make him, the acting Grand Secretary, understand this were the Emperor and Zhao Zheng.

Apart from him, the acting prime minister who was disliked by both sides, the other cabinet ministers were all Zhao Zheng's men. It was just a formality, and it would be too easy to fool him.

Tu Jie just wanted to know why the emperor would cooperate with Zhao Zheng.

After all, in the current imperial court, everyone knows that the current head of the Zhao family is completely focused on research.

"You're too kind, folks!" Prefect Li Yan quickly realized that Tu Jie was hiding his identity and changed his tune.

The coachman who followed them in had already seen everything carefully.

Master Tu? Master Tu!

He certainly has status!

Their security escort agency has made a fortune! They can now collect their money with peace of mind!