Gao Feng turned around in astonishment and looked at Gao Yang. The gazes of the father and son met in the air, carrying a profound meaning.
This scene seemed familiar to him.
Wu Zhao's mouth curved up, and her words were as precious as gold, "Speak."
"If this plan satisfies me, then not only will you, Gao Yang, have no fault, but there will also be a reward."
The gazes of all the officials focused on Gao Yang. Compared to the contempt at the beginning, after Gao Yang's plan of eradicating the roots, they were clearly much more wary.
This son's scheme is probably rather sinister.
Gao Yang's voice rang out in the Golden Luan Hall.
"From the position of the tea merchant, his goal is very simple, to hire people at a low price to clear the land and complete the land clearing as quickly as possible."
"But most of the local people are lazy. Clearing the land is tiring and hard. Even if they are hired at a high price and the tea merchant has no prestige in the local area, the people will only work intermittently."
"To achieve the goal, one has to play with human nature."
"My method is very simple. Only one scheme is needed!"
"This scheme I call the Monkey-Tricking Scheme."
Wu Zhao sat up straight, her phoenix eyes falling on Gao Yang.
She pursued, "How to play with human nature and how to set up the scheme?"
"If I were the tea merchant, I would first hire a dozen people to clear the land at three or five times the wage."
Gao Yang's voice resounded through the Golden Luan Hall, and Wu Zhao frowned tightly.
"That's it? This general thought you had some wonderful plan, but it turns out to be nothing special." Wang Zhong sneered.
Playing with human nature and setting up a scheme. He really thought Gao Yang had thought of a solution, but after all, it was still hiring people at a high price.
Cui Xinghe also shook his head on his own.
Gao Yang remained calm and continued, "For the first few days, have the people concentrate on clearing one area. If the people are lazy or sleeping, just scold them and look anxious. Pretend to be more like it."
"The people are lazy by nature and mostly pretend to obey but actually disobey. Even in their eyes, my anxious and frantic appearance is like a funny monkey."
"Even they might secretly sneer a few times and continue doing their own thing."
"But after a few days, I bury a few pieces of gold in this barren mountain, and this scheme is complete!"
As the last sentence fell, the empress sat up straight instantly, her gaze carrying shock.
Bury gold in the barren mountain!
This plan is very ingenious. She even already knew what Gao Yang would do next.
All the officials were also in an uproar.
Gao Yang continued calmly, "When the gold is buried in the barren mountain, the previous people have been concentrating on clearing one area. Once it is about to be dug out, it is impossible to hide it from the other people.
"Even if the person who digs out the gold is quick-eyed and quick-handed, it is impossible to hide it from the people working together."
"Once there is a quarrel, I will take the opportunity to look nervous and ask them to hand over the gold. Even give them a little silver and ask them not to reveal the news of digging out gold from the mountain to avoid people coming to fight for it."
"With this gesture, within a few hours, the news that there is a gold mine under the barren mountain will spread throughout the village."
"Just one or two pieces of gold, and the evil of human nature will undoubtedly be exposed."
"These people who witnessed the gold digging, under the temptation of the gold mine, will definitely not be able to sit still, like ants on a hot pan, anxious and restless. The people who dug the gold will even mobilize their entire family to secretly go up the mountain. This is human nature. By then, the rumors will become more and more intense. At this time, without the need for wages, the entire family will all carry hoes and go up the mountain overnight to dig the land."
As soon as these words were spoken, all the officials were shaken and looked at Gao Yang one after another.
The fundamental reason for the people's laziness is that clearing the land is both hard and tiring. Even at triple the wage, there is no motivation.
But if they think there is a gold mine under the barren mountain, driven by rumors, especially with the lead of the first person, the villagers will rush to dig the mountain in a swarm, hoping to get rich overnight.
Even after Cui Xinghe understood, he had to say it was wonderful.
Although this plan still has flaws, it definitely has the possibility of being feasible!
Gao Feng also looked at Gao Yang in astonishment, his eyes wide.
Is this his son, Gao Feng?
Has he become enlightened?
"Wonderful. Use gold to bring out the greed of human nature and make all the villagers go up the mountain to clear the land."
"Later, randomly bury gold in different places on the mountain to make the people firmly believe that there is a gold mine under the barren mountain. This not only saves a lot of wages for clearing the land, but the villagers will also clear the land overnight."
"The son of Minister Gao has indeed not disappointed me."
"This plan is wonderful."
Wu Zhao praised and said, her phoenix eyes falling on Gao Yang, carrying satisfaction.
Gao Yang smiled and said, "Your Majesty, wait. This scheme is not over yet."
"On the contrary, the most sinister part has just begun."
When Wu Zhao heard this, she was somewhat surprised, "The most sinister part has just begun?"
All the officials were also astonished. Having achieved the goal of rapid land clearing, this is only the beginning?
"In a remote and poor area, the people are lazy and the local county magistrate definitely can't get any benefits. There is a high probability that he is a corrupt official. Before setting up the scheme, one can bribe him heavily."
"If there is the help of the county magistrate, this scheme will be twice the result with half the effort."
Gao Feng's face changed and he scolded, "Disobedient son, what nonsense are you talking about?"
But Wu Zhao waved her hand, "It's fine. Don't say this is a hypothesis. Even in the remote and poor areas of my Great Qian, are there few corrupt officials?"
"Gao Yang, continue. What happens after bribing the county magistrate?"
Gao Yang smiled and said, "The barren mountain, according to the laws of the Great Qian, is the private territory of the tea merchant. The villagers went up the mountain overnight to dig for gold, which has already violated the laws of the Great Qian."
"If I were the tea merchant, I would immediately report to the government and send officers and soldiers to arrest them and order them to hand over the gold they dug out."
"The people are jealous and mostly can't stand others having a good life. They will surely report each other."
Wang Zhong's scalp tingled and his eyes were astonished, "Without spending a penny, but getting the people to clear the land for free. Even the gold dug out has to be returned."
"This plan is too vicious!"
Wang Zhong looked at Gao Yang, his face full of horror.
Wu Zhao also nodded in praise, "First bribe the county magistrate, then use the evil of human nature to take back the gold previously put in. Although this plan is slightly sinister, it has completed the most efficient land clearing with the least wage."
"This is still a wonderful plan."
Cui Xinghe's face was gloomy. He was one of the four literary talents of Chang'an, the eldest son of the Cui family of the Seven Surnames and Five Families, and the current number one scholar. But at this moment, he was overshadowed by Gao Yang.
This was unacceptable to him.
He said solemnly, "Bribing the county magistrate is not a small amount. At most, the villagers will only return the gold. But is it worth taking the risk of beheading?"
Gao Yang smiled and said, "Lord Cui, are there few incidents of officials and merchants collude with in the world? Who would bribe heavily at the beginning? Whether an official is honest or corrupt, one can know by walking among the people."
"And the viciousness of this plan is not limited to this. What if the gold is gold on the outside but copper inside?"