Royal Gold Medal County Magistrate

The brilliant performance of the two masters on stage had already begun.

Holding their ritual implements in hand, they mumbled incantations, unintelligible to the audience.

As for the common people below, a small half of them wore expressions of disdain. These people had come from the county to watch the spectacle.

After so many years of de-mystification education, few still believed in this kind of thing. There were, however, many who revered Fang Zheng Yi.

In a remote place like Taoyuan County, coupled with the backdrop of the times, tales of ghosts and gods were widely circulated, and places like dilapidated temples and mountain hollows inevitably appeared frequently.

Unscrupulous swindlers and some believers had a field day, which gave Fang Zheng Yi quite a headache for a while.

It wasn't until he developed gunpowder and personally led people to blow up several dens where ghosts and monsters were hiding that the people gradually became enlightened...

In addition, Fang Zheng Yi often told people stories of fantasy and strange tales.

Comparing the two... the local ghosts in the county who could only push lamps and move bowls were really too逊!

They didn't believe it much in the first place, but now, the believers felt even more disdain for the local ghosts.

Those from the capital were different!

That place was the headquarters of the two masters, with countless followers, so as soon as the ritual began, the onlookers in the capital started shouting and screaming.

The people of Taoyuan also smiled... the sense of superiority was here!

When Fang Zheng Yi arrived late, the ritual performance of the two masters on stage had already reached a fever pitch.

After all, Master Huijue was someone who had followed him before, so he maintained basic decency and only chanted scriptures with his hands clasped together.

Taoist Hua was different. He had disheveled hair and looked like a madman.

He shook the ritual bell non-stop.

Liu Ge and Xiao Qiang, who were in the front row, heard a commotion behind them and turned around to look.

When they saw that it was Fang Zheng Yi himself, they couldn't care about anything else and hurried up to greet him and pay their respects.

Ao Chen introduced, "These are the two men, formerly from our garrison team. The older one is called Liu Zhongshun, and the younger one is called Zhou Qiang."

Fang Zheng Yi nodded, "Liu Zhongshun? I seem to have a slight impression. The one who won against Zhou Tie in the arm-wrestling competition?"

"Not bad, you two are really talented. How long have you been begging, and you've already started preparing to buy wasteland in the county to build houses?"

Liu Zhongshun was sincerely apprehensive, "You flatter us, sir! Winning the arm-wrestling match was just a fluke! We owe our achievements today to you, sir."

Zhou Qiang chuckled, looking somewhat nervous on the side.

Just as Fang Zheng Yi was about to ask a question, the onlookers suddenly cheered loudly.

Taoist Hua on the stage, with his left foot stomping on the ground, loudly chanted an incantation: "The Dao is learned through the heart, and incense conveys the heart. Incense burns in the jade censer, the heart is before the Emperor. May the true spirits descend, immortal banners..."

"Bravo!" A burst of applause rang out.

Taoist Hua chanted the incantation, twirling the sword in his hand, performing a few steps backward.

Finally, he kicked off with his legs, performing a spinning kick in mid-air, and then sat cross-legged on the ground in a suave and handsome manner.

Then, he shook like a sieve...

"Hey! Hua..." Zhou Qiang wanted to remind him, but seeing that he had already sat down completely, he awkwardly lowered his outstretched hand.

Fang Zheng Yi watched in astonishment.

Taoist Priest's wonderful action design has made his popularity surpass Master Huijue, but sitting on the ground is like touching an electric door, shaking non-stop, and making incomprehensible syllables, which is very profound.

Elegant, so elegant!

This stage presence vaguely reminded him of a famous singer from his previous life.

"Good heavens, how much money did you spend to invite him here? The master's performance is really energetic!" Fang Zheng Yi exclaimed.

Zhou Qiang said with a tearful face, "No, sir, he just sat on a nail. The stage was just set up yesterday, and many places haven't had time to be fixed."

It wasn't easy to invite a master to perform, and such a big mistake would offend people...

Fang Zheng Yi, Liu Zhongshun, and Ao Chen looked at the stage in unison with surprise.

The same word came out of their mouths.

"Professional..."

Fang Zheng Yi came back to his senses and coughed lightly, "The reason I've called you two here today is to specifically ask you why you want to buy wasteland and what your subsequent plans are?"

"How much money have you begged for, to make such a big splash? How much will be left in your hands? Is it enough to build houses?"

Fang Zheng Yi asked a series of questions, causing Liu Zhongshun to feel guilty, but he didn't dare to lie in front of him.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Reporting to you, sir... we have no money."

"But after today's big event, we will be able to attract others to invest when we return to the city."

Fang Zheng Yi smiled dumbly.

They really had ideas and were bold enough!

No wonder they dared to come out and try again after failing twice in business.

"Well, continue talking, I'm listening."

Liu Zhongshun secretly glanced at Fang Zheng Yi a couple of times, took a deep breath, and said, "Sir, I don't have any other plans for buying wasteland, I just want to build houses and make money. During the time I spent out there, I heard that many wealthy people have this idea, but unfortunately, they don't have the status to live in Taoyuan County."

"So I thought about buying the wasteland, just... just to take advantage of a loophole."

Fang Zheng Yi remained silent and looked at Zhou Qiang.

Zhou Qiang immediately panicked and said, "Sir, we didn't do it on purpose!! Brother Liu just wants to make a name for himself and start a great career, there's no other meaning. We've always been cheated when doing business outside, so with the experience, we wanted to regroup and make a comeback!"

"My childhood sweetheart, she even...."

Liu Zhongshun fiercely tugged at Zhou Qiang's sleeve and continued to lower his head, "That's the situation, sir, if you're unhappy, feel free to punish us!"

Ao Chen leaned close to Fang Zheng Yi's ear and whispered, "Sir, that's the situation, it's pretty much the same as what I know."

"Well... how can you guarantee that you can sell the houses after building them on the wasteland?"

Liu Zhongshun said, "Sir, I'm thinking of first buying the wasteland, using the power of our county to do some publicity, and then tricking some people... mortgaging it to the county, and then buying wasteland again, repeating the cycle... I'm not sure, but I think there's hope, I want to give it a try!"

Fang Zheng Yi was shocked, staring at Liu Zhongshun in astonishment!

Isn't this purely a modern tactic? Some strange things have emerged in the county again!

How long has it been? After failing in business, they've learned from experience and directly entered the real estate industry?!

People teaching people will never succeed, but things teach people once!

As expected.

"You two don't need to be afraid, since the county has already sold it to you, then the contract is valid," Fang Zheng Yi said with emotion.

"To be honest, these wastelands were originally reserved by the county for development. I thought about it last night, and it's not impossible to let you develop them, and I can even help you open the door for convenience."

He had indeed thought deeply about this matter last night.

It wasn't a problem to hand over the houses to the people below for development, and he would naturally earn more if he did it himself.

However, it was not a good thing for Taoyuan County to be too prominent, as it would easily attract some criticism.

These troubles should be avoided if possible, anyway, his hard work in making money was ultimately for the people of Taoyuan County.

It was the same whoever earned it, as long as they were his own people.

"However, I have a few requirements. You must build the houses well, and the standards must be in accordance with the county's latest standards, and wood must not be used, but cement must be used instead."

"The environmental facilities must be well done, and you must not ruin the reputation of our Taoyuan County, do you understand?"