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Li Tai secretly felt that this price was a bit exaggerated. Although it is said that withered Yinhu is an outlier in the Jihu tribe, each of them has a lot of savings, and withered Yin Liu, as the largest force in its territory, must have richer financial resources, but let them pay for it. It should also be a bit difficult to produce [-] bolts of silk.

For example, the dozen or so Hu chieftains who worshiped the Lord before, because the land was a bit ruthless, they have been a bit guilty recently, and the employment is not very active, so that the construction period has been delayed.However, the initial investment was already so large, and they were not willing to give up halfway. After their respective financial resources were in a hurry, they began to actively recruit other partners to come in.

But professional things should be done by professional people. Since monk Hongyi is so confident, Li Tai nodded and said with a smile: "Then according to your plan, after this thing is done, I will give you a reward." !"

"The old monk and the outsider don't need much material from the world. The former is obsessed with evil ways. Fortunately, the lord's grace saved him from calamity, and he even praised the old monk to take charge of the temple. He has nothing to ask for, only a little vulgarity Chaohuai, I implore the lord to be gracious."

The old monk has recently pretended to be addicted, and his speech routines seem to have seen through the world of mortals and has no desires, but the request for rewards made Li Tai a little dumbfounded: "There are monks and filth in the door, I am afraid they will not be tolerated in the world. Fang Wai. I implore the lord to accommodate the house and serve as a servant. There is only this gap in my heart. If the lord can make it up with kindness, the common wish will be fulfilled, and I will be the mouthpiece of the lord's Dharma for the rest of my life!"

This is what I said, I am very happy when I close the door and have fun, but when I pull up my pants and kill people, I become a monk's filth.But it has to be said that the request made by the monk Hongyi also made the subsequent relationship more harmonious.

At present, the temple has not yet been completed, and the movement of money and goods is already very large, and the scale will only become larger in the future.If it wasn't for his confidant Humerus, Li Tai wouldn't be worried about using it for a long time. With this bond of friendship between each other, it wouldn't be a problem.

Li Tai nodded and said with a smile: "Master, don't worry, I will take your son as a disciple after I have time to go back, and join my family. In the coming year, marriage and marriage are all family affairs, so that you don't have to be disturbed by the world!"

Monk Hongyi was overjoyed after hearing the words, and kowtowed repeatedly to express his loyalty and gratitude.

In the next few days, Li Tai didn't bother with this matter anymore, and just immersed himself in dealing with the military and political affairs accumulated in Fangcheng.

When Monk Hongyi came again, he brought good news. After visiting various Buddhist ceremonies, Liu and his son finally decided to agree to the price, and said that within a month, they would send [-] pieces of silk in advance to the In order to speed up the construction period of the temple.

Li Tai was overjoyed when he heard the words, and he also secretly reviewed that he had never seen the world, and he could barely eat four dishes. The local tyrants sent him to his door and let him let his bloodlet. He was actually worried that the knife would be too harsh.

It is also because he does not have the thinking mode of this world in his bones, and underestimates the temptation and appeal of religion to people's hearts.

As the chiefs of Jihu living in the cracks, Liu's father and son were able to gather such a rich family business, obviously not because they were stupid and rich in money. Since they were willing to spend so much, they must also feel that there is huge value and opportunity in it.

In line with the principle of learning from the pain and rectifying mistakes, Li Tai made another request after introspection: "Tell them that such a large amount of material is complicated to calculate, and a slight negligence will result in a huge surplus. Add greedy reputation to the Buddha, and less offerings will damage the sincerity of the Buddha. Therefore, the donation is only grain and silk, and it is the most fair to each other."

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Withered Yin Hu was half-cultivating and half-grazing. Even some plowing and weaving operations were not as large as the output of the large manors of the Guanzhong tyrants. Obviously, such a huge amount of grain and silk could not be produced.What should I do then?Of course it was a trade exchange!

Now in the whole of Guanzhong, there are people with billions of dollars in wealth, but the rich and powerful have the channels and abilities to conduct large transactions with Beizhou Jihu, only Li Tai and the Qumeng behind him are the only ones.

There must be profit and loss in all transactions. For such a large material transaction, even if Li Tai is more restrained, [-]% of the profit is not too much. After all, transporting grain and silk from Guanzhong to this point is a considerable amount of transportation expenses.

This year in Guanzhong is the year of Damin again, and the trend of Gujian is already clearly visible.The improved efficiency and large-scale textiles brought about by the large spinning wheel also enabled the rural households in Qumeng to have a lot of cloth.

Therefore, it is also the responsibility of Li Tai, the leader of the canal alliance, to turn these food and silk rings into more valuable commodities.If the Liu family of Withering Yin provided pastoral materials worth [-] bolts of silk at the current price of the township, Li Lan would be even more astonishing when they were sold back to Guanzhong!

This is not an additional burden for the Liu Yin family. After all, they have already planned to donate materials worth [-] bolts of silk, and they want to rely on their strong financial resources to catch up from behind and gain a certain dominance over Buddhist temples. Some personnel costs for the exchange of goods have been increased, but compared with the massive investment, this cost increase is insignificant.

Sure enough, when Monk Hongyi conveyed Li Tai's intentions to Liu Chang'an, who stayed here and was in charge of contacting, he did not object, but said that such a large amount of purchase might not be completed in a short period of time.

Li Tai was so considerate, of course he would not make things difficult for him, he immediately sent a message to Liu Gong, who was staying at Baishuizhuang, to go north, to negotiate business with Liu Changan on behalf of Qumeng.

On the premise that both parties are full of sincerity and each takes what they need, a deal will be concluded soon.

Qumeng is responsible for providing [-] bolts of silk and equivalent grains, while Withering Liu’s is providing equivalent pastoral products. It is agreed to complete the transaction before the end of the month, check the results and discuss the next transaction. .

This batch of food and silk didn't even need to be raised separately, because it was supposed to be transported to Beizhou before autumn for the consumption of Fangcheng troops.Now it is injected into the Luochuan Temple, and it is also under Li Tai's control, so it can be called by mistake.

Seeing that the transaction was concluded so smoothly, Li Tai also reciprocated with joy in his heart, and within his own power, he added Liu Chang'an to the city defense army, and ordered him to lead a group of township soldiers to guard near the Luochuan Temple, so as not to overwhelm small thieves. Peeping looting.

After Liu Chang'an got this appointment, he was also overjoyed. He felt that Li Dadu was really fair and clear in dealing with things. He had just made a contribution and would be able to pay back immediately.When he learned that there were not enough troops in Fangcheng, he even patted his chest and said that he could use Ding Yong from the five hundred tribes.

Of course Li Tai was even happier, you donated the huge goods, and then you have to take care of me, and in the end you have to be grateful to me.

It should be noted that if the [-] bolts of silk could be lost to the Jiba Mansion shortly after the end of the Mangshan War in the ninth year of Datong, when the Ba Mansion issued a reward, Yu Wentai, who was poor at that time, might not even have a Yi Both the governor and the governor are willing to award it, even a left official of the governor is not a bad idea!
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But as long as this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to get it back. Yu Wentai's eyelids have also become extremely high this year.

In addition to the allocation of materials for the two defense cities, Li Tai raised nearly [-] soldiers in the area of ​​the three defense cities, which did not add the slightest burden to the Tyrant Mansion. If he hadn't made that windfall last year, Yu Wentai would not have to boast about his little treasure. .

But this year there is not even a letter of commendation. Although there are some reasons for being guilty and worried that Li Tai will take advantage of the situation, it at least shows that Yu Wentai is really drifting this year.

With the joining of Liu Yin and the huge donation, there are more than enough materials to build the Luochuan Temple, and even the construction of Li and Tai's two defense cities can be greatly stimulated, greatly shortening the period for investment to bear fruit.

As for the distribution of the right to speak about the completion of the temple, Li Tai also has a bottom line, that is, he must never let Jihu fully control it.

First of all, we must continue to expand the army, let my cousin Cui Xi eliminate a group of township armed forces, and continue to expand the defense force of Luochuan Fangcheng, at least to reach [-] horses, so as to ensure that the Luochuan Temple will always be located in Fangcheng. Under the shock of the soldiers.

As for the management of Buddhist affairs and religious status in the temple, although the Withering Yin Liu family has a niche exclusively, Li Tai will also give them the corresponding right to speak in return, and it is not a loss to be a deputy abbot.

But no one said that temple affairs are decided between two or three people, especially the selection of various head monks, should a group of elders be appointed to jointly elect them?Let everyone put forward their own opinions and contribute their own strength to the development of the temple, and use the virtuous to replace the mediocre.

The qualifications of this group of elders will have to be sold for another price. Li Dadu pays attention to fairness and justice in his work, but he does not make it public.

He has ordered the craftsmen of Baishuizhuang to use various copper and tin materials to build a larger statue of Liu Shifo, and when the main hall of the Buddha hall is completed, it will be placed in the hall, and the niches on both sides can continue to be sold.

But this big Buddha statue requires various ministries to raise money to bring it here. It is preliminarily scheduled for ten families to occupy the positions of elders. The rest will be won by the Zhuhu Department through bidding. The managing monk must be nominated by the elders and selected by the masses. The presider decides with less than half of the votes.

Of course, this set of rules is still very rough, and it needs to be improved after it is implemented, and that is a later story.

The funds for the construction of the temple suddenly became extremely sufficient, and Li Tai also felt that he had to make a greater contribution.

So he sent a message to Shangyuan Township, ordering his construction team to go north to instruct these Jihu people how to build houses. He built Shangyuan Village frequently, and of course he also trained a group of experienced civil engineers. Come here Earn some spare money for consulting fees to supplement the family.

Some people really don't talk about it, Li Tai is still here to complain that Yu Wentai is a bit indifferent this year, he is reluctant to even send a letter of praise, and he doesn't want a letter from Daxingtai to be sent to Fangcheng the next day.

This letter is not a letter of praise, nor is it related to official business, but an invitation for him to go back to Huazhou for a wedding!

Yu Wentai's daughter and Yu Jin's son are going to get married this month. Daxingtai knows that he works hard in Beizhou, so if he feels homesick, he can go back and have a wedding drink.

After reading it, Li Tai wanted to scold her a little bit. It’s okay if you don’t give me a soft meal. I’m self-reliant. It’s okay to send me to Beizhou to drink the northwest wind. !
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