The sun lightly jumped out of the horizon. After the rain, Luoyang seemed even colder.
Li Yi's heart was warm because he could take half of the bill for the sealed-off temples in Luoyang Palace. Then he would look at the properties and fields.
Li Longji's face was cold. Bi Goo sighed from time to time.
"It's also accumulated over many years. It's not a one-time thing." Zhang Jiuling helped the monks and Taoists to say something.
"The Tang dynasty's imperial court has been accumulating for many years. Why didn't it accumulate?" Su Yi flipped through the account book with trembling hands.
There were many kinds of things recorded in the account book, including gold, silver, jade, coral, diamond, Dzi beads, pearls, tortoiseshell, copper coins, silk and satin, large denomination exchange coupons …
If one casually flipped through the account book of any temple, the estimated value of the items would be at least 200,000 taels.
On the other hand, there were relatively few Taoist temples. They were only relative and folded in half.
"There shouldn't be many temples outside. Luoyang Palace's situation is different. There should be some on Mount Song. Then there's Chang 'an. Oh! Chang 'an doesn't count. "
Bi Goo analyzed. In fact, he cared a lot about the temples in Chang 'an. Would Chang' an be worse than Luoyang?
"The soldiers at the border were in urgent need of Baggage. The common people paid money to the county yamen. The women in Pyong Kang Square sent money.
The common people in Shu carried it on poles, pushed it on wheelbarrows, and carried it on their shoulders.
The Salt Gang and the Anti-Gang Organization mobilized people. Xiao Yi and Zhuangzi didn't care about how much money they had to pay.
Everyone knew that the Military forces of the Tang dynasty lost the war. The enemy would come in. How can there be an egg intact when the nest is overturned? "
Song Jing, who was against the soldiers having too much power, talked about the war.
They talked about the temples, but everyone understood what he meant.
If the country was broken, like the Later Turks, how could the temples in Chang 'an and Luoyang not be robbed?
Li Yi, on the other hand, was full of smiles. He didn't care if others paid or not.
When the Roaming King attacked the capital, the people in the capital complained that they were poor and had their properties confiscated. According to the records, there were more than 70 million taels of silver.
Those who complained that they were poor thought that others wanted to stabilize them, but they did not think about how the Roaming King would distribute the benefits to the soldiers.
As for the current two hundred thousand taels, I'll take it as an extra five hundred thousand taels. That's five hundred million taels. No matter how big the purchase price is, one tael is worth five yuan.
Was 2.5 billion a lot?
Haven't you seen anyone who donated tens of millions? How many coins could the wishing well get in a day?
"Everyone, there's no need to be like this. It's their ability to make money. It's my ability to take half of it from them.
It's not that I can't earn the same amount of money, but I'm afraid that the people don't have money. When harvesting leeks, I have to leave the roots so that I can continue to harvest them.
Aiya! What flower? Old Bi, why are you looking at me? Didn't we agree that I'll give you half of the taxes and half of the goods? "
As Li Yi spoke, his smile gradually disappeared. He picked up the account book in front of him and held it in his arms.
Bi Goo was so angry that he laughed. "Are account books money? Now you're rich, more than the imperial court. "
"I just gave an order a few days ago to support the Baggage of the two hundred thousand soldiers at the front line. They have horses. Not only do the people eat, but the horses also eat."
Li Yi flipped the account book. Was this how it was calculated?
"Xiao Yi is still rich. The temple is far inferior to the Li Family Zhuangzi."
Yao Chong, who was also called over to watch, praised Li Yi. A temple with two hundred thousand taels was not enough to support two hundred thousand soldiers at war.
It would be satisfying to add everything together. It would be best to bring the Chang 'an with them.
"Gang Rou will only take half. There's still half left." Zhang Jiuling reminded.
"We can't snatch anymore." Li Yi put down the account book and waved his hand. "We can't touch the Chang 'an. Luoyang will take half. If we have money, we can ask them to pay for the books we print in the future."
"Yes, we can't give it to them for free." Song Jing supported Li Yi, even if he was not the one paying for it.
Li Longji had been listening the whole time. When he heard Li Yi's words, his mood improved a lot. "Brother Yi, copy it … How are you going to spend the money you earned?"
"Expand the scale of the factory and find more people to work. At this time next year, let the people of the Tang dynasty use matches."
Li Yi was considering investing in industries. There was enough money for road repair.
"Enough? I have … "Li Longji did not know how much money the factory would cost. He had a lot of money.
He was happy that he had more money, but he was envious of the temple's wealth.
Li Yi shook his head. "It can't be used up. Take out more than half of the remaining money and send it to Ezhou and other prefectures. Ask the farmers to spend it accordingly."
Li Yi mentioned another place, a large area of Dongting Lake.
The farmers sent out a bunch of people to collect land, find people to work, and raise livestock.
Wherever the money was invested, the living conditions of the people there would be better.
If a lot of money was invested in a place and the local people's lives did not change, it meant that the investment was a failure.
If the people not only did not earn money but also fell ill due to environmental pollution, it meant that the investment …
"What are they keeping the money for?" Su Yi thought of a question.
The monks and Taoists of the temple had saved a lot of money. Did they like to look at valuable things and exchange vouchers?
Li Yi gave the answer. "In order to deal with natural disasters and military disasters, before the soldiers came, they fled in advance and took things with them.
There was food in the account book. During natural disasters, they gave out porridge and bought food at the same time.
If they did not give out porridge, they were afraid that the starving people would rob them. If they took out a portion, the people would support them. "
"What about now? If they gave you half, would they dare to keep the other half? We know how much money they have. "
Su Yi asked again. No one had checked before, so he thought that there was not much money in the temple.
Now, even if the temple had 200,000 taels, after giving Li Yi 100,000 taels, there would be 100,000 taels left.
Li Yi thought about it and said uncertainly, "They should be able to give gold to the Buddhas, or buy land in other places to build temples."
"Sigh!" Su Yi sighed.
"Write it in the newspapers and let the people know." Li Yi said casually.
"The people will rob?" Zhang Jiuling thought of the situation where the people robbed.
"Send people to protect them. You are not allowed to rob them. It is illegal to rob others."
Li Yi said sternly. He did not say this when they robbed him.
Li Longji tapped his finger on the account book. "A lot of money and things were actually given to them as rewards."
He provided a source of funds for the other party. Some emperors saw that Buddhism was good and gave it to Buddhism. Some emperors thought that Taoism was good and gave it to Taoism.
In any case, there was always a good one who used their propaganda to govern the world.
This included the Confucian Sect.
"If it is written in the newspapers, the temples of Henan Prefecture and the capital will be giving out porridge."
Yao Chong considered the response of others. The capital would not be able to escape.
If there were more in Henan Prefecture, would the people think that there were fewer in the capital?
Li Yi nodded. "More or less. Bring the things over first. I will choose from them. If we split them in half … return the worthless things to them.
Pearls, corals, jade, diamonds, tortoiseshell, silk, and even dzi beads.
Gold, silver, copper, and coins can be converted into exchange certificates and given to them. They will not be at a disadvantage. "
"How many boxes should we give to them?" Bi Goo thought of the number of exchange certificates.
"No, print large denominations. 1,000 taels each. It is convenient to carry around." Li Yi shook his head. He was thinking of the monks and Taoists.
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