Yuan Tiangang pondered for a while, and then said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, as an outsider, Poor Dao should not be concerned about some mundane things, but as a person in the Daomen, looking at the current situation of the Daomen, it makes the Poor Dao worried, although the royal family is now vigorously promoting Taoism, but the current influence is not as good as that of foreign Buddhism, let alone compared with the dominant Confucianism." ”

Hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, it made Li Su a little surprised, originally with his impression of Yuan Tiangang, the other party seemed to belong to the kind of worldly master, and he didn't care about anything, but he didn't expect him to have such a fiery heart for Daomen.

I only heard Yuan Tiangang then said: "There are many schools of Taoism now, each of them has its own doctrine, so that it is impossible to form a joint force at all, if the current situation is allowed to develop, the influence of Taoism will only become weaker and weaker, and sooner or later it will be squeezed out by Buddhism, but the idea of the military academy and medical school opened by His Royal Highness has made the poor Taoist have a flash of inspiration, thinking that if a Taoist college is opened, the various theories will be integrated into it, and then cultivate Taoist talents without sectarian views, I believe that after a hundred years, There must be no more portals in the world! ”

The more Yuan Tiangang talked, the more excited he became, and his face, which had always been indifferent, now appeared with a wave of fanaticism, which shows that there is no real person who is indifferent to fame and fortune in this world, and everyone has their own attachment in their hearts.

Hearing this, Li Su already understood the reason why Yuan Tiangang was looking for himself, as long as Yuan Tiangang raised the matter of opening a Taoist college, Li Shimin would definitely support it, but this support was also limited, at most a holy decree was issued, a proper name was given, and then a place was set aside as the site of the academy, as for the funds for the construction of the academy. I'm sorry for this. The treasury was really empty, and as for the money that Li Su got, it was mortgaged by the credit of the imperial court. What was borrowed from the people of the Tang Dynasty could be used for national events such as the Western Expedition and the construction of military schools, but the construction of Taoist colleges was not possible. After all, this has nothing to do with the national economy and people's livelihood, and spreading it will damage the prestige of the imperial court.

Thinking about the above clearly, the reason why Yuan Tiangang came to Li Su is about to come out, except for asking him to give him financial support, there must be no second reason, who makes Li Su's mansion have countless industries, and they are the most profitable industries, and the Qi Wangfu to describe him with daily gold is already a little backward.

As the leader of Datang industry and commerce. From the beginning of roasted tea, through cement, coal, fishery, canning, glass, textiles and other large and small industries, almost every industry has a figure of Li Su. And even in some industries. The Qi Wangfu also has a major market share, and the huge profits earned from these industries. has already made Li Su the leading big capitalist in the Tang Dynasty, and even he doesn't know how much net worth he has.

It's just that after Li Su understood what Yuan Tiangang meant, he stood behind the bookcase and fell into deep thought. It is not difficult for him to establish a Taoist college, but the significance of this event is extremely significant, because it is related to the dispute between the faith of Buddha and Tao, and faith is very ethereal, but in fact, it is extremely important for human society.

After Li Su came to Datang, he has been committed to promoting the development of industry and commerce, and his practical words for future generations are the construction of material civilization, and for spiritual civilization such as faith and morality, except for the newspaper that has only recently been made, there is not much interference in other aspects, but I didn't expect it to be mentioned by Yuan Tiangang today.

The contemplative Li Su paced back and forth in the room for a few steps, and finally raised his head and said: "Daoist Yuan, building a Dao Academy is not a difficult thing for me, but has the Dao Chief thought about it, after the Dao Academy is built, how will you maintain it, and even how will it develop in the future?" ”

Li Su suddenly asked the point, the cost of maintaining an academy is also very amazing, and he can't keep donating it for free. Yuan Tiangang also frowned after hearing this, thought for a while, and then said: "I will discuss this matter with the people of the various avenue temples, I can let them pay some expenses every year, and in addition, I also have many believers in my Dao Sect, and they can also donate some, these together should be enough for the operation of the academy, right?" ”

Hearing Yuan Tiangang's answer, Li Su showed a meaningful smile, and said: "Daoist Yuan, it's not me talking about you, the two methods you said are too passive for the academy, just take the first method as an example, although there are many Daoguan, and there are many Taoist temples that can indeed receive a lot of donations, but the expenses of the Daoguan are also large, how much money they can come up with is really a problem, as for believers donating, it is a matter of luck, in case you can't get money in any year, can the Daoist Academy continue?" ”

"This ......" Yuan Tiangang was a little speechless, but when he saw the expression on Li Yu's face, he immediately bowed down and said: "Poor and dull, please ask His Royal Highness the King of Qi for advice!" "When it comes to making money, naturally no one can compare to His Royal Highness King Qi in front of him.

"Hehe, in fact, Yuan Daochang is holding the gold brick and doesn't know it!" Li Su smiled very proudly, because he was about to create a feat of an era, "Daoist Yuan, do you know who invented the method of saltpeter purification, the formula of gunpowder, and the smelting of various precious metals?" ”

Yuan Tiangang's eyes lit up after hearing this, and he seemed to have caught something in his mind, but he couldn't understand it for a while, so he said: "Your Highness Qiqi, although you can't be sure which sage invented the things you said, it can be determined that whether it is gunpowder or others, they are all passed down from my Taoism. ”

Li Su was waiting for his words, only to see him excitedly shoot the case, and said excitedly: "Yes, the alchemy technique is popular in your Taoism, as for whether it can be refined into the kind of golden pill that makes people become immortals, let's not talk about it for the time being." In fact, in the process of your alchemy, not only understand the characteristics of many substances, but also invent many new technologies and new products, but you do not pay attention to gunpowder, now everyone knows that gunpowder is a killing weapon on the battlefield, and it can play a decisive role in the siege of the city, but after you Taoists invented gunpowder, you only know that it is made into fireworks for fun, such a waste is really heart-wrenching! ”

When he said the last sentence, Li Su turned around suddenly, looked directly at Yuan Tiangang and said again: "In fact, your understanding of the properties of matter can summarize a special science, I call it chemistry, chemistry is closely related to human life, and countless aspects can be used, such as saltpeter ice, coal combustion, etc., are all chemical reactions, and in the study of chemistry, many new technologies and new products can be invented, and these can be directly converted into wealth. ”

When Li Su spoke, his voice was full of temptation. Yuan Tiangang wanted to develop Taoism, and Li Su wanted to borrow his hand to integrate the power of Taoism, and then start the chemical industry.

"This ...... Will this work? Although Yuan Tiangang also felt a little enthusiastic, after all, he was old and not very receptive to new things, so although the prospects described by Li Yu were very good, he was still a little unconfident.

"Of course, don't you want to solve the problem of the wear resistance of the gum this time, it just so happens that this is the first topic of the establishment of your Dao College, as long as this problem is solved, I will cover the construction cost of the Dao College, and there will be another year's maintenance costs, as long as you come up with useful products or technologies within one year of the establishment of the college, even if I don't need it, Datang's industry and commerce are developing so fast, and rich industrial and commercial owners are everywhere, there will always be people who are willing to spend money to sell your technology." In order to cheer up Yuan Tiangang, Li Su patted his chest and reassured.

Yuan Tiangang has stayed in Dengzhou for nearly a year, and he has a deep understanding of the industrial and commercial development there, especially in the Academy of Sciences where he works, there are many groups engaged in new technologies and new inventions, so he is no stranger to the model that Li Su said, and he also knows that the invention of a new technology can indeed bring great wealth to the inventor.

Thinking of this, Yuan Tiangang finally strengthened his confidence, and bowed to Li Su and said, "Your Highness Xie for your guidance, the poor way understands!" ”

Seeing that Yuan Tiangang was fooled into the thief ship by himself, Li Su finally breathed a sigh of relief, with these Taoist priests engaged in chemical industry, coupled with his own guidance from time to time, although he couldn't make too complex chemical products in a short period of time, at least soap, glycerin and other things were no longer a problem, and he would no longer need that kind of pig pancreas in his bath.

After discussing the details of the Taoist Academy with Yuan Tiangang, Li Su promised the other party that after the Taoist Academy was built in the future, he would sort out some of the chemical knowledge and concepts he knew and give them to the Taoist Academy for free, for which Yuan Tiangang was also grateful, because he knew that Li Su's learning was very miscellaneous, although everything was not very deep, but he had his own unique understanding of various studies, and with his help, they must be able to study the knowledge of chemistry much easier.

After explaining the affairs of the Taoist Academy, it was already the beginning of the lanterns, and the two unconsciously chatted for an afternoon, and the lunch banquet was mainly drinking, and the stomach was not full at all, so now that both of them were hungry, Li Su was too lazy to go to the main hall again, so he simply asked people to send the food to the study, and candles were lit around, he and Yuan Tiangang sat opposite each other, eating and talking like old friends.

Just as the meal was about to be finished, Li Su's eyes inadvertently swept over a candle next to him. It may be that the servant who was in charge of the lamp just now accidentally made the candle too close to the wall, and as a result, the flame burned to the wall, burning the snow-white wall into a charred black, which looked very eye-catching.

"Haha~, I remembered!" Seeing this, Li Su suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted excitedly.