Chapter 398: Preparation (8)
The abbot of Shaolin's Zhiguang, the strongman who is in charge of Henan or the righteous path of the Ming Dynasty's martial arts, has a shiny bald head with cold sweat, so he has to take out a handkerchief and wipe it constantly, and said in his mouth: "Sixty thousand stones...... 60,000 stone of grain, this is inevitably too much, and the poor monks have no way to explain to the brothers and sisters in the temple. Although ∝ poor monk is the abbot of Shaolin, he is also responsible to the elder group of Shaolin, and there is a group of monks who are a generation higher than me in the heart meditation hall, you want me to die." ”
As a ruthless man in Henan, he has not spoken in such a low voice for many years. The last time I talked like this, it seemed that I was still working as a recorder for the previous abbot, but I didn't expect that I was getting older, but I had to go through it again.
He struggled to remember the way he spoke when he was in the notebook, carefully and carefully arranging his words, for fear of angering the young five-rank master. Although a five-grade official is nothing, and the Guangdong military equipment can't control Henan, but this person, he will never dare to underestimate it.
Henan is Gao Gong's hometown, and he naturally treats it as a basic business, and almost all the officials and officials are high-level, and the identity of Zhang Juzheng's son-in-law is not of much use here. But his identity as a gangster is also useless. Gao Gong trusted Shao Daxia, and he didn't have a good opinion of other Jianghu people, and Longqing Tianzi believed in Buddhism, so Gao Gong didn't have a good impression of the monks.
Under his instruction, the Shaolin Temple was hit hard, and even the wife and daughter of the sleeping tenant had to be held accountable by the Kaifeng prefect. At present, if you don't find a new thigh to hold in time, I'm afraid that Shaolin's status will not be maintained. But these damn people dare to do it without investigating the intelligence clearly. actually got into trouble with Master Liu's concubine's family, isn't this a death?
If that Liu Chaozuo borrowed the question. Zhang Gao's two systems are linked, and it is very likely that Shaolin will be greatly injured. This is why he does not bow his head. can't help but lose the city to Liu Chaozuo.
However, the price of these 60,000 stone grains should be a little higher. That's 60,000 stones, 60,000 stones. With such a large sum of grain, Shaolin is not unable to compensate, but with such a large amount of food, how can he explain to the old immortals in the heart meditation hall. He Master Zhiguang is a well-known iron-fisted abbot, and he refuses to even reimburse the elders for going to drink flower wine, and the following have great opinions about him. If they catch the loophole this time, it will be difficult to deal with it.
Over there, Zi Youlan was frosty, "Master." These are military rations. If Shaolin refuses to hand over the grain, it is a forcible occupation of military rations. Liu Dao is going to Guangdong to defend against the invasion of Foyi, if he can't make the trip because of the lack of military food, I am afraid that this responsibility will have to be borne by Shaolin. Whether your temple can take on such a big responsibility, please think carefully. ”
Shaolin Temple has always been in conflict with the well water of Tiannumen without violating the river water, and there is basically no conflict. Zi Youlan stood on Liu Chaozuo's side and put pressure on Shaolin, making Zhiguang feel more difficult to breathe. He didn't know that Li Yanqing didn't dare not go to Guangzhou. Turn back to Jingshi. I only know that if I delay the affairs of the army, it will be much stricter than sleeping on a few women with mud legs. Gao Gong didn't take the opportunity to skin himself and scatter Shaolin?
He pleaded, "But this is ...... It's a bit big. Shaolin although there are some industries. But taking 60,000 stone of grain out at a time is still stressful. ”
Li Yanqing shook his head and said, "Master Zhiguang, I thought you were a smart person as the abbot of Shaolin. But when I saw it today, it was really a little disappointing for the official. You Shaolin also has eighteen gates. You're just a collar yourself, won't you let the other seventeen find a way? This is an opportunity from heaven. It makes you a lot of money, and you can also make your sect overpower the other seventeen sects, but you don't know how to seize the opportunity. It seems that Shaolin's good days are not long, and this head is not good. ”
Zhiguang is also a smart and clever person, and when he heard this, he reacted, "Master, what do you mean?" Find a way from those seventeen gates? ”
"I didn't say anything, you think it out for yourself. If you don't pay the grain, I won't go back to Beijing because of this. Even if the food and salary are not enough, I have to kill the enemy for the country on the front line, how can I go back without food. However, whoever donates more food, I have an account, and in the future, I will report to the court as a meritorious person, and ask the court to commend it. ”
Of course, Zhiguang understands that what he means in this sentence is that if Shaolin does not pay the grain, in addition to the credit for the report in the future, there will definitely be a blacklist, and Shaolin will definitely be among them. Besides, he had already been ordered by Li Yanqing, understood the infinite business opportunities here, and hurriedly asked: "The poor monk asks more, if you donate more grain, can you turn the grain into shares?" Also, if the grain is not collected for a while, and it is exchanged for fields and silver, will it be okay? ”
"That's right." Li Yanqing's face was embarrassed, "I can't take this field away, and I can't eat the silver." But for your sake, Master, we have everything to discuss. Don't give those fields to my name, or beware of me being in a hurry with you. ”
Of course, Zhiguang understood what he meant, and what he meant was that the land must be surrendered to Liu Chaozuo's name, otherwise the eldest lord would be in a hurry with him. He nodded again and again, and immediately said, "For the country and the people, since we Shaolin are the pillars of the righteous path, this kind of thing cannot be left behind." After the poor monk returned, he immediately started to organize materials, even if it was to smash the pot and sell iron, he had to make up the 110,000 stone of grain, and he must not let the front-line army have no food and drink. ”
This negotiation later became the first major credit of Zhiguang's life, and every time he reported on his work at the end of the year, he would give a special lecture. "When Master Liu first arrived in Henan, it was a lion with his mouth wide open. If you dare to say a word, you will attack the Shaolin Temple, and the Tiannumen will also call on the martial arts to be righteous and care about the life of the disciples of the Shaolin faction. It was still the poor monk who fought on the basis of reason, several times of see-sawing, and even did not hesitate to fight with him to the death, so that he could see Shaolin's position. In the end, the price was talked about 180,000 stone of grain, which is not easy. Although in order to make up this batch of food, we sold some Buddha fields and sacrificed some monks and soldiers. But from the mainstream point of view, this investment is worth it, the return is greater than the pay, it is worthy of affirmation, you still want to oppose me, do you still have a conscience? We received a total of ...... from the East India Company for this investment."
At the moment, Zhiguang doesn't know how big the return on this investment will be, he only knows that as a handler, he can earn a considerable amount of benefits from the middle, and he can also suppress the other seventeen. After all, who is the abbot of Shaolin Temple depends on who has more money, more land. The greater the loss of those seventeen gates, the more good he will be. The proceeds from those shares belong to him personally, not to the Shaolin public funds.
Waiting for the old monk to leave, Zi Youlan said with a smile: "Congratulations to my uncle, this time I cleaned up the Shaolin Temple, the army's military food has been solved, and you don't have to worry about food and grass." Next, you can be your groom officer with peace of mind, this wedding is so good, I really want to have one. (To be continued!)
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