Chapter 691

Zheng Yuanshou thought what the monks and disciples said was very reasonable. If their family spent 100000 Jin of gold to buy gold, it would be a big injustice. Who can guarantee how much gold a gold mine can produce?

But if you lend gold to monks and make Buddha statues, gold still belongs to their family. It's just that gold mines can produce a lot of gold. On the contrary, they can dismantle the Buddha statue made of pure gold at any time and smelt it into gold ingots again, which only consumes some fire at most.

Wang Renyou smiled and said, "this is a good way, but if you want to borrow gold, we need 80% of the gold produced by the gold mine, and Xingguo temple can only get 20% at most!"

If the monk was not smelly and hard, and there was Buddhist support behind him, even 20% of Wang Renyou didn't want to give it.

Before the monk spoke, Li forgot to worry and said, "the king's words are bad. We have to lend gold and recruit people to mine. There are too many Chengdu and Chengdu. In my opinion, 10% is enough!"

Zheng Yuanshou and others looked at each other and thought that the bastard Li forgetful worry was indeed darker than them. The gold mine belonging to Xingguo temple only gave others 10% of the income. Black, it's really black!

But Li forgot to worry, but said to the hearts of the people, nodded and agreed: "Huxian Bo is reasonable. 20% is too much. Mining also has a cost. It costs a lot. 10% of the gold in Xingguo temple is enough."

Lin Yang was also stupid. He put forward four or six points, which was very reasonable. As a result, these noble people were more and more greedy, and they only wanted to give them 10% of the income of Xingguo temple. It was shameless.

He also wanted to argue, but he listened to the right way and Shang recited the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, Lin Yang, don't say any more. If gold is not gold, being a teacher doesn't care. As long as you can cast a golden body for our Buddha, 10% will be 10%."

The monk looked at the crowd again and bowed down and said, "according to the words of your dignitaries, as long as you lend the gold to the poor monk, the Golden Buddha will be used as a mortgage after casting. If there is not enough gold output in the gold mine, the Golden Buddha will be returned to you."

Zheng Yuanshou and others looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Anyway, there is no risk in this business, but the gold is transported to Xingguo temple first. Moreover, with so much gold, they must send a family episode to the Xingguo temple to guard it closely to prevent monks from stealing or transferring.

Therefore, it makes no difference whether the gold is in Xingguo temple or in the silver Treasury at home. On the contrary, it can be exchanged for a high-yield gold mine. Zheng Yuanshou, Wang Renyou and others are naturally willing to do this.

Zheng Yuanshou said with a smile, "since the princes have no opinion, let's talk about how the gold princes invest and how to distribute the gold income later. Let me first say something. There are nine of us here. If we don't divide the gold into nine parts, each of us will take out 110000 liang of gold. The output of the gold mine is also divided equally in proportion."

Li forgot to worry but shook his head: "I can't take out 110000 taels of gold. I'm afraid uncle Cheng can't take out so much gold? Hehe, even the princes can really take so much gold?"

Wang Renyou and others looked at each other and calculated in their hearts.

It's really hard for them to take out 110000 liang of gold. They have to take out all the things at the bottom of the box to get enough.

Zheng Yuanshou and others also hesitated to move the Millennium accumulation of the aristocratic family to Xingguo temple.

When they were hesitating, they heard the noise outside the main hall again.

Zheng Yuanshou could not help frowning. The Xingguo temple had been surrounded by their episodes. Even the craftsmen who repaired the temple were driven out. Why was there a noise at this time?

People turned their heads and looked out, but a group of people entered the temple and came to the main hall regardless of the obstacles of the ministries. After seeing the visitor clearly, everyone's face changed greatly, and then all kinds of helpless bowed to the visitor: "I've seen your majesty!"

It was Li Er, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who could make the ministries dare not stop them from entering Xingguo temple. Beside him was Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui.

Hearing that the man with curly beards who entered the hall was his Majesty the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, the righteous monk quickly bowed to Li Er. As for his disciple Lin Yang, he was so frightened that he knelt down directly.

Li Er marched into the main hall and said with a loud smile, "ha ha, Zhu Qing is so elegant today. Unexpectedly, they all gathered in Xingguo temple, but they don't know whether to worship the Buddha or play?"

Li Er's words made Zheng Yuanshou and others don't know how to answer. They scolded their mothers in their hearts. Did the sage know the gold mine of Xingguo temple?

Zheng Yuanshou was as uncomfortable as eating a fly. When he came out of Chang'an City this morning, he and his cousin Zheng shanguo were very proud. They felt that they could bite off a mouthful of fat without knowing it. Who could have expected that things would turn out like this.

Now even Li Er has appeared. How much benefit can their family get from it?

While everyone was thinking, Li Er smiled and said coldly, "Lord Fang, I remember that salt and iron in the world are monopolized by chaotang. Is there such a thing?"

Fang Xuanling said with a smile, "yes, your majesty, that's right."

"What about the gold mine?"

"Your Majesty, naturally it should be the exclusive business of chaotang." Fang Xuanling certainly understood Li Er's meaning and echoed.

The conversation between the king and the minister fell into the ears of the aristocratic family, but he didn't hesitate to blow thunder. The sentimental Saint came here today and wanted to rob the gold mine!

Wang Renyou immediately retorted, "Your Majesty, the law of the Tang Dynasty does not stipulate that gold mines should also be turned over to the court, but the monopoly of salt and iron does not involve copper, gold and other things."

What he said was also true. Before the Han Dynasty, iron smelting could be a private industry, and countless people started from iron smelting. For example, according to historical records, "Guo Zong in Handan smelted his business with iron and became rich with the king".

In the Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, nasang Hongyang, suggested that salt, iron and wine should be exclusively owned by the state, so as to replenish national money and prevent local princes and powerful separatists.

Since then, salt and iron have been monopolized by the national chaotang in all dynasties.

But at least in the Tang Dynasty, copper and gold are not included in this restriction. Aristocratic families and rich families also own copper mines locally. Chaotang just taxes them.

After being refuted by Wang Renyou, Li Er was not annoyed. He just looked at Zheng Yuanshou and others with a smile and said carelessly, "in that case, I don't demand it. But now that I know the gold mine, sell it to me. This is a righteous master? What's the price of the gold mine in Xingguo temple? I'll buy it!"

The righteous monk hesitated again and again and bowed down: "tell your majesty, this gold mine is the temple property of Xingguo temple, and the poor monk will not sell it. Just now, the poor monk has negotiated with you. The poor monk will borrow 100000 Jin of gold from you to forge a gold body for our Buddha, and use the gold produced by the gold mine to repay the principal and profit."

Hearing the speech, Li Er frowned and looked up at the crowd. Finally, his eyes fell on Li forgetful.

"Ziyou, tell me what's going on?"

Li forgot to worry, smiled and touched his nose. Ignoring the expression of Zheng Yuanshou and others, he told the story in detail and the results of their discussion with the monk.

Hearing this, Li Er couldn't help laughing and said, "well, in that case, I can borrow the gold from the master. I must be able to take out 100000 Jin of gold, and the master doesn't have to borrow money from the princes."

Zheng Yuanshou and others are even more angry. Li Er is really too cruel. He wants to swallow the proceeds of the gold mine. But how are they willing?