Datang: Huchi served as a bodyguard, but refused to enter the court as an official

Liu Bai raised his eyes, took another sip of tea, and after a while, he said leisurely: "To tell the truth, Supervisor Yuan, Liu's teahouse has only opened for a few days, and the profit is no less than [-] guan. "

Yuan Tiangang's mouth twitched a few times when he heard this.

Liu Bai didn't finish what he said, but the meaning couldn't be more clear.

Five thousand guan, he really doesn't like it.

Not to mention the financial resources of the Liu family, five thousand crowns is a drop in the bucket.

Even this teahouse, with the price of this tea and the daily crowds, would he put five thousand guan in his eyes?

Yuan Tiangang gritted his teeth and said, "Although Mr. Liu asks for a price, as long as the poor man can afford it, he will never shirk it!"

"Although my Liu family is just a merchant, tens of thousands of silver is still ignored."

Liu Bai smiled and said slowly.

The slower Liu Bai spoke, the more anxious Yuan Tiangang became.

He was also forced to do nothing. Buddhism is becoming more and more prosperous, and even the royal relatives have begun to believe in Buddhism. If there is no way to attract believers, the Taoism will fall into ruin sooner or later!

"Mr. Liu, please come up with a charter. As long as the old man agrees, he will never shirk." Yuan Tiangang said with a wry smile.

Judging from Liu Bai's tone, no matter how much money he spent, he couldn't make Liu Bai fall in love.

He really couldn't think of what Liu Bai wanted.

Liu Bai saw that the heat was almost ready, if he pushed it any further, it might be counterproductive.

"Yuan Jian is serious!"

Liu Bai smiled, and said: "Liu heard that the Taoist sect is in Huayin County, and there are some farmlands."

As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Tiangang had to stand up.

"Young Master Liu, there are a full [-] mu of fertile land!"

He was startled by Liu Bai's appetite.

Guanzhong has a lot of people and little land. One mu of land is worth at least seven or eight silver coins, and almost no one is willing to sell their own farmland to others. It can be said that farmland has a price but no market at all.

"I know!"

Liu Bai nodded, still looking at Yuan Tiangang with a smile.

He is not short of silver. After the cast iron business is acquired, the Liu family's property will at least multiply several times.

But farmland is different from silver, it can be called the foundation of a family.

The Liu family has a total of [-] mu of farmland in Jingyang County and surrounding counties, which sounds like a lot, but it is nothing compared to the aristocratic family.

As early as the beginning, when measuring the land, Liu Bai knew that Daomen owned [-] mu of fertile land in Huayin County, which was close to half of the total farmland in Huayin County.

If all these farmlands are included in the bag, the farmlands of the Liu family can be connected together!

Yuan Tiangang's expression was uncertain.

If he really traded [-] mu of fertile land for a story, maybe the ancestors of the Taoist sect would crawl out of the coffin in anger and beat him to death

"Mr. Liu, if it is [-] mu, Pindao can make a decision immediately. [-] mu is really too much!"

Liu Bai shook his head, and said: "Jianzheng Yuan, this story was not written by a certain Liu. If you want to hire another great talent, [-] mu is already a good deal."

Yuan Tiangang was taken aback.

"I don't know which great talent it is?"

Liu Bai looked at him with a smile, and said, "Be the crown prince!"

"His Royal Highness?"

Yuan Tiangang was dumbfounded.

He felt that Liu Bai seemed to be making fun of himself.

Li Chengqian is only eight years old, what the hell does he know?

Liu Bai's face darkened, "What's the matter? Yuan Jianzheng looks down on His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"

Yuan Tiangang waved his hands again and again and said, "Don't dare!"

He really thought so in his heart.

Li Er's close ministers all knew what kind of virtue Li Chengqian was. To put it bluntly, if Li Er's throne hadn't come from a wrong path, Li Chengqian would not have been a prince long ago.

Compared with Li Tai, King of Yue, Li Chengqian is just like a fool, there is no difference.

"Don't dare!"

Liu Bai nodded, and said leisurely: "Don't look at His Royal Highness, who is still young, but has outstanding talents. Only with his help, Liu can write the story well!"

"Using [-] mu of fertile land, asking His Royal Highness to write, does Yuan Jianzheng think it is too much? Does it feel like a good deal?"

The reason why Liu Bai carried Li Chengqian's banner naturally had his purpose.

In the entire Tang Dynasty, apart from the name of the emperor and empress, the name of the crown prince Li Chengqian was the most valuable.

It is a great honor for His Royal Highness to write a story.

Isn't it humiliating His Royal Highness to buy it with something that smells like copper?

Yuan Tiangang has the guts?

In exchange for [-] mu of fertile land, Liu Bai didn't care about adding a person to the story.

Anyway, "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" was not edited by Liu Bai himself

Such a story, he can write as much as he wants.

And farmland is only one aspect, the most important thing is that Daomen owes Li Chengqian a favor!

Now that he has become Li Chengqian's "teacher", in the eyes of outsiders, he is a proper princeling.

As a princeling, it would be a bit incompetent not to put Li Chengqian on the throne.

One must know that the power of Daomen in the court cannot be underestimated at all.

Liu Bai clearly remembered that the later Wu Zetian was sent by Li Shimin to become a monk at Ganye Temple because of Yuan Tiangang's words!

Moreover, Yuan Tiangang has a close friendship with many bigwigs in the imperial court. If he has his support, when Liu Bai enters Chang'an in the future, there will be an extra layer of protection!

What Liu Bai said made Yuan Tiangang fall into deep thought.

Using [-] mu of fertile land to let His Royal Highness write the pen is really worth the money.

Moreover, he can explain at the sacrificial ceremony that the story was written by His Highness the Crown Prince. At that time, people all over the world will think that His Highness the Crown Prince is openly supporting Taoism!

Regardless of whether Li Chengqian is reliable or not, as long as he has his name, is there a lack of followers?

The more Yuan Tiangang thought about it, the more he felt that what Liu Bai said made sense.

He gritted his teeth, "Forget it, Pindao will go back and discuss with his fellow disciples. If there is no accident, the land deed will be sent to Mr. Liu's residence tomorrow!"

After Yuan Tiangang was sent away, Liu Bai was not in a hurry to write a story.

"Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea" is familiar to everyone's ears, Liu Bai can retell it in less than two hours.

He sat in the private room in front of the table, recalling the conversation with Yuan Tiangang just now, and found this old Taoist priest more and more interesting.

Fang Xuanling and others are resourceful, but in some matters, they are too rigid.

For the same thing, if it were Fang Xuanling and others, it would be impossible to agree so quickly, but to increase the price little by little, gradually testing Liu Bai's inner price.

But Yuan Tiangang, on the other hand, was a little more bold than the people of the Jianghu.

It means that he knows exactly what he wants.

Such a person is not like a court official, but more like a businessman.

"Perhaps, we can cooperate with Daomen a few more times in the future."

Liu Bai thought while holding his chin.

The dispute between Buddhism and Taoism in the Zhenguan Dynasty was the most tragic one in history. It is not uncommon for brains to be used in order to compete for believers.

In the later period of the Zhenguan Dynasty, even the important ministers of the court participated in it, and even affected the alternation of imperial power!

Liu Bai was not interested in religion, but what happened today reminded him.

A well-known story can make Yuan Tiangang come to ask for advice in person. If he thinks of other ways to add fire to the debate between Buddhism and Taoism, he may not be able to gain some benefits from it

Chapter 68: Brother Liu is a god, I must let him teach me the art of immortality

It has been three days since Liu Yexuan put up the golden signboard saying 'Your Majesty is here in person'.

Although the price of tea has doubled again, more and more people drink tea.

Some people even traveled thousands of miles from Hedong Road just to taste the tea that even His Majesty praised.

The locals in Jingyang are also more active. Every night in the middle of the night, they can see many servants queuing up for their masters.

Chai Lingwu was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, while collecting a lot of money, it can be said that he was in pain and happiness.

Now that Liu Yexuan's business is on the right track, Liu Bai doesn't always go to the county.

For the past few days, he stayed in Liujiazhuangzi, and even Yuan Tiangang sent a post to invite him to attend the Daoist sacrificial ceremony, but he declined on the grounds that he was unwell.

At this time, he was leading a large group of people busy in the farmland.

There is no way, potatoes and corn are new grains, even the old farmers in Jingyang don't know how to raise seedlings.

Liu Bai could only teach them personally.

Cheng Chumo brandished his hoe and digged the soil. Being strong and strong, he worked the hardest.

Beside him, Li Chengqian was carrying a small basket full of potato cubes.

Every time Cheng Chumo dug a hole, Li Chengqian threw a potato cube into it, and holding a small shovel, carefully buried the potato cube.

He had never done farm work before, so he felt very fresh and worked very hard.

Not far away, Liu Bai nodded in satisfaction, and handed over the 'Royal Staff' in his hand to Xu Chu to take care of.

After these few days of contact, Liu Bai discovered that Li Chengqian is still a good kid, at least, much better than Chai Lingwu and the others when they first came here.

In the afternoon, the farmland of Liujiazhuangzi was planted with potato seedlings.

The farmers were all resting under the trees, and Cheng Chumo had known them for a long time, sitting and chatting together, laughing a few times from time to time, but he didn't know what they were talking about.

Li Chengqian didn't seem to be tired at all. After running here and there for a long time, he seemed to have discovered something extraordinary, and then ran to Liu Bai's side, pointing to the bobbin cart on the river, and asked Liu Bai excitedly: " Brother Liu, the potatoes have been planted, so should we water them next?"

He had noticed the drum car a long time ago, but he couldn't figure it out, how did such a big guy spin by itself?

After being curious for a long time, I finally found a reason to see the effect of the bobbin.

Liu Bai was holding a charcoal pencil and was calculating the yield of potato seedlings on paper. Hearing Li Chengqian's words, he replied casually: "No need to water, it will rain soon."

Li Chengqian looked up at the sky with a strange look on his face.

He felt that Liu Bai was fooling him.

On this sunny day, the sun is hanging above the head, and the people's eyes hurt when it shines. How can there be any sign of rain?

If it were someone else, Li Chengqian would have been angry a long time ago, but he glanced at the 'Royal Staff' in Xu Chu's hand, and the only thought of resistance in his heart disappeared without a trace.

He could only walk to Cheng Chumo's side with his head drooping, and sat down on the grass, sulking to himself.

wow——

At this moment, a thunderbolt suddenly sounded in the originally clear sky!

Li Chengqian was startled and bounced off the ground directly.

Behind him, an old farmer said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, my child, it's just going to rain."

After finishing speaking, the old farmer shouted.

"Folks, it's going to rain soon, go home quickly!"

The farmers packed up their things one after another and ran home.

Cheng Chumo also stood up, and was about to go back, when he suddenly found that Li Chengqian was standing there motionless, looking stupidly at Liu Bai in the distance.

"Why don't you hurry back and wait for the rain?"

Li Chengqian didn't answer him, and still stood there in a daze.