Ruins of the past

Chu Qiguang flipped through the "Sutra of King Sumeru Mountain" backwards. Except for the portraits in the front, all the paintings on the back of this sutra were handprints and a kind of elixir called Fire Pill.

After seeing this kind of portrait and then receiving the thoughts, Chu Qiguang knew what herbs and methods were needed to refine the fire elixir in the scriptures, and he also knew the breathing and thoughts that needed to be matched to make those mudra.

You can look at these things casually without causing any changes.

According to Qiao Zhi, one of the four magic skills of the Demon Suppression Division, "Sumiru Mountain Moving Power", comes from the "Sumiyama King Sutra" from Vajra Temple.

It's a pity that the Demon-Suppressing Division lacked fire pills and hand seals. The pills can greatly enhance the cultivator's heat resistance, and the hand seals can help the cultivator strengthen his mind.

Therefore, among the Demon-Suppressing Division, the cultivators of this sect who have entered the Taoist dharma have never reached the state of perfection.

Chu Qiguang recorded the medicinal materials and refining methods required for the Fire Pill, then lifted up a brick under the bed, then stuffed the "Sutra of Mount Sumeru King" inside and hid it.

In addition to the scriptures, there are also 5 Yiqi Pills and Liger Bone Replacement Cream that were taken from Ding Daoxiao. This Liger and Tiger Bone Replacement Cream can be eaten by Chu Qiguang when he reaches the fourth level.

Next, he went to the drug store to buy medicinal materials and found that the medicinal materials for refining the fire pill were not precious. One pair could be bought for about five taels of silver, so he spent fifty taels of silver in one go and planned to buy a hundred pairs. Compared to Compared with the 10,000 taels of silver he received from Wu Wei after the house was confiscated, it was simply a drop in the bucket.

Because he needed too much in one go and was too hasty, the drug store could not collect some of the medicinal materials, so he could only write a receipt to Chu Qiguang and ask him to pick it up in a few days.

Then Chu Qiguang went to the Taoist temple again. After all, the fastest way for him to improve his martial arts realm now is to take drugs.

Entering the backyard of the Taoist temple, he first went over to say hello to the Taoist priest Fayuan.

"Taoist Master Fayuan, long time no see." Chu Qiguang greeted Fayuan with a smile, stretched out his hand and stuffed five taels of silver over.

Although Fa Yuan also made a fortune following the house raid this time, he was still very happy to receive the five taels of silver from Chu Qiguang. In his opinion, this was not just money, but also Chu Qiguang's respect for him and Tao Zun. of piety.

Taoist priest Fayuan: "Come to see the abbot?"

Chu Qiguang said without seeing anyone else: "The elixir I ordered from the abbot last time."

After the two chatted casually for a few words, Chu Qiguang said hello and was going to see Abbot Chenzhu.

Taoist priest Fayuan looked at Chu Qiguang's back with some emotion: "This kid is really good at mixing things up. When I first met him, a catcher in the yamen could punish him. But now he has hooked up with the abbot. Once you get connected, you don’t forget to give me money.”

The Taoist boy on the side said unconvinced: "He was also lucky enough to have a relationship with the Wu family, and Mr. Wu Ge happened to become the chief assistant."

"You don't understand." Taoist Priest Fayuan shook his head, squeezed the five taels of silver in his hand and said, "A person like Chu Qiguang can share the meat with everyone... He deserves to have a good life."

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Chu Qiguang on the other side greeted the abbot again.

The abbot pulled Chu Qiguang to sit down and asked anxiously: "Can you tell me more about the indulgence you told me about last time?"

Chu Qiguang said: "The indulgence is just a name. How much does it cost for the common people? Even if you squeeze it to death, you won't be able to squeeze out much. It will also make people's livelihood difficult and allow evil cults to take advantage of it."

Master Chen Zhu nodded and immediately felt a little embarrassed. After all, the Taoist priests under him liked to take advantage of the common people, which indeed gave many evil cults an opportunity.

Chu Qiguang said: "The indulgence coupons are prepared for the rich people in this county. Who among these people has never done something wrong? Let them buy coupons to redeem their sins. After a year, they can use the coupons to exchange for more money. Money, the key is to gather money to do big things."

Chenzhu nodded thoughtfully: "This is a bit like a bank. They let people put money in, but the bank also charges a storage fee. Instead, we have to repay the money and give them interest?"

Chu Qiguang said: "The more money you have, the bigger the business you can do, and the more money you will earn. The interest you will give them will only be a small share of profit, which will not only block their mouths, but also allow them to invest more in the future." Come with more money."

Chenzhu said: "What kind of business can we do? Are we going to buy land?"

Chu Qiguang thought to himself, "Good question."

He smiled and said immediately: "Nowadays, the imperial court and the north are about to trade with each other. It is bitterly cold in the north, and the most needed goods are textiles. The silk and cotton cloth from the south of the Yangtze River are indeed of good quality, but the price will at least double when shipped all the way from the south to the north.

It is not easy to raise silkworms in the north. This is due to the climate, so silk cannot be made.

But if we make cotton fabrics locally in Qingyang County, the border town is so close, and we can beat them in terms of price, no matter how good the quality is. "

Then he said with a look of shame: "But if you do this, you will have to do business with the monsters in the north. Whenever I think about this, I feel guilty and want to pray in front of the Taoist Master for three days."

Facing Chu Qiguang's temptation, Abbot Chenzhu said solemnly: "After the peace talks and mutual trade, the people in the north no longer have to face the cruelty of those northern demon tribes, which is a good thing for the country and the people. Although I can't wait to swing my sword and go north. , slay demons and eliminate demons, but you can’t harm the people for your own selfish purposes.

Tao Zun said that everything should be done within one's ability. The money we make from those monsters now is also to accumulate strength to kill monsters in the future. Brother Chu, you don't have to worry about it. "

When Chu Qiguang heard this, he understood, nodded and said, "Abbott, you are more enlightened, I am confused."

"Speaking of which, the Ding family has been engaged in cotton, spinning, and weaving industries. We in Qingyang County also have many female workers who weave their own fabrics."

"As long as we take over the original textile industry of the Ding family and invest money to hire people to expand the scale, once the mutual trade is opened, the supply of cotton cloth will definitely exceed the demand..."

"When the time comes when we earn money, we will first give the interest to those wealthy households. Then we will create new indulgences. Then we will definitely be able to borrow more money, expand production, and sell more cotton cloth..."

"Nowadays, all these wealthy rightists in Qingyang County have made a fortune from confiscating their homes. It's a time when there is too much money and no place to spend it. It's too easy to do business with them..."

Abbot Chenzhu listened to Chu Qiguang's blows. He had seen a lot of demons, ghosts, and all kinds of nonsense about love, hatred, and hatred. But when had he ever heard that he could talk about making money so well? The more he listened to it, the more excited he became. The Paper: "Then what do we do next?"

Chu Qiguang said: "I'll go get the Wu family, and we'll take over the Ding family's cotton fields and textile shop together, so that there will be someone to take care of the officialdom, and we won't be afraid that the caravan will be taxed and bankrupt when it goes out. By the way... …I also want to find a few craftsmen to study looms.”

Chen Zhu waved his hand and immediately expressed his support. At the same time, he reminded: "Brother Qi Guang, this is a trivial matter. I will call someone to find it immediately...but you must be careful."

Immediately, Chenzhu revealed the news that Chu Qiguang's name had emerged in the capital, and told him more inside information, asking him to be more careful because he had been targeted by many people.