Shi Shu Hu Xi's gift is a pearl pendant, each pearl is like a crystal full grape; in the middle is an extremely rare ruby, which shows a warm luster like blood under the rising sun. What is especially rare is that there is An image like a seated Buddha.
Yang Ji is a person who knows the goods. Just after taking a look, the words "marketable but priceless" flashed in his mind. Not to mention the value of the pendant itself, just in this backward era, polishing this pendant The craftsmanship, time, and effort required for a pendant are enough to make it priceless! If you include the countless pearls that were discarded during the piercing process, the value of this pendant becomes even more inestimable.
If it were converted into money, it would be enough to pay for the 25,000 troops of the Beida Camp for a year, as well as the expenses incurred for high-intensity training. After a year, there would even be leftover.
Therefore, Shi Shu Hu Xi said that it is a treasure handed down from generation to generation by historians, which is not an exaggeration.
Yang Ji's heart became excited. This was a wedding gift given to him and Pei Shuying by Shi Shu Hu Xi. Since he couldn't wear it, it naturally fell into Pei Shuying's hands. And the girl was extremely smart. As long as she saw this unique and priceless gift, The one-of-a-kind pendant would probably be given to Xiao Ying, the boss of the back house, but Xiao Ying has never been a vain woman. She would definitely accept it if she couldn't lose Pei Shuying's face, but beating her to death would , she would not wear this kind of luxurious, shiny, nouveau riche-only ornament, and she couldn't transfer it to anyone else, so this thing would just end up gathering dust in one of Xiao Ying's boxes.
Since it was a priceless pearl, Yang Ji did not intend to let it gather dust. He decided to accept it and then take it to Dugu Shun, asking the old man to exchange it for worthless but necessary grain.
As for whether Dugu Shun would lock it in a box or give it away after he got it, that had nothing to do with him, Yang Ji.
Yang Ji said to Shi Shu Hu Xi seriously: "This pendant is priceless and expensive, and I have always hated corrupt officials, so I will not accept bribes. Don't you know?"
Shi Shuhu Xi laughed and said: "What are you talking about, Your Majesty? This pendant is just a gift from me personally to Your Majesty. Although I want to ask Your Majesty for help with a small matter, it has nothing to do with this pendant. I am also a person in Turks after all." How can a person expect that a small gift can influence the king's position? Haha, please accept it with your smile."
Yang Ji pondered for a long time and said: "Well, this pendant has a seated Buddha. It must be related to Buddhism. I will accept it on behalf of the Buddha. It can be regarded as returning to the original owner."
Then, he put the pendant down in the jade box, closed it, handed it to Song Zhengben, and said: "You take some time to go to Xiaolin Temple and give this pendant to their host, Master Duobao, and tell them that there are followers today." Shi Shu Huxi presented a treasure pendant to the Buddha and asked him to put the name of Shi's benefactor in the Buddhist niche, and the monks would pray for him every day. If you don't find many treasures, you can give it to Zen Master Yongxin."
Song Zhengben's mouth twitched fiercely and he responded respectfully: "Here!"
There are many temples and believers in Liangzhou. Fat and bald men rely on Buddhist teachings and use the name of Buddha to defraud the people of their hard-earned money, and use the wealth to live a luxurious life. When Yang Ji was so poor that he couldn't take the blame, Xiao Ying said that Buddhism was as rich as any other country, and their family's wealth was simply not enough compared to that of Buddhism.
So Yang Ji wiped out all the "fake temples and thieving monks" in the territory. As long as there were scum and illegal things in a temple, he would use the power of the government to blacken it in public opinion, making the people feel that the entire temple was a hidden treasure. A place of filth and filth that has lost the support of the people and believers, this kind of temple is worthless in the face of the violence of the government.
Yang Ji knew that many believers were very devout. If he carried out any action to destroy Buddhism, it would definitely arouse the resentment of these people, and might even cause turmoil in Liangzhou. Therefore, during the attack, he targeted "fake temples and thieving monks" ” instead of the non-existent Buddha.
Believers have been tortured by the doctrine and think that bald men should be merciful, peerless and independent. Anyone who fails to meet this standard is fake. The government's crackdown on counterfeiting actually protects Buddhism's reputation.
But they don't know that monks are also human beings. As long as they are human beings, they have selfish motives. Temples have always been an extra-legal place that is not subject to legal supervision. As a result, there are crimes and illegal things in every temple. When the government arrests these people , this matter was made public one by one, and when they said that these bald men had defiled Buddhism, the believers all believed it.
In the end, not a single temple in Liangzhou was clean and all were sealed.
However, believers have needs in this regard, so after Yang Ji used 99% of the fake monks as free labor, he arranged monks with good moral character to work in major temples in various places, and then set up supervision under the Liangzhou Licao Department of Religion.
On the premise that the monks in the temple must abide by the law, they must also strictly abide by the Eight Precepts of Buddhism. In this way, the monks can neither break the law, nor kill or eat meat, drink alcohol, start a family, or be extravagant...or even talk nonsense. No way; they are usually only responsible for reciting sutras, and receive a salary from the government every quarter. As for charitable donations such as sesame oil money, they are not allowed to touch them. Anyone who touches a merit box with an iron lock or seal, or sells so-called consecrated artifacts, is a greedy fake monk and will be severely punished by the law.
If he is reported by his fellow apprentices and the situation is true, he will be finished.
If the situation reported by the whistleblower is true, he will be rewarded; if the report is wrong, he will not be held accountable, which puts them under mutual supervision.
Since the crackdown on counterfeiting and the establishment of the Department of Religious Affairs, all temples have entered an era of standardization.
As for the Xiaolin Temple mentioned by Yang Ji, on the surface it is the most authoritative and influential temple in Liangzhou, but in fact it is the top black temple certified by Yang Ji.
Although there are many truly moral monks there, these monks not only do not receive salaries, but even farm and grow vegetables themselves. Therefore, Duobao, Yongxin and other managers who manage Xiaolin Temple are actually lackeys arranged by Yang Ji. They specifically used the name of Buddha to help Yang Ji launder money. In the end, it was the so-called Buddha who made money, but it was Yang Ji who enjoyed the benefits. For example, this pendant went to Xiaolin Temple in name only, but it is actually still in the Yang Mansion. Only when it is large or there are many things, will it be taken to Xiaolin Temple to go through the process.
As for whether the gift givers such as Shi Shu Hu Xi believed it or not, it was none of Yang Ji's business. Anyway, he felt that the gifts had been taken away by the Buddha.
"..." Shi Shu and Hu Xi's eyes widened. He thought that Yang Ji would give in a few words, and then he made a small request. In the end, everyone was happy... Who knew that he would accept it so easily? Neatly, as if waiting for him to say something like that.
More importantly, he took the benefits in the name of a non-existent Buddha, so of course he wouldn't owe any favors.
it's good now!
After this priceless pendant was taken away by the Buddha, he obviously fell behind when he asked Yang Ji for help or requests.
Spicy next door!
Don’t you Central Plains people like to talk nonsense? How could you be like this?
He has always regarded himself as a wise man. In fact, he did not leave any suggestions in the East Turks. He was supported by Qimin Khan and obeyed his advice. But after several visits to the Sui Dynasty, I realized that I couldn't play the tricks in the East Turks anymore.
This is not to say that the officials of the Sui Dynasty were smarter than him, but that these people were more shameless than him.
He behaves as he should when accepting gifts, and he behaves confidently when asking for favors, but when he turns his back and refuses to acknowledge his fault, he is even faster than when he rides a woman. They are simply a bunch of thick-faced bastards.
Helpless, he had no choice but to "cough" twice to remind Yang Ji. Without waiting for Yang Ji to lead him astray again, he said, "Has your Majesty paid attention to the Silk Road Alliance recently?"
"I'm either fighting or hiding in my house drunkenly. How can I have time to pay attention to the business alliance? Could it be that something happened?" Yang Ji proposed the idea of a Silk Road Alliance, and then gave it to Zhang Xutuo, Li Jing, Zhang Dinghe, and Xue Ju, Song Zhengben and other confidants took dry shares, and then used the method of "attracting investment" to attract the big capitalist Pei Ju.
As for the specific affairs, I will take care of them all by myself. At most, he can only serve as the evil protection umbrella of the Silk Road Alliance. Therefore, Yang Ji's understanding of the Silk Road Alliance is far inferior to that of "Liangzhou Region Manager" Xiao Ying.
Shi Shuhu Xi looked at Yang Ji's surprised expression and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty's Silk Road Alliance is fine, it's me who has something to do."
He sighed and said bitterly: "To be honest, I have encountered a huge difficulty. I hope your Majesty will let the innocent Tu people go..."
Yang Ji was speechless when he heard this.
I, Yang Ji, am the Prince of the Sui Dynasty! It is my legitimate profession to harm you Turks. The more unlucky you are, the happier I am and the bigger my collection becomes. Even if I become a compassionate Bodhisattva one day, the people I will save will still be the people of the Sui Dynasty. What does it have to do with you Turks?
But everyone is curious, and Yang Ji is no exception. When he saw Shi Shuhu Xi, who was comparable to a prime minister, showing a bitter expression, he couldn't help but ask the reason: "What happened?"
"It's all Beizhu's fault." Shi Shu Hu Xi sighed and slowly introduced Yang Ji.
Shishu Huxi was a Sogdian, and the Sogdians gave the impression of the Sui Dynasty, the Western Regions, and the Turks as profiteers. Therefore, although Shishu Huxi had a very high status in the Eastern Turks, he was not recognized by the nobles.
He knew that these nobles were extremely arrogant, and no matter how humble he was, he could not get their approval, so he felt that instead of doing useless work among the Turkic nobles, it would be better to put his efforts on improving the living conditions of the Turkic people, so Yang Ji When he was preparing to purchase large quantities of northern pearls, he encouraged herders to tame gyrfalcons, hunt swans, and collect northern pearls.
Facts have proved that his choice was right. As the Northern Pearl was sold well among the nobles of the Sui Dynasty, a large amount of silk, porcelain, and jade articles poured into the Eastern Turks.
Unfortunately, Shi Shu Hu Xi still underestimated how much profit Beizhu brought, and even more underestimated how fragile and crazy the resistance of the Turkic nobles was in the face of this huge profit.
"Now, the Turkic nobles and Chief Tiele are crazy. They are not willing to go to war to fight for an eagle slave who is good at raising eagles. On the other hand, they send all the slaves to the North Sea and let these slaves go into the water in the ice and snow, forcing them to They fished for clams containing northern pearls. Once these slaves obtained clams or northern pearls, they immediately triggered a frenzy of looting and killing. Therefore, every northern pearl that arrived in Sui Dynasty often contained dozens or hundreds of lives. . More importantly, ordinary people could not withstand the temptation of huge profits, so they put down their livestock and went to raise gyrfalcons and salvage northern pearls." After a deep look at Yang Ji, Shi Shuhu Xi said bitterly: "The herdsmen in the north eat only weeds and bran every day, and there is hardly a grain of grain or a pound of meat for sale on the market..."
"Last winter alone, countless herdsmen and slaves froze and starved to death. Bodies that could not be buried were everywhere along the North Sea. For this reason, the Great Khan even wanted to gather an army to annihilate those nobles and chiefs."
"Is that really so?" Yang Ji was very moved when he heard this. When Hu Xi of Shu gave him a gift, in order to reflect the value of the Northern Pearl, he specifically said that the Northern Pearl was produced from North Sea mussels. However, because the North Sea is deep and cold, humans cannot enter. If If you want to get the northern pearl, you must raise a gyrfalcon, and then send the gyrfalcon to hunt the swans that specialize in eating this kind of clam.
Since the gyrfalcon was difficult to tame, and the swans he hunted might not have the northern pearl, Yang Ji purchased the northern pearl at a high price. The purpose was to make the Turks unable to stand the temptation of high profits and raise gyrfalcons one after another, thus preventing them from raising livestock in captivity. .
I never expected that the Turkic nobles were so crazy. In order to obtain the exquisite handicrafts produced in the Great Sui Dynasty, they would not hesitate to drive slaves and tribal people to the North Sea (Lake Baikal), and even went to war over eagle slaves and gyrfalcons.
This is really an unexpected surprise.
When Shi Shuhu Xi saw Yang Ji, his brows lit up with joy, and his face instantly darkened with anger, and he almost cursed!
But he wanted to scold, but he didn't dare. He had to take a deep breath and swallowed his anger and said: "Your Majesty, I think no matter Sui people or Turks, we are all human beings, born from mothers, and we should all get what we deserve." respect!"
When Yang Ji heard this, he was so angry that he almost killed someone.
respect?
I respect your sister.
In the second year of Emperor Kaihuang's founding, you Turkic dogs sent out an army of 400,000, killing all seven counties of our Sui Dynasty until every inch of grass grew and all animals were wiped out. Your actions were several times more cruel than those of the little devils. If it weren't for Da Xi Changru and two thousand warriors, they would have sacrificed their lives to With Supreme Loyalty, you can buy time for the imperial court to dispatch troops and generals. I am afraid that all the people in Yongzhou and Liangzhou will be killed by you.
Now that our Sui Dynasty is powerful, why the hell are you talking about respect with me? Talk about humanitarianism?
How can such a good thing happen?
However, Yang Ji was the prince of the Sui Dynasty after all and could not kill people on such occasions, so he forcibly resisted the urge to kill and curse, and said calmly: "Then why are you here this time? Do you want to increase the price of Beizhu? Make it worth the money? This is not a problem. I will continue to explain it and let the Silk Road Alliance double the acquisition price. What do you think?"
Shi Shuhu Xi was so angry that he almost went crazy.
Still improved?
The current price has made the northern Turks crazy. If it doubles again, what's the point?
Shi Shuhu Xi finally saw that Yang Ji was not only good at fighting, but also full of bad intentions. He took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, in fact, we all know what is going on with this crazy Beizhu. I I came here today to ask the king: I hope you can be noble and let me go! I am now sandwiched between the Khan, the chief, and the herdsmen. I am not a human being inside and outside. It is really difficult."
Yang Jixin said that you are in trouble. He took a deep look at Shi Shuhu Xi who was full of expectations and said, "You have given me generous gifts, so I have to give you this face."
Just when Shi Shu and Hu Xi were surprised, Yang Ji turned to Song Zhengben and said, "Find someone to tell the princess that Mr. Shi is my best friend of Yang Ji. He is in trouble now. We have to help him." .”
Song Zhengben was also a good person and immediately praised him: "But I don't know how your Majesty can help?"
Yang Jipi said with a smile: "The purchase price of Beizhu will increase ten times in the future... no, a hundred times."
Beizhu is a unique business. Even if the cost here increases hundreds of times, after shipping to the Central Plains, as long as the increase is 10%, he will make a huge profit. No matter how the cost price increases, Yang Ji will not lose money, even if he loses money. , can also be brought back from the battlefield.
If Shi Shu Hu Xi hadn't specifically mentioned this matter, Yang Ji would have almost forgotten the poison he had planted.
Good man!
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