When Xu Tong returned home in the evening, he felt a rush of heat as soon as he entered the door.
A warm pot has been burned in the room, and cotton curtains have been hung inside and outside the room.
"Where have you been running around every day?"
When the eldest grandma saw him coming back, she couldn't help complaining. Xu Tong grinned and walked to the eldest grandma: "Mom, I just came back from outside. You always want me to go out and have some tea and chat with my friends."
The eldest grandma shook her head: "Your father can tell you that he will let you rest for a few days, and then you must go to the palace to be on duty."
"That's nature, that's nature."
How could I miss this wonderful place, Qin Tian Jian?
Besides, in addition to the Qintian Prison, there are many treasures in the entire palace. If I can't take the opportunity to plan it early, it will be too late to arrange it later.
"Mom, look..."
The eldest grandma glanced at Xu Tong's cramped palm and couldn't help but roll her eyes.
"Why don't you have a moment every day to make people worry-free? How much does it cost?"
"Not much, just give me this number."
Xu Tong stretched out his finger.
"Three hundred taels?"
"Add ten thousand characters after it."
The eldest grandma stopped holding the rosary in her hand, raised her head and looked at Xu Tong: "Three million taels of silver??"
"It would be best if you understood it as gold!" Xu Tong picked up the tea cup on the table and took a sip.
"I don't understand!"
The eldest grandma's voice broke, and she stared at her precious son: "Even if you sell your mother, you still won't be able to get three million taels of silver."
Of course Xu Tong would not tell the eldest lady that he had actually sold her at a good price.
Then he picked up a piece of pastry from the table and stuffed it into his mouth: "Isn't this asking you to give me a tip?"
"You kid, three million taels of silver. Even if your father is sitting in the position of admiral of the Nine Sects, he can't afford that much money."
What is the concept of three million taels of silver?
Calculated based on the current grain prices in Datong Dynasty, ten cents can buy a pound of rice. This is because of the current disaster. Poor people who cannot afford grain can buy coarse grains such as sweet potatoes to satisfy their hunger, and the price will be cheaper.
Three million taels of silver, at a small scale, was enough for the court to use to provide disaster relief in Henan. At a large scale, it was enough for the court to build a powerful naval force.
Such a large amount of money, let alone the Nine Admirals, even the Empress Dowager Cisheng would not be able to collect such a large amount of money in a short while.
"Hey, I know, but I don't want all of this money at once. You can give me a small sum, and I will figure out the rest myself."
Xu Tong knew the concept of this money, but he really needed such a large amount of money.
On the way back he thought clearly.
Why, regardless of whether they are from the upper or lower realms, even those with shameful deeds, do not do the great merits of saving all sentient beings in front of them, but want to earn some merits from poor people?
They don’t have that ability??
No, as long as a stranger stands up, one person can match the capabilities of ten or even a hundred people in the government.
Take Xu Mao, who escaped from Lianshan Temple last time, for example. With his paper shadow technique, he could turn a small house into a small house with just a flick of his hand. If he built a few more buildings, no one would freeze to death on the streets in winter.
But he didn't.
There are definitely a few strangers like Xu Mao, but no one has come forward so far. Why? There is only one answer.
No money.
In the Dharma Land of the Wealth Couple, as a practitioner, wealth comes first.
Even if you are a land god, you will be hungry sometimes if you have no money.
Not to mention, if you want to do great meritorious deeds, you will almost be unable to survive without money.
Especially the practitioners in the lower realms, even the vast majority of them do not live a wealthy life, just take the executioners we saw today as an example.
The official salary plus the money for blood buns was only enough for them to have food and clothing. After all, beheadings did not happen every day.
Generally speaking, the peak season for this industry is in the autumn. Unless you commit a heinous crime, there won't be that much work for you to do. You can still make a living by farming on weekdays.
You have to say, these people are capable, but they still can’t make money?
Well, this involves another issue, three disadvantages and five shortcomings.
Although the three religions of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism do not have this restriction, they have strict rules and regulations that restrict them.
Such as the monk's pure rules and precepts, Quanzhen's ascetic rules, Confucian gentleman's rules, etc. If you choose to practice in this area, you must abide by the rules, coupled with your own huge size, every move may cause many problems, leading to
There is no way they would come forward to do such a thankless thing.
After all, they don't do anything. They can improve their abilities by relying on their own cultivation methods, so why do they need to do such a thing.
People in the lower class don't have so many restrictions, but they can't do it even if they want to.
The first is no money, the second is no power, the third is irrelevant, and the fourth is no one.
For those who are miserable, whether they can survive the sun tomorrow is a question, but they still care about the life and death of others??
So they do not have this ability, but unfortunately they have such conditions.
If the soul of the fox rescued in the soul coffin shop was only exchanged for the blessing of wealth from three scripts, the price and gain would be completely unequal in the eyes of normal people.
This does not comply with the principle of equivalent exchange.
But it wasn't until I figured out the reason that I realized that these four words, wealth blessing, had already pushed me to the threshold of the prosperous road.
All he needs to do next is a final kick, and he can quickly gather a large amount of power in a short period of time.
This is like a blogger with tens of millions of fans who only needs a way to monetize his traffic.
The small number Xu Tong mentioned is an astronomical amount when looking at the investment of three million taels of silver. No matter how much the grandmother dotes on her only son, she will not be able to spend so much money.
"What on earth are you going to do? If you keep messing around, I will ask your father to come and have a good talk with you tonight."
The eldest grandma couldn't help but feel a little angry when she saw that Xu Tong was still pestering him for money.
"Nothing else, just be a good person, do good deeds, and build some virtue for our family." Xu Tong ate up all the pastries on the table in a short time.
"Go, go, no money!"
When the grandma heard such outrageous words, she became even more unhappy.
How could she not know what her son was?
To put it bluntly, the reason why she has worshiped and chanted Buddha's name all these years is because this little ancestor was so damaged.
But even if Ma Hongwen is no longer a thing, he is still a piece of flesh that has fallen from his body.
Even if someone pokes her spine secretly, she can bear it.
I just hope that this child will be less worried and do less evil in the future, so as to leave a lasting impression on the old Ma family, so that she can meet the ancestors of the Ma family.
"mother!!"
Seeing this, Xu Tong could only resort to Ma Hongwen's trick of acting like a fool and rolling around. The grandmother looked grim and gritted her teeth in anger when she saw that Ma Hongwen started acting like a fool again. However, she finally took out a few banknotes from her sleeves and said, "That's all."
Already."
After saying that, she walked to the inner room with the help of the maid. When she reached the door, the grandma stopped: "Go ahead, pay three thousand taels of silver to the accounting room first. In addition, during your absence, the Chen family
My young lady has been visiting me frequently, it’s time for you to go to Chen’s house and return the favor.”
Xu Tong was stunned when he heard the words, and he understood in a moment, yes, even if I didn't tell you, I had forgotten that wealth is the most important thing for couples. Money is the first, and love is the second. If you guard the God of Wealth, are you afraid of running out of money?
So he smiled and said: "You still love me."
After saying that, he accepted the money and returned to his side courtyard.
"Headmaster, are you really prepared to save those people??"
Daya and the other three lay down at the entrance of the hall and asked, if these things were successful, they would also be the biggest beneficiaries. After all, merit is the lifeblood of immortals like them.
"Of course, but this matter needs to be carefully planned. We can't be the leader. We need to find someone to support us from the front."
Xu Tong still understands the principle of killing the first bird with a gun. He can absorb so many merits by himself, but he may not be able to protect them.
Besides, you can’t do it in your own name, otherwise how can you be a yamen safely?
While he was saying this to Daya, Xu Tong pushed open the door and walked in. He saw Huo Wuji and the others gathering in the yard to drink.
LeRou and the female thief were sitting aside chatting.
After Xu Tong looked around at such a large circle of people, he raised his eyes and walked up to Huo Wuji and the others.
Looking at the faces of Huo Wuji and the others, Huo Wuji and the others seemed to notice the serious look on Xu Tong's face. They immediately closed their mouths and waited quietly for Brother Ma to speak.
Xu Tong took out the tobacco rod and shredded tobacco from the props book. Bai Shitong and Qian Shu immediately helped Xu Tong put the shredded tobacco on the table and light the firewood.
Xu Tong took a deep breath, puffed out the smoke, and his face finally showed the madness of Mr. Ma again: "Everyone, it's time for you to get to work."