Chapter 168 Xue Rengui: Little Bald Donkey

Xue Rengui scratched his head, and the whole person fell into extreme confusion.

Why did the Marquis suddenly become interested in those monks?

There are too many Buddha statues. For every five colored glazes, there are three Buddha statues, with different shapes and strange shapes, beautiful, ugly, and ferocious.

"You must think, why would those monks buy Buddha statues?" ♦

Xue Rengui nodded, that's the truth.

"Yes, Marquis, the monks live on alms, and the temples rely on the people's incense. They should not have much money, right?"

Liu Xuan glanced at Xue Rengui, not knowing how to answer.

"Xue Rengui, how did you make a living before?"

Xue Rengui was a little confused by Liu Xuan's sudden question, but he still smiled and answered: "My Lord, I used to farm. Since my family fell into decline, I started farming. I was still young at that time, and the family always had insufficient food. It got better later."

Liu Xuan nodded, and then said: "How many people can you feed by farming?"

When Xue Rengui heard this, his face blushed: "My Lord, I am a little embarrassed to answer your question."

"In fact, I have a big appetite and I am always hungry. If I eat more, other people in the family will not be full."

"It can be considered as supporting a family of several people..."

Xue Rengui's wife has now arrived in Chang'an and lives in the side courtyard of the Marquis's Mansion. At least he doesn't have to worry about having enough food now.

"Then think about another question. It's so difficult for you to support three or five people."

"There are thousands of monks in the temples, especially the temples in Chang'an, which are more luxurious than each other. The food, clothing, daily repairs, and money and grain consumption are not a small amount."

Xue Rengui had never thought about this question before. When Liu Xuan mentioned it, suddenly something in his mind was opened.

"My Lord, do you mean..."

"The temple is very rich?"

Liu Xuan smiled but said nothing.

In Chang'an now, there are two types of the richest people. One is the aristocratic family that has accumulated wealth for many years and has survived the changes of dynasties.

The other is the temple that has been standing for many years and dynasties.

Seeing that Xue Rengui was still confused, Liu Xuan continued to throw out a question.

"Xue Rengui, can you afford a house in Chang'an?"

Xue Rengui grinned and became shy.

Only at this time will a man face reality. When bragging, he is fearless and wants to reach the moon in the sky and catch turtles in the five oceans, but how many people can do it?

When it comes to buying a house, Xue Rengui becomes honest.

"My Lord, you are joking. Buying a house in Chang'an is no different from climbing to the sky."

Liu Xuan nodded: "Look, it's not easy to live in Chang'an."

"It's even more difficult to buy a house. Let's not talk about how much you can earn. The price of a house in Chang'an changes every year. A place like Qinglongfang is already relatively remote and out of reach for ordinary people, let alone a place like Xinghuafang?"

"But guess how the officials in Chang'an solve this problem?"

Xue Rengui immediately became energetic. He felt that according to what the Lord said, there seemed to be a way in Chang'an that allowed ordinary officials to afford their own houses.

Others can do it, why can't I? For a while, Xue Rengui's attention was highly focused.

I, Xue Rengui, must remember the method that the Marquis said, just in case, it works?

"Marquis, how did they do it?"

Liu Xuan smiled mysteriously: "Let me tell you a story."

"An official in Chang'an worked hard for many years and finally saved a small sum of money. At this time, he was less than 40 years old."

"But a family, wife, children and old people can't live in a crowded small room, right? As an official, he must have his own dignity. What do you think this person will do?"

Xue Rengui scratched his head and shook his head.

"Marquis, do they have any special way to make money?"

Liu Xuan shook his head: "In Chang'an, there is a temple called Jialan Temple, which specializes in this."

"In Jialan Temple, there are countless money, and every time it is loaned, the interest is very high."

"The money loaned is called merit, and the interest is called blessing."

"In Chang'an, if an official has no money but wants to buy a house, he can find someone to guarantee and borrow money..."

When Xue Rengui heard this, sweat was all over his forehead.

"My Lord, is this possible?"

Liu Xuan nodded and said with a smile: "Do you know that they can earn half more money by just passing their money from one hand to the other? Officials in Chang'an work hard, but few of them save money all year round. If they spend money lavishly, they will owe more money."

Xue Rengui didn't dare to think about this kind of thing.

Thinking that he would owe a lot of debts and have to pay nearly half of the money more, he felt unhappy immediately.

The house in Chang'an, even if it was just an ordinary house, the price was not something Xue Rengui could afford.

"Damn it, so this is how they make money."

Liu Xuan continued to stir up trouble: "Do you think we can make money from them?"

"Yes!"

"Do you want to make a lot of money?"

"Yes!"

"Do you dare to do this?"

Xue Rengui straightened his chest: "My Lord, as long as you tell me how to do it, I will do it immediately!"

Liu Xuan smiled at this time: "Don't worry, let them worry for two more days."

...

The Tang Dynasty Restaurant was not open today, but it did not affect Liu Xuan's idea of ​​making something delicious.

After sending Xue Rengui to the glass factory, Liu Xuan was busy in the kitchen.

The weather was cold, and it was the best time to eat mutton. Yaya and Dazhuang were probably tired from playing today. It was getting late, so it was just right for them to eat something good.

When Liu Xuan opened the system, he saw the price of a whole sheep and was stunned for a moment.

The system was really conscientious. A pound of meat from a sheep only cost 5 coins, and buying a whole sheep only cost 500 coins.

Looking at the mutton in the system, a whole sheep must weigh at least 200 to 300 pounds, right?

It was a big profit.

Liu Xuan thought that the price difference was to make money from others, but he never expected that he could also make money from the system.

The whole sheep had been skinned and lay quietly on the board in front of Liu Xuan.

Seeing the quality of the meat on the sheep, Liu Xuan couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

Such a fat sheep, I don't know where it was raised.

It must not be a place with abundant water and grass.

According to an ex-girlfriend of Liu Xuan who studied agriculture, beef and mutton raised in places with abundant water and grass are not delicious. Only sheep raised in semi-desert areas taste very good.

Liu Xuan remembered that this ex-girlfriend who studied agriculture was from Xilin Gol.

In her words, this sheep drank spring water when it was born, and ate Chinese medicinal herbs that grew everywhere, including nearly 300 kinds of precious and important herbs, as well as leguminous plants. It was pickled from a young age, so when it grew up, it must have been pickled thoroughly, right?