Chapter 8 Who is the profiteer?
Qian Delu considers himself a shrewd businessman. Not to mention other places, he is definitely the most intelligent businessman in this Luye Town. If you talk about business with others, you will not suffer any losses.
I originally thought that a monk was not easy to get it. After telling this story, I would give him thirty taels and twenty taels of silver, which would be enough to send him away.
Originally, monks are very concerned about face and rarely greedy for money. Qian Delu's abacus was so twitching that he had long heard the potential of this story. Whether it was taken out to write a book or made into a book and sold for money, they were definitely worth the money, and they were even sure to earn tens of thousands of taels of silver.
But I never expected that this little abbot was also a wolf who eats people and does not spit bones!
How could this monk be so good at bargaining? He had to split the whole story and sell it, and it would cost fifty taels of silver per episode, otherwise it would be fine.
Qian Delu wanted to refuse, and then came here to listen to the book. After returning, he wrote it down based on his memory. However, this abbot said too many words, and many of the nouns in the story were not heard before, so he couldn't remember them.
In desperation, Qian Delu agreed to Huo Yuanzhen's request.
I thought this story was only ten or eight episodes, but I didn’t expect that the abbot said there were one hundred episodes.
However, Qian Delu is not afraid of this. The more you are, the better. You can sell more money at that time.
The two discussed for a long time, and finally Qian Delu agreed to Huo Yuanzhen's proposal for installment payment.
This is the first time Qian Delu heard about this method. He needs to pay the abbot Yijie for thirty episodes first. After the story is told thirty episodes, he will pay the money for thirty episodes. Finally, when the story is told, he will pay the money for thirty episodes.
Although this method is very new, Qian Delu has to admit that this method is very good and reasonable, and has guaranteed both parties.
The two of them discussed it properly and signed and stamped.
Huo Yuanzhen smiled and put the contract away, and then insisted on inviting Qian Delu to visit his Yuzhai Mountain.
Yuzhai Mountain is steep and cannot be climbed around it. There is only one way to go up the mountain. According to Huo Yuanzhen's memory in his previous life, Shaolin Temple was under another peak, but when he walked here, he discovered the benefits of Yuzhai Mountain.
It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is the best place to set up a base camp. The mountain is vast and can be planted by yourself, and there is also a lake, so you can be self-sufficient. In the future, if your sect tree attracts wind and attracts attacks from the world or the court, you can withstand this dangerous peak for a year and a half.
After leading Qian Delu for a while, Huo Yuanzhen said: "Donor Qian, I wonder how you view my future development in Shaolin?"
Qian Delu looked at the abbot who was not old but had a smart face, and was almost engraved with the word "against businessman" on his forehead, and sighed: "Shaolin Temple has a treasure mountain, and it is certain that he has a leader like a genius. It is certain that he will carry forward the genius in the future. Although Qian is not a man from the martial arts world, he can also guess that Shaolin's achievements are extraordinary. If the abbot has profound martial arts skills, then becoming a martial arts sect is not a dream."
"Oh, then I wonder how the donor of money thinks of my Shaolin doctrine?"
There are not only Shaolin on Shaoshi Mountain, but also Zhongyue School and Fawang Temple. Although Shaolin Temple is the smallest, it has a good reputation. Qian Delu also knows a little about the Buddhism promoted by Shaolin and interrogatively said: "Shaolin promotes the salvation of sentient beings and is compassionate, and of course it will be welcomed by the people, but its popularity is still small. If you make a name for yourself in the world, you will definitely be incense."
"Thank you for the donor Qian's comments. I have an immature idea."
"Please speak with Master Abbot."
"I have a coincidence with the donor of money. I also think that Shaolin will be able to carry forward it, but there are still many difficulties in rising in the short term, such as capital and silver issues."
When Qian Delu heard Huo Yuanzhen mention money, he immediately became alert and did not answer the conversation immediately, for fear that the abbot would be surrounded by it again.
Huo Yuanzhen was not in a hurry, and slowly walked to the edge of the mountain with Qian Delu. The place had a wide view and could look down at the entire mountain. You could also see this at the foot of the mountain for the first time, which was the place connecting the road up the mountain.
"Please look at the donor of Qian. I plan to build a mountain gate here, but this road is disrepair and requires silver repair. I plan to circle the wall and pave the ground with bluestone, which also requires silver. I am a monk and a monk, who is short of money."
Qian Delu curled his lips disdainfully, thinking to himself that thanks to you becoming a monk, otherwise would there be a place for me to gain a foothold in Green Leaf Town?
Huo Yuanzhen seemed to have no idea about Qian Delu's actions and continued: "So I want to discuss with Qian Donor, using my Shaolin future income guarantee, borrow some silver from Qian Donor's money house to build roads up the mountain and facilities in the temple. I wonder what Qian Donor think?"
"Use future income guarantee?" Qian Delu was full of black lines. He had never heard of this type of guarantee method.
"Yes, it's guaranteed with future income." Huo Yuanzhen looked at Qian Delu with a smile.
"Master Abbot, please forgive me for taking the liberty. There seems to be no precedent for this. Although Qian was optimistic about Shaolin's future returns just now, it was just a guess after all. Who knows whether it will come true? If the abbot's temple is built but cannot make money, then Qian will lose all his money."
"Don't be afraid of donors. In fact, you are optimistic about the future prospects of my temple. Just like you are optimistic about a business opportunity, who can know whether something is sure to make money? You still have to try it out before you know that this is actually a business opportunity?"
"Master, I understand what you said, but I have never heard of this as a guarantee of future income. Qian is really worried."
"Donor, that's fine. If our temple cannot make money in the future and cannot repay your silver, I will tell the donor a story for free, so the excitement is guaranteed not to be below Journey to the West."
"The master still has a story?" Qian Delu looked at Huo Yuanzhen in disbelief. He didn't know how Huo Yuanzhen came up with this story. How could it be? And the excitement is not bad at all.
Huo Yuanzhen laughed and sat there, telling Qian Delu about the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
He was talking here, and Qian Delu listened carefully there, and continued until it was getting late and the battle of Guandu came to an end.
Looking at Qian Delu who was listening to the ecstasy in the afternoon, Huo Yuanzhen smiled and said, "Donor Qian, what's the story of me?"
"Ah! OK! That's great, wonderful!" Qian Delu hit his high fives, his face full of chicken feces.
"Master, this story must be sold to me."
"No, I won't talk about whether to sell or not, but I'll ask the donor to consider what I mentioned."
"Okay, don't think about it. Qian was originally optimistic about Shaolin's future prospects. Now he still has the story of Master as a guarantee, so naturally he doesn't have to worry. I wonder how much silver the master plans to borrow from Qian?"
"Not much, ten thousand taels are enough."
Qian Delu looked embarrassed: "Master Abbot, I'm afraid I can't get 10,000 liang of Qian now, and I have to pay you thirty episodes. I'm not well-off anymore. I'm better this way, 5,000 liang. If Master Shaolin has no profit in the future, then your story will be worth 5,000 liang."
Huo Yuanzhen also spoke loudly, and he was actually satisfied with the five thousand taels and nodded immediately.
So the two signed a contract again.
Thirty episodes of Journey to the West sold 1,500 taels, Shaolin's future income guaranteed, with an annual interest rate of one cent, and borrowed another 5,000 taels from Qian Delu.
There were a total of 6,500 taels of silver, and Qian Delu promised to deliver it to Huo Yuanzhen tomorrow.
Huo Yuanzhen also entrusted Qian Delu to help him find craftsmen. There was stone on the mountain, which saved a lot of costs and just paid the wages.
There are enough craftsmen. Huo Yuan is really rich and plans to repair the roads and walls on the ground in the temple.
Qian Delu was a businessman, so it was no difficulty to do these things. He agreed and left Shaolin Temple.
After seeing Qian Delu off, Huo Yuanzhen returned to his room.
The money matter was resolved, and Huo Yuanzhen began to plan the future blueprint of Shaolin Temple indoors.
The four of them had already come back when they were waiting for him. Huo Yuanzhen spent a day out and was sleeping. Now he has fallen asleep. Huo Yuanzhen was planning to rest, but suddenly he got up.
It was convenient to get up in the middle of the night. I saw that the lights in Huo Yuanzhen's room were still on, so I walked over.
"The abbot hasn't been asleep yet?"
"Ah, study Buddhism and you will go to bed soon." Huo Yuanzhen pretended to behave.
"The abbot is diligent in Buddhist affairs and lights the lamp and boils oil until late at night. This spirit is really admired by me."
Since the two new monks came, Yikun also felt the threat, and he also made a 180-degree turn towards the abbot Huo Yuanzhen.
Huo Yuanzhen didn't answer, and continued to say: "It's midnight now, it's Dragon Boat Festival. When it's dawn, I want to go down the mountain to buy red dates and glutinous rice and make some rice dumplings to eat. The abbot needs to give me some money."
"Oh, it's Dragon Boat Festival, that's right. Come and ask me for it tomorrow."
Yikong said goodbye, thinking in his mind whether he could fill his pockets and accumulate some copper coins and leave.
Huo Yuanzhen was about to rest, but suddenly felt a slight fluctuation in the abbot's system in his body. Huo Yuanzhen hurriedly closed the door and checked.
"One chance to draw during the Dragon Boat Festival!".
When I saw the system prompt, Huo Yuan was so ecstatic. There are such benefits. Are there any promotions during festivals?
Chapter completed!