If you want to find money, you must first find the right goal.

It is said that the Song Dynasty was the richest in all dynasties, but in fact, the people really don’t have much money, so it’s good to be able to eat enough.

Then who is rich in the Song Dynasty?

The royal family, nobles, scholars, generals, leaders, monks and Taoists, these are certain, and the merchants can barely calculate.

The royal family is Zhao Mengqi himself, and he has no trouble. He also knows that the inner treasury looks like something, but it is a bit troublesome to convert it into currency.

The last three are the ruling class of the Song Dynasty. They cannot be offended for the time being, otherwise the Jiangshan will immediately change his surname and make money from them, so he must use a serious method.

Then monks and Taoists, being rich is really rich. One certificate of tribute costs 1,000 guan, and they don’t even blink when they buy it.

But they have too much influence on the people, are good at bewitching people's hearts, and have no stance and principle, and do not care which court belongs to, so they cannot force them too much.

Although you can't make a fuss, you can use some means to do it a little.

Although this is highly praised by the Song Dynasty and the benefits given are generous, the Taoist priests spend money in order to seek immortality, and they are not good at managing, so they probably can't keep any money in their hands.

It seems that we can only start with the fat monks.

Thinking of this, Zhao Mengqi had a rough idea.

As the saying goes, a horse cannot be fat without night grass, and a person cannot be rich without windfall. Although he must have a serious way to make money, he should make money quickly first.

Immediately, Zhao Mengqi summoned Gu Qing.

"Consultant, how many monks are there in our Song Dynasty?"

Gu Qing's name is Gu Yun. This Yun is a polyphonic character, which is used as a name for pronunciation. However, in order to avoid Zhao Yun's name, he pronounces Wen.

So, Zhao Mengqi called him "Guide Gu" with a bad taste. Although Gu Qing felt that King Yan had a weird accent, he didn't dare to ask more questions.

"When you go back to your highness, our monks in the Song Dynasty are basically maintained at around 200,000."

"How many Buddhist temples are there in Lin'an? How many monks and nuns?"

"Inside the city, there are about 600 temples, with about 50,000 monks."

"Tsk tsk, so many? The total number of people in Lin'an should be less than two million, 50,000 monks and nuns."

Zhao Mengqi was mentally prepared and was still shocked. He quickly thought that if these 50,000 monks and nuns could sell the certificates again, it would be 50 million yuan.

Of course, the decree of the throne became a bit complicated in the Song Dynasty. It was not only a proof of identity of a monk, but also a lot of times it was equivalent to the securities of later generations, and it was even used directly as currency.

Moreover, the 50,000 monks and nuns must have already obtained one, so how could they buy another one?

But can this stump Zhao Mengqi?

"Consultant, how are the cases of the demon monks in Bao'en Temple progressing?"

"I have caught a lot of people, but they are all in a lot of trouble, and it will take a long time to clarify."

"That's much more related to them than other temples."

"Your Highness said nothing badly. There were hundreds of people who spread rumors and poisoned them directly, and there were many temples involved."

Monks do not only chant Buddha's name in the temple. In order to let the Buddha's light shine on the world, they also have to do more publicity work. The more regular ones are to travel around the streets and alleys, and to visit the people's homes to beg for alms and send incense, and to practice rituals.

This is why it is convenient to spread rumors, bewitch people's hearts, and to poison thousands of people.

Zhao Mengqi thought for a while, "You should continue to check these temples and carefully check every monk!"

"Ah!?" Gu Qingren was stunned, "Your Highness, how much manpower and time will be spent? There is no need to do this."

"Hehe, it doesn't take long. Listen to me, go to Taifu Temple to find Qian Taifu and ask him to print two types of documents for you. One is issued to the temple, which is called the Liang Temple certificate, and the other is issued to the monk, which is called the Liang Monk certificate."

Gu Qing became even more confused. Fortunately, Zhao Mengqi continued to explain, "This time, a nest of spies appeared in Bao'en Temple, so the court naturally learned from it. Strengthening management of the temple and monks, your Imperial City Department will naturally come to the door to supervise and inspect it at all times, right?"

"If they have a good temple certificate, they will naturally be exempted from such inspections. If they want a good temple certificate, all the monks under their name must hold a good monk certificate, and the two are linked to each other to ensure that! Now, do you understand?"

Gu Qing was stunned for a while, and finally understood the meaning. Looking at Zhao Mengqi, he seemed to have seen a ghost. His Highness Yan was really nauseous!

Zhao Mengqi said leisurely again, "Consultant, how much work fee do you think these two types of documents are more appropriate?"

"This, this... please give your instructions." Gu Qing couldn't understand how much Zhao Mengqi had.

Zhao Mengqi touched his chin, "You can find more than one million yuan in Bao'en Temple. I think other temples will not be missing. About 100,000 guan should be within the scope they can accept. Then, the good temple certificate does not charge a fee, but a deposit of 100,000 guan will be paid. As long as the monks in the temple have not violated the law and discipline within ten years, they will be refunded to them. As for the good monk certificate, it is only half of the certificate, five hundred guan."

What kind of deposit is there? There is still a possibility of refunding it after paying it? There are still five hundred stags, which is not a small amount of money. What do you say?

With this happening, the reputation of the Imperial City and myself is a mess.

Gu Qing whispered in his heart, but he couldn't object, "Your Highness, if this happens, these monks and nuns are afraid that they will talk bad things to the people every day."

"You are stupid!" Zhao Mengqi looked like he was so angry that he was not strong enough. "You can ask the people to report illegal and illegal acts and slander monks in the court. If the report is verified, you will be rewarded with 100 stalemates! Then you can not only punish the monks who committed the crime, but also confiscate the deposit and good temple certificates of their temples. Do you understand!"

"Well... I understand, if the temple still wants a good temple certificate, I have to pay a deposit, right?"

Gu Qing is also a smart person, but he is not so shameless and has never made a turn before.

Zhao Mengqi was very happy that Gu Qing was able to learn, "Remember, anti-counterfeiting measures should be taken when making documents, and they should be numbered one by one and registered with real names. Each number only corresponds to one temple or one monk, and it is well documented."

Then he sighed, "Hey, if I weren't worried about forgery and fraud, I would have wanted to add a seal to their original certificate, which would save a lot of money."

Gu Qing was speechless. Although the paper and ink were specially made for the production of this document, it would cost some money, once this policy was implemented, it would have to be at least 50,000 to 60 million yuan. After all, there must be some poor temples and poor monks.

"What if I encounter someone who really has no money?"

Zhao Mengqi glared at the eyes, "No money!? Is there a sense of being able to serve the Buddha without money? I might as well return to secular life. If I don't have hard labor, I can sweep the streets. Ascetic monks are also a kind of practice."

After being refreshed by the King of Yan again, Gu Qing had to smile bitterly, "Since your highness has a heavy trust, I have to do my best..."

"Don't be ruthless. After the completion, you will be allowed to leave one percent of the Imperial City Sti!" Zhao Mengqi naturally knew that if the horse ran fast, there must be no whip or horse material.

Hearing this, Gu Qing's bitter smile immediately faded a little, "Thank you Your Highness to reward!"

"You can distribute part of it as a reward, but you have to leave part of it for funding. When this matter is over, I want to add a burden to your Imperial City Secretariat."

Zhao Mengqi hung a fresh and delicious carrot for Gu Qing, and he couldn't help but work hard.

When Gu Qing was sent away, Zhao Mengqi sighed. He knew that this method was a bit shameless and could easily cause many future troubles, but some things had to be done.

After explaining the matter of quick money, Zhao Mengqi did not forget to make serious money.
Chapter completed!