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    "Liu Xiucai, can you please hurry up? If this batch of Buddhist scriptures is not printed within ten days, all my and your bonuses this month will be wasted!" In the busy printing factory, a tall middle-aged man shouted loudly  , while stretching out his only one arm to direct the people around him to speed up.

    "Sun Tou, please don't rush me. Who doesn't know that our typesetting team is the busiest, and our team has been working for five hours in a row. Apart from eating and going to the latrine, there is no rest time at all.  I can't stand it if this continues, you have to let us go back and sleep for a while, otherwise we will go blind!" A tall and thin young man replied without raising his head, while using his hands to pick the wooden movable type quickly.  .

    Liu Xiucai is not a real scholar. After all, if he could be admitted as a scholar, he would not come to work in this printing workshop. However, this young man named Liu has read several books by sages and is considered knowledgeable in the entire printing factory.  Because of his gentle and elegant appearance, people who knew him gave him the nickname "Scholar".  In this printing factory, Liu Xiucai is the leader of the typesetting team, with seven or eight literate people in charge of printing and typesetting.

    "Okay, okay, hurry up and line up the last few pictures. I'll let you rest right away!" The one-armed middle-aged man named Sun shouted loudly. He is the manager of this factory and used to be in the army.  Born, he lost an arm on the battlefield, and was assigned to work in a printing factory. Originally, he was fair and cared about his subordinates. He would never rush his subordinates like this, but this batch of Buddhist scriptures to be printed was suppressed by the superiors.  Yes, if he couldn't finish printing, he couldn't afford the crime.

    "Suntou, our Highness has always been very generous. This batch of work is so urgent. If we can complete it on time, will there be any extra rewards?" At this moment, a worker next to him was inking the printing plate.  Iru said.  As soon as his words came out, it immediately triggered a big discussion among the other people in the factory.

    This is a printing factory under Li Min's name. Sun Tou and Liu Xiucai are all workers in one of the printing factory buildings. Since they received orders from their superiors a few days ago to print a large number of Buddhist scriptures, they  The workers in this factory never had a good rest and worked overtime all day, but even so, the time given by the superiors still felt tight.

    Seeing that his subordinates were busy with the work at hand because they were discussing rewards, Sun Tou's face darkened, he knocked on the table next to him and shouted: "Okay, let's stop discussing it. I will give you an accurate answer today."  Letter, as mentioned above, as long as this batch of Buddhist scriptures is completed on time, the bonus this month will be doubled, which is what His Highness personally promised!"

    When everyone in the factory heard that His Highness King Qi had personally promised it, they all cheered and felt that their whole bodies were filled with energy. At the same time, they were thinking about how to spend the extra double bonus?  Should I buy a large bag of snacks and a few new clothes for my children, or should I pull out a few feet of good cloth and make clothes for my wife?

    Seeing the workers in the factory lift Qian Jin up, the one-armed Sun Tou breathed a sigh of relief. As a manager, his salary is naturally much higher than that of ordinary workers. This month's salary will be doubled.  After his salary was paid, he had only collected fifty coins. He has a life-and-death brother in the army who is raising money to buy a sea ship. When the time comes, he can invest the money with him, as long as the other party can run safely a few times.  If you go by sea, you can earn back your investment with these 50 guan, and all future dividends will be a net profit.

    Just when Sun Tou was happily calculating the huge profits from investing in a sea-going ship, he suddenly heard a sound of voices coming from outside, and they were very familiar. One of them seemed to be the voice of Manager Wang.  The so-called Wang Daguanshi is what the outside world calls Wang Zihao, but in real terms, Wang Zihao is not considered an employee of the palace, but a zihao.

    Your businessman is just because he is deeply trusted by Li Min and manages the business of Prince Qi's Mansion. In addition, your daughter is Li Min's daughter, so he has long been regarded as a businessman of Prince Qi's Mansion, and  This chief steward is just an honorific title, and none of the other chief stewards in the palace can compare to him.

    Hearing the voice of Supervisor Wang, Sun Tou naturally did not dare to neglect him. He was about to go out to pay a visit, but he did not expect that the door of the factory was darkened, and he saw Wang Zihao walking straight in with a group of people, walking towards him as he walked.  The young man introduced.

    Seeing the young man next to Wang Zihao, Sun Tou immediately trembled all over. He hurriedly stepped forward a few steps and saluted: "Sun Hong, the manager of the printing factory, pays homage to His Highness King Qi and Manager Wang Da!"

    ¡° Naturally, the only one who could have Wang Zihao accompany him in person and introduce him personally was Li Min.  A few days ago, he proposed to Li Shimin to support Buddhism in Tubo, and then instigated foreign Buddhism to fight with the local Bon religion, in order to achieve the purpose of destabilizing the political situation in Tubo. However, since Buddhism was to be supported, Buddhist scriptures and Buddha statues were naturally indispensable. His name  This printing house is only printing a small part of the Buddhist scriptures, and the rest are outsourced to other printing houses.

    ?"You don't have to be polite, Manager Sun. I and Mr. Wang are just walking around casually!" Li Min said with a smile. He was not idle because he was the one who came up with the idea. In addition, he is the most prestigious in the industrial and commercial circles.  , so he was responsible for purchasing all the Buddhist scriptures, Buddhist statues, magical instruments and other things that needed to be prepared, and the time was extremely tight, so he had to come down to inspect it, for fear of delaying the important event.

    Li Min walked around the factory. Because this was not his first time here, all the workers knew that the person in front of them was His Highness King Qi. However, Li Min did not let them salute, but asked them to hurry up and work.  , and also promised on the spot that as long as they can complete the project ahead of schedule, for example, one day ahead of schedule, this month's bonus will be doubled, two days ahead of schedule, it will be tripled, and so on.

    As soon as Li Min came up with this reward method, the workers in the factory immediately became excited again. Every one of them had green eyes, and their work efficiency had once again improved a lot. For example, Liu Xiucai, who was doing the typesetting, he couldn't wait for it in his heart.  He has become a three-headed and six-armed Nezha. As for the rest he just mentioned to Sun Tou, he has thrown it aside. He can rest at any time, but this kind of opportunity to make money is rare. If you don't seize it, you will be really sorry for yourself.  .

    Seeing this extremely busy factory, Li Min nodded with satisfaction. Although the bonus he received as a worker was nothing in his opinion, it was a great incentive for these ordinary people.  However, Li Min did not expect that it was his unlucky trick of doubling his bonus early that made the entire printing factory go crazy. There were even several cases where workers fainted due to lack of physical strength.  On the one hand, it reduces work efficiency, which is self-defeating.

    "Wow~" Carriages are unloading goods into the open space. These dusty goods are all small Buddha statues. And due to limited time and cost savings, these Buddha statues are all made of clay.  , there are also a small number of them carved from wood, and of course there are also more advanced ones, such as made of metal and jade, but those are very few in number, and they are not together with these clay Buddha statues.

    After these clay Buddha statues are transported here, someone will apply a layer of cheap fragrant powder on the Buddha statues, then paint them, and wrap them with straw. After all, they have to be transported to Tubo, and there will inevitably be some bumps on the road.  Yes, wrapping it with straw can prevent collisions.

    After Li Min inspected the printing factory, he came here to take a look and found that the progress was pretty good and should be completed before the deadline. Now he finally felt relieved and cursed Li Shimin and those ministers in his heart, even though he had already said so  He only provided ideas but no effort, but in the end these preparations still fell on his head. Fortunately, he was not asked to do the task of selecting eminent monks, otherwise he would be really busy.

    Speaking of the selection of eminent monks, it can be said to be a mixture of joy and sorrow. Taoists, who are the great enemies of Buddhism, are applauded. After all, once these eminent monks leave, the power of Buddhism will inevitably be hit, and their Taoism has already established a Taoist academy.  The power of Taoism is being integrated, and then the influence of Taoism can be enhanced while the power of Buddhism is declining.

    Although some people in Buddhism were very dissatisfied with the imperial court's move, more people thought it was a good opportunity. Tubo was a big country, and the Buddhist power in the country was weak. If we could take this opportunity, we could conquer the local Bon religion in one fell swoop.  If defeated, then this is also an immeasurable merit in promoting Buddhism, so many people are still willing to go.

    However, Li Min knew that the selection of eminent monks this time was not that simple. Among the selected eminent monks were some spies of the Tang Dynasty who had just shaved their heads. These spies would go to Tubo with these eminent monks, and at the same time shoulder the responsibilities of  Work on drawing maps, gathering intelligence from all parties, and assassinating important objects.

    Talking about these spies, we have to mention the shadow guards around Li Shimin. The last time they separated Goguryeo, it was these shadow guards who contributed. And it was precisely because of that incident that Li Shimin saw the importance of spies, so  He divided the Shadow Guard into two parts, one of which was a specialized external intelligence department called the Foreign Intelligence Agency. The spies sent out this time were all from the Foreign Intelligence Agency, and as far as Li Min knew, these spies from the Foreign Intelligence Agency  There are quite a lot of people, with nearly 10,000 internal members alone. There is even a secret training point similar to a military academy in Chang'an. As for the specific address, even Li Min doesn't know.

    Just when the Tang Dynasty was in full swing about having sex with Tubo, Li Min finished the preparations that Li Shimin had given him, and then began to prepare to leave Chang'an. After all, he had been in Chang'an for a long time.  He still needs to preside over Silla and Baekje, especially the handling of Silla, which must be done in person. In addition, the construction of Taiwan and the exploration of the southern sea route also require his guidance.

    It can be said that his stay in Chang'an was a waste of time, and the coastal areas of Datang were his real stage.
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