Xuan Tan looked at Long Yang and then at Cheng An. Long Yang answered on his behalf: "There are not enough medicinal materials. Since the year before last, medicinal materials from Lingzhou and Yinzhou have been out of stock. Tubo medicinal materials, such as Cordyceps and so on. , it is difficult to receive. To maintain the current production, we have done our best.”
Cheng An further explained: "Li's Yan Huilou is robbing us of medicinal materials. After they get the medicinal materials, they sell them to us at a high price. The Tubo family sent people there, and I don't know what they were promised. Tubo Most of the medicinal materials were purchased by the Tuoba family."
Zhao Ran was very curious. Let’s not mention the fact that the Tuoba family came forward to purchase Tibetan medicinal materials. Yan Huilou lost hundreds of thousands of silver. How could he have the confidence to compete with Jinbo Club for medicinal materials? Could it be that the Tuoba family was behind it? The leader of the country, Li Qianshun, Already brazen enough to embarrass Tianbo Club? The struggle between the imperial party and the rear party has risen from the bottom of the water to the top?
It was difficult for him to ask these questions, but Zi Youcheng'an answered them directly: "The Tuoba family is unhappy that our Jinbo Club has made so much money."
Zhao Ran asked: "Tianmatai Temple and Jialan Temple are both spiritual temples, and the Tuoba family doesn't give them any face? Have you ever looked for Gaotai Temple, Jietai Temple, or Buddhist Temple?"
Cheng An said: "Of course I have. If not for this, Tianma Pharmaceutical would have been swallowed up by Yan Huilou. Big temples such as Gaotai Temple have agreed to come forward, but there is a condition that they must buy shares in Tianma Pharmaceutical."
Zhao Ran nodded. He didn't need Cheng An to go any further. He could guess that those big temples were definitely not simply "buying shares", they were definitely going to swallow up Tianma Pharmaceutical. How could you agree to such conditions?
Even though Tianma Pharmaceutical has been making money, it is still very difficult to develop and grow with tigers and wolves surrounding it. In this world, nothing is easy.
From Zhao Ran's current position, he couldn't say anything. He could only say: "I'll take a look when I get back. If it's feasible, I can sell you some medicinal materials. Take a look at what you need and write me a list."
The largest shareholder of Tianma Pharmaceutical is the Jinbo Club Group, and the largest single shareholder of Jinbo Club is Chengji Store, also known as Sanqing Pavilion. Zhao Ran's business dealings with Jinbo Club do not worry about his future, let alone others. This is a threat, hold his pigtails. When you need to help, you still have to help.
Hearing this, Long Yang, Xuantan and other monks were immediately happy. Tianma Pharmaceutical is the most important source of income for Tianmatai Temple and Jialan Temple. If there is another channel to purchase medicinal materials from the Ming Dynasty, there will undoubtedly be more. A bit of a guarantee.
Of course Gao Yanei and Ye Li Huaide were also very excited, but Gao Yanei immediately remembered something and said: "Dao Zhang Zhao has given Tianma Pharmaceutical a strong support. I am extremely grateful for this, but I am afraid that Baihe Guardsman Wu Huawen will make things difficult for him... "
Yeli Huaide cursed: "Bah! This killer is a bastard of the Li brothers. He can't wait to eat his flesh and roast his bones!"
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "I have permission from Tianlongyuan and customs clearance documents from the Third Division. I can bring the goods back to Daming from Xingqing. Naturally, I can also send them over. There is no need to worry about this. I will figure out a solution for this. .”
There are only two ways he can do it. If Wu Huawen really wants to make things difficult and not allow Ming goods to pass customs, then he can find a way to bribe him. If the bribery fails, there is an easier way, which is to use storage magic weapons to transport them, which is nothing more than running a few more times. , ants moving is equally feasible.
After reaching such a cooperation agreement, the relationship between the two parties naturally became much closer. Long Yang, Gao Yanei, Yeli Huaide and others almost regarded Zhao Ran as "one of their own". If it weren't for Mingjue and Xing who were watching beside them.
Really, Gao Yanei was about to ask Zhao Ran to help provide evidence of the rebellion of the Three White Horses.
Since he is a "family member", the price for Zhao Ran's purchase of the Strengthening Pills and Fire Poison Pills is much cheaper than on the market. Tianma Pharmaceutical promised to provide Zhao Ran with three bottles of 90-pellet Strengthening Pills and five bottles of the Pills every month.
One hundred and five fire poison pills, the price of the Zhuangshen pill is eight taels of silver per pill, and the price of the fire poison pill is three taels of silver per pill. In the future, after the problem of medicinal material supply is solved, the number can be increased.
At the same time, Long Yang and Xuan Tan also gave Zhao Ran a list of the required medicinal materials. Zhao Ran was going to go back and search according to the list, and the price was naturally satisfactory to him.
After staying at Cuiming Villa until the afternoon, everyone set out for Baisheng Villa. Baisheng Villa is on another hill next to Cuiming Villa, but it is the annex of Jialan Temple.
Master Wulan had been waiting outside the mountain gate for a long time, and welcomed everyone up the mountain with a smile.
The Jialan Temple Villa was also designed by Zhao Ran, so when Zhao Ran visited it, he felt very proud, but he couldn't tell others how proud he was. He felt a bit like walking at night in brocade clothes.
Cuiming Villa is a leisure courtyard with small bridges, flowing water and pavilions, while Baisheng Villa shows grand regulations and neat layout. The courtyards are stacked one on top of another, and the palaces are tall and square, one after another.
There is a garden, etc., all at the back, not natural at all, not interesting at all, but full of majesty.
Rather than saying that this courtyard was designed by Zhao Ran, it is better to say that it was designed by Zhao Ran four years ago in accordance with Wulan's wishes. When he was drawing the drawing, Zhao Ran didn't quite understand the unique preferences and customs of the monks in Jialan Temple, but Wulan
Tell him that this is what Xilin Temple looked like back then, and only then did Zhao Ran understand.
The Pure Land Sect was divided into three branches after it was inherited in Xixia. The Jialan Temple branch has always regarded itself as orthodox and always wants to restore its former glory. If there is an opportunity and financial resources to build other temples, the natural first choice is to restore Xilin Temple.
Although the plaque hanging on the mountain gate still says "Jialan Temple Villa", in fact, all the monks of Jialan Temple have moved here, leaving only an empty temple in Black Sacred Mountain, with two old people left.
Just a guard.
Master Wulan led everyone to the front of the Heavenly King's Hall. There were already more than ten monks waiting here, each wearing neat robes. Surrounded in the middle was a man wearing a five-ring crown, wearing a red cassock, and holding a Zen staff.
Old monk.
This outfit was very formal and solemn, which made Zhao Ran feel a little at a loss for a while.
Then I saw Long Yang, Mingjue, Xingzhen and other monks all paying homage solemnly: "I have seen Master Wucheng!"
In the high office, Yeli Huaide also quickly adjusted his clothes, stepped forward and bowed to salute: "Greetings to Wucheng Bodhisattva."
Cheng'an introduced to Zhao Ran: "This is Master Wucheng, the abbot of Jialan Temple, who entered the Bodhisattva realm three years ago."
Zhao Ran knew about this great monk, but he had never met him. Wu Cheng was Ulan's senior brother and the abbot of Jialan Temple. Their relationship was like that of Abbot Long Ji and Abbot Long Yang of Tianmatai Temple.
According to Long Ji and Long Yang, Master Wucheng has been wandering at the peak of the Arhat realm for thirty years without being able to enter. In terms of Buddhist cultivation, he is the number one person in the Arhat realm of Buddhism in Xixia.
Because this comment came from the abbot and abbot of Tianmatai Temple who were both members of the Pure Land Sect, Zhao Ran suspected that there was a certain degree of accuracy. Later, he also asked Mingjue and Xingzhen, but both of them said that the monks of Jialan Temple did not often move around the world.
Therefore, I don't know, so Zhao Ran can't tell whether it is true or false.
Now I heard Cheng An say that this master entered the Bodhisattva state three years ago. Judging from the time, this evaluation may be reasonable. So Zhao Ran cupped his fists and saluted: "Zhao Zhiran, a poor Taoist, has met Master Wucheng. How dare you
Master Lao welcomes you here, and the poor Taoist is extremely frightened."