Pawn Crossing the River

The four people discussed many detailed issues.

The overall general direction is to ensure election victory and prevent Taipingdao from not recognizing the election results.

After winning the election, there will be an enthronement ceremony. If Master Donghua is successfully elected as the seventh-generation Grand Master, then he and Master Cihang will have to deal with various tedious procedures. I am afraid they will not be able to get away from it. The Grand Master and his wife are the protagonists of the entire enthronement ceremony. , anyone can be absent, but these two people cannot be absent.

At this time, an absolutely reliable person is needed to take command.

Master Donghua and Master Cihang both believe that Qi Xuansu is the most suitable candidate. From Wuxing Mountain to Posuzhou, from the Southern Continent to the Taoist Palace of the Western Regions, Qi Xuansu has proven his ability several times, so there is nothing to worry about.

Once Master Donghua became the Grand Master, he immediately gave an order to Qi Xuansu, asking him to lead six first-grade spiritual officers to the Zixiao Palace to protect the Grand Master.

Qi Xuansu and six first-grade spiritual officials combined are probably worth three immortals. After all, He Luo Shen himself is an immortal. It should not be difficult for three first-grade spiritual officials to join forces to resist an immortal. They don't seek to win, just to contain them. That's fine. If Qi Xuansu and Xiao Yin make a sneak attack again, it will be something that even King Wu Shi and King Kong Ming can't bear.

This power is certainly not enough to overturn the Dao Sect, but it is enough to change the balance.

This is the power of "supporting the sky" mentioned in opera.

Having said this, Master Donghua and Master Cihang still need to meet other people, some of whom are Taoist elders, and some of whom are close relatives. All aspects must be arranged properly, so Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu will not be left behind.

Qi and Zhang came out from Donghua Zhenren's place. Zhang Yuelu took Xiao Yin home, while Qi Xuansu went to visit Yao Yi. Anyway, not only did they not break up now, they were still a family in a certain sense. When it came to closeness, Qi Xuansu You have to come to the Yao family first, and then go to see Yun Qingping. After all, Yun Qingping belongs to a strange relative - the cousin of my wife's aunt.

Yao Yi doesn't come to Yujing easily, but he also has houses and property in Xuandu City, otherwise they would be called the three major Taoist families. In fact, the same is true for Zhang Jucheng, but his house is occupied by Yun Fengqing, and he will not come if he can't.

Coming out of Donghua Zhenren's place, not far away is Yao Yi's mansion.

In decades, this is the busiest time in Yao Mansion, because all three members of the family are here. In the past few decades, Yao Yi basically didn't come here, Pei Shenfu would come occasionally, and Yao Pei was the one who came here the most.

Yao Yi will live in Xuandu this time until the election is over, and then decide when to return to Difeishan depending on the situation.

After the ceremony, Yao Yi's family of three came here. Master Donghua would also visit his brother-in-law, but Master Donghua had to meet Master Jiang Da, Master Yan, and Master Lan first, so Qi Xuansu came first. opportunity.

As for Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu, they were not guests, but family members. They were having an internal meeting, and there was no distinction between them.

Qi Xuansu came to the door of Yao Mansion and asked the Taoist Taoist at the porter to report on his behalf. The Taoist responded quickly: "I have already given instructions. If it is Master Qi who comes to visit, there is no need to report. Please come with me."

Under the guidance of the Taoist people, Qi Xuansu came to the main hall.

Yao Yi changed into casual clothes and was sitting in the hall, as if he had expected Qi Xuansu to come.

"I've met Master Yao." Qi Xuansu took the initiative to salute.

Although Yao Yi is not a real person, Taiping Bank has a very special and important position as it manages the money bag.

The two major powers are nothing more than personnel power and financial power.

With Pei Shenfu's qualifications, background, status, and abilities, it is not difficult to become a real person, but she is only the chief secretary at Taiping Bank. This shows the status of Taiping Bank.

Zhang Wuliang of the Zhang family and Li Changsheng of the Li family are basically treated like Master Pingzhang. Yao Yi is naturally the same, and he also serves as the rotating chief assistant, so he can directly take up the position of earth master, and others do not. You'll think there's something wrong.

When Qi Xuansu and Pei Shenfu met for the first time, they were very unhappy. Pei Shenfu was very disparaging about Qi Xuansu in his words. Qi Xuansu was not willing to be outdone. He simply put on an air of contempt and refused to let Pei Shenfu go. In the eyes.

However, unlike Pei Shenfu, Yao Yi has a gentle attitude. It has to be said that husband and wife must complement each other. If both people are strong and domineering, then life will be difficult. In fact, the same is true for Master Donghua and Master Cihang. Master Cihang is not a strong person, it can only be said that he is not weak.

"Tian Yuan doesn't need to be polite." Yao Yi waved his hand and motioned for Qi Xuansu to sit down, "If we talk about it from the Donghua Master's side, I am the elder. But if we talk from the Qiniang side, you and I are brothers. You If you don’t mind, you can call me brother.”

Qi Xuansu said: "Su Yi and I are classmates. If I call Master Yao my brother, I'm afraid Su Yi won't agree."

Yao Yi smiled: "The issue of seniority has always existed. The junior master of the Li family has an extremely high seniority, even higher than Master Qingwei, but he is also a disciple of Master Qingwei, so there is no way to calculate it. So sometimes , Let's discuss it ourselves. What you and Su Yi discuss is your business. What we discuss is our business. Su Yi is my daughter, but not my vassal. Besides, you call me. As an elder brother, Su Yi disagrees, but if I regard myself as an elder in front of you, will Qiniang agree? In comparison, Qiniang is older and Su Yi is younger, so Qiniang should prevail."

It's really hard for Qi Xuansu to refute, and Xiao Yin is neither older nor younger. She is still called brother to Pei Xiaolou, and the reputation of Xiaoyoujing is well-deserved.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to say: "Then I'll ask you to call me Taoist brother. Taoist brother calls me 'Tianyuan'."

Qi Xuansu has always respected others as much as they respect me. The more polite others are to him, the more polite he will be. If, on the other hand, you become more rude to him, then I'm sorry, Qi Xuansu is somewhat rebellious, Pei Shenfu is an example.

"That's right." Yao Yi said with a smile, "I can somewhat guess Tianyuan's purpose of coming. It should be for the affairs of the Western Region Taoist House, right?"

"What brother Taoist said is absolutely true. Although the deceased is a big one and I shouldn't blame too much, I have to say that Master Chen left me a mess. It's okay to say that the spies and traitors within the Taoist government are better. I'm better at this. Things have almost been sorted out. It's this financial issue that gives me a headache." Qi Xuansu didn't hide it.

Yao Yi pondered: "I know a little bit about the financial problems of the Western Region Taoist Government. As early as when the war in the Western Regions started, clues had already emerged. In fact, there is no good solution. We need Jinque's funding support. Originally, there was nothing. Problem, but the subsequent Fenglinzhou War, the New World War, and the Darzun Conflict made Jinque's finances even worse. To put it simply, Tianyuan had been the chief deputy head of the Borneo Taoist Palace and took over Jinque. You should know the assigned tasks.”

Qi Xuansu said: "Of course I know, that's why I came to ask Brother Dao, you are the rotating chief assistant of Taiping Bank, can you help me?"

Yao Yi said: "Of course Taiping Bank has money, and it can also borrow money, but it must have a mortgage. The key is what can you mortgage now? Is it the credit of the Western Region Taoist Government? Or the fiscal revenue in the next few years? If the loaned money is collected If you don’t come back, it will become a bad debt, and I can’t account for it. After all, it’s not my money, but public funds.”

Qi Xuansu couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Li Zhuyu could handle the loans through normal channels without having to come forward in person. He even asked Yao Yi, the chief assistant.

Qi Xuansu had no choice but to ask: "In Brother Taoist opinion, what can the Western Region Taoist House be mortgaged for?"

Yao Yi said: "Actually, this is the problem. Those who have a balance do not need to borrow money, and can also support Jinque. Those who want to borrow money often face the dilemma of not being able to repay it or not wanting to repay it. Your predecessor, Palace Master Chen, has already started borrowing money. In a few years, these debts will come due. What should we do? Should we just pay off the old debts with new debts? Or should we just go ahead and leave this problem to future generations?”

Qi Xuansu said seriously: "Of course it can't be like this."

Yao Yi said: "Now it seems that general debt is no longer possible. We need to take the path of special debt, issue additional bonds for a certain project, or borrow debt from banks, and then use this project as a driver to boost the economy of the entire Western Region Prefecture and restore the current situation." Facing a huge decline.”

Qi Xuansu asked: "What project?"

Yao Yi said: "Reopening the ancient land trade route, starting from Xijingfu, the old capital of Daqi, passing through Yumen, Guazhou, Dunhuang, Zhangye, Gaotai, Jiuquan, Wuwei, Minqin, Yongchang, and then passing through the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions , arriving at the Sea of ​​Poseidon, ending with the City of Seven Hills of the Holy Court. Of course, this cannot be accomplished by a Taoist government. It requires overall planning at the Taoist level. But once this project is actually implemented, the Western Region Taoist Office will The difficulty will be solved.”