Related for Meilah 28:11
הני מילי דאי עבד לכתחלה לא
- There was no building equivalent to the value of the surplus.
Tosefta Shekalim (Lieberman)
How was it done? The craftsmen's wages are segregated, redeemed against the money due to the craftsmen and given to the craftsmen as their wages; then they are bought back [with money] from the chamber.
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