Chapter 793 Inspiration Temple Pedestrian Street Project

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "Menxia Province is an idle yamen, and there is no official business all day long. The nephew saw that there was nothing wrong, so in order not to waste time, he also got off duty, and planned to find a place on the street to eat and drink. Uncle, do you want to go with us? Led by my nephew, let's have a few drinks. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said angrily: "What do you mean by not wasting time, so it's worth it?" Is it a waste of time to sit in the yamen? ”

Wang Ping'an hurriedly said: "No, my nephew doesn't mean that." It's okay in the yamen, it's better to go to the street to learn about the people's livelihood and the living conditions of the people, isn't this better than sitting dry! If my uncle doesn't have time, my nephew will go alone. Alas, it is very hard to understand the people's livelihood, and I have to listen to the people's suffering, and I have to solve problems for the people, just thinking about it, I feel hard, but who let the nephew care about the people, so it is hard, so I have to admit it! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji came out and said: "Qubble, you go to the street to eat, drink and have fun, it has become a hard thing, otherwise the two of us will change, you ......"

Speaking of which, he felt that it was better not to say it, in case Wang Ping'an's "filial piety" occurred, and he really wanted to take on some official duties, wouldn't his control over Menxia Province be weakened, and let him go to the streets to work hard!

The eldest grandson Wuji waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you kid is stubborn, no matter how you say it, you are talking in vain, you go to play on the street, remember to wear casual clothes, and don't show off in the market, causing the people to watch!" ”

Wang Ping'an laughed twice and said: "Actually, my nephew really likes to wear official clothes on the street, go to the tavern to eat, and the store will definitely ask for less wine money!" With that, he hugged his fists at Changsun Wuji and said goodbye to leave.

As soon as the others left, the eldest grandson Wuji couldn't help it, with a happy smile on his face, and said to himself: "Zhi'er wants me to parade on his behalf? Oh, he's such a filial child! It's a big deal, and I have to prepare for it. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji said loudly: "Come on, go and ask Lord Chu and Master Fang to come to the old man!" ”

Wang Ping'an walked out of the backyard and walked to the patio in front of the lobby, and was about to walk, but saw a person trotting out of the wing, it was Xu Jingzong.

Xu Jingzong shouted: "Wang Xiang, Wang Xiang, I haven't seen you for a long time, your old man has always been good?" Trembling with fat all over his body, he ran over and saluted Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an was happy when he saw him, and said: "Isn't this Lao Xu, why are you a lot fatter, this belly is really big enough!" As he spoke, he stretched out a finger and poked Xu Jingzong's stomach.

Xu Jingzong was poked by him and laughed, and said: "Wang Xiang, where did your men go to me the day before yesterday, saying that they would send dividends to the Ganye Temple, and the lower officials will do so, and the money is ready, when you say you will send it, we will send it when you want." ”

Wang Ping'an hummed and said, "On the first day of each month in the future, you can send the money, this matter is very important, the emperor is personally involved, so you can't deduct it, understand?" ”

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "Not only will they not be deducted, but the lower officials also want to give them more, so that they can have more opportunities to make money." He looked back at the side room and said, "Prime Minister Wang, the lower officials still have something to do, if you are not busy, how about drinking two cups together?" It's been a long time since I've been drinking with Wang Xiang. ”

Wang Ping'an said: "Okay, it just so happens that you are free today, you go to do something, I will go outside to look at the scenery on the street, and wait for you by the way." ”

Xu Jingzong hurriedly said: "The lower officials will come out immediately, and the matter at hand will be completed in a moment." With a trembling belly, he ran back to the wing.

Wang Ping'an slowly walked out of Shangshu Province and waited for Xu Jingzong at the door, only after waiting for a short while, Xu Jingzong ran out with a snort, and said, "Okay, okay, it's done, King Lao has been waiting for a long time!" ”

Wang Ping'an said with a smile: "How can you wait for a long time, it's just the front and back of the feet." By the way, what do you have to do in Shangshu Province? ”

Xu Jingzong waved an envelope in his hand and said: "I want an approval, tomorrow the Inspiration Temple plans to hold a temple fair, which will be lectured by Master Xuanzang, and I want to ask Shangshu Province to send an official from the household department to participate, so that the tax will be calculated, so as not to say that the lower officials are unwilling to pay taxes." ”

Wang Ping'an said: "Temple fair? How can this kind of thing have to do with paying taxes? ”

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "Doesn't you have to do business or something to open a temple fair, let's get in the car and talk about it!" ”

Wang Ping'an asked the guards to lead the white dragon horse to follow, and he and Xu Jingzong got into the carriage.

After getting into the carriage, Xu Jingzong wiped his sweat and said: "Xiaguan plans to do so, tomorrow's temple fair will sell some small objects in Buddhism, first ask Master Xuanzang to bless the small objects with mana, and then sell them at a higher price." Like a small gourd, a small rosary or something, if you buy it at a street stall, it will only cost two pennies a piece, but if Master Xuanzang blesses the mana, the one will be sold for two dollars, and the people will have to rob it like crazy! ”

Oh, Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "This is really a good deal." He asked: "Does Master Xuanzang agree with this method of making money?" It's amazing that he's willing to do business with you! ”

Xu Jingzong shook his head and said: "It's business for Xiaguan, but not for Master Xuanzang." The construction of Tongtian Futu, the amount of property required is really a lot, and as the scale is getting bigger and bigger, the area is getting bigger and bigger, and the money needs more, and I don't want to raise it, so Master Xuanzang is also willing to do things to run temple fairs, so that more people can become Buddhist disciples! ”

Wang Ping'an nodded and said, "That's the same." What is the title of tomorrow's fair? Is it simply for Master Xuanzang to speak? ”

Xu Jingzong said: "No. Xia Guan came up with an idea, and every time the floor of Tongtian Futu was built, a big temple fair would be held. I thought of a new word, called to let the people witness the completion of the Tongtian Floating Massacre, and the people can put forward their opinions and talk about how to build the Tongtian Floating Massacre, which can show the demeanor of the world's first tower! ”

Wang Ping'an was very surprised, this Xu Jingzong is really a genius for doing business, and he has even figured out the method of interaction! He asked, "Aren't the drawings for the construction of the Tongtian Floating Statue already ready?" Could it be that you really have to make temporary revisions according to the suggestions of the people? ”

Xu Jingzong laughed a few times and said: "Of course not, anyway, the people only have to make suggestions, and the lower officials only have to collect and sort them out, and then announce them to the public, saying that they have adopted the suggestions of most people, so the next layer should be repaired like this, or according to the drawings, anyway, others don't know, I really think that the tower was built according to the suggestions of most people!" ”

Wang Ping'an also sighed and said with a smile: "Do business like you, I don't dare to say that there is no one who will come after you, but it is certain that there is no one before." By the way, just now you said that you should let the nuns of Ganye Temple have a chance to make money, what do you mean, and let them bless small objects with some mana? ”

Xu Jingzong patted his thigh and said with a smile: "That's right, Wang Xiang is Wang Xiang, sure enough, Xia Guan hasn't said it yet, you guessed that Xia Guan really planned to do so." Wang Xiang, you think, if a small object is blessed by Master Xuanzang with mana, but it is made by the gods and nuns of Ganye Temple, then the price must not be soared to the sky, this is a good business! ”

Wang Ping'an frowned and said, "You don't want those former concubines and ladies to do handicrafts, right?" They are all pampered, I'm afraid they can't do it? Ah, I see, it's just a name, aren't you lying! ”

Xu Jingzong hurriedly said: "Prime Minister Wang said that he was joking, the lower officials are the most honest, how can they deceive people!" Wang Xiang, you think, make a small object, and the craftsmen will make it. For example, the rosary, as long as those gods and nuns wear it to the rope, isn't it it, this is also called production, and it is also the last procedure, the most critical procedure! ”

"You have what you say!" Wang Ping'an said. Overheard Ouyang Li's question outside the car.

Ouyang Li said: "Master, are we going to the Inspiration Temple?" It's going in that direction! ”

Wang Ping'an glanced out of the car, and saw that it was indeed going in the direction of the Inspiration Temple, he said: "It's okay, let's go to the Inspiration Temple, I haven't seen Master Xuanzang for a long time, just go and visit." ”

After a short time, the carriage arrived at the Temple of Inspiration. Wang Ping'an got off the carriage, and saw that the Inspiration Temple had changed greatly, the old temple had been demolished, the new Tongtian Floating Temple was being built, the construction site was in full swing, in addition to the craftsmen, there were some good men and women who were burning incense and praying, and there were a bunch of people around each big tree.

Wang Ping'an pointed to Tongtian Futu and asked: "I seem to have heard someone mention it a few days ago, saying that this tower has been almost built, why does it look like it has only been built now, this is not about the same, but too much." ”

Xu Jingzong said with a smile: "When others ask, the lower officials will say the same, so that they can attract attention!" The people in our Chang'an City know the progress, but the outsiders don't know, they heard that the tower is about to be built, so they naturally come to Beijing to take a look. As soon as they came to see, wouldn't we have another amount of income here! ”

This is to read the business scriptures to the extreme, and do everything!

Wang Ping'an said: "Building this tower, it is estimated that the tax generated in a year is much higher than the grain tax in the entire Gyeonggi region, right?" ”

Xu Jingzong said: "In just two months, it has exceeded the grain tax in the Gyeonggi region. If you want to calculate it on an annual basis, that's more than a few times. I never thought that such a cost-consuming thing as building a tower could become a money-making thing, I really couldn't imagine it! ”

As the two men talked, they walked to the edge of a big tree, and because the dust was so heavy on the other side of the construction site, they didn't go any further, but just watched from a distance.

Suddenly, someone under the tree shouted, "The little doctor of peace, is it the little doctor of peace?" ”

Wang Ping'an turned his head to look and saw a group of people kneeling under the big tree, and a small offering table was placed under the tree, and there was an incense burner on the table, and it seemed that these people were burning incense and praying. The person who shouted was a young student, and there were two old people beside him, who looked like a family of three.

The young young man lay in front of the incense burner, as if he had just prayed for something, while the two old men beside him were very haggard, and seemed to be sick.

Wang Ping'an knew at a glance that the young man had brought his parents and was praying to the gods and Buddhas to cure his parents' illness. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, I am Wang Ping'an." What's the matter, there are sick people in your family, but these two elders? ”

He was wearing a purple official uniform, and he was *** at a glance, if he didn't come quietly, then ordinary people would not dare to approach him. But as soon as he accosted him and walked over, the people under the tree gathered around him, and they all looked at Wang Ping'an with their eyes.

There are twenty or thirty *** people who came around, almost all of them are wearing scribe scarves, all of them are scholars, and the young descendants and the two old people, although the clothes they wear are not very good, they are also clean and decent, and they all have the appearance of Datang cultural people.

Wang Ping'an arched his hand at them, walked to the incense case, and looked at the two old men. The old man's expression was almost the same, and he was surprised, but he didn't make a sound, just knelt on the ground and saluted the king safely.

The young posterior was surprised and delighted, he was a native of Chang'an, of course he knew who Wang Ping'an was, but Wang Ping'an was just a scholar who was taking the exam before, and it was quite easy to ask him to see a doctor at that time, as long as he queued up. But later, Wang Ping'an rose to prominence and became the prime minister, not to mention begging him to see a doctor again, it was difficult to see him.

He just shouted because he suddenly recognized Wang Ping'an, but he didn't expect Wang Ping'an to be so approachable, and there was no such thing as the prime minister of the Tang Dynasty being superior to others and not talking to the people.

The young descendant knelt in front of Wang Ping'an and said: "The villain's surname is Ju, my father makes a living by teaching, and my mother works hard for housework, I don't want to be sick half a month ago, and I have to seek medical treatment everywhere to no avail, so I have to come to the Inspiration Temple to pray for blessings, I don't want to meet Wang Xiangye, and please ask Wang Xiangye to have mercy and see the illness for the student's parents!" As he spoke, he kowtowed to Wang Ping'an again and again.

Wang Ping'an said: "There is no need to be like this, whose parents are sick, who is not distressed and anxious?" Since I have encountered them, I naturally want to take a look at them for them. ”

The scholars around him thanked him together, it seems that they are all students of Mr. Ju.

Wang Ping'an came to the Ju couple, squatted down, and said, "Two old men, don't kneel, sit down and talk!" ”

Xu Jingzong shouted from behind: "Quick, bring a horse for the prime minister." ”

The Mazhahu stool was a necessary item for the rich to go out, and the coachman immediately moved down two, one for Xu Jingzong and one for Wang Ping'an.

Wang Ping'an took Maza, he didn't sit down, but gave it to Mrs. Ju, Xu Jingzong was very interested, and immediately gave his own to Mr. Ju.

Wang Ping'an said: "I haven't seen a doctor for a while, and I don't know if the medical skills are unfamiliar. The DPRK and China are so busy that they have delayed the study of medical skills! ”

The Ju family hurriedly said: "Wang Xiangye sits in Dongtai, it is a medical country, and treating people is a doctor, and the country is more important than people!" ”

Wang Ping'an glanced at him and said: "People-oriented, the country is also composed of the people, without the people, where is the country?" He waved his hand, not letting the descendants of the Ju family say anything else, and asked, "Let's not diagnose the pulse first, let's talk about how you got the disease!" ”

The queen of the Ju family responded, saying, "A few days ago, my father and mother were washing clothes at home, and they were sick. It happened that the student was not at home for a few days, and the parents thought it was just a minor problem and did not go to the doctor in time, and now they are seriously ill. ”

Wang Ping'an sighed, and without waiting for him to speak, Xu Jingzong said, "Washing clothes? Can you get sick from washing clothes? ”