Speaking of which, although Lao Tzu, the originator of Taoism, was a person from the Spring and Autumn Period, there was no specific sect called "Taoism" in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Taoism is a sect developed in the Han Dynasty by later generations inheriting the ideas of Laozi, Zhuangzi and others, and softening the doctrines of the hundred schools of thought such as Confucianism and Mohistism.

Because the Qin Dynasty implemented the Legalist system, making the world miserable and inhumane, in order to recuperate, the strategy of governing the country in the early Han Dynasty was influenced by Lao Tzu's idea of "doing nothing", and later there was a prosperous era of "the rule of Wenjing", so far, Taoism developed into an independent sect. At this time, it was the peak of Taoism, and countless people devoted themselves to Taoism and studied its thoughts, and later developed a series of Taoism combined with the doctrine of the Wei Wei, and many of the doctrines became the pursuit of immortality. The theory of prophecy is to use theological superstition to attach and interpret Confucian scriptures, and to put it bluntly, it is a "doctrine" such as divination and divination.

After some explanations by Kong Yingda and Xu Wenyuan, Wang Mai understood the origin of Taoism. Huang Laozhi's learning had a great influence on Confucianism in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, and many Confucian students went to escape the world to pursue immortality, and they had no intention of the world at all. Kong Yingda, as an authentic Confucian descendant in the world, hates these deceptive theories of gods and ghosts very much, but Lao Xu thinks that Huang Laozhi's learning also has merit.

After listening to this explanation, Wang Mai also felt that this original Taoist door was not completely pretending to be a ghost, many thoughts were very precious, and he planned to go back to find a copy of the "Tao Te Ching" to read, and the history textbooks all said that Lao Tzu had some simple dialectical thoughts, and was a philosopher. But looking at his disciples and grandchildren just now, they have obviously evolved into god sticks, I really don't know what to do.

"What is the identity of this Yuan Shoucheng?" Wang Mai asked curiously.

"Charlatan." Kong Yingda described it in four words.

"He is dedicated to dignitaries and nobles, and he will always be hit." Xu Wenyuan added.

"It is said that he is a living immortal, he has lived for hundreds of years, and he can turn stones into gold and drive clouds and fog......" Liu Da's words Wang Mai treated him as, and he also soared into clouds and fog, why didn't he soar in the daytime?

However, Wang Mai finally has a clear understanding of the influence of these Taoist priests in the present, and even in later generations, there are many people who are superstitious about those "qigong masters", let alone now.

"By the way, Kong Sai Wine, I still have something to report." Wang Mai said to Kong Yingda in a tentative tone.

"What?" Kong Yingda squinted at him.

"Two days ago, I learned from Chen Jishi that the financial budget of our Guozijian is insufficient." Wang Mai said. All the people in Guozijian are pure scholars, in fact, they are some teaching gentlemen, university professors, one by one, they drop their book bags very well, let them organize such a grand event, and they will be stared at one by one. Lao Xu had served in the local government, but he was old and had a heart attack, so it was not appropriate for him to come forward. In the end, Wang Mai had no choice but to take the initiative to ask Ying to take on this task.

"Not enough?" Kong Yingda glared at him, "Didn't the household department allocate 1,500 yuan?" ”

"Don't worry, listen to me slowly." Wang Mai took out a small notebook from his arms and opened it, "For this grand event, the household department has allocated 1,500 yuan. The largest amount of money was spent on the construction of the site, although the land next to the Guozijian was given by the imperial court, but it costs money to build a house and repair the ground, right? The initial budget for this item has reached 1,100 yuan. ”

"How can there be so many?" Kong Yingda frowned.

"You are in charge and you don't know that firewood, rice, oil and salt are expensive, in order to expand the influence of this matter, Wang Shichong has to build a pulpit that can accommodate 10,000 people, so that the people of Luoyang can also go to see it. A venue for 10,000 people can be different from a venue for hundreds of people, where fire protection facilities ...... It is fire prevention, which is the top priority. If you think about it, it is Futian now, and once a fire breaks out, more than 10,000 people are huddled together, and if it is not handled properly, it will definitely cause great casualties. ”

Kong Yingda nodded: "That's true, this piece can't be saved." ”

"Also, I asked your opinion last time, and you said that it would be best to connect Guozijian with this site, which is another extra amount of money."

Kong Yingda nodded again, he really meant that.

"If you want to build a pulpit that can accommodate 10,000 people, you can't even hear what the people on the stage say, you have to use a structure that gathers sounds, so I went to the Ministry of Works, and they said that this fan-shaped structure is the best." Wang Mai put the notebook in front of Kong Yingda and showed him, "The four walls must be made of materials that can reflect sound, preferably stone, which is another big expense." ”

"Not bad."

"Also," Wang Mai turned to the next page, "it's a futian, and the necessary measures to shelter from the sun and rain must be available." ”

"Yes."

"Our construction period is very urgent, and a lot of labor costs have been added, which is necessary, right?"

"Yes."

"So, it's almost finished now, and once you calculate it, the budget has already been exceeded." Wang Mai said, "There are less than 400 pieces left, which looks like a lot, but the ones who are sent to usher, although there is no need to entertain the accommodation of these guests, but the melon and fruit tea also have to be counted as money." Every day, you have to hand out flyers to 10,000 viewers, right? This is another printing expense. As soon as the audience leaves, the scene will inevitably have to hire someone to clean it, how can it take ten or eight people to clean such a large venue, right? And ......"

Lao Xu listened to him chattering all the time, and directly interrupted his speech: "I heard that you have a lot of money in your later life......

"What?" Wang Mai jumped three feet high, "What about beating the landlord?" I've got all my hard-earned money......

"Hmph" Xu Wenyuan sneered, "I heard that your immortal brew is a bottle of ten guan, and now it is difficult to get drunk in Luoyang City, you are black-hearted, I'm afraid you will make more than ten thousand guan, right?" ”

"That's the deal between me and that Song Laosan, and I still get half of him?"

"That's 5,000 ......."

"Okay, you old man Xu, this money is my own, I can't settle the bill for Wang Shichong, right? Let's talk about you and Lao Kong...... I have been honoring you every month, and now you have dozens of dollars for drinking my wine. They all say that the mouth of cannibalism is short, and you still hit me with the idea. The head shook like a rattle, "No, no, no, no......"

Kong Yingda sighed: "There is really no reason for us to pay out of our own pockets, I will go to the household department tomorrow to see if I can ask for some more money." ”

"It's not that you don't know about Kong Sai Wine," Wang Mai pouted, "Wang Shichong is about to use troops outside, and it is already a lot to give us 1,500 yuan, and I want to ask for more money...... It's hard. ”

Lao Xu suddenly looked at Wang Mai directly, only looked at Wang Mai and didn't dare to look at each other, and then said slowly: "You don't want to pay for it yourself, and you can't count on the household, so you ...... Is there some kind of ghost idea? ”

Kong Yingda also turned his head to look at him: "This can't work, that can't be, what do you want to say?" ”

"......No," Wang Mai desperately shook his head in denial, "It's just that there is a not-so-mature suggestion." ”

"Say."

"Attracting investment." Wang Mai said word by word.

"What is investment?" The two of them asked in unison.

"You think, what a business opportunity for more than 10,000 people to gather together. We only need to set aside some vacant land on the site to lease to those merchants, such as those who sell snacks, pen and ink, toys, etc. Wouldn't we be able to get some of the money back? Wang Mai rubbed his fingers, "Also, for such a big event, this advertising revenue is also a big part, right?" ”

"Ad revenue?"

"For example, read an advertising slogan before the opening, this event will be held by Mingyue when there will be a fairy liquor industry named after the wine asking the sky, such a sentence is equivalent to improving the popularity of the business, but it is a considerable amount of income......"

"That's enough......" Kong Yingda had a cold face, "It's just insulting, don't mention this matter again!" ”

Wang Mai sat down dejectedly: "Alas...... Then it seems that there is no way, how can such a huge event be supported with the remaining hundreds of times......

Lao Xu's face was also not good-looking, and after thinking for a long time, he said to Kong Yingda: "There is no other way now, it is better to listen to him......"

Kong Yingda nodded: "Okay......"

Wang Mai cheered up when he heard this: "This advertisement can be everywhere, for example, the clothes of the master of ceremonies, you can embroider the signboard of a certain cloth village on the chest, which is also an income, and the tea and tea sets used, the fruits you eat, etc., can be sponsored by the shops for free, and we can print the names of these merchants on the back of the topic leaflet in return...... And ......"

"Stop!" Xu Wenyuan interrupted him, "Needless to say, you directly said that if we follow this method, will we be able to use enough money this time?" ”

Wang Mai took the notebook and flipped through it for a long time, and finally stopped on a page: "If we follow my method, it is preliminarily estimated that we will not only not have to spend money, but also make a profit of about 1,000 yuan." ”

"What?" Kong Yingda glared, "Can you still make a profit?" ”

Wang Mai closed the book: "Not bad!" If you think about it, the audience who can come to see it must not be ordinary people who can't read big words, right? At the very least, it has to be people who are literate and literate, and even many dignitaries and dignitaries, whose spending power is ...... Forehead...... Strong ability to spend money. Each person spends a hundred and ten dollars here every day, and there is a turnover of one hundred and ten dollars a day, which is estimated according to the lowest estimate, and it is expected that this event will last for nearly two months, that is, thousands of dollars of water in it, and it is not difficult for us to earn a few hundred dollars from it, right? Plus advertising revenue, title revenue. Someone has paid for us in all the expenses, and these incomes are basically net profits, so it is not much to make a profit of a thousand yuan. ”

The expression on Kong Yingda's face at this time was very entangled, on the one hand, his values for many years did not allow him to do this, and on the other hand, if he didn't do this, it would be difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, it was really ......

Wang Mai shook his head, this matter is obviously beneficial and harmless, I don't know what they hesitate about, the reader is too hypocritical, he wants to be a biao and wants to set up an archway.

Xu Wenyuan gradually figured it out, and said to Kong Yingda: "You might as well consider this matter." ”

When Wang Mai saw that there was a play, his eyes rolled, and he immediately spoke again: "Actually, what I am worried about is nothing more than some false things, like this...... If we take out some of the money we earn, buy some books, and donate them to the poor scholars, it can be regarded as a good deed, isn't it the best of both worlds? ”、

Both of them were dazzled when they heard this, and Kong Yingda nodded: "Not bad!" It makes sense. It is better to donate all the profits, so that it can not only help the readers, but also avoid telling the truth that we are abusing power for personal gain. ”

Damn, Wang Mai looked at Kong Yingda like a saint, this guy is really willing, compared with these old Confucians, he is really full of copper smell, no wonder even this Liu Da was far away from him just now. Alas...... The most depressing thing in the world is probably to be insignificant compared to the great personalities of others.