Chapter 240: Since I'm Not an Immortal
"You have a lot of buildings here that are the most conspicuous, but I notice that you have smaller houses here than gazebos, what are these houses? There are even carved dragons and paintings, but the scale is very small. ”
Fan Jingjing looked at the direction of Empress Changsun's finger and knew what he was referring to, in this natural environment, man-made buildings are always particularly conspicuous.
If a cherry tree is placed in the middle of a building, it is the most conspicuous tree.
"That's the temple. I surveyed all the religious beliefs within the Fan's manor, and moved some temples that were more in line with good customs here, so that people could come into contact with these gods and learn the spiritual attitudes of these gods.
Human beings live in this world, there are always a lot of grievances to confide, but most of the time it is also risky to confide, to the temple to confide, you can vent the dissatisfaction in your heart, better move forward.
And these gods have blessed the people in this neighborhood, and they deserve to be worshipped. ”
"Isn't it the same as Taoism and Buddhism?"
"These belong to shamanic beliefs, they belong to local beliefs, there is no formal model, people let it go up is to go in the direction of good, if they go to the evil place, how they want to guide, then it is the business of the manager.
The organization of Taoism and Buddhism is clear, and even has the existence of top administrators, and the organization of Buddhism and Taoism needs to be supported by the people, isn't that the same as the imperial court?
In my opinion, everyone is a people, and everyone should have basic obligations.
The gods do not have a direct way to communicate with the people, but the power of the gods can only be obtained through faith.
Everything else is false, and the gods do not have the means to directly bless individual humans, they only strive to maintain normal functioning in their own duties. ”
"How do you know?" Empress Eldest Sun had a thought in her heart, could it be that Shuiyun Palace was in the sky?
"What I guess is that the so-called gods are actually the rules of heaven and earth, aren't they?"
When Fan Jingjing said this paragraph, she looked into the distance, and she was extremely distracted, which made her temperament fluttering like a fairy.
For the Empress Changsun, except for the emperor, she is above people, and as for the Turks, in their minds they are not people at all but devils.
There is no possibility of peace between the devil and the devil.
When they can't be defeated, they can bow low and be small, carefully maintain their own life safety, so that the people of Datang can survive, but their ultimate goal is always to defeat the devil.
These temples still have faith, of course, it did not come out of thin air, nor did Fan Jingjing bring it from later generations, faith exists in any era, there is no need to make a faith from later generations that people do not feel, and then preach from scratch.
Many people say that believing in this kind of thing is sincerity and spirit, and only by believing that you can get lucky, can you really get lucky.
"Faith" is the key to faith.
Only true faith can liberate the soul.
Fan Jingjing found that the hearts of the Tang people were very depressed, suppressed to the point of numbness.
If the mind is numb, there will be no creativity, there will be no thinking, the purpose of work is to live, and the purpose of life is to pass on the family lineage, so that new people have new hope.
Fan Jingjing has not studied the shamanic beliefs in the Tang Dynasty, she only knows what shamanic beliefs have been near her home.
Fan Jingjing asked what kind of beliefs people have near Chang'an, and among these beliefs, the more positive ones are established in the tourist area, and the larger temples allow everyone to gather together, so that this place can form a center of faith, faith, tourism is also an important component of tourism, and in the Tang Dynasty, faith tourism can make people brave to go to places that they have not been to before.
Temples are also an important part of sightseeing tours.
According to Fan Jingjing's research, if many women want to go out, most of them go out to some religious strongholds, as long as there is a well-managed religious stronghold, the average man in the family will not prevent the women in the family from going out, even if it is a rich family.
However, Fan Jingjing is more reluctant to believe in Taoism and Buddhism, because these two beliefs are too organized, and their ability to collect believers' real estate is also stronger, Fan Jingjing does not want Fanjiazhen to eventually become the territory of Buddhism, or the territory of Taoism.
Fan Jingjing wants to develop tourist resorts, of course, for other purposes. Tourist resorts can be developed into commercial centers of gravity next to them, and these commercial centers are different from ordinary businesses, and they do commercial tourism business and consumer business.
One of the biggest characteristics of tourism consumption is that they can buy more expensive and distinctive items, but they can't use them at all.
In this way, Fan Jingjing was able to take out the items provided to the Fan family manor and sell them.
You must know that some of the daily food provided by Fan's Manor is actually relatively high-end.
If it is sold at an ordinary price, in fact, Fan Jingjing will feel distressed, because she knows that these things are not only highly nutritious, but also can make the body better.
Special things naturally want to be sold at a good price, but the commercial society of this era is a little distorted, so we have to create a good atmosphere and a good place to sell these special goods.
After all, if you can sell it yourself, especially when there is no shortage of food in the future, there will be fewer merchants coming to Chang'an, and if you have not carried out your own sales channels, it will be unfavorable to the future Fan family manor.
And if he succeeds in opening a commercial street, the real estate business can also make a lot of money, Fan Jingjing wants to make a lot of money, because only by making a lot of money can Chang'an's money begin to flow, and only then can more jobs be created, so that the people can make money.
The amount of gold that Fan Jingjing can roll now is too little and too little, and it is still very insufficient to shake the entire Datang society.
If you want to pry the wheels of the train, the starting force cannot be less, and Fan Jingjing knows very well.
That's why now she will work as hard as Sister-in-law Qian to make money, she likes everyone to live a good life, and she doesn't feel a wave of sympathy in her heart every time she sees others, which will make her life very sad.
However, she also remembers very clearly that if the food problem is not solved, it is impossible for Datang's commercial activities to develop, and even if it does, it may eventually destroy Datang's society, because when everyone falls into famine, only a few people can eat enough, and such a society will only fall into fear and anxiety, and there is no way to maintain order, and there is no peace.
People naturally know how to take risks, and even the wealthier people can't guarantee their own lives.
If the economy wants to take off, the first thing to solve is the problem of grain, he has already given the emperor high-yield grain seeds, but unfortunately the emperor's efficiency is too poor, and it should be said that every one of the emperor's subordinates is a rich and wealthy man, and he has no hobby for these high-yield grains.
As a wealthy man, they don't lack food to eat at all, if Fan Jingjing doesn't give so many seeds, but gives them some, only they can grow, other precious crops, or delicious crops, then they may want it very much, and plant it quickly, for Fan Jingjing's understanding, they don't have the big concept of Li Shimin, for the yield that Fan Jingjing said, they pouted and didn't believe that seeing is evidence, and they haven't seen it.
They trusted their own experience more than the tasks assigned by the imperial court.
Fan Jingjing wanted to spread the seeds through the folk channels, but the folk farmers, who could barely eat enough to eat, told them to plant other crops that they had not planted before, and they did not dare to take this risk.
Because once they fail, the consequence they face is that they can't pay their taxes, they don't have to eat, that is, they are dead, how can they take risks and make difficulties.
The problem is that Fan Jingjing has been planted, but not all the crops have been planted, after all, the time is too short, even if it is planted to let the people nearby see it, it is very difficult.
After seeing it, the common people wanted to ask for a large number of seeds, and there was no time to cultivate, which was also a difficult point for Fan Jingjing, because he didn't have too many seeds to provide for free now.
But even if it is difficult, Fan Jingjing still has to work hard to do it.
For these concubines, they don't necessarily have advanced knowledge, but they have beautiful faces, so they can serve the emperor's side, but many women serve a man, and the final outcome is that these women's hearts are generally very empty, and there is no way to live a normal married life.
Especially in a small palace, I often have to get along with many people, and these relationships can almost be said to be in danger of life at any time.
If there is no way to survive smoothly in this struggle, the final outcome is often very miserable.
When they visit the temple, they develop empathy for the temple's philosophy from time to time, and they become loyal to the faith.
In their hearts, they also expect a merciful God to be gracious to them and ensure their life in old age.
Sandalwood has a calming effect, in the temple, Fan Jingjing specially inserted a lot of incense, so that people can walk around in the incense, walk around in the township, their mood will slowly calm down, and the original more excited mood in the township will be like entering a fairyland.
And the people of Datang often think that such a realm is brought about by the gods.
I ate a snack at noon, and the concubines were also very much looking forward to the arrangements for the evening.
Speaking of Fan Jingjing's evening arrangements are very simple, that is, all kinds of rice, pork, and all kinds of vegetables and fruits in Fan's manor.
The imperial chef was even pulled to the kitchen of the Fan family's manor to deal with these meals, Fan Jingjing knew that his food was indeed very delicious, but his chef's skills were not as good as the imperial chef.
After all, the imperial chef has access to more ingredients and inheritances than them.
Fan's manor is good at new methods, so the chefs of Fan's manor are responsible for the dishes of the new method, and the imperial chef is responsible for the traditional methods.
Fan Jingjing didn't waste it, and prepared it completely according to the amount of food plus ten percent, and did not let the concubines enjoy a super luxurious meal, but the dishes were absolutely fresh and full.
Pork was not a popular food at the court, sheep was.
The fishy smell of sheep is actually less than that of pork in Datang.
Before the pig did not remove the superfluous things, the temper is very impulsive, not like many in later generations, you can go shopping all day, because you love sports, so it is not easy to fatten, and there is a strong smell on the body.
Crossing over, when he had a large piece of land and a lot of wild things on the mountains, which could be fed, Fan Jingjing began to look for people who fed pigs, and exchanged some pigs from them, except for a pig that was not castrated, and the organs that should help lift were lifted, and then he began to feed, in fact, if there is no scientific and technological means for raising pigs in later generations, that is, the rapid growth means of making the taste of pigs become garbage, pigs will grow up, and the speed will not be too fast, at least seven or eight months, but Fan Jingjing does not have so much time, So these pigs haven't really grown yet, but when the queen mother came, Fan Jingjing instructed others to slaughter the pigs, and the one was also sent to the table after Fan Jingjing's guidance.
Among them, sausages are the most special food in this, sausages can be placed for a long time, and they are easy to carry, and can be sliced, which is a good supply for the army of this era.
Pork is also not too expensive in this day and age.
It can be said that it is the meat of civilians. It's just that even civilians don't like this kind of meat very much, and they would rather hunt some game to eat. In this era, there was still more game than raised meat.
Fan Jingjing remembers that she always remembered that during the Tang and Song dynasties, pork had not yet become popular, and even in the Ming Dynasty, pork had not yet become a folk delicacy.
So he quickly found someone to raise these pigs, in fact, Fan Jingjing arranged the pig raiser, and also felt very magical, because in his impression, pigs are not easy to raise.
He often had to drive the pigs to run, and as a result, the pigs he raised were lying on the ground, eating and sleeping and eating, and the main job was to wash their manure.
However, manure is useful for Fan Jingjing, it can be stacked with grass, fermented, and become one of the good fertilizers.
There are various ways to cook pork, such as braised pork, Dongpo pork, and braised pork, all of which can make people feel happy.
Sausages, in particular, are even more fragrant. People of this period did not yet know how to cook sausages. The intestines must be processed to be cleaned without leaving a fishy smell.
For these preserved processed foods can last for a long time. Empress Eldest Sun is a good person to ask for details.
After the eldest grandson queen ate pork, she found that it was more delicious than mutton, so she didn't understand why she always felt that pork was not delicious before, and the intestines Fan Jingjing let people eat it first before saying the origin of the intestines, in addition to making sausages, Fan Jingjing also made people make nine turns of large intestines, this dish is very famous in later generations.