Chapter 16 Expedition to the East and Other Places in the Province of Travel
Although he did not promise to give money, Sun Shiwan was still very satisfied with the trip. He said that since he had worshiped a circle, he had to pay some tribute to the gods.
Go to the general temple to burn incense, and you have to give some gifts to the gods and Buddhas, not to mention that this is the largest temple in the world in Rome, and the specifications should be higher.
And Brother Tian, for his visit, was hung up, and he was bare-chested with a big turban, so he specially demonstrated it. I don't give any money for this, so I can't make sense of it.
Seeing that Sun 100,000 was about to pay for it, Wu Han took out something like a ledger and handed it to him.
This thing was also the idea that Guo Kang gave them at the beginning. The important people who have browsed in the temple are invited to leave a message here. At present, it has the signatures of Shahru himself, the French Dauphin, the Grand Duke of Vladimir and other important figures.
In addition, the temple also undertakes orders for the production of religious paintings, which can help them customize the scenes they need. Whether you are standing among the saints, listening to the teachings of Brother Tian, or hooking up with the saints, or even slashing dragons with St. George, you can draw it.
Two copies of these works will be made, one for visitors and one for hanging in the temple. As a result, with a few big names taking the lead, other visitors took pride in being able to rank alongside them. Aristocrats from the east, west, north and south were busy donating money to the temple, hoping to get a chance.
Sun Shiwan doesn't care much about those people, but as he himself said, displaying it in the temple is actually an advertising effect, not just religious feelings and clinging to the powerful.
He picked up the ledger and thought about it while he was preparing his pen and ink. Subsequently, he opened the booklet and left a few big words on the page: "Sun Wenyuan came here for a visit".
As for the portrait, he also had to make a custom one. Wu Han asked him which god he needed and what scene. Sun Shiwan said that he didn't understand religion, but he still had some money, so he just painted all the main gods in the temple.
Finally, he instructed his followers to bring out the treasure.
The attendant took out a beautifully decorated box, and Sun Shiwan took it and opened it. Inside the box are three large pearls and several precious stones of various colors, set in a base made of gold and silver.
"These three are the high-grade northern pearls that Sun bought from the merchants of the eastern provinces, and in order to come here to worship, they were specially made in accordance with the teachings of your country's worship of God." He introduced: "The three northern pearls represent the three treasures of the teaching. Placed on the same pedestal, it means the Trinity. ”
"Other gold, silver, agate, amber and other things, just like the Seven Treasures of Buddhism, are used to show their worship to the gods, without partiality." As he spoke, he placed the box on the celebratory table and bowed again.
Wu Han has not yet completed his training, and he is not yet proficient in jewelry appraisal, so he cannot see at a glance how much the devotees are worth, like senior priests, so as to arrange the reception specifications. However, the luxury of this thing has reached the level where you can know that it is worth a lot at a glance.
This kind of gift is not something that Wu Han can arrange for the reception on his own. He immediately said that the tribute was too expensive, and he had to invite Master Wang to arrange the ceremony himself.
Not long after, the Great Lama of the Great Patriarch was carrying the dust and trotting over in a hurry.
When he saw the jewelry, he was stunned, and then pulled Sun Shiwan to the side and whispered to him for a while. At the end, the two said goodbye to each other, and Sun Shiwan, with his entourage, left swaggering from the main gate.
"Huh? Master Wang, didn't you say that we were going to find him and ask him to teach us how to cheat the tribute? Wu Han wondered.
"Fool you." The king said angrily: "How can it be called a deception? Can the things of the Romans be called deception? ”
"That's ......" Wu Han couldn't react for a while.
"Leave that alone. The matter of the national letter is nothing two days late. Grand Lama Wang shook his head again and again: "We need to have a meeting now and sort out our thoughts." ”