Chapter 133: Recruiting disciples to guard against thieves
The main project of the WTO view has been completed, and all that is left are various decorations.
This was not only because the glutinous rice problem was solved immediately as soon as the project was transferred to Zhang Tianci, but also because the Ministry of Industry, under Jiajing's wishes, desperately provided various conveniences for fear of taking the blame.
And the most important thing is that this work is not done by Zhang Tianci's Tianci Construction team, but by more than a dozen construction teams from the capital, working together, so the construction period will definitely be fast.
At the same time, it also fulfilled Zhang Tianci’s promise during the campaign: everyone can make money!
As for Zhang Tianci's promise to go out and test everyone's handwriting, no one has come to Xiao Feng to collect debts yet.
On the one hand, Xiao Feng took over the prince's case, and no one would be so shameless as to trouble Xiao Feng at this time; on the other hand, they also felt that they were not at the critical moment of life and death, so they had to keep this privilege for the time being.
Mr. Xiao owes me a word! I repeated these words twice in the middle of the night, and I felt much more at ease.
According to Xiao Feng's instructions, Tianci Construction first renovated a row of dormitories and the main hall, leaving the other houses and side halls in no hurry.
Zhang Tianci did not dare to neglect and asked Lu Pingshan to personally take charge of the decoration of the main hall and dormitory. According to Xiao Feng's wishes, the decoration style of the dormitory should be in accordance with the design of Xiao Mansion, especially the sanitation system and sewer system, which must be done well.
As soon as the dormitory was finished, Xiao Feng went to see Jiajing.
"Senior brother, the main project of my world view has been completed. I would like to invite you to take a look. Firstly, it is to relax your mind. Secondly, as the leader of the Taoist sect, I should go and mention the plaque."
Jiajing smiled and nodded. This view of the world is the foundation of Xiao Feng's preaching, and Xiao Feng's preaching is to lay the foundation and help Jiajing cultivate immortality. Of course he should care about it.
What's more, he has not forgotten that he received two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver for nothing because of his worldview. He has to care about both public and private matters.
So on the rare New Year's Day, a rare sunny day, Jiajing took Huang Jin and Lu Bing and set off with Xiao Feng.
Not far after leaving the city gate, just five miles east of the city, a seemingly ordinary Taoist temple has been built. Because the decoration has not been carried out, it looks gray and inconspicuous.
But when he got closer, Jiajing saw the doorway. This Taoist temple covers a large area, has many houses, and the walls are high and thick. There are even horse paths and parapets.
It looks like this is not just a Taoist temple, but a small fortress.
Jiajing recalled what Xiao Feng had said back then, that the Taoist temple could permanently house five hundred Taoists, and it could also house the army and the people. If there were bandits attacking outside the city, it could protect the nearby people until officers and soldiers could rescue them.
If an army attacks the capital, it can also serve as an early warning, like a nail that has to be pulled out, forming a horn with the capital.
Jiajing nodded and followed Xiao Feng into the temple. Because Jiajing was coming, work was suspended for a day, and the people from the construction team were not here, making it seem quite deserted.
Facing a huge alchemy cauldron right in front of the hall, Jiajing nodded with satisfaction: "This alchemy cauldron is pretty good, quite impressive."
Xiao Feng smiled and said: "This is a congratulatory gift from Master Tao. It was just sent the day before yesterday. I haven't had time to say thank you yet."
Jiajing smiled and nodded. Tao Zhongwen always cut tofu in public, making it as smooth and round as the elixir he refined.
When he reached the entrance of the hall, Jiajing suddenly stopped and looked at something placed in the center of the hall.
A huge red coral, seen from the angle of the main entrance where Jiajing was standing, happened to be a strong and elegant Chinese character - Xian!
Jiajing took a few steps forward, but found that he could no longer see the word as he got closer. He took a few steps back, and the word "仙" appeared in front of him again.
"Yu Dayou accidentally found this on an isolated island in the sea. He regarded it as auspicious and brought it to the capital as a tribute.
Because His Majesty’s monastery may be a little small, I will temporarily enlarge it in the hall for enshrinement, and wait for Long live to appreciate it before deciding how to place it.”
Jiajing said puzzledly: "Although my monastery is not as big as yours, it is no problem to put down a coral..."
As soon as the words came out of his mouth, he understood what Xiao Feng meant. Of course there was no problem with putting coral in his monastery, but to see the word "immortal" on this coral, he needed to retreat to a certain distance. The monastery was indeed not that spacious.
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Xiyuan is big enough, but it is impossible to put this treasure out in the open air in the wind, rain, and sun. It will be destroyed in a few days!
If another large enough house is built to house it, Xiyuan's current design is already very clever, and it will definitely destroy the overall layout.
Moreover, this treasure cannot be placed next to the toilet or near the kitchen. It must be worshiped alone. After much deliberation, it might as well be placed in the main hall of the World View.
"This is a treasure of the Immortal Family. It is the best destination for it to be placed in this hall to receive incense. This view of the world was originally built for me, for the Ming Dynasty. Putting my auspiciousness here can be considered as a part of it.
Heart."
Xiao Feng nodded repeatedly and praised Jiajing.
"It's just that Long Live, putting this treasure here will inevitably arouse the covetousness of some people. At present, the power of world view has not yet formed, and Long Live needs to send some people to guard here."
Jiajing nodded: "This is natural. I will send a team of guards later to guard your worldly outlook."
In fact, Xiao Feng didn't say anything, Jiajing also planned to guard the World View Sect.
One is protection, and the other is surveillance. After all, it is so close to the imperial city and there are hundreds of people in the Taoist temple. It is impossible for Jiajing not to pay attention to the movements.
It's just that I originally planned to send only a few people to look after him, but now that he is also protecting Xiangrui, I naturally decided to send more people.
Xiao Feng raised a smile at the corner of his mouth. His biggest goal was achieved. The next step was the matter of Taoism. He changed the title naturally.
"Senior brother, I have invited a Taoist priest to be the master of the second temple, and I have also recruited some disciples. Do you want to meet me, senior brother?"
Jiajing was stunned. He didn't expect Xiao Feng to recruit disciples so quickly.
Being more suspicious, he immediately thought that Xiao Feng might have been prepared for it but didn't tell him. Otherwise, how could there be such a ready-made thing?
But when Jiajing saw Xiao Feng's disciples, he couldn't help laughing. Even Lu Bing and Huang Jin also laughed.
A group of kids, the oldest was seven or eight years old and the youngest was four or five years old, all like little beans, kneeling on the ground, looking up at Jiajing from time to time, so frightened that the old Taoist next to them kept patting them on the head.
"Xiao Feng, where did you find this group of disciples?" Jiajing took a long time to hold back his laughter and asked.
"Senior brother, these are children from a charity hall. They are pure-hearted and carefree, and they are good candidates for practicing Taoism.
It is actually much more difficult for adults to practice Taoism, whether because they have other motives and impure intentions, or because they are disheartened and have fled to Buddhism, and it is far less difficult than it is for children.
The most important thing is that these children are all orphans. If they grow up in a charity hall, they will inevitably increase the violence of the Ming Dynasty. But if they grow up in a secular view, they will increase the peace of the Ming Dynasty.
This positive and negative result is immeasurable."
Jiajing was moved. Yes, historically, not many children who came out of charity could take the right path. Most of them became brave and ruthless people, or thieves and robbers.
If these people become Taoists and do positive and negative things, Ming Dynasty's destiny will naturally be enhanced.
Jiajing immediately expressed congratulations to Xiao Feng, and at Xiao Feng's request, he wrote the three characters "View of the World" with a brush on the spot.
After Jiajing admired the coral tree for a while, under the guidance of Xiao Feng, he looked at the dormitory again, expressed his surprise at the sewer system, and then drove back to the palace happily.
After seeing off Jiajing, Xiao Feng turned around, looked at the dozens of children kneeling on the ground, and said with a smile: "Get up, we are gone."
But none of the children stood up. Even the old Taoist knelt on the ground and kowtowed three times to Xiao Feng solemnly, even more piously than he had kowtowed to Jiajing just now.
"What are you doing?"
The old Taoist raised his head, his eyes were red and tears were filling them.
"Your Excellency has put so much effort into taking us into the temple, and also hired officers and soldiers to protect the Taoist temple. I know this very well, and from now on, I will only obey you."
Xiao Feng stretched out his hand to pull him up, and then picked up the children one by one.
"You don't have to think so well of me. If you don't solve your worries, others will inevitably use you as a weapon.
I don’t want to keep important things stuffed in my underwear every day.”
There were indeed underwear in the Ming Dynasty, but the workmanship was very simple and rough. They were only worn by officials like Xiao Feng. People like Lao Tao basically went into battle without wearing pants and wore them directly.
However, the old man could understand what Xiao Feng meant. He blushed and cupped his hands: "No one will force me anymore, and I will never have to steal anything again."
Xiao Fengxin said it was too early for you to say this, maybe I will be the one to force you next.