Chapter 55: Collect rent first, then do handyman work [Please recommend and vote monthly]
How to deal with it?!
How else to deal with it!
Su Chen was happy.
He is the Duke of the Tao Kingdom, a first-grade Heavenly Master, and the master of the Nine Mountains and Twelve Townships.
The Jinji Temple happened to be in his fiefdom, and those monks were all his subjects.
"Master, how do you plan to deal with it?!" Sun Simiao asked again.
Gao Shilian thought that Su Chenzhai was kind-hearted and didn't take it seriously.
He suggested: "Master Tianshi, let me be this evil person for you."
Su Chen said: "No need. Although religion belongs to the Ministry of Rites, in today's world, it's hard for the Ministry of Rites to interfere too much in religion, right?!"
Gao Shilian nodded, it was indeed true.
Taoism and Buddhism are so powerful that they are almost free-range and belong to an aristocratic family that escapes from the secular world.
Su Chen said: "Ask Li Zheng to collect their rent."
Collect rent?!
Gao Shilian was stunned.
Sun Simiao was also stunned.
Gao Shilian was astonished and said: "Master Tianshi doesn't know something. They are Buddhists, and the Ministry of Rites has little control over them. They have never collected rent before."
Sun Simiao also said: "Buddhists in the Tang Dynasty did not pay taxes, and collecting rent was unprecedented."
Su Chen said calmly: "It didn't happen before, but that doesn't mean it doesn't exist now. If the Tang Dynasty doesn't accept it, I will accept it in this fief."
Without giving any objection, he waved his hand for Sun Simiao to continue.
Sun Simiao looked strange. He actually thought it was reasonable for Su Chen to rent a house.
Just because no one has done it before, doesn't mean they can't do it.
My master is like a god and he dares to impeach and collect rent because of his kindness.
Sun Simiao quickly went to inform Li Zheng.
When Li Zheng got the news, he took the most thorough action because they truly worshiped Su Chen as a god.
In the realm of Yunyuan Mountain, Su Chen's words are more effective than the emperor's.
"If it weren't for Master Tianshi, we would all starve to death. Those bald men dare to impeach Mr. Tianshi. The rent is too cheap for them, so they took people to destroy their temples."
"That's right, I ordered their temple."
"A friend of mine actually went to Jinji Temple to pay homage a few days ago. When I got back, I broke his legs."
"Let's go and find Jinji Temple to collect rent."
A group of people headed towards Jinji Temple in a mighty manner.
The monks of Jinji Temple are on pins and needles these days, and their memorials have actually been handed over to them a long time ago.
But it was kept pressed and there was no sound.
They originally thought that if Sun Simiao failed to pray for rain, they could take this opportunity to bring down Yunyuan Mountain.
I didn't expect it to be successful.
When Sun Simiao returned to Longguan, the monks were frightened.
They thought about getting the zhezi back, but the official from the Ministry of Rites they contacted said that the zhezi was missing.
They were worried about how the zhezi could disappear.
After a few days of silence, they thought it might really be missing.
While secretly breathing a sigh of relief, I was always worried about the retaliation from Yunyuan Mountain.
at this time.
They saw a large group of people coming towards them. They were all ordinary mountain people, and some of them had come to their Jinji Temple to offer incense.
"Haha, pilgrims are coming, and there are many of them."
"I don't know how long it has been since I saw so many pilgrims. Although they have less money for sesame oil, they still have a lot of offerings."
"Strange, why don't they eat pots of pulp, but carry hoes on poles?!"
"Maybe you want to come and help us with the farm work to show your love."
When the mountain people came, the Buddhists calmed down their joy, sat upright, and began to chant sutras.
Ordinary people like this the most.
Sandali came with thousands of mountain people.
Qiao Li was shouting: "Master Feiyun, come out quickly."
Master Feiyun, the old abbot of Jinji Temple, immediately came out with many elders with a smile on his face.
"Donor Qiao, how much incense money will you donate this time?" Master Feiyun said with a smile.
Qiao Li was glaring angrily and said: "Donate money? Old monk, I think you have to give us money."
The crowd suddenly became noisy, and thousands of people yelled and cursed at the monks.
Some people drove away other pilgrims who were offering incense.
Master Feiyun was stunned.
The other elders were also anxious.
"Qiao Lizheng, what happened?!" Master Feiyun was a little anxious.
Qiao Li was humming: "What happened? We were ordered to make your Jinji Temple pay the rent."
Pay rent?!
The monks were all stunned.
This word is not unfamiliar to them. They often hear it from the people, but they have never had this idea themselves.
The old monk said: "Qiao Lizheng, our Buddhist sect never pays rent. In the pre-Sui Dynasty, our Jinji Temple did not pay rent."
Qiao Li was humming: "It doesn't matter whether you paid before or not, Jinji Mountain is now the fiefdom of Master Tianshi, and you are subjects, why don't you pay rent?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the mountain people behind him started making noises, clamoring for them to pay rent.
The monks were angry.
But they felt guilty, so several old monks looked at each other.
"Could it be that we sent people to steal food and cause mischief, and Niubi discovered it, and now they are taking revenge on us?"
The old monk was shocked and said: "Why exactly? We and Hualong Temple have always been in harmony with each other."
Qiao Li was humming: "Stop talking nonsense, our Master Tianshi is such a good person, but you bastards actually reported his tricks to the emperor."
"Hurry up and pay the rent, five hundred taels a month."
The monks were extremely angry, but the old monk knew that the situation was stronger than the people and did not dare to mess around.
"Okay, five hundred taels is five hundred taels."
Qiao Lizheng added: "The gold is five hundred taels of gold."
The monks were completely angry, and the old monk was so angry that he puffed his beard and glared, saying: "Don't go too far. Five hundred taels of gold a month is enough to feed an army of five thousand people."
Qiao Li was humming: "You don't want to give it? Then leave Jinji Mountain. Remember, you are not allowed to take away any plants or trees here. They belong to Master Tianshi!"
The monks were all angry, but seeing the thousands of mountain people and thinking of Su Chen's identity, they could only swallow their anger.
Hualong Temple.
Su Chen and Gao Shilian were drinking tea and discussing how to cultivate immortality, and Sun Simiao came back soon to report.
"Master, the monks have to pay the rent obediently, five hundred taels of gold a month."
At this time, he was very excited. It was the first time that a Taoist priest collected rent from a monk, and he succeeded.
Su Chen smiled and said: "Okay, let them all farm for me in a few days. A lot of wasteland has been opened up recently, so they can't be idle."
Sun Simiao was happy.
Gao Shilian was breathless, and at the same time he was shocked by Su Chen's courage and methods.
"Those monks are really asking for trouble when they offend Master Celestial Master."
Su Chen chuckled and said: "My father-in-law has many things to do, so he came to Hualong Temple not just to talk to me and drink tea to talk about health, right?!"
When Gao Shilian saw that there was no one around him, he stood up rather embarrassed, "Actually, the main reason why I came here this time is to ask for a lottery ticket."
Su Chen smiled, "Master, what do you want to ask me about?!"
Gao Shilian lowered his voice and said: "I made a mistake before and have been working in Shu. Recently, through the operation of my nephew, I returned to Chang'an."
"And he was entrusted with an important task by His Majesty, from the Ministry of Personnel to the Minister of Rites. This change is so big, and it is an official appointment and a wish, but it also makes me confused. I don't know whether it is good or bad, so I came here to ask."
Su Chen suddenly realized that Gao Shilian suddenly returned to Beijing and was appointed an official. He was worrying about gains and losses.
He comforted him and said, "Don't worry, sir. Let's draw lots first."
