Catching Monsters

Chapter 106 We are going to make a fortune

The news that Ningde Hou was reselling weapons and supplies to the Northern Hu quickly spread throughout the court and the country. All the family members of Ningde Hou were arrested, the male members were exiled, and the female members were not even eligible to join the Jiaofangsi.

The entire family was executed.

Everyone in the court and the country knew that His Majesty was really angry. In the first few years after His Majesty ascended the throne, the Northern Hu and Northern Man often invaded the border and almost defeated the army of the Great Zhou Dynasty several times.

Although the Northern Hu and Northern Man were completely defeated in the end, everyone in the court and the country knew that the Northern Hu and Northern Man were still ambitious and would attack the Zhou Dynasty again sooner or later.

Selling weapons and military supplies to them is His Majesty's Achilles' heel.

After consultation with the loyal ministers of the imperial court, they were worried about shaking the morale of the northern border army, so they announced immediately that this incident was only done by Ningde Hou alone, and no one else would be investigated. In addition, the army previously led by Ningde Hou would be rewarded with half a year's military pay.

The people in charge of the property confiscation were naturally the people led by General Wei Huaian from the Eastern Pacification Division.

But when the house was searched, it was found that the Ningde Marquis's Mansion only had about 3,000 taels of silver in cash.

At first, Wei Huaian naturally didn't believe it. This amount of money might not even be as much as the money he seized from Captain Yang's house.

According to the experience of the Jinyiwei in confiscating the property of a marquis of Ningde's rank, the minimum amount would be around 30,000 to 50,000 taels of silver.

After a scolding and interrogation, the family members of Ningde Marquis' Mansion finally revealed the truth.

All the valuable things in the house had been sold by Ningde Hou to pay the military salaries.

These family members are all people who are about to lose their heads, so they will not lie.

Standing in the courtyard of Ningde Marquis' Mansion, Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang couldn't help but frown when they heard this.

Although Xu Xiaogang did not join the army, he was the legitimate son of the Duke of Zhenguo after all. He could relate to the situation in front of him. He sighed helplessly and said in a low voice: "In recent years, the deductions of military pay at the border have become more and more serious."

Jiang Yun frowned and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, don't you care?"

"I can't control it."

"Military pay is allocated by the Ministry of Revenue, then passed through the Ministry of War, and then transported to the front line, where it is deprived layer by layer..."

"Don't even mention our current emperor. Together with the previous emperor, they killed so many people from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War. Then the new officials continued to embezzle money, and it never stopped despite repeated prohibitions."

"Hey."

Hearing this, Jiang Yun frowned deeply. If this situation could not be improved, something big would happen to the Great Zhou Dynasty sooner or later.

He then asked his fellow Jinyiwei brothers to be gentle and try not to hurt the families.

He also instructed that after they were taken back to the East Pacification Office, the waiters at Zuixinlou should be asked to deliver meals, so that these families would have good food and drink before leaving.

This is the only thing Jiang Yun can do.

After all the people were taken back to the East Pacification Office, the one thousand and two taels of silver seized from their homes were first given to Captain Yang.

After listening to the report, Yang Liunian asked someone to report all the silver.

After finishing these things, it was already evening. There was no other important matter in the East Pacification Office, so Jiang Yun and Xu Xiaogang left and headed for Changxin Temple.

There is no other way. His Majesty only rewarded me with fifty taels of silver. How can this amount of money be enough for my own cultivation?
From the current perspective, we still have to quickly develop the business of Changxin Temple.

Soon, the two arrived outside Changxin Temple. However, what surprised Jiang Yun was that compared to the last time when there were very few people here, Changxin Temple is now quite popular.

From time to time, one or two people would come out, touching their stomachs and burping.

After entering Changxin Temple and taking a look around, I found that there was no one in the Buddhist temple where Buddha was enshrined. Instead, the cafeteria was packed with people.

The young monk Wuhui kept bringing vegetarian food from the kitchen to the canteen...

Abbot Yunwu, on the other hand, turned into a chef and had been busy in the kitchen all day, steaming buns and cooking porridge.

Busy.

Seeing this scene, Xu Xiaogang couldn't help but frowned slightly and asked in a low voice: "Brother-in-law, it seems that your idea doesn't work very well."

"They are all here to eat for free, none of them can be of any use."

Jiang Yun looked into the cafeteria. There were at least a hundred people. The young monk Wuhui had just brought out a few trays of steamed buns, which were quickly eaten up.

Some people even put the steamed buns in their arms after eating and ate them at the same time.

Young monk Wuhui was so anxious that he shouted, "Donor, donator, you are not allowed to take it out. You can eat as much as you want, but if you take it like this, the people behind you will have nothing to eat."

The man who took the steamed buns was immediately dissatisfied and said, "Hey, little monk, these two steamed buns are worth only a few copper coins. Do you really think I care about these steamed buns?"

After saying that, he quickly took a few bites of the steamed bun, then threw it to the ground and stepped on it.

No one else in the room thought there was anything wrong. You, Changxin Temple, put up a sign and offered free steamed buns, so why are you still so stingy?

The young monk Wuhui was so angry that his teeth itched! He clenched his fists and wanted to fight with the diner.

"Oh my, this little monk is still angry, Buddhism is not good."

"Hahaha."

The diners in the cafeteria burst into laughter.

Jiang Yun walked into the cafeteria with a gloomy face. When everyone looked, they saw that it was two Jinyiwei who came. The laughter in the whole room stopped abruptly.

Jiang Yun walked up to the diner who stepped on the steamed bun and pointed at the bun on the ground: "Pick it up and eat it."

The diner's face flushed, he clenched his fists, stared at Jiang Yun intently, and shouted loudly: "What's the big deal? Just eat it!"

He picked up the steamed bun on the ground and swallowed it with gritted teeth.

Although he was full of anger, he swallowed his anger back when he saw the Feiyu suit the other person was wearing.

After finishing the meal, the man left the cafeteria with gritted teeth. Before leaving, he wanted to turn back and spit out a mouthful of thick phlegm.

But when it came to my mouth, I thought carefully, if I spit it out, and this Jinyiwei official asked me to lick it back...

In the end, he didn't dare to do it and could only leave in disappointment.

When the young monk Wuhui saw Jiang Yun appear, he felt as if he had seen a savior. He hurried to Jiang Yun's side and whispered, "Donor Jiang, you are finally here!"

"Our Changxin Temple is about to be destroyed."

"They didn't come here to worship Buddha at all, they just came for the food."

He felt so aggrieved that tears welled up in the eyes of the young monk Wuhui.

Jiang Yun glared at the young monk Wuhui, and then said loudly to the people present: "Everyone, this temple has a long history with me. I was just a hooligan in the past."

“Later, I worshipped the Buddha in the temple.”

"That night, I went back and had a dream. I dreamt that the Buddha was talking to me."

"Thank God for the Buddha's blessing. Not long after, I was able to become a Royal Guard."

"I see that most of you are between 40 and 50 years old. What are the future prospects of your children?"

"After dinner, why not go and worship the Buddha? Give it a try. The incense and candles are free and everyone is treated fairly."

"Just treat it as if you are full, and bow down to help digest the food."

Upon hearing this, the diners present looked at each other with a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Jiang Yun then smiled and said, "In addition, Changxin Temple is going to give everyone benefits. Worship the Buddha and receive great gifts."

"When you worship Buddha every day, Buddha will appear randomly and give everyone silver." "First come, first served."

One of the people present couldn't help but whispered, "Pray to the Buddha, and he will show his spirit and give you money? Are you...are you telling the truth?"

Originally, this person wanted to scold Jiang Yun for lying.

But looking at the Jinyiwei uniform on the other person, he didn't dare to say so.

Jiang Yun shrugged and waved: "Everyone will know if you try it. Come on, let's test the Buddha's manifestation on the spot."

Inside the cafeteria, hundreds of diners suddenly became interested and followed Jiang Yun towards the direction of the Buddhist temple.

On the road, Xu Xiaogang walked beside him, looking at the huge crowd behind him, and whispered, "Brother-in-law, can you just say that the Buddha appeared? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

Jiang Yun whispered, "I am a Taoist priest. Buddha has no jurisdiction over me."

"If you want to seek retribution from me, please ask the old Buddha to negotiate with the Three Pure Ones first."

At this point, Jiang Yun took out his own fifty taels of silver and secretly stuffed it into Xu Xiaogang's pocket: "You have pretty good Qinggong skills, right? You should be able to climb up the eaves easily."

Xu Xiaogang smiled faintly: "Of course, you obviously know nothing about the ability of a sixth-grade Xiantian realm master."

Jiang Yun whispered: "That's great, you can climb up to the roof beam later..."

After hearing this, Xu Xiaogang's eyes widened: "I'm afraid of Buddha's retribution..."

"Don't worry, you are just a warrior, and the Buddha has no jurisdiction over you."

Soon, the huge group of people arrived outside the Buddhist temple.

"Who dares to be the first to step forward and try it?" Jiang Yun asked loudly.

Everyone present looked at each other.

In the crowd, there was an old man in his sixties who stepped forward and said, "Hey, isn't it just worshipping the Buddha? I'll do it."

The old man walked into the house, looked at the towering and solemn Buddha statue, picked up the incense and candles beside the statue, lit them on the candle, and kowtowed sincerely.

Bangdang...

A tael of silver unexpectedly fell from the eaves and landed next to the old man.

"Hey, one tael of silver!"

The old man took the two silver coins and looked up, but he could not see anything above the roof beams.

At this time, Xu Xiaogang was lying on the roof beam, curled up, afraid of being seen.

"It's really silver." The old man took a bite and a look of ecstasy appeared on his face.

Although people in the capital are richer than those in other places, one or two taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to have food and clothing for a month.

"I'll try."

Soon, the second person went in to worship the Buddha, and clang, another tael of silver fell.

Suddenly, the crowd went wild.

They all rushed in to worship Buddha.

Jiang Yun hurriedly stopped everyone: "Hey, come one by one, come one by one, don't be in a hurry!"

“Get in line.”

Soon, a long queue formed outside the Buddhist temple.

Jiang Yun also reminded everyone present: "You can also give it a try and donate some money for incense and candles."

"After donating money for incense and candles, maybe it will be more than one or two taels."

Not everyone in the queue has money.

Only one or two taels of silver would be dropped from every four or five people.

But this makes people even more excited. Everyone feels that others are unlucky and they are the lucky ones.

If you go and worship it yourself, you will definitely get silver.

What's more, someone tried to donate a copper coin, and with a clang, two taels of silver fell from the sky.

Outside the Buddhist temple, the young monk Wuhui opened his mouth wide as he watched the crowd getting excited and queuing up.

And these people were still chanting that the Buddha had appeared.

He quickly ran towards the kitchen: "Abbot! Abbot! The Buddha has appeared! Our Changxin Temple is saved!"

At this time, the abbot, who was steaming buns in the kitchen, heard the young monk Wuhui's shout. His eyes lit up and he ran excitedly to the Buddhist temple.

But when you get outside the Buddhist temple, take a closer look.

After all, he was an old monk who had practiced for many years. Looking at the silver continuously falling from the roof beams, how could he not see that this was not the appearance of Buddha, but something clearly arranged by Jiang Yun.

Among those present, there are probably not many who believe in Buddhism.

After all, those who truly believe in Buddhism will either go to other Buddhist temples to worship Buddha.

Even if there are Buddhists who come to eat for free, they probably have to go to the Buddhist temple first, worship the Buddha, and then go to the cafeteria.

This group of people are here just to get something for free.

Now you can not only get a free vegetarian meal, but you can also get money.

Even if they did not believe in the Buddha's appearance in their hearts, they still shouted loudly that the Buddha had appeared, and then entered and kowtowed respectfully.

Soon, the sky darkened.

These people are still as enthusiastic as ever, but no silver has dropped from above for a long time.

Jiang Yun looked at the remaining people who had not yet arrived and said with a smile, "Alright, that's enough for today. Everyone should arrive early tomorrow morning!"

Everyone was reluctant to leave and didn't want to leave easily, but Jiang Yun, the Jinyiwei, stopped anyone from entering the Buddhist hall. Everyone could only sigh and turn away.

After everyone left, Xu Xiaogang jumped down from the roof beam and spread his hands: "Jiang Yun, fifty taels of silver are gone just like that."

"Looking at the appearance of this group of people, they don't look like the kind of people who would spend money on worshipping Buddha."

Jiang Yun, with a big smile on his face, said, "Why rush? Don't worry, there will probably be more people coming tomorrow."

"Abbot Yunwu, please prepare more food for tomorrow."

"We're going to get rich."

　Chapter 2 is being written.

　　I had already written the second chapter, but I was not satisfied with it, so I deleted it all and rewrote it.

　　A full three thousand words~
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