Ming Dynasty: Tanks blocked the door and you said to me, "Long live Ming Dynasty"

I don’t believe that these 950,000 vehicles cannot be shipped out.

"It is my order to disburse the remaining funds! Do you want to disobey the imperial order?"

Zhu Youxiao shouted angrily on purpose, unleashing the power of an emperor.

Wei Zhongxian and You Tong both felt a chill, thinking that if Dao Ji dared to disobey the order, he would be in trouble.

But Dao Ji remained calm and spoke calmly.

"I am a person from the secular world, content with poverty and content with the Way. I have no desires or requests in the world, but only seek to seek the Way in my heart, without any shame to heaven and earth."

"If Your Majesty wants to punish me for this, Dao Ji is willing to die for it without any regrets."

Wei Zhongxian couldn't bear to watch this anymore and couldn't help but say: "You Taoist priest, you really don't know what's good for you!"

Zhu Youxiao glared at the old man and couldn't help but admire Dao Ji even more.

At this time, little Jueming was finally full and satisfied. He had never seen his master act so righteously before, and he was moved. So he stood up and bowed with a serious face.

"Fusheng....hiccup! Wuliang...hiccup! That Tianzun!"

I burped because I ate too much...

"The Great Treatise on Response to Good and Evil says: Taking money that is not obtained righteously is like eating rotten meat to satisfy hunger or drinking poisoned wine to quench thirst. Although you may be temporarily satisfied, you will eventually die."

"The seventh commandment of the Taoist classic "Xuhuang Tianzun Chuzhen Ten Commandments" says: Do not be greedy and insatiable, accumulate wealth and do not spend it, be frugal, and be sympathetic to the poor."

"The Tao Te Ching says: The sage does not accumulate. The more he gives to others, the more he has. The more he gives to others, the more he has!"

......

Dao Ji was quite surprised by Jueming's words.

This kid actually didn't let me down at the critical moment, and finally didn't betray his master for a bite of food. I feel a little relieved.

After hearing Jueming's lecture on scriptures and Taoist classics, Zhu Youxiao felt a headache.

He finally realized the three worst things in the world:

Reason with women;

Listen to the monks chanting;

And discussing Taoism with Taoist priests...

"Stop, stop, stop! How about we each take a step back?"

Dao Ji asked, "Your Majesty, please give me your instructions."

"How about this, I won't force you to accept the 950,000 taels, but you have to accept another 50,000 taels."

"Blessings and blessings..."

When Dao Ji heard this, he immediately wanted to refuse.

"Stop! Stop! Stop for me!"

"Listen to me, you're going to continue to improve the formula of cement and look for a substitute for oysters. This is your follow-up research and development funding!"

"If you dare to refuse again, I will kill you and your disciples as well as all the Taoists outside the city!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jueming couldn't help but shrink his neck and hid behind his master.

Dao Ji couldn't help but smile bitterly, what the emperor said made some sense.

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will obey your command."

Zhu Youxiao finally smiled.

This guy is really stubborn. If he doesn't agree, he will be out of options.

"Wei Daban."

"The servant is here."

"Prepare the decree!"

"Yes."

"Now there is Dao Ji, the Taoist priest of Qingxu Temple, who has led the Taoist righteous men to refine cement and become a role model for the Taoists all over the world!

A special reward of 50,000 taels of silver was given.

We will also allocate additional funds to help the Taoist priests who helped with this matter rebuild their temples!"

Dao Ji frowned slightly when he heard the decree.

Why didn’t His Majesty the Emperor tell me about the reconstruction of the Taoist temple just now?

But on second thought, being able to rebuild the Taoist temple was not a bad thing, and his brows gradually relaxed.

After the imperial edict was drafted, Wei Zhongxian was asked to take the silver note and give it to Dao Ji. After giving him a few more instructions, he sent the master and disciple away.

The two men had just left the palace when they were surrounded by hundreds of people.

It turned out that after the successful research of cement, the Taoists no longer had to work and had nothing to do, so they ran into the city to wait for Dao Ji to see what the reward was.

After all, everyone comes here to generate income for the Taoist temple, and rewards are the key.

"Brother Daoji, I heard that His Majesty has allocated a total of one million taels for this simplified six-one mud. Our Taoist temple is not worried, so one thousand taels is not too much, right?"

"Brother Daoji, Brother Daoji, my Yongle Palace only needs eight hundred taels!"

......

Listening to the enthusiastic and excited expressions of his fellow disciples, Dao Ji's face looked a little grim, but he still gritted his teeth and told them about his visit to the emperor.

After hearing this, some people were immediately shocked and angry.

"What! Senior Brother Dao Ji, you actually rejected His Majesty's 950,000 taels! What right do you have to make the decision for us?"

Chapter 382 A role model for our generation

Seeing that many people were erupting in anger and dissatisfaction, Jueming tightly grasped the corner of his master's clothes, fearing that he would be beaten to a pulp.

Dao Ji was not afraid at all and shouted loudly.

"Fellow Taoists! Fellow Taoists! Please listen to what Dao Ji has to say!"

"I am not doing this to harm my fellow Taoists. Quite the contrary, I am doing this to save my Taoist sect!"

After these words were spoken, some people became even angrier.

"Daoji, you are kidding me!"

"How dare you say such a thing? You are simply confusing right and wrong. How shameless!"

Dao Ji pushed through the crowd and pointed directly in the direction of Datong Prefecture Yamen: "If you don't believe me, just take a look!"

Some people were very dissatisfied: "Why do you want us to visit the government office so late at night?"

Dao Ji's voice could not help but rise an octave, full of righteousness.

"You may also know that the Minister of Revenue, Mr. Guo, is currently in the government office!"

Someone said in a bad tone: "So what? What does it have to do with this matter?"

"As far as I know, the court is currently checking the accounts of Taoist temples and monasteries, and this matter is supervised by the Ministry of Revenue!"

Dao Ji continued to talk: "The Longfu Temple, Guangji Temple and Dahuguo Temple in the capital were all confiscated of all their money and property!"

"The Jade Emperor Temple and Chongxuan Temple of our Taoist sect even took the initiative to submit their accounts to the Ministry of Revenue for review that day!"

As soon as he said this, people around him started talking.

"I have also heard about this matter. I heard that several large temples in the capital were thoroughly investigated. In some cases, even their patterned underwear was confiscated."

"May you be blessed with infinite happiness. You even took my underwear. How pungent it must have been. Oh, no, I meant it was too pitiful!"

"Yes! Yes! I heard from a senior brother in Chongxuan Temple that the intensity of the court's investigation this time is unprecedented. I hope that our Taifu Temple will not encounter such a thing."

Dao Ji saw everyone like this and felt that the atmosphere was about right, so he continued.

"I also heard that the tax rate for Buddhist temples and Taoist temples will be directly increased to 50% in the future."

"Rather than having half of the money go to waste, why not not take it? This will leave a good impression on your majesty and help us prosper in the long run, right?"

"Besides, His Majesty has also issued an order to rebuild the Taoist temple for all of our fellow Taoists here. This is not a loss, is it?"

Jueming was behind Dao Ji and was stunned when he heard what he heard.

Master, didn’t you say this in front of the Emperor just now?

Master, you have changed...

Dao Ji even lowered his voice deliberately, as if afraid of being heard by others, and whispered:

"Think about it, how can someone be paid one million taels of silver for working for less than a month? This is unreasonable!"

He covered his mouth with his hand and his voice became quieter and quieter.

"I have a hunch that this is most likely a test from His Majesty to our sect."

"If we don't handle this well, our Taoist sect may end up like Longfu Temple and Guangji Temple!"

Jueming was already full of admiration and secretly gave Dao Ji a thumbs up.

When the other Taoists heard this, they were all frightened.

Oh my god, it’s scary just thinking about it.

Who would dare to oppose Dao Ji's approach?

There was a Taoist priest who even touched his underwear unconsciously.

It’s really scary to think that even this thing was not confiscated.

It was Taoist Xuanxu from Yongle Palace who was the first to come to his senses and bowed to Dao Ji in gratitude.

"Thank you, Brother Dao Ji, for your hard work and dedication to our Dao Sect. You are a role model for our generation!"

"Thank you, Brother Dao Ji!"

Everyone followed suit and thanked him.

Dao Ji said modestly: "Hey, this is what Dao Ji should do. We are all fellow disciples. It would be awkward to thank you."

Afterwards, he promised to raise the wages of each of their Taoist temples.

Everyone was delighted and surrounded the master and apprentice as they returned to the construction site.

The next afternoon, Chengyun Hall.

Guo Yunhou received the imperial edict and hurried over, where he met Wu Chunfu.

Guo Yunhou: "Lord Wu, are you also summoned by His Majesty?"

Wu Chunfu: "Yes, I was still on an inspection tour when His Majesty sent someone to summon me. I don't know what the matter is. Lord Guo knows?"

Guo Yunhou: "Hey, Lord Wu is a very popular person in front of His Majesty recently. Even you don't know about him, so how can I know!"

Wu Chunfu: "Lord Guo, please stop making fun of me. You are now the favorite of His Majesty, and he allows you to accompany him wherever he goes, hehe."

"Now all aspects of my work-for-relief program are on track and are proceeding in an orderly manner. I really can't imagine why Your Majesty summoned me."

Guo Yunhou: "Hahaha, then you and I don't have to guess here, we will know it naturally when we see His Majesty."

"go!"

The two of them quickened their pace and soon stepped into Chengyun Hall together.

"Hahaha, it's perfect that you two arrived at the same time, my dear ministers."

Zhu Youxiao looked at the two of them with different eyes.

I was full of expectations for Wu Chunfu;

It was a great joy for Guo Yunhou.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!" Both of them bowed.

"No gifts, no gifts!"

"This is Taoist Priest Dao Ji from Qingxu Temple. I think you two have met him."

"I've met the Taoist priest!"