Chapter 1274: Back to Jinshan Temple
It was dim and a garment shop in Chang'an City opened the door.
Thanks to the fact that Chang'an City is very lively recently, the business in the store has been much better than usual. For example, many people from foreign countries always have to buy clothes that suit the Tang Dynasty style after arriving in Chang'an City?
However, when the servant of the garment shop opened the door, he immediately turned around and ran in, shouting anxiously: "Shopkeeper, something is wrong, something happened!"
"What's the matter? Now my Tang Dynasty is the upper country of the Heavenly Kingdom, and Chang'an City is even more at the foot of the human king. What big things can happen?" The shopkeeper in the shop looked calm and walked out and said.
"Shopkeeper, go and see outside, Wanji Preparatory Clothing Shop opposite, they, they..." The servant said hurriedly.
Wanji Clothing Shop is opposite the shop. The so-called "sweeping" with six or seven adjacent Clothing Shops are nearby, so it has formed a certain scale. Many people in Chang'an City like to come here for new clothes.
Although everyone was in a win-win situation, they were also competing secretly with each other. It seemed that something happened to the garment shop opposite, and the shopkeeper also walked out the door.
When the shopkeeper walked to the door of his shop and looked at the opposite side, he felt as if he had been immobilized.
Early in the morning, there were few doors in front of my house, and several other garment shops nearby were opening the door one after another, but the Wanji garment shop opposite had not even opened, but there was already a queue.
At a high level, there were at least twenty people, and more importantly, there were people gathering one after another.
"This, what's going on? Why is the business of Wanji so good all of a sudden? Is his silk no longer worth it?" Looking at the situation opposite, the shopkeeper was stunned and murmured in his heart.
Just when the shopkeeper was secretly surprised, Wan Ji on the opposite side finally opened the door.
People lined up at the door flocked in.
Wan Ji's friend was busy, and Wan Sanqian, the shopkeeper, was even more smiling at the hot situation in his shop.
Unexpectedly, I gritted my teeth and tried it, and spent 1,000 taels of silver to buy an advertising space, which turned out to be so effective.
Sure enough, you will not make any mistakes if you follow His Majesty’s strategy!
"Boss Wan, your business is so lively! Is your silk in your house planning to give it to others for free today?" Not long after, a familiar voice sounded. Wan Sanqian looked over and found that the owner of the garment shop opposite came over.
"Oh, Boss Shen, what are you saying? How could I give silk for free for no reason? Could it be that the whole family of our family is hanging their necks and not surviving?" Wan Sanqian greeted him. He was in a good mood and joked.
"Isn't it for free? Why do they come to grab your goods like you don't want money? Did you, Boss Wan, have given them all the soup?" The shopkeeper asked with a smile, pointing to the lively situation in the store.
Although there is competition between each other in the secret, on the surface, the shopkeepers of these ready-to-wear shops are still quite adept.
"This..." Wan Sanqian certainly understood why the shopkeeper opposite came. He heard his inquiry and he hesitated for a moment.
However, there was no intention of hiding it and said, "Boss Shen said that I gave away silk for free. It's not an exaggeration, because before that, I had already invested 1,000 taels of silver! I bought an advertising space on the Que Sheng competition!"
It’s not that Wan Sanqian doesn’t want to hide this from it, but that’s not enough.
If you don’t say anything, these customers will be pulled to ask a few questions after they go out, and they will immediately get the reason out.
Since that's the case, why don't you take the initiative to speak out, and you can still seem open and open-minded, right?
"Advertising!?Is the effect so good?" Hearing Wan Sanqian's words, the shopkeeper was secretly surprised.
He actually knew about advertising, but seeing that those actions were advertising spaces of hundreds of taels of silver, even thousands of taels of silver, tens of thousands of taels of silver, the shopkeeper felt that the investment was too great and the risk was too high.
Unexpectedly, the effect was so good?
More importantly, there are only so many people buying clothes. Because of advertising, these ten thousand records have snatched many customers away. In contrast, the business of themselves and even other ready-to-wear shops will inevitably be affected.
If you don't advertise, you can't even keep your original business.
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It is not just a garment shop, but also a relatively obvious change in the industry, as a result of advertising.
After all, for the people of the Tang Dynasty, it is the first time to advertise, so it looks very novel. Since the prices are about the same, naturally I have heard of them and trust them more.
Merchants are pursuing profits. As the advertising effect gradually appears, naturally, the remaining advertising spaces immediately aroused competition among many people.
Then, the corresponding officials even sold these advertising spaces through auction.
For a moment, a large amount of money entered the Ministry of Revenue, making the officials of the Ministry of Revenue smile.
In terms of commercial advertising, the most important thing that attracts businessmen, but on the other hand, ordinary people are more concerned about the audience tickets.
His Majesty has randomly selected 10,000 people and gave all these tickets to the people, which naturally aroused the enthusiasm of countless people.
Although they were disappointed that they did not get the ticket, after seeing the people around them, they all understood that these tickets were indeed given randomly, rather than randomly on the surface, but in fact they were taken into the hands by powerful people using methods.
After all, the eyes of the masses are sharp.
As Jiang Liu expected, after getting the ticket, his family was slightly better, and at least his family had already solved his food and clothing. With the idea of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he made up his mind to go and see it in person.
But for many poor people, they can't stand the high prices of others. Selling the ticket to the money is also considered a fortune.
As the days when the auditions for the last two competitions were getting closer and closer, the days when the official competition began were getting closer and closer, and the price of the tickets was also hyped up.
Until a wealthy official called out thirty taels of silver per ticket for a purchase, the price of the ticket was almost stable at about thirty taels of silver.
Thirty taels of silver, for many people, this can almost be maintained for a family's life for a whole year!
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Dongdongdongdongdongdong!
On this day, Jinshan Temple near Chang'an City opened the door early. The bells in the temple rang out, which were distant and heavy, and also awakened the small mountain village at the foot of the mountain.
"Master, these days, there are many fewer believers who come to the temple to burn incense than usual!" Xuan Ming spoke to the old abbot Faming while eating breakfast.
"It is because the recent competition between the Tang Dynasty Cup and Que Sheng in Chang'an City has attracted the attention of many people, so no one has come to burn incense!" Xuan Wu said after hearing this.
After this sentence was finished, Xuan Wu, Xuan Ming, Xuan Kong and others all looked at the old abbot of Faming, and they seemed to be looking forward to something in their eyes.
"Amitabha Buddha, you are so depressed by the will of things, and everyone indulged in it. You should stay away from the hustle and bustle and practice Zen in this temple with peace of mind, so that you can see the true Buddha..." The old abbot of Faming naturally understood what the eyes of the disciples meant. After chanting the Buddha's name in his mouth, he spoke.
This was to reject everyone's desire to go to Chang'an City to see the fun. The three of them lowered their heads and stopped talking.
"The old abbot is so bad!"
However, at this moment, a clear voice sounded, and then Jiang Liu, dressed in a green Buddhist robes, walked in directly from outside the temple gate and sat next to the dining table.
"Jiang Liu? You, are you back?" Looking at Jiang Liu who came in and sat down, Xuan Ming widened his eyes, surprised and happy, and shouted out in disbelief.
"No, you should call him the Holy Monk Xuanzang!" Xuan Wu, who was next to him, then corrected and said.
"You are all wrong. This is the Buddha of Sandalwood merit! It is the Buddha who appeared!" Xuankong also spoke, and as he stood up, he was about to kneel down and bow to Jiang Liu.
"Senior Brother Xuankong, what are you doing?" Jiang Liu immediately grabbed Xuankong and spoke.
Although he has become a Buddha now and has a high level of cultivation in the later stage of Daluo, when he was young, he felt that he had no Buddhist connection and wanted to go down the mountain to return to secular life. Senior Brother Xuankong secretly taught him the Buddhist martial arts Arhat Fist to himself, Jiang Liuke remembered it in his heart.
"Liu'er, why are you back? Is the great cause of traveling west to obtain scriptures ending?" The old abbot Faming's eyes were a little turbid, and it seemed that there was no change in his mood because of Jiang Liu's current cultivation and identity.
"The journey to the west has not yet ended. It is estimated that there should be about three or four years left!" Jiang Liu replied.
After saying this, Jiang Liu paused slightly and then said, "Old abbot, even if he sits through the cushion, he will not be able to see the true Buddha. Only by experiencing the prosperity of the world, seeing the ups and downs, and having a real sense in his heart can he see the true Buddha!"
As Jiang Liu's words fell, Xuan Wu and his three gazes fell on the old abbot Faming.
Jiang Liu is back and pleads for his three mercy. I guess things will turn around, right?
"Amitabha, Liu'er, your words are deeply meditation, so that's what you said!" After proclaiming the Buddha's name, the old abbot of Faming nodded and said.
"These are tickets for the four VIP seats, then..." After the old abbot Faming nodded, Jiang Liu took out the tickets for the four auditoriums.
"That, no need, just give you three senior brothers. I have signed up for the Que Sheng competition and have been shortlisted..."
Jiang Liu: "..."
Chapter completed!