Zhu Yuanzhang shot the Dragon God with three arrows and strode out. Zhang Ximeng was a little stunned, and hurriedly followed up with the official document in his arms. Only Li Shanchang and Yang Yuangao were left, looking at each other. After being stunned for a long time, Li Shanchang finally looked up.
Although Lao Zhu was merciful and did not shoot at the dragon's head, one arrow still hit the dragon's claw and took off a piece of paint.
"Brother Baishi, have we offended the Dragon God by taking the throne?" Yang Yuangao said tremblingly.
Li Shanchang gave him a stern look, "It's all your bad idea!"
Yang Yuangao was speechless. Why did you agree with my idea?
This dragon temple was efficacious, I saw fish and turtles floating up again, and thinking that it had not rained for a long time, I wanted to persuade the superior to come and pray for rain.
Respecting God and cultivating virtue is also a reasonable thing.
If it rains smoothly, it's a great achievement. Even if it doesn't rain, it doesn't matter, just find another temple.
Yang Yuangao told Li Shanchang his idea, and Li Shanchang immediately felt that this was an opportunity.
He knew that Zhang Ximeng was admired by Lao Zhu because of his poem about plum blossoms. Li Shanchang thought that if he could persuade the superior to worship the Dragon God, it would really make it rain.
Isn’t it true that our old Li can also communicate with the gods?
With the support of the Dragon God, I can be much tougher.
The two of them took advantage of Zhang Ximeng's manipulation of banknotes and encouraged Lao Zhu to fast, bathe, and come to pray for rain.
Everything was fine at first, but when Lao Zhu was formally worshiping, he actually ignored their rituals, directly threatened the Dragon God, and shot three arrows!
This is too much!
"Brother Baishi, what if the Dragon God punishes Chuzhou and prevents it from raining for three years?"
Li Shanchang rolled his eyes and was so angry!
How does he know what to do?
"Didn't you say that when fish and turtles float up, there must be heavy rain?"
Yang Yuangao cried, "It's raining! But if the superior shot these three arrows, I don't know."
Li Shanchang just wants to give him a slap in the face. It’s amazing that I can beat Zhang Ximeng with you pig teammates!
"Remember, if it doesn't rain for three days, it will be said that you have made a mistake in etiquette and neglected the Dragon God. You are waiting to beheaded!" Li Shanchang stamped his foot and walked away angrily.
Only Yang Yuangao was left, and he was ready to die and completely stupid.
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"My lord, the three arrows you shot are so shocking that I will make you cry! If the little dragon dares not to rain, then you will crush its bones and spread ashes!"
Zhang Ximeng keeps flattering.
Zhu Yuanzhang suddenly laughed, "Sir, what kind of dragons do you believe in?"
Zhang Ximeng looked slightly serious, "Confucius said that worshiping gods is like gods. One word "ru" shows what Confucius meant. The theory of ghosts and gods is not necessarily absurd, but humans and gods have different paths. The more supreme the gods are, the more they are too lazy to care about ordinary people.
It’s a bad thing. Ghosts and gods can only be hired, not relied on.”
Zhu Yuanzhang had a smile on his face. Zhang Ximeng might not believe him if he told him other things. But no one knows more about gods and Buddhas than him!
After staying in the temple for more than four years, Zhu Yuanzhang saw too much filth and knew very well what was going on with those compassionate monks.
To make him believe in gods, it is better to say that food will come down from the sky so that everyone can have a full stomach!
"Sir, you have a great talk, but we have another perspective."
"What's your knowledge? Please give me some advice, my lord."
Zhu Yuanzhang smiled and said, "It's not really about giving advice, it's just about joking... Do you think we are the true emperor whom we are destined to be destined for?"
"That's natural!"
"Since we are the emperor, what is enshrined in the Dragon Temple is just a little dragon in the pool! Does it want to listen to what I say?"
"Of course I have to listen!" Zhang Ximeng replied at a loss of whether to laugh or cry.
Lao Zhu smiled again and said: "What if we are not the right one?"
"No!" Zhang Ximeng said immediately: "The lord must be!"
"Hahaha!" Zhu Yuanzhang laughed loudly, "Even if it weren't... we have a knife in our hands, soldiers under our command, and the help of my husband. If God is against us, we will rebel against God!"
Lao Zhu swore domineeringly.
No matter what, we have the final say!
What bullshit Dragon God, get out of here.
As expected, he was the founder of the country, but he was extraordinary.
Zhang Ximeng's heart was agitated, and some of his qualities might really be innate.
He became more and more sure that the Ming Dynasty in the future would definitely be more glorious than in history. For people like Lao Zhu, as long as he is shown a way, he can go further than anyone else!
Zhang Ximeng had the food bank plan in his mind and planned to talk to Lao Zhu in detail. But at this time, they passed by a pond in front of Long Temple.
Lao Zhu paused and pointed into the pond.
"Sir, please look."
Zhang Ximeng looked over and saw many carps swimming on the water. Looking at the pond, there were also many turtles, densely packed, basking in the backs.
Zhang Ximeng hesitated for a moment and then understood immediately.
When fish and turtles float up, this is a sign of rain.
"So my lord is also proficient in astronomy?"
Lao Zhu sneered twice, lowered his voice and said: "Shit, if you have been wandering outside for three years without a fixed place to live, you will know everything."
Zhang Ximeng was at a loss for words. There was actually a trace of sadness in his heart. He shook his head quickly and said, "Your Majesty, please listen to the plan of this food bank! If the people can accept it, we can prepare for the war with all our strength..."
After returning from Long Temple, Zhang Ximeng set out to establish a food bank. It must be said that the Yuan Dynasty relied on paper money for decades, which was simply a miracle.
Moreover, in order to promote paper currency, the Yuan Dynasty strictly prohibited gold and silver from participating in circulation. Even copper coins were not minted. The copper coins circulating on the market were all cultural relics of the previous dynasty.
There is also a lack of precious metals in Chuzhou, which is not enough to cast metal currency... and even if it is minted, there are so many forces around, seeing that Chuzhou's coins are of good quality, they will try their best to rob them, and the collapse of the currency system is almost inevitable.
So it was God's will that blocked all roads.
You can only choose the grain standard.
But it just so happens that in this grain-based system, even if there are 10,000 inconveniences, outsiders cannot easily obtain grain. All intersections are guarded by soldiers and horses, responsible for registration and tax payment.
Any grain exceeding ten shi cannot be separated from Chuzhou territory without a special official document.
In other words, Zhang Ximeng does not need to think about high-end financial wars or currency wars... He only needs to be down-to-earth, collect the grain, store it, and prepare all kinds of tickets.
Then the people's livelihood materials are gathered into a large market, and then silk cloth, pots and pans, tables, chairs and benches, everything, are priced using grain.
If he finds that a certain type of commodity is lacking, Zhang Ximeng can take out some grain from the food bank, build a workshop, hire craftsmen, or even poach people from other places.
Anyway, in these troubled times, food is the best hard currency!
Simple to the extreme, in some cases, it is the ultimate wisdom, containing the most fundamental and pure truth.
Putting aside all the complicated things, in the agricultural era, food is the foundation of everything!
Producing a lot of food means having a strong fist!
In the industrial age, the truth may also make sense, industry is king!
The production of material wealth is the core of national strength.
Zhang Ximeng suddenly felt that maybe one day he could write a book about economics, write down his own experience, and pass it on to future generations.
Just when he was immersed in it and couldn't extricate himself, there was a sudden thunderous explosion.
After a while, it rained heavily!
Zhang Ximeng was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly stood up and looked outside. Between the sky and the earth, there was a vast curtain of water... It was really raining heavily!
At a glance, it was indeed Lao Zhu’s third day of praying for rain!
Lord Dragon, can you have some backbone?
You are a dragon, not a lackey!
Why are you flattering Zhu Yuanzhang?
Zhang Ximeng was so angry that he laughed.
But at this moment, Yang Yuangao was ecstatic and rushed into the rain, roaring loudly.
"It's raining, it's raining! The superior is virtuous!"
He's been like a sweet potato in the oven these past two days, charred on the outside and tender on the inside, with juice all over his body. He doesn't know how he's getting through it... He's afraid of offending the Dragon God, and if it doesn't rain in Chuzhou, his head will
It can't be saved.
Everything is fine now, it finally rained.
This guy didn't hold an umbrella or a hat. He just stepped on his wife's newly made mille-layer bottoms and asked Zhu Yuanzhang's government office to run away. By the time he arrived, he was already soaked to the skin.
But Yang Yuangao didn't care at all, he was only excited.
"If you return to your superior, rain will fall from the sky, and the Dragon God will appear as a saint... Your superior should immediately go to the Dragon Temple to fulfill your wish and thank the Dragon God. Only in this way can the divine dragon protect Chuzhou, with good weather and good weather every year, and abundant harvests every year!"
After Yang Yuangao finished speaking, he raised his head and looked at Lao Zhu. What made him hesitate was that Zhu Yuanzhang was actually lazy and not very interested. In his hand, he held a book "The Collection of Han Changli". Zhu Yuanzhang had already begun to study the Eight Great Masters of the Tang and Song Dynasties.
Wow, this learning progress is really embarrassing!
"Mr. Yang, you said that little dragon appeared and we should thank it?"
"Little dragon?"
Yang Yuangao was dumbfounded, I said to the superior, people have appeared, that is a real dragon, don't hold it, go and worship and thank you!
Lao Zhu slowly put down the book, stood up, stretched, and walked to the desk next to him. He picked up a pen and pondered for a long time before writing four words: Respectfully protect the people!
After finishing writing, Lao Zhu looked at it for a while. This was his first time sending words, so don't make a mistake!
After confirming that it was correct, Zhu Yuanzhang handed it to Yang Yuangao.
"I'll trouble you, Mr. Yang, to take it to the Dragon Temple and hang it up so that the little dragon can do its job honestly and not be lazy or slippery."
Yang Yuangao took it in his hand like a piece of wood. He didn't even know how he got out of the government office... High-ranking officer, are you crazy?
Do you really think you can command the Dragon God?
The most important thing is that the Dragon God has no future, so he just cooperates with Lao Zhu in acting. Are you from the same family?
He had no choice but to follow Lao Zhu's wishes and put a plaque on the Long Temple.
It's just that this matter spread for some reason. Gradually, some people actually said that on the day of rain, they saw a four-clawed black dragon in the sky, heading towards the government office, bowing again and again, and there was a faint and thick sound.
: "The little dragon worships the true dragon, the heart of heaven is the heart of the human heart!"
The clouds disperse and the rain gathers, but the black dragon is not here.
May I ask who is the True Dragon Emperor?
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