The incense was in full swing, and even though it was early in the morning, the people who came to burn incense were already lined up dozens of meters away from the temple gate.
Unlike Qingfeng Temple, which offers incense at your own discretion, the first incense at Miaoying Temple on the first day of the first lunar month is a highlight, and anyone with money will want to fight for it.
Every year, in order to compete for this incense, the entire Canglan County's wealthy people fight to their death.
"Let me be your caretaker?"
Lin Ye had a strange expression as he listened to the words of his senior brother, Senior Brother Daoyuan, the new abbot of Miaoying Temple.
"Junior brother, your wealth is known to the people in Shangyang County. If you make the bid, others will not doubt it. Don't worry, our temple has been operating for many years. The abbot asked me to take charge of this area before. Finally,
I definitely won’t let you spend this wasted money.”
Lin Ye looked at Daoyuan. Even the abbot felt that this was a waste of money. You can imagine how many people were taken advantage of every year.
"Senior brother, how much did the first incense cost in the past?"
"In the past, when the years were good, I could get up to three thousand taels, and in bad years, I could still get three to five hundred taels."
Three thousand taels?
Lin Ye clicked his tongue. According to the ratio of money in other worlds and modern times, three thousand taels is equivalent to tens of millions.
In the real world, top fragrances at this price are not cheap.
However, Lin Ye has been in the other world for so many years and knows that although the ratio of money in the other world and the real world is correct, the wealth situation is different.
In another world, the rich and powerful account for 99% of the wealth. For the rich, this amount of money is really nothing. For the old landowners in Shangyang City, it is just a month or two's income.
Just rent money.
However, there is another reason for Lin Ye's strange expression. Did Senior Brother Daoyuan make a mistake in his estimation of his financial resources?
Not to mention the silver taels he obtained from the real world, from the workshops, products sold and restaurants he acquired this year, his annual income has reached tens of thousands of taels.
"Senior brother, stop acting. I want this year's first incense, ten thousand taels."
Monk Daoyuan:......
Ten minutes later, all the people who came to Miaoying Temple to burn incense knew that this year’s first incense had been assigned.
Mr. Lin from Shangyang City won this year's top incense at a price of ten thousand taels.
"Master Lin, that's no wonder, this man is a very kind man."
"Not only is he a kind man, but he also has money. I heard that the chamber pots used in Mr. Lin's home are all made of pure gold."
"That's nonsense. Gold doesn't hurt people. It's obviously made of fine jade. Jade is round and won't hurt people."
"Yes, yes, it's Yu. My cousin's third uncle is a member of the Lin family, and he said the same thing."
Lin Ye, who had just walked out of the door and started to go home:...
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The first month of the different world was spent in this calm situation.
The fifteenth day of the first lunar month is over.
The people of Shangyang City received an edict issued by the new dynasty.
Reform of business registration in the New Dynasty.
Anyone with original business registration can allow their descendants to participate in the imperial examination after paying business tax.
As soon as this news came out, ordinary people were still indifferent, but the shopkeepers of various workshops and trading houses became excited and called the Holy One wise.
Although these merchants originally made money, the other world has strict status restrictions for merchants. Not only can they not wear good clothes, but the most important point is that after being registered as a merchant, their descendants cannot take the imperial examination. Therefore, many wealthy families
Even if you know you can make money by doing business, you don't dare to go into business for the sake of future generations, or you may find a servant in your family to be the official shopkeeper.
Now the policies of the new dynasty have given these businessmen hope. Of course, as soon as such policies came out, they were also opposed by the nobles.
For many gentry, merchants used to be of low status and they could control them. But now that the status of merchants has improved, it means that their authority has been challenged. Many gentry have already written against it, including some retired officials who are retiring at home.
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The same was true here in Shangyang City. Many students, led by the gentry, smashed some shops in the city.
According to what they said, the current government's move is to make people put profit first, which will disrupt the foundation of the country.
As the largest behind-the-scenes businessman in Shangyang City, Lin Ye was naturally the first to bear the brunt, and many workshops and restaurants were affected.
"Sir, in the past three days alone, the workshop has lost hundreds of copper coins."
When Uncle Xu reported the situation, his old face wrinkled up in distress. Although it was his son's money, as a qualified steward, the loss of his son's money was more painful to him than the loss of his own family's money.
Uncomfortable.
"Making trouble?" Lin Ye sneered again and again. The last thing he was afraid of was the scholars making trouble.
"Have you investigated the family circumstances of these scholars?"
"This is the list that Capt. Yang came to give me before." Uncle Xu held a list in his hand, which contained all the information of the troubled students in Shangyang City, including their home addresses.
"Anyone who has relatives of these students working in our workshop will be fired. The reason for the dismissal will also be told to them, saying that it is because his relatives damaged the shop. In addition, any family members of these students will not be allowed to go to the shop to buy items.
For sale."
"Will this...will cause the shops to lose business?"
Uncle Xu was a little worried. These students accounted for almost half of the families in the city.
"It's okay, we can afford it."
Lin Ye was not worried at all. He was not in the other world to make money. These students were enjoying the convenience of shopping brought by the merchants while at the same time ruining the merchants' jobs. How could there be such a good thing in the world.
"Notify the bookshop that if the students on the list come to buy all the pens, inks, paper and inkstones, the prices will be increased tenfold. As for the Yamen, I have already said hello to Mr. Yang, and he will arrange for the police to be with us in the next few days.
The door of the shop is guarded, and if any students dare to cause trouble, they will be arrested."
"Okay, I'll give the order right now."
Uncle Xu hurriedly went to convey Lin Ye's orders to the shopkeepers of each workshop. Lin Ye took a sip of tea and looked towards the capital.
"An Zisheng, An Zisheng, I hope you can die a good death. The only thing I can do is to help you stabilize Canglan County."
The next day!
All the students in Shangyang City were dumbfounded. They went to the bookshop to buy pens, ink, paper and inkstones, only to find that yesterday a set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones only cost half a copper coin, but today the price had increased to ten taels.
Many students can grit their teeth and take out ten taels. For some wealthy students, ten taels is just the money to go to that flower house for a drink. But the key is that these are consumables. No one is allowed to buy one a month.
Two sets.
They went to the shopkeeper to argue, but the shopkeeper said that there are too many people making trouble now, and the factory has stopped production. There are only these left. Do you want to buy it or not.
Naturally, these students would not buy it, but when they came in the afternoon, they found that the price had increased again, this time it was twenty taels.
The students were anxious, and some even wanted to rob the bookstore just like they had done with the shops a few days ago. But as soon as one or two of them took the lead and were about to take action, they were caught by the police stationed outside and were directly raped.