When he came to Sanshanling, he wanted to live in the county government office in the small town, but he found that the county government office was in such disrepair that he could no longer live there.
There were no big families around to stay overnight, so in order not to disturb the residents, the group had to camp outside the city.
At the same time, they also felt the resistance of the residents of Sanshanling towards them, and this contradiction was almost irreconcilable.
The young Gongsun Zhi said: "The residents here live and work in peace and contentment without government supervision. What should we do?"
At this time, a middle-aged scribe next to him said: "Master Zhi, to be honest, we didn't expect that this place would be like this."
"According to the records of the palace in the early years, the late king personally ordered the abandonment of the administration here. I thought that the people's livelihood here must have been in decline, but I didn't expect..."
Gongsun Zhi smiled bitterly and said, "I didn't expect that this place would become a paradise."
"My eldest brother really picked a good place for me."
This is a pun.
At first I thought this was a wild land that needed hard work to develop.
As a result, we now find that this place is a paradise, but if we impose taxes, we may lose the support of the people.
Gongsun Zhi was in a dilemma.
The middle-aged scribe said: "Actually, Master Zhi has such a benevolent heart that he is in such a predicament. For students, all we need to do is publicize the laws of Dayan and the official documents of the royal palace to the residents here, and then we can act according to the rules."
"The unruly people here will certainly be rebellious for a while, but they will get used to it as time goes by."
Gongsun Zhi waved his hands repeatedly and said: "It's not appropriate, it's so hugely inappropriate."
"It was my grandfather who gave up on them and turned them into abandoned people. It makes no sense for me to come here and just say a word to make them come and pay taxes again."
"So I think what Mr. Wen said is right. We really need to inform everyone of our existence first, and then work hard to manage everything about the security here."
"When everyone sees our efforts, it will be much easier to raise taxes by then."
Mr. Wen was slightly stunned when he heard this, then bowed and said: "Master Zhi is kind, but this means that the food and clothing of these one hundred guards will have to be subsidized by the master himself."
Gongsun Zhi nodded and said: "My mother and father gave me some before I left home. I think it can help everyone get through this most difficult period of time."
At this time, Taoist Heron smiled quite implicitly.
Gongsun Zhi was young but very good at observing people's words. When he saw it, he quickly turned to Taoist Heron and said, "Master, what do you think of my handling of this situation?"
Mr. Nawen frowned and looked at the old Taoist in front of him. In fact, he was very indifferent to the master who suddenly appeared.
He wanted to see what the old man could say.
Taoist Heron stroked his beard and smiled lightly and said: "This method is quite good, but it is too slow to take effect and consumes too much of your money."
"Actually, I saw that the weather here is good, and the three surrounding mountains are also quite spiritual. There must be an outstanding land god taking care of it."
"Also, when I was traveling in my mind just now, I also heard that the Earth Temple here is quite efficacious, and most of the local residents are believers of the Earth God."
"So if we can go see this land first, then whatever you want to do will be done with twice the result with half the effort."
Mr. Wen sneered and said: "Master Heron, you mean to ask Mr. Zhi to ask about ghosts and gods instead of folk customs?"
Taoist Heron said: "Of course, after all, this is a world where ghosts and gods are rampant."
Mr. Wen wanted to say something else, but Gongsun Zhi had already made a decision: "Mr. Wen, there is no need to say more. I decide to go to the Earth Temple with Master to worship first."
Seeing the disappointment on Mr. Wen's face, he then added: "It's just that it's not all about 'asking ghosts and gods'. It also means hoping to gain recognition from the people here through this matter."
After hearing this, Mr. Wen nodded and said, "If Mr. Zhi means this, then you are right."
Taoist Heron shook his head and laughed after hearing this, and then said: "Actually, there is no need to be too nervous. Yifang Land is only the lowest-ranked fifth-class professional god in the structure of the heavenly court. It will be replaced every five hundred years, and usually they will give it to us.
These immortal cultivators are proud of themselves."
Gongsun Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then I'll have to help Master."
With that said, the group of them prepared some sacrifices and then headed to the Earth Temple.
From a distance, they saw that there were many pilgrims coming and going in this earth temple, and there was even no shortage of offerings in the temple.
Seeing their large group arriving, the pilgrims who came to offer incense naturally stayed away.
When they entered the Earth Temple, they discovered that there was no statue of God in the temple!
There was nothing on the empty shrine, so everyone who wanted to offer sacrifices had no purpose.
This was the first time that Taoist Heron encountered such a strange thing. He quickly stepped on his feet and said: "I am a poor Taoist, Taoist Heron, please come and see me from this land."
Taoist Heron was full of confidence and felt that it should be simple to invite the land with his cultivation as a Mahayana immortal.
But what he didn't expect was that there was no response from the Earth Temple.
This made him quite embarrassed.
Gongsun Zhi quickly added on behalf of his master: "Maybe the Earth God is not at home."
Taoist Heron shook his head and said, "No, since it is a piece of land, he must have known about it when we came to this land."
Mr. Nawen couldn't help but sarcastically said: "I'm afraid this land is ashamed to meet the Lord here, right?"
What he meant was that these three mountains were Gongsun Zhi's territory, and even if there really was a land god, he would still listen to Gongsun Zhi's orders.
However, at this moment, two children who looked like porcelain dolls suddenly walked out of the back hall of the Earth Temple.
They said: "A distinguished guest has arrived. The two gentlemen will invite the distinguished guest to come in and have a chat."
Taoist Heron said in surprise: "Are you all the servant boys of this land?"
The two boys nodded and said, "The master took pity on me and took the boy in to take care of this earth temple for the two masters."
Taoist Heron couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that this land is also extraordinary."
Gongsun Zhi asked curiously: "Master, what is this statement?"
Taoist Heron said to the two boys: "Using stubborn stones to turn boys into boys is usually a method that can only be used by those who have already become immortals."
Mr. Wen said strangely: "What stubborn stone inspired the boy? Isn't this just an ordinary boy?"
Taoist Heron shook his head helplessly and said: "How can the human eye recognize the true God with the naked eye?"
"If you still don't believe it, just come with us and see the master."
The two children immediately walked into the inner room.
Taoist Heron immediately followed him. He was also very curious about the land god in this place.
His disciple Gongsun Zhi did not hesitate and followed immediately.
However, Mr. Nawen hesitated for a moment and then walked over with four guards.
When they came to the inner room, they found two children working on a curtain hanging on the wall, and then opened the bright yellow curtain for everyone.
The moment they opened the curtain, they were shocked to see a small farmyard behind the curtain.
"When we came, we didn't see any farmhouses behind the Tutu Temple?" Mr. Wen said in surprise.
Taoist Heron twirled his beard and sighed: "It really is a secret. Even the poor Taoist didn't see the clues in advance. This method is really good."
"Disciple, please be polite when you see the deity later. The deity of this land is very extraordinary."
Gongsun Zhi nodded repeatedly when he heard this, but probably thinking about his affairs, his brows furrowed involuntarily.