On the twenty-eighth day of the first lunar month, Jian Jiguan issued an edict to approve the list of abbots of palaces and counties reported by various places. Xuantan Palace, which had been fully prepared, immediately held a recommendation meeting and promoted Zhao Ran to the position of abbot of Xuantan Palace.
throne.
In Songfan, Lu Yuanyuan also became the abbot of Tianhe Palace. On the day Lu Yuanyuan was enthroned, Yu Zhichuan attended the ceremony on behalf of the Zongsheng Hall to congratulate him. It is said that hundreds of casual monks from Sichuan who had learned the news in advance also rushed to Tianhe Palace to observe the ceremony.
After that, I pulled Yu Zhichuan to get close to him, which made Chief Editor Yu really "worried".
Bai Tengming, the prison supervisor, sent a special letter to him, expressing his deep regret that he could no longer work with Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran was also very sorry, because he found that after becoming the abbot of Xuantan Palace, he could not transfer people. It is not that he did not have enough prestige, but now that the world's general trend is before him, if he really wanted to transfer people, it would not be possible unless Jian Jiguan forcibly suppressed him.
, otherwise it won’t be a problem at all.
His difficulty is that Xuantan Palace is full of carrots and pits, and there is no room for you. As the place of the richest man in the world together with Jiujiang, the Taoist positions in Xuantan Palace are all very popular.
, whenever there is an opening, he will immediately beat him to death, where can he be left?
Unless he forcefully squeezes out the three capitals and eight deacons below, he will have to find a way out for the three capitals and deacons who have been squeezed out by him, and the sequelae are also very prominent.
Driving people away without making a big mistake will lead to dissatisfaction among people, and many subsequent tasks will be half the result with half the effort.
After pondering over it, he called Leng Tengxing, the supervisor, to his abbot's courtyard. When the two met, Zhao Ran invited the other party to sit down as usual, made tea himself, and then asked with a smile: "Leng supervisor and I, the Songfan Zongsheng,
Are you related to Patriarch Longyang who is in charge of the pavilion?"
Leng Tengxing said: "How dare you climb so high? I heard that Patriarch Longyang was from Hangzhou, but my ancestors were from Shaanxi. Of course, they might have been in the same family five hundred years ago. If Patriarch Longyang is willing to recognize me as a relative, I will
But I couldn’t wait to do it.”
After a brief chat, Leng Tengxing complimented Zhao Ran on his achievements in northwest Sichuan. He had done some homework and was very familiar with Zhao Ran's deeds in Songfan, including dismantling the three Baima tribes, developing people's livelihood, fighting drought and rescuing people, etc.
, they all spoke eloquently.
Zhao Ran said modestly: "It is not my fault alone, it is all the support and care of my colleagues. Leng Jian Yuan is good at evangelism. You should know that everyone is adding fuel to the fire, and there is no efficient, pragmatic and willing team.
It’s impossible to do things well.”
Leng Tengxing nodded and said: "The abbot couldn't be more right."
Zhao Ran said: "Before coming, I also read the new credit book. The entire southern Zhili has more than 96 million, and Yingtian Prefecture has 8.3 million, ranking first among the eighteen prefectures. This shows that Leng
The prison hospital is still attentive, and the monks at all levels in Xuantan Palace are still responsible."
Leng Qian became a little restless and his face turned a little red: "I really don't deserve such praise from the abbot."
He was indeed very embarrassed. Although Yingtian Mansion ranked first among the eighteen prefectures in South Zhili, it also had a large population. It had eight counties with a total of 3 million people, accounting for nearly 10% of the total population of South Zhili.
One-fifth, the credibility value is less than one-tenth. Anyone who can calculate accounts will know that this is definitely unsatisfactory.
This is only a comparison within this province. If you compare it with other provinces, such as Song Fan, it will be even more unbearable. Song Fan has more than 500,000 people, and its credibility exceeded 5 million last year. If calculated according to this number, it should be
There are three million people a day, should it be 30 million to qualify?
Moreover, he also heard why Sanmaoguan did not send his own monk to be the abbot, but instead invited Zhao Zhiran from Tianhe Palace. It was because Chen Tianshi corresponded with Tianfu and was very dissatisfied with the preaching affairs of Nanzhili!
Zhao Ran saw his embarrassment and quickly comforted him: "If I didn't mean to show my kindness, it would indeed be very difficult. After all, this is the foot of the emperor, the most virtuous place in the Ming Dynasty, where high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen, and gentry gather here.
No one is easy to mess with, let alone these years... Well, let's not talk about it. In short, it can reach 8.3 million. I recognize the ability of the Leng Supervisory Academy and the abilities of the colleagues in the Heyuan..."
What he said made Leng Tengxing almost burst into tears. All kinds of grievances were brought up by Zhao Ran, and he felt that this abbot was really a good abbot who understood fellow Taoists and was considerate of his subordinates.
"Abbot...I..."
"No need to say anything, I understand!"
After Leng Tengxing calmed down, Zhao Ran said: "Of course, since we are in such a special environment in Beijing, we can only work hard to adapt to him. In such a new situation, we can find ways to do our things well and go well.
Every step we take. For example, can we set a small goal first? Last year we achieved 8.3 million, can we break through 9 million this year?"
Leng Tengxing nodded: "With the abbot here, it means we have a backbone. I will definitely cooperate with the abbot and work hard to complete this small goal! I also hope that the abbot can bring what you did in Songfan so that we can all learn from it.
Opportunity."
Zhao Ran encouraged: "I believe in Lengjian Yuan and all the colleagues in Xuantan Palace. When it comes to my experience in Songfan, I do have some. I suddenly remembered that since I want to learn, I should study hard.
Well, you can really learn to understand and practice."
"How can one learn to understand and practice well?"
"If you want to learn and practice well, you must strengthen the study of four abilities, one is foot strength, the other is eyesight, the third is brain power, and the fourth is writing power."
After taking a sip of tea, Leng Tengxing thought about it carefully, and then said: "If you want to enhance the four abilities, you must start from practice and combine everything with the actual situation of Xuantan Palace. Specifically speaking, I think it can be divided into two types.
One way is to go out, and the other is to invite in. Going out means that our Xuantan Palace will send Taoist friends who are open to learning to Songfan; please come in means that we will invite experienced and accomplished Taoist friends from Tianhe Palace.
Ying Tian, the two sides communicate with each other and work for each other for one or two years at a time to learn and improve together. This is called exchange of knowledge. What do you think?"
"Abbott, this is a good idea!"
"Then let's hurry up, sooner rather than later. Over at Tianhe Palace, I know Bai Jianyuan very well, and he will definitely agree. Over here, you put up a notice asking everyone to sign up voluntarily. If you are willing to go, please sign up immediately.
arrange."
"Volunteer?"
"Of course it's voluntary. It's not sweet to be forced. Of course, Songfan is a difficult and remote area. You have to be prepared to live a hard life there. In order to improve the living standard, our Taoist Palace can set up a 'Songfan Subsidy'.
The monthly salary will be increased by 5 taels, making it 60 taels a year! Anyone who returns from school will be a candidate for the next promotion. What do you think?"
When it comes to this matter, what else can Leng Tengxing say? He has already agreed and it won't matter if he doesn't agree. Li Dayin once threatened him in private. If he can't cooperate well with Abbot Zhao's sermon, his whole family will have to do it next year.
So ready to leave the capital.
With the large "song feudal subsidy" of sixty taels a year, and the temptation to enter the category of candidates for promotion after returning, more than ten people signed up to go to Xuantan Palace.
Zhao Ran took this list and began to select candidates.