In front of this deafening declaration, more than 300 Taoists present lost their voices at the same time. The Taoist priest from Tongchuan Prefecture who just protested against Zhao Ran had long since hid in the crowd in shame and did not dare to show his face again.
Jing Zhimo's face was livid, and he kept signaling to supervisor Yue Tengzhong with his eyes. Yue Tengzhong pondered over Zhao Ran's words. After a long time, he came to his senses and hurriedly knocked on the bell and loudly said: "Stop talking about anything else. That's it."
That’s it.”
Zhao Ran put his hands behind his hands and stood in the main hall very domineeringly. He glanced at the whole audience and finally added: "Fifth from the top or fifth from the bottom, take your pick!" He straightened his sleeves and robe and walked away gracefully.
There is one thing that Zhao Ran has not explained, and it is impossible to explain. If the trust value of Junshan Temple is excluded, the per capita value of the entire Long'an Prefecture will drop by more than one Gui, and the ranking will also drop.
In fact, there is another point that can be faulted. Zhao Ran confused the concept and attributed the credibility of Long'an Mansion to Du Tenghui, but Duteng is the abbot. What is the role of the abbot in the jungles of this world?
How about comparing it with the prison? The responsibilities are completely different!
But at this moment, no one found fault with it. Many people were stunned by this simple calculation method that no one had ever thought about. They each carefully considered the average trust value per person in their own territory.
There were more Taoist priests who were caught up in the emotional excitement caused by Zhao Ran's declaration of "never forget the original intention". Some people began to give high-fives and praise, leading more people to follow suit.
Yue Tengzhong saw that things were going to be bad, so he rang the bell quickly, and after a series of tinkling noises, he finally interrupted the impending wave of enthusiasm, cleared his throat, and said: "Let's start raising funds now. Please tell me.
Friends, please take a seat and then make a public recommendation to raise funds."
When Zhao Ran passed by Song Zhiyuan, he was pulled by him. Song Zhiyuan praised in a low voice: "Well said!"
Zhao Ran smiled: "I tried my best..."
Song Zhiyuan nodded and said: "I think it's almost the same. I should be able to win."
Zhao Ran shook his head: "Brother, don't underestimate the power of habit. No matter how well you say it, it cannot resist people's habits. They are used to obeying the arrangements from above, and are used to voting for the people designated by above."
When the public recommendation is made, everyone has to write "yes" or "no" on the bamboo chip. You can also write "give up". Today there is another nominee, so you have to fill in the name you approve of, or
Simply write "give up". After the bamboo chip is written, it is thrown into the wooden box in front of the main hall, and then arranges for a roll call.
This is equivalent to a secret ballot. When this method is adopted, the "silent majority" will adopt inertial thinking and habitually vote for the person with higher prestige or the person designated by the superiors.
Therefore, although Zhao Ran made lavish remarks and used the magic trick of deception, which sounds very effective, it is hard to say whether it can change the investment habit of the "silent majority".
Song Zhiyuan was silent, patted Zhao Ran on the shoulder, and let him sit back down.
As a supervisor, Du Teng, newly nominated by Lieutenant General Yue Teng, will call him over for a talk.
"Senior Brother Tenghui, do you know what happened today?"
"This is definitely not my idea." Du Tenghui said decisively.
Yue Tengzhong said: "Well, according to the overall intention, this time it is to protect the nephew of Jing. Later, I will ask senior brother Tenghui to speak in public and say that he is willing to withdraw from the public recommendation in order to let the talented people go. How about
?”
Du Tenghui looked embarrassed: "Isn't this... bad? After all, I have been preaching in Sichuan Province for five or six years, and indeed there are some comrades who sincerely support me. Will it hurt me if I withdraw at this time?
Where are the hearts of these comrades?"
Yue Tengzhong's face turned red immediately after swallowing such a sentence, and he said word by word: "You...Senior Brother Du, you must think carefully!"
Du Teng would smile and wave his hands: "Junior Brother Yue, you are overthinking this. It's just a formality. You have to believe your colleagues. They still have this awareness. I guess it's not a big problem for Master Jing's nephew to be promoted. Junior Brother Yue
Don't worry. Besides, my colleagues from all over the province are here. If you ask me to admit that I am not as good as Jing Jing's nephew, where will I put my old face? How will I go out to meet people in the future? Right? Junior Brother Yue, please be considerate of me.
Difficulty, okay? After all, I am also a generalist, so why should I favor one over the other?"
Yue Tengzhong took a deep breath, stared into Du Tenghui's eyes and said, "In this case, I have no choice but to set up two ballot boxes, senior brother, don't blame me."
Du Teng would laugh and say, "You can do whatever you want, senior brother. I'm just a foil, whatever you want is fine." On the surface, he didn't care, but he couldn't help but feel a surge of anger in his heart.
Bamboo chips were quickly distributed, but Zhao Ran found out strangely that everyone only had bamboo chips in their hands and no pens were distributed, and the Taoist priest on duty next to them had no intention of setting up an inkstone to prepare inkstones.
Then I heard Yue Tengzhong announce that because there were too many people participating in the public recommendation, in order to be as concise and easy as possible, reduce the steps in the investment process, and avoid errors and omissions, this investment will not write the names of the public candidates on the bamboo chips, but
Put in two wooden boxes respectively, one wooden box is marked "Jingzhimo", the other wooden box is marked "Du Tenghui", and a third wooden box is added, marked "Give Up".
I saw the Taoist boy on duty bringing up two more wooden boxes, opening them one by one, and lining them up in the front of the main hall.
Is this going to be an anonymous registered investment? Zhao Ran's eyes suddenly lit up, there are variables!
Li Yunhe and Zhao Yunlou were sitting at the front, looking at the three cash boxes just a few steps away from them, and couldn't help but be stunned. The two bosses stood up at the same time, stepped back a few feet, and sat down again.
There was only one Supervisor Yue Tengzhong left in front of the box. He said with an expressionless face: "Let's start the bidding now. Should we recommend the nomination of Xuanyuan Guan? The candidate who everyone agrees with is Jing Zhimo, or the candidate of Junshan Temple Zhu."
The candidates for Du Tenghui are up to each Taoist friend. Whoever has more than half of the bamboo chips will win."
This sentence made people unable to grasp the slightest hint of pain, but it was too biased. The look on Jing Zhimo's face finally calmed down, but Du Teng would have been unhappy, and he cursed in his heart, "Just wait, you guys."
Do you really think that a poor Taoist is looking at no one at all?
According to the order of investment, the Taoist priests of Xuanyuan Guan should be the first to invest, but Zhao Yunlou got up and discussed with Yue Tengzhong, because Xuanyuan Guan is the head of the Taoist sect in Sichuan Province, has a strong direction and will play a guiding role, so
Investment should be arranged at the end.
This is actually a clear warning to Yue Teng that your arrangement is no different from registered investment. However, our Taoist sect does not have an express rule that it must be anonymous, so it is up to you to arrange it. However, for the sake of fairness, Xuanyuan Guan is still placed
The last one is good.
Yue Tengzhong pretended not to understand the meaning of Zhao Yunlou's words, but he did not dare to go too far, so he agreed with Xuanyuan Guan's opinion. In the hall and under the watchful eyes of everyone, he wanted to have his own photo
Face, if it really makes the crowd angry, he himself won't get any good results.
Yue Tengzhong announced: "Start the investment. The abbots of each palace and the supervisory court will invest first, starting with Jingyiyuan and Abbot Du."
Jing Zhimo got up first, walked to Du Tenghui's drop box, put the bamboo chips into the box, and bowed his head to Du Tenghui with clasped fists, which was a sign of humility and courtesy.
Du Teng thanked the judge, stood up with a bamboo chip in hand, followed the rules and walked to Jing Zhimo's drop box, and then...
He moved to his own drop box and threw the bamboo chips to himself. At the same time, he turned to Jing Zhimo and said with a smile: "Since Master Jing's nephew also thinks that Pindao can be the supervisor of Tianhe Palace, then Pindao will do as he pleases.
"
Jing Zhi rubbed his nose and was so angry that he was so angry, but he had to force a smile: "It should be, it should be..."
Then came Lu Tengen from the capital. Seeing him walking forward, Yue Tengzhong coughed, "What do you mean, I'm watching here, don't make blind decisions!"
Just a few days ago, Lu Tengen almost became a candidate for the Tianhe Palace Supervisory Academy, but he was suddenly confused by the Yue Tengzhong in front of him. Not only was the candidate lost, but it was also inconvenient for him to be nominated again in the near future.
Nominated, otherwise he would not have agreed to Song Zhiyuan's lobbying.
So to say who he hates the most, it is undoubtedly Yue Tengzhong, even more than he hates Jing Zhimo.
Will he be frightened by Yue Tengzhong's cough? Of course not! Lu Tengen explained with a smile: "I have always admired the character of nephew Zhimo..."
Hearing this, Yue Tengzhong slightly chinned his head, and he still had a general understanding of his mind.
Just as this thought came to mind, Lu Tengen continued: "Since Zhimo and nephew have all voted for Abbot Du, then I will follow Zhimo." After saying that, he voted the bamboo chip to Du Tenghui.