Zhao Ran was very surprised. What surprised him was not the reception of Zhao Yunlou, the old governor of Xuanyuan Guan. Zhao Yunlou had met him once in Ye Xueguan, and the things he caused after that were very big. In the eyes of old governor Zhao Yunlou,
It is self-evident to leave a deep impression. It should not be difficult to meet Mr. Zhao.
To his surprise, Xue Tengqian went out for less than a cup of tea before he came back and told him that Mr. Zhao was free and he could meet him now.
So Zhao Ran stood up quickly, thought for a moment, changed out of his yellow crown robe, and followed Xue Tengqian to the Duguan study room, which Mr. Zhao was in charge of.
Zhao Yunlou got up from behind the table, reached the door, let Zhao Ran in, and motioned for Zhao Ran to sit down opposite him.
Xue Tengqian started to pour tea, but Zhao Ran snatched it away and poured it for himself and his boss. He also wanted to pour another cup for Xue Tengqian. Xue Tengqian shook his head with a smile and took the door out.
Zhao Ran took out a paper bag from the storage ring, which contained two taels of loose tea, and said to Zhao Yunlou: "Don't be dissatisfied, Mr. Du, this is tea made from dried five-flowered cloud leaves and roasted in the sun. It is good for the body.
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"Five-flowered cloud leaves?"
"Yes, there are only a few of them listed in the "Zhilan Spiritual Medicine Manual". This tea clears the liver and improves eyesight, and is good for the eyes."
Mr. Zhao didn't care that he had never seen any good things, but he was still shocked by Zhao Ran's generosity: it was the first time for him to use the elixirs listed in the "Zhilan Elixir Manual" to make tea! It was so precious.
He just wrapped the stuff in a piece of paper and brought it over. This was his first time seeing it!
Is this the legendary "low-key luxury"?
"Then...I won't be polite to you." Mr. Zhao took a jade jar from the shelf behind him. Zhao Ran quickly helped and poured the tea leaves in the paper bag into it.
After putting away the tea cans, Zhao Yunlou asked: "How is your Junshan Temple? The area under its jurisdiction has expanded, and the number of people has suddenly increased by tens of thousands. Can it still adapt to it?"
"Fortunately. In fact, this problem is not that troublesome. Since last year, after our Junshan Temple had some spare capacity, we began to pay attention to the surrounding people's livelihood issues and built two roads to connect Guyang County in the west and Qingkou in the east.
The road to the temple was opened, and all the surrounding people benefited, forming a Junshan radiation circle. Therefore, long before the Junshan Temple was upgraded, the number of people who faced the sermon had already reached this number."
This was a slip-up. In fact, the number of people in Junshan Temple's jurisdiction last year was only just over 10,000. He directly increased this number to 40,000. There is only one reason for this, which is to reduce the influence of Xuanyuan Temple on Junshan Temple.
Expected value for one year.
Otherwise, after Jiajing’s 20-year credibility ranking, Junshan Temple’s credibility cannot grow at the same proportion. Wouldn’t it mean that his preaching is ineffective? But achieving the same proportion of growth is easier said than done. The population has increased nearly four times. Is it possible?
Does the trust value of Junshan Temple also need to be increased four times?
It is too difficult to increase from 330,000 Gui to 1.2 million Gui.
"Junshan radiation circle?" Mr. Zhao was curious about this term.
Zhao Ran explained: "Through the development of Junshan, the people of Junshan will be prosperous, which will drive and influence the common prosperity of the people in surrounding areas. I call this phenomenon radiation."
Zhao Yunlou thought for a moment and nodded: "No wonder Junshan Temple can grab the first place in the province, surpassing Qingcheng Temple. It turns out that you have done everything first. Do you have any ideas for the next step?
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"With the support of Li Jianyuan and Laodu Guan, the status problem of Junshan Temple has been solved, and the staff has been greatly enriched. The focus of the next step in preaching is people's livelihood. By solving people's livelihood issues and increasing the credibility of preaching in the jurisdiction, we
There is a slogan called Building a Civilized and Prosperous New Ming Dynasty with Taoist Characteristics.”
"Oh? New Ming Dynasty with Taoist characteristics? How do you explain this?" Zhao Yunlou became interested.
"First of all, the people have an unswerving belief in Taoism and are willing to follow Taoism consistently - no matter where they go or what they do!"
"Yes, this is the top priority of our Dao Sect Shifang Jungle."
"Secondly, why are people willing to follow Taoism? In addition to letting them escape from the sea of suffering and go to the bliss of the East, I think we should pay more attention to the present, whether they have food to eat, clothing to wear, and houses to live in.
Shelter from wind and rain. We want them to understand that if they follow Daomen, these are not problems!"
"Do you think that in this regard, um, if you have done everything the government should do, you will be suspected of being offside?"
"I don't think there is a contradiction. After all, the Ming Dynasty was established under the leadership of my Taoist sect. Without the Taoist sect, would there be a Ming Dynasty? Of course, there are differences in specific affairs. When the government does not do well,
We must do our best to supervise and correct, so that the government can do a good job. This is not contrary to what we have always done in the past; and in places where the government cannot take care of it, we must give full play to the advantages of our Taoist sect, especially the advantages of rural temples,
Get things done."
"Any more?"
"Third, what is the characteristic of Taoism? Of course, we must carry forward the ideas of our Taoism and strengthen education. From the time young children become literate, we must tell them what Taoism has done for them, tell them what Taoism will do in the future, and tell them
Tell them what Daomen will do in the end, and tell them what their future will be like without Daomen."
"The things you mentioned were part of the coursework when we took the imperial examinations."
"Yes, but it is far from enough! And I feel that in terms of education, our Taoist sect has continued to weaken over the years."
"How to say?"
"Take me as an example. I don't know if the old governor knows it. I went to a private school when I was a child. In my memory, in the living room of the private school, in addition to literacy, what he talked about were the three cardinal principles and five constant principles of Confucianism, etiquette, respect, and inferiority.
If you want to be exposed to Taoist lessons, you have to study them in a hurry before taking the Tongsheng Examination. And the future coursework will actually consist of the Four Books. Studying Confucius and Mencius is far more than studying Laozi and Zhuangzi, not to mention the "Xiang'er Commentary"
I think this is very inappropriate. If things go on like this, the foundation of the Taoist sect will be hollowed out."
Zhao Yunlou looked at Zhao Ran in surprise and asked: "Did you come up with these by yourself? Or was it guided by the immortal master in Huayun Pavilion, such as your teacher Jiang Lianshi?"
Zhao Ran said humbly: "It's just my humble opinion. If there is something wrong, please correct me. My teacher gives me a lot of advice on weekdays. His vision and thoughts are beyond my reach. I can't get the teacher's advice."
One or two is my blessing."
Zhao Ran was being cunning again. He didn't say clearly whether Jiang Tenghe had ever given him any advice in this regard. He just said that he had received a lot of advice from Jiang Tenghe. After years of practice, he could be considered to have mastered the skill of pulling tiger skins to a very fine level.
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This is the meaning of Master Guange. If I do this, it shouldn’t be done randomly, right?
Zhao Yunlou sighed: "Your master is really a master. He lives in the cave and cares about the world."