Chapter 28: The Reliability of Jiajing's Twenty-Four Years
Zhao Ran shook his head: "Again, let's compare it vertically. After Senior Sister Zheng took up her duties, Guishouyuan's credibility increased by 80%. It's really not easy. It has already left Yongzhen County Lingsheyuan behind.
Now ranked third. Of the 360,000 gui increased in Song Fan’s credibility, I, the White Horse Academy, contributed 190,000, and Senior Sister Zheng contributed 80,000, accounting for three-quarters."
In the four counties of Songfan, Baimayuan continued to overtake in corners, leaving Yongzhen and Songfan counties behind, and jumped to the first place, reaching 320,000 guine.
Feilongyuan Temple and Tianhak Palace in Songfan County ranked second together. Although it increased by 80,000 guine from last year, it could only take the second place with 280,000 guinea.
Thanks to Senior Sister Zheng who is diligent in fasting and praying, Gueshouyuan made rapid progress last year, reaching 180,000 gu, returning to third place.
Lingsheyuan only increased by 10,000 Gui, ranking last with 160,000 Gui.
Zhao Ran estimated that the per capita trustworthiness of the entire Ming Dynasty last year was about ten gui. Baimayuan currently governs nearly 60,000 people, and the average per capita is about 5 gui and 4 millet, which is only half of the average. There is still a long way to go. As for Songfan
The average per capita value has not even reached Sangui, and there is a long road ahead!
Continuing to think along the lines of per capita value, the per capita value of Guishouyuan is two guinea, and it will definitely increase this year; Songfan County has 200,000 people, and the per capita value is one gui and four millet, which is too low; the lowest is Lingsheyuan.
, 120,000 people, one Gui and three millet per capita.
It is simply a depression in trustworthiness. Is there any lower county in Ming Dynasty? Zhao Ran really can’t think of it. With such a low trustworthiness, it is actually quite easy to achieve a substantial increase. Currently,
There is one best way - change the abbot!
As long as the abbots of these two Taoist temples are changed, it is not difficult to reach two Gui per capita. This is an increase of two hundred thousand Gui. Therefore, Zhao Ran began to think about this issue.
The twenty-fifth year of Jiajing was the third year that Taoist monks implemented the ten-direction jungle policy. From this year on, Taoist no longer designated pilot counties, but each county reported itself. Whenever there was a vacancy in the position of abbot,
The abbot will no longer be promoted from the laity in Shifang Jungle, but will be directly appointed by the monks in the pavilion.
In view of the overall decrease in Ming Dynasty's faith power last year, Jiuzhou Pavilion issued a strict order to all provincial pavilions and pavilions. They are not allowed to delay the appointment of the abbot for no reason. When a vacancy occurs, a monk abbot must be replaced. This order is in
It caused great controversy in various museums and courts, and there is no need to go into details here.
What Zhao Ran was thinking about was how to get rid of Yue Tengzhong, the abbot of Feilongyuan, and Nie Zhishen, the abbot of Lingsheyyuan, both of whom were under sixty and in good health. They were far from saying goodbye.
?
Just listen to Zhou Yumo ask: "Can I do something for you?"
Zhao Ran asked: "Would you like to work in Yongzhen... Forget it, pretend I didn't say it. Then if you have time, you can pass by the fields and help dig a canal and build a bridge... Okay
, then help treat the patients when you see them, and help the people who are in trouble, this is the head office, right?"
"As a cultivator, you will do this kind of thing without even having to ask."
The happy and carefree days will eventually come to an end. As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, Zhou Yumo bids farewell to Zhao Ran. This time she will go southeast and wander around the sea. Maybe she will also consider going to sea to see those big and small things.
There are countless islands where golden elixirs are sharpened.
Zhao Ran was very reluctant to give up, and Zhou Yumo smiled and said: "I am already twenty-nine years old, and it has been almost four years since I formed the elixir. It is time to go out and look for opportunities. Our lineage in Wenqing Valley belongs to Quanzhen, and in the future we will have spiritual knowledge.
It is entrusted to the golden elixir. The temperature and nourishment of the golden elixir is very demanding, and the sharpening of the Taoist heart is also extremely important. If we don’t go out for a walk, are we just hanging around in Maharaja Mountain and waiting to die?"
Zhao Ran said: "Aren't there so many Quanzhen monks practicing in their own caves? I think they have also been promoted to Archmage..."
Zhou Yumo shook his head: "I have been traveling all year round since Huang Guan, and I have become accustomed to wandering around the world. This is my way of practice. Don't mess with my Taoist mind. By the way, we have agreed that if you want to practice dual cultivation, you must
Fei Fu told me that I will try my best to come back."
Having said this, what could Zhao Ran do if he didn't want to leave, so he had to watch Zhou Yumo leave. He suddenly felt dumbfounded, why was his relationship with Zhou Yumo inexplicably reversed? Shouldn't it be that he was wandering around the world?
Is the woman reluctant to leave?
Shaking his head in frustration, Zhao Ran waved down Taoist Nangui and rushed to Songfan by geese to meet Du Tenghui.
Du Tenghui was all smiles. In the 24th year of Jiajing's reign, the trust of Song Fan increased by 60%, exceeding the original target and reaching 940,000 guine. Looking at it this way, it will exceed 1.2 million guinea in the 25th year of Jiajing.
It's almost done. It's not difficult to achieve the credibility target set by Zhao Ran on behalf of the Zongsheng Hall.
Zhao Ran said: "Now it seems that Abbot Zheng's appointment as Guishouyuan is indeed very beneficial to the growth of credibility."
Du Tenghui was originally a little uncomfortable with the monk becoming the abbot, but now he has to admit: "It is indeed a good move. Master Zheng Xian has also done a good job. She is very diligent in Xiaohe County. Every time she hosts a fast, she makes an announcement in advance.
People from all directions, including many villages near the river in Songfan County, spontaneously went to pray."
Zhao Ran asked: "So, does Du Supervisor want to achieve its goal as soon as possible?"
Du Teng would smile: "Of course I want to achieve my goal as soon as possible. To be honest, the thirty-eight descendants of my Du clan are now in my hometown in Huguang. I have already written to Li Jianyuan of Huangzhou Dao Palace to ask him to come forward.
Luo Tianguanyang asked Daomen Xingxing to come forward and check his qualifications. If he could find a disciple with the qualifications to practice, he would recruit him to Songfan and entrust him to Zhiran."
The Du family in Huangzhou is a wealthy family. Du Tenghui has been in Sichuan alone for ten years, but his family members still stay there. Several of his children and grandchildren have been trained by local Taoist sects and have seen their qualifications. There are no good seedlings, but there are so many children in the family.
At that time, it was impossible to look at them one by one, and I didn't know if there were any disciples among them who could practice cultivation.
Of course, among the thirty-eight disciples, if you want to produce someone with all the qualifications, the probability is very small. If you can produce one with qualifications but no qualifications, or with all the qualifications but no qualifications, it would be good.
If it is found that someone has all the qualifications but no bones, it will definitely be taken away by Huangzhou Luotian Pavilion. Zhao Ran does not need to worry about this. If it is found that he has qualifications but no bones, it depends on whether Luo Tian Guan is willing to report it to the general survey and apply for one.
The precious quota, if Luo Tianguan is not willing, can then fall to Zongshengguan.
If even one of the Du family's disciples cannot find one who is qualified and has no foundation, then the Du Teng Society will exchange the quota for entering the sect's holy hall, as long as it is not really stubborn, or it does not come from having an affair with Zhao Ran.
Zhao Ran would accept the right ones.
Therefore, Zhao Ran immediately said: "Don't worry, my promise will definitely be effective. Then the next step, Yongzhen..."