When Huangfuji came to Yujing this time, one of his tasks was to make friends with the senior leaders of the Taoist sect and take over the connections established by the older generation.
In other words, Xidaomen has been in business for many years and is not just a freeloader. It has its own allies among the top leaders of the Daomen. Perhaps Qi Xuansu's name will be added to this list of allies.
Because of this, as soon as the Jinque discussion ended, Huangfu Ji learned about the proceedings through his allies. In this discussion, Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren attacked the enemy head-on. Jiang Dazhen and Qi Xuansu were the surprise soldiers.
Qisheng finally gave Donghua the chance to make the final decision.
Qi Xuansu opened the door of his house and invited Huangfu Ji to come in and talk.
His new home has Taoist miners. Because Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu's grades can be assigned corresponding Taoist miners, they both placed Taoist miners here to be responsible for the normal operation of the mansion. In addition, the craftsmen of Tianji Hall have now completed
After the main courtyard part of the middle road, the focus now is on the east and west roads and the garden at the back.
Don't be surprised. Many Western churches were built for hundreds of years. Qi Xuansu's Princess Xuanzhen Mansion only took a few years to build, so it's really not worth mentioning.
Qi Xuansu invited Huangfu Ji to the main courtyard of the middle road, which had been repaired.
Huangfu Ji looked around, "This is Brother Qi Dao's residence in Yujing? Good, good, really nice." .??.
Qi Xuansu said, "I'm ashamed to say that my mother helped buy this house. With my little money, I may not be able to afford it even if I go back to the mountains to live in seclusion."
"By the way, why don't you see the old lady?" Huangfuji asked.
Qi Xuansu said, "She, the dragon never sees its end. She is always on the road all year round. Even if I want to see her, I have to see her arrangement."
Huangfu Ji said, "Then the old lady will not attend the apprenticeship ceremony of Brother Qi?"
Qi Xuansu was a little surprised, "Did Brother Huangfu receive the invitation letter?"
"Brother Qi Dao is really unkind. He didn't even notify me of such a big event." Huangfu pointed at Qi Xuansu with a smile.
Qi Xuansu waved his hands and said, "There have been so many things lately, and I really can't take care of them anymore, so I left them all to Master Dong...". He has been in Yujing for many years and has too many people at his disposal. How to arrange the ceremony and which guests to invite?
, are all handled by the family master. As for me, I just want to be free and act as a hands-off shopkeeper. Just like this house, my mother provided the money, and Qingxiao is responsible for daily repairs and maintenance. I am also a hands-off shopkeeper.
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Huangfuji hit the nail on the head, "There's nothing wrong with that. In ancient times, if a family wanted to prosper, it depended on how much money it earned from those farms and properties. The key was to gain fame. This is how the family shines. As a person.
If the head of the family focuses all his energy on these small things, how can he go further?
The housekeeper has her own mistress to deal with. The main role of the housekeeper is to establish a career in the court. This is the backbone. I think the old lady and her younger siblings are very good at handling them. They are responsible for these chores so that Brother Qi can concentrate on official matters.
, be determined to be brave and diligent.”
Qi Xuansu said, "It's hard to generalize. Qingxiao also has her own career and is not a housewife."
Huangfu glanced at Qi Xuansu, "Brother Qi Dao, based on our relationship, if I call you Tianyuan and you call me by name, I won't hide some words. In my opinion, the relationship between brothers and sisters is
The trick is good, but it is unpopular. This popular feeling does not mean the hearts of millions of people, but the hearts of high-level officials."
"Today, Taoism is far from the point of life and death. On the contrary, there is still room for further progress, that is, it has not yet reached the point where it has to be reformed. Although we all know the truth, to eliminate the trouble that has not yet occurred, to cure the disease, to cure it.
If nothing happens, but you have to treat the disease before the disease appears, then it is like Bian Que meeting Duke Huan of Cai. Others say that the doctor is good at curing the disease but not taking credit for it. This is a paradox. Wait until the disease appears before treating it.
Most of the disease is caused by the disease entering the bone marrow, where the command belongs, and there is nothing you can do. It can be treated in advance, but it is often unpopular."
Qi Xuansu was silent.
Huangfuji went on to say, "Wait until everyone at the top realizes that reforms are necessary before proposing reforms. It is logical that Qingxiao can of course take the position. But now that the time is short, it is very unpopular for her to propose this prematurely. It is unpopular."
, then you will not be able to ascend to the position of Grand Master. In my opinion, the really promising candidates for the Eighth Generation Grand Master are the young masters of Tianyuan and the Li family. You two are actually the continuation of the legacy of Master Donghua and Master Qingwei.
This is also the purpose of Master Donghua accepting you as his disciple. Without you, Yao and Zhang would probably not be the opponents of that little national master. Without you, Master Donghua would probably win against Master Qingwei.
, and the little national master swept through eight generations."
"For the family's private plan, Tianyuan, you are the backbone of the family. In the future, the level of the family will depend on you. As for Qingxiao's brother and sister, the crime of non-war is not because of her incompetence, but because of the external environment and the general trend. There is nothing we can do.
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Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly upon hearing this, "Brother Li Ming, you think too highly of me."
"Tian Yuan, you should not belittle yourself." Huangfu Ji waved his hand and said, "Among the eight generations of disciples, especially those of the right age, your current position is the highest, you have gone the farthest, and you have also become a disciple of Donghua Master, making up the last link. How can you still
Will anyone look down on you, thinking that you come from a poor family and have wasted your time?"
Qi Xuansu did not speak. In fact, he also
That’s what I thought, but I had to be reserved and humble in front of others. In front of Zhang Yuelu, Qi Xuansu was not humble, and directly proposed a bet with Zhang Yuelu. It couldn’t be that Qi Xuansu wanted to hear Zhang Yuelu’s words so much that he had to take the initiative to send her to his door. It can be seen that Qi Xuansu
Be confident.
Qi Xuansu asked someone to prepare a simple home-cooked meal for Huangfu Ji.
In fact, the two of them didn't need to eat anything at all, they mainly drank.
It's not that Qi Xuansu likes drinking, but drinking will have a certain mental-reducing effect. After being half drunk, it is easier to open up the original tight chatter box and talk about things more conveniently. Some topics that are usually difficult to discuss because of being abrupt and embarrassing are also easier to delve into.
The wine served is naturally "drunk to death," and it is the only wine that can make the pseudo-immortal martial artist a little tipsy.
This is what Zhang Yuelu left here. Qi Xuansu can borrow it.
While pushing cups and changing cups, the conversation between the two gradually deepened, mainly about Daomen's demands and Xidaomen's demands.
The Xidaomen that Huangfu Ji is about to take over is like a strong man. With the support of his elder brother from afar, he finally made the bully next door dare not bully him. The next question is how to improve his life and become as wealthy as next door.
The issue of development is still inseparable from the support of Taoism.
At this point, Daomen cannot provide unconditional assistance.
Daomen has its own demands, which is to further promote Xidaomen's full return to Daomen. What does full return mean? First, give Xidaomen the right to participate in Jinque discussions. Secondly, Daomen can intervene in Xidaomen's personnel arrangements.
The key reason why the Great Master of the Five Dynasties strictly prohibited Xidaomen from participating in the Jinque discussion was that Daomen did not control Xidaomen's personnel rights. If Xidaomen unilaterally interfered with Daomen, and Daomen could not interfere with Xidaomen, the result would be that Daomen was kidnapped by Xidaomen.
It's absolutely impossible.
Full return is to obtain this key personnel power.
Dao Sect Yujing can truly appoint, promote, demote, and depose people from Xidao Sect, instead of like now, Xidao Sect submits a list, and Dao Sect can only approve or disapprove, but does not have the power to actively select specific personnel.
On this point, whether it is Qi Xuansu, Donghua Zhenren, Cihang Zhenren, or Taiping Dao Zhenren, they actually have a consensus. However, Qi Xuansu and others believe that this process is extremely long and may take hundreds of years, and
Taipingdao hopes to shorten this to more than ten years through some means.
Let’s not talk about the Taiping Road, let’s talk about how to coexist during these hundreds of years, that is, equality, mutual assistance, and harmonious development.
Of course, here at Xidaomen too
Understanding Daomen's appeal, I still want to have the final say on my own, but I really can't do without Daomen's support. As the general trend is, Xidaomen also put forward conditions. Xidaomen can hand over personnel rights and completely obey Yujing's arrangements. However,
With the size of Xidao Sect, in order for Xidao Sect to become the fourth sect of Taoism, one must not only have the right to participate in the Jinque discussion, but also have the qualifications to become the deputy head master, Da Zhenren, and to run for the chief master.
It’s not a problem to have a deputy headmaster, Da Zhenren. You can have one more. For the position of deputy head coach, Da Zhenren, the power is closely related to your own influence. If you don’t have your own base, just giving it a title is meaningless.
It is logical that the Taoist sect already has this kind of strength.
The key is that the position of Grand Master is related to the entire Taoist sect. The three Taoists are not enough to fight for, and there is a fourth Taoist. How is it possible!
So the two sides pulled each other off.
Pulling and pulling, it is more realistic to achieve equality, mutual assistance, and harmonious development.
Since we are equal, we help each other and develop together, then we must settle accounts openly between brothers.
Daomen can help Xidaomen develop and invest funds, but Daomen must obtain profits from it, which is different from fighting foreign enemies. Daomen cannot just support.
As for how to invest specifically, that is something that Shibotang needs to consider. However, Qi Xuansu, as the chief deputy head of Beichen Hall who is fully responsible for the affairs of the New World, knows the situation better, and Shibotang will definitely ask for his advice. He is still in this regard
Very vocal.
At this time, Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji were talking about this matter.
Huangfu was so excited that he took out a huge blueprint from the Xumi object and spread it on the ground like a carpet. He pulled Qi Xuansu to squat on the ground and looked at the map together.
Huangfu Ji pointed to the map, "We plan to build a new port here that will rival St. York. It is located on a plain and can be used for laying railways and providing land for future industrial parks. It can also take advantage of inland river transportation to connect to the upper reaches of the river.
of mining areas.”
"This area is a hilly area, but we can dig out these hills and use the excavated earth and stone to fill up the low-lying area on the other side so that it no longer has the worry of flooding and can become a normal land for building high-rise buildings or workshops.
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Qi Xuansu nodded slightly, "It's interesting."
Huangfuji continued, "We are going to develop three hundred acres of land as the first step. The main thing is to level the ground and lay a solid foundation. We can handle the manpower part ourselves, but for the part other than manpower, we will pay 5,000 yuan per mu of land."
According to the standard, we need about 1.5 million yuan of peace money. We are poor in Xidaomen and need money everywhere, so even this 1.5 million yuan of peace money is hard to come by."