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Chapter 127 Outside Gusu City

Since the Tang Dynasty poet Zhang Jiju returned home, Yebo Fengqiao, known as the “Fengqiao Yebo”, is famous in the later generations. The ancient temples of Hanshan are famous all over the world. How can you not visit Hanshan Temple in Suzhou?

Wu Jiyuan, the richest man in Suzhou, invited Zhang Tianshi to the government to pray for the old man. The brothers and sisters of the Zhang family also visited Jiangnan for the first time. After hearing the scenery of the Taihu Lake for a long time, they wanted to take a trip on the lake, take a boat trip, and specially sent people to Hangzhou to invite Yang Ling. The three eunuchs in Jiangnan are highly respected. Since Yang Ling lives in Mofu, Wu Jiyuan certainly will not leave the Mogong father who guards Jiangnan aside, so he invited the couple to go with him.

The official ship traveled along the ancient canal and happened to pass the Hanshan Temple. Brother Zhang Tian and Wu Jiyuan met at the Fengqiao Bridge. Yang Ling changed his light shirt today. If it weren’t the fans with back bows and swords beside him or his live signboard, he would be regarded as a handsome gentleman by his appearance.

Although I heard that this young man was very young, Wu Jiyuan couldn’t help showing a look of surprise when he saw his appearance at first glance. The richest man in Suzhou is about fifty years old, and his appearance is gentle. Although the Wu family has been doing business for generations, there is also a large area of ​​land in Suzhou and Hangzhou, and the Wu family’s children are also well-known, so they can be regarded as Jiangnan giants and celebrities.

Today, Master Zhang Tian is the master, and the host and guest invited is Master Yang, but when it comes to acquaintance, Mo Qinghe and Wu Jiyuan are more familiar with each other. Mo Qinghe introduced Wu Ling to Wu Jiyuan and Wu Jiyuan introduced brother and sister Zhang Tian to Mo Qinghe. He walked into Hanshan Temple with a smile.

Today, Mo Qinghe also changed into a casual dress. He is tall and handsome. In this dress, he really can’t see the appearance of the eunuch. Standing with the charming and charming Mrs. Mo, he really feels like a talented woman.

The abbot of Hanshan Temple heard that today the master in the capital of Beijing sent his lord and guardian **** Mo Gonggong to visit the temple. He greeted the door early. The old monk was more than eighty years old, his hair was white, his face was red, and his body was tough.

He wore a big red cassock, led the elders in the temple, the wise monk, and a dozen Xiao Sha Mi respectfully welcomed Yang Ling and others into the temple. Although the Hanshan Temple is very famous, in fact, the temple is extremely small, and it will not take much time to turn around. As soon as you enter the temple gate, you will see that the big bronze tripod is incense. The two-handed thick incense of the believers was inserted in the tripod, and the distant ones could smell a choking fireworks.

In the temple, other pilgrims were not turned away because of the visit of adults. However, the fans rushed into the temple first, and the next stop, the momentum of anyone who saw it also knew that the big people came, and there were also people who could not see in the temple easily. The old abbot of the company personally accompanied the explanation, and those believers had already avoided it sideways.

Yang Ling is more curious about this Hanshan Temple than admiring it. Although in Suzhou, gardens and Hanshan Temple are the must-visit places, in Yang Ling’s heart, it is Yanziwu that is the first place to yearn for. Master Tian Tian is the supreme Taoist, and arrived at this Buddhist holy place. I also feel that my identity is a bit embarrassing. As for Mo Qinghe and Wu Jiyuan, they are also local people who are accustomed to traveling. Although the old abbot is very attentive, everyone’s traveling is not very strong.

At this time, everyone came to watch the flowers. The originally small temple walked faster, but only half an hour later, Yang Ling turned to the temple and bypassed the Buddha statue enshrined in the front cabinet. As soon as he turned, he saw the two monks folding their hands together and kneeling on the futon Worshipping the worship, Yang Ling thought at first that the monks in the temple were doing their homework in meditation and buddha, and stopped busy. But why they gave gifts behind the Buddha statue made him a little strange.

The old abbot originally thought that the sent-in lord wouldn’t go to the backyard so quickly, so he didn’t ask the monk in this backyard to evade in time. At this time, it affected the adult Yu Xing. .

Yang Ling saw that the monks in the two monks’ clothes were slightly different from the monks in the temple. They both carried a hat behind their shoulders. They seemed to be coming from afar. They looked at something weird and familiar. He frowned and thought for a while. . Suddenly remembered that some local monks seen in Dongying’s comics were this pair. Inexplicably asked: “Master Abbot, are these two monks monks in your temple?”

The abbot said respectfully: “Admiral Emperor. These two monks are from Dongying Shide Temple. They came to this temple to worship and ask for Buddhist scriptures, statues and other objects.”

Wu Jiyuan laughed aside: “Sir, Tang Zhenguan had two master monks in this temple during the years, named Hanshan and Shide. Later, the monk picked up Dongdong and built a” Shide Temple “in Dongying. The locals are respectful. Therefore, if Dongying monks and believers come to Dongtu, most of them will come to Hanshan Temple to pay their respects. “

“Oh?” Yang Ling saw the abbot of the Hanshan Temple and Wu Jiyuan talking about Dong Ying. He looked calm and without any discomfort. He was a little surprised in his heart. Even though he thought that Dong Ying had not committed a heinous crime against China at this time, although the pirates in the coastal areas were doing bad things, but The group of pirates were also criminals in Dongying, and there were also many Chinese pirates among them. At this time, the people did not anger the Dongying people, so they couldn’t help but smile.

He walked up to the two Dongying monks who were about to exit the palace. He first glanced at the two-person shrine, and saw a shallow picture on the wall. It was very old, and he painted two sturdy, even There were some funny portraits of monks, and the abbot master greeted him with a smile: “Sir, this is the portrait of Hanshan and two monks.”

Yang Ling nodded and saw that there were two lines on the left side of the portrait. These two dialogues are well-known. He had heard of it for a long time, but he never knew the source. At this time, when he saw this, he knew that it was from Hanshan.

He reads smoothly: “The world slanders me, bullies me, insults me, laughs at me, treats me lightly, cheap me, evil me, deceives me, how to deal with it?”

There was a person immediately next to him: “Just bear with him, let him, let him, avoid him, bear him, respect him, ignore him, stay with you for a few more years and watch him.”

Yang Ling looked back and saw that it was one of the two young monks of Dongying, and Zheng He palm answered him. Yang Ling could not help laughing: “You monk, remember clearly.”

The Dongying monk won him praise, and he couldn’t help showing a happy face. He said, “Thank you for your praise, the poor monk Yuanren, Dongying’s ‘Shide Temple’ monk. The poor monk remembered that Master Hanshan once asked: Is there any way to hide? Master Shide replied: Maitreya Bodhisattva Zeng Yun: Some people scolded the old clumsy. The old clumsy only said okay; some people beat the old clumsy, the old clumsy fell asleep. The spit on the face, let it dry itself, I also save energy, he No worries … “.

There are more than three hundred words in that paragraph. This monk’s mind is clear and clear. One by one to suppress the ups and downs, the abbot master listened to Xin Xinxin and said: “Sin Zai. Shan Zai”.

Yuan Ren smiled slightly, and gave her a gift to the abbot with a reserved face. Obviously, she was also somewhat self-satisfied. Wu Jiyuan laughed aside and said, “It’s really worthless to find that there are a lot of believers after the Master picked up the sutra.

Yang Ling looked at the spoken monk, the monk with a good face, and remembered that they would be robbers from the whole country and went to Middle-earth to burn and plunder the land. Can’t help but smile indifferently: “The Master’s words really contain mysterious Buddhist principles, and the Master’s mind is really familiar, then I will ask you, you come down … can you do it?”

Yuan Ren was stunned for a while, and after a long while, she answered abruptly: “I can’t do it.”

Yang Ling asked again: “So … your country is a country that believes in Buddha. How many people can do it?”

Yuan Ren was silent for a long time, and sweat was oozing from his forehead, but he was still speechless. Yang Ling smirked: “Even if the scroll of the sutra rolls back like a stream. That Buddha is just hanging on the mouth, you just said. …. Realize the common sense, and Sun and Moon are neighbors. Is this the true common sense? “

Monk Yuanren was silent for a moment and deeply bowed a 90-degree gift. He said frankly: “The words of the adults are like a good drink. The poor monk has been taught. Thank you for your guidance.”

Yang Ling smiled and said: “Dare not say it. It is casual to say it, but you come to realize it. The last sentence of Master’s slang is really a little Zen machine, ‘Enlightenment is common sense, Sun and Moon are neighbors’, ha ha Moon, Mingya. If your country can really be kind to people, is this the sun and the moon —- Is the Ming Dynasty not your neighbors and good friends? “

Monk Yuanren listened and looked up at him. Be wary and honest: “Adults say so … but it’s because of pirates in your country. So are you angry with our people?”

Yang Ling smiled and said: “Dare you deny that among those ‘pirates’, there is no dame dispatching army that pretends to be an evil pirate?”

These things are already public secrets. Many people in the Ming dynasty knew that let alone Yuan Ren from Dongying. Yuan Ren heard a blush on his face and dared not to rebut. He thought for a while but said: “But … how is your country? Have you shown your good intentions? Our country wants to get along with your country in a friendly way, whether there is communication or not, but your country has unreasonably demanded that our country must meet with courtesy.

If you honor the ceremonies, your country will not hesitate to give rewards, and our people want to buy and sell on an equal basis, but they are not allowed by your country. In order to pray for this Buddhist classic, our monks must often come across the ocean and bring them back with them. Still can not meet the needs of believers, but we are willing to pay a lot of money to buy, but your country is not convenient because our country refuses to be courteous. If it is not as harsh as your country, we … we … … “.

He said that his face was flushed. Obviously, he felt that it was also shameless that people would n’t want to do business with him.

These reasons are naturally known to Yang Ling. He read the history and found that the ancient Chinese were really stupid. He would rather have a name than a profit. If his country would consider himself a minister, even if he sent a basket of grass, he would have wished to give ten times as much gold. Express the generosity of the heavenly kingdom. However, if the other party refuses to think of himself as a servant, even if it is a transaction that is already profitable and harmless, it will never be traded with the other party as a punishment.

He saw that the Yuanren monk was indignant, but he was ashamed, obviously ashamed of the behavior of his own people, and he felt a little kind of affection for him. He smiled and said: “You know the ground, the official also knows Some of these things, I will make it known to the emperor, and ask the emperor to allow the opening of trading ports and strengthen exchanges with each other. But … the pirates in your country, no matter what the reason, as long as they come, we have to be cruel Hit a dozen grounds. “

Yang Ling said nothing but looked deeply at the thoughtful Yuanren monk, and then walked back slowly with Zhang Tianshi and Mo Qinghe, etc. Yang Ling saw Wu Jiyuan thoughtfully and couldn’t help asking. : “Mr. Wu is still thinking about what the Yuanren monk said?”

Wu Jiyuan was taken aback, and quickly arched his hands: “Ah! Yes … no … Caomin …”.

Yang Ling smiled: “Mr. Wu doesn’t have to panic. You are the richest man in Suzhou. You have land, weavers and shops in your house. You must know more about these things. This time when the official came to Jiangnan, he was checking taxes, not just checking The integrity of tax collectors should also understand the source of tax revenue and the method of increasing tax revenue. Mr. Straightforward, the official will never blame. “

Wu Jiyuan glanced at Zhang Tianshi and saw that he nodded his encouragement. Then he summoned the courage and said: “Adult. According to the opinion of Caomin, in fact … If the court opened a port to trade with Japan, it would not only benefit the people, but also the court tax. There must be a lot of gain.

There are still many wars in Dongying, and many things are scarce, such as raw silk, cotton cloth, cotton silk, mercury and even needles, iron chains, iron pans, porcelain, lacquer ware, felt blankets, medicinal materials, condiments, etc., especially Confucian and Buddhist Classic books are in great demand. If sold to them, we can earn ten times the profit. “

Although Yang Ling knows that business is bound to be profitable, he did not expect that such inconspicuous things would get such a profit for Dongying. If these daily necessities are sold in large quantities to Dongying, then the silver of Dongying will not flow to Daming in general? Yang Ling has not forgotten Dongying Cars and Dongying Electrical Appliances, which will flood the Chinese market in later generations. In the history of dare love, there is also a time when they are madly pursuing Chinese goods. How can this opportunity be missed?

Yang Ling was half surprised and half excited. “Is there such a big profit? Mr. Wu, you say more details.”

Wu Jiyuan looked at him with joy, and his courage became stronger. He thought about it: “Adults don’t think that grass folks are nonsense. For example, grass folks, our silkworm farmers, silk farmers and weavers, from raising silkworms to becoming silkworms Silk will be busy for a year, and finally silk is born, only 5 or 6 cents of silver can be sold for a pound, deducting capital and taxes, barely able to make ends meet.

But if you send the raw silk to Dongying, you can sell five or six silver. A full tenfold difference! In our case, it is a needle, and they can sell seven cents of silver in their place. This is a huge profit. Of course, they also have good things that we need, such as copper, sulfur, hematoxylin, etc., we buy them and process them, and then sell them back to them, it is a profit. “

Wu Jiyuan is a businessman. Speaking of timidity. Unconsciously, Yang Ling seemed to be a copy of the economic situation of China and Japan at some time in the future. It’s just that the supply and demand sides are turned upside down, and he can’t help but laugh: “Dongying people are not stupid. Those big names and generals are so eager to do business with us, won’t it be because people need it?”

Wu Jiyuan laughed and said: “That’s nature. Their screens, fans, boxes, and ink boxes are beautifully made. The wealthy people on our side are also willing to buy at a high price. If they are in business with each other, the court may also import a large number of knives from them. The quality of Dongying knives is much better than our knives, and they are sold at least three times as profitably. “

Yang Ling nodded silently, and when he walked out of the gate of Hanshan Temple, he suddenly stopped and solemnly said to Wu Jiyuan: “Mr. Wu is bothered, can you write down these things you know in detail, the finer the better, this When the official returns to Beijing, he must report these matters to the emperor! “

Wu Jiyuan stared at him with wide eyes, and after a while, he said excitedly: “Adult … Is this a serious statement? Are you willing to speak to the emperor about this business?”

Yang Ling shook his head and said in a deep way: “This is not a matter of profit for merchants, this is a national event!”

Wu Jiyuan heard a flash in his eyes, he gave Yang Ling a deep blow, and solemnly said: “There is an adult’s sentence, Wu Mou knows everything, and endless words, Cao Min will give a detailed description of what he knows as soon as possible. grown ups”.

Yang Ling nodded. He had secretly decided in his heart that when he returned to the capital, he must play this matter with Zhengde and persuade him to start business exchanges. He also knows that those ministers who follow the old rules and believe that the kingdom of heaven can be self-sufficient and lose their face with Fanyi on the basis of equality will certainly intervene, but he also knows the importance and timeliness of this matter. Things must be done, as long as it is done well, so that the court and the people have tasted the sweetness, the more the mouth is opened, no one can stop it.

Wu Jiyuan straightened up and smiled happily: “Cao Min’s words, the tired adult has talked about the business again. Today, the adult is here to relax, and I will go back to this matter. Cao Min knows that the adult is coming, and the first stop must be this Hanshan ancient temple, There is a Hanshan vegetarian restaurant near here, with a unique flavor. Caomin has reserved a banquet, please adults to taste it first, and then we will visit the Taihu Lake in autumn. “

Mo Qinghe said stupidly, “I am visiting Suzhou today as a private person, so I did not inform the Suzhou governor, but I know that Li Daxiang will hold a banquet for the adults in the Lion House, you see …”

Yang Ling thought for a while and said, “Forget it, it takes a little time to go back and forth to the city, let alone this large group of people is also inconvenient. Going to Taihu, we will have to rush back to Hangzhou tonight, and don’t trouble him. “.

Yang Ling was anxious to go back and forth, in fact, he wanted to go to Haining to meet Min Wenjian when he returned, but if he told Mo Qinghe in advance that he would have to inform the Haining government, he would drive and prepare. It is bound to make the little Haining chicken fly.

Yang Ling had a headache for the feeling that the brigade had no freedom after calling forward. He didn’t want to go to Haining, and the people there would wait for the enemy, so he did not tell Mo Qinghe. When Mo Qinghe heard that he was in a hurry to return to Hangzhou, if he stopped again. On the contrary, he was afraid that he would visit himself in Hangzhou, so he would stop talking.

Hanshan Vegetarian Restaurant is next to Fengqiao Bridge in the west, Hanshan Ancient Temple in the south, and Fengjin River in the north. Drinking by the fence, ascending the building and overlooking the beautiful scenery of Gusu. The bergamot bamboo shoots, kung fu golden legs, Luohanzhai, Bazhen Hehe, jade balls, fried crab powder and other vegetarian dishes are carefully selected, with excellent color and fragrance, and their taste is enough to be fake.

The place was not far away. The group did not take the sedan chair and walked away with a smile. Wu Jiyuan led the crowd to Hanshan Vegetarian Restaurant, and gave in with a smile. Liao Guan, who was waiting there, snatched in anxiously and said, “Master, there is something wrong. The little guy has wrapped up this restaurant and is waiting for the visit of the emperor. But who knows that Li Gui returned from the river and had to taste it The taste here, the little has explained to him that he was taken over by the master, and he would n’t listen … “.

Wu Jiyuan was surprised, but he didn’t expect to meet his opponent Li Gui here. But … this Liao manager is too clever. It only needs to say that it is adults who sent the party and Master Zhang Tianshi, and then Li Gui is brave. Dare to do anything here? “

Wu Jiyuan glared at Liao Guanshi, and he was about to speak out. He suddenly noticed that Liao Guanshi kept talking to Yang Ling while he was talking to him. Only then did he suddenly understand what he meant, and he laughed in his heart, and immediately changed to one. The vice embarrassed expression said: “This … has the restaurant been taken by Li Gui? This is a bit embarrassing.”

It turned out that the Wu family had lived here for more than 160 years, before Yijiazi became the richest man in Suzhou. This Li Gui, however, is a newcomer who has sprung up suddenly in recent years, an upstart who puts money in India to make huge profits.

No one knows the background of Li Gui ’s origin. Only when he comes, it seems that he has strong capital. Whenever natural disasters and man-made disasters occur, especially after looting by pirates, he sells large amounts of food to farmers on credit. As soon as the money is released, how many farmers still have access to it?

Those peasants who thirst for thirst have no choice but to use the land to pay their debts. From the bankruptcy of the peasants to other tenants, some have become unemployed, and they have been employed in handicraft workshops such as paper and silk weaving. Beggars, wandering around.

Relying on this method, Li Gui purchased a large amount of land in Jiangsu and Hangzhou in just a few years. Today, it is the largest landlord in Jiangsu and Hangzhou, with thousands of domestic servants. Then Xianyi angered the horses, and the momentum was clearly over the Wu family.

What he did elsewhere was naturally disliked by the local gentry in Suzhou, and the locals also had xenophobia. These gentry reported Li Gui ’s evil deeds to the government, but I do n’t know what Li Gui came from. .

A wealthy family like Wu ’s family has a huge network of people to reflect things to the political ambassador and the governor Si Yamen, but there is nowhere to go. Several big families knew that Li Guidi must be very good at relying on the mountain. They could not defeat him. And afraid of being retaliated against by him, he had to order the people in the government to be less involved with this wicked person.

Li Gui was so arrogant in Suzhou that the Wu family had a great cause. How could they avoid it completely? Therefore, the servants in the family did not suffer much from his idleness. Recently, Li Gui started to fight the Wujia industrial estate. The relationship between the two is similar, and Liao Guanshi deliberately did not say that the adults who are sent by the emperor are going to eat. That is to borrow Yang Ling. Hand out of this bad breath.

Mo Qinghe listened to the incident aside, his face twitched suddenly, and he stepped forward angrily: “Li Gui? Is that the country gentleman who can’t get on the table? Huh! Ping Su relies on a few dollars to fly and humble, this time actually Adults who have sent a letter are in front of them. “

Yang Ling asked Wu Jiyuan doubtfully: “Who is this Li Gui?”

Although Liao Guanshi’s status was low, he came from the same boat as Yang Ling and was more familiar with his relationship with his master. He took a few steps to talk about Li Gui’s manhood and listened to Yang Ling’s frowns.

Mo Qinghe chuckled and said: “The rich man in Suzhou, this Li Gui is the richest man, although he has never done anything harmful, but the face of the upstart makes people look bored. Today he dares to run into adults. I just took the opportunity to teach him something, and told him to get some peace. “

Although Yang Ling felt that Li Gui was annoying, he did not act blatantly, and he did not violate the law by depositing money. If he was punished severely just because he ran into himself, the lecturers would know to join him, so he did I don’t want to be too much, but after listening to Mo Qinghe’s words, Yang Ling knew that he wouldn’t go too far and smiled.

When Mo Qinghe saw him, he turned back to the housekeeper and said, “Lao Li, give me a good look at that non-eye-opening thing, and tell him to converge a little bit later. You can get him farther, and it will ruin your appetite.” .

Li Guanjia responded with a grin. He waved a few people and just walked to the door, and the door opened. A man in his thirties, a fat and dark-skinned man with his hands on his back, rolled his eyes and proudly said: “What kind of person did Mr. Wu invite you to eat vegetarian meals? I’m really sorry, this man has already packed this restaurant.”