Chapter Sixteen
Zhendao suddenly stopped when he said this, his mouth moved, and he wanted to speak but stopped. Bai Yunhang knew that there must be a chance in it as soon as he saw it. He immediately lowered his voice and said, "Tell me..."
The voice of Zhendao was almost inaudible, and he said for a long time: "I'm afraid...hey..."
He sighed, and Bai Yunhang's heart was lit up: "Heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know... Are you still afraid that there will be ears in the wall?"
The monk Zhendao still didn't say anything, and the room suddenly became silent. Finally, Bai Yunhang said with a mysterious smile: "Tell me... If there are some benefits, you can also give the master some money... This way, the year will be easier!"
Monk Zhendao made up his mind and finally spoke: "Five-five minutes!"
Bai Yunhang thought for a while before he said, "I will suffer a small loss! Five-5 points will be five-5 points!"
True Tao still refused to tell the truth, he just kept saying: "This is really a sin... I really can't say it..."
Bai Yunhang thought about it: "If this is a lot of benefits, how about the master's 10%?"
Zhendao then lowered his voice and said to Bai Yunhang's ear: "I've found out clearly. The owner of Jinghui Courtyard of Yanshou Temple will go to Zuixiangju in Xinghua Village in six days to have fun and enjoy his old lover. This is a good opportunity..."
Bai Yunhang once heard that among the eighteen sects of Shaolin Temple, Yanshou Temple has the most disciples and the most land. If you catch such a great monk, you will naturally make a lot of money. However, there are many questions in it. He asked with the bald head of the monk Zhendao: "This is true? Don't be a misinformation!"
Zhendao also bit his ear and said, "It's true, lord, I have embezzled this part of me..."
“How did the master know about this?
"The Master of Jinghui Academy has a beloved private disciple. Actually... Actually... sir, you also know that the monk is also an individual, so naturally he needs to be passed on to the family line... Yesterday, his disciple was smoking dog meat outside the temple and cursing him constantly. I just heard a few more words after beating!"
"This monk scolded the Lord of Jinghui's Courtyard for being nostalgic in Huajie and Liuxiang all day long, and neglected the mother in the family. She is the most ruthless and unruly person in the world. 'What's even more ruthless is that he went to Zuixiangju to Huatian and Huatian in seven days, so he wouldn't take me there! Is there such a master? Is there such a father? Is there even a little bit of the wind... The little monk is also a man!"
The Zhendao monk learned the tone of the little monk. Bai Yunhang smiled and thought about it and said, "Master, if this matter is done, you really caught a big fish. How much oil does the master of Yanshou Temple have... By the way, this time the master of Jinghui went to Zuixiang Opera, will there be disciples accompanying you?"
The monk Zhendao thought for a long time and grabbed his head, then he remembered that he had no hair: "In theory, according to the old rules of our Shaolin Temple, this matter is ignored. Most of them are disguised as one person, especially the monks in the temple. If there are disciples accompanying you, it will be inconvenient..."
Bai Yunhang asked another key question: "How is this Master Jinghui's martial arts?"
True Tao was in trouble again, and he spoke for a long time: "I really don't know that this Master Jinghui Academy has never shown his martial arts skills, but he knows that he speaks very well when talking about external kung fu..."
This is troublesome. Bai Yunhang repeatedly asked about Jinghui's appearance, characteristics, hobbies, etc., and finally said: "When the time comes, please sit and collect money! Such a big fish will be filled with gold when slashing with the knife!"
The monk Zhendao clasped his hands and said, "I have no grudges with Master Jinghui. I just feel that he is addicted to the world of six desires and does not practice Buddhism. It is not about the way toward Buddha. I would like to take care of you when the time comes!"
Bai Yunhang smiled and sent Zhendao out of the door. After walking far away, he faintly heard: "I told you to snatch a woman from me..."
The Bai County Magistrate was speechless. However, the search for Zuixiangju and the Tianlong Gang coincided with the request of the two companies, but since Master Jinghui is the master of Yanshou Temple, he must be a top master. Although he hopes that Master Jinghui will be drunk first, then he will use all his strength on the woman, and then he will be beaten back to the house after a hard time, this is just a beautiful dream.
Such a great master is difficult to deal with. After all the more than 30 public officials under his command, he may not be able to choose Master Jinghui. What should I do? The disciples of Weiyuan Martial Arts Hall can no longer be used. The Tianlong Gang boasted that he could lend twenty good players to help, but after all, he was not his own soldiers, so he couldn't believe it!
What's more, God knows whether this true word is true or not. If you rush into Xinghua Village and besieged by thousands of monks and hundreds of guards, wouldn't you lose completely? You must make a long-term plan!
During lunch, Li Yushuang saw that Bai Yunhang was a little frowning and immediately asked, "Yunhang, what's wrong with you? What's wrong with you?"
Bai Yunhang had never explained this to all the public, for fear that the rumor would be exposed and the investigation would be ruined by the time the incident was found, so he was very careful. However, there was nothing unspeakable between the couple except to keep mistresses outside. Bai Yunhang lowered his voice and explained the whole story clearly.
Li Yushuang chuckled and said, "Are you afraid of Yunhang?"
Bai Yunhang immediately said, "Who did I, Bai Yunhang, have I been afraid of... But that monk Jinghui is too skilled, so I may not be his opponent. I am now thinking of a complete solution!"
Li Yushuang said again: "Yunhang, have you forgotten the young master Lian who helped?"
The young man in Lian was just a shocking night, but left a deep impression on Bai Yunhang. He immediately praised: "Not bad! Thanks to Yushuang, you reminded that if you have such a great master to help you, even ten Jinghui will not be afraid! I will send someone to visit Mr. Lian immediately!"
As soon as the county magistrate Bai explained, clerk Mao Yutian took seven or eight smart and capable men to search for the whereabouts of Mr. Lian everywhere, but the work Bai Yunhang has always been secret, so before the search, he was determined to make a bluff to cover the smooth progress of the inspection.
He summoned a group of officials and said, "It's a pity that we have taken office for a while. As long as we see, Dengfeng's tax has not been collected for a penny and only collected some fines to maintain the operation of the yamen. Most of the money and grain of these brothers are paid by the county from their savings. This is not a solution... Is there any way for you?"
Zhang Yilong answered first: "Sir, rely on the mountains to eat, and rely on the sea to eat! We rely on the taxes in Dengfeng County. The matter of fined silver is not a long-term solution. Now we have to collect the tax first!"
Bai Yunhang patted his hands and praised: "That's right. After thinking about it, the county still has to collect the tax. As long as you have money, you will give your brothers more food and salary to subsidize your family..."
As soon as these words were said, there was a silence below. No one dared to show off. They were afraid of the majesty of Shaolin Temple. Seeing that no one had spoken for a long time, the clerk Mao Yutian finally said nonsense: "Sir! These are all monks' possessions!"
Bai Yunhang praised again: "That's right, it's a monk's property! Monk's fields, Monk's mountains, Monk's households... Even the merchants on our street are monk's property, but we have no food to eat with gold bricks! Brothers, can we continue to live such a life?"
"Not to mention anything else, just these hundreds of shops in the county town can at least collect thousands of taels of silver in a year, and Shaolin Temple probably collects more than that..."
Since merchants are in the name of monk's property, they naturally need to donate to Shaolin. Of course, Shaolin just asks merchants to donate silver in the name of "mercy towards Buddha". If anyone cherishes money and refuses to pay attention to Buddha, then the store door will not need to be opened tomorrow. Zhang Yilong is quite familiar with this: "Sir, in the previous dynasty, merchants in Dengfeng County paid annual taxes of 3,400 taels and 72,723 cents, 180 stones and 4 dou of rice... The protection fee collected by Shaolin is probably twice as high as the tax in the previous Ming Dynasty..."
Bai Yunhangqi said: "Why no one comes to pay the tax? This county can also get a 20% discount!"
Mao Yutian said with a bitter face: "Sir... the villain opened a small shop at home to make a living, so I know a little about this! Who has such a courage? Shaolin monk has already customized the amount of donations to each merchant. If he paid less, he would immediately send a strong monk to invite him back to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant scriptures. If he didn't pay, he would hit the merchant's shoulder..."
Please go back to the temple to eat vegetarian food and chant scriptures, and naturally go to the "Magic Dharma Conference" held by Shaolin Temple. Here we need to learn the spirit of the Buddha's hard work. We can't eat enough during the day and sleep well at night. If there is something wrong with chanting scriptures, the stick falls like raindrops, which is definitely no less than the board of the public.
Finally, Zhang Yilong summarized: "Sir... Although you opened up a situation after you came to Dengfeng, there are tens of thousands of Shaolin disciples in Dengfeng County who are familiar with sticks. More than 30 of us are not opponents... It would be fine if we privately fined some silver. If we publicly robbed Shaolin's job, I'm afraid..."
Zhang Yilong said hesitantly: "I'm afraid there will be big trouble... The former county magistrate has encountered a large number of Shaolin disciples besieging the county government. We must admit that these merchants are all monks' property..."
When he heard this, the magistrate Bai also had pioneering thoughts: "You guys... This county does not deny that these shops belong to monks. This county has always recognized the fact that these meat cases, wineries and other monks are all monks in Shaolin Temple..."
The public were puzzled. Since they admitted that fait a reality, how could they make some money? County Magistrate Bai then said: "Think about it, what is the difference between our tax collection and Shaolin Temple collecting protection fees?"
Zhang Yilong answered first: "Of course there is a big difference!"
But he thought about it carefully for a while and said, "It seems that there is not much difference..."
Taxes and protection fees are both things of the same nature. However, taxes rely on state violent machines, while protection fees rely on gangs’ own armed forces. In normal times, national violent machines are stronger than gang armed forces, so the protection fees can only be collected underground. In Dengfeng County, gang armed forces are stronger than state violent machines, and Shaolin’s protection fees are also in the sun.
"Brothers, we have to change our thinking and we also have to charge protection fees... I admit that those merchants are monks' property, but since they are within the scope of Dengfeng County, you have to pay some protection fees to us! The first goal is to take down our street first. Grandma, the county's orders cannot be issued, which is also a joke..."
After the moment of the moment, the public immediately secretly praised the magistrate Bai County to be able to plunder the land. After a little mobilization, the public had already lined up in four lines to head straight to Dr. Wang's pharmacy opposite. The dozen or so men in the store were mostly scared when they saw so many men holding swords, guns and sticks coming. Dr. Wang had always been calm and was a little scared now. He walked to Zhang Yilong and asked, "Zhang Dianshi... Why is this?"
Zhang Yilong didn't say anything, but pointed at Bai Yunhang with his finger. Bai Yunhang had already sat directly on the chair of the Grand Master who was prescribed by Dr. Wang, crossing his legs, humming a little tune in his mouth, looking relaxed and contented.
Dr. Wang quickly stepped forward and made a big reverence, saying, "I don't know what the master is going to do here? This pharmacy shop of the villain is a monk's property in Shaolin Temple. According to the rules, it is exempt from tax payments, and there is no tax arrears!"
Bai Yunhang yawned and said, "It's okay! It's okay, I just heard that Dr. Wang, you are skilled in medical skills, and you will bring your brothers to come and go..."
But it’s not just Zhuanzhuan. A guy over there shouted: “Master, don’t move around… This is ginseng for thirty years…”
“This is twenty years…”
"This is a secret from the palace..."
...
The sound of things being thrown to the ground from time to time with the apprentices was the sound of things being thrown to the ground from time to time. The pharmacy shop had been messed up by more than 30 men, but they were holding swords, guns, sticks, and they were like wolves and tigers. Bai Yunhang said again: "I heard that someone gathered people in this county to rebel. This medicinal material is naturally a must-have for rebellion, so our brothers came to the pharmacy shop to see if there were any clues..."
Mao Yutian chewed three "fifty-year-old wild ginseng" treasured by the medicine shop, and even said cursingly: "It doesn't taste at all... Are you using radishes to make up the numbers? Sir, this authentic wild ginseng must have been sold to those thieves!"
Zhang Yilong said with a smile on the other side: "Sir, this is the soaked century-old ginseng. It is the most nourishing yang and replenishing yang. You asked..."
Bai Yunhang didn't feel anything after drinking it, but he wanted to go to Li Yushuang to try the effects at night, but the old doctor Wang's heart was like a knife cut. Just as he wanted money, Zhang Dianshi had already glared at him. The county magistrate said loudly: "Brothers, go to other houses first... We can't relax our affairs assigned by Lord Su... Let's come again tomorrow!"
The medicine shop next to it was opened by a woman, very simple. Bai Yunhang probably had no money and said immediately: "Go and take a walk..."
It was like a locust that passed by. Before the Bai County Magistrate led the team to arrive, half of the shops on the street had closed. By dark, the Bai County Magistrate was already carrying two roast chickens, a rabbit, four kilograms of flesh and two feet of flower cloth in his hand. A group of officials also had their own harvest and returned to the county government.
After two days of investigation, the merchants on the street in the county government either nodded or turned around and ran away when they saw the public. When Bai Yunhang saw the nod and bowed, he immediately ordered him to say, "Show your diligence if you have nothing to do, either you are a traitor or a thief, make a good move..."
If you turn around and run away, the suspicion will be even greater. If you run away for nothing, you must be guilty and have to check it carefully. Many merchants would rather close the store than do business, but the devil is one foot tall and the path is one foot tall. Zhang Dianshi took the lead inventing the way to break in, kicking the store door open, and dancing with a sharp single sword in his hand, shouting loudly: "What are you doing when you close the store in broad daylight? Check it carefully..."
Those who wanted to sue the case, but the county magistrate took the lead in sweeping the raid and could only go to Kaifeng Prefecture to sue. Clerk Mao Yutian shouted: "You just go and sue... You don't look at what kind of person we are. He is Niu Xiangye's beloved general, and the direct descendant of Su Hui! It was also the prefect Lin named and sent to the county. You have the courage to sue..."
Niu Xiangye, Su Hui, and Lin Gong are all very distant things, but this business is a must-have. There are a few more smart merchants who immediately ask the disciples of Dafeng Temple to come out to uphold justice.
Of course, Shaolin Temple cannot just collect money and not provide after-sales service. However, the larger the institution, the lower the efficiency. Since Shaolin claims to have 8,000 monks and 30,000 lay disciples, everyone should not expect him to have any high efficiency.
The young monks did not dare to make a decision, so they reported it to the monk. The monks did not dare to make a decision. They reported it step by step. When they arrived at the monk Ruding, monk Ruding was preparing to spend the night in Xinghua Village. Unexpectedly, he called him back and walked twenty miles after only half a mile from Xinghua Village. He was unhappy when he saw this. Anyway, the magistrate Bai admitted that these shops were monks' property. Anyway, the money collected was not short, so his pockets would not be short. Therefore, he made a quick decision: "Okay... This matter is important, let me ask the other deacons' opinions first..."
After a few days of the eight deacons, they finally formed a consensus aftermath: "Report to the heads of the four major classes..."
After the first discussion of the four major classes, the decision was made by the Lord of the Great Beef Temple. After the decision, the Lord of the Order decided to report to the Arhat Hall and ask them to come forward to the aftermath. The Arhat Hall was determined to report to... Several Shaolin disciples ran for seven or eight days, and the Everbright seal was stamped with more than 200. Finally, the abbot presided over the temple affairs meeting: "Since that's the case, you have to protect the monk's property... Let's do this by the Precepts Hall..."
So there was another long official document trip. The Precepts Academy issued a document to ask the Bodhi Academy to run it. The Bodhi Academy... When he arrived at the Arhat Hall, he handed it over to the Great Compassion Temple again. After careful consideration, the head of the courtyard decided to let the four major classes go to the aftermath, and the four major classes were handed over to the eight major deacons... In the end, he decided that the Monk Ru Ding was fully responsible for the aftermath.
But half a month has passed at that time, but the current business must be done. Not to mention that the merchants on the county government street are very enthusiastic about the public. Even if they go to another street, the merchants met a small clerk and said with a smile on their faces: "Mr. Mao, please take care of our business... I'll come to our house to have a drink of wine for ten years!"
If you pass another street, your official power will be a little inferior, but you are extremely enthusiastic than before. How about going another street? You will leave the county town!
Several wealthy merchants could not wait for Shaolin's reply. After a total of raising money, they set up four tables of wine in the best restaurant in the county town, and asked the magistrate Bai and his wife to come to the scene. The magistrate Bai said at the table: "Okay! OK! OK! That's right! That's right!"
But County Magistrate Bai said this. As for you, the appearance of the merchants the next day was no different from the way they looked at the merchants on the table.
On the fourth day, Dr. Wang, opposite the county government, finally couldn't hold on and came to Bai Yunhang to beg for mercy: "Sir... the villain is willing to accept the punishment, how much money do you want..."
Bai Yunhang was practicing Tai Chi there: "You are all monks' property... I am not convenient for me to interfere!"
Dr. Wang said respectfully: "Sir, this has nothing to do with monks' property! This is all voluntary donations to the country by the grass people!"
Bai Yunhang thought for a while and the household registration and land file of Dengfeng County was almost blank. He immediately said: "I have always been generous, so that's better... How much do you donate to Shaolin, you can donate another 15% to the country..."
The merchants on the street agreed that the fact that business is not easy to do now! The donations collected by Shaolin are roughly twice the tax of normal years. The magistrate of Bai County said that he would collect 15%, but in fact he added 30% of the tax, but he would be ready to close the door if he didn't pay the money.
As for the merchants who went over the street, they collected less. The magistrate Bai County only had 10% of the donations to the Buddha. Then, the magistrate went over to the street, and there was a Buddhist temple in Dafeng Temple. More than 30 monks lived in the county were responsible for collecting donations from merchants in the county. The magistrate Bai County did not have the courage to send public officials there, so there were only two timid merchants who were afraid of things to pay some taxes symbolically.
This opportunity to cause trouble was just a change of sight. Bai Yunhang had already put his mind on the Lord of Jinghui Academy. Unfortunately, the young man Jinghong had no trace of his appearance. Now he could only recruit two people from the world to make up the numbers.
The first of these two people is Peng Goudan, the other name is "Heihu Dao". He is the descendant of the Five Tiger Broken Gate Sword in Shanxi. His swordsmanship is amazing. Five or six men can't get close to him. After he got out of the army and came to the world to work hard, he wanted to make a name for himself with his own arts. Unexpectedly, when he heard his name, he frowned, and then said that he was a disciple of the Five Tiger Broken Gate Sword in Peng. He shook his head repeatedly.
"What is important in the world now is artistic. Think about Luo Songyun, the name is good, and Peng Goudan is not afraid of jokes about the "Black Tiger Sword"... What kind of shit is the Five Tiger Broken Gate Sword? Which chivalrous novel is not cut to death as soon as it appears, it is the stepping stone for Xia Shaoyang to become a powerful leader. What amazing art does a pure supporting role have! If you want to attack, you must at least recruit some Shaolin disciples. Don't... "
Unfortunately, Peng Goudan spent all his money and had to work as a short-term worker. When he arrived in Kaifeng, he had been hungry for two days and had not eaten. At this time, he saw the advertisement for sand farm posted by Zheng Laohu. He ran 200 miles to work as a long-term worker in the sand farm and earned back the travel expenses home.
Chapter completed!