Chapter 546: Go to Ganye Temple to incense

The next morning, Di Renjie got up early and had breakfast with Wang Ping'an. He took his luggage and rushed to the small manor outside the city. From today on, he would live there.

Wang Ping'an originally planned to accompany him to see the small manor, but because there were too many things, he was weak in his clone, so he didn't go there.

Hamiti brought Aiding in the morning, and Yin Jiucheng also came soon after. They gathered with Wang Ping'an and talked about buying land and building Tongtianfutu. They also discussed it.

For them, it was not very difficult to cultivate Tongtianfutu. Seeing that more and more people came to Linggui Temple to incense, and their worship of Tang Xuanzang was increasing day by day, it was estimated that as long as Tang Xuanzang raised his arms and recited Amitabha Buddha a few more, the money for building the pagoda would flow into the temple like a mountain collapse and a tsunami.

Wang Ping'an specially sent someone to invite Tang Xuanzang into the backyard during a gap in telling stories, and met Hamiti and others, and explained the construction of the tower.

Tang Xuanzang was very eloquent monk, waved his hand and told Wang Ping'an and others directly that he would not have to find a special person to design the Tongtian Buddha. This task was enough to hand it over to him. Tang Xuanzang solemnly stated that he had no teacher to build a pagoda, and it was enough for him to draw the drawings.

In history, the earliest Big Wild Goose Pagoda was designed by Tang Xuanzang himself! However, today people regret that the earliest Big Wild Goose Pagoda collapsed not long after it was built. Of course, the specific reason why the earliest Big Wild Goose Pagoda collapsed has long been submerged in the long river of history, and later generations cannot verify it. Is it because Tang Xuanzang is not professional enough and the design is not strong enough, so it is even more difficult to verify it? Anyway, if the old ones are not removed from the new ones, it will be built again if the small ones are collapsed, and if the smaller ones are collapsed, it will be built again if the smaller ones are collapsed, and if the larger ones are built!

Wang Ping'an did not leave the design of Tongtianfutu to Tang Xuanzang alone. Tongtianfutu was not the earliest Big Wild Goose Pagoda. If it really collapsed in a few years because of unreasonable design, it would be too wasteful and would cause casualties. Maybe the Buddhist scriptures and relics brought back from Tianzhu and other objects would be destroyed because they were not too late to rescue them. These things must be considered in advance and you cannot regret it after the incident happens. There is no regret medicine in the world to buy.

Wang Ping'an personally visited the Minister of Works. The monk talked about the matter of building the Tongtianfutu. He asked the Ministry of Works to send the most powerful officials to help design the Tongtianfututu. On the surface, it was to help Tang Xuanzang and assist in the design. In fact, the general direction was still controlled by professionals from the Ministry of Works.

The Minister of Works readily agreed that he would not agree to such a good thing that he could make money. He even said that when Tongtianfutu started to build, he would go to the construction site to give more suggestions. In return, he hoped to engrave his name on the lintel of the tower top of Tongtianfututu.

Wang Ping'an also happily agreed about this point, without any problem. You can engrave the name as you want. Even if you engrave it on this trip, it will be fine. If others can't do it, you can, engrave it!

After finding the Minister of Works, Wang Ping'an went to the Minister of Revenue again. He asked the Minister of Revenue to help and sent officials to Xinchangfang to go door to door to talk about the purchase of land, saying that the purchase of land was to rebuild the Lingyan Temple. Moreover, once the construction of Tongtianfutu, the nearby place became a construction site. If you continue to live here, you may be greatly affected. Now Wang Ping'an is willing to pay for the money to buy all the nearby land.

As for the money for buying land, Wang Ping'an told the Minister of Revenue that when the price is offered, it will be opened at one and a half times the current price of the land. If the people have the idea that they are hard to leave their hometown, the price can be opened at twice. If they still have to hesitate, it can be opened at most three times. In special families, Wang Ping'an can pay for the money to buy open land in another lifang, pay for the cost of building a new house, and ask the people to move out.

The Minister of Revenue was shocked when he heard this. What about this good thing? In the early Tang Dynasty, if the court said that it would requisition a certain place, it would rarely provide compensation, and directly requisition it, and send officials to the people's homes to let the people move away. At most, a piece of land of the same size is added to other places, and this land is often much worse than the original one.

As for buying land with cash, it doesn’t exist at all. It’s unheard of how to buy land like Wang Ping’an said. Nowadays, not to mention that big men want to requisition the land of the people, even if the people themselves say they are strong, they will be pulled. It is normal to drag them to the border to fight. Who would dare to resist?

The Minister of Revenue told Wang Ping'an that you don't have to spend so much money. Even if the money is so much that it is burned, there is no such way to spend it. Just say it, I will send officials, just like a joke. Who dares not sell land? Who dares, let him stand up and speak!

Wang Ping'an solemnly answered the Minister of Revenue that no matter how he bought the land in the past, no matter who bought it, whether it was an official or an individual, he would not care about what others did, but he would not buy it at a low price and would rather pay more.

The Minister of Revenue was very puzzled. Even if it was not a low price to acquire, it would be enough to accept the original price, or the current price would be enough. Why do you have to pay more? Isn’t this stupid? Isn’t it just a waste of money?

Wang Ping'an explained to him again that because the emperor planned to give it to a princess near the Inspiration Temple, he thought of buying them all first and giving them as gifts. This seems to be more sincere, mainly because of this.

If the emperor gives land to a princess, it means that the court will seize land, and the people will suffer more or less losses. He pays a high price, not only to prevent the people from suffering losses, but also to benefit them. The people must thank him. When praying to God and Buddha, they will inevitably mention a sentence, hoping that God and Buddha will protect him from a long life and a princess’s life. Isn’t this a good thing?

The people unanimously praised others for their goodness, and the princess felt that he was good in her heart, and the emperor would think that he handled it properly and everyone was satisfied. Isn’t this a great thing? At most, he would spend more money, it doesn’t matter!

The Minister of Revenue suddenly realized that he certainly knew that Wang Ping'an had gone to the palace for New Year's Eve dinner. This was a good thing! Spending a lot of money to buy land to please the princess, to please the princess, to please the emperor, and to like the princess. This flattery is really loud!

The Minister of Revenue smiled and said to Wang Ping'an, if you are willing to do this, I will help you. But then again, the people have benefited, so the Ministry of Revenue must be a little bit too. For the New Year, you can send officials out to do business. No matter how hard you have to pay!

Wang Ping'an said generously that according to each person's salary, I will give me a red envelope for two months. The Minister of Revenue also happily agreed and agreed to send someone out tomorrow. After the Yuan Dynasty, this matter can be done well. Don't worry!

After the matter between the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works was settled, Wang Ping'an returned to Inspiration Temple and asked Hamiti and others to discuss it. He had completed the official matters, and the remaining specific matters were left to Hamiti and the others. Everyone divided the work and worked hard to do their best to do things quickly and well, so as not to have too many dreams and create more troubles.

A few days later, Wang Ping'an was busy with social engagements. He either went to the East Palace to meet Prince Li Zhi or went to various prefectures to pay New Year's greetings. Like Yuchi Gong, Li Ji, and a group of important officials in the court, he ran all the favors he should leave, and gave out all the gifts he should give, making friends, making connections, and getting busy.

On the seventh day of the lunar month, Wang Ping'an entered the Eastern Palace again to meet Li Zhi.

Li Zhi has been quite calm these days, and he doesn't know what evil has happened. For the first time, he actually started reading books, cultivating one's own character and beinghaved in a manner. He neither listened to music and dance, nor drank and had fun, and became a model prince.

Seeing that Wang Ping'an came, Li Zhi said to him: "No disease. These days, Gu has been studying scraping, but to be honest, he has not studied it well and dared not rashly to scrape his father. He cannot relieve his illness and pain. He is really sad. I have no way to do that? I have an idea for Gu and ask Gu to help him."

Wang Ping'an thought to himself: "This is guilt, okay. Knowing guilt means that he has learned to care about others, not just talk."

He said, "Your Highness, if you want to help the emperor, the best way is to study hard, learn from history, be a virtuous prince, be able to share the worries of the emperor and help him handle the government well, then the emperor will be happy. Once he is in a good mood, his condition will be better."

Li Zhi sighed: "Hasn't you been helping your father deal with the government affairs? You don't know about this."

Wang Ping'an said: "I mean that you can handle the government independently and do one or two major things alone. You see, the emperor is just arbitrary to the court. You don't have to do everything yourself like him, but you can handle one or two things well, that's fine!"

The emperor's expectations for the prince are just to have successors and protect the country and country left by his ancestors. Therefore, as long as he can prove his own ability, no emperor will be unhappy. This is what he has done the emperor the greatest benefit.

After hearing this, Li Zhi sighed: "I want to deal with several major issues alone, but I don't have the chance. If I have my father and a group of ministers in the court, where is the turn of I?!"

He picked up the memorial on the table, shook it at Wang Ping'an, and said, "Even the memorials sent here are the least important things. The father and emperor gave instructions first. You know this without illness more than an orphan."

Wang Ping'an laughed dryly and thought to himself: "Your father has not passed away yet, so of course he needs to see the major national affairs first."

Li Zhi sighed and said, "I won't talk about these troublesome things anymore. I want to go to the temple to incense, pray for my father's blessings, and ask Gods and Buddhas to protect my father's illness to recover soon. This is also a helping father, right?"

Wang Ping'an then realized that after doing it for a long time, he said that the help was referring to this! He said, "It is also a matter of incense to help the emperor. After all, the emperor himself has no time to incense. Then I will go back and prepare and ask Master Xuanzang to prepare some good allusions?"

Li Zhi waved his hand and said, "It's not going to Lingyan Temple, but to Ganye Temple. Tomorrow I will accompany the empress in the palace to go to Ganye Temple to incense."
Chapter completed!