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Chapter 505 The Curse of Wealth
Chapter 505 The Curse of Wealth

Still that old story.

A long, long time ago, a monk came to a poor town. He discovered a copper mine, and then saw that the people here were in a daze, like walking corpses all day long, so the monk decided to build a temple here.

Copper was a precious metal in ancient times, having the same monetary value as gold and silver.

Copper block + demand for building temples = industrial chain + job demand.

this point is very important! ! !

Why is Tian Guofu from Dongshan City so eager for Chen Changqing?
It is not because Chen Changqing is rich, nor is it because he is handsome, nor is it because of his powerful influence, but because the investment of Baile Xiangpiao Tea is not a simple investment. Final product sold.

This will drive the local economy and provide employment for thousands, or even tens of thousands of people.

Tens of thousands of people are tens of thousands of households.

Generally, small villages have a population of only a few hundred households, and only larger towns can have a population of several thousand households.

With this point, it is enough to revive the stagnant situation in Dongshan City.

Tazhai is a living example.

Before that, there was poverty and backwardness, ignorance, and no hope in sight.

People living in Tazhai are like silt in the mud. Even if someone steps on their feet, the other person will not say sorry, but scold you for dirtying his shoes.

But with Chen Changqing's investment, the well-known poverty-stricken county has now become a favorite in everyone's eyes.

In the past, people would scoff at the mention of Tazhai.

When you mention Tazhai now, you will get envious eyes from others.

The history of Tonghe Town is actually very similar to the process of Chen Changqing's investment in Tazhai. Through an industrial chain, it will drive the local economy and eventually make everyone in the town prosperous and strong.

It is better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish. Only when everyone works hard can they change their destiny.

But the difference is that for Chen Changqing, Xiangpiao Tea is just an overused move. Compared with Xiangpiao Tea, which has not yet formed a scale, Baile Game City, Baile Real Estate Work, and Baile Entertainment Company are Chen Changqing The composition of tens of billions of wealth.

Similarly, Dongshan City, where Tian Guofu is located, did not regard Tazhai as the only hope.

In addition to Chen Changqing's Baile Xiangpiao tea, there are other industries in Dongshan City that are developing rapidly.

Looking back at the old monk back then, it’s not that he didn’t know that the temple would be completed one day, nor did he not know that building the temple for a long time would one day trigger the dark side of people’s hearts, but let him find the second pillar industry?

Sorry, under the circumstances back then, there was no hope for this town.

The system and economic development of the old era doomed the formation of a single industry.

Just like that, the days passed by.

The last thing the old monk expected to see happened in the end.

The human heart is greedy. When you eat a bowl of porridge, you will want to eat delicious rice, and then eat a bite of vegetables, or a few more meat dishes on the table.

The old monk's inexhaustible and inexhaustible copper nuggets eventually attracted the coveting of many people.

Although he tried his best to conceal these things, but after all, the fire could not be covered with paper, and the secret of the copper mine was finally discovered!

The angry town residents forgot who brought them food and clothes, and who brought hope to the town.

They gathered in front of the temple, trying to drive the old monk away.

Because in their opinion, it was this damn bad monk who stole the copper mine that belonged to them and used their money to build a temple that belonged to the old monk.

Of course, this is just an excuse, an excuse to satisfy his inner greed and want to occupy the copper mine.

But even if you know it in your heart, so what?

Compared with the copper mine, a bad monk who taught them to read and write and tried to change the life of the small town seemed to be no longer important.

What happened next was similar to what was said in the rumors.

Just like the gold rush in the west, the curse of wealth never stops.

Fishing for water in sustainability.

The copper mine that would have allowed the town to survive for hundreds of years was dug up in just a dozen years.

When the last wealth was exhausted, there was only a devastated copper mine and a group of temples that had been incomplete for more than ten years.

Things seem to be over here, the good guys are hurt, but the bad guys don't get a good death either, no different from a fable.

But it seems that there is an extremely dark ending hidden in all fairy tales.

Copper mines do not disappear instantly, but a slow process.

At the beginning, everyone will be happy when they dig copper ore, but with the decrease of copper ore?

In order to compete for a piece of copper ore, in order to compete for ore tunnels with richer resources.

Violence, killings, gradually spread in the small town.

Therefore, the curse of wealth will never stop.

According to rumors, the copper mine has been dug clean.

But in fact, there are still ores in the copper mine in the back mountain, and the real reason for the destruction of the town?
It came from a riot, an extremely crazy riot that had been suppressed for a long time! ! !

The old monk witnessed all this with his own eyes, the blood flowed like a river, and the burning flames of the house illuminated the night as if it were day, and everyone seemed to be crazy to kill and rob everywhere.

After taking off the human skin, what is left inside is a group of hungry demons.

The wild laughter of men, the crying of women and children resounded throughout the night.

In this way, the town of Copper River became history, reduced to ashes in a fire.

As spring goes and autumn comes, time flies, buds sprout from the ashes, and vines gradually cover the walls of ancient temples.

When humans stop staying, other creatures will naturally stop here. Perhaps in a few hundred years, not only Tonghe Town, but also the Copper Buddha Temple in front of us will disappear.

Until one day, a magical plant appeared and changed everything.

Overnight, the dilapidated temples were rejuvenated, the dilapidated copper stoves were restored to their original state, and even cigarettes were lingering.

But the difference is that the old monk still guards his bronze Buddhist temple, just like his heart that has never changed.

The residents of the small town gathered together, and they turned into a huge carp. The golden scales are the greed for copper mines, the greed engraved in the bones, and the fiery red tail is the witness of the blood and fire that night.

The dragon carp hates everything. It hides at the bottom of the deep and cold lake, like Gollum in The Lord of the Rings, for fear that others will steal its treasure.

Whenever someone tries to cross the river, the dragon carp will attack.

The bubbles under the water seem to resound with a sentence - the baby is mine, mine, no one can take it away, no one can take it away! ! !

As for the old monk?
At this point in the story, regret and shame flashed in the old monk's eyes.

He shook his head, and looked at Tashi Liqi with clear eyes:

"I am ashamed to say that I could have done more, but now that the poor monk is trapped here and cannot leave, he can only knock on the bronze bell when the dragon carp is biting people. On the one hand, he wants to awaken the kindness in his heart." On the other hand, it is also to remind others of the danger."

Zhaxi Liqi was silent for a moment, and the above story made her fall into deep thought:
"Master, don't mind."

The old monk shook his head and sighed with a complicated expression:
"But it was my fault after all."

Zhaxi Liqi couldn't help being silent. From the perspective of future generations, the old monk was not wrong, he just didn't choose the right method, and considering the background of the time, he didn't have so many choices.

But then again, if the old monk hadn't appeared then.

Now, hundreds of years later, the small town back then might have a different fate.

Is it right or wrong?

This question is too heavy, and Zhaxi Liqi doesn't know what to say, so she can only break the topic:

"I wonder if there are other monks in the temple?"

The old monk shook his head, clasped his hands together, his eyes were clear:
"Female benefactor, there is only a poor monk left in the temple."

With a bit of hesitation on his face, Zhaxi Liqi thought for a while, and then looked at the other party seriously: "Master, can you let me stay for a while, if there is any need, I can also do my best .”

The old monk didn't answer, he looked up at Tashi Liqi.

His face was full of ravines, but his pair of childlike clear eyes had the ability to penetrate people's hearts:
"Female benefactor, did you come here for the sacred tree?"

Zhaxi Liqi did not hide anything, she nodded:
"Yes."

The old monk opened his mouth, his expression was a bit complicated, he seemed to want to say something, but he finally sighed: "Forget it, female benefactor, there are some fasting meals in the temple, besides, you are injured, it is better to recuperate as soon as possible .”

After saying these words, the old monk's figure dissipated under Zhaxi Liqi's eyes like fog, and finally completely disappeared in front of her eyes.

(End of this chapter)