The Tang Dynasty started from saving Empress Changsun

Chapter 63 Zhumen wine and meat stink

Two thousand nine hundred and fifty taels of gold and one thousand one hundred and eighty five mins of copper coins.

This is the incense money received today.

Hearing this number, Chen Jingke was stunned. It was rounded up to [-] million.

"It's not wrong, is it?"

Zhang Ruiguang was also in a daze, but he still said with certainty: "The accountant has calculated it three times, and there is nothing wrong. This is the specific list, and you can understand it at a glance."

Chen Jingke took the list and looked at it, and immediately understood where the money came from.

Donggong Gold 100 taels.

Wei Wang gold 100 taels.

King Ren Cheng (Li Daozong) 100 taels of gold.

Xiangyi County King (Li Rune) 100 taels of gold.

……

Xu Guogong 100 taels of gold.

Qi Guogong 100 taels of gold.

Su Guogong 100 taels of gold.

……

These top princes and aristocrats all shot a hundred taels of gold, of which 2000 taels were contributed by them.Although the rest of the dignitaries were not so lavish, none of them were below ten taels.

Almost all the gold was given by them, and the copper coins were given by petty dignitaries, ordinary officials and wealthy households, and the sum of what the real ordinary people gave was only a fraction.

As for how to tell which ones are given by the common people and which ones are given by the rich and powerful, it is very simple. What the common people give is loose money, which is directly put into the merit box.

Rich people will pack it in a small cloth bag, and there is a note inside with their name written on it.
Another point is that the money of the common people is particularly smooth and moist, while the money of the rich is normal.

"These people are really rich. Just one day's incense money is enough to feed us for several lifetimes. If it's like this every day..."

Sun Simiao said with a smile: "How is it possible? This is only the case when the viewing is open today. From now on, it will be considered good if you can collect ten or eight coins every day."

Yang Tianlu also said: "What Sun Zhenren said is true, unless there is a big event, the incense money will not be too much. The real income of the temple is still by selling incense candles, meeting people and doing things."

Chen Jingke naturally knew this truth, he was just talking casually just now.What he actually thought was that since those people were so rich, he should find a way to cut leeks.

As far as the efficiency of ancient times is concerned, it is estimated that there will be some results from the eldest grandson Wugou. It seems that it is necessary for me to find another way to make a small cut first.

Sun Simiao looked at the gift list, handed it to Yang Tianlu and said, "Make a copy and give it to Your Majesty."

Yang Tianlu's face changed slightly, but he disappeared immediately.

Chen Jingke didn't notice the abnormality, but said: "This is not good, if it gets out, how can we gain a foothold in Chang'an?"

Sun Simiao said solemnly: "We are not able to gain a foothold in Beijing because of these dignitaries, but because of the favor of His Majesty and Empress. Don't forget your roots."

Although Chen Jingke didn't fully agree with what he said, he had to admit that it was quite reasonable, and said, "I see, then I will trouble Brother Yang to send the gift list to the palace."

"Here." Yang Tianlu left with an unnatural expression on his face.

Sun Simiao shook his head secretly, this silly apprentice, have you never thought about how a Taoist priest handed the gift list to the emperor?
Although everyone knows some things well, Sun Simiao does not intend to tell Chen Jingke now.

Firstly, Yang Tianlu was regarded as the emperor's spy on the surface, which was helpful for the communication between the two parties.With such a person around, they can confidently and boldly do what they want to do.

And Yang Tianlu is indeed very capable, and it is of great help to Zixiao Temple.

Secondly, this is also a kind of exercise for Chen Jingke, to see when he can discover the truth based on clues.

The third reason is that Chen Jingke is too careless to pierce this layer of window paper. If it affects the relationship with the queen, then the loss outweighs the gain.It will not be too late to tell him the truth after a few years when he matures.

After working all day, Chen Jingke was also very tired, mainly due to mental fatigue. He insisted on having dinner with Sun Simiao, so he couldn't bear to go back to rest.

On the way, when he thought of the two delicate maids, especially Yi Nu, who was good at dancing and massage, half of his body became numb, and he couldn't help but speed up his steps a little.

Hey, I just hate that after time travel, I turned into a ten-year-old, some things are powerless.

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Palace, Lizheng Hall.

Li Shimin soon received the list of gifts, and naturally knew about the leak of Yang Tianlu's identity.

"Sun Zhenzhen is really smart, and he can't hide anything from him. But your nephew, Guanyin's servant, is a little slow, and he didn't even notice such obvious hints."

The eldest grandson Wugou covered his mouth with a smile, not to mention how happy he was: "He is still a child, so he doesn't understand these twists and turns, and I just like his innocence, he is a good boy."

Li Shimin thought deeply and said: "Innocence is good, who doesn't like innocent children. Look at this gift list, there are still a lot of rich people in Datang."

He wasn't angry. He knew better than anyone else whether the rich and powerful had money, and what was donated today was not even a drop in the bucket.

He was displeased: "These people are very willing to pray to gods and worship Buddha. Asking them to donate money for disaster relief is more stingy than the other. Is donating money to clay and wood sculptures more meritorious than saving the lives of the common people?"

Changsun Wugou naturally understood what he was thinking, the plague in Hedong was almost out of control, and it was rapidly spreading to Guannei Road.

The imperial court issued an order to transfer medicinal materials into the epidemic area, but there were very few responders, forcing Li Shimin to forcibly assign tasks to the states and counties.

Anyone who has toes wants to know what consequences this apportionment will bring.

But choosing the lesser of two evils, knowing that someone will use chicken feathers as an arrow to make a profit, still has to do so.

Changsun Wugou also hated those guys who made her men angry: "Erlang doesn't need to get angry with them. When the sugar and donkey-hide gelatin are made, they will bleed."

Li Shimin said with a smile: "Don't worry, I won't be mad at myself for them. Haven't you verified the sugar making process, how about it?"

The eldest grandson Wugou said happily: "It's done. Both the brown sugar and the snow sugar are successful. The recipe he gave is no problem. Now it's time to plant sugar cane."

Li Shimin said: "That's good. With this recipe for sugar making, I can safely manage the South."

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Zixiao watched, and the news that Falin's provocation was resolved by Sun Zhenren's ten-year-old disciple quickly spread, and Chen Jingke officially entered everyone's sight.

After all, everyone used to regard him as a tool to maintain the relationship between the royal family and Sun Simiao, and no one really took him seriously, but now they really started to take him seriously.

Regardless of whether what he said at the time was his true perception or not, it was not easy to be able to speak eloquently in front of a master like Farin.

Chen Jingke finally got his first label about himself: famous teacher and high apprentice.

Of course, what everyone pays more attention to is the three questions and three mes, so I won’t go into too much detail about the reasons.

It is exactly what Cheng Xuanying said: Everyone knows that Sun Simiao is a master of Taoism, but he has been studying medicine and has never written any books. No one knows how brilliant his Taoism is.

People of the older generation are more familiar with him and know that he has real talents and learning, so the younger generation will inevitably have doubts.

As soon as "Three Questions and Three Me" came out, all doubts disappeared, and then there was a huge shock. Perhaps the new path that everyone has been pursuing is right in front of us.

(End of this chapter)