Brocade clothing as the country

Chapter 385 Visiting the Monks of Tianjin Wei
"Reshaping the golden body", "accumulating virtue and doing good deeds, you will go to the Western Paradise after death", "if the benefactor accumulates a good relationship today, he will be rewarded with blessings in the future." These words of almsgiving may be useful when they are first uttered, but they are useless later on. People believe it.

There are shops by the Haihe River doing business, most of them are shrewd characters, knowing that the money they earn is the real thing, who cares about the cause and effect.

Seeing monks and nuns coming to the door, they would say bad luck, and then drive people out. It would be more convenient after Wang Tong's rules came out. They went to the street to say hello, and soldiers came to arrest them immediately.

In fact, they don't need to shout, the brocade guards patrolling the street will catch it by hand, but what I saw today is really weird, the shopkeeper actually gave it out politely.

That shop is a porcelain shop, the owner and shopkeeper are all smart people, they took the initiative to report to the officials and arrested a lot of fake monks and priests, but they don't know why they are so polite today.

The two soldiers patrolling the street looked at each other, and they both quickened their pace to follow. After the monk turned around, he looked back at the two soldiers, nodded with a smile, and then strode forward again.

If it is an ordinary monk, he has already called for interrogation, but this monk is a bit unusual. The monk's robe looks puffy, but the fabric and workmanship are top-notch, and the patchwork sandals and cloth socks are not something ordinary people can afford. Yes, the black wooden stick in his hand actually had some sculptors.

And the demeanor is calm and calm, not comparable to those swindlers who pretend to be profound but are actually wretched. The soldiers patrolling the street dare not do anything for a while, they can only follow behind.

The monks who begged for money by the Haihe River would go to the bustling shops at the door when wandering in the street, or just to see who had a more luxurious facade, but this one was different, walking on the opposite sides of the street. It's just a casual look, often avoiding pedestrians, but walking towards the center of the area.

The watchtower over there has been built, and a battalion of soldiers is stationed there. There are gongs, drums, whistles, flags and fireworks on the watchtower, and guards are on duty day and night in rotation.

The foundation was dug deep, and the base was made of large logs with mortar, and bricks and stones were piled on the outside. It was almost as high as a four-story ordinary house. If you didn't look closely, you might think it was a pagoda.

Someone who has been to the watchtower said that from the top floor of the watchtower, you can see the whole Haihe River in a glance, and you can see everything clearly.

The strange monk walked down the watchtower, walked around the edge of the allowed approach, looked up at the top of the watchtower, and then looked back, with a smile on his face at first, but then he shook his head while watching , the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

After watching for a while, the monk turned around and walked towards the Haihe River. Finally, the guards in brocade clothes who followed him couldn't bear it any longer. They walked a few steps quickly and shouted loudly:

"That monk, stop!!"

He shouted twice, but the monk didn't respond. The soldier ran up to him and patted him on the shoulder. His tone was already impolite, and he shouted:

"Monk, didn't you hear me calling you?"

Seeing the official chasing after He Wen, the pedestrians on the road immediately dodged a circle and came out. If the official here was doing business, if they gathered around to watch the excitement, they might be taken away as idlers to do coolies. After a few unlucky ghosts, everyone They all learned to be smart.

When he met the monk, his hand trembled, but he grasped the wooden staff tightly, but he calmed down and turned around, respectfully saying hello:

"The poor monk, Daxin, met the two officials."

"Monk, bring your ultimatum to have a look."

The so-called degree certificate is the identity document issued by the government to the family members. Because having a degree certificate can exempt tax and corvee, the issuance is very strict, and because of the efficiency of this tax exemption, the market price is also very high, so those who pretend to be monks to beg for alms None of this certificate,

What's more, in order to prevent counterfeiting, the government's degree certificate is also quite exquisitely made, and ordinary people can't make it if they want to, so the authenticity of this monk can be known by taking out the degree certificate.

The monk Daxin turned around and made the two Jinyi guards hesitate for a while. Apart from his dark complexion, Daxin was also handsome, and his accent was also authentic in Nanjing Mandarin. Such a person did not look like a liar.

And when I heard that the letter was asked, I stretched out my hand and took it out in my arms. The soldiers took out the letter and opened it to look at it a few times. There were professors from the Qing Army Hall and Jinyiwei who should look at it and how to check it. true and false.

However, after reading it up and down several times, there is nothing wrong with this certificate, it is completely genuine, and when it was inspected, another soldier stared at the monk for size. Waiting there, there is nothing guilty about it.

"What are you doing in Tianjin Wei?"

"The poor monk heard that Tianjin Wei gathers business travelers from all over the world and builds a famous city on the ground. Such a spectacle must be seen with your own eyes, so you rushed here."

Hearing this statement, the guards of the soldiers relaxed a little. The prosperity of Tianjin Wei attracted businessmen and people seeking livelihood, but there were also many idlers who came to see this miraculous sight.

For example, scholars and literati who came from the south by tank boat, rich and noble people from Henan, Shandong, and North Zhili prefectures all came to see the scenery and enjoy the excitement. In addition, restaurants, brothels, gambling shops, and various entertainment businesses in the inner and outer cities of Tianjin Acropolis also opened up. A lot, and it is also a place to sell gold.

Looking at the clothes on the monk's body, his manner of speaking, he is full of wealth and honor. Maybe he just came to see and have fun. In Tianjin Wei's system, such people are very welcome.

The two soldiers looked at each other again, and one of them handed back the ultimatum with a smile, and said:
"Master, please do whatever you want, this inspection is a rule, don't take offense."

"It's okay, it's okay, the two officials act according to the rules, so why bother to take offense."

Both sides were polite, greeted each other, and said goodbye to each other. The two soldiers thought they had caught a liar, but they couldn't help being discouraged at this moment.

When the two Jinyiwei patrolling the streets returned, they were always a little bit unwilling, and went to the porcelain shop just now. They entered the door and explained their purpose. The shopkeeper of the porcelain shop said with a smile:

"The monk said that Tianjin Wei is very prosperous, and he plans to build a Buddhist temple nearby. He plans to come to our store to buy some porcelain, and he also paid a deposit of five taels of silver. Asking questions..."

While inquiring, a sharp copper whistle sounded suddenly, the whole shop was taken aback, the guys ran out yelling, and began to close the doors and windows, some customers in the shop stood there helplessly, while others stood there helplessly. Looking around at a loss, the shopkeeper clasped his fists loudly and shouted:

"Guest officers, please be safe and don't be impatient. You can go out after the suona sounds. Please be considerate, if you don't close the door, if the officials find out, you will have to close the door and close the business. It can only be rectified."

While talking, they bowed again and again, and everyone discussed in low voices. Those who were not familiar with it understood the rules that Tianjin Weixin had established not long ago. After a while, they heard the sound of horseshoes approaching and the sound of suona, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. , This temporary "drill" has passed.

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Monk Daxin was still a little dazed when he heard the copper whistle, but he saw him before closing in a shop on the street, he hesitated, and called him in. If you want to enter the nearest houses and courtyards on the street, you will be fined if you don't enter, and you will be fined if you don't accept it.

When Daxin heard this, his face became a little ugly, and then he smiled wryly there. When the suona sounded, the monk thanked the shopkeeper and walked towards the river again.

On his way to the river, he saw soldiers lined up on the street and by the river, some generals were riding horses to observe, and some generals were lecturing loudly in front of the team, commenting on the assembly just now.

Monk Daxin's face was even more ugly. Walking along the river, heading east, he saw several boats that were larger than sampans docked in the berths along the road, covered with tarpaulins that were airtight , I also heard the sailor who just came out chanting:

"These small boats have been parked there for more than ten days, and they don't know what they are for. They tried to remove the tarpaulin and were scolded by the officials..."

Daxin watched by the river in silence for a long time, finally shook his head, and continued to walk eastward with a sullen face.

There are two lonely forts here, and three flat-bottomed tank boats of 350 materials are parked in a small bay. The draft of the boats is not too deep, but they are full of goods, and they are also tightly covered with thatch.

Seeing these boats, the monk heaved a long sigh, and walked northward along the seashore again. The beach here is mostly sandy, and many boats that could not squeeze into the Haihe River were anchored at the bay of the beach and waited. Surprisingly, the monk also saw a tank boat covered with thatch on the bay.

After a short walk, a sampan in front of us was on the beach, and several sailors were sitting around talking and laughing loudly. One of them caught a glimpse of the monk coming and greeted him quickly. After saluting, the monk Daxin nodded and stepped onto the sampan. Several sailors pushed the sampan into the sea with all their strength.

The monk Daxin has been looking in the direction of the commercial area. Although the seaside is some distance away from the commercial area, the lanterns hanging upstairs can still be seen clearly, that is to say, the seaside can also be clearly seen from the watchtower.

He sighed again, and the sailors didn't dare to ask any more questions, and pushed the sampan into the sea. Such a sampan cannot sail in the sea. There should be a big ship waiting nearby, or go to a nearby anchorage.

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The porcelain shop waited for a few days but did not wait for the monk to come back, so the goods he had prepared had to be sold to another family, leaving five taels of silver as an order for nothing. The two soldiers did not mention it when they handed over, and it was a small feat to catch the fake one. , Asking the truth, there is nothing worth saying.

In Tianjin Wei in mid-May, everything is as usual...
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