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Chapter 668 The abbot performs his duties

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    After staying in Huayun Mountain for three days, Zhao Ran couldn't stand idle anymore. After calculating the time, he asked his senior brother Wei Zhizhen for leave, left the mountain gate, and headed to Wujiyuan.

    Since he left Wujiyuan in January last year, Zhao Ran has not performed his duties as abbot for one year and four months, and he feels very ashamed to say that.  This is the reason why he chose to be the abbot instead of the supervisor. If he really wanted to serve as the supervisor, wouldn't the affairs of the entire Wuji Academy be paralyzed for more than a year?

    When Zhao Ran climbed up the mountain gate, the main gate of the Taoist temple was wide open, and Taoist priests with the rank of deacon and above were waiting outside to greet him.

    Zhao Ran glanced over and saw Liu Zhiguang taking the lead, followed by Zhu Duduo, Zhu Chen Zhizhong of Junshan Temple who also served as the governor, and then followed by more than ten people including Zhike Ma Zhili, Gaogong Fang Zhihe, Inspector Jin Zhijiu, Fangzhu Mo Zhixing and so on.  There were dozens of people gathered inside the mountain gate, but they were the other Taoist priests and fireworkers in the courtyard who came spontaneously after hearing the news.

    Recalling that ten years ago, it was also summer, I followed Chu Yangcheng to Wuji Temple. At that time, Taoist priests from Heyuan also came to greet him, but I could only follow Chu Yangcheng cautiously, hoping that the Taoist Temple would accept me.  Now ten years have passed, the target of the Taoist priests' greetings has been changed to him, and he has become the "master" who controls this Taoist temple.

    It¡¯s so sad to think about it!

    "Isn't Yuan Duchu here?" Zhao Ran asked casually when he saw that there was one less "Sandu" in the queue.

    Liu Zhiguang sighed and said, "Lao Yuan passed away on July 19 last year."

    Zhao Ran was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "Where is he buried?"

    Liu Zhiguang said: "In accordance with Lao Yuan's wishes, I will be buried in the Houshan Taoist Cemetery."

    Zhao Ran waved his hand: "The elder passed away and I couldn't see him off. It's a pity! Let's go and pay our respects."

    Jin Jiu quickly arranged the arrangements, and the Taoist priests and fire masters who patrolled the room rushed to the cemetery.

    In order to give them time to prepare the incense, Zhao Ran walked slower and asked Liu Zhiguang about major events in Wujiyuan during this period.

    Over the past year and a half, Liu Zhiguang has been working diligently to supervise the implementation of three major projects in Guyang County.  The first one to be completed was the Huiminji Medical Hall.  This medical hall was completed early last year and officially opened in March last year. In that month, decoctions worth 130 taels of silver were sold at a low price. By February this year, decoctions worth 1,200 taels of silver had been sold.  .  In total, the floating loss of 300 taels was made up by Wujiyuan from the warehouse.

    Last October, due to the shortage of medicinal materials, the distribution of decoctions was once restricted, resulting in a long queue outside the Huiminji Medical Hall, and many people complained.

    Speaking of this, Liu Zhiguang was very angry: "This bunch of unscrupulous people don't even think about how they would be able to eat if Huiminji Medical Hall didn't sell medicines at low prices!"

    Zhao Ran didn't care about his "trickster" statement, shook his head and said: "Who is behind the instigation?"

    Liu Zhiguang smiled and said: "The abbot is still wise, and he will know the truth as soon as he hears it. The driving force behind this matter is the Kang family of Kangquan Medicine Garden. They are the ones who caused it!"

    "Is the evidence conclusive?"

    "Long before the opening of Huiminji Medical Hall, our Fangtang bought spies in several large drug stores in the county. Who is the mastermind, who pays the money, and who is the instigator? All the people in this line are caught!  "

    "Not bad." Zhao Ran praised it and asked, "How to deal with it?"

    "Kong County Zun has been charged with having ulterior motives and inciting rebellion. Now the main members of the Kang family have been arrested. Old man Kang and his eldest son have been charged with cutting off the waist and abandoning the city. All the sons have been exiled for three thousand miles, and their wives and concubines have been detained.  The Jiaofang Secretary acted as a trick and all the family property was confiscated, half of which was used to fill the deficit of the Huiminji Medical Hall The matter involves the Taoist temple, and now the file has been reported to the courtyard, and it is just waiting for the abbot to read it."

    ??This circle shows that a family of more than ten people is in ruins. Even though Zhao Ran has been working hard for ten years, he can't help but feel trembling.

    "How old are the younger generations of the Kang family?"

    "The eldest son is thirty-two years old, the second son is twenty-six, and there are four children, the oldest is fifteen and the youngest is four."

    What Zhao Ran is most afraid of is that in this era, "disaster will happen to his family", and even his ignorant children will suffer at every turn. He was silent for a moment and said: "After all, no one was killed or injured, wouldn't it be a little more serious?"

    Liu Zhiguang said: "Kong County Master means that this is to kill chickens and frighten monkeys. It does not require heavy rituals and cannot deter the others. Of course, the abbot has always been compassionate and sympathized with the orphans and widows. If you have some considerations, you can consider it again."

    Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "My suggestion is that beheading is too harsh and is not the original intention of my Taoist sect. Old man Guo will be hanged instead. His two adult sons will be exiled for six hundred miles, and the women and children in the family will be pardoned, right? As for the  Leave 10% of the family property for him to support his family.¡±

    ??Liu Zhiguang agreed and said, "Then I will approve this reply later and report it to Xizhenwu Palace and Long'an Mansion?"

    Zhao Ran nodded and asked about the medicinal field in Shuihe Village, Lizhou. Chen Zhizhong replied: "The people sent by our Junshan Temple to Lizhou came back and said that the medicinal field has been formed, but Master Guo said that it will take another year.  , so that some medicinal materials can be used, and it will take more than two years to really use them."

    Then, Liu Zhiguang talked about the construction and expansion of roads and canals. This project was completely completed at the end of last year. Today, Wujiyuan has already changed its appearance. "We just have to wait for this autumn, it will be a great harvest!"  Liu Zhiguang was very excited.

    The last item, and the most troublesome one, is youth money.  Both the Taoist temple and the county government were very cautious about this matter. It was not until March this year that the youth money reform in the Junshan Special Mission Area was completed, benefiting more than 40,000 people.

    Liu Zhiguang said that according to the arrangements he and Kong County Master discussed, he plans to officially roll out the Qingmiao Money throughout the county starting in June.

    "At that time, an authorized auction of young crops money will be held in the county, and the abbot is also invited to attend."

    Zhao Ran calculated the time, shook his head and said, "I'm afraid I won't be able to attend. There are still many important things to do. I can only count on Liu Supervisor for this matter."

    No matter how slow the pace is, after saying these things, everyone has already arrived at the Houshan Cemetery.  In the green pine forest, there are tombs on the high road of Wujiyuan. As long as they are located above the three capitals, they are eligible to be buried here.

    The fireman in the inspection room had already prepared the sacrificial objects. After Zhao Ran paid homage to Yuan Duchu, he also lit incense for Luo Du next to him.  At that time, the old abbot Shi Yuncheng was buried in Xuanyuan Temple of Qingcheng Mountain among the three capitals of Wujiyuan. Zhong Tenghong of the Supervisory Academy was appointed as the capital of Xizhenwu Palace. Luo Duguan and Yuan Duchu were both buried here. Only Zhu was left.  All told.

    Zhao Ran looked at Zhu Dou's sad expression and trembling figure, and reminded Liu Zhiguang and Chen Zhizhong: "Take more care of Zhu Dou. As the old saying goes, if there is an elder in the family, if there is a treasure, Zhu Dou is our Wujiyuan  This is the only treasure left, so don¡¯t be careless!¡±

    The two men quickly agreed.

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