Chapter 385 The monks visiting Tianjin Wei
"Reshape the golden body", "Accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and you will reach the Western Paradise after death", "If the donor accumulates a good relationship today, you will receive blessings in the future" may be useful when he first said alms, but after he got it, no one believed it.
There are shops doing business by the Haihe River, most of whom are smart characters who know that the money you earn is real, so who cares about this cause and effect?
When I saw monks, Taoists and nuns coming to the door, they all said bad luck, and then drove people out. It was even more convenient when Wang Tong's rules came out. I went to the street to say hello, and soldiers came to capture them immediately.
In fact, there is no need for them to shout that the soldiers of the Jinyi Guard patrolling the streets will catch them, but the one I saw today is indeed a bit strange, and the shopkeeper actually sent it out politely.
The shop was a porcelain shop, and the shopkeeper and the shopkeeper were both smart people. They took the initiative to report to the officials and arrested many fake monks and Taoists, but they didn't know why they were so polite today.
The two soldiers patrolling the street looked at each other and all accelerated their pace. After the monk turned around, he looked back at the two soldiers, nodded with a smile, and then stride forward again.
If it were an ordinary monk, he had already stopped interrogating, but the monk was a little unusual. The monk's robe looked splattered, but the fabric was all the best. The patchwork hemp shoes and the cloth socks were not something ordinary people could buy. The black wooden stick in his hand was actually carved.
Moreover, his behavior was calm and composed, not comparable to those charlatans who pretended to be profound but were actually vulgar. The soldiers who patrol the streets did not dare to do anything for a moment, and could only follow behind.
Monks who were begging for alms by the Haihe River were wandering on the streets to go to the bustling shops at the entrance. Or they would look at who had a relatively generous storefront. This person was different. When walking on the street, they just took a casual look at the shops on both sides, often avoiding pedestrians, but walked 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. Guards are rotated on duty day and night.
Dig deep into the foundation, make a deer with large wood plastered with mortar, and then pile up bricks and stones outside, which is almost four floors high in ordinary houses. If you don’t look closely, you will think that the pagoda will be considered.
Someone who had gone up to the tower said that looking at the top of the tower, the entire Haihe River was clearly visible, and everything could be seen clearly.
The strange monk walked downstairs and walked around the edge of the allowed area. He looked up at the top of the building and looked back. At first, he still had a smile on his face, but later he shook his head while looking, and the smile on his face also disappeared.
After watching this for a while, the monk turned around and walked towards the Haihe River. The soldiers who followed him, the Jinyi Guards finally couldn't bear it. They walked a few steps and shouted loudly: "That monk, stop!"
After shouting twice, the monk did not respond. The soldier ran to him and patted his shoulder. He was no longer polite and shouted, "Monk, have you heard you call me?"
Seeing the official officer catch up and ask, the pedestrians on the road immediately dodged a garden. If the official officer gathered around to watch the fun, he would be taken away as a casual man to work as a coolie. After a few unlucky people, everyone learned to be smart.
When he met the monk, the monk's hand Yihao grabbed the wooden stick, but then calmed down and turned around, greeted him respectfully, "I have seen two officials, I have seen you." Monk, take your certificate to see.
The so-called sacrificial certificate is the identity document given by the government. Because having a sacrificial certificate can exempt taxes and labor service, the sacrificial certificate is very strict. Because of the effectiveness of this tax exemption, the price on the sacrificial official is also very high, so those who pretend to beg for alms and beg for alms do not have this certificate.
Moreover, in order to prevent counterfeiting, the government’s certificates are also quite exquisite, and ordinary people cannot do it even if they want to do it. Therefore, this is true and false, and you can tell at a glance whether it is true or false by family members.
The monk Daxin turned around and made the two soldiers in the Jinyi Guard hesitate. In addition to his dark face, Daxin was also handsome and spoke in authentic Nanjing accent. Such a person did not look like a liar.
And when I heard about the certificate of tribute, the letter reached out and took it out in my arms. The soldiers took the certificate of quotation and opened it for a few glances. There were the skills of the old servants in the Qing Military Hall and the Jinyiwei. Where should we look at and how to check the authenticity.
However, after reading it several times, there was nothing wrong with this certificate. It was completely real. And when checking it, another soldier stared at the monk. If it were a liar, he would have been frightened and revealed his flaws, but this big heart stood there waiting indifferently, without any guilt. "What are you doing when you come to Tianjin Wei?" "I heard that Tianjin Wei gathered all over the world and named it a famous city on the flat ground. You must see such a wonderful scene with your own eyes, so I rushed over."
After hearing this statement, the soldiers were a little more cautious. The prosperity of Tianjin Wei attracted businessmen and people who wanted to make a living, but there were also many idle people who wanted to see this miraculous scene.
For example, scholars and scholars who came from the south on a canal boat, wealthy and idle people from Henan, Shandong and northern Zhili were all coming to see the scenery and fun. In addition, many new restaurants, brothels, gambling houses and various entertainment businesses have also been opened, which is also a place for cash sales.
Seeing that the monk was wearing and speaking, his tone and demeanor were all rich and powerful. Perhaps it was just for fun. In the Tianjin Wei system, such people were very welcome. The famous guard looked at each other again. One of them smiled and handed the dial back, and said, "Please be at will. This inspection is a rule, don't be surprised. "It's okay, the two officials act according to the rules, so why not talk about being surprised.
Both sides were polite, greeted each other and said goodbye to each other. In order to catch the liar, the two soldiers were disheartened.
When the two soldiers who were patrolling the streets of Jinyiwei returned, they were always a little unwilling to go to the porcelain shop that had just been there and explained their purpose in entering the door. The shopkeeper of the porcelain shop smiled and said:
"The monk said that we are busy in Tianjin Wei, and we are planning to build a Buddhist temple nearby, and we are going to come to our store to buy some porcelain, and we also paid a deposit of five taels of silver. The monk was very talkative. He probably just came to Tianjin Wei and asked questions..."
While asking, suddenly a sharp copper whistle sounded. The shop was stunned. The guys ran out and started to go to the door panels and window panels. Some of the customers in the shop stood there helplessly, while others looked around at a loss. The shopkeeper shouted:
"Dear guests, please be careful. You can go out after the sound of the suona sounds. Please be considerate. If you don't close the door and are found by the officials, you will have to close the door and business and be rectified.
While talking, they bowed repeatedly. Everyone was talking in a low voice, and they were a little unfamiliar with it. They understood the rules of Tianjin Wei Xinli. Soon, as the sound of horse hooves gradually approached, and the suona sounded again, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. This temporary "exercise" had passed.
When the monk Daxin heard the copper whistle, he was still a little confused, but when he saw him before a shop on the street closed, he hesitated and called him in, while closing the door, explaining that the copper whistle was blowing, and pedestrians on the street would also enter the nearest building and courtyard on the street. If they were not in, they would be severely punished. If they were not admitted, they would be severely punished.
When Daxin heard this, his color test became a little ugly, and then he smiled bitterly there. When the sound of suona sounded, the monk thanked the shop owner and walked towards the river again.
On the way to the river, he saw soldiers lined up on the street, placing in a row by the river, with military generals riding horses observing, and military generals loudly in front of the team and commenting on the gathering just now.
The monk Daxin looked even more ugly. He walked along the river and went east, but saw several boats larger than sampans docked in the mooring heads of the boats along the road. The oil cloth covered it was airtight. He also heard the sailors who had just come out muttering: "These small boats have been parked there so much space. They have been parked there for more than ten days. I don't know what the purpose is. I want to lift the cloth and see, but I was scolded by the officials..."
Da Xinchen was observing by the river for a long time, and finally shook his head and continued to walk east with a gloomy face. The journey was not close. It was almost dark, but it only walked to Haikou.
There are two lonely forts here, and three 350-class flat-bottomed ships parked in a small bay. The ship is not very drafty, but it is full of goods and is also covered with tarpaulin.
Seeing these ships, the monk sighed and walked north along the beach. Most of the beaches here are sandy, and many boats that cannot be squeezed into the river are anchored at the harbor of the beach. Not surprisingly, the monk also saw the canal ship covered with tarpaulin on the bay.
Not long after walking, a sampan in front was on the beach, and several sailors were sitting around and laughing loudly. One of them caught a glimpse of the monk coming and greeted him quickly. Several sailors stood up and saluted them in one go. The monk Daxin nodded and walked onto the sampan. Several sailors pushed the sampan into the sea.
The monk Daxin kept looking at the direction of the commercial area. Although the seaside was a distance from the commercial area, the lanterns hanging on the building were still clearly visible, which means that the seaside could be clearly seen on the other side of the building.
He sighed again, and the sailors did not dare to ask more questions. They pushed the sampan into the sea. Such sampan could not navigate in the sea. There should be a large ship waiting nearby, or going to the nearby anchorage.
The porcelain shop waited for a few days but didn't wait for the vulgar people to come again. The goods they prepared had to be sold to other families. They left five taels of silver for free to order money. They did not mention it when the two soldiers handed over. It was considered a small achievement to catch the fake ones. When asked if the real ones were true, there was nothing worth talking about. In the middle of May, everything was as usual...
During the ban, Lao Bai was also trying hard to write. He fell asleep at around 2 o'clock in the evening. Now, unlike in the past, he has to write less time. Let's write a chapter first. Haha
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