Doctors in the late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 155 Ming Dynasty version of policies to benefit the people

No surprise, Guo Jingzhong also declined the position of room number, which made the Taoist people very confused. Did they know that the deacon of the number room was a bad job? This is the place where the Taoist friends who place orders are managed for the first review, also known as the welcome guest.

It can be said that without the permission of the room number, the wandering Taoist priest cannot enter the Shifang Jungle. There are too many maneuverability.

After Bai Yuzhan and Guo Jingzhong declined one after another, the Taoists recommended another person. This time there was no disturbance.

After the eight deacons, there are the most important abbot and prison.

Qian Xuzi said with a smile: "Everyone is very enthusiastic about the public election of the Eight Deacons and the Five Lords and Eighteen Heads of the Three Capitals. Next, the final public election will begin, and the Supervisory Academy will be invited."

As the Supervisory Court came to the altar, everyone began to vote in an orderly manner. The result was no surprise, and 80% of the votes were of the highest quality.

When it was the turn of the abbot, the Taoists hesitated a little. They all understood that whether it was a Taoist position or a government position, it was not something they could elect publicly.

You may have seen the selection of the three elders, the village chief, but have you ever seen the selection of the county magistrate, the chief minister?

The abbot couldn't help but smile when he saw this, and said: "Fellow Taoists, there is no need to take into account my status as abbot. I can work for the Taoist sect regardless of whether I am the abbot, whether it is a Taoist priest appointed by the imperial court, or a large or small temple system.

Both can allow Pindao to play a role in key positions."

As soon as the abbot's words came out, the scene that had started to make some noise suddenly fell silent again.

At this time, all the Taoists discovered that whether he was the abbot of the Ten Directions Jungle, he was someone no one could afford to offend.

"It makes sense. It's because the old Taoist didn't think it through." Qian Xuzi nodded when he heard this and said to all the Taoists: "I have no right to interfere with the appointment and dismissal of the Taoist Discipline Department, but the old Taoist can still make the decision on the size of the system.

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"If the abbot is incompetent during his term of office, the old Taoist can make the decision to transfer him out of here."

Qianxunzi's words made the abbot's face change drastically, and the atmosphere at the scene finally became a little more relaxed. The subsequent lottery went on smoothly.

When Bai Yuzhan counted them, everyone suddenly looked strange. Zhang Jiebin also felt surprised, but after thinking about it, he understood.

Guo Jingzhong informed Qian Xuzi of the results. Qian Xuzi nodded, but did not find it strange. He said to the abbot: "It seems that everyone still recognizes the fellow Taoist, but there is still room for improvement."

"Thank you fellow Daoist for your kind words, and thank you all for your recognition of me. I will definitely repay you a hundredfold in the future."

Seeing the final result, the abbot was very satisfied and said with a smile. But he didn't know whether the repayment he mentioned was real repayment or real revenge.

Qian Xuzi looked at him, and then said lightly: "That's very good. Since Taoist friend is the Taoist Disciple of the first government, he should devote his energy to the Taoist affairs of the whole government. Qingxu Mountain will be handed over to the supervision of the supervision department.

Friends, just supervise and urge me."

Before the abbot could be happy for a long time, he was poured with a basin of cold water. Who doesn't know that in Baoding Mansion, Qingxu Mountain has the most popular roads and the largest number of believers.

The Taoist priest doesn't care about this, so he can't take care of those small Taoist temples, right?

The abbot was thinking about countermeasures in his mind. Even if the claw wing was replaced earlier, he could still calm down and just thought of waiting for Qian Xuzi to leave before continuing to win over or replace him.

"Fellow Taoist, please don't refuse, Yu Zhan. In the silence, please tell me what you have experienced in Baoding."

Bai Yuzhan said: "In Baoding, the Taoism is not strong. Only around Qizhou, Shulu, Shenze, Boye, Lixian, Qingdu, Zhangdeng counties, the Taoist disciplines are lax, the style is not right, and there are many people who cause chaos.

, This is the dereliction of duty of the Dao Ji Secretary, and it is the Dao Hui Secretary's aid to the evildoers."

Guo Jingzhong also said: "The unhealthy Taoism goes beyond that. Along the way, there are Taoist priests who cheat, cheat, and rape women. The reputation of our Taoist sect will be destroyed in one day. If it is not rectified, the foundation of our Taoist sect will be destroyed in a hundred years."

If it is completely destroyed, how can we stand on it?"

When the abbot heard this, his expression changed several times, and finally he sighed dejectedly: "Forget it, the imperial court has entrusted me with important responsibilities, and the Taoist sect has given me a high position. I am a poor Taoist and feel ashamed, so I will go to the capital to take charge."

Baoding Fucheng is located in the middle of Baoding, while Qingxu Mountain is in the west of the province. The abbot usually guards one-third of an acre of Qingxu Mountain and rarely cares about the situation in other places.

This is also the current situation in the Ming Dynasty. Grassroots organizations gradually disintegrate, and everyone is left to their own devices.

After the public election, all the Taoists held torches and left, just like those Xiang people rushing on their way in the dark. Fortunately, most of the orders were near the Patriarch's Hall, which saved them from the pain of running around.

Early on the next morning, Qian Xuzi and his party left Qingxu Mountain, accompanied by the abbot and the dismissed deacons of the three capitals and five principals. They usually offended many people, but now that they had lost power, how could they dare to stay.

What's more, if you follow the abbot, you might be able to become a Taoist priest. Isn't it more prestigious to be in charge of Taoist affairs in a county than in Qingxu Mountain?

When they arrived at Qizhou City, Bai Yuzhan and Guo Jingzhong followed Qian Xuzi to find the Zen master.

Zhang Jiebin and Chen Jisheng were walking in the deserted Pharmacy Market. The temple fair had already ended. There were no stalls on the street and only half of the shops were open.

When we walked to the small drug market, the situation was slightly better than that of the large drug market. In addition to drug stores, there were also scattered restaurants, cloth shops, tailors...most of them were opened by locals, and they mostly relied on the drug market for their existence.

We continued walking and came to Yaowang Temple. The gate was always closed except for one opening on April 28th. There were people coming in and out of the side door all the time, but it was nothing compared to the grand occasion of the temple fair.

When we entered the cross-yard, the medicine gang had closed down, but the pole was still there, but the head of the pole was missing.

"Everyone has dispersed, it seems we should go." Seeing this, Zhang Jiebin felt a little disappointed.

Chen Jisheng was also very reluctant to say goodbye: "Many, many people haven't had time to say goodbye yet. I don't know if there will be a chance to see us again in the future."

"Let's go, it's okay if we don't say goodbye, it will save us some separation and sadness."

After the two returned to the city, they went to the almshouse to see the two beggars sent by the brothers from the care area.

It turned out that the almshouse in Tang County had been abandoned long ago. The Ou brothers stayed in Tang County for ten days, went up the mountain to say goodbye, and then headed south with the two disabled beggars.

The two came in. Zhang Jiebin chatted with the director of the Yangtze Hospital, while Chen Jisheng took the two children and whispered.

"I wonder how many people are admitted to the hospital, are they mainly the elderly and children? Where do all the expenses come from?" Zhang Jiebin asked.

The dean said: "Mr. Zhang, you don't know. The nursing home has been abandoned for a long time. When it was rebuilt ten years ago and the medicine market was expanded, two shops were approved for the hospital. This year's temple fair lasted for a long time and earned an estimated two hundred yuan.

Two, barely enough to last until the end of the year."

"Oh? It seems that Yaowang Temple has really brought a lot of changes to Qizhou. I wonder how many elderly and children are in the hospital now?"

A nursing home is a combination of a nursing home, an orphanage, and a home for the disabled. It specializes in taking in some homeless and orphaned elderly people who have no one to take care of them, disabled people who cannot take care of themselves, and some orphans.

In the almshouse, each person can receive three bushels of rice and five kilograms of meat per month. Elderly people over 70 are treated better, with not only more rice and meat, but also drinks.

It’s just that except for a few wealthy places such as Jiangnan, most of the almshouses went bankrupt. At the same time, sociology, medicine, Huimin Pharmacy, and Luzeyuan also closed down. But it is undeniable that Zhu Yuanzhang popularized the policy of benefiting the people throughout the country. In the past three thousand years,

It is unique in the history of trust.