As soon as they said it was done, Liu Yuan and Gong Sheng started planning in the room. Both of them were flexible and experienced people, and they soon had a perfect plan. In China, building roads and repairing bridges has always been said to accumulate virtue. Liu Yuan and Gong Sheng first wrote articles in newspapers, silently and subtly promoting that building roads has the effect of accumulating virtue. It was nothing more than an explanation of merit by a highly respected master. Like What kind of blessings are there for people who do good deeds? The story board published a bloody story about a good man who liked to build roads and ended up with both wealth and wealth. In addition, Liu Yuan also visited the abbots of various temples and asked them to give lectures at the opening ceremony. When doing so, add more words about building roads and accumulating merit. Regardless of status, with the support of Li Er, especially the huge influence of Chang'an News, a public opinion on Lutheranism soon arose in the Tang Dynasty. Many benevolent men and squires were interested in building roads. , many people were willing to spend money and work to build roads and bridges. Although the Tang Dynasty's treasury was in deficit, this was because of years of war and the unwillingness to increase taxes on the people. After more than ten years of Zhenguan rule, productivity had already been greatly improved. Besides, in the past few years, the weather has been good and the people have been living a prosperous life. There is surplus grain in the barn and money in hand. I am very happy to use some of it to do good deeds. Seeing the craze for building roads and bridges in various places, Gong Sheng became anxious and quickly went to Liu Yuan and said, "My boss, we made wedding clothes for others. We'd better launch the virtue-building plan quickly. Otherwise, our work will be in vain." "It's a big effort to raise money for the section of road from Chang'an to Fengzhou. The money has not been collected yet, but the people have started to take action on their own. When Gong Sheng heard the news, he was secretly worried. He admired his boss more and more. Recently, I have become more and more calm. Liu Yuan said calmly: "Don't be anxious. If you have the intention to do good deeds, you will always have spare money. If you don't have the intention, there will be gold and silver mountains. Don't expect him to spend any money. The boat will be straight when it reaches the bridge. What are you afraid of?" " Okay, I'll leave it alone," Gong Sheng said angrily. "No, you have to take care of it," Liu Yuan said with a smile. "My boss means" Liu Yuan said with pride in his words: "These days. Liu is not in vain. After thinking about it carefully, he only relied on Chang'an Newspaper, Jinyu Family, Mo Yun The power of the study is still too small, it is a drop in the bucket for the road, and the operation is not good. It also attracts criticism. After careful consideration, I decided to either not do it or make it bigger. After repeated efforts, Finally, we persuaded several important people to set up a Gongde Society, which is responsible for the management of goods related to Gongde. What is this? Boss. Who are the important people you mentioned? If a certain fee or a part of the money from the sale of the goods is used for road construction, the title of meritorious goods can be awarded, which proves that part of the money from the goods sold is used for road construction, that is to say Customers who purchase a piece of meritorious goods are showing a kind heart and accumulating merit, and the staff of the Merit Club are not simple, including Master Zhiyun of Ci'en Temple, Master Sande of Ximing Temple, and Xuan of Yuhuagong Temple. Master Lei, Master Yuehua of Baima Temple, Master Qingfeng of Shangqing Palace, Master Yuan Tiangang and Taoist Priest Li Chunfeng of Quanzhen. In addition, Empress Changsun, who believes in Buddhism, also serves as an honorary member of Gongde Society. As for Liu, he is an honorary member. Just a little deacon. "" Hiss." After listening to Liu Yuan's introduction, Gong Sheng couldn't help but take a breath. Any of those important figures are all powerful figures, and they are all powerful figures in Buddhism and Taoism. There are a large number of believers in any one of them, and my boss has such ability to bring them together. Is it possible that my boss has been missing recently, but now he is so calm and relaxed? With these people, the appeal of the Gongde Society It can be said that it is unbelievable. The most important thing is that the highly reputable Queen Changsun is the finale. It is impossible to keep a low profile even if she wants to. Gong Sheng said with a respectful look on his face: "My boss, Gong is really impressed by you. You are so capable. No, no, you are capable." Liu Yuan smiled and felt quite accomplished. In recent years, Liu Yuan has often donated money and materials, and from time to time he has collaborated with temples and Taoist temples to give porridge and powdered medicine. Especially after the opening of the Changluo Expressway, a certain proportion was stipulated for charity purposes. Liu Yuan took care of these things single-handedly. The huge money-absorbing ability of Luogao has also made the money for doing good deeds rise with the tide, and everyone has a share. Famous temples and temples have received a share of the money. The friendship has always been very good, so it went very smoothly. . ¡°Besides, these masters and real people are also eager to expand their popularity and influence. Of course, some of them decline politely, but Liu Yuan has many ways to use his name. Isn¡¯t it enough? Then the Cui family of Qinghe, the emperor and the empress, still declined politely. This was easy to handle. They mobilized the people who knew him, his disciples, and grandsons to fight together. Anyway, until he was convinced, the most difficult thing to do was Yuan Tiangang.After becoming famous, Liu Yuan did not want to get involved in this muddy water. Liu Yuan spent a lot of efforts to no avail. In a rage, he threatened to dig up news about him and put the story of his affair with a beautiful believer in the Chang'an newspaper. , Yuan Niu was dumbfounded for a moment, and he was afraid of being barbaric. After careful consideration, he still pinched his nose and accepted. "Of course, you don't want to see who Liu is." "Then boss, should I publish the news about Gongde Club in tomorrow's newspaper?" Gong Sheng asked carefully. Liu Yuan waved his hand, took out a plan from his body, put it on the desk, and said calmly: "Improve this plan, prepare it carefully, and submit the two sets of plans together." Gong Sheng opened it and looked at it only. It reads: Donate one penny a day and be a good Tang Dynasty person. Then it analyzes the importance of building this highway from the perspective of the country's overall situation. It also cites the Tang Dynasty's continuous wars, diversion of the Yellow River, construction of the Daming Palace, etc. The national treasury spent huge amounts of money and could not make ends meet. , the emperor and the empress could not bear to increase taxes on the people and increase the burden on the people. Starting from the palace, they had to cut back on food and clothing. Now the treasury could not get any money, so they asked the people of the Tang Dynasty to donate enthusiastically. They said it so sincerely that it moved people to tears. Brilliant, Gong Sheng thought for a moment and immediately understood Liu Yuan's intention. Buddhism and Taoism had many believers in the Tang Dynasty. This was a force that could not be ignored, but it was not a decisive force. Liu Yuan estimated that in the early days of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the population was about eight million. After recuperation, it now has about With a population of about 20 million, only about 30% to 40% of Buddhists and Taoists believe in it. There are still many people who don¡¯t believe in this. This is a huge market. Naturally, we cannot give up. We launched this "donate one penny a day and be a good Tang Dynasty person". "Activities can mobilize this group of people. Now is the Zhenguan period. People live in prosperity. One penny a day can be said to be insignificant. However, as long as one million people among 20 million people donate one penny a day, then one penny a day will be enough." A thousand taels are huge, more than 30,000 taels a month, and hundreds of thousands taels a year. This is a huge sum of money. Every aspect is taken care of, and nothing is left out. "My boss, it's a good thing that you don't rely on your pen to make a living. Otherwise, Gong wouldn't have a place in this Chang'an newspaper. He writes so well. If there is anything that needs to be changed, the original version will be published." Liu Yuan kicked out angrily. He kicked him: "You guy, you haven't grown in anything, but your flattery skills have improved a lot." "If you want to flatter, you just flatter the general. If it were anyone else, Gong wouldn't be surprised." " Come on, you¡¯re right, hurry up, it¡¯s almost the New Year¡¯s Eve, and there¡¯s still a lot of work ahead.¡± Gong Sheng said with a serious face: ¡°Yes, boss.¡±¡ It is a Central Plains food, easy to make, crispy in texture, and sweet in the mouth. Especially when it is just fried, the glycerin butter is bright and the cake is fragrant. However, Hu cakes are not only made by Hu people. Smart and capable Central Plains people quickly learned it. The production process has also added its own innovations to bake Hu cakes that are more suitable for the tastes of the Central Plains people. The business is even better than that of the Hu people. Old Zhang, the boss of Street Zhangji, is one of the best. Back then, Old Man Zhang was a greedy man, so he stared at a barbarian biscuit stall. As he watched more, he mastered the making process, and slowly figured out a method. The fried biscuits were crispy and delicious. It's so fragrant that it makes people think of two after eating one piece, and the business can't stop. The happiest thing for Old Man Zhang is to sell Hu biscuits while watching his rival Lao Zhou, who is a few feet away from him, frowning while doing business. . When I see it, I feel a sense of pride, and of course, there is also a sense of triumph. It¡¯s very simple. In terms of taste, Zhang Ji¡¯s Hu Cake is a bit crisper than Zhou Ji¡¯s Hu Cake. But just this little difference makes the two businesses far different. However, something strange happened today. Lao Zhou¡¯s biscuit stall was crowded with people. On the contrary, Old Zhang¡¯s business suddenly deteriorated a lot. The careful old Zhang found that several of his old customers who often patronized him also changed their business. When I went to Lao Zhou's place to buy Hu cakes, I felt very puzzled. "Uncle Zhao, Uncle Zhao." Old Zhangtou found an opportunity, pulled an old man aside, and said somewhat unhappily: "I mean, Uncle Zhao, we live next door and are on good terms with each other, so why are you patronizing others?" Don't you want to patronize me? Could it be that the pancakes made by the slave named Zhou Na are more delicious than those made by me, Mr. Zhang?" "It turns out to be Xiao Zhang." Uncle Zhao smiled and said a little embarrassedly: "No. , no, the taste of these Hu biscuits is still authentic to your Zhang Ji, but Lao Zhou¡¯s sesame biscuits are merit Hu biscuits. You can accumulate merit by eating them. This is a great thing. I, Lao Zhao, want to accumulate more. A bit of luck, it will be a good pregnancy. Anyway, the taste will not be much different, so just buy his." Old man Zhang said in surprise: "This is the Hu cake? "What's the difference between the pancakes?" "The difference is huge," Uncle Zhao explained, "Let's just talk about this sesame pancake. Lao Zhou sells one every time.I had a cake, so I donated half a penny from the money I received to build the road. This was donated by the person who bought the cake for us. It was a little less, but this is also a merit. It is a good thing to have a good meal. It is a merit. Don¡¯t be afraid of saving, do you understand? The price is the same, and the taste is not far different. If you can do a good deed and accumulate some merit by eating, then of course it's his. " PS: Artillery stared at the monthly ticket list and secretly prayed: Almighty book friends, let me pass 100 monthly tickets today