Chapter 187 The Future
One of Huangfu Ji's missions in coming to Yujing this time is to make friends with the high-level Taoists and inherit the connections established by the older generation.
In other words, the West Taoist has been operating for many years, and it is not just for free. It has its own allies in the high-level Taoists, and perhaps Qi Xuansu's name will be added to this list of allies.
Because of this, Huangfu Ji learned about the proceedings of the meeting through his allies just after the Jinque meeting ended. In this meeting, Donghua Zhenren and Cihang Zhenren attacked head-on, and Jiang Da Zhenren and Qi Xuansu were the surprise troops, who won by the right combination and the surprise victory. In the end, Donghua Zhenren had the opportunity to make the final decision.
Qi Xuansu opened the door and invited Huangfu Ji to come in and talk.
His new home has Taoist people. Because Zhang Yuelu and Qi Xuansu's grades can be equipped with corresponding Taoist people, both of them placed Taoist people here to be responsible for the normal operation of the mansion. In addition, there are the craftsmen of Tianji Hall. Now the central courtyard part has been completed, and the focus now is on the east and west roads and the garden behind.
Don't be surprised. Many churches in the West have been renovated for hundreds of years, but Qi Xuansu's Princess Xuanzhen Mansion has only been renovated for a few years. It is really not worth mentioning.
Qi Xuansu invited Huangfu Ji to the main courtyard in the middle road that had been repaired.
Huangfu Ji looked around: "Is this Brother Qi Dao's residence in Yujing? Good, good, it's really good."
Qi Xuansu said: "To be honest, this house was bought with the help of my mother. With my little money, I may not be able to afford it even if I retire to the mountains."
"By the way, why don't you see the old lady?" Huangfu Ji asked.
Qi Xuansu said: "She is like a dragon that can't be seen from head to tail. She is always on the road all year round. Even if I want to see her, I have to see her arrangements."
Huangfu Ji said: "Then the old lady will not attend Brother Qi Dao's apprenticeship ceremony?"
Qi Xuansu was a little surprised: "Brother Huangfu Dao received the invitation letter?"
"Brother Qi Dao is really unkind. He didn't even notify me of such a big event." Huangfu Ji smiled and pointed at Qi Xuansu.
Qi Xuansu waved his hand and said, "There are so many things to do recently that I really can't take care of these things, so I will leave everything to Dong... Master. He has been in Yujing for many years and has many people he can use. How to arrange the ceremony and which guests to invite are all handled by Master. As for me, I just want to be idle and be a hands-off manager. Just like this house, the money is paid by my mother, and the daily repairs and maintenance are taken care of by Qingxiao. I am also a hands-off manager." Huangfu Ji said bluntly, "There is nothing wrong with this. In ancient times, if a family wanted to prosper, did it look at how much money those farms and industries made? The key is to pass the imperial examinations, which is the glory of the family. As the head of the family, if you focus all your energy on these trivial matters, how can you make further progress? The housekeeper will be handled by the mistress, and the head of the family should make achievements in the court, which is the pillar. I think the old lady and the younger brother's wife handled it very well. They are responsible for these chores, so that Brother Qi Dao can focus on official business and make progress with one heart. "
Qi Xuansu said: "It's not easy to generalize. Qingxiao also has her own career, not a woman in a deep house."
Huangfu Ji glanced at Qi Xuansu: "Brother Qi Dao, given our relationship, I call you Tianyuan and you call me Liming, and I won't hide some things. In my opinion, my sister-in-law's set is good, but it is unpopular. This popular feeling is not the heart of the millions of people, but the heart of the top leaders. "
"Now the Taoism is far from the point of life and death. On the contrary, there is still room for further progress, that is, it has not reached the point where it has to reform. Although we all know a truth, eliminate the troubles that have not yet arisen, treat the disease before it is cured, and treat it before it is nothing, but if you treat the disease before the symptoms appear, it will be like Bian Que meeting Duke Huan of Cai. Others will say that the doctor is good and treats the disease. This is a paradox. If you wait until the symptoms appear to treat the disease, most of the disease will be deep into the bone marrow, and the fate will be under the control of the God of Life, and there is nothing you can do. But early treatment will often be unpopular. "
Qi Xuansu was silent.
Huangfu Ji continued, "When everyone realizes that reform is necessary, then it will be logical for Qingxiao to take the position. But now is not the right time. If she puts forward this idea too early, it will be very unpopular. If she is unpopular, she will not be able to take the position of the Grand Master. In my opinion, the real hopeful candidates for the eighth generation of the Grand Master are Tianyuan and the Little State Master of the Li family. The two of you are actually continuing the dispute between Master Donghua and Master Qingwei. This is also the reason why Master Donghua accepted you as his disciple. If it weren't for you, Yao and Zhang would probably not be the opponents of the Little State Master. If it weren't for you, Master Donghua would probably win over Master Qingwei, and Little State Master would win. The national teacher swept across eight generations. "
"From the perspective of the family, Tianyuan, you are the pillar of the family. The future of the family will depend on you. As for the sister-in-law Qingxiao, it is not the fault of Zhan. It is not that she is incapable, but the external environment is like this, the general trend is like this, what can we do?"
Qi Xuansu smiled bitterly when he heard this: "Brother Liming, you think too highly of me."
"Tianyuan, you should not belittle yourself." Huangfu Ji waved his hand and said: "Among the eight generations of disciples, especially those of the right age, you are in the highest position now, have gone the furthest, and have become a disciple of Donghua Zhenren, filling the last link. Is there anyone who will look down on you and think that you are born in a poor family and wasted your time?"
Qi Xuansu did not speak. In fact, he thought so too, but he had to be reserved and humble in front of others. In front of Zhang Yuelu, Qi Xuansu was not humble and directly proposed a bet with Zhang Yuelu. It can't be that Qi Xuansu wanted to listen to Zhang Yuelu so much that he had to take the initiative to deliver it to her. It can be seen that Qi Xuansu is confident.
Qi Xuansu asked someone to prepare a table of simple home-cooked meals to entertain Huangfu Ji.
In fact, the two of them didn't need to eat anything at all, they mainly drank.
It's not that Qi Xuansu likes drinking, but drinking will have a certain intellectually lowering effect. After being half drunk, it is easier to open up the originally tight chatterbox and make it easier to talk about things. It is also easier to delve into some topics that are usually difficult to discuss because they are abrupt and embarrassing.
The wine served was naturally "Drunken to Life and Dreams of Death", and this was the only wine that could make the pseudo-immortal martial artist a little tipsy.
This is what Zhang Yuelu left here. Qi Xuansu can borrow it.
While pushing cups and changing cups, the conversation between the two gradually deepened, mainly about Daomen's demands and Xidaomen's demands.
Xidaomen, which Huangfuji is about to take over, is like a strong man. With the support of his elder brother from afar, he finally made the bully next door dare not bully him. The next question is how to improve your life and become as prosperous as your neighbor.
The issue of development is still inseparable from the support of Taoism.
At this point, Daomen cannot provide unconditional assistance.
Daomen has its own demands, which is to further promote the complete return of Xidaomen to Daomen. What does full return mean? First, give Xidaomen the right to participate in Jinque discussions. Second, Daomen can intervene in the personnel arrangements of Xidaomen. M..
The key reason why the Great Master of the Five Dynasties strictly prohibited Xidaomen from participating in the Jinque discussion was that Daomen did not control Xidaomen's personnel rights. If Xidaomen unilaterally interfered with Daomen, and Daomen could not interfere with Xidaomen, the result would be that Daomen was kidnapped by Xidaomen. It is absolutely impossible.
To fully return is to obtain this key personnel power.
Daomen Yujing can truly appoint, promote, demote, and depose people from Xidaomen, instead of like now, Xidaomen submits a list, and Daomen can only approve or disapprove, but does not have the power to actively select specific personnel.
On this point, whether it is Qi Xuansu, Donghua Master, Cihang Master, or all the masters of Taiping Dao, they actually have a consensus. However, Qi Xuansu and others believe that this process is extremely long and may take hundreds of years, while Taipingdao hopes to shorten it to more than ten years through some means.
Let’s not talk about the Taiping Road, let’s talk about the past hundred years. How to coexist during this period is equality, mutual assistance and harmonious development.
Of course, Xidaomen also understands Daomen's demands. Originally, they still want to have the final say on their own, but they really can't do without Daomen's support. As the general trend is, Xidaomen also put forward conditions. Xidaomen can hand over personnel rights and obey them completely. Yu Jing’s arrangement, but given the size of Xidao Sect, in order for Xidao Sect to become the fourth branch of Dao Sect, one must not only have the right to participate in the Jinque discussion, but also have the qualifications to become the deputy head master and run for the chief master.
It’s not a problem to have a deputy head master, you can have one more. For a position like Deputy Head Master Da Zhenren, the amount of power is closely related to one's own influence. If one does not have one's own base, even giving him a title is meaningless. It is logical that Xidaomen already has this kind of strength.
The key is that the position of Grand Master is related to the entire Taoist sect. The three Taoists are not enough to fight for, and there is a fourth Taoist. How is it possible!
So the two sides pulled each other.
Pulling and pulling, it is more realistic to achieve equality, mutual assistance and harmonious development.
Since we are equal, helping each other and developing together, then we must settle accounts between brothers.
Daomen can help Xidaomen develop and invest funds, but Daomen must obtain profits from it. This is different from fighting foreign enemies. Daomen cannot just support.
Regarding the specific investment method, that is something that Shibotang needs to consider. However, Qi Xuansu, as the chief deputy leader of Beichen Hall who is fully responsible for the affairs of the New World, knows the situation better, and Shibotang will definitely ask for his advice. He still has a lot of say in this regard.
At this time, Qi Xuansu and Huangfuji were talking about this matter.
Huangfu was so excited that he took out a huge blueprint from the Xumi object and spread it on the ground like a carpet. He pulled Qi Xuansu to squat on the ground and look at the map together.
Huangfuji pointed to the map: "We plan to build a new port here that will rival St. York. It is located on a plain and can not only lay railways, but also provide land for future industrial parks. It can also take advantage of inland water transportation to connect Mineral areas on the upper reaches of the river.”
"This area is a hilly area, but we can dig out these hills and use the excavated earth and stone to fill up the low-lying area on the other side so that it no longer has the worry of flooding and can become a normal land for building high-rise buildings or workshops. ”
Qi Xuansu nodded slightly: "It's interesting."
Huangfuji continued: "We are going to develop three hundred acres of land as the first step. The main thing is to level the ground and lay a solid foundation. We can solve the manpower part ourselves, but for the part other than manpower, we will pay 5,000 yuan per mu of land." The standard of money is about 1.5 million yuan of peace money. We are poor in Xidaomen and need money everywhere. Even this 1.5 million yuan of peace money is insufficient. "