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Chapter 66 "Long Yunzi" who keeps pace with the times

Jiang Ning is not interested in the position of the viewer.

However, Jiang Ning checked the Jade Emperor Palace.

Judging from the information online.

This Jade Emperor Hall is located in Yuncheng, the city next to Jiangcheng, and the main god it worships is the Jade Emperor.

But a pity.

Yuncheng is not a big tourist city, and the Jade Emperor Palace is not very famous.

Therefore, there have not been many tourists in the Jade Emperor Palace.

even.

They are even worse than Fengdu Scenic Area in Shuangqing City.

after all.

Although Fengdu Scenic Area focuses on the culture of ghosts and gods, most people are not willing to go there.

But after all, it is well-known throughout the country and can still attract some tourists.

But the Jade Emperor Palace itself was not famous, and it was not good at management. In the end, even the contracted tourism company left.

There were only a dozen or so Taoist priests left.

"Okay, the important task of revitalizing the Taoist sect starts from the Jade Emperor Palace."

Although the Jade Emperor Palace was worse than I imagined.

However, this is quite challenging.

……

A few days later.

Jiang Ning appeared in the Jade Emperor Palace in Yuncheng.

I learned that Jiang Ning was coming.

The master of the Jade Emperor Hall, Long Yunzi, was waiting at the entrance of the Taoist temple early.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, you are here."

Saw Jiang Ning coming.

Long Yunzi recited "Blessings and Immeasurable Heavenly Lord", and he was extremely happy.

Although Jiang Ning and Long Yunzi met for the first time.

However, in the past few days, Long Yunzi had private conversations with Jiang Ning from time to time.

In addition, they had been connected before and met Long Yunzi in person, so the two of them were not strangers.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, come on, let me show you around."

"This is the main hall of the Jade Emperor Hall, which is dedicated to the Jade Emperor."

Taking Jiang Ning into the Jade Emperor's Palace, Long Yunzi introduced him from time to time.

of course.

In the main hall, there is not only the Jade Emperor, but also several other gods.

But a pity.

The entire Jade Emperor Hall is dedicated to a limited number of gods.

In addition, there are no special attractions in the entire Taoist temple.

There were some scattered tourists who only visited for half an hour and then left.

"Master Long Guan, I would like to ask, do you need tickets for the Jade Emperor Palace?"

"Teacher Jiang Ning, the admission fee is nominal, only 20 yuan."

"Is 20 yuan enough for the Taoist temple expenses?"

"This... it's okay, it's okay."

But Long Yunzi had just finished speaking.

At this time, a Taoist priest who was only about 20 years old came over and said: "Brother, the electric power company is urging us to pay the electricity bill."

"what."

Long Yunzi glared at the Taoist priest: "Didn't we just make friends recently?"

"That was from last month, and I haven't paid it in last month."

"How much?"

"Twenty dollars."

"Why so much?"

Long Yunzi was stunned for a moment, and then shouted loudly: "Qingfeng, I told you not to turn on the fan for so long, but you turned away. Why did you turn on the fan all night? I wonder if the electricity bill has increased. Where can it be so hot in the mountains? Isn’t it enough to tolerate it? I told you that as a monk, you should cultivate your character and not be disturbed by external things. Look at me, there is not a fan in the room, but don’t I sleep well? "

"Brother, your room has air conditioning."

"Pfft..."

Jiang Ning almost laughed out loud.

"Qingfeng, stop talking nonsense and get out quickly. I have something important to discuss with Teacher Jiang Ning."

"But the electricity bill?"

"I know, I'll hand it over later."

"Okay, brother."

Without saying anything else, Qingfeng left the main hall.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, I made you laugh."

Seeing Jiang Ning's appearance, Long Yunzi quickly explained: "Teacher Jiang Ning, in fact, this air conditioner was left by the travel company at that time. Sometimes the weather is too hot, and I occasionally turn it on for an hour or two... But this year I didn't even have it. open."

"Understood, understood." Jiang Ning smiled slightly.

Jiang Ning understands that Taoist temples have air conditioning.

Not only do Taoist temples have them, but most temples... also have them.

As said before.

Today is modern society.

It is impossible for these Taoist monks to live completely ancient lives.

People also need to eat, drink, and survive.

So cell phones, air conditioners...whatever, this is normal.

At most, when I first heard it, I felt a little surprised.

"Teacher Jiang Ning, the weather is a bit hot. Let's sit in the pavilion for a while."

Taking Jiang Ning with them, they came to the pavilion.

This place is much cooler than the main hall.

While taking a break, Long Yunzi turned on his mobile phone and handed over the electricity bill.

Jiang Ning asked: "Master, are you responsible for all the current expenses in the temple?"

"Ah."

Long Yunzi nodded: "In the past, the travel company was in charge. Later, the travel company left, and I was in charge. Alas, there are only few tourists now, and we don't have many ways to make money. In addition, there are more than ten people in the temple. I am a junior fellow student, so my life is very ordinary. To tell you the truth, we haven’t bought any meat for a week.”

"You still eat meat?"

"Teacher Jiang Ning, we are full Taoist priests and can eat meat."

"clear."

Jiang Ning nodded.

At present, Taoism is generally divided into seven factions.

The mainstream ones are Zhengyi and Quanzhen.

Quanzhen Taoist priests are similar to monks. They cannot eat meat and have many precepts.

A Taoist priest has fewer precepts and can eat meat and even get married.

"Then the Taoist temple has no other income?"

"rare."

Long Yunzi shook his head: "On the 15th day of the Lunar New Year, some believers will come to offer incense and donate a small amount. We have also done a lot of rituals in the past, but in recent years few people have invited us to go. And..."

"And what?"

"I went to the Taoist Association for a meeting not long ago. If our Jade Emperor Palace continues like this, we may have to leave the Jade Emperor Palace and go to other Taoist temples."

"Well, although our Jade Emperor Temple is not a well-known Taoist temple, it is the only Taoist temple in China that worships the Jade Emperor as its main deity. And I was here 20 years ago, and I am familiar with every flower and plant here. Back then, this place was still very prosperous, and there were many believers who offered incense every day. If I really leave, I don’t know what I would do? Maybe I won’t want to be a Taoist priest in the future.”

Speaking of it.

Long Yunzi looked extremely lonely.

It took a while for Long Yunzi to regain his composure: "I'm sorry, Teacher Jiang Ning, I shouldn't have disturbed you in the first place."

"fine."

Jiang Ning shook his head: "Master, the situation is not as bad as imagined."

"Teacher Jiang Ning, the situation is already very bad. You don't know, I still owe a lot of online loans."

"what……"

Jiang Ning was stunned.

Although Jiang Ning understood that Long Yunzi and others were advancing with the times.

But online loans are available.

Is this too out of step with the times?

"Teacher Jiang Ning, don't get me wrong. In fact, most of it is not consumed by me. The main reason is that, as you know, we Taoist priests usually have a single fee every month. It's not much, only 500 yuan per person. In the past, this amount was also paid by The travel company distributes it, but now I am the only one responsible for it. As you just saw, our Jade Emperor Palace is in a situation like this. Not to mention the issuance fee, it is difficult for us to survive. "

"In order to allow more than a dozen junior brothers to stay with us, I took out a lot of online loans. I really had no choice..."

"I see."

Listen to Long Yunzi's account.

Jiang Ning finally understood why Long Yunzi was willing to give up his position as the master of the temple.

co-authored...

This is because they want me to pay them the billing fee.

Take a look now.

It’s really not easy to be in the position of being the master of this temple.

That is, no income.

You also have to pay individual fees to other Taoist priests.

It’s really too much for someone who has no skills.

but.

Jiang Ning thought for a moment and asked, "Master, I would like to ask, is the ticket price for tourists determined by the Taoist temple?"

"In principle, it's half for the Taoist temple and half for the upper-level department. However, due to the difficult life of the Taoist temple in recent years, all the income from tourists is at the disposal of our Taoist temple. But... in fact, it is not much."

"It's okay. If you can completely control it by yourself, that's fine."

nodded.

Jiang Ning felt that the Jade Emperor Palace could still be saved.

(End of this chapter)