Thanks: Brother 08a for the reward, thank you Xia Tian, ​​there will be more updates but it will be very late.

'Yuan Tiangang' and 'Li Chunfeng' couldn't help but look at each other in shock when they heard that 'Huang Shaohong' actually had thousands of Buddhist believers hauled in carts to a place eighty miles upstream of the Jing River.

After a long while, ‘Li Chunfeng’ smiled and gave a thumbs up:

"The actions of an expert are unpredictable. Erlang's move is really amazing!"

‘Huang Shaohong’ chuckled:

"It's nothing. Once, when I was young and careless, I was tricked into going on a business trip. As a result, I was dragged to the wilderness for more than a hundred miles outside the city. By the time I found the car, my feet were blistered!"

‘Li Chunfeng’ naturally didn’t understand what he was saying and asked:

"What room are you going to?"

'Huang Shaohong' was too lazy to pay attention to him and fooled him casually. 'Yuan Tiangang' on the side was not thinking about this and said in a deep voice:

"Erlang, there are hundreds of millions of people in Chang'an. Even if the number of Buddhist believers is not as good as that of Taoism, there are still tens of thousands. Even if you take away thousands, I'm afraid it won't have much effect!"

‘Huang Shaohong’ had a confident expression on his face:

"Why panic? The mountain man has his own clever plan. This time, let him make the water and land ceremony completely in vain!"

This guy, 'Yuan Tiangang' and 'Li Chunfeng' murmured for a long time, and the two asked in surprise:

"Erlang, is this okay?"

‘Huang Shaohong’ chuckled:

"You just do what I tell you and you will know if it works or not!"

'Yuan Tiangang' looked at 'Li Chunfeng'. The latter had no choice but to look around, walked into an alley, took out a stack of yellow paper from his sleeve, and used his magic power to fold it up.

After a while, several young monks with good looks came out of the alley carrying tables, chairs, gongs, and field flags, walked up to "Huang Shaohong", and bowed:

"I've met my uncle!"

‘Huang Shaohong’ pointed towards the middle of the road carelessly:

"Put the stall there!"

Several young monks immediately got busy, setting up tables and chairs, putting down notebooks with pens and ink, and erected long banners behind the table, with several large gold characters written on them:

‘Huasheng Temple Believers Service Office!’

Then a young monk picked up the gong and started beating it continuously. This beating of the gong immediately attracted many people to come and watch.

'Huang Shaohong' waited until more and more people gathered and asked what he was doing, then he shouted loudly:

"Don't miss it if you are passing by. Today's Water and Land Dharma Ceremony at Huasheng Temple is to pray for the Tang Dynasty, for His Majesty, and for the people of the world!"

"That sect Zhang Tianshi actually wanted to hold the Luotian Dajiao at the same time to challenge my Buddhist sect. This behavior is extremely evil!"

There are still many people who believe in Taoism these days, and there was a sound of booing on the street, and many people even shouted:

"We're going to see the Luotian Dajiao in a moment. Who's going to see your water and land ceremony?"

These words immediately aroused dissatisfaction among the Buddhist believers, and several people immediately shouted:

"The master is right. The imperial court first asked Huasheng Temple to hold the Waterway Dharma Ceremony. Master Zhang wanted to hold the Luotian Festival. Wouldn't he change the date? I think it was intentional..."

There was a quarrel between the two sides for a while, and the scene suddenly became a mess.

‘Huang Shaohong’ shouted loudly: “Listen to me!”

His voice shocked the mind, and everyone fell silent to listen to what he had to say.

‘Huang Shaohong’ continued:

"Although Taoism engages in vicious competition, we Buddhism are not afraid. Our slogan is to save all sentient beings and put the interests of believers first!"

"As the saying goes, a horse's power can be seen from a distance, but a person's heart can be seen over time. I think everyone will be able to distinguish clearly whether Buddhism or Taoism is better!"

He didn't give others a chance to speak and continued:

"In order to give back to the vast number of new and old believers, our Buddhist sect has specially organized the 'discount on burning incense' and 'donating one thing' activities, so that new and old believers in Chang'an City, as well as good men and women, can benefit and get benefits. As long as everyone participates in this event as required

If you do activities, you can make a fortune..."

‘Yuan Tiangang’ who was mixed in the crowd pinched his nose and shouted:

"So what are we going to do?"

‘Huang Shaohong’ waved his hand to signal everyone to be calm, and then said with a smile:

"How about the details? Please listen to me carefully!"

"When you usually go to my 'Huasheng Temple' to burn incense and make wishes, you have to spend some money for incense or add some money for lamp oil, right? You also need to spend additional money when you cast lots to see the divination!"

After listening to his words, everyone nodded. It doesn't cost money to burn incense in the temple. Even if you draw a lot to calculate your marriage, you still have to pay a fortune.

‘Huang Shaohong’ smiled and said:

"This money is used to repair the temple and support the monks for their practice. Although it is a blessing for the donors and believers, it will be a big burden for a long time!"

Having said this, many people nodded repeatedly. Some of them or their elders in the family believe in Buddhism and burn incense. They spend a lot of money in temples all year round, which invisibly increases the burden on their families. Because they are usually pious, they don't feel that at this time

I heard the "master" say it, and it's really true.

The sight of ‘Huang Shaohong’ resonated, so he said:

"Because of this, our abbot of Huasheng Temple, Master Kongci, is compassionate and has decided to hold an event to give back to the believers on the first day of the Water and Land Dharma Assembly right now..."

"Let's talk about the 'discount for burning incense' activity first. As long as the donors pay a certain amount of money for incense in advance and register with the poor monk now, they will be charged a 10% discount when they go to the temple to burn incense and tell fortunes!"

"That is to say, if you spend ten taels of silver on burning incense in the future, you can deduct one tael from the incense money you paid in advance. To be honest, donors, this activity is completely to take care of our believers, and there is a 10% discount.

The price can’t even buy incense candles, right?”

When he said this, many believers were making calculations in their minds. This calculation seemed to be quite appropriate.

‘Huang Shaohong’ didn’t wait for them to think it through, then added a handful of firewood, completely igniting the atmosphere.

"In addition to this 'incense burning discount' event, we also have a 'donate one and get two back event' event. As long as you donate sesame oil money here, when the Waterway Dharma Ceremony starts, you can get double returns at Huasheng Temple!"

"That is to say, if you donate one hundred taels of silver, you can go to Huasheng Temple to receive two hundred taels of silver in a short while!"

At this time, ‘Li Chunfeng’ who was at the other end of the crowd shouted:

"That's nice to say, it's only one hundred taels. Will your Huasheng Temple defraud us of our money?"

This issue is also something that worries everyone present.

‘Huang Shaohong’ chuckled:

"The example the poor monk made is one hundred taels, but in fact, the amount of money donated for sesame oil does not matter. It depends on your heart. If you donate one penny or donate 10,000 taels, it is the same in the eyes of our Buddhist disciples!"

"So the poor monk does not encourage everyone to donate more, just donate one penny to celebrate the Water and Land Dharma Assembly. When the auspicious time comes, all the donors will go to Huasheng Temple to participate in our Dharma assembly. Not only will the money be returned double, but also

There are also fruits and melons on offer, don’t they smell delicious?”

‘Huang Shaohong’ said seriously:

“Everyone, listen to me, don’t donate too much, just donate one penny is enough!”

‘Yuan Tiangang’ over there asked again:

"Then we who are not Buddhist believers can donate money for sesame oil?"

‘Huang Shaohong’ had a harmless smile on his face:

"Of course you can. Buddhism is a vast community. We welcome all donors to join our big family. Buddha loves you and Buddha loves the world!"

After this guy finished speaking, he thought about it in his mind, and he seemed to have mixed up some words.

He turned around and pointed at the table:

"Dear donors, now the event has officially begun. If you want to deposit money for incense or donate money for sesame oil, you can register here. One penny is not too little, and one thousand taels is not too much. The poor monk suggests that everyone should just donate one penny.

That’s it!”

A strong man struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and shouted:

"I know you, the monk who is not disciplined at Huasheng Temple. You think we are stupid. We don't donate more than double the refund. Can you make a fortune by donating one penny? I donate ten taels of silver and I am not afraid that you will run away. You can run away.

The monk can't escape from the temple, I will go to collect the money soon!"

‘Huang Shaohong’ put his hands together and smiled:

"Donor, please register here!"

The strong man took out ten taels of silver, threw it on the table, and then announced his name.

The young monk on the side quickly registered the person's name in the sesame oil book, and then put the ten taels of silver in a bag on the side.

Then dozens of men, women, and children came forward to donate money for sesame oil and pre-deposited money for incense!

Everyone in the world has the mentality of following the crowd. With these people taking the lead, many people rushed forward in the next moment, taking out copper coins and silver coins to donate sesame oil.

They did not notice that the men, women, and children who had taken the lead in donating money had squeezed out of the crowd and quickly walked into the surrounding alleys, never to be seen again.

In fact, these people and the few young monks around Huang Shaohong are all paper figures made by Li Chunfeng using the origami technique.

"Huang Shaohong" used techniques similar to those of later Ponzi schemes.
To be continued...