With the continuous income from the lottery, Fang Zhengyi naturally started the renovation plan in a big way.
Still like Taoyuan County, all the roads in Banshanfang were replaced with stone roads, and a large number of poor people were hired for this purpose.
The infrastructure has also been improved, with trash cans and stone benches for pedestrians set up on the roadside.
In addition, all the drainage channels in the square were overhauled, and even the moats outside the city were arranged.
The rainy season is here, and it rains more and more.
Founder checked the rainfall records of previous years and found that there would be large or small blockages and water accumulation every year.
This matter cannot be done carelessly. The outer city is no better than the palace. The drainage inside the palace is not to mention. It is on high ground, well maintained, and well designed.
There is accumulation of dead branches, rotten leaves, and sediment in these drainage channels in the outer city. It is extremely easy to cause problems if they are not cleaned regularly.
After arranging everything properly, Fang Zhengyi also started his leisure life, leaving all other matters to Li Yuanzhao.
Seeing Li Yuanzhao busy like a little spinning top every day, Fang Zheng couldn't help but envy the prince's energy.
Young people are so good, they are in a hurry to do everything, they can't wait for a moment, and they do things quickly!
There were only a few days before the end of the gambling competition in March, and Fang Zhengyi was lying leisurely in his yard.
There was shade from the trees above, and the chirping of birds could be heard from time to time. There was a small table with a pot of tea and a plate of snacks beside it.
The snack was a sweet cake that had just been steamed by Xiao Tao. Fang Zheng only ate one piece, but the aroma was still exuding.
Just as he picked up the last piece of sweet cake and put it into his mouth, Li Yuanzhao's shouting voice came from the door.
"Lao Fang! Lao Fang! You are in there!"
Fang Zheng responded, and then Li Yuanzhao ran in furiously.
Just as he was about to speak, his nose twitched as he smelled the sweet fragrance in the air, and his eyes looked at the sweet cake in Fang Zheng's hand.
"Old Fang, what are you eating?"
Fang Zheng looked at the sweet cake in his hand and hesitated for a moment, then put it into his mouth and took a bite.
Picking up the sweet cake, he said to Li Yuanzhao: "It's just an ordinary pastry. Do you want it, Your Highness?"
Three black lines hung down from Li Yuanzhao's forehead.
You don’t want to give me any snacks? You can dig it to death!
"Don't eat! I haven't eaten any snacks before! I came to see you on business!"
Fang Zheng chuckled when he heard what he said, then stuffed the sweet cake into his mouth and muttered: "What else can happen when His Highness is here?"
Li Yuanzhao anxiously walked up and down the yard and said hurriedly: "I accidentally lost sight of it! Recently, there have been a lot less people on the street in the square, but I didn't notice it. Later, I heard from my subordinates that I found out that those common people were actually there." They all went to Fuyun Temple."
"It is said that several eminent monks came to Fuyun Temple during these days, the most famous of which was a monk named Master Huijue. The common people actively donated money to them!"
"Most of the people who go there are poor, and they have no money to donate."
"Old Fang, do you know that my father hates this group of monks and thinks they are not doing hard work? He has wanted to deal with this group of people a long time ago. If my father sends someone to inspect the monastery in a few days and sees this scene, Isn’t it bad?”
Fang Zheng took a sip of tea and wondered, "How did it take so many people from the health team to find out?"
"Those people below me are exhausted after working all day. They have to go to bed when they get home. How can they be in the mood to care about these things."
"I only found out about this when I took the initiative to ask. If we let those bald donkeys continue to do this, wouldn't the atmosphere in the shop be ruined!?"
"Hey...Old Fang, why aren't you in a hurry?"
When Li Yuanzhao saw Fang Zheng squinting his eyes and looking like he was about to fall asleep, he immediately became angry.
Fang Zhengyi waved his hand feebly: "Your Highness, don't be anxious, I am thinking about it...Does Your Highness have any ideas?"
Li Yuanzhao frowned: "It's not like I don't have a way, or I don't know if it will be useful."
"tell me the story."
"Putting up advice on the bulletin board in the square and having people explain it will publicize the dangers of practicing Buddhism to the people passing by, which is a waste of time and money."
"Thousands of my brothers in the health team followed the propaganda."
"Finally, let's find people like Mr. Ji Er and let them hang out at Fuyun Temple... A three-pronged approach, what do you think?"
Fang Zheng smacked his lips and said, "No, in terms of brainwashing, can our people be as good as those from the Buddhist sect? They are all professional players."
"And if you let Master Ji Er's people hang out in the temple, just because those few gangsters can get into the crowd without getting beaten, you'll be lucky."
"You might as well drag out the monks from the temple, strip them naked on the street, and beat them up..."
Li Yuanzhao sighed: "Then what do you think we should do? We can't pull people out and beat them for no reason. Then where is the prestige of the government? People are already afraid of the government, and things will be more difficult to handle in the future."
Fang Zhengyi chuckled: "Isn't it just a few monks? It's not a big deal. Your Highness, please relax."
"I'm here to teach you a lesson today. This temple leads people to superstition. The only thing that can defeat magic is magic... Reasoning is useless."
"If those people could think proactively and listen to others' advice, they wouldn't eagerly donate their few copper coins."
Li Yuanzhao looked confused: "What is magic?"
"It's sorcery. The barbarian sorcery is called magic."
Li Yuanzhao grimaced: "So... you mean we also open a temple? It's too late! Then my father will be even less happy."
Fang Zhengyi poured a cup of tea for Li Yuanzhao: "No, no, your highness will take a sip of tea to calm down for a while."
"Your Highness, does he know what the sharpest knife in the world is?"
"Knife? That is of course my father's golden sword!"
"No, I'm talking about the invisible blade. The sharpest knife in the world is the sword that kills!"
"Since Fuyun Temple is developing so well, we should give it a boost. Otherwise, the more you try to persuade people not to believe it, the more they will believe it."
"Don't teach people to think directly. People are blindly confident animals. It's useless."
Li Yuanzhao looked confused: "I don't understand, Lao Fang, what do you mean, how can you make him more angry?"
"My intention is very obvious, that is to encourage people to go to Fuyun Temple."
"However, this matter naturally requires methods. How to encourage is the key!"
"Those monks are taking advantage of ignorance to make money, so we use greed to fight against them. This is called using magic to defeat magic."
Li Yuanzhao said with a serious face: "I understand! Can't those monks be deceived... Let's set a time every month to allow people to legally rob temples, and the government will never restrict it."
"So... let me see which temple can still be opened!"
"Uh..." Fang Zheng was speechless for a moment. The prince's state had reached the atmosphere. He wanted to make all the monks in the world extinct.
"It doesn't have to be like this. People's daily lives are quite difficult. It would be nice to have a temple to relax... Your Highness is doing something very unhealthy! What should I do if someone takes the opportunity to cause trouble? I have raised a group of unruly people who dare to rob the temple today. If you dare to rob a big business tomorrow, you will dare to rebel the day after tomorrow!"
"Come on, come on, let me tell His Highness what I can do... like this... like this..."
