The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time for the Confucius Memorial Ceremony.
After Qufu Bei Confucius was abolished, it was strictly prohibited to offer sacrifices to Confucius in various places. Instead, public sacrifices were held in Beijing, Qufu and Quzhou at the same time.
In Beijing, the Minister of Rites serves as the supervisor, and the cabinet serves as the accomplice and officiant. In Qufu, Kong Zhenyun, the first enshrinement officer of the Great Saint Master, serves as the officiant, and Lu Xiangsheng serves as the supervisor. In Quzhou, Kong Shangqian, the head of the Southern clan, presides over the ceremony. During the sacrifice, the three places were overcrowded.
Especially in Qufu, the number of people increased dramatically. Seven or eight days before the festival, the entire Qufu was already overcrowded, far exceeding the peak situation when the emperor visited Qufu more than a month ago.
Just because the emperor abolished the rule that non-celebrities were not allowed to enter the Confucius Temple, everyone who came wanted to enter the Confucius Temple to see the holy face of Confucius, to get a glimpse of the literary fortune of Confucius, and to bless his family to become a Jinshi or a successful person.
On the nearest attic outside the Confucius Temple, Chongzhen stood with his hands behind his hands, watching the ceremony.
This was his first time to watch such a grand ceremony. In the past, the old Zhu family suppressed the Kong family, so how could he let the children in Beijing watch this.
The ceremony is extremely grand, especially the sacrificial music and dance, which integrates music, singing, dance and rituals, is the most shocking.
"Daban, this dance dedicated to worshiping Confucius is called Liuqiao Dance?"
"Your Majesty, Liuqiao Dance is the original dance used by the Han people in ancient times to worship heaven and earth and celebrate harvest and military achievements. It has the meaning of 'knowing virtue through listening to music, clearing the mind by watching dance, knowing etiquette and benevolence, upright etiquette and music, and neutralizing status and education' , As far as the slave knows, Liuqiao dance is the only Han national dance handed down from the time of Confucius and Saint."
Chongzhen nodded, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. These six beautiful dances, whether they are the official uniforms of Congyi, the three-beam crown, the four-square flat scarf, or the utensils such as the shackles and zhai used by the dancers, all embody the benevolence of Confucianism. It makes sense for emperors throughout the ages to praise Confucianism for its ideas of loving people and establishing people with courtesy.
Compared with the solemn ceremony in Beijing, the ceremony at Qufu Confucius Temple is more grand, and it is easier to feel the majesty of Confucianism.
In the half month before and after the festival, the number of people in Qufu reached more than 200,000. Under the presence of Kong Zhenyuan and the intimidation of the Tianxiong Army, although there was a bit of chaos, there was still order.
More importantly, with the coordination of the county magistrate Lu Xiangsheng, the county magistrate Chen Mingyu, the bookkeeper Feng Houdun and others, all the Qufu aborigines started catering and inn businesses.
In just half a month, the people of Qufu had made at least as much money as they had in the past three years. After making money, they naturally spoke for the court and described all the evil deeds of the Northern Sect of the Confucius family in Qufu.
Anyone who dared to speak out for Beizong was immediately retaliated. If one person couldn't do it, then ten or twenty people would retaliate, and others would become autistic.
If you still dare to make a noise, the entire Qufu city will not only be difficult to move, but you will not even have to think about eating, drinking, and using the toilet.
It can be said that the emperor was worried that scholars in the world would cause trouble because of the abolition of Beizong, but the people of Qufu directly solved it. It can be said that water can carry a boat but also capsize it.
When the people attending the ceremony to worship Confucius in Qufu slowly left, a big event was taking place in Suzhou, thousands of miles away.
The street in front of the Wu family's mansion of the original smelting family in Suzhou City is already overcrowded, just because the shops here are about to open.
There was nothing we could do about it. The store's opening information was published in the Suzhou branch of the Ming Dynasty Daily for ten consecutive days, and countless groups of people beat gongs and drums and shouted on the street every morning, noon and evening.
Not only that, there were even banners with opening information written on them at the city gate, on the pier, and along the river. They couldn't even think about it.
Such a loud and vigorous publicity naturally attracted the attention of the people in the city and the merchants who came and went. They also wanted to know what this shop was selling.
Sun Chunyang was standing on the steps in front of the door, dressed in a well-fitting suit. The plaque above his head and the couplets on both sides were covered by red cloth. Other than that, there were no other items such as the lucky Pixiu, the energy-gathering gourd, shop signs, etc.
Listening to the discussion of the crowd, Sun Chunyang on the steps was full of disdain. Normally, there are Pixiu, gourds, etc. outside the shops to gather wealth.
But behind this shop was the emperor and the Ming Dynasty, and wealth was nothing compared to the fate of the country.
"Shopkeeper Sun, what are you doing? Why did you change your profession to be a celebrant?"
"Boss Sun, long time no see, why are you free to come here today?"
"Old Sun, I haven't seen you every day. I thought you went back to visit relatives, but I didn't expect you to come here!"
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"Everyone, from today on, I will be the shopkeeper of this shop."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned. A lot of information was revealed in these words.
"Old Sun, although your Nan goods store is not big, it has a good reputation and is quite profitable. You can leave the boss alone and come here to work as a waiter. What do you think?"
"Haha, old man, I can't help it. I've given you too much, and I've been promised that no matter whether I can continue to run the business or not, I'll be given a guaranteed annual salary of thirty years, and bonuses will be mentioned separately!"
hiss……
Everyone gasped, their eyes full of shock.
You must know that although Sun Chunyang South Store is not big, it is very distinctive, the quality is guaranteed, and it has an excellent reputation.
Although it was suppressed by the merchants in the city, people still came and went. Not to mention more than ten thousand taels of silver every year.
Now Sun Chunyang said that the owner of this shop gave him too much, guaranteeing a minimum annual salary of 30 years. This guarantees income during droughts and floods, which is much better than opening his own shop.
If you open your own store, it looks good now, but if a big disaster happens, it will be completely ruined.
"Old Sun, I'd like to ask your shopkeeper if he's still hiring. I'm a good assistant at the counter!"
"Boss Sun, please recommend yourself. I can be the accountant. I will definitely be among the top five in Suzhou City Accounting!"
"Shopkeeper Sun, we have cooperated very well in the past. Do you want to continue to cooperate with us in your new store? I guarantee that the discount will be even better than before, and the quality will be even better!"
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Everyone in the audience who had some strength spoke up one after another, their eyes filled with heat.
It can be judged from Sun Chunyang's words that this shop has an extremely strong background and is extremely powerful. This is the God of Wealth.
As long as the line is connected, even if the profit is small, the water will flow steadily and continuously. The most important thing is to save trouble and effort.
Seeing everyone talking about cooperation, Sun Chunyang secretly laughed in his heart. What he wanted was this impression of wealth and wealth, but his reputation was still a little far behind, but the good news was yet to come.
"Don't worry, everyone. This matter will be discussed in detail after the opening today. If anyone wants to cooperate, we will open the business today!"
"Borrow it, borrow it!"
"Whatever you want to borrow, who doesn't want to...ah, please come over here!"
Amidst everyone's curiosity, several loud shouts came, asking the people in front to get out of the way. The people in front were about to curse, but when they turned to look at the person who made the sound, they shut up instantly, quickly turned their bodies to the side, and got out of the way. A mile wide road.
Just because the person who made the noise was wearing the clothes of the Caobang, and also the clothes of a senior disciple.
Ning Yuan should not offend the Caogang people if he offends the government, gentry, wealthy businessmen. This saying has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of Suzhou Prefecture.
What are the people from Caobang doing here? Is there a protection fee to be charged?
PS: After dealing with the Kong family, the pace is a bit slower, and some readers may even feel that it is a bit watered down, but from the author's point of view, it is normal. The previous digging and foreshadowing must be explained, and the excess must be natural. .
According to the current writing method, it is estimated that the transition will be over in a few chapters, and then we will start to fight the Jiannu and Mongolian tribes. Taking advantage of the nuclear abolition... let's teach Fusang how to be a good person in the book...
Friends, please hurry up...
