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Because of the policy of treating the five major schools of Tibetan Buddhism equally, Qin Mu did not confer any honorific titles on the 4th Panchen Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen and the 5th Dalai Lama, Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso.

Among the more than 20 eminent monks and real people of the two Buddhist and Taoist families who were received, only Xuan Jizi was given the honorific title of "Yuling Immortal Master", which was temporarily made up by Qin Mu, mainly to reward him for his journey to the west.

Although he may not have much credit, there is always hard work.

As the so-called daughter buys horse bones, Qin Mu wants to set a precedent of Xuanjizi, and tell the two families of Buddhism and Taoism, only those who cooperate with the imperial court and contribute can get the royal honorific title.

The others were nothing, Lobsang Chokyi Gyaltsen and Ngawang Lobsang Gyatso came from afar, not only did they find nothing, but the emperor also gave them the most severe warning in front of everyone, and the two of them were not only disappointed, but also had a stronger sense of crisis in their hearts.

At this time, Qin Mu suddenly said that he was quite interested in Tibetan Buddhism, and hoped that the two masters, the Panchen Lama and the Dalai Lama, would go to Nanjing with the imperial car to give him a lecture on the scriptures of Tibetan Buddhism.

When the two of them heard this, they immediately turned from worry to joy, where would they refuse, and agreed.

It's just that how did they know that Qin Mu didn't want to hear any Zen at all, but he just didn't want them to return to Qinghai-Tibet so soon.

After the meeting, Qin Mu gave these people a banquet, and the place of the banquet was very special, not in Xianyang Palace, but in a newly completed building in Pingkang, which integrates restaurants, inns, entertainment and other facilities.

Qin Mu took the minister of civil and military affairs, as well as more than 20 senior monks and Taoist chiefs to Pingkangfang, but saw five high-rise buildings rising from the ground, the main building in the middle is as high as seven floors, and the annex building in Siran is five stories high, and there is a bridge on the top floor to communicate with the main building in the middle.

The five buildings are all reinforced concrete structures, and the windows are all large glass windows, which are very bright and transparent.

Each floor has a large balcony and trellises. The fragrance of flowers on the trellises makes several buildings look like five giant flower baskets.

The top floor is a traditional cornice, with green glazed tiles reflecting the sunlight.

In the open space between the buildings, large bricks were paved, flower beds were built, plum orchids and bamboo chrysanthemums were planted, and there were rockery pond pavilions.

The citizens of Chang'an who walked by all stopped to marvel, the people of other states and counties in Guanzhong. I even made a special trip to see the novelty.

Cui Shihong was wearing a brand-new round-necked robe, waiting downstairs with a smile, the plaque on the door was still covered with a red cloth, and a red carpet was spread in front of the door.

Along both sides of the carpet stood two rows of shopkeepers, men and women, wearing uniform uniforms, the men were handsome, the women were beautiful, and it was a spectacle. In addition, there are cooks, rakiko, and so on. There are as many as 100 people in total.

"The owner, the owner, the saint has arrived at Pingkangfang." Xiao Er ran back breathlessly, and his face couldn't hide his excitement.

"Quick. Hurry up the music, everyone cheer up, the holy car has arrived, everyone must not make a little mistake. ”

Cui Shihong couldn't help but be a little nervous. Unconsciously rubbed his hands.

The musicians, who had been prepared early, immediately played a melodious and cheerful tune. Soon, I saw two rows of palace guards riding black high-headed horses, holding yellow umbrellas to open the way.

The people on the nearby streets surrounded layer after layer, and they were so envious of Cui Shihong.

Cui Shihong himself was so nervous that his forehead was sweating. I was both happy and apprehensive in my heart, and the whole person seemed to be floating in mid-air and couldn't come out, how could outsiders understand that feeling.

When the royal chariot came into sight, he hurriedly led everyone to kneel to greet him, and he didn't even dare to raise his head.

Qin Mu came here to give a banquet, with another intention, he was very easy-going, and let everyone calm down after getting off the imperial chariot, and then personally unveiled the plaques for these beautifully decorated buildings.

The red satin fell, and the three words "Star Picking Tower" on the plaque were dancing with dragons and phoenixes, and the momentum was extraordinary.

Qin Mu in the burst of festive firecrackers, with the civil and military officials, as well as the two Buddhist and Taoist monks and Taoist monks into the main building, the lobby in the curtain is light, the table is bright and clean, the large glass windows make the lobby bright, giving people a very bright feeling.

"Your Majesty, upstairs, please!" Cui Shihong cautiously bowed in front of him to lead the way.

The stairs were also covered with red carpets, and Qin Mu and the ministers climbed the stairs one by one, watching them layer by layer.

When you reach the top floor, you can see through the huge glass window that you can see the Chang'an Market, the quaint tiles along the street are hidden among the green trees and red flowers, the incense cars and BMWs on the street shuttle, and the pedestrians are like ants, shouting and selling, a prosperous scene.

On both sides of the clear Qujiang River, the weeping willows are still clinging, blowing lightly with the wind, the Big Wild Goose Pagoda in the Daci Temple stands majestically, and a melodious bell comes with the wind, which makes people feel clear and pure. Looking to the south, you can even see the blue and white Zhongnan Mountain, ethereal in the sky, the peaks and peaks rise and fall like waves.

This group of scenery is in full view, people can't help but marvel, on this top floor, there is quite a bit of the feeling of being at the top of the mountain, at a glance.

Not to mention how Qin Mu feasted the ministers on the Star Picking Tower, his move became a hot topic among the people in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City for a while.

"Cui Shihong is really amazing."

"Yes, yes, even the Son of Heaven is here."

"I don't know what virtue his family has accumulated in his previous life, but this time it is really brilliant."

"Li Yuanwai, that's not Pengshun, this star-picking building is really good, if I have money, I can also build a house like this."

"Who doesn't want to, but not everyone can afford to cultivate."

"That's not necessarily, I heard that now the imperial court has opened a few more iron mines, and the iron-smelting technology is constantly improving, and the price of this steel is falling day by day, maybe in another year or two, we can afford to repair it."

"Well, I've also heard that if you're building a small building with one or two floors, you don't need columns. If the price of steel drops further, the cost of building a floor will be similar to that of using wooden beams to cover tiles. ”

"In fact, it's worth the cost a little more, I heard that this is called a concrete floor, which is very strong, and you don't have to worry about rain leakage if you live for a hundred years. It's not like this tile, which has to be renovated from time to time. ”

"Who said no, there are a lot of wild cats near my house, and I only asked Wang Er to renovate the house a few days ago, and now the roof is leaking again."

In the nearby restaurant, a group of people sat together, while drinking, chatting, the topic was all about concrete buildings, this chat, everyone in the restaurant came to interject a sentence, the scene was more lively.

"The biggest benefit of this concrete, you don't know."

"Boss Wang, tell me about it."

"I heard that His Majesty wants to promote this reinforced concrete building, mainly for the good of everyone, in the past, everyone's houses were built with wood, once the water is gone, half of the city will be destroyed at one time. This kind of reinforced concrete building is not easy to overshoot, after completion, you don't have to worry about other families going to water, your own family will suffer from the pond fish, anyway, you don't have to worry about being burned down half of the city at one time. ”

"Oh, that's true, this concrete house is indeed not as easy to overshoot as wood."

"Besides, haven't you heard?"

"Shopkeeper Li, what else have you heard?"

"I've heard that if anyone gives up building a house with wood and uses this steel and concrete, as long as they report to the government, they can get a certain subsidy."

"Shopkeeper Li, don't talk to everyone, there is such a good thing in the world, you build a house, and the government gives you subsidies, hehe, something that hasn't happened for thousands of years, hehe, don't believe it, don't believe it."

"Outside the Qian Yuan, don't forget that it is now the world of Daqin, have you heard of a family that has a child before, and the officials not only provide grain to help you raise it, but also divide your ten acres of land?"

"Uh, this"

"Qian Yuan has nothing to say, let's catch up with the good times, when today, the sage monarch who has not been seen for thousands of years, the Son of Heaven himself cut down on food and clothing, and used all the money in the inner treasury to run a Mongolian school, and nearly 100,000 children from poor families can study for free, has this ever happened before?"

"That is, that is, when the Holy Monarch is in power, it is really possible for the people to build houses and the government will give some subsidies."

"Let's not fight, as the saying goes, there is no wind and no waves, whether there is such a thing or not, I think we will know soon."

"If there is such a good thing, I will be the first to build a concrete house."

"Hahaha outside the money staff, it's not just you who think so, you want to grab this first, I'm afraid it's really not easy."

As the emperor, Qin Mu's every move has attracted much attention, and the Star Picking Tower was originally built beautifully, plus he personally brought the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs to unveil the lottery and give a banquet here. The sensation caused by the people can be imagined.

As the saying goes, if something is good at the top, it will be very bad at the bottom.

The emperor likes this kind of building, and Cui Shihong, who was the first to build it, is also a hundred times more glorious, which makes many rich people move in their hearts, which is more useful than sending people to promote it to them a hundred times.

Now the price of steel in Daqin is indeed falling, and the imperial court has raised the timber tax, and the cost of building a house with the timber tax has increased a lot. Compared with the two, people are more and more excited.

Of course, it is impossible to change everyone's concept at once, but the emperor's exemplary role can always lead some people.

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and with demonstration, it will be easy to do in the future.

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