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Ning Shulu was shocked and didn't react for a moment. The abbot never dared to think about this problem before, and he was stunned for a long time and said:

"Amita Buddha, County Magistrate Fang is really a lucky star in Jingshan Temple... Fifteen years ago, I submitted a report to the Religious Bureau to apply for repairs. At that time, there were three plans, upper, middle and lower. Of course, the cost will definitely be repeated several times after many years, and it cannot be said that it is the same."

"Tell me which three plans to see."

"First talk about the worst strategy, just where to break it, where to repair it, where to paint, replace the timber that is destroyed, and block the roof leaking. That way, about 100,000 yuan is enough; and then, the middle strategy requires a set of antique technology from the provincial capital, including painters, carpenters, carpenters, stonemasons, etc., to restore the mid-Qing Dynasty style of Jingshan Temple during the repair process. The labor cost is expensive and the materials are even more expensive. It is estimated that according to the current market, it will cost about 500,000 to 600,000..."

Ning Shulu shouted: "It's too high. Do you know how much the annual fund of the Religious Bureau is only? You can't allocate it to you Jingshan Temple, right?"

The abbot smiled calmly and said, "Neither County Magistrate Ning said this, there is no need to discuss the best strategy."

"Continue to talk." Fang Sheng made a gesture with a look of relief.

"Amitabha, when it comes to the best strategy... I'm a little embarrassed to speak..." The abbot led the two to his own dedicated Zen room and pointed to a picture on the wall and said, "This is a panoramic view of Jingshan Temple in the early days of the Republic of China. It covers a three-fold area now. It was then destroyed by baptism in war. After the founding of the country, some temples were vacated for storing grain. During the Cultural Revolution, several halls were burned. The current Jingshan Temple is actually only part of the previous temple in the panoramic view..."

"Oh, so that's it," Fang Sheng saw through the window that there was a broken wall behind Jingshan Temple. It should be the ruins of that year. He asked, "How much does it cost to restore the panoramic view? It doesn't matter. Please tell me the truth, and I can't scare you County Mayor Ning."

Ning Shulu laughed dryly, and it was inconvenient to express his opinion.

"Um..." The abbot seemed to have not calculated this account for many years, lowered his head and estimated silently for a long time, and made up his mind to say, "Five million..."

"Ah, my god!" Ning Shulu was really scared.

Unexpectedly, the abbot had not finished saying: "What I mean is that five million can only be restored to its original scale. If antique technology is strictly adopted, it will be two or three million."

"Eight million!" Ning Shulu shook his head repeatedly, "It's whimsical. The county's finances are so tight. It would be great if it could approve the first plan."

"I think so too."

Fang Sheng seemed to have not heard the two of them talking. He stared at the rising cigarette in a daze, then stepped forward and looked at the panoramic view of Jingshan, and said for a while:

"If you raise funds to build a temple from the public, how much can you raise? For example, a dedicated worship hall is set up, with hundreds of respects and thousands of small statues or nameplates. If you raise funds of 10,000, you can engrave the characters on the nameplate of the statue. Of course, the county, including the Religious Bureau, will also launch publicity and organize everyone to donate incense money, etc.."

"If the official palace supports it, it will be fine to raise about 400,000 or 500,000 with the influence of Jingshan Temple." said the abbot.

"What about finance? How much can it cost?" Fang Sheng turned to Ning Shulu.

Ning Shulu smiled: "County Magistrate Wu has always been known for his careful calculations. Asking him for money is like killing him. Of course, if County Magistrate Fang comes forward, he will definitely give him some face. At most... well... 200,000. It would be great if the abbot's second plan can be implemented smoothly."

Fang Sheng was stunned again and said after a while: "Tomorrow you will organize a seminar on the Religious Bureau, and Abbot Daoza also participated to discuss the third set of panoramic restoration plans in detail. It should be more detailed and operational. Leave it to me within a week!"

"Ah!" Fang [Yanyu Hongchen Novel      www.yyhc.info] was stunned, with a look of unrepair.

Ning Shulu was even better than the abbot, and said in a lost voice: "County Magistrate Fang, this funding gap is not only a little, but..."

"I'll find a way to solve the funding problem. You are responsible for getting the plan, that's it!"

Fang Sheng said without doubt.

At the county magistrate's office meeting held on Thursday, the panoramic restoration plan of Jingshan Temple was fiercely opposed by the deputy county magistrates led by Wu Yucai. Fang Jianjun and Yu Hongfei could not make up for Fang Sheng's true intentions and frowned and did not speak.

Wu Yucai said aggressively: "Now, economic development is the focus. Everything you do must be profitable. What can you get by spending so much money in Jingshan Temple? Encourage citizens to believe in superstition and burn incense and worship Buddha every weekend? It doesn't make sense! My opinion is very simple. If Jingshan Temple has the ability to raise funds by itself, the official government will call you indirectly. They can spend that money at will, and do whatever they want. If they need financial appropriations, I'm sorry, one is that the finances are really not rich, and the other is that large amounts of appropriations must be submitted to the Standing Committee for research. I respect the decision of the Standing Committee!"

"What do you think?" Fang Sheng did not refute and looked around with a smile.

Because of the two things about Western Restaurant and Tinano, everyone can see that Fang Sheng is smart, has many ghost ideas, and turns quickly, and often has unexpected tricks. Perhaps Jingshan Temple is a real trick, so he decided not to flow into this muddy water and stay silent.

"Since you have no objection, please submit it to the Standing Committee for discussion as County Mayor Yucai said."

On Friday morning, a Standing Committee meeting was held as Fang Sheng’s proposal, with only one issue, namely whether to make financial allocations to restore the panoramic view of Jingshan Temple.

Fei Yue was not as restless as Wu Yucai, but asked cautiously: "What is the starting point of County Mayor Fang's proposal for panoramic restoration? In other words, is it worth spending millions of dollars to do this?"

Fang Sheng said seriously: "If a place wants to develop tourism resources, it is the first place to develop scenic spots and historical sites. Jiangye County has no scenic spots, but there are several historical sites. Jingshan Temple is the most prominent representative - a mid-Qing Dynasty building, which has been incense for hundreds of years. The Qing Dynasty Buddhist instruments worshipped in it are displayed in provincial museums due to the limitations of conditions. Moreover, the common people believe it. There is a story about the top scorer in the college entrance examination seven years ago. It can be said that Jingshan Temple has all the characteristics of tourist attractions. Why don’t we spend money to build it better? I have inquired about what the people in Jiangye play on weekends? There is no other place to go except for the small park. If you want to play all day, you have to take the bus to Wuxiang. Not to mention the rich people, the people spend in Wuxiang. How can Jiangye’s economy develop in the long run?"

Wu Zhengrong shook his head and said, "According to County Magistrate Fang, we should spend some money to transform the park better, or simply build an amusement park. Why spend such a big price on the temple? Not everyone believes in Buddhism."

"Those who go to temples do not necessarily believe in Buddhism, sometimes just to seek good luck." Once Zhongan established his alliance consciousness, he would not miss the opportunity to publicly support Fang Sheng, although he did not know what Fang Sheng wanted to do.

Geng Fu said: "There are too many places in the county that need to spend money, such as poverty alleviation, reemployment, education, industrial technology transformation, etc., and every field is imminent. Even if there are a thousand reasons to restore Jingshan Temple, it cannot squeeze out fiscal expenditures."

"Minister Geng has the same viewpoint," Qiu Qiu said. "Jingshan Temple wants to do a panoramic restoration. I will find a way to raise funds by myself, and use as much as I raise the money. As long as the accounts are disclosed, don't fill my personal pockets."

"Yes, you can raise your own support." Shao Yuancun said.

Tamzhong Shou said: "Jingshan Temple is not a famous temple. How much money can it raise? It can be at most 200,000 to 300,000 yuan, and it can only be repaired."

Fang Sheng took advantage of the situation and said: "The finance department cannot afford money and its own raising capacity is limited. I think it can only adopt the third path - introducing social resources."

"What does social resources mean?" Fei Yue asked vigilantly.

"It's very simple. I call on investors with financial resources in society to invest in Jingshan Temple and pay dividends through tickets and incense income in the future."

Wu Yucai laughed and said, "County Magistrate Fang, the ticket to Jingshan Temple costs five yuan each, when will you earn millions back?"

"After the panoramic restoration, the ticket price will definitely increase, but it must be within the affordable range of the people. The incense in the temple must be specialized. The incense outside is not allowed to be brought in. In addition, we must negotiate with the Provincial Museum to retrieve some of the Qing Dynasty cultural relics belonging to Jingshan Temple and place them in the exhibition room for citizens to visit."

"This..." Wu Yucai's thinking stagnated, obviously unable to keep up with Fang Sheng's rhythm.

The Standing Committee members were also surrounded by Fang Sheng's new ideas, and they thought hard about their pros and cons, but they became cold for a moment. Fei Yue was secretly angry and found that since Fang Sheng came, every time the Standing Committee seemed to be centered on him, and all the Standing Committee members followed the topics raised by him, but instead they were left alone. They coughed majesticly and said:

"There is no precedent for social resources to invest in temples. Do other places need to understand from multiple sources? My opinion is that County Magistrate Fang should not be in a hurry, first make full use of the brewing, learn from the brother counties and cities, and then make clear the specific operation steps and approval procedures before proceeding steadily. Also, since it is a market-oriented operation, it is because the market is chosen, the official government should not intervene too much, just grasp the general direction, what does County Magistrate Fang think?"

Fang Sheng smiled and said, "Secretary Fei grasped the essence of the problem. Yes, the panoramic restoration of Jingshan Temple is a market-oriented process. Introducing foreign funds to solve the problems of protection and restoration of monuments. As long as the property rights are in our hands, what are you afraid of when you give up a little profit? The bigger the cake, you will eventually be prosperous."

Fei Yue always felt that Fang Sheng was saying something different from his own, but he couldn't tell what the difference was. He said vaguely: "In short, be cautious and cautious. You can't get a handle during the operation... The leaders of the brother counties are coming soon. Everyone arranges the corresponding reception in advance, and be enthusiastic and generous, and honest. Today's meeting is like this."

The brother counties Fei Yue mentioned refer to the main leaders of Qingting County. The main purpose of this visit to Jiangye County was to explore the joint development of the "100-acre experimental field" project at the junction of the two counties. The "100-acre experimental field" is a scientific research project for new agricultural technologies and new products led by the Provincial Academy of Agricultural Sciences. After years of geological exploration, soil analysis, environment, atmosphere, and topography, the final sight of 170-acre farmland at the junction of the two counties, and planned to invest to fence the front-end scientific research experiments.
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