Before Ye Yaodong could say anything, the sharp-eared leaders heard, "Buy the villagers with money? You can't imagine how you can bribe every villager in the village? Give them a chance to open their mouths? What a bad idea."
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Those leaders got angry when these unruly people made such a fuss. It is true that unruly people come out of poor places! Ignorant country people are the hardest to deal with.
Especially those who have such faith and want to impress their faith.
Secretary Chen, despite the scolding, glanced at Ye Yaodong secretly.
Ye Yaodong said helplessly: "Leaders, what Secretary Chen means is that the museum can donate a sum of money to Mazu Temple, which will be regarded as a commendation and reward for taking back the bronze tripod to Mazu."
As soon as these words came out, the eyes of the village chief and village secretary suddenly lit up. Yes, Adong was commended and rewarded for handing in the bronze, which makes no sense to Mazu.
The leaders paused after hearing this, thinking that it might be possible?
He continued to add: "Of course, if you donate less, the villagers will definitely not agree. You donate more, and then the villagers can use the money to maintain and build the Mazu Temple. Wouldn't everyone be happy in this way?
If we have achieved our goal, we will not offend Mazu and build a temple for her, the villagers will definitely be satisfied and Mazu will be happy too."
He had already had this idea. When the county leaders came over, he had this idea. He originally wanted to tell Secretary Chen, but who knew that this guy had a bad idea and asked him to change the donation, so he held it back again. It happened that yesterday they
He didn't even mention it, so he held it in until now.
When the village chief heard his suggestion, he was overjoyed and thought it was a great idea. "This is a good idea, but you, a young man, have better brains."
Secretary Chen also said with a smile on his face: "Donate money to build the temple for Mazu, and the villagers will definitely agree to you taking the bronze tripod away."
Ye Yaodong echoed: "Everyone has seen the Mazu temple in our village. It is in tatters. A few years ago, it was torn down by outsiders because of the elimination of feudal superstition. Later, the villagers secretly built it simply again, and then it has been there ever since.
Keep it like this."
"If the museum can donate a sum of money to rebuild the Mazu Temple, the villagers will definitely be grateful and agree. After all, the Mazu Temple is everyone's belief, and a bronze tripod will definitely not have more status in everyone's hearts.
.To everyone, the temple is definitely more important.”
The leaders felt that what he said was quite reasonable, so they whispered to each other and discussed in low voices.
The noise of the villagers at the door became louder. Originally, it was just the people on the fishing boats at the pier who were dissatisfied. They cursed all the way to the village committee, and some villagers who didn't know why were also aroused.
More and more people gathered, and they were all shouting at the door to get out of Baisha Village. Baisha Village did not welcome them...
The door outside was rattling, and the loud noise made everyone in the house tremble, fearing that the villagers would rush in and beat them up.
While they were discussing, they were interrupted by shouts from outside, and they couldn't sit still.
The county leader said directly to the village chief: "This matter of donating money to build a temple needs to be discussed by everyone. Even if you donate money, you have to report it and see what the people above say. You quickly talk to the villagers and let them disperse.
Don't mess up a good thing, it won't end well when the time comes."
"Yes, yes, yes, don't ruin the good thing." The village chief happily asked Secretary Chen to go with him, and Ye Yaodong followed suit, just in time to free up space in the room for them to discuss among themselves.
This was the best solution he had come up with to get the best of both worlds. If it didn't work, there was nothing he could do.
As soon as the village chief and Secretary Chen opened the door, the villagers almost rushed in.
"Don't get excited, everyone, listen to me..."
"I'm just going to tell you that those people are not welcome in our village. Let them leave. Let them leave immediately..."
"Yes, tell them to leave. We won't give them anything from our village."
"Village Chief, you can't protect those outsiders, you are from our Baisha Village..."
As soon as the village chief said something, they started spewing saliva all over his face.
At this time, he could only comfort him and casually wiped the saliva on his face. He quickly said: "We have thought of countermeasures, which are beneficial to Mazu Temple. We are discussing them. Please don't get excited."
I haven't gotten to the point for a long time. Is this a common problem among officials?
Ye Yaodong was anxious when he heard this, so he directly opened his mouth and said for him: "The leaders inside said that they want to donate money to build the Mazu temple. Please help us build the Mazu temple better."
"Why???"
The angry voices suddenly stopped, and everyone looked at him in disbelief.
"Is it true? They will also kindly donate money to us to build a temple?"
"That's a lot of money?"
"Is it true? You can't lie to us."
Secretary Chen quickly said: "This is what we proposed. They want to take away the bronze tripod, so we asked them to donate money to us to rebuild the Mazu Temple. The tripod is definitely not as important as the temple, right?"
The villagers also stopped, distracted by the temple construction, and began to talk among themselves.
"It's okay to build a temple~"
"Yes, yes, our Mazu temple is too shabby. It was built secretly a few years ago. In those years, everyone could secretly pay their respects and pay incense and everyone would be satisfied. Now it is too shabby.
Fix it a little bit."
"Yes, yes, you can build a temple..."
"Let him build a better Mazu temple for us..."
"If they can donate money to re-build the Mazu temple, I will give them the tripod, so that I won't offend Mazu."
"Yes, Mazu Temple needs to be repaired..."
As the villagers talked, smiles appeared on their faces. They all thought that building a temple for Mazu was a great idea and would kill two birds with one stone.
Not only can we not offend those leaders, but we can also renovate the Mazu temple in the village.
"Village chief, when will they donate money to build the temple? We have to choose a good day to start construction."
"Are you stupid? You haven't said how much you will donate yet?"
"Yeah, you haven't said how much you will donate yet?"
"Yes, yes, village chief, you first ask them how much money they plan to donate. It won't be enough if they don't donate less. Building the temple is a big deal."
The village chief quickly reassured the villagers, "Don't worry, everyone. The leaders are still discussing. This is just something we proposed. Why don't we know yet? Can you all leave now? I will tell you when there is news."
Secretary Chen also said: "Let's go back first. Don't make trouble. Otherwise, if we get stuck, it might be ruined. We have to give the leaders time to discuss, and it will take time to submit the money for approval."
"Okay, okay, building the temple is a good thing. We can't make trouble. Everyone, go back and go back... Go back and eat..."
"It's time to go back to eat."
"Let's go, go back and wait."
After appeasing the villagers and sending them away, several village cadres breathed a sigh of relief?
"I asked, what if they don't agree to donate money to build a temple?"
"Uh..." The village chief suddenly paused.
"Then they don't want to take the tripod away. If they want to take it away, they have to compromise. The initiative is in our hands." Ye Yaodong leaned there and said leisurely with his hands in his pockets.
"What if they only donate a few hundred yuan, which is not enough to build a temple?"
"Then we have to fight this, and it depends on your village cadres! Come on!" He clenched his fists, bent his arms, and made a cheering gesture towards them.
"Let's talk about it then. Let's get them to agree to donate money first. Our Mazu Temple really needs to be rebuilt. It's too dilapidated. It's just right for them to contribute money."
"Young people have good brains. This is a good idea. It will not embarrass us, but it will also bring benefits to Mazu Temple, and the leaders can also communicate with each other."
Ye Yaodong laughed a little, looked around the room, and then whispered, "I'll give you another suggestion. After they confirm the donation, you can make another request, which is to ask them to publish it in the newspaper and say that the official museum will donate money to us.
The village is building a Mazu temple, and we call on people from all walks of life to donate money to build the temple to ensure safety."
"Not to mention people from other industries, like the boat operators and seafarers around us, they are willing to donate some money to build temples and do good deeds, praying for smooth sailing and safe sailing."
This is why he was reminded by them just now, saying what if those people are unwilling to donate much? Then he needs to raise funds.
We can't just rely on the official, and the official can't be so generous. We can only try to strive for more.
Since we have proposed to build the temple, we have to build it no matter what.
In the past, being able to pay homage secretly was already considered a good thing. How could I dare to think about building a temple? In recent years, everyone has basically solved the problem of food and clothing, and also has some money on hand, so building a temple is considered inevitable.
This is a good thing to ensure safety. I believe the villagers will be happy to donate a little and do their best.
The village chief was surprised when he heard this, "This is great. Now some boat owners have some money. Everyone believes in Mazu, so they will definitely be willing to donate money to build temples and do good deeds."
"So, you should try your best to talk to the leaders and ask them to donate more money as commendations and rewards, and then ask them to publicize it in newspapers. If more people donate money, the Mazu Temple can be built better. Everyone
If you have already paid for it, you will definitely come to visit it often after it is built, and the Mazu Temple will be prosperous."
"Hey~"
He suddenly remembered that in his previous life, when he was running a big ship, there was a small statue of Mazu on the ship. The boss of the ship would pay homage to it with three sticks of incense every morning and evening.
He had another idea.
"Or we can make some small statues of Mazu and worship them in advance. If the ship bosses are rich and donate more, we can ask them to buy a small statue of Mazu and put them on the ship to worship them, so that they can stay safe when they go to sea."
"Yes, yes, this is good, this is fine!" The village chief was so happy that he was almost incoherent and nodded repeatedly.
Secretary Chen's eyes also lit up, "This is good. I guess everyone who drives a big ship will be happy to have a Mazu worshiped on the ship."
"Yes, this is a good idea. I'm not afraid that the Mazu Temple won't be built..."
"A Dong is really good at using his brain. He is so smart that he solved a big problem."
"These ideas are all great."
Other village cadres also happily agreed. Everyone had been worried for several days. Those who had just been made trouble by the villagers thought something big was going to happen.
Now everything has turned around in an instant.
"Don't get too happy too soon, you still have to scream..." He sneered at the small house not far away, "We have to ask them to pay more."
"That's for sure."
"Oh, I felt so relieved instantly."
"Okay, I don't have anything to do. I'm going home to eat." Ye Yaodong raised his head and looked at the sun in the sky, "It's really sunny at noon!"
The corners of the village chief's and Secretary Chen's mouths twitched, now they looked like the Ye Yaodong they knew.
Chapter completed!