Fang Lin looked at the prestige points, filled with joy in his heart, and had already formulated a plan to earn prestige points.
The next day, as soon as he opened the door, the sunlight shone on his face. Fang Lin really enjoyed this feeling. The air and scenery here made Fang Lin feel delighted.
Fang Lin squinted his eyes slightly. After getting used to the sunlight, he was surprised to find that there were many people kneeling in front of the door.
Among them, Li Yun led the group and was kneeling. There were probably more than twenty people in total, including lay disciples and some ordinary people.
When they saw Fang Lin come out, everyone had a happy expression on their faces. Li Yun took the lead and said, "Headmaster, we all want to join the Wudang Sect and become Taoist priests."
Fang Lin's face immediately turned dark. Although the Wudang Sect did need to develop, it also had to proceed step by step. It wasn't that anyone could join. After all, the Wudang Sect was a Taoist sect, and those who joined had to become ordained. Although Taoist priests could get married, many Taoist temples didn't allow it. Fang Lin certainly wouldn't stop them, but no matter what, many parents, even if they believed in Taoism, wouldn't agree to let their children become Taoist priests.
"Does the County Magistrate agree?" Fang Lin asked Li Yun with a smile.
Li Yun smiled and scratched his head, not saying anything more.
Fang Lin looked at these people. It seemed that they had all heard yesterday's story and thought that the Wudang Sect was a place worth pursuing for them.
A glint of light flashed in Fang Lin's eyes. It seemed that they would be helpful for his prestige plan.
Fang Lin said, "Our Wudang Sect won't accept people casually."
Everyone showed their understanding. If people were accepted casually, how could the reputation of the Wudang Sect as a sacred place be reflected?
Fang Lin continued, "You go back to Danjiang County and spread the word that the Wudang Sect is expanding the recruitment of lay disciples. As for the assessment, it will be carried out by you, the older generation of lay disciples. The formal disciples of the Wudang Sect will be selected from among the lay disciples.
At the same time, I have a request."
Fang Lin paused and then said, "For the disciples of the Wudang Sect, moral character is of utmost importance. You should do more good deeds. This is also one of the teachings of the Wudang Sect."
Everyone quickly agreed and said that they would do more good deeds in the future.
Fang Lin watched as the people left and called Song Yuanqiao and Sanxin. Now, these two were the people Fang Lin trusted the most. Both of them were intelligent. Fang Lin told them about the plan of doing good deeds and required all disciples of the Wudang Sect, whether they were formal disciples or not, to do at least one good deed every day. This was the minimum requirement.
In this way, the Wudang Sect became the embodiment of kindness. The Wudang Sect guided people to do good, and all the disciples of the Wudang Sect, even the lay disciples, liked to do good deeds. If anyone had any difficulties, they could ask the Wudang Sect for help. If the Wudang Sect could help, it would naturally not be stingy.
In this way, the reputation of the Wudang Sect grew larger and larger. Even the neighboring counties knew about the Wudang Sect. Moreover, after doing good deeds, the people of Danjiang County respected the Wudang Sect even more, which also indirectly increased the prestige points. Now, the prestige points increased by about fifty points every day. Sometimes, when some really good deeds were done, the prestige points could reach a hundred, which made Fang Lin very gratified.
Later, Fang Lin thought that this was still not enough, so he called Sanxin.
Sanxin was a first - generation disciple and had a high status, second only to Fang Lin, the headmaster. He was capable of taking on this task.
Fang Lin planned to establish something like the Red Cross Society and a Hope Project in this world.
He asked Sanxin to go to Danjiang County for publicity, to encourage people to do more good deeds and donate money to the Wudang Sect. The money donated to the Wudang Sect would be used in two ways. One was to help the poor, and the other was to serve as a fund for children's education. Some study halls or private schools would be built, and teachers would be hired to teach the children, all for free. It was completely a copy of the Red Cross Society and the Hope Project. Moreover, the Wudang Sect would also donate a part of the money from the incense offerings.
As soon as this news spread, the whole Danjiang County was in an uproar. Everyone thought that the Wudang Sect was a place protected by the gods. Not only did it do good deeds, but it also accumulated good virtues by using the money for good causes. Just the publicity alone increased Fang Lin's prestige points by 500. He was only dozens of points away from being able to draw a lottery again! This was really exciting.
Fang Lin also personally erected a huge stone stele in the Qiongtai Temple, right in front of the statue of Xuanswu. It was called the Merit Stele, on which the names of all the donors and the amounts of their donations were recorded.
In fact, the so - called Merit Stele was mainly to encourage donors to donate more money. Because everyone cared about face. Donating a large amount of money was naturally a very honorable thing. This was the honor of having one's name engraved opposite the statue of Xuanswu. How could they just donate a small amount of money and be satisfied?
So, at first, someone donated ten taels of silver, and immediately someone else donated twenty taels. The person who had donated ten taels before was unhappy and added another twenty taels. In this competitive situation, the amounts of the donations were quite good.
Moreover, Fang Lin also said that the donors were all doing good deeds, and their merits would be recorded. They would definitely receive the protection and blessing of Xuanswu. So, the donors became even more enthusiastic. One wealthy landlord even donated eight thousand taels of silver at once!
Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Fang Lin came in person. Not only did he erect the Merit Stele himself, but he also personally engraved the names of each person and the amounts of their donations on it.
Furthermore, Fang Lin went all out and implemented a "star" measure. Everyone who donated would be given a Taoist scripture. Generally, it was *The Scripture of Great Peace*, which was personally copied by the disciples of the Wudang Sect. On the cover of the scripture, Fang Lin would personally write a sentence and sign his name. You know, everyone admired Fang Lin very much and believed that having this scripture at home could definitely protect the house and ward off evil spirits. So, all the disciples of the Wudang Sect, even the lay disciples, were so tired from copying the scriptures that their hands ached.
However, the money was really collected quickly. In the blink of an eye, Fang Lin was already able to draw a lottery. Moreover, the amount of silver received had reached as high as twenty thousand taels. Three study halls were already under construction, and announcements for recruiting teachers had been posted. And more than a hundred households had already received assistance. Everyone also knew that the Wudang Sect was indeed using the money to do good deeds, and they trusted the Wudang Sect even more, not afraid that they would embezzle the money.
Moreover, it was clearly written how much money everyone had donated, so it was completely possible to calculate whether the Wudang Sect had stolen the money. And it seemed to be a coincidence that those who had donated money would have smooth sailing in everything in those few days. Fang Lin himself even suspected that this was the function of the Qiongtai Temple.
At this moment, the Red Cross Society of the Wudang Sect was already well - known to every household, and the Hope Project of the Wudang Sect was also welcomed by the parents. Even some parents who could afford the tuition fees still sent their students to study at the Wudang Sect because, from time to time, disciples of the Wudang Sect would come to preach, which was something not to be missed.
The private school teachers, who had lost their income, also came to teach in the private schools of the Wudang Sect. Thus, without realizing it, the Wudang Sect had basically monopolized the education in Danjiang County! This really surprised Fang Lin.
At this moment, Fang Lin was hiding in his room because the prestige points had reached 3,000. He could completely use the reward of 1,000 prestige points to draw a lottery! I, as a Taoist priest, am here to ask for donations. Recommendations, bookmarks, and clicks are all welcome.