Journey to the West: Man in heaven, working nine to five

#2128 - Xitian wants crowdfunding

Hearing what Chu Hao said, Guanyin stood there dumbfounded, not knowing what to say.

In fact, this was a series of traps that Chu Hao had set for Guanyin, from showing enthusiasm at the beginning to letting the Twenty-Four Constellation Lords make things difficult and demand compensation.

To Chu Hao's anger at demanding military expenses for sending troops, this was a series of interlocking schemes to trap Guanyin.

The most brilliant point was that Guanyin knew she had been tricked, but she couldn't refute anything, nor could she blame Chu Hao for not cooperating with her.

"The military expenses for our dispatch of troops are 10,000 immortal pills and ten magical treasures for each general, and 1,000 immortal pills and one magical treasure for each soldier.

I heard that the Heavenly Court failed to subdue the three demons in two dispatches of troops, so we must also be careful and cautious in dealing with the three demons. I will personally lead the team, and all the Twenty-Four Constellation Lords will be dispatched, sending out an army of 30,000."

Chu Hao continued to say to Guanyin, as for how much this military expense would be, let Guanyin calculate it herself.

"This is too much."

Listening to this number, Guanyin didn't even need to calculate carefully, and a rough estimate was an astronomical figure.

"You need to understand that you are the ones who invited us to subdue the demons, so we naturally have the final say on the amount. This is our rule!

If the Bodhisattva can't make the decision herself, she can go back and discuss it with the Buddha. Of course, you Western Heavens can also take action yourselves, wouldn't that save this expense?"

Chu Hao stated his attitude towards Guanyin.

Chu Hao's asking price was so high that Guanyin really couldn't make the decision, so she could only go back and discuss it with the Tathagata Buddha.

Guanyin left the Doumu Palace and returned to the Western Heavens.

Back in the Western Heavens, she met with the Tathagata and roughly told him about what happened in Jinping Prefecture.

"Outrageous, what have you been doing? Jinping Prefecture City has been destroyed, and you've been blackmailed by Chu Hao like this."

The Tathagata was furious when he heard this, and reprimanded Guanyin.

"Buddha, please calm your anger, this disciple is incompetent. It's just that the three demons are still causing trouble in Jinping Prefecture. If they are not eliminated as soon as possible, I'm afraid it will be extremely detrimental to us."

Guanyin lowered her head, feeling extremely wronged in her heart. She had really tried her best in the matter of Jinping Prefecture.

It's just that the Demon Clan also took a fancy to Jinping Prefecture, and the three demons also needed the Four Avian Constellations to subdue them, which is why she could only be passive.

"In that case, the Journey to the West plan is the most important thing. First, agree to Chu Hao's request and let him lead people to subdue the three demons. As for the Demon Clan's problem, I will personally take action to solve it.

In any case, Jinping Prefecture must not be occupied by the Demon Clan, and the Journey to the West plan cannot be delayed in the slightest."

After thinking for a while, the Tathagata instructed Guanyin.

Jinping Prefecture, as the signboard of the Western Heavens, must not fall into the hands of the Demon Clan and must be rebuilt.

The Journey to the West plan is even more fundamental to the Western Heavens and cannot be allowed to have any mistakes. It must proceed smoothly.

Therefore, the Tathagata could only agree, first ensuring the smooth progress of the Journey to the West plan, and then competing with the Demon Clan.

The Western Heavens had been repeatedly blackmailed by Chu Hao and attacked by the Demon Clan, and its resources were already running low. It was already difficult to maintain the normal expenses of the Western Heavens.

If Chu Hao blackmailed them like this again, I'm afraid that the Western Heavens would have difficulty even maintaining normal operations, and might even go bankrupt directly.

"Immediately gather the main backbone personnel, and we will hold a meeting to discuss how to deal with it."

The Tathagata was also somewhat helpless about this. The originally wealthy Western Heavens were now on the verge of bankruptcy.

If roughly calculated, at least nearly half of the wealth of the Western Heavens had fallen into Chu Hao's pocket.

After a while, in the Tathagata Buddha's lecture hall, the core members of the Western Heavens, except for Manjushri and Samantabhadra, who were confronting the Demon Clan in Jinping Prefecture, had all arrived.

The Tathagata Buddha sat in the central position and said to everyone.

"Amitabha, the reason for inviting everyone here today is not to lecture on scriptures, but for another important matter.

As you all know, we in the Western Heaven Buddhist sect have always regarded money as dirt and treasures as smoke, but the operation and construction of our Western Heavens cannot be separated from these mundane objects.

Currently, our Western Heavens are experiencing financial difficulties. The reason for inviting everyone here is to raise some funds. Everyone should actively speak out and state their opinions."

Hearing the Tathagata Buddha's words, the core Buddhas on both sides were a little confused. The Western Heavens had never held a meeting because of funding issues.

"Since funding is tight, then we might as well collect taxes from the various countries belonging to the Western Heavens."

A Buddha stood up and suggested to the Tathagata Buddha.

"This is not appropriate. The Western Niu He Continent is currently not peaceful. If we forcibly collect taxes, it will easily cause resistance from various countries."

Guanyin shook her head and rejected the Buddha's suggestion.

This was not because Guanyin was kind-hearted and considerate of the common people, but because the Western Heavens' exploitation of the Western Niu He Continent had reached a certain level.

If they continued to exert pressure, it might cause civil unrest in the mortal world, which would probably be irreversible.

At this time, Dipankara Buddha stood up and said to the Tathagata and the monks.

"Amitabha, this old monk has an idea. Our Western Heavens are a Buddhist holy land, with 100,000 Buddhas and millions of disciples and monks.

With so many people, even if each person contributes a little, it will be a huge wealth. We might as well launch a crowdfunding campaign within our Western Heavens.

Let all the Buddhas and disciples and monks actively donate, as a sign of their devotion to the Buddha, abandoning those mundane things. This will also be good for their cultivation."

After Dipankara Buddha finished speaking, he immediately received the unanimous agreement of the Tathagata and Guanyin.

"Ancient Buddha is indeed wise. This can be said to be a brilliant plan. Then we will launch a crowdfunding campaign within the scope of the Western Heavens."

The Tathagata nodded and issued orders to those core Buddhas.

Those core Buddhas dispersed and conveyed the Tathagata's orders to the many ordinary Buddhas and disciples and monks.

As soon as this matter spread, it immediately caused a huge sensation among the Buddhas and disciples and monks in the Western Heavens.

Although the Western Heavens, as a Buddhist holy land, relies on Buddhist teachings as a belief to unite people.

However, the Western Heavens' way of doing things illustrates a problem: in fact, those Buddhas and disciples and monks are not so devout in their so-called Buddhist teachings.

The reason why they follow the Western Heavens is actually mainly for profit. Most of the Buddhas and disciples and monks still regard those mundane things as important as ordinary people.

Now that the Western Heavens has launched a crowdfunding campaign, it is asking them to take out money, which makes those Buddhas and disciples and monks extremely dissatisfied.

Of course, even if they are dissatisfied, as the Buddhist people of the Western Heavens, they will not show it so obviously for the sake of face, but they also have their own selfish motives.