宋神宗时期,江浙一带发生大饥荒。灾民实在太多了,而公粮有限,政府救济只能解燃眉之急,却不是长久之计。江浙地区的行政长官是范仲淹,按理说,范仲淹应该多方筹集钱粮、加大救济力度才对,可是,他却做出了一些让人想不通的事情:在大灾当前之际,他竟然组织起了各种形式的划船比赛,举行盛大的仪式,他自己还天天乘船来往于江河湖海之间,观看赛事。在他的组织、提倡下,划船比赛搞得热火朝天,从春到夏,江河湖海上热热闹闹,赛事不断。很多富商大户信佛,范仲淹就召集各寺庙的主持,动员 Song Shenzong period, a big famine in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The victims are really too many, and the grain is limited. Government relief can only solve the urgent needs but it is not a long-term solution. It is fair to say that Fan Zhongyan should raise money in all fields and increase relief efforts. However, he made some unimaginable things: on the occasion of the disaster, he even organized A variety of boating competitions, held a grand ceremony, he himself every day by boat to the rivers and lakes, watch the tournament. In his organization, advocated, rowing competition made in full swing, from spring to summer, rivers and lakes bustling sea, the race continued. Many wealthy businessmen trust Buddhism, Fan Zhongyan summoned the temple's presidential mobilization