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Chapter 282 The rich monk

On the third day after Li Wenqian committed suicide, Zhang Zhao moved into the yamen behind Jieduliu in Hexi.

As for Li Wenqian's family, after Zhang Zhao gave them five thousand guan, the group left Liangzhou City and went to live in Guzang County.

Probably because they were afraid of retaliation, staying in Guzang County, where the majority of the Li family was Guzang, gave them some protection.

As for why Li Wenqian committed suicide, in addition to the fact that this person was mentally ill to begin with, Zhang Zhao was able to make a rough guess after combining information from all parties.

The main reason is that Zhang Zhao lacks a clear understanding of the bloody nature of power changes in this era.

In the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, when the governors and even the emperor were replaced, it was popular that the winner would take all, and the loser would be worse off than dead.

There was only one ending for the Jiedushi envoys who were pushed out of power in the past dynasties, that is, the whole family was killed, and no chickens or dogs were left behind. If only a few wives, concubines, and daughters were left to be raped and humiliated by others, it would be regarded as someone's mercy.

Take Sun Chao for example. After he was killed by Li Wenqian, his old wife and three sons were all killed in the resistance, and his two concubines and daughters were taken over by Li Wenqian. Sun Chao made a lifetime of wealth and took advantage of Li Wenqian.

Therefore, in Li Wenqian's view, Zhang Zhao would definitely use the same method to deal with him, so when Zhang Zhao sent Guo Tiance to show his kindness, it made Li Wenqian even more frightened.

Because he didn't know what evil Zhang Zhao was holding back? Mr. Sun Chao also had a beautiful daughter and a concubine. His two daughters were tall and thick, so it was definitely not Zhang Zhao who was interested in his daughter.

Therefore, Li Liu, who was already desperate, was afraid that Zhang Zhao wanted to keep him, and then use unknown methods to humiliate him. In addition, Guo Tiance's yin and yang aura, some vicious and perverted expression, further supported Li Wenqian's judgment.

This person was always prone to extremes. In history, when the Han people in Liangzhou entered Liangzhou City in large numbers and caused riots, and the Han people in Liangzhou were extremely disappointed with him and refused to help, Li Wenqian simply locked up his family in the Hexi Jiedu Yamen.

, and then the whole family set themselves on fire.

In fact, Li Wenqian also wanted to set his family on fire the day before yesterday, but his tooth soldiers were ordered by Pei Yuan to watch him a little closely, so Li Wenqian had no choice but to use a long dagger to end his own life.

"Military envoy, the investigation has been carried out!" Guo Tiance, who had given a perfect performance in cooperation with Zhang Zhao yesterday, walked in with a roster.

On the list is the list of owners of hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land in the vicinity of Liangzhou that Zhang Zhao sent people to secretly investigate these days.

Of course, this is just a very rough survey, and Zhang Zhao has not yet carried out the actual measurement of acres of land on this basis.

For such a rough investigation report, Zhang Zhao mainly relied on the Sogdians from Liangzhou.

These small Sogdian merchants are less conspicuous when they walk through the streets and into the fields.

"Liangzhou Buddhist temple actually occupies so much land?" Zhang Zhao was a little shocked after looking at it for a while.

According to the information provided by the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce and Guo Tiance's rough confirmation report, the nearby counties of Liangzhou have more than 360,000 acres of mature farmland, and the Buddhist temples account for as much as 140,000 acres.

This ratio is quite astonishing. You must know that Li Wenqian alone occupied more than 80,000 acres of these fields. This adds up to 230,000 acres. The remaining 130,000 acres are for the tens of thousands of Han people in Liangzhou.

Shared.

And among these 130,000 acres, several large families account for more than 70%.

The real Han'er in Liangzhou has more than 20,000 people who actually only have 30,000 to 40,000 acres of land. Many people simply work as sharecroppers for their entire family or even their entire clan, without even a single piece of land.

Damn it, no wonder Li Wenqian is thinking about running away quickly!

Under this model, the Han people in Liangzhou had a worse life than the people in Shimo. The land was all in the hands of the wealthy families. If something happened, let alone helping them, they would join forces with Shimo.

From Li Wenqian's point of view, there is really no way to solve this. Even if he divides the 80,000 acres he occupies, he won't be able to win over many people. He might as well just grab a handful and run away.

What's even more frightening is that the 140,000 acres occupied by the temple cannot collect a single copper coin in spring and autumn taxes, and those acres occupied by wealthy families will most likely not receive any money.

Just by exploiting the remaining tens of thousands of acres of land, it is impossible to maintain the daily expenses of Hexi Jiedu Yamen, let alone support the army.

And a so-called Jiedu Yamen with only more than 300 tooth soldiers had no chance of winning when faced with hundreds of thousands of Momo people who had long been coveting the assets of the Han people in Liangzhou. To grab the bucket and run away before the Momo people rioted, it was indeed

Best choice.

"Go and inform Master Sanshanyuan that tomorrow you will personally deliver the seated statue of Sakyamuni Buddha to Dayun Temple for enshrinement, and also invite Cao Wantong to me."

Zhang Zhao worriedly told Guo Tiance that to solve the land problem, we still have to start with these great monks.

Zhang Zhao must now acquire at least hundreds of thousands of acres of land, otherwise the supplies for his thousands of troops cannot be guaranteed at all, and he will definitely not be able to support them just by relying on the dispensable land gifts of Hexi Jiedu Yamen.

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Dayun Temple in Liangzhou, also known as Dayun Temple in Wuwei in later generations, was originally the palace of the Zhang family of the former Liang King during the Sixteen Kingdoms period of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. Later, King Zhang Tianxi of Liang built the palace as a temple and called it Hongzang Temple. During the Wu and Zhou Dynasties, it was changed to what it is today.

Dayun Temple.

However, the original Dayun Temple was severely damaged in the Wuwei earthquake in 1927, and the current Dayun Temple was rebuilt around 1980.

Zhang Zhao worked hard all morning and finally sent the life-size statue of Sakyamuni to the left hall of Dayun Temple for enshrinement.

Afterwards, he sat around with the eminent monks of Dayun Temple, including Master Shanyuan, and several leaders of the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce headed by Cao Wantongxi.

The relationship between the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce and Dayun Temple is actually very close. Buddhism, especially Buddhism before the Ming Dynasty, has a very bad thing, that is, it likes to make money and lend money at usury.

This is also related to the environment of the times. Although there were three martial arts and one sect that destroyed Buddhism before the Ming Dynasty, Buddhism was already very powerful.

They occupy a large amount of land and do not pay taxes. Local thieves and even wealthy households often leave their farmland in the name of the temple.

Coupled with the donations of believers, some temples have accumulated a large amount of gold and silver all year round, so lending has become a way for them to use their spare money and make money from money.

Gu Yu

Liangzhou Dayun Temple is of course no exception. They not only lend money to farmers who are experiencing difficulties, but also lend money to Jiedu Yamen.

However, their biggest customer is actually the Sogdian Chamber of Commerce. Only these merchants need large sums of money for turnover.

Moreover, Dayun Temple has more than 100,000 acres of land, and the grain, rice, cloth and other goods collected every year are piled up in mountains.

This thing will rot if kept for a long time, so every year they have to rely on the Sogdians to collect it and sell it everywhere. The economic relationship between the two parties is very close.

"Today I invite all the masters, Cao Wandutou, Kang Dutou and others to come here because I want you all to give me some advice.

When I was in Anxi, I was also very concerned about the trade routes, and even went so far as to raise an army myself, just to make the trade routes smooth.

He even entered Tianzhu, promoted Buddhism and protected our monks, and also inspected the products of Tianzhu.

There is a lot of sugar cane in the land, all of which are of the highest quality, and the syrup produced is far superior to that of the Central Plains. There are also various bay leaves, peppers, nutmegs, etc. that are also best-sellers in the Central Plains.

The silks, porcelain, cotton cloth, and tea we have are also in urgent need, and there should be merchants coming back from Tianzhu this winter.

Since the Yan bandits brought trouble to the world, the occasional interruption of the Hexi trade routes should be alleviated."

Zhang Zhao was not bragging, he was telling the truth. The Sogdian man named Kang rushed in front of Cao Wantong and bowed to Zhang Zhao.

"The military envoy is really our reborn parent! Just because the trade routes are smooth, how many people will live and things can be connected to each other. From now on, I, Kang Jinshan, will be the minion of the military envoy!"

Damn! The dog slave is so brave! Cao Wantong's eyes turned red immediately after washing, and he stared at Kang Jinshan fiercely.

Ever since they learned that Zhang Jun's envoy to Liangzhou was Ju'er Khan who had a powerful influence on them in Anxi and Hezhong, these Sogdians had a completely different perception of Zhang Zhao.

Because except for Ganzhou, it can be said that Zhang Zhao actually controlled most of the Silk Road.

"What kind of military envoy! You, a farm slave, can't speak for a long time. This is the khan of our nine surnamed Zhaowu people.

The Khan regained the Dongcao Kingdom, appointed the descendants of King Dongcao to guard it, and also took in the daughter of my royal family, who is the king of the Dongcao people. I, Cao Wantong, washed and met the Khan!"

When it comes to who is thicker-skinned, Cao Wantong is obviously more skilled. He never calls Zhang Zhao military envoy, he always calls him Khan.

Kang Jinshan over there didn't notice that he was losing for a while, and his face suddenly became extremely ugly. He glanced at Zhang Zhao secretly, for fear that Zhang Zhao would be unhappy because of the title.

However, Zhang Zhao did not bother him with this, but waved his hand towards Cao Wantong.

"Whether it is the military envoy, the Khan, or the deputy king of the Kingdom of Jin, they are just like the wheel-turning holy king and Yinlun Dharma king of Buddhism in Tianzhu, Anxi, Hezhong, and Hexi. They are just empty names!

False name! Just call me whatever you want!"

Cao Wantong's face froze as he washed his face, and then he couldn't help but give a thumbs up deep in his heart. To say that he had the skill and shame to show off, he would have to kneel down and kowtow to Zhang Zhao a few times.

When Master Shanyuan heard that Zhang Zhao mentioned the identities of the Chakravartin King and the Yinlun Dharma King, his body suddenly felt itchy as if lice were crawling around. These two titles were simply too uncomfortable for him.

With these two identities, Zhang Zhao can legitimately interfere in Buddhist affairs, and he also has a large number of top-notch Buddhist treasures in his hands, and he even has his own sangha. If he gets angry, he can really do a lot for Liangzhou Buddhism.

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Everyone chatted with each other for a while, but it was just chatting, but it was actually Zhang Zhao's personal performance stage, by the way! There were also the admiring Guo Tiance and Huixing master Yang He.

The three of them seemed to be talking about what they had seen and heard in Tianzhu and the current situation of Buddhism in Tianzhu, but they actually heard it from others.

How did Zhang Zhao overthrow Saman Persia and Mata Bukhara, which had a population of five to six million people?

How to drag King Xiaxi of Tianzhu to the Xindu River and generously allow him to commit suicide?

How he beat the king of the Balihar dynasty who disrespected the Buddha to the point of despair, and how he taught King Polo a lesson for neglecting the Buddha.

As for why he attained enlightenment in the Bamboo Grove Abode of the Buddha, practiced in the Vulture Mountain Grottoes where the Buddha attained enlightenment, wandered in dreams with all the Buddhas under Ashoka’s pagoda, and the eminent monks of Nalanda Temple and Chaojie Temple sang Buddhist sutras to bid him farewell.

Wait, if you want more Versailles, there will be more Versailles,

When this wind blew down, the monks and the Sogdians in Liangzhou all went numb!

The Zhang Zhao they thought was actually just a small ruthless man with thousands of troops, who conquered several territories and got the title of Dharma King.

But now it sounds like Hang Zhao is a king with a population of several million, a hero who kills at will!

All of a sudden, everyone felt a little nervous, and their understanding of Zhang Zhao increased by several levels.

Master Shanyuan finally knew how Zhang Zhao, the Holy King of Wheels and the King of Yinlun, came here. He was not a fool, he was really a protector of the law!

This was obtained by turning the three great kingdoms of Tianzhu into chaos and killing two of their kings.

This is a true protector of the Dharma. Two Brahmin kings have been killed. Who can protect the Dharma to this extent?

Seeing that he was almost frightened, Zhang Zhao asked Guo Tiance to take out a very exquisite painting that was as big as two palms and showed it to everyone.

Nothing else on the painting is very eye-catching, only the seven black characters of the edict are particularly eye-catching.


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