Yunxi took a deep breath, and after a while he started talking to Shang Bing.
"How is Buddhism spreading in Yiwu now? Are there many Mongolians and other local ethnic groups who believe in our Buddhism?" Yunxi asked in a relaxed tone, trying not to let Shang Bing think they were talking.
Serious business.
"Brother Emperor, now all the local people who previously believed in Lamaism have converted to our Buddhism. I bribed most of the lamas and let them fall into our arms. The local Lamaism temples have also been transformed into Central Plains style temples." Shang Bing
Said in an understatement.
In fact, this process was not easy. Shang Bing could not use force against these lamas, so he could only deal with them in a 'civilized' way. He did not know how many brain cells he had killed, and he had discredited several lamas and ruined their reputations.
Other lamas who could not be bought with money converted to Chinese Buddhism.
"However, the local Uighurs seemed to hate our Buddhism. They came to petition several times, but I ignored them. They may have thought that my lack of response was a sign of concession, so they went to the temple gate to cause trouble."
"Since I have established Buddhism as the state religion of the Qin Dynasty, how can I tolerate such a thing? I immediately sent troops to suppress it, killed a thousand people and hung their heads outside their gathering place, and punished hundreds of people as five years of hard labor.
." Shang Bing said.
"Brother, remember this place in Yiwu. When you took over, the number of Uighurs was no more than 5,000, right?" Yunxi said.
"Less than five thousand people."
"Doesn't that mean you killed 20% of the local Uighur people at once?"
"Actually, it was more than 20%. Later, when the army entered their gathering place to suppress the rebellion, some women and children were actually beaten to death. I was not in a position to hold the soldiers accountable for their disciplinary violations, but I would not collect the bodies of these women and children.
Hang out too."
Shang Bing said: "I finally understand why the emperor was willing to let people who believed in Tianfang Sect go to Samarkand and leave the Ming Dynasty. At that time, the emperor valued population the most."
"These Tianfang believers have to recite sutras five times a day, and there are other things like Ramadan. They don't eat after the sun rises until before sunrise every day."
"I had to ask the overseer to whip them and tell them that you can skip meals or recite sutras, but you have to work, and those who don't work will be hanged on the gallows. In the end, they had to eat during the day.
"
"And eat beef. Even if Yiwu has a lot of cows, they are worth a lot of money if they are sent to Hexi. They actually insist on eating beef."
"I asked people to tell them that they don't have to eat pork, but they can't eat beef. Anyone who kills cattle privately will be killed. After killing a few people, they became honest."
"With your killing method, how many Wuer-fearing people are there in Yiwu now?" Yunhe said with a smile.
"There are not many left. There were only more than 2,000 people left before I left. Many people died one after another, and many people fled to Yiliba. I am actually very strange. Although I have so many restrictions on customs,
Their life in Yiwu is much better than that in Yiliba. The Mongols in Yiliba do not like the Uighurs and often bully them, but they usually don't care about their affairs. But they still flee to Yiliba.
I really have nothing to say." Shang Bing said.
Yunxi smiled. The thinking of the followers of the monotheistic cult is certainly not something that secular Han people can understand.
"Except for those who had previously believed in Lamaism, preaching to other Mongolians was not smooth at first. After all, since these people do not believe in Lamaism, they are certainly not easy believers. However, in the past two years, there have been many more believers.
"
"After discussing with Master Fang Sheng from Shaolin Temple, in order to attract Mongolians to believe in it, I abolished the stipulation in the teachings that prohibits drinking alcohol and eating meat, but marriage and children are still not allowed," Shang Bing said.
"Let's drink and eat meat. Let's drink and eat meat. After all, Shaolin Temple only allows drinking and eating meat. However, alcohol should be controlled. Brewing alcohol consumes a lot of food." Yunxi said.
Then Yunxi suddenly noticed something else: "Is the Buddhist leader in Yiwu now from the Shaolin Temple?"
"Yes, the Shaolin Temple is very keen on missionary work in the Western Regions. Master Fangzheng, the abbot of the Shaolin Temple, has personally visited Yiwu. The customs clearance document was issued by the Ministry of Rites."
"I also plan to wait a few years, after the influence of Lamaism has subsided in Yiwu, and let Master Fang Sheng be the abbot of the temple." Shang Bing said.
Yunxi felt a little funny. 'I have never heard of a Western Shaolin in the late Southern Song Dynasty. Could it be that Master Fang Sheng wants to create a Western Shaolin line in the early Ming Dynasty? But the name is wrong. It should be called Ku Hui.'
"It is my will to give Master Fangsheng the dharma name Kuhui." Yunxi said suddenly.
Wang Xi showed no signs of surprise at Yunxi's incomprehensible imperial edict, and bowed down to let Shiren draft the edict.
Shang Bing opened his mouth, but in the end he did not say anything, but continued: "Before I left, there were about 7,000 Mongolian believers and more than 2,000 Tibetan Xifan believers."
"It's very good. It has already surpassed the Mongolians, Xifans and Tibetans by 10%. It's only been two years." Yunxi said.
"Has it been effective for Yili to spread our Buddhism to Li and Wala?" he asked again.
"Brother Emperor, I have left most of the monks in Yiwu, and there are very few people sent to preach in their places. And both the black Erhuo Zhe and Mahamu are very wary of our monks, and they move around a lot.
They were restricted. Several people died in their place. I don’t know whether they died of illness or were killed by them.”
"However, these Mongols are very interested in dealing with Timur. After all, they were the first to suffer when Timur attacked. The black Erhuo sent his brothers and sons to the west to find the descendants of Jochi and let them
When the time comes, they will attack Samarkand with us," Shang Bing said.
Yunxi listened without comment. In recent years, some recent news about the Golden Horde has also been reported from the Western Regions. Timur led troops to occupy the capital of the Golden Horde for a time, and the Golden Horde also split.
I guess it won't have any effect.
"However, the caravan sent was very popular, and countless Mongolians came to buy things. The most popular one was the iron pot. Many Mongolians were willing to exchange a good horse for an iron pot. The blacksmiths who followed Yiwu made a lot of money.
No matter how unskilled the blacksmith is, he can sell the iron pot as long as it does not leak on the spot. Of course, the Mongolians can also recognize that such an iron pot is not durable, and they will only agree to use a pony or a horse to replace it.
An adult horse needs three iron pots." Shang Bing said with a smile.
Yunxi also smiled and said: "Why, it's just the Mongolian headquarters in the desert, and no one in Yiliba knows how to make an iron pot?"
