Chapter 611 Standardized management, national law comes first
There are two types of people who are most afraid of immortality. One is those who have great wisdom and know that their sacrifices are valuable.
Such people are rare, and they are often the pioneers before the changes of the times. They are either for the country or the nation, and they underestimate the importance of life and death.
The other type is the ignorant believers. The reason why these people are not afraid of death is much simpler: ignorant people are fearless.
Incited by various religions or doctrines, he is able to kill his parents and children, and he is no different from a walking zombie.
These people are weak and incompetent when separated, but when they get together, they can often give them infinite strength and courage.
On weekdays, you may have to lower your head to avoid seeing people. But after you are in a group, you are provoked by others, daring to hit, smash, and rob, just like a mad dog. You think you are trying to protect your beliefs, which is so stupid and ridiculous.
Just like these dozens of people today, facing such soldiers, they stopped in front of their horses and uttered obscene words.
Yang Yizhong pulled the horse's reins, and the sound was like a bell, powerful and loud, unlike a voice of this age.
"The new army in the Beijing camp is acting under orders. Anyone who obstructs it is guilty of treason!"
After saying this, the horse trampled the person blocking the road, causing him to vomit blood immediately.
After passing by, while the onlookers, monks and officials were stunned, Yang Yizhong shot again, stabbing the man who was still on the ground to death.
Several other people blocking the road scattered like birds and beasts, and those who could not dodge all died in the hands of the new army. Once they took action, killing these people was like killing a chicken.
Since its establishment, the Beijing New Army has practiced during the day and studied at night.
Soldiers are soldiers, and orders are more important than anything else. If anyone thinks that coercing a few believers can stop them from upholding the rule of law in the court, they are totally wrong.
Zhile was completely panicked at this time, and hurriedly hid in the mountain gate, instructing the young novices to close the door.
Yang Yizhong shot the monk who wanted to close the door to death with an arrow, and the others immediately dispersed.
"Surround all exits and no one is allowed in or out. Violators will be shot to death."
Liu Xinting himself was stunned. He had never seen such a majestic army before. It was true that people killed people when they stood in the way, and Buddhas killed when they stood in the way...
Xingyang officials gathered around Zhengzhou Zhizhou and entered the temple step by step from the stairs under the mountain gate. Liu Xinting suddenly felt a little scared.
He looked back at the bottom of the mountain. When he was finally about to turn around, he saw a group of red knights coming from the distance, running like fire under the morning sun. His heart suddenly relaxed, and his limbs were full of strength.
He turned around and said, "Let's go!"
Yang Lin's guards dispersed the crowd and escorted him to arrive. There were more than a dozen corpses standing in front of the mountain gate, all of which were trampled by horses.
There was a hint of anger between Yang Lin's brows. The imperial court's decree was there, the government's policies were there, and the army soldiers were there, but there were still people who dared to test the law by themselves, and there were still people who refused to accept it.
If you can't do it yourself and implement the New Deal at the local level, how much resistance will you face?
I came to Xingyang in person, and some people dared to jump out and act like monsters. Is it more difficult to cooperate with the New Deal than to kill them? If this is the case, I can't say that I really want to kill them.
Yang Lin rode his horse to the steps of the mountain gate and looked down at the people who had not dispersed.
He raised his horsewhip lightly and said slowly: "I am Yang Lin."
With a bang, the crowd who had been quiet for a long time burst into loud cheers, especially the scholars in Xingyang College.
Yang Lin pressed his hand, and the noise gradually stopped. Yang Lin said loudly: "National law is the national law and the foundation of the country. The imperial court enacts national law to intimidate children, reward and punish crimes, and is the foundation for all people to live in peace. The world.
All the people are benefited from this. If it is not managed, the country will not be a country. No one can protect your relatives and friends, and everyone is exposed to the danger of being violated. No one can be free from the rule of law, including this Baiquan Temple.
There are other temples, other gates, and everything else in Laoshizi."
"Those who test the law with their own bodies will be punished!"
Yang Lin turned around and walked towards the mountain gate amidst the enthusiastic cheers of the scholars.
He tilted his head and said to Lu Qian: "Write down what I just said and send it to the General Affairs Department. Let them polish the words and spread it throughout all provinces and counties."
Although Lu Qian did not read poetry and could only recognize words, his memory was very good and he could remember many things after hearing them once.
Entering the mountain gate, the temple was already in chaos. All the monks were escorted to the square and surrounded by more than a dozen soldiers.
Xingyang officials led teams of new army soldiers to thoroughly search Baiquan Temple, moved out all the property, and compared the land deeds and other items one by one.
This investigation did not matter, it opened the eyes of all the officials present. The wealth of Baiquan Temple was far beyond their imagination.
"The ancient temples of the Han Dynasty are indeed well-deserved..." Liu Xinting sneered repeatedly. The wealth of these people had exceeded his imagination.
What was counted in this moment alone was two million coins, twenty boxes of gold, mountains of silver, and countless pearls, jade, and gems.
The farm property is not the 3,000 hectares reported externally, but secretly there are still more than 900 hectares. Many of the farmland near Bianliang that Yang Lin personally converted into plowing is actually in their name.
Liu Xinting was secretly dumbfounded, but the officials around him were already excited. This money has filled the local treasury. Not to mention trivial matters such as building bridges and roads, expanding colleges, and building residence halls. We in Xingyang can even dig the entire Bianhe River and drain it.
All the old and helpless widowers and orphans were sent to the nursing home.
These are all real political achievements. Now Xingyang officials are going to ascend to heaven collectively.
While everyone was marveling, Yang Lin came over and was a little distracted when he saw the money all over the floor.
It's not that he has never seen so much property, but he didn't expect to see so much money in the Buddhist hall.
In fact, many temples have their own basements.
The Four Hundred and Eighty Temples of the Southern Dynasties, how many towers are there in the mist and rain...
Whether there are changes in dynasties or natural disasters, the more turmoil and poverty there are, the more countless people look to the afterlife and donate their money to the Buddha in exchange for peace of mind.
Over the years, I don’t know how much wealth I can accumulate, so whenever a ruthless person is in power and wants to make a difference but has no money, he often targets monasteries.
The most famous ones are "Three Wus to Destroy the Buddha" and Chai Rong to Destroy the Buddha. The three Wus are Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and Wuzong of the Tang Dynasty.
It was particularly powerful during the Northern Zhou Dynasty. In order to persuade Yu Wenyong not to "destroy the Buddha", the eminent monk Huiyuan at that time protested sternly: "Your Majesty relies on the power of the king to destroy the Three Treasures (referring to the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha). This is a wrong view."
"Whether you are high or low in Avici Hell, will your Majesty be afraid of peace?" After hearing this, Emperor Wu was furious and stared at Huiyuan: "As long as the people are happy, I am not afraid of going to hell!"
During the Tang Dynasty, Wu Zetian claimed to be a Buddhist because of her unfair position. Although she killed all her husband's relatives and was as vicious as snakes and scorpions.
By the middle and late Tang Dynasty, there were nearly 5,000 large and medium-sized temples in the country, and more than 40,000 small temples, with nearly 300,000 monks and nuns, and 150,000 temple slaves.
The problem is that these temples also occupy hundreds of thousands of acres of fertile land, forming relatively closed manors one after another. The economic power within the temples is in the hands of the abbot.
Monks and nuns seldom farm, but rely on farmers to cultivate temple land to collect land rents and issue usury loans as a source of income. This practice has allowed the temple economy to expand rapidly, even to the extent that "10% of the world's wealth, but the Buddha has seventy-eight"
.It can be said that the abbots of these temples have become local emperors, and seventy-eight percent of the world's wealth has flowed into Buddhism.
Chai Rong, the British ruler who was loved by thousands of historians, ordered the end of Buddhism not long after he came to the throne, prohibited private monkhood, abolished more than 30,000 monasteries without imperial entitlements, purchased Buddhist statues and minted money, greatly increasing the national power.
He provided financial and human support for his conquests across the world. At one time, he wanted to take back Youyan, restore his homeland, and achieve a prosperous age.
After Yang Lin approached, Liu Xinting and others came closer. Yang Lin sighed and said: "Buddha's religion is originally a good teaching that helps the world and encourages good deeds. Unfortunately, the monks' hearts are not all devoted to Buddha, but it has become a place for harboring filth and evil.
People who evade military service and labor; people who commit crimes and commit crimes abound. Folks even destroy copper coins and build bronze statues. With the tax exemption, land and other privileges enjoyed by temples, temples have concentrated a large amount of social wealth, seriously
It jeopardized the development of the country’s economy and became a cancer for the imperial court.”
"Buddhism is not guilty. The guilty ones are these fake monks. Those who sincerely believe in Buddhism are indifferent to fame and wealth and practice asceticism to cultivate their minds. Why do they need to collect money."
Everyone nodded, and Yang Lin said: "Push all the fake monks in the temple, those who oversee the temple and above, and those who manage the finances, out and behead them at the mountain gate. The Buddhist gate is unclean, and I will help the Buddha clean up the gate. Confiscate all the property in Baiquan Temple, and submit a petition in my name."
, let the court set up a new government office to manage Buddhism and Taoism. From now on, collection points will be set up in all temples. All donated sesame oil money will be collected by the government, and then taxed and used to build bridges.
Build roads, help the poor, and do good deeds to accumulate virtue. If there is a dilapidated temple and it cannot make ends meet, the local government should also donate food and rice. One year after the monk's ordination, he should examine the Dharma, travel for alms, encourage people to do good, and visit religious offices in various prefectures along the way.
The seal will be stamped and those who fail will be expelled from Buddhism."
Yang Yizhong ordered a few of his men to quickly grab Zhi Le and others and head out of the mountain gate.
Liu Xinting came forward and said: "Young Master, there are a few more gentry coming next."
"Let's go and deal with the local tyrants and evil gentry who don't obey the law!"