The abbot turned around and walked back to the temple with a sullen face. The monks did not dare to speak. They quickly closed the door and went about their own business. It was better not to appear in front of the abbot at this time.
As for the pilgrims, they no longer wanted to worship Buddha. They hurried down the mountain one by one. Those who were related to their families had to go back to inform them. Those who didn't have to go back happily. If such a big event is not going back, it should be properly publicized.
, it’s so suffocating.
The host walked toward the Zen room with a gloomy look. When he passed by the wicker chair, he snorted heavily and kicked the wicker chair with a bang with his right foot, causing it to explode.
The corner of Monk Nian's mouth twitched, he looked at each other, and sighed secretly. It seemed that the master was really mad. Over the years, it was rare to see the master be so energetic. Normally, no matter how big the trouble was, the master could remain calm.
A peaceful smile on his face.
After entering the meditation room, the host sat cross-legged on the futon, closed his eyes and began to think about what had just happened.
Everything just happened so suddenly that he was not prepared at all. The reason why he didn't panic was because practicing Buddhist scriptures for so many years made him calm.
Judging from the posture today, it was not done in a hurry. Wang Xuan must have been prepared in advance and deliberately delayed his visit to the temple until the end.
Since we checked here, other temples must have been harassed by these demons.
On this point, the host did not get it wrong. Wang Xuan indeed asked his subordinates to take action on the same day. The codename of this action was 'Kill the Monk'!
According to intelligence surveys, Fujian Nan Shaomu controls nearly one million acres of farmland. Of course, the actual land under their control is not that much, less than 600,000 acres.
But 600,000 acres is a lot, equivalent to nearly half the land size of the seven aristocratic families. A group of monks have jumped out of the Three Realms and are not in the Five Elements. What do monks do with so much land?
At least, in Wang Xuan's view, this is a waste, a waste of money, but in fact, many people are willing to sell their fields to the temple.
The government factor is very important in this. As long as there is land, all kinds of exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes are very complicated, and the people's burden is huge. If it is sold to a temple, the land will be tax-free. However, the monks in the temple are not engaged in production, but still have to pay taxes.
It can be rented to the original people for planting, and the temple can charge a certain amount of rent.
In any case, this rent is less than the various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes collected by the government. Of course, a large part of the reason is that local large households will collude with the government to add some taxes that they should pay to the people.
It can only be said that this matter is very complicated, and it is not only due to the temple, but it is also very troublesome to solve.
However, for Wang Xuan, there is only one solution, cut the knot with a sharp knife, use absolute force to suppress, and directly smash all the tricks. He must follow his rules. Anyone who opposes, no matter the reason, will be dealt with with concrete blocks.
Used to shock everyone around.
This is a critical moment for the establishment of a new system. You must not lose the big for the small, and he will not be merciful. Regardless of the official's own people or the local big players, they will all use thunderous means to intimidate.
As for the tax exemption for temples, which has been going on for more than a thousand years, Wang Xuan actually thought about it repeatedly and finally chose not to take action.
In the world, the power of Buddhism is extremely powerful. Even the emperor can secretly kill him. If he dares to touch this bottom line, it will be a big trouble if the entire Buddhism counterattacks.
He didn't want to poke this hornet's nest before he was absolutely sure.
However, this does not mean that he will let Buddhism go. He dares to trick him secretly. No, he dares to evade taxes and violate national laws. He, Wang, is so righteous and righteous. How can he allow the other party to do this under his nose?
matter.
The host sat on the futon and thought carefully for a long time. Today, he handled the matter quite satisfactorily, leaving no clues for the other party. As for whether Wang Xuan would have any next conspiracy, he didn't know. Now, the top priority is to
Inform the Putian Shaomusi Temple about the matters here and let the main temple make the decision.
Thinking of this, he asked his apprentice to use pen, ink, paper and inkstone to carefully write down what happened, all in small regular script. After the ink dried, he took out a pigeon from the pigeon cage and tied it to his leg.
When I came outside the meditation room, I threw the pigeon into the sky. The pigeon circled around and started to fly towards the west.
Seeing the pigeons flying away, the abbot breathed a sigh of relief, and then ordered the disciples that no one was allowed to leave the temple for a while, and they all stayed in the temple, and then turned and walked towards the backyard.
He had just been holding back his anger, and if he didn't vent it out, he felt that his Zen heart would be shaken. He went to the woodshed in the backyard and groped on the wall. He only heard a "click-click" sound, and a door slowly opened on the wall.
Slowly move it away, revealing a downward hole.
Walking down the bluestone steps, there are oil lamps on both sides that are always lit so it doesn't look dark. The air is pretty good, and there are vents leading to the well to keep the air flowing.
Below is a very large basement, covering an area of more than 200 square meters. There are seven or eight women imprisoned in it. Each of them only wears very few clothes, and they are all a little tattered. This is not to say that the temple is poor, nor is it unwilling to give up.
, but it just feels better this way.
In fact, I heard that there are a lot of "little goblins" in the devil's Xinghui Nightclub. I should make some like that later. Well, it can train our ability to subjugate and eliminate demons. Wouldn't it be wonderful? Look at the looks in the eyes of a few women.
The host couldn't help but think of the traces of fear revealed in his heart.
"You, you, you two, come here!" The host pointed at two of the women and said. He was very angry today, and one of them might not be enough!
However, when he was about to release the fire, a sharp arrow shot through the air, and the pigeon that flew out fell to the ground. Wang Xuan had already arranged for people to ambush near various temples, and they were absolutely not allowed to fly pigeons to deliver messages.
Although it is impossible to control the Putian Shaomusi Temple, no information can be received, but it can be covered up every day. Since Wang Xuan has taken action, this is not the only way.
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Shaomu Temple, Putian, Fujian.
Three thousand heavily armed troops surrounded them. On several of the boxcars, there were more than a dozen eight-oxen crossbows. This eight-oxen crossbow fired three arrows at a time. They were all made of pure iron and were one in length.
It's about five meters tall and is a short gun.
This Eight Ox Crossbow has been redesigned. Most of the spare parts have been replaced by steel, so the size has been reduced a lot, but the firing force has not changed. After adding gears, the operation has become much easier.
The operation of ten people can be reduced to two people.
Wang Xuan once tested that three steel arrows can penetrate 8mm steel plate within 300 meters. If it is replaced by a single arrow, it can penetrate 15mm steel plate within 300 meters, and the impact is amazing. That force alone can kill people.
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As soon as the army surrounded them, the news was received inside the temple. The fat abbot listened to the report with a calm face. His face was expressionless and he looked very calm, which made all the monks in the temple feel at ease.
However, the hands shrunk in the monk's robe were tightly clenched, and a look of panic flashed in his eyes.
Although he didn't know the number of the army, there were several thousand of them, all fully armed. It was said that those who came were not good and those who were good would not come. So it was definitely not good to come with such a big fanfare.
For Nan Shaomu's lineage, this is a catastrophe!
He knew these soldiers, and they all listened to the devil Wang Xuan. He was afraid that the other party would destroy him on impulse. Shaomusi, but he knew what he had done here.
Wang Xuan is simply a lunatic and acts without any scruples. If a fight really breaks out, they have so many experts that they are not afraid of being trapped in the army, but what's the use if someone runs away!
If you can outrun a monk, you can also outrun a temple!
"Don't panic, the soldiers will come and cover up the water and earth, and we will go out and have a look later!" the fat abbot said, and walked towards the outside of the temple.
Three thousand troops, under the command of the guard commander Yu Leyou, lined up in front of the temple gate. As for the encirclement, there was no such thing. Wang Xuan said, let them run and see where they can go!
More than a dozen boxcars equipped with eight-oxen crossbows were lined up. The horses were unloaded directly, and the four legs of the boxcars were fixed. All the crossbow arrows flashing with cold light were cocked, and they were aimed straight in front of the temple gate.
The fat abbot paused when he walked out of the gate. He looked at the row of huge ballistae, his eyelids jumped fiercely, and he kept cursing Wang Xuan in his heart for being vicious. What is he doing! He can do this kind of ballistae.
Come up, are you going to destroy their Nan Shaomu lineage?
This is Chi Guoguo's intimidation. Wang Xuan made it clear that he wanted to give the opponent a showdown. He looked like he was ready to kill the opponent at any time. It depends on what you bald thieves do.
This scene really frightened many monks in the temple. Many of the monks who followed the fat abbot were so frightened that they backed away. This was a heavy crossbow, used for siege. Let alone dozens of them, it was just a crossbow arrow.
, there are very few people in the whole temple who can dare to face it head-on.
The abbot didn't need to look, he could distinguish the situation behind him from the sounds he heard with his ears. He sighed slightly in his heart. Not to mention them, he was also shocked and confused.
Taking a deep breath slowly, the abbot walked to the front of the army as calmly as possible, clasped his hands together and bowed slightly to say the Buddha's name, "Amitabha, you are so good. Which general is in charge? I wonder if there is anything wrong with Shaomu Temple.
We need an army to go up the mountain."
Yu Leyou, with a stern face, stepped forward and said, "I am Yu Leyou, the commander of the Xinghua Prefecture Guard Station."
"Oh, it turned out to be Commander Yu. I wonder what the relationship is between Commander Yu and General Yu Dayou?"
"That's the ancestor."
Yu Dayou broke through the Eighteen Bronze Soldiers Formation of Shaomusi Temple. Likewise, Shaomusi Temple also sent monk soldiers to help Yu Dayou exterminate the pseudo-Japanese pirates. It can be said that he turned enemies into friends, which was a bit worrying. Yu Daqiu wrote the book "The Book of Swords", which recorded various kinds of sticks.
The method of using Fahe long weapons is closely related to the Shaomusi Temple.
When the abbot came up, he wanted to get close to you. Youdao means that it is easier to do things with acquaintances. Even if there are immortals and Buddhas all over the world, they must pay attention to personal relationships.
Chapter 430: The donor should not be slanderous!
Yu Leyou looked sternly and looked at the fat abbot coldly, thinking to himself: "If it were before, when our Yu family was in decline, I really wouldn't mind getting involved with your Shaomus Temple, but now, I, the commander of the guards,
The position of envoy was arranged by Mr. Wang Xuan, and your Shaomusi Temple is being targeted by Mr. Wang again. So even if you say hell with it, we won’t be merciful."
When Yu Daqiu was alive, he made a lot of achievements in the southern and northern wars. Together with Qi Jiguang, he was called "Yu Long Qi Hu" and wiped out the pseudo-Japanese pirates who had been causing trouble for many years and took the opportunity to cause trouble.
But even when they were alive, the two men were often impeached by the civil service group, who tried their best to erase their achievements. After the rebellion was suppressed, the two were even caught and dismissed from office.
The rabbit is dead and the dog is cooked, and the bird is gone and the bow is hidden. It can only be said that the two of them are not smart enough and do not understand the principle of self-respect when raising bandits.
After the death of the two men, their descendants were also ostracized by the civil service group, and naturally their lives were not as good as each other. Naturally, after Wang Xuan reorganized the Fujian military, Yu Leyou and Qi Zonghui joined in respectively. The two were already famous generals, and they had a good family background.
Naturally, Wang Xuan spent a lot of money to get ahead, and now both of them are commanders of the imperial guards.
"He turned out to be a descendant of General Yu. This poor monk is really disrespectful. General Yu, please come in quickly. If you have anything to do, we are not in a hurry. We have prepared a vegetarian restaurant inside. The vegetarian restaurant in my Shaomu Temple is also very famous. What can I do?
Let’s talk while eating.”
If he was facing pilgrims or believers, the abbot would naturally act like an outsider, but now he was facing the commander of an army who was looking for trouble. Naturally, he would not act like an expert, but would smile like an old man.
Outsiders usually get close to each other.
"No need, I, the general, have official duties." Yu Leyou glanced at the team and refused quickly.
This slight change in his eyes made the old abbot realize it at once, and he suddenly screamed in his heart. He had seen many different kinds of people over the years, and his mind had long been clear. Such a slight change in Yu Leyou's eyes let him know,
What Yu Leyou said didn't matter at all. There must be a bigger figure in the army.
And who can make Yu Leyou so afraid?
The old abbot turned his head and looked at the soldiers who were lined up. Before he could think about who it was, he heard someone in the team saying, "Old monk, what's the matter? I see that you are only planning to invite General Yu to eat alone.
So are these three thousand troops looking at you like this? Do you think these soldiers can't stand your eyes?"
There was a strong sense of sowing discord between the words, which made the old abbot's expression suddenly change.
Following the voice, a passage opened directly in the middle of the military formation. Wang Xuan, dressed in a white robe and with a smile on his lips, walked out slowly. He felt that his smile was like a spring breeze, but in the eyes of the old abbot, this smile was full of
It's evil, and that face is even more abominable.
Moreover, one can guess without asking that the person who can dress so showily among the army must be the reincarnation of some peerless demon, Wang Xuan.
"Amitabha." The old abbot called out the Buddha's name to calm down his mood, and then clasped his hands and said: "How can a poor monk look down on these soldiers? In the eyes of my Buddha, all living beings are equal, but my Buddhist sect is a worldly one.
In a pure place outside, it is still inconvenient for weapons such as swords to enter."
"I haven't asked for advice yet. The benefactor's surname is Gao!"
"Hey, pretend you don't know me, then you don't know me. There's no need to know each other before we meet, as long as we know that you and I are destined." Wang Xuanyi smiled. Since you are pretending to me, then pretend to the end!
Damn it, you and I are destined to be together, the old monk is so angry, only a devil would be willing to be destined to you!
Wang Xuan is so uneasy about common sense. Isn't it normal to ask his name when meeting for the first time? How could there be such a person in this time!
"Old monk, this world belongs to my Ming Dynasty, and this land also belongs to my Ming Dynasty. It has nothing to do with the 'outer world'. If you want to be pure, you'd better go to the Western Heaven!"
The abbot frowned and told himself to go to the west when they met. Isn't this just pointing at the monk and scolding him for being a bald donkey?
Wang Xuan stepped in front of the old abbot, stretched out a finger and pointed on the abbot's shoulder, "Old monk, there is no place in the world that our soldiers of the Ming Dynasty cannot enter. What's the matter? Your Buddhist sect wants to be independent from the Ming Dynasty."
"Tell me, have you taken refuge with the 'Japanese pirates'? They believe in Buddhism. I think you are a spy of the Japanese pirates. No wonder the Japanese pirates were able to easily attack our coast in Fujian last time. It turned out to be the intelligence you sent!"
"Breathe!" The old abbot took deep breaths again and again, and kept telling himself in his heart, stop being angry, and don't mess around with this kind of people, just treat it as if the finger is pointing at others, "Donor, please don't spit on others!"
"Hey, you don't admit it, right? Then you can produce evidence that you didn't collude with the Japanese pirates. If you can't produce it, then don't blame me for arresting you for colluding with the Japanese pirates!"
"Those who are pure will become pure themselves, and those who are turbid will become turbid. I say that the old monk colluded with the Japanese pirates. Please come up with evidence." The old abbot gritted his back molars, wishing he could eat Wang Xuan in one bite.
"If you don't admit it, fine, I will catch a 'Japanese pirate' later to identify you. If one is not enough, ten will be made for you. I will also make a letter for you to communicate!" Wang Xuan lowered his head slightly, looked directly into the old abbot's eyes, and spoke at the corner of his mouth.
There was still a hint of mockery.
The abbot's fat body couldn't help but tremble with anger. This devil was so arrogant. He even said in front of me in public that he wanted to make lies to harm me. It was... simply!
Is there any royal law for this?
Is there any law?
This is the enemy of the Buddha, the gods and Buddhas in the sky, let the thunder from the sky rain down and kill him!
I have never seen such a vicious person!
It's just that the old monk seems to have forgotten who first encouraged the Tang Dynasty King to assassinate Wang Xuan, and who secretly targeted Wang Xuan many times.
"There's no need to accuse someone of a crime. Does the donor think he can hide it from the world and block the mouth of Youyou?" The old abbot was really anxious. At this time, the gods and Buddhas would definitely not be able to use it, so he could only use it.
The people of the world still suppress Wang Xuan.
"You don't need to worry about it anymore. You will be dead by then anyway. As for the world's Youyou mouth, as long as we kill all Youyous, no one will talk about it!"
Wang Xuan spoke lightly and nonchalantly, but his words were full of murderous intent. Stirred by this overwhelming murderous intent, the old abbot took two steps back and looked at Wang Xuan in shock. How could this be possible? How could this happen in the world?
A person with such murderous intent, how many people has he killed!
How many people have you killed?
Wang Xuan himself doesn’t know. The Caribbean World and the Ming Dynasty add up to more than 20,000, but this is still far from his goal of 9 million!
"Donor, Mr. Wang, Mr. Wang, what do you want! Why force me to become a monk?" The old abbot was really scared.
"Oh, don't you know me?" Wang Xuan looked at the old monk jokingly, and the old monk had to lower his head, "It's the poor monk's fault, please make it clear to Mr. Wang!"
"Exactly!" Wang Xuan curled his lips disdainfully, "I'm forcing you, you think too highly of yourself. Taoism is a state-owned law, a family has family rules, and everything in the world has its rules. As long as you don't break the law, you will naturally not
There will be problems, but if it is against the law!"
Wang Xuan's eyes suddenly sharpened, "The laws of the country are ruthless, and the emperor's crimes are the same as those of the common people. In my case, laying down the butcher's knife is of no use!"
The abbot's heart sank. Breaking the law? He had never thought about this before. There are so many violations. These days, whoever is famous and in a high position can avoid breaking the law!
However, form is stronger than people. He has to obey now, whether he is convinced or not. Thinking of the 50,000 troops in Wang Xuan's hands, his heart trembled. He must not let my Shaomusi Fujian line be destroyed in my hands.
Otherwise, how could I have the face to meet the ancestors of my Buddhist sect?
"Our Shaomusi Temple naturally abides by the law. Whenever there is any violation of the law, it is natural that the discipline of the poor monks is lax, and everything... will be punished according to the law." At the end, he took a big breath, and wanted to say that all the poor monks will work together.
Shan Zhi, but he swallowed the words as soon as they came to his lips. This was not an ordinary day. He could brag about his awesomeness casually. The person in front of him was not a generous person.
"Haha, you managed to make me laugh. It's so shameless!" Wang Xuan glanced at the old monk and smiled.
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"Check the land deeds and take out all the land deeds from your Shaomusi Temple!"
Wang Xuan's words were very soft, but they were like thunder in the abbot's ears. If something went wrong, this first one would be a big problem.
For more than a thousand years, Buddhism has not paid taxes, and there are only a handful of inspections of land deeds. In the past dynasties, when clarifying land acres, the Buddhists have always bypassed it. They thought this time was no exception, but they didn't expect it.
, Wang Xuan didn't investigate and blame him, but he brought a large army to investigate.
This reminds me of picking my eyeballs for fun and then killing him!
Seeing the abbot frozen on the spot, Wang Xuan chuckled, "Why, if you can't take it out, then you don't have even an acre of land!?"
The abbot was fighting crazily in his heart, what to do!?
If you take it out, it will inevitably be full of mistakes. In the entire Xinghua Prefecture alone, where they are the foundation of Nan Shaomu, there are no less than 200,000 acres of fertile land under their control. Of course, most of it is owned by other wealthy households who live in seclusion under the name of the temple.
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In fact, these large households still hold the original land deeds in their hands. Who knows if these large households took them out when the land deeds were inspected last time. Of course, he knew in his heart that they were most likely to produce them. After all, none of these large households had the original title deeds.
If he doesn't believe it, he only believes in himself, and he also knows about Wang Xuan's new tax law. If he cooperates with Shaomu, he will also take a commission, which is the same inside and out.
Not to mention the issue of large and small acres and fake land titles, there are so many problems. If you take this out, it will be a handle. If you really follow the law, the crime will be really big!
He is afraid that he cannot afford it!
But...if you don't take it out, it means that the temple has no land at all. In that case, all the wealth accumulated by the ancestors of the past generations will be lost!
what to do!
He is covered in sweat now!
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