Chapter 2309 Buddhism and Taoism, nothing to worry about
Going down to Jiangnan is inevitable.
Li Xingchen had to return to this place where he had experienced unforgettable experiences, life and death, partings, and ups and downs. It showed that His Majesty the Emperor had never forgotten the outstanding contributions made by the people of Jiangnan in the development of the Han Dynasty.
But there's no rush now.
Since you want to go to Jiangnan, you must have enough capital.
Only with a hundred thousand guan in his waist can he dare to ride a crane to Yangzhou.
If Li Xingchen went there with a group of people, just walked around in a circle and left again, was he going to solve problems for the people of Jiangnan or to create pressure?
The expenses of these people alone are enough to drain the current Jiangnan economy.
It's not that Jiangnan has no money, but that the economic policy of the entire Han Dynasty is no longer based on careful money collection. As Li Xingchen once said, only by throwing out the money can you earn more money. The fiscal deficit can only show that
You may swing it in the wrong direction, but there will always be a time when you swing it right. If the money is in the treasury, it is really just a number and junk.
When money is spent, the economy of the Han Dynasty will be stimulated to develop. Economic development will inevitably attract more talents, promote the progress of science and technology, and turn into more money. But if the money is not spent, the people will still be hungry and cold.
How could everyone not rebel in the end if they were forced to rely on God for their livelihood?
If the money placed in the treasury is robbed by the mob, not only will it not contribute to the court, but it will only make the chaos worse and worse, and may even end up overturning the world.
Money is one aspect, and grain is another aspect. Although the Han Dynasty today has built many large granaries, it is definitely not as exaggerated as the Sui Dynasty in history, which collected food from all over the world and did not even care about the life and death of the people.
There is a saying that these large granaries did play a great role in the Sui Dynasty's many years of foreign wars, but in exchange, the country was full of hunger and the people were in dire straits. In the end, these huge granaries did not help the court maintain its rule.
Instead, it became a target for rebel armies to put aside their prejudices and cooperate with each other to conquer.
The rebels joined forces to break through Cangcheng and open the warehouses to release grain. From then on, the people's hearts no longer belonged to the Sui Dynasty, which naturally directly pushed the Sui Dynasty towards its demise.
Since Li Xingchen knew that this would be the result, he naturally couldn't do this.
First, we must ensure the needs of the people.
If going to Jiangnan will only put further pressure on Jiangnan's finances, then Li Xingchen might as well not do it.
If he wants to go to Jiangnan, he will naturally bring enough benefits and benefits to let the people of Jiangnan know that His Majesty is not just here to express his ownership of this land, but also to express the court's willingness to help the economic and people's livelihood development in Jiangnan.
A higher level.
In this way, the people of Jiangnan were naturally willing to help the court when it needed it.
The imperial court is not omnipotent. The imperial court also needs everyone's help. Only by working together can both parties jointly promote the development of the Han Dynasty. This is what Li Xingchen wants to convey.
The imperial court is not a high place, it is not a palace in the sky.
Through the imperial examination system, ordinary people could become part of the imperial court as long as they worked hard.
By participating in the court's policies, the people could also cooperate with the court.
In this way, the common people can feel that the concept of Han Dynasty is not run by the Gonggun princes and has nothing to do with them. It is the development of the country that cannot be separated from our full help. The prosperity of the country also has our share of contribution.
in it.
Only in this way can the people truly become the people of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, when going to Jiangnan, we must at least wait until the imperial court has pacified Hexi and entered Liaodong. By then, the imperial court will have the resources in Liaodong and the trade routes in Hexi, and will naturally be able to negotiate conditions and development with the people of Jiangnan.
As for the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism, in Li Xingchen's view, it is just a wave in the progress of the entire Han society. Even their dispute may be a battle of irreconcilable beliefs for them, but for Li Xingchen
, this just reflects the broad mind of the Han Dynasty that is inclusive and tolerant of all people.
Nothing to worry about.
With the stability of people's livelihood and the progress of the economy, Li Xingchen knew that he could not stop the development of religion. Many people still hope to find some sense of belonging in their hearts, or to have the blessing of gods when they are helpless.
But at that time, gods and Buddhas are just a sustenance of thoughts. No believer will regard worshiping gods as the whole life of his life. Of course, some extreme existences are not excluded. After all, the world is so big, there are only a few
Someone with a brain problem is not normal, right?
Being reduced to a spiritual sustenance of gods and Buddhas is obviously no longer enough to directly affect the political situation of the dynasty as it was during the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when eminent monks and masters visited the mansions of the clans; it is also not enough to occupy the best land without production and directly affect the imperial court.
Taxation and grain production; not to mention relying on their own influence, whenever the court is a little oppressive, they will raise their arms and the people will gain food and follow them, and even a "Buddhist Kingdom" can be created.
In the eyes of Neifu and Lechang, the dispute between Buddhism and Taoism seems to be irreconcilable, but in the eyes of Li Xingchen, is this?
Maybe... this is "Eye".
Of course, Lechang didn't know that His Majesty, who was meeting with officials from the Imperial Household and was talking and encouraging one by one, was scorning him severely in his mind.
His Majesty seemed to be in a good mood, and he chatted with every official, first asking their names, and then talking about their work.
Although the inner palace is directly under the jurisdiction of His Majesty and the harem, not everyone has the opportunity to sit with His Majesty and talk freely like today. It can even be said that before this, they did not even dare to think about it.
After all, all of you present are not qualified to look up at His Majesty in a large court meeting. They can only hold the wat board obediently and stand in the corner, listening to the big shots talking, and Meng Xin shivered.
That kind of thing.
Only now did they realize that His Majesty, who is so aloof, is so approachable, and that His Majesty understands and cares so much about their work.
Lechang was also a little dazed when he saw it.
My husband can be so at ease whether he is in the "palace in heaven" or in the mortal world.
This is the person who deserves to fall in love with and give everything for him.
"Your Majesty, there is a memorial from the Ministry of Agriculture." Yu Chizhen leaned into Li Xingchen's ear and whispered.
Li Xingchen's eyes lit up and he understood.
Li Yuan, who presides over the work of the Ministry of Agriculture, has always been a silent boss. In addition, there is nothing special to report on the cultivated land. Just spring plowing and autumn planting, organize it on time, report it on time, and follow the process.
There won't be anything wrong with the planting itself. If something goes wrong, it won't be a small matter that the Ministry of Agriculture can bear.
The only thing that Li Yuan could report specifically was that the hybrid rice that Li Xingchen had explained back then had already turned out to be somewhat promising.