Chapter 24: Can I be an official? It's so fragrant! (Ask for a monthly ticket)
There are four hundred and eighty temples in the Southern Dynasties, and how many towers are in the mist and rain!
Du Mu's words clearly described the power of Buddhism.
In fact, the total number of temples in the entire south is more than 480. If we add those in the north, the total number of temples must be over a thousand. These temples are small and have twenty or thirty monks, and the famous temples have even more
Hundreds of monks.
What's more important is that most of the monks in the temple are male. After they shave their heads, they don't have to pay taxes and they don't have to give birth.
In short, as long as you shave your head and become a monk, you will be separated from the working people at the bottom. Your class attribute will change. From today on, you will change from a glorious worker to an exploiter who helps the evildoers.
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There are hundreds of thousands of strong men in the Buddhist temples. Many of them who can fight are fat and white. They work hard every day to practice martial arts. When necessary, they can put on armor and swords and go directly to the battlefield to kill.
These hundreds of thousands of strong men and tens of thousands of monks who have practiced martial arts are the foundation for Cihang Jingzhai to choose the emperor on his behalf.
Of course, Ying Zheng is not afraid of these hundreds of thousands of strong men.
As long as they dare to pick up weapons and go to the battlefield, Ying Zheng will not be afraid of millions, let alone hundreds of thousands. At worst, he can let Mr. Wu An come out directly. He is a professional in this regard.
"Your Majesty, these are the details of these temples." Li Chunfeng said with a smile.
Today, Li Chunfeng looks like he is only in his twenties. He is too young, but his strength is already at the level of a grandmaster. In terms of spiritual realm, he is at least a great master.
After taking the thick document, Ying Zheng began to read through it.
This document has been revised, and the contents have been rearranged according to the habits of the Qin Dynasty. The contents recorded on it are also extremely detailed.
Take Maolin Temple for example. The origins of this temple are clearly recorded, and its development history is also recorded. What is the cultivation status of the current monk in charge? How many monks are there in the temple now? What are they doing? Approximately how many acres of land are there?
, how many paddy fields, how many dry fields, possible gold and silver treasures, in what areas are they distributed...
"You are serious, the Taoist sect is really thoughtful. These materials have been prepared for more than a day, right?"
Listening to Ying Zheng Gu Jing's unwavering tone, Li Chunfeng shuddered suddenly.
Who is the person in front of me?
It’s Zulong, the First Emperor!
No matter from which angle you look at it, he is not someone to be trifled with.
Using Zulong and using the power of Da Qin to deal with Buddhism, is Taoism really mentally prepared for this?
This is the First Emperor! Not the later idiot emperors who were raised in deep palaces and were better than women’s hands!
As soon as an idea struck, Li Chunfeng's face was filled with a smile again. This smile was extremely sincere: "Your Majesty, don't worry, our Taoist sect is ready. We will all join Da Qin as soon as your Majesty gives the order."
"The latest version of Qin Fa, through our hard work day and night, has been copied into thousands of copies. Every Taoist temple in the world has a copy."
"Um."
Seeing Ying Zheng's reaction, Li Chunfeng immediately told the Taoist sect's bottom line: "This time our Taoist sect is willing to send fifteen masters, one hundred and eighty-three innate masters, and more than three thousand literate people who are working hard to learn Qin.
A disciple of the Dharma."
"In addition, we have prepared five million shi of grain and eight million gu of gold, silver and copper coins and cloth. Although the king does not like these, it is still very convenient to use them to reward other people."
"In addition, our Taoist sect is also willing to send a total of 650,000 books. This is almost the entire Taoist sect's book collection. I hope the king will treat this batch of classics favorably."
Having said this, Li Chunfeng began to sweat on his forehead, and his back was even wet with sweat. Ever since he became an innate master when he was twelve years old, he has been immune to the cold and heat, and has not experienced this kind of nervousness for a long, long time.
Feel it.
Is this the power of one emperor through the ages?
Ying Zheng is obviously just standing here with no expression on his face, but he is already under so much pressure?
Glancing at the extremely nervous Li Chunfeng, Ying Zheng nodded slowly: "Good."
"Gu is still a little unfamiliar with these classics. I wonder if Chunfeng would be willing to accompany Gu, serve as General Ichiro, and answer Gu's questions in real time?"
"Good, great good! The little way is willing."
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Three days later, Li Chunfeng met representatives from various Taoist sects. These representatives seemed very dissatisfied with Li Chunfeng's lack of moral integrity and directly shouted out the bottom line. They were waiting for Li Chunfeng's explanation.
"We have gained a lot this time. The situation is not just good, but great!"
Listening to Li Chunfeng's bragging words, no one looked down on him at all. Instead, he received a few blank stares, but Li Chunfeng didn't take it seriously. I have even seen people like His Majesty, let alone you guys?
"With Your Majesty, we can rejoin the political arena without being discriminated against. Just for this benefit, why are you still hesitating?"
Join politics and become an official!
This sentence has a different kind of lethality. Taoist priests becoming officials seems to have only happened a long, long time ago. It is something that has been recorded in books but has never been seen by anyone.
"The last time a Taoist official could act openly and honestly was in the early years of the Han Dynasty. Seven or eight hundred years have passed since then."
"Since the Confucian family became dominant, our Taoist family has changed from governing the country with Huang Lao to refining elixirs and cultivating immortals. The predecessors were not satisfied, so they launched an army to rebel. In the past, there was Taiping Dao Zhang Jiao, and in the back there was Tianshi Dao Sun En."
"But they all failed. What they got in exchange was not the great prosperity of the Taoist sect, but tighter surveillance and more severe suppression. Even the reason why the Hu religion received high-level support was partly due to the suppression of the Taoist sect."
"Now, as long as they abide by the Qin law, Daomen can directly join the empire and become a part of the empire. Serving as an official or joining the army will not be affected. With your knowledge, are you still afraid that you will not be able to learn the Qin language? By then, you and I will both
Isn't it wonderful that he is from the Qin Kingdom?"
A moment later, after the other Taoist priests had finished, Li Chunfeng spoke again: "In addition, we can also join the empire's mountain god, land and city god system."
"The king intends to build the Earth Temple, the Mountain Temple, and the City God Temple. These temples enshrine the martyrs and heroes who died fighting for the Qin Dynasty. In addition, the heroes of the past who have contributed to the Xia Dynasty can also enter and enjoy the worship."
"As for weekdays, I am responsible for presiding over the weddings and funerals of the local people. Although these positions may seem inconspicuous, they are very lucrative. More importantly, they are rooted in the grassroots. Only with these mountain god earth temples can our Taoist sect truly have a foundation.
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"As for changing the teachings, just change them slowly according to the requirements of Qin Fa. Anyway, from the birth of Taoism to today, the number of teachings has not been changed?"