After Shao Song

Chapter 111 Is Buddhism a pure place?

It rained lightly for two or three days in spring, and the hazy misty rain actually looked a bit like the scenery of Jiangnan, with plums and yellow rain.Zhao Guan's family had nothing to do, because Hu Yin and others had already formed a Yanjing service system. Unless there was a major matter, if he intervened forcefully, it would be counterproductive and disrupt the order.

Therefore, as the top leader, Zhao Jiu, apart from occasionally convening ministers to read reports, actually just stayed in the palace to see if Chen Gui had left him a piece of wasteland, not to mention mulberry trees and fish ponds, at least he had to plant some. Wheat or something, don’t let future generations forget the hardships of starting a business. Unfortunately, Chen Gui was too diligent in his duties, so he could only order Yang Yizhong to lead the Imperial Guard to cut down a row of willow trees, reclaim wasteland, and find two old farmers. I asked what would be the most suitable place in Yanjing, and finally decided to raise rabbits first while there was plenty of green vegetation.

But he is idle, and the people he brought dare not be idle. Lu Benzhong deserves to be the No. 1 newspaper in this dynasty after Hu Quan.In a short period of time, the purpose of running the newspaper was once again emphasized at the Yanjing Taixue Office, which was to be loyal to His Majesty, patriotic to the country, and knowledgeable about original learning. With this as the core, a large number of Hebei scholars who had been delayed by the Jin Kingdom were gathered together.Then he founded the Yanjing Times with Lu Benzhong.Even if Lu You has a brilliant pen and can write a [-]-character proposition composition, he still has to admire his ability.

Xiaohong Langjun was sent by Zhao Guan's family to various places, carrying a straw hat to visit the people, asking whether merchants were being extorted, and checking the strength of the buildings.This does not mean that he does not trust the Yanjing team, but that he needs to have an understanding of basic people's livelihood.

As for Wu Fu’s work, it’s a bit hard to describe.

When Zhang Jun went to make arrangements for Dengzhou to go to sea, Wu Fu, who was acting as his secretary and also as a book assistant, after three days of inspection, angrily complained to his father-in-law: "Guan family, they have gone too far. What have you done to these monks?" Taoist priests are too tolerant!”

Not to mention Zhao Guanjia, Lu Benzhong who came to ask him to review the content of the first issue of Yanjing Times, and Liu Yan who stood by the side were horrified. Where did you come to this conclusion, my child?Don’t you know that the person in front of you is an emperor who scraped gold powder from Buddha statues to pay for the military, forced the Shaolin Temple to donate land, and also collected money from monks all over the country?If he had been tolerant to the monks and Taoists, the former Zhou Shizong would not have destroyed Buddhism!
However, if Wu Fu dared to say this, there must be evidence. He raised his hand and said: "In the official family, I followed Zen Master Dahui to the west to spread Buddhism. I saw him practicing hard. He didn't mind even half a piece of steamed bun when he asked for alms. He also told us about Buddhism since Han Dynasty. The various sects that have been divided into China since the Ming Dynasty entered China have actually remained unchanged. They are all about cultivating peace in this life and the next life. However, according to my observation, the oldest temple here is Tianwang Temple, which was built during the Northern Wei Dynasty. The Liao people occupied the temple at that time. An octagonal thirteen-story relic brick pagoda was built. Later, the nobles of the Jin Dynasty also worshiped Buddha here. Later, the Daxiangguo Temple was allowed to build a branch temple in the new capital due to official favor. However, Vice Chairman Chen Shu had strict plans, so they insisted that Tianwang Temple was collaborating with the enemy. They wanted to seize the temple property for their own use, but Tianwang Temple refused to accept it. The lawsuit was brought to Chen Gangzhong, the magistrate of Haidian County. However, Chen Gangzhong hindered the decision-making process due to the official imperial pen of Daxiangguo Temple. Moreover, Tianwang Temple is not a good thing. It is said that believers They bought all the land with the donated sesame oil money. Later, the officials measured the land and discovered more than 5000 acres of temple property. And because the officials were preparing to implement the policy of loaning grains from monks to common people to collect rent, Xianggong Hu only accepted We gave them [-] acres of land and allowed them to keep it. It’s ridiculous that each one of them said that we are the Buddha’s mercy, but they did this stupid thing.”

Looking at the innocent little classmate Wu, Zhao Guanjia sighed helplessly and put a rabbit with white fur and red eyes, which was rare in this era, on the ground to eat grass. He thought that none of these children looked like his father, except for Wu Jie's eight-faced and exquisite appearance. He said: "You are still too young. I have known for a long time that these bald donkeys, including those miscellaneous hairs, are not good things. Oh, there are still a few good things." , for example, the Zen Master you mentioned, I thought in my heart that I would vigorously promote him as a pure and kind person in the world and make him a Buddhist saint of this dynasty. But have you ever thought about whether Hu Yin or Wang Jue is rubbing sand in their eyes? Yeah, you actually didn’t take action to punish these money-making bastards, waiting for you to find out!"

Wu Fugang wanted to think that it was not because you, the old man, had spoken before, so they could not let the officials break their trust, but after thinking about the various tricks of the officials, he felt that this possibility was unlikely.

Sure enough, Zhao Guan's family invited the unlucky boy to sit on the stone bench of his newly discovered pond pavilion, and said: "This is very complicated to say, but you should know the green seedling method of this dynasty, King Shu."

Who doesn't know this? Wu Fu nodded, but he didn't know why the official changed the topic.But I heard Zhao Guanjia spread out the sample of Yanjing Times and said, "Wang Shu's intention is undoubtedly excellent, but in the end, the great harm caused by the Green Crop Law is not the nonsense of Sima Guang, Wen Yanbo and others. But since I want to destroy the old and establish the new, the benefits of the Green Crop Law have to be used, so how can I avoid its disadvantages?" The Green Crop Law is the core of the reform, that is, the government replaces usury with low interest and directly lends money to the poor. go down.Frankly speaking, the theory is excellent, and it has a significant effect at the state level, but if it is extended to the whole country, ahem, even though Wu Fu studied martial arts, he also knows how much damage it will do to people's livelihood. , although the officials dare not say it openly, many Taoists still believe that the death of the former Song Dynasty was actually Wang Anshi's reform.

This question was beyond the scope and even more sensitive. Wu Fu could only answer honestly and said: "Go back to the official house, I, I have never thought about such a profound question, I really don't know."

"I don't blame you. How many conscientious scholar-bureaucrats have spent their entire lives without coming up with a way to have both ends of the world. I just make compromises and compromises, which is what you see using temples to make young crops loans. From my point of view , up to now, although the Buddhist and Taoist sects still have basic religious instincts, the temple economy has risen. I named these monks who lend money. These monks and Taoists put more thoughts on land management, and naturally they have to borrow food. The imperial power did not go to the countryside, and if the officials who enforced the law really followed the law, they would not be able to fight against these powerful men in the countryside. The common people also trusted these temples and landowners more, and were willing to lend money to them. After all, there was no chance of breaking the house. Disaster. Not to mention that I myself may not necessarily trust the quality of these officials. Ask Chen Shangshu and other veterans about the bankruptcy of middle-class families due to forced loans. But even the Shaolin Temple cannot do this. Such a thing, this is why I am so angry with that bullshit "helping the rich and the poor" that I want to kill people, but I have to rely on temples and temples to borrow green crops, especially in this ruined north, I also have to rely on the seeds they bring. Spring plowing for farmers. But don’t worry, neither I nor Mr. Hu and others are fools. According to national laws and regulations, the interest rate is set at an upper limit and the land of farmers is not allowed to be annexed. Otherwise, let alone the Daxiangguo Temple, it is the Shaolin Temple, the Lingjiu Temple and the Daming Temple. Taken together, I will be destroyed by him."

Wu Fu felt that he had come into contact with a side that he had never seen before. This matter was called the country's century-old plan. He was very excited. He praised the officials repeatedly, but he was still worried: "The officials are right, but there is such a dispute at Tennoji and Daxiangguo Temple." , I feel that general supervision is not enough, and a system must be established.”

In order to compensate, Zhao Jiu encouraged her hard and said: "At your age, it's already very good for you to think like this. Let's go and tell the two temples that I don't care who is right or wrong, and they will all settle down with me. Otherwise, don’t even think about getting involved in Qingmiao Loan. And the Shaolin Temple, don’t go around looking for favors. I knew that the Baoguang Temple built in the late Tang Dynasty was abandoned, so I gave this to them, which saved them from having to build more. I have helped them save money. Ju Ren (Zhongzi Lu Ben), write this matter in the first issue of the Times, and make sure they all give me a little peace of mind. Wu Fu, I see you are very concerned about this matter. It's not easy to be young and come from a wealthy family. In the future, it's better to be transferred to the Yushitai to supervise the youth loans all the way to Yanshan." It's worthy of me to pave a good way for you to be a good matchmaker in the future. .

Unexpectedly, Wu Fu lowered his head and whispered: "Guan family, how can I have such great ability? However, Yanshan and Hebei areas are broken, and the common people do not know the principles of saints and sages, and place more hope in Buddhism, so I will care. Because in Guan When I was in the West, many people went to the Yaoshan Temple every year to burn paper money, hoping that their relatives would have a good birth in the next life."

Zhao Jiu was taken aback, suddenly lost any desire to speak, and waved them all down, even Yang Yizhong backed away a few steps, he knew that the officials needed to be quiet.

In the evening, an imperial edict came from the palace. The windmill test is now being carried out in Yanjing and will be moved to Wuqing in five days.

　After the Northern Expedition, the Zhao Guan family got a lot of money, but these powerful monasteries had to provide seeds and other things so that the people of Hebei could eat and drink, so the Zhao Guan family allowed them all to go to Yanjing to open a branch temple.After all, you can't kill the goose to get the eggs, and what Wu Fu said makes sense. By the Song Dynasty, Buddhism and Taoism had become the spiritual sustenance of the people who suffered from war.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)