Zhizhang Datang

Chapter 84 Borrowing the East Wind

As the instigator of all this, the top and bottom of the Pagoda Temple were wiped out. Not to mention, Li Shimin simply changed the original Buddhist temple into a Taoist temple, making it clear that he wanted to disgust the Buddhists and at the same time strengthen the Taoists. Power, and by the way, promoted the situation on both sides, making the two families even more incompatible.

I heard that during this period of time, there have been many fires in Zhongnan Mountain, and most of them were fighting with weapons, the kind that is not complete without blood.Even characters like Xie Yingdeng have been dispatched several times, and they have cleared up a few hard points.

And this is just the beginning. Taking advantage of this wave of shouting and beating, Li Shimin ordered strongly that all Buddhist temples must clarify personnel and temple properties, and picket illegal activities.

Any private monks who have not been officially recognized by the Tang Dynasty must be dealt with immediately. Those who should be returned to the vulgar, and those who should be exiled should not have any mercy.

And if the temple has done anything illegal, it must be resolutely cracked down.

There is the act of hoarding repeat offenders. Not only do those criminals have a higher crime, they also don’t run away in the temple. They either confiscate some temple properties, or simply reduce the number of ordained monks in the temple as a punishment.

If there are Buddhist temples with bad records and bad reviews, or if there are many soldiers and bows hidden in private, they will be banned firmly, and all the temple properties will be confiscated.

Either change it to a Taoist temple, or simply turn it into a shantang to contribute to Datang's public charity.

Since the Buddhist temples that originally had the name of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue have become shelters for bad people, there is naturally no need for them to exist.

There will always be some people who will choose to take the risk and don't want to be caught without a fight, so the battle will inevitably break out from time to time, and the number of people killed can be called rolling.

After such a rectification, it is difficult to say in places farther away. The execution strength of the local officials may have to be discounted. But it was implemented thoroughly.

Those officials who did not deal with it well, or still turned a blind eye to the bad deeds of Buddhism at this time, and still chose to support the side of the Buddhist temple, were all dealt with by Li Shimin.

There are not a few people who get out and go home, and there are also a lot of people who go to jail. Which of these Beijing officials should not weigh it carefully. In order to protect those monks, it is worthwhile to take their own future and even their lives.

For a while, the law and order around Chang'an has risen several steps, and the perception of Buddhism has also dropped to freezing point.

The originally kind-hearted guy is probably a scum with bloody hands, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a beast in clothes.

When there are such bastards among the monks you originally trusted, it is difficult for you to have strong confidence in other monks.

And Li Shimin has pulled out many original unstable factors through such an investigation, and he really feels a little scared.Unknowingly, Buddhism has already had such an influence on the Tang Dynasty.

And there are also people with malicious intentions among them. If it weren't for this investigation, I really don't know that the undercurrent has surged to such an extent in private.It seems that we need to pay more attention to the dynamics of Buddhism in the future.

Because of this action, the land price near Chang'an even dropped a little bit, because there are too many so-called temple properties and hidden households that have been concealed and not reported.

Coupled with the penalty of the original legal temple property, it was even enough to fill the vacancy of the tense Koufen fields around Chang'an, which brought benefits to many civilians.

At the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, the land equalization system was implemented well, and the world was initially determined, and the land annexation was not particularly serious.

However, the area around Chang'an City should be regarded as one of the most densely populated areas in the Guanzhong area. However, there are many mountains, so there is a shortage of cultivated land.

It is unrealistic for everyone to get enough [-]-acre sub-fields, but after this wave of investigations, this problem has been greatly alleviated.

It can also be seen from this that how many properties have been embezzled by these temples, but they still have to pretend to be extraterrestrial experts one by one, as if they really don't eat fireworks, but in fact they don't rely on collecting people's fat and people's anointing to make offerings of.

Moreover, the so-called bodhisattva hearts of these gangs exploited their tenants, which was much more vicious than ordinary landlords and dignitaries. Most of them simply used these people as livestock.

In addition, because of this investigation, Datang has a lot of accounts on the books, and the civil servants who were somewhat muttering are now full of enthusiasm.

Because the number of households has increased, it is an achievement for most civil servants, and it can help them get promoted and raise their salaries. It is also an honor to speak out.

"Since we have to re-clarify those hidden households this time and re-register them, how about I just buy them for Xi Jun and re-register them?
And taking this opportunity, I also want to recruit some mountain people who are living in difficulties. The ten hectares of land that was awarded to me have not been planted yet. Because of this incident, it may be a bit difficult to recruit ordinary tenants in that place.

When these mountain people come, they can become commoners of the Tang Dynasty, and there is still so much land to grow, so they should be very happy. "Lin Sen keenly spotted an opportunity and wanted to take advantage of it.

During that time, he and Sun Simiao went to treat the mountain people, and he really saw a lot of the miserable life of the mountain people. Making good use of this opportunity is a good thing that kills multiple birds with one stone.

"Yo, your kid has a good idea, why didn't I think of it." Cheng Yaojin really wants to be a little impressed by Lin Sen's ability to borrow the east wind.

"Hey, isn't this just thinking about it in advance?" Lin Sen was a little embarrassed to boast.

But it is of course a good thing to get a good look from the future father-in-law, so I couldn't help smiling.

"It's great that you can take one step and see three steps, and you must be more thoughtful in doing things in the future." Qin Qiong nodded in satisfaction, and he was also very sure of Lin Sen's approach.

"Leave this kind of thing to us. In the face of my second brother and I, this matter is just a matter of one sentence. Just tell the people below to do it.

After you find suitable candidates here, ask Xi Jun to buy them and bring them to my Zhuangzi, and we can do it together. "Cheng Yaojin is definitely a neat person, which means he also wants to use this method.

"Well, Lin Xiaoyou..." Xie Yingdeng opened his mouth hesitantly.

"What orders does Daoist Xie have?" Lin Sen looked over strangely.

(End of this chapter)