Daxiangguo Temple is located in Kaifeng City, the most prosperous area. The temple is located in the center of the city, bordering Yujie in the west, Bianhe Street in the south, Madao Street in the east, and Sihou Street in the north.

According to Li Zhongyi's idea, if such a good location is used to build a mature commercial pedestrian street, the tax revenue of Kaifeng Mansion will definitely rise a lot.

It's just that Li Zhongyi hasn't grasped the power for the time being, so he doesn't dare to toss around.

Throughout the ages, the first thing that any ruler who wanted to carry out reform had to do was to centralize power.

Do some small things, cats and dogs can jump out and point fingers, and you will never be able to do serious things!

The chief designer said: don't argue, cross the river by feeling the stones, regardless of the white cat and yellow cat, catching the mouse is a good cat!

It turns out that the extremely pragmatic cat theory is extremely correct!

The so-called routes, or road disputes, are actually different from each country, and there will definitely be huge differences!

The bigger the country, the more we need to be pragmatic and not take the extreme road.

As the old saying goes, you know etiquette. Generally speaking, when the majority of the people are poor and muddy legs, the vast majority of people think about supporting their families all day long, and where is the next meal, how can they have the conditions to put a nobleman, a gentleman or a gold-collar style?

Ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, the core is education.

Today, the total literate population, Li Zhongyi's rough estimates, is unlikely to exceed more than 3% of the entire empire.

It is a big joke that so many illiterate people who only know how to farm and are illiterate ask them to hold some kind of people's election.

Li Zhongyi thought about it. It is inevitable that he will be a little distracted, and the little lady of Zhu'er often serves by his pillow. also knows that his man likes to wander off the mind, so he has been quietly following behind Li Zhongyi.

Anyway. Wherever Li Zhongyi goes, Zhu'er will also follow, and there are dozens of guards disguised as pilgrims in front of and behind him, and they can't be lost.

"Zhu Niang, what wish do you have, you can go into the temple to make a wish." When Li Zhongyi walked up the steps of the Daxiong Treasure Hall, the whole person came back to his senses and looked at his woman with a smile.

The little lady of Zhu'er pursed her lips and whispered, "The slave family does not believe in Buddhism. ”

Li Zhongyi smiled dumbly. It was indeed his negligence, and at home, his parents, including all the women, did not believe in Buddhism.

Since the late Tang Dynasty, most of the monarchs of the five dynasties and ten kingdoms have advocated Taoism.

Even if it is Chai Rong today, it is not exempt from vulgarity, when the coffin of the first emperor is sent to the mausoleum. A long road number was sealed. Specifically, Li Zhongyi can't remember it clearly, he only knows Guo Wei's road number. At the end, there are six words of Shenwu Xuanci Emperor.

As for the two Song dynasties, the emperors of all dynasties were all believers in Taoism.

Li Zhongyi is not stingy with Buddha. But he didn't want to desecrate the Buddha's dignity, so he turned around and led the little lady of Zhu'er. Go around to the back of the temple.

Just when Li Zhongyi was about to instruct someone to find the abbot in the temple. But I saw Li Yunxiao walking over quickly, and whispered: "Master, our people just found out that the Zheng family showed up and offered incense in the main hall. ”

Li Zhongyi nodded slightly and asked Li Yunxiao: "Yahuan and mother-in-law are waiting left and right?" "As long as there are people around the Zheng family, there will be no chaos.

Li Yunxiao frowned and said, "According to the people below, the Zheng family seems to be alone. ”

Li Zhongyi thought about it for a while, and felt that the Zheng family was also quite pitiful, her husband didn't love her, her son died, her daughters were all concubines, and her identity and status in the Prime Minister's Mansion were extremely embarrassing.

"Well, you send a few to follow, don't make any trouble." Li Zhongyi enjoyed the benefits of the three sisters of the Jin family, and naturally felt a little pity for the Zheng family.

At this time, in the Great Zhou, if there are not a few Goryeo maids who can be called, it is called a shame.

The spread of the atmosphere often starts from the highest end of the food chain, and under the guidance of the upward and downward effects, it spreads all the way to the homes of ordinary officials and businessmen.

Although Zheng gave birth to a son and three daughters, in fact, from her appearance and appearance alone, it is impossible to see that she is a beautiful woman in her thirties.

This woman is too beautiful and has an obvious Goryeo appearance, which is actually easy to attract the covetousness of the powerful. What's more, the Zheng family left the house alone, and Li Zhong was easy to be reasonable, so he should take care of one or two.

After arranging for someone to secretly protect the Zheng family, Li Zhongyi walked slowly along the corridor behind the Daxiong Treasure Hall to the quiet room where the abbot was.

Turning around a few small halls, Li Zhongyi just appeared on the tree-lined path, and saw an old monk with a clear face and a golden silk robe, standing in front of the road, clasping his hands together, and proclaiming the Buddha's name, "Old man Zhengqing, I have seen Li Xianggong." ”

Li Zhongyi was secretly a little strange, he didn't wear an official uniform on this trip, let alone reveal his identity, I don't know why, he let the people in the temple see through Xingzang?

Zhengqing saw Li Zhongyi's doubts, and couldn't help but smile and said: "The welcoming monk at the mountain gate of the temple once led the painter to the front of the government and painted the dignity of Li Xianggong. ”

Li Zhongyi was stunned for a while, daring to love, the monks in the Great Xiangguo Temple were not exempt from vulgarity, and sent people to secretly make a lot of preparations for the real power and important ministers in the court, so as not to have eyes and not know Mount Tai and offend the big people who could not be provoked.

After having this understanding, Li Zhongyi immediately understood one thing, the abbot of this temple may have deliberately embarrassed Li Anguo, the small yamen of the Kaiping County Palace.

The purpose of it is not asked, but the small ones who are beaten are still worried about the old ones, and they don't come forward?

As long as the older generation comes forward, it is inevitable that they will owe Xiangguo Temple a favor, which happens to be the heart of the abbot.

Li Zhongyi nodded secretly, the monks have such a deep scheming, it's a pity not to be an official!

"In addition to being busy with official business, come and worship the Buddha, Abbot Lao is so bothered." Li Zhongyi smiled peacefully, but he didn't know that his words completely exposed the big loophole that he didn't understand Buddhist customs.

The abbot of Zhengqing thought that Li Zhongyi, like today, was a person who admired Taoism, but he was just a fake polite person who followed the customs in the countryside, so he didn't think he was angry and smiled: "My Buddha is merciful, purifying all sentient beings, Li Xianggong is a person who is destined, and he will have gains." ”

When Li Zhongyi heard Zhengqing say this, he couldn't help but think of a joke to the effect that three scholars entered Beijing to take the exam, and on the way, they entered a temple and asked Yu to preside. The host just raised a finger, and the three scholars thought that they were all hit. As a result, there was only one scholar in high school, and the three scholars came together to ask the host Xingshi for the crime, but the host said that the old man had already expected that only one of them would be selected.

Whether it's making friends or helping people solve problems, the premise is to observe words and feelings, adapt to changes, and not stick to the rules.

Li Zhongyi arched his hands and said: "The master is really proficient in Zen theory, and I admire it very much. "It's a bit of a mouthful.

Regarding Li Zhongyi's sudden visit, Zhengqing can roughly guess why he came.

Although Zhengqing is the abbot of Buddhism, he is not unfamiliar with many secrets in the court. The Li Xianggong in front of him has risen so fast that only the palace marshal Zhao Kuangyin can compare with him in this dynasty.

If Li Zhongyi is not the current Kaifeng Yin, Zhengqing's deeds will be treated as a joke after tea and dinner at most.

It is a pity that many affairs in the Great Xiangguo Temple require Li Zhongyi's understanding and cooperation. The first is that the Daxiong Treasure Hall looks glamorous on the surface, but in fact, due to termites, there are major safety hazards in many places, including the main beam.

Although believers donate from time to time, it is only a drop in the bucket for the restoration of the magnificent Daxiong Treasure Hall.

The source of funds for the repair of the temple also needs to rely on the appropriation of Kaifeng Prefecture, at least more than 50,000 yuan.

Li Zhongyi, Kaifeng Yin, has been in office twice, but he has never been to Daxiangguo Temple, even if Zhengqing wants to hook up with him very much, he must hold back his temperament and slightly put on the style of the chief abbot.

Today, since Li Xianggong and Li Fuyin took the initiative to come to the door, no matter what he did, Zhengqing secretly made up his mind that he must let Li Zhongyi leave something.

Zhengqing accompanied Li Zhongyi to the quiet room on the way, Li Zhongyi suddenly asked with a smile: "Master, I heard that your temple has a lot of temple property?" ”

What kind of routine is this? Even though Zhengqing was mentally prepared, he didn't expect that Li Zhongyi would actually attack the problem of the temple's death.

Although the dynasty worships Taoism, it still gives special preferential treatment to the temple property under the name of the Buddhist temple that is exempt from taxation.

Because of the privilege of not paying taxes and not paying grain, many landed peasants took the initiative to put their own land in their names and evaded the taxation of the imperial court in disguise.

At the beginning of the dynasty, due to the bad effects of successive wars, the population declined sharply, and the fertile land that was uncultivated could be easily distributed.

By the end of the decades or hundreds of years of power, the imperial court relied on operating the tax base and was gradually hollowed out. However, the expenditure of the imperial court increased day by day, and the gradually narrowing scope of tax payment led to the bankruptcy of ordinary peasants, and they were finally forced to rise up and start a new round of campaign to fight local tyrants and divide the land.

Zhengqing said quietly: "Don't hide it from Li Xianggong, although there are some fields under the name of this temple, most of them are wasteland, and there is hardly much food. ”

Li Zhongyi felt a little funny, even if Zhengqing wanted to cry poor, he wouldn't open his eyes and talk nonsense.

As we all know, the fields under the name of Daxiangguo Temple are all fertile land by the nearby river, and just a few rents are definitely a lot of income.

Zhengqing's sloppy eyes, Li Zhongyi knows in his heart, doesn't he just want to take out more money from the treasury?

Kaifeng Mansion is not only the capital of the Great Zhou Kingdom, but also the most prosperous world capital in the whole world.

Anyway, it's the government's money, no matter who it is, will be worried about it and get some benefits from it.

The main purpose of Li Zhongyi's trip is to knock on the Daxiangguo Temple, and it is imperative to use the topic to play.

Otherwise, such a wealthy temple would even ask him to pay the money from the treasury to repair it, what kind of system would it become?

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Code words to three o'clock in the morning, finally completed the three more 9,000 words, not to mention anything else, ask for the encouragement of the monthly pass! (To be continued......)