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"In recent years, the contradiction between land and population has become increasingly serious."

"In the vicinity of Luoyang, the land annexation is beyond imagination, and more than half of the people have lost their land and become tenants."

"These tenant farmers belonged to a large family, and the family was not required to pay taxes to the imperial court."

"Tenant farmers toiled every day, and the wealth they created fell into the hands of the family."

"Over the past 100 years, you have amassed a great fortune, and it is time to give your tenants a way to live."

As soon as Cui Hao's words fell, the faces of all the children of the family present changed greatly.

Where the land came from, they know better than anyone else.

Admittedly, some of them were purchased through normal means, but most of them were exchanged with other families.

All the land property of ordinary people is a clever plunder.

Now that Cui Hao has stated that he wants to check the land, none of the families present can escape.

"This official might as well tell you and others that King Yong has made up his mind to implement the Juntian system in the Central Plains."

"Anyone who wants to go against the tide of history must be against Hexi."

Listening to Cui Hao's categorical words, all the families realized that this Qingzhang land was definitely not a form of walking.

All the families looked at Cui Hao worriedly, could it be that they really wanted to hand over the land?

Cui Hao knew that it was very difficult to get the family to support the Juntian system, but this time he had the entire Hexi as his backing, and he was not afraid to work in the Central Plains family.

In addition, he has secretly ordered people to collect evidence of the family's crimes, as long as anyone dares to obstruct the implementation of the Juntian system.

He immediately brought him to justice in order to achieve his goal of killing chickens and monkeys.

Soon, the news that King Yong wanted to implement the Juntian system in the Central Plains came out, which immediately caused an uproar.

Many famous people from the family wrote to King Yong, asking him to follow the ancestral system, restore the old system of the Wei and Jin dynasties, and give up land reform.

In the face of the wave of opposition set off by the family, Wei Shuo sneered and immediately asked Cui Hao to investigate and deal with several scholars and kill the chickens and monkeys first.

Within a few days, Cui Hao, with the strong support of King Yong, sent the four powerful family heads to prison for the crime of stealing and mutilating the common people.

As soon as this case came out, the entire Central Plains was shocked, and countless families lost their voices, and Juntian's resistance was even lighter.

Next, with the assistance of the Zheng family, Cui Hao quickly completed the land in Xingyang and Henan counties.

"Your Royal Highness, the resistance to the granting of land and land is far greater than imagined."

"The powerful families not only hid a large amount of land, but also countless households."

"The minister only checked the Haoqiang under the rule of Henan County, but the amount of hidden land found is unbelievably large!"

Since the public announcement that he would implement the uniform field system on the same day, Cui Hao has been focusing on the land of Qingzhang.

With the support of the Zheng family in Xingyang, the speed of land clearing was accelerated.

In just a few days, Cui Hao has completed the inventory of the land in Henan County.

Because he knew that King Yong was waiting for the land to settle the defenders of Luoyang, Cui Hao immediately rushed to report to Wei Shuo as soon as there was a result.

Wei Shuo looked down at the statistics booklet, and asked casually: "Boyuan, only in Henan, what percentage of the land and population are not on the register?" ”

Cui Hao stretched out his right hand with a solemn face and shook it: "Fifty percent!" ”

"Fifty percent?" Wei Shuo was startled.

To be honest, he only knew that the land in the Central Plains, Hebei, and Jiangdong was too concentrated in the hands of the family, but he didn't expect the problem to be so serious.

"Alas, who would have thought that in the war-torn Central Plains, the phenomenon of land annexation would be so serious."

"In addition to the powerful families, the problem of Buddhism occupying land in the Central Plains is also far more serious than imagined."

"They all say that Buddhism is a quiet place, and it's all fucking bullshit!"

"Which of those big monasteries didn't take advantage of the war to annex land at a low price and hide their population?"

"Compared with the powerful family, there are a lot of pickled things done by Buddhist monks!"

"In addition, officials at all levels in the Central Plains, from the county guard to the county government officials, are all acting for the tiger."

"In order to ensure the smooth implementation of the Juntian system, the minister had to urgently transfer a large number of officials from Guanzhong and Hedong,"

Wei Shuo knew that what Cui Hao said was true, and even the actual situation might be more serious.

Over the past 100 years, there have been frequent wars in the Central Plains, which not only destroyed the people's livelihood and economy, but also gave the wealthy families the opportunity to monopolize the local area.

There is no need to even send someone to investigate, Wei Shuo knows that all the people with power in the government are inextricably linked to the family.

Wei Shuo nodded, and said in a deep voice: "The family makes trouble, and the officials break the law, and they have their own relevant laws and punishments. ”

"However, Buddhist temples are much more complex, and they tend to have a large number of pilgrims and believers."

"If you are used by people with ill intentions and secretly fan the flames, you may even make a civil uprising."

"On this point, Bo Yuan must be fully mentally prepared."

"Your Highness, rest assured, the minister has already greeted the major temples around Luoyang, and he has also made emergency preparations."

"Well, that's great! In this way, tomorrow the lone relatives will go to the Qingzhang site to inspect. ”

"It would be great if the king could come to the scene in person, and let the various families see the determination of the government to clear the land!"

……

Early the next morning, Wei Shuo and Cui Hao took a group of guards out of the palace and walked southeast along the street.

As everyone walked on the road, they suddenly saw an endless stream of people, gathering to the east of the city.

"Why are they all going east?"

Seeing that Cui Hao was also unknown, Wei Shuo turned his head and told Kang Long to ask passers-by.

After a while, Kang Long hurried back, with a hint of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Back to Your Highness, a temple fair is held in the White Horse Temple today, and the people are all going to participate in the temple fair."

"Temple fair?"

Wei Shuo was obviously stunned for a moment after hearing this, obviously this situation is not common in Hexi.

In Hexi, because the new Heavenly Master Dao was supported by King Yong, it naturally suppressed the development of other religions.

Only a few people with firm faith remained, sticking to the mountain gate and practicing penance.

However, the Central Plains is different from Hexi, and the people here have experienced hardships and hardships, so they naturally yearn for prosperity and peace.

Out of dissatisfaction with reality and inability to do anything, he naturally pinned his hopes on the gods and Buddhas.

Coupled with the admiration of successive Hulu monarchs, Buddhism has a great influence in the Central Plains and has a very large base of believers.

Watching waves of people pass in front of him, Cui Hao frowned.

In normal times, he might not think about it, but now is a critical moment for clearing the land.

And Buddhism is the key target, and it suddenly gathered a large number of believers in the name of the temple fair, which cannot but make Wei Shuo worried.

He turned his head to glance at Wei Shuo and found that King Yong's face was clouded like him.

"Why don't we go over and have a look?"

"Do you need to bring in some more guards? The minister is worried about the troubles of his life. ”

"Bo Yuan is worried! Don't say that Lone has the courage of ten thousand people, as long as Kang Long is there, no one can get close to Lone. ”

"What Your Highness said is very true! Please rest assured, as long as there is an admiral, don't think about hurting Your Highness if you are young. ”

"Hahaha!"

So, everyone turned their horses' heads, turned around and went straight to the location of the White Horse Temple in the east of the city.

The White Horse Temple has a long history and was built in the 11th year of Emperor Yongping of the Ming Dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty (68 AD).

For the first 200 years of Buddhism's roots and spread in China, the whole process was closely related to the White Horse Temple.

This is the product of China's first Western Heavenly Quest for Dharma, and it is the residence of the first monks who came to China to preach and propagate the Dharma.

The first Chinese Buddhist scriptures and Chinese precepts were born here, and the first Chinese Han monks were produced......

In short, the White Horse Temple is closely linked to many "firsts" of Chinese Buddhism.

Following the passers-by, Wei Shuo and his entourage came to the gate of the White Horse Temple.

At this time, tens of thousands of believers had gathered outside the temple, which shows the influence of Buddhism in the Central Plains.

On a high platform in the temple, the senior monk Fa Xian preached to believers and monks with a lotus tongue.

He stood tall and saw far away, and naturally saw Wei Shuo and everyone at a glance.

Wei Shuo and his entourage were numerous, and there were guards who were fully armed, and the discerning people knew at a glance that the identity of the person who came was not simple.

Fa Xianyuan was a monk in Chang'an, and he had the honor of asking the high monk Kumarosh for Buddhism.

Later, with a premonition that Hou Qin would die, Fa Xian had no choice but to come to Luoyang, and now he is a well-known monk in the Central Plains.

Although he only glanced at it, Fa Xian had already guessed the identity of Wei Shuo and the others.

He immediately instructed the novice, "Go and inform the presiding officer, and say that a distinguished guest is coming from outside the door." ”

Xiao Shami did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly reported to the host.

Wei Shuo stayed for less than half an hour, and saw that tens of thousands of people had gathered around the White Horse Temple.

Seeing this scene, Cui Hao became more and more dissatisfied with the great power of Buddhism in the Central Plains, and the more he wanted to suppress the Buddhist forces.