My voice is not loud, but the effect at this moment is no less than a bombshell. The house, which had been chaotic just a moment ago, fell silent, and both the beginning and the middle of the conversation stopped abruptly, and everyone looked at me nervously.

"I understand", in other words, can also be understood as "I decided", and this is the result and not the discussion. Although I have always taken a fairly relaxed attitude, no one knows what kind of attitude the shogunate will take after my decision.

Japan was still in the upper middle range in terms of size and population compared to the European countries at this time, and most importantly, the country was still in ignorance and highly centralized power, so the big cake of religion was quite attractive.

What does religion mean? In a highly civilized and developed society, I may not be able to explain it clearly, but before the Middle Ages, it definitely represented wealth and power, quite a huge wealth and power!

"As far as I am concerned, I have no prejudices against the major sects, on the contrary, I have a sincere and reverent heart for any god!" I put my hands on my chest and made a very sincere gesture, and everyone else, whether true or not, returned the favor with their own courtesy. "But now it seems that something is wrong somewhere, and the activities of the major denominations in our country not only interfere with the normal life of the people, but even affect the stability of the whole place. I believe that the god who looked down on the mortal world from above was full of love for thousands of people, and that it was impossible for him to make evil temptations in his teachings! ”

"yes...... It is...... It must be like this...... "Under my majestic gaze, everyone agreed, and most of them were still a little weak-hearted.

"So I think it must be something wrong with the executor's preaching, and the teachings of the gods are absolutely infallible!" Looking at their various expressions, I snickered secretly, and continued to pull up my face and said solemnly: "In fact, you also talked about this in your account just now, saying that there are some people with ulterior motives who have adopted a series of shady methods in the process of preaching. I think that even in order to rectify the atmosphere and set the record straight, it is necessary to carry out the necessary supervision. I will soon be proposing to the shogunate that a special monastic office be established to supervise and manage all monastic and missionary affairs, and that all ordination statuses be officially recorded! ”

Looking at their increasingly nervous expressions, I slowed my tone slightly. "Of course, the shogunate and local governments will also protect and support those law-abiding monks and priests, and a system for receiving allowances and receiving hospitality in each region will be worked out one after another!"

My remark caused a small fluctuation, and some people in the back row couldn't help but whisper. This is definitely not a trivial matter, and the official subsidy given by the shogunate to the monks will be a powerful support for those small sects, and the disadvantages caused by the lack of strength in the past will no longer be so obvious, and large sects such as the Ichijo sect will also be challenged throughout the country.

On the other hand, the fall of Nagashima, Kaga, and Settsu over the past decades has made their situation much worse, and if this policy can be implemented, it will at least solve the problem of people's livelihood for them.

However, no matter how perfect the policy is, there will always be people who are dissatisfied, even if it does not involve themselves, they should find fault with others, such as at this moment, some people are already dissatisfied with the benefits of those monks with huge power.

"Your Highness the Stars, this is naturally a good intention, but it may not be able to prevent some people from taking advantage of this for personal gain!" Little Mainhull loudly expressed his displeasure, and at the same time glared angrily at Honganji Junru. "Now some people who are clearly monks are outwardly sanctimonious but in fact extravagant and depraved, and religion has become a tool for enriching them. If these guys who enjoy the huge temple property and do misdeeds are supported, won't it further encourage the prevalence of unhealthy tendencies? ”

"For dozens of generations, the orthodox status of Buddhism has been affirmed by the imperial court and the shogunate, which is really a legitimate thing!" Jingyan Shizhou immediately refuted, as the representative of the largest royal temple, he naturally could not sit idly by and watch this kind of argument. "On the contrary, now there are many unidentified guys wandering around, pretending to be a missionary to deceive people's minds, and this Kyushu fluctuation incident started from this. I also implore His Highness Zhuxing to be cautious, and not to let the inferior people take advantage of the loophole! With that, he glanced defiantly at Little Mainhull.

"Both of you have a point, and I've thought about it!" I placed my hands on the table and leaned forward slightly. "I am not a member of the sect, and I don't have any special position in front of you, but there must be a rule for doing this. In order to rectify the lawless preaching and encourage the truly virtuous, I am going to set up a grading system to be managed by the monks themselves! ”

"Oh?!" There was another burst of exclamations, there was too much news today.

"Next, please ask His Highness Takenaka to explain it in detail!" I smiled and temporarily retreated into the background.

"This strategy is painstakingly ...... His Highness Zhuxing," Seiji Takenaka took out a set of plans that had been prepared long ago and read it.

This method is to first divide the monks into five levels, which are "suzerain", "zongzheng", "deacher", "deacher", and "executor". The "suzerain" has three people in the country, who lead Buddhism, Shinto and foreign religions respectively, and each person receives an annual allowance of 5,000 silver yuan, which is equivalent to the three products of the imperial court; "Zongzheng" is the leader of the sect with a certain amount of influence, and receives an annual allowance of 1,000 silver dollars, which is equivalent to the five grades of the imperial court; "Executive", "Executive", and "Executive" are the actual missionaries with different levels of authority, whose status is equivalent to the seventh grade, the ninth grade, and the non-entry stream respectively, and the annual allowance is 200 yuan, 50 yuan, and 10 yuan respectively.

There is also a special clause in my plan, that is, in order to maintain the purity of each religion, although the "suzerain" and "sujosho" can be recommended by each sect, the three levels of "suzemo", "sujifu", and "executor" must be regularly presided over by the shogunate. Of course, those who have not passed the examination or have not obtained these levels for the time being can also be regarded as monks, after all, they also need manpower to do chores, but these people are not allowed to preach alone, otherwise they will be severely punished.

This policy is clearly beneficial to some and bad to others, but the restriction on the free spread of religion is visible to all. It's just that no one can openly oppose this policy, otherwise there is a ghost in their hearts, and besides, almost all of you here are profiteers, so why bother to be so serious!

"Also, I think the matter of the temple property is indeed debatable, so I might as well bring it up today!" Noticing that Little Mainhull was still slightly dissatisfied, I couldn't help but laugh in my heart. I'm not Santa Claus, so I can't just hand out gifts here. "At that time, the royal family and the imperial court gave a large amount of land to various monasteries in order to express their devotion to the Buddha, but with the passage of time, many things have changed from those days. A large number of monks sit and enjoy the fields and eat all day long, which causes Buddhism to be criticized in various ways. I will write to the imperial court and the shogunate to take back most of the temple land, so as to calm the hearts of the people in the world! ”

"Okay, that's too famous!" In the midst of almost all the consternation, Little Mainhull applauded enthusiastically.

It's not that no one has ever done this to recover the Yamamon territory, and Oda Nobunaga and Tokugawa Ieyasu have done quite a bit, but it's just a corner of the land after all, and the "sunrise in the east and rain in the west" can still bear it to some extent. Now that the Zhuxing Shogunate has controlled the whole country, if you want to give an order, you will even have to go to the pot, but I am afraid that some of the weaker ones will disappear!

"Isn't that ......" Many people have fallen into a state of dementia.

"For the sects that really benefit one party, the shogunate still has to vigorously support them. Therefore, at the same time as recovering the Sanmon territory, I will suggest that the shogunate formulate a policy: give one-tenth of the world's land endowment to the major sects! I said it at the right time. I wanted to create tension a little more, but it seems that many people's mental quality is not as strong as I expected.

One-tenth of the world's Tianfu, what is that concept? Even though I didn't try to listen, a large sound of swallowing came to my ears.

However, although greed is human nature, too much temptation will cause greater suspicion, and there are many scheming characters here who are scheming before they are defeated.

"Is it ......" Jingyan Shizhou opened his mouth to express doubt, but he couldn't find too accurate words for a while, so he seemed a little hesitant.

"Some monasteries have some special traditions, which I fully understand and support!" Without waiting for him to say anything, I said magnanimously, "These temples can choose by themselves, and if they want to keep the temple land, the shogunate will respect them." However, such monasteries and sects can no longer carry out folk missionary activities, accept donations from the outside world, and also do not participate in the distribution of the world's land endowments. Seeing that some people were a little embarrassed, I immediately added: "Of course, the personnel of these sects can still participate in the grading and examination, and receive the post allowance!" ”

When I conceived about it, I didn't plan to do it all, and Tsutsui Terumasa was also a monk, but he wouldn't preach at all now, and there was no essential difference between him and ordinary daimyo. As for the other sects that do not want to give up their land, I don't mind raising them like "democratic parties", but not only is it impossible to develop any more in terms of size and influence, but it will only become a nominal existence in a few decades.

"I don't know...... How should one-tenth of the world's land endowment be distributed? "Honganji is as bright as two eyes, as if it is substantial, as if it has been stimulated.

The Sect has now lost a large part of its territory, and it still has to maintain a large number of backbone believers, and this is a golden opportunity for them.

"Presiding over this matter with the prestige of His Highness the Stars, the people of the world should no longer be righteous!" I don't know who shouted in the corner of the room, and everyone else chimed in.

"No, it can't be like this!" I raised the folding fan in my hand and shook it at the crowd a few times. "This is a major event related to the lives of the people in the world, and naturally everyone must decide together!"