Lu Chengqi smiled and didn't speak. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info Xu Chongguang knew the truth, but he thought it was still under control, so he didn't tell the truth to Lu Chengqi. If it weren't for Lu Chengqi holding the card of the Supervision Department in his hand, he would really let him fool him. Monks are also going to be taxed, where can the world not boil?

This is also the sorrow of the rulers of all dynasties, although they are in a high position, they cannot see the suffering of the people. The emperor Lu Chengqi admires the most is Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty Liu Xun, perhaps many people don't know this emperor, but his evaluation in history is far better than that of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was reckless in his military force, although he was eloquent and strategic, and has always been criticized by historians. But for Emperor Xuan of the Han Dynasty, historians praise each other, and rarely slander it.

It turned out that this Liu Xun's original name was Liu Aiji, who was the great-grandson of Emperor Liu Che of the Han Dynasty, the grandson of the prince Liu Ju, the son of Liu Jin, the grandson of Emperor Shi, and the tenth emperor of the Western Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was mediocre in his later years, and when the disaster caused by slander occurred, Liu Ai in his infancy had also been taken into the county prison. He was pardoned in the second year of the Later Yuan Dynasty and was raised by his grandmother Shijia. Emperor Wu of the Later Han Dynasty issued an edict to raise his eyes in the court, and ordered Zongzheng to write his subordinate status, and Liu Yi was raised in the court.

Because Liu Xun went to Kyoto Sanfu to understand the people's situation when he was young, he had an understanding of the people's sufferings and the gains and losses of the officials, which had a direct impact on his administration. During his reign, he made great efforts to make the country prosperous, selected and appointed, and the virtuous ministers followed the officials in succession, and the famous Qilin Pavilion eleven meritorious heroes. Emperor Xuan paid attention to lightening the people's burdens and restoring and developing agricultural production. He also attaches great importance to the rule of officials, believes that the way of governing the country should be governed by "domineering" and "royal way", and opposes full-time Confucianism. In terms of foreign relations, Emperor Xuan united with Wusun to break the Xiongnu in the first two years, and then the Xiongnu called Han Xiedan Yu to lead the people to the court to claim his vassals.

Liu Xun is a famous virtuous monarch in Chinese history, during his reign, the country's political clarity, social harmony, economic prosperity, Siyi Binfu, known as "filial piety and Zhongxing", historians recognized the Western Han Dynasty as the strongest under its rule. In the Western Han Dynasty, which was known for its strict formulation of temple names and nicknames, Liu Xun was one of the four emperors with official temple names. It can be seen how high its historical evaluation is.

This history, Lu Chengqi also slowly understood after he was reborn. Originally, in later life, he watched a TV series Oolong Breaking Through Love, which said that Liu was ill. He also thought it was far-fetched, where was the emperor of the Han Dynasty who went to the people? But it wasn't until he re-read the history of the Han Dynasty that he realized that Liu was indeed a person. He reformed the Western Han Dynasty more than 1,000 years ago and was a well-known king of Zhongxing.

In the Han Dynasty, the two emperors that Lu Chengqi admired the most, one was Liu Xun, and the other was Liu Xiu. The Western Han Dynasty under Liu Xun's rule was extremely outstanding, and Liu Xiu's creation of the Eastern Han Dynasty was even more powerful. It is even more admirable that it can withstand the provocation of the Huns, cherish the people's power and never send troops.

Looking closely, the experiences of Liu Xun and Lu Chengqi seem to be very similar. Of course, this similarity means that they have all been in the people, know the real needs of the people, and are also committed to reforming Zhongxing. There is also no mercy in dealing with foreign enemies. Those who offend me in Huaxia will be punished even if they are far away! Now that he is unable to do so, he has also punished the Liao State with a small punishment, so that the Liao State has not recovered for three years. As for Cochin and Goryeo, one day these small countries will understand what it means for the Son of Heaven to be angry and ambush millions of corpses!

Speaking of the matter of levying agricultural taxes and commercial taxes on monks and Taoists, the Supervision Department has already reported that the warrior monks in many places have a tendency to riot and seem to want to storm the yamen. But after the Qingzhou City case, it died down.

After Lu Chengqi read this secret report, he disdainfully threw it aside, what if these warrior monks made trouble? They can't hold the name of righteousness, and they also want to threaten the court to take back their lives? It's really wishful thinking, if there is a riot, it will be better, and Lu Chengqi will have more excuses to "destroy the Buddha".

It's not that Lu Chengqi discriminates against Buddhism, but that there is something wrong with Buddhism. You said that his four major monks were empty, why did the temple property reach as many as 10,000 hectares? You say that he is a monk who abstains from anger and anger, why should he train warrior monks? You say that monks are not greedy for money, so why do you want believers to send all their possessions to the temple?

This is all because after Buddhism entered the Central Plains, because it was deeply integrated with the Central Plains culture, many teachings contradicted themselves. How many monks in the world do you say have really seen through the red dust and converted to Buddhism? I'm afraid that it is only a minority, and most people still covet the monk's leisure, do not have to work to eat, and do everything possible to get the degree, so that they are "above board" and lazy, and they are parasites of society.

And more monks, who don't even have a degree, are fake monks, shave their hair, perm their incense scars, and they can be "monks". Such a monk is a good hand at cheating money, and there is no one who really persuades people to be kind! If Dashun continues like this, I am afraid that more and more people will follow suit, stop producing, and become monks. When the time comes, don't talk about passing on the ancestry, even the social order will be disordered.

Of course, Lu Chengqi did not expose Xu Chongguang, but asked: "Now those monks can pay taxes on time?" ”

Xu Chongguang nodded and said, "As far as the ministers know, they dare not resist the orders of the imperial court and consciously pay taxes. ”

To put it easily, Lu Chengqi knew that some temples had dispatched warrior monks in order to resist taxes. Lu Chengqi was more surprised that the Shaolin Temple, which had the most warrior monks, did not take the lead in resisting taxes, but obediently paid taxes, while some small temples resisted to the death. After the local supervision department was dispatched, it was successfully settled. Of course, it is unknown how much blood is in this settlement.

Lu Chengqi sighed: "Taoism and Buddhism are the richest, and their combined wealth is even beyond the imperial court. ”

Xu Chongguang said cautiously: "These monks and Taoists are not useless, and during the famine, their soup soup for the victims can also be regarded as meritorious."

Lu Chengqi said disapprerovingly: "The merit is there, but it is even worse, and it must be suppressed!" If you let it go, I am afraid that the three outlines and the five constants will no longer be. People's hearts are unpredictable, and they are harmful, and the harm is even worse. Xu Qing is familiar with the history of the Qing Dynasty, can he know the yellow scarf Zhang Jiao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty? If control is not imposed, there is a fear that the disaster will return! ”

Xu Chongguang didn't say anything, but he was thinking in his heart: "The monk is also going to pay taxes, so who is next?" I'm afraid that anyone with a discerning eye can see that you are a drunkard and don't mean to drink! ”

Fortunately, the tax rate of Dashun is not high, and even in the past dynasties, it is a low tax. So this time there was not much resistance to paying taxes on a large scale. If the agricultural tax is levied as before, I am afraid that it will really be full of smoke. Do the math, the summer grain and autumn grain pay two taxes, a total of sixty percent, and another two or three percent belong to the landlord. If it's okay to have two crops, but where there is one crop a year, I'm afraid the peasants will really not be able to survive and will rise up. It's hard all year round, and I can't even fill my stomach. In the event of another famine year, will the peasants still have a way to live?

Lu Chengqi lowered the tax rate but expanded the scope of taxation, which was actually tantamount to apportioning the risks of the peasants to the landlords. It's just that this road is not easy, and the largest landlord bureaucracy is still a privileged class exempt from taxes. If an official also pays taxes one day, he will be considered a real success in reform. To be continued.