The crisis was temporarily lifted, and Lu Chengqi breathed a sigh of relief. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoHe is still familiar with the history of the Song Dynasty, and it is unrealistic to say that the Northern Song Dynasty was dragged down by the uprisings of Song Jiang and Fang La; It would be unrealistic to say that it doesn't matter at all. If it weren't for Song Huizong's own death, and the ministers followed suit, no matter how much the Northern Song Dynasty squandered, it would not be Song Huizong's turn to die. In addition, the terrain of Bianliang is too flat, and it also buried the bane of the dead dynasty. If Zhao Kuangyin had been firm and moved the capital to Luoyang, maybe the Northern Song Dynasty would have been saved.

Dashun now also has some signs similar to the Northern Song Dynasty, and some people with ulterior motives are secretly doing things. It is impossible for all the affairs of a country to be put on the table, there are always some rats, peeping in the dark, turning into poisonous snakes and jumping out to bite you.

"Fortunately, I took a defensive hand and kept the Tiger Wing Army in Liangshan...... Okay, I put gold on my face myself......" Lu Chengqi's mood fluctuated too quickly, and he couldn't help but feel complacent.

The ministers' hearts also fell to the ground, and then the "desperate plan" came out: "Your Majesty, the ministers think that Manichaeism instigated the people, and it should be eradicated, otherwise there will be endless troubles!" ”

The rest of the ministers seconded the proposal, and Lu Chengqi also had this thought, but he suddenly thought of religious people, isn't it a bit much. The previous dynasty destroyed Manichaeism because there were more and more religious believers, who gradually stopped producing and lived on the land. If the people of the world are like this, how can society develop?

Take Buddhism as an example, when the first entry into Middle-earth, the property obtained by the monastery from almsgiving was collectively owned by the monastery at that time, mainly used to maintain the daily life of the monks and Buddhist activities, and later with the continuous privatization of the monastic property and the emergence of wealthy monks, the monastic landlord economy was finally formed. The monastic landlord is an integral part of the feudal landlord class, and the monastic landlord economy is a feudal landlord economy that has added the charm of the Buddha, but its rapid development has increased the competition mechanism in reality for the landlord class in secular society, and has also caused certain harm to the national economy. The feudal state was established and controlled by secular landlords, and economic interests were fundamental, so when the Buddhist forces seriously threatened their fundamental interests, the emperor, as the general representative of the secular landlords, had to take a killer attack on Buddhism in order to safeguard his own fundamental interests. Now Dashun has almost reached this point, and the monks have vast land, which is extremely detrimental to the rule.

The construction of Buddhist monasteries was carried out on a large scale, wasting a lot of social wealth. Secondly, the landlords of monasteries occupy a large amount of land, which seriously affects the implementation of the national land policy. The monastic economy was mainly based on farmland, and monasteries generally obtained land by means of alms and mergers and plunder. Whether the state or the princes and nobles built monasteries, they generally gave away some land. The possession of land was not the greatest harm, the harm of Buddhist monasteries was that their economic development seriously affected the tax service of the imperial court. The salient feature of the monastic economy is that the monasteries occupy a large amount of land and also have a large dependent population. The main reason why the people are willing to join the Buddhist monasteries is that the monasteries have the privilege of being exempt from military service and adjusting taxes. Monks and nuns not only "do not lose an inch of silk to the government, and do not enter the public warehouse when they raise rice", but also "adjust the size of the family rest, stop the door of the strong and weak, enter and exit at will, and go back and forth freely".

As the emperor, Lu Chengqi has long been unhappy with these rich monks, can he use Manichaeism to control the population of Buddhism?

After he pondered this, the ministers couldn't listen to what they said, and it wasn't until he clarified his thoughts that he slowly said: "Manichaeism is forbidden to spread, but in my opinion, the rest of the religions are not good people. ”

The wit in the words made these real important ministers of the court feel frightened. Cabinet Minister Wei Su asked tentatively, "Why did Your Majesty say this?" ”

Lu Chengqi sighed and said, "Don't think that if I can't leave the palace, I won't know what is going on in the world." Take Buddhism as an example, temples and temples do not have to pay taxes, and there are thousands of people who shave their ordination every year. In Buddhism, the Dharma is equal, but in reality, there is a very strict hierarchy in Buddhist temples. Originally, the monastery was used as a relief site, but later on, the relief business of the monastery gradually became usury exploitation. Not only did they lend money, they also lent rents, and they collected rents from tenants without paying taxes. Don't say that there are many temples in the world, and the field has geometry, that is, the Shaolin Temple of Songshan Mountain, and the field has exceeded 50 hectares. ”

Among the ministers, there are also people who believe in Buddhism, but they never think about this problem, and as soon as they hear Lu Chengqi mention it, they are a little alert. Lu Chengqi continued: "...... In the previous dynasty, the Buddha was also destroyed, all because the monks were too much. I created the Royal Bank to stop their greed. If not, there is a risk of disaster in the future. ”

Governor Wen Yanbo frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this belief in Buddhism is voluntary by the people, and it is not something that the imperial court can force. Even if the temple is abundant, it is donated by believers, how can it be received? ”

Lu Chengqi waved his hand and said, "I don't want to confiscate their temple property, but to ask them to pay taxes. ”

The people present are all the bureaucratic class, who doesn't have a few acres of land in their families? As soon as he heard about paying taxes, Liu Geng, a member of the Zhongshu House, was a little sensitive: "Your Majesty, is this tax levied on monks and Taoists a little unkind?" After all, monks practice penance and have no output......"

Lu Chengqi sneered: "How can there be such a good thing in the world, you can have food while sitting and chanting?" I heard that Tianzhu had a kind of ascetic who worked to support himself. The Tianzhu monks can do it, why can't the Dashun monks? ”

In fact, Lu Chengqi embezzled the concept and bullied these ministers for "not seeing the world". In fact, the dervishes of India are just unkempt and ragged, carrying a three-pronged staff symbolizing Lord Shiva, and chanting ancient scriptures as they walk. As for the three meals, they still have to beg, oh no, they are "fateful".

Knowing the little emperor's intentions, some people agreed: "Han Yuyun in the former dynasty, 'Now its law says: You must abandon the monarch and the minister, go to the father and son, and forbid the way of birth and nurturing each other, so as to seek its so-called pure and silent one." Now I also want to rule his heart, and the country outside the world will destroy his natural normality, the son will not be the father of the father, the minister will not be the king, and the people will not do their own business. Now it also cites the law of Yidi, and on top of the teachings of the previous kings, it is not easy to do it'. Now it seems that there is some truth to it. Even if the imperial court did not suppress Buddhism, it should reduce the number of followers. Everyone has become a monk, this is to cut off humanity! Your Majesty, the minister believes that the Ministry of Rites should strictly control the number of monks in the temples in the world, and those who do not have the degree should be returned to the villages, and ordered to return to the ......."

Cabinet Minister Zhu Xucai said this, and some people agreed. Unlike the previous dynasty to destroy the Buddha, this move can be regarded as more benevolent and righteous.

Lu Chengqi decided: "The imperial court does not advocate or encourage religion. But those who are unscrupulous will all be vulgar. Temple property is included in the agricultural tax and is levied on all. As for Manichaeism, it was characterized as a cult, banned from spreading, published in newspapers, and proclaimed to the world. ”

The little emperor has made a decision, and these ministers can only carry out the will of the little emperor. In fact, there are still a small number of officials who believe in Buddhism, after all, in the hearts of many people, the Buddha is still "barbarian" and they are more willing to believe in Taoism. But more people don't even believe in Taoism, only Confucianism. Therefore, some scholars in later generations said that the ancients did not have faith, which is actually wrong, just like scholars, they may worship in the temple and kneel when they pass the temple, but when it comes to faith, they still prefer to believe in Confucianism. Is Confucianism a faith? In Lu Chengqi's view, this is faith! Otherwise, how can you explain the ideal of a scholar "self-cultivation, family harmony, governing the country, and leveling the world"? That's faith! (To be continued.) )