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Is it better to be blocked?

Is it better to treat the symptoms than to cure the root cause?

These two words come up a lot in the political arena. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

But at this moment, Du He said it but it made people pay attention to it, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The ministers have been working with Du He for a year, and they are deeply aware of Du He's political foresight, and they do not have any doubts about his words.

In fact, in terms of political talent, the young Du He is far from Wei Zheng, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Chu Suiliang and other famous ministers, but he has 1,500 years of advanced knowledge, and has the experience and experience accumulated by thousands of famous ministers in 1,500 years of Chinese history in many concepts. On some similar historical events, there is naturally the most correct view. For example, about Buddhism, I believe that no one can understand the harm that Buddhism will bring to the Tang Dynasty in the future.

Wei Zheng's suggestion to destroy the Buddha is indeed very good, but no matter how powerful he is, he is a person, not a god, and he can't count the answer after the fact.

Buddhism, like the hundred schools of thought, certainly has many things that are taken for granted, but there are also merits, as a culture, it is not extinct if you want to. Controlling water and blocking can only solve the current problem, but not the long-term.

Li Shimin didn't know that Du He had advanced knowledge, but he knew that his political foresight was no less than his father, so he said: "Then I want to hear how little Du Aiqing cured the root cause......

Du He smiled confidently and said: "As far as the minister knows, there are twelve Buddhism in my neighborhood in Chang'an, and there are more than ten near Chang'an, adding up to more than twenty temples. Don't you think it's a bit much, Your Majesty? It is inevitable that there will be unevenness in the number of temples. Therefore, the first point is that the minister proposed to restrict the number of temples in cities, towns, counties, and prefectures, such as one county, one town, two cities, three states, and four, so that monks should gather in one place, so as to facilitate control. All surplus temples were taken over to the imperial court. ”

"Reconsideration!" The first to speak was Xiao Yu, although he hated Nayan this pseudo-monk, but his heart to the Buddha was always there. Nayan's actions have already angered Li Shimin, and it is impossible not to pay some price. What's more, Duhe is so "reasonable" and doesn't do things perfectly. In his heart, he also thinks that one temple is enough, and there is no need to make Buddhist temples everywhere.

Xiao Yu, as a representative of the Buddhist faction, naturally had no opinion when he spoke.

Wei Zheng didn't speak, obviously just this was not enough to convince him of the Buddha's heart.

"Besides, 'under the whole world, it is not the king's land; On the shore of the land, it is not the king', the world is all of the Tang Dynasty, and the mountains and rivers are also of the Tang Dynasty. But Buddhism has a habit of occupying the mountain as the king. They built a temple on the mountain, which almost meant that they had the mountain for themselves, and they could mine and cut down the land and cultivate it at will. Such an act is undoubtedly in defiance of national law, which is not tolerated, and this trend cannot be long-lasting. ”

Li Shimin also restrained his anger when he heard this, nodded and smiled, he is the emperor, and these words are deep in his heart.

"Also, as far as I know, monks have the habit of buying land to cultivate. This point, the minister resolutely opposes, monks, just chant the scriptures and worship the Buddha, what field to plant, what land to cultivate? If you have this time to plow the land and farm, it is better to recite a few more Buddhist scriptures. If you are really idle and want to farm, you can do it and pay taxes truthfully. They were all born by their fathers and mothers, why should monks be special, is it just a few scars on the top of their heads? ”

"That makes sense!" Chu Suiliang was a little relieved, and a smile appeared on his solemn face: "It is their full-time job for monks to recite Buddhist scriptures, and they interfere in farming, so there is no reason not to pay the field tax." ”

Du He said slowly: "There is also the hard-earned money that the Buddhists collect from the people, and it is the people's money, so the people have the right to know the origin of the money." The minister proposed to set up good books and account books in all temples for everyone to consult anytime and anywhere. In addition, the government can go to the temple every month to check the account books in detail, and if there is an abnormality in the expenditure income, it will be severely punished. In this way, it is avoided that the monks will fill their pockets and use the people's money to do extravagant things. There are also four major monks who are empty, and money is something outside of their bodies. Since it's something outside the body, it shouldn't be so important. It is possible to limit their spending in moderation so as not to end up in the truth. ”

Ancient times are different from modern times, and modern means of making false accounts are all over the world, and technicians can do it seamlessly. However, in ancient times, there was no technology beyond the times, and the transportation was not convenient, and the circulation of money and goods was only in nearby states and counties, and what it cost only needed to check it to distinguish the authenticity.

His method is to cut off the financial routes of all monks.

Originally, to be a monk was to have the consciousness of being a monk, and the monk was to eat fasting and recite the Buddha, not to make a fortune.

"Finally......" Du Ho paused, his eyes flashed, he had already said the most critical point, looked at a pair of waiting eyes, and said seriously: "When Wei Chen was visiting Hongfu Temple, he found that there were many monks and novices in the temple who were not sincere to the Buddha, and many of them were even lazy and lazy ruffians, and became monks with the mentality of being a monk and eating together. This point must be taken seriously, it is better to follow the imperial examination, all the monks in the world will be evaluated, as long as they fail, they will all be returned to the vulgar and sent home. In addition, if someone wants to become a monk in the future, he must pass a Buddhist examination to prove that he can become a monk. ”

He laughed darkly as he spoke.

Regarding the Buddha extermination events in history, Du He has learned about them in later generations, but it is only some one-sided thoughts. After coming to Datang, he came into contact with the laws of Datang and learned about the ancient market, and only then did he really discover the problem.

The life of the ancients was far inferior to that of later generations, don't look at the vast land of China, but at this time, most of them were mountainous and highland, with all kinds of problems.

Only some rare places such as the Central Plains, the Central Plains, Bashu, Jingzhou, and Jiangnan have large areas of fertile soil.

In the face of the growing number of people, the land issue is quite tight.

Mainly because of the lack of advanced technology in ancient times, there was no way to face the mountains and highlands, unlike the later generations to sweep a high mountain, which was as simple as eating.

This situation has not yet appeared in the current Tang Dynasty, only because of the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world's population has dropped by 30 million. But it is certain that as time goes by, human beings will accumulate more and more, and there will be less and less land available, and the crisis will arise.

Buddhism is an outlier in the sect, and it attracts a wide range of believers, who occupy mountains as temples and enclose land as fields.

At the same time, the ancients were superstitious and the temple did not have to pay any taxes, which also led to the monks getting richer and richer, and more and more fields, and finally shaking the country's foundation.

Du He remembered that after a few decades, the famous mountains of the monastery were occupied and the fertile fields were occupied; The quiet and inactive monks sat on a large amount of real estate and became big landlords and rich people. The "Old Tang Book" described the situation at that time: "Ten of the world's wealth, and the Buddha has seven or eight." ”

Not only that, but Buddhism is also a place where privileges are concentrated. As a result of the vicious expansion and arrogance of Buddhist organizations, the mixed mix of good and bad believers, and all kinds of internal and external troubles, a religious organization that was supposed to be indisputable and benign in its operation has been constantly alienated and turned into a social tumor.

In the end, it led to the destruction of Buddha by Tang Wuzong.

In response to these problems, Du He has considered them in depth.

There's a word called the right medicine.

He said that these were the conclusions he had drawn from the right medicine.

The monks set up a temple on the mountain, that is, they took the famous mountain as their own, so they were not allowed to build a temple indiscriminately; If a monk occupies a good field, then it is stipulated that the monk is not allowed to own the land. Monks are arrogant and extravagant, so they limit their income and make them have no money to earn. Monks and disciples are everywhere, so control the conditions for them to enter.

All rules and regulations restrict the development of Buddhism and control the growth of Buddhism.

In this way, a monk cannot eat meat, marry a wife, be exempt from taxes, be uneducated, make money, be extravagant, break vows, or do this, or that......

In this "harsh" environment, those who can still sincerely devote themselves to the Buddha means that the other party is a monk who has attained the Tao like Hongren. Since he is a true monk, he will naturally not do anything that harms the country and the people.

As long as the terms can be implemented as scheduled, all the thieves and monks in the world can be wiped out.

Wei Zheng finally understood Du He's true intention of "blocking is better than sparse", which is to use the legal system to control all the monks in the world and limit all the space for monks to squander.

In this way, it is indeed more clever than his, after all, his destruction of Buddha is not very righteous and bright. There are too many Buddhist believers in the world, and it is not easy to ban Buddha.

But Du He used the principles of Buddhism to set up a trap for monks. Aren't you monks all empty? Since the four are empty, then there should be the appearance of the four major empty, not this, not that, to trap them with fair terms.

Although these tricks are not as vicious as his killing Buddha, the ruthless effect is more than that.

Wei Zheng looked upright on Du He, stroked his goatee, and said in his heart: "This kid is good, he has the demeanor of my Wei someone...... He stepped forward and said: "Your Majesty, there are no rules, there is no circle." Lao Chen also felt that for Buddhism, there should be reasonable control to prevent similar things from happening again, and Xiao Du's proposal was very clever. ”

Xiao Yu also then stood up for reconsideration. He has no reason to refuse, in his opinion, the monk should be detached, the four are empty, and some of the rules and regulations are as if there is nothing for the real monk.

He didn't know how few real monks were in this world.

Li Shimin didn't like Buddhism because of Nayan, a bastard monk, so he decided to settle down without hesitation.

At the same time, he also told the people of Dali Temple to seriously interrogate monks such as Nayan and Braiding Machine, and interrogate them to understand what they did, so as to give justice to all the people in Chang'an.

Just when Du He was discussing the issue of monks, Changle and Gao Yang had already returned to the Lizheng Hall first.

Changle was a little hesitant whether he should sue Li Chengqian in front of Empress Changsun.

Before she could think about the result, the mouthy Gao Yang had already told the eldest grandson queen about the situation.

Empress Eldest Sun was silent for a while and said, "Gao Yang, you take Zhi'er and Xiaozi to play in the yard, and the queen mother has something to say to your sister Changle." ”