In the eyes of Zhao Xu and the ministers, the reason why Chu Xiaobai spoke ill of Buddhism was because he himself belonged to Taoism, and the positions of the two sides were-for-tat. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But in fact, the reason is not the 'Taoist dispute', but because Chu Xiaobai himself really has no good impression of Buddhism in the feudal era.

The monks do not give birth, and all the necessities of life come from the offerings of the believers.

For the wealthy, the expenses for the temple are not much, but because of the teachings of Buddhism, more poor people are attracted to it, and they will even go bankrupt to offer what little money they have to the temple for the sake of illusory good fortune or the afterlife.

In a sense, the existence of Buddhism has always brought a huge financial burden to the poor people, and in some cases even more than the exorbitant taxes.

In addition, the monks did not have to pay taxes.

When the people offered more than the temple needed, the monks would always use the extra money to enclose the land. Then, as they enclosed more and more estate, the amount of arable land that the government could collect taxes on became smaller and smaller, and eventually the state treasury fell into a state of making ends meet.

It will not only affect the lives of the people at the bottom, but also drag down the entire country, and it is precisely because of these reasons that there have been repeated incidents of suppressing or even destroying Buddha in history. Chu Xiaobai's point of view, just like those in power who started to destroy Buddhism, hated feudal Buddhism like a tumor.

Of course, this is not to say that Buddhism as a whole is rotten and has no merit.

The side of persuasion in the Buddhist scriptures is still good, and those monks who are truly virtuous and moral are also worthy of admiration.

To put it simply, Chu Xiaobai's attitude towards Buddhism is actually very simple, that is, he only respects the Buddha and the Dharma, but does not respect the monks.

Fortunately, it is now the Song Dynasty, and the religion of the Zhao royal family is Taoism, and if he encounters an emperor who is obsessed with Buddhism, such as Emperor Wu of Liang, Chu Xiaobai may be hostile to those in power because of his attitude towards Buddhism.

If that happens, it won't be a good thing for him. Even if he doesn't have to worry about his personal safety, it will inevitably cause great obstacles to his money-making plans.

The first step in the plan is to be a one-time dealer between the eight parts of the dragon and the real world.

If you resell porcelain, you can indeed get a very large income at a very small price, but after all, the antique thing is still too eye-catching, if you get too much, sooner or later it will attract the attention of others, which will bring a certain degree of risk to Chu Xiaobai himself.

Compared with it, it is still more low-key for items that tend to be popular, such as medicinal herbs.

This does not refer to high-grade medicinal materials such as ginseng and reishi, but a large number of ordinary medicinal materials. The former is too valuable, and it is also a non-renewable resource, so if you just get a lot of it, the effect is the same as the large-scale resale of porcelain, which will also cause a lot of trouble. The latter is different, ordinary medicinal materials are just ordinary medicinal materials, as long as you have a large enough medicinal material base as a cover, you can completely dispel the suspicions of the outside world.

In the environment of the Northern Song Dynasty, even if it was an ordinary medicinal material, the medicinal varieties would definitely be of better quality than those in the real world. In this way, by reselling these medicinal materials, Chu Xiaobai can collect an endless stream of funds in a very low-key manner, and establish a hard enough 'shell' for himself in the real world.

When the foundation is almost laid, Chu Xiaobai will start the second step of the plan - to promote the economic development of the Heavenly Dragon Plane and make it his big rear.

Looking at the 5,000-year history of China, the Song Dynasty was the most affluent dynasty. During this period, not only was the country's economy extremely strong, but the people were also very wealthy.

In order to promote the leap forward in science and technology, the accumulation of capital is indispensable. The birth of works such as "Qi Min Yaoshu", "Tiangong Kaiwu", and "Mengxi Writings" all followed this law.

Conversely, when science and technology develop to a certain extent, the structure of the whole society will inevitably change. The Industrial Revolution in Europe is the most obvious example.

As long as Chu Xiaobai works hard and cooperates with some luck, perhaps, he can push the Song Dynasty, which has accumulated enough wealth, a big step forward, so that China can enter the era of capital operation as the core in advance, and greatly promote the development process of the entire nation.

At that time, the Song Dynasty may no longer be as weak as it was in history, but may become an extremely aggressive beast, like the European countries of the Age of Discovery, constantly expanding its territory and becoming the 'empire on which the sun never sets' in the Celestial Dragon Plane.

As a second-level dealer who can travel between the two realms, the more developed the economy of the Heavenly Dragon Plane, the greater Chu Xiaobai's harvest. More importantly, he is a Han Chinese, and if the country established by the Han nation becomes stronger and stronger, he will be happier and happier.

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If it is not as good as silicon steps, it is even thousands of miles, and big things must start from little by little.

Although he has great ambitions, Chu Xiaobai is also very aware of one fact - only by getting Zhao Xu and the officials in front of him can he have enough right to speak, and then gradually have an impact on the government.

In order to achieve this purpose, Chu Xiaobai did not hesitate to take out some soul solution and handed it to the little emperor Zhao Xu.

Well, in fact, this is all because Zhao Xu reacted to his words first, and immediately got a lot of medicinal materials from the inner treasury.

"Your Majesty, can you let the old slave try it first?" The soul solution in the delicate glass bottle did not seem to be abnormal, but the emperor's diet was still strictly restricted. So, before the little emperor took it himself, an elderly eunuch stood up first.

This is not an ordinary tribute, but a treasure given by the immortals, if you test the eunuch for poison as usual, is it a little inappropriate? Thinking like this in his mind, the little emperor Zhao Xu cast a somewhat tangled look at Chu Xiaobai.

"It doesn't matter." Chu Xiaobai raised his hand, and there was no trace of anger on his face: "It is more effective to take it for the elderly, please." ”

"Quasi~." Since the immortals didn't mind, there was nothing to hesitate about, Zhao Xu turned his hand and handed the bottle to the old eunuch.

The bottle was small, only the size of a perfume bottle, and the soul solution contained in it was only more than five cents.

The old eunuch opened the cap of the bottle and smothered the liquid in one gulp.

After just a dozen seconds, the change came quietly. The old eunuch's originally wrinkled face suddenly became moisturized, and the wrinkles gradually decreased, and the more obvious changes came from the top of his head, and those gray hairs quietly changed color and became black.

The change lasted for about five minutes, and when the process was over, the old eunuch with gray hair was like a different person, his hair had turned black, and his whole person had become younger, and he looked like he had just reached middle age.

Whether it was the young emperor or the group of ministers behind him, their eyes widened because of the change in the old eunuch.

Unconsciously, there was a buzz among the ministers, and it was obvious that someone could not help but be surprised in their hearts and began to talk.

"This immortal chief, I wonder if the mourning family can take this immortal spring?" There are also some older ministers who, intimidated by the majesty of the royal family, do not dare to make demands now. However, Empress Dowager Gao, who has been watching from behind, has no such concerns, and seeing the old eunuch regain her youth, she is also an old man, and she really can't sit still at this time.

The ministers gave way one after another, and in a blink of an eye, a small path appeared in the crowd, and the Empress Dowager Gao, who was wearing a phoenix robe, walked over under the 'support' of the palace maid.

After looking at it for more than ten seconds, just when Empress Dowager Gao's face gradually turned cold, Chu Xiaobai suddenly laughed: "It's okay, but do you dare to drink?" ”

"What do you mean by that?" never expected to be questioned like this, Empress Dowager Gao finally couldn't help but put on a cold face.

"Anyone who has drunk the fairy spring will get the fairy fate." Pointing to the old eunuch who had just drunk the soul solution, Chu Xiaobai explained with a playful expression: "After mortals die, those who are not great good and evil cannot meet the judge or even Yama. will only follow the rules of heaven and immediately put into reincarnation. However, those who drank the immortal spring, such as him, would inevitably see the judges and even Yama after death and be judged by them personally. ”

"The rules of the underworld are simple, the good can be free, and there is a place for him to be free and leisurely for thirty-three days. The evil will be sent to hell and punished accordingly. ”

"Fifty avenues, forty-nine days. Yama and the fiery eyes of judgment will inevitably not make mistakes, but the magic circle in the reincarnation hall is uncontrolled, and under its own operation, occasionally a little mistake will be made, and the wicked will be thrown into the good womb. ”

"Drink the immortal spring, and after you die, you will inevitably see the judge and Yama, the Empress Dowager Gao, in your opinion, how will they judge you in this life?"

At first, it was a very flat tone, but in the end, Chu Xiaobai had already changed to an extremely serious expression, and his eyes were fixed on the Empress Dowager Gao: "Since ancient times, women are not allowed to interfere in politics. The Son of Heaven is young, and it is understandable that you help him manage the government, but do you dare to say that you only want to help him, not to monopolize power? ”

"Lu Pheasant, the wife of Liu Bang, the son of the Han Dynasty, was thrown into the mill and ground for forty-nine years after his death; The concubine of King Zhou You, after her death, she was pressed under the knife mountain and was cut by a knife for sixty-four years; Daji, the king of Xu, was boiled with molten iron for eighty-one years after his death. There is also the Emperor of Heaven in the Tang Dynasty, although she is the reincarnation of the Hundred Flowers Fairy, but after her death, she still walked on the immortal platform because of her ascension to the throne as the emperor, until now, she has not been able to recover her immortal position, and can only be reincarnated as a human body. ”

"Queen Mother Gao, the fairy spring is here, do you really dare to drink it?"