This made Fa Ming very embarrassed, after all, they had already greeted the emperor in the carriage, they had already gotten off the carriage outside the city gate, how could he, a monk, stay in the carriage?

Therefore, he had to find a reason to get off the carriage, but he still followed the emperor and the queen and was attracted by everyone's attention.

The monks of the White Horse Temple were very excited when they looked at this monk, but Xuanzang didn't have so many thoughts, he only hoped that he could use the power of the Tang Dynasty to make his Buddhism stronger!

The group quickly entered Luoyang.

Sure enough, they settled in the Luoyang Imperial Palace.

Inside the Royal Palace.

Li Shimin summoned the officials of the entire Luoyang City, as well as representatives of various families.

The three religions and nine streams in Luoyang City, such as Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism.

The whole palace was full of people.

Li Shimin saw so many people come to worship, and his heart was also happy, especially when he walked into Luoyang City, the people around him were greeting him, which made him very happy.

The Tang Dynasty still belongs to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin chatted with some nobles, nobles, and nobles, and toasted them.

"The prosperity of Luoyang is inseparable from your contributions, I'll have a toast first."

"Thank you to the emperor, Luoyang can have today, it all depends on the emperor."

Everyone is very knowledgeable, and they talk in a variety of ways.

The whole palace was jubilant.

Everyone looked happy, only Wei Zheng's eyes looked back and forth on everyone's bodies.

All he had to do was coordinate, and he could feel that the representatives of the family, the monks, and the eunuchs were all ready to move.

Really......

People from all major forces stood up one after another, wanting to get more rewards.

The old man of Luoyang said: "Your Majesty, the old man was canonized as the Marquis of Luoyang by the emperor, and it is our blessing to be able to entertain you this time, even if it is to give some silver and food, it is also deserved." ”

"Prince, you also know that I have never been extravagant, this banquet, let's make it simpler."

As he spoke, he glanced at Wei Zheng again, for fear that Wei Zheng would accuse him of being extravagant.

The old man of the Wang family said: "This time, we didn't spend much, we only needed 600,000 catties of grain and grass, and 300,000 taels of silver. I, the people of Luoyang City, am willing to serve you. ”

Li Shimin was dumbfounded when he heard this.

It's too expensive, isn't it?

60,000 catties of grain and grass are enough to support the ration of 10,000 people for more than three months.

300,000 taels is even more exaggerated, Luoyang's annual taxes are all used to entertain him!

Not to mention.

I heard Mr. Wang say that all this money was donated by the people of Luoyang City.

The queen's face became ugly.

Li Shimin is also a person who loves the people, of course he knows that there must be a fake in those account books, but if those people really used all the silver taels on Luoyang's taxes for a year.

He had to give it back.

In any case, he will not let the civilian population be harmed.

Besides, even if he was willing, Wei Zheng might not be willing.

He didn't even need to look at it to know that Wei Zheng's expression was very solemn, thinking that he was squandering.

However.

Before he could speak, Wei Zheng had already stood up.

Wei Zheng said: "The prince laughed, how could such a big price be a trivial matter?" ”

Old Man Wang smiled: "This is the desire of the people." ”

Wei Zheng said: "The reception of the emperor by the people of Luoyang is the will of the people and cannot be disappointed. ”

"Your Majesty!" Wei Zheng arched his hand to the emperor, "The old minister thinks that the people of Luoyang should be given some rewards. ”

The face of the head of the Wang family sank.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he was a civilian, and he wanted to use the people of Luoyang to kidnap Li Shimin as a reward.

However.

Wei Zheng asked the emperor to give him a reward, and he couldn't do anything.

Li Shimin asked: "This is also true, so how to reward him?" ”

Wei Zheng said: "This silver and grain are more than the tax revenue of Luoyang City in a year. Why not reduce Luoyang's tax exemption for three years as a reward?! ”

The patriarch of the Wang family turned pale.

Those people from the big family were also dumbfounded.

What does it have to do with exempting the people from paying taxes?!

A hint of joy flashed in Li Shimin's eyes.

He originally planned to take out another three or four percent of the silver, but he also knew that the silver would eventually be obtained by the major families.

The people are bad, and they will not be grateful to him.

However.

Exemption from customs duties, he must be held by him.

This is a real benefit, and Li Shimin does not need to spend money at all.

It's just that Luoyang's taxes are not much, and the three-year tax exemption can be regarded as a mercy to him!

Li Shimin nodded and said, "Wei Xiangyan is right. ”

The princes and the others were twitching, they came this time, but they paid a lot of price, but in the end they didn't have a dime.

With three years of tax relief, who wants to work for them, it is better to go back to farming.

In this way, their land will be abandoned, and their people will return to their homes to farm, and the taxes will be free for three years.

This time, they suffered a big loss!

Now they have no way to hate Wei Zheng.

The big family loses!

Several eunuchs and monks suddenly rioted, and several senior monks of the White Horse Temple also stood up.

Fa Ming was determined to hand over Tang Seng to Li Shimin, and the White Horse Temple took advantage of the situation to make a fortune.

So.

Hokawa, the representative of the White Horse Temple, immediately stood up and said that they were exempted from taxes in the name of commoners.

However, the White Horse Temple does not need to pay taxes to restore the Luoyang Temple, so they must come up with enough money to thank them!

Master Hogawa stepped forward.

As soon as he appeared, Wei Zheng noticed it and raised his eyebrows.

In his opinion, monks are the most troublesome people.

Their identities are all special.

Princes, ministers, and families are fine, but Buddhism is difficult.

They control religion and are worshipped by everyone from royalty to commoners.

What's more, the special identity of Tang Buddhism is very special, first the thirteen stick monks made a move, and the Tang king was rescued from the hands of the thirteen stick monks, and these monks were given merits, built a monastery, established a sect, and allowed them not to pay taxes.

And those official archmages can be on an equal footing with their kings, and they are all nobles.

Like ordinary princes and nobles, they have their own territories and populations, and they do not need to pay taxes.

Not to mention.

They are all the emperor's most trusted Fang Waixun.

The most terrifying thing is that in this Buddhist sect, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, the strong man is like a cloud, and he is deeply favored by the emperor.

The White Horse Temple is also a master like a cloud, Fachuan is not only the representative of the White Horse Temple, but also the former thirteen stick monks.

He and the emperor are friends of life and death.

Wei Zheng's expression was solemn.

Fa Chuan said respectfully: "Your Majesty, you can come to Luoyang, it is really brilliant." Even the Buddha statue at my White Horse Temple smiled this morning. ”