"You Buddhism seems to collect money for incense?"

Su Chen turned around and asked when he took Demokole to choose a site for the temple.

"Amitabha, my Buddha doesn't need incense money. Incense is for people to remind themselves, it is a way to show it, and it is to remind people of themselves. We do not force believers to give incense money, it is all voluntary. Demokole explained.

"I see."

Su Chen nodded.

"That means you don't say no when a believer gives it to you, right?"

"Amitabha, a poor monk cannot refuse the believer's heart for my Buddha." Demokole said reverently.

"Then the incense money paid by the believers should be recorded one by one, and the government will return to the temple to check the accounts in the future." Su Chen asked.

"Audit? Why? Demokole's face was pale.

The incense money is the believer's respect for my Buddha, and this also has to be known to the people in the government?

"We also have difficulties, after all, we don't want to do more things for nothing." Su Chen showed a look of embarrassment.

"This is all to prevent the outflow of gold and silver to other countries, and we have to listen to the policies above. If you can't accept it, then don't preach in the new dynasty. ”

Demokole's face changed, and he decided to endure it.

He has endured it for so long, and he can still accept it just by checking the accounts.

"This is the location of your temple, our new government has already built a temple for you, you can renovate it in the future."

Su Chen led Demokole to a building.

Demokole looked at the building in front of him and was quite satisfied, although it was a little dilapidated, but it could also shelter from the wind and rain, which was enough.

However, building a Buddha statue is a huge expense.

"These are the words that the government has given you, and you can't take them off when you want to hang them in the temple. People from the government will often come to inspect it, and if the temple does not have these words, it will be fined. ”

Su Chen took out a few pieces of paper.

Demokole carefully took the inscription handed over by Su Chen.

If you want to pay a fine again, will the government of the new dynasty only fine money?

Although Demokole had a great opinion about the government of the new dynasty, he did not dare to express it. Because he was afraid that if he showed it, he would be fined by the new dynasty and not allowed to preach.

"I'll go first, if you have anything to do, you can contact the nearest government person, as long as you pay them, they will be more than happy to help you solve the problem."

"Shouldn't the people in the government help the people solve their problems?"

"You are not an ordinary person, you are a foreign sect, you must be different from those ordinary people."

Demokole wanted to say nothing and sent Su Chen away.

Rather, money is something outside of the body.

After Su Chen left, Demokole looked at the temple where he was going to live next.

Although the wind leaks on all sides, the top of the head is still intact, and it should not leak on rainy days.

It's just that this place is a bit remote, and there are almost no pedestrians passing by. But it wasn't a big problem, he could go to the city and look for believers.

Demokole opened the word sent by Su Chen, and was very angry by the word on it.

'Without Emperor Gaozu, there would be no Buddha Shakya. ’

'The new dynasty will always be ahead of the Buddha. ’

'Worship the Buddha needs to be considered, and the shaving should be cautious. ’

What a mess of this.

Demokole wanted to throw them away, but gave up on the idea because of the fines he might recur.

"Maybe I should go back and get some gold and silver before I look for believers." Demokole muttered to himself.

In the new dynasty, it is simply difficult to move an inch without money.

……

"It's time to check the accounts."

A group of officials arrived at the White Horse Temple, named after Demokole.

"Several donors, this is the incense money donated by the believers, and the donors can check it out." Demokole pulled out a pamphlet.

Durmo has been doing well lately.

He was supported by a wealthy family in the new dynasty, and his missionary mission in the new dynasty went well. A lot of believers have been harvested, and the incense money received has also been used to repair temples and build Buddha statues.

"The master should know that our new dynasty has to pay taxes." The leading officer said to Demokole.

"Paying taxes?" Demokole looked suspicious.

"How much?"

"Eighty percent."

"How much?"

"Eighty percent."

"You're robbing money!" Demokole said angrily.

It's too much, how can you pay eighty percent of taxes, and this doesn't let people live!

"Master, don't be angry, it's already very good that we can leave you two percent, it's enough for you to live, you can't be too greedy." The leading official said to Demokole in a serious voice.

Demokole wanted to curse, but he had not yet learned how to curse in the language of the new dynasty.

Don't let him be too greedy, you are all going to be talking about who is greedy!

"Does the master have any opinions?"

There are opinions, of course there are opinions!

"The poor monks used the money from the incense to repair the temple and build the Buddha statue, but now they can't come up with that much money." Demokole said with a sigh of rage.

"If it's not in the way, the master can make an IOU, and those taxes will be paid when the master has money." The leading official was very good at talking.

Demokole is also a little unbelievable, can make an IOU?

"But there is interest on the IOU."

"Interest?"

Demokole didn't want an IOU, but the government didn't seem to give him any other choice.

Looking at the IOU in his hand, Demokole always felt that something was wrong, and he had a feeling that he had to work for the new dynasty for the rest of his life.

Not only does he have to work for the new dynasty, but Buddhism may become a place for the new dynasty to get money in the future.

"Impossible, it should be my own delusion." Demokole shook his head and shook the thought out.

PS: It's a chapter today, and I'll make it up tomorrow