The Han Dynasty was very embarrassed, not only the imperial court, but also the local states and counties.

For example, in the plain county that Liu Wei went to before, Cui Jun begged his grandfather to sue his grandmother everywhere for money and food, and after pretending to be enough for his grandson, he almost sold the mansion.

But this Pengcheng country actually has grain and porridge, and it is spread out for dozens of miles, allowing the people to eat enough!

What an incredible thing!

Whenever there is something beyond common sense, there must be its paradox!

Liu Wei held the porridge and watched Dian Wei bite the bread with a strange expression, following the crowd and walking forward.

The closer they got to Lu County, the fewer ordinary people unconsciously became, but there were more and more monks, and it seemed that except for a few of them, everyone else was monks.

The bald monk robes, his hands folded, reverently moving forward, chanting words along the way.

Huangfu Jianchang, Zhao Yun, Sun Ce and others rode horses, followed not far away, watching Liu Wei in front of and behind him.

Lu Yu turned back from time to time, wanting to talk to the monks behind him, but these monks had no intention of talking, and they were not polite, and they did not respond to anything.

Liu Wei was full of doubts, and before he knew it, he came to the next porridge pergola.

He followed the man in front of him, put the bowl down, and received ten cents.

"Hurry up, don't delay the monks behind." There are many young officials in the porridge, urging Liu Wei.

Liu Wei weighed the copper coin in his hand, and had the heart to inquire a few words, but he was still pushed forward.

Lu Yu took the opportunity to leave and ran to Huangfu Jianchang to muttered for a while.

By the time he returned, Liu Wei had already arrived at the gate of Lu County.

I saw that there were Buddha statues on both sides of this east main gate, and there were strange fonts on the plaques, which seemed to be Sanskrit, and from the city gate came a burst of chanting sounds, and there was a strong sandalwood fragrance permeating out.

Liu Wei glanced at it, followed the crowd, and moved into Lu County step by step.

When they entered the city, the monks seemed to have their own place, and suddenly dispersed, heading in all directions.

Liu Wei looked at it a little dazed, not knowing which way to go.

Lu Yu stood behind him and said in a low voice: "Childe, in the west of the city, there is a Holy Buddha Temple, and the Buddha Bathing Festival is being held over there. ”

Liu Wei weighed ten copper coins in his hand, walked to himself, and said: "Ten wen per person, the estimate from the beginning, not to mention thousands of people, plus what we can't see, and I don't know how many days it has been carried out, just talking about cash, I'm afraid there are millions." ”

Lu Yu lowered his head and said, "Childe, for a total of five days, if you add those porridges, it may cost more than 20 million." ”

Liu Wei's expression was as usual, his pace quickened a little, and said, "Is all this money melted out?" ”

"Yes."

Lu Yu said: "The second prince said that Pengcheng Xiangzhu believes in Buddhism, and in recent years, he has built many Buddhist temples and temples, and a grand Buddha bathing festival will be held every year, and one will be added from time to time. ”

Liu Wei looked at both sides of the street, almost all of them were monks, his eyebrows were locked, and he said, "Where did he get so much money and food?" ”

Although almost all of the county guards of the Han Dynasty came from the famous and surnamed Dashi clan, their families and officials were very clearly separated, and it was impossible to use the money in the clan to do the affairs of the court.

So, where did such a big expense come from?

This one is tens of millions, and if you hold a few games every year, it will be hundreds of millions!

Asking like this, Liu Wei remembered again that Cui Jun almost knelt down for the Chen family for three thousand and a half yuan.

Lu Yu hesitated, but still said: "He is in charge of the transportation of Peng Chengguo, Xiapi and the three counties of Guangling County. ”

Lu Yu has always taken his father as a benchmark and strived to 'not say what is right and wrong of others', but he still said it.

Liu Wei was stunned, stopped, turned his head to look at him, and said, "Cao Yun? I remember, Caoyun didn't have much money, right? ”

For a long time, Liu Wei did not take Caoyun seriously, and there were two reasons, one was that he checked all the taxes since the first emperor, and Caoyun was almost minimal, and second, he subconsciously believed that today's Caoyun was not developed enough and had no considerable income.

Lu Yu lowered his head and said: "Hui Gongzi, there should be a lot, and when you come to the road, there are roadblocks and fees from time to time, every summer and autumn, plus other things, it should be no problem to collect tens of millions." ”

Liu Wei frowned, stared at him and said, "How much do you say?" Tens of millions, just Pengcheng, Xiapi, Guangling three counties? ”

"Yes." Lu Yu said.

Liu Wei's eyes narrowed, he was silent for a moment, and turned his head to look in the direction of the so-called Holy Buddha Temple.

It's just that the three counties of Xuzhou can earn tens of millions!

Although there are indiscriminate tax collection and profit sharing in the name of ingenuity, it should not be a problem to collect hundreds of millions of dollars a year from all over the country, properly planned!

But after so many years, no one told him about it!

"Did you find out now, or did you know it a long time ago?" Liu Wei put his hands behind his back, his eyes beating coldly.

Lu Yu listened to the dull tone, his heart suddenly cold, and he immediately realized something, and hurriedly explained: "Back to Your Majesty, this, this, it is very complicated, and Weichen only knows. This luck involves a lot, even if the court wants to collect it, it can't be collected for a while, and the court ...... Maybe I don't know why. ”

"I don't know what's going on?"

Liu Wei snorted coldly and said, "It is estimated that they all know that this is a thankless hard bone, it is not easy to gnaw, there are already so many, so they are unwilling to add this one." ”

Lu Yu didn't dare to say anything.

It was indeed the first time he knew about Cao Yun, but he only knew. The second son's words were too simple, and it was difficult for Lu Yu to get a glimpse of the whole leopard.

Liu Wei pondered for a while and said, "Let's go, let's see how this Peng Chengxiang governs the county and protects the territory and the people." ”

"Your Majesty."

Suddenly, Huangfu Jian came behind Liu Wei and whispered in a somewhat eager tone.

Liu Wei looked back at him and said, "What's wrong?" ”

Huangfu stretched out his hand and pointed in a direction, and said, "There are some things over there that Your Majesty needs to see with your own eyes." ”

Liu Wei followed his gaze, it was a somewhat gloomy corner, thought about it, didn't ask, and walked straight over.

"Your Majesty, go around and go to the second floor over there." Huangfu Jian Chang suddenly said again.

Liu Wei walked forward with him.

A group of people turned around and came to a small building in the middle of nowhere, and went up to the second floor.

Huangfu Jianchang took the lead and walked to the window and quietly pushed it open.

Suddenly, a foul smell came, making everyone sick.

Liu Wei frowned deeply and covered his nose with his sleeve. Forced to approach.

Sweeping his gaze downward, Liu Wei's face was instantly gloomy, and his eyes burst out with unprecedented murderous intent!

Behind this small remote building is a ditch, which is full of corpses and smells of it.

On the shore, there were also many soldiers, carrying corpses and throwing them into the ditch, and at the same time, there were truckloads of earth, as if to be landfilled.

It's just such a simple estimate, the corpses in the ditch are more than hundreds, how many are specific, Liu Wei was shocked when he thought about it!

"Who did it!?" Liu Wei gritted his teeth, his tone hoarse and murderous.

Since he came out of Luoyang, Liu Wei has seen I don't know how much darkness and filth, but he has stood on a high place and looked down, rarely moving with murderous intentions.

This is the first time!

Huangfu Jian's face was as long as iron, and he said: "Your Majesty, it should be Rongrong." This person, in Pengcheng and other surrounding areas, has an excellent official reputation, is willing to give, honest and honest, but there is another side, that is, he has a violent personality, kills impermanently, extorts violently, and starves and dies under his rule. ”

Liu Wei took a deep breath, his eyes widened, and then the smell filled his chest, and he couldn't help but turn around, lie on the corner, and vomit heavily.

In that hurried glance, he saw a multitude of miserable corpses that could not be described in words, floating from the stinking ditch.

Layer upon layer, as if filling up a stinky gutter.

Liu Wei wiped his mouth after vomiting for an unknown amount of time, and said with red eyes: "Go!" ”

Huangfu Jianchang heard the coldness and piercing tone in Liu Wei's tone, and silently followed to the side.

Lu Yu was a little worried, and said: "Your Majesty, Lu County is full of people from Zhenrong, or it is better to send him back to Luoyang and dispose of it." ”

Liu Wei snorted coldly and continued to walk forward.

Lu Yu was worried that something would happen, so he turned his head to look at Huangfu Jianchang.

Huangfu Jian hesitated, and when he saw that Liu Wei didn't reply, he summoned a plainclothes guard of the Imperial City Mansion and said, "You go and inform General Zhao Zhonglang and inform him of the situation here." ”

"Yes." The plainclothes guards responded and quietly left.

Liu Wei didn't take it seriously, got out of this remote building, and walked straight to the so-called Holy Buddha Temple.

He walked quickly, in a hurry.

The crowd behind him followed closely, more anxious than him.

Not long after, I came to the Holy Buddha Temple.

Liu Wei stood at the foot of the steps, looking at this magnificent Buddhist temple, there were hundreds of steps in front of him, and the word "Buddha" not far away was like dyed gold, shining in the sun.

On both sides of the main entrance, there are two Buddha statues, one is like Guanyin, and the other is unknown to Liu Wei.

Liu Wei raised his feet and walked up the steps step by step.

After walking a few steps, I realized that the stairs under my feet did not seem to be simple, so I stomped on my foot and said, "Is this jade?" ”

Lu Yu leaned over and observed for a while, then raised his head and said, "Yes." ”

Liu Wei was expressionless and strode up.

As soon as I arrived at the gate, I heard a burst of bells, accompanied by the sound of loud chanting, and the rich sandalwood that could not be dissolved.

Liu Wei glanced at the carved door decoration of the carved beams and stepped into the threshold.

Inside the gate, there are monks sitting cross-legged, they worship the Buddha devoutly, without raising their heads, and concentrate on their work.

Liu Wei moved forward step by step, and not long after, he came to the Daxiong Treasure Hall, climbed the steps, and saw a golden Buddha statue at the entrance.

Liu Wei entered through the small door and saw many monks chanting, and more importantly, Buddha statues of different sizes and sizes, each of which was pure gold, shining with an inexplicable luster under the golden light.

Liu Bianzai looked at it carefully, and his expression seemed to be frozen.

Huangfu Jian came behind him quietly and said in a low voice: "Childe, it's all true. ”

Really, that is, it's all pure gold!

The corners of Liu Wei's face twitched, and he turned around and walked out.

Pure gold, Zhenrong is really rich!

"Donor, please stay." Suddenly, a monk with white hair and white hands smiled at Liu Wei and said, "Those who come are destined, why not listen to the scriptures?" ”

Liu Wei glanced at him, and saw that he was Zhou Zheng, and he did not look like a philistine, so he suddenly took out ten cents from his arms, put it in the merit box, and then bowed to the golden Buddha statue with his hands folded.

"Amitabha." The old monk performed the Buddha salute and sang loudly.

Liu Wei also returned the salute with the old monk, and then left silently.

Lu Yu, Huangfu Jianchang, Dian Wei and others glanced at each other and left closely.

The old monk couldn't help frowning when he saw Liu Wei's back.

"Master, what's wrong?" A young monk walked over and asked suspiciously.

The old monk sighed and said, "I saw the nobility and evil spirit in that young man. ”

The young monk was a little ignorant and said, "Master, what does this mean?" ”

The old monk shook his head and said, "If he is good, the blessing of the people, if it is a fork in the road, it will be difficult for the common people." ”

The young monk still didn't understand, and he couldn't see Liu Wei's back.

Liu Wei turned around the Daxiong Treasure Hall and came to the Tianwang Palace, which is not splendid, but it is also very exquisite, with gold and jade, copper and iron casting, majestic and domineering.

Then, Liu Wei came to the Guanyin Hall again, and saw the jade made of Guanyin, each of which was lifelike, and even a few of them were carved from complete jade, exuding a warm and moist color.

Liu Wei walked out and looked at the sky with a silent expression.

Before he came, he had heard about the construction of Zhenrong, but after he arrived, he realized that behind the construction was such extravagance.

It is obviously inappropriate to use extravagance to describe Buddhist temples, but here, Liu Wei feels that the word 'extravagance' is not enough to describe.

Huangfu is strong, Dian Wei looked at Liu Wei's back and didn't dare to say much, he could only look at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu waited for a long time and saw the people coming and going, he was really worried about Liu Wei's safety, so he stepped forward and whispered: "Your Majesty, there is also the ...... of the Tibetan Scripture Building."

"I don't look at it."

Liu Wei didn't know what his expression was, he just felt that the corners of his face were very stiff, and he walked towards the stairs and walked straight out.

After a few steps, I noticed that they couldn't get out of it.

A group of monks came over and blocked the door, and they bowed their heads, chanting sutras, and moving slowly around a large tree that looked like a linden tree.

Liu Wei stood still, waiting for them to walk in, and the door was empty for a long time.

When Liu Wei walked out of this holy Buddhist temple, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, stood at the foot of the steps, looked at this luxurious Buddhist temple again, and couldn't help but say: "Second son, come to estimate the price, how much grain does it cost to build this Buddhist temple?" ”

Huangfu Jian didn't know that Liu Wei was angry, and he lost his previous playfulness, looked at it seriously, and said, "Your Majesty, at least hundreds of thousands." ”

"Hundreds of thousands, tens of thousands of dollars, right?"

Liu Wei put his hands behind his back and sighed softly.

The annual tax of the Han Dynasty is only tens of thousands, but it took tens of thousands of dollars to build a Buddhist temple here.

You know, money at this time is very valuable!

The emperor is strong, and Lu Yu and the others dare not squeak.

Such a Buddhist temple is tens of thousands of dollars, where does this money come from? With so much money, do you have to build such a luxurious temple? Are so many people waiting to be fed turn a blind eye?

Countless starvation deaths over there, and devout worship of the Buddha here?

"This money, as long as you want to make money, it's really easy......"

Liu Wei let out a long breath and said with a smile.

The money is spent and squandered wantonly. Cui Jun is borrowing from everywhere, and he can't borrow it if he is low and small.

(End of chapter)