Chapter 122: Encounter with the Tianzhu Monk
"Two things, first, I want to start a trade route, called the Silk Road, this trade is up to you, you have to sell our tea, silk, pottery to the countries of the Western Regions, in exchange for their gold and silver ore, black oil and coal, grain and other practical resources, the more the better, I don't ask the way, I just want the result."
"It's simple, and I promise to complete the task."
"The second thing is to set up an espionage department for the countries of the Western Regions on the basis of the Falcon Dragon Guard, which is called the Great Qin Saucer, mainly female, so that they can penetrate among the princes and nobles of various countries and obtain intelligence for our Great Qin."
Deng Jusheng heard it: "Your Majesty is planning to do something to the countries of the Western Regions?" ”
"Well, but not now, it's later." Then he asked, "Have you ever heard of Daji?" ”
Deng Jusheng: "I heard it. ”
"I want you to cultivate a lot of Daji and cause trouble to other countries, so that it will be easier to destroy them in the future, and it can also reduce the casualties of my Great Qin soldiers."
Deng Jusheng bowed down: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and the ministers are obedient." ”
"Bow to me and go and work hard for me, to be honest, Daqin's chariot has already started, if you don't fight, so many soldiers will not agree, and you Deng Jusheng probably won't agree either."
"Eh, Your Majesty Shengming."
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Two years later, on the streets of Xianyang.
The Persians and Semu people were in an endless stream, shouting loudly, peddling their wares, and taking away the tea, porcelain and other things they needed from Daqin.
In the corner where no one pays attention on weekdays, there are a few pairs of eyes staring closely at the market, and once there are unscrupulous foreign businessmen, or bullies who can't even deal with the inspection office, a few mysterious people will appear to take these bullies away.
And once taken away, they either disappear into thin air, or they become good citizens who obey the law better than anyone else.
With the opening of the Silk Road, more and more foreigners entered the territory of Daqin.
A kind of inclusive and inclusive atmosphere of a great country spreads, and Xianyang has become a well-deserved world-leading metropolis.
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It's the Mid-Autumn Festival again, and it's been ten years since Li Feng came to this world.
On the day he re-entered Xianyang, Li Feng set it as the National Day.
This day and the Spring Festival are listed as one of the two major festivals of Daqin, each with a 10-day holiday, working at home during the break, those who have nothing to do can go out to play, and if there is a Daqin medal, there can also be a play subsidy.
In addition to these two festivals, Li Feng also set up another six festivals for one day of rest, all of which were the days of commemoration for the most unjust figures in the original Six Kingdoms of Shandong, in order to ease the emotions of the remnants of the Six Kingdoms.
It has been 25 years since the establishment of Great Qin, although it encountered the Xiangliu Rebellion in the middle, but fortunately, the war has been pacified, and most of the younger generation has forgotten which country they used to be from, and now everyone is the people of Great Qin, regardless of each other.
Festivals are not only to give the people a time to rest, but also to stimulate consumption.
Today is the National Day, and I happen to be free.
Qin Yu went to Shuzhong Province to pay tribute to the people of Shuzhong by the way, and Li Feng took Yu Ji and Li Yanran for a private visit.
The two women took turns to snap up the major exotic goods and had a lot of fun.
There are also acrobatic performances on the streets, and there are even many exotic people amusing monkeys and walking dogs.
"Your Majesty..... Oh, Childe, look at it, that one looks so weird, wearing a plus, showing half of his shoulders and arms, sitting there motionless, singing in his mouth, and two little novices beside him are handing out gifts. ”
Yu Ji was happily shopping, and pointed to an Indian in front of her.
Li Feng looked at it, good guy, isn't this the shape of Sakyamuni, how similar this missionary technique is to the ground pushing technique of later generations, and then smiled: "Let's go, let's go and see." ”
When he came closer, Li Feng clasped his hands together: "Where does the master come from and where do you want to go." ”
The other party glanced at Li Feng in surprise: "Childe, the poor monk is from Tianzhu and wants to spread the Buddha's teachings in Daqin." ”
"For example, put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot?"
The Tianzhu monk was surprised: "I haven't announced it yet, where did Gongzi know about it?" ”
Li Feng didn't answer, but continued to ask: "Dare to ask the master, there is an extremely vicious murderer who killed thousands of people, ruined hundreds of families, and separated his wife, is such a person able to put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot?" ”
"This ......" The Tianzhu monk thought for a while, and it seemed that his head was not enough, so he said helplessly: "The poor monk doesn't know." ”
"Isn't it a contradiction that you talk about karma and sow good causes to reap good results, that is, that a murderer like that should be punished with death, but you also preach that you put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the ground?"
"I ...... The poor monk didn't know. ”
Li Feng asked again: "You pay attention to the equality of all beings, so whether people are equal to pigs and dogs, whether your Buddha is equal to you, if you are equal, then why do you have Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, Arhats and other fruit status differences in your Buddhism?" ”
"Poor..... The poor monk can't return to the question of the son for the time being. ”
"You also pay attention to karma, thinking that people should be content with the status quo, and the reason why the poor are poor is because they have done too many sins in their previous lives, and the reason why the rich are rich is because they have done too many good deeds in their previous lives?"
"Yes." At this time, the monk replied with certainty, this is his strength: "If you devote yourself to the poor, as long as you keep to yourself, you will be able to improve your position in the next life." ”
"Hehe, does that person need to work hard, does he need to struggle?"
"Nature is needed, so that we can do good deeds better?"
"What is a good deed?"
"Everything that has to do with the well-being of all beings can be called good."
"For example, donating money and materials to the temple, the more the merrier."
"Good, good....... Oh no, it's not. ”
Li Feng smiled: "I know that you guys have bad intentions, it seems that your Taoism is still a little shallow, so let's go back and I'll give you a Buddhist scripture, you follow this to preach, I will support you, otherwise you can disappear from Daqin." ”
Suddenly, Li Feng's eyes became sharp.
"You are?" The monk looked at Li Feng's gaze, a chill welled up in his heart, sighed, and folded his hands: "Got it." ”
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After warning the monk, Li Feng and his second daughter went shopping again.
He didn't know why Buddhism entered the Central Plains ahead of schedule, but no matter what the reason, he would never allow this sect to grow as savagely as later generations, leading to the emergence of a moth-like form of "escaping the world in troubled times and accumulating wealth in prosperous times".
In general, the market in Daqin has changed from material civilization to spiritual civilization, in addition to these cultural characteristics, the most significant feature is that there are more butchers selling pig heads.
Pork was a thing that the rich didn't like to eat in ancient times, and the common people couldn't afford to eat it.
When will the common people be able to afford pork, it means that the prosperity has come.
Of course, Li Feng has higher requirements for Shengshi, and it is nothing to be able to afford pork, even with entertainment facilities, beef, mutton, chickens and ducks.