"Your Majesty, Zong Xin has long expected this day, it should have been a few years ago, and the minister also knew that there would be such a day, so Zong Xin would not resist. Anyway, if you toss around like this, it is estimated that the treasury can increase its revenue a lot. Anyway, in the end, the treasury does not have much income. And...... Some of Dugu Valve's wine is in short supply, and we must make more money to buy it, and even control the entire Dugu Valve, because wine is not only a consumable, but also an important war material. ”

Chai Rong nodded and said, "That's right, soju is very important. Don't worry about the rest for now, let's go back to the palace and make an order, I can't help it, let's go. ”

Chai Rong directly took Zhao Kuangyin and Zheng Ziming back to the palace, leaving Fan Zhen and Wang Pu messy in the wind. They really didn't have any other ideas, they just wanted Chai Rong to know the importance of minting copper coins and the impact on the domestic economy after the reduction of copper coins.

It's just that I didn't expect that the focus in Chai Rong's eyes was that the people used copper coins to turn water into bronze statues, and this matter had nothing to do with Zong Xin, but Chai Rong regarded it as Zong Xin's fault. The most excessive thing is that Chai Rong has no money now, and the three million silver promised by Lei Hong has not been sent, he plans to demolish all the temples and fill his treasury in this way, and by the way, eliminate those idle monks and let these people become laborers.

On the whole, this is a good thing, but the benefits are not very great, and it will cause great public outrage. Although it will not cause the people to rebel, it will have a great responsible impact. By its own reputation for Chai Rong. Everyone knows that the Guo family is trustworthy in the world, but if they are ready to destroy Buddhism after sitting firmly today, this is simply revenge.

Fan Zhen said embarrassedly: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault...... When he went to court, he just mentioned the importance of minting copper coins, why did he bring His Majesty here to watch the copper coins being melted into Buddha statues? ”

"This ...... It doesn't matter, anyway, I don't believe in Buddhism, I just admire Zongxin. As long as Zongxin is fine, the Buddha statue will be destroyed or something...... I don't care. Wang Pu said shamelessly: "By the way, I'm just a mountain village man, monks stay in the temple all day and don't do anything, but they can eat a full meal, I am also very unhappy about this, it's good to let them do something casually after they are vulgar." ”

"Fooling around?"

"What's wrong with it? bite me. ”

Although Wang Pu was quite depressed, his mood did not affect in the slightest, in fact, this matter is very good, turning useless Buddha statues into copper coins, and also allowing those monks who only know how to chant scriptures all day long to run to work, after all, everyone is a labor force, why can monks not do things? These monks, under the guise of cultivation, eat a full meal in such a troubled world, this kind of thing is envied by themselves.

In fact, after Wang Pu became an official for a few years, he suddenly felt the happiest when he was farming in a small village, which was really carefree. The most important thing is to get up to work during the day and go home at night to sleep with your wife...... My wife is quite good-looking, and this kind of life is really happy.

In fact, there is no need to work every day, and the crops in the field know how to grow. The food collected every year is enough for a family to eat, and there are only two people in my own family, which is completely enough. The extra rice and vegetables can be sold at the market, exchanged for some money, occasionally gambled on two, or take his wife to the city for a good meal.

Although this kind of life is a bit dull, after staying in the court for a few years, Wang Pu feels more and more bland. And he also knows very well what the people need, in fact, there are only two words, stability. As long as there is no war in the world, it doesn't matter what you do.

"Let's go, I'll invite you to drink. This matter is hopeless anyway, and I have heard that Buddhism has this legend, and if the sect is wandering outside, Buddhism will definitely be destroyed. This response has been tested, but everyone has a heart disease. Besides, Zong Xin had long expected such a day, so he would return to the Thunder King's Mansion and would not return to Bianliang City in a short time. Sect Xin can't stop this matter, what are we?"

Fan Zhen pouted and said: "What you said also makes sense, in fact, His Majesty has been prepared for this matter for a long time, he just didn't break out." Anyway, it's a matter of time, and it doesn't have much to do with us taking him to visit the bronze coin cast Buddha statue. ”

"yes, this matter has nothing to do with the two of us in the first place. It's better to drink, I still have a few jars of soju bought from Dugu Valve at home, I asked the cook at home to make a few good dishes, and our brothers have a few drinks. As for other matters, it's not too late to deal with them when the time comes. ”

Fan nodded in embarrassment, although Wang Pu was talking nonsense, they really had no choice. Who made Chai Rong the emperor now? No one knows what is going on in his head. However, Fan Zhen and Wang Pu saw one thing, Zhao Kuangyin had been slandering Zong Xin, almost wanting to kill him. What the hell are these two brothers doing? Zhao Kuangyin has been following Zong Xin's side, and the relationship between the two is very good, what happened to Zhao Kuangyin suddenly?

Fan Zhen was the only one who knew that Zhao Kuangyin and Zong Xin had broken up a long time ago, and they had already broken up when they were in the Uighurs, so Zhao Kuangyin would return to the Central Plains first.

Since Zhao Kuangyin has broken with Zong Xin, he must slander Zong Xin's personality and say that Zong Xin is the most despicable person in the world. Otherwise, when others asked him about the reason for his break with Zongxin, Zhao Kuangyin was speechless. Zong Xin is such a good person, why did he break with Zhao Kuangyin? How should Zhao Kuangyin answer?

Fan Zhen is also quite helpless, the relationship between these two is very good, what is Zhao Kuangyin crazy about? In order to stay by Chai Rong's side as an official, he actually said this about Zong Xin. Of course, Fan Zhen didn't dare to doubt the truth of this statement, according to Fan Zhen's understanding of Zongxin, he would kill someone if he couldn't count it...... And he did it. Who made him the son of Rejon?

"That's true, but ......," Fan said uncomfortably, "Do you think Your Majesty's illness should be cured? ”

"You don't need to be cured, it's already cured. ”

"What do you mean by that?"

Wang Pu said: "Are you stupid? After Your Majesty exterminated the Buddha, where are there any bald heads in the world except for the bald ones? Haven't all the monks been arrested by His Majesty? After this campaign to exterminate the Buddha, I believe that the only people who dare to come to see Your Majesty with bald heads are Zongxin Master and apprentice. We don't have to worry about these two people, Your Majesty can't do anything about them. ”

"Yes, too...... There's no need to cure it. "Although he is very depressed, Fan Zhen knows the benefits of Emperor Guang. Chai Rong hated bald heads, so he drove out all the monks. Of course, Chai Rong's methods are still very gentle, just to make them vulgar, and they are not killers. After all, what Chai Rong hates is just bald heads, as long as he can eliminate bald heads.

Fan Zhen and Wang Pu, two people who were shot while lying down, returned to the minister's mansion to drink, Duguval's soju was very delicious, and the wine was very strong, far more enjoyable than before. And Dugu Valve has also begun to grow grain, the first batch of grain will also be harvested, Dugu Valve is worthy of being a family of growing grain, and it will recover in a blink of an eye, and the best-selling of soju makes Dugu Valve also instantly rich, far better than only growing food before, and soju is very popular with the army as war materials, no matter how high the price must be purchased in large quantities.

Wang Pu asked the cook to make a few good dishes, and also bought some sauced beef and roast mutton outside, and the two chatted while drinking, which was also a kind of fun. However, the two of them are most worried about Zong Xin, and I don't know how Zong Xin will be angry when he hears the news.

......

After Chai Rong returned to the palace, he immediately issued an order, and immediately ordered Zhao Kuangyin to carry out the action of destroying the Buddha. Zhao Kuangyin was also very clever to include the excuses in the notice, although the people were indignant, but with these reasonable excuses, no one resisted, everyone took out the bronze Buddha at home and handed it over to the local government.

At the same time, the three million taels of silver promised by Lei Hong were also sent to the palace, and this time the person who escorted the silver taels was not Zong Xin, nor Lei Hong, but Lei Tianxiao. Lei Tianxiao has been at home for too long, and Lei Hong finally said to move him and let him come out to breathe.

Originally, Chai Rong's treasury was still a little tight, but with the support of Lei Hong's three million taels, he immediately filled it, and purchased all the bronze Buddhas in the entire Great Zhou and minted them into copper coins. As the most common circulating currency, copper coins have also begun to be loved by the people.

In fact, in this era of war, the change of dynasties is too fast, so the people do not like to use copper coins, because if this dynasty is wiped out, the copper coins they issue are scrap copper and have no value. Therefore, the people preferred to exchange more copper coins for real silver taels, because silver taels would never depreciate.

But this time Chai Rong was very resolute, and the copper coins were originally easier to carry than the silver taels, which also proved the strength of a dynasty. Chai Rong has always lost money to let copper coins circulate in the world, but after circulation, these money were quickly earned.

Chai Rong's action to destroy the Buddha this time was not the first time, but it was the last, and the whole process lasted for a long time. Buddhism in the Central Plains suffered the most severe impact. The wind of abolishing the Buddha swept the whole country, and more than 30,000 monasteries were abolished that year, and about 60,000 monks and nuns returned to the laity.

The only temples that can survive are the key Buddhist temples that the emperors of the previous dynasty gave plaques, and the rest of the temples were destroyed. In addition, the conditions for monks are strictly restricted, and they must be able to recite more than a certain number of Buddhist scriptures and obtain the consent of the elders before they can become monks, otherwise it is a crime.

Chai Rong's most bald hatred has made him completely demonic, but except for the treatment of bald heads, Chai Rong is a Ming Jun in all aspects. Moreover, the main purpose of this extermination operation is to let copper coins flow into the market again, and if the people have been trading in silver, it will inevitably be inconvenient. After all, silver is a large-denomination currency in circulation, how to buy a bun with silver?