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Chapter 15 The First Year of Plenty (Part 2)

 Jia En took the initiative to speak.

Although the department she is in charge of is a pure consumption department, as the wife of the Khan, she cannot hide behind.

"The Khan, except for the Ministry of Finance that needs to transfer food, funds, and clothing to schools, hospitals, and temples, there is only one thing."

Qitade naturally knew about this in advance, but he was going to do it through this.

"The great Lama Rob Zang Danzeng has requested several times to go to Lhasa to make a pilgrimage. I have pushed it a few times, but I can't push it now."

Qitad looked at her with a smile. She was nearly fifty years old and inevitably aging. He was only twenty-eight years old. She had also been a woman of Dunrobuwangbu, Urusov, and Lash, but somehow he still loved him.

"Tell me what you think"

"Khan, ministers, no matter what kind of religion, our country implements temples and monk registration system, and the annual quotations issued are rated. This is not a problem in Islamic Buddhism, Christianity, and Changchun Buddhism, but I encountered problems in Lamaism Buddhism."

"You know that before the Khanate, our country took Lamaism as the national religion. As long as the Taiji below had the strength to provide support, they could build temples and recruit monks"

"Since the Khan took most of the herdsmen under the direct jurisdiction of the state, the remaining Taiji, who were willing to serve the Buddha, were unable to continue to offer to the temples"

"Originally, there were no less than 500 temples in our country, but now it has been reduced to 200 schools. This is unacceptable to the big lama's opinion. I ran to my Khan and I every few days to ask for a fee"

"You also know that although our country has a vast territory and a population of over one million, its financial resources are still limited, and it needs to support a large number of troops, craftsmen and students. Building a temple and supporting the monks inside can almost build a new ship in a year."

"The two hundred schools that still exist now have only a few dozen and still maintain the previous monk size. Most of them have only a few lamas. In addition to the support given by Taiji, some devout herders donated property"

"The state supports only several lama temples in provincial capitals"

"In this case, it is understandable that the great lama leaves in the name of pilgrimage to Lhasa"

Qitad asked, "Does the herds have any special thoughts?"

Jia En smiled and said, "At present, 70% of the herdsmen in the pastoral area are directly controlled by the government. Their children of the age of either enter school or join the army, and they have long been completely in line with Dashen."

"Other young and strong, including the remaining adult herdsmen, also need to take turns to train as militias. Most of the herdsmen who really care about this religion are the remaining elderly and women, so there is no problem"

"What about Islamic Buddhism, Christianity?"

"They want to vigorously develop believers, but their valuable goals are mostly joined by Changchun Sect, and they can only develop a few believers. Therefore, they will not be petty about the number of monks and temples"

"Let him go"

Qitad sighed and said.

"Not only do he have to go, but he also has to send troops to escort it all the way to the Qing Dynasty border"

"He is one of the members of Zargu and has always been a great knight. For this reason, we cannot forget his contributions"

"Now the Qing Dynasty has completely conquered the lands of the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains and accepted the new Junggar Khanate. If I guessed correctly, since Luobzang Danzeng came out of our country, the Qing Dynasty would definitely think that the strange goods are alive and would enthrone him as a living Buddha in the entire Junggar land."

"This is a good thing for both parties"

"And"

"All major religions, Christianity, and Islam are monotheistic religions. According to their doctrines, everything is arranged by the greatest God. As long as you pray to him in a heart, pray sooner or later, and act according to the doctrine, you will eventually ascend to heaven, otherwise you will enter resistance"

"Buddhism, Taoism has an additional reincarnation system. Although it does not mean that it is to go to heaven, it seems that it is different to become a Buddha and an immortal. Taoism has an additional saying of immortality"

“In comparison, isn’t it better to be a Taoist?”

"Of course, I am concerned about the methods of cultivation in various religions. In comparison, the Universal God Church focuses on form and uses red tape to restrain the church. However, Buddhism and Taoism have theories of cultivating one's own nature"

"Of course, I mean Buddhism that entered China, not Lamaism or Buddhism in other places"

"I advocate using Buddhist or Taoist methods to cultivate one's own character. As for the teachings, I think it's the right way to practice with your heart rather than your appearance."

"Of course, these things cannot be understood by ordinary believers, and this is the only reason why Ben Khan still allowed various religions to exist and develop believers"

"If there are five to ten years, the households will understand that only by relying on the government and themselves can we change our destiny, we believe that there will be fewer and fewer temples and church members"

These words naturally didn't matter to the hearts of the elderly such as Su Wenyu, but they were like casting huge rocks in the hearts of people from the Qing Dynasty such as Zhuang Zhihe.

Although they cannot understand for the time being, Qitad's words "relying on the government and himself" still deeply touched them.

"Shan", Zhuang Zhihe couldn't help but say, "It's okay to rely on himself. If you practice according to Buddhism or Taoism, you won't talk about becoming a Buddha or an immortal. It's still very good for you, and you will definitely be able to prolong your life."

"But what do you say to rely on the government? There have always been wise kings and storms. Looking at Chinese history, there are more storms and storms."

This is also a question that Chitard has been thinking about but has never had an answer.

However, he still said: "This problem is too big and no one has solved it for thousands of years. How can it be solved with me?"

"First of all, we need to make the Truqin Khanate gradually stronger so that other countries dare not covet it at will. You have been here for nearly three years."

"Nature knows that whether in the Qing Dynasty or in other countries such as Russia, there seems to be something that restricts the people, but in fact they are all very fragile"

"During peacetime, these things are useful, but once they threaten their lives, they will not work."

"Therefore, the most important thing is to make the country stronger, make the people richer, and make people from all walks of life perform their own duties"

"I know that in the Confucian tradition, there is a saying that each person will live up to his own life, but in the Truchen Khanate, the sect of the Truchen Khanate, it is not strictly advocated. Although it is divided into soldiers, officials, craftsmen, farmers, and herdsmen, they can calmly wander among these categories based on their own interests and abilities."

"Finally find the industry and position that suits you best"

"But how to prevent all this from being disrupted, except for the strong country and uninterrupted, the environment remains roughly unchanged, but the code that keeps pace with the times is the primary. He told the people that what they can do and what they cannot do, and after a long time, they get used to it after learning a lesson."

"Then there is the atmosphere. I have no good idea now. In addition to Buddhism, some Taoism practice methods, and some Confucianism can do it. Traditional virtues such as being kind to others, respecting the elderly and loving the young, helping others and striving for progress, and being proud of the country cannot be abandoned."

"It also takes time, and then solidifies into habits and customs. The country must correct its deviations at all times according to its trends"

"No matter whether it is a person or a country, it is impossible to be perfect. We must tolerate some bad things. As long as the mainstream is good, let alone there are multiple religions coexisting here?"

"Okay," he looked at Batu, "Our code is made by reference to the Qing Dynasty and Russia, and combined with itself. Don't think that it is perfect. Because it was a pioneering person, he had to deal with the pressure around him, and barely let it be used until now."

"You must continue to revise and improve this code based on the following trial cases to suit what I just said"

"For officials in charge of religious affairs, we should also introduce the master-level lamas, Taoists, priests, priests, and imams who are truly self-disciplined and have achieved success in practicing, so that such people can accept more believers, and even if they expand and build temples is allowed"

"I have also carefully studied the classics of each religion. The core is similar, and they are all good. Why don't you vigorously promote and praise them if you really do well?"

"In the past, we have many temples here, but there are many fish and dragons, committing crimes, and there are many people who teach lewd and thieves. Should we let them continue to carry forward?"

"Never Can't"

....

Next, the remaining departments also reported their own affairs, and originally wanted Nolbu of the Intelligence Department to report on the surrounding situation.

Considering that the ambassador to Istanbul Yesmu will arrive in a few days, he has the latest situation in the Ottomans and Europe, and that Obasi is coming back, Qitad decided to temporarily revisit the meeting and prepare to open it in a few days.

There are also new cannons that the Ministry of Industry is developing, which requires Qitade, Jeddah, Sangkun and others to come down to discuss carefully, and they also need to be decided after a meeting.

That night, Qitade invited everyone to have a New Year's Eve dinner at his residence. As we were drinking, the new year has arrived.

After more than ten days of drifting on the sea, Obasi and his party finally arrived at Yesk Port. At this time, Yesk Port had been frozen, but it had to wait until January to freeze the ice before the ship could enter the dock.

Then he rode his horse and rushed towards Magar City at lightning, and finally arrived in the third year of junior high school.

Along the way, Kazimiri was even more interested in the herdsmen and farmers under the Truchen Khanate. He wanted to stop and experience it, but they were all stopped by Wobasi.

When he saw Magal City, Kazimiri was disappointed.

The whole wall of this castle is made of acre bricks, but it was later painted with a layer of white lime outside.

But when he stepped into the castle, he still felt something different from that of European castles.

The streets are covered with cement, which is wide and orderly, and there is no bad smell of European castles. The buildings on both sides are also covered with blue bricks and black tiles, and are arranged in an orderly manner.

Most of the people in Magal City are students, businessmen, craftsmen and officials. Under the guidance of Qitade for a long time, they are also full of confidence and hard work, which makes Kazimiri's eyes shine.

Qitade has only set up a team of four hundred administrative personnel in each city, including one hundred civil servants at all levels, one hundred teachers, one hundred medical staff, and one hundred security personnel.

In order to make up for the shortcomings of personnel, he would ask the garrison troops to take turns to patrol the streets. The garrison troops naturally assisted the public security personnel to maintain public security, and the students helped them maintain the market clean and tidy. Although it was just a helping, they would wear uniform school clothes and wear a red armband on their arms, which was also very good.

These students will eventually go to all walks of life to do things, and their confident and high-spirited appearance will eventually spread to others. After decades, if no accidents occur, everyone will become like this.
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