In the early morning, Aunt Ninth sat on the futon, flipping through a yellowed ancient book, and said to Su Ze and Lin Cainiang, who had just entered the school:
"Although our temple is not a official temple designated by the imperial court, it is also a family temple that has been registered as a Buddhist monk by the Chief Envoy, and it also has a heritage."
"My family temple, Miao Zhu, is registered with the county government and has three acres of tax-free temple land."
When she heard that there were three acres of tax-free temple land, the little carrot-head Lin Cainiang showed a surprised smile.
Su Ze sighed. He used to hear his instructor talk about the hardships of military households in the Ming Dynasty. At that time, he didn't take it seriously. Now that he has traveled to this era, Su Ze understands the hardships of military households.
First of all, the land taxes of farmers and military households are not consistent.
The legal land tax for farmers in the Ming Dynasty was actually not high. The Hongwu Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang determined the number of acres in the world, and then stipulated a total number of acres. Then he thought that the money was enough for the court, and ordered that future generations "never start a family."
That is, land taxes will never be increased.
On average, one mu of official land received 0.053 shi, and one mu of civilian land received 0.0335 shi. Compared with the grain output of the Ming Dynasty, the tax rate was indeed not high.
However, this field tax is a tax levied on farmers, and the farmland cultivated by military households is not included in this category.
Although the nominal land tax is very low, in fact, in addition to taxes, farmers in the Ming Dynasty also have various miscellaneous donations and labor.
After the grain is received, manpower is needed to deliver it to the county government. Manpower is also needed to deliver it from the county government to the government office. Manpower is also needed to deliver it to the capital from the government office.
Manpower is needed to watch the gates, carry sedans, and repair canals. Farmers spend a lot of time doing these labors every year. If they are assigned to repair rivers and the like, they may not be able to return home for several years.
In addition to all kinds of corvee labor, land annexation was serious in the middle and late Ming Dynasty, and a large number of people went bankrupt. Land rents from landlords were quite high, sometimes reaching 60% or even 70% of the output of an acre, so at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Li Zicheng raised his voice
, Ming Dynasty fell suddenly.
The burden on farmers gradually increased from the early to the end of the Ming Dynasty, but the lives of military households were miserable from the beginning.
According to the design of Emperor Hongwu, military garrison posts such as Changning Guards would allocate some farmland. When there was no war, the soldiers and family members of the garrison could cultivate the farmland and supply the needs of the garrison.
Therefore, Zhu Yuanzhang said proudly: "I raise millions of soldiers without costing the people a single penny."
Changningwei is located in a remote area, and southern Fujian has a mountainous terrain. Therefore, the ancestors of Changningwei could only dig terraced fields on the mountains. The output of the farmland was supplied to the guards, and there was no need to pay taxes to the local government.
However, as the population of Changningwei grew, these foods became increasingly insufficient.
Before Lin Cainiang's father died in the war, her family had three acres of farmland, but 60% of the food they cultivated had to be handed over to the guard.
That's why the girl showed such a surprised expression when she heard that her family's temple had three acres of tax-free land that did not require paying land taxes.
Aunt Jiu showed a satisfied smile, and first mobilized Cainiang's enthusiasm. Then she would seriously learn the craft of temple blessing, and then she could safely hand over the family temple to her.
It's just that Cainiang is still young and can't support herself now, so she has to let Su Ze take care of her for a few years.
Aunt Ninth continued:
"Let's talk about the origin of this temple. In the ninth year of Hongwu, the ancestors of our Lin family were drawn from their hometown of Quanzhou to Changningwei during the imperial court gathering. Today, it has passed through seven generations to reach 100 households."
"After the second ancestor inherited the hundred households, the empress of the third master appeared in the dream of the second ancestor. The second ancestor sent a letter to Qianhu in Quanzhou Prefecture and asked for the statue of the third master from the Quanzhou Guard. From then on, Changning Guard had a family temple."
"Our family temple is a temple for descendants. After I pass away, the clan will designate a new temple for blessings."
Aunt Ninth looked at Su Ze. Su Ze listened carefully. At this time, lines of prompts popped up in his mind.
[Participate in morning classes, religious knowledge +1, Lv1, 1/100]
[The property panel function has been unlocked, do you want to check it? 】
Su Ze naturally chose to check without hesitation, and a piece of information that only Su Ze could see appeared in front of him.
Su Ze, male, 25 years old.
Intelligence:7
Strength:4
Agility:4
Charisma:6
Skills currently mastered:
Catch the sea: Lv1,1/100
Religious knowledge: Lv1,1/100
Fortune telling: Lv1,1/100
Prayer:Lv1,0/100
History:lv4,0/400
Su Ze was a little happy that the attribute point function of "Hundred Scenes" was also brought here!
Moreover, my historical knowledge has turned into skills! I have even been rated as level 4!
In the rubbish mobile game "Hundred Scenes", character attributes are also a big concern.
Intelligence, strength, agility and charm are collectively referred to as four-dimensional attributes. The higher the attribute, the more powerful it is.
5 points is equivalent to the average level of an ordinary adult, 10 points is the level of an average genius, 15 points is the level of a slightly famous genius, and 20 points is the level of a famous genius in history.
At present, in addition to Su Ze's intelligence and charm being higher than ordinary people, his strength and agility are lower than those of ordinary adults.
Of course, this ordinary adult refers to adults in modern society. Adults like Chang Ningwei have yellow faces and thin muscles. It is estimated that most of them are not as strong as Su Ze's strength and agility attributes.
What surprised Su Ze was that these attributes can be improved!
In "Hundred Scenes", as long as you improve a skill to Lv5, Lv10, Lv15, or lv20, you can get a free attribute point, which you can choose to add to the four-dimensional attributes.
At the same time, when each skill reaches level 5, lv10, lv15, or lv20, a "passive skill" can be drawn immediately. This combination of liver points in the game makes Su Ze, an iron cock, addicted to the game, and uses liver instead of liver every day.
krypton.
If attribute points and passive skills are also included in this broken system, then this system will be quite powerful!
Su Ze is gearing up and ready to take one skill to Level 5!
Looking at my own skills, I have reached Level 4 in History. As long as I find a way to gain points in history skills, I will soon have a skill that reaches Level 5!
The future is promising!
After Aunt Jiu finished talking about the origin of the family temple, she opened the yellowed old book and said:
"Our family temple in Changningwei is dedicated to the Empress of the Third Master, and the ancestral temple is the Grand Palace of the Third Master in Quanzhou."
"However, in terms of Taoism, we have inherited the Lushan Dharma lineage, and the Third Master is also the righteous god worshiped by the Lushan Dharma lineage. Therefore, although our temple is small, it is inherited in an orderly manner."
[Participate in morning classes, religious knowledge +1, Lv1, 2/100]
Has it increased again? Su Ze was a little excited. You can increase your experience points just by sitting and listening to morning classes. The skill of religious knowledge is too easy to lose!
However, Su Ze soon understood that each time he needed to hear new content to gain experience, I was afraid that this skill would become more difficult to master than fortune telling and the like later on.
The Lushan sect is a popular Taoist lineage throughout the southern region. I didn't expect that a small family temple like Changningwei would still have such a heritage.
"The founder of Lushan sect is Zhenjun Xu Xun, but our Lushan sect does not need to worship the founder like Longhushan. You only need to know this."
[Participate in morning classes, religious knowledge +1, Lv1, 3/100]
Su Ze saw that the skill points had increased again, and listened more seriously.
He didn't do much research on the religion of the Ming Dynasty, but at this time his L4 history skills came into play. Su Ze couldn't help but ask:
"Is True Lord Xu Xun the Taoist true man who killed the Poyang Lake dragon in the Jin Dynasty?"
Aunt Ninth looked at Su Ze in surprise, nodded and said, "It's that Mr. Xu Zhen."
No wonder people in the southeastern coastal areas generally believe in the Lushan Dharma lineage. It is probably because Xu Xunzhenjun can kill dragons, so he is considered to have the ability to subdue sea storms.