Looking at this scene, Liu Cong didn't think anything of it. It was just a meal. In China, a place where sophistication is rampant, if he even had to take care of this, then I'm afraid everyone would be dissatisfied.
Ignoring Ms. Chen, Liu Cong and the others went straight to the second floor. The waiter led them to sit in a box near the window. Liu Cong glanced outside and murmured with a smile, "I have nothing to do.
Listening to music on the hook is also a wonderful thing."
I have to say that Chen really has some business acumen and does understand men.
The entire Zuixian Restaurant was vacated, and flowers and water flowed from the top to the bottom. The center of the pond on the first floor was the stage, where the dancing girls and musicians danced and played music.
The private rooms above the second floor all have a five-foot-long and wide window for diners to watch the singing and dancing on the first floor.
"Your Majesty, no wonder they can make this restaurant bigger and stronger. Not to mention the relationship with the Concubine Xian, just with Mrs. Chen's brain, it must be the number one restaurant in Dachu!"
Liu Cong smiled at Xing Daorong who was eating and drinking, "Even such good food can't stop your broken mouth."
Regarding Chen's operation, Liu Cong was happy to see the results. Ever since Liu Cong advocated women's labor and production, Chu State gradually became accustomed to women's public appearance.
Coupled with Liu Cong's expansion into the south, part of the population from various small countries and tribes in the south flowed into the Chu State. These changes gave the Chu State a certain degree of openness.
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In Liu Cong's view, this is a good thing. For the Chu State, just the south and China are far from the peak. It is great to connect all countries. Liu Cong's sights are not limited to the Central Plains.
"Okay, let's eat. After eating, Gu Ke needs to go back to bed early. After tomorrow's court meeting, Gu Ke will be busy again."
Opening up is good. Only by opening up can we continue to develop Chu State, continue to instill new ideas into the world, and continue to open up this era and people's understanding of the entire world.
"Your Majesty has arrived! All the ministers are paying homage!"
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
"Get flat."
Sitting on the throne, Liu Cong had two dark circles under his eyes and looked like he was still awake. When he came back from Zuixian Tower yesterday, he couldn't help but take a look at Chen Xiaoruan.
During the few days after returning, Liu Cong never left the woman's belly every day. It would be strange if he didn't look tired.
"Ah!" After yawning, Liu Cong took a memorial and a newspaper and threw them to Wang Gong who was standing aside.
"You have all read the recent newspapers. This memorial was just signed by Deng Zhi and Li Yan to the orphans. Please read it again."
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Wang Gong trotted and handed the memorial to many officials. Liu Cong sat on the throne and continued to speak, "The things in the newspaper were done by the gang of beasts in Ganlu Temple. I have read it, and the printed version is quite factual."
And say.”
"I ordered officials from all over the country to cooperate with the Jinyiwei investigation. There are more than 8,000 temples, more than 5,000 Taoist temples in Dachu, and a total of more than 380,000 monks and Taoists. The investigation has not been completed yet, Ma Liang, these people are here
Is it included in the registration list of the Ministry of Household Affairs?"
Liu Cong had said this, and most people had already understood what Liu Cong wanted to do. Ma Liang looked at the memorial in his hand, and replied bravely, "Your Majesty, historically temples and Taoist temples have not been included in the national register.
,minister……"
"Always? Aren't temples and Taoist temples within the territory of Da Chu? Aren't those people in Da Chu's control?" Just kidding, how could Liu Cong let it go if he had the opportunity to talk about Ma Liang's faults?
Ma Liang's face turned green and red for a while, and finally he knelt down and knelt down and said, "This is my fault, please punish me by the king."
"That's all, get up. I just found out about this, so I can't blame you."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Troubled times are indeed a catalyst for the development of religion. Just imagine, when a person cannot survive, and someone gives him food and faith, can he still not devote himself to it?
Liu Cong also did not expect that Buddhism and Taoism in this era would already reach such a scale.
After Ma Liang stood up, Pang Tong raised his hands to Liu Cong and said, "Your Majesty, I think these monks and Taoist priests should be ordered to return to secular life!"
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"I second the proposal!"
Jiang Wan took over the conversation and continued, "Your Majesty, in troubled times, people are displaced, and this is the opportunity for Buddhism and Taoism to develop. These people and places are not under the control of the government, and it is not good for the country."
Fei Yi continued, "Your Majesty, I also agree with what Zhongshu Ling and Shangshu Ling said. The Ministry of Punishment has arrested monks who broke the law. The temple where the monk lives even dared to lead a crowd to the government to ask for someone."
"These monks gathered in crowds to attack the government, which undermined the dignity of the government. I also believe that these people should be ordered to return to secular life."
Liu Cong nodded and said, "What the dear friends said is very consistent with Gu Yi."
"Not only are monks and Taoist priests not listed on the national household register, they have repeatedly disturbed public order, and they have not invested in national production. Hundreds of thousands of them are not under the control of the state, and they have done hundreds of harm to the country without any benefit!"
"Looking at it alone, the evil religion like Ganlu Temple is not just a little bit, but most of these people can't survive, so they ran into temples and Taoist temples to avoid the war."
"I founded Chu alone, and the laws of Chu are valid for everyone in the territory of Chu. How can there be no place outside the law?"
"The order of Chuangu! Thoroughly investigate Buddhism and Taoism in Dachu. Anyone who commits adultery and violates the law will be punished according to the law!"
"In all monasteries and Taoist temples, all persons under the age of fifty must return to secular life. Some monks and Taoist priests will be left immediately according to the scale, but the maximum number cannot exceed 300."
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"Buddha statues with gold bodies and pure copper will all be nationalized. In addition, excess land and buildings will either be nationalized or all will be demolished!"
"In this process, anyone who dares to resist will be killed without mercy!"
Is it right to destroy Buddhism? It’s absolutely right!
First of all, the massive construction of temples and Taoist temples has wasted a lot of social wealth.
Secondly, temples and Taoist temples occupy a large amount of land, which seriously affects the implementation of national land policy.
Third, the development of the temple and Taoist temple economies has seriously affected the government's tax revenue. The outstanding feature of the two economies is that while they occupy a large amount of land, they also have a large number of dependent populations.
The reason why people are willing to join Buddhism and Taoism is mainly because Buddhism and Taoism have the privilege of being exempted from labor and rent taxes. Not only does "an inch of silk not lose to the government, and a meter of rice does not go into the public warehouse", but also "the family is separated according to the size of the family, and the strong and the weak are separated."
, you can go in and out as you please, and come and go as you please.”
As mentioned above, if Buddhism increases one monk, the country loses one male servant. Emperors and ordinary scholar-bureaucrats who have some political acumen always feel that Buddhism is a bottomless ravine that robs the population.
There is also a threat that Buddhism and Taoism capture the people ideologically as slaves: life, etiquette, and thoughts are completely assimilated. Both have their own rules and weapons, and are not bound by state laws. A temple and a Taoist temple are equal to one
Independent small country!
The most representative example of this era was Zhang Lu's Five Pecks of Rice Cult. Hundreds of thousands of people in Hanzhong were all his followers.
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This combination of politics and religion did not make Zhang Lu's rule more stable, but to other rulers who do not believe in morality, you are no different from a rebel.