Hengdao Sixteen Kingdoms

Chapter 715 Buddhism

In the fifth year of Hongxing's reign, Daliang fully recuperated.

From east to west, from south to north, Yanjia stopped his troops.

Even if Tuoba Shi Yijian sent people to provoke, Liang Jun would only defend.

The system of three provinces and six ministries has brought stability to the country's affairs. When the country is stable, people's hearts will be settled.

Another major benefit is the surge in east-west trade.

Porcelain, tea, books, silk, and lacquerware became best-sellers on the trade road.

Especially tea and books became almost hard currency.

Grasslands, plateaus, and the Western Regions are almost inseparable from tea. If there are tea leaves, the porcelain for making tea is naturally indispensable.

The rise of Samanas in the Western Regions, Buddhist scriptures as vast as the sea, and the emergence of books promoted the evolution of Samanas.

Today's Samanas, or those who cannot be called Samanas, have been integrated with Chinese Confucianism and have been rapidly updated and iterated. They have broken away from the original teachings and become something new, bursting out with new vitality and carrying Chinese civilization westward across the Congling Mountains and back to China. Spread to Tianzhu, advance southward to the plateau, and penetrate step by step.

Even the grasslands have not escaped its influence.

Xianbei, Xiongnu, Qianghu and other tribes continued to convert to Samana.

Wild things often have extremely strong growth potential. Buddhism has been spread in the Western Regions for hundreds of years, and it does have many unique features.

At this point, no matter how Li Yue supported Taoism, his influence was not as widespread as Buddhism.

"From now on, wherever Buddhism is involved, it will be covered by our Chinese civilization!" Li Yue pointed to the huge territory on the sand table.

It covers not only the west of Congling, the north and south of the Tianshan Mountains, but also Tianzhu, Nanyang and other places.

If you want to rule an area for a long time, you must first integrate the people's hearts and minds in this area.

Buddhism is undoubtedly a powerful tool.

In fact, the West also relied on the church to complete its expansion. The Tatars relied on Buddhism to rule the grasslands and plateaus. With so many ethnic groups in the Western Regions, using Buddhism to integrate them was the most cost-effective.

Otherwise, military occupation alone will not last long and will disappear in a few decades.

Shi Daoan integrated Buddhism in Baima Temple and actually completed the localization of Buddhism.

Kumarajiva translated Buddhist scriptures at Daxing Temple in Guzang, which was also the Chinese version of Buddhist scriptures.

"Your Majesty is so talented that no one has ever seen him before. I'm afraid the Buddhist sect will be in trouble in the future." Wang Meng said worriedly.

"You think highly of them. Buddhism is like vines, beams are like big trees, and China is the soil. Without big trees and soil, where can the vines rely on? Besides, I have not established Buddhism in China."

China has a strict control system, and every move of Buddhism is under control.

As for the Western Region, they also need to use Daliang to expand to the west and south.

Mutual benefit and win-win results for both parties.

In the feudal era, no matter how the Liang Kingdom developed, it could not rule such a large area, so it was not a bad idea to give a share of the pie to Buddhism.

As long as the knife is in your own hands.

Judging from the general trend of history, Buddhism is considered to be relatively moderate among all sects.

"It is better to classify various sects into one category separately, set up Dianzheng Temple, strictly manage it, be in charge of monks' ultimatums, judge the monks' grades, and set up seven grades: great monk, eminent monk, orthodox monk, Dharma monk, monk record, monk, and monk. "Wang Meng already had a countermeasure.

Since the Wei and Jin Dynasties, there have been many monks, and monk officials and grades have been set up in the north and south. The monks in charge are called monks, monks, and their deputy positions are Duweina, Yuezhong, monks, monks, etc., and there are also a number of officials.

"Yes." Li Yue nodded in agreement.

As Daliang advances westward and trade routes open, more and more sects will be dissolved in the future, and they cannot always be under the name of Honglusi.

The orders and grades of monks were under the jurisdiction of the imperial court, which fundamentally curbed Buddhism.

In other words, without the certification from the Daliang court, they could not even obtain monk status. It has been handled this way in all dynasties, so there is no situation in China where Western religious authority overwhelms imperial power.

Since Buddhism has risen, it cannot be banned. Without Buddhism, there are other sects. In fact, there is no need to fear them, as long as they are not allowed to grow wildly and cause disasters.

Wang Meng's method is to restrict various sects within the framework of Daliang.

When the three provinces made the resolution, the progress was indeed a bit slow. It required review, resolution, and subsequent supervision. However, once it was passed, all ministries worked together and the efficiency was extremely high.

The key is still stable.

Li Yue also relaxed a lot and devoted his energy to military affairs.

In addition to those who make a living by killing, in recent years many people have been assigned to houses, wives and children, and slaves working in the fields. They have become landlords. After living a good life, they naturally lack the courage to risk their lives.

It is not a bad thing to let these people retire. The benefits and benefits are too good, and it is easy to breed rats.

With the treatment given by the Black Cloud Army, there are many people who have sharpened their heads to get inside.

Li Yue issued an edict allowing them to retire.

In less than half a month, more than 13,000 people took the initiative to report to the Ministry of War, and more than 9,000 elderly, sick and injured people were laid off.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Yue asked the Ministry of War, the School Affairs Office, and General Yushitai to clean up inside and outside.

Li Yue never expected that there would be corruption and perversion of the law under his nose. There were 357 people whose land and property did not match their military merits and rewards.

The most exaggerated person, Zhang Huixing, had little military merit and only had 300 acres of land in Ye County, Nanyang. However, Ye County reported the land property to the Ministry of Household Affairs and found that this man owned 2,364 acres of land. The Zhang family suddenly became a powerful man in Ye County.

Even if it is a purchase, it cannot be so exaggerated.

Seeing the results of the inventory, Li Yue felt sad that land annexation would never be stopped.

In the feudal era, all power and wealth would eventually settle into the land.

No matter how good the system is, there will always be people who find loopholes and exploit it everywhere.

While Li Yue, the founding emperor of the country, was still alive, there were people who dared to openly annex land, and still followed their Black Cloud Army soldiers all the way.

"Those who commit crimes will be executed, and their families will be exiled to Shuozhou, Gaochang, and Xuantu." Li Yue sighed.

This has been found out, but there are still many that have not been found, or the dozens or hundreds of acres of annexed land have not been included in the calculation.

No wonder the soldiers were generally war-weary when they sent troops to Yunzhong last time.

The benefits obtained on the battlefield are not as fast as annexing land, so naturally they are unwilling to kill the enemy.

Fortunately, three provinces and six ministries implemented it and supervised each other, otherwise it would be difficult to detect this kind of thing.

"These people have always been popular in the army and have complicated relationships. If we kill them, I'm afraid the army will be in turmoil..." Liu Ying cupped his hands and said.

"What do you think, Prince?" Li Yue looked at Li Jian.

"This happened several years after the founding of Daliang. We cannot take it lightly. Otherwise, who will be willing to go into battle to kill the enemy in the future? The Black Cloud Army will also exist in name only." Li Jian cupped his hands and said.

This happened too much in history.

"Unrest? I want to see who dares to move and who dares to sway!" Li Yue is not afraid of being the villain.

The so-called innovation actually depends on whether you have the courage to swing a knife at yourself.

This is also the difficulty in governing the country. If you are not careful, it will start to deteriorate.

I dare not take action now, for fear of flooding in the future.

It is an extremely terrible thing for the Heiyun Army as the central army to lose its combat effectiveness. There is Daiguo in the north, Goguryeo in the east, and Huanwen in the south...

(End of this chapter)