At the end of Qin, I became a son of the plane

Chapter 475: Organization and poaching
After Jiuma Luo introduced these monks, Hu Hai said to them: "We plan to set up a religious department in Anxi County, and the director will be Master Jiuma Luo, who is highly respected in Anxi. This religious department will mainly manage your temples and monks?"

After Hu Hai spoke it once in Chinese, Jiumaro translated it again into Indian. In fact, there was no need for translation, as most of the monks here could understand Hu Hai's Chinese. After all, the Han Dynasty had been in Anxi for two years, and anyone who was interested had already started learning Chinese.

The Brahmins have cooperated with other ethnic groups for thousands of years and have accumulated experience. Whenever other ethnic groups come over, they will definitely learn their language first to facilitate cooperation between them. Although these are lower-class Brahmins, or even not necessarily Brahmins, they all know that they have to learn Chinese to make a living in Anxi, otherwise how can they integrate into the upper class of Anxi?

Among them, Kumarajiva is the best example, because he was the first to seek refuge with the Seres. The Seres not only helped Kumarajiva build temples, but also helped him to develop believers. In less than two years, Kumarajiva became the monk with the most believers in the whole Anxi. Who would not be jealous of such treatment? Naturally, these monks who wanted to contact the Seres tried their best to learn Chinese.

"How to manage it?" Ashina asked hesitantly. The other monks also looked solemn. They knew about the chaos of the Seris people. They had destroyed many traditions of India. Now they were going to attack the Brahmins?

But they still found it a little difficult to understand the Religious Affairs Bureau. India was not the Han Dynasty, a place where religion was completely suppressed. Managing monks was an unprecedented thing in this land.

Hu Hai smiled and said, "Everyone, please keep your mind at ease. Managing you is for your own good. As long as you abide by public order and good customs and the local laws of Anxi County, the so-called management will not cause any harm to you."

When Hu Hai said this, the monks became even more scared. How could they not cheat in this line of work? If they were all dragged out and hanged, few would be innocent. If it was an Indian city lord who said this, they would not be worried, but now it was a Seres who said this, they were unsure, because they might do anything unexpected.

Hu Hai saw the panic in these people's faces and immediately understood their intentions. He had seen the charlatans in the Qin Dynasty, and they would do anything to deceive their father. But now Hu Hai did not want to deal with them. Instead, he wanted to use them to deal with Buddhism. Naturally, he had to appease them.

Hu Hai said: "I know that most of you don't even have temples. We in Anxi County can build temples for them. We can also help you develop your religion and recruit believers. We can set up religious levels for you so that you won't be left without food like you are now."

"Help us build a temple!" Many monks were excited. They said they were monks, but monks were also divided into different levels. In Anxi County, the highest-level monks were Buddhists. Before the Seres came, they were the supreme rulers of this city. Monks like them who hid in remote villages were actually similar to the Han Dynasty's fortune-tellers. They used some wood ashes to pretend to be gods and make a living. If they really became monks with a temple, they would have a place to live and eat, which would be a step towards heaven for most people here.

In India, monks with temples and monks without temples have completely different statuses. For them, temples are not only a place to live, but also a place to work. With temples, they have a stable job and will never go hungry.

The conditions that Hu Hai gave to these poor monks for expelling them were equivalent to what people in later generations would say to them: “I’ll give you a job.” Naturally, these monks were extremely surprised.

Hu Hai said: "Yes, we will help you build a temple. Our Anxi County government will recognize your status as monks, issue you with tokens, and then determine your rank based on your followers."

Ashura asked, "How are the levels of monks determined? Is it based on whose divine power is stronger?"

As we all know, the pressure to preach in India is high, which leads to the monks' extremely strong bragging ability. Their gods are more powerful than each other. If we really compare the magical powers of the gods, this place will probably become a bragging convention.

Hu Hai said: "Of course not, you monks must recruit more believers for the gods, and your rank will be higher."

"Let me take Master Jiumalu as an example. He was the director of the Religious Affairs Department and his salary in Anxi was 2000 dan. What does these 2000 dan mean? It was the income of dan of rice that the Anxi court gave to Master Jiumalu every year."

"Two thousand shi a year!" All the monks were shocked. They knew that shi was the unit of food for the Seres. One shi was enough for them to eat for a month, and 2000 shi was enough to feed 2000 people for a month. This amount of wealth was nothing to the Buddhist monks, at most it was a large sum of money. But for this group of loser Brahmins, it was a huge amount of wealth. They could hardly imagine how to eat up so much food piled up together.

Hu Hai continued, "My rules for classifying temples are also very simple. If you have 1000 believers, we will give you a salary of 1 stones. If you have believers, we will give you a salary of stones. From now on, you will not have to work hard to support yourself. You only need to communicate with the gods and pray for the believers. Anxi County will support you."

"You are simply the reincarnation of the Chakravartin. I will pray to the gods day and night to bless the city lord with a long life." Immediately, a monk who looked like a beggar excitedly knelt down in front of Hu Hai and said.

It is very difficult for these wild monks to have tens of thousands of believers, and they don't even have thousands of believers, but they still have hundreds of believers. As long as they work harder, they can develop hundreds of believers and gather thousands of believers. They can get 100 dan of grain a year. This wealth is insignificant to the monks with temples, and may not even be enough for their meal. But for these monks who have become beggars, this salary can not only feed themselves, but also support their families. With temples and food, they can have a guaranteed harvest regardless of drought or flood. These Indian monks came ashore two thousand years ahead of schedule, and their excitement can be imagined. They did not go crazy like Fan Jin, which is considered to be a good psychological quality.

"The term chakravartin is not enough to describe your greatness. You are simply the incarnation of Brahma on earth. I will promote your name to believers day and night, and let your name spread throughout India." The other monks also immediately flattered Hu Hai. Of course, they had to hold on to such a thigh tightly. They didn't even have a temple, so how could they be so arrogant? The most important thing was to have enough food.

Hu Hai smiled and said, "I can see the potential of all the masters. After solving your worries, you can devote yourself to recruiting believers. I will teach you some tips on preaching so that your gods can spread throughout India. Follow me, Hu Hai, and I guarantee that you will all have a salary of 100 stones. Brother Zhu, lead these masters to wash up."

Although these masters are all extraordinary people, they are still a little sloppy. They can deceive the ignorant people in the countryside, but it is a bit difficult to deceive the people in Anxi City. He still understands that clothes make the man and saddles make the horse. He supports these monks and they are his own people. He is willing to spend this little bit of money. As long as Buddhism is overthrown, the money he spends will be earned back tenfold or a hundredfold.

Zhu Pei said: "Yes!" and then led these masters away.

Jiuma Luo looked at these companions who left with a complicated expression, knowing that these people had fallen into Hu Hai's trap and became a death squad against Buddhism.

Jiuma Luo looked at Hu Hai and said, "If you were born in India, I'm afraid all the sects in India would not be your opponent."

Hu Hai said: "What's the point of being a charlatan? I am a little interested in being the king of the whole Tianzhu, but you are too poor here and the people are too stupid. The focus of my life is still the Han Dynasty."

Then he said, "Master Jiuma Luo, don't underestimate the status of the Religious Department. You should know that 2000 shi is considered a high-ranking official in our Han Dynasty. There are hundreds of such people in our Han Dynasty. From now on, we are really one family. The monks in Anxi will be managed by you, Master. But I have to make it clear with you in advance that this is Anxi County and we must abide by the rules of our Han Dynasty. If you want to rebel against Tiangang like those monks in Tianzhu, don't blame me for not remembering our friendship and dealing with you."

On August 25, the 19th year of the Han Dynasty, the people of Anxi City suddenly discovered that there were many new temples and new gods in the city. Almost every Buddhist temple had a new temple not far away.

These monks wore gorgeous silk clothes and chanted scriptures solemnly on the high platform, while their disciples stood on both sides of the road. When they saw someone coming, they would pull the person over and say, "Dear believer, please learn about Krishna. He is a compassionate god who can protect children's healthy growth. If you have children at home, if you love Krishna, your children will be immune to all diseases and live to adulthood in good health."

The visitor expressed his disinterest and said, "I believe in Buddha, a compassionate god. As long as I believe in him, he can guarantee that I will become a Brahmin in the next life, or at least a Kshatriya. The suffering I endure in this life will be repaid in the next life. You, Lord Krishna, can only bless the child. His dharma power is not as strong as mine."

When they heard that they were Buddhists, the apprentices became even more interested. But they had set a KPI. If they wanted to have a position, each sect had to recruit at least 1000 Buddhists. It was not easy to get Hu Hai's food.

The disciple used his ultimate move and threw down a dried salted fish, saying, "As long as you become a believer of our Black God, you can get this dried salted fish, and you can get another one every ten days."

After such a fortune fell upon him, he immediately changed his words and said, "I want to know more about the Black God."

What Buddha, what afterlife? Since we can eat salted fish now, why should we wait for the afterlife to enjoy it? Krishna is so generous, so it’s better not to have the Buddha who can only make empty promises.

The believers prayed for the afterlife because they knew they could not get it in this life, and could only give themselves a psychological illusion, but the salted fish in their hands was real. The unpredictable afterlife was no match for the real benefits, so the Buddhist believers immediately changed their beliefs and believed in the black god who could bring them more benefits.

The monks on the platform were delighted to see more and more believers willing to listen to their sermons. They thought it would take a long time to recruit 1000 believers, but they didn't expect Hu Hai to be so generous and actually give out salted fish to support their preaching. He was indeed a legendary Seris, so wealthy. Now, let alone believers, he was sure to get tens of thousands.

But when I think of Hu Hai who generously took out tens of thousands of kilograms of salted fish, I wonder how rich the Seres were in the legend. Did they have endless salted fish to eat and endless silk clothes to wear? If there is really an afterlife, I don’t want to be a Brahmin anymore. Lord Shiva, please bless me to be reborn as a Seres.

Since the beginning of the industrial revolution in the Han Dynasty, especially after the outbreak of the first industrial revolution, the growth rate of the Han Dynasty's wealth was dozens of times that of the feudal countries, while India was still in the late stage of slavery. The wealth of India and the Han Dynasty differed by almost two dimensions. For Hu Hai, 1 dan of grain was equivalent to 100 coins a year to bribe a charlatan. This amount of money could not even hire a laborer in the Han Dynasty, but in India it could support a Brahmin to live a life of food and clothing.

The two arrivals of the Han fleet caused a huge sensation in India, mainly because they brought out so much wealth. The entire Indian high-level officials were wearing silk clothes, the Brahmins drank Seres green tea with Seres white sugar in the tea, and the noble women were proud to own a Seres magic mirror. The wealth gap was too big, and there was a lack of sufficient sources of information. Now the entire Indian people were full of beautiful fantasies about the Han Dynasty, a bit like the 80s in later generations. The wealth gap between the two sides was too big, and those in India who wanted to live a good life took the initiative to become Han fans.

Such scenes were everywhere in the entire Anxi City. A large group of monks carried dried salted fish and preached everywhere. Within a few days, it became a sensation in the entire Anxi County.

So the people in Anxi County all knew that the gods had suddenly become generous. As long as they believed in them, they could get dried salted fish. These dried salted fish weighed at least two kilograms. Even if they didn't eat them, they could make a lot of money by selling them. No one could miss such a good thing. So a large number of Buddhist believers began to turn to other sects, and the missionary work of other sects in Anxi developed in full swing.

Among them, the Black Sect and the Bon Sect developed the fastest. Firstly, the gods of the two sects were a humped bull and a yellow cattle, and these two gods were naturally compatible with farmers. Because of Zhang Yong's equal distribution of land in Anxi County, each household had 30 acres of land. In the whole of India, Anxi County had the most self-cultivating farmers. The original aristocratic slave economy of India quickly disintegrated. Now the small peasant economy was expanding rapidly in the five cities of Anxi. Naturally, these Indian people who owned land wanted a cow to speed up the efficiency of reclaiming their land.

This is also the reason why the Black Sect and the Bon Sect developed so fast in the rural areas of Anxi. They had a foundation among the people, and the local people also had this demand for farming. The two sides hit it off, and the two sects were able to occupy more than a dozen villages and influence hundreds of villages in more than a year.

Now, while the Black Sect and the Bon Sect are preaching, they are also sending dried salted fish to farmers in India. The rural areas are already poor, and which farmer can withstand such temptation? Farming is hard work, and requires salt and meat, and dried salted fish meets both needs.

It can be said that the salted fish preaching method invented by Hu Hai was only more efficient than the later viral pyramid schemes. As long as a basket of salted fish was brought out, Buddhist believers in every village would immediately change their surnames. Even if there were a few stubborn elements, they would be driven out by the villagers. The Buddha did not even have a single salted fish, so how could he come to our village to preach?

The Black Sect and the Bon Sect were a combination of the right time, right place, and right people, which formed a chain reaction and became increasingly unstoppable. In less than a month, almost all the farmers in the five cities of Anxi were occupied by the two religions. Hu Hai was so scared that he immediately reduced the supply of salted fish. He wanted to destroy Buddhism not to create another Black Sect and Bon Sect. The balanced development of multiple sects was the trend he wanted.

After more than a month, Hu Hai gave people what he could and asked for salted fish, and mobilized more than a dozen sects to poach Buddhists. The number of Buddhists in the five cities of Anxi was reduced like melting ice and snow. Originally, there were more than 20 Buddhists in Anxi County, but now there is less than one-fifth of the original number. Instead, Anxi has more than a dozen small sects with a population of more than .

Faced with this situation, the monks of Anxi also intended to find a way to deal with it. After only a few days of discussion, they had not yet come up with a strategy, and as a result, almost all of their followers were poached. The situation changed so quickly that they did not even have time to react.

They were discussing whether or not to surrender to the devil Hu Hai. This demon was too powerful and they had no chance of defeating him. If they couldn't beat him, they would just join him. This was also their Indian custom. It was not shameful to surrender. As long as they found a good kneeling posture, they could also make a Buddha out of Hu Hai. If he didn't want to be a Buddha, he could also be the Buddha himself. Everything could be negotiated. They should stop giving away the salted fish to the poor. It was such a waste.

While the monks of Anxi County were still thinking about how to kneel down to Hu Hai and cling to the thighs of the Seres, Hu Hai was already preparing to launch the final general attack on Buddhism.

On October 2, the 19th year of the Han calendar, in Anxi City, the City Lord’s Mansion.

Hu Hai, Zhang Yong, Jiumo Luo and others sat together.

Hu Hai said: "After a month of missionary work, there are no more than 4 Buddhists in the entire Anxi County, and no more than 4000 in each city. Even if Buddhism is destroyed now, it will hardly have a big impact on Anxi County."

As Jiumalu looked at Hu Hai, he felt nervous inside. He saw with his own eyes that Hu Hai only took one month to undermine the foundation of Buddhism. This was too horrifying. These Buddhists were really not wrong in giving him the wrong nickname. Hu Hai was truly a devil from outside.

"Lord, the influence of Buddhism has dropped greatly now. It is no longer enough to affect the stability of Anxi County. Should we give them a way out?" At this time, Jiuma Luo was a little reluctant to destroy Buddhism. If Buddhism destroyed him, Brahmanism would become the number one sect in Anxi. If it were half a year ago, he would definitely be extremely happy, but now he found that the Han people were so hostile to sects. Without Buddhism in front, who knew whether these Han people would be prepared to deal with him.

(End of this chapter)