People live in the Ming Dynasty, evil spirits are soaring into the sky

Chapter 280 Why can monks be so arrogant and domineering?
The monk management system of the Ming Dynasty was inherited from the Yuan Dynasty.

There are clear regulations on grade and salary for monks and officials at all levels.

The Sengsi at the central, prefecture, prefecture, and county levels are respectively called Senglusi, Senggangsi, Sengzhengsi, and Senghuisi.

The monk officials of the prefecture, state and county are Du Gang, Seng Zheng and Seng Hui respectively.

This Guangzhi is Du Gang of the Seng Gang Division of Yingtian Prefecture.

Although the monks of the Ming Dynasty were no longer as powerful as the Yuan Dynasty, and they were in charge of military affairs and temples, the monks of the Ming Dynasty had one big characteristic, and that was that they were rich.

In particular, Yingtianfu Longxing Temple is extremely rich.

As the governor of Yingtian Mansion, this Guangzhi is so majestic.

It’s hard to tell how much Buddhist training this guy has, but he has great official authority.

Especially when he came down from Yingtian's Mansion just now, those who didn't know thought he was some kind of general.

His face was ashen and extremely gloomy.

This is why this guy attaches great importance to family ties.

Because of this Guangzhi, in fact, his nature is no longer a pure monk, he is a bit like a professional monk.

Just like a modern monk.

It’s hard to see how much they have cultivated their Buddhist knowledge, but they compare being a monk to a profession, which means they are very conscientious.

In order to create incense money for the temple, he also has considerable business ability.

He may not be able to memorize a few classics, but if you ask him how to manage the temple's property, he can give you a clear and logical explanation.

The same goes for the monks of the Ming Dynasty.

And it can be said that modern temples mainly rely on incense money and tourist attractions.

But the monks of the Ming Dynasty were more than just incense money.

They also have a lot of land, which has a distinctive feature: they don't pay taxes.

Therefore, ancient monks had a very powerful business skill - loan sharking.

Looking through the annals of history, one can see many records of monks lending usury.

Although these monks shout that the four elements are empty every day, in fact, most of them are empty of the four elements.

Especially when it comes to the temple industry.

The amount of their land is much greater than that of ordinary wealth.

Basically, within a hundred miles of a more prosperous temple, most of them may be their industries.

Whether it's real estate, shops or loan sharking industries.

Especially the loan sharking industry is simply a traditional industry in ancient temples.

Therefore, the monks in the ancient temples were not just those who committed some crime and went into the temple to hang out as soon as they shaved off their hair.

In fact, they recruit and select monks very professionally.

Anyway, you must have a professional method.

You can either farm, you can manage people, or you can settle accounts.

And this Guangzhi is a very professional manager.

He arranged all his relatives and friends to various important positions in Longxing Temple, managed the temple's incense money, managed the temple's land, and managed the temple's loan sharking business.

And this Li Jialiang's father was Guangzhi's brother-in-law, who also managed part of the temple's property, that's why Li Jialiang was so arrogant and domineering.

Just because the abbot of Longxing Temple is his uncle.

Longxing Temple, where is that place?
It is said to be the place where His Majesty the Emperor made his fortune.

With such a golden sign, even the government must be courteous.

Every year, Lao Zhu's family would send a large number of officials from the Ministry of Rites to worship in front of Taizu's spirit on behalf of the royal family, and then to pay homage to Longxing Temple.

It can be said that the relationship between Longxing Temple and the central court is very close.

This Guangzhi also made friends with a large number of senior officials in the capital. So he dared to say as soon as he opened his mouth, I will go directly to the governor of South Zhili.

The governor of South Zhili was a frequent visitor to Longxing Temple. The two often talked and drank tea, and they had a very good relationship in private.

The abbot of Longxing Temple often invites officials at all levels in South Zhili to have vegetarian banquets in the temple.

This vegetarian banquet is usually a way of eating that has been studied by the Taoist temple. Even though they are all vegetarian dishes, they are so well prepared that most people can't eat them.

Many dignitaries are proud to eat the vegetarian banquet at Longxing Temple, and even have to donate a lot of incense money in order to eat this vegetarian banquet.

They also created a catering industry for this purpose.

Just because some big temples have this kind of business, they make friends with the powerful in society. If anyone dares to offend them, these powerful people will not help.

Therefore, even as the prefect of Yingtian Mansion, he had to bow his head.

When Magistrate Yingtian heard that Guangzhi was going to go to the governor, he panicked and yelled, "You are such a small seventh-grade county magistrate that you have finally come to an end. Why do you think what I said is so unpleasant?"

This government just wants to try a case, and we still want you to dictate?
Now you either let him go, or I will take action against you immediately and terminate all your duties now. "

Unexpectedly, the magistrate of Shangyuan County is also a very stubborn person.

As soon as he heard what Magistrate Yingtian said, he understood that these were just some ordinary people.

No matter how much he talked to them, it was useless, so he sneered again and again: "Cultivating Buddhism should have all four elements in vain, but you don't want to protect criminals like you, a bald donkey. It is simply a Buddhist misfortune.

It is really unfortunate for Taizu that someone like you should become the abbot of Longxing Temple. "

Guangzhi's inverted triangular eyes were even more fierce. He chanted the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, you dare to blaspheme Taizu. This is a crime of great disrespect. Lord Magistrate, he has added another crime. What should you say?"

Magistrate Yingtian immediately got off the donkey and said, "Okay, you are a seventh-grade county magistrate. You dare to blaspheme Taizu, so I won't let you stay. Come on, take down this person who disrespects Taizu immediately!"

At this time, the county government officials are very active.

The water and fire stick in his hand hit the ground hard and shouted: "Mighty!!"

Then he wanted to capture the county magistrate, and the officials brought by the prefect also stepped forward.

For a moment, everyone thought that the county magistrate would definitely be captured.

The county magistrate himself gritted his teeth fiercely, holding the water and fire stick, and shouted, "You dirty officials and bald donkeys, you are so blatantly shielding criminals, well, I have to fight even if I risk my life." Damn this bastard."

As he said that, he raised the water and fire stick and was about to hit Li Jialiang.

The people also became restless at this time.

"Dirty official, bald donkey!"

"You dirty officials, you still have the audacity to act like a bald donkey!"

Guangzhi turned back to the people with a cold face and threatened, "Why, you don't want your family's fields anymore, right?
If you don’t want them anymore, we at Longxing Temple are willing to accept them all. "

As soon as these words came out, the people suddenly stopped.

Longxing Temple is indeed capable of annexing all their fields.

Seeing that the people did not dare to speak, Guangzhi actually sneered.

At this time, Chen Han finally couldn't help it anymore. He clapped his hands and stood out from the crowd. He walked over and laughed: "Okay! Good! Very good!"

It was the first time that Pontus saw that a monk had such authority.

awesome! ! "

He said it was awesome, but he actually said it through gritted teeth.

Magistrate Yingtian and Guangzhi were stunned when they saw that Chen Han was extraordinary and full of momentum.

Magistrate Yingtian even asked with trembling teeth: "Who is coming?"

Liu Ting and Wang Hu pulled off their coats, revealing the gorgeous flying fish suits underneath.

He shouted loudly: "The adults in our family are—the Imperial Envoy, the Duke of Liao, the Left Governor of the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion, and Chen Qingtian, who also leads the Jinyi Guard!!"

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First update! !

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