It is not easy to be a monk in the Tang Dynasty

Looking at the account book in his hand, Zhang Yang sighed, it was really messy, and regardless of the way it was recorded, just turning over a page with a few black blobs on it would make people lose the desire to continue reading.

Got it or make a new one yourself.Although I don’t major in finance and economics, who in modern times can’t make a simple report. Have you never seen a pig or a pig run? Arrange the monthly income and expenditure in a row, mark the date, and the entire page is immediately clear clear.

Master Zhang has 50 pens, Mrs. Li has one pen, and Granny Wang has 100 pens. . . . . .

Zhang Yang smacked his tongue, this income and expenditure is too unbalanced. In the whole September, the Dazongji Temple collected more than 1000 incense sticks. You must know that during the Zhenguan period, people's living standards were still very rich, and all kinds of daily necessities were still very low. Cheap, one tael of gold is equal to 10 taels of silver, and one tael of silver is equivalent to 1000 cash, which is 21 Wen. According to the gold price in the 2st century, a penny is equivalent to 1000 cents in later generations.Now the monthly income of Da Zongchi Temple is more than [-] guan, which is more than [-] yuan if converted into RMB.Even in modern times, this amount of money is not small.

In just one month, the income of the Dazongchi Temple is so much. Looking at its monthly expenditure, the Dazongchi Temple has a total of 150 monks.Each person can receive money ranging from dozens of Wen to dozens of Guan per month. After the payment of tea, water and meals, there are hundreds of Guan left every month.In addition, monks do not need to serve in the service and pay taxes. They often occupy mountains as temples, and domineeringly forbid others to go up the mountains to cut firewood.Make the wealth of the temple accumulate more and more.

No wonder there are so many people ordained as monks, monks are really a career with a lot of money, do you really want to join this great and promising industry?Immediately Zhang Yang dismissed this very tempting proposal, the money is touching, the events of extermination of Buddha happened from time to time in history, and it was not uncommon in the history of Tang Dynasty, it is better not to take chances, Zhang Yang said that he still cherishes it own life.

"Wow, brother, brother admires you to death!"

Yun Yin appeared out of nowhere and yelled loudly, "Brother, I didn't understand it after a few days of sorting it out, but my brother just finished it in a few hours, and it's so intuitive and clear. It's really pissing people off. Ahh , sin, sin, Amitabha, the poor monk should not have delusional thoughts." Yun Yin clasped his hands in front of his chest, and spit out a long paragraph of the mantra of purifying the heart, but stared at the form on the table with treacherous eyes.

Seeing Zhang Yang tabulating all kinds of expenses item by item, in an orderly manner, Yun Yin was in admiration. His little brother is really worthy of a scholar, and his brain is so good.

"Of course, I don't even look at who this young master is. This thing is a piece of cake for me!" Tang bastard, pack up and go home as soon as possible.

"Hey, since junior brother is so capable, then junior brother should take over these things. Senior brother is very optimistic about you!" Yun Yin said the main purpose of this trip.He can no longer bear to bury his head in the accounts all day long, Zhang Yang is perfectly qualified for this job!

Zhang Yang stood there dumbfounded, and only then did he know what Yun Yin was up to, who said Yun Yin was simple-minded, anyway, I didn't say anything, Zhang Yang shook his head, this girl has quite the potential for black belly!But this little thing didn't bother him.So he agreed.

There are three main sources of income for Dazongchi Temple.

First, the sesame oil money that the pilgrims pay homage to is a huge sum, even in Zhang Yang's eyes, it is quite impressive.

Second, since temples do not have to pay taxes on the output of fields and mountains, many temples have colluded with rich and powerful landlords to put the land under the name of the temple to avoid taxation, and the temple collects a certain amount of compensation from it.Moreover, most of the temples are built in places where mountains and rivers alternate. Often after a temple is built, the surrounding mountains are considered by the monks to be privately owned by the temple, and others are not allowed to take resources from the mountains and rivers. The condemnation of the masses, on the contrary, is taken for granted by everyone. Everyone knows that the tiger's buttocks cannot be touched, and the soil on Tai Sui's head cannot be moved. Who dares to force food with the Buddha?

Finally, don’t think that monks don’t know how to do business when buying and selling temples. In fact, it’s not the case. As far as Zhang Yang knows, in the Dazongchi Temple, you can make a lot of money just by selling incense candles and yellow paper. , Temples can sell more than a dozen or even tens of wens, and the price difference is several times or tens of quilts, not to mention the so-called consecrated items. There is no most expensive one, only more expensive ones. , its value is often higher than the market, and the monks are making crazy money. These days, even the Buddha also loves Aduwu. The Buddha statues are all pure gold, and the last thing is copper. What does it mean to reshape the golden body? If you were made of mud, you would be ashamed to come out to meet people, so how would you attract believers and solicit incense? Didn’t you hear that the mud Bodhisattva could not protect himself when he crossed the river?

Monks are a money-making industry, Zhang Yang is very sure of it!

Seeing the continuous increase in the amount of money counted in his hands, what Zhang Yang felt was not excitement, but fear!Yes, Zhang Yang was scared!

In feudal dynasties, having wealth that rivals a country without the power to protect it is like a child walking on the street with a daughter in his arms, which can only make people jealous. Restrain yourself from reaching out to that child?To snatch this ill-gotten wealth, the snatcher may not have the slightest psychological pressure, but will find countless just excuses for himself.

Since ancient times, wealth has moved people's hearts.Everyone is innocent, but pregnant is guilty!

In the early years of Zhenguan, the fiscal revenue of the entire Tang Dynasty was only a few million dollars a year. How big the entire Tang Dynasty was, this money was not only used for civil affairs, but also in the years of famine disasters, the imperial court would allocate funds for disaster relief to prevent riots , affecting the governance of the country.There is also a huge army. The army is the guarantee of a country's security. If you want a strong force, you must have enough hungry soldiers, and you need food and equipment. These are all indispensable, and the consumption is also staggering.It can be said that excluding the necessary military expenditures and the food reserves reserved for disaster relief, the imperial court’s annual surplus is not optimistic. Someone is watching.

Zhang Yang's guess was right, Li Shimin, Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, was among the people staring at him!

Li Shimin is a wise king, with the world in mind and love for all people.Now, His Majesty Tian Khan is worrying about money. He is very clear about the finances of the imperial court. Years of wars have consumed a lot of manpower and money. On rainy days, some places even leak rain.The Empress Changsun even led the concubines in the harem to pick mulberry and raise silkworms in person, and usually cut down on food and clothing, but how much money can be saved in the palace, the money is a drop in the bucket for the needs of the court, Li Shimin feels distressed and helpless about this.

Li Shimin knows where to get money to solve the current financial shortage.Family!The aristocratic family has a lot of talents and wealth. There is no thousand-year dynasty, only a thousand-year-old family.After more than 1000 or even thousands of years of accumulation and development, these aristocratic families have a terrible number of resources.But Li Shimin knew that he still couldn't touch these aristocratic families.

The aristocratic families have developed for thousands of years, and their relationships are intricate, and a single hair can affect the whole body.What's more, there are many children of aristocratic families who hold important positions in the imperial court. After all, the resources of aristocratic families are an incomparable advantage. Their background can cultivate batches of outstanding talents. Li Shimin didn't dare to act rashly without the talents provided by the aristocratic family and no one who could replace them. Without the certainty of victory.

Now that the road to the aristocratic family was cut off, Li Shimin's eyes were aimed at the temple, and a sharp light flashed in his eyes!