Chapter 233 Borrowing Flowers to Offer Buddha
Zhang Liang was just transferred back to Chang'an from Huaizhou, and rushed back to take over the post of town governor.
In Da Zongchi Temple, he directly asked the governor monk to prepare a seat.
The plain seats in the temple are very famous, and Zhang Liang borrows flowers to present Buddha. As the emperor's confidant in the hidden residence, he used to win over heroes and warriors from Shandong for the emperor, but later he was accidentally arrested. Fortunately, he was very stubborn, no matter how tortured, he did not reveal the slightest word.
The new emperor conferred great meritorious officials, but Zhang Liang also conferred the title of Duke of Changping County for his meritorious service, and also received hundreds of household seals. He came out of Huaizhou and performed well.
"Duke Yi, please!"
Zhang Liang was very polite to Qin Lang, and did not despise Qin Lang at all because of his youth. Zhang Liang knew himself well, but he came from a poor and humble background, started as a rogue, and later voted for Wagang Li Mi. After Li Mi came to the eight-pillar country, he didn't pay much attention to Zhang Liang who took the initiative to vote. The cavalry general was transferred to Xu Shiji's command.
Afterwards, he descended to the Tang Dynasty with Xu Shiji, and successively served as governor of Zhengzhou, Biejia of Dingzhou, etc., but every time he was beaten by his opponents and fled the city. help. Qin Qiong found Fang Xuanling, a fellow villager, and recommended Zhang Liang to him.
Fang Xuanling then recommended Zhang Liang into the Palace of the Prince of Qin as General of Chariots and Cavalry. In Qin Wangfu, Zhang Liang's talents were discovered. He had no ability in commanding the army, and he was not the director of the battle formation, but he was very good in administration. So Li Shimin gradually relied on him as his confidant, and later asked him to go to the Luoyang area to be responsible for recruiting dead men and connecting with powerful people.
Although he missed again later, he insisted on not confessing after all, for which Li Shimin was very grateful.
The reason why he was transferred back to serve as the town governor this time was also because he had done this job before. Although he was not selected, there was no other suitable candidate for the time being.
Zhang Liang raises his glass, first drink a full glass.
He came back not long ago, but he also discovered that the Zhenfusi is different from other yamen. This yamen was established by Qin Lang and has a strong personal brand here, not to mention Liu Jiulin, San Wei Chang, Zhang Cheng, Zhao An, Qin Yong, Qin Yong and others. Qin Lang's relationship is extremely close.
He also knew Xu Jingzong's failure, this guy just overestimated himself and underestimated Qin Lang.
"If it wasn't for Shubao's help, I wouldn't be able to enter the Qin Palace." Zhang Liang was very grateful when he talked about the incense. Not to mention that now Qin Qiong is the number one person in the military, and Qin Lang is the most popular confidant around the emperor. It is very important for him, a person with no background, to maintain this relationship.
"What does Sanlang want me and Zhenfusi to do, just tell me." Zhang Liang said, patting his chest.
Qin Lang looked at him, it was hard to imagine that this humble guy would be one of the twenty-four heroes of Lingyan Pavilion in the future, and it was even more difficult to imagine that his position was even before Qin Qiong.
However, this guy was finally killed for treason.
Zhang Liang was one of the few ex-officials in Taizong's hidden residence who were beheaded by the downtown.
"In fact, we don't need to fight and kill. Inviting the county magistrate to come is just to win over the relationship between our two departments. There will be more places for cooperation in the future, and everyone will be close."
Qin Lang is right, there is really no need to shout and kill.
But pulling the people from the Zhenfu Department to come is actually a deterrent.
Dao He and other great monks from the temple were invited, and Qin Lang asked the abbot to provide a list of all monks in the temple, including the list of clean people (slaves) in the temple.
When Qin Lang asked for the emperor's edict to assess the monks of Da Zongchi Temple, he was a little flustered in congratulations.
At the beginning of the year, Emperor Wude came here once, but the exam was relatively simple at that time, and he was required to recite at least one scripture. They are more tolerant of these big temples, without forcing them, mainly for those small temples.
Dao He proposed to subscribe for a thousand bonds.
"I'm sorry, the one million bonds issued by the imperial court have been fully subscribed, and there are no plans to issue new bonds yet, but thank you abbot for your kindness."
Qin Lang didn't talk to them, either. The Zhen Fusi transferred the Jinwu Guards to surround the temple outside, and then he let the bad people from Chang'an County, Yongzhou, enter the temple and invite all the monks, clean people, etc. in the temple.
"The official will personally preside over the exam, and Zhang Zhenfu will invigilate the exam!"
For the exam, it's just going through the motions.
All monks are required to declare their identity, where they were born, what their lay parents’ names are, where they came from, what scriptures they study, what positions they hold in the monastery, etc., and they are required to register one by one.
After registration, ask them to choose a scripture to recite. As long as they can recite at least two volumes, they will pass.
There are many monks in Dazongchi Temple.
Most people passed the exam, but there were also some young monks, or monks who were engaged in some miscellaneous work, who had difficulty completing the exam and could not recite two volumes of scriptures.
One ultimatum, three hundred guan!
Qin Lang showed Monk Daoyue a box of dutiful certificates, which were actually prepared in advance with blank names, so just fill in the names of the monks now.
Pay the money with one hand, and hand over the ultimatum with the other.
Dao He and the other monks were stunned, is there such an operation?
"For these monks who have not passed the exam, according to the imperial edict, they must be ordered to return home." Zhang Liang sang black faces.
Daoyue hurriedly asked for accommodation.
"The Da Zongji Temple is famous all over the world, and some monks are needed to clean it. I can understand it, but I still need to strengthen my homework efforts in the future. This time, my envoy will give me some accommodation, but..."
Zhang Liang added that for those monks who did not pass, a certificate of 500 guan was given.
A group of monks can't help but feel pain.
Those who pass the exam will pay three hundred, and those who fail will pay five hundred.
There are hundreds of monks, big and small, in the Da Zongchi Temple. Even if the Da Zongchi Temple has money, they are not willing to pay like this.
But Zhang Liang sneered and said, "After an hour, those who have not obtained the degree will be expelled from the temple by the Zhen Fusi and forced to return to vulgarity. If they resist, they will be arrested and exiled to the Lingnan farmland!"
It is invalid after death.
In the future, if you want to be ordained as a monk, you must also apply to the Transit Department. You must pass the exam before you can get the degree certificate, and you still have to pay money.
The monks said they didn’t have so much money.
Zhang Liang immediately said bluntly, "Who doesn't know that your chief executive has money in the temple? The land alone is no less than three thousand hectares. If you don't have money, you can exchange it with land!"
It is impossible for Da Zongchi Temple to have no money. Not only do they have thousands of hectares of land, they also operate the largest quality warehouse in Chang'an, engage in mortgage loans, and make huge profits, let alone accept donations.
Qin Lang took time off.
He came today, it is impossible to leave without taking money.
Daoyue and other monks were anxious.
But the people from the Zhen Fusi had already surrounded the gate of the temple, and no one could get out, even if they wanted to find someone to shut down and make a statement.
The monks still wanted to fight, but Zhang Liang waved his hand and ordered to start arresting people.
"Those who don't have a certificate, all of them will be escorted to the Zhenfu Department for registration!"
Monk Daoyue finally couldn't bear it anymore.
"Zhang Zhen Fu envoy, Qin Zhuan Yun envoy, wait a minute!"
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No matter what the monks said, in the end, with the cooperation of Qin Lang and Zhang Liang, they could only obediently accept the imperial edict.
Transshipment Department began to fill out the certificates for the monks of Dazongchi Temple.
Three hundred guan for one person who passed the exam, and 500 guan for one who failed. Even the Jingren in the temple must hold a certificate to work, but there is no need for an exam or certificate, but they need to register and issue a deed with the Transit Department.
And each slave in the temple needs to pay five strings of money to take the deed.
Boxes of copper coins, bolts of silk cloth, and even a lot of gold and silver collars were moved out of the warehouse and handed over to the transshipment department for counting.
Qin Lang was very satisfied with the cooperation of the monks of Da Zongchi Temple.
"Issuing receipts to the masters!"
A temple, half a day.
Qin Lang received more than 20,000 worth of marriage fees and slave contract money!
Hundreds of certificates with the great seal of the Transshipment Department were also distributed to monks such as Daoyue one by one. These certificates are like contracts, half of which are used by monks, half of which are archived by the Transshipment Department, and there is a seal in the middle.
"Master, please keep it in a safe place. In the future, the Transshipment Department will regularly check the certificates of the monks in each temple. If there is no certificate, it will be very troublesome."
After hearing this, the monks hurriedly collected it carefully, a piece of ultimatum is several hundred.
This time, Da Zongchi Temple is bleeding heavily. Over the years, more than half of the gold, silver, money and silk have been saved.
Qin Lang put his palms together to the monks and resigned.
"Close the team!"
Zhang Liang waved his hands arrogantly.
Persons from the Zhenfu Department and the Transshipment Department were evacuated.
Zhang Liang watched the people from the transshipment department carrying boxes of money and silk out, with some envy in his eyes.
"In such a short period of time, I got more than 20,000 coins. These bald donkeys are really rich."
Qin Lang saw the greedy light in his eyes, and reminded him with a smile, "His Majesty has been looking forward to this money for a long time."
Zhang Liang laughed twice, "These bald donkeys are really rich. I think three hundred guan for a certificate is too cheap, and the price should be increased."
The implication is that everyone is working hard, you can increase the fare to get more money, and everyone will share the extra money.
"There must be rules and standards for everything. If the rules are violated, it will not look good in the future. What's more, this matter has existed since ancient times. From now on, the world has been paying attention to it, and countless people have paid attention to it. If there is anything wrong, the county Neither the husband nor I end well."
Zhang Liang laughed a few times, "Yes, yes."
After leaving the Dazongchi Temple, Qin Lang and Zhang Liang went straight to the Dazhuangyan Temple opposite. Dazhuangyan Temple and Dazongchi Temple were named Zen Ding Temple and Da Zongchi Temple in the Sui Dynasty. They were both royal temples in the Sui Dynasty. The vast temple.
After a successful start in Dazongchi Temple, it went very smoothly in Dazhuangyan Temple.
Half a day later, Qin Lang and Zhang Liang went out with more than 20,000 coins.
Next, Qin Lang no longer went out in person. The Transshipment Division sent out several teams, and the Zhenfu Division and the Yongzhou Prefecture sent people to cooperate with each other to enter the major temples and temples in Chang'an to collect money.
Hand over a piece of certificate, and bring back a box of money and food.
In three days, Qin Lang really sold the duo and got millions of money.
When Li Shimin walked in the warehouse of the Longqingfang Transshipment Department, looking at the boxes of gold, silver, copper coins, and piles of silk cloth, his eyes could not help but shine!
(end of this chapter)