Great Warriors of Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 1247 Eight Hundred Pacesetters
Eight hundred knights from the governor's standard battalion, wearing shiny bright armor, straddled tall Qinghai horses, holding eight spears, sabers on the left and bows and arrows on the right, filed into the city.

This imposing manner shocked the people in Jiangling City.

Although it is a time of catastrophe, Jiangling is an important town in Jinghu after all. If it were not for the fact that Jiangling has been occupied by Xiao Mian for the past few years, which affected Jiangling, Jiangling would definitely become an important town in the world just like Guangling and Chengdu. .But in the past few years under Xiao Xian's rule, Jiangling's development has stagnated, and it no longer has the status of a commercial center on the Yangtze River, and it is even worse than the development of Xiangyang and Nanyang in the north.

Fortunately, Jiangling City has finally returned to the embrace of the imperial court.

Before the overall situation was uncertain, people were in panic. Although many officials, scholars and powerful landlords from the small court of Nanliang gathered in Jiangling City, they were not afraid of famine and hunger, but they were afraid of the unstable situation.

Now that the situation in Jinghu has finally stabilized, they finally felt a little more at ease.

But today I was still terrified to see the cavalry of the eight hundred governor's standard battalion entering the city.

"Could something happen again?"

"What can happen? Didn't you see the notice from the governor before? Now everything is safe and disaster relief, and the imperial court has to use work for relief, organize the victims to dig the river and repair the embankment. There won't be nine floods in ten years."

"How can it be so simple!"

With Qin Qiong's [-] standard horses entering the city, Jiangling City did start to fly, but it didn't affect most people, mainly for the officials, monks and Taoists of the former Jiangling court in the city.

One Buddhist temple after another was sealed. According to the imperial court system, monks had to have degree certificates, and there was a limit to the number of degree certificates. They even had to pass the imperial examinations. If the grades were not good enough, they were not pious enough, so they were not qualified to continue to be monks. They have to forcibly return to vulgarity, and if they are younger, they even have to forcibly marry.

As for the temple property and fields of Buddhist temples, etc., they will naturally be confiscated.

Some monks were dissatisfied, and some temples even openly fought against each other, but no matter how powerful monks and soldiers can pass Qin Qiong's governor's standard horse?
This is the elite of all battles that the emperor specially selected for him from the Beiya Imperial Army when he left Beijing.

Almost all the hairless bald donkeys who dared to fight against the court fell down. Fortunately, the imperial guards did not kill them, but beat them with bruises and swollen faces. Then they tied them up and threw them into the river to dig the river. Serve labor reform.

The monks were knocked down and taken away, and then the commanding officer looked at the huge temple in the city and said with a smile, "I think this is a good place to serve as the temporary yamen of the Dushui Supervisor, so I will give it to the Dushui Supervisor." .”

In one day, 130 cavalry patrols split up and directly wiped out 47 eight Buddhist temples and [-] Taoist temples in the city. It doesn’t matter whether you are big or small. Anyway, according to the laws of Daqin, no matter whether Buddhism or Taoism, they are not allowed to gather in urban villages. If you want to practice, you can only apply for permission to build a temple in the mountains far away from the cities and villages, and the scale of the temple is also subject to strict regulations.

In short, you have to practice, regardless of whether you practice Buddhism or Taoism, as long as you don’t engage in heresy, the court will allow it. The prerequisite is that you must first pass the exam and obtain a degree certificate, and then pass the examination and approval of the local government. In short, if you want to be a monk or priest in Daqin It's not easy. If you want to be a monk or a Taoist priest, you have to be relaxed and comfortable, and it's even more impossible. You can only practice asceticism.

Especially without approval, you are not even allowed to leave the temple, and you are not allowed to enter or leave the villages in the cities, squares, cities, and villages.

It is precisely because of these strict regulations that the number of monks and Taoists in other places in Daqin has been greatly reduced. After all, there are still few truly pious people, and even fewer are willing to devote themselves to hard work.

Rishengliang No.

The shopkeeper stood at the door today to watch the excitement, diagonally across from them was a big temple, usually there were hundreds of monks in it, and there were hundreds of clean men (slaves) in the temple. That kind of good Buddha is out of the ordinary, but his attitude really made the Buddhist affairs in Jiangling City flourish for a time, especially after the reform of Buddhism and Taoism in various parts of Daqin, many monks came to Jiangling.

Usually, the monks in the temple are very proud, and the shopkeeper has to be polite when he sees them.

But today, they were taken away with bruises and swollen faces, and the temple was sealed.

"Are you the treasurer of Rishengliang?"

Suddenly, an armored governor Biao rode over and asked him. Beside him, there was another servant in soap clothes. The shopkeeper knew this servant from the street.

"Xiao Lao is the shopkeeper of Risheng!" The shopkeeper quickly responded.

Biaoqi handed him an official document.

"According to the order of the Qin Dynasty, all grain stores in Jiangling City must truthfully report the amount of grain stored to the governor's office within three days, and must indicate the types and quantities of various grains. And, from now on, all grain stores in the city must implement the food regulations issued by the governor's office. Selling price, private price adjustment is not allowed, let alone closing the door for sale!"

"If you violate it, you will bear the consequences!"

Holding the official document, the shopkeeper couldn't help but frown into a bitter chrysanthemum.

"The food price is set by the governor's office?"

"That's right, it will be sold at the same price, while stocks last!"

"The price? Fifty cents for a bucket of rice, thirty cents for a bucket of millet? Then I have to go to my mother's belly." The shopkeeper kept complaining. At this time, there is a great famine in Jinghu, and this food is life.It's even worth more than gold. You said that a bucket is only sold for [-] yuan?
"Don't pretend to me. Do you think Prime Minister Qin doesn't know the price of your grain? You are old grain from last year, or even old grain from the year before and the year before. There was no big hunger at that time. Your purchase The price of a bucket of rice does not exceed 25 renminbi, and now you are asked to double the price, why are you complaining?"

The shopkeeper is so reconciled, now the worst rice in his store sells for two hundred cents a bucket, and he still sells it in a limited amount every day, and waits for the price to continue to rise. Now that he sells it for fifty, that would be a big loss.It's true that his rice is old rice, and it's true that the purchase price is low, but making less now means losing money.

Xun Qi didn't bother to pay attention to him, "The official document has been delivered, it's up to you whether to follow it or not."

The patrolman left, and the subordinate staff reminded the shopkeeper in a low voice, "Old Liu, you should take it easy at this time of year, let alone earning less, you are really losing money, and even giving it away, you have nothing to say. Small loss is big!"

The subordinate staff left.

The shopkeeper returned to the shop, his face as black as charcoal.

"Damn, this is cutting my flesh with a knife. I'm in business, and I don't buy and sell by force. How much do you care how much I sell?"

"The shopkeeper?" Several guys surrounded him.

"Close the door, close the door, and stop doing business."

The buddy said worriedly, "But that patrolman just now?"

"Damn it, I don't believe it. There are so many grain shops in the city, they really have the ability to insist?"

The guys had no choice but to take the gatehouse and close it piece by piece, and the grain shop was closed.

Over there, Governor Biao rode a team of horses and horses just after pasting the seal on the temple gate, only to see that the grain store was closed in broad daylight.

"Hey, is this against the wind?"

"Fourth Qian, I asked you to send an official document just now, has this company sent it?"

"Sent it, handed it to the shopkeeper face to face, and complained to me that the price would be lost to my mother."

"Since it has been notified, if you dare to do this, you are deliberately resisting the court. Come, seal up this grain shop, arrest the shopkeeper, and check the owner behind, and arrest them together!" The head was very rude and ordered the shop to be closed and arrested.

Use extreme measures at extreme times!
(End of this chapter)