Emperor Sui Yang

Chapter 484
There is not enough food to eat, which will affect the morale of the army, so the news of the flooding of the Xingluo warehouse cannot be leaked.

And don't count on the annual grain collected at the end of this year, that stuff would already be included in the supply of the army, otherwise why would you keep vacating the warehouse.

In the first half of the year, on the Yongji Canal, grain boats joined each other end to end, traveling thousands of miles, evacuating 300 million shi. In the second half of the year, large-scale grain transportation began, and the grain in the three major warehouses had to go north.

The three major families in Hebei are also honest. They agreed not to make money in the second half of the year, so I will definitely not make money. A lot of books.

The river transportation in the Sui Dynasty has always been under the control of the Ministry of Industry, and other government offices cannot control it, because the river was built by others. I plant trees and you enjoy the shade?Don't even think about it.

Therefore, some local yamen of the Ministry of Industry are amazing.

This time, Xingluo Cang was a fluke. If one-third of the grain cellar hadn't been transported away, the loss this time would have been even greater.

After suffering such a catastrophe, Yang Guang must be punished. Yu Wenkai escaped to death. You can no longer trouble the dead with this matter, so the Ministry of Industry will take responsibility.

If you transported the food away early, would you be flooded?
So Liu Su, the servant of the Ministry of Industry who was in charge of the water transportation of Yongji Canal in the capital, was dismissed.

Liu Su is also wronged, it was the crown prince who asked for half food and half goods, so that the progress of food delivery was delayed, and it was not me who wanted to do this?Didn't we agree that I will carry it before July, and it has nothing to do with me after July?It's September already?

So Liu Su immediately went to the East Palace to ask to see the prince.

Facing the wronged Liu Su, Yang Ming was also very helpless. This time it was really unlucky. Who would have thought that there would be such a heavy rain in Luoyang?
"Okay, okay, His Majesty's will has been issued, and it is impossible to take it back. If you stay at home for a while, I will find a way to compensate you," Yang Ming comforted the other party.

Liu Su said with a mournful face: "I am not at fault, Prince, you know that I am doing well in the capital, this is a disaster from heaven, I have been working in the Ministry of Industry for five years, and I am very familiar with it, so I really don't want to leave. "

You can't do it if you don't want to, the emperor let you go?
Liu Su came here today, in fact, he wanted an explanation, I blamed you, you have to make arrangements for me, if you don't make arrangements for me, I will stay here and not leave.

Yang Ming frowned and thought for a moment, knowing that there was nothing real, and he didn't expect to send him away today, so he said:
"Well, you won't be able to go back to the center in a short period of time. Yuwen Shangshu passed away, and Yuwen Rutong has to come back to mourn. After he left, the Shangshu of the Southwest Xingtai Ministry of Industry, you go to work first. The appointment of the official department Official document, I'll get it for you later, it's inconvenient now."

This is okay, it belongs to the old line of business, but the official rank is a bit low, Liu Su knows in his heart that at the moment he is in the limelight, the official department will definitely not be able to issue an appointment document for him, and he has to wait until the limelight passes.

And the prince is the Minister of the Southwest Xingtai, and the appointment of officials is determined by others, so he can take up the post quietly first, and follow the formal procedures later.

"Xingtai Shangshu, what rank is it?" Liu Su asked knowingly. In fact, he was hinting at Yang Ming, you have to get me back from the place in the future. Look at the people below.

Yang Ming frowned and said, "Are you bargaining with me? Didn't I tell you everything just now, will I find a way for you?"

"I know I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong," Liu Su said in panic, "Then I'm going to take up the post right now?"

Yang Ming nodded: "There is one more thing. I went to Bashu and asked local rich people to raise funds to build a few more temples, sell some monk registration, and get me some money back."

Hey~~~ Good job, I am willing to do it, Liu Su frowned and said, "How much does the crown prince need?"

"It's not that I need it, it's to make up for Luoyang's shortfall," Yang Ming said, "You know it well."

The corner of Liu Su's mouth twitched, this is embarrassing for me, the shortfall of 300 million shi, how many temples will have to be built to make up for it?And if the money is needed urgently, it cannot be built, but expanded and repaired.

Now, you not only earned money from the local wealthy family, but also earned money from selling monk registration, and also robbed Buddha's incense money. You really know how to make money, and you should be the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Liu Su calculated the account in his mind, nodded and said, "Before the end of the year, I will get you back 100 million shi of grain."

"That much? How much kickback do you want?" Yang Ming frowned.

Conscience, I don't intend to take kickbacks, do you think it's easy to make money?You just need to open your mouth, I'll run down below.

Liu Su said sternly: "It's too late to build a new building, so we can only use the old disrepair as an excuse to instigate the temple abbot to get some repair money from wealthy businessmen. As for selling monk registration, it can't be sold for much, and the incense money in the temple , then Honglu Temple has to put pressure on it, otherwise I won’t be able to move this little money.”

All the Taoist temples, Taoist priests and monks in the Sui Dynasty were under the management of Honglu Temple. The current minister of Honglu Temple is Fang Xuanling's father, Fang Yanqian, who was also arranged by Yang Ming. This is easy to say.

As long as Honglu Temple greets you, if you don’t pay the money, your temple will be withdrawn and you will not be allowed to receive folk incense, then the temple host will obediently hand over the money.

Yang Ming said: "How about this, I will let Gao Shilian, the governor of Honglu Temple, go to Bashu with you, and the two of you will work together, remember, don't make any noise."

Do I dare to speak up about stealing money from Buddha and Taoist ancestors?I can't even admit it.

Liu Su nodded quickly.

This method is actually shady, because the use of incense money has always been disclosed to the public, it is the daily expenses of monks and Taoists and the daily maintenance of temples, but in fact, the incense money of some temples is very considerable, and it is impossible to spend it all.

If there are endless flowers, who will spend them?People chant, or say that monks and Taoists are so valuable?
And what Yang Ming has to do is let me spend it for you. If you don't let me spend it for you, you won't get a cent in the future.

Everyone knows that the emperor of the Sui Dynasty respected Buddhism, so there are more Buddhist temples than Taoist temples in all parts of the world, and the incense is more prosperous.

The more temples there are, the more monks there will be, and monks must also have monk registration, but the actual situation is that more than half of the monks in a temple do not have monk registration, which means that the court does not recognize it.

People like this are eagerly looking forward to being naturalized, so they are willing to spend money.

Historically, when Comrade Yang Guang conquered Goguryeo, he was short of people and money, what should he do?Temples were demolished and monks were recruited into the army.

Because monasteries don’t pay taxes on their land and monks are exempted from taxes and servitude, temples hoard a large amount of land and support a large number of monks. When temples are demolished, a lot of land can be recovered, and a large number of monks begin to pay taxes and serve in labor, which is beneficial to the treasury’s revenue.

Why did the emperor demolish the temple when he clearly honored the Buddha?Because you are not righteous, you are not pious believers, not my disciples of Buddhism, I am purging the Buddhist gate and returning the Buddhist court to clarity.

Don't worry that the emperor can't find an excuse. Yang Guang's dharma name is Zongchi Bodhisattva, which is to clean up the door on behalf of the Buddha.

This is all light, just do less dismantling and get some money back to make up for the shortfall. In history, Emperor Wuzong of Tang Dynasty exterminated Buddhism, demolished more than 26 temples, and returned 500 monks and nuns. This is the real lack of money. .

He didn't dare to tell his father about Yang Ming's method, because his father was too radical and would magnify his method and go to great lengths to really piss off Buddhists. good thing.

In Luoyang, Yu Wenkai died, Liu Su was kicked out, and a Ministry of Industry suddenly lost two high-ranking officials. If they don't make up for it quickly, there will be problems in daily operations.

But Minister of the Ministry of Industry, not everyone can do it. This position has relatively high professional requirements, and it can only be chosen by Taifu Temple Minister Yanbi. Their family's knowledge about engineering is also passed down from their ancestors.

As for the minister of the Ministry of Industry, Huang Fuyi, the right minister of the Shangshu, will concurrently serve as the minister.

This news was brought back by Xin Shixiong, who is currently in the East Palace.

"So, have you met Yuwen Jingli?" Yang Ming asked.

Xin Shixiong nodded: "I just met Luoyang when I left Luoyang, and we chatted for a while. The son-in-law knows the general situation, so it's very suitable to be Li Jing's comforter."

"Is your consolation envoy settled?" Yang Ming asked.

Xin Shixiong nodded and said: "It's settled. It's Yang Wei, the second son of King Guan. The person next to Mai Tiezhang is Gao Yixian, a native of Bohai, and he is currently working in the palace."

"Do you know Gao Yixian's family background?" Yang Ming asked.

Xin Shixiong said: "It seems that there is a relative with Mr. Dugu, but it seems quite far away."

Distant relatives are also relatives, so in this way, the three consolation envoys on Li Jing West Road can still handle them.

"Whose army is that Liu Shilong in?" Yang Ming asked.

Xin Shixiong replied: "This person is currently taking over from Huangfu Yi's Shangshu Youcheng, and he is the consolation envoy in the army of Duke Yanshou (Yu Zhongwen)."

Nima, did this bastard really go to Yu Zhongwen's subordinates?

Liu Shilong, who was born in the Liu family of Pengcheng (Xuzhou, Jiangsu), was a good friend of Yang Guang when he was the governor of Yangzhou. Yang Guang comforted Jiangnan in those days.

The current collection of books in the Secretary of the Sui Dynasty is as high as 32 volumes. According to historical records, the Sui Dynasty was the dynasty with the largest collection of books in all Chinese dynasties. Unfortunately, most of them were destroyed in the flames of war.

So in ancient times, apart from the eight disasters of flood and drought, there was also a disaster called war.

Xin Shixiong was very puzzled by the prince's distress. What happened to Liu Shilong?Does he have a problem?

The problem is big, and this person has a huge responsibility for the defeat of Goguryeo.

"Stop talking about that, let's talk about you," Yang Ming waved his hand irritably:

"Since Li Jing intends to take risks, you can't hold him back. If he really succeeds, you West Road can be said to have contributed a lot. You are my father's old man. We met each other when we were in Jinwangfu. As long as you don't come out Liao, when discussing merit in the future, Father will not treat you badly, and I will also help you."

Xin Shixiong smiled wryly, "I'm afraid I won't be able to dispatch the people His Highness has arranged for you."

"Don't worry about that," Yang Ming said, "Ming people don't speak dark words in front of them. I arranged them for fear of you messing around. If you don't mess around, how could they not listen to your orders?"

Then I can't use it smoothly, Xin Shixiong sighed: "Couldn't your Highness be more accommodating?"

"You have this skill, why don't you go to the military mansion early and get acquainted with them," Yang Ming said with a smile, "As a general, I don't need to teach you how to deal with your subordinates?"

Xin Shixiong nodded helplessly, I hope your group of people will not fight against me.

Actually, no, Yang Ming had already greeted Shi Wanshou and the others, as long as Xin Shixiong didn't interfere at the front line, they had to obey their military orders.

People like me are here to set things right, not to make trouble.

(End of this chapter)