The six-dimensional pictures of emperors of all dynasties were exposed, and the ancestors panicked

Chapter 190 The Hero of the Northern Zhou Dynasty Yu Wenyong

[The first thing Yuwen Yong did after taking office was to stipulate that the six government offices no longer had to take orders from Otsuka Prime Minister. 】

[Making Otsuka Zai a useless position strengthened the imperial power. 】

[The second thing is to increase the number of troops. 】

[In 573 AD, Yu Wenyong ordered the recruitment of Han peasants from Juntian to serve as government soldiers. 】

[He divided the fields in the equal land system into nine grades, and those above grade six, that is, those who obtained the best grade of land, stipulated that for every three men in the family, one would serve as a soldier. 】

[Those who come to serve as soldiers are "not registered in the county" when they are granted land]

[A soldier himself can be exempted from rent and corvee service, and his family can also be exempted from paying rent and corvee service for three years. 】

[These new troops were sent to Kaifu to report and became part of the army recruitment in the government's military system. 】

[This order alone instantly gave the Northern Zhou Dynasty an additional 50,000 troops. 】

[Subsequently, sergeants were renamed as aides-de-camp to change the past tradition that the soldiers belonged exclusively to a certain army commander, making them directly subordinate to the monarch, in order to strengthen the close relationship between the army and the emperor. 】

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Da Qin,

Ying Zheng quickly recorded these policies.

Such regulations are very fair and will not interfere or damage farming much.

After all, he had accepted better land, and only one of the three men in the family had to contribute to the imperial army.

Those who served as soldiers were also granted land licenses, but all related corvee services for a household were exempted.

As long as someone in the family is willing to serve as a soldier, the whole family can get the land without having to bear other labor.

What great conditions!

Of course,
The prerequisite for such a new system is of course that the land equalization system can operate smoothly.

There must be more wasteland so that the country can have space for farming.

As for where to find it in the wasteland...

Ying Zheng looked at the contents on the bamboo slips and had a crazy idea in his mind.

The Six Nations went to the Western Regions to establish kingdoms and build their own countries.

The people of Qin, on the other hand, cultivated their land evenly, and casually used this method to accumulate troops while farming.

After the troops are almost accumulated, they will advance to the Western Region.

Let’s destroy the “Six Kingdoms” again!
In this way, the land in the west can be easily obtained without the development of Great Qin.

It might take a little longer, but that’s okay!
Let’s lay a good foundation!

Let Fusu's son do this great undertaking!

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The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Liu Che stood upright on the ground.

He put his hands on his hips and looked at the sky.

"Finally, I finally see an emperor with a brain!"

You know what you are doing, since recruiting Han people into the army is a precedent.

This shows that all the generals and soldiers under the original government army system were barbarians.

And since he can recruit Han people and change their civilian registration to military status, it is said that there is not much difference between Han and Hu in his heart.

This is very important.

It's been two or three hundred years since the Hu people took over the Central Plains, right?

After a long time, it was basically impossible to drive them out of the Central Plains.

Since you can't drive them out, then assimilate them!
It's a pity that Emperor Xiaowen died too early, and the entire Hanization effort fell short.

One of the two separate Wei dynasties still had a crazy Hu style.

And now, finally, a monarch with ambitions for the world has appeared!
Absorbing Han people into the army not only expanded the source of troops, but also solved the problem of conflict between Han and Hu.

Moreover, when Han people entered his Northern Zhou army in large numbers, they would gradually become the main body of the Northern Zhou army.

In this way, the Northern Zhou Dynasty was no longer just a country for the Hu people, but also a country for the Han people!

"It's not easy. Do you know how long I have tolerated you, a bunch of emperors from the Northern and Southern Dynasties?"

"Finally we see the dawn of world unification!"

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Period of Emperor Guangwu of Yanhan Dynasty

Liu Xiu looked at the reformed land equalization system on the sky screen and felt a wave of emotion in his heart.

"How important it is for a country to have land to grant. Zhou used enfeoffment to defend the royal family, and Qin used farming as its basis to annex the six countries."

Then there was another wave of doubt.

The number of conscripts generated through land equalization will only increase in number.

What happens when the size of the army exceeds what is needed for frontline warfare?
These excess troops have not actually fought in the war, but they have also enjoyed the benefits of being exempted from rent and transfer by the court.

Isn’t it a waste of national affairs?
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[In the same year, Yu Wenyong ordered the release of the people who had become slaves during the war, restored their civilian status, and allowed them to confer farmland and serve as soldiers. 】【It is also stipulated that anyone who secludes five households or more than ten people, or secludes more than three hectares of land, shall be punished by death. 】

[The peasants who were originally controlled by local powerful families were directly controlled by the imperial court. 】

[When the military power and the people are firmly in their own hands. 】

[Yu Wenyong started to do the third major thing. 】

【give change. 】

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Playing continues on the marquee
The young and mighty emperor sat at the head.

Below, a monk in black was explaining the truth eloquently.

"Although there was no Buddhism during the time of Yao and Shun, the country was stable."

"Qi and Liang built many temples in the hope of educating the people, but in the end they destroyed the country."

"It can be seen from this that people will not stop rebelling just because they build temples, and the country will not be permanently stable just because they believe in Buddhism."

"The original intention of the Buddha is to have great compassion and bring peace and happiness to all sentient beings, and it is never to enslave the common people with suffering."

"But today's believers are building a lot of construction projects to show their piety, which is a waste of people and money."

"This clearly violates the true meaning of the Buddha, but it is said that it is a service to the Buddha. Isn't this a big fallacy?"

He looked at the monk in front of him who was pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey.

Yu Wenyong asked interestingly:
"Then I wonder, according to the great monk, how should Buddhism deal with it?"

The monk in black clasped his hands together slightly, with compassion on his face, and said:

"Buddha's heart is based on great compassion."

"Not working hard for the people is a great mercy, but building a Buddhist temple is undoubtedly against the Buddha's heart."

"So the country should not recreate those luxurious and useless temples."

"If we must build a temple, then please ask Your Majesty to build Pingyan Temple."

Yu Wenyong muttered:

"Pingyan Temple? What's the explanation?"

The monk in black lowered his eyes slightly and said calmly:
"The so-called Pingyan Temple can accommodate people from all over the world, regardless of Taoism or custom."

"Use the city as a temple and tower, and the emperor as a Tathagata."

"Guo Yi serves as a monk's residence, and the husband and wife serve as saints."

"Use silkworms diligently to replenish household supplies and provide political services to repay the country's favor."

"The virtues of advocating order are the three cardinal principles, and the elders are the superior ones."

"Choose benevolent and intelligent people to be deacons, and be brave enough to be mages."

"In this way, there will be no voice of resentment against Zhou in the Liuhe, and there will be songs of Zhou in the eight wastes."

Yu Wenyong looked at the monk in front of him in surprise, couldn't help but clasped his hands and said:
“Treating the people as one’s sons can be described as a great kindness.”

"The four seas are our home, that is, the same Dharma realm."

"The great monk's merits are immeasurable."

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[Another method Yu Wenyong used to expand his financial resources was to "abolish Buddha". 】

[This practice was called "destroying the Buddha" at the time, rather than "exterminating the Buddha" as it was later called. 】

[Because he is not targeting Buddhist beliefs, but Buddhist temples. 】

[Emperor Xiaowen’s land equalization system caused a large loss of slaves from powerful families. 】

[At the same time, it also allowed the aristocratic family who wanted to stop their losses in time to donate land to the temple, reducing their tax liability to the court. 】

[By the time of Yu Wenyong, there were 10,000 Buddhist temples in the Northern Zhou Dynasty, and there were about one million monks and nuns. 】

[On average, there are nearly a hundred monks in a Buddhist temple. 】

[And these Buddhist temples also have their own land. 】

[If you have land and people, you don’t have to bear the taxes of the court. 】

[The only thing they don’t have is military force. 】

[In 567 AD, the monk Wei Yuansong wrote to Yuwen Yong to clarify the crux of Buddhism. 】

[On May 574, AD, Yu Wenyong issued an edict prohibiting Buddhism and Taoism, and all Buddhist statues were destroyed. 】

[Buddhist temples were abolished, temple properties were confiscated, and used as military expenses. At the same time, monks and Taoists were ordered to return to secular life, and all young adults among them were incorporated into the army. 】

[This is called "asking for troops among the monks and taking the land under the pagoda and temple." 】

[The economic strength and even military strength of the Northern Zhou Dynasty were greatly enhanced as a result. 】

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{Compared with the other exterminations of Buddha by Emperor Wu of Zhou Dynasty in Chinese history, especially compared with the extermination of Buddha by Taiwu 130 years ago, there are several distinctive features. ｝
{First, it only destroyed Buddhist scriptures and statues, but did not destroy Buddhist temples. It did not kill monks like Emperor Taiwu of Wei Dynasty. Therefore, strictly speaking, it should be called "forbidding the Buddha" rather than "exterminating the Buddha." ｝
{General monks return to lay life, while knowledgeable monks enter the Taoist temple and work in Taoism. The methods are gentler and the influence is not so bad. ｝
{Second, Buddhism and Taoism are banned together. ｝
{Third, establish the Faith Taoist Temple after banning Buddhism. ｝
{He did not intend to completely destroy Buddhism spiritually, but on the basis of advocating Confucianism, he understood the three religions to achieve the purpose of integrating Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism. ｝
{At that time, a monk protested: "Your Majesty is relying on the king's power to destroy the Three Jewels. This is a person with evil views. The Abi Hell is not simple for the noble and the humble, so why is your Majesty not afraid?"}
{The emperor suddenly became furious, looked directly at him and said: "As long as I can make the people happy, I will not hesitate to suffer in hell!"}
{Religion? Curse people to hell if they don’t agree with them. They’re all the same thing. ｝
　I am not going to write about Nan Chen in detail.

　　If I write more about Nanchen in detail, I will be able to write about the Sui Dynasty next month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)