Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 276: All the money from temple incense offerings must be taxed
"Your Highness!"

Di Renjie walked quickly and said to Li Chengqian, "Let's do it."

"Dead?"

Li Chengqian asked calmly.

"A lot of people died."

Di Renjie said in disbelief: "I don't understand. It's just a temple. How dare they confront the imperial court with force?"

"It's okay this time, Xu Silang brought a lot of people."

"If there were fewer people, I'm afraid Xu Silang wouldn't be able to leave Huang'en Temple."

Incredible.

It completely subverted Di Renjie's cognition.

The Tang Dynasty is now peaceful, but there are still places that dare to oppose the court.

Even armed confrontation.

what is this?
It is not a temple, but a group of thugs and rebels in monk's robes.

He didn't know where the courage for a temple to do this came from.

"Now I understand why the tax commissioner has to form a tax guard."

"This tax issue, if they don't have the power of the tax collectors, it would be extremely dangerous."

Li Chengqian smiled.

What does the Taxation Department do?
To put it nicely, it is collecting taxes.

To put it bluntly, in the eyes of those being taxed, tax collectors are here to steal their money.

Robbing someone of their money is like killing their parents.

If the tax commissioner has no power and only relies on his mouth, will people listen to you?

We can only use force and enforce it forcefully.

"Send a message to Xu Jingzong."

"Make the evidence solid."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Huang'en Temple is a typical example of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys."

"Don't worry about the criticism in the court. Your Majesty and I support him in what he does."

Di Renjie nodded and went down.

Li Chengqian flipped through the memorial and lost his mind for a moment.

The Commissioner of Taxation reported this action to him and Li Shimin in advance.

Huang'en Temple is the largest temple located near Chang'an, with complex and deep-rooted relationships behind it.

Dealing with it first can have a good deterrent effect and also demonstrate the court's firm support for the Commissioner of Taxation.

But the deaths this time and the armed resistance of Huang'en Temple were a bit unexpected.

Li Chengqian really didn't expect how arrogant and inflated Huang'en Temple was to the point of doing such a thing.

"fair enough."

"Huang'en Temple will set an example for the world."

……

The news of the Huang'en Temple incident soon spread in Chang'an.

Many people were shocked that the temple could be so arrogant.

After Li Shimin learned about it, he summoned the Ministry of Rites immediately. He was furious with Zhining and scolded him severely.

This is not over yet.

The memorial impeaching the Commissioner of Taxation flew into the Taiji Palace like snowflakes.

Even Li Chengqian's Eastern Palace received many impeachment memorials.

He didn't know how Li Shimin dealt with it. Li Chengqian just handed it over to Di Renjie and wrote down all the names.

"Pry their mouths open."

"Also, go find all those illegal households."

"Those monk soldiers, no matter how polite they are, just punish them severely."

Xu Jingzong understood his current situation. His Majesty and the Crown Prince were holding back the pressure from the court, just waiting for him to give a result.

He must do this matter in a way that will convince Chaoye.

three days later.

Xu Jingzong took the results of the investigation and went to Taiji Palace.

Li Shimin, Li Chengqian and other ministers were waiting.

"I am here to see you, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Xu Jingzong said loudly: "The tax commissioner has found out that Huang'en Temple has privately occupied 200,000 hectares of fertile land in Chang'an, Jiannan, Shannan, Jiangnan, Lianghe and other places."

"The hidden population is as high as 80,000. These people are all unregistered laborers who cultivate the land for the Huang'en Temple."

"In addition, Huang'en Temple deliberately raised more than 8,000 monk soldiers, one to protect the temple rules and interests of Huang'en Temple, and the other to manage and control the hidden illegal households."

"..."

"The act of beating and killing hundreds of people without authorization..."

Li Shimin had a gloomy face the whole time, and was furious. "This is simply outrageous!"

"Such a horrific thing actually existed right under my feet."

"Eighty thousand laborers, two hundred thousand hectares of land, and eight thousand monk soldiers."

"What is a Buddhist temple for?"

Bang!
Li Shimin could no longer bear it and slammed the table. He was really angry.

"Are you planning a rebellion?"

"Is this still my world?"

Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji were also truly shocked.

I never expected that the hidden secret behind this would be so big.

But after Your Majesty said this, none of the monks in Huang'en Temple could escape.

The name of rebellion.

There will be rivers of blood.

"Xu Jingzong, check for me."

Li Shimin said angrily: "The whole world is under my control."

"How could there be such insects in human form who harm our people, destroy our laws, and covet our wealth?"

"It's not a pity to die!"

He said, "Hand it over to the Dali Temple and deal with it strictly and severely."

Li Shimin was still angry and said, "There are also those who pleaded for the Huang'en Temple."

"Ministry of Personnel!"

The prince's father-in-law, Su Tan, stepped forward and said, "I am here!"

"Consult with the Ministry of Chancellery and draw up a set of rules for handling the matter."

Li Shimin said.

"This..." Su Tan hesitated slightly, Fang Xuanling said: "Your Majesty, please think twice."

"The officials who pleaded for Huang'en Temple must have been deceived. They didn't know that there was such a dirty thing behind Huang'en Temple." Changsun Wuji also said: "Your Majesty, just select a few high-ranking officials to deal with it. If you deal with all of them, it will inevitably cause..."

"Why? Do you think the law cannot punish everyone?"

Li Shimin said coldly: "This time, I won't care."

"The law does not apply to everyone, and it does not apply to me."

"Every one of them will be dealt with."

Everyone looked at the prince, hoping that he would stand up and speak.

Many officials were implicated behind the Huang'en Temple, and the officials who pleaded for the Huang'en Temple were also dealt with.

How can people get anything done when they are in such a panic?
"As an official in the court, you should know the principle of being loyal to the emperor and eating his salary."

Li Chengqian said: "If you can't even distinguish this position, you won't be a good official even if you become one."

"Officials in the imperial court have very close ties with some Taoist temples."

"He lost himself, put the cart before the horse, and forgot the emperor's grace. He thought that Taoist temples and monasteries were more important than the affairs of the court."

"I think if we punish a group of them, it will serve as a warning to officials all over the world."

He said calmly, "Don't tilt your butt."

"He holds an official position in the imperial court, not a deity or bodhisattva in a family or temple."

Fang Xuanling and Zhangsun Wuji shook their heads.

Both palaces said so.

What else to do?
It can only be dealt with.

"His Majesty."

At this time, Wei Zheng shouted: "Since we are going to deal with it, we should make it public and warn officials everywhere."

"In addition, Taoist temples should also be strictly controlled."

"The tax department has found out this time that there is such a big problem hidden under the Taoist temple. Just think about how much tax revenue has been lost over the years."

"This is an act of embezzlement of the imperial court's taxes. It must never happen again."

Li Shimin said: "Yu Zhining, you heard it, your Ministry of Rites must take care of this matter."

"If you continue to let this happen, the national treasury will be embezzled, and your Ministry of Rites will be held responsible."

"This time, your Ministry of Rites should cooperate well with the Taxation Department to conduct a thorough inspection of all Taoist temples and monasteries in the world."

Yu Zhining felt very upset, he felt that this was an unprovoked disaster.

"The minister obeys the order."

……

After the meeting, Xu Jingzong came out of Taiji Palace and went to the East Palace.

He waited until the prince returned to the palace before asking for an audience.

"Are you OK?"

Li Chengqian said with concern.

Hearing this, Xu Jingzong felt a warm feeling in his heart and said, "I am fine, only some tax collectors were injured."

"This time, the danger is also a reminder to you."

Li Chengqian said: "In the future, you must also bring good people with you when you do things."

"Thank you for your concern, Your Highness."

Xu Jingzong said: "Your Highness, now that the matter of Huang'en Temple has been resolved, the tax commissioner will start to conduct an investigation in all parts of the country."

"Yes." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "During this investigation, you can also learn about the situation in various places."

"The tax commissioner has a heavy responsibility, you should understand that."

"This is related to the revenue of the national treasury. If the tax department does a good job, the revenue of the national treasury will increase."

"You can see it too. It's just a Buddhist temple, but it's so fat."

"You can imagine the rest."

The scope of the tax bureau's responsibilities is taxation.

But when it comes to taxation, it is too broad.

Commodity trading, fields, population, etc.

All of them fall within the scope of taxation.

Although the fields and population are not under their management, they are not responsible for them.

If they want to conduct a tax audit, it involves these aspects, so they have reason to intervene.

The fields are unclear and the population is unknown.

There is a problem with taxes.

If there is a problem like this, the tax commissioner will check the land and the population.

It looks like a fifth-rank government office, but its power is boundless.

With a crown prince, Xu Jingzong would be more confident in doing things.

Not long after, the Tang Empire Newspaper gave a clear report on the Huang'en Temple incident.

Starting from the public opinion, temples and Taoist temples were completely dethroned.

Huang'en Temple is the first, but definitely not the last.

The people had a lot of discussions about this, and the guidance of public opinion was very effective.

All of a sudden, the wind direction turned towards the court.

Mount Zhongnan is not over yet.

Xu Jingzong still has to continue the investigation, but he won’t investigate big fish like Huang’en Temple.

The Taoist and Buddhist sects in Zhongnan Mountain have long been in harmony with the situation.

Who dares to resist?

All the monks, both big and small, in Huang'en Temple were beheaded or exiled.

The temple was almost destroyed.

After cleaning up Mount Zhongnan, Xu Jingzong personally led people to visit Shaolin Temple.

Shaolin Temple is also a big fish.

only…….

"The host really understands the truth that a man who knows the current situation is a hero."

Xu Jingzong smiled and said, "They surrendered it voluntarily. The court's consistent policy is to punish only the main culprit and not investigate the rest."

"From now on, Shaolin Temple should stay calm."

The host forced a smile and said, "Thank you Silang for your advice."

"correct."

Before Xu Jingzong left, he said, "From now on, all the money from temple incense offerings will be taxed."

"Don't worry, the tax commissioner will keep a close eye on it. He won't ask for a cent more or less."

He led his people away, and the great monk of Shaolin Temple could not help but say, "Master, this is too much."

"They are actually collecting taxes on the money from incense offerings to the temple."

"Aren't you afraid of the Buddha..."

(End of this chapter)