The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 270
"I really don't understand what you mean. What kind of medicine is sold in your gourd?"

Zhao Kuangyin didn't understand that Zhao Xu knew about Zheng Guo's spy and the consequences Zheng Guoqu had brought to South Korea. You also said that you wanted to send your "Zheng Guo" to Southern Tang.

Do you want to be the second South Korea? Although Zhao Kuangyin didn't know who Zhao Xu was talking about, Zheng Guo, he always felt that it was not good.

Zhao Xu knew that Zhao Kuangyin was afraid that the people he sent would really make Nantang stronger, and that would really mean that he could steal the chicken and lose nothing.

So he said to Zhao Kuangyin:

"I said, dad, you don't have to worry. Can I send some technicians, some people who have the talent to stabilize the country?"

"The answer is obvious. I will definitely not. The person I send is a monk, a monk who is proficient in Buddhism."

"It's ridiculous to say it, and maybe it's an irony to those eminent monks, because this person who is proficient in Buddhism is actually a little gangster."

Zhao Kuangyin was also surprised when he heard this:

"Oh? It's interesting that this person is a gangster. When I have time, I want to meet him and see what's special about him."

Then he said to himself:
"Everyone has their own strengths. A little gangster can also be proficient in Buddhism, even better than those eminent monks. It seems that they just didn't find their position right."

Only he could hear the low voice, even if Zhao Xu was by his side, he couldn't hear it.

"By the way, did you send this person to the Southern Tang Dynasty to preach Buddhism? Don't you want them to like Buddhism, so that their country will become stronger and stronger?"

In Zhao Kuangyin's impression, Buddhism is a very important sect, and it also persuades people to be good. If this is used to govern the country, the country will definitely be strong.

This is also the correct understanding of an emperor, and Buddhism is an excellent chess piece for them.

"Since my father talked about Buddhism, my son also has his own thoughts about it. Let's not talk about whether he can make the country prosperous and strong. Let me talk about other things first."

"The ancients always said that the granaries know the etiquette, the life of the people is better, and it is easy to govern, and they are also the father who will not make trouble. Am I right or not?"

Zhao Kuangyin also nodded:

"What you said is correct. People who have nothing to do when their stomachs are full go to rebel, just like the people in the late Sui Dynasty who didn't have enough food and clothing to keep warm, which led to the later Tang Dynasty."

"However, the solid state may not make the country stable. You can see how powerful the Qi State was in the Spring and Autumn Period, but you can see that Qi State gradually declined after the death of Duke Huan and Guan Zhong."

"So if a country wants to be strong, it must have a sound system, and it cannot be entrusted to a monarch and a virtuous minister."

"However, having a sound system is not the same as long-term peace and stability of a country. You see, Qin has a complete set of laws, but in the end it will die in the second generation. Father, do you know what I am thinking?"

"How do I know what you are thinking in your heart? I am not a roundworm in your stomach. By the way, we are not talking about Buddhism. How did you say it? Here, come back to the topic quickly."

Only then did Zhao Kuangyin realize that what they were talking about just now was Buddhism, what is Zhao Xu talking about here now?

"Can you not worry, these are all the experience of governing the country that I have summed up from the past dynasties. I just want to talk to you about my views. Are you so optimistic about what I said?"

Hearing that it was the experience of governing the country summed up by the prince, Zhao Kuangyin became energetic, which was what he was interested in.

"Oh, I didn't expect that you are still summing up the experience of governing the country, but this is also correct. Anyway, you will use it in the future. Tell me about it."

Seeing Zhao Kuangyin's great interest, this is also within his expectations. How many emperors are not interested in the way of governing the country?
"I think that Qi is rich, but why did it decline slowly in the end, because they don't have a sound system."

"The Qin Dynasty had a strict system, but in the end it also perished. That is, they only had strict laws but no moral education."

So if we want Confucian culture, it is not enough to have Confucian culture, we also need other things like Taoism and Mohism.

Of course, Buddhism is also indispensable in this.In fact, Buddhism is still good for our rule.

Because no matter how powerful a country is, no matter how rich it is, there are still poor people. These poor people are the bottom of the society and an important factor for the stability of the country.

"If they are poor, they will be dissatisfied with the country. Dissatisfaction means making trouble, which is very detrimental to the stability of the country."

"At this time, other teachings, such as Confucianism, have no way to effectively solve this problem. At this time, Buddhism can effectively solve this problem."

"Buddhist teachings persuade the people to endure, karma reincarnation, which is very beneficial to the rule of the country."

Zhao Xu said, looking at Zhao Kuangyin here, and asked him what else he wanted to say.

Zhao Kuangyin thought for a while before speaking:
"Didn't you say that Buddhism is a good thing? Now you let people who are proficient in Buddhism go to Southern Tang. Doesn't this make the people of Southern Tang believe in Buddhism more? Isn't it beneficial to Southern Tang?"

Having said that, we are back to Buddhism and Dharma, and finally back to the question that the father and son talked about at the beginning.

"Father, I didn't say that this Buddhism is bad, but everything has two sides, and this Buddhism is also like this."

"So for our imperial court, it is necessary to use Buddhism to maintain our rule, but more importantly, we must control it."

"Father, think about the consequences if there are more temples, you must know it!"

Of course Zhao Kuangyin knew it. Generally, this Buddhist temple does not need to pay taxes, and he does not cultivate the land himself.

If there are more Buddhist temples, it means that there are more monks in Buddhist temples, and there are fewer common people, so they should all become monks.

On a deeper level, there will be more people who don't farm, so the court's tax revenue will be less.

Is such a monastery still good? Sometimes the wealth of the monastery is more than that of the imperial court. No wonder Emperor Wu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Shizong of the Great Zhou Dynasty ordered the extermination of Buddha.

There are also monasteries that raise a large number of monks and soldiers, which hinder the court and the government's law enforcement. Such situations are not uncommon.

This is all because of the large number of monasteries. Zhao Kuangyin also understood this. At the beginning, he only thought that Buddhism could help his rule.

Now after what Zhao Xu said, it suddenly occurred to him that it is not a good thing that there are too many Buddhist temples, and it is even more likely to threaten the rule of the court.

Yes, everything has two sides, and this Buddhist temple is the same, too much is really bad.

　Finally a call, hurry up this chapter, sorry for the late
　　
　
(End of this chapter)