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Not only did Zhao Shou have no clue, Emperor Jinghe also didn¡¯t think of it.
Liu Mingqi didn¡¯t let them wait any longer and said two words.
"The ultimatum."
Um! ?
Emperor Jinghe was stunned for a while, and then he said "Ah".
His eyes instantly became piercing, and his expression became solemn.
Zhao Shou next to him opened his mouth wide and felt a cold sweat dripping down his face.
The ultimatum is the identity certificate issued by the imperial court to monks, nuns and Taoists.
With the ultimatum, monks, nuns and Taoist priests can open temples, enjoy incense, and be exempted from all taxes and corvee, rent out shops to others for business, and do not have to pay commercial taxes.
If there is no ultimatum, then it is a fake, and if caught, you will be beheaded.
The Dakang Dynasty was very developed, both in commerce and agriculture. Coupled with the political stability, people had more and more spiritual pursuits. Three hundred and sixty days a year, too many people went to these places to burn incense. Pray to God and worship Buddha.
As a result, there are more and more temples and Taoist temples in various places, and correspondingly, more and more people are becoming monks.
Monks, nuns and Taoist priests are under the jurisdiction of the Rites Temple of the Ministry of Rites and the Clean Officials Division, and the issuance of ultimatums is also done by the Rites Temple of the Clean Officials Division.
But usually the temple applies for it on behalf of monks, nuns and Taoists, and then pays a small fee to get it.
Liu Mingqi wanted to make the court earn 50 million taels of silver, and he also mentioned an ultimatum, so he must have used his brains to pay the fees.
"Isn't this bad?"
Emperor Jinghe thought hard for a while and said doubtfully: "Besides, do you want those who become monks in the future to buy an ultimatum with 10,000 taels of silver each? Otherwise, where will the 50 million taels come from?"
Emperor Jinghe also believed in the theory of gods, and the empress dowager and empress were even more die-hard fans.
But the actual interests of fifty million taels were involved, and Emperor Jinghe had no objection to accepting money for the ultimatum.
But he couldn¡¯t understand why he had an income of fifty million taels?
¡°Ten thousand taels of silver as an ultimatum is simply a joke.
One hundred taels of silver is about the same.
But this requires 500,000 monks.
Isn¡¯t this a joke?
There are half a million people who suddenly want to become monks now. It¡¯s not like they are in troubled times.
Soon, Liu Mingqi made them understand what it meant to be no joke.
"In the peaceful and prosperous times, too many monks, nuns and Taoist priests were detrimental to production and reproduction. The court should issue an order to return all monks, nuns and Taoist priests under the age of 40 to secular life and confiscate their ultimatums.
If there is a temple or Taoist temple that wants young people to become monks, then it must buy a certificate of one thousand taels of silver. If you want to buy it, you can buy it. If you don't want to buy it, you can take it down. "
Emperor Jinghe looked at the young man who was speaking, as if he were looking at a madman.
No, he is a madman!
Emperor Jinghe laughed bitterly, "Mingqi, you are acting rogue! First confiscating their ultimatum and then selling it to them is not equivalent to sealing up someone's house and then selling it to them. ?"
"no the same."
Liu Mingqi said, "Taking over people's houses will cause a huge backlash. And dealing with these monks, nuns and Taoist priests has nothing to do with the lives of ordinary people.
They have received too much support from the people over the years, and they still have a lot of industries. For example, the Daxiangguo Temple owns hundreds of shops in several surrounding streets and receives hundreds of thousands of taels of silver every year.
Monks wear silks and satins all day long, live in luxurious temple houses, and enjoy the care of various servants. Is a temple like this still a pure place outside the world?
We collected their money, removed some of the smoke and smoke from them, and let them chant sutras, pray, and serve the Buddha honestly, wouldn¡¯t it be great? "
Amitabha!
Zhao Shou thought in his mind, and at the same time he scolded Liu Mingqi as a bastard.
¡°You can come up with such devious ways, it¡¯s the height of lawlessness!
"No, no, no."
Emperor Jinghe shook his head continuously, "I can't do this kind of thing that offends Buddha, Bodhisattva and gods! It will bring disaster."
"Your Majesty, we have always respected Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and gods, but we are dealing with these monks who use the names of Buddhas, Bodhisattvas and gods to do nothing in the world and plunder people's wealth and anointing." Liu Mingqi.?Once you open this box, you will never take your eyes away again.
"I know all this, but the court still needs to discuss it carefully." Emperor Jinghe waved his hand, "Go back! Remember not to talk about the ultimatum to others, otherwise you will get into trouble."
"yes."
Liu Mingqi just turned around and then turned back, "Your Majesty, last time I helped Fang Lei build toilet pipes, septic tanks and other series of eunuchs and Qianniu guards, can I borrow them?"
"what?"
"Nangong Xiangye's family wants to make this set of things. I think everyone is familiar with it and it will go smoothly." The young man said, "Don't worry, I will give them enough wages."
Emperor Jinghe shook his head and refused: "If they want to work, they can only work in the palace. How can they behave like craftsmen in the prime minister's house?"
Seeing that the emperor refused so firmly, Liu Mingqi had no choice but to give up.
Think about it too.
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It¡¯s a pity that we have to train people again.
Fortunately, the group of craftsmen at home had made the entire toilet and sewage system of Prince Yu's Mansion before, and their experience was not as rich as that of the group of people who had made the entire palace. However, they were not much different when it came to the ones for Nangong Prime Minister's Mansion.
¡°Anyway, with Fang Lei as the chief engineer here, it won¡¯t be difficult to do it.
Now what Liu Mingqi has to consider is how much money is appropriate to charge Nangong Qiucheng.
Dogs like this, have the construction and installation costs of tens of thousands of silver, be worthy of the people in the world?
"You have eaten so much of the people's fat and the people's ointment, I have to get some back for the people after all!"
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Note: According to Kazuo Kubota's "Research on Kaifeng in the Song Dynasty", from the eighth year of Xining to the first year of Shaosheng, the Northern Song Dynasty spent 20 years repairing the outer city and moats of Bianjing, which cost a huge amount, and the imperial court issued 2,500 Daodu certificates for this purpose. After dealing with most of it, it can be seen that a single ultimatum is very expensive. Accordingly, this book sets a price of 1,000 taels, which is relatively cheap. Please know it.
Many people think that only monks have the certificate of ultimatum, but the Mordu Museum has a collection of the ultimatum issued to "Taoist Zhang Yongxin" during the Ming Dynasty by the Ministry of Rites to worship the Qing official Si Zhengde, so the Taoist ID card is also the ultimatum.
During the Kangxi period of the Qing Dynasty, the total number of monks, nuns and Taoist priests was approximately 150,000, which is already a very small number. According to "Luoyang Jialan Ji", there were more than 1,300 temples in Luoyang City alone during the Northern Wei Dynasty, and "Southern History" records that there were more than 500 temples in Jiankang City.
Based on the total population setting of 150 million, it should be more reasonable for the Kang Dynasty to set around 1 million monks, nuns and Taoists.
I checked the information for a long time today and found that the temple actually also lends interest. They put the money from farming, shops and believers' offerings into the "Eternal Life Bank", and then used the money in the "Eternal Life Bank" to lend money. What a talent! (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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