At least if it weren’t for this mountain talk, Pei Wende, who stayed at Tongqing Temple all the year round, didn’t know much about the famine.
"This is not only a problem of locusts, but also a problem of imperial decrees."
Zou Qiwu, a businessman with different perspectives, also knew about the famine for a long time. Pei Hongnai sighed
"Remember last year’s’ order to destroy Buddha’?"
"If it is a plague of locusts, the imperial court has the ability to contain it when the existing grain and grass are ready."
"But now the problem lies in the fact that shortly before the locust plague, the court reached the’ order to destroy Buddha’ first, forcing temples to return land and fields, and ordering monks to return home."
It is obvious to all that since the new emperor succeeded to the throne, he favored Taoism and rejected Buddhism.
It is still normal to weaken temple land and reduce the distribution of official documents.
Even though repeated orders did not allow ordinary people to become monks and specifically arrested temple monks, Emperor Wuzong did it.
However, it is still within the understanding of normal people to talk about how out of line Wu Zong’s previous trip was.
Just like most people except Buddhist temples don’t care about the so-called "hard to say"
But this time it’s different. With the "order to destroy Buddhism", officials not only began to confiscate temple property and land, but also destroyed Buddhist classics and statues in an orderly and conscious manner.
The most important thing is that Emperor Wuzong also forced monks who had become monks to return to the secular world and not allowed them to stay in temples.
Let’s not say that the performance of Buddhist temples and Taoist temples in helping the victims in the disaster years is obvious to all.
Just from the perspective of generosity, there are many temples and monks in China!
After this order was reached, Wu Zong dropped a deep-water bomb on the calm lake.
A large number of monks were forced to secularize those monks who had their original relatives and families, not to mention that although they were also affected by the wave, they could at least live.
But what about those refugees who choose to shave just to "live"?
We should know that most monks who chose to become monks in ancient China were hungry and cold refugees except those who really believed in Buddhism.
Or the land was annexed by nobles, or suffered a fleeting natural disaster, or their own heirs were cut off …
Ordinary people only choose to go to the temple to make a living when they are alone and really can’t live.
So …
It is conceivable what those refugees who have no land, no property and little heirs will do in this wave of "destroying Buddha" initiated by the current emperor.
"Refugees are in disaster and bandits are rampant?"
I can’t believe that Pei Wende whispered. Although he thought about the possible consequences of the "order to destroy Buddha", he never thought that the consequences would be so serious.
"I’m afraid the situation is more serious than you think."
Fear closed his eyes and experienced a similar famine when I was a child. The loyal housekeeper spoke.
"It’s the turn of autumn and winter, and the harvest everywhere is not very good."
"If the situation continues to deteriorate, I am afraid it will get worse, and the situation will not be far away."
Although the loyal housekeeper didn’t say what kind of bidding situation it was in the end, Pei Wende wasn’t the kind of little white who didn’t know anything.
I’ve heard of the situation of eating and analyzing bones, even if I haven’t seen it with my own eyes.
Pei Wende won’t be surprised if people are really hungry and do anything.
"Don’t you have any good ways to be officials?"
I couldn’t help looking aside. It’s a pity that PeiHong saw the light nai in PeiWende’s face.
"If it is a relief for the victims, I can barely transfer food and grass from other places."
"If you can’t do it, even if you give up my fortune, you will be sure to treat the people with a bite to eat."
"Nai this time, the victims are not the people in Tanzhou, but the refugees in the affected areas in the north."
The tone is tangled and complicated and sighed again. Pei Hong is really unable to do so.
"Let’s not say how many evil bandits are hidden among those refugees. Let’s say that it is a big problem to let them obey my orders and not disturb the public order nearby."
Pei Wende also realized that he really wanted to be a little too simple.
Even the 21st century, such as disaster relief, is a huge project, not to mention this era.
Even if Pei Hong has the ability to raise enough food and grass, it will be a big problem to distribute these food and grass in an orderly manner and ensure that the victims do not make trouble.
"Is this … a real famine year?"
Neither generation has ever encountered a similar situation. Pei Wende was silent, and he was silent together, and there were green snakes hiding from his clothes
Chapter 10 AnXiangYi crisis
A moment later, at the gate of Anxiang Post Office.
Pei Wende and his party, led by Pei Hong, successfully passed the inspection of the post officials and temporarily stayed at Anxiang Post Inn.
Even if Pei Wende didn’t look back, he could imagine the eyes of the refugees who witnessed his party successfully entering the post office.
Besides envy and jealousy, there is also a kind of hatred that lies in madness and malice.
If it weren’t for the armed appearance of the officials, the hungry people would have begun to attack Anxiang Post.
Rao, the most malicious gaze from the depths of people’s hearts still makes Pei Wende feel a chill in his back.
Pei Wende has seen so many demons and crossed over so many ghosts, but he has never had an experience that made him speak and fear like today.
This panic stems from Pei Wende’s disappointment with his own ability and his profound understanding of human nature.
This is a theory of how many magical powers Pei Wende has practiced and how many Buddhist teachings he has realized to solve problems.
Now, for the first time, Pei Wende finally began to really understand the pursuit of wisdom and silence-everyone is pure land, and the feet are the Buddha country.
[It’s a pity that this problem was not initially solved until China really entered the 21st century]
Pei Wende, who slowly converge his mind, finally took one look at those long-haired and insensitive refugees outside the door and secretly made up his mind.
