"Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. Killing a million of them is better than tens of millions of people starving to death every year, right?
Senior Buddha, I heard that you have been traveling around the world for the past three years. You must have figured out the number and reasons for the refugee bandits in the entire Daxia Dynasty, right?
You Buddhists believe that all living beings are equal. If you compare the lives of tens of millions of ordinary people with the lives of millions of Xuanyuan royal family members, you should have an idea of which is more important, right?
Is there anything you can do to save them? "
Ye Congwen said straight to the point, staring at the Buddha with a pair of bright eyes, as if he already knew the answer.
The Buddha traveled in Daxia for three years. On the surface, he traveled around the world to relax, but in fact he went to thirty-six counties to find out the situation.
Not only must we find out how the Demon Hunters instigated the people to rebel, but we must also find out why the people followed Ye Congwen in rebellion.
You won’t know if you don’t check it, but if you check it, you will be shocked! The huge number of refugees and bandits, and the misery they suffered, are simply horrifying!
Tens of millions of people die every year, and the reason for this is actually due to heavy taxes. Many of the refugee bandits were previously honest grain growers.
But after working hard for more than half a year, in the end he couldn't even save his own food rations. In good years, he had to pay back the debts in bad years, and in bad years, he relied on the food saved in good years.
If God is not kind and there are two disaster years in a row, many people will go to other places to become homeless bandits because they cannot pay taxes.
Although there are only a few people in a village, by the time they accumulate in a county, there are often tens of thousands of people in a county.
These people had no food to eat and no clothing to cover their families. They couldn't find anything to eat in the mountains, so they had no choice but to grab food.
, causing the people to complain and the officials to be angry.
County governments in various places are afraid that these refugee bandits will wander into their county offices and cause public anger. They are also afraid that they will destroy farmland and affect tax revenue. Therefore, they constantly increase their manpower to eliminate mountain bandits and drive away refugees, resulting in the county government having to hire handymen. There are more and more officers and soldiers.
There were too many officers and soldiers, and the tax money of the county government was not enough. Therefore, the county government tried its best to create clever names and increase tax collection, which finally formed a vicious circle.
The Buddha pursued it one level at a time, from the county government to the state capital to the county government and even the Xuanyuan Palace.
Each level has its own problems, and each level has its own helplessness.
If the county government wants to complete its tax collection task, it must maintain a large number of tax collectors. 10% of the tax revenue is just enough to cover the salaries of the government officials.
Further up, in the prefectures, counties and even the Xuanyuan Palace, there were three huge teams of demon-hunting guards, exorcists and scale-controllers to support. There were also relatives of the emperor and the families of the heroes who needed to be subsidized. After all, it was useless. Can be saved.
Even if he found His Highness the Crown Prince to act as an agent for the government, there would be no countermeasures to solve this problem. Even if he was willing to grant amnesty to the world and collect 50% less tax, he would only be able to deal with it for one year, and in the end it would be the same as before.
So over time, the Buddha also fell into confusion. He felt that this problem was quite complicated and there was no effective solution at all.
Later, when I came to the jurisdiction of the Demon Hunter Guards, I checked carefully and found that these people only collected 25% of the tax, and 10% of it was used to build reservoirs and river embankments. They were able to achieve peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
Therefore, this made the Buddha very interested in Ye Congwen's method, which also completely shaken the Buddha's support for the Xuanyuan royal family.
I met Venerable Ye Congwen today,
Naturally, I have to ask clearly. After hearing Ye Congwen's question, Buddha thought for a moment and spoke out the question in his mind without hesitation:
"If you do this, how will you fight against the invasion of the three major gods in the future? After all, this 10% tax money is not enough to support you Demon Hunting Guards, and the tax money of the Demon Exorcist Controller and the monks who block the demon birds and strange scales will not be enough." Where did it come from?”
"Disband them all, and won't there be no need for taxes from now on?"
"They are all disbanded. Who will stop the invasion of the three major gods?"
"Senior Buddha, have you ever thought about the fact that demonic birds, monsters, and alien scales simply don't care about our human race's land?
They don’t know how to farm and raise pigs, so why do they need our land?
Think about it for yourself, who is the main body of the invasion over the years? Are there more people from the three major protoss who come to us humans to rob the magic medicine and holy medicine, or are there more people from us humans going to the Jiutian Plateau and East China Sea in the Warcraft Mountains to rob things? "
Ye Congwen said disapprovingly that many problems are actually very simple. When you change your position and don't look at the problem from the perspective of the human race, all problems will be easily solved.
“This, this, this—”
The Buddha was at a loss for words and didn't know how to answer.
"Senior, the three of us came here from the East China Sea non-stop, and we didn't even have time to drink hot tea. Why don't we find a pavilion and talk in detail?"
Ye Congwen was afraid that there were too many people in the main hall, and the handymen sweeping the floor might have been bribed by the Xuanyuan royal family, so he immediately wanted to find a quiet place to talk slowly.
I just took the opportunity to take a rest. After driving for half a month, the three of them were already exhausted.
"Master, let's go to the pavilion in the backyard. It's surrounded by mountains and rivers and has a cool breeze.
, just right for Young Master Ye and the others to relieve the heat. "
Fozi knew what Ye Congwen meant, and quickly recommended a good place. He acted as a tea boy, made a pot of tea and walked to the pavilion.
Ye Congwen and the others followed the Buddha, passed through the Mahavira Palace, and passed through several courtyards before arriving at a quiet place surrounded by mountains and rivers.
A cool breeze blew against their faces. Xu Linglong and Yu Yueyue both felt much more comfortable and sat down next to Ye Congwen.
Buddha stood aside, pouring tea and water, looking at Ye Congwen and Yu Yueyue from time to time, lamenting in his heart.
They are all from the same genius event, why are there such big differences? I am still struggling in the soul refining mage realm, but these two have already become powerful masters in the God King realm and masters in the True Saint realm. It is simply too shocking.
"Little monk, why are you sighing? Are you dissatisfied that your master didn't stand up for you just now?"
Xu Linglong was alert and smart, and could see Buddha's thoughts at a glance. She rushed to ask the question while Buddha was still brewing the topic.
"Dianzhu Xu is joking, how can I blame the master? It's because the young monk is not as good as others, so it is natural for him to be humiliated by others."
Fozi quickly shook his head in denial.
"Skills are not as good as others? As the saying goes, there are only masters who cannot teach their disciples. You are still dissatisfied with your master!
They are all disciples. Dao Zun’s disciples have all become true saints, and the disciples of the Demon God King are even more powerful. They have all advanced to the God King realm!
You are all of the same age, you are even a few years older than the two of them, but you are a lot lower than them. That is not your master's responsibility, is it your responsibility? "
Xu Linglong said in a long speech, no
Waiting for the Buddha to answer, he knocked again and said:
"Don't quibble in front of me and help your master find excuses. Who doesn't know that Buddhist disciples are extremely talented in cultivation, and they also practice hard and have no distractions.
Your Buddhist sect has strict rules and regulations, unlike the two of you who hug each other all day long and spend a lot of time talking and flirting.
So it is not your fault that your progress is slow at all. If you think about it carefully, could it be that your master is not doing his job properly, neglecting his apprentices and not teaching them well, wandering around the world all day like a hands-off shopkeeper, and meddling in other people's business.
Has it delayed your practice, causing you to lag far behind your peers? "
Hearing Xu Linglong's roundabout explanation of herself, Buddha was stunned for a moment, and then thought that Xu Linglong was speaking for Ye Congwen.
Smiling slightly, he quickly said sincerely:
"Master leads me in. Cultivation depends on oneself. Great Monk, I don't have the innate treasure Chaos Coffin. How can I help my disciple to ascend to the realm of God King in a short time like Palace Master Xu?
However, Lao Na has been busy with secular affairs in recent years and has indeed neglected the progress of his apprentice's practice. This is Lao Na's mistake. "
"Busy with secular affairs? Big-eared monk, are you still thinking about the official position of the Imperial Preceptor in the Great Xia Dynasty?
I can't see that you are still a fan of officialdom! Let me ask you, are you noble this year? "
Xu Linglong asked aggressively.
"I am seven hundred and thirty-five this year, ten years younger than Senior Brother Dao Zun. Xu Palace Master is really a noble man who forgets things. When I was three hundred years old, you made me a big birthday peach with your own hands and forced me to put it away. Finished eating.
Now that I think about it, that was the most satisfying meal I had ever had in my life.
Second-rate. "
As soon as he heard the Buddha talking about the past events, not only the Buddha, but also Yu Yueyue showed curious eyes. Only Ye Congwen did not change at all, because he had already heard Xu Linglong show off.
"I think you are the noble one who forgets things a lot, right? Xuanyuan Duzun gave you the title of Imperial Master, and you have become a high-ranking official. Have you completely forgotten your master's last words?
As leaders, we always regard the inheritance of the orthodox tradition as more important than our lives. Cultivating disciples and passing on the mantle are the top priority!
You are seven hundred and thirty-five years old today. Even if you live to be eight hundred, you will only have sixty-five years left.
Let me put it bluntly, if you die early, who will pass on your Buddhist inheritance to the next generation?
Up until now, Fozi was only a soul-refining mage in the realm of the other side of the divine bridge, and he still had six major realms to climb, the demigod, demigod, true god, true saint, king, and immortal king.
But you have been traveling around the world for many years in order to help the Xuanyuan royal family control the world. If Buddha has an accident while climbing, will it be useful for you to regret it? "
