What is the most expensive thing in the 21st century? Talent is the most expensive!
But Zhang Yan felt that the words "21st century" in front of this sentence should be deleted.
In any era, talents are the most expensive.
For example, right now, Zhang Hao really wanted to launch a big counterattack that would shake the world but not damage his foundation. However, when he looked at the civil servants and generals around him, none of them were suitable for this.
He has famous marshals to guard one side, and he has no shortage of brave generals with incomparable valor.
In literature, there are Feng Dao, Lu Yan, and Sun Guangxian; in governing, there are Zhang Xichong, Fan Zhi, and Xue Juzheng; in military affairs, there are Guo Tiance and others.
The only thing missing is a confidant who can do this kind of thing for him.
Zhang Liecheng, the adopted son, is said to be a spy chief, but he is only good at loyalty. He is good at bribery, differentiation, and assassination. He plays political tricks, but his moral conduct is far from enough.
So, is there such a qualified person in Zhang Zhouchao?
have! And there are people from three generations, old, middle and young.
The older generation is Zhang Zhou’s founding minister and Zhang Shengren’s confidant. The 39-year-old Tong Zhongshu’s disciple Ping Zhangshi, Hexi Province Pingzhang and defense envoy, Xijing left guard, Chengtian Liangzhou Prefecture Yin, Hedong Duke Pei Yuan.
The middle generation is Zhao Pu, a doctor in Zhangtai of Zhongshu Province and a native of Duzhishe, who is twenty-five years old this year.
The younger generation is my Song Dynasty car god Zhao Er Ge who has just turned eight years old.
These three people are all good at politics, power play, and conspiracy.
Of course, at the same time, these three people are very good at building a country and setting up a framework for major policies. Pei Yuan is the weakest among the three in this aspect, but he is better at governing the local area.
It's just that the second brother Zhao is still too young, Zhao Pu hasn't grown up yet, and Pei Yuan...
Zhang Hao touched his chin and turned around. He was really embarrassed!
As one of his closest confidants, Pei Yuan was first thrown into Shuofang to fill the hole created by Zhang Xichong's departure, and later was left to guard Liangzhou Prefecture in Chengtian. Pei Yuan was not even able to participate in major events such as Zhang Shengren's ascension to the throne.
Now it seems a bit too ruthless to ask him to be a cruel official to resist this big thunder that suppresses Buddhism!
And if Zhang Yan acted like Guo Rong and directly destroyed the Buddha, would it be feasible?
Obviously that's not possible.
First of all, after Zhang Chengfeng's Jinshan Kingdom was destroyed in the past, Zhang Yan successfully gave up the idea of exterminating the Cao family by relying on his devout faith in the Buddha.
Although he is a time traveler, it is impossible for outsiders to know!
Therefore, in the eyes of people of this era, Zhang Yan should be a very devout follower of Buddha, and Buddhism had a life-saving grace for him.
Secondly, after Zhang Yan made a fortune in Tianzhu, he forced Tianzhu Buddhism to promote him as the Yinlun Saint King. After he came back, he founded the Supreme Heaven and the powerful Hexi Six Dharma Sect.
There is no problem with this, and many Buddhist believers really believe that Zhang Yan did receive the Buddha's teachings and then became enlightened.
Although the people in the Central Plains are not as devout as the people in Hexi who believe that he is the spokesman of Buddha in the world, they still believe that Zhang Yan is the lower realm of gods and Buddhas.
With such an identity, if Zhang Zhi personally went into battle to destroy the Buddha statues like Guo Rong did, it would definitely cause an uproar, and maybe people all over the world would rise up against it.
Because people in the world would not think that Zhang Yan was destroying Buddha, but that he wanted to destroy Buddhism in the Central Plains and promote the Six Dharma Sects in Hexi.
On this land, the Central Plains Buddhism will definitely resist desperately.
Because the previous destruction of the Buddha was not a complete elimination, but an elimination of those who went too far.
There are six Dharma sects behind Zhang Gao. His extermination of Buddha can easily be understood by Central Plains Buddhism as the complete annihilation of them.
Secondly, Confucianism, as well as Huang Lao, Legalism and other theories that still have some vitality, will never accept the establishment of a theocratic state.
They do not have force, but they still have the courage to fan the flames and engage in non-violent non-cooperation.
As for the powerful warriors, they are even less willing.
Now that they have a powerful emperor on their head, the pressure on them is strong enough. If there is a god riding on their neck, will they be able to survive?
But can the Buddha be immortalized?
The answer is no.
Prior to this, Zhang Gao had ordered his bodyguards in Jinyi and the Ministry of Rites to conduct a survey of Buddhism in the entire Zhou Kingdom. The result surprised Zhang Gao.
Half of the country like Zhangzhou has more than 26,800 temples. The big ones have nearly a thousand monks and nuns, while the small ones have only two or three people. There are more than 270,000 monks and nuns in total. Among them, there are no ultimatums. one.
Good guy, the current population of Zhang Zhou is one million in Hedong, more than two million in Hebei, 3.5 million in Zhili (Henan plus Shandong), and 1.8 million in Guanzhong.
There are 1.5 million people in Longyou, Hexi, 800,000 in Shuofang and Ningxia, 1 million in Hubei, 850,000 in Hunan, and 600,000 in Jianghuai. The total population is less than 13 million.
There are more than 200,000 monks and nuns. If you include the tenants controlled by the temple, the number is estimated to be around one million. The total number of relatively devout believers is at least about three million.
Moreover, among the more than 26,000 temples, they occupy nearly 6 million acres of temple land.
There are hundreds of monks and nuns in large temples such as Dongcheng Temple in Hebei, Kaiyuan Temple in Hebei, Fuxian Temple in Zhili (Henan), and Daxiangguo Temple in Tokyo, and the temple fields are tens of thousands of acres each.
Moreover, in addition to the unspoken rules of self-sacrifice and charity, which impacted Chinese ethics and morality, Buddhism at this time also liked to cast Buddha statues.
There is nothing wrong with Buddhists casting Buddha statues, but he preferred to use copper to cast them.
The land of China, whether in later republics or at this time, is very short of copper.
Especially now, Zhang Zhou is so short of copper that Zhang Ji has collected more than 200,000 kilograms of copper, but he doesn't dare to mint coins at all.
Because once coins are minted, they will be collected and disappeared after being put into the market. Folks can still only use cloth or other things as currency.
There is still some silver, but Zhang Yan does not dare to use silver as a currency in this era.
First, the stock cannot support circulation. Second, there was a custom in ancient China that silver can be used directly as money.
Cut off a small lump, that is money, and circulating silver means that the country loses seigniorage.
But copper is not good. A small piece of copper cannot be used directly as money. Only copper coins are money and can be circulated.
Therefore, before large amounts of silver appeared in the Americas, copper coins were the only reliable and beneficial currency in circulation.
He Ning once told Zhang Yan that 40% of the copper in the world is cast into bronze statues in various Buddhist temples.
If all can be nationalized, not only the shortage of money in circulation can be greatly alleviated, but the country's finances can also be extremely abundant.
Zhang Hao swallowed, and he finally understood why Guo Rong was so anxious to destroy the Buddha in history that he went into battle and smashed the Buddha statue himself.
These baldheads have gone too far, occupying millions of acres of good land, controlling hundreds of thousands of tenants, and not paying taxes.
Owning 40% of the country’s precious metals has greatly restricted the development of the market economy.
Of course, the most important thing is that they are completely unable to protect these properties!
Because although there are monk soldiers in the temples, there are at most two to three thousand monk soldiers in the nearly 30,000 temples, and they are scattered all over the country. They are completely unable to fight against the imperial court. The only thing they can rely on is faith.
This is like a three-year-old child inheriting hundreds of millions of assets! Even if he gets a handful of money, Zhang Yan feels sorry for himself.
"Yuying! Yuying! Then I'll give you another hard time!" Zhang Shengren made this decision full of guilt.
Naturally, this piece of fat meat must be eaten, and if they dare to challenge me, they cannot keep it.
Zhang Zhang decided that after the deployment of the expedition against Shu was completed, he would use the excuse of carrying Cao Yijin's coffin back home and hiding in Longyou, Hexi, and then let Pei Yuan go to Tokyo.
When Zhang Gao left, Zhang Xichong, Zhang Xichong, Zhang Zhou's de facto prime minister and a subordinate of Shangshu Ling and Tong Zhongshu, became seriously ill, which happened to allow Pei Yuan to go to the central government to serve as the de facto leader and preside over the plan to destroy Buddhism.
After Pei Yuan settled everything, Zhang Shengren went back to correct the chaos.
Um! When the time comes, Pei Yuan will be relegated to the Southern Tang Dynasty, where he will be captured, and he will be called back in a few years.
But there is a problem. Zhang Yan has not seen Pei Yuan for more than two years, and the closeness between them has been greatly reduced. This is obviously a trap. Is Pei Yuan willing to jump?
And you can’t just use it! There must always be some benefits. Even for monarchs and ministers like him and Pei Yuan, they must be firmly bound by interests.
Zhang Hao touched his chin and thought for a moment. Pei Yuan has two sons and two daughters. The eldest daughter is fourteen years old and is about to get married.
As for myself, my eldest son Zhang Xiancun is fifteen years old this year, but he has already decided to marry the daughter of Princess Yongle and An Shuqian's family, and he cannot marry Pei Yuan's daughter.
The third son, Zhang Xianzhao, is only six years old this year, and the unofficial crown prince, Zhang Xianjing, is only four years old, so it is definitely inappropriate.
Then the only suitable one is the second son Zhang Xianyu who just turned thirteen this year.
But there is also a problem, that is, Zhang Xianyu's mother Ayiguli's status is too low. Not only is she a pure Uighur, she is not very favored in Zhang Xian's harem. Moreover, because of her poor health, she did not give birth to Zhang Xianyu. Other heirs.
Zhang Xianyu himself is also a bit of a homebody. Although Zhang Yan tried his best to make it seem like he likes Zhang Xianyu, everyone can tell that this child is not a favored child and is the kind of second child who is forgotten.
The marriage between such a prince and an ordinary civil and military minister's family will definitely cause the other party's eight generations of ancestral graves to emit green smoke.
But for Pei Yuan, who was born in a wealthy Han family like the Pei family of Hedong Wenxi and held a high position of power, it was not so perfect.
no! Need to add more weight.
Zhang Yan suddenly thought that Pei Yuan's second son was nine years old this year, and his third daughter Zhang Qinan was seven years old this year.
Moreover, Zhang Qinan's identity is not comparable to that of Zhang Xianyu. She is the daughter of Queen Cao Yanxi and the first child of Cao Yanxi and Zhang Yan. For non-royal families, Zhang Qinan is the eldest daughter.
This identity is definitely good enough!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yan immediately called his second son Zhang Xianyu in.
This time, because he wanted to carry Cao Yijin's coffin back home, Zhang Yan brought his eldest son Zhang Xiancun and second son Zhang Xianyu with him.
The little fat boy Zhang Xianyu was practicing marksmanship with Zhang Liechao, the eldest son of Barbarian Bear, in the outer courtyard. When he heard his father's personal servant coming to summon him urgently, he had no time to change his clothes and could only come to see him sweating profusely.
Like the bear, Zhang Liechao, who looked silly but was actually a man, also ran over with a shy face and poked his head outside the door.
As soon as Zhang Xianyu came in, Zhang Yan was a little stunned.
He was somewhat unable to connect the handsome young man in front of him with dark hair, white skin and a high nose, who looked somewhat similar to him, but even more handsome, with his shy second son who didn't like to talk much. .
For a moment, Zhang Hao thought that the person in front of him was not his son.
And even though he was sweating profusely, he was strong and fat, so he definitely wasn't a homebody.
Zhang Yan couldn't help but reached out and touched Zhang Xianyu's fat belly.
The result further confirmed his judgment. It was not the fat of a fat kid, but a layer of tight and elastic fat. This is the standard physique of a macho warrior on the battlefield!
Zhang Xianyu was frightened by his father's actions. Just as he was about to jump away, he suddenly remembered that the person opposite him was his father, so he blushed and felt at a loss.
"Hehehe. Hahaha!" A gloating laugh sounded outside the door.
Zhang Gao turned his head and saw a small-sized bear poking his head at the door.
"Little Black Bear, the one who stole the cassock, get out of here."
Zhang Liechao was stunned when he heard this, and then walked in with his head hanging down.
This boy has looked like a bear since he was a child, with dark skin, so Zhang Hao often laughed and called him a little black bear and a cassock thief.
Zhang Yan suddenly discovered that Zhang Liechao was also sweating, and couldn't help but asked in confusion: "What did you two do just now?"
"Erlang Jun and the commander were practicing their marksmanship just now. I looked at them carefully for a moment. They are very organized!" Before Zhang Liechao could answer, the chamberlain behind him answered with a smile.
Zhang Yan was even more confused. Zhang Liechao said that he had been working hard since he was a child and was following the path of a fierce general. But why could Zhang Xianyu be able to spar with such a small and strong man?
"Find them armor." Zhang Yan said this to the chamberlain behind him, and then he turned to look at the two boys.
"You two just practice here and take a look. I will test your martial arts skills."
After a while, the servants brought two sets of small leather armors and leather jackets, and the weapons were a wooden sword and a wooden shield.
Even if the spear is made of wood, it is still dangerous, so a sword and shield are used instead.
The two boys stabbed the bucket of red paint with wooden swords, and then started fighting in front of Zhang Yan.
Hearing the noise, a group of maids also gathered around, and after Zhang Yan's approval, they cheered sweetly.
Zhang Yan discovered that these two boys, especially Zhang Xianyu, were definitely not showy, but really talented.
Every stabbing was very flexible and powerful, and the use of the shield was also quite good.
Zhang Shengren himself has been on the battlefield, so he can naturally see the way.
With a soft snap, followed by an exaggerated scream and a bunch of exclamations, the little black bear Zhang Lie struck two swords in the chest, and the red paint was immediately covered in the leather armor on the chest.
"You naughty little thief, let's see if I don't beat you to death!" Zhang Hao took out his unhung belt and chased after him in two steps at a time.
Zhang Liechao, who had just been pretending to be dead on the ground, enjoying the soft words and sweet fragrance of a group of warblers, immediately jumped up, took three steps and two steps at a time and started running out.
This kid, it was clear that Zhang Xianyu was not his opponent and was at least two or three points inferior to him, but he gave in at the last moment.
He must be punished for being so cunning.
A teenage boy has good physical strength. In addition, I, the Great Sage Zhang, have not led an army in battle for a long time. After two rounds of pursuit, I was a little unable to catch up.
However, Zhang Liechao knew how to look after all. After seeing that his uncle, the emperor, was a little embarrassed, he deliberately stumbled to the ground, and then let Zhang Hao slap him hard several times.
Zhang Yan was also quite speechless. Man Xiong's son was very skilled in martial arts and cunning.
Unlike the wild bear who can't recognize a hundred characters, although this guy doesn't have much literary talent, he still has no problem recognizing characters.
Okay! I don't know if I raised a Wang Zhongsi or Qi Wuyi in the palace?
I guess there is no hope for the champion. With such a slippery character, he shouldn't be able to be that kind of hero.
Facing his son Zhang Xianyu, Zhang Yan felt a little ashamed.
In his impression, Zhang Xianyu was still the chubby little dull boy when he was seven or eight years old.
But I didn't expect that Murong Nobunaga has grown into a small one now.
However, this also made him feel more relieved to send Zhang Xianyu to find Pei Yuan, and Pei Yuan would definitely be satisfied.
The little fat boy Zhang Xianyu also enjoyed the rare intimate moment with Zhang Yan.
Ever since he could remember it, Zhang Yan had been fighting abroad and was busy even after he came back.
However, when he heard that Zhang Yan wanted Pei Yuan to be his father-in-law, the childlike face that Zhang Xianyu tried so hard to pretend still burst out with surprise that only belongs to adults.
Because he knew very well Pei Yuan's position in Zhang Yan's heart, even though he had not entered the center, he had been guarding him on the sidelines.
But Zhang Xianyu knew that his father would not go out to take charge of Liangzhou unless he was his confidant.
Although he has no intention of competing for the position of prince, if the powerful Pei Yuan can become his father-in-law, it will be of great benefit to his future.
Zhang Yan was quite satisfied with Zhang Xianyu's cheerfulness.
At least this kid understands what it means to marry Pei Yuan's daughter, and he's not stupid.
Currently, all of my sons, Zhang Shengren, are young, so I very much hope that my only two sons who are barely grown up can help him.
Zhang Xianyu's performance was exactly what he wanted.
(End of chapter)
