"I heard yesterday that the Grand Marshal broke through Sanjie Temple as soon as he arrived in Suizhou. How could there be such a large temple in Xiazhou?" Huang Tao said in surprise on the north bank of Wuding River.

"I was also a little surprised." Feng Wei said: "This Shifo Temple is full of incense, with a lot of tourists, and there are many monks. Let's go in and take a look."

The two entered the temple one by one and the other behind.

Today is the Zhongyuan Festival and the Ullamban Festival. Since the dynasty, these two festivals have been coexisting. Which one is more prosperous? It depends entirely on the upper class or the Buddha. As for the people, it seems that the monks are more attractive. From July 15th, Buddhist temples are always more lively than Taoist temples.

Shifo Temple is the largest temple in Xiazhou. It originally had more than a hundred monks, but after some rectification, there were still dozens of them.

After the two of them entered, they first met several flower sellers. After asking carefully, they found that they were selling for the temple, and of course there was also one named Fan Yanbo who sold it himself.

"In the past, I visited Xuanzhou, and there were more than 20 flower buildings. Guanzhong held a banquet and often came here to market flowers. Most of them became rich by selling flowers." Huang Tao said: "As the saying goes, there are flower sellers on the side of the old city, and the water is a bending boat. Ten acres of fragrant fog are old business, and the mist and rain are Yuangong. I thought Xiazhou was a border area, but unexpectedly there were flower sellers."

"There are more than ten officials in the state, with a monthly salary of 200,000 yuan, and a shogunate general, a total expenditure of more than one million yuan per month. There are also Shuofang County, which is the chief officials, businessmen, businessmen, and chief tyrants of various tribes. It is a sister who wrote official letters and memorials for the Prince of Lingwu. He received a salary according to the position of Sima of the state, and his annual salary was more than 400 yuan. If they wanted to buy flowers, they could naturally buy a lot." Feng Wei said: "If Huang Er, if you go to the procuratorate, you will not be a problem in the year, money, silk, millet, firewood, cattle and sheep will be collected for more than 300 yuan. You can build a large mansion in the state in a year."

The eight towns in the northwest of the capital have always abide by the laws of the court. The rules set by the Wuzong Dynasty, and the salaries of the shogunate officials were determined. Specifically in Xiazhou, due to poverty, they were collected according to the standards of the state, and then a discount was given. For example, the court stipulated that a salary of one chunk was calculated as a thousand chunk, but they were 800 chunks here. But even so, the governor of the state could receive 720 chunks a year (after real conversion), and they would receive 480 chunks, Sima 420 chunks, 360 chunks, 120 chunks of military affairs, 260 chunks of military affairs, 130 chunks of military affairs, 130 chunks of military affairs, 120 chunks of military affairs.

At the county level, there were 360 ​​magistrates, 260 magistrates, 180 civics, and 180 civics.

This is a grade. There are dozens of officials without grades, including students and medical students, and there are subsidies. Xiazhou's annual salary expenses are more than 4,000 yuan, Shuofang County also requires 1,800 yuan, and the six prefectures and twenty-two counties in the town require more than 90,000 yuan a year.

Of course, compared to the expenses of raising a military army, this is not worth mentioning.

The 35,000 soldiers, if they spend a year, they will be more than 900,000 yuan. In the fourth year of Zhonghe, the three states of Xiasui were taxed and taxed. After the conversion of horse sales, the money sold was about 560,000 yuan, and the foreign people's tribute tax was more than 200,000 yuan. Now there is more salt profit. Including the two states of Lingyan, there is less than 200,000 yuan, which is just enough for the expenses.

Only the general was able to make the foreign people pay tribute, and he also seized a large number of cattle, sheep, horses and camels for two consecutive years, so he had the confidence to give the officials and soldiers enough wages. Normally, the eight states of Lingxia could only raise more than 10,000 troops, if it was almost three times the gap. This gap would either rely on the support of the imperial court or conquering the foreign people. There was no other way to do this.

Of course, the Hedong Town next door could not support Li Keyong to raise 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and he was still in a state of war. However, the vassal states and the commanders were ruthless in collecting taxes, and there was no way, and they had a knife. In comparison, the taxes under the rule of General Shao were lighter than those in Hedong, and the lives of the people were more satisfactory.

So don’t blame the Jinshi for being willing to serve in the vassal states. The salary of the Beijing officials is indeed well settled, but they may not be able to get it all. The Dingnan Army can really get it. At most, there will be a discount for you when there is a war, or if there is more physical goods, there will be not much money.

There are officials in the state who have received too many cattle and sheep and can only find someone outside the city to foster care. But even so, the actual life is not bad, at least they are really given something. If Marshal Shao is willing, he can set up a luxury house in the state. His old house is only worth one or two thousand yuan. A new Jinshi, even if he is penniless, as long as he is sent, someone is willing to lend you money to respond to the emergency because he believes in your repayment ability.

"Two, do you still buy this flower? Today, there are many people who come to visit the temple (the meaning of visiting the temple). They will be sold out if they don't buy it for a while." Fan Yanbo urged: "These are all planted in my house, and there are dozens of flowers in total, which is great."

"How much does it earn in one day's flower sale?"

"Not many. The cattle at home can only be plowed for two or three years. The commander is kind and righteous. Last year, he paid less taxes and donated money again next year. So he thought of saving some money and buying a calf next year. Last year, the price of cattle is very cheap. I am afraid that it will rise again in two years. Will you buy this flower?"

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying, "Let's leave it to the little lady of the soldier's family to buy it."

Officials, soldiers and peasants are different from those of the peasants, and their lives are very abundant. Most of the people who enter the temple to rejoice today are the families of soldiers, and they are also the main groups that support the prosperity and development of flower sellers, wine shops, silk shops, carriages and horse shops and even brothels in Xiazhou.

On the way, Feng and Huang saw a family of soldiers renting a carriage to Shifo Temple. They spent so much money. It can be seen that they were confident that they would rent a donkey carriage in Guanzhong, which cost fifty cents for twenty miles, which was even more expensive in Henan and Shuzhong. In Xiasui, the carriage was only twenty or thirty cents, but five years ago, it was not so cheap.

Soldiers are all privileged people in the world. Ninety percent of the money from the shogunate supports the army. When it comes to spending money, they are the only ones, after all, the number of officials is too small.

Marshal Shao encouraged the soldiers to spend money, which could activate the economy. Otherwise, there would not be so many Dangxiang fugitives in the city, which would also make the soldiers more motivated and braver in the battle formation.

Feng Wei and Huang Tao walked around the temple for a while and found that the monks sold a lot of things. In addition to the fruits, vegetables and flowers they cultivated in their spare time, they even had vegetarian food and amulets. However, they were not surprised. The temples in the state dynasty were made better than Taoist temples, more friendly, more lively, and of course more profitable.

However, this Shifo Temple did have some money and passed a little. After inquiring again, it turned out that their temple fields had become military fields, and now they have to be taxed. They cannot afford to support too many monks, which is almost 60% less than when they were at their peak.

No wonder this is the case! The taxes were collected on monks and nuns, and the Wuzong Dynasty was found, but then there were fewer ones. Today, there were more monks who did not pay taxes in various towns, because they had great supernatural powers and often ordered the generals to worship Buddha. Will the Prince of Lingwu also abolish the tax donations of monks in the future?

"Sanlang, it's not too late, it's time to enter the city." Huang Tao bought a steamed cake, and ate half of it in his hand.

This is a good thing that the officials in the middle of the Beijing-Zheng-King-King officials couldn't help but buy food when they were walking on the road. White flour and pork paste were eaten very sweetly.

There were already people singing operas in the open space outside the temple, surrounding many people. Judging from their clothes, there were many patches, so it should be the nearby farmhouse. The children were playing and playing happily, which was completely different from the lifeless look of the war-torn vassal states.

"There have been wars for many years, and many festivals have been abandoned. I heard that the Prince of Lingwu advised the people to celebrate the festival more. Do you want to be happy?" Feng Wei asked suddenly.

"Maybe to boost public enthusiasm, the soldiers can also spend more money. Look at the many farmers there, selling flowers, fruits, chickens and ducks, and onions and leeks. If they can sell them all, they can subsidize some household income." Huang Tao replied.

In ancient times, the festival economy was indeed a consumption frenzy.

The Buddhist temples combine religion, folk customs, entertainment and business, making them very exciting. The combat effectiveness of the wizards is indeed stronger than that of Taoist priests. Although Feng and Huang cannot say one or two, the truth is vaguely understood, promoting consumption of soldiers and officials, activate the commercial economy, and allowing the money they receive to enter the market cycle.

If money does not enter the market, it is a dead thing. In the long run, it will only cause deflation. Later Ming Dynasty imported so much silver, but it did not completely enter the market for circulation. Many of them became silver and winter melons and entered the cellars of the rich. What is the use of these silver? If you don’t invest, consume, or expand production, it will still be the beginning of capitalism for a hundred years, and it will always be the beginning of capitalism.

But these actually require a stable environment and a relaxed system.

The system of the Jieshou coaches is quite relaxed, and they don’t care about anything. As long as money, it doesn’t matter what you do. But a stable environment is difficult, and this is also the main reason why Mr. Shao raised a 35,000 army. This is the magic needle for the sea!

However, the current situation is in chaos, and war may break out in Guanzhong. The prosperous scene in Xiazhou has just begun, and I hope it will not die in the middle of the journey.

Beautiful things are very fragile. Shao Shude worked hard and carefully protected the situation, perhaps a crushing defeat would be shattered. When the people think back many years later, they might think it was an unreal dream.

Have we really lived that kind of life?

Instead of guarding the fortress and watching the army passing through the border tremblingly, they snatched away the women, their goods and even the last bag of food?

The horse's hooves sounded on the post road not far from the temple, and the messenger who was holding the flag on his back was whipping up the horse, which should be the military newspaper.

A mountain separates two worlds.
Chapter completed!