Chapter 801

Merton said happily and calmly, "although Mo is a descendant of the Mohist school, today he also came to discuss the affairs of the Buddhist school on behalf of the court. As we all know, the Buddhist family has been plagued many times. Your majesty is destined to be with the Buddhist family. He can't bear the dilemma between the Buddhist family and the court. So Mo came to negotiate the affairs of the Buddhist family.

"Thank you, your majesty. I'm grateful!" master Huiyuan said gratefully.

The other monks could not help but turn their lips. In their view, Buddhism is the most kind and pure, compassionate, and the destruction of Buddhism by two martial arts is the ferocity and cruelty of Emperor Wu of the Northern Wei Dynasty and Emperor Wu of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Coupled with the help of Confucianism and Taoism, there will be two disasters of Buddhism. Buddhism can say that it is not wrong at all.

As soon as Merton's eyes were swept, he immediately took all the faces of the Buddhist monks in his eyes. He couldn't help saying in a loud voice: "Buddhism pays attention to cause and effect, and it happens that the ancestors of Mohism once had a proverb. Please give me some advice."

"I'd like to listen to the theory of Mohism!" master Huiyuan said solemnly.

"Mo Sheng summed up countless gratitude and resentment, sighed and said: there is no hatred or love without reason in this world." Merton Lang said.

"There is no hatred or love for no reason!" master farIn frowned. He naturally heard the voice outside the words of the Mohist school. How can the two martial arts destroy the Buddha for no reason? There must be cause and effect.

"I'm a Buddhist who is universal, loving the world and never asking for anything in return..." master Huichang couldn't help retorting.

Merton sneered, "really don't you want anything in return? Why do Buddhists collect incense money and why do they have temple property."

"This is a voluntary offering by believers. We didn't force it!" master Huichang retorted.

"Why doesn't the believer give me money for Mohist incense for no reason?" Merton pressed step by step.

"Er!" master Huichang stopped speechlessly.

"Believers offer incense money for Buddhism to pray for peace, Buddha's blessing and promotion to the paradise in the west after death. That's why I don't have these in Mohism. Naturally, he won't voluntarily give me Mohist money." Merton explained himself.

"The Mohist is indeed a man of great wisdom, which concisely and comprehensively explains the essence of the way of cause and effect." master Huiyuan sighed.

Other monks kept silent. Since master Huiyuan admitted that there was no love for no reason, he naturally admitted that there was no hatred for no reason. In this way, there must be a reason for the two martial arts to destroy the Buddha, rather than the Buddhists who always thought they were innocent victims.

"Since you all agree with Mo's words, I'll carefully calculate with you the reason between Buddhism and the Imperial Hall." Merton breathed a sigh of relief. He was afraid that these monks would stick to their faith, which didn't make sense at all.

"I'm all ears." the monks snorted coldly.

"The boy thinks that the biggest reason why Buddhism has been robbed many times is that it has not done its duty for the country. Although you are monks, you are also Chinese and people of the Tang Dynasty. You should also consider the world,......" Merton Lang said.

Before Merton finished, the debater standing behind master Huichang couldn't help but retort: "we Buddhists are monks. We are empty in all directions and have six clean roots. We don't ask about common things in the world."

Merton suddenly looked cold, stared at the debater and said, "whose land are you standing on, whose clothes are you wearing, and who grows the food you eat,......."

With Merton's rhetorical questions one by one, the defense machine blushed and could not speak.

"At the military parade last year, the people of Chang'an City shouted that everyone is responsible for the rise and fall of the world. Whether it is a hundred schools of thought or ordinary people, they need to bear the responsibility for the rise and fall of the world. Buddhism is no exception. Otherwise, why do you think China will give Buddhism love for no reason?" Merton solemnly said.

"What master Mo Shi said is very true. If the world needs Buddhism, we will not hesitate to give up this flesh body!" master Huiyuan solemnly said.

"Buddhism is universal and naturally willing to sacrifice for the country." master farIn said solemnly.

Falin is a master of Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism. She knows that the purpose of all schools of thought is to stabilize the world. If Buddhism wants to integrate into the Tang Dynasty, it must be in line with the ideas of all schools of thought.

"You can't talk nonsense when you step down!" master Huichang scolded. The debate machine is an elite carefully cultivated by Buddhism. Although it has extraordinary wisdom, it is far from the world-famous Mohist. Now is not the time for him to face Mohist directly.

Merton looked up at the young face of the defense machine in surprise. He didn't expect to meet a famous celebrity in history at this time. He said, "master Huichang is still good at teaching his disciples so as not to cause disaster for Buddhism in the future."

Master Huichang's face changed. He looked at Merton with vigilance and said, "naturally, my Buddhist children are managed by the Buddhist family. Don't worry about me.

Merton smiled, but he was kind enough to remind him that if Buddhism didn't pay attention to it, he wouldn't worry more. Now, he continued:

"Since the Buddhists are willing to contribute to the country, Mo has a good account with the Buddhists. When the Buddhists were robbed, there were 2 million monks and nuns in the Northern Wei Dynasty and 3 million monks and nuns in the Northern Zhou Dynasty. How about we take the minimum 2 million monks and nuns as the bottom line of the Buddhists being robbed?" Merton asked.

"Amitabha!" master Huiyuan and master farIn recited the Buddha's name in a sad voice,

"Dr. Shen, how many fields and people do you need to feed two million people?" Merton asked.

Dr. Shen, holding a calculator, crackled and said: "Ordinary people need to eat about one kilogram of grain every day, two million people need to eat two million kilogrammes every day, and 70000 kilogrammes of grain a year. The yield per mu in the Northern Wei Dynasty was about 300 kilogrammes. It's good to be able to save 100 kilogrammes after removing seeds and farmers' expenses. It would take seven million mu of good land to feed two million people."

"Seven million mu of fertile land!" the monks were also shocked. Originally, they thought they were very innocent. However, after Shen Hongcai's calculation, they found that the Buddhist family was probably not so innocent.

Merton solemnly said, "seven million mu of fertile land is almost equivalent to a Guanzhong Plain, which is feeding the Buddhists, not to mention the clothes, scriptures and temples of the Buddhists. What human and material resources does it take? Isn't that why?"

A group of monks could not help but remain silent, but did not refute Merton's words. They also knew that 2 million monks and nuns seemed to make Buddhism develop and grow, but the rulers did not want to see so many labor forces become monks and nuns who meditate without anything.

"Since two million monks and nuns are already in danger of destroying the Buddha, Dr. Shen, you two can calculate how many years the number of two million monks and nuns can reach with the existing development scale of the Buddhist family." Merton turned his head and looked aside at Dr. Shen.

Shen Hongcai and Zu Mingjun looked at each other and meditated in their hearts. In a moment, they blurted out: "for up to 200 years, the number of Buddhist monks and nuns can reach 2 million."

"Two hundred years?" the monks were surprised. If they had known that two hundred years later, Buddhism would be so prosperous, they would be very excited. However, at the moment, they were all worried, because once the number of two million monks and nuns reached, it might be the time for Buddhism to invite disasters.

Merton nodded, turned to the monks and asked, "I don't know if Buddhism has a good plan to solve the crisis of Buddhism 200 years later. Your majesty deeply reads the grace of Buddhism and will not move Buddhism. However, who can guarantee that future emperors will not move."

The monks were silent and shook their heads one after another. Naturally, they wanted to make Buddhism develop and grow, but they didn't know to make Buddhism go to the abyss step by step.

"Please help me!" said master Huiyuan.

Merton nodded and said, "boy, since two million is the bottom line to destroy the Buddha, the number of Buddhists should be reduced by at least half to ensure safety."

"A million monks!"

After all, compared with the current number of Buddhists, one million is quite a lot.

Merton looked up to the sky and sighed: "one million monks. Last year, when we were on the western expedition to Tuyuhun, there were 200000 troops. By the way, Zu Mingjun, you were also involved in the production of the catapult. Do you know how many troops we had in the Tang Dynasty in addition to the 200000 western expedition?"

Zu Mingjun got up and said in a loud voice, "there are sixteen guards, generals and various Zhechong houses in the Tang Dynasty. During the western expedition, part of the sixteen guards went out to fight, and then took out 200000 troops from various Zhechong houses from all over the world. There are about 140000 troops stationed in other places."

Merton suddenly realized: "so, I have about 34 soldiers and horses in the Tang Dynasty. In this way, the strategists are worthy of being the leader among my hundreds of families. What's more, I didn't expect that the money and food provided by the Buddhist family in the Tang Dynasty can support three times the soldiers and horses."

Military strategists, like Buddhists, do not work in production and consume huge money and food. Now the food consumed by Buddhists can support three times their troops. As rulers, it is conceivable what they will think. If their hearts are unbalanced, they will find Buddhists.

A group of monks could not help but be in an uproar. Naturally, they heard the meaning of Mohist school. They wanted to make the number of Buddhists no more than that of strategists, and suddenly dropped from one million to 340000. Although there was still much room for development compared with the current 80000 monks and nuns, it was far lower than their expectation.

"It's impossible. Master Mo Shi is simply deceiving people too much. There are many people who want to be Buddha in my Buddhism, and Buddhism can't shut them out." master Huichang was furious.

"Yes, my Buddhist family is independent of the world and has clean cultivation. However, master Mo Shi limits the number of us to the military family. Do you doubt that the Buddhist family can't rebel?"

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As soon as Merton's voice fell, a group of monks became angry and opposed one after another. Even master Huiyuan and master farIn could not help frowning at the Mohist.

Seeing this, Merton couldn't help but look hesitant and said, "since you are all opposed to restricting monks, I also have a compromise proposal. I wonder if you can listen to me."

"Master Mo, please speak." master Hui Yuan nodded.

"Since there are so many people who are interested in Buddhism, we can't obstruct it. If we don't set rules, the court hall will establish a monk's book for Buddhism, called Dudie. Only those who are proficient in scriptures and familiar with Sanskrit can get it. In this way, we can not only leave a way for those who are interested in Buddhism, but also select people with wisdom for Buddhism. Isn't it the best of both worlds, but there's a bottom line Then the number of dudiems should not exceed 500000. Mo is sure to convince the court, "Merton said with a harmless smile.

"This..." the monks couldn't help but focus on the number of 500000 degrees. Moreover, the Buddhists themselves should be able to read scriptures and Sanskrit. All the eminent monks present here naturally thought that it was basic common sense for the monks to be proficient in scriptures. They couldn't help nodding subconsciously.

It's not difficult for a group of eminent monks to read scriptures and Sanskrit. However, they don't know that more monks learn these things only after they have been exposed to them in temples for several years. If secular people are allowed to recite Buddhist scriptures, I'm afraid they can only do it if they are truly devout and devote themselves to Buddhist believers, and more people have given up halfway.

Among the monks, only master Huiyuan and master farIn looked at Merton with sharp eyes and saw the plans of the Mohists thoroughly, but Rao was so. They looked at each other, but they didn't stop.

Because this is really good for Buddhists and greatly improves the quality of Buddhists. Although it limits the number of Buddhists, they were silent one after another when they thought of the tragedy of two martial arts killing Buddhists.

"There are so many literate people in the world. Almost all the schools have occupied it, and how many Buddhists can there be..." naturally, the defense machine would not be so kind. Merton suddenly helped the Buddhists so much. He could not help but retort that all the schools have selected talents, and there are no talents left for the Buddhists.

Merton sneered: "Nowadays, Confucianism has private schools, official schools, doctors have medical schools, and Mohism has compulsory education. Even the strategists who are usually called big soldiers have begun to require reading and literacy, set up military academies and train officers. If Buddhism wants to rise and embark on the road of rejuvenation, I'm afraid it's even more difficult if it still wants to keep incomplete. In addition, Zu Mingjun behind me has been committed to compulsory education for the whole people Education, if Buddhism has a heart, can contribute, and then naturally there will be no literate believers. "

Master Falin was suddenly silent. Master Huiyuan was far away in Shaolin. Naturally, he didn't know the changes of Chang'an City, but he stretched out Chang'an City and knew how brilliant the achievements of hundreds of schools of thought in Chang'an City in recent years. In contrast, Buddhism is far inferior.

Some Buddhists used to attract believers. There is no hiding place in front of all schools of thought. The failure of the Great Mercy Temple is the best example. If Buddhists do not change, I'm afraid Buddhists will lag behind the whole era compared with all schools of thought..

"The Buddhist school can help all living beings, but the master of Mo Shi wants the Buddhist school to set its own threshold. This is against the Buddhist doctrine. Please forgive the Buddhist school for not being able to do it." master Huichang shook his head and retorted.

"Once the Imperial Court issues an ultimatum, it is to recognize the identity of Buddhism and enjoy certain privileges of exemption from corvee and tax. Mo still said that there is no love for no reason in the world. If Buddhism wants to enjoy these privileges, it doesn't want to pay any price. It's too serious." Merton retorted mercilessly.

"Moreover, Mo once again reiterated that the reason why people don't issue Dudie is because the Buddhism is not good. Naturally, they can't blame others. Besides, it's not impossible to practice. They just have to serve corvee and pay field tax like ordinary people. If they achieve the practice, the natural court will issue Dudie again, and it's not too late to serve the Buddha at that time." Merton added.

"This is acceptable to Buddhists. After all, this is also good for Buddhists!" Master Huiyuan made a final decision. The destruction of Buddhism by two martial arts has caused heavy losses to the Buddhist family, but it doesn't matter that the Buddhist family has a wide range of believers, regardless of their qualifications, resulting in a mixture of good and bad people, and has repeatedly damaged the reputation of the Buddhist family. Although this move has limited the development of the Buddhist family, it can exclude some people who make up numbers from the Buddhist family, which is of great benefit to the long-term development of the Buddhist family.