"it’s all because of that damn locust plague!"
A show some could not bear to post officer looked at her teeth and cursed a.
Since this year, there have been various anomalies in the weather around the country.
Although the terrible locust plague has not swept the whole land of China, there are signs in some places.
In addition, the "order to destroy Buddhism" was handed to me some time ago, and even the remote area of Tanzhou was affected by the wave.
"This is the result of natural disasters and man-made disasters together …"
"Don’t forget that if you don’t want to die, don’t have unnecessary compassion."
There was a slight pause in tone. At first, the post officer clenched his steel knife in his hand and said in a tone of repressed panic
"After all, no one knows whether these hungry people and refugees are good or bad, and whether there are any monsters hidden among them."
Chapter 17 years of famine, smashing temples and destroying buddhas
When Pei Wende and his party left Weishan and set foot on the official road, the first thing they saw was the crowds of hungry people and refugees walking along the official road.
They wandered along the official road and found a place where they could live again.
"That’s refugees in other areas. It seems that the famine has spread to Tanzhou after all."
Seems to see through PeiWenDe eyes shocked and well informed Zou Qiwu immediately low explained.
"There was a plague of locusts in the northern region years ago."
"However, because these locust plagues are small-scale and the government has provided enough disaster relief in all aspects, the areas that have not been affected have maintained a relatively’ calm’ daily life."
Speaking of which, Zou Qiwu paused for a short time before continuing to say
"But as far as the current situation is concerned, this’ calm’ has been broken after all, and even refugees have appeared in Tanzhou, a remote place."
For today’s age of relying on the weather, once the number of hungry people and refugees increases to a certain extent, even the imperial court wants to provide disaster relief, I am afraid it is unable to do so.
"Refugees? Is the situation serious enough? "
Although Pei Wende has lived in this era for nearly twenty years and witnessed various famine scenes with his own eyes, he has never seen such a large number of refugees fleeing from other regions.
Pei Wende remembered that no matter how severe those disaster years were, the local people were not so serious that they needed to leave their homes.
Not to mention Pei Wende didn’t know that there was a serious locust plague in the northern region years ago.
It is hard to imagine that such information lags behind in the Internet age of the 21st century.
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", the government not only confiscated 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 gangsters 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 her eyes. When I was a child, I experienced a similar famine.
"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 was not 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.