Fan Yuefeng held the document from the Agricultural College obtained from Chu Suiliang, which was much easier to use than the road guide issued by the government.

Because almost all the officials at the mouth of the canal are from agricultural universities.

Because of the problem of weights and measures, it is really not easy for people from other non-agricultural institutions to learn.

Even the simplest mathematical units and mathematical calculations were not an easy task in a feudal society where the illiteracy rate was almost nine levels or more.

The common people dug into the earth with their backs to the sky and their faces to the loess, and they had exhausted all their energy.

Most people are very good if they can complete the inheritance of the family line. How can they bother to carry out systematic learning.

Yes, students who graduated from agricultural colleges have all experienced relatively complete systematic learning, allowing them to quickly accept things from agricultural colleges.

Even though there are differences in knowledge, the thinking cultivated is inherited from the same line.

This made the clerk who Du Ruhui pressed into Jin's mouth in other ways very uncomfortable.

Because they are facing a working environment created by Li Tai to provide a place for students from agricultural colleges.

At the same time, with the various clever tools occasionally developed by several schools, students who have received systematic teaching from agricultural colleges need to understand the principles inside, and then quickly get started, operate these tools, and even perform repairs.

But if they kick out the students from the Agricultural University and say that they will come on their own, then after the equipment obtained from Moko is scrapped, they will either find someone to deal with it themselves, or they will beg to beg the Agricultural University.

What should I say about human beings... They will still stick together when they should, even those who graduated from an agricultural school are the same.

This kind of thing is not based on human will. When you sit in a corresponding position in society, you will naturally think about problems with your own butt. There are very few people who can really escape from it.

Under such circumstances, agricultural universities will instinctively suppress petty officials who were transferred from other non-agricultural universities.

Of course, it doesn’t count as suppression. To put it simply, both parties cannot play together and manage their own affairs.

At least in the short term, there is no conflict of interest between the two parties and they can live in peace. But if time goes by, it may become a point of conflict.

Even so, because of Li Tai's arrangement, the Agricultural University had considerable rights in Jinkou.

At least Fan Yuefeng could rely on the documents given by Chu Suiliang himself. After arriving at each Jinkou, the Jinling responsible for managing Jinkou completed the exchange of ships for Fan Yuefeng as quickly as possible, and arranged local food and accommodation for Fan Yuefeng.

Of course, in fact, other government officials can also enjoy the same treatment as their own officials.

However, if one of them comes to Beijing as one of his own, and the other is doing official business, it is natural to imagine how the two parties are treated.

Fan Yuefeng's waterway was smooth sailing, but when he arrived in Changzhou, Fan Yuefeng was very concerned about the management.

"May I ask Jinling where the Tianning Temple is?"

"Tianning Zen Temple?!" Jin Ling heard Fan Yuefeng's words and glanced at Fan Yuefeng in surprise, saying,

"After arriving at the shore, walk south and you will see the newly built Tianning Temple. If you really don't know anything, just ask people on the road."

"Thank you Jin Ling!" Fan Yuefeng saluted Jin Ling when he heard his answer.

Seeing Fan Yuefeng going to Tianning Zen Temple, Jin Ling said, "Master, are you going to Tianning Zen Temple to offer incense?"

"I'm just visiting friends." Fan Yuefeng heard Jin Ling's words and couldn't help but ask, "Why do you ask like this?"

Jin Ling said to Fan Yuefeng seriously: "It is well known to the Agricultural University that King Wei hates evil gods and ignores Buddhism.

As the saying goes, the land of China does not raise idle gods, so I still advise Master and those Buddhists to move around less!"

Fan Yuefeng was stunned when he heard this.

To be honest, it should be true that Li Tai hated the evil god. After all, the story of Li Tai killing the locust god and suppressing the locusts began to spread with the establishment of the Agricultural Society of the Agricultural University.

Because Chinese people like to find some common ground from celebrities in everything they do, and if celebrities serve as role models, then when future generations start working, they will not only get twice the result with half the effort, but at least they will be justified and more people will follow them.

Therefore, with the example of Li Tai dealing with locusts, people in the future can use it directly when dealing with locusts.

It would be much easier to at least let the students at the bottom of the Agricultural Society provide guidance on how to prevent locusts.

And now Li Tai and Li Chengqian are vaguely opposed to each other. For example, Li Tai is wooing Taoists, while Li Chengqian not only woos Taoists, but also receives active investment from Buddhists.

Although neither Li Tai nor Li Chengqian really regarded Taoism or Buddhism as their own power.

But the emotions transmitted from the upper level will be amplified tenfold and a hundred times when it reaches the lower level.

At least for students who came from agricultural schools, they knew that King Wei didn’t want Buddhism, so I didn’t like it either.

In fact, from the perspective of people at the lower level, this is just a simple team issue.

However, even Li Tai didn't know that he and Li Chengqian had only divided the prayer funds because of Empress Changsun's prayers, and both parties had almost forgotten about it.

But this incident became an important indicator that affected the favorability of students from agricultural universities towards Buddhism and Taoism.

These things are only spread privately, and people who know about them are like, "I have a source of information, just don't get too close to Buddhism."

But in fact, Li Tai himself didn't know about it anyway. In Li Tai's view, Buddhism cannot be eradicated.

As long as they don't affect their worldly affairs, they will turn a blind eye when preaching.

In fact, Li Tai only thought that his confrontation with Li Chengqian was within the scope of his own level.

But in practical terms, after Li Tai created the Agricultural University and established the Jinkou and Agricultural Society, these people naturally understood their own position clearly.

As for those who are not clear, under the influence of clear people, they understand what their attitude towards Buddhism should be.

Fan Yuefeng couldn't help but feel sad. After thanking Jin Ling for the reminder, he went to Tianning Zen Temple to see his old friend.

"Excuse me, is Zen Master Farong here? People from Dongweishan are passing by here and came to visit!" Fan Yuefeng came to the door of Tianning Zen Temple to greet the monk and asked.

"The host is presiding over the class recitation, and also invites the donor to come in and wait. The young monk will go and invite the host now."

The welcoming monk looked Fan Yuefeng up and down, but he could see that Fan Yuefeng had a fairy-like appearance. He looked quite free and easy. He must be some kind of master hermit. He did not dare to show any slightness, so he immediately introduced Fan Yuefeng.

Come.

Fan Yuefeng went all the way into the meditation residence where he was waiting for guests, and heard the sound of reciting scriptures along the way.

However, these voices sounded quite immature, and they were obviously children who were not even adults yet.

Occasionally, I glanced over and saw some children in the yard, reading with the master monk shaking his head.

What should I say... In fact, not all temples in ancient times were occupied with occupying land to hide evil and evil.

As far as the local people are concerned, do they really believe in Buddha? Their faith requires them to invest their property and lives in it.

In fact, there was an interdependent relationship between ancient temples and local people.

For example, people in ancient times would put the fields under their names in the names of ancient temples to avoid excessive taxes from the court.

Although the temple has land rent, it does not force people to death like the officials. Even the sons of tenant farmers can study like these young novice monks.

Of course, these people were probably free people who became tenants of the temple and produced for the temple.

But don't be angry yet, and listen to the benefits provided by the temple. Generally, large temples organize teaching for the children of nearby freedmen or tenants. The freedmen have to pay a tuition fee, but the tenants are free of charge.

However, free things have been the most expensive since ancient times. This is true in modern times and also in ancient times.

Because these children grew up in temples and read Buddhist classics, their fate was basically determined.

When they grow up, if they are knowledgeable, they will take the exam to obtain a meritorious title or be trained by the abbot or chief monk of the temple. If they are average, they will be trained to become professional monks. As for those who are really unable to learn, they will become temple protectors or handymen.

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Of course, the temple does not prevent people from leaving, but after growing up in the temple and reading Buddhist scriptures, when your parents pass away, will you naturally join the temple?

The land that originally belonged to your family has naturally become the property managed by the temple. At most, you will receive dividends from your own land every year.

The more this situation occurs and the local government is unable to run it, the more temple schools become the main force of local basic education.

For example, a very important reason why many scholars in ancient times often went to temples to study is that temples are not just temples. It is normal to think of them as a self-contained institution of learning.

Moreover, the temple not only provides simple literacy projects, but also has "sick rooms" that specialize in treating poor patients.

Especially when there is a plague, many people directly send the sick to the "sick room" of the temple for treatment.

Because Buddhism saves all living beings and cures illnesses for believers is also the main means of spreading Buddhism. Some very devout monks even established "liren houses" to accept people with "leprosy", and many monks died for treatment.

In addition to providing jobs in temple-style elementary schools, hospitals, hotels, etc., temples even provide funeral parlor services.

For example, in ancient times, if someone died in a foreign country and could not be transported back to the ancestral grave for burial, without first using the secret techniques of Western Hunan, they would usually put it in a temple to send a "funeral gift" or even give money.

They can also help transport the corpse back to their ancestral homeland.

Some women and children who are inconvenient to enter ancestral graves can also be arranged to be sent to the public cemetery of the temple.

After all, monks are delivering salvation every day. I don’t know whether I will be reborn in the next life, but at least I won’t have to be a lonely ghost in this life.

Therefore, to a certain extent, temples assumed a very important public service function in feudal society.

After joining the temple in Toitian, not only will he receive dividends from the land output, but he will also enjoy the welfare system of the Buddhist temple for life. Especially for some families who do not have a man to inherit their property, they would rather donate their family money directly to the temple than to

Give your relatives a chance to have a good time.

The relationship between the prosperity of the temple and the local government is like a spring. Basically, if you are strong, it will be weak, and if you are weak, it will be strong.

The concept of Buddhism made it easy for temples in feudal society to accept various groups in society, allowing them to have a place to stay when they had nowhere to go.

This concept, coupled with the temple's own system and the social functions it displays, has caused Buddhism to be hit several times, but as long as there are still people with Buddhist scriptures in their hands, the temple will slowly prosper again.

In fact, the only thing that can resist thought is another thought, otherwise it will be meaningless no matter how many times we destroy Buddhism.

But relatively speaking, Buddhism is the most commercialized religion in China. This kind of commercialization is not new to modern times, but from the time Buddhism took root in China until now, Buddhism has its own economic model that keeps pace with the times.

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To be continued...