I am engaged in construction in Datang

"Boss, why are there so many people in the city today?" The old man put two baskets of eggs on the ground. This was a restaurant he supplied.

"This matter is a bit complicated..."

The shopkeeper organized his words but didn't know where to start: "It's about a novel called Journey to the West."

"In short, many Buddhist temples have been investigated and prosecuted."

The old man was a little confused: "You mean, a novel closed down the Buddhist temple?"

"You can't say that..."

The shopkeeper frowned in confusion. This Journey to the West has been published for a long time. If you talk about it carefully, it may be traced back to several months ago.

"All the legitimate Buddhist temples are fine. Only the temples that collected money were closed down and their land was confiscated."

"what?"

The old man was worried: "Who will farm the confiscated land?"

"Whoever planted it before will still plant it now, but the ownership belongs to the imperial court, and no one has the right to buy or sell it."

The shopkeeper continued, "The court distributed the seeds to the people according to the number of people."

"Ouch!"

The old man frowned in thought, then his eyes suddenly lit up: "If I don't have any land to sell, I don't have to worry about it being snatched away."

"That's right." The shopkeeper sighed, "I still have a lot of land..."

"If this continues..."

"That's great!" the old man shouted, "Those good Buddhist temples' lands are also confiscated?"

"They have quite a bit of land in their hands!"

"..." The shopkeeper felt a little tired and didn't want to talk much.

He rubbed his brows and said, "Those Buddhist temples, led by Mitan Temple..."

Today is the morning.

A special group of people were called into the temple.

"His Majesty."

Xuan Ku was wearing a gray monk's robe, and he put his hands together and bowed slightly to Li Shimin: "This old monk Xuan Ku greets your majesty."

"Master Xuanku, there is no need to be polite. Please take a seat quickly."

Li Shimin's face was full of smiles, he knew why these hosts came today.

Nowadays, people all over the world live and work in peace and contentment, and they can live well without the protection of Buddhist temples. They don’t need to be given porridge, see a doctor, or provide shelter...

People who have no land to farm can also make money by working in factories and no longer have to rent land to farm.

There was no place to spend the temple's wealth. Apart from repairing the temple, only food and clothing were left. The more wealth accumulated, the more worried the abbot became.

I have only ever heard of ordinary people donating incense money to temples, but I have never heard of temples donating the incense money.

Moreover, there is no formal charity organization in the Tang Dynasty now, so there is no way to donate.

It can't be used for pleasure like those closed Buddhist temples, right?

Xuan Ku and the others sat down and said, "Your Majesty, the world is peaceful now and the people live in peace. The Buddhist temple only needs pure incense money to maintain the food, clothing and shelter of the novice monks in the temple."

"This time, I and others came here to discuss the matter of the fertile fields in the temple."

As for other side industries, such as Buddha statues, candles, sandalwood, etc., they can be left to the people to develop on their own.

"Master, what you mean is..." Li Shimin pretended to be confused.

Restaurant.

The old man was so shocked that his mouth opened wide: "Donated the land?"

"Yes." The shopkeeper's face was full of emotion. He was worthy of being a monk who had let go of all the four elements. He had so many fertile fields under his control, and he gave them away as soon as he said so.

He couldn't do it anyway.

Only with land can you have roots, only with food can you grow crops, and only with food can you have money.

How could he open a restaurant in the city without money?

"It's also because Journey to the West is too cruel."

The shopkeeper said: "A monster with a background can be easily forgiven no matter how big a mistake he makes, but a monster without a background will be beaten to death even if he has not killed anyone."

"There is a great person named Danqing in the review magazine who said that this is a complete conspiracy of the Buddhas in the Western Paradise."

"Some people also say that putting down the butcher knife and becoming a Buddha right away means putting down the butcher knife and paying for the sins of this life, so that one can be reincarnated and become a Buddha."

"Ah!" The old man smacked his lips, "Just ask people to reincarnate."

"Plus, there are so many things coming out of the Buddhist temple..." The shopkeeper gave the old man a look.

"I see."

The old man laughed and sighed, "You don't know, there is a wealthy family in my area who goes up the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha all day long in order to have a child."

"I've spent a lot of money over the past few years, but my wife still hasn't made any progress."

"The abbot of the temple said something about insincerity..."

As he said this, the old man sneered: "It's all nonsense."

"Later, I met a mentor from Chang'an Medical College, who said that it might be because I ate too well, which caused an imbalance in my hormones, ovaries and cysts, and my bad mood, so I couldn't get pregnant."

"Tell that fat lady to run more and go out to relax more. Maybe she will be fine once she loses weight to 110 pounds."

"That woman lost weight for a year, and hey, she really got pregnant, and it was twins!"

Then the old man asked mysteriously, "How much do you think they want?"

"Just one copper!"

"I was just guessing, but I didn't expect to get it right. One copper coin is the registration fee."

As he spoke, the old man sighed and shook his head. No one in his family believed in Buddhism, so everyone knew whether that thing was useful or not. It was just for psychological comfort.

In the past, when everyone depended on temples for their living, you would definitely be criticized if you renovated the temples. But now, people don’t depend on temples for their living, so you can renovate them. It is actually a good thing for me!

After the old man sold all the eggs, he took his two sons to buy some snacks. He also spent a lot of money to buy a complete set of dictionaries at the library, and then happily left the city gate.

Chang'an University.

Li Yin stood on the top of the scientific research building, looking towards the direction of the imperial city in the distance.

"Mr. Sun, the First Affiliated Hospital will be officially opened in a few days. I hope you will take care of it then."

Sun Simiao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Master Li, my old bones are buried here."

"If I'm alone, I might get sick from all the work. You have to ask Doctor Xiaoxia to be my assistant."

Li Yin nodded: "It should be so."

"I will find some assistants to do the trivial tasks."

Doctors like Mr. Sun and Xiaoxia also have to study medicine, so they don't have the time to manage the hospital all day. If they stop studying because of this, it would be a waste of time.

"Master Li, penicillin has stabilized. I think we can start clinical trials."

"Then let's get started. Don't delay." Li Yin sighed, "I'm always a little nervous. After a major disaster, there will be a major epidemic. Now it's mid-August... The floods in the Kanto area are just barely under control."

"Fortunately, there was no cholera outbreak and no large-scale migration of people."

"But I'm afraid... it would be best if penicillin could be put into production."

Sun Simiao was also worried. The plague was far more terrible than a flood. It was not like a fire or water disaster that would end all at once. What remained was search and rescue work.

The plague is persistent and highly contagious, forcing people to watch others die, and it is difficult to find a solution.

"Mr. Sun, let's have a good holiday on July 7th this time. I'm afraid we won't be able to be so leisurely in the future."

There was a grand event on July 7 this year, and it was also the first appearance of Chenxi Entertainment. More importantly, Li Yin brought out the loudspeaker. Although the sound quality was not very good, it was still a loudspeaker after all.

Steam engines are becoming more and more sophisticated, and will be put into large-scale use in a few months. By then...

Industrialization is about to begin.

People in the research institute have even less time to rest.