There are 480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, many towers in the misty rain.
Many people thought that Du Mu's description of the number of temples in Spring in Jiangnan was an imaginary number, a common exaggeration in poetry.
But in fact, the 480 temples were just a drop in the ocean.
"Southern History·Xunli Biography·Guo Zuchen Biography" records that there are more than 500 Buddhist temples in Duxia (Jinling), which are extremely magnificent. There are more than 100,000 monks and nuns, and their assets are abundant. The number of prefectures and counties in which he was located was innumerable.
According to the Preface to the Temple Examination of the Southern Dynasty, there were 2,846 temples in the Liang Dynasty, while there were more than 700 temples in the capital.
There were hundreds of temples in Jinling County alone!
The Great Tang had more than 1,500 counties in more than 300 provinces, so how many temples could there be?
How much wealth and population could these temples bring to the Great Tang?
Qin Chuan believed that Li Shi Min knew this better than he did.
After writing down the benefits that Buddha Annihilation could bring to the Great Tang, Qin Chuan looked at the question on the third paper.
On the use of troops.
In fact, it was not strange in the Tang Dynasty for the imperial examination to have a question on soldiers.
It was unlike some later dynasties, which valued literature over martial arts and used literature to suppress martial arts. In the Great Tang, literature and martial arts were actually inseparable.
In ancient times, the top scholars should have been able to be both civil and military, and be a general and prime minister.
Since the Spring and Autumn Warring States Period, the 'Qing' had been assisting the monarch in governing the country during normal times and assisting the monarch in commanding the army during wartime.
In the Great Tang, from the Emperor Li Shimin down to the Great Tang War God Li Jing and the famous general Li Ji, they were all capable of fighting and pacifying the people.
Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Zhangsun Wuji, Wei Zheng, these famous Prime Ministers of the Great Tang were also great talents in both literature and military strategy.
He really got what he wanted.
Seeing this question, Qin Chuan couldn't help but smile.
He had just thought of the logistics for the Great Tang's attack on the Turks, but he hadn't expected to be given such a question.
Qin Chuan immediately raised his brush and wrote,"On the Eastern Turks 'strengths!"
"The Eastern Turks have invaded the frontier fortress for a long time and are the greatest enemy of the Great Tang!"
"First, Liang Shidu has been destroyed, and China has been unified. The Turks have no spies, and our Great Tang is united. We can use all of our strength to fight them!”
"Secondly, the Western Turks are in internal strife and can't even take care of themselves. If the Great Tang attacks the Eastern Turks, the Western Turks will definitely not be able to save them, and the Eastern Turks will have no external aid."
"Third, Jie Li is cruel and heartless. The clan cannot tolerate the Turk nobles such as Tuli, Tuoshe, and Yugushe. Outside the clan, Xue Yantuo, Huihe, and Bayegu have betrayed us."
"Fourth, this year, the Great Tang's cold weather has come early, and there are two great frosts in Henan and Hebei. The frost disaster is coming from the north, and the grasslands will definitely be covered in snow. The Turkic losses will be even greater."
"Fifth, since the end of the Sui Dynasty, the world has been in chaos. Many Han people have fled to the grasslands. The army can be used as a guide."
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As a transmigrator, Qin Chuan methodically wrote down all the advantages the Great Tang had against the Eastern Turks.
After answering this question, Qin Chuan took a deep breath and looked at the next question.
Officials.
To Qin Chuan, this was a relatively simple question.
Although the Tang Dynasty had standards for assessing officials, the standards were actually relatively superficial.
According to the Book of the Old Tang Dynasty, there were four good points in the examination method: The first is that the virtue and righteousness are famous, the second is that the honesty and prudence are obvious, the third is that the fairness is praiseworthy, and the fourth is that the diligence is not slackened.
These four so-called evaluation standards were actually not evaluation standards. It was impossible to see where the so-called standards were.
There was no clear evaluation standard for what was called virtue and righteousness, and what was called being clear and prudent. Not only was it not specific, but it was even somewhat abstract.
These words were more like adjectives to praise people, rather than clear terms.
It was far from the performance appraisal of the later generations, which made the evaluation of officials concrete and concrete.
With a wave of his pen, Qin Chuan brought in the future performance appraisal.
Other than the performance appraisal, Qin Chuan also introduced the supervision measures for officials in the future.
For example, he could add a supervision department for the appointment of officials within the Ministry of Personnel. He could also strengthen the role of the Censorate in supervising officials, establish a patrol system, and set up subordinate departments of the Censorate in the local areas to strengthen the supervision of local officials.
The last question was to promote agriculture.
Food was the most important thing for the people, and agriculture was the most important thing for the country. China had always been an agricultural country, and everyone knew that the past dynasties had placed great importance on agriculture.
However, Qin Chuan was a little troubled by this last question.
He was a liberal arts student and had loved ancient prose and history since he was young. He majored in history in university and graduate school, not agriculture.
How would he know how to increase the yield of crops?
After thinking for a while, Qin Chuan had a flash of inspiration. He raised his brush and drew a sketch on the paper. He wrote an inscription below the sketch:
"This item is called the curved shaft plow. Compared to the straight shaft plow and the long shaft plow that we currently use, there are the following modifications."
The curved shaft plow was a major invention that was a milestone in the agricultural tools of ancient China.
Before the curved shaft plow was invented, the plows used by the people in ancient times were long straight shaft plows.
Long straight shaft plows were relatively cumbersome, shallow in the soil, hard to bear, inflexible, and difficult to turn around. It was very difficult to cultivate.
The appearance of the curved shaft plow solved all the shortcomings of the long straight shaft plow.
The lighter plow body made it more flexible, light, and effortless. Only one person and one cow could operate it, saving a lot of manpower and cow strength. It could also adapt to the different requirements of deep or shallow ploughing and adapt to more soil environments.
After writing down Qu Yuanli's advantages, Qin Chuan took a deep breath and a carefree smile appeared on his face.
Although he wasn't an agricultural major, he could use his professional knowledge of history to answer the agricultural students 'questions.
"Other than the curved shaft plow, farming tools such as the seedling horse and the high-turning tube cart were also invented later. There are also some improved versions of other farming tools."
Thinking of this, the smile on Qin Chuan's face grew brighter and brighter.
All the ancient farming tools that were better than the current farming tools of the Great Tang could become the answer to his questions and promote the development of agriculture in the Great Tang.
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