"Brother, let me tell you one by one!" Zhu Qiwu came up and said.
Later, under Zhu Qiwu's explanation, Zhu Chongba finally understood this strange-looking map.
After some explanation, Zhu Chongba showed surprise and said to Zhu Qiwu:
"Qiwu, you're not building a temple here, it's clearly a military camp!"
In Zhu Qiwu's drawings, Longxing Temple looks like a temple on the outside and has a large Buddhist hall in the front yard. Everything else is arranged like a military fortress.
Various open and hidden sentries cooperate with each other, the archery towers and walls are fully equipped, and many troop transport tunnels are also arranged.
In particular, the arrow towers designed by Zhu Qiwu were all built in the shape of pagodas. After all, under the current rule of the Yuan Dynasty, it was a serious crime to build high walls and arrow towers at will, except for Buddhist temples and pagodas.
"Hey, Qi Wu, you are really amazing. Once these arrow towers are arranged, anyone coming from more than ten miles away can see them!" Xu Da kept sighing beside him.
The so-called "climb high and look far", Longxing Temple is originally located on a small gentle slope, and with the four "Buddhas" two feet high, you can have an unobstructed view of all the wind and grass within seven or eight miles.
"We think this troop transport tunnel is truly unique!" Zhu Chongba looked appreciative.
"Chongba is right, I also think this troop transport tunnel is very powerful!" Tang He agreed beside him.
Zhu Qiwu designed four troop transport tunnels on the drawings, leading specifically to a place about fifty feet outside Longxing Temple. Once Longxing Temple was besieged, these troop transport tunnels would not only give them a chance to escape, but also Move troops around to attack the invading enemy.
"It can be attacked or defended. After the Longxing Temple is built, whoever doesn't have thousands of elite soldiers can't even think of hurting us at all!"
Zhu Qiwu was confident in his arrangement.
suddenly.
Another question came to his mind.
The construction of Longxing Temple is quite large. If it is delayed for too long, the cucumbers will be cold.
"Oops, brother, I forgot to ask you, will our major renovation take too long? Why don't we reduce the number of fortifications?" Zhu Qiwu asked.
Longxing Temple can be attacked or defended, which is of course the best, but it should also be done quickly.
After all, only when Longxing Temple was built could it quickly recruit refugees.
When Zhu Chongba heard this, he immediately smiled.
"Haha, Qiwu, don't worry. We have already asked the craftsmen in Haozhou City. The world is in chaos now. Many craftsmen and carpenters are idle and have nothing to do. We only need one thousand taels of silver to hire a large group of craftsmen. Carpenter, our Longxing Temple can get up in half a month!"
Hearing Zhu Chongba's words... Zhu Qiwu was very happy.
Half a month, that won't delay things at all.
After everything is ready.
Zhu Chongba first went to Haozhou Prefecture and presented two ingots of gold bars, and obtained the government's permission to open a mountain and build a temple. Not only could he build Longxing Temple to recruit monks, but he also obtained 800 acres of wasteland around Longxing Temple for use. Monk fields will be exempted from taxes for three years.
Originally, the Buddhist temples in the Yuan Dynasty should be under the jurisdiction of the Xuanzhengyuan, but now that the world is not peaceful, the words of the Xuanzhengyuan are basically like farts, and no one in the local government is interested.
Regardless of whether it is a temple or a monastery, as long as you send money in, it will be reported and approved on the same day.
"Hey, don't tell me, if you want to accomplish great things, these corrupt officials must be reliable!"
After Zhu Qiwu received the approval from Longxing Temple, he was overjoyed.
The eight hundred acres of wasteland around Longxing Temple, although thin and unable to grow food, are of great use.
With these 800 acres of wasteland, Zhu Chongba and the others can resettle the refugees and even have a place to secretly train troops.
"The approval from Longxing Temple has been obtained. Can we start construction?" Zhu Chongba said impatiently.
"You're right, brother, how about we start work tomorrow!" Zhu Qiwu said.
"No problem, the craftsmen in Haozhou City have already made a decision and we can start work tomorrow!" Zhu Chongba said with a smile.
As the saying goes, nothing is difficult if you have money!
The construction of Longxing Temple is no longer a small project. Normally, it would never be completed within three to five months.
But Zhu Chongba has money in his hands!
Once the money was in place, there was no shortage of materials such as bricks, lime, sand, stone, wood, and red tiles.
A large group of Haozhou craftsmen came with a bang, more than 100 of them, plus 200 strong men hired from nearby villages. They could dig ditches and build walls in just a half day.
According to Zhu Chongba's original estimate, it would be completed in less than half a month.
After Zhu Qiwu made some observations, he made new suggestions to Zhu Chongba.
"Brother, if we set up a dozen lard lamps at night and cook a potpourri and stewed pork, we can save another five days of construction!"
When Zhu Chongba heard this, he felt a little embarrassed.
"It can be built in ten days, but if someone takes advantage of the situation and cuts corners and the house collapses, it will be a big loss."
It is absolutely unprecedented to build a temple in ten days.
When Zhu Qiwu heard this, he didn't take it seriously.
The largest building in the entire Longxing Temple is the Great Buddha Hall, which was originally converted from the Tudi Temple. It was just scraped off a layer of white ash, and then a clay Buddha statue was piled on top.
Apart from that, the biggest project is the four 'pagodas' and a circle of walls, so there is nothing to worry about.
"Brother, don't worry. If we build it earlier, why don't we recruit troops one day earlier?"
After Zhu Qiwu's persuasion, Zhu Chongba finally nodded in agreement.
In order to improve the quality of Longxing Temple, Zhu Qiwu also used some tricks.
Zhu Qiwu asked his fourth brother Zhu Chongba to come forward and first promised all the craftsmen and young people that they would give each of them two coins of silver upon completion.
Don't underestimate two cents of silver, which is enough for a family of five to survive on coarse grains for a month.
Everyone immediately expressed their gratitude.
"Master Chongba is so compassionate!"
"Master Chongba is a living Bodhisattva!"
When Zhu Chongba issued the monk's ultimatum to the Haozhou government, he simply used his own name as the dharma title.
It was a cheap name anyway, and he didn't really care.
After all the craftsmen and young men paid their thanks.
Master Zhu Chongba said with a solemn look.
"Longxing Temple is a Buddhist treasure. When building it, we must not be careless. Otherwise, even if we don't care, the old Buddha will not be deceived!"
Then... Zhu Chongba ordered that the names of all Haozhou craftsmen and nearby civilians be written on the green bricks and prepared to be built on the wall of Longxing Temple.
"Now that your names are built on the wall of Longxing Temple, you have entered the eyes of Buddha. If anyone works hard and builds a strong and durable brick wall, then Buddha will bless him and his family without illness or disaster. If anyone If you dare to fool people, if it rains or winds in the future, the wall will collapse. That would be equivalent to slapping Buddha in the face. You should also know what the retribution will be!"
