In the 126th round, the Buddha's heart and Buddha's face are Buddha's heart, just because the wisdom root is in the heart

Master Zhiyuan was guided by Wang Zhentai and met with Wang Zhenren, and according to Wang Zhenren, he asked Li Yongze to preside over the affairs of the Thousand Faces Buddha in Shimen Camp, and Li Yongze happily agreed.

Wang Zhentai took his apprentice Fa Zheng, and followed Master Zhiyuan to Tanzhe Temple to place orders.

Two flowers bloom, one branch each, Li Yongze, a master stonemason, accepted the invitation of Master Zhiyuan, the host of Tanzhe Temple, and prepared to go to Shimen Camp to preside over the carving of the Thousand-faced Buddha. While preparing the tools, he gathered his disciples and sons together.

Master stonemason Li Yongze, " Everyone, in addition to being my apprentice, is my son, for so many years, you have followed me to the north and south, inside and outside Youzhou City, no less work, 20 years, what kind of person am I Li Yongze, you also know very well, a few years ago you followed me to Shanxi Ying County, together to build the wooden tower of the underground palace, and then because of the tilt of the upper body of the wooden tower, I was put in prison, although I stayed in prison for three years, to be honest, I also suffered a lot, and then because I had a gold medal in my hand, I was not sanctioned, and finally found out that this accident had nothing to do with the construction of our underground palace, I returned home, and I have been closed for several years, I didn't take any work, you apprentices, have indeed suffered for a few years, and now I take out the family's savings, one for each of you, although it is not too much, but you have no problem living a good life for 10 years. Now, I accept the presiding officer of Tanzhe Temple, Master Zhiyuan's request, to take you to Shimen Camp, start the sculpture of the Buddha with a thousand faces, you have to admit that I am a master, let's follow me without saying a word, but I want to make it clear to you, this is a rare opportunity, to carve the Buddha with a thousand faces, that is, on a big stone, carve a thousand Buddha statues, I want to tell you something clear, I have expressed to Master Zhiyuan, we want to reach the protection of the Buddha, we will not take any money for this work, I will give you the silver now, is to pay your wages, I know that everyone has a wife and children, to live, so give you these silver in advanceWhen you get there, no one can say anything, and you can't ask for a penny, the money is donated to the Buddha by the pilgrims, and if we want to repay the kindness of the Buddha, we must do it sincerely. Put those limited money, are used to build tools, because this thousand Buddha statues, we need to polish for a long time, to use up our wholehearted craftsmanship, to use our wholehearted strength, to be able to complete this task, so I need everyone to be mentally prepared, if fast, maybe two or three years, if slow, it may be 10 years and 8 years, to use so long, is to create a high-quality product, do not leave us with regrets, this is a millennium project, our children and grandchildren have to look at him, can not let the children and grandchildren scold us, but also let our craftsmanship pass on for eternity, you all know itIf someone can't bear this hardship and can't bear this sin, he can leave now, and I will not force it. If no one leaves, I hope that when you get there, you will put the Buddha in your heart with a pious heart, so that the Buddha statue carved out by us will become a fine piece of Buddhism that attracts the attention of everything and is admired by all people. If you hear this clearly, you will be ready when you go back, and tomorrow we will set off, so let's go back and prepare. ”

The apprentices left one after another, each taking a piece of silver.

On the second day, fifty or sixty apprentices, and six sons, under the leadership of Li Yongze, marched to Shimenying Village.

More than a dozen carriages, full of tools, marched out of the village and walked on the mountain road. This mighty procession of stonemasons passed through the village and through the village, and did not arrive at the Shimen camp until the sun went down. I went to Shimenying Village first, found a few rooms, arranged the personnel first, and everyone stayed.

Just when everyone was busy, Li Yongze took two apprentices and two sons to the boulder of the Thousand-faced Buddha.

Li Yongze himself surrounded this boulder, turned around three times, and in turn turned three times, he saw that the Buddhism at the top had been carved three layers, and the original stonemason master was really a skilled craftsman, each Buddha statue was so kind, a Buddha statue and a posture, and the craftsmanship was also very exquisite, but there was no charm.

Li Yongze carefully observed the terrain again, this place is still very spacious, the surrounding left and right are very wide, the construction should be said to be very convenient, the training clothes have been arranged, large and small circles, are painted on the stone wall, although the carving is less than 100, the workload behind is also very large, but the work scene is very wide, can arrange two or three hundred people, but there are seven or eight hundred people can not get started, can only work in three shifts, let these 1000 stonemasons, every day have work to do, then must be 12 hours a day, all arrange people to work, of which 6 hours are black day work。 He thought about how to arrange manpower, he calculated and calculated, looked and looked, and then explained the task to his apprentice and son, and finally returned to the station.

Master Zhiyuan has arrived," Amitabha, Master Li's site site you have seen, the original 1000 stonemasons are now 600 people left, plus the people you brought, a total of 700 people, now there are 900 Buddha statues without carving, especially, the following is a huge Buddha statue, overall, the amount of work is still very large, we especially in the west of Shimenying's village, weaving a blacksmith furnace, there are 20 blacksmiths for everyone to repair tools, next to the blacksmith shop, and 50 cooks, dedicated to cooking for everyone, although you don't need to be paid, all the tools are provided by us, all the food money is free, you see what else is going on？”

Li Yongze, "I also looked at the site of the construction site, I also looked at the progress of the project, now there is a total of nearly 800 people, of which 100 are blacksmiths and cooks, and the remaining 700 stonemasons, according to the remaining workload now, these 700 people work in three shifts, each wave works for 4 hours, and one of them has to work in the dark, so they need to prepare lamp oil, so that they can pick up the lamp and fight at night." My plan was to use 300 people to fight at night, drive out the chassis of 1,000 Buddha statues, and divide the 400 people during the day into two groups for them to polish carefully. The problem arises when scaffolding needs to be built, and this scaffolding needs to be able to accommodate 300 people working at the same time, so wood, wire and nails are needed. Because the construction has to be carried out in 4 seasons a year, rain or shine, so in the summer, the pergola should be built, and the rain cloth should be used as a pergola in a good day, so that it can cover the rain in rainy days, whether it is wind and sun, or rain, snow and wind cold, it can be constructed, so as not to delay the progress. In winter, it is necessary to cover it with a quilt, one is to keep these stonemasons warm from the cold, and the most important thing is not to make the stones freeze brittle, to maintain the temperature of these stones, so that they will not be deformed when carved, and these materials are a sum of money. ”

Master Zhiyuan, "The problem of money, your old man can rest assured, the temple is not allowed to come now, and the imperial court has also allocated a little fund, so the money is still very abundant, in addition to the wages paid to the masters, all kinds of materials, you pull a list in detail, we will hurry up the preparations, and strive to prepare them for you within 10 days, what do you think?"

Li Yongze, " These materials I will go back to you to pull a list, we first build a simple scaffolding, so that these masters can start to work, all the materials come, we side by side, build permanent scaffolding, to ensure that the winter is warm and summer cool, and safe and reliable, the most important thing is to be able to accommodate 300 people directly on the shelf, those materials must be kept strong, the permanent scaffolding can be stable, to resist the wind, withstand the rain, can hold on to three or five years no problem, this is the requirement for us to build this shelf. ”

Master Zhiyuan, "Everything here is up to you, if you need a small worker, the apprentices in the temple can come over and help you work in batches, so that these masters can concentrate on carving Buddha statues." ”

Li Yongze, "Master, don't worry, I'll take care of everything here." ”

After sending Master Zhiyuan away, Li Yongze called the three apprentices over, " The three of you, divide all the stonemason masters into three waves, the first wave of 300 people, all of them are young little stonemasons, mainly doing billet work, and the other 400 people are divided into two groups, all of whom are looking for those masters with good skills, and then you have three groups of people, one with a wave, and the wave of 300 people, go to the night shift, because the blank is not as fine as polishing, and there is no need for more refined craftsmanship, and in the later stage, all the batch work is finished, and each of these 300 people recognizes a master, assigns it to the other 400 people, and starts polishing together。 ”

The eldest apprentice, "Master, the three of us take turns to lead people and take turns to work the night shift, so you old man can rest assured." ”

Li Yongze said to his eldest son again, " You are a carpenter, with your two younger brothers, tomorrow from the temple called 50 little monks, you start to build scaffolding, you follow me to work hard, scaffolding is the most need to be firm, this time and usual different, a piece of 300 people, scaffolding to build badly, these 300 people's lives are in your hands, you have to know the severity, don't joke with the lives of the brothers, every nail, every wood, you have to see it personally, firm is the most important, and this scaffolding, to insist on 3~5 years, the materials used can not be bad. ”

The eldest son, "Your old man can rest assured, what a complicated scaffolding, I haven't built it, this time I will be more careful, one is to insist on three or five years is no problem, the other is to make him firm, never let any brother because of the scaffolding problems, I know that this is a matter of human life, and I also know that our work is inherently dangerous, I can't let you worry about the summer vacation anymore, you can rest assured about this matter, I will definitely set this matter." ”

Everything was arranged, all the personnel were arranged, and Li Yongze went to rest.

Early in the morning of the second day, Li Yongde called all the apprentices together and asked them to invite all the master stonemasons over, and the eldest son went to the construction site to start building scaffolding.

The stonemasons knew that this was the master Li Yongze, so everyone was obediently listening to his teachings, Li Yongze didn't say anything, and bowed to everyone three times first, "Brothers, I am Li Yongze, I will work with you from today onwards, and after a while, we will divide the team into three waves, and then everyone will go back to rest for three days, adjust and adjust, and after the scaffolding is completed, we will work in three waves according to the team assigned today." Hear me clearly. ”

Li Yongze's eldest son, with two brothers who studied carpenters, and 50 monks, completed the scaffolding in three days.

Precisely:

The master made a move to see the difference, and the kindness sculpted the Buddha with a thousand faces.

Li Yongze commanded Ruoding, and after the three-day scaffolding was completed, the three teams took turns to go into battle and began to carve thousands of Buddha statues. That kind of huge scene, on the sonorous and powerful iron drill, shook Ma'anshan. When will the Buddha of a Thousand Faces be carved?