The confiscated large amount of aristocratic property gave Theodosius, a construction engineer, greater self-confidence and more capital.

With the support of Archbishop Sextus and John, Theodosius simply pushed the original design of the entire San Canito to be overturned. In order to cater to Theodosius' new cathedral plan, Geoffrey gritted his teeth and hired a large number of men to directly tear down the walls on the southwest side of Gombrigne. This means that the entire city of Gombrigne will be expanded.

It would be a test of Epirus' huge income, and even with the ubiquitous investment of the Venetians and the supply of Mamluk caravans, Gombrine would not have the same source of tax revenue as Greece and Constantinople. Since the Bosphorus was controlled by Valleologo, Constantinople has seen an unprecedented increase in both tax revenue and population, completely sweeping away the dilapidated appearance of a few years ago. As emperor, Constantine XI was more than willing to invest in the taxes of any city in the empire, but this time Epirus needed the money, John did not say to his father.

Not to mention the cost of the new Basilica of San Canito, the reconstruction of the city walls and the expansion of the streets alone was a huge expense. However, when the new Gombrigne was completed, John was quite confident that the whole of Gombrigne would become the most luxurious and prosperous city in the Balkans outside of Constantinople.

And when Theodosius finally completed the rough blueprints for the new San Canito and came up with a simple cost offer, John even planned to abandon the whole plan for a while. If it weren't for the fact that the gold mines in Gombrigne and Kosovo had not been fully exploited, there would have been no way to clean up the mess in the church.

"Your Majesty, the entire Cathedral of Santa Nica may be larger than anyone imagined, and in order not to encroach on the bishopric of the Patriarchate of Hagia Sophia, we will divide Santa Canito into three parts."

Theodosius, who had stayed up all night and fought for three days, finally put the first issue of the plan on John's desk. It's just that John's knowledge of architecture is rather unheard, and Sophia has no interest in religious architecture, but Jeffrey looks at the proposal with a melancholy face.

It seems that his control of Epirus' funds is becoming more and more geared towards Kinchi.

"There is a good chance that San Canito will become a miracle of the Orthodox Church. For the first phase of the project, I decided to rebuild and expand it on the old church and turn it into a new chapel. ”

The earliest plans for the renovation of the church were to follow the template of the old church. Because of the foundation, this project is progressing the fastest, and it will also give the residents the most convenient spiritual sustenance.

John only glanced at the project plan and handed it back to Theodosius. He was more than willing to listen to Theodosius himself introduce the whole grand project. For no other reason, just listening to him describe magnificent scenes, he can have some imagination in his mind, and looking at boring drawings, he can only have the illusion of doing math problems.

"I have already submitted my report to His Majesty Bishop Sextus, who has named this new church the Chapel of God's Will."

"Chapel?" John looked up strangely, "Even if it is just one of the first phases, it will be much larger than an ordinary church, but it will only be named a chapel......"

"Your Majesty, you don't know anything...... After the whole of Santonica was built, it could even be as large as a small city, but because of the Hagia Sophia in front of it, Epirus was not a universal patriarchate, and the highest naming rank in Santonica could only be the bishop's seat. And the church in Santonica, which belongs to it, can only be wronged and named the chapel. Theodosius explained, "But the Chapel of God's Wish will probably become the most magnificent building in the whole diocese." Not to mention the fact that the exterior of the building will be rebuilt, we also hired many young sculptors and painters directly from the Apennine states to decorate the new cathedral. ”

"I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money, right? Besides, the guy who is helping to fight with the Pope is a Catholic, so let them serve the Orthodox Church......"

"It's all young or depressed people who tell them that they're here to design a work of art for a religious building that's never been done before, and it's up to us to pick and choose." Jeffrey said with a smile that he was in charge of recruiting these artists, and although he didn't know anything about art, he could be said to be quite experienced in how to lure young people who were unwilling to go to him. Besides, the treatment given by the empire will not be much worse.

"Then there's the interior style of the chapel. Since Santonica will be the largest diocese, we will certainly make an investment of its size. It just so happened that there were gold mines in Epirus and nearby Kosovo, and gold jewellery must not be left behind. The main body of the whole church is the same as that of Hagia Sophia, which is to support the entire dome on an independent square column, with the dome as the center, and adopt a Greek cross structure in the plan layout of the church. This is the most solid and grandiose architectural style. ”

Theodosius's words made John confused, but Theodosius, who had already opened the conversation, had no intention of stopping at all.

"Of course, it's the architectural style of the outside. Inside, we needed help from Greece and the Aegean Islands, where marble was abundant, and we needed a lot of colored marble slabs for wall decoration and interior sculptures, and a lot of dyes and paints for mosaic frescoes and chalking. Of course, there is also the glass wall decoration of the whole church from the dome to the first floor, which requires a large number of daylight windows or decorative windows. These should be the main items of expenditure. ”

"However, there are other expenses that are just as important. The Holy See of the Bishop, in order to commensurate with the luxury of the chapel, must be extremely luxurious. There is also the main worship area, which is the most important part, and when it comes to the intuitive experience of the believers during the service, it will definitely cost money. Of course, the Orthodox Church may not be able to fully provide the funds needed for the training of the friars and parish guards, so I am afraid that we will have to rely on the coffers of Combrigne to help until the chapel receives income......"

"It's just a chapel...... The whole of Santonica...... Theodosius, tell me honestly, how much it will cost......" Jeffrey asked slowly, trembling his hands, putting down Theodosius' manuscript.

Theodosius' lips squirmed, and before he could even make a sound, Jeffrey fainted in his seat in a scream.

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