Chapter 10 Commencement of Construction
The next morning, the morning sun blew thin, and the mountain fog cleared.
Just gave a piece of money and asked him to go down the mountain to buy ingredients for making zongzi, where Qian Delu led a large number of craftsmen to the mountain.
He also brought six thousand taels of silver, and the other five hundred taels had been paid for the cost of hiring a craftsman.
Huo Yuanzhen greeted Qian Delu with a smile and put the silver two into his pocket.
Calling those craftsmen over, Huo Yuanzhen began to tell his idea of building the Shaolin Temple.
As the craftsmen listened, their mouths opened involuntarily.
Originally, they thought that Huo Yuanzhen was planning to encircle a wall, repair steps, and level the ground, but they didn't expect Huo Yuanzhen's idea to be so big, where is this 、、、 to build a temple?
It is very difficult to go up the mountain from outside the mountain to build a wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is very difficult to go up the mountain from outside the mountain road, and it is necessary to build a wall on the side of the mountain, so that it is almost impossible to go up the mountain in other places except for the mountain gate, unless it is a master of light skills.
Moreover, this wall is actually going to be built like a city wall, and this project is not small.
And the ground within the wall needs to be leveled, paved with bluestone, this project is also extremely huge, according to the abbot's meaning, after the temple is built, it is not a problem to accommodate thousands of people.
Fortunately, the construction of the mountain road is not too demanding.
However, this was far beyond the plans of the craftsmen, and also beyond Qian Delu's plans, and Qian Delu hurriedly pulled Huo Yuanzhen aside.
"Master Abbot, I'm afraid this won't work."
"What's not to do?" Huo Yuanzhen remained silent, since he extracted the construction order of the Ten Thousand Buddha Pagoda, Huo Yuanzhen's mentality has also changed a little, it seems that his previous design is a little childish, the infrastructure of Shaolin Temple is definitely a big problem, I would rather spend more money now, but also avoid rework in the future.
"According to your construction method, you can't build it without 30,000 taels of silver, do you have that much money?"
"I'll talk about the problem of money later", Huo Yuanzhen said something that made Qian Delu's heart tremble.
"That's not enough 、、、 craftsman."
Qian Delu was embarrassed to say that he was afraid that Huo Yuanzhen would not be able to repay the money, what he was worried about now was that Huo Yuanzhen would continue to borrow money from him, and he could only raise the issue of craftsmen.
"This is also easy to do, these craftsmen have relatives and friends, let them contact, as long as the poor monk's money is enough, it should not be difficult."
Huo Yuanzhen replied to Qian Delu a few words, and then went to ask those craftsmen.
The craftsmen are not afraid of the big project, the bigger the project, the more profitable they are, Huo Yuanzhen promised to pay according to the price, so they ran out to find relatives and friends, they are all craftsmen, and it is not difficult to find peers.
Qian Delu watched Huo Yuanzhen talking to those craftsmen, but he didn't make a sound, but he was secretly thinking in his heart, if this young abbot still asked him for a loan, how should he shirk.
After sending the craftsman, Huo Yuanzhen came to Qian Delu's side and said enthusiastically: "Amitabha, Qian Shizhu, it's windy outside, follow the poor monk into the room to drink a cup of tea."
"No, no, don't bother the abbot master, Qian is waiting here, wait for the abbot master to tell the story for a while."
Qian Delu waved his hand again and again in fright, he didn't dare to have a long talk with Huo Yuanzhen, who knows if he would be packed in a small cloth bag by this young abbot again.
Seeing that Huo Yuanzhen still had the intention of opening his mouth, Qian Delu hurriedly said: "Master Abbot, I can't hide it, my money village is also a branch, and the maximum number of loans cannot exceed 10,000 taels, Master Abbot's construction plan has been changed, and more silver taels may be needed, but Qian is really powerless, no matter how many the number is, it is beyond the scope of Qian's ability."
"Oh, the approval authority is not enough?" Huo Yuanzhen asked.
"What, abbot, what did you just say about the whole county?" asked Qian Delu, who had never heard of this term.
"Haha, it's nothing", Huo Yuanzhen said that he leaked his mouth, hurriedly slapped haha, and said: "The money donor is a branch here, and there must be a head office, I don't know where the head office is located?"
"The head office is set up in Jinling, and Qian is not even a branch here, and the branch is only set up in the county seat."
"Oh, I don't know how many taels of silver can be borrowed from the branches in the county?"
"The maximum number of branches in the county can be borrowed 50,000 yuan, and I think the abbot master will build this temple, even if it is only a few mountain roads, walls and ground, I am afraid it will take 30,000 or 40,000 taels, which is still a conservative estimate."
"If the poor monk wants to borrow two taels of silver from the branch in the county, the money donor may recommend one or two to the poor monk."
"This is no problem", Qian Delu agreed, or let the county branch have a headache.
After agreeing, Qian Delu continued: "Although it is said that Qian can be recommended by the master, but with all due respect to Qian, the abbot master can't just pave the road, the real expenditure of the temple is in the Buddha hall and Buddha statue, according to the current scale of the abbot, the expenditure is the real big amount, I don't know how the abbot master plans to solve this matter, and the branches in the county will not be able to provide the master with silver taels."
Huo Yuanzhen waved his hand: "This money donor doesn't have to worry, the poor monk has already taken measures, and the money donor only needs to introduce the money village in the county to the poor monk."
As for the matter of money, in fact, Huo Yuanzhen doesn't have to be in a hurry, but the sooner this foundation is laid, the better, and he should shift his focus to learning martial arts as soon as possible.
As for repaying the money, it is not a problem, you can slowly draw rewards to repay, and the income of Shaolin can also be used to repay debts in the future.
Buddha halls and Buddha statues are even more worrying, directly with the construction token.
The most important thing is that you can solve the road repair and paving as soon as possible, so that you can do other things with peace of mind.
Qian Delu looked at Huo Yuanzhen and said with some hesitation: "The abbot wants to go to the county branch to borrow money, but I'm afraid it's not easy."
"What do you mean by that?"
"That's the case, the county's branch shopkeeper surnamed Zhao, is a showman, this person is not in the middle of the examination, because he is literate and hyphenation, and quite talented, to the money village as a shopkeeper, this person's personality is a little strange, he looks at the right person, how can he talk, but if the other party is not his temper, you may not be able to borrow from him as collateral."
"And such people!".
Huo Yuanzhen was a little surprised, it turned out that the shopkeeper of the money village in the county was still such a guy with such a character, but it can be understood that literati have some inexplicable backbone, and this is still for the landing show, Huai Cai has not met, and it is reasonable that his personality is a little biased.
"Then I don't know what kind of person this shopkeeper Zhao looks like?"
Qian Delu thought for a while: "It should be more talented, there was once a person who drank with him once, and made a seven-word quatrain, Zhao's shopkeeper was amazed, and he borrowed 50,000 taels of silver from the other party on the spot."
"So that's the case, then there is a money donor to introduce it on your behalf, and the poor monk will meet this shopkeeper Zhao tomorrow."
Qian Delu said everything that should be said, I thought that this young abbot would retreat from the difficulty, you are a monk, what kind of talent can you have, but this abbot still wants to see him, so let him go.
How did he know that Huo Yuan was really detailed, and he also graduated from college, although in the society in his previous life, college students were no longer valuable, but in this era, it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a talented person.
The two agreed to go down the mountain tomorrow and go to the county seat.
By this time, the number of people who had come to listen to the book had gradually gone up the mountain, more than yesterday.
Huo Yuanzhen stepped on the table again, today's main lecture is a very exciting part of the Journey to the West.
The incense candles that Huo Yuanzhen researched over there have been burning, and today people are very conscious of buying incense candles and trying not to disturb the abbot on the stage.
The financial resources are extensive, and Huo Yuanzhen's explanation is also very energetic.
It went on until the sun was in the west.
Wukong smiled and said to the Jade Emperor, the emperor takes turns, come to my house this year, Jade Emperor, you should give way as soon as possible."
"Wukong's arrogance shocked the Jade Emperor, shook the immortals in the sky, since the opening of the world, it is the first time that someone dares to speak to the Jade Emperor like this, this can be said to be the strong for the respect of me, the hero dares to compete for the first!"
Speaking of this, Huo Yuanzhen stopped, looked at the red sun in the west, and said to everyone: "That's all for today's explanation, tomorrow the poor monk has something to do, and he will continue to talk the day after tomorrow."
Everyone in the audience listened to it like they were fascinated, they didn't feel hungry without eating for a day, and when they heard that the abbot didn't speak, they scratched their cheeks in a hurry, but they were helpless, and they dispersed to Huo Yuanzhen on the stage with a bow.
Huo Yuanzhen smiled and returned the salute one by one, and the monk's demeanor was as if he was stunned for a moment when the audience followed the people who were listening to the book.
Seeing Huo Yuanzhen's free bearing, Yikong and the others felt a little more admiration in their hearts, this one ring really has two times, it seems that the life of Shaolin Temple will be better in the future.
Invisibly, the prestige of the abbot was also erected.
The people who listened to the book were gone, and during the dinner in Shaolin Temple, Huo Yuanzhen handed over the newly obtained Lotus Sutra to the empty.
Although the scriptures are good things, Huo Yuanzhen doesn't have the heart to really study him, make the best use of his talents and materials, and it is more suitable for Yikong, a person who really likes Buddhism.
After getting the Lotus Sutra, the empty snot bubbles were about to come out, and he bowed to Huo Yuanzhen sincerely, and then he didn't eat any food, and ran back to the room to study Buddhism.
Hui Ming and Hui Zhen's eyes were full of envy, and they peeked at Huo Yuanzhen from time to time, hoping that he could take out another scripture.
But Huo Yuanzhen is just such a book right now, so he can only pretend not to see the expectant eyes of the two of them, and ask about Yijing's martial arts progress.
Yijing's research and practice of the Fuhu Fist method has long been integrated, and he is waiting for Huo Yuanzhen to teach him the Iron Head Skill.
Seeing that Yijing was so obsessed with martial arts, Huo Yuanzhen also wanted to have many masters in Shaolin Temple, and directly handed over the cheats of Tietou Gong to Yijing after dinner.
I got a new cheat, and I was as clean as a treasure, and I carefully took the book and left, and I went to the back mountain.
Huo Yuanzhen knew that in the next period of time, I am afraid that he will not be able to see a clean one, this guy's obsession with martial arts has reached its peak, and it will not appear if he does not study the iron head gong.
Early the next morning, a large number of craftsmen under the mountain went up the mountain, and Huo Yuanzhen threw out a lot of silver, repairing roads, paving the ground, and building walls.
They are all uncomplicated projects, and the progress is very fast, and Huo Yuanzhen estimates that these projects will be completed within half a month.
When the time comes, you can use it if you have a construction order or something.
It's just that at present, my silver taels can last less than half a month, and it is remarkable that I can last three or five days just by buying raw materials, not counting the final remuneration for the craftsmen.
The lottery did not draw silver taels, and now borrowing has become the first priority.
So Huo Yuanzhen didn't wait for Qian Delu to go up the mountain, so he walked directly down the mountain.
met Qian Delu at the foot of the mountain, there was a carriage at the foot of the mountain, Huo Yuanzhen got into the car directly and went to the county seat with Qian Delu.
Xiucai is in charge, Huo Yuanzhen also wants to see it.
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