It cost 2.5 million taels of silver, dispatched 100,000 craftsmen, military service and people, and took 19 years to build the Nanjing Dabao'en Temple, which was not only not demolished in the Datong New Dynasty, but was also repaired by the royal family.

Four years ago, Zhao Han allocated 150,000 taels of silver to repair the decaying palaces and strengthen the top of the pagoda that had been tilted.

The monks were very excited about this, and felt that the emperor had finally worshiped the Buddha.

Who knows that Zhao Han asked the craftsman to build a monument at the entrance of the temple, which roughly reads: Nanjing is densely populated, and the small people of Shengdou lack pastime. This temple covers a vast area and has beautiful scenery, which can open the door to the people. Welcoming monks shall not turn away the small people, nor shall they forcibly accept the small people's incense money.

To put it bluntly, it is a temple-like park.

Even the name of the temple "Da Bao'en Temple" was changed to "Zhongshan Temple" by Zhao Han himself. From "Lü's Spring and Autumn", Yao is good and everyone is good, and everyone is wrong.

The monks in the temple have long been ordered to return to the world, and all the temple fields have been confiscated and distributed to the peasants.

The monks now have only two incomes, one is incense money and donations from believers, and the other is printing and publishing Buddhist scriptures.

There is a full set of plates of "Yongle Nanzang", a total of 1,640 Buddhist scriptures are engraved, which one can be printed if you want to, and most of the Buddhist scriptures in the country are printed here.

Since the number of monks has plummeted, it is time for something else.

There are more than 30 palaces and pavilions, 148 monasteries, 118 corridor rooms and 38 scripture rooms in the temple, which is the largest temple in China. During the Wanli period, a fire burned down many buildings, and after Zhao Han rebuilt, he set aside an area and opened another gate - to house envoys from various countries.

The number of foreign envoys coming to Nanjing is increasing, and sometimes there are dozens of people in one mission. Honglu Temple has a lot of headaches, and occasionally can't find a place to stay, so you can only throw the people with the group into the inn.

If you want to build another hall in the city, you can't make such a big space, so you have to tear down some houses.

Isn't there a place for Dabao'en Temple? Although it is outside the city, it is not far from the south gate.

Of course, it's time to call it the Bunzenji Temple.

On the day when the temple door was reopened, hundreds of people and good men and women flocked to visit and see the excitement.

The envoys of various countries who stayed in Nanjing and did not leave also moved into an area from the side door, and when they raised their eyes, they could see the 78.2-meter-high glazed pagoda.

This is also an important reason why Zhao Han threw the envoys from various countries, the pagoda made of glazed is almost 80 meters high, and there are 146 ever-bright lanterns lit at night. You envoys of Fanbang, watch me day and night, and retain a little more awe of the Celestial Empire in the future.

Prince Charles and two London country boys currently live here.

They have already signed up at Jinling University, and the tuition fee comes from the bride price money of the British princess. The school starts in the eighth month of the lunar calendar, and in a few days I will move to the school.

The envoys lived in the temple, and they did not eat and drink for nothing, and generally only entertained them for free for two months, after which they had to pay for themselves. At most, I lived for half a year, and after half a year, I didn't let me live if I gave money, so I went into the city to find an inn.

Of course, the French, Persian, Mughal emissaries were certainly exceptions.

Especially in France, the king and the queen mother were so polite that they gave Zhao Han a golden carriage and sent a lot of horses to China. French friends can live casually, for three or five years, without paying any room and board fees!

On the night of moving in, the envoys of various countries saw the glazed pagoda glowing at night for the first time, and they were still in the temple to see it up close - during the four years of renovation, there was no light.

Everyone craned their necks and looked at the pagoda in a daze.

At this time, the glazed pagoda is brighter than before, because of the installation of glass convex lenses, the brightness is several times that of the original.

The emissaries sent by the King of Cambodia to ask for help knelt down and bowed reverently, and then recited the scriptures with their hands folded.

In Southeast Asia today, the center of Buddhism is in Laos, and monks from all over the world go to Laos to study Buddhism. The envoy in front of him, along with the monks who sent him, already regarded this place as a sacred place for Buddhism.

Several French visiting scholars are now in a daze.

Among them, there are writers, artists, and architects. During the day, he visited the glazed pagoda and studied the architectural structure of the pagoda, trying to return to Paris to build one for Louis XIV.

But after studying for a while, these people feel even more powerless, and even if they learn, the French royal family lacks the manpower and material resources to build.

The French painter and architect planned to paint the glazed pagoda and throw it to Louis XIV to enjoy it. If you have to imitate it, build a 20-meter-high bar on the outskirts of Paris, and it can also be called "European Little Nanjing" in the future.

There is also a French writer who praised Zhao Han in his notes:

"This great Asian monarch, with his extraordinary deeds, put an end to the wars and plagues in China and defeated the murderous Tatars of the north (mistaking the Jianzhou Jurchens for the Mongols)...... China has become in order under his rule. His art of domination, even across the oceans, spread to Europe, benefiting each of us enormously......"

"He was a nurturer of high society, and all the virtues were embodied in him. His countenance, manners, and figure are all breathtaking, and he shows a demeanor in majesty, and he is even more respectable with his inner qualities......"

"He has the ability to make decisive decisions and can give the most reasonable answers to any question, so that officials can follow his instructions...... His unique understanding of art, unmatched by the world, and even the full range of European culture and institutions, is why people are willing to obey and respect him......"

In fact, this writer has never met Zhao Han at all, and only got a few words from the mouth of the French envoy.

The more I didn't see the emperor in person, and the more I witnessed the wealth and grandeur of Nanjing, the more I felt that the Chinese emperor was mysterious and great.

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By the time Bayikov arrived in Nanjing, Prince Charles had already gone to study.

The tuition fees of the three Britons were all borne by Prince Charles, and he gave a lot of bride price for marrying the British princess. For these foreign students, Jinling University has special teachers, who are drawn from primary school teachers.

A group of Russian emissaries have long been numb from shock on the way.

Baykov even tore up the credentials, then soaked them in water and destroyed all the impudent content. Because in the national letter, there is a sentence that makes the "Khitan Emperor" submit to the tsar.

This is still a fart, Baykov, who has lived in Moscow since he was a child, feels like he is from the countryside when he arrives in Yangzhou.

They were taken to the city of Nanjing, and after reporting to the Honglu Temple, they went to stay at the Zhongshan Temple outside the southern city.

When they were in the city, they saw the glazed pagoda. Out of the city gate, it is even clearer that a towering pagoda stands there.

Bayikov, who had been shocked countless times, turned into a dumbfounded appearance when facing the pagoda at this time.

"That, that...... What is that? Baykov asked.

The general officer of Honglu Temple replied: "Pagoda." ”

With the increasing number of diplomatic affairs, Honglu Temple has become more and more powerful, and a group of translators have been specially raised.

You don't need to learn all the languages of European countries, you just need to learn Latin. In Europe at this time, diplomatic documents were all written in Latin.

Baykov knew Buddhism, and when he was in Siberia, he had dealings with the Mongols who believed in Buddhism. When I came to China, I also saw some pagodas along the way, but where have I ever seen such a tall one? This is definitely the tallest building in the world, equivalent to a "skyscraper" with more than 20 floors!

When I came to the envoy's quarters, more than a dozen Russians were thrown into a courtyard, and the French envoy (deliberately arranged) lived in the same courtyard.

Colbert, the leader of the French mission, was reading the Latin version of the Datongshu provided by the missionary. He heard the movement outside, walked out of the door and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help asking, "Poles?" ”

Bayikov said: "I am Russian. ”

Colbert said disdainfully: "It's all the same. ”

It's all the same hillbilly!

Colbert was so delicate that he even befriended the Persian envoys, but he was dismissive of the Russian envoys.

"Your Excellency is the envoy of which country?" Baykov asked.

Colbert's nostrils turned to the sky: "I am sent to Datong by the order of the King of France." ”

Both speak Latin, and although they have strong accents, they can communicate normally.

Bayikov, who was still a little arrogant in Heilongjiang, heard that it was a French envoy at this time, and he couldn't help but feel a little ashamed of himself, just like a countryman who met a huge rich man in the city.

Of course, although he was a little shorter psychologically, he could not lose in momentum, Baykov held his head high, then bent down and saluted and said: "On behalf of His Majesty the Tsar, I greet the King of France." ”

No matter how much Colbert looked at no one, he could not lose diplomatic courtesy, so he bent down and saluted back: "On behalf of the King of France, I greet Your Majesty." ”

Not called emperor, nor tsar, because the French did not recognize this title.

Bayikov asked, "Has the Khitan established diplomacy with France?" ”

Colbell said: "This is China, also known as Datong, not a Khitan. ”

Daming Kingdom, Datong Kingdom, this is the official European name for China, and it is a transliteration.

"Okay, Datongguo." Bayikov was too lazy to dwell on.

Colbert said: "The Emperor of China and His Majesty have exchanged letters for a long time, and the friendship between their monarchs will surely be spread throughout the world. As an envoy to France, I will bring French literature and art to the East, and I will bring Chinese literature and art back to Europe. What about you? What are you here to do? Did you come to China to exchange art? ”

Baykov was a little angry, this was a mockery of Russia for not understanding art.

Baykov said: "There are some small border frictions between Russia and China, and I was ordered to clear up the misunderstanding. ”

Colbert laughed: "Does Russia still want to go to war with China?" You don't know, in the past ten years, China has defeated Spain and then the Netherlands. How many Russian troops can go to the East? ”

China defeated Spain and the Netherlands?

Bayikov's pupils shrank sharply, this is an important piece of information, it seems that the Chinese army is very strong.

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