Da Zaojun

Chapter 151 Ninth-grade Heavenly Craftsman
Even though several monks were killed, the underlying nature of this secret realm could not be changed.

Even though Tongtai Temple was gone, there were still other temples, and Song Wuji was unable to change them one by one.

He only gathered the monks in Tongtai Temple who were not killed by Song Wuji.

When these monks saw that Song Wuji not only killed the abbot, but also killed the king who had become a monk in Tongtai Temple, there was only fear on their faces.

The crime of regicide shall be punished by the execution of the entire clan.

What's more, his death in the temple caused a huge uproar, and the court had to pay money to redeem him several times.

Song Wuji said, "If we disband Tongtai Temple directly, we will not be able to save the people."

"They say Buddhism is compassionate. Your Tongtai Temple is so magnificent, but if it were burned down, it would be nothing more than a torch burned by the Chu people, leaving only pitiful scorched earth."

"I hope you guys remember what happened today. Otherwise, I'll come to Tongtai Temple again and kill people like that!"

"I hope you will take good care of yourselves, understand the true Buddhist principles, develop a righteous mind, make correct wishes, and save more people."

Song Wuji is now holding the golden palm leaf scriptures and the golden Buddha treasure, which are the most fundamental things in Tongtai Temple.

Without these two treasures, it would be difficult for Tongtai Temple to become the top temple among the 480 temples in the Southern Dynasties.

Song Wuji said, "Rent out the land deeds and temple properties to the people at lower rents. Burn all those usurious loan notes and make them look as if they didn't exist."

"In addition, entering the temple to burn incense is free, and there is no compulsory offering. Even if pilgrims donate money, it must be recorded in the account and used for charity."

"For example, pilgrims entering the temple can get vegetarian meals for free, and they can also pay for the collection of the bodies of the deceased and offer incense and candles to the starving people."

What Song Wuji holds in his hand is the secret realm token, which gives him a certain degree of control over the secret realm, but he cannot exceed the underlying logic of the secret realm's operation.

If temples are abolished, "monk certificates" will not be produced.

"The temple has established a rule that every monk needs to cultivate his own land to provide for the monks' food."

"The monks' servants have over ten thousand employees and must be dismissed so they can farm the land."

"The Golden Light Muni Pearl will remain here as the treasure of your Tongtai Temple. As the chief temple, you must set a good example for other temples."

"Your temple can retain 200 monks to practice martial arts and meditation, but other temples cannot have more than 50 monks. All monks without monk certificates will be dismissed!"

"All small temples with fewer than 50 monks will be merged into one temple. These small temples will be abolished!"

"Also, there can only be one temple within a ten-mile radius. Other temples must either merge or disband."

Although the monks were angry and desperate, they did not dare to disobey Song Wuji and had to agree.

Song Wuji nodded. Although this secret realm was not specifically for farming, it had vast land and a lot of temple property. There were many industries and tenants dependent on the temple.

Song Wuji could even recruit monks here and enter Taichang City, but he didn't have the population register in his hand for the time being.

Then he used the stove fire slightly to burn one or two broken Buddha statues, and from them he refined a green jade lion, an ivory white elephant, and a golden-winged Roc, three talismans. Like the porcelain chicken and tile dog in the land temple before, they were all talismans for building a temple and could be added when building the stove.

"It seems that these talismans and ornaments can only be obtained by cutting down mountains and destroying temples." After coming to this conclusion, Song Wuji activated the secret realm token, opened the secret realm portal, and came out of the secret realm of monks.

As soon as he came out, he saw that the Hungry Ghost Tree in the Hungry Ghost Realm of the outside world had lost its spiritual intelligence, and the tree was half dead and half alive, half a heavenly tree and half a hungry ghost tree.

As long as there are still people starving to death in the secret realm or in reality, this Hungry Ghost Tree will not wither. However, the hole in the middle has indeed opened up, and it has opened up a new path to Jianxin.

Song Wuji walked forward a little and saw that the official road was deserted and the Baliting Post Station was also submerged in the wasteland, so he did not move forward on his own. This was because the Hungry Ghost Tree was like a boundary pass. Once he left here, he would no longer belong to Taichang Territory. Song Wuji could no longer receive the blessing of Taichang Territory and had entered Jianxin County.

"It seems we need to send Beggar Sect disciples to explore first, then open up the wasteland bit by bit and clear the official road."

Thinking of this, Song Wuji turned and left.

After Song Wuji left, a monster with black air and a pair of scarlet eyes appeared in the post station.

He rode on the smoke and dust escape and called for a gust of wind so that the smoke and dust escape could only go two or three miles. With the help of the wind, Song Wuji returned to Taichang City from Baliting in just a moment.

At this time, the soldiers guarding the city had already recognized Song Wuji's appearance of flying sand and rocks, and were not surprised.

After asking a few questions, he learned that he had been away for the secret realm for only half a day and there was no time difference, so he returned to the county government office.

As soon as he returned to the county government office, Song Wuji went into the Taichang Lingfu.

First, insert the secret token of the monk's feast into the colorful lotus. Suddenly, the secret token turned into lotus petals, revealing information, letting Song Wuji know the law represented by this token.

"Creating French style"

The law represented by this token represents the standard of construction projects, such as the specifications and quantity of temples and the planning of residences. This token can be used to create a standard and specification.

To be precise, this is a guide for building a temple, with construction regulations.

It can inspire the various trades and rituals of the city's carpenters, bricklayers, plasterers, stonemasons and other craftsmen involved in the construction field.

After these craftsmen were promoted, they were collectively called "Nine-Rank Heavenly Craftsmen".

The ritual is to construct buildings with various special abilities.

Moreover, with the consent of the gods, Song Wuji has the right to consume his luck to build and renovate various temples of gods, but the specifications cannot exceed those of the county itself. In other words, the highest specifications of the temple that can be built are the City God Temple and the Seven Political Officials Temple.

For the rest, no matter what rank the gods themselves are, they only have the specifications of nine-field side temples and eight-pillar secular temples.

Of course, in addition to building temples, some other architectural styles are also included, such as ancestral halls, temples, Taoist temples, altars... or various other official buildings, such as medical offices, county lieutenant offices, county training grounds, and barracks...

As long as the construction is carried out according to the specified scale of the construction code and without exceeding the limit, it can generate continuous good fortune.

There are even specifications for county brothels, restaurants, and private homes.

Song Wuji has increasingly felt that this is a situation where one has to manage a city and strengthen humanity in a world of demons and chaos.

That's good. Craftsmen of all kinds can be promoted to higher ranks, and there's one more ritual for every trade. At least work efficiency is improved, and it can help quickly build city walls and expand the city.

Of course, these craftsmen are not completely powerless. In addition to construction skills, they also know feng shui formations and some witchcraft spells.

Song Wuji probably acquired this ability based on the legend that all craftsmen knew the "Lu Ban Technique".

For a while, there was no need for Song Wuji to spread the word, as the craftsmen in the area all had the knowledge of the rituals of inferior craftsmen in their minds.

(End of this chapter)