Chapter 116 Controversy

When a new official takes office, it is customary to burn it. Even if there is nothing to do, he must act as a show to show his existence. However, if a cautious person wants to achieve some results, he will never act recklessly.

Especially in the current situation of the Blood Rose Knights, it seems that it can compete with the Holy Spirit of Light on the surface, but in fact it has reached the last moment. With a straw, this camel rack is about to fall.

Since the Hope Goddess Church was originally a state religion and was overly dependent on the subsidies of the kingdom, it has lost its power and various problems have been exposed immediately. Now it is full of difficulties and difficult steps.

Due to the abolition of the state religion, coupled with the continuous wars of the Grand Duke Butani and the large amount of taxes were drawn, the funding situation of the Blood Rose Knights was particularly unoptimistic. A huge religion with a huge organization could not operate without funds.

Although there are branches of the Blood Rose Knights in many villages, the reserve Knights are very loose, and in fact they are just named. The branches of many cities have lacked funds and no religious activities, so their influence is getting smaller and smaller.

Jady had experience in preaching in Baptister City, but the specific implementers at that time were mainly Du Wei and Helen. They are still receiving the training of the goddess in the Temple of Daji. Jady alone would not be able to do this. He is not an expert in religion.

Early in the morning, Jady met several first-class knights who were curious for a moment and rushed back to see the new regiment commander and explored the future movements of the Knights. As soon as he returned to the office, Picasso walked in with a stinky face, and was actually following Salist behind him.

Jady had long expected that he would discuss with his sister, and he was reluctant to pull this smart woman in to help him. When he saw the two of them walking in, he couldn't help but smile knowingly.

He threw the pen, crossed his fingers and flicked it easily, and smiled and said, "What's wrong, Captain Picasso, seems to be in a bad mood? Where is the feasibility report I want?"

Picasso ignored him, and walked straight over, sat on the sofa, then slapped his thighs and said, "The Blood Rose Knights and even the entire Goddess of Hope are poor and can't do this job.

I checked their accounts and now I hope that the God Cult and the Blood Rose Knights rely entirely on a few great nobles who hold important positions in the Cult to pay for money. How can I fight with others for such a mess? I can't do this job."

"Money?" Jady thought for a while: "I can take out the money. Tell me, how much do I need?"

"No, we can't use our money!"

Salice had just sat down next to her brother very ladylikely, and when she heard this, she immediately jumped up with a burning butt.

She whispered us at once, and Jady felt a little cold, but he really couldn't correct it, so he had to ask: "What else? To make the Blood Rose Knights become an organization that can truly compete with the Principality of Butany, it must first be made strong. Otherwise, it will not be able to play any role at all."

Salice was embarrassed to say that he was reluctant to let him pay in, so he changed his mouth and said, "Jeddy, do you know why the Blood Rose Knights immediately became so vulnerable once they lost their status as a state religion? It was because this organization had been relying on charity subsidies for too long.

Look at the Holy Church of Light, they do not depend on any political group. On the contrary, many regimes rely on them, both politically and economically, which is the reason for their long-lasting endurance.

As the saying goes, "Aiding urgently but not poverty, if you spend money to support the operation of this Knights, you will not be able to fill this infinite hole. Moreover, it will not help to improve its condition and allow it to adapt to the world to continue to exist, let alone let alone let them reach the state you need."

Picasso listened to his sister's words and leaned against the sofa casually. But he immediately bounced up, looked back carefully, and tried to not turn over the sofa. Then he leaned forward with confidence and said lazily: "My sister is right. This is the reason why the Blood Rose Knights are not enterprising and cannot compete with others. There is no benefit in solving this method.

Whether it is religion or politics, it is a competition of interests that they attach to. Only by allowing members of the Blood Rose Knights to have a greedy heart and do something together for a cause will they develop a strong centripetal force and enterprising spirit, and at the same time exercise their various abilities."

Jady's eyes flashed and asked with a smile: "So tell me, what are the good ideas?"

Salist smiled sweetly and said, "We cannot raise stupid insects, we have to raise them into jackals and tigers. Due to the special circumstances of the Apia Kingdom, to make the Blood Rose Knights stronger, we must first make the Goddess of Hope stronger. To make the Goddess of Hope stronger, we must first analyze the political situation of Apia and Butani."

Jady said with interest: "Tell me, what do you think about this?"

Salist said: "First, let's analyze the situation of Butani. Butani's political forces are mainly divided into three factions, one is the camp of the Light Holy Church headed by Bishop Christopher and Earl of Gith. They gathered many nobles from the Duchy of Butani to join the church and formed a powerful force that cannot be ignored.

The second faction is a force formed by Duke Butani and the politicians of the Duchy. They have always advocated the separation of church and state, and opposed religious interference in the regime;

The third faction is the conservative, composed of some important military generals and conservative nobles and officials. They are neither satisfied with the scepticism of the Holy Church of Light on the Duchy of Butani, nor are they satisfied with the military militancy of the Grand Duke of Butani.

And the Kingdom of Apia is actually in power now. He will never drag the blood Rose Knights back, so we don’t need to worry.”

Jady said thoughtfully: "Well, this analysis is clear at a glance. In politics, we can rely on Apia to unite the old Butani schools, urge Grand Duke Butani to remain neutral and attack the Holy Sect of Light headed by Christopher."

Salice snapped her fingers in a state of obscene way, raised her eyebrows and said with a slight roar, "Smart! Much smarter than that idiot."

"Which?" Jady asked in a daze.

"That!" Salice pointed to Picasso on the sofa, and then said, "In Apiah, Garfield is the consul. If he is here, we have no worries. In the Duchy of Butany, we have to convince Queen Elizabeth to solve the problem.

She enjoyed a high reputation in the Principality of Butani, especially when General Von Hell invaded not long ago, she called on the whole country to launch resistance and counterattack as the queen of the regent, and won the admiration and conviction of the military and civilians of Butani and a considerable number of officials in the court. I think she will have a considerable appeal. And we must concentrate on strengthening the Blood Rose Knights."

"Very good!" Jady praised: "Do you have any specific plans?"

"Well, after I thought carefully, repeatedly pondered, quoted the scriptures, and repeatedly argued..." Before Picasso could finish speaking, Salice glared at him and said angrily: "You snore all night!"

Picasso immediately closed his mouth.

"Sally!" Jady frowned slightly. Salist always had this attitude towards her brother. Perhaps he was used to being spoiled by his family and brother since childhood. Salist always waved and drank to his elder brother. In fact, the relationship between the two siblings is very good, and Jady knows all these.

But somehow, he was not very satisfied with Salice's arrogant attitude now. In front of the brother and sister, he was an outsider and it was not his turn to discipline him, but he naturally expressed his dissatisfaction.

Strangely, Salice didn't seem to realize that there was something wrong with his attitude. She immediately smiled and said sweetly to Picasso: "Brother, please talk to Jady in detail about the plan I came up with."

Although her attitude changed, she was still like a child showing off her grades in front of the teacher. She did not miss the opportunity to show herself. Jady smiled helplessly and turned to look at Picasso.

Picasso said seriously: "My...my sister's plan is..., huh, that's it. If the Rose Order wants to grow, it must be rich, and if it doesn't make money, it cannot grow. So my...my sister's plan is to train them to make money and grow, grow in making money, and make more money in growing. Let them cheat and use all the best..."

Jady groaned and turned to Salist and said, "You should say that, Brother Picasso's thinking is really understandable."

Salice smiled and said, "My opinion is that the teachings of the Goddess of Hope are first to modify the teachings of the Goddess of Hope. The teachings of the Hope of Light have changed due to the times. In order to adapt to the needs, they have long changed for thousands of years. As for the Goddess of Hope, the teachings they moved in yesterday were printed a thousand years ago and have long become a bunch of antiques, but they still follow them unswervingly.

We must not only change, but also change more thoroughly than the Holy Church of Light and closer to the needs of the vast majority of believers, because we have already fallen into the struggle with them, so the doctrine must be more popular than them in order to attract the vast majority of believers.

For example, the Holy Church of Light believes that the redemption of the soul is the glory of the Supreme God. Only by obeying the church absolutely and passing on the will of heaven by the priests can they communicate with God and listen to the sound of God. It is precisely because of this that they firmly control the right to communicate with God and stand above the regime.

In a country with extreme belief in the Ross Empire, the power of the divine power is higher than that of the imperial power, because the pope represents the gods. In the formal Jin Dynasty, even if Emperor Ross meets the high pope, he must perform a kiss. If we want to attract more believers, we must modify the doctrine:

As long as believers have absolute piety, they can directly listen to the voice of God and let his soul be redeemed. This brings God and man one step closer, without the feeling of being unattainable, and reduces the church's absolute control over man.

Jady, please do not underestimate the modification of these doctrines. This is more attractive to the great nobles and officials who hold great power. We will attract a large number of believers, and they are all powerful people."

The brother and sister studied it all night and found a very detailed way to reverse the current situation of the Rose Knights. In fact, simply put, it is similar to the pile of unknown words Picasso just now, that is, everything is to look at money.

The scammers' siblings' ways of making money are breathtaking.

They believe that the "donation" and gift system should be established by the Hope Goddess Church. The methods of fundraising and gifting are also varied, and not all directly donated money. For example, they proposed to repair the sacred lands of the Goddess of Liberty and build some apartments nearby. Of course, all of these things were freely donated by aristocratic believers from all over the country.

Then their names are engraved on these buildings. Every year when coming to the Hajj, these nobles can stay in the houses they built by them for free, but the property rights and use rights of the property belong to the church. The church changes the surrounding area into a tourist holy place, and when tourists come, they will naturally stay in these built rooms.

In this way, accommodation, food, entertainment, and all supporting measures can be built. Miss Sally specifically reminded that this is to attract people who have not converted to the Hope Goddess Church, so that they can have more contact and feel the teachings and culture of the Hope Goddess Church. It is best if they can be inspired by the church. If they cannot, at least they will make money.

Speaking of gifts, the name of the gift will be engraved on the holy monument and stand in front of the goddess of hope, so that they can bathe in the goddess's spirit during their lifetime and after their death, and allow their souls to enter the realm of paradise.

The third is to operate business. The Rose Knights have a large number of people and their own fleets and fleets. They are usually placed without any use, but they sit in the open space to wait for alms. This is an unforgivable act. In the future, not only will they be asked to participate in trade, but they can also charge high fees to help other merchants transport things.

Jady was sweating profusely when she heard this, but Salice became happier and happier: "Of course, if the merchants cannot turn around for a while, our Knights can also generously lend them the currency they need."

Jady praised: "This method is good. Out of gratitude, I believe they will convert to the Goddess of Hope for this."

"What are you talking about? I'm talking about usury."

"..." Jady secretly wiped her cold sweat.

Salist said again: "This is a mutually willing thing. If you are unwilling to borrow, you can mortgage us valuable things to get cheaper loans."

This time, she took the initiative to explain: "It's the pawnshop!"

The more Salice spoke, the more excited she became. She turned a blind eye to the tea handed over by Jady's kindness, and talked endlessly. All the methods of making money were said to have extremely sacred purposes and compassionate thoughts. After the idling brother Picasso yawned, he finally fell asleep with a deep head.

And Jady kept listening, except nodding or nodding, he could no longer imagine what the thousand-year-old Knights of the Blood Rose would become after the transformation of this girl's genius idea.

"I went to the Eastern Army, and now the military has made me worry. When I just inherited the position of Grand Duke, the first thing I should do was to remove all the old and immortal bastards!"

Grand Duke Butany reached out and pressed the saddle gently, and then jumped up, showing his heroic posture. Although he was over thirty years old, the style of the golden boy in the southern country remained unabated.

"It only takes me five days and I will come back!" Grand Duke Butani said as he rode his horse.

The Grand Duke’s wife Elizabeth smiled sweetly and said, “Don’t worry too much. Those generals are still loyal to you. They just need to consider the feelings of their subordinates. Be careful all the way, dear Grand Duke!”

Grand Duke Butani nodded, rode his horse and whipped it away, and the scarlet cloak rose like a fire cloud.

Like any wife with deep affectionate love between husband and wife, Elizabeth Susu still stood beside the door of the mansion, looking at the figure of Grand Duke Butani leaving.

In public, she has always been perfectly cooperating with the Grand Duke, and everyone knows how perfect a couple they are.

It was not until the entire guard of Grand Duke Butani disappeared completely in sight that Elizabeth turned around and walked towards Grand Duke's mansion. When she turned around, the smile on her face had disappeared completely.

"Mrs. Kenneth, the private messenger of the Apia consul, Mr. Garfield, asked for a visit!"

Elizabeth had just entered the second door when a pretty maid caught up and said softly.

"Oh, is it Kenneth? Ask him to come to my study." Queen Elizabeth couldn't help but smile on her face when she heard the people coming from her hometown.

Kenneth was wearing a black dress and was as elegant as a nobleman attending a dinner party. His spotless dress was completely unaware that he had just arrived from Apia. He was over thirty years old. As Garfield's personal assistant, he participated in the handling of many important political affairs in the Kingdom of Apia, and his personality had been tempered very calmly and solemnly.

This was not the first time he met Her Majesty the Queen, but when he saw Queen Susu's elegant appearance again, he still couldn't help but be moved. The Queen was wearing plain makeup and there was no jewelry decoration on her body, but the plain robe was clearly a beautiful pearl that was fascinating to the whole country.

Elegant figure, extremely delicate facial features... just a touch of snow-white and plump chest muscles is enough to arouse enough temptation.

"Please sit, Kenneth, I'm glad you come to see you. What news did you bring to me? Are my children living well?" The queen smiled and sat in the chair, making graceful gestures to let him sit, and asked softly.

"Dear Queen, everything is fine in the country. It's just that due to this bad war, the lives of the people were greatly affected. Even my family sometimes had to eat black bread." Kenneth owed and sat down opposite him.

When Queen Susu heard this, her eyebrows frowned. The expression on her beautiful face suddenly showed a hint of guilt and weakness, making her beautiful like a peony in a faint smoke. Even with Kenneth's concentration, she couldn't help but feel intoxicated for a moment.

"Oh! I brought the people of Apiah on a road!" Elizabeth sighed faintly and asked again, "Does Lord Garfield come to see me? Do you want me to give my people some help?"

Kenneth owed, saying, "I am really a big deal to meet Her Majesty the Queen this time. However, it is not a domestic economic distress."

He introduced what happened recently in Apia, the return devout believer, Picasso, the swordsman of Jady, contact with Jedi Saker, the former president of the First Investment Bank of the Principality of Norman, and the rectification of the Knights of Blood Rose, etc.

Queen Elizabeth heard that through Jedisaker, she had mortgaged her property and other wealth to exchange for a large amount of gold, which had solved the domestic circulation dilemma, and she couldn't help but smile happily. The sincere joy gave her flawless face a layer of tempting glory.

"Please reply to the high priest." The queen looked thoughtful on her face: "Don't doubt anyone, don't doubt anyone. Try to do as much as possible as possible as possible. I have heard of this person's legend. According to our expectations, it was time to calmly arrange the war against the Principal of Norman.

It was this person who solved the worries of Von Hell that disrupted our operation and was forced to declare war in advance, causing the current consequences. He was a genius who could turn iron into gold. Our ancient kingdom was too conservative, so it was time for such creative thinking to help us change."

"As for your order, Your Majesty, I will reply to your consul in full with your wishes!"

Elizabeth nodded slightly and said, "I'll just rest assured. I will act immediately and use my influence to create a relaxed atmosphere for them here and minimize the pressure from Butany."
To be continued...