Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 533: The hero of Mount Tabor in the water
In the center of the camp, a group of men and women were gathering around several large pots, lighting fires and making rice. A group of peasants carried bags of ingredients and delivered them here, while others were busy chopping vegetables and cooking rice.

On the other side of the open space, there was a table and a pile of paperwork. Princess Ma sat at the table, writing furiously, while a group of people stood nearby waiting. Looking carefully, Shi Huizhen and Joanna were both in the crowd.

After Princess Ma finished writing a piece of paper, she handed it to a middle-aged man dressed as a businessman who was waiting next to her. The man took the paper, bowed, and left quickly.

"Everyone is very busy." Tuohuan said with emotion.

"Yes, there are so many people in the camp, and it is not easy to take care of them every day." Zhu Wenkui said: "We are all overwhelmed. Fortunately, my mother has recovered a lot. Now these accounts are She is helping with everything.”

Just as he was talking, he saw them over there. Shi Huizhen stretched out her hand to greet them, and they walked over.

Princess Ma wanted to get up and greet them, but Tuo Huan quickly stopped her.

"Just sit down." He greeted: "I heard from Xiao Zhu that you were in an accident before and it was our fault that you were frightened. There are still things to be busy with now, and we need to save our energy."

As he spoke, he asked his entourage to bring a box of clothes and gold and silver items.

"This is a gift from my mother and sister. They are also very busy, so they asked me to bring it here to express my condolences." He said, "I hope the palace can return to normal as soon as possible."

"That's good. Very appropriate." Tuohuan nodded: "But I remember that there are other treasures, should they be distributed to everyone?"

"Otherwise, you sell all those treasures to me, and I will exchange them for gold and silver, so you won't suffer any loss." He suggested: "After the exchange, I will return them to their original owners, which is a way to help my mother." With my sister, I sent my heart out."

"Then let's do it." Tuohuan turned to Captain Jashka and said: "The things leaked from the palace must be very valuable, but those jewelry cannot be spent directly after all. And precisely because they are rare, it is difficult to sell them. It’s inconvenient. Small businessmen often don’t dare to take over such treasures. Those who have the financial resources and vision to buy them are old Greek slickers who resell antiques and works of art. They might be tricked by them.”

"After the explosion in the palace, we encountered a large group of thieves. At that time, I didn't know the situation in other parts of the city. I didn't know that these people were just thieves who took advantage of the situation. I thought they came specifically for us. Jeanne The lady was very good at qinggong, so I quickly told her to leave first. I also asked Mr. Yang to tie the gold book box to Nurhachi, let my sister ride it, and rushed out in the chaos. Later, they were all rescued by Guo's people. The two treasures were also placed in the Guo family and entrusted to them for safekeeping. The day before yesterday, Mrs. Huang came for a visit. Seeing that our camp had settled down, she brought them all over and returned them to us. "

"No." A veteran said with a smile: "Give it to us, we don't know where to put it. My mother-in-law doesn't deserve to wear this thing."

Princess Ma thanked him and declined. Tuo Huan still hoped that she would accept it, so she said: "Since it is a gift from your family, then I will accept these clothes. It is very cold these days, and the family also needs to keep warm."

"As I said before, I will be the one to decide this matter and convert them all into cash." He turned to everyone and said, "Do you have any objections?"

However, all her previous dresses, accessories, etc. were completely lost. Those things that were sent out could not be returned directly, so Tuo Huan and Guo Kang thought of a way. If they come forward, there won't be any embarrassment.

Captain Jessica actually made preparations in advance, which was beyond their expectations. But Guo Kang thought about it and felt it was understandable. In fact, he is not only good at fighting, he is also a figure who can unite various factions with different needs. It is normal for such people to be good at dealing with various problems.

"Give it all..." Captain Jessica was a little surprised.

"Of course it's no problem." Captain Jessica said quickly: "After I ran out that day, I told them not to sell the things I handed out, and don't lose them. Later, I was afraid that these guys were used to being careless and couldn't keep it well. I even took them all back on purpose. It’s just that we are not very educated and don’t understand the etiquette of the Central Plains. We have never found a chance before and don’t know how to say it. We are very grateful for your help. "

"Yes." Zhu Wenkui nodded and counted: "At that time, we separated the most precious treasures. The portrait of Taizu was recited by Miss Jeanne. The gold book of the palace and my mother's, There are also seals, documents, etc. After we seal them, Mr. Yang will take them with him."

Tuo Huan thought for a moment and did not continue to shirk. Instead, he turned to ask Zhu Wenkui: "I heard from you that when the palace was in critical condition, a batch of precious treasures packed at the bottom of the box were distributed to you and all the ministers, and they were asked to take them with them. Let’s go. Now that the thieves are dead, most of these treasures should be brought out.”

With that said, he ordered a few of his men to get the things.

The cause of the matter was that Princess Ma didn't think so much at all at the time and just distributed everything in her hands. In the past two days, the palace was preparing Christmas and New Year banquets, and she was also invited as a routine. Before, Princess Ma had not participated much due to various reasons. But this year, she decided to bring little Jeanne with her.

"Yes." Zhu Wenkui replied without understanding what he meant.

Not long after, they actually brought a wooden box. Captain Jessica opened it, took out all the jewelry, gold and jade, etc., and placed them on the table, leaving only a dark cup inside.

Everyone laughed and agreed.

On the other side, Tuo Huan also asked people to carry the two boxes over and said: "All these gold coins are given to you. You can divide them among yourselves."

Tuo Huan looked at Guo Kang, who nodded towards him, indicating that there was no problem.

"As for the gold and silver, our side is operating normally now and we don't need these anymore. Please tell Ketun and Princess that we appreciate their kindness, but there is too much gold and silver. Our help to your country is not to this extent. I feel ashamed to hold them. Please take these back."

He probably thinks that the meaning of having sex is that both parties go down a level and exchange these sensitive treasures for some more practical rewards. Unexpectedly, he really put on a "buy" posture.

"You have worked hard and made great achievements. You have risked your life for our affairs and lost many people. You deserve to be rewarded." Guo Kang explained beside him.

"And I heard that there are still a lot of things going on over there in your hometown. Now that you guys who are the best at fighting are all helping us, life over there in your hometown will probably be more difficult. These can also be regarded as our compensation. , after you take it, remember to leave more for your relatives, friends, and the families of your comrades who died in the battle." He warned. "I always feel that the place is going to be in chaos. You are from there, so you probably know better." Tuo Huan also said: "If there is no place for flowers, there is no need to use them all in a hurry. Just save them and keep them. Do great things.”

"Taiji is right." Other veterans also agreed: "In this current chaos, it is meaningless to go back to the hometown to buy land. It will be snatched away by the hateful Alemanni at any time. If you don't buy the land, There’s nothing good to invest in, so you can’t ask Jews to play the loan game, right?”

Captain Jessica was convinced.

In fact, he himself was a victim of this situation. The Jashka family originally owned half of the village's land, which was under the control of his uncle. As a result, the Rosenberg family, a great nobleman from the German court, took advantage of the chaos to enclose land in southern Bohemia and annexed his family's land.

When Jashka was young, she married a young lady from a small aristocratic family named Katrina. They were well matched and lived a good life. But at that time, another small nobleman from his hometown borrowed money from Jewish merchants at usurious rates and was deceived and persecuted by his creditors.

At that time, Jessica was young and vigorous, with a strong sense of justice. In order to help the fellow villagers retain their territory, she acted as a guarantee for them and went to litigate against the Jews. As a result, the lawsuit was not won and he lost a lot of money, so he had no choice but to sell Mrs. Katrina's territory to pay off the debt.

In this way, Jessica himself became a wandering knight, and could only live as a mercenary for others, and he has been hanging around until now. He is very aware of these hardships and difficulties.

When everyone said this, he understood what Tuo Huan and others meant. He turned around and spoke to everyone, thanked everyone together, then stopped refusing and accepted the gold coins.

"Let each of us share a little bit. Let Charlie take the rest back." He told everyone: "I have always felt that the citizens of Prague are not very reliable. These people seem to be very powerful, but they have no firm goals at all, and even I don’t know what I should do. When I see a profit, I join in the fun; when I see the emperor wants to suppress it severely, I immediately start to waver. I’m afraid I can’t do anything well with such a person.”

"The king and the bishops are not fools. We can defeat each strategy, and they will definitely do it. By then, as long as we compromise a little and give some leftovers to these citizens, they will probably abandon us immediately. So I I feel that we still need to find a way to establish our own base."

"There are still people in the countryside who welcome us." One of his subordinates said: "Some believers gathered in the mountains south of Prague and called it Mount Tabor in the Bible. They had invited everyone there to gather together. Do we want to Also invest in their copycat and spend money to expand it?"

"If we had no choice before, we wouldn't be able to go there. But now, we can think about it carefully." Captain Jessica hesitated and said, "There are more people over there, but the situation is too chaotic. , I don’t know what to do. If it doesn’t work, we can just establish our own base.”

"You don't need to worry, captain. It doesn't matter where you are." A monk comforted: "Mount Tabor is an image in the doctrine, not necessarily a specific mountain. As long as we can build it well, Any place can be called Mount Tabor. It doesn’t matter where we gather, as long as it’s convenient.”

"As you can see, this is all we need." Captain Jessica then said to Tuo Huan and others: "Does Rome have any other expectations for us? If you have other requirements, you can also tell us. .”

"Then you ask him." Tuohuan immediately pointed at Guo Kang: "He is a candidate to be the Patriarch. You can actually ask him religious questions and strategic questions."

Everyone here had had a lot of contact with the Rus people in the city when they resettled the refugees before, and knew about Guo Kang's deeds. After hearing what he said, everyone immediately looked at Guo Kang and wanted to ask him for advice.

"Don't talk about me like that." Guo Kang said with a smile: "We have a bad reputation among the Roman Catholic Church. Even if he talks nicely, my religious understanding will probably make many priests angry to death. You guys Do you really want to listen?"

"It doesn't matter to us." Captain Jessica said frankly: "We have made many priests angry to death. In fact, not to mention the priests sent by the Holy See, even many heretics don't like us. Our situation, in fact, It’s pretty much the same.”

"Those who are opposed by the church are not necessarily good people. On the way here, I saw a lot of Adamite activities. How can we get along with them?"

"What is that?" Tuohuan asked curiously.

"That is a very old sect." Guo Kang told him: "The earliest Adamists were recorded in Augustine's works. These people believe that everyone should be liberated from secular moral constraints and return to Adam and Eve. The state of innocence in the time of Eve. They oppose all rules and believe that secular rules cannot define the good or bad of people, especially against social relations such as marriage. When holding religious ceremonies, members of the Adamites refuse to wear clothes, so these people are also very Easy to recognize.”

"In Europe today, this sect is also reviving. They engage in collective life, oppose private property, and believe that marriage should be eliminated and human beings liberated from the family system. The behavior of these people is the same as before: they are naked all year round, in public They also don’t wear clothes in the venue. Therefore, other sects regarded as heretics by the Catholic Church may not like them.”

"That's really outrageous..." Tuohuan said in surprise: "Why are there such people?"

"In fact, it is not outrageous. Over the past thousand years, Europeans have not had much innovation in their opinions on social reform." Guo Kang disagreed: "I oppose the country or the family, hoping to use religious sentiments to suppress desires, realize public ownership, and return to ancient times. , in order to put an end to corruption... We do it again and again, and it’s still the same."

"No wonder no one can succeed." Tuo Huan said clearly.

"Yes." Guo Kang nodded.

The Adamites at one time participated in the Hussite struggles, as both sides opposed the hierarchy upheld by the church. In particular, they do have something in common with the "Taborites", the radical force of the Hussites.

The Tabor faction is mainly composed of poor farmers and bankrupt petty nobles in Bohemia. They also like collective life, support public ownership of property, and emphasize organizational discipline, so they have good combat effectiveness. Jessica's later main supporters included these people.

However, the Taborites adhere to a strict monogamy system and are relatively conservative in terms of marriage and love. The Adamites support free love and believe that 'chaste people are not worthy of entering the Kingdom of the Messiah'. Their group life is obviously not the kind of militarized collective life that the Tabor people understand. Therefore, conflicts between the two sides quickly broke out.

Historically, Jessica, who had always advocated tolerance and could even unite the great nobles, went against the norm this time and personally suppressed the Adamites. Some of their leaders were executed, and the rest were driven out of the town of Tabor. Due to the lack of combat effectiveness, this faction was quickly eliminated by the church forces, and the remaining people became scattered bandits and became useless.

Some people in later generations believed that Adamism was also one of the early sources of Protestantism. This statement is very doubtful, but it can also be seen that not all those who advocate church reform can be cooperated with. Some so-called reformers are more difficult to deal with than the church itself. And this is considered a feature here.

(End of this chapter)