I, the savior of the earth

This is what happened on Earth.For example, a temple in ancient times was a financial institution responsible for lending to private housing.

The Knights Templar in the West also later became a financial institution, lending a large amount of money to a king with abundant military virtues, and the king could not afford to pay back the money at compound interest.

In the end, the king, who couldn't pay back the money, was heartbroken, and directly led his troops to destroy the Knights Templar and all his creditors.When the creditor dies, the debt will naturally cease to exist. This is indeed a brilliant move.

It is a pity that there are real gods in this world, unlike the gods on earth, they are just fictions of human beings.

For the kings on earth, as long as they are strong in martial arts, destroying religious groups is just a matter of playing.In the history of the state of Qin, because the temples occupied too many social resources, there was a scene of "480 temples in the Southern Dynasty, how many buildings were in the mist and rain", which led the rulers to exterminate Buddha several times.

It's a pity that in this world with gods, whoever dares to do that will become the public enemy of the gods, and the public enemy of the gods will end badly.

As powerful as the Arcanist Empire, the Great Arcanists are all destined to perish. The current monarchs are far inferior to the original Arcanist Empire. How can they dare to risk the disgrace of the world and do such a thing?

We can only repay the money honestly. In politics, economy, culture, and legal system, royal power is subject to theocracy.This is the embodiment of the glory of the gods, but it is also the sorrow of mortals.

On the Kama Continent, there are dozens of countries, large and small, and these countries are divided into pieces.

For example, when a businessman sells goods from one country to another, he often has to go through more than ten checkpoints and pay taxes again and again. In the end, the money paid in taxes is more than double the value of the goods.

This has greatly hindered the development of the economy, and if the economy cannot develop, civilization will naturally tend to self-sufficient small-scale peasant economy or manor economy. The entire civilization really has no possibility of any progress.

The Principality of Herma is located in the northernmost part of the continent. There are 800 million people living in this barren land.And the vast majority of these 800 million people believe in the great god of war, Afatis.

The Grand Duke Herma of all dynasties was also canonized by the Temple of War God, and the Pope crowned him to have legitimacy.The influence of the Temple of War in the Principality of Helma is everywhere, from top to bottom, in every corner of the Principality.

Even in the most remote village of the Principality of Helma, at least one clergyman is stationed there, preaching the glory of the God of War to the villagers from time to time.And in any town with a population of more than 3000 people, there will be a temple of the God of War, even if it is a small temple.

For ordinary people in the Principality of Herma, they probably don't know the name of the Grand Duke who rules them, but they know everything about the Temple of War.

The glory of the God of War, the quotations of the God of War, the stories of the God of War, almost all the children in the countryside can tell a thing or two.

The light of the temple shrouded the countryside, and its influence far surpassed that of ordinary monarchs.Therefore, the monarch had to bow his knees in front of the Pope and live on his breath.

Under feudalism, there is an axiom: the vassal of my vassal is not my vassal.

Chapter 661 Faint Lord, Rotten Kingdom

For example, the nobles entrusted by the king are vassals of the king, but the small nobles conferred by the great nobles, as well as the subjects and armies of these nobles, cannot be directly controlled by the king.

The king can only collect taxes in his own territories, but not in the territories of the nobles. The nobles are obliged to send troops to fight for the king, but the king is not qualified to directly intervene in the internal affairs of the nobles' territories.

Under the hierarchy is the dispersion of power. This feudal system also determines that the monarch cannot have much authority. Some monarchs can gain lofty personal prestige through war, but this prestige cannot be hereditary.

Unlike the emperor of Qin on Earth, as long as he ascends the throne, no matter what his performance is, he must be supreme, he must have the constitution of heaven in his mouth, and he is the father of the subjects of the world. Thunder and rain are all the grace of heaven.

And the noble ranks in this world are also very complicated, but they are roughly divided into several ranks.

The highest is the great emperor, that is, the emperor. Only by building a powerful empire and gaining the approval of several main gods can one become a great emperor.

In the long river of history, there are very few people who can be called great emperors in history.Up to now, the emperor's laurels are almost non-existent, and no one can become an emperor.

The gods don't need a great emperor for the time being, the great emperors are all the products of the game of the battle of beliefs of the gods.

Now that the gods have already ceased fighting, the Pantheon is peaceful and orderly, so naturally it does not have the soil for the birth of the Great Emperor.

Under the great emperor is the king, and the supreme ruler of any large kingdom is the king.Compared with the great emperor, the king is more prolific, and there are many, which is not surprising at all.

Below the king, there are the main noble ranks of Duke, Earl, Marquis, Viscount, and Baron.Grand Duke Herma, that is, the Duke.

Although Grand Duke Herma is the king of a country, Herma is always only recognized as a principality, so Grand Duke Herma is always a duke.Although there is the reality of a king, there is only the name of a duke.

The contemporary Grand Duke Herma, named Amosi, is Amosi III.Amoxi III had no ambitions, indulged in wine and sex, had fun all day long, and had no intention of governing.

Anyway, with the existence of the Temple of War God, he will not perish, so he has no scruples.As for the Temple of War God, the more stupid he is, the more he indulges in pleasure, the easier it is to control.

Not only would the Temple of War God not object to such a monarch, but it would strongly support it.Therefore, Amosi III has always indulged in sensuality, surrounded by wine and meat, and his body is getting fatter and fatter.

Over time, Amosi III has become fatter than ordinary fat pigs,

Fat as a mountain of meat.At first he was unable to walk, and had to be supported by others before he could walk.At the end, even with the help of a strong man, he still couldn't walk.

As a last resort, he had to go out now, so he could only be carried away with a luxurious chariot. When he went out, the chariot was directly merged into the carriage, and he needed six horses to pull it.

Many people concluded that Amosi III would die young if he was so extravagant, indulgent, and unrestrained.However, Amosi III lived longer than his father and grandfather, and is now 63 years old.His father, aged 38, died.His grandfather only lived to be 41 years old.

The previous two generations of monarchs all had great ambitions and worked hard to govern, but their lives were not long.Amosi III is fatuous and incompetent, and the internal affairs are handed over to the prime minister, and all foreign affairs are under the control of the Temple of War.This is really "a good man's life is not long, and a disaster will last a thousand years"!

At this time, Amosi III was eating wine and meat, watching the beautiful woman dance, and he was very fascinated by the graceful dance steps of the beautiful woman.Although he is 60 years old, he still has sex with meat and women.

Amosi III laughed heartily, while laughing, the fat trembled, and the white fat seemed to fall off his face at any time.

The hall was full of guests, all of whom were flatterers, and they kept praising Amoxi III as they exchanged cups.

"Under the wise governance of the Grand Duke, the Principality must have a bumper harvest this year. The Grand Duke is wise and mighty, and he will rule by doing nothing. He will catch up with the ancient wise monarchs! Let us toast the Grand Duke!"

"A toast to the Grand Duke!"

"The barbarians in the north were also repelled under the command of the Grand Duke thousands of miles away. The Grand Duke is strategizing and decisively winning thousands of miles away. The demeanor of a generation of famous generals! If the current international environment does not allow it, the Grand Duke will definitely be able to open it!" Expand the land and become a great emperor!"

"Yes, the Grand Duke uses soldiers like a god, I have only seen him in my life!"

"The grand duke is majestic and handsome, and he can take care of a hundred beauties. Such energy makes us ashamed!"

These flatterers sang loudly and flattered Amosi III from various angles. The one they took was a hype, and the other was a golden lotus.

It seems that Amosi III is the wisest monarch in the past and present, and the most military general in history. He really exaggerated Amoxi III.

If it is an ordinary monarch, he will feel ashamed when he hears such exaggerated flattery, and he dare not take it seriously.But Amosi III didn't follow the truth at all, he took other people's flattering words seriously, and even boasted about himself.

The field was filled with a happy atmosphere for a while.

Only Prime Minister Francis was worried and wanted to say something, but in the end he didn't say a word, he just turned the thousand words into a sigh and hid them in his heart.

The reason why he didn't speak was because he knew that it would be useless if he said it, it would only spoil the grand duke's elegance and let the grand duke punish him.

In fact, the situation in the Principality of Herma is not good.

This year, the locusts have passed through the country, and the winter has been too cold. Many areas have already failed to harvest.People's livelihood is difficult and miserable.

I don't know how many people will starve to death this winter.

In fact, the battle in northern Saibei was not smooth. The northern army actually lost a big battle. It was because of spending money to bribe the barbarian leader that the opponent retreated.

Although the final report was a great victory, the inside story could not be hidden from Prime Minister Francis at all.When Francis saw the battle report, he knew that the data was forged. After a closer look, he found many contradictory points, and immediately knew that the battle report was completely unreliable.

So Francis sent someone to investigate and found out the real situation of Saibei, but he couldn't punish the generals of the legion, he could only reward them lightly and warn them faintly.

The Principality of Herma is now facing various internal and external troubles, and its finances are tight, but the Grand Duke is still extravagant.The Grand Duke owed more and more money to the temple, and it was difficult to repay it at all. Francis' anxious hair turned gray several times.

But these facts, Francis can say it?

Chapter 662 God's Order, Man's Execution

He can't say it!

Can't say a word!

It's useless to say it, it will only make the Grand Duke angry, and the Grand Duke doesn't pay attention to these things at all.

If you say it, you will offend your colleagues and be squeezed out.

Several prime ministers had been expelled, exiled, or even killed before. Their fate was a lesson for Francis.

The reason why Francis was able to continue working was that he had learned the lessons of his predecessors, maintained the so-called prosperity and prosperity on the surface, and worked as a paper painter in private, papering this dilapidated principality.

Therefore, in this situation, at most he would not participate in flattery, at most he would just sigh.

At this moment, someone came to report:

"Grand Duke, Archbishop Nie Ping in red is here!"

Nie Ping, the archbishop in red, is the second person after the Pope, the ruler of the Inquisition of the Temple of War, and an ascetic monk.

What Nie Ping dislikes the most is extravagance and licentiousness, and what he hates the most is extravagance and waste.

Hearing that Nie Ping came, Amoxi III was taken aback. Nie Ping hated his Grand Duke's Mansion the most, and usually avoided his Grand Duke's Mansion.Now that he actually came to the door in person, something big must have happened.

"Let the dancers get out, get out quickly!" Amosi III loudly said, "These wine and meat are also removed, and all the luxury goods are taken away, hurry up!"

Amosi III knew that Nie Ping hated the flashy scene in front of him the most, and Nie Ping saw it. Although Nie Ping had no right to punish him, Nie Ping would continue to reason with him, and he would have a headache listening to these big reasons.

What's more, he still owes money to the church now. Nie Ping saw that he was so extravagant and wasted with the money from the church. He couldn't stand just urging him to pay back the money!

Following Amosi III's order,

The dancers retreated one after another, and the servants began to withdraw all kinds of wine, meat and luxury goods.

Amoxi III looked at a group of flatterers, waved his hand and said: "Nie Ping doesn't like you either, you are full of oil, and your beliefs are not pious, get out of here, don't be an eyesore in front of Nie Ping!"

"Yes Yes Yes……"

These people resigned one after another, and they didn't really want to see Nie Ping.To them, Nie Ping was also a terrifying existence.

Prime Minister Francis also wanted to retreat, but was stopped by Amosi III.

"Prime Minister, you can't leave!" Amosi III said, "Nie Ping still respects you more. With you here, he won't show his power! I'm really afraid of his power, his nonsense is really scary! "

"Okay." Francis smiled wryly, "Actually, the Archbishop is also doing it for your own good."

Amosi III said: "I know, but I also have my own attitude towards life, don't talk about it, it's useless."

Francis: "..."

At this time, Archbishop Nie Ping in red stepped into the hall.

"I've seen the Grand Duke." Archbishop Nie Ping in red just bowed slightly and saluted King Amoxi III.

Although it is said that the Grand Duke's status is higher than him, his actual status is higher. He is one of the spokespersons of the God of War in the world, so it stands to reason that he does not need to salute the Grand Duke.But Nie Ping still bowed slightly, expressing his respect to Amosi III.

That's just how he is, without any omissions in any detail.

Nie Ping knew what was going on just by taking a look at the messy situation at the scene. Normally, he would have to preach, but now, there is no such need.

He has more important things to do.

"You don't need to be too polite, Archbishop Nie Ping, you must be here because something is wrong?" Amosi III said, "Money is tight recently, I'm afraid I can't pay back the money..."

Nie Ping shook his head and said, "I'm not here to ask for an account. I don't care about the account. Even if it is an account, the temple will look for Mr. Francis and will not disturb you, Grand Duke."

"It's not enough to ask for money, haha..." Amosi III said very bachelor, "Then what is the purpose of the Archbishop?"

Nie Ping said: "There is an oracle!"

Francis was startled and knelt down directly.

Amoxi III also wanted to kneel down, but he couldn't move his body, so he could only say to the left and right: "Help me to kneel quickly, there is an oracle, are you blind?"

Nie Ping waved his hand and said, "Grand Duke, you don't need to kneel down. You are physically handicapped, so you can't kneel down at all. As long as you respect the God of War in your heart, it's fine. It's best to have a ceremony, but if it's inconvenient, you can keep it simple."

Amosi III said: "Well, you must know that no one respects the great God of War more than I do."

Nie Ping didn't talk, and talked about the oracle to himself: "Oracle—two strange men and women have recently entered the territory of the Principality of Herma. The man may have black hair and black eyes, or his appearance may have changed. But the temperament is definitely different from ordinary people. The woman is very beautiful and extraordinary. Please be sure to look for these two people, look for them carefully, and pay attention to their movements, but don't directly disturb them. When you have news about them, please report to the God of War!"

"Follow the oracle!" said Amosi III.

"Our temple has already started searching. For a better search, you'd better order your lords to pay attention to whether there are these two people." The archbishop in red said, "If you find these two people, it will be a great achievement, understand ?"

Amosi III said: "For me, this matter is just a trivial matter, and I will do what you wish."

The archbishop in red said: "Since you have known the oracle, Grand Duke, I will not bother you anymore, and leave."

After all, the archbishop in red was about to leave.

"I'll see you off," Francis said.

"Alright." The archbishop in red said.

The two walked out side by side.

The cardinal said: "Mr. Francis, you must have something to say to me?"

Francis said: "With all due respect, this oracle is too intrusive, I'm afraid..."

The archbishop in red looked straight into Francis' eyes and said, "Mr. Francis, I am from the bottom of society. I know what you are worried about. I respect your compassion for the common people very much, but the will of the gods must be carried out. , even if blood flowed into rivers, it is worth it, let alone some small tragedies. You understand, this is the world of the gods, not your world."

"I have nothing to say." Francis said with a wry smile, "Sorry to bother you."

After Francis finished speaking, he left sadly.

The archbishop in red looked at Francis' back, and said calmly: "You are a good person, but you can't change anything."

After speaking, the archbishop in red also left.

Subsequently, the Principality of Herma began to be in turmoil.

A speck of dust that falls on top of ordinary people is like a mountain.

It was exactly what Francis was worried about.