Chapter 268: Lao Tzu, Taoism.
Ever since he learned that there were giants within the walls, Erwin had been thinking about it. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
After the identity of Hrista was revealed, and Father Nick was tortured to death by the Central Gendarmerie Corps, Erwin finally made a decision. He knew that the current king was destroying the chances of human existence for the sake of his rule, so he had to resist.
Therefore, Commander Pixis, who holds the highest military power in the garrison corps, is naturally the target of Erwin's struggle, after all, it is still very difficult to overthrow the royal government by relying on the survey corps alone.
At this time, listening to Erwin's words, Pixis also responded.
"All I can say is... You're not mistaken, a bad old man, but I'm just a veteran. I don't have the right to command my subordinates to kill each other against fellow human opponents......"
"That's right. Erwin nodded, "But you have the right to judge what I do." ”
"Oh... That's why you're talking to me about it? "Well, if you succeed in convincing me, I, a bad old man, will take off my uniform and join you as a recruit of the Survey Corps, and I will do whatever you want me to do." ”
As he spoke, Pixis's expression became serious, "But if what you do deviates from the right path... I won't sit idly by that old man, I'll stand against you as the commander of the garrison corps... Send you to the guillotine with your own hands. ”
Erwin's face remained unchanged when he heard this, and he said unwaveringly: "I already have this awareness. ”
"So Erwin, what do you want to say? Do you really intend to take the royal capital directly by force? With the elite of these elites in your hands now... Even if there are not many of them, they may be able to occupy the administrative facilities and even take down the king's head with lightning speed. ”
"But what about after this? Do you think that killing the ruler of the world within the walls from the bottom up and then showing it to the public will make the people and the government all agree with you? ”
"In an environment where land is declining and employment is declining, taxes are becoming heavier. Four years ago, in order to reduce food consumption, the people at the bottom of the society were forcibly driven out of the wall, causing the population to plummet by 20%......"
Pixis continued, and Erwin was silent.
"But even under such a harsh rule, there has been no turmoil, because now whether it is the king, the officials or the common people, they have all been driven into the community of destiny of the world within the wall. If there is another dispute, it will undoubtedly be tantamount to destroying his last hiding place. ”
"And the royal bloodline, which has been preserved for more than 200 years, plays the role of a symbol of human prosperity, and it is the king who ruled the world before mankind was chased into the walls... Reverence for this lineage has become a pillar of the heart. ”
"If you really destroy this symbol of prosperity... In this time of crisis, if the first force to stir up the dispute appears, how will the rest of the people react......
Toloster district.
In two days, Li Lingyi had almost completely destroyed the remnants of the Libus Chamber of Commerce, and their various shops and transportation routes were replaced by people from the Star Moon Chamber of Commerce.
As for some basic workers, in their eyes there is no concept of "family", they are very realistic, whoever pays them, they serve whomever they want. So these people didn't need to be replaced at all, they were all directly taken over by Li Lingyi, and the only thing that needed to be changed was what they called themselves.
In the past, he said that he was from the Liebs Chamber of Commerce, but now he is from the Xingyue Chamber of Commerce, it's as simple as that.
As for some nobles in the Toloster District, they were also extremely shocked when they learned the news, and even wanted to organize the family's private soldiers to deal with Li Lingyi, after all, Liebs had been their partners for many years, and they had colluded with each other before, and now they suddenly changed to a new person, which was naturally not accepted.
In the face of the threat, Li Lingyi also did not hesitate to immediately launch a counterattack, originally he had a premeditated plan for these nobles, and he was given the opportunity at this time.
So in one night, he led his thugs to attack the noble territories that opposed him one by one, and the latter's private soldiers were not even comparable to the thugs of the Libus Chamber of Commerce, and they didn't even need Li Ling to make a move.
Of course, Li Lingyi did not harm these nobles, but in order to "make amends", Li Lingyi directly took 80% of the property of these nobles, in fact, this is still a small amount, even if there is 20% left, it is a huge amount of money that ordinary people can't spend for hundreds of years!
However, if they are all taken away, these nobles may resist desperately, which is also what Li Lingyi does not want to see, so he left 20% for them, of course, even so, these nobles are surprisingly angry, and even want to go to the inner wall to find the king, and then send troops to exterminate Li Lingyi!
For this point, Li Lingyi did not stop it, after all, if there is no accident, the current king is about to be replaced, and now he is a veritable boss in the Torloste District, with hundreds in his hands, and even a little expansion can have thousands of thugs, in this case, the price to pay to exterminate him is too great, and I am afraid that the garrison corps is also a headache.
As for the looted wealth and materials, on the one hand, it is still used to recruit people, and on the other hand, Li Lingyi is preparing to establish a religion. Because the world inside the walls is still a feudal monarchy, people's thinking is still quite backward, and if you talk to them about freedom, democracy and rights, they will only say that you are insane.
So, if you want to control the thoughts and actions of these people, religion is a very useful choice!
There are now many religions large and small in the world within the walls, but most of them are petty fights, and only one wall religion is an absolute big religion, and its influence is so great that the bishop can participate in national politics.
As for how to establish a religion, Li Lingyi did not plan to start from scratch, it was too slow. His approach is outright acquisitions. Acquire a large number of small religions, and then integrate these small religions into one, the original gods that those small religions believe in have become protectors of the Dharma after integration, and the real god is Lao Tzu, and the name of the religion is Taoism!
This is Li Lingyi's intention and ambition, he doesn't want to just exist as a passerby in this world, he wants to leave something that will last forever, he wants to let this world exist in a trace that can never be erased and belongs to him.