Chapter 317, Revolutionary Theological Seminary

Before dawn, Father Mikel Hidalgo Kostia got up as usual to prepare for his evangelistic meeting. Father Hidalgo is a native white man of Mexico. In Mexico, people are hierarchical. The first class of people are the so-called "peninsulars", that is, "authentic Spaniards" born in the Iberian Peninsula. They are the real masters of Mexico, controlling the upper echelons of the Church and the upper echelons of the regime, holding large tracts of land and possessing various interests.

The second class is the so-called "native-born whites". They were also known as "Clios", that is, white people born in the Spanish colonies. They are also theoretically Spaniards, exactly like the authentic people of the peninsula. But in reality this is not the case.

After the Spanish occupied Mexico, they killed a large number of indigenous people and sent a large number of poor eggs from the Iberian Peninsula to the Americas. It is relatively rare for a poor woman to be able to travel across the ocean, so in Mexico, there is naturally a shortage of women.

If this problem is not solved, it will not be possible for the Mexican colonies to remain stable for long. And the solution to this problem is actually relatively simple, that is, kill the Indian men and take their women. So the problem was successfully solved, and in Mexico, the Indian population continued to decline and the white population continued to rise. But these white people often have an Indian mother or an Indian grandmother.

Thus, in the eyes of the authentic pure-blooded "Peninsula people", the "native whites", although nominally white, were not pure enough, and they brought with them lowly "Muggle" blood and became low-level "mudbloods".

So while they were still legally recognized as Spaniards and whites, "native whites" were generally excluded from the higher institutions of the church and the state. All industrial and commercial activities that competed with the suzerainty (e.g., textile mills, vineyards, olive groves, money lending, etc.) were also prohibited.

The third class consisted of the smaller number of Indians. They were the lowest, and many were slaves. In addition, they are taxed more than other classes.

As a result, the "native whites" feel that they have become the main body of oppression, and they feel that they will still be bullied by the aristocratic lords when they run from the old continent to the new world.

In the Old World, the nobles and priests bullied us; Ran to the New World, the nobles and priests still paid us, so didn't we come to the New World for nothing?

This hierarchy, in Joseph's words, is still positive. And the greatest positive is to prove that "human stupidity can reach such an astonishing level!" ”

While discussing his plans to colonize North America, Joseph said to his brothers:

"Originally, in politics, a basic principle should be to unite more people to deal with our enemies. To put it more clearly, it is necessary to pull all the people who can bring us down as much as possible, and make as many of our people as possible and of the enemy as few as possible.

But what about the fools of Spain? The native white people were naturally the political fellow travelers of the Spaniards, but the Spaniards insisted on pushing them to inferiority. As a result, the native whites became the enemies of Spain. It's no wonder that their rule is not in trouble! ”

Since the Spaniards took jujube pills under the rule of the Americas, it was cheaper for others, but it was better for France to be cheaper. Therefore, although France and Spain were allies, the Bonaparte brothers still felt that they were too sorry for the stupid posture of the Spaniards not to take the opportunity to pit the Spaniards.

On the other hand, although the situation in France is good today, with the rapid increase in production capacity, the market capacity is gradually tightening. In order to pass on the contradictions, the restless elements in the country and even in the European continent were sent out. Lucien developed a plan called the "Ideal State". I'm going to trick all the guys in the country into going to Louisiana and let them go there and fulfill their ideals. This can be regarded as a source of disaster.

This plan was later added to the use of the Indians to cause trouble for the "city on the hill". So in order to distinguish itself from the "city on the hill", this plan was renamed "God's Tabernacle."

Those restless elements, under the deliberate guidance of the "Ministry of Truth", really bought a lot of land in northern Louisiana and built their "God tabernacle." Like all religions based on the Abrahamic series, the "Revolutionary Theology" sect has a high degree of missionary zeal, and in their doctrine it explains the missionary journey of Saint Paul to Rome as follows:

"To take up the cross and walk is to make it its goal the salvation of the whole of humanity, that is, the liberation of the whole of mankind. Of course, we can first establish a city-state in the New World where everyone is equal, free from oppression and slavery. But it's not enough to be satisfied with that. Everyone is a part of the world, and every brother in the world has not been redeemed and liberated, that is, we have not been completely redeemed and liberated. A true Christian can only be truly liberated if all human beings are redeemed and liberated. That's why the Apostle Paul risked his life to spread the gospel to Rome. ”

So the pastors of "revolutionary theology" used Louisiana as a base to spread their teachings. They even established a "Liberation Seminary" in Hope City, a settlement in present-day Nebraska.

Hidalgo received his theological training at the Theological Seminary in Valladolid, Spain, where he received a master's degree in theology. He then returned to Mexico to continue his priesthood. On the way back, he met a "liberation theology" pastor, and the two men had an argument about some theological issues. Hidalgo felt that the priest named Benjamin was a cursed heretic, and he couldn't help but attack Pastor Benjamin with vicious language.

But Pastor Benjamin burst out laughing. He said to Hidalgo, "Pastor Hidalgo, I understand why you are so excited, because what I say is what you already feel. You're not against me, you're against your own inner voice. Okay, I'm not going to argue with you, it's not early, and I can't stay up late. If you're still interested in theological issues in the future, you can knock on my door, well, I'm in the cabin next door. ”

Pastor Benjamin went to sleep in his cabin, and Hidalgo lay in his bed, but he couldn't sleep. Benjamin is no longer arguing with Hidalgo. But Hidalgo continued to quarrel with Reverend Benjamin in his heart.

Hidalgo lost the controversy, and he was so refuted by the Reverend Benjamin in his heart that he was so angry that he was angry. At one point, the idea of "pick up the knife and go next door and kill that Satan" even popped up.

For several days after that, Hidalgo hid in his cabin, not leaving the cabin except for food, and not talking to anyone. So he shut himself up in the cabin for a week, and it was not until the ship was about to reach America that Hidalgo stepped out of his cabin and knocked on the door of Reverend Benjamin's cabin.

According to Hidalgo's original itinerary, he was supposed to take the boat all the way to the port of Altamira. This time, however, he followed Pastor Benjamin ashore in New Orleans, then changed to another river sailing boat and traveled up the Mississippi River to Liberation Theological Seminary in Hope City.

At the Liberation Seminary, Hidalgo spent two months, but those two months had a profound impact on him. According to his own words, it was in the "Liberation Seminary" that he truly knew God and the truth for the first time. The fog that had previously covered his eyes lifted suddenly, and everything in this world seemed clear and understandable.

A little more than two months later, Hidalgo returned to Mexico and with a master's degree from the Valladolid Theological Seminary, he succeeded in obtaining the status of a parish priest in the diocese of Dolores. Became the head of the entire Catholic diocese of Dolores.

This is also the highest position that "native whites" can achieve in the church.

The diocese of Dolores has many Native Americans who have converted to Catholicism, as well as "nautochthonous whites" who have some Indian ancestry. But neither as Muggle Indians nor as mudbloods "native white" had a hard time. The land here is not fertile, and crops such as corn are not well harvested. The Spaniards levied a very high tax here.

In fact, the climate of the Dolores region is quite suitable for growing crops such as grapes and olives. But in order to ensure that Spanish wine and olive oil can be sold at a high price in Mexico. Throughout Mexico, grapes and olives are forbidden to be cultivated.

Father Hidalgo used his status and position to help the Indians and "native whites" get grapes and olives, help them make wine and extract oil, and sell them through underground channels.

These practices benefited many of the locals, and Father Hidalgo gradually gained the affection of the locals. More and more people came to hear him preach every day. On this occasion, Father Hidalgo gradually added some "revolutionary theology" to his sermons. And these contents made the Indians, as well as the poor native whites, feel that he was their sweetheart. Today, there are more and more people rallying around Father Hidalgo.

Father Hidalgo organized the Indians and the native whites who grew grapes and olives into "mutual aid societies" and began to hoard weapons through some underground channels under the pretext of "dealing with anti-smuggling squads".

Today's day of the Advantage Sermon is a day of sermon, and Father Hidalgo has been preparing for it for a long time. But he knew it would be a while before anyone came. But at this time, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the church.