"Each of their nobles has their own estate, the small nobles can gather dozens or hundreds of people, the big nobles can gather tens of thousands of people, and the size of the estate is equivalent to a village or a town." Cai Mian got a lot of information, and then continued: "However, whether it is a village or a town, the right to collect taxes and levy troops belongs to the nobles, and the state is not qualified to collect them. ”

"I heard they still have the right to the first night?" Although Dou Ah was asking, he actually wanted to make sure: "The nobles on their side can make their own laws, and some nobles stipulate that any bride's first night should serve herself, not her husband." ”

The Romans did not do this, and they did not dare to ask anyone who was also a Roman citizen to give their wife's first night to them, otherwise it would definitely be a bloody fight, or even a tragedy.

The so-called right of the first night is a matter after Rome accepted the alien race to become a nobleman, for example, the Germanic, Gothic, and Gaul three peoples have a convention, when they are still in the tribal form, the leader can do whatever he wants, sleeping with a woman or something is purely a trivial matter, but after some Germans, Goths, and Gauls became Roman nobles, it was determined in the form of family law.

"Compared to the Han Dynasty, their people are not protected by the law." Cai Mian is talking about a big fact: "Only citizens are protected by the law. Their laws are recorded in the code, but the code is interpreted by the various sacrifices. ”

During the reign of Constantine I, Rome carried out a lot of reforms, one of which was to support the Christians and the Church, and he also set up a special chaplain in the army.

The Roman chaplains were not only responsible for some Mass services, but they also took some authority from the military judges, so that the priest could accept prayers, but the priest could also hold a sword, but the priest's sword was usually used to kill his own people.

The current Church of the 1st Church in Rome is unprecedentedly strong, according to Malus. According to Utansis, the archbishop is demanding the legitimacy of the armed army.

At first, Augustus was required to provide equipment and equipment, and even demanded that the state should pay for the military salaries, but the three Roman kings in the division could not even afford to raise their own armies, so how could they have spare money to raise an army that was not in the state but had to provide their own armor, weapons, equipment, and salaries.

"They have more and more believers." Marcus. Maca did not believe in the religion of the Church of the Priest of the Church of the Church of the Priest ”

In Rome, it is not just that anyone can become a councilor, or even be rich, first of all, you must have a good background, the history of the family does not have to be very long, but the family must have a considerable amount of force, or have strong allies, and then be very rich.

At present, the Christianity does not have the right to collect taxes, but relies on donations from believers, and they draw on the characteristics of many religions to develop their own system of holy sons and holy daughters, which are generally specially received for young members of some large families, and then receive donations from those families.

"Some families are very crazy, not only the patriarch himself has become a clergyman, but the family property has also been changed to the name of the first governor and one sect." Maius. Utansis's face was very strange: "Among the three forces of Rome, the Church of the Governor and the Sect of the Church is a neutral role. Because Rome was divided, the Church of the 1st Church was granted tax exemption. ”

To put it simply, Constantius, Constantine II, and Julian may have been disqualified from collecting taxes from the Church for one reason or another, and many people saw this and threw themselves into it, most of them used it to evade taxes in the name of it, and a few of them really confiscated their property to the Church of the Church.

For Wang Meng and other Han people, they are definitely no strangers to taxation, and it is unbelievable that the sect 1 sect has obtained tax exemption, which is simply an unimaginable thing in Zhuxia.

In fact, they don't know that if history had not changed, the Buddhism that had grown up in Zhuxia would soon seek tax exemption, and they would first turn most of the high-level people into their own followers, and then fight for the tax exemption, and those high-level people felt that they could put their property (mainly acres of land) under the Buddha-1 religion and enjoy the benefits of not paying taxes, and as a result, Buddhism also got the right to be tax-free.

From the Five Hu Chaohua to the entire Northern and Southern Dynasties, Buddhism has always played a very important role, and they have killed no less than five emperors, and they can also influence the change of imperial power, the main reason is that they have obtained tax exemptions.

There are too many nominal properties and lands, and those who are nominal may have died in a certain battle and their families were wiped out, and those assets have rightly become the property of Buddhism.

Buddhism has money, and most importantly, a fairly large amount of land, so it can gather enough people to form an army, and then wield the big stick of money to complete the control of the state.

Pretty similar, right? In Europa and Asia, the two sects and religions that are so far away have done the same thing at about the same time, but the sect and religion of Europa have become the masters of Europa, and the sect and religion of Asia have been suppressed by the imperial power again.

"In just a few years, the Christianity has become a behemoth." Marcus. Maka obviously did not have any favorable feelings for the Sect of the Governor of the Church, and said with a worried face and tone: "They have actually been armed for a long time, and no one is sure of the size, but it will definitely not be less than five legions, not counting the legions that they have already won support. ”

It is not uncommon to have an apologetic army in Europa, and any sect has its own armed forces, such as the former Marus. The Temple of Ares has always had Spartan guards, but the number of Spartan guards has always changed.

The Temple of Wisdom in Athens also had its own armed forces, who were notified that they had come out to line up.

"It's a very traditional Greek soldier." Maius. Utansis pointed to the group of blond-haired soldiers: "They wore leather cuirasses, iron plate leggings on their calves, and their weapons were spears and small round shields. ”

What Wang Meng and the others saw was a group of soldiers armed with spears, each of them wearing skirts and cloaks, the colors were mainly white robes and armor with blue cloaks, and a few were wearing red robes, helmets and broom heads.

"Athens was a great city, and there were many believers in the goddess of wisdom." Marcus. Marca said solemnly: "The temple has two thousand guards, all of them are loyal followers of the goddess Athena, and the equipment is purchased by themselves, and the city provides military salaries. ”

"Have you been two thousand?" Cai Mian wanted to ask what this guard had heard, but he didn't ask it, so he changed a question: "Or will there be a change in the establishment?" ”

Marcus. Marca and Marus. Udansis glanced at each other, maybe they didn't know, maybe they didn't want to answer, they were silent.

Athens is a large city with a population of 100,000, and it has 5,000 city defenses, including 2,000 Wisdom Guards, which means that 100,000 people are supporting 7,000 soldiers. This city not only had to pay the garrison troops, but also paid double taxes to Constantinople and Rome, and thus became a city under the joint protection of Constantine II and Constantius.

"That's definitely not going to happen on our side." Dou'a is talking about a city that is loyal to two kings at the same time: "I have always felt that there are a lot of magical things on this side, and it seems that I have not seen anything more strange. ”

Naturally, the crowd wanted to enter the temple for a tour, and they entered a dimly lit room, which still had thick support columns, and could smell a strong smell of grease.

"The main hall at the entrance, on the left and right are the warriors who guarded the goddess Athena." Maius. Uthansis pointed to the statues on both sides: "It is rumored that it was the brave warriors in the history of Athens who were qualified to be the warriors of the goddess Athena and defend the goddess Athena forever. ”

Wang Meng was in a trance, he didn't remember it so clearly, but he vaguely remembered some fragments, once when Liu Yan was telling a story to his heirs, he seemed to be talking about Athena's Saint Seiya or what?

Under each statue in the main hall is a pedestal, on which is placed a lampstand carved in stone, and some fresh or withered flowers can also be seen.

Marcus. Marca had just left, and came back with a barrel in his hand, and he had poured some oil from the bucket as he walked past each lampstand.

"The oil is poured on top of the stone arch circle, and the oil is hoarded and the wick is provided to burn." Maius. "Our traditional prayer ritual is to pour oil, and the more you do, the more you are, the more devout you are, and you can also return flowers if you are willing to do so, and the most important thing is to donate money to the sacrifices. ”

Dou A subconsciously glanced at the number of coins that were taking out the money bag and giving it to a person who was shrouded in a cloak, he turned his head to Cai Mian and said, "The sect 1 sect on their side, can't believe without money?" ”

The words have been embellished, in fact, I am wondering that faith needs money, and I wonder if it is still faith?

"They have temple guards." Cai Mian pondered and said: "The money donated is used for military salaries, and to some extent, it is to defend one's faith. ”

"If the Temple Guards were to participate in the defense of the city in the face of invasion, the believers would not have been unjustly spent." As he spoke, Dou Ah approached one of the fighter statues, stood still and took a closer look, then walked back to Cai Mian and continued: "The stonemasons on their side are very good, but they have carved the statues to life. ”

It is Buddhism that has clay fetal sculptures on the Zhuxia side, and the rest of the sects and religions are mainly tablets and totems (character images), and at the same time, except for the gods recognized by the Son of Heaven, the gods who are not recognized by the Son of Heaven cannot have temples. As a result, many gods and goddesses are actually sleeping in the open, or simply using a boulder or something as an incarnation.

For a long time, there was only one temple in Zhuxia, that is, the place where the Son of Heaven served the ancient gods and his ancestors in the imperial city, and no one was qualified to build a temple, once anyone built a temple and worshiped and spread it was tantamount to rebellion. The reason is that only the Son of Heaven can hold the divine power, including but not limited to the right of sacrifice and the right to seal the gods.

The two were chatting when a man wrapped in a cloak approached and said something.

"What did he say?" Dou'a heard a language that was different from the Roman dialect: "You can't be here to ask for money, right?" ”

was guessed right by Dou A, the man in the cloak is actually one of the temple sacrifices, and he really came to donate.

"......" Cai Mian refused in his heart, but he had to save face, took out his money bag and counted five gold coins and handed it over: "The sect 1 sect on your side is really dead asking for money." ”

Not only Cai Mian gave it, but the people who entered the temple were all begged for it, and more or less took out their money bags and gave some, with Cai Mian giving the most.

"So civilians don't usually come to the temple." Maius. Wutansis looked at Cai Mian, who was a little painful, with a smile: "Don't worry, give the money, and the goddess Athena will protect you." ”

Later, the Han people learned that donations would be named, and if they were willing to give their home address, if they lived in the city of Athens, if any of the family members were sick, they could come to the temple and ask for a doctor. It is one thing whether the doctor of the temple can heal or not, prescribe the pharmacy but do not deliver the medicine in vain, the patient can go to the temple to buy medicine, and he can also go to other places to buy medicine.

It has to be said that the more donations to the temple, the faster the temple doctor will attend.

"Not only as a healer, but also as an exorcist and ancestor worship?" Dou Ah only donated ten five baht just now, and he felt that it was too stuffy inside, so he came out to breathe, and asked Marcus who came out the same. Maka: "Looking at their appearance, they were suppressed very badly by the Ji 1 Governor and 1 Sect, right?" ”

"Athens is already in the best condition." Marcus. "For thousands of years, there was only one god in Athens, and only the goddess Athena was worshipped. Like the rest of the place...... Many of the Old God beliefs are dying out and being replaced by God. ”

"That Ji 1 Governor 1 Sect ......" Dou A didn't want to say it, but he still said later: "The Ji 1 Governor 1 Sect has been expanding and growing, if this trend continues, they will at least become the invisible masters of this land, and even go directly to the front to interfere in the change of regime." ”

Marcus. Maka was obviously stunned for a moment, and looked at Dou Ah with a blazing gaze: "My opinion is the same as yours. So is there anything you can do to stop it? ”

Dou Ah said very irresponsibly and casually: "It's simple, let your king ban it, and then press the army to kill anyone who disobeys." ”

Marcus. Maka was stunned, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "No." Not only were they recognized by Constantine I, but they also extended their tentacles in all directions, once that was the case...... The war will be much bigger and more brutal than the ongoing civil war. ”

Come on, that's when the Romans dug a hole themselves, or did they dig a bottomless abyss.