The man who claimed to be the ambassador of the Great Shang Confederation was indeed an Oriental, and he also handed over a letter of protest to his loyal vassal Burnell.

The loyal minister Burnell looked at it carefully, and in the process of reading it, he mentally corrected several grammatical errors in the letter...... Hehe, the translator of this "ambassador" is not a literate Englishman.

It turned out that in the letter of protest, the ambassador believed that some nobles and knights had used language to threaten merchants from the East in some public places, saying that the Kingdom of England was the domain of the English and that they did not welcome foreign devils...... And even threatened the private property of the merchants of the East!

It is clearly written in the Magna Carta of the Great Commercial Federal Empire that legitimate private property is sacrosanct!

The Government of the Crown of England is called upon to come forward to punish those with ulterior motives who deliberately undermine the hard-won friendship between the two countries.

The loyal minister Bernell was shocked for a moment, but smiled mildly on his face, and said:

“…… Maybe it's some drunk guy talking nonsense, right? Maybe it's just some civilians talking nonsense......"

The ambassador said seriously: "Honorable minister, in my federal empire, everyone has freedom of speech, but deliberately makes a statement that threatens the personal or property safety of citizens...... It's a crime! ”

"Ah...... Well, do you guys have the names of those people? ”

“…… No, but I would like your Excellency to be aware of such incidents...... There were five of them, all in public places...... The Federal Empire has always been committed to protecting the interests of its citizens, and without it, the Federal Empire would have no meaning of existence! ”

What are these words?

The loyal retainer Burnell frowned and thought for a moment...... There has never been an empire for citizens, that's normal!

Could it be that the Roman Empire existed for the citizens of Rome, and what is the reason?!

The ambassador said indifferently: "The emperor has a motto: the people can be approached, but not down. The people are only Bangben, and Bengu Bangning. ”

He explained for a while to the translator, who was already dumbfounded...... The translator can stutter and translate it out.

The loyal vassal Burnell asked curiously, "The people are the most important in the kingdom?" …… Is that what you just say, or is it really that way? ”

Without hesitation, the ambassador said: "That's what our king did!" ”

Well, these black-haired, black-eyed, and supposedly Orientals with Roman blood on their bodies did not see the same as the English.

This topic is not important...... The loyal vassal Bernell earnestly promised the ambassador that the Kingdom of England was a nation of commercial civilization and would protect the personal and property of merchants...... Those who uttered threatening words could not have been sent by the Scots to sow discord between the two countries...... After all, the people in the two places look similar.

The ambassador laughed and said, "If we find a guy who is hostile to us, we will ban him from doing business with us for life, and even more so from setting foot on the soil of our empire!"

Everyone is responsible for his remarks......"

Well, a very serious punishment...... Bernell, a loyal servant, smiled awkwardly but politely in response.

Then, he made a request:

The local bishops of the Kingdom of England demanded that they come to Liberty Island and build churches.

The ambassador thought for a moment and said, "What we hope is that we will be free to conduct fair trade on the land of the Christian Church, and you will be free to preach in the land of our empire...... If you buy the land there, then of course you can build a church...... But maybe you'll have to bring your own construction staff......"

Bernell, a loyal minister, smiled and said, "Of course, we English people are all loyal believers who are willing to give for God...... I heard that your empire allows all kinds of cultists to exist at the same time? ”

"Yes, we are a ...... of freedom of religion"

Bernell, a loyal retainer, shrugged his shoulders and expressed incomprehension, and said, "You haven't had any trouble there?" ”

"No ...... so far"

"Why don't you convert to God? In that case, you will reduce your taxes a lot......"

"Because we are religious freedom...... Taxes are inevitable. ”

The European region of this era can be said to be completely under the jurisdiction of the Christian church.

The ambassador himself knew that the lives of Europeans today were inextricably linked to religion.

In some major countries, people of all classes, whether kings or lords, knights or ordinary people, can only think and live within the framework of religion, and can never go beyond them.

Christianity at this time prescribed seven religious ceremonies: baptism, confirmation, confession, communion, final dressing, wedding, and investiture.

With the exception of the last one, it was necessary for the common people up to the princes and ministers.

It can be said that all major events in life are covered by the religious rites of the Christian church, from birth to marriage to death.

Really, their whole lives were under the constraints of religion.

All kinds of customs are deeply religious, and almost all of them have strong religious overtones.

Many festivals are associated with religion, such as Midsummer Day in honor of John the Baptist,

Winter Solstice is a commemoration of St. Lucia, Christmas is a commemoration of the Nativity, Halloween is a commemoration of all the dead saints, Valentine's Day is a commemoration of Father St. Valentine, and so on.

The people's clothing, food, housing, transportation, birth, old age, sickness and death are all related to the church and religion, and even the drama is based on the stories of the Bible.

What the ambassador may not have known, however, was that there was still a remnant of the Roman Empire in Byzantium at this time.

Unlike the western part of Europe, they have preserved the ancient culture of Europe well, and have continued the solemn ceremonial and autocratic political system of Rome, whose imperial power is higher than that of the church, and its church is not subject to Rome.

However, like the Church in the western part of Europe, Christianity there has influenced and influenced the whole Slavic world in spiritual terms, so that their whole life is within the norms of Christianity, and its festivals and customs are closely related to the Church.

In short, the ambassador knew when he came that at this time the Christian Church had an incomparable position in the western part of Europe, and that he needed to deal with it carefully.

Before the ambassador came to London's New Business District, he received a report of advice that the civilization of the ancient Roman Empire had perished in the western part of Europe with the collapse of the empire and the invasion of the Germanic peoples, and that the only thing that remained was Christianity and some cities that had lost their civilization.

The whole of western Europe developed from a primitive state of rudeness, backwardness, and ignorance.

The invading Germanic peoples had a much lower level of civilization than the Romans, and the state they established was initially socially chaotic.

The Germanic kings tried to restore the central power of the Roman style and restore the administration of the empire, but the political system of the empire was too complicated, and they did not have enough experience and ability, so they all failed.

In the face of the inhabitants of the former Roman jurisdiction, which had a high level of civilization, the only way to gain a firm foothold in the western part of Europe, consolidate the political power, and move the society from disorder to order was to rely on Christianity.

Christianity, as the state religion of the ancient Roman Empire, is a shadow of the Roman Empire, and it is not only a full-fledged sect, but also has accumulated experience in governing society.

Moreover, the clergy of the Catholic Church were the only educated class in Europe, they could write, calculate, understand Latin and law, which were indispensable conditions for the Germanic people to establish their rule, so the Germanic regime was particularly dependent on the Catholic Church.

As early as 1206, King John of England refused to recognize Langton as Archbishop of Canterbury.

In 1208 his kingdom was stripped of ecclesiastical rights, and he himself was excommunicated in 1209, and finally he had to make an honest concession in 1213 and pay an annual tribute of 13,000 marks to obtain the Church's understanding.

The Church was also the largest landowner, and the Pope was the largest lord.

The power of the pope has the power to determine who will inherit in the kingdoms of western Europe...... So of course that ambassador was looking for a high level of the church.

However, he was not afraid of the Christian church coming to Liberty Island...... On the island of Žukyu, his king was able to allow temples and monasteries of up to eight religions to coexist...... That's true self-confidence.