Chapter 179: Unexpected
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Traditionally, during the autumn harvest sacrifice, the priests of the Church would preside over it, and the peasants would sacrifice the three fullest sheaves of wheat harvested in the fields to the great Lord, so that the Almighty Lord could enjoy the gospel of the world in heaven. This is how people pray for a good harvest in the coming year.
ā...... And God blessed them, and said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth with dominion. and rule over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over every living creature that moves on the earth. ā???
ā...... And God said, Behold, I will give you all the herbs that bear seed on the earth, and all the fruit that beareth pits in every tree, for food.
ā...... And so it was done, and as for the beasts of the earth, and for the birds of the air, and for every living thing that crept upon the earth, I gave them grass for food. ā
The little Tang Grand Duke closed his eyes and did not look at the dense crowd of people under the stage, so as not to disturb his train of thought, and the hymn that he had been forced to memorize by Klein and Bishop Philip a few days ago finally worked. Under the light of the sun, the little Tang Grand Duke dressed in a gorgeous costume, wearing a crown, and holding a scepter in his hand looked so dazzling, as if he was an angel descending from heaven to the world, even if there were nearly 10,000 people in the venue, everyone was holding their breath and quiet, and the needle drop could be heard.
In fact, it would have been Bishop Philip who would have sung the hymns, after all, as it has already been said, traditionally it should have been presided over by people from the church.
But there's a problem here, and that's the question of worldliness versus theocracy.
In such a grand and grand stage, which is extremely grand, grand, and sacred, whoever takes a step forward and who presides over this autumn harvest festival is undoubtedly a signal to tell the world whether this is the supremacy of royal power or the supremacy of divine power.
Originally, just for the sake of this struggle between kingship and divine power, all other places could have punched out the dog's brains - just like the Shinla next door, the king of kings, the noble emperor Henry IV, because of the defeat of the struggle, had to come to Italy alone, dressed in a garb of sin, standing in the wind and snow, waiting for three days, begging for the Pope's forgiveness - but later he succeeded in establishing another Pope and manipulating the Church in the palm of his hand.
But fortunately, although nominally directly subordinate to the Church and subject to Pope control, Bishop Philip's episcopal position did not report to the Pope at all, and he put on his hat. This kind of serious transgression, not to mention the Pope's support, did not dismiss Bishop Philip because it was in the wild land of Ireland, and it was too unworthy to be angry with a barbarian.
What's more, even if the Pope does give an order, whether Bishop Philip listens or not is still the same thing! He is doing a good job of sanitation now, how can he still have the heart to compete with Xiao Tang for this dominance.
Therefore, this thing, which can be said to be an internal worry elsewhere, at least in Munster for now, is still not a big problem.
ā...... Praise the Lord Almighty! May your divine might walk on earth as it is in heaven! ā
After the little Tang Grand Duke finished reciting the last paragraph of the hymn, he opened his eyes and threw the ears of wheat in his hand into the brazier in front of him. The ears of wheat were already coated with grease and put in the brazier, and the flames in the brazier suddenly rose a lot, and the faces of the people in the brazier were all red, and the little Tang Grand Duke hurriedly removed his hand to avoid the danger of being burned.
But the people below were like this tumbling and jumping flame, boiling in an instant.
"This is a good sign! Good luck! ā
I'm a big fan of bad omens, and it would be nice to know which cup it is......
Well, this kind of festive complaint is not mentioned for the time being, after the autumn harvest festival, there will naturally be a series of celebrations, this event does not have to be grand, but more to reflect the joy in the hearts of the people. Therefore, compared to the kind of artificially created grand event, the Duke of Xiao Tang prefers this kind of simple activity more.
Sadly, though, he looks like he's not going to be blessed today.
After all, you can't let the three counts who came from Lianyang wait for a long time.
Of course, this is not the most important and important thing, he originally promised to accompany Lily to spend this rare autumn harvest festival, but now it seems that he can only break his promise.
"Lily, my brother still has some business to discuss, you can go and play with Sister Ina for a while, and when my brother finishes talking about business, he will go to you."
"Hmm...... All right. ā
Although she was very reluctant, Lily has always been an obedient and good boy, and she agreed aggrievedly, and Lily took the initiative to hold the hand of Dr. Ina who was following her, and did not make it difficult for her to pay him at all.
Speaking of Doctor Ina, the little Tang Duke has finally discovered her second function besides being a doctor, and that is to be Lily's playmate.
After all, both of them are the only women in the court of the Duke of Xiao Tang, and the age difference is not big, and their status is ...... Okay, this one is bigger, but Lily is still young, and Dr. Ina has seen a lot of the world, so she naturally knows how to coax children. In fact, since having Dr. Ina, Lily has become much more cheerful, and she no longer pesters Little Tang 24 hours a day.
"Miss Ina, thank you for your hard work, I will let little Odega accompany you."
"It's my honor to serve you."
Standard, there is no blame, but the cold answer, obviously has been living in Munster for more than half a year, and the slaves who came at the same time, some of them have even married families, but Dr. Ina still maintains the attitude of the first to come, and is lukewarm to everyone except Xiao Lily, which also makes her popularity really not very good.
By the way, her face is still always disguised, covered with scars, and sometimes the little Tang Duke wants to ask her if she is tired.
"Insider, you also follow them in the dark, protect them from being discovered."
After doing this, the little Tang Duke is still not at ease, Munster's security has always been very good, but today is a big day, people are crowded, and there are many outsiders coming in, it is inevitable that there will be a few people with bad intentions, and they can't be guarded against.
Insider, Liss didn't say anything, saluted to Little Tang Dagong, turned around and disappeared into the crowd. But don't worry, if little Lily needs it, he promises to be in front of Lily in five seconds.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry to keep you waiting."
"What did the alliance leader say, it is our honor to be able to meet such a noble person as the alliance leader."
After sending off the people who really cared about it, the next thing was the communication between the nobles, the honey-tongued sword, the war of words, skipping the meaningless mutual praise and greetings, and going straight to the point.
"I want to know, what price you can pay to buy food?"
As soon as the buttocks sat down, the little Tang Grand Duke asked without hesitation, this kind of single-knife opening made the three counts who had prepared a stomach full of nonsense stunned, and the scene became cold for a while.
Count Mel gave Count Leinster a wild look, but Count Leinster was originally timid and fearful, and now he was rushed by the Duke of Xiao Tang like this, and he couldn't say half a sentence of the originally prepared speech, and he had no choice but to play in person.
"Haha...... The leader of the alliance is really fast, and after discussion, the three of us are willing to settle the account with honey, and exchange two-thirds of the market price for as much food as possible. ā
"Two-thirds of the price ......" Xiao Tang Grand Duke pretended to be a groaning gesture, but secretly observed the expressions of the three counts, and saw Count Mel speak, but the other two people were not surprised, and suddenly had a bottom in their hearts: "It seems that the three of them have been prepared in advance." ā
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The three earls were more or less embarrassed by a single sentence, but for the sake of food, more precisely for money, no one would back down at this time.
"Okay! For two-thirds of the price, I agreed. The little Tang Grand Duke directly made a decision, which was extremely refreshing, which shocked the three counts.
You know, the price of two-thirds is not low, originally honey is not for inferior people to eat, there are only a few large purchases, this one breath has made so much, the purchase price will definitely fall, plus the labor cost and storage fee or something, the income must be earned, but just to make a hard money, the three earls really can't think of why the little Tang Grand Duke can agree to this condition.
Big brother, you have so much money, can you share a little with me?
"However, I have one condition."
The meat show is coming!
The three counts exchanged glances with each other, and they all saw this meaning in each other's eyes, and sure enough, there must be something wrong with what they promised so refreshedly before!
"The amount of grain you sell honey for is really a bit large, and I can't get it for a while. What do you think of the fact that I buy your honey at two-thirds of the price, half of the money for the goods in exchange for grain, and the other half of the money for the goods, you lend it to me, and then I use it to rent your land and the peasants, pay it in installments, and pay it off in ten years with interest? ā