ps: Yesterday I had a convulsion, and I was really helpless. A good chapter should be divided into two subsections

"It seems that all those people except you are not in favor of helping the coalition forces now. I am also clear about what these people think, it is nothing more than reluctance to give up the wealth in their hands. These short-sighted guys are just stupid and incorrigible. The Pope took a deep breath and calmed his agitated mood.

"They don't want to think about it if the coalition fails. How much will it affect our church? And without the support and deterrence of force, they will have more interests if they go at that time. ”

Although the Pope is old, he still thinks about this issue very clearly.

His current thoughts and estimates are basically no different from those of Ruhl. Even he looked at this problem and imagined it more far-reaching than Ruhl.

"Your Highness, this is indeed the case. But I'm a little talker, and although I've reminded them a few times, it's of no use at all. Ruhl answered in due course.

At the same time, Ruhl's rhetoric also picked himself out. And 'tell' the Pope that he is not the same as everyone else.

If there is really any expected trouble on the side of the Church Alliance, it will have nothing to do with him at that time.

And if this crisis can be resolved, Taruel will be a prescient man in the eyes of the Pope.

No matter how things turn out, there will be some good in the end.

I have to say that Ruhr, a guy who usually hides deep and is low-key, still has a few brushes.

He is very good at seizing the opportunity, and when he sees this opportunity, he grasps it in his hands and makes himself invincible.

Come to think of it, Ruhl, who can be one of the twelve cardinals, can't be that kind of idiot.

The reason why he has always been a low-key person and doing things. I think it's also to avoid causing some unnecessary trouble. But this does not mean that he himself is not ambitious, it is just that he is waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Now is the time for Ruhr.

As long as he enters the eyes of the pope, won't he be promoted in the future?

It's a simple thing.

As the Pope, although he doesn't want his subordinates to threaten his position, he also hopes that his subordinates are not stupid and can do things for themselves.

The best thing is to take care of everything so that he can enjoy life comfortably.

Unfortunately, the other eleven people under the Pope, although there is no threat to his position. But these guys are very stupid and greedy, and they can't be counted on at all in a critical moment.

So. It was at this time that the Ruhr stood out.

I like to be a low-key person and don't cause trouble.,The brain is very sober.,It's not stupid like those people.,And it's very neat to deal with problems.。

This forced the Pope to look at him differently.

Of course, these are also the thoughts that Ruhl wants the church to be useful, otherwise why would he do it?

"How much money can we come up with in our coffers now?"

The Pope asked.

Ruhl bowed and replied: "There are more than 300,000 dinars of silver and 120,000 dinars of gold." It's not enough to solve the problems of the coalition, and if the priests and clergy, as well as the middle and high-ranking people, are willing to give generously, I don't think it will be a problem. “

The wealth of the European continent. Two-thirds of it is basically in the hands of these people in the church.

Now the alliance of the Church vassal states needs seven million dinars of gold to support them in their continued war, and it will not be a problem until the end of the next year.

Therefore, as long as these people in the church. Willing to come up with this money will definitely solve the problem.

Besides, a mere 7,000,000 dinars of gold seems like a lot.

But this is not a remarkable number for the clergy and priests of the Church, as well as for the middle and senior members of the Church.

So, ah. Ruhl is not wrong to say this.

Hearing Ruhl say this, the Pope was silent for a while.

It was only after a long time that the pope recovered from his silence. Looking at Ruhr, he asked, "Can you solve this trouble with indulgences, and if you can, try not to touch everyone's personal wealth." “

There is no way for the Pope to say this.

He thought about it very carefully just now, after all, ninety percent of the people in the church are corrupt.

If you want to touch the money in their hands, it will inevitably arouse the disgust of these people, and if you don't get it right, it will have a great impact on his status.

The Pope doesn't want to see such a thing happen.

He's very old, and he just wants to keep it that way until he dies.

During this period, he didn't want anything to change.

As for what will happen after his death, that's not for him to consider.

Ruhl shook his head and sighed.

What the Pope thought, Ruhl didn't understand.

However, at this time, compromise will not solve the problem.

In particular, we can't put more burden on those people and loot them.

And, Ruhl thought with his ass that if he started selling indulgences again. Then the priests and priests below will begin to oppress the people in the open.

With the amount of seven million dinars, aren't these guys going to squeeze out thirty or forty million?

And the church has seven million, and it has to carry a bad reputation.

It's a very unreasonable thing.

Besides, the people of Europe themselves are now miserable, and they are already miserable.

If the Church does this again, won't it force the people to oppose the Church and stand on the side of Portugal and France?

After all, for the European population of this era, they did not yet have that strong concept of state.

Therefore, the Prussians could go to war for any employer for gold. Even if it's hitting someone they know, it doesn't matter.

Those who can't get along in France can also go to the allied forces of the vassal states of the church to get money, and then give them their lives to turn around and come back to beat their own compatriots.

Such things are quite normal in this day and age.

Therefore, if the church squeezes the people, it will not be able to survive any step. At that time, the people in the territory of the alliance of the vassal states of the church will surely flee to the territory of Portugal and France.

And the flight or resistance of these people will invisibly reduce the strength of the church and increase the strength of the enemy.

Therefore, it is absolutely undesirable to continue to oppress the people.

Thinking of this, Ruhl hurriedly said to the Pope: "Your Highness the Pope, such a thing must not be done again. Now the people are already struggling to make ends meet, and there are a large number of bankrupts in the territories of the various nobles......", in order to dispel this idea of the pope. Ruhl began to tell him what kind of situation and circumstances he was facing outside.

The Pope's face gradually became more and more ugly.

He was not angry with Ruhr, but shocked to see that the people had reached such a point of hardship.

For all this, he, the pope, is not clear.

Because whenever he asked, the cardinals except Ruhl would tell him that the outside was not bad, and the people were still rich.

This gave him the illusion that the people still had money.

Since these people still have money, there shouldn't be any problems with looting it, right?

As the shepherd of the Lord, when wool grows on the lamb. That's going to start shearing.

However, now he knew that the lambs were not only wool that had not grown, but even the flesh was drying up.

Although I don't know that there is a proverb in the East that 'kill the chicken and take the eggs'. But the Pope understands this too.

To put it bluntly, everything in the church was not brought to them by the 'Lord' they believed in, worshipped and relied on, but brought to them by the people who were brainwashed, oppressed, and looted.

Without these ordinary people, what else is there in their church?

"How can this be!"

The Pope's face turned pale. I can see that he is not lightly angry.

"Because of the war." , Ruhl responded.

Of course, there are reasons other than war. But Ruhl didn't want to say why.

But presumably, the Pope will know too, won't he?

Because, it has to do with the church.

The war has caused many people to suffer, but it is the church that has brought the people to a dead end.

It's a plain deal.

While the war was going on, the Church did not stop looting and oppressing the people.

The bishops of various regions, as they should be, enjoyed a life of luxury, using all kinds of pretexts to arrest people indiscriminately, condemn them to a crime, and torture them to death.

In the end, they also took possession of the homes of these innocent and tragic deaths.

That's what the church has always done, hasn't it?

If it's a time of peace and stability, it doesn't matter if it's done.

After all, the church can still control the situation.

But in this situation, the people below are still doing this, and that's not very good.

"Gather the others for me right now, I've already decided on this issue. We must solve the problem on the side of the coalition forces, and at the same time, we must let the people below restrain themselves, and we can't go on like this. “

The Pope was still sober, and he made his decision immediately.

When the church said this, Ruhl breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the pope does not want to offend too many people, he does not want to touch the interests of the majority.

However, at this juncture, he can't care so much.

Moreover, the Pope has a high status and is the supreme presence in the hearts of all believers on the European continent.

As long as he speaks, even if other middle and high-level people are unhappy, it is impossible to oppose it.

The Pope's appeal was not given for nothing.

Unless they find a way to slowly weaken the power and position of the pope, but it will take time, won't it?

Ruhl bowed and departed.

The Pope sat on the throne with a gloomy face, and his eyes kept flashing with essence, which showed that his heart was not so calm now...... (To be continued......)