"Mr. Konstantin, thank you for the timely message, otherwise, we would almost let the hidden blasphemer slip through. God will never fail the expectations of His faithful people. ”

In the conference room of the court, Duck was talking to a middle-aged man with a smile, along with Isabella, Vanessa, Woods and other court officials.

Konstantin bowed his head humbly: "Day after day, the sins of the blasphemers are accumulating, and I can only endure in silence when I am alone, and your arrival has rekindled the faint flame of hope in my heart, which led to this almost crazy adventure." ”

Duck smiled along with everyone in the Inquisition.

Yes, can you not take risks, this Konstantin has no backstage, his ability is average, and he belongs to the type that does a lot of work, does not get much benefits, and does not love his grandmother and uncle. He was no longer young, and when he saw the ship arrive at the dock and the car arrived, he had to bet on Duck and give it a go.

So, Konstantin informs Dack, who personally provides him with a full set of covert candid filming equipment.

Dark, who got the evidence, showed no mercy and slashed at the Lorma City officialdom.

He fulfilled his promise, and none of the 50 unlucky officials who had been arrested in the spectacle prosthetic incident were left behind; Rurik and Trusil were imprisoned, and most of the remaining officials who held official posts were either deposed, suspended for examination, or transferred.

No way, the blasphemous hat is too big and heavy.

Konstantin's whistle-blowing sentenced these men to death.

Less than one in ten qualified officials with clean wealth and good conduct were immediately entrusted with important tasks, tied to Duck's chariot, and from then on they were both prosperous and lossless.

The deputies and clerks who had not cleaned up their buttocks were in a panic all day long, and they were all in the hands of the inquisition, and they could handle it as they wanted, one by one cautiously and tremblingly.

In just a few days, Lorma City was completely transformed into a hall of Duck's words.

Darke calmly asked, "But if it's just because of piety, why don't you report directly to Director Paul, or Archbishop Whitemire?"

Konstantin looked embarrassed and couldn't say a word.

Darker leaned forward slightly, his gaze locked firmly, "If you want more from me, you'd better be honest." Whether or not you are honest is one of the important criteria for judging the quality of a person's talent. Otherwise—"

Konstantin moved his ass crampedly, his throat twitching slightly, as if struggling.

Isabella remained silent, Catherine couldn't bear it, in her opinion, this old man belonged to the defectors, and the reward was less, why did she force him so much?

"Because, because, Apple's business. Konstantin hesitated, but finally couldn't help but confide in the truth.

As an idle job with a little savings, he hopes to make more money while in office, so he puts all his savings into the orchard - it seems that the right can't be caught, so he has to make a few small dollars to spend, right?

Unexpectedly, the provocation of the former governor Rurik drove Konstantin to a dead end.

The city hall was shut down, the unified dispatch management was lost, and a large number of apples were not purchased, and black-hearted traders took the opportunity to lower the purchase price, and some fruit farmers have begun to dump or bury apples in boxes.

If you sell it, you will lose money, and if you don't sell it, you will only rot, and you will not be able to recover a single copper.

As an investor in the orchard, Konstantin wants to cry without tears, I can't just collect a bunch of apples and come back to set up a stall, right? Or, sell apple trees?

"I know you've had a hard time lately, but it's not our responsibility. Things will get better in a few days, and all I can say is that it's not the best time to fix the problem. ”

"Master Dark, I ......"

"Okay, this matter is not within the scope of our discussion this time, and I'll talk about it later, I'll say it again, there will be a way," Duck almost brutally stopped the topic, "Do you want to know how I overheard the plot of those villains?"

"Please explain. ”

"It's well known that the communication circle can be used for surveillance, but its concealment and cost have not been solved, and now, both of these problems are solved in my hands - it is the slime. The distribution of apples was just a cover, and while their attention was on me and Apple, Woods had already quietly put the specially treated slimes into the room. As long as I sit comfortably in the courtroom, I can monitor their every move, every word and action from the terminal. If you want, we can hear rats farting. ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

Vanessa asked, "So, will this cause the town hall to resent it?"

All intrigues and tricks may be exposed to the sun, all power and money transactions may be broadcast in real time, and everyone will think at work, ah, the god of light is watching me. ”

Catherine praised: "In this way, the administrative efficiency must be greatly improved, not only to clean up the moth of corruption and bribery, but also to clean up the official style, which is good." ”

Fernandez said: "It can be done in a short time, but it is not a long-term solution. You think, since you can spy on the city hall without knowing it, you can also spy on the holy city. Don't forget, our current power was given by the Holy City and will be taken back by the Holy City. ”

Everyone was shocked.

Even the pope cannot arbitrarily deprive the government of its powers, and will it become a model for a tyrant like Dack, who is the only one in the continent? Will the Holy City follow suit? How will the secular bureaucracy react?

Duck said unhurriedly, "The purpose of the Holy City's empowerment is to see me forge a new path and make the Holy Sect invincible in the fierce competition. So, what are the criteria for this new path?"

"Everybody rich?" Vanessa asked tentatively.

Catherine said, "I think it's to rebuild everyone's devotion to the Holy Church. ”

"A great power," Woods said, "is powerful enough to deter heretics and heretics." ”

Darker stretched out his arms and drew a large circle: "You are all right, results, the Holy City wants results." Now that the Holy Sect is suffering from internal and external troubles, as long as I can produce tangible results in a short period of time, it will be considered a success. ”

Fernandez sighed: "Do you want to kill the chickens and get the eggs? If you fail, you'll be crushed – with all due respect, the chances of success are too slim." For the time being, temporary gains in administrative efficiency under terrorist surveillance may not be the answer to all problems. ”

"Well said Fernandez, let me ask you, do people become religious out of fear, or are they religious because of yearning?"

"Well, theoretically, it should be yearning. ”

This sentence made everyone very helpless.

Yearning, yearning for what, tithing, indulgences, sacred offerings, or extravagance?

Woods through the passage: "Except for the large number of people, I don't see how we are better than the poor man." ”

Duck was very happy: "Yes, yes, that's it, everyone, have a real meeting, put all the problems out." Then we have reached an agreement on the first issue, which is to re-establish everyone's yearning for the Holy Religion. So the second question is, who should we rely on, who should we please and who should we satisfy?"

"The people," Duck answered, "to give them hope again that tomorrow will be better than today, and that is the fundamental solution to all problems." ”

Vanessa shook her head, "I don't think these misled fools have any power. ”

"Do you know why the poor faction of Urbino is growing so fast?"

"Why?"

"They abolished sacred offerings, tithes, and indulgences, and according to the grapevine, opened the estates of 'old-fashioned' nobles and officials to the poor in areas newly controlled by the poor faction. ”

Everyone was amazed: "What?"

"If I were a poor peasant, I would also support the Poor Man. Everyone, the crisis is just around the corner, is there a good solution?"

Vanessa didn't hesitate, "Why can't we? It's good to scrap it......"

"Absolutely, yes, no, yes!" Catherine said through gritted teeth.

"Why?"

"Because the poor Han faction is engaged in a business without capital, those so-called 'old-fashioned' aristocrats are all our people, and after dividing their land, the poor Han faction is not distressed at all! But what about us? We have already offended the administrative bureaucracy, and then we will attack our own people? Do you think we die fast enough?"

Duck smiled: "This is a dilemma, do it, dig your own grave, if you don't do it, you will be thrown farther and farther away by others, everyone, the enemy's army is getting stronger and stronger, and the prestige is getting bigger and bigger, what should we do if we hold on to the remnants?"

Catherine sneered, "You must have a way, right?"

That's what I just said, relying on, pleasing and satisfying. Catherine, risk your life to get ten pounds and get a hundred pounds in peace, which one do you choose?"

"The second one, of course. ”

"That's what I'm trying to achieve. When everyone knows that we can give far more than the poor people, the crisis will be resolved. The Poor Man's greatest weakness is that they must attack by force to obtain more allocable resources, that is, they represent a rebellious, unstable 'chaos'. And we, on the other hand, represent the traditional, stable 'order' - Konstantin, have you heard of the North Sea Alliance?"

Suddenly asked, Konstantin shuddered, quickly coughed twice, calmed down, and said: "It is said that it is a new federal state established with the original North Sea capital of Jagenke as the center, and the beliefs are very chaotic and complex, and the Holy Religion is the object of hostility over there, and the situation is not optimistic. ”

"What do you know about its farm taxes?"

"This ...... Xia Guan really doesn't know, but it must be not low, because there is almost no arable land in Beihai, and grain needs to be imported in large quantities.

"On the contrary, because there was no tax, the agricultural tax was simply abolished. ”

The audience was stunned.

"I had studied the economic model of the North Sea before coming to the Holy City, and it was very interesting, and I planned to replicate it. ”

"No, my lord," Konstantin panicked, "we have a lot of good arable land here......!

Duck got up, stared at him, and said meaningfully: "There are many forests in the local area and there is little land, and the good arable land you said only accounts for 7% of the total arable area, and this 7% provides almost zero income, do you know why?"

Konstantin sweated like a pulp. Needless to say, of course, it was occupied by the priests and nobles of the Holy Sect, and every year they symbolically handed over a few eldest sons to pull them down.

Duck sighed: "There is nothing more unjust in the world than the high ranks, and no taxes at all, but the poor who lack food and clothing, bear all kinds of exorbitant taxes." ”

Woods let out a low roar, "Your Excellency, please give the order!"

The crowd trembled.

Why, after cleaning up the bureaucracy, the next step is to attack the low-ranking clergy and nobles?

"Woods, calm down, I'm not going to use force to settle it for the time being—Constantine, what if there is a more lucrative tax income than agricultural taxes?"

Konstantin stiffened his head and said: "This, this, the lower official is stupid......"

Darkhaha smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I was also stupid at the beginning, but now I'm starting to get smarter, don't worry, the days are still long." Now you're the boss on the administrative side, and this is a trade application from the Rohr Chamber of Commerce and the 'Black Sanctuary' Chamber of Commerce, and I hope ......"

"Please rest assured, the lower official will definitely do it. ”

"That's good, everyone, in the next period of time, Lord Constantine's work is the top priority, and we all have to escort him, understand?"

The officials of the Inquisition all stood up: "Obey!"

"Adjournment, Elizabeth stays, I have a task. ”

As the sun sets, the blood-colored afterglow is painted with a thick black and gray color, and night is about to fall.

On the street outside the Inquisition, several old scholars who had been released by Dack stood on the side of the road, each with a homemade white wooden sign with two lines of large letters written on it:

"Those who are imprisoned are officials, and those who are strangled are free. ”

Unfortunately, almost none of the passers-by in a hurry looked at them.