Chapter 30: Empty the Holy See

At the moment of the angel's arrival, every citizen of Avignon who was still alive opened the window and walked out of the door in amazement, and then fell to his knees on the ground with tears of joy, enjoying with infinite gratitude the splendor that suddenly descended from heaven and brought a slight tingling to people

It is a wonderful, divine, bright, dazzling, pure, and comfortable light that can expel a qiē haze and evil, and heal a qiē exhaustion and sickness

Bathed in this brilliant holy white light, the tired nuns who had been taking care of the sick for days suddenly felt full of energy, and their bodies were full of inexhaustible vitality; Those dying patients who were covered in abscesses and rotting and smelling were pleasantly surprised to see all the large and small black spots, abscesses and tumors all over the body, and even all kinds of dark wounds and old diseases over the years, all of which were healing rapidly with the naked eye. Even some wounds that did not need to heal at all were healed indiscriminately by this white light - under the shroud of holy light, many women suddenly felt a hot earlobe, and then there was a "dang chang" sound, and the earrings fell to the ground...... The treatment that worked better than the previous one actually healed their ear holes

Thus, as in the city of Marseille, the dying citizens of Avignon were filled with joy and relief in the presence of these holy angels who had saved the calamity. And Joric, who had just been cured of his ill by a wonderful magic, was even more excited and grateful, and almost danced to welcome the "angels" into the luxurious Papal Palace, believing that it was a great honor.

Then, in less than an hour, these "angels" ruined the bright image of heaven in Joric's mind.

“…… This is...... Relief panels from ancient Roman times? It doesn't matter if it's genuine or fake, dig it out of the wall first......"

“…… Oh, oh, there is a secret room behind the relief plate, and there is a large box of gold coins at least three thousand ducat, this pope's private money is really rich, and besides, this treasure was only left behind when he fled in a hurry, could it be that there is more money by his side? Well, since we solved such a big trouble for him, we must ask for another filial piety when we meet......"

“…… Arabic-style scimitar? How could there be such a thing in the house of the European popes? Could it be the spoils of the Crusaders? However, the gems set on it are quite large...... Try it with props...... Hmm, the real Damascus knife is still the royal property of the Arab Empire Harry, and this knife can be pawned for 10 million yen, but unfortunately there are no more......"

“…… A pearl bracelet? Alas, this thing is not very valuable in modern times, after all, it is already possible to artificially cultivate pearls...... Huh? The inkwell in the Pope's study is actually made of gold? It's really extravagant, it's a must to confiscate it quickly, and this mahogany desk seems to be quite valuable, pawn it together, who is it? Clean up what you wrote, I'm going to move the desk......"

“…… These handmade woolen coats embroidered with gold threads seem to be worth some money, and the mink and bear skins over there seem to be good, but unfortunately they are too old and some of them have faded and lost their hair...... No matter what, it's as much as you can sell."

“…… Damn, how are the stables of this palace empty? Oh, by the way, probably the Pope rode all the horses away when he fled, and when the old man returns, he must have donated the horses and carriages......"

“…… I've got almost all the valuables, so let's do the math now...... Well, 220 million yen was raised at the Papal Palace alone, and there are seven churches, seven convents, and seven convents in the city, so I wonder how many things can be looted there? ”

In the dusty and sparsely populated palace, a robber cat named Doraemon is jumping up and down excitedly, throwing every valuable gadget it into the [automatic pawn machine]. Whether it's Persian carpets, ivory furnishings, gold and silver vessels, statues, paintings, fine antiques, luxurious clothing, or furniture made of fine wood...... He swept them all away, not even the heavy bronze lamps on the alcoves.

-- As a "little fresh" pope who loved luxury and enjoyment, and pursued literature and elegance, Clement VI obviously had no interest in asceticism and puritarianism, and still less intended to treat himself badly in life, so all kinds of furnishings and utensils in the Papal Palace were very luxurious and elegant, and everything was of fine art—so that, with the exception of a few worthless tattered things, the whole splendid and luxurious Papal Palace was soon looted with great efficiency by the machine as if it had never been renovated, In order to remove some fixed statues and ornaments, he even did not hesitate to pry into the wall to make holes and destroy them

But we have to admit that the European Catholic Church in this era, through guò's clever pretense and looting of all Christians, has indeed amassed an astonishing amount of wealth. Even if the wealth paid into the "weak center" of the Holy See of Avignon is only a fraction of the total income of the Church, and even less so much money can eventually be transferred to the Pope himself, it is enough to make ⊥Doraemon the robber cat feel happy.

“…… Well, it seems that the fundraising thing will be left to Doraemon. Let's hurry up and go to the square outside now and treat the citizens of Avignon, we can't just collect money and not do anything" Looking at the appearance of the cat meowing with excitement, Wang Qiu sighed, turned to the two royal sisters of Shizuka Juchuan and Minami Rika, but now Shizuka Juchuan was hanging her head with her hands folded, as if she was remembering something.

So, Wang Qiu couldn't help but ask in confusion, "...... Huh? Excuse me, Mr. Ju Chuan, what are you doing here? ”

“…… Worship the deceased festival of my childhood idol Doraemon-kun. Shizuka Jukawa replied with a sad face.

-- Alas, there is no way, as the saying goes, "If you owe usury in this life, you will be a passerby from now on."

Here, please observe a three-minute silence for Doraemon-kun's festival......

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“…… Oh oh God, what is all this? What kind of angels did you send to save the world? ”

Although as a person who has just picked up a life from the hands of death, the papal physician Joric does not care much about these things outside his body (it is not his thing anyway), but seeing that these angels who are supposed to be noble and holy and do not eat the fireworks of the world, while curing the plague and saving sentient beings on the surface, they are actually like those vicious bandits and bandits in the back, wantonly looting and scraping the ground in the solemn papal palace, and not even letting go of the sacred magic weapons, and then it seems that they will go to the monasteries in the city...... Imperial Doctor Cholik still couldn't help but feel his heart broken.

“…… Alas, this old man, please look a little more open, we also have our own difficulties, it is not easy to get a fat job in heaven, in order to seek a promotion and get this mortal messenger to save the world, our leader has sent a lot of filial piety to the archangels in charge, plus a lot of promises, if we can't get back the capital in the mortal world, we still have to work so hard? I can't explain it to the top or bottom."

Senior Sister Ma Tong, who happened to be standing beside him and was lazy, casually said to this trance-like medieval Christian, "Don't show such a surprised expression, isn't your mortal church also buying and selling the priesthood every day?" Don't say that you have been in Avignon for so many years and do not know that every priest, bishop, archbishop has to spend a lot of money to take office, and it costs more money to find a job than to sit on the cold bench. As for the cost of running for the Pope, it will only be more...... Obviously, all these expenses for seeking positions and missions must be doubled back from the office after the purchaser has obtained the positions and missions, otherwise no one will give the church a living. And it's the same in heaven......"

“…… The mortal church in the city of Avignon is indeed somewhat ** and depraved...... I have to admit that. In addition, there are many absurd ♀ things, and many people are criticizing that the Pope's court has almost become a prostitute and a trading shop in many cases......" After taking a deep breath, the Imperial Physician Cholik finally nodded with difficulty, but still with a very hurt expression, "...... But you're heaven there."

“…… Alas, what happened to heaven? Which angel was not mortal before his ascension? Ma Tong "Angel" raised his eyebrows and retorted, "...... Besides, we're just trying to save the world and make some gains, which is much better than those who just take money and don't do anything."

“…… Well, it seems that I, a foolish mortal, imagined heaven too beautifully. Doctor Jolik rubbed his temples, "...... I wonder if you can satisfy the curiosity of me, a lowly mortal, how much money did your Excellencies spend to obtain this mission? ”

“…… In terms of mortal currency, it is equivalent to about 1.5 million ducats. Of course, this is only the most basic amount, and if it drags on for too long, we will have to pay interest every month, because we borrowed from loan sharks to get in office......," Ma Tong replied.

“…… One and a half million ducats? God, I don't know if there are so many gold coins in the whole kingdom of France, and the total annual income of the church from all the countries of Europe is only 300,000 to 400,000 ducats. ”

(Before Columbus came to America and caused a large amount of gold and silver from the Americas to flow into the European market, due to the long-term outflow of gold and silver caused by the continuous import of oriental spices, silk and other luxury goods from ancient Rome, the amount of gold and silver in medieval Europe was very scarce, and it was difficult for even kings to scrape together thousands of gold coins.) And the same Ducats and Florins, the number of things that could be bought before and after the Age of Discovery, is simply a heaven and a place. ）

Jolik gasped at first at the horrific amount of money, but then an even more terrible fact emerged, "...... Wait a minute? Credit? Usury? Charge interest every month? I remember that usury is an unethical sin according to religious law, and Christians who do so should not be able to go to heaven unless they receive atonement and forgiveness. Is there also a Jewish seat in the Lord's heaven? ”

“…… This one...... You should want to get it, a place in heaven can be bought with money...... Of course, the same goes for the places to go to hell. Do you have any dead enemies you want to torture? As long as you give enough money, even if you are a saint among saints, you can be thrown into the bottom of hell Oh, on the other hand, it is easy to get sinners to go to heaven, as long as the gold and silver are put into the box, the soul immediately jumps out of purgatory......"

Ma Tong, who had always lacked discipline, kept his face unchanged and his heart was so open, his eyes were full of firewood, but the poor imperial doctor Qiao Like believed it.

“…… Oh hopeless, hopeless, God, I despair of this heaven that looks at everything like the church."

“…… Please be realistic, this uncle who looks like a bear, the world has always revolved around wealth and power, whether it is heaven, hell or earth. In short, as in the church, there is nothing in heaven that money cannot be traded, but the price is much more expensive than in the mortal world......"

Facing this medieval uncle who was forced into a spit service, Senior Sister Ma Tong reached out and patted the broad shoulder of the imperial doctor Jolik as if comforted, and then continued to brag and continue to talk nonsense without drafting, "...... As long as you can raise enough money, even the seat of God or Jesus can be bought and sold, just like the Praetorian Guard of the ancient Roman Empire often auctioned off the throne, don't faint, uncle, hey really fainted, this guy looks quite strong, and his psychological quality is really bad, and he can't even bear such a little stimulation...... DoraemonDoraemonDoraemon, where are you? Come and help, this guy is too heavy, I can't pull it after passing out."

“…… I'm busy, I'm going to put it on the floor until I pry open this wall and see if there's a secret room behind it......"

-- From the end of the corridor in the distance, the absent-minded voice of a comrade 22nd century robber cat was heard.

Well, in a sense, Ma Tong really didn't tell a lie: as long as you have enough money, the cat can indeed make you have an addiction to being a god...... Of course, the fee standard of this "God Promotion Project" will definitely be very, very, very, very expensive......

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