Chapter 113: Large Donations
readx;? Today is a day to remember for the common people of Lidney, and although the power struggle of the upper classes is too distant for them, the new lord of the city is very merciful compared to the reign of terror of the previous lord. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
Moreover, rumors were also released early in the Bolan Manor that there was a public trial of the last adult, Alan Berland, the brother of the current city lord.
Many people have heard rumors about how Eren seized power, and in addition to privately commenting that he is a demon with no humanity, more people have expressed sympathy for Nicole's plight.
Not only that, but the sound that came from Berlan Manor that night made Nicole's return even more legendary, and the lord seemed to have been favored by a man from the kingdom of God.
At this time, in the reception hall of the City Lord's Mansion, hundreds of nobles with different titles and official ranks were chatting casually with wine glasses.
And Lawrence and several other nobles who have always been on Nicole's side have become the focus of everyone, and there is no doubt that these adults will soar in the future!
Knight Agnes is very relaxed today, full of red face, as Nicole's father, the patriarch who worked with old Charles to build the territory of the Berlands, and yesterday he finally retired.
His place was given to his most proud student, the Silver Knight, Hogg Baggins, the fiancΓ© of Lord Bran, but even so, no one dared to underestimate the old knight, and most of the officers of the Bran were now his old men.
But at this time, the appearance of a person made the whole hall quiet.
Those iconic golden eyes are still fresh in everyone's memory.
"Your Excellency. β
"Good morning, Your Excellency. β
Mien responded with a smile and found a more secluded corner, Mien sat on a chair, the early morning sun shone in through the window, and the reflection on his handsome face made many ladies and ladies couldn't help but look at it secretly.
But the powerful strength and religious status of this adult make them dare not have the slightest presumptuousness!
Loren stood quietly behind Meen with his sword in his hand.
And the girl who had a relationship with Loren in the morning, Phyllis Green, hid in the crowd and secretly looked at this side, is that the Pope?
"Do you also like the warm sunshine in the morning?"
A middle-aged man with a teacup stood in front of Meen and glanced at another chair, "If you don't mind." β
Mien looked at the man he had met in the Chamber of Secrets and smiled, "Please be seated." β
The man smiled, sat down in the chair across from Meen, and said without any disguise, "You know, Lord Berland is still young, and I don't mean to offend him about faith, but I don't think it's too early for that adult. β
Mien smiled slightly, "Maybe you can talk to Lord Nicole about this in person." β
Meen had expected someone to pressure him or the church, after all, Nicole had kissed the back of his hand in front of so many people, at least on the surface, the church was faintly pressing the Borans.
Or in their view, it was a very bad sign that the Church was going to intervene in the ruling class of Berland.
But for Mistress Mine, intervening in Lidney's ruling class will not do such a thing unless His Excellency the Pope is well fed and sustained one day.
Mien will not forget that his goal is the sea of stars... Oh no! It's the whole human world!
Spiritual domination is his ultimate goal!
Mien's words made the man's face stagnant, and the meaning of his words was very clear, your family's religious beliefs have nothing to do with me, if you have any questions, go and ask your family yourself.
After a moment of silence, the man was expressionless and got up from his chair, "Forgive me for not accompanying me." β
It was clear that the nobleman was unhappy after hitting Mien with a nose of ash.
But in the face of such a figure, he couldn't think of anything to threaten Mien except to discuss.
Not long after the man was gone, a pretty girl came over uneasily, and didn't seem to dare to look Mien in the eye.
"Teach... Your Excellency, I am Phyllis Green, and you have heard of my father, Lord Wiley, who yesterday gave fifty gold coins to the Church..."
Meen looked at the shy girl with straight black hair and sapphire eyes with interest, "Of course, Lord Green, I've seen him, what's the matter?" Miss Phyllis. β
The girl stole a glance at Loren, and although she thought she was doing something hidden, how could this escape Meen's eyes.
"Hmm... Can I know the name of the gentleman behind you?"
Oh?
Mien laughed secretly in his heart, it turns out that some people like wood like Loren, and even chased here.
"His name is Loren. β
Loren?
Phyllis stole a glance at Loren, "Thank you, Your Excellency. β
After saying that, he ran away, and when he left, Phyllis felt that the Pope was so amiable, completely different from the arrogant and old-fashioned image she had expected.
And Meen looked back at Loren, the boy still had the same expression that had not changed for ten thousand years, as if Phyllis's appearance did not attract his attention.
"Loren, that Miss Phyllis, have you seen it?"
Loren replied, "I saw her in the morning, but it didn't make any sense. β
In this regard, Mien can only laugh at it, at least Loren's own romance, the Pope can't control it.
After waiting so long, the true owner of this party finally appeared.
Dressed in a bright red dress, like a blooming rose, noble and elegant, while her long slightly curly brown hair was coiled behind her head, and the makeup on her face was neither thick nor light, beautiful and majestic at the same time.
The snow-white jade neck and the slender necklace with pink gems made all the nobles who saw Nicole couldn't help but sigh in their hearts!
"Your Excellency Bolan. β
As Nicole stepped to the throne, the name of Beran never stopped, and any nobleman who saw Nicole bowed his head slightly in respect.
When Nicole sat on the throne, Lawrence took the will of old Charles, looked around the hall, cleared his throat and said, "In your witness, I will now read out the will of Lord Charles." β
Spreading out the parchment and holding it in his hand, Lawrence's voice rang out in the silent hall.
This will has been prepared by Charles Sr. for a long time, but now all the property that originally belonged to his other children and wife is now in Nicole's name.
No nobles objected to this, and everyone knew that Lord Nicole was the only one left in the Bran family.
But when Lawrence read one of the passages, the nobles in the audience couldn't help but look at Meen.
"If my daughter, Nicole Boran, succeeds me, I will donate 50,000 gold coins to the church in the name of the Bolan family. β
Lawrence read the sentence and the audience fell into a murmur.
"Fifty thousand gold coins! Oh my God! Is there a mistake in Charles!"
At any given time, 50,000 gold coins is an exaggerating amount of money! That's almost half a year's tax for Ridney!
This is worth almost all the possessions of any wealthy nobleman!
The middle-aged man who had spoken to Minn earlier said loudly, "Lord Lawrence, are you sure it is written in the will?"
Lawrence flipped the parchment over and said, "Baron Garden, confirm that it is 50,000 gold coins, written by Lord Charles himself. β
At this time, someone next to him whispered, "But 50,000 gold coins is too much..."
It seems that many people have a great prejudice against the Church, even if Her Excellency Nicole defeated the competitors with the help of the Church or the Pope's power, 50,000 gold coins can be used to form an elite cavalry regiment of thousands of people!
And everyone is worried about one thing, will there be another thing like Allen in Nicole, will the powerful and terrifying Pope become the next mysterious person, dominate Nicole, and even the whole of Lydney!
It's not like they've never heard the story of chasing tigers and driving wolves!
At this point, Mien just sat quietly in his chair, and despite the strange glances of others, Mien never spoke.
At this time, Nicole, who had been silent since she came in, said, "This matter is a decision of my father, so please stop your dissenting words. β
But Baron Gardenton still did not give up, looked at Mien and said loudly, "Then His Excellency the Pope has nothing to say?"
Nicole's face sank, "Lord Garden, please pay attention to your identity!"
Suddenly realizing his abruptness, Garton immediately stopped talking, took a deep breath, bowed to Nicole, and said, "Please forgive me for my recklessness, Lord Bran. β
Nicole glanced at Baron Garden and smiled slightly at Meen, "Your Excellency, please forgive Garden for your offense. β
With a smile of good-nature, Meen said, "Impulsiveness is the original sin of mankind, but I can understand Lord Garden's loyalty. β
However, Nicole's apology to Meen was a sign of weakness to the Church by the Berans, because in their opinion, the leader of a small sect from a poor country, how could Her Excellency Nicole apologize to him!
But they saw the strength of the Pope!
So now there is an interesting phenomenon in the hall, if it was someone else, these nobles would have already scolded and even threatened!
But now, I can only look at Mien with disgust, except for this silent resistance, no one dares to say a single word of threat to Mien here!
But this is not something that Mien is happy to see, if the church wants to rely on Lidney to develop rapidly, then it must not conflict with the local superstructure, after all, not everyone in the church has the extraordinary power of Meen!
However, before Mien could speak, Nicole had a serious face and said in a loud voice, "Not only my father, but I will also donate 30,000 gold coins to the church in my personal name, and build a new church, with the Holy Lord as the only true God, this matter is finalized, and no one is allowed to object." β
Nicole's toughness made all the nobles shut up, this one was not like Allen, she had the entire Lidney army in her hands, and in the short term, the Pope would definitely help Nicole strengthen her position.
However, the toughness of the Berlan people surprised Meen, and even he didn't expect that the original crying girl would be so tough now.
But if Nicole can't even implement her first decree smoothly after taking office, then her position is a little precarious.
In the face of power and political struggles, these glamorous aristocrats are not little lambs, they are all guys who eat people and don't spit out bones.
It was originally just a light testament presentation, but now it is a bit cold.
Mien sighed, got up from his chair, and moved slightly with holy power, and a plain but inexplicable shocking voice reached the ears of the nobles.
"His Excellency Charles and I are close friends, and I sympathize with him for what has happened to him, and I wish him eternal life in the kingdom of God. β
But Mien's words didn't resonate, if it weren't for his great strength, maybe someone would jump up and point their noses at him and scold him for being a hypocritical god!
For the unkind eyes of the nobles, Lord Mine, who has always boasted of being a cheeky race wall, naturally turned a blind eye.
And the reaction of the nobles was also expected by Mien, not that they were all villains who crossed the river and demolished the bridge, the relationship between Mien and Nicole can be said to be personal, but for them, this is the diplomacy between Beran and the church!
And they are tied to the big ship of Bolan, naturally they are not willing to see the church get too many benefits, at least in their opinion, the church's efforts are not proportional to the return.
At this time, Lidney, who had restored order, gave them a sense of superiority in the face of the church, and diplomacy has always been customized by the stronger side.
But today, Charles Sr.'s will and Nicole's decision clearly break that law.
If it were a giving, Meen would prefer to call it an investment.
Obviously, Nicole has inherited the long-term vision of Charles Sr. very well.
Now that the entire north is shrouded in the shadow of evil mages, just one of them almost wiped out the entire Bolan warship, as a party and leader, Nicole naturally has a sense of crisis, and at this time, the church is undoubtedly the best ally.
At least compared to the bloody mages, the church is more sincere and gentle.
And Mean, on behalf of the church, also showed enough sincerity to Lidney.
"Because of the tradition of the Church, I will use this money to open a new church school in Lidney, and in memory of the deceased Lord Charles, the new church school will be named St. Charles Berland Mission School, in the hope that everyone will remember this great man. β
"If any evil tries to get their hands on it, the Church will give them the most severe judgment!"
This sentence of Meen caused the nobles to put away their disgusted gazes and look at each other.
Although I don't know what His Excellency the Pope wants to do, he has at least shown his attitude that he will advance and retreat with Beran in the face of evil, and your nobles in the methods of evil mages can see it very well.
But what does the name of that church school mean?
Perhaps His Excellency Charles's name will always be remembered by others?
In this regard, Meen's means come from another world, something called naming rights, think about it, especially those wealthy nobles who own large tracts of land, money and status are no longer the goals they are chasing, maybe this kind of thing that makes future generations read their names forever is what they are more willing to consider after death.
Who wouldn't want their name to be passed down for generations?
And Mine naturally has his long-term vision, the church school is completely free education, and there is no income at all, so these means are very necessary.
If these nobles taste the sweetness of the naming of this St. Bran's school, as long as the power of the church becomes stronger and stronger, and the church school is opened in the future, as long as the naming rights are sold, then there must be a lot of money to inject money into it!
And it doesn't matter if your investment is small, the school can be built a little bigger, and any classroom, seats and other things can be sold for naming rights!
That's a lot of money! At least when it comes to maintaining the church school, Meen doesn't have to worry about financial problems anymore.
And in terms of the purpose of Minne's church school, it is to absorb the elite of this world!
In the future, even if they are not used by the Church, when these elites grow up to have influence on this world, they will always have the imprint of the Church, and it can even be said that in time, with their help, the influence of the Church will spread throughout the entire human world!
It's totally a virtuous circle!
Moreover, it is the first time that such an educational institution has appeared in this world, and it is impossible for anyone to imagine its impact on the human world in the future.
The human world is a typical pyramid structure, and Lord Minne's calculation has already been laid!