Chapter 127 People can choose the path they want to take, but they can't choose to be born, and they won't change this until they die
The two gates of Venier were quickly closed, not allowed to go out or enter, and several fifth-level rangers held bows and crossbows on the top of the wall, preventing a single letter bird from flying out of Venier. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Inside the city, after a simple battle, the soldiers belonging to the Angelo family laid down their weapons, and the knights chose to remain silent. This is not a wilderness, slippery, uneven and crowded streets simply cannot allow the knights to show their lethality and value, since they can't fight on horseback, why bother to hold on? Anyway, Angelo is dead, Sean took the blame, and the anger from the empire and the aristocratic class can't burn these people.
Groups of wealthy businessmen and magnates who betrayed Sean's "cause" were pulled out and beheaded in public, and instead of killing all the privileged classes like the workers of Balatan, he left enough people alive to become one of the temporary administrators of Venier for the next period of time. As for the businessmen who didn't have much to do with Sean, Sean didn't even move, but came to their homes to calm their panic and promised to send them away safely, if they wanted to leave.
People really can't understand what happened on this day, the silver fox Sean rebelled and killed Angelo, but he didn't run away, but appeared in people's sight with a big thorn. He declared himself the ruler of the city, and would run the city in place of Angelo, and it was ridiculous for both the commoners and the rest of the class to be the son of a technician. The reality is actually so cruel, people don't agree that Sean is not that he killed the nobles, nor that he is not unlikable, or that he is mediocre, but because of his identity.
His identity is like a brand on his soul, and in this life, in this life, he can never be washed away. No matter when or where he is, whenever people mention Sean the silver fox of Veneer and mention him as a person, people's first impression is that the guy's mother is a technician, and his father may be a prostitute. People don't care about his abilities in the slightest, they don't tend to his personal charm, whether he does well or badly, he is just that kind of person - the son of a technician.
This is Sean's shortcoming, he himself does not know and will not understand, people are watching what he does with cold eyes.
Angelo wasn't a brutal lord, he couldn't even reach the word mediocrity. During Angelo's reign, although he couldn't make the city like an ideal garden, where everyone was satisfied, at least everyone was okay and could get by. Politicians often talk about stability, which is the number one indicator no matter what happens.
In fact, isn't it the same with civilians?
For the common class, a stable life that is enough to make ends meet and accumulate some wealth is the best thing in life for them.
However, this stability was shattered by Sean. People will not jump out against him, but they will not support him either, because he is not only the son of a technician, but also a peacebreaker.
Less than a week after the blockade of Veneer's rebellion spread through some unknown channel, the whole empire was furious, and the entire aristocracy was furious.
The Empire's wrath stems from Sean's audacity, which attempts to challenge the Empire's rule, claiming to rule Vernier without any permission. If everyone does this, as long as they open their mouths and say that this city belongs to me, it will belong to him, then what do you need the royal family to do, and what do you want the central government to do? Let's go back to the era of the city-state, and everyone can play their own games.
The anger of the nobles comes from Angelo's death, and the ransom has always been used by the nobles as the last straw, so they can die without a lower limit. When the day comes to the day when the sword and axe are added, as long as the death order is put forward, they can escape death. You can beat a failed nobleman as much as you want, or you can humiliate him endlessly and make him do what the untouchables do, but you can't kill him, because he is a nobleman, he enjoys the care of the Death Redemption Act, and he should not die and cannot die in a non-subjective situation.
The enraged ruling class issued a nirvana for Sean the silver fox in Veneer City, and there were many responders, but few actually did it.
On the one hand, it is because the post-disaster reconstruction work has dragged down the energy of all parties, so that they cannot spare more strength to deal with Sean. Secondly, there is also the intention of waiting and seeing, the rebellion that occurred in Venier is not like the rebellion in Balatan, the former is more professional and aggressive, and their group CD is an old oilman like the mercenary group, who is more specialized in killing enemies. Coupled with this careerist and speculator who is not lacking in any world, Sean's strength has expanded faster than people imagined.
He now has two thousand infantry, nine hundred knights, and a number of opportunists who have been spotted on their way to Venier to join Sean's side, and he has mastered an army strong enough to deal with any war.
Money is needed to fight a war, and there will be war damage, these are not in the consideration of the noble lords, they are thinking about whether there will be others to take advantage of them if their strength is damaged. This view is not prominent in other provinces, but it is very popular in the province of Bell. How did Teman die, and how did the Bol family fall? If Teman hadn't been furious by Wren's attitude, and even did not hesitate to fight Wren for this, thus attracting a pack of wolves, the Bol family's shield guard might not have lost to the coalition forces of the other four.
The contradiction between the official factional aristocracy and the local factional aristocracy has a long history, and it is also permissive or even deliberate by the central government, but at this time, it has become a trouble.
Just as everyone was waiting for the first person to eat the crab to appear, the exchange of interests between Wren and the church was also at the time of handover.
Three thousand Templars galloped across the plain on all white horses, as if a cloud had fallen to the ground, feeling the slight vibration of the city wall beneath his feet, Wren took a deep breath as he looked at the huge cluster of knights.
Shock!
But at the same time, it is very exciting, because there are 1,000 Templars who will be allocated to Wren, and the Church will also be responsible for building the knightly class for Wren. In the preliminary negotiations, the church had to build a group of no less than 5,000 horsemen for Wren within five years, which would be completely owned by Wren. All Wren needed was a war horse and a good enough soldier. In addition to this, Wren also made more exchanges with the church, including trade.
In the eyes of the world, a religious organization such as the Church must be otherworldly, sacred, and undefiled. To put it mildly, the populace once thought that none of the apostles in the church needed to because they were pure, holy, and free from the slightest trace of dirt from top to bottom, from hair to toenails. They don't need to eat, they just need to drink some water, and when they are hungry, they can eat a few breaths of air and pray to fill their stomachs.
But this is not the case, in the Orlando Empire, if you want to ask who has the greatest business potential, it is definitely not the chamber of commerce organized by the provinces, nor the royal chamber of commerce. They are too small, they are too small, and only the Church of Light is the biggest!
Every year, countless pilgrims go to Sunset City to bow down to the City of Miracles, bringing with them not only their devout faith, but also a lot of money and supplies. The money and materials were donated to the church and became the property of the church. Money doesn't need to be said to be used directly in the daily production and maintenance of the church, but what about those materials? The church can't open a furniture store for a bed today, and it can't open a luxury store tomorrow because of a crystal cup.
Moreover, these things are all gifts from the believers to their beliefs, which are sacred and inviolable, and once the church really uses these things to buy and sell, it can only smash its own signboard.
These materials are reluctant to be thrown away, and they can't be used up so much, and they can only be piled up in a warehouse to rot and mold.
And that's just Sunset City, where there are churches, there are believers who donate something to the church. There are simple things such as clothing, food, and daily necessities, which are given directly to the poor at the time of almsgiving. But there are always some rich people who will give some beautiful statues and expensive ornaments to the church. These things were eventually packed up and sent to Sunset City, where they became one of the dust-eating creatures in the warehouse.
Another agreement between Wren and the church was that Wren would sell these things in his own name, and the money from the sale would be increased by five to the church, and half of the family.
Although half of it ended up in his own pocket, outsiders don't know that the things that the rich people who believe in the god of light give to the church are all fine products to prove that their faith is purer than others. It is said that one year, because of the comparison of whose faith was more pure, several rich people donated a total of more than 50,000 gold coins to the church, which shows how rich the church is.
And the huge branches of the church are also a huge resource. This resource can be understood as a conduit, and from the imperial capital to the small town, churches are almost all over Orlando. Others don't know how to use such a resource, can Ren not know?
"Spectacular, isn't it?", Egger's eyes flashed with more than an inch of holy light, holy like an angel who had fallen into the earth, he clasped the ten fingers of his hands, pressed the thumb of his left hand against the cross on his chest, kissed the cross excitedly, and a series of prayers kept coming out of his mouth.
Wren pouted, half of this is mine!
He looked in the direction of Venier, he already had a calculation in his heart, but the current situation was not bad enough, and he still had to light a fire.