Chapter Seventy-Nine: Transactions
When Rossi learned about what happened in Roma City, it was already half a month later.
He took this news very seriously, this was the first time in this world that the Holy Light Church showed its destructive power, and the result was very tragic, but it was worth remembering.
After all, believers are believers, not warriors, and they arm themselves with faith, but it is difficult for them to resist the encroachment of the sword. More than 300 believers were killed, but the city of Roma was also forced into a very mess, three god fighters fell, and Gutrin was seriously injured. According to the official information, this is a victory for the city of Rรปm, but Rossi believes that it is a victory for faith.
Punching is a victory, and even if you lose in the end, it's not a complete loss.
Austen took the few remaining believers to the city of Wangri, but what he left behind was a spirit. This spirit makes believers realize that the world is not peaceful, not reasonable, but to look at the fist. Rosie wrote a letter to Austen, encouraging his spirit and also criticizing his blind actions. They could have gotten better results, but they didn't take into account a lot of other factors, and in short, they were too idealistic.
This lesson made others more cautious and gave them valuable lessons.
At this time, Rosie was sitting in a luxurious room, sipping a rare wine. The decoration in this room is very exquisite, with gold carvings, peerless paintings, and blankets made of demonic beast fluff on the ground, a small room, worth a lot of money.
Across from him sat a middle-aged man who looked to be in his thirties, who was actually quite a bit older than he looked. His name is Mira, a name that ordinary people may never have heard of, but in some levels, the name represents a lot of things.
It took a lot of effort for Mira to find Rossi, and he couldn't help but sigh that a young man who looked like he was only in his twenties had already had a heart-warming career. This was not left by his ancestors, nor was it given to him by anyone, but he put it out himself.
These days, there are more and more rumors of the Church of the Light, and the failure of Roma City is just one example, but more than that, it is a success.
In just a few months, the Church of Light's power has more than tripled, which has convinced Mira that this religious organization has great prospects and can bring terrifying rewards to him and the family behind him.
Mira invited Rossi over and served drinks and some dried fruit, and the two were speechless. One was looking at the wine in the glass, and the other was tasting the dried fruit, as if they had forgotten that there was another person in the room.
The more time passed, the more worried Mira became, Rossi was not only young, but also had a strong heart that made him feel powerless.
At this time, whoever speaks first loses the initiative.
But the more you drag, the more Mira has no bottom.
At this time, the maid brought the wine again, and Mira smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, "It's better to see than to hear!" โ
Rossi's smile was faint but casual, and he raised his glass in a distant salute and took a sip.
"I have invited Your Excellency here to discuss a major matter. Mira put down her wine glass and leaned forward slightly as she sat in her chair, giving a very focused, but at the same time very oppressive, "I know the Church of Light, and I know the Father, and I am very interested in everything about the Church of Light. I am a businessman, and businessmen always like to make risky investments, and it just so happens that everything that happens in the Church of Light is in line with my personal requirements.
To put it simply, I want to occupy a small area in your career. โ
Rossi looked listening, Mira laughed twice, and continued: "The growth of any organization is inseparable from two things, one is people and the other is money. That's what I can offer. My trading house is spread all over the Southern Regions, and I have my own intelligence system, which can obtain information from any place anytime, anywhere. In addition, there is also the most powerful transportation force in the Southern Regions, which can transport heavy goods to any place as quickly as possible.
As for the money, I don't need to talk about it. There are many richer than me, but I am afraid that I am the only one who is more willing than me. I can provide more than a million gold coins in supplies and cash every month, and I can get my hands on even some very rare things. โ
As Mira said, the growth of an organization is indeed inseparable from these things. As the number of people in the church increases, there will be more and more unproductive people, and a large amount of money is needed to keep the church running. The clergy need a salary, the alms need money, the mission also needs money, and as the faith spreads, more and more churches and facilities need to be built, all of which require a lot of money as a guarantee.
At this time, there were no problems in the church, on the one hand, because the church was still in a relatively small state, and on the other hand, with the increasing number of believers in some upper class, it could barely ensure a balance of income and expenditure.
As the church continues to grow, problems arise.
The root of these problems is people, as well as money.
Rosie pondered for a moment and asked, "What do I need to give?"
Mira smiled, "I'm very interested in the Church of Light and your faith, I wonder if I'm lucky enough to get involved......?
It is not surprising that Mira can get this information, after all, the church is not a professional militarized organization, but a community of faith. This does not guarantee that everyone will have a high degree of confidentiality, nor can it guarantee that some information will not leak out. Mira's request for the position of the archbishop is not difficult to guess. In the Church of the Light, the archbishop has a less priestly status than the cardinal, but the archbishop has always been positioned as the "crown prince".
Once the pope leaves office, the next pope is chosen from among the archbishops. Mira has invested so much capital that she will definitely not just ask for a relatively good-looking position that cannot touch the core.
Rosie was not disgusted by this.
In his plan, the archbishop was not just one, but in the form of a diocese. As Rossi discovered in the previous world, it was not the power of the pope alone that created the glory of the church, but the competition of various denominations. In order to better promote the beliefs and prestige of their denominations, these denominations will try their best to do something positive for the church.
Even if Mira was given the priesthood of an archbishop, he would not be able to cover the sky with one hand. As long as Rossi didn't die for a day, no one dared to act rashly. If he wants to gain control of the church, he must increase his personal influence, and how can this influence be increased? It is nothing more than to make the church stronger and stronger, to make people convinced.
This is a good thing, and there is no need to shy away from it.
Rosie nodded slowly, Mira's smiling facial features were crowded together, he nodded again and again, rubbing his hands, "In that case, the first batch of three-month supplies, I will send them to Wangri City." โ
Rosie nodded: "Yes, but Mira, if you really want to become an archbishop, you must first have a strong faith. You are a businessman, I don't tell you the things that are said to ordinary people, if you want to have a better return, you have to have a greater pay. Faith is what you have to give. โ
"That's absolutely fine, I happen to be a little curious about the generation and power of faith," Mira said.......
"Well, I have something I want to ask you about ...... too."