It's the middle of August,

The French eventually accepted Henry's request and exchanged the flag from the tricolor back to the lily.

The Bourbons never wanted to call France an empire, so the Third French Reich was gone, replaced by the revived Kingdom of France.

For Alfonso, the return of France to Bourbon rule had many advantages, on the one hand, if there was no damn Treaty of Utrecht, Alfonso would have the right to inherit France.

On the other hand, since they were brothers of the same clan, Spain basically no longer had to worry about attacks from France.

Throughout European history, civil wars with clans were all over the issue of inheritance, and Western France obviously did not have any entanglements in this regard.

The necessary precautions are still needed, but after that, the two countries can cooperate on more fronts.

Alfonso had already sent someone to congratulate King Henry, and when the coronation was announced, he would make a trip to France himself.

As for Spain, a general count of the Church's assets has been made.

Now, the government has made it clear that every Spanish clergyman must hand over more than his share of assets, and that he will no longer be able to withhold donations to the church without permission, and that he will only receive a monthly salary from the newly established "Spanish Ministry of Religious Affairs".

There is no doubt that churches are counted as public property, and other property and land are kept as appropriate.

Basically, a deacon-level clergy with a five-year entry can hold assets worth around £1,500 in total, compared to £2,500 for a priest with the same age.

Bishops, on the other hand, do not have a definite number because of their very small number and most of them have some history, which can be considered in many ways to define their property.

£1,500 may seem like a 30-year stretch of work for an average Spanish worker, but it's not a big deal in Spain as a whole.

At best, it's a small rich family - the gap between rich and poor is so outrageous these days.

Immediately after the plan was made, the government began to confiscate the church's property.

However, confiscation is obviously not an easy task, do not dare to openly confront the government, do not dare to fish in troubled waters, and do everything possible to reduce the value of their assets?

A painting can be sold for 1 pound or 1,000 pounds, and the price fluctuates greatly, depending on how the person operates.

In addition, false transactions, concealment, bribery and other methods have also emerged one after another, which greatly hinders the process of confiscation.

Alfonso didn't have a good way, so he could only collect a little bit and count a little.

After all, everyone is a clergyman, and they don't have the time or ability to do business, and it's not good to talk about opening a manor, and there are even fewer people who have a hobby of collecting treasures, calligraphy and paintings.

Then it can only be to buy a house.

For the entire Spanish Church, apart from the church, I am afraid that the remaining five floors of assets are in the houses and shops of various large cities.

In this era, Spain said that the population was small, and the housing prices were like onions, but that also depended on where.

Madrid, Seville, Barcelona...... The clergy loved to buy property in these places, and the price and rent were guaranteed.

Recently, Spain has a good development momentum, and the rapid population growth has led to the development of the local housing market.

Small things can be hidden, how can these big guys hide?

Therefore, under Alfonso's direction, the Ministry of Religious Affairs focused mainly on these real estates.

Sure enough, things quickly paid off.

With the assistance of the Progressive Guard and the police, the price of the house was quite easy to determine, and after turning a blind eye to the details, the seizure was much faster.

The whole Spanish Church complained about this result, and many clergy from aristocratic families said that they did not have more than this amount of money when they first started working, and that the government treated them like a robbery.

Not only did they say it themselves, but they also published it in the newspapers and formed a salon to say that the momentum was quite huge for a while.

Unlike previous executions of their opponents, these priests did not act out of the ordinary, and there is no conclusive evidence of corruption during their tenure as clergy.

It's just a one-size-fits-all approach, and it looks like it's really a money grab.

The government is not in charge of this.

Alfonso had no choice but to promise them that if they could prove that the property, estates and fields had been purchased before they were officially ordained, they would be able to get them back from the government with a report.

This is easy to say, after all, commodity trading generally has certificates, and there are many people who can take them out.

But the next article is more hooligan, jewelry, antique calligraphy and paintings and other items must also produce evidence before submitting a report.

It is conceivable that this kind of thing can be taken out by serious people.

Moreover, they are clergy, and even if they do buy something at an auction or a trading house, they will not ask for an invoice in a big way.

For a while, fake vouchers and fake contracts began to proliferate again.

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Looking at the many moths that had been created by this collection work, Alfonso was very helpless.

"Your Majesty, this family property of more than 2,000 pounds on average is enough for them to maintain a decent life, and the Ministry of Affairs will pay them an out-and-out high salary in the future, but they are still indomitable, which is really hateful." Andrew spoke.

Andrew personally took charge of the Spanish Ministry of Religious Affairs, and became the head of the Spanish religious circles in his 30s, one of the most powerful people in Spain.

But if you want to get, you must give, and while getting all this, Andrew also stands on the opposite side of the whole church.

Not only Spain, but even Rome has a very bad opinion of him, feeling that he is completely destroying the industry and has no concept of the overall situation.

If he does not rely on the secret operation of the cardinal in the future, his voting results may not be very good.

But Andrew was also a ruthless man, and since the priests didn't want to see him, he simply didn't care.

Not only did he donate all the more than 6,000 pounds that Alfonso had given him over the years, but he also supported the development of poor areas in Spain.

He also took the lead in saying that he could leave no money behind and be a thorough pure ascetic.

When it comes to Andrew, his words and deeds will have a huge impact on the outside world, and his operation can be said to be roasting the rest of the clergy on the fire, directly pulling the moral code to a point that others cannot touch.

He doesn't have a penny on him, and Alfonso can turn around and put the money on his account, what will others do?

It's a pity that the general public doesn't know, or if they do, they don't care.

With Andrew as an example, the government's otherwise unreasonable actions have become just right.

Therefore, there was no pressure for him to say such cool words.

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