In the blink of an eye, it was already October.

The seizure of church property is almost complete, and all that remains is to review the reports submitted by the clergy and conduct a detailed review of the previous confiscation list.

This is a process of checking and filling in the gaps, and it will take a long time before it is really over.

Today's Spain is the most docile in centuries, most notably when parliament has been closed for months and no one has dared to speak up about it.

Alfonso estimated that the effect of this execution would have to be managed for 10-20 years, during which time the nobles would have to live with their tails between their legs.

Of course, there are drawbacks, he subdued the nobles and clergy by force, and he should not expect them to save him when he falls.

There is no need to even fall, if he shows a tendency to lose when he is at war with any country, there are definitely more than one or two people who are willing to be traitors.

Alfonso didn't care, though, at least for now he was still one of the most powerful kings in Europe, on a par with the Ottomans.

After the seizure is completed, the dioceses are working with the Ministry of Religious Affairs, and since there is no precedent to refer to, it will take some time to complete the work.

In fact, for the size of Spain, the whole church could be brought together under one organization, which was also an unprecedented feat.

The Church of Spain was previously composed of several departments, each of which in turn consisted of dioceses, the capital of which was the archdiocese.

The provinces are not subordinate to each other, and even the dioceses do not necessarily have to obey the orders of the archdiocese, which can be called the religious version of the feudal system.

Alfonso now has a Ministry of Religious Affairs, all of which has all the power to do so, and all donations must be handed over.

This can be considered a religious version of totalitarian activity, at least never in Rome.

From Pius IX's recent letter, it is not difficult to see that Alfonso is very envious.

It is a pity that none of the countries will agree to the centralization of power in Rome, and Pius IX can only think about it.

Now, although there are no changes in doctrine, clothing, rituals, etc., with the great reform of the system, there are even rumors that Spain is no longer Catholic, but another Protestant, but one step later than other countries.

This statement has been agreed by many people, including France and Austria and other countries are waiting for Spain's next statement.

The British were more direct, simply claiming that Spain was an Anglican state like them, and for good reason, that if Spain was Catholic, then they were also Catholic.

Thinking about it, it is indeed true, this Spanish religious reform and the British Anglican religious reform have the same effect, even the reason is the same, they are all hoping to weaken the influence of the Roman Church,

The only difference was that at that time Britain and Rome did not have a good relationship, and Alfonso had a good relationship with Rome.

Throw what is now Spain into the time of the Wars of Religion and be 100% considered a Protestant country.

Alfonso, of course, would not admit this, and immediately published a newspaper expressing his strong support for Rome's legitimacy, and sent Andrew to fight them in the ring.

This is definitely not a trivial matter, and if it is really recognized as an Anglican Sect by the international community, the people in the country will definitely quarrel with the sky.

In order to strengthen his persuasiveness, Andrew also recruited Pius IX, and the Pope himself admitted that Spain was still a true Catholic, and that appropriate institutional reforms had been carried out only to facilitate management.

Then the question arises, since Spain is all Catholic, and our France/Austro-Hungarian Empire is also a world-famous power, why shouldn't the status of the religious community be worse than Spain?

Politicians in France and Austria are temporarily unable to centralize power in religious matters, but this does not prevent them from working in other areas.

Less than a week after the Pope declared that Spain was still Catholic, Fao passed a bill "prohibiting the Church in the country from privately providing funds to the Church of Rome", which must be done "with the permission of the Parliament and the King". Gu Tuan

To be honest, it's not a day or two that they want to do this, Rome is now under the control of Spain, and sending money to Rome is rounding up is sending money to Spain.

In the past, Pius IX and the rest of the church would have been furious.

However, the recent development of the Papal States has been relatively good, and the country was originally a complex political system consisting of many semi-independent city-states, aristocratic domains, and many small states, which was extremely inconvenient for both policy and taxation.

However, the Papal States were recaptured by Italy after taking away large tracts of land, and this came and went to destroy countless private territories, and the degree of centralization was greatly increased.

Moreover, they joined the Spanish economic circle during the war, and after the war, Spain helped to formulate policies and assist in the issuance of a unified non-convertible currency.

All of this has left Rome's economy at a pace that astonishes everyone, far exceeding the European average.

After all, it is an eternal city, and it has declined in modern times, but the foundation is still there, and it occupies the transportation arteries in the middle of the Mediterranean, so it is strange that it cannot be developed.

Nowadays, the Papal States account for an increasing share of the total income of the Church, which Spain has brought to it.

In the face of Fao's ban, which is also a side effect brought by Spain, they can only silently choose to bear it.

On October 15, Alfonso was in his office checking a letter from Brazil.

The letter was sent by François.

According to him, he has already established himself in Rio de Janeiro.

Originally, he planned to establish a company in the origin of the coffee beans, but since Alfonso's first requirement was scale, François intended to make a name for himself directly in Rio de Janeiro.

In the past three months, he has mainly been looking at the factory and contact channels, and now he has a preliminary eyebrow, so Alfonso is waiting for his good news.

Alfonso smiled dumbly, and was embarrassed to write a letter about this achievement, but François was still a teenager even if he was calm, and it was normal for him to be alone when he was away from home, and he liked to report on big and small things.

François not only described the company's development, but also recounted some interesting things about the boat ride and his time in Brazil, along with several postcards of Brazilian girls.

It wasn't much fun for Alfonso, but he was at work right now, which gave him a sense of pleasure in fishing, so he watched it with relish.

But just then, a knock on the door interrupted his train of thought.

Alfonso frowned, it was time to check the report, he remembered that there was no appointment for this time slot.

Since the guards didn't stop it, what ...... It can't be Isabella coming to him again to ask for money, right?

Thinking of this, Alfonso had a headache.

"Come in."

The door was silently pushed open,

Unexpectedly, it was not Isabella who came in but Campos.

"Your Majesty, the German Empire is established." Campos said in a deep voice.

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