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First, it will take more than two months to transform 10,000 fanatics into super soldiers, plus military training, and three months to launch a full-scale attack on the Duchy of Seneh, but before that, some work should be done to disintegrate the enemy. Marquis Hobson and his 10,000 elite soldiers are the most formidable enemies of the Empire, and must take all means to win him over, and at the same time divide his relationship with Duke Alex, reward Hobson greatly, and send regional bishops to his mansion frequently, arousing the suspicion of Archduke Alex.

Second, reuse some of the talents that the church has discarded. After the ban on the royal family, the original talents who managed administration and commerce were replaced by the church, but the church obviously did not have these people experience in managing the country, and only by letting these elites work for the church could the country prosper and become rich.

Thirdly, increase the taxes of all foreign chambers of commerce, deal an effective blow to the economy, and at the same time increase the revenue of the treasury, and prop up the chambers of commerce in their own empire, so that they gradually become dominant and get rid of their excessive dependence on the Toby chambers.

Halifax was very happy, felt that Hughes was really a talent, and approved three of his recommendations.

Hughes is full of ambition, not only for the overall cause of the church, but also for the inquisition under his jurisdiction, racking his brains to make him an efficient and terrifying institution. In Hughes's opinion, the current Inquisition, with huge resources and a supreme status, is not as useful as an Assassin Guild, and there are many things that should have been learned from the Assassin Guild a long time ago.

Hughes is a quick knife to cut through the mess of character, he burned all the files in the inquisition with a fire, announced that anyone in his eyes is innocent, all of them support the church, those old cases that have been deposited do not have to spend manpower to investigate, but from today onwards, if any abnormalities are found, they will immediately deal with the relevant personnel, and there will be no delay for a moment, and no one can be spared.

The General Office of the Inquisition was reorganized and divided into four major institutions, namely the Intelligence Office, the Investigation Office, the Court Office and the Enforcement Office. Hughes wants to be like the Shadow Guild, using the church's branches to create an eyeline across the country and get first-hand information, rather than relying on others. The investigation and trial offices have also recruited more than a dozen scholars and experienced local investigators to improve their overall ability to handle cases and to make law enforcement more rational and well-founded. The execution center is all strong men above level 6, including a group of assassins who have just been hired for a lot of money, and in addition to daily law enforcement, they also have to carry out decapitation operations if necessary.

The first investigation carried out by the Inquisition was to purge the entire church from insiders. Hughes believes that there must be some hidden heretics within the church, some forces that are trying to be unfavorable to the church, otherwise some time ago, there would not have been repeated leaks, and even the communication staff of the Inquisition were assassinated, and it was a matter of urgency to find out these moths within the church.

With the exception of the Pope, everyone had to be interrogated and investigated by the Inquisition, and the servants who had previously been neglected were not spared this time. Hughes didn't give face to anyone, not even the priesthood, and the high priest Kate was very dissatisfied with this, and ran to the pope to complain, not only did he not get asylum, but he was also severely criticized by Halifax. While the Pope asked Kate to cooperate with the investigation, he also asked him to follow Hughes's example and change the old habits of the patriarchs of the Priesthood, and the current church is no longer the corrupt and depraved church it has been for hundreds of years.

A cold wind blew in the Inquisition, blowing chills down everyone's backs, the clergy have been corrupt for many years, and everyone will inevitably have some dirty deeds, and now Lord Iron Mask has no mercy, and has uncovered all the ugliness that was originally well concealed, and all the disguises have been revealed, making people grit their teeth with hatred, especially some old forces of the Pope Hainault, who are even more eager to kill him.

The chief priest Henrietta was the most dissatisfied, he was originally a close confidant of Heino, although the position was only the chief priest, which was not very high, but in fact he was in charge of the administration of the entire empire, and had great real power, and he could not sit still for Hughes's repeated attacks.

Henrietta found his cronies and held a secret meeting, the chief priest had a solemn expression, and it took a long time to break the silence: "A while ago, a Cumberland came, killed James, Grantham and Marz, and almost ruined our fortune in Heavenly Grace City. Do they think that when Pope Hainault is gone, they can do whatever they want?"

The crowd did not speak, but waited for Henrietta to continue speaking.

"This empire is a four-hundred-year-old country, it has a long foundation and tradition, there are always some clowns, jump out and ignore these!" Henrietta almost roared, "Our ancestors, the accumulated power is the real power of this empire, it is the root of Yamelo, is it a caterpillar with spots, just want to gnaw down the towering tree?"

The chief priest gasped: "Impossible, the Son of God can't do it, the chief judge can't do it, even the Pope has to be a little jealous, they can dance in their place, that's what we want to admire, if we think his dancing is disgusting, then we should replace him and let another person do it." For hundreds of years, the largest families in Heavenly Grace City have been sitting at the bottom of the stage, silently in front of the audience, but that doesn't mean that we don't have the right to speak!"

"Kill Lord Ironmask?" asked the other chief priest tentatively.

"Killing him directly will inevitably attract the displeasure of the gods, damn the gods are too simple-minded, he is a god in the heavenly realm, and he is a fool in the world!" Henrietta said, "Let the priests' court collectively challenge the inquisition, so that the kid can't get off the stage, teach him a lesson, and see if he will stop in moderation." If there is no hope, do it secretly. ”

As he spoke, Henrietta suddenly coughed dryly, and then twice, and people were horrified to see that a line of blood appeared on the chief priest's neck, neat and fine, and with each cough, the line of blood became longer and longer, and began to burst blood, and suddenly, Henrietta's head fell neatly from his neck, and the blood shot out of the body cavity into the air, and the old man had not completely lost his mobility, and his hands were waved wildly, and the shape was quite terrible.

"Tell me, my lords, is it my ugly dance, or is it Mr. Henrietta's ugly dance?" The door of the chamber was pushed open, and Hughes walked in with great indifference, and he saw on the ground, and in addition to the chief priest falling, he was stunned.