The first batch of white paper and linen sold a total of 800 gold coins, and this money came at the right time, and Li Yu's savings should have bottomed out a week later.

During this time, he embarked on more than 20 large and small construction projects in one go, and coupled with the expenditure on missionary work, the foundation of the Shuangxiu Church was almost completely hollowed out.

However, the effect of the money is also obvious, and now the Order's territory is full of production scenes.

And with the opening of paper mills and textile mills, Shuangxiu Sect finally has its own industry, which can make stable profits, and no longer just rely on him to sell things from another plane to subsidize the deficit.

This is a good start, and unlike most people's belief that missionaries should be as simple as possible and stay away from money, Li Yu has always believed that the economy is the foundation of everything, and the church is no exception.

No matter what activity is carried out, it needs to be supported by funds, and only when you have money in your pocket can you do more.

And Li Yu is not the only one who holds this view, but the means of making money on the other side are a little ugly.

It has long been rumored that His Majesty the Emperor intends to build a huge bronze statue of the goddess of life in the central square of the royal capital, and in order to raise the cost of construction, all the nobles of the empire will have to donate money.

And now this rumor has finally come true.

The envoy of the royal capital had already arrived in the western realm about six days ago, bringing an order from His Majesty the Emperor, requiring the major families in the western realm to complete the corresponding amount of donations according to the size of the territory.

After receiving the order, Ilea's face turned green overnight.

The territory of the Arias family is among the highest among the nobles in the West, but it has almost no advantages other than being large.

Not to mention being taken up by the swamp, it was plagued by those lizardmen and robbers before, and there was no special product in the territory itself.

When Li Yu didn't come, the girl remembered that the family's annual income was only about 100 gold coins, and now the envoy from the royal capital was about to take away 2,000 golden lions as soon as he opened his mouth, which was unacceptable to the female lord at all.

If it weren't for the success of slaying the dragon and making a fortune, Ilea suspected that she had never seen such a large sum of money until now.

The more she thought about it, the more angry Miss Rabbit became, she didn't eat anymore, she didn't sleep, and she directly asked people to prepare a carriage and kill Yanxue City.

As a result, her movements were not the fastest, and when she arrived in Rock Snow City, she found that many family envoys had gathered here, all of whom had come to protest against donations.

It's just that the envoy from the royal capital seems to know that he has committed public anger this time, and after announcing the order of His Majesty the Emperor, he hid in the marquis's mansion, and no matter how much the people outside insulted, he no longer showed up, and it was clear that he planned to be a turtle with a shrunken head.

However, his good days came to an end with the arrival of the female lord.

The girl came this time with the holy weapon of the Shuangxiu Sect, and seeing that the envoy did not go out, she directly took out the electronic speaker.

Turn on the maximum gear, shout and protest outside the Marquis's Palace, and Miss Rabbit also makes use of the recording function, shouting tired, so she turns on the recording, teaches the horn to the guards to continue to hold it, and plays it in a loop.

And I found a place to eat.

As a result, she only shouted for a long time, and the people inside couldn't hold on, so the Marquis of Cullen personally sent someone to invite the girl in.

"Sir Elia, tell me directly if you have any demands, and stop yelling outside."

The old marquis looked a little haggard, and it is estimated that he has not had a lot of headaches about this matter during this time.

The female lord was not polite, and said straight to the point, "It's ridiculous to donate anything, I, a believer in the Shuangxiu Sect, don't know the goddess of life at all, why donate money to build a bronze statue for her."

"And even if you donate money, this is too much, two thousand gold coins? None of the bandits were so ruthless. ”

"And how much do you want to donate?"

"One hundred, no, fifty golden lions, no more."

“…………”

Before Marquis Kulun could say anything, a voice sounded from behind the girl, "Fifty golden lions are too few, you are a dragon slaying hero appointed by Your Majesty, you can't give your Majesty no face at all." ”

Miss Rabbit turned around, and when she saw the comer, she was stunned for a moment, and then sneered, "I say, who is so lacking in virtue, I can't wait to scrape the western realm three feet to the ground, it turns out to be a man." ”

Leo smiled wryly, "Do you think I want to take on this scolded errand?" Your Majesty wants to raise money, what can we courtiers do except carry out his orders? ”

"Resist, there are so many big people in the royal capital, no one dares to stand up and tell His Majesty the Emperor, did he do something wrong." The female lord frowned.

"The nobles of the royal capital are almost all believers in the goddess of life now." Leo reminded.

"Then let them pay for the bronze statues of their gods."

"In fact, they did come out, and they did come out a lot, taking the royal family as an example, this time they took out a full 50,000 gold coins......"

"Isn't 50,000 gold coins enough to build a bronze statue?"

"If only the bronze statue is built, the money is indeed enough, but His Majesty the Emperor also wants to build another Sky Temple for the Goddess of Life, and next to that bronze statue, there is a gold dome and a gemstone courtyard wall, which is now half completed...... But there was no money.

"This is also the reason why His Majesty the Emperor is in a hurry to raise funds now."

Ilea felt ridiculous when she heard this, and turned her head to look at Marquis Cullen, "You won't pay for such a ridiculous thing, will you?" ”

However, when the Marquis of Cullen heard this, he fell silent.

Leo interjected, "The Figuerola family has already paid all the donations, a total of 30,000 gold coins, not a single child, and has set an example for other families in the Westlands. ”

Then the Marquis of Cullen spoke again and explained to the female lord, "I have already persuaded Your Majesty several times before because of the matter of the Goddess of Life, which has also caused the relationship between me and Your Majesty to be very tense now, so this time, at least on the surface, I can no longer disobey his will. ”

"Okay, since you don't want to talk about it, then I'll do it." Ilea snorted coldly, "I'm here to persuade Your Majesty to stop building statues and temples. ”

"Her courage is commendable, and she deserves to be a heroine named by His Majesty." Leo praised, "It's a pity that Your Majesty won't listen to you, and it has something to do with you." ”

"It has something to do with me, what does it have to do with it?"

"You reported to Your Majesty the news that those Winged Terrans were planning to invade the Continent of Brattis, and then Your Majesty found the green-robed priest, and it didn't take long for you to start building statues and temples, hoping to protect the empire."

"You want to say that His Majesty the Emperor is asking for money all over the world now, but it's actually because of me?"

"That's not true, but you did play a catalytic role in it."

The fever subsided, and the blood gauge felt half empty.

(End of chapter)