"So..."

Inside the church, the corners of Katerina's mouth raised slightly after she finished talking about her ambitions: "I need a... No, a group of supporters, it should be said. ”

"Please don't doubt that the Church of Truth needs my support, and I, too, need the support of the church."

"Oh?"

Ma Wei was a little curious, after all, from what he said just now, the Grand Duke of Mosk in front of him, the former First Princess, was definitely ambitious.

Judging from the fact that she transferred civilians in advance, the means are not ordinary.

Status, ambition, ability...

Katerina can be said to have most of the conditions for success, all that is missing is some luck, or the right timing.

Such people...

Why ask for help from the church?

"Do you want to use the gifts of the gods to fight against other kingdoms?"

"Not exactly." Katerina shook her head slowly, "I heard Dino say that the gods came half a month ago, but before that, I had the idea of introducing the church. ”

"Why?"

"Because I'm going to start a reform." Katerina said: "The reform of the agrarian policy and the complete abolition of the long-standing malaise of serfdom are the legacy of the reign of my father, Peter I. ”

As if she was afraid that Mavi would not understand, she explained: "You should know about the expulsion of the church by my father Peter I, yes, he used an iron fist to eradicate the greedy and corrupt Apocalypse Church in one fell swoop, and declared the Romanov kingdom a religionless state, but he was able to do this because he had the support of the nobles in power. ”

"My father was not a king who lived in a temple and did not know the affairs of the world, he knew how miserable the life of the serfs at the bottom was. Twenty years ago, in order to revitalize the Romanov Kingdom, he was determined to get rid of the Apocalypse Church that was hindering the development of the kingdom. At that time, the Apocalypse Church held a large amount of land, and the church also had taxes, complete territorial autonomy, and even intervened in the affairs of the kingdom. ”

"So he secretly united with the nobles, gained their support, and launched a bloody purge in the cold of winter, after which the lands of the church fell into the hands of the nobles, and the kingdom prospered for a short time, but was soon restored to its original state."

"This is only the first step of my father's revitalization of the kingdom, if he directly abolishes serfdom after he ascends the throne, and will force the nobles to join forces with the church, then he will have no chance of winning, he can only retreat to the next best, first eradicate the church, use the Great Purge to promote civilian officers, empty the nobility, seize military power, and then implement the policy of abolishing serfdom, alas..."

"He died of illness before he could take the next step."

Ma Wei nodded and muttered, "So you plan to carry on the legacy of Peter I and continue to abolish serfdom?" ”

Katerina smiled: "My father originally planned to pass on the throne to me, but the will he made was not issued, and it was hidden by those united nobles and forcibly helped my younger brother to ascend the throne, so I could only return to the territory with the officers loyal to my father, waiting for the opportunity." ”

Katerina, who was only 23 years old, could not have achieved the same prestige as Peter I, and the army was divided into two factions, the commoners supported Katerina, and the nobles supported Paul I, but it is clear...

The aristocratic faction, far superior to the plebeian faction, forcibly supported Paul I to the throne and drove Katerina to Mosk.

And Katerina, who has lost her support, can only find another way, preparing to introduce the church and start the next game.

"The Romanov kingdom has tens of millions of serfs, and if they can be turned into freemen, then the kingdom's finances, conscription, and other policies can be improved." Katerina said: "A hundred years ago, instead of abolishing serfdom, I would have strengthened its control over serfdom, but now the times are different, revolutions are breaking out everywhere, and serfdom has become a stumbling block to the development of the kingdom, and it must be removed, together with the nobles who are in charge of the dogs!" ”

"But..."

The communication, who had been listening to it, finally couldn't help but speak: "But didn't you bring in the church to overturn the policy of Peter I?" Even if the aristocracy is suppressed, how will the church deal with it? ”

Katerina glanced at him, "At this time and then, if my father had lived to be 60 years old, the serf law would have been abolished, and there was no problem with his policy, the problem was that he died too early, and the successor king did not have enough prestige to control the army, so that the aristocratic faction rose to prominence and caused the situation that we have today." ”

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Dino, who was lightly twisted his beard, nodded his head and agreed: "That's right, the reason why Her Highness Katerina chose the Church of Truth is because she sees the hope of reform in the Church of Truth, and she thinks that Father Mavi will not be like the Church of the Apocalypse, who will promote serfdom to collect money for herself. ”

"Thoughts." Katerina looked at Mavi and said, "I need the help of like-minded churches to use the ideological program they preach to awaken the will of the people at the bottom and overthrow the rule of the aristocratic faction!" ”

"Fr. Mavi, I can't promise you anything, the abolition of serfdom is not good for the church system, and it will even affect your interests, but I am willing to believe the truth you seek, if you are not blinded by interests after success, and become dirty..."

Katerina stood up and stretched out her hand to Mavi: "I will recognize the Church of Truth as the state religion of the Romanov Kingdom, and from then on I will believe in the truth!" ”

"What if we become the second Church of the Apocalypse?" Ma Wei asked faintly.

"At that time, we were enemies." Katerina did not shy away from saying, "Whether you have the gift of the gods or not, and how powerful you are, I will be your enemy until I expel you from the land of the Romanov kingdom or die." ”

Mavi saw pride and confidence in her eyes, as if everything would be as she said it would be, and she was confident that her judgment would not be wrong.

She doesn't have a fear of failure, she has...

Just unwavering faith!

Ma Wei held her palm, but did not bow his head and kiss her fingers, but simply shook hands, indicating the equality of the cooperation status of the two parties.

"There's one thing I'm going to correct you."

Katerina suddenly said: "It is not that you have made me king, but that after I become king, I will recognize your status as pope." ”

"But you're not a king yet, so it's too early to say that."

"In my heart, I have always been a king."

After saying that, Katerina put on a black velvet hood and walked towards the door of the church: "Father Mavi, hurry up and prepare, we must leave the city of New Russia as soon as possible and embark on a journey back to the Romanov kingdom." ”

"Where are you going? Outside is the eyeliner of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Fate. ”

"I'm going to visit a cousin..."

Katerina said without looking back, "You call him His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince." ”