0059 Confrontation

After the New Year, the princes of the Riverlands, under the command of the Duke of Bertrand, moved quickly, and they deployed a large number of troops along the Blackwater River, literally on the other side of the king's barracks.

The power of money is so magical, of course, the main thing in it is the magic of the dragon egg.

With Riverbend sharing the pressure on the royal territory southeast of Harrenhal, Rollin's body instantly became much easier.

Don't look at the northern valley and the western border There are a lot of soldiers and horses, but Luo Lin's troops are more elite, and it can be seen from the small-scale friction that the army in the river land has more wins and fewer defeats, and there are dragons to suppress the formation, or local battles, and the military strength of the two sides shows a balance of power for a while.

The current situation in Westeros is a bit like the Cold War period of Rollin's previous life, with two polar opposites on the continent.

On one side is the Riverland and the Riverbend Land united under the command of the Holy Dragon Family.

On one side is the forces of the four realms led by Jaehaerys, the royal realm, the valley, the northern realm, and the western realm.

There is a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides, but the Holy Dragon Family has the advantage in the dragon battle, and the Holy Dragon Family is the defensive side, and the two major military groups will face off for a while, and there is no decisive chance of victory, and no one dares to act rashly.

Jaehaerys is waiting for the dragon species to be tamed on Dragonstone Island, and the only thing he can do is to continue to increase the business tax of the Holy Dragon Chamber of Commerce, and the strange tricks that Luo Lin came up with are too advanced, and the outlets of the Holy Dragon Chamber of Commerce want to spoil the mold on the cake, and there are more and more of them day by day.

The royal leader had to set specific taxes and fees for the Holy Dragon Chamber of Commerce, which could limit the expansion momentum of the Chamber of Commerce, and second, it could supplement the expenses for maintaining a huge standing army.

Although Jaehaerys's messy and heavy taxes are a bit harsh, they can't stop Rollin's products from being profitable. The cost of white sugar and sea salt is basically zero, the raw materials are not worth a few dollars, and the workers who use them are still the slaves they buy, as long as they are selling, they are making money no matter what.

The longer the war drags on, the better it will be for Rollin, what is the Cold War fighting for? Economy!

But Rollin knew that the final battle would definitely happen, but if he waited one more day, he would be stronger, so why not.

The city was finally completed in the beginning of the 51st year of the Conquest, and the one-star church in the center of the city was also completed and capped, and the churches such as Rollin and Bishop Fat quietly completed the founding ceremony of Protestantism in the new church at the top level.

It's not time to make a high-profile announcement, when it comes to the field of faith, I have to let Rollin and others be cautious, and the believers of the Church of the Seven are all over Westeros.

If you forcibly divide a church by yourself, you may become the target of public criticism, and when the time comes, the allies of the Riverlands may stand on the opposite side.

He wanted Protestantism to wear the skin of the Church of the Seven Gods, secretly develop believers, and use the newly compiled Bibles by Rollin, Fat Bishop and others to dig into the corners of the Church of the Seven Gods.

In the content of the new Bible, Rollin rejects the definition of the seven forms of God in the original Bible, God has only one and only one 'Heavenly Father', He is one and infinite, He is the seven gods, but the seven gods are not Him.

The "Heavenly Father" is the Lord of all things in the universe, and in the new Bible, the original image of the Heavenly Father, one of the seven gods, has been elevated to the status of the supreme God. Regarded as the supreme faith of religious believers, in Protestantism, the Father is the eternal being, creating and governing the world.

The New Bible describes that the Father loved the world to the point of giving his divinity to mankind, so that whoever believes should not perish but have eternal life.

And the man who has been endowed with divinity in this century is Rollin himself. In the New God Faith, Rollin is the Messiah, the Son of God, and the Father's spokesman on earth.

The Protestant administrative system has also undergone great changes from the original, the most notable feature is the separation of military and government, and the supreme leader of the church is the pope, with Rollin as the position.

The Pope is set up below the pope, and the fat bishop is in charge, and these two positions are the highest authority in Protestantism, and they belong to one person and one pair, and their responsibilities are somewhat different.

The Pope and the Pope set up a Council of Thirteen Bishops, who participated in the compilation together.

There is currently only one Protestant order, the Holy Knights, which is a military organization that upholds and enforces the will of the Father.

The Pope is supreme in power within the Church, with a veto on all matters.

The powers of the Pope overlap with that of the Pope, but the Pope does not have the power to command the armed forces of the Order. If the Order's armament is to be used, it can only be carried out with the consent of half of the Nexus.

In the magnificent sanctuary of Wastestone City, Rollin dressed the bishops with the Protestant insignia, a gold cross on a white background, which was exactly the opposite color of the Holy Dragon family's family crest.

The shape and color of the coat of arms indicate the close relationship between Protestantism and the Holy Dragon, and the pope is promoted from the Holy Son, and the Protestant Holy Son can only be promoted from the Luo family... The children of the Holy Dragon family ran for election.

Dressed in a gorgeous robe with white and gold rimmed, Rollin led the bishops to the statue of the 'Heavenly Father' with a solemn expression.

Looking up at this statue of a god more than 30 meters high, Luo Lin was full of emotion, he didn't think that college students in the new century could become gods, although this god was nothing.

That's right, this statue was carved in the likeness of his previous life......

Rollin began to lead the chanting of the New Bible prayers, and a calm and long voice sounded in the white chapel: "All-knowing, all-powerful, all-wise, all-seeing, all-powerful, all-loving, all-creation, all-being, all-being, all-omnipotent, all-knowing, all-existent......"

The bishops behind him also chanted, "The One True Being, the Supreme Nurturer, the Overseer of Oaths and Covenants, the Creator of all things, who is self-contained, has no beginning or end, is eternal, has no form, is merciful, rewards good and punishes evil, is self-reliant, omnipotent, transcendent and omnipresent, absolutely and completely unique, uneventful, omniscient and omnipotent, and at the same time majestic and majestic, good and evil are rewarded, and reckoning is swift......"

After the elaborate prayers, the bishops anointed holy oil on their foreheads, and a low-key and simple church planting ceremony was completed.

Luo Lin turned to look at everyone and said slowly:

"When you return to the diocese, you must follow the teachings of the Father in the Bible and do not slack off."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The crowd responded.

The bishops will return to their original diocese today, Rollin continues:

"A ration of bread is distributed to the faithful every morning, and every seven days the believers are gathered to worship in the church, and the sacraments are to be strictly observed. And I want to warn believers that believing in the Father can lead to eternal life, and if you don't believe, you will go to hell and perish, and everything must be operated according to the 'Sermon Guide 2.0' I wrote. ”

"Yes, Your Holiness Pope."

"You are God's agent on earth, and with such a clever method of communication, Protestantism will surely flourish." The skinny bishop replied respectfully.

Rollin nodded with satisfaction, this man was a close confidant of the fat bishop, and he had made a great contribution to the compilation of the new Bible.

"Don't worry about wasting resources, you need to use money to declare it directly to me, as long as it is used to spread the faith of the Father, I will generally agree."

"You are as generous as your Heavenly Father."

"Believers are like a flock of sheep, we are the shepherds of the Father, the bigger the flock, the more satisfied the Father, we must put the development of new believers in the first place, and the diocese with the most believers this year will be richly rewarded." Rollin continued without tire.

The bishops nodded their heads in understanding.

Carefully instructing all the necessary attention to detail, Rollin and the fat bishop personally sent the bishops away.

These are all investments, for this Protestant Rollin is painstaking, I hope the future return can be worth the current effort.