Emma Abbey, this time Bishop Valens, after learning the news of Otto's arrival, finally did not put on a score like the previous times, let Otto wait for him, but came to the door of the monastery to meet Otto.

This time, Otto's identity is different.

Previously, although Otto was in fact the owner of the Allgau collar, because the Count of Allgäu was alive and well, and his identity was only a baron, Valence, as a regional bishop, was a cut above Otto, so it was naturally impossible for him to surrender his identity to meet Otto.

Now, Otto was made an earl, and the status of a count, compared to that of a regional bishop, was in fact not much different, and given the geographical location of Emma's abbey, and considering the recent insane increase in Otto's popularity, this time, Bishop Varys was a self-defeating person.

"Count Otto, it's been a long time, the gods willing, let you return from the battlefield safely." Valence's smile was still the same as before, looking so kind, the only difference was that the other party looked a little older.

Otto also sighed in his heart, sure enough, no matter what world he is in, identity and strength are respectable capital, compared to the scene of the first meeting, now the other party even uses honorifics.

Otto came to Emma Monastery this time to seek cooperation with Bishop Valens, and naturally he would not take it too much, and hurriedly dismounted while saluting respectfully.

"Thank the gods for their protection! His Excellency the Bishop is very old, why should he come out to greet him personally, such a trivial matter should be left to Abbot Gonzalo. ”

After Otto became an earl, the status of the abbot of Emma's monastery was naturally a little worse than him, and he could make jokes at will.

"Are you old?" Bishop Valence shook his head with some emotion, but his eyes were fixed on Otto, and an inexplicable light flashed in his eyes. "Does the Earl think I'm old? But I feel that I am still young and can continue to serve the moon god. ”

"Huh?" Otto was a little puzzled, and casually said to himself why Valence reacted so much.

Glancing at the expressions of the priests around him, Otto noticed Abbot Gonzalo, who was a little speechless, and after glancing at the other party, Otto realized.

Good guy, it turns out that this Bishop of Valence is not old at heart, could it be that the other party thinks that the position of the regional archbishop is not enough, and he still wants to climb up?

If that's the case, then it's really the right time to come to the church to find Valence.

Otto is not afraid of ambition, what he is afraid of is that the other party has no desire and no desire.

Lu Xun once said that as long as a person is rotten, he is invincible.

Isn't there ambition that proves that the two sides have a chance to cooperate?

"Hahaha, I said the wrong thing, with the blessing of the moon god, Bishop Valence is getting younger and younger, I'm afraid my body may not be as good as the bishop.

It is a blessing for the church to have a devout believer like you, and it is also a blessing for the moon god. ”

Otto laughed and quipped, decisively apologizing for his inappropriate words.

Valence's face also became much better, and he smiled and invited Otto into the monastery.

"Lord Count has made a lot of achievements in this war, and the name of bravery has spread all over the place, and even many clergy and nobles in Italy are in the hall of my Lord Earl, if it is not for Lord Count is married, I am afraid that the nobles who want to marry Lord Count will be able to crowd Eagle Castle now."

In a secluded room in the monastery, Valence joked.

"Eh, the Bishop laughed, I just acted according to orders, and I relied on His Majesty the King and several dukes to command me, I was just a little luckier than others, how could I be as powerful as Your Excellency said." Otto was modest.

"I heard that after the Earl's occupation of Basel, there seems to be a deal with the local church?" Varus asked, seemingly nonchalantly.

Otto naturally knew what the other party was thinking about, it was nothing more than the business tax of Allgao, which had been rejected by Otto once before.

Seeing that Otto was already willing to share the profits of the local commercial tax with the church in Basel, Valence naturally wanted to test whether Otto was willing to change his mind and also share the business tax with the church with Allgäu.

It's just that Otto was originally to make up for the church in Basel to hand over the land, and now the church in the Allgau collar has so much land to exchange for the proceeds of the commercial tax?

If there is, Otto doesn't mind being generous, land is a well-deserved means of production in this era.

"yes." Otto nodded. Bishop Michael invested in the construction of the Basel region with the land of the Church in the Basel area as a stake, and is naturally entitled to share in the dividends of Basel's development.

I'm a person who has always had clear grievances and acted fairly. If someone can help me develop my territory, he will naturally have a share of the dividends of territorial development. ”

Bishop Valence narrowed his eyes slightly, he understood what Otto meant, the church in the Basel region can share the commercial tax, which is exchanged for a large amount of land, so what is the church in the Allgäu region ready to exchange it for?

In fact, there is not much shortage of land for the Church in Aargau, not to mention the land occupied by several monasteries in Aargau, but also the land that has been donated to the Church for rent by aristocrats over the years.

Together, there were more scattered lands than Otto's barons. If there were such lands and Otto in exchange, Otto would certainly not refuse.

The question is how Valens would be willing, this commercial tax is collected by Otto, how much is collected every year, that is not a matter of Otto's words, could it be that the church can really check the accounts.

Compared to the uncertain unknown income, this land tax is a real and stable income, and Valence is not stupid.

Moreover, the land situation of the church in the Allgäu region is completely different from that of Basel. Most of the lands of the Church of Basel were seized by the loss of aristocratic control in the area. When Bessel was occupied by Otto, it was also appropriate to spit out these illegally occupied lands.

As for the Allgau collar, the land occupied by the church is reasonable and legitimate, and even the king cannot find fault with it.

Valence did not want to give up the land, nor did he want to give up the benefits of the commercial tax, and in addition to the land, there were many things that the church could exchange.

"I really didn't expect the church in the Basel area to be so rich and have so much land, and that Bishop Michael really has some ability, and I must write a letter to Rome to show him his merits.

It's a pity that in the Allgäu region, even if I wanted to give the land to the Count, the church didn't have it.

However, the church really wants to cooperate with Lord Count and is willing to help in other aspects to help the development of Aargaull, I wonder if Lord Count is willing to give the church such an opportunity. ”

"Really?" Otto pretended to be flattered. "Thank you so much, Your Majesty, I just need the help of the Church here, and I am also going to do business with the Church, I wonder if the Bishop is interested?"