Valence didn't expect Otto to be so crisp, and his eyes revealed joy.

"It would be our honor if the church could help the Earl."

It's just that, unlike what Valence expected, Otto was talking about business was not the business tax he expected, but the soap trade.

As for Otto's need for help from the Church, it was for the establishment of a church school in Aargau.

After hearing Otto's introduction of two things, Valence's expression was as usual, but he began to think about it in his heart.

After seeing the sample of the soap, Valence felt that it would be very popular with the clergy, even more so than the nobles.

As clergy, they need to keep their bodies and clothes clean at all times in order to demonstrate the sanctity of their faith. Therefore, soap, which can not only clean the body, but also clean clothes, and has a faint fragrance, is simply not too suitable for the needs of the clergy.

Then, this soap trade looks like it will be a very profitable business.

As for the manufacturing process, Valence knew that it was impossible to obtain it from Otto, even if he was impressed. Since the advent of Lafite, the Lafite estate has built a tall wall, which has basically cut off the prying eyes of outsiders, and it has become very difficult for even people from Aargau to enter and leave the Lafite estate at will.

As for the church school that Otto was talking about, it wasn't a difficult thing to do.

The Church often sent priests to the homes of the great nobles or wealthy nobles to serve as their tutors, but now it is just a matter of teaching the children of a few noble families to teach a bunch of noble children to read and write, which is not a big deal.

In that case, then it is better to agree, but since Otto has a request, then the church must have a more share of the soap trade.

Valence frowned, pretending to be embarrassed, and said softly:

"I'm quite interested in cooperating with His Excellency the Earl to sell this Berg soap, but I'm afraid things are not easy to do."

If it's difficult, don't do it?

Otto was disdainful in his heart, knowing that the other party wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to get more benefits, and a flattering expression appeared on his face.

"It's really hard work, Your Majesty.

In order to thank the Bishop for his hard work, Aargau will give an additional half to the Bishop, and ask the Bishop for a lot of help. ”

Hearing that half of the proceeds would fall into his pocket, Bishop Valens, who had a lot of wealth, couldn't help but beat suddenly in his heart.

He knew very well how much return this soap would bring if it was popularized, and half of the income would be a small amount.

Such a large sum of money is enough for him to improve his status in the church again, perhaps, there is really a chance to go up again?

What he wanted to say and the benefits he wanted to fight for the church were suddenly forgotten in his mind. Just kidding, even if you help the church change the share ratio to 55, the church's return to him will not be worth half of the income.

Valence took a deep breath and a smile reappeared on his face.

"Since the Earl has spoken to this extent, then I can only do my best, hoping to help the Earl.

However, I still have a little question, whether this fragrance can be customized. ”

Do you want to change the fragrance? It's not difficult at all.

Otto smiled as well, "Of course, then thank you in advance for your help." ”

For Otto, it seems that he lost half of the profits to Valens, but in fact he made a lot of money on this transaction.

First, thanks to the church's vast network of organizations, soaps could be quickly sold throughout Western Europe. At the same time, it also helped Otto save the cost of publicity and promotion.

Second, the church is also a big buyer of soap, the largest consumer. With the presence of such a large customer as the church, Otto did not have to worry that his soap would not be cared for, and it could be regarded as a new source of income.

Third, it is to have a non-low interest alliance within the church, which is much more convenient for dealing with the church and collecting information in the future. At this time, the intelligence network was still the most reliable of the church.

It can be said that Otto and Valence both earned, and it was a win-win again!

Otto was simply touched by his own self-interest.

Now that Valens' interests have been satisfied, the details of the ensuing deliberations went smoothly.

When it comes to the sale and promotion of soap, Valence has made a big guarantee on behalf of the church.

And on the school that Otto was most concerned about, Valence also made a promise.

"I will send a few priests who have served as noble tutors to help Lord Earl establish a school, I don't know if Lord Earl is satisfied."

"How many?" Otto was a little dissatisfied. "Isn't it a little less, it's not impossible to send more than ten or twenty priests at a time. Bishop Valens, rest assured, I will pay the priests handsomely. ”

Valence was a little speechless, good fellow, you should be an ordinary priest, these are twenty priests who can teach, even in the church, how can they be so easy to find.

I'm afraid that his entire jurisdiction can't make up enough.

"Hehe, Lord Earl has misunderstood."

Valence patiently explained to Otto, letting him know how rare it was to be a veteran priest who could know their own texts and teach and educate people.

"No, no, no, it's not that good for it." Otto shook his head and began to explain to Valence as well.

"It doesn't have to be all senior clergy who can serve as noble governesses, most of them just literate clergy.

This problem can be solved by dividing the school into two levels, with senior clergy and ordinary clergy teaching different groups of people. ”

Otto's idea is probably to imitate the school system of the previous life, divide the students' grades, and the primary level is simply to learn literacy, which can be taught by anyone who is literate.

If you want to be more advanced, you can teach all kinds of knowledge, and then let those senior priests who have served as tutors teach them.

In this way, manpower can also be saved to the greatest extent.

"If that's the case, it's not like it's out of the picture." Valence nodded, literacy is the basic requirement for being a priest in these years, otherwise he doesn't even know the scriptures of the church, how to spread the faith of the gods.

Soon, Bishop Valens, after some thought, wrote a list and handed it to Otto.

"These people should be able to meet the Earl's request."

Otto didn't even look at it, he didn't know these people, he could only trust Valens. "I'll have to ask Your Excellency Bishop to help me write a few letters to bring to them."

"Of course, I would love to."

"Thank you so much, Your Excellency, now that business is over, I have some personal matters I would like to ask the Bishop."

"My lord asks, I know everything."

"Who is the mastermind behind my father's serious injury and now unconscious?"