Guo Kang stood on the balcony of the cathedral and looked around. The black smoke that lit up the city had cleared, and people were busy going back and forth everywhere. Except for the soldiers who were still patrolling around, it looked like it was back to normal.

However, if you look around, you can still see that the situation is not so simple. Not far away, in the square, a large group of citizens gathered. A squad of soldiers carried a dozen prisoners onto a makeshift platform. An official held a long scroll, read it to the crowd, and then hung it on a nearby shelf.

When he had finished his announcement, the soldiers pressed the prisoner to a stake in front of him. The surrounding citizens were extremely excited, shouting and pushing forward, throwing stones and clods of earth at these people, and even hitting the soldiers next to them. The people around to maintain order could only try their best to stop them, and it was not easy to stop them.

Guo Kang didn't recognize these prisoners, and he couldn't see them clearly when they were so far away. However, when he came to church this morning, the execution of gang leaders, thugs, and backbones began to be concentrated. These people should be the same batch.

It's just that the prisoners are very honest now, and some of them are simply paralyzed by fright, and they have to be grabbed to kneel upright, completely losing the arrogant feeling they usually have, and it's no wonder that they can't tell the difference on weekdays.

A priest came up and gave them a final prayer, which caused a lot of scolding from the people around him. However, this process is necessary. Soon after, he finished praying and left the execution ground.

The executioners were not very professional, and even the torture instruments were not uniform, some were holding long swords, some were holding large axes, and it was obvious that they had brought the weapons they used on weekdays directly.

On the side of the execution ground, an official of the Criminal Department made one last check, waved a small wooden card, and gave them instructions. They each swung their weapons and beheaded the prisoner. The crowd immediately erupted in a loud cheer, which could be heard clearly even here in the cathedral.

Although it is not very professional, but fortunately, the executioners' movements are quite crisp, and there are no situations such as not dying with a few cuts, or not being cut down. Soon, a handyman came up and cleaned up the body. Some of the more diligent ones quickly took out their cups, took the blood of the prisoners, and sold them to the onlookers.

According to traditional European medicine, the blood of prisoners can be drunk directly to treat diseases such as epilepsy. This time, however, the audience seemed to hate the tortured person too much. The crowd scolded again, and it seemed that they could not accept drinking this kind of thing, and the seller could only pour out the blood and quickly drag the body away.

"We need to educate the people about medicine." Guo Kang couldn't help but say to a few monks next to him: "It's okay this time, I think someone really drinks it directly on weekdays." ”

"The citizens feel that these people are too guilty and do not want to be touched." One monk told him: "Usually, there are still many people who are willing to buy it. ”

"Why do you think so?" Although he knew that everyone did like to believe in some nonsense, Guo Kang was still a little unwilling and muttered.

"There are a lot of sayings among the people." "Some people, for example, think that life is a process of exhaustion of life force. Therefore, people who die before the end of their lives have excess 'vitality' in their bodies, and by drinking blood, they can replenish these vitality to themselves. I don't know where this statement came from, but there have always been people who believe it and say that it was said by Aristotle. ”

"How does this have anything to do with Aristotle?" Guo Kang was a little surprised.

"I've seen people talk about it. However, they did not analyze such a mysterious thing, but started from the theory of the four humors and extended it. The monk replied, "Roughly speaking, it may be that there is a lack of blood in some diseases, so it is necessary to supplement this." ”

"The doctrine of the four humors, first proposed by Hippocrates, has been the mainstream of medicine for many years. The philosophical basis of this theory is generally considered to be the four-element theory. Some have thought that Hippocrates studied with the philosopher Democritus, and that these theories may have come from this. And the culmination of the Four Elements Theory is also Aristotle. So, after discussing it in this way, it does have some relevance. ”

"The four elements theory and this theory, I think the gap is a little too far, I'll study it well when I go back." Guo Kang thought for a while and said, "As for the term vitality, it must be a fallacy. ”

This kind of metaphysical concept that involves the spirituality of life is related to the soul. And the human soul is the realm of the Father Himself, not the realm of mortals. How could ordinary people change and invoke it casually? To be honest, even if Aristotle was a person before the Heavenly Brother, I don't think that with his wisdom, he would really come up with such a strange theory. ”

"There are too many fake Aristotelian works on the market now." He shook his head: "I heard that as early as Justinian's time, some people complained that there were so many books under the name of Aristotle that Yasheng himself probably couldn't finish it in his lifetime. This habit, widespread from Seris to Greece, is not surprising. ”

Even some of the more advanced books, such as the Theology of Aristotle, which are often quoted by the philosophers of the Celestial Sect, can be determined that he did not write them himself. As for those works that are not good at the same level, they can't be seen. There must be a lot of weird talk here, so just ignore it. ”

"What if it turns out that it's really Aristotle's view?" People with good deeds, asked curiously.

Aristotle was also human, and it was normal for him to make mistakes. Moreover, this is what Brother Tian taught back then. Guo Kang retorted: "Can Aristotle still be as smart as his brother? ”

“……”

Everyone probably didn't expect this kind of debate, and they were speechless for a while.

Although people all over the world seem to intuitively think that the wise men of ancient times were the wisest, surpassing them now—or, at least, the vast majority of people now. However, there were also many sages in ancient times, and their sayings would fight with each other. Moreover, their status is also high and low, and it may not be the same in different factions.

Worship God here, it's already good. The Tianfang Sect next door, because there has been no patriarch and pope for a long time, there are even more factions, and there are even sects that believe that the prophet is only the precursor to the king, and Imam Ali is the messenger of Hu Da. In such a situation, it is difficult to say which ancestor is smarter......

Of course, here, if the ancestors are set up to fight, Yasheng is estimated to be unable to defeat Brother Tian. Therefore, this method, although it is strange no matter how you look at it, can really be used.

"One of the main tasks of our church is to enlighten the people and eliminate ignorance. If possible, we need to educate ordinary people as much as possible, and teach them enough rational knowledge so that they can clearly understand the world that the Father has given us, so that they can identify those basic heresies on their own and stay away from superstition. Guo Kang warned everyone: "This kind of thing can't be done in a day or two, everyone still has to work hard!" ”

For this, everyone agrees very much and expresses their support.

After saying this, Guo Kang stopped observing and returned to the corridor, ready to continue working.

He passed the hall and saw a crowd of people gathered there.

"What's going on?" He asked.

"Those Frenchmen just came and said they were looking for someone." A monk told him, "Their princess has not been found yet, and I heard that Wu Shizi often comes here, so he waited here in advance to inquire about the situation." ”

"He'll have to eat to come. And he's quite popular outside these days, so he probably won't eat here. Guo Kang said.

"It doesn't matter, Mr. Luo is here." The monk pointed to the middle of the crowd: "The Frenchmen had a good conversation with him. In fact, everyone prefers the story of the Three Kingdoms. ”

Guo Kang nodded.

That's the truth. Compared with political tasks and job requirements, it is definitely more interesting to listen to and hear about books. But they all want to listen here, and they are enthusiastic enough.

Thinking of this, he leaned over to see what these people were talking about. As a result, as soon as I walked over, I heard Luo Guanzhong say, "You don't understand." In fact, Prime Minister Zhuge is the smartest. These words of his are his understanding of the world's knowledge, and it is also very valuable for us to learn now. ”

In this story, that's exactly what happened. But there are many times outside the Three Kingdoms. Someone questioned: "Could it be that after so many years, Prime Minister Zhuge is still the smartest?" ”

"It wouldn't be interesting to compare it like this......" Luo Guanzhong muttered, and then explained: "Look, Brother Tian is a person from that time between the two Han Dynasty. If I have to say, after such a long time, is there no one more divine and more aware of the truth of the world than him? If so, why do you all listen to him? ”

"No, it's not like that." The French shook their heads.

"The rat is also our god, not an ordinary historical figure. We don't know exactly, but you can get a priest and let him tell you about the Trinity or something. Someone suggested.

"The Greeks say that you are the best bard of the East, well-read and learned. As long as they tell you these questions, you will definitely understand. Others chimed in.

"If you want to talk about myths, I've heard of it." Luo Guanzhong also chatted with them: "Do you know? Back then, there was also a cross sect on our side, and according to them, Prime Minister Zhuge was actually the elder brother of the mouse. Therefore, his understanding of worldly knowledge is more than that of the mouse. Speaking of which, he must be smarter! ”

"Huh?"

Not to mention those French, even Guo Kang's side, the people of the Roman church are also at a loss.

"Brother Tian is earlier than Prime Minister Zhuge Cheng, right?" One of the priests was surprised and confirmed.

"That's earthly time, not heavenly order. This doesn't count. Luo Guanzhong shook his head and said: "It is said that in Brother Tian's life, he can't beat the Jewish priests, and he can't be reused, and even the work of calming people's hearts is more than enough but not enough. Heavenly Father felt that this son was too uncompetitive, so he let Prime Minister Zhuge come, although he also failed to fulfill his wish, but his combat effectiveness was much higher than that of the Jews, and he was also good at attacking the heart, and he was very loved, and the Han and Yi people still miss him very much. Isn't that straightforward? ”

"Hey, can you do this?"

"Which sect is saying this, it's too heretical......"

The Roman clergy also talked about it.

"yes, that's outrageous......"

"Their churches think you're too heretical, and I think you're really heretical."

A group of French people also commented.

"Who are you talking about heretical?" Some of the clergy were so reactive that they were immediately displeased.

Soon, the crowd was arguing.

Guo Kang didn't have time to care about him, so he hurriedly went over to persuade him, pulled all the people on his side away, and let Luo Guanzhong and them go outside to continue chatting. I finally separated everyone, so I hurried to get down to business and prepared to go to the Great Lama Wang.

******

On the roof of the small building next to the street, Sun Shiwan and his entourage looked at the surrounding construction sites with satisfaction.

"Boss, we've already settled the accounts." A man dressed as a bookkeeper handed him a ledger: "The money for the purchase of this piece of land, as well as the expenses for hiring craftsmen to build a warehouse, are all in it." ”

"Okay, I'll take a look."

Sun Shiwan said, took the account book, looked at it, and then frowned.

"Why hasn't this wage changed at all?" As he flipped through it, he asked, "The craftsman you went straight to?" ”

"Yes, sir." Next to him, another guy bowed: "The Construction Industry Guild has basically collapsed. The day before yesterday, a soldier came and said that their president and several big merchants were involved in the case of rebellion, and they were all wiped out. ”

"Now there is no guild in charge, and the craftsmen are starting to take over the business on their own. But because there is no one to cover it, it is impossible to maintain a high price. Moreover, without anyone taking a cut in the middle, it is reasonable to say that the price is easier to talk about. Therefore, we specially took advantage of this time to recruit workers. ”

"That's right, that's fine." Sun Shiwan nodded and closed the booklet: "On the one hand, the guild will oppress these people, but on the other hand, it will also provide them with protection, especially when facing outsiders. Now that most of them are like this, the guild organization has been banned by the government, and their property has been seized, they should be sad. Why is the price still high? ”

"Because there are rumors that the government is going to reorganize the guild, and it will be fairer in the future. Many people are not in a hurry, and are ready to wait for the new guild to be organized and then take on big orders. The guy told him.

"And what about this time? What do they eat? It was not easy for us to wait for this opportunity to lower the price...... "Although we have understood that this opportunity cannot be seized, Sun Shiwan is still inevitably a little unwilling.

"There was an Italian merchant who hired a lot of people to do the work, and many of the stonemasons went there." The bookkeeper said: "The salary over there is okay, about the same as before, so they are in the mood to make an offer." ”

"The local counterparts are too rude." Sun Shiwan complained: "Isn't this the time to lower prices?" This person doesn't understand business knowledge? Ah, no—" He immediately reacted again, "This is to want people's hearts." ”

"What's the use of buying hearts and minds in this place?" Guys don't quite understand.

"I don't know. But someone did it to steal business. Then we can't lower the price now......" Sun Shiwan thought for a while: "In this way, we will also recruit the victims who have no jobs and work for us." ”

"Then the price will be as they quoted?" The bookkeeper asked.

"It's okay to drive a little higher, now is not the time to worry about money." Sun Shiwan said decisively: "My Sun family has been kind for many years, and he was a well-known good man in the township during the former Song Dynasty, so I have to play this signboard out and put pressure on them." When the Italian is crushed and there is no one to compete, we will keep the price down. ”

"The master is clever!" The guy hurriedly flattered: "The amount of funds we have is much higher than theirs." Definitely going to win. ”

Sun Shiwan stroked his beard with a smile, which was very useful.

At this moment, a large group of people turned out on the corner of the street. They all walked past the construction site with red cloths wrapped around their heads and singing strange songs as they went.

"What the hell is going on!" Sun Shiwan was taken aback.

"Oh, this is also organized in the past few days." The guy said: "They are also doing charity, it seems that they have raised a lot of money from the wealthy families in the city, and they have been providing disaster relief in the past few days." Now that there are more people, they go to maintain order and help arrest the prisoners. I heard that the Great Qin State wants to recruit these people as soldiers, and now they are establishing an organization. ”

"How do you wear these demonic things......" Sun Shiwan said in surprise.

"I don't know. They were organized by that Xiao Wu Wang, and they may be personal favorites. The guy didn't quite understand: "I heard passers-by say that in order to distinguish from ordinary people, I temporarily found this rope and used it as a mark." Anyway, they are also good people like us, you see, everyone's well water does not interfere with river water, so there should be no problem. ”

However, Sun Shiwan was a little uneasy.

He circled twice, quickly led people downstairs, and ran away in a puff of smoke.

(End of chapter)