"Where did you go to play?" Holding a pile of documents in his hand, Grand Lama Wang asked casually.

"I'll take a break on the balcony and see what's going on outside." Guo Kang said.

"How's it going?" Grand Lama Wang advised: "People have said that you have to rest for a while, so don't worry about those things outside." ”

"I didn't care." Guo Kang waved his hand: "I just saw that the prisoner was being executed over there, and I looked at it for a while." I feel that this method should also be changed. ”

"Huh? What's wrong? Grand Lama Wang said unexpectedly: "This time the situation is more urgent, if there is something wrong with the process, you can just bring it up." ”

"I think people are so excited, and you can still see a lot of bad habits and superstitions in the whole process. Some executions are better not to be made public. Guo Kang said.

"If necessary, the Criminal Department will definitely make a special judgment." Without thinking, Grand Lama Wang said, "But to be honest, even if there are some superstitious behaviors, we can only slowly admonish and educate. Public executions are an important part of justice and a practice that exists throughout the world. ”

"Okay......" Guo Kang thought about it, and left it at that.

In fact, he himself does not believe in the idea that public executions will be too bloody and affect everyone's mental health. Because historically, from Ireland to Khitan, I have never seen any place where the common people were scared out of the problem. On the contrary, everyone enjoys it.

In the industrial age, people have not become more vulnerable in this regard. Thanks to technological advances, the number and frenzy of viewers may have increased.

By the 19th century, the guillotines had been placed on high platforms in England for everyone to see, and special stands were built around them. Seats in the stands also require the purchase of tickets to be seated, and even the ticket price has a complete system, which must be priced according to the identity of the prisoner and the distance between the seats.

Under this commercial organization, a single execution ground in London has reached a record capacity of 30,000 people, and the spectacle is far more grand than that of the agricultural countries that are still spontaneously joining in the fun.

Of course, in that era, there was also a lack of adequate management on such occasions, and there were risks. An execution in 1806, because there were too many people, there were riots and stampedes, and more than a hundred people were trampled to death. But people don't care much about it. may have been so wonderful that the audience thought that even if they died, it was worth the ticket price, so after that, everyone still didn't change at all, and the next year there was another accident, and more than 30 people were trampled to death......

Therefore, this kind of thing does seem to be unstoppable.

In fact, even if he tried his best to stop it, the literal cannibalism of human blood was an ancient European tradition. If you want to control it, it is not easy.

Even, even drinking blood is relatively "elegant", and in serious medical books, there are a lot of contents of human medicine. The old Western doctors studied the medicinal effects of different human tissues, and concocted them through different methods for patients to take. Some prescriptions contain requirements for the deceased's age, method of execution, and even appearance, which can be said to be meticulous.

These habits did not disappear with the Renaissance and the Enlightenment, but continued until the 19th century, at least in the 19th century. As for the subsequent impact, it is even more difficult to say. Until Guo Kang's time, there were still many believers even among the locally educated "decent people". If you want to change customs, I'm afraid it won't be possible in the short term.

There was no way, he had to put this matter aside for the time being, ready to deal with the matter at hand.

As the person who caused the incident, Guo Kang and his entourage had to write the most reports and documents and conduct various investigations. Now, even Guo Ponu, who has always hated writing the most, was sent by her mother to cooperate with the work of the yamen, and she is busy working everywhere.

Not to mention the others. Father Mikhail and others did not rest at all after that, and until now they are still on field duty, cooperating with the Criminal Department and the Military Department to identify the scene and arrest the criminals. Guo Kang can stay in the cathedral to write documents, which is already considered to be taken care of.

However, as soon as he began to write a little, someone ran in and reported to the Great Lama Wang, saying that the Cao family and the two were coming. Grand Lama Wang asked them to take them to the conference room, and called Guo Kang over.

This time, Pronsky's dress was much simpler, the ornate robe he had been wearing was replaced by a linen cloak, and all the fur and gold jewelry on his body were removed. Guo Kang didn't know what was going on, so he could only talk to him in a routine greeting.

And Cao Jian was originally dressed relatively simply, and now there is no change. However, his demeanor was a little more natural than last time, and it seemed that he had escaped this time, which made him somewhat relieved.

Several people greeted each other politely, and Pronsky couldn't help but ask directly: "Guo Gongzi, do you still want to recruit Rus as soldiers?" ”

"yes." Guo Kang nodded.

"And how are they doing this time?" Pronsky continued: "I was reprimanded by the old man before I reacted. It was too late to know what the situation was then. ”

"Well, this ......" Wang Da Lama was a little embarrassed: "Actually, if you look at the results, it's just average......"

"And how many casualties did they infringe and how many enemies did they kill? Is there an approximation? Pronsky was very interested, and after asking, he explained: "I don't mean anything else, just curiosity." In fact, it's a bit beyond my expectation that they've lasted so long. I just want to see how far they can go in this situation. ”

Grand Lama Wang looked at Guo Kang and saw that he had no objection, so he said truthfully: "The numbers are actually ugly, and we are afraid of affecting morale, so we have not announced them." ”

"Not really." Pronsky was somewhat surprised.

"Really." Grand Lama Wang said: "Those people who responded to the call did not have a clear military registration and establishment, and many of them did not even have a household registration, so it is estimated that the specific number of people cannot be counted." However, the church is involved in a lot of aftermath work, especially the care of the wounded and the prayer and burial of the dead, which are basically the responsibility of our churches and monasteries. ”

"On that night, more than 1,000 civilians died directly from the blades in the areas affected by the fighting. Referring to the location and state of the bodies found, most of them were killed in battle against the rebels. ”

"As for the results...... According to the Ministry of Justice, more than 100 rebels were killed. However, I heard the old Gu of the military department say that there, the Wang family and the Shi family, there are only about fifty or sixty. And most of them were either killed by the knights and priests of the church in the manor during the first raid, or the last battle, killed by the queen mother's nuns and the princess's reinforcements. The people themselves killed probably only a little left. ”

"There were still seventy or eighty thieves who had been killed, and although they were wearing armor, after interrogation and identification, it was found that they were only gang members of the city. Their leader was close to the Kings and had dealings with the Night's Watch, which led to some obsolete weapons and armor. If you don't count these people, it's even more ugly. ”

"But I think that's not bad. That's not what they did. Probably for Guo Kang's face, Wang Da Lama said specifically: "You have to take into account that there are more ordinary gangster thugs who have been killed." I think it's been a success. ”

"Well, it's not going to work." Guo Kang shook his head: "Now that I think about it, I also lack consideration." If you can endure it, first recruit, eliminate, and train normally, you can probably reduce the number of deaths. ”

"I don't regret making a big deal out of it. There is no dissatisfaction with the handling of the aftermath. The only pity is that the casualties are too heavy. He sighed: "Now that I think about it, is it because of my own impulse that I killed so many people?" ”

"That's certainly not the case." Grand Lama Wang disagreed: "If you train well, you won't be able to cut down thieves casually." Although it seems that the loss is very large, if you don't care about it, let those thieves live for a few more years, and the people who have died in their hands in the past few years are estimated to be more than that. ”

As for who lives and who dies among these people, it is ultimately up to the Father to decide. We mortals can only do our best to strive for an overall relatively better result. He admonished, "You just have to stick to your goals." Those who gave their lives will be satisfied in heaven to see that Rome can correct these problems, and that their compatriots will be able to get over as much as possible. ”

Hearing this, Guo Kang nodded.

"This result is really good." Pronsky also affirmed: "By the way, Guo Gongzi should be the first time to lead troops." ”

"yes, I still don't have much experience." Guo Kang replied.

"No, you're doing a great job. That's why I said that. Pronsky shook his head and said: "If it were in our Rus' land, just looking at this battle, there would already be the potential of a famous general." ”

"Huh?" Guo Kang was a little surprised.

"Different pawns are used in different ways." Pronsky told him: "In addition to their own guards, everyone will find a way to gather more people and form an army large enough." Most of the people here are actually similar to the citizens you called. ”

"When fighting, the role of these people is not to destroy many enemies, but to accomplish the task of maintaining the battle line and delaying the enemy. So, when judging these people, it's not about how many people they killed, but whether they did what they did. The level of the commander is also judged by whether he can maintain the morale of these people, so that they can constantly maintain and fill the front, rather than lead them to defeat the enemy. ”

"It's the first time I've led a troop, and I haven't even had much contact with the Rus' before, so I can call on so many people to come, not only to help you attack the enemy, but also to keep people running to fill it. That's the most powerful kind of leader. As for offense and killing, that's your elite guard. ”

"Oleg was like this back then, gathering countless people, all the way south, and even hitting Constantinople, forcing the Greek emperor to pay the annual coin. He also hung his shield on the city gate to declare victory. For example, he said, "You see, this trick can be used very well, and it is also very powerful." ”

"I'm really supporting you in developing the Ross region now." He assured Guo Kang: "Your performance is simply chosen by the Heavenly Father to lead all the Rus. Do a good job, maybe you can achieve something more than Oleg. ”

"Don't hold me up." Guo Kang said helplessly.

"It's not praising you, it's true." Pronsky told him: "You may not feel it that strongly yourself, but after this incident I asked some priests and civilians specifically, and they all said so. Moreover, this is also a good thing for us in Rome. ”

"Yes, the Rus' have helped Rome a lot." Cao Jian, who was next to him, also nodded and said seriously: "When Basil II put down the rebellion, Grand Duke Vladimir provided him with soldiers and helped him defeat the rebels. If we could co-opt those places, it would be of even greater use. ”

"Vladimir was the beginning of the civilization of the Rus'. The church must be familiar with this. If our plan succeeds, it will make the civilization level of the land of Rus rise again. ”

"yes." Grand Lama Wang also agreed: "If this thing is really successful, I am afraid that the influence in the future will be no less than that of Ross being baptized." ”

"And I remember that the Grand Duke of Vladimir at that time had a condition of asking for a princess to marry. When they didn't give it, he captured the Kherson Military District north of Crimea and forced the Roman court to make concessions. Pronski smiled and said, "If you do well enough, you can also grab a princess." Their family must be happy. ”

"Don't say goodbye, don't you guys take a look, who is robbing who now......" Guo Kang was inevitably a little embarrassed.

Everyone laughed.

"Anyway, you're doing a good job this time." Grand Lama Wang finally concluded: "Don't dwell on these things now, think about what to do next." ”

"I heard from my grandfather that the Council of Thirteen and the Senate were quite satisfied with this performance. According to Brother Kang's plan, I will first give a place in a brigade to participate in this war. Cao Jian said: "But is it too late to train them now?" How are you going to arrange it? ”

"I'm still ready to continue recruiting and training." Guo Kang replied: "I discussed the general plan with my father once. The expedition will definitely have to wait until after the beginning of spring, and it will not go directly to Egypt. If you hurry up a little, plus the free time on the road, you can probably squeeze out three months. ”

"I'm afraid three months isn't enough." Cao Jian said truthfully.

"It's definitely not enough, but it wasn't meant to be for them to go to the front. If you can do some chores and engage in transportation, it should be about the same. Guo Kang said: "The point is actually to let them witness the war with their own eyes and participate in the war. ”

"The level of combat that these people have been exposed to is too low. I think at least we have to give them a long time to see before we can choose the most suitable person. ”

"What does that mean......" Cao Jian also thought about it.

(End of chapter)