Chapter 596: Order and Conceit
Amid the bustle of the noise, Afandilla was like a child with a new toy, with an excited smile on her face, and while constantly trying to cast various spells, she stepped on the white clouds and left the temple surrounded by Wuli warriors.
"Your Majesty, congratulations, you have finally harvested the most valuable first 'seed'," Charlotte looked at the back of the old man who seemed to have been reborn, and whispered to Zhang Lisheng on the side with a complicated expression: "With him, your faith in the mainland can really take root." β
"This is indeed a happy event, Charlotte," Zhang Lisheng smiled, "but there are already priests among the land slaves who live on the Wuli Islands..."
"That's different, Your Majesty," Charlotte interrupted the young man in a rare way, "no matter how powerful the mana casting power of your former landland followers is, and no matter how high their social status, they can't have much impact on the hearts of the Heinhemanns.
But the story of a pauper who has been living in Heinheimman for decades and of a low status suddenly miraculously gains the power of mana and becomes a noble priest just because of his devout faith is completely different, and it is a subversion!"
"Let's hope so, Charlotte. When Zhang Lisheng heard these words, a happy smile appeared on his face, and he looked into the distance through the huge square gate of the temple, and said softly almost quietly
The most difficult thing in the mortal world is the first breakthrough, and the following facts confirm Charlotte's speculation.
When a mad old man living in poverty worships the god Wu Li because of his devotion to the gods, he miraculously obtains the power of mana. After Zhang Lisheng deliberately manipulated the word of mouth to spread, Heinheimmann City and the nearby city-states appeared second and third in a very short period of time... of the land people priests.
And with the continuous expansion of the city where priests appeared, the barbarian god was a true god who could give believers strong strength and strength gradually became convinced by more and more landers, and the hundreds of millions of ordinary people who had to rush to the temple every morning to worship under the threat of the sword of the Wuli warriors gradually became conscious, and their faces no longer hid hatred, but a little more awe and obedience.
When the seeds of faith were sown in the heart, they soon blossomed and sprouted, and gradually, the mantra blurted out by people who exclaimed, swore and cursed changed from 'O God' to 'Wu Li is above'. In just a few dozen days. Zhang Lisheng's rule in one-fifth of the continent actually showed signs of taking root.
As the new order began to take shape, Zhang Lisheng seized the opportunity to issue several important orders in succession, demarcating the administrative areas of the occupied areas and erasing the previous concept of the state. concisely divide the territory into a two-level urban system, large and small;
Distribute the land to the peasants on an equal footing. and the lifting of compulsory labor and curfews. Determine the proportions of each tax;
Compulsory enrolment of all children between the ages of six and fifteen in the occupied areas, and the school to be integrated with the temple;
Extensive roads were built in the new mainland territories, and civil routes were established to connect to all parts of the country, even to the Wuli Islands. The entire territory was united, and the entire 'Green Leaf Continent' was triggered by a change of color...
In the Duchy of Ryro, in the rippling green lake, a flock of waterfowl fluttered their wings and rushed into the water, catching a few small fish and rushing wet into the blue sky.
In the conference hall of a domed mansion on the shore of the lake, which is chic and stretches for hundreds of meters, a sturdy middle-aged man with raised eyebrows, a square nose and a large mouth, and a face full of majesty like a lion stands irritably in front of the floor-to-ceiling window inlaid with clear crystals, looking at the birds from afar, and said in a sarcastic voice: "Even the cormorant knows how to attack when the lake fish have just surfaced and are not yet swimming happily."
We've wasted a whole month in vain, watching the hellbarbarians slowly establish their rule after conquering the kingdoms of Catamane and Vanassus.
Aren't there a few birds in the Green Leaf Continent who have the wisdom and courage of the kings and prime ministers of the Green Leaf Continent?"
In the council hall, many of the most powerful people in the continent faced the power of the uncrowned king of the entire 'civilized world', and most of them could only show a wry smile or squint expressionlessly, only an old man sitting on the sofa in a dark corner, his whole body hidden in the shadows, said with hatred: "Your Majesty Hove, I am not lacking in wisdom and courage.
However, the twenty legions of Fran have just been defeated on the battlefield by your two Praetorian Guards, the Unicorn and the Black Dragonclaw, and they no longer have the strength to conduct large-scale battles, unless 'Yasen' waives the war reparations and leaves my treasury to recruit new troops..."
"The King of the Fran, who once boasted himself as great as the sun that shone on the world of Gaia, now only hides in a dark corner and tears up his promises," the strong middle-aged man turned around sharply, looked at the corner of the room with sharp eyes, and said with a sneer, "This is really sad. β
"Hoff, Lehman, Don Γraultβ" The old man angrily stood up from the corner, gritted his teeth, and looked back at the middle-aged man for a few seconds, then looked around the room.
Seeing the eyes of this old man who had controlled the most vast country in the Green Leaf Continent for a full fifty years, it seemed that there was a cold flame flowing in his eyes, and the allies who had only followed him opened their mouths, but in the end, no one was silent.
In the silence, the wrinkles on the old man's face seemed to be much deeper, and he broke the silence and squeezed out a sentence from between his teeth: "The defeated do not deserve sympathy and respect, it seems that I can only swallow the humiliation you have given me, Your Majesty the King of Dignity, but as long as I am still the king of Fran, I will never send a soldier to fight under your command." He slowly walked out of the room.
In the dimly lit corridor, the guards of the French court in bright red uniforms paced out with a gloomy face when they saw the old king, silently guarding the surroundings.
"Ciro, send a message to Earl Arnoldon that I would rather make a deal with the devil in hell than charge with a rude boar. As he staggered through the long corridor to a heavy, ancient carved wooden door, the old man's face was cloudy and uncertain, and he hesitated for a long time, and his voice was hoarse and resolute.
Although he didn't understand the deep meaning of this order, the resolute-faced captain of the guard heard the Sun King's command, and said without pausing to think, "Obey." I am the king. He turned and strode away.
Looking at his back in a hurry, the old king suddenly felt deep remorse in his heart, and hesitated several times to open his mouth to withdraw his decree, but the kind of conceit and arrogance that ordinary people could not imagine from holding absolute power for a long time made him not open his mouth in the end.
"If it weren't for the damned Tandoli who developed the 'Artillery Infantry Phalanx', how could I have lost to Hove's pig.
It's just a newborn god who wins by sneak attack, what the Holy Emperor Kailin of Rome can do, I can also do..."Watching the chief of the guard disappear into the darkness, the Sun King's heart was hot, and he muttered to himself and pushed open the wooden door, and his figure also disappeared into the corridor, and at this time, on the other side of the continent, Zhang Lisheng was bathing in the sun in the small garden of the Golden Flower Terrier Manor, drinking tea while listening to the news of the front line brought by several Wuli warrior leaders wearing golden hoops.
"After seeing the mana of the land priests of those fellow villagers, the prisoners of war became much more honest, and worked harder and harder, and the wooden frames used to hang the fugitives were more and more," said a strong commander of the Wuli Legion, whose stout neck was exposed and his face was ugly, prostrate on the ground, "This is all inspired by your divine power, and it will..."
"Well, Aruqi, there is no need to say praise, as long as you can remember my commands, all the landers who have converted to my faith are your compatriots, and they are also Wuli, and there is no discrimination against them, which is the most devout praise for my 'virtue'. Zhang Lisheng breathed in the pleasant fragrance of flowers on the tip of his nose and interrupted the words of the native people.
"Yes, great deity," said Aruch respectfully, "and any creature who offers you devotion will be my dear brother." β
The exaggerated promise made to a native who was not his own fanatical believer was naturally not serious, and said with a smile, "I hope so." After that, he didn't say more, and turned his gaze to the figure of another worshipping native, "Tooth mistake, how are the preparations for the next big battle?"
"The hundred 'earthworms' created by the chief priest of Aruba have hollowed out the entire Gordon hills, and the 'ground carts' are constantly transporting warriors into the dungeon...", the native legion commander replied respectfully, suddenly closing his mouth alertly.
A few seconds later, a man with two mustaches on his upper lip, a slender figure, a straight face but dark circles under his eyes, and a black gown walked through the flowers to the young man's side, bowed deeply, and said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, Miss Jagi asks to see you." β
"Sakney, I said that no one but Charlotte should be disturbed while I am on my business, have you forgotten?"
"Your Majesty, Miss looks very eager, I, so..."
"Forget it, Ya Ji is your former master after all, I can understand that you are willing to selectively forget my words for her," Seeing the appearance of the housekeeper, the young man stood up, said with a dumb smile, and then turned pale, "But remember not to have a next time." β
"Yes, Your Majesty. Thackney said gratefully, and quickly led Zhang Lisheng into the living room of the manor mansion.
After many days, when I saw the businesswoman again, Zhang Lisheng didn't recognize it for a while at first glance, Yaji's oily shiny hair that was only a thumb length at most, her skin darkened by sun exposure, and the appearance of a poor female laborer in linen clothes covered with patches was really different from before.
"Yaji, it seems that life has smoothed your edges and corners, and you are in a hurry to come to see me, are you planning to really convert me?"
"Your Majesty, my bloodline and the glory of my ancestors are destined for me to fail you only for the time being, but my visit to you this time has brought me incomparable good news. (To be continued......)
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