Chapter 151 Loose Dogma
Lawrence saw that it was not easy for Kenny, and said: "The women here need someone to help them send letters back."
"You can help them take the letters back to their families, and tell those people the location here. ."
"If someone is willing to come and pay the ransom, I will allow them to be freed in advance."
Kenny said: "Thank you, kind Mr. Lawrence."
Lawrence looked at the dull Kenny, "Just like the church will also charge thanks and It's the same as donating. When you do something for them, you should receive some reward. After all, this is a dangerous thing that many people can't do. It's not close from us to your place." Kenny said awkwardly: "Their relatives should thank me
. ."
Lawrence suggested: "I don't think you are a noble. Those three nuns are all daughters of nobles. They are now living with you outside your kingdom. There are still one or two months before you set off."
"You should take the initiative. I can let them make wine with you in the house down the mountain, so that you can have enough time together." Lawrence's plan was to
keep Kenny and the nun. After the nun and the missionary had a child, , it’s easier to stay here.
I also learned from the nuns that the standard of living outside is actually not as good as here. Instead of going out and being oppressed by the nobility and the church, it is better to live in seclusion here.
Kenny was stunned and quickly defended: "No! God! This is disrespectful to God!"
Under Lawrence's gaze, Kenny angrily rebuked: "They are God's brides! They dedicate everything to God. The women are my master's brides, and I regard them as my mistress!"
Lawrence asked: "Then they lost their virginity after being captured, how will you treat them?"
Kenny paused and said quickly : "That's not their fault, but for the sake of the reputation of the other nuns in the monastery, the abbot will persuade her to quit the monastery and become a nun elsewhere or go home to marry." Lawrence became more interested, "That is, your culture and
religion , divorce is not prohibited?"
Seeing Lawrence's interest in this, Kenny thought that the other party was not deliberately humiliating, so he patiently replied: "Yes." "
Kings can divorce, nobles can also divorce, and nuns in monasteries can also leave their homes. But unless the departing nun provides a large dowry, other convents will not accept her." "In
some places, cheating nuns are regarded as a shame, and the family will be humiliated, which will affect the family's reputation."
Lawrence nodded, "That's it. When you go back, you can tell their families that these three people have not been possessed, and they can still be nuns after they go back." In this way, the value of the redemption will be greater, and the probability of paying the ransom will be greater
. It's bigger and won't break.
Kenny bent down and said, "Thank you, kind Mr. Lawrence."
Lawrence said: "I don't like verbal thanks, I prefer to accept substantive benefits. What kind of medicine does your monastery usually use to treat injured people? "
Kenny explained: "Our bishop has the magical ability to heal wounds and broken limbs. This kind of magical ability requires continuous devotion to God and is only allowed to be used once a year." "In addition to magical abilities, there are also other magical arts in the church
. There are ways to help people get rid of evil in the blood and body, but I'm very sorry, I don't understand this."
Lawrence nodded, "It doesn't matter, you just know how to make candles. During this time, you helped me brew two barrels of ale as a thank you. I don't ask you to provide skills, I just want ale."
Kenny said: "Brewing wine is not a troublesome job. I can make wine for you, but the wine cannot be sold. Even if you want to sell the wine due to financial constraints, you should still get it. Some of the things satisfy the followers of the God of Dawn with food and water."
Lawrence said: "I respect your beliefs and rules. As long as it is not cannibalism, killing or some rules that I can't stand, I think people with faith can live more peacefully. ."
"The premise is that it does not interfere with my life, does not have a bad influence, and does not delay the work I have set for them." "
As long as these are met, I allow everyone to have some relaxing entertainment." "
The materials for these wines come from me. They use the few precious grains left. I will reward them based on their work performance." "
In your place, I don't think most of them have the chance to drink these wines."
Kenny lowered his head . Said: "Yes, kind Mr. Lawrence."
Lawrence quickly asked Kenny to go down to work. Judging from what Kenny and several nuns knew, the Morningside Church did not set the rules too strictly.
Some of the dogmas can be said to be quite loose, and it is not the kind of barbaric dark church where you will die if you make a mistake.
This is normal. It is indeed difficult for an organization that does not understand tolerance to grow.
When power is concentrated and interests are damaged, it is time to take action. Normally, such non-threatening things are basically not dealt with too strictly.
Take the nuns for example. These nuns are all aristocratic women and are not suitable for strict supervision. They often turn a blind eye.
Noble ladies do not enter the monastery to live a hard life. Their daily life is no different from secular life, and they can still manage their own assets and land.
As for hard work such as cooking and cleaning, it was naturally done by secular nuns with poor backgrounds.
Some nuns could not bear the loneliness and fled the monastery with passing poets or knight merchants.
Some nuns can even openly quarrel with the bishop and oppose the dogmatism.
The main reason is that all places have been scattered. The ruling class of this world is the local nobles.
These landowning models, mainly manor-based, are self-produced and sold. Protect the territory by yourself and suppress the rebellion in the territory by yourself, without any need for outside intervention.
If anyone wants to unify, it will be to take away the rights of these local nobles, or even interfere with their management rights of the territory. There will definitely be no shortage of assassinations.
Each country operates on its own, and there seems to be more than one religion. Whoever becomes big will have people around him trying to pull him down.
All in all, it's just a mess.
Lawrence was not worried that Durila's nobles would come to conquer him.
There is not enough harvest in this rotten land to make up for the military expenses of those people, not to mention that if they dare to come over, the people around them will not miss this opportunity to attack them.
Lawrence had already given face to the other party. If the other party believed that others should be tolerant like the barbarians, then Lawrence... he couldn't imagine what that group of people could do after crossing the mountains and ridges from the sea to this rotten place... As a
local Both the Vakiri and the Pumixiu had to lose a few members during the sea journey. It was simply unimaginable that those Western kingdoms would send conquest armies.
Lawrence was not afraid anyway. The first people they encountered after they came over were the people from Dumu Village, and then the Pumixiu people. By then, he had already hid.
Lawrence believed that people in the Western Kingdom would not be so inclined to reason, and their thinking was mostly bandit logic.
But the logic of robbers is that they will not provoke robbers in the first place...
Andrew and Redbeard went to fight those people one after another. The real robbers were actually on their side.
Now that he, a bandit, is willing to make peace, if he thinks according to bandit logic, Lawrence feels that the people in the Western Kingdom will accept this kindness.
Regardless of whether they are in the East or the West, peace talks are given priority to bandits. Peace talks will be given up only if they cannot make peace, or if they cannot find anyone in the other side's camp who can talk to them.
Lawrence felt a little irritable. He obviously just wanted to live a good life, but now he had more and more things to do.
Mainly if we trade with the West, we can obtain stable goods and supplies from there.
The output here in the north is very little, the livestock growth rate is slow, the land is barren, and most of the time it is freezing and snowy, making it impossible to work.
When there are more people, there won’t be enough food for the wild animals in the mountains. If we don’t think of a solution early, it will be too late.
If you can export ore and exchange materials with the outside world, your life will be much easier in the future.
"Oh, everything has to be done slowly."
Lawrence walked out of the house and quickly found a piece of wood and started binding.
The board was one meter long and one arm wide. Lawrence fixed wooden sticks on both sides of the board and made a pair of triangular brackets to maintain balance.
He placed this big wooden sign next to the public kitchen, knocked it on the ground with a wooden hammer a few times, and then wrote his plan for the next half month on it.
Build walls
, collect wood for fuel
, make charcoal , and
collect berries for wine
. Lawrence
wrote the corresponding person in charge behind each plan, and then the remaining people filled in the vacancies according to the situation.
These are the things that most people in the manor have to do. Lawrence's own schedule these days is to go to the Cloda people to present honey, study seasonings, and learn the language.
Going to Pig Trotter City will take a while, and it's still too early now.
The toilet paper issue has been solved. As long as you develop the habit of going to the toilet before taking a shower every day, the need for toilet paper will not be so great.
This habit can be developed, the human body is so magical.
It doesn't matter if you have a stomachache occasionally, and it's not something you can't bear if you occasionally use wood chips and leaves to wipe your butt.
Lawrence stood in front of the sign and thought about his short-term plans, wondering if there was anything else he had missed.
"There is also the negotiation with the poisonous witch. We are not anxious about this for now. After all, it is a bit dangerous. It is a bit too naive to just rely on Lathander's statement." "What if I go to visit, what if I get poisoned?" "Let's
wait
. Let's talk about it after the Fried Chicken Festival. Then send some fried chicken to the mountain and see if she eats it." "
If she doesn't eat it, she must be a strong person who is not afraid of loneliness." "
Come back from the Cloda people. After that, prepare the fried chicken! Make the jam and fry it!"
"Fried chicken! Fried fish! Fried pork chops!"
The wish I made on the day I was fourteen must come true when I turn fifteen!
Use a pot full of oil, dip the marinated tender chicken legs in a bowl with egg whites, then coat with a layer of flour, then put them into the oil pan and fry until hot.
Lawrence was very motivated just thinking about it. He happily performed a set of charging punches in the open space behind the house, and did fifty push-ups before suppressing the desire in his heart.
(End of chapter)