Chapter 185 The new church
is a necessary building for the manor, with priority before the mill and blacksmith shop.
Building a church is not troublesome, but the trouble lies in having a corresponding set of explanations.
In line with the doctrines of the Crowfeather Seer.
Lawrence sorted out what he had said to others before.
A few things have been said so far:
close relatives are not allowed to marry. Marriage in the manor requires the blessing of God and the permission of the owner of the manor (Crowfeather Prophet).
God is omniscient
and will neither punish nor save anyone, whether you believe it or not.
Lawrence thought about it carefully and decided to modify it.
God will definitely take more care of his believers, but this is just a message conveyed to God’s spokesperson, the Crowfeather Prophet.
It is up to the human Crow Feather Prophet to guide people to salvation.
"It doesn't need to be so complicated in the early stage, right? You can just add it later."
Lawrence quickly came up with a general explanation.
Although I don’t want to pretend to be a prophet, it’s impossible not to do so.
Otherwise, they will be overthrown by a group of ignorant barbarians.
Compared with the wild way of using human sacrifices, a formalized and guided church is also a kind of progress and civilization.
Lawrence called for three nuns.
"I believe in the God of the Stars, the Lord of the Stars, who is nature, harmony, civilization, friendship, family and marriage, wisdom and strength. Now do you want to continue to believe in the God of Dawn, or follow me and join the Church of the Lord of the Stars?"
The three nuns thought it was about work, but they didn't expect that what they heard was a life-long issue of faith.
Colin quickly shouted: "I will not betray my faith. My ancestors, my grandparents, my mother and I are all believers of the Lord of the Morning!" Lawrence had known about this
woman for a long time, " Your mother is the bride of the God of Dawn, why can she still give birth to you? She gave birth to you with a man, and you also think about hooking up with noble men all day long. I don’t think you have deep faith." Colin looked ashamed
. But he said firmly: "I will never waver!"
"Then you continue to insist, you will no longer be my maid." Lawrence said calmly: "You are a slave, from the beginning, and now, until You were a slave until your god rescued you." "
From now on, your job is to be like those women, farming, washing clothes, pulling weeds, gathering fruits, picking up firewood, carrying wood, and grinding Hemp rope!"
Navia looked at the pale Colin, and after a difficult hesitation, she said carefully: "The monastery is gone, and I am no longer a nun... I am willing to join the Church of the Lord of the Stars." Lawrence was
satisfied Said: "Yes, I will build a monastery, and you will be the abbot there from now on."
Navia's eyes widened, she never thought there would be such a reward.
Abbot... Abbot?
Colin rebuked loudly: "No! She is not worthy!"
Colin was stimulated and shouted loudly: "Only nobles with noble blood can serve as dean. Navia is not worthy! She is not worthy!!"
Hearing Navia's request Being the abbot was worse than killing Colin.
Lawrence looked at the woman with a loud voice impatiently, and said to Bull and Emma who were standing aside:
"Kick her out to work, don't disturb the children in the house!"
Emma and Bull approached and were mentally disturbed. Colin quickly took Colin out one by one.
Lawrence looked at Brielle, "Why does Colin look so anxious?"
Brielle explained: "She wholeheartedly wants to be the successor of the dean, and she was very expressive when she was in the monastery."
Lawrence clicked Nodding, "You can help Navia together, just like when we were with the monastery, except that we have changed to a god who cares less about things." Brielle was embarrassed and
asked very boldly: "I also want to Become the bride of God?"
Lawrence thought for a moment, "No need. Except for those who want to be saints, the rest of the nuns can choose to quit at any time and change from servants of God to people of God." "
Servants of God, Just like me, we will manage and guide others on behalf of God." "
God's people don't need to follow so many rules. If you don't want to be a nun in the future, you can go back to your hometown with a generous dowry to buy property and marry." Brielle asked with great concern: "But I didn't give God a dowry. I don't have any money, land or other valuable things now."
Lawrence smiled and said: "It doesn't matter, God is merciful and will not forget what you have said. Now you just need to help me promote the greatness of the Lord of the Stars." "The
Lord of the Stars is the sun, the moon and the stars. You can see its power when you raise your head."
If you are not convinced, just Let's vent to the sun, moon and stars.
Lawrence added: "When someone makes a mistake, or is about to make a mistake, God will let me be responsible for guiding everyone, and crows will fly to the sun and stars to convey God's will." Navia and Brielle quickly accepted
Lawrence With his words, he joined the newly established Church of the Lord of the Stars.
In addition to the prophet Lawrence, the Church of the Lord of the Stars also has three Valkyries and a Saint.
Since Sophia had no strength and could not fight, she could only arrange to be named a saint.
Since it is a local church, it must conform to local thinking, fight bravely with the Valkyries, and after death, will ascend to the Hall of Valor and shine with the stars in the sky.
The main purpose of the church is to unite most people and keep each other warm.
This is the most basic need! It is as important as avoiding responsibility and preventing assassination!
Lawrence did not forget his own needs, and aimed to unite the loose group of more than a hundred people, so that the Pumixiu, Kuer, Dumu, Xuedong, Ug and Cloda people could be integrated into a collective.
Regardless of whether they are slaves or free people, or stewards or nobles, they all have to go to church. When everyone prays together in the church, they are also the people of God, and everyone is equal.
The church had a subtle effect. While Lawrence demolished the stone house and built a church in the best location, he also led everyone to open up wasteland and cultivate land, and researched plows more suitable for plowing and harnesses suitable for cattle and sheep.
Lawrence used wine and sheep in exchange for the blacksmith's cooperation, and the blacksmith promised to build some farm tools for Lawrence.
On the way back, Delen asked: "Why not just let him do things for us? Let him become a slave."
Lawrence explained: "The management cost would be too high. It's good now."
"Is it difficult?" Delen didn't believe it, "We have so many slaves who are very obedient."
Lawrence smiled and said, "That's because I don't treat them as slaves. In many places, I don't give slaves too much food, and I don't let slaves pick up the food." Work with iron tools."
"Because everyone knows that this will give slaves a chance to resist, so they would rather they do less work than give useful farm tools to slaves."
"If we force the blacksmith to do things for us, you will find that managing this man requires at least three people to watch him, and many things cannot be left to him with confidence." Delen nodded, "It's too complicated
. "
Lawrence also felt that it was very complicated for people like Delen. "He will definitely get sick and have other needs. He will naturally trade with us at that time. The sheep we gave him will be sent back by him at that time. ."
Delen asked, "Where's the wine?"
"Forget it, he knows I don't drink." Lawrence continued on his way, giving up the idea of continuing to explain.
Delenn followed up and said, "What to do next?"
Lawrence said, "Continue to build the house, there is still a big shortage of food." Delenn
frowned, "I have to worry about this every day, we are too poor here."
Cloda people don't need to worry about food all day long.
But Delen just talks about it, she also knows which one is richer and which one is poorer.
"If Andrew asks you to rob, won't you go?" Delenn asked: "That way we can get more slaves." "
No." Lawrence said firmly: "We are not robbers, but messengers of justice. People who save slaves, not slave-catching teams."
The males of the Pumixiu people are almost dying, and now the war-weariness is high, which is completely different from last year.
Last year, everyone had neither food nor clothing, so they could get rich by robbing, so the whole people were enthusiastic.
If you go to rob now, you will have to send children and women. Whoever responds to the call for robbery at this time will be everyone’s enemy!
The ebb of barbarism is civilization.
(End of chapter)