Chapter 125: Theoretical analysis of the excessive death rate of priests in Antolia
. The church must be built.
In the past, Leon was just a viscount, and Antolia belonged to the border of the kingdom, so if it was not built, it would not be built.
The Antolians don’t even pay tithes, but they still want the Antolians to build churches?
This is somewhat like a daydream.
Anyway, no priest dared to come to Antolia to supervise the construction of the church, nor did he dare to come to Antolia to collect taxes, so it really didn't matter.
It's just that...
Leon has now become a marquis and a member of the great nobles of the Andal Kingdom. If he neither pays tithes nor builds a church, it would be somewhat unjustifiable.
After all, although the current church is no longer powerful, it is still the state religion of the Kingdom of Andal!
Therefore, in Leon's view, the church must not only be built, but also must be of high standard and large scale. It must be built on a large scale and specially built. It is best to turn it into a Pantheon.
And this is actually determined by the local earthy totem of Antolia.
As the population of Antolia increased and the surrounding mountain people surrendered one after another, the mountain people tribe basically accounted for one-third of the total population of Antolia.
Among the one-third of the mountain people population, there are not only the Lapluk tribe, the Navaco tribe, but also various large and small tribes that believe in different totems.
The variety of beliefs and the strangeness of the totems are enough to amaze anyone. The whole thing is a hodgepodge.
Maybe to other lords, these don't matter.
But for Leon, who is a time traveler, this is a reality that he must pay full attention to and treat with caution.
So many religious beliefs, so many tribal totems.
If it cannot be handled properly, India, which gradually became a fairy in the previous life, may become the future of Antolia.
Therefore, although the name is to build a church, Leon's most real purpose actually has two.
The first is to use the construction of the church as an excuse to continue to default on the tithes that have been owed to the church for decades; the second is to reshape the national identity of the Antolians by building the Pantheon.
Dilute totem beliefs, weaken tribal barriers, and achieve great unity and unity among the tribes of Antolia!
This is what Leon really wants to do.
And this must be done as soon as possible!
It's best to take advantage of the fact that Antolia has sufficient finances and labor force, and there are no conflicts between the different religious beliefs of various tribes to finalize this matter directly!
Think about it, even the totems and gods that everyone believes in live peacefully and live a shared life in the Pantheon, so naturally people will not be looking for trouble and brewing religious conflicts all day long.
This is undoubtedly a suitable opportunity to accelerate the localization process of Antolian religion and improve the religious unity and tolerance of heresy in Antolia!
It is precisely for this reason that when faced with Aaron's question, Leon immediately gave an affirmative answer:
"Repair! It must be repaired!"
"Let Father Matthews come to see me now, and I want to have a good chat with him. Talk about building a church!"
Hearing this, Aaron couldn't help but look at his lord in surprise.
Why is this script a little different from what I imagined?
Even though Leon, who was sitting upright behind the desk, was upright and could not see the slightest coldness on his face, Aaron still couldn't help admonishing him: "Your Majesty, Marquis,
today is different from the past. Father Matthews really You can't kill anymore, otherwise, I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of the Jimena family."
"I know."
Leon nodded helplessly.
In fact, this was not because Aaron was worried. The main reason was that the number of priests who died in Antolia during these years was a bit too alarming.
Basically, it is equivalent to the total number of priests who died abnormally in the entire southern part of the kingdom, plus the western part of the kingdom, plus the number of priests who died abnormally in the central part of the kingdom!
Because what Antorians hate the most is the group of magicians.
Although the mountain people have different beliefs, they keep their beliefs in mind.
But what about the Gods of the Church of Light?
He went to someone else's funeral and said that if he believed in the God of Light, he would not die. What else? Because he was not a believer, he would turn into a shadow monster after death and suffer eternal torture.
Isn't this just disgusting?
No Antolian could endure such grave-hopping behavior.
The Antolian people are already full of martial virtues, and the magicians are seeking death in various ways. This is why the Antolian priests have a high death rate.
There is no doubt that this is the result of the joint efforts of both parties.
...
When he heard that the Marquis of Antolia wanted to see him, Father Matthews felt a little panicked.
Don't panic, your predecessor, Father Renato, was hacked to death in front of Leon's father's hospital bed. (Note: Chapter 1)
As the saying goes, like father, like son.
Matthews has serious doubts about whether he will be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Even though the guard who came to call him had repeatedly assured that this was just a sincere and sincere conversation, Matthews was still frightened.
There was no way, when Leon was still Viscount, he dared to fuck the Duke!
And now Leon has become a Marquis!
Wouldn't it be a matter of minutes to kill a little-known priest? !
So...
Even when he first met Leon in the study, the young lord deliberately showed his pleasant expression, Matthews couldn't help but tremble, for fear that his head would be missing in the next second. .
"Please sit down, Father Matthews."
Leon showed a smile and pointed to the chair that had been prepared for the priest.
"Okay...Okay...Thank you, Marquis!" Father Matthews replied quickly.
"The main reason I want you to come here this time is to talk about building a church on the west bank of the White Blade River. I wonder what Father Matthews' opinion is?" "No! No! Don't do it!" Hearing this
,
Matthews The priest was so shocked that he jumped up from his chair: "Antoria doesn't have any spare money, so there is really no need to spend a lot of money on it. As long as you have God in your heart, there are churches everywhere!" "My lord, the Marquis, must not spend money
. , I will firmly support any decision of the Marquis at any time!" At
this time, Matthews has long lost the sharpness he had when he was in Parma City. As for building a church, how can he dare to mention it?
During these days in Antolia, Matthews was always worried that he would be cut off by a knife like the previous priests, and he really didn't dare to jump to death again.
"no!"
Leon shook his head resolutely and shouted: "As vassals of the Kingdom of Andal, the Jimena family spreads the gospel to the God of Light. It is a normal thing." "Such an important thing,
Father You are actually trying to shirk. Could it be that you have been corrupted by other religions and want to abandon your own beliefs?!"
When it comes to building churches, no one is more pious than Leon.
(End of chapter)