Treasure hunt begins in England

Chapter 714 Canonization
To be honest, as a developing country, Cambodia is not a very ideal destination even from a travel point of view.Both Thailand and Vietnam are better than this.

To give the simplest example, Sihanoukville is the third largest city and the largest port in Cambodia. From a certain point of view, it should also be the most prosperous place in the whole country, but the situation does not look very good now.

Although Liang En knew that this country was small and backward, and the infrastructure was very uniform before he came here, he really didn't expect that the scale of this place would at most be on the same level as that of a county in Huaxia.

At the same time, Cambodia, like the United States, is a tipping country. No matter what you do, you have to tip. Fortunately, a tip of almost 1000 riels can solve the problem, which is equivalent to RMB 1, which is acceptable.

If tipping just makes people feel uncomfortable, the law and order in this place such as car robbery is a big problem. I have to say that casinos can indeed boost the economy of a place, but the price is that the law and order in the area has deteriorated sharply.

In addition, the rapid development also makes the city's planning not keep up with the development of the city. The whole city looks very chaotic and lacks public services, making the overall situation of the city look worse than it actually is. .

"There is no public transportation system in this place?" Joan was surprised after taking a three-wheeled motorcycle known locally as a tuk-tuk to tour the entire city.

"I thought such a big city should have these infrastructures." "Theoretically, it should, but in practice it's not the case." Liang En said helplessly.

"Only the capital of this country has its own public transportation system, that is, after receiving a batch of buses donated by Huaxia four or five years ago."

There is nothing to see in the city. After all, the core of urban travel in this city is the legendary gaming industry, and these projects are almost zero attractive to Liang En.

Fortunately, the natural scenery outside the city is good. For example, the beaches and nearby islands are good travel destinations, so Liang En and the others had a good time here.

However, because these natural scenery can be said to be similar, people will gradually feel bored after a few more days here. Fortunately, at this time they received an invitation from the king to invite Liang En to the capital to participate in the lecture. Honor ceremony.

"May I ask what's going on with this awarding ceremony?" Liang En asked curiously after arriving in Phnom Penh by plane and meeting the royal attendant who picked him up. "Is His Majesty the King wanting to see me?"

"Yes, Mr. Liang." The attendant nodded slightly and then said. "The Buddha statue you donated is very important to my motherland, especially the Buddha relic inside, so His Majesty naturally hopes to see you."

Liang En originally thought that he and Joan of Arc would stay in a certain commercial hotel, but what he didn't expect was that they were directly transported to a hotel used by Cambodia to entertain state-level foreign guests.

"You and Viscount Mandeville should stay here first. Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock, you will join His Majesty in the Relic's Grand Lighting Ceremony, and His Majesty will summon you alone."

The attendant said to Liang En in the lobby of the hotel, and handed the invitation to him. "At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, we will send a car here to pick you up. You only need to be in the lobby at that time, and our people will enter the lobby to pick you up."

"Okay, we will arrive on time tomorrow morning." Liang En said after taking the invitation and looking at it. Fortunately, they each brought their own clothes suitable for this occasion, so there will be no problems tomorrow.

The Viscount Mandeville mentioned by the attendant refers to Joan of Arc. Because she is the legal heir of the Duke of Manchester, she will use this courtesy title, while the legal heir's legal heir will use the honorific title of Lord Kimbolton.

Traditionally, the ceremonial title of the duke's legal heir should be the earl. Unfortunately, the title of the subordinate earl of the Duke of Manchester has the same name as the duke, so it cannot be a ceremonial title.

One of the biggest advantages of this title for Joan of Arc is that she does not only appear on various occasions at the ceremony as Liang En's female companion. After all, for a country with a constitutional monarchy, the nobles of other countries should also be given equal respect. .

In other words, if you are just a companion, you may not be able to participate in many activities, but as a British nobleman, you can participate in these activities.

Early the next morning, Liang En and the others packed up and went to Wu Nalong Temple to participate in the following activities. According to the news they got, almost all the eminent monks and great virtues of Cambodia came today.

Unalom Temple is a very old temple in Phnom Penh, with the largest pagoda in Phnom Penh.In the Khmer language used by Cambodians, "U Nalong" means "Holy Eyebrow". It is said that there is an eyebrow of an eminent monk hidden in the pagoda.

Now this monastery not far from the royal palace is the headquarters of the Cambodian Buddhist organization and a research center for ancient Khmer culture. You can usually see the life scenes of monks reading and discussing.

The pagoda of the temple enshrines the Buddhist relics welcomed back from Ceylon in 1890, so many dignitaries like to build columbarium pagodas in the temple so that the ashes of their ancestors can be stored beside the Buddha, gradually forming a group of pagodas.

Also because of the importance of this temple in Cambodia as a whole, and because it is also a center for research on ancient Khmer culture, the future Golden Buddha and relics will be enshrined in this temple.

The ceremony officially started shortly after everyone arrived at the temple. Because of the knowledge about Buddhism, Liang En could see that this was a very grand ceremony.

In addition to the monks in the temple, officials and the army, there are also people outside the temple. Because this incident was broadcast in the news two days ago, it seems that people from all over Phnom Penh have come here today. Almost everyone hopes to pay homage to the holy relics.

After the ceremony, Liang En and the others went to the palace, because Liang En's award ceremony will be next. In this ceremony, he will receive the first-class national construction medal and the title of lord conferred by the royal family.

According to Cambodian law, enthusiastic individuals who donate 10 US dollars in property to the country will be awarded a first-class national construction medal by the government; enthusiastic individuals who donate more than 50 US dollars in property, the government will apply to the king for the title of "Lord".

However, compared with British lords, Cambodian lords are not well recognized internationally. On the one hand, this is related to Cambodia's national strength, and on the other hand, it is related to the large number of Cambodian lords and the low threshold.

Because in 1994, Cambodia announced that anyone who can donate 10 U.S. dollars is eligible for the title of Lord Canonized by the King, and then this policy continued until 2017 before raising the amount to 50.

According to public information, in the ten years from 1994 to February 2014, a total of 2 people in the country were canonized as "lords", so the devaluation of titles is almost inevitable.

After all, it is indeed difficult to gain enough respect for a title that seems to be bought with money, and this situation can easily lead to uneven levels of people who are finally awarded the title.So that various problems arise.

The most important thing is that unlike British Lords who are regarded as nobles, Cambodian Lords are closer to Datuks or Justices of the Peace, just a title.

(End of this chapter)