crush the rich

Anil approached a little closer, with a gentle voice, as if coaxing a child, and said: "I said, you have to be obedient, so that you won't suffer too much. Why are you disobedient? I will be very upset if you behave like this." Nervous."

But the old man seemed not to understand what he said, and just continued to whimper there.

Anil looked at him and smiled.

The former pope can be said to be very high-spirited.He has powerful divine power and influence throughout the entire continent, so no matter what resolution he makes, no one can refute it, including depriving a young man of his contribution to the church.

Most people think that he got to the top by dishonest means, but there is nothing wrong with that.Because the Holy City has not given the due status and rewards to those who have achievements for many years.That year, he was about to be deprived of the results of the battle for faith with the Fengshen Church for the third time, but in the end, he unexpectedly had a chance to meet the Pope himself.

The next day, his appointment came down.Five years of hard work as an associate pastor did not allow Anil to be promoted to such a level, but just because he met the Pope, and because the perverted old man stared at him for half an hour, he would He was directly promoted to the third level and became a priest of the temple.

Should he feel joy in such things?

When Anil was young and ignorant, he was actually more or less happy, thinking that his ability was finally appreciated.It's a pity that everything that happened afterwards was too different from what he had imagined, so different that it made him feel tired.

Those who are capable and contribute are working as coolies all year round, and those who are friendly and flattering are in high positions. This is the real holy city.

If it were the holy city under his rule, such a scene would never be allowed to happen!

So here Anil learned to play tricks, to flatter, and to lower his head, which he refused to bend even a little bit.

Everything is just for one day, to be able to realize his ideal kingdom of God.

However, at this time, the holy city that has been standing for thousands of years... was actually captured by the Mage Association.

This event came as a surprise to many, including Anil and the Templars.However, compared to the panic and irritability of the knights, Anil was obviously much calmer.

He knew that it was impossible for the Holy City today to fight against the Mage Association.The Mage Association may not be without its weaknesses, but the holy city has grown too many parasites whose abilities and status are completely incompatible, and it has almost eaten away this huge tree that has stood for thousands of years.

But for Anil, this may not be an opportunity.

The Magic Association may be able to conquer the Holy City, but they cannot erase the dependence and devotion of the mainland people to the Sun God Sect for thousands of years.Just as plants cannot grow without sunlight and rain, people must also rely on the grace of the Sun God if they want to live a prosperous life.

Although the Holy City was captured, the foundation of the Sun God Sect was not damaged too much.Because the truly capable bishops are scattered all over the mainland to take charge of one side, or preach silently, or form their own side.Apart from the archbishops, there are also some capable priests at the bottom.

What the church has built up over the years is not going to disappear so easily.

In this case, the church has the capital to make a comeback.But how to control this part of capital in his own hands is the most important part for Anil.

So, even though he didn't want to see this stinky old man again, he still had to find a way to hold him in his hands.He currently has too little capital in his hands, so he must grasp everything that can be used.

Yin Lian's work went more smoothly than expected.

Ordinary people in this world are the easiest to compromise, and the hardest to set a bottom line for themselves.Because ordinary people have too little power, they have already experienced compromises and concessions time and time again, so the reasons for sticking to certain things often seem a little weak.

They may have something to fight for too, but it's usually something more practical.Among these things, seldom can include illusory beliefs.

Faith is something that only big people care about.For fragile little people, it's not that they don't have faith, it's just that the time, energy and cost that can be allocated to faith are too little, so naturally they lack more powerful power.

Yin Lian used part-time work as an excuse to gather many people to repair churches and temples. At the same time, during the repair process, she often passed on some teachings that ordinary people liked to hear and could easily agree with.

Well... the teachings are mostly copied, from the original world.

It's not that Yin Lian can't write the teachings by himself, it's just that he doesn't think it's necessary.No matter what era or world, the public desires are the same.Religions that are truly widely spread and believed in are constantly changing and self-correcting in the process of development, and represent the will of believers.To put it bluntly, it is what they want to hear.

Of course, the doctrine cannot just say what the people want to hear, it must be able to justify itself and stand the test of time.To do this, doctrine must be roughly equivalent to doctrine.

There is still a certain difference between Martil and the earth.On the plus side, the economic situation here is still basically in the era of imperial power and church tyranny, while Yin Lian’s world has entered an era when more attention is paid to the interests of some major groups—the society of the minority and the society of the majority. There is still a big gap in the way of spreading beliefs and the means of governance.

The former is stronger, while the latter is more demagogic.

Although it seems that the former is more powerful, in fact, we know from the evolution of religions and dynasties in history. There is a saying in China that those who win the hearts of the people win the world. In the long run, the latter actually has more invisible power.

However, although Yin Lian felt that this missionary method was indeed more powerful in the long run, she also knew that Matil's situation was different from that of Earth.Regardless of whether there were real so-called miracles on the earth before, since the development of science and technology, the role that ordinary people can play has become greater and greater.

Technology is like a lever, infinitely expanding the power of ordinary people.Although technology is the achievement of a few intellectuals, it is the power of the proletariat that grows.But magic is a power controlled by a few people, and it strengthens the power of the ruling class.

Against such a background, in order to ensure that those who win the hearts of the people win the world, we must first strengthen the influence of the hearts of the people themselves.And the public opinion here does not refer to ordinary civilians... I am afraid that some low-level priests and clergymen are also involved.

So although she was doing the work of coordinating the people, in fact, she had been paying attention to the reactions of the priests.

The black sage read the plan handed over by Yin Lian, and then he was stunned: "... Register all churches and priests?"

Yin Lian smiled and replied: "That's it. Afterwards, all churches in the Holy City must obtain the permission of the Magic Association to continue religious activities, and these religious activities must be healthy and just, and cannot be against innocent people. Do not cause harm to ordinary people."

The black sage carefully looked at the 32 items of religion listed by Yin Lian, showing a pensive look, and after a while, the corners of his mouth curled up: "Interesting."

It's no wonder he said that, because the 32 items listed by Yin Lian are basically very serious regulations at first glance, and there is nothing wrong with them.But when you think about it carefully, there are some interesting places.

For example, this article: Everyone has the freedom to choose their own beliefs.Without jeopardizing the freedom and safety of others, no sect may threaten or persecute believers or non-believers for any reason, including but not limited to forcing the other party to believe in a specific god, forcing the other party to contribute money or other material wealth, and helping to coerce other people. people.All beliefs, donations, and religious practices must be voluntary.

In fact, here, according to the laws of the earth, the concepts of natural person and legal person should be defined, but Yin Lian didn't want to make it so complicated at the beginning, so as not to affect the understanding of the aborigines in the holy city.

But even so, the content here is very meaningful.

On the bright side, Yin Lian's regulations should be very righteous.The problem is that religious persecution is a local feature of Matil, especially the holy city. Both the church and the civilians have long been accustomed to this relationship between orders and orders.

So Yin Lian wants to give common people "freedom of choice", but on the other hand, isn't it weakening the authority of the church?

But she used righteous words, and even hinted that what the church has done in the past has always been a kind of persecution for the common people, and the Magic Association has become the savior to save all believers, which made the black sage stunned and a little surprised.

On the other hand, Yin Lian still allowed the churches in the Holy City to preach, and did not really push the other party to a dead end, but only imposed certain restrictions.Because of the fact that the Magic Association conquered the holy city, all the churches must have been prepared for this change.

The black sage knows that although the Holy City is the headquarters of many sects, apart from the Holy City, each sect should still have a large part of their vitality.Whether it is the churches that surrendered or the churches that fled, a large part of them should be hiding now, waiting for the opportunity to counterattack.That's why he hoped that Yin Lian could gather some power in the holy city as soon as possible and control it in his hands.

Now it seems that she is doing better than expected.

After reading all the text, the black sage thought for a while and said, "You wrote very well, I think it's okay, so let's handle it like this."

Yin Lian nodded with a smile and said, "Then I'll post it."

As a result, after these regulations were posted, they quickly caused a shock in the entire holy city.Among them, the ones that were most shocked were naturally the most influential sects in the holy city.

"Freedom of belief!?" A blond pastor walked around his room several times before saying, "...What a ruthless move."