Royal Gold Magistrate

outside the Holy City.

Lai Gouer and Father Solger shared a carriage, sitting in the open-air front room of the carriage, looking at the surrounding scenery.

There are several carriages following behind, which are the entourage, with supplies and other expenses in the carriages.

Looking at the gradually growing town in the distance, Lai Gou'er sighed: "It's finally here. It's really not easy to come here."

As early as a month ago, Father Soljay had negotiated with him to go to the Holy City to be baptized by the Pope himself.

Lai Gouer took the opportunity to meet with the Pope to discuss trade.

After all, Dajing's business will continue to expand in the future, and if it continues to expand to other countries, it needs to deal with the Holy See.

In this case, it is better to be in place at one time, and discuss the matter openly and honestly. It is best to get a contract or something, and it will save a lot of trouble.

After all, the pope speaks far more powerfully than the emperor.

It took a lot of trouble along the way. From Fika to the Holy City, you need to take a boat through the Hamra Strait, and then pass through the Kingdom of Hero to reach the Holy City.

Seeing the bustling town in Hiro, and having a brief chat with the locals, the two rushed to the holy city without stopping.

Father Soljay also expressed anticipation: "Yes, it is my first time to visit the Holy City, and I never expected to have the opportunity to meet the Pope in person. I heard that there are countless statues on the Temple Mount, and when the sun rises, there will be golden light shining all over it. Now it is finally There is a chance to see you."

Lai Gou'er looked around, thought carefully, and asked, "I don't think the Holy City is too far from the sea. Isn't there a port? Why do we have to go around such a big circle and go to the Holy City through the Hero Land Road?" city."

Solger said: "There is a port, but it is only for the pope to travel. Others have to go through the road to come to the holy city. The surroundings of the holy city are guarded by other countries, and the sea area of ​​the port is also the sea area of ​​Hero, so we can't come by boat. of."

Lai Gou'er raised his eyebrows, noncommittal, and asked instead: "When you meet the Pope, you archbishop will be completely at ease, and I can no longer call you a priest. This is a rare opportunity. I want to meet the Pope and say something." ?"

Father Soljay smiled: "Let's call me Father, I'm used to it..." He paused for a moment, his face suddenly became serious, "After meeting the Pope, I will naturally report the situation of the Fika Church to him in detail. After a while, it would be best for the Holy See to reduce some of the 'donations' from the people, hoping to change in the future."

After all, Father Soljay closed his eyes and began to meditate.

Since he received the commission and became the archbishop, he has to manage the church of Feika single-handedly.

The process was a bit dreamy, he hadn't realized the consciousness of becoming an archbishop, but there were still many affairs in the city that needed someone to be responsible for.

So on the one hand, he performed his duties as a priest as usual among the people, and on the other hand, he began to take over high-level affairs.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm startled when I see it.

The income of the church has reached an astonishing level...of which the 'donations' of the common people occupy a considerable part.

And the expenditure is even more astonishing. Except for the part that needs to be contributed to the Holy See, the remaining [-]% of the expenditure is used for various matters in the church, and [-]% is used for the expenses of church personnel.

The income gap between the lower class and the upper class is also staggering, up to ten times the difference, not to mention that the upper class also has reimbursement and many privileges in life.

After a long study, he determined that about half of the expenditure was wasteful or unnecessary.

He could see the plight of the lower class, so he immediately decided to cut down the business expenditure, and the high-level personnel expenditure was taken out and returned to the poor believers.

The lower level naturally encouraged and cheered and gave great support.

But to make a decision, it is no surprise that I encountered strong opposition from the middle and upper echelons of the church...

But his luck has always been good. The two high-level leaders who took the lead in opposing were hacked to death in the street the next day. It worked surprisingly well!

But going on like this is not an option. The brotherhood is getting more and more rampant now, and there is no guarantee that the knife will fall on him one day.

What's more, some people in the church now think that he has an affair with the Brotherhood, which is unacceptable!

He was upright and let people check him casually, which cleared his doubts.

The Brotherhood is very capable... We must ask the Pope to send some capable men to Feka to get rid of them.

Seeing that his eyes were closed, Lai Gouer asked, "Father, what are you thinking?"

Father Soljay opened his eyes and sighed: "I was thinking about the Brotherhood, this time I am planning to ask some helpers from the Holy City to go to Fika to find out the Brotherhood members... I have been checking for a long time, the Brotherhood members Still haven't found out, in fact, I've always suspected... there is a traitor in the church!"

Lai Gou'er shrugged, pursed his lips and stared straight ahead.

Good guy, I doubt myself, if you don't have to tell me honestly every time there is an arrest operation, how can the fraternity go so smoothly.

Poor honest priest, I don't know if he will have a mental breakdown on the day he discovers the truth...

After driving for more than 20 minutes, the carriage finally arrived at the foot of the holy city.

The majestic city stands tall and magnificent!

Lai Gou'er narrowed his eyes and looked towards the door opening, constantly calculating in his mind.

The construction of the holy city is really nothing to say... Just looking at the thickness of the city wall, which is nearly six feet thick, it can definitely be regarded as impenetrable!

In Dajing, it is hard to find a city wall of this size.

Moreover, people kept coming in and out of the city gate, and their clothes were extremely luxurious.

He has been in Fika for a long time. Although all countries in the West have their own styles, generally speaking, the aesthetics of clothing in bordering countries is not much different.

He can tell at a glance whether the clothes on a person's body are good or bad, and what class they represent.

According to this initial impression, I am afraid that the financial strength of the holy city is far beyond imagination!

Father Solger didn't think much about it, his chest rose and fell slightly, and he looked up at the city wall with hope in his eyes.

holy city!The hometown of dreams has finally arrived!

The two got off their horses and led the carriage to the gate of the city.

People around looked sideways at Lai Gouer, an unfamiliar oriental face.

Until the carriage is ready to enter the city.

Two guards in silver armor held spears and blocked their way.

Without waiting for the guard to ask questions, Father Soljay hurriedly explained: "We came from Fika. I am the newly appointed archbishop of the Pope. This time I came to the Holy City to be baptized."

After speaking, he immediately took out the letter of appointment and handed it over.

The guard took a look at the letter of appointment, then raised his chin towards Lai Gou'er.

Father Soljay hurriedly said, "This is a guest from a great eastern country, and also my friend. He is here to pay a visit to the Pope."

The guard looked Lai Gou'er up and down, and nodded.

There are a lot of people coming and going in the holy city. Although this person is of a different race and looks a little rare, it is not surprising.

One of the guards stretched out his hand and said, "The entrance fee is one silver coin per person, and you can pay as many people as there are in your convoy."

Father Solger was stunned for a moment, and questioned: "How can this holy city collect money? Will faithful believers be stopped outside the city because they have no money?"

The two guards looked at each other happily.

"This is the rule! If you don't have money, you can't enter. Do you want to pay?"

Seeing the frivolous expressions of the two, Father Soljay was furious: "This is unreasonable! You are simply taking the opportunity to make money! I am the archbishop, and I will sue you if I meet the Pope!"

The corners of the two guards' mouths widened, "Okay! You can go to the Pope to file a complaint, but if you don't have money, you still can't get in. Do you want to pay?"

"I don't pay, and I want to enter this city, what can you do with me?" Soljie was furious.

I was happy to go to the holy city, but the door has not come in, so it is really disappointing.

The beauty of the first impression was ruined in sevens and eights.

Hearing this, the two guards straightened up, poked the barrel of the gun on the ground, and said in a bad tone: "Then don't go in, go and stay aside, don't get in the way here."

"You dare!"

Seeing Father Soljay's angry look, one of the guards bent down and approached Father Soljay with a playful look on his face.

"Steam, are you not convinced?"

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