"When you hold a knife, others will be afraid of you. They will meet all your demands and give you wealth, power and status."
"They will deceive you, trap you in lies, gradually become numb, and become friends and brothers with you until you forget how you became them."
"Then you will put down the knife in your hand, put down the knife in your heart, and you will become them and eventually be swallowed up by them."
"They won't kill you. That's too low-level. They will make you become who they really are, and then watch out for those with knives together with them. Although you are still alive, you are no longer yourself!"
"So, people must not forget their roots, their mission, their purpose, and they must not waver!"
Du Lin looked at the old brothers in the room, sitting on the table with their legs crossed, playing with a letter sword with a light golden wooden handle in his hand. His expression was very serious, but when he looked up later, there was a look on his face. The solemnity turned into a smile, "So we can't put down the knife, we have to hide the knife and let them think we are them!"
"The hometown association remains unchanged. All core members will be transferred to the soon-to-be-established Gods Association. I will give you the new charter of the hometown association later and distribute it to you."
The Fellowship is the sharpest knife in Du Lin's hand, and it is also the knife that can kill people's hearts. This knife is what the nobles, including Magus, are wary of. In today's world, you can worship a totem, a statue, a piece of history, or even money, but you absolutely cannot worship and fanatically believe in a living person.
The reason why the church has survived for so many years without being beaten to death by the cabinet is not that the church has lost its power and influence. According to the current data released by the church, the church's influence in the empire is still quite large. Many capitalists are believers in the church. After all, the church has a very broad audience, especially those at the bottom of society. Joining the church will give people a good impression.
The reason why they can still exist is because God is dead, and worshiping a dead person has no value except to restrain oneself.
This is the biggest difference between normal religion and cults. Regular religions worship gods from mythological times, or certain beliefs, which are all dead and empty things, but cults worship a living person. .
The dead God is dead and has no selfish desires, but he holds the greatest faith. Those church leaders who use the name of faith to make profits and manipulate the congregation cannot go against the doctrines formulated by themselves or those previous leaders. They can only persuade people. Keep deepening into the positive and positive. The power in their hands will be taken away by faith when necessary.
But living people are different. As long as people are alive, they will have selfish desires, impulses, and irrational moments. In this case, they will use the power in their hands to create some appalling things, with horrific consequences.
No matter which world you are in, there is no objection to freedom of belief, but there is a prerequisite to ensure that that belief is a "dead person". [Actually, there are some very rare cases that are not included in this list]
The Hometown Association is not a religious organization. When the Hometown Association was established in Dulin, the application form filled out was a social organization with a mutual aid nature. Now is the time for it to truly fulfill its role as a social group. As for those core members, they will join the Gods Association that will be established later.
Magus promised that Dulin would pass legislation to affirm the equality of ethnic groups and beliefs among the citizens of the empire, and use written records to confirm that both Ogdins and Guarts are citizens of the empire and have the right to enjoy the gifts given by the empire. All their rights must also bear corresponding responsibilities, and they will also be relaxed about their beliefs. All believers with their own beliefs are allowed to register with a soon-to-be-established religious bureau, establish religious organizations, and build real cathedrals.
Fundamentally improving the social welfare benefits of non-mainstream people is also a way to make Du Lin put down the knife in his hand. Mags will not listen to Du Lin and favor him just because he has become his niece-in-law. I will be more strict with him, but I can say certain things easily and "explain the simple things but the deep things".
Dulin has never been a guy who would completely obey others. The two idiots Woodcutter Wood and Gedol taught Dulin a bloody lesson. When he believed that he put down the murderous knife and put on expensive clothes and walked into the palace What will greet him at that time will not be applause, but the rope that hangs him, or the cage that will forever imprison him.
Threats to other people are also a manifestation of self-worth, but this value is not liked by everyone. If you mistakenly believe that you can throw away these things because you have such unpopular values and thus reach a higher social class, that would be truly ridiculous and stupid. Dulin will not give up under any circumstances.
Not seeking to hurt others, but seeking to protect myself.
The reform of the hometown association will not be so obvious. On the surface, the Guart people are twisted into a rope, but in fact that may not be the case. People have selfish motives. If someone hadn't kicked him into the quagmire and stepped on him, he might not believe in Du Lin's identity as the Messiah. And more importantly, there are still many descendants of traitors in the empire, such as Haidler. Their fathers or grandfathers achieved success in the empire by selling out the overall interests of the Guarts. These people will not feel inspired by the emergence of a Dulin who can command a large number of Guarts. They will only be afraid. Will worry.
What will they do if one day the Guarts rise again
In the long history of the Guart people, only one faceless man survived. The other fraudulent betrayers who accepted the judgment of the gods all died violently in the sun. They would not think that they must be the lucky person, then Blocking Dulin and letting him fail is obviously the way that best suits the current interests of these traitors.
So Dulin has many other ideas in this regard, especially since he started to hesitate to take action against those traitors. In the past, Dulin would not touch them because the political environment of the empire needed them, and the politicians of the empire... that is The cabinet headed by Magus needs these "typical" presences. Their presence tells all the Guarts that the empire is willing to accept them and allow them to ascend to high positions. This will greatly soothe the emotions of the Guart people. This is definitely not a joke, even if they are all traitors.
In fact, the same is true for the provincial people. There are also some provincial people who have become celebrities in society and members of the upper class. Their existence also serves as an example to tell the provincial people that as long as they work hard, they may not have a place in the upper class.
But things are different now. Once Magus legislates to ensure equality between races and freedom of belief, the entire society will undergo a series of changes. This change may not be easy to show in the early stages, but as people try, the trend of racial integration will become more and more obvious.
When everyone's rights and obligations are the same, and no one will encounter unequal treatment, what is the difference between the Guarts, the Shanyas, and the Ogdins
Under such circumstances, the value of these models and role models is greatly reduced, and some of them may even be kicked out.
This is not a blatant violation of the new bill, but a sign of respect, so that the members of the race who are waiting to be integrated will not only not be angry about it, but will be louder!
Politics has never been clean or simple!
This is why Du Lin is preparing to take action against these people. It is better for him to take action than for the official to take action. For all ethnic groups, kicking these people down is a kind of acceptance and recognition. So why should the official do it? Du Lin can use it This opportunity will deepen his influence among the Guarts and let people confirm that he is the Messiah because he punished those traitors!
"Dufo..." Du Lin raised his head and glanced at Du Fo, who was leaning on the door and chewing an apple. The latter waved his hand. Du Lin laughed, shook his head and said, "Hadler has been of some help to us. I I am very grateful for what he has done for our compatriots, including us, in Tenel City, so I will give him the greatest gift. You go and keep an eye on him. I will personally send him to the judgment seat. Don't let him run away. Don’t let him die either.”
"Okay, boss!",
"Ellis..."
With each Dulin roll call, traitors who were once labeled as "successful people" in certain areas of society will be judged by the gods. Dulin is not afraid that these things will cause too much trouble, and Magus will understand his Ideas, cabinets and politicians will not be overly targeted. While the Guarts hate these people, they are also hated by the mainstream society of the empire. Treason has never been a matter of honor, even if their actions helped the Ogdins destroy the Guart Kingdom. , the Imperial people will not like these traitors, and will even hate them as much as the Guarts.
Of course, this is also one of the characteristics of politics. Personal likes and dislikes will not affect the implementation of overall benefit plans. People are happy to call this behavior mature.
After arranging the next work, Dulin picked up the phone and dialed the number in the west. He contacted Nadia and asked Nadia to go to Otis City to make arrangements and prepare a grand donation for him. Ceremony, he wants the whole world to know that he donated hundreds of millions of wealth to the empire.
Arrangements are being carried out in an orderly manner, many of which are things that Hersman does not know. Of course, he does not need to know these. This most core matter can never involve outsiders.
Du Lin lit a cigarette, feeling a little depressed in the empty study. He walked to the window, holding the cigarette in his mouth. The moment he pushed open the window with both hands, the fresh air outside rushed in, making him feel refreshed. Bask in the sunshine. The dust floating slowly around his body was now looming under the golden sun, setting off something different for Du Lin.
(End of chapter)