"Your Highness, I think that these despicable gods must not be allowed to enter our family territory to build temples to confuse those ignorant citizens. These self-proclaimed spokespersons and worshipers of gods in the world are actually just a group of vultures and greedy people chasing wealth. Jackals, wherever the rich are, they swarm up, borrowing the name of the gods to plunder the wealth of believers, and even unite against the rule of the lord. So I don't think we can let the envoys of the temple from Morente City be among us To build a temple in the family territory of the family, so as not to lose the tail."
The one who held a firm opposition was Viscount Hickerd, the governor of Makinohara Province who was notified to come to discuss whether to allow those temples to preach in the North. He was originally a trainee teacher at Mober College in the imperial capital, but later he fled to Hirovas Island due to the war and became the clerk of White Bird Town. After Lorist recovered Hilovas Island, he joined the Norton family as a matter of course, and was promoted to the position of governor by virtue of his excellent administrative management ability.
As we all know, when the Krissen Empire was strong at that time, several emperors of the Krissen royal family never gave the temple any face. When Christen IV was in power, envoys from major temples once went to see him, hoping to obtain permission to divide an area in the imperial capital to build temples, but they were flatly rejected by Christen IV.
Christen IV replied that the empire was created by his ancestors with the sword in their hands, and it has nothing to do with the gods. He only heard that the warriors would pray for the protection of the gods they believed in before the battle, but he had never heard that the protection of the gods would come after victory. So believing in the gods is not as good as believing in the sharp sword in your own hand, at least life and death can be in your own hands.
Christen IV rejected the request to build a temple area in the imperial capital, and only allowed a few temples to build temples in the outer suburbs of the imperial capital. Such as the Temple of War God, the Temple of Knowledge and Wisdom, the Temple of the Earth Mother, the Temple of the Silver Moon Goddess, etc. Because the Christian royal family clearly does not support the attitude of disbelief, most of the residents of the imperial capital are pan-believers. After struggling to maintain, most of them withdrew to Morente City after the war.
As the Crimson Kingdom's cultivator of grassroots and junior bureaucrats, Mober Academy has always followed in the footsteps of the Crimson royal family, so most of the trained students and teachers are opposed to the temples, thinking that these temples will increase the number of people in the territory under their jurisdiction. In particular, they are easy to confuse and hijack public opinion, and oppose the legitimate rights and interests of the lord. Therefore, the attitude of Governor Hickerd's resolute opposition to allowing these temples to be built in the family territory is clear at a glance.
Fatty Shi stood up and made a speech. He believed that after the family used Morente City as a wholesale market and transit point for the commodities and goods produced in the family territory, the prying and infiltration of the temples facing the family territory was inevitable. As Governor Hickerd said, the Norton family territory has a large population, developed commerce, and rich people. In the eyes of those temples, it is a big fat. It is impossible for those sanctimonious temple bishops and priests to give up what they want to achieve. Target.
In terms of strength and armed forces, these temples are not a threat compared to the Norton family. But it is worth noting that these temples are good at playing with people's hearts. If the family prohibits these temples from preaching to the people in the family territory, then the transfer of these temples to the underground may add even greater pressure to the family's rule. trouble. Today, there are more than 3 million people in the entire Northland, and there are nearly 60 small towns. In addition, most of the people are refugees who have been forcibly relocated. Although the Norton family gave them a stable and wealthy life, after all, the time is short, and the hearts of the people have not really belonged to the Norton family.
Fatty Shi's opinion is that the Norton family is now supporting the Liberty Alliance, and these temples are also a very powerful faction in the Liberty Alliance's ruling council. Rejecting the request of these temples is very simple, but the consequences are likely to turn against the forces of these temples, and even form a faction against the Norton family in the Liberty Alliance, which will hinder and hinder the Norton family's future actions and strategies in Morente City suffer from.
Therefore, Fatty Shi's opinion is that it is possible to agree to the request of these temples to build temples in the family territory, but effective supervision and control of these temples must be implemented. This will not only gain the support of the temple forces in the ruling council of the Free Alliance, but also effectively appease the people in the family territory, reducing the conflicts and daily skirmishes between the people from all over the town. This kills two birds with one stone. good thing.
Director Kedan also stood up to speak rarely, and he agreed with Fatty Shi's proposition. As the person in charge of the entire family territory patrol system, he knows the current situation of the family territory very well. He informed everyone present at the meeting of several criminal cases that occurred in the family territory due to the belief in evil gods. At present, more than three million people in the Northland are refugees from various provinces of the former Krissen Empire, and most of them are ignorant and poor farmers.
Although the family has set up schools in various towns to teach the most basic literacy, only a small number of children receive primary education. The family does not currently have the ability to enforce adult literacy in the territory. So many farmers thanked not the benevolent government of the Norton family, but various gods after obtaining basic living security and surplus harvests. This has given some liars and cultists a loophole.
For example, several villages in Hongheyuan near the Black Forest suddenly enshrined a black witch god, and even held a blood sacrifice ceremony in the Black Forest on the night of the full moon, killing two ten-year-old boys and girls, thinking that Such a blood sacrifice would bring a bountiful harvest. There is also a cult popular in the eastern part of the Northland. They believe in a god called Wallis. It is said that this god is the younger brother of the sun god, the god of light and the god of war Sigva, and has the supernatural powers of immortality and turning stones into gold. , and he will also impart these two sacred skills to devout believers. Some people in the eastern region donated all their belongings to this evil god, and even robbed and killed people because of the lack of offerings...
Director Kedan said that the family territory used to be regarded as a remote and wild place, so no temples were willing to come here to preach. Back then, because of the small population and the vast land, it didn't matter to the people whether they had faith or not. Most people in the Northland believe in the God of War and the Sun God. But it is different now, the people from all over the world have different beliefs, and even disputes and fights will occur because of the different gods they believe in.
Just like the two cults mentioned above, when the family dispatched a patrol team to capture those leaders, they were blocked and abused by those believers, which almost led to violent armed conflicts. Therefore, Director Kedan believes that we should take the initiative to introduce these temples. After all, these temples believe in righteous gods, and their teachings have also withstood the test of time.
Director Kedan's speech made most of the senior members of the Norton family who came to the meeting deep in thought. This is indeed a new problem. People in war-torn times are easily satisfied. What they yearn for is a stable and peaceful life. The Nortons gave them stability and made them rich. But now what the Lingminmen need is spiritual satisfaction, and the Norton family is powerless in terms of faith, so Director Kedan hopes that the family will take the initiative to welcome the arrival of those temples.
Viscount Camora said that although Viscount Shredder and Director Kedan believe that it is beneficial for the family to agree to the request of those temples to preach in the family territory at this stage, they must also consider the disadvantages of the temples that Governor Hickerd said. At present, those temples require the Norton family to agree to some harsh requirements and conditions in order to preach in the Northland, but the family must also guard against these temples after gaining a foothold in the Northland, hijacking public opinion or instigating the people to force the family to relax the supervision of the temple. . In the past, some lords had quarreled with the temples in their territories because of this, and even used force to expel the temples. These examples can be learned from history. Therefore, the general lords are very disgusted with a certain temple setting foot in their family territory.
Viscount Camorra believes that if the family may enter the family territory to build temples and preach in the temples of Morente City, the first thing is that they cannot divide the temple area like Morente City, so that these temples collude to form a temple force. These temples should be separated by divisions in the various towns of the family domain. For example, in Beihai City, you can build the Temple of the Sea God and the Temple of the Wind God, because these two gods are related to sea shipping.
In Fengleyuan, where Nongken is the mainstay, you can worship the Mother Earth Goddess and the Harvest Goddess. The Red River near the Black Forest could have built the Temple of the Forest Goddess and the Goddess of the Forest Creek. Rock Castle and Angry Bear City can be assigned to the preaching scope of the Temple of War. Viscount Camorra quickly divided more than 60 towns in the Northland to more than 20 gods. He said that perhaps the construction of temples in Muyeyuan Province and the eastern part of the Northland would be beneficial to the grassland and mountain tribes. Categorize.
At this point in the discussion of the meeting, it can be said that there has been a clear answer, that is, to allow those temples in Morente City to enter the family territory to preach and build temples. The next thing to discuss is how to effectively supervise these temples entering the Northland. Fatty Shi said, first of all, the first rule is that no temple is allowed to oppose the policies and administrative measures implemented by the Norton family on the family territory. Ruthless annihilation and expulsion.
Director Speer hurriedly got up. He thought that the second rule should be that the temple should not collect money from believers within the scope of preaching, and any believers should not exceed a certain amount of offerings to the temple within a monthly period. Otherwise, it must be taxed three times as heavily. And the temple must also truthfully declare the amount of property that believers donate every month, and allocate half of the amount to support poor believers, treat diseases and injuries for believers...
Director Kedan said that any temple in the Norton family territory must not shelter criminals and protect the hostile elements of the Norton family, and those who violate it will be punished. At the same time, no matter what the temple is, it has the obligation to assist the Norton family in maintaining the law and order of the territory, cracking down on cults and pacifying riots, instead of standing by as an excuse to be neutral when there is a disturbance in the Norton family's territory. Conceal and conceal.
Viscount Camorra believes that each temple must follow the evangelism scope of its own temple, and must not interfere in the territory of other temples, compete for believers and slander other temples. In the process of evangelism, individual freedom of belief must be respected. Believers must not be forced to change their beliefs or force the wishes of others, and believers must not use their unpaid labor to seek benefits for the temple.
Governor Hickerd also changed his original view of refusing the temples to enter the family territory. He believed that if those temples had the power to teach the naturalization of the grassman tribe and the mountain tribe, the family might as well reward these temples and financially support them. Support, meritorious deeds will be rewarded, and faults will be punished. This will be fair to those temples, and will also encourage them to recruit a large number of believers from the Caoman tribe and the Shanman tribe to promote the belief of the gods.
Soon, eighteen regulatory regulations on the preaching of the temple within the family territory were included in everyone's suggestions, and finally submitted to Lorist.
Lorist looked at the eighteen regulatory regulations and asked everyone with a smile which department was going to be in charge of supervising these temples. Only then did everyone realize that they had forgotten the most important point. Policing these temples doesn't seem very appropriate. But if there is no department to supervise, then these regulations will only become a dead letter...
Lorist shook his head and said, how about it, with Viscount Schrader as the leader, Governor Sickled and Viscount Camorra as his deputy, go to negotiate with the envoys of those temples, and establish a symposium after reaching an agreement with those temples according to these 18 regulatory regulations. The Family Territory Shrine Supervision Committee requires each temple to send a representative to this committee as a supervisory member. If a certain temple violates the regulations, the Guanguan Committee can fine and confiscate the mission area as a normal case.
Any temple has to hand over a certain amount of funds every year as the operating expenses of the supervisory committee, and the work expenses, benefits and salaries of each supervisory committee member are deducted from this fund. In addition, the position of the supervisory committee member can be a part-time job, which does not affect its responsibilities in the temple. At the same time, half of the fines for temples that violate the regulations can be used as a bonus for the investigation committee, and the other half can be included in the operating expenses of the supervision committee. If a temple is confiscated and its preaching area is confiscated, the mission area can vote in the supervisory committee to select the temple to take over.
Lorist is very sure that the supervisory committee he proposed will soon become the favorite of those temples. These temples will no longer form a force to resist the supervision of the Norton family like they did in Morente City. On the contrary, they will They will fight each other endlessly in order to expand the preaching area and scope of their temples. Of course, the Norton family will also send corresponding personnel to this supervisory committee, otherwise, the representatives of the temple in this supervisory committee may break their heads...
The negotiating team headed by Fatty Shi conducted arduous back-and-forth negotiations with representatives of various temples from Morente City, and finally in July made in-depth details on the 18-point regulatory agreement provided by the Norton family. Standards for dealing with various contradictions and conflicts in various situations were formulated, and finally the two parties reached a satisfactory agreement. From this moment on, the "Eighteen Rules of Temple Inspection" became the official executive decree of the Norton family territory.
For the Norton family and the various temples, this is a win-win outcome. After the Norton family allowed the various temples to enter the family territory to preach, they effectively appeased the people in the territory, and used the temples to eliminate and combat those cults that were secretly spread in the territory. The temples in Morente City have found a more suitable place for preaching. The wealthy Northland and the people are enough to ensure that they expand their beliefs in the temple and establish a solid foundation for the temple.
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