In the early morning of the next day, the people of the God of light led the horses from the hotel in the south of the town, along the wide street of Shanghe Town, towards Lingfeng castle in the north.
In just one day, bishop robus was vaguely aware of the differences in the town.
This difference is not simply the wide streets under your feet or the new houses on both sides.
Suddenly, the Lord of Zhafu wanted to build some beautiful houses. It''s nothing strange. Their God of light also built temples in the East.
What really makes him feel different is the changes hidden in this town.
Looking at the bishop who was looking at the houses on both sides of the street, priest Giovanni said teasingly: "bishop, building so many houses, I don''t know whether the gold coins of an iron mine are enough for the count."
Cruz said: "he should build a magnificent temple on the square just now. It is spacious and the center of the town, which can facilitate people here to repent and pray in the temple."
"The square just now?" Giovanni smiled. "Cruz, do you know how many gold coins it takes to build a magnificent temple in the square just now?"
"He doesn''t have an iron mine," Cruz said. "He has earned so many gold coins. No matter how much he spends, he shouldn''t be stingy. It''s everyone''s glory to be able to build a temple for the God of light!"
Looking at a natural Cruz, priest Giovanni smiled. This boy is pious enough, but he is too young. He thought.
When they looked at the houses on both sides in the same silence, bishop robus suddenly said, "after preaching to the count of Lingfeng castle, we can walk around here. I''m suddenly curious about this town."
"Choose a place to build the temple?" Giovanni said immediately. "We can ask Gustav to help. As long as we give him a little more benefit, I think the slaves here will give priority to building a temple for us. It will also bring us closer to his relationship."
"Just past the square," Cruz said, "build the temple. It''s a good opportunity for those slaves to atone!"
"To preach here, you need the permission of the count of Lingfeng castle. Of course, it''s not difficult. Just what I said just now is not to choose an address for the temple, but to know more about the situation here. Don''t you find that there are many differences in this town?"
"Yes, there are many differences," Giovanni said with a smile. "As long as you have been here once before, you will understand how great the changes here are. Shanghe town used to be moldy."
"I''m not talking about these houses." bishop robus pointed to the road under his feet. "Don''t you see any difference on the ground? Or your nose forgot to remind you of the smell of the town?"
Hearing the speech, both of them quickly looked down at the street under their feet.
Because of the large-scale construction, the streets of Shanghe town are not clean. There is dust and gravel everywhere, but there is no sign of dumping feces.
Reminded by robus, they immediately realized this.
"My Lord, maybe they have other places to dump feces. Just ask the hotel clerk about this kind of thing."
Cruz nodded aside and didn''t think it was worth an idea.
"That''s change!" said Hobbs. "And, you said that hotel man, didn''t you find him different?"
Guys are different, too?
Giovanni thought. It was a young boy who served them. He didn''t look outstanding, but his words showed a sense of cleverness.
"A lot smarter than the average servant," he tried.
"That''s not what I said," said bishop robus. "He has a booklet in his arms. I don''t know what it says, but I''m sure it''s a booklet."
"Each other can read?" priest Giovanni looked surprised.
"It will not be an album," said bishop robus.
Frowning, Giovanni said discontentedly: "it seems that the guy is not simple. He should be an underground mouse. He is responsible for inquiring about the guests. Maybe it''s Gustav''s man. This is his territory."
Bishop robus smiled and did not delve into the subject.
Yesterday''s contact with the mayor was very smooth. Although the two sides had not been able to fully trust each other, he believed that even if they didn''t see him yesterday, the other side would send someone to contact them.
"Bishop, is there any difference?" Cruz asked curiously.
"A lot, like the food we eat in the hotel. Have you ever eaten that food anywhere else?"
"No." Cruz shook his head and immediately asked Giovanni, "Lord Giovanni, are those food the special food of Shanghe town? It''s really delicious. I''ve never eaten anything so delicious! If only I could eat it all the time!"
Looking at him, Giovanni said with a straight face: "Cruz, chasing desire is the beginning of pain. No matter what food, as long as it can fill your stomach, it is the gift of the God of light. We should be grateful!"
"Yes, Lord Giovanni," Cruz lowered his voice.
Looking at Cruz who admitted his mistake, priest Giovanni nodded with satisfaction. While taking back his eyes, he couldn''t help but chirp twice in his heart and thought: Hey, don''t say, those dishes are good things. Even that steamed bread is better than bread!
"Bishop, is there any difference?" Cruz asked again after a while.
Looking at him, bishop robus asked, "do you know why iron mines can earn so many gold coins to build this town?"
"I know that!" said Cruz. "Because they joined hands with merchants to raise the price of iron products, they earned a lot of gold coins. They should reduce the price and donate a atonement to our God of light, because they obtained it with despicable means."
What a naive boy. Reverend Giovanni thought.
What robus wants to tell Cruz is that in addition to the changes in some things, there have been institutional changes in the Shanghe collar.
If they simply raised the price, the nobles in the East would have hanged the businessmen in the territory. Even their God of light would not let go of those Greedy Bastards.
In addition to the scarcity of iron ore, there are two very important reasons why businessmen dare to raise prices recklessly.
First, shangheling''s unique recognition of local businessmen.
In all the territories above the count, almost only one merchant can get the goods of iron ore mountains and sell them only in fixed territories. As a result, if the nobleman hanged the merchant in his land, he would never get the goods of the iron mine again.
Even if there are new businessmen, they must be businessmen recognized by lingfengbao, and the situation will not change. This is also the real reason why the eastern nobles attacked Lingfeng Castle not long ago.
Second, the general manager of Shanghe collar quickly produced a large number of iron products.
Although this can not be compared with the production of nobles, it can not be too slow. Even for this reason, he heard that some nobles and businessmen will pay the cost of purchasing goods in advance in order to get the goods as soon as possible.
He was really curious. He planned to have a good stroll in Shanghe Town, or visit Gustav again and ask each other whether he or the group of bachelors came up with these ideas. By the way, he would see how different Shanghe town is.
Looking at Cruz waiting for his evaluation, robus said directly: "it needs to make the other party realize their sins, sincerely believe in the God of light and repent to the God of light."
Looking at him, Cruz''s eyes were full of admiration: "with your presence, bishop, the count of lingfengbao will realize his sin and understand the truth that only by believing in the God of light can he be saved!"
"Yes, sir," said priest Giovanni, "there are no sinners you can''t reform, and there are no charming people you can''t turn back. It''s his honor for the count of Lingfeng castle to be preached by you in person."
Before coming to the river, Giovanni had never seen robus, but he knew that many nobles who believed in the God of light in the East were the result of his personal preaching.
These nobles pay free atonement to the God of light every year.
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