Chapter 428： to collins

A carriage was driving slowly on the dirt road in the country. Judging from the style and decoration of the carriage, it was a carriage specially used for rental. For a relatively developed business area like Jiaowan, there are a lot of transportation Leasing services, cargo, people, everything.

"Guest, let me tell you, you are really courageous, especially since you are still a foreigner."

The coachman's voice came through the front window of the carriage.

Friedrich Liszt smiled helplessly, are all the coachmen in Jiaowan so talkative?

He just wanted to enjoy the scenery along the way quietly.

But out of politeness, he still responded: "Why do you say that?"

"Don't you know?"

The coachman's voice was full of surprise.

"Recently the situation on both sides has become more and more tense."

Liszt knew that the two sides in the words of the coachman referred to the coastal countries of the Horn Bay led by the Horn Bay Alliance and the inland countries of the Horn Bay headed by Collins.

The apparent conflict between the two sides focused on whether to continue the witch hunt that had lasted for many years, but Liszt, who had lived in Jiaowan for a long time, understood that the essence of the conflict was due to economic interests.

The coastal countries have long controlled the maritime trade, making a lot of money every year, while the inland countries can only rely on a few local specialty products produced by underdeveloped agriculture and handicrafts to earn some external profits, such as tea and silk , just rely on the merchant ships of those coastal people, and the coastal merchants who control the sea transportation often use various means to lower the purchase price. How can this not arouse the jealousy of Collins and other inland countries.

However, the Holy See chose the seat of the Archbishop of Jiaowan in the landlocked country of Collins. The income of the Jiaowan Church in various places, as well as the tithes collected in various places, are the bulk of the income of the Jiaowan Church’s funds. After the church paid the share to the Holy See, the remaining money was mainly spent on the inland countries around Collins, so many people in the inland depended on the church for their livelihood, and many of them even directly received the church's alms.

The biased fund use policy of the Jiaowan Church has cultivated a large number of devout believers in the inland, resulting in a very strong religious atmosphere in the inland countries, especially in Collins, where it is located, from the king to the slaves are all Illuminati. faithful believers.

However, it also caused strong dissatisfaction among the coastal countries. It is generally believed that the Jiaowan Church is killing the rich and helping the poor.

The witch hunts in recent years have interfered unprecedentedly with the normal commercial activities in the coastal areas. In the end, the church envoys were thrown out of the window in the capital of the Jiaowan Alliance, and the aim was to resist the control of the Jiaowan Church. The widespread spread of new sects along the coast has pushed the long-standing conflict between the two sides to a new peak.

After hearing what the coachman said, Liszt asked back, "Don't you often drive this road? Don't you worry about yourself?"

The coachman turned around and smiled at him through the window, "People like us who run around all the year round to make a living, naturally have our own way. Don't worry, my guest, if someone stops us on the road, just let me deal with it. However, Hehe, when the time comes, you have to cheer yourself up..."

What the coachman said made Liszt feel a little worried. Although he had made preparations in advance and knew that the road might not be peaceful, he had a reason to go on this trip. There is a very prestigious nobleman in Collins, who sent someone to contact Todd. Niceburg office, he wanted to export his silk and tea through Aldo.

Because of the recent situation, the merchants in the Northwest Gulf have taken a lot of business that originally belonged to the merchants in the corner of the bay. On the one hand, the coastal countries are trying to hit the inland economically. On the other hand, the inland people do not want to continue to endure the maritime merchants. treacherous.

He really came here for whatever he was afraid of. Just after Liszt raised his heart, dust was raised on the road in the distance.

A group of people rushed to the carriage and surrounded them.

"Stop! Who's inside!"

The leader rode a tall horse and yelled fiercely at the carriage.

Liszt was very nervous, remembering what the coachman said just now, and left everything to him. The coachman immediately jumped down and ran to the leader's horse. The horseman bent down, and the two had a conversation.

Then the leader shook the reins, came to the front of the carriage, and shouted in a deep voice

"Aldo! We are the witch hunters of Collins, come down and be inspected!"

Liszt had no choice but to open the car door, stood on the ground and bowed cautiously to the man.

"My lord, I am going to Collins to discuss business with Earl Bridges."

I thought that mentioning the nobleman's name would make the person in front of me a little more polite, but I didn't expect the other party to mutter, "Another treacherous businessman."

Liszt was so frightened that he stopped talking.

The leader first pressed those stones against Liszt's body, stroked them up and down, back and forth, and kept chanting words as if they were reciting fragments from the holy scriptures.

Nothing out of the ordinary, "Well, you're not a wizard, but..."

He beckoned, and his followers came over with a box in their hands.

The leader reached in and took out a piece of paper with something scrawled on it.

"Listen, you heretics who don't believe in God, the sins on your body have been accumulated and cannot be washed away by ordinary means But, our merciful servants of the gods in Collins, they are day and night to the light The Lord prayed devoutly and created these holy symbols of indulgence for the world! As long as you offer them directly to the Heavenly Father, you can get one, and then your sins can be washed away. Note that it’s just the previous one, hum, Just wait to be scorched by fire forever in **** after death!"

Liszt was dumbfounded, what else to say?

And what does direct dedication mean?

I saw a nearby driver making a gesture for him, well, it turned out to be a waste of money.

"My lord, I am also a believer in the Lord of Light."

Liszt smiled and took out the holy emblem that he carried with him.

The leader squinted his eyeballs like an angry bull, and said maliciously: "Listen, Ola, you think that faith is just a show, and I can see a little bit of your faith at a glance." Not pious, look at your eyes full of desire for money."

Liszt still wanted to argue, but the other party didn't give him a chance to speak at all.

"My eyes blessed by the servants of the gods will not lie to me! People with sins on their bodies are not eligible to enter Collins!"

His subordinates began to clamor, mixed with a lot of Angular slang that Liszt could not understand.

Liszt wiped the cold sweat off his forehead, and the coachman made gestures to him repeatedly.

"Okay, sir, how much should I give to Heavenly Father?"

He compromised, business matters.

"A silver coin!"

The other party said in a low voice.

so expensive? It's just a piece of paper.

However, Liszt knew that the other party was not a good bargainer, so he paid the money obediently.

A group of people left cursing after getting the money.

Finally getting back on the road...