When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1002 Injecting the Seeds of Rebellion
Addressing the root cause is the best course of action, but the councilors of Black Snake Bay are hesitant to make a decision.

However, they readily approve of measures that are merely stopgap measures.

After all, compared to the hidden risks of allowing the Church of Jesus Christ to enter, paying a little money is acceptable.

As the members of parliament left the banquet hall, they whispered among themselves in twos and threes, and when other members of parliament who were unaware of the situation asked them, they did not say anything.

Their stance has always been anti-church, but this involves two issues, or rather, it's a legacy of history:
Is the Church of the Holy Father truly holy or secret? Is the Black Snake Bay Federation truly holy or secret?

The lawmakers couldn't figure out the answer to this problem, and ultimately, they didn't care.

There was only one thing he cared about.

If Saint Sun insists on allowing the Church of the Fathers to reside in Black Snake Bay, will this affect the power of the plantation owners? Will it affect the millennia-old, noble tradition of the Secret Society?

The plantation owners' current comfortable life is built on the backs of refugees and slaves.

The Holy Fathers have repeatedly warned about this point.

But each time, the plantation owners would only restrain themselves for a while before reverting to their old ways.

However, many of them began to consider the possibility and consequences of the Church of God moving in.

For example, those secret faction families that collude with the Holy Alliance and the Warband, such as the Ruan Party, the Wild Wolf Family, the Shadow Raven Family, and so on.

This is indeed a fundamental solution; by entrusting the grassroots to the Church of God, they only need to collect money each month.

Why suffer like this in the countryside, riding horses and boats every day, running around to take care of the plantation?

After some grumbling, Antonisoxac voiced everyone's thoughts:
"Compared to the Secret Service, being a plantation owner is much more enjoyable!"

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Standing at the window of the Celestial Maiden City Palace, Horn looked down at the departing councilors without uttering a word.

He returned to his desk, ticked off a few names, closed the box, and handed it to Ksukur.

He reached for the empty teacup, and Delavan, who was with him, immediately stepped forward and poured Horn a cup of grapefruit tea.

Seeing Horn pull out "The History of the War of the Thousand Rivers" from the table and read it with great interest, Delavan hesitated for a long time before asking, "Your Majesty, may I ask a question?"

"Oh?" Horn was still looking down at his book. "Go ahead and ask."

"Those beastmen can invade plantations everywhere; it doesn't seem like their own ability."

"I know what you're guessing, it's exactly what you're guessing."

Yes, the Cheka were behind those beastmen.

Delavan had been traveling with them throughout this period and had encountered Cheka commissioners and the beastmen of Dazexiang on the ship or in the corridors.

Given his unusual behavior during this period, it's easy to deduce that Horn was behind the beastman attacks.

Moreover, one can see Horn's involvement by looking at the ultimate beneficiaries of this series of events.

As for the Black Snake Bay councilors, they vaguely sensed something, but dared not confirm it, much less have the courage to do so.

"So you want to turn the plantation owners' slaves from refugees into beasts?"

"Doesn't that still not abolish slavery?" Horn put down his book and looked up. "This is a win-win action."

First, after the abolition of slavery, a large number of refugees will inevitably migrate north, causing labor costs to rise sharply.

Therefore, there will inevitably be a shortage in the raw material production of Black Snake Bay, and the beastmen and snakemen are used to fill this gap.

They struggle to adapt to the harsh northern climate, and coupled with a lack of skills, their labor costs are not high.

Although it's been tough on the beastmen, it won't be for nothing; I'll grant them citizenship.

Dismantling slavery in the Black Serpent Bay Federation is both a simple and a difficult task. It's simple because Horn already controls the Federation's finances and military; it's difficult because it requires surgical precision.

The entire slave system of Black Snake Bay should be dismantled, with minimal complications.

"Secondly?"

Do you know where the secret society's confidence to rebel comes from?

Looking at Horn's probing expression, Delavan lowered his head and thought for a long time before slapping his forehead: "Jungle!"

“That’s right.” Horn looked Delavan up and down with admiration, then sat back down in his chair. “These jungles are dangerous, but they’re also their refuge.”

Although I have purged the Secret Service, their millennia-old traditions are not so easily subdued.

If our methods are too drastic and provoke a rebellion throughout Black Snake Bay, they will simply hide in the jungle and join forces with those beastman bandits.

The consequences would be quite bad; while it wouldn't cause serious injury, it would leave a wound that would continue to ooze pus.

"If we try to solve it later, it will require far more resources than it does now."

"So your attack on and attempts to win over the beastmen are aimed at cutting off their escape route?"

“Yes.” Horn crossed his legs. “To be precise, it’s about developing Black Serpent Bay faster and expanding the known map to its boundaries.”

In this way, even if they hide in the jungle, it won't have a significant impact on our raw material production.

At that time, they might even have to cooperate with the French. Don't think that's outrageous; look at how the Northern Pope can even join forces with the royal court.

War is always highly unpredictable, and it will inevitably affect the development of the Holy Alliance.

“Yes, it’s not easy for the Holy Alliance to develop to what it is today, we must cherish it.” Delavan nodded as he thought of the vibrant economy of Thousand Rivers Valley.

“You’re mistaken,” Horn shook his head. “Sometimes you have to smash things when necessary. As long as you keep people safe, things can always be rebuilt.”

What I'm saying is that even the largest and most warlike nation will perish; war is the last resort when political problems cannot be resolved.

Two conditions must be met in order to liberate these slaves.

The first step was to bring the labor costs of slaves down to the same level as those of tenant farmers and even hired laborers.

Secondly, there must be a driving force to persuade plantation owners to abandon sunk costs.

The move of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to Black Snake Bay was in preparation for both of these.

Horn's plan to bombard Black Snake Bay with the Church of the Holy Fathers was to sow the seeds of rebellion deep within the bay.

Of course, with the Holy Alliance present, this uprising will be limited to localized, low-intensity warfare as much as possible.

In other words, their uprisings were likely to be primarily strikes, riots, and civil rights movements.

Prior to this, a great deal of controversial reforms were needed, such as changing real estate voting to property voting.

"In other words, freedom must be earned by oneself. I can provide them with help and guidance, but ultimately, the value of united front work is something that must be earned through one's own efforts."

Delavan pondered for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "You mean, in the future, we should prepare..."

"Thousand River Valley was reborn from the ashes of war, having lost hundreds of thousands of people. Black Snake Bay should be prepared for the same!"

"Hundreds of thousands of people will die?" Delawan exclaimed in shock.

Horn chuckled and tapped him on the head: "I was just saying they should be prepared for a slave revolt, not wait for a savior to come and rescue them."

"But if I'm here, and the Holy Alliance is here, and hundreds of thousands more are still going to die, then wouldn't the Holy Alliance have been built in vain?"

　P.S. There will be another chapter later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)