When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1233 Output Innovation
Contrary to the expectations of the entire imperial public opinion, the Xianshidian War ended in just one month.

With the departure of the Duke of Dassault, the entire region fell silent, except for a few scattered remnants of the army still putting up resistance.

Even the nobles cautiously sought information from various sources rather than confronting the enemy directly.

Clearly, the Holy Alliance army has not yet taken any fatal actions against the nobles.

They were indeed frightened and dared not resist rashly.

This war has been far too swift.

The war started on February 7 and ended on March 5, barely affecting spring planting.

The farmers who had been hiding in the caves and forests gradually came down the mountain and returned to their homes.

Some remote villages were unaware of the war until messengers and priests arrived on horseback to post notices, at which point they learned what had happened.

Sapphire County, Desami Town.

It was only around eight o'clock when the townspeople were awakened by the sound of rapid hoofbeats.

Compared to the size of a town in the Holy Alliance with a population of 1,000 to 1,800, this Sapphire Town has only 90 households and about 400 people.

So when the military police and the monks arrived, almost everyone in town could hear them, including the local elected officials staying in the hotel.

They secretly opened a crack in the window and could see the military police in the church square.

The military police were generally dressed in blue uniforms and white spiked helmets, and were followed by three newly appointed monks of the Sacred Way sect.

According to Jeanne's plan, each county would first establish a county religious order, then a village religious order, and complete the appointment of local bishops and parish priests.

As for the original bishop and parish priest, they were transferred to the county religious order for review first.

Those who refused to obey either ran away on their own or were summoned by the army; that's what these military police are here to do today.

As Mizha watched the parish priest in his black robes being lifted off the ground and carried away tremblingly by the military police, tears streamed down his face.

Several representatives nearby looked on curiously and stepped forward to ask what was wrong.
Mizha pointed to the monks of the Holy Path Sect downstairs who were reading the proclamation to the townspeople: "I'm afraid that if we go there this time, we will die without a burial place!"

"How could you say such a thing, Brother Mizha?" The delegates were all horrified.

"Need I say more?" Mizha was overcome with grief, tears streaming down his face. "They weren't satisfied with swallowing the Church, and they didn't dare touch the nobles, so aren't we the only ones left?"

"Are you delirious? It's not like what you're saying," said Kashk, the wool merchant, sitting on the edge of the bed, with disdain.

“You converted to the Holy Path Sect a long time ago, so of course you’re fine. We’re in big trouble.” Mizha stammered incoherently, “We’re definitely going to be sent to that Holy Trinity Training Corps. They won’t stop until they hand over all their assets. Have you forgotten what happened in Thousand River Valley?”

"How tragic!" Upon hearing this, the representatives all looked sorrowful.

The once wealthy merchants and oligarchs of Thousand River Valley were either beheaded by the Holy Grandson or knelt down and obediently became his dogs.

Their fate was no different.

Even if the Holy Alliance disdains their meager wealth, wouldn't the Holy Alliance's middle class covet it?
Ultimately, the Holy Alliance will always prioritize its own members.

There must be a conspiracy behind this meeting of believers; they will definitely offer huge concessions.

According to the approach taken by the Holy Alliance, in addition to gradually replacing the original churches with Holy Way monks, the most important point is to rally the middle class.

Besides rural farmers, the middle class, who were the most politically active and whose influence was second only to the nobility and oligarchs, became the target of the Holy Alliance's efforts to win them over.

As the saying goes, politics is about minimizing enemies and maximizing one's own people—that's the principle.

So after Xianshidian settled down, the Xianshidian believers' assembly was held in April.

According to the tradition of the Holy Alliance, the first step is to convene a general meeting of believers, where elected representatives are gathered to get to know each other.

Then, they agreed on three rules, using farmers, the middle class (citizens, merchants, and bureaucrats), and the Holy Alliance's own army to cooperate in suppressing the nobles and oligarchs.

However, under the deliberate propaganda offensive of the nobles and oligarchs, such a thing was completely changed. "Alright," the wool merchant Kashk stood up, "Think about those Holy Alliance soldiers, they wouldn't be that kind of people."

Besides, I've heard that the Patriarch of this new Gem Federation isn't from Thousand River Valley, but from our Immortal Stone Valley!

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Meanwhile, in Fishing City, Palace District.

Places that were once accessible only to noble carriages and silk shoes are now being trampled by officers' and soldiers' boots and commoners' cloth shoes.

On the cobblestone streets reserved for horse-drawn carriages, citizens wearing hoods, leather vests, coarse linen clothes, and blacksmith jackets came and went.

Many of them had lived in the area their entire lives, but this was the first time they had been able to enter the palace district.

The wall is made of marble in a wave pattern and is fitted with wrought iron railings made of black iron.

Behind the fence, layers of green trees and flowerbeds surround the fountain pools.

Graceful maids carried trays, while servants drew water from the palace's stream.

What was once an unattainable scene is now fully visible.

These dozen or so palaces, each occupying tens of acres and housing hundreds or even nearly a thousand servants and retainers, support fewer than seven or eight noble families.

At this moment, the young ladies of noble families helplessly and annoyedly closed the curtains, refusing to look at the commoners outside the walls.

Outside what used to be private residences, ordinary people squeezed their heads between the iron fences, peering into their homes.

How can the glory of the nobility be allowed to be casually viewed by commoners?

However, with the arrival of the Holy Alliance, everything changed.

The common people, filled with curiosity and even a sense of revenge, looked around, feeling both jealous and pleased.

You nobles hide in your palaces all day long, spouting nonsense about the nobility of the class.

Now, hasn't this nobility been completely exposed to them?

However, what they envied most at that moment were the soldiers and officers.

Looking up, the soldiers, with sashes around their necks, moved into one of the Dresken family's palaces one after another, carrying their families and luggage.

From then on, this palace will be transformed into a military camp and official residence square.

It's worth noting that many of them are actually from Xianshidian.

The Holy Alliance always refers to the New Five Counties as the New Five Counties, but in reality, the New Five Counties belong to two different territories.

Wolfbridge County and Crowhill County in Thorn Garden, and Upper and Lower Saen County and Red Sand County in Fairy Stone Field.

The Salamanders are stationed in Upper Sien County year-round, and replenishment is carried out locally, resulting in a significant proportion of the army being composed of people from the Sacred Stones region.

To the locals of Xianshidian, they were just a bunch of country bumpkin miners from the outer three counties who, after joining the army, started to act arrogantly towards them.

Can you bear it?
Judging from the citizens' behavior, yes.

In particular, many wounded retired officers or soldiers with higher levels of education were required to stay and serve as local officials.

A common soldier, who only knew a few words, was able to become a tax collector!
They are so knowledgeable, yet they can only stay in the court as notaries. Where is justice?
But what can we do?
If I offend them now, what will I do if they make things difficult for me later?
The citizens could only envy their good luck; they had no other choice.

Those out-of-towners are actually putting themselves above us! It's truly unfair of the Holy Father.

If they had known the Holy Alliance would win, and if they had known the Holy Alliance treated its soldiers so well, they would have joined the army in Upper Sain County even if it meant going through the underworld.

A group of pathetic, hateful, and despicable lucky people!
(End of this chapter)