When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 595: Letter from Rufair to Mentor Quevalin

“The Church can burn Juanno, but it cannot burn the truth.”

"What a powerful sentence! It is hard to imagine that the person who said it was just an accounting apprentice or a farmer a year and a half ago."

“Perhaps some people are geniuses, born with the favor and love of the Holy Father.”

"Dear Aldemar Quevalin, how is your health these days? Have you adopted and approved my philosophical essays and records? Did you receive the debate on perpetual leases that I sent you last time?

At your request, I will continue to tell you about my experiences in the Thousand River Valley."

"After the Constituent Assembly, on June 6, the two tribunes of the Thousand Valleys established two festivals for their new state.

The first festival was Victory Day on March 3, when the army of the Mille Vallée drove out the royal family and the church above them and defeated the terrible Prince of Condé.

Therefore, from March 3st to March 21rd, county governors, mayors, and sheriffs should hold ceremonies and banquets to celebrate the victory of Thousand Valley.

Her Highness the Duchess Queen Meliati has issued a decree that the number of people at a banquet must not exceed 50 except on holidays, so I expect these three days will be extremely lively.

The second festival is Constitution Day, June 6st. On this day, they formally established the constitution, became independent from the Kingdom of Leia and established a new country, and sent documents to various places in the empire to declare their existence.

For three days starting from June 6st, large-scale celebrations and festive processions are held in cities and villages, especially in the county capitals of each county and the two capitals.

All groups and cities in the Thousand River Valley can send floats to Xialu City, also known as Feiliu Castle, to participate in the joyous parade.

I had a very happy time during the three days from June 6st to June 1rd.

On the first day I attended the constitutional ceremony. Everyone wore garlands and beautiful clothes, and all the colorful flags in the city were sold out.

Soldiers wearing helmets stood on both sides of the street, forming a human wall to maintain order.

In front of them were trombonists, drummers, panpipe players, lute and rebec players, and behind them came groups of people waving flags.

The floats of various groups in Qianhe Valley passed through the middle.

The first one was the float of the two tribunes, who were wearing red and white togas in the style of Guelph, and the carriage was a bronze chariot of Guelph. The two tribunes held hands and waved to countless citizens.

The second one was the float representing the left and right seats. On both sides of the six-horse carriage were hung broken shields and black and red flags. At the end of the carriage were the heads of Barnifos and Prince Condé.

The third one was the float I rode on. It was the float of the civilian representatives. The representatives had extraordinary craftsmanship. They not only installed warship-like panels on the float, but also painted the ocean and flowers.

They held up a wooden statue of Juanno, the founding father of the Valley of a Thousand Rivers, and many people cried.

There were more floats behind, floats embroidered with gold thread from Rapid City, floats with gears, connecting rods and hinges from the Holy See, and floats covered with animal skins from the mountain folk.

The citizens couldn't find so many petals, so they dyed paper, cut it into thumb-sized colorful pieces and threw them on the floats.

After arriving at the celebration square, the first thing we saw was the Thousand Valley Mountain Knights performing horse riding and archery for us. They attacked us like a long wall.

After the arrows were shot, a long wall would split open in the middle, and the triangular cone formation would charge with spears, and their momentum would almost catch up with that of our Royal Knights.

Then, the brave soldiers of the Salvation Army demonstrated to us the terrifying alchemical weapon.

They could actually shoot through the knights' plate armor at a distance of 120 steps. No wonder the knights called them the devil's wind.

I have to tell you, Venis was so frightened that his face turned pale and he almost fell off his chair.

After the soldiers finished their performance, the citizens also began to perform, including magic and acrobatics, all of which were familiar things.

After the celebration, they held a market in the afternoon and a bonfire party in the evening. Thousands of people danced around the bonfire, and there were always men and women coming in and out of the barn in pairs.

I was curious about what they were doing, and that annoying little Armand asked me to go in and see for myself. Oh my God, I shouldn't have listened to him."

"You asked me before what the future of Thousand River Valley would be like. After seeing so much, I now want to tell you that its future is limitless."

"Outside of the Kingdom of France, I have never seen such a civilized country. In some places, they are even more civilized than the Kingdom of France.

Not to mention the Perpetual Tenancy Act and the Dead Hand Tax Repeal Act, they also repealed the Fugitive Slave Act and the Labor Act.

Although the Grand Duchess was a noble, she was able to convince everyone to give up their interests and pass the "Tariff Uniformity Law" and the "Judicial Uniformity Law".

From then on, the nobles could no longer set up tax stations at will, and all judicial power was concentrated in the county courts set up by the central government.

As for wars between lords, they are no longer likely to happen. All disputes must be resolved in the noble court. The scene where lords lead armed peasants to fight against the neighboring lord will no longer appear.

Although the young Patriarch was a member of the Church of the Holy Spirit, he not only did not force the Thousand Valleys to convert, he even suspended the Inquisition and all religious torture and implemented the "Decree of Religious Tolerance."

Did you know that the Patriarch is more of a scholar than a general?

He had great respect for knowledge and was even able to provide research funding at almost no cost to top scholars who made contributions.

Catherine told me that on the Autumn Dusk Island of the Holy Court, there is a precious El Library that was left over from a thousand years ago.

I asked the Patriarch where he learned these civilized and fair laws, and it turned out that he still got his inspiration from the ancient Aiel books.

I heard that these patriarchs are also planning to establish a new university in the Holy See, which will not only provide free teaching space, but also free dormitories and high scholarships for students.

You remember those rude and disrespectful dragon tongue scholars in Black Serpent Bay? Armand told me they're fighting for this new university!
However, the Dragon Language Scholars can only provide Alchemy School and Medical School, but they cannot provide important Law School, Literature School, Philosophy School, and Engineering School.

I don't want to be too rude about the academic level in Qianhe Valley. This is not directed at any particular person, but the lawyers and engineers there are all rubbish.

Even if you let your worst students come here, they are all masters here, such as your old student who has been unable to graduate, Mr. Leonardo, who is obsessed with perpetual motion machines.

If you have a talented student who is overshadowed by the corrupt world, you might as well let him come to the Holy Court.

In fact, I might have to go to the Holy See first and serve as your scout cavalry.

I originally planned to just visit Rapid City and return, but everything here is so new and novel, so I decided to stay for a few more days.

I might have to go to Jeanne d'Arc first, accompany Venise and Abaz to see the sugar factory there, and then go to the Holy See to visit the library there.

If it is as good as Armand says it is, I will continue to send you letters.

Best wishes to you, your student Ruphil Larkin."

(End of this chapter)