When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 978 The Last Day of the Central Conference

September 9th is the last day of the Central Conference.

Due to rain, the final summary was delayed for two days until a cloudy day.

In accordance with the instructions of His Holiness the Pope, the ceremony will be kept simple so that the presidents and representatives of religious orders at all levels can return to work as soon as possible.

There were raindrops floating in the air, and a canopy was erected over the audience seats. The raindrops hit the ground, leaving black and white patches on it, like scars.

Amid the rain, Catherine, from the Holy Maternity Guardianship, the upper echelon of all holy workshops and monasteries, read out a series of new measures to come.

For example, it agreed to the Anti-Monopoly Law submitted by some representatives.

For example, a new Arbitration Court department was established, and Jeanne was appointed as the Chief Arbitrator. Previously, people thought that she could not compete with Carrie and was forced to fade out of the core of the Holy Alliance.

For example, the "Steel Guild Handling Measures" that Catherine is now reading out.

According to this set of measures, the Steel Association will carry out redemption and rectification within the next five months.

According to Catherine's report, she will personally lead the accounting team and the review team to North Mound County to conduct economic accounting.

All mines and smelters with low output and substandard quality will be closed down.

Any business with too low labor-output ratio, too low labor-hour utilization rate, or too low input-output ratio will be closed for rectification.

Eliminate those craftsmen and managers who are just sitting there doing nothing, and implement military-style training for the current craftsmen, helpers, and managers.

At the same time, the pricing power within the Iron Guild was revoked and placed in the charge of the reorganized Holy Hammer Monastery.

It is still the same contracting system. The Holy Hammer Monastery receives tasks from the Imperial Council of Cardinals and contracts them out to these mine owners and smelters.

If you do a good job, you will be transferred to smelters and mines with better treatment and higher standards, or even to higher-level institutions.

If you don't do a good job, your performance will get worse and worse, and finally you will be sent to write the yearbook.

The mine owner can continue to have the right to use and operate the mine, but will no longer have ownership, which will be converted into shares.

Mines and smelters can even merge and acquire each other internally, but this must be done within the framework of the Holy Hammer Monastery.

At the same time, these mines and smelters must accept the popularization of new technologies and the regulations formulated by the Holy Alliance, such as minimum personal protection for miners.

"Economic accounting like this is done every four years, with occasional surprise inspections.

Not only the Holy Hammer Monastery, but also the other several holy monopoly industries will be calculated.

Shenglian wants to obtain the most products and benefits at the lowest cost and price.”

As the director of the Holy Maternity Guardianship, Catherine swept her sharp eyes over the abbots, causing them to lower their heads in shock.

As for the audience on the stage, they applauded loudly.

"...How dare you say that? It's just an audit, right? Why are you making it so suspenseful?"

Duke Laban took out the hidden wine from his crotch with his right hand, poured out the black tea, and made himself a delicious cup.

After taking a bite, his face turned a little red.

A little drunk, he picked up the bottle and asked Casani, "Want a drink?"

Looking at the bottle of wine taken out from his crotch, Cassani waved his hand to refuse.

But the attention was focused on the conference room, where Catherine on the stage was explaining the contents of the tariff agreement.

"... Considering the needs of the believers of the Holy Alliance, we have negotiated with Minister Fran and decided to lower the tariffs on high-end furniture and fabrics..."

"…At the same time, we agree to slightly increase tariffs on spices and sugar…"

"...But in exchange, Fran agreed to lift the export restrictions on monster meat and offal and expand the scale of exports..."

It has to be said that Cassani has a new respect for Duke Labang, as they can talk to this extent.

After facing so many events and failures, Duke Labang was able to persuade the Holy League to make certain concessions.

Although the glass craft was traded away, at least King Gigi was traded in.

Cassani didn't even know how he did it. Behind this tariff agreement, there was not only the Holy League, but also the Franks.

At this moment, the drunk Duke Laban was also wondering - how did he do it?
Could it be that the Holy Alliance was afraid of France's strength and surrendered on its own initiative?

Or was it his elegant demeanor that charmed the witch Catherine?
It's over. What if Catherine is really interested in me?
She is a witch. What if the Holy Grandson gets jealous and tries to assassinate her?
Oh, who cares! Anyway, I have passed the level of Mr. Lorenzo!

Even though it was wine in his crotch, Laban forgot his worries and troubles after drinking one glass, and listened in a daze to Catherine's reading in the meeting hall.

“…Also, I have something important to tell you.

Recently, the Kingdom of Fran is preparing to pay a ransom to the Holy Alliance with glass craftsmanship and various charters to redeem King Jinigis of Leia..."

Before Catherine even finished speaking, there was an uproar in the room. That was Jinigis, the most hated King Leia. Were they going to let him return to the throne?

"No, we can't let him go back."

"This executioner should be hanged!"

"How can we let him go? Your Majesty, is this what you want?"

In contrast to the roars in the audience, there was jubilation in the King Gigi Observation Deck.

"Great, Your Highness can go out now."

"Your Highness, when you go out, you can make a brotherly agreement with His Royal Highness Charles VIII. The windmill land is not as important as the crown."

"Your Highness...are we on the redemption list?"

The viewing room suddenly became quiet. King Gigi said nothing, but the other three knew what was going on.

They had to continue to cultivate wasteland and weave wool in the Holy Trinity Monastery, and their release date was nowhere in sight.

But Jinigis, who was about to leave, did not show any joy on his face, instead his expression became even uglier.

He had already anticipated his future fate.

After taking over the windmill land, the Kingdom of France could not annex Leia all at once, but had to establish a puppet regime first.

Coincidentally, from a legal point of view, the real king of the Kingdom of Leia is still him, Jinigis.

After conquering the Windmill Land, lift the embargo, support a puppet king, and reduce the impact of aggressive expansion.

After five or six years, when the windmill land has been digested and people are gradually no longer sensitive to King Gigi's invasion, you can take another bite.

Then, this cycle will be repeated over and over again, and each time King Gigi will be asked to sign the surrender treaty, thus draining the loyalty of the people and the Blue Bee Dynasty. This is the safest and most efficient way of annexation.

Moreover, alternating between truce and war is more flexible. After all, we have to keep an eye on the rising Holy Alliance.

The future is unpredictable...

"The future is promising! The future of the Holy League is promising!" Amidst the waves of doubts, Alexei remained silent.

He lowered his head, looking at the thick notebook that had been filled with notes during this period, and finally made up his mind.

"Gloyev, I have decided on the four-year study tour plan."

Both Gloev and Taiomier looked up and looked at the young bear master in surprise, wondering what this was all about.

Alexei looked at the two of them firmly and said, "I have decided to study in the Holy Union for three years, travel in Fran for half a year, and travel in Norn for half a year.

Then, I will return to my hometown. It will take me ten years to unify Xiongbao Territory, ten years to build Xiongbao Territory, and ten years to catch up with the Holy Equipment Court.

Thirty years later, I will make Bear Castle more prosperous than the Holy Alliance, and Beef Castle more prosperous than the Holy Court!"

When he said the second half of the sentence, Alexei's voice was drowned out by the shouts of the crowd, because Shengsun stood up.

It was not difficult for Horn to convince these believers.

He started by joking that he looked like a dwarf sitting on the chair because the chair was ordered too big.

Why is the order so large? Because Shenglian does not have it and needs to import it.

Then he directed the topic to the fact that what the Holy League needed now was development, not survival as before. Even if King Gigi was released back, he would still be able to defeat him.

Finally, he stated that there was no point in destroying King Jiji, and that the Holy League wanted to destroy Leia's crown, not the king himself.

Only foolish nobles would give up their precious craftsmanship and talents for a king.

After a few words, although the audience felt that King Gigi had gotten away with it, they still sat down quietly and waited for Horn's final speech.

“…Today marks the end of the Central Conference, but it is not the end of the Holy Alliance’s reform, because the next four-year plan is about to begin.

Four years is a short time, but it is enough for Shenglian to be reborn!
By 1457, our economy will no longer be controlled by others.

Imagine a threefold increase in steel production capacity, with annual pig iron output exceeding 1 tons, factories scattered across towns, and self-sufficiency in food...

Citizen workers ride bicycles to travel between factories and their homes, and farmers can thresh their crops automatically by pressing a lever.

Soldiers used breech-loading clockwork rifles, ate canned food from the cannery, and rode to the front lines in troop transports powered by clockwork engines.

Four years ago, we could never imagine our lives now, and now we can't imagine our lives four years from now.

Please believe that one or two devils cannot stop the tide of history.

Under the intergenerational oppression brought about by theocracy, no matter how great the kingdom is or how dazzling the crown is, it will kneel before the clockwork gun! "

(End of this chapter)