The royal decree designating the Sacred Fire Cat Cult as the state religion was quickly implemented.
The public was naturally overjoyed at the news—over the past few days, many people have come to understand how reliable the Holy Fire Cat Cult is. Not only does the adorable little saintess possess extraordinary skills, but more importantly, she also provides food and drink. It would be a real shame if it were banned as an illegal activity.
Not to mention they might also be implicated... Fortunately, the royal family had the foresight to not actually do that, and instead announced such earth-shattering news.
In this way, not only is the legitimacy of the Holy Fire Cat Cult recognized, but its influence will also be further expanded—its becoming the official channel for the royal family to compensate the people for losses incurred in the trade of Poseidon Stones is the best proof of this.
"No way? The royal family is really that kind?"
When this news came out, people were initially somewhat skeptical—it can only be said that this is the most common relationship between the grassroots people and the ruling class under the social structure of the Hualan Empire.
On a daily basis, there are all sorts of exorbitant taxes and levies, and the social status is unequal. There was even a nobleman who once made a profound statement like "If you can't afford bread, why not eat cake?" Under such circumstances, it would be a miracle if the royal family's public opinion polls were good.
However, when people saw that the church of the Holy Fire Cat Church had been renovated again and that they could actually line up to receive money, they were completely relieved.
It's true!
To be fair, while giving out bread, milk, and eggs every day is nice, it's ultimately not as good as actually giving them money to make up for their previous losses.
While it's impossible to lose everything, it's clear that the royal family, or rather the Holy Fire Cat Cult, has done their research. Compensating 80% or even 70% is already beyond everyone's expectations, enough to dispel the previous gloom and get people back on track.
If you don't want money, you can choose equivalent resources, such as cattle, sheep, or even real estate.
While everyone was overjoyed by all of this, they couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.
"I have a feeling that the royal family's unusual actions this time might be due to being inspired by the Holy Fire Cat Cult?"
Someone started analyzing seriously, "Otherwise, the Holy Fire Cat Cult wouldn't have been established as the state religion... Since it's the state religion, the royal family should naturally make some kind of gesture."
"What you say makes sense, but I think it might also be related to Her Majesty the Empress?"
Another person agreed, but also had a different opinion: "My third aunt's youngest son is a guard in the palace. He said that recently, Her Majesty the Empress has been in charge of affairs in court, not the Grand Duke of Gujian anymore. Don't you think so..."
"Oh, you shouldn't say things like that."
Their companions quickly stopped their dangerous remarks, saying, "Besides, why bother with all this? As long as we get the stuff, that's all that matters, right?"
"Ah, yes, yes, yes."
The three of them silently kept quiet, their faces filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest.
As for being detained here for almost two days, that's nothing!
...
"See? They should thank us."
In the back room, Xu Shi, whose face was also filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest, put down his account book and sighed.
"That's quite in line with your consistently wicked personality, Master."
Pan Ling, who was behind him, massaged his shoulders with practiced ease, and couldn't help but complain, "But this... isn't necessarily a bad thing."
It's simply a matter of transferring money from one hand to the other—where did the property and supplies distributed to the people of the Hualan Empire come from? Wasn't it the profits taken from the Sea God Stone trade back then...? Seriously, didn't everyone realize this? Or did they at least recoup some of their costs, so they didn't care?
She personally leaned towards the latter, since according to convention, not a single penny of this money would be recovered. This was an unexpected bonus. And let's not say that outsiders were the culprits; the fact is that the big shots were involved, right?
Moreover, the young girl still had a conscience; seeing what her master did, she thought it was good, and her hesitant praise was truly from the heart.
"What are you saying? You're getting more and more disrespectful. If you're itchy, just say so."
Xu Shi looked up and glared at her reproachfully, "This is clearly called taking from the people and using for the people, what a good thing, how can it be associated with words like evil?"
Is this how you use this word...? The silly apprentice couldn't help but want to complain, but even if the bad master misinterpreted the word, it didn't seem to make any mistake?
Because Xu Shi paid attention to details—for example, this church, although it had been repaired before, still looked a bit dilapidated overall. Now that it has been established as the state religion, it has undergone a major renovation, inside and out, shedding its previous sneaky atmosphere.
Otherwise, it would look too fake.
As for where the money came from, it naturally came from the profits of the Poseidon Stone trade... Although Boss Xu was not short of gold and silver, he was always a frugal person and would save money wherever possible.
Although he had previously said that the extra money would be used to enrich the little empress, she is now his apprentice in name only, so it is only reasonable for a master to control his apprentice's allowance.
Compared to her master, Pan Ling felt that she was better off as the legitimate apprentice. At least her master didn't interfere with her in this regard. To be honest, she was a hidden little rich woman... It's just that she was used to being frugal, so she didn't have the habit of being extravagant.
In short, taking from the people is definitely not wrong, but as for using it for the people... They come here every day to receive food and drink and listen to the little senior sister's prophecies, so it seems that using it for the people is not wrong either?
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