Chapter 259 Refugees
"Come on, I'll help you get rid of that lord and open the warehouse to provide disaster relief." Seeing these refugees at this time, Ye Lang's blood was boiling, and he wanted to help save the people.
Although Ye Lang is a prodigal son, it is undeniable that he is a kind-hearted person. Of course, the definition of kindness is relative. To some people, he is cruel.
"..., young master, first of all, not to mention what you two can do, we will probably starve to death if we return to Gomera County from here. We must have hope of surviving here." The man looked at Ye Lang with his clear eyes and spoke in a hoarse and weak voice.
"You should believe me... By the way, what did you mean by going back to Gomera County? Isn't this Gomera County?" Ye Lang asked curiously.
"Of course not. This is Winchester County, hundreds of miles away from Gomera County. If we go back now, we will only die faster." The man shook his head and looked at Ye Lang with some suspicion. He wondered if Ye Lang didn't know where this place was?
This is certain. Ye Lang has always been unclear about where he is. If someone leads the way, he will definitely not ask. He only knows where his destination is.
"Winchester County? Let me see, I'm here. Wait, you are refugees from Gomera County, so why do you want to come here when it's so far away? Isn't the nearby Alexandria a good place? Also, if you come here, you might as well go directly to your Ella's imperial capital, which is closer." Ye Lang looked at the map and asked in complete confusion.
Just as he said, the refugees from La Gomera County should not come here to escape. There are many other more convenient options. Coming here will only increase the difficulty, and he can't think of any benefits of coming here.
"Those places you mentioned will not be more effective than here. Those places may accept some of us, but not all of us. And the place we are going to will definitely save us and take us in." There seemed to be a little more holiness and a little more worship in those clear eyes.
"???" Ye Lang was puzzled. He didn't understand where else could be better than the imperial capital. The last hope of an empire's refugees should be their imperial capital, and the first place they would think of would also be the imperial capital. Even if there was no chance to contact the emperor, at least he could know about it.
As a good emperor, he would definitely take them in and arrange an exile for them. The current emperor of the Ella Empire is a good emperor who works diligently and loves his people. He will definitely deal with this matter. Therefore, we should go to the imperial capital. "Don't you know? Over there, there is a sacred place, there is a holy mountain, and on the holy mountain there is a holy city." The pair of dark and thin hands pointed to one side, and the owner of these hands showed a fascinated expression on his dark face, and his smile revealed asymmetrical white teeth.
"Holy City? Isn't that place off-limits to people? Will they let you in?" Ye Lang asked doubtfully.
“Are you from this world? Everyone knows that although people are not allowed to enter the Holy City and the Holy Mountain, there are several small cities nearby that can take in anyone in need. Once there was a flood that was rare in a thousand years, and hundreds of thousands of people fled there. The Holy City can also accommodate them.” The pious eyes and pious tone made people feel that the last hope in people’s hearts was not their imperial capital, but this holy city.
"So that's how it is. This holy city is very powerful and can support so many people. When I squander all my money in the future, I will definitely go there to eat and drink for free..." Ye Lang also said devoutly, but his piety seemed a little...
"Your shameless thoughts will definitely be despised by others. Although the people in the Holy City will not care about you, the people who live with you will definitely exclude you and make you feel ashamed," the man said with disdain. This sentence also revealed some situations and the habits of the residents in the Holy City.
Under the holy city, there are many devout believers of the Holy Church. These believers are the key to the prosperity of the holy city. They will dedicate their entire lives to the Holy Church and give all their savings.
In addition to the material and property donations from all over the country every year, most of the Holy City's income comes from believers living near the Holy City. Among these people, there are many talents from all walks of life, including business talents.
In fact, to use a simple analogy, the Holy City is like a big family, but this family has no surname. This family has always been famous in the mainland for doing good deeds and accumulating virtue, attracting many people to join this big family and carry forward the cause of doing good deeds and accumulating virtue.
The clergy in the holy city basically do not need to do anything. They are only responsible for preaching and solving problems for believers and people all over the world. At least, that is the general view.
Regardless of the nature of the Holy City, they have indeed done a lot of good things for the people of the world over the past few thousand years and have taken in countless homeless people.
Even if he is a hypocritical evil person, the good things he does are good things and cannot be erased. What's more, the Holy City does not consider him an evil person. Even if someone speaks ill of him, he will definitely be condemned by everyone. Perhaps there are evil people in the Holy City, but this cannot represent everything.
The believers living in the holy city are all devout and hardworking, so if someone appears to be eating and drinking for free as Ye Lang said, the believers will spontaneously "despise" that person and will not give him any relief or help.
In such an environment, most people work hard in the city, but there are some scoundrels with thicker skins than the city walls who are indifferent to all this and can just live a carefree life of eating and waiting to die.
These people are also talented
We have no way to deal with these people, so we can only let them be parasites of society. These parasites can be found everywhere, and they are a problem that cannot be eliminated.
Ye Lang also seemed to be qualified for this position, because others despised and excluded him, but he might not know...
"I'm not afraid. I just want to eat and wait for death." Ye Lang agreed with disdain, as if he was going to fight back.
"...In fact, as a noble like you, why would you need to eat and drink for free? You will be supported by someone." The man looked at Ye Lang and said quietly.
Ye Lang shook his head and said, "There are many people who support me, but I don't like it. If I want to squander money, I will earn money myself. If I eat and drink for free, I will get the same return. I don't like to take advantage of others. I have always been the one who squanders money and gives others cheap things."
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