Chapter 114: The warship is completed and ready for battle!
Chapter 113: The warship is completed and ready for battle!
The lush green spring passed in the blink of an eye. The scorching sun splashed on the streets of Idar City, making the air of the entire city warm.
Most of the civilians and serfs passing by walked on one side of the street, because only there was a rare shade.
This is also thanks to Bruno's previous renovation plan for several main roads in Idar and Shabi's persistent work in collecting feces. Otherwise, there would be a lot of feces under the walls, making it impossible to step.
Bruno's renovation of the main road relieved passers-by from having to worry about falling objects. After all... there were a bunch of dilapidated houses there, and you never knew what might fall from the road at any time.
Such a change undoubtedly made the people living in the city applaud and greatly improved Bruno's reputation in the hearts of the people of Idar.
So... according to the data from the Idar Territory polling agency (Idar Central Intelligence Agency), under these measures, Bruno's public support rate in Idar Territory has steadily increased, firmly ranking first! With the arrival of summer, Bruno has moved out of the lord's castle in Idar City a few days ago.
Strictly speaking, the Lord's Castle in the city of Idar cannot be considered a truly qualified castle.
A truly qualified castle would usually be like the Fortress of Namur, built in strategic locations such as mountain tops, cliffs, river islands, etc., in order to provide the necessary defense measures to ensure the safety of the lord himself.
However, since there have been no large-scale wars in the Norman Empire in the past hundred years, the population has continued to gather to form cities, which has led to the emergence of many lords' castles located in the cities.
However, although these lords’ castles are located in the city, they have retained their original appearance, and living in them... is quite difficult to describe.
As the weather gets warmer, the scenery of the Hanging Garden becomes more and more charming. Colorful flowers and plants are mixed among the emerald green grass, gurgling streams meander through the Hanging Garden, and there are a few drifting wooden boats and a few captive small animals. These make the Hanging Garden a rare secluded and elegant place in Idar Territory today, and naturally it has become Bruno's first choice for summer vacation.
So, since the beginning of summer, Bruno has been living in the sky garden, which can be regarded as satisfying the life of an aristocrat.
I sleep until I wake up naturally in the morning, and count money until I get cramps before surgery.
Under the leadership of Kalio, the Idar Chamber of Commerce expanded in an orderly manner and used the large amount of salt produced in Idar to consolidate the monopoly of Idar's sea salt in its original sales area.
In addition to the sugar sold to nobles from all over the country and the liquor sold in the city of Idar, the Idar Chamber of Commerce earned a lot of money for Bruno in the past few months.
The Lord of Idar did not build any new wonders during this period, and the cost of building a three-masted sailing ship was much smaller than building a large-scale wonder. Therefore, the treasury of the Lord of Idar finally became abundant.
Just as the territory of Idar was thriving, Bruno finally received a letter from the holy city of Bethlehem!
In his letter, Cardinal Camus Blanchard expressed his deep sympathy for the attack on the Territory of Idar by foreign enemies, and at the same time expressed his respect and appreciation for Count Bruno Stuart of Idar's firm belief in the God of Light.
He also praised the workers from Idar Territory in the letter, calling them the most devout believers and the most hardworking workers.
Cardinal Camus Blanchard was moved by the sincere faith of the Idar people who went to Bethlehem to build the colossus, so... with the permission of the cardinal, the church decided to grant the Order of St. George to Count Bruno Stuart of Idar and exempt the tithe of Idar for the next five years! After reading the letter, Bruno couldn't help but feel happy.
All the arrangements he had made earlier finally paid off!
First, under the influence of his noble sentiments and great personality, he trained those gangsters who were originally causing trouble into the most sincere believers, and then arranged for his confidant Mike in the personal guard to follow the gangsters to Bethlehem...
Bruno did not expect any praise from the Vatican. His original hope was to let Michael tell him what he saw and heard in Bethlehem after his return.
Religion...is a very sensitive topic at any time and in any place.
Therefore, Bruno is particularly cautious about this!
The first thing he needs to figure out is whether the church in this world plays a positive role or a negative role.
After all... in most of the online novels Bruno had read in his previous life, the church was definitely the big boss that had to fight with the time travelers!
But what Bruno did not expect was that before Michael's letter arrived, the letter from Cardinal Camille Blanchard arrived first.
That's the Order of St. George! According to the order of medals awarded by the church to nobles, the Order of the Golden Rose is the most precious. Perhaps only the emperor or the duke-level nobles are qualified to obtain the Order of the Golden Rose.
Following closely behind was the Order of St. George! Bruno had some knowledge of the Order of St. George. In the absence of an archbishop, Bruno, who possessed the Order of St. George, was the spokesperson of the church in Idar! Bruno was actually not interested in the privileges of the so-called Crusader patronage, because there was no Crusader at all in the eastern part of the empire.
Among the many privileges that the holder of the Order of St. George has, what makes Bruno most excited is that the holder of the Order of St. George has the qualification to interpret the scriptures of the Holy See! And for Bruno... this is a bit of a deal...
After all, in the last life, when Protestantism was born, didn’t it spread across Europe like wildfire?
What's more, the church also exempted Idar Territory from paying tithes for the next five years! Although the tithes in Idar Territory are not much now... but it may not be the same in the next five years. As a time traveler, Bruno still has some confidence! Anyway, Bruno didn't intend to pay the full amount of taxes to the church. In this way, his refusal to pay tithes became justified.
Just as Bruno was reading the letter, White Barrell, with a happy look on his face, ran over hurriedly from not far away, panting.
"My Lord Earl..." White Barrell said excitedly, "Ship... three-masted sailing ship! We built it!"
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