Chapter 432 Going to Collins

A carriage is driving slowly on a dirt road in the countryside. Judging from the style and decoration of the carriage, it is a carriage specially used for rental. For an area like Jiaowan where commerce is relatively developed, there are a large number of means of transportation. Rental services, transporting goods, transporting people, everything.

"Guest, if you ask me, you are really brave, especially since you are a foreigner."

The coachman's voice came through the window at the front of the carriage.

Friedrich List smiled helplessly, are all the coachmen in Cape Bay so talkative?

He just wanted to quietly enjoy the scenery along the way.

But out of politeness, he responded: "Why do you say that?"

"Don't you know?"

The coachman's voice was full of surprise.

"The situation between the two sides has become increasingly tense recently."

Lister knew that the two sides in the coachman's words were referring to the coastal countries of the Cape Bay led by the Cape Bay League and the inland countries of the Cape Bay led by Collins.

The apparent conflict between the two parties focused on whether to continue the witch-hunting campaign that had been going on for many years, but Lister, who had lived in Jiaowan for a long time, understood that the essence of the conflict was still due to economic interests.

The coastal countries have controlled maritime trade for a long time and made a lot of money every year, while the inland countries can only rely on a few local specialty products produced by underdeveloped agriculture and handicrafts to earn some external profits, such as tea and silk. , we still have to rely on the merchant ships of those coastal people. The coastal merchants who control shipping often use various means to lower the purchase price. How can this not arouse the jealousy of Collins and other inland countries.

It happened that the Holy See chose the landlocked country of Collins as the seat of the Archbishop of Corner Bay. The income from the Corner Bay Church's properties in various places and the tithes collected in various places - which is the bulk of the financial income of the Corner Bay Church - were all collected into Collins, after the Corner Bay Church paid its share to the Holy See, the remaining money was mainly spent on Collins and the surrounding inland countries. Therefore, many people in the inland depended on the church for their livelihood, and many of them even directly received funds from the church. Give alms.

This biased fund-use policy of the Corner Bay Church has cultivated a large number of devout believers in the inland countries, resulting in a very strong religious atmosphere in the inland countries, especially in its residence, Collins, where everyone from the king to the slaves are members of the Illuminati Cult. loyal believers.

However, it also caused strong dissatisfaction among the coastal countries. It was generally believed that the Jiaowan Church was killing the rich and giving to the poor.

The witch-hunting movement in recent years has unprecedentedly interfered with normal commercial activities in coastal areas. In the end, church messengers were thrown out of the window in the capital of the Corner Bay Alliance, and then the purpose was to resist the control of the Corner Bay Church. The widespread spread of the new sect along the coast has pushed the long-standing conflicts between the two sides to a new peak.

After listening to the coachman's words, Liszt asked: "Don't you often run on this road? Aren't you worried about yourself?"

The coachman turned around and smiled at Hehe through the window, "People like us who travel all year round to make a living naturally have our own way. Guest, don't worry, if someone stops us on the road, just leave it to me to deal with it. However, Hehe, you will have to be more energetic when the time comes..."

The coachman's words made Liszt feel a little worried. Although he had made preparations in advance and knew that the road might not be peaceful, he had a reason to go - there was a high-status nobleman in Collins who sent someone to contact Todd. The shipyard had its office in Nisborg, and he wanted to export his silk and tea through Aldo.

Because of the recent situation, merchants in the Northwest Gulf have taken over a lot of business that originally belonged to the merchants in the Corner Bay. On the one hand, the coastal countries are trying to attack the inland economically. On the other hand, the inland people do not want to continue to tolerate the maritime merchants. of treachery.

It's true that whatever you're afraid of comes, just after Liszt raised his heart, dust started to rise on the road in the distance.

A group of people quickly rushed to the carriage and surrounded them.

"Stop the car! Who are the people inside!"

The leader was riding a tall horse and yelling fiercely at the carriage.

Liszt was very nervous and remembered what the coachman had just said, leaving everything to him. The driver immediately jumped down and ran to the leader's horse. The man on the horse leaned down and the two had a conversation.

Then the leader shook the reins, came to the carriage, and shouted in a deep voice:

"Aldo! We are the Witch Hunters of Collins, come down and get checked!"

Liszt had no choice but to open the car door, stand on the ground and carefully salute the man.

"My lord, I am going to Collins to discuss business with Earl Bridges."

I thought that mentioning the name of the noble would make the person in front of me a little more polite, but unexpectedly the other person muttered, "Another treacherous businessman."

Liszt was so frightened that he stopped talking.

The leader first put one of those stones against Liszt's body, rubbing it up and down, back and forth, and kept chanting something in his mouth - as if he was reciting fragments from the holy scriptures.

Nothing unusual happened, "Okay, you're not a wizard, but..."

He waved and his entourage came over holding a box.

The leader reached in and pulled out a piece of paper with something crookedly written on it.

"Listen, you godless pagans, the sins on your body have been accumulated and cannot be washed away by ordinary means. However, our merciful servants of God in Collins, who pray devoutly to the Lord of Light day and night, Made for the world As long as you offer these sacred talismans directly to the Father, you can get one, and then your sins can be washed away - please note that it is only the previous one - otherwise, hehe, you will wait for death. Be burned by fire forever in hell!"

Liszt was dumbfounded. What else could he say?

And what does direct devotion mean?

Then he saw a nearby coachman giving him a gesture common to all corners of the country. Well, it turned out to be money.

"Sir, I am also a believer in the Lord of Light."

There is no mistake in every song, one post, one content, one 6 one, one book, one book, take a look!

Liszt smiled and took out the Holy Emblem he carried with him.

The leader glared his eyes hard, like an angry bull, and said maliciously: "Listen, Oo, you think your faith is just for show, I can see at a glance what your faith is. You are not religious, look at your eyes full of desire for money.”

Liszt wanted to defend himself, but the other party didn't give him a chance to speak.

"My eyes that have been blessed by the servants of God will not lie to me! People with sins on their bodies are not qualified to enter Collins!"

His men began to make noises, mixed with a lot of Cape Bay slang that Liszt couldn't understand.

Liszt wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at the driver and made gestures to him repeatedly.

“Okay, sir, how much should I give to my Heavenly Father?”

He compromised, serious business mattered.

"A silver coin!"

The other party said angrily.

So expensive? It's just a piece of paper.

However, Liszt knew that the other party was not a good bargainer, so he still paid for it obediently.

A group of people cursed and left after getting the money.

Finally I can get on my way again...