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Chapter 4511 4513 [Great Change]

It is worth mentioning that among the many priests of the Goddess Church selected by Xiang Nan, there was Lord Beckett, a former senior executive of the East India Company.

It turned out that he had not been having a good time since he was kicked out of the company.

He was asked to be responsible for the company's losses, so all his accumulated property was confiscated by the company, which meant he was kicked out of the company and became penniless. As a result, he had a hard time in those years.

When people are unhappy, they tend to believe in something, so he became a believer of the Goddess Church. After he joined the church, he was very dedicated in preaching.

He was not only eloquent and good at debate, but more importantly, he was smart and knew how to adapt to changing circumstances, so he quickly became a small leader.

The reason why Xiang Nan chose him to be responsible for the development of the entire diocese was because he saw his potential.

To be honest, he had no personal conflict with Beckett. The only reason they had a dispute was that they each served their own masters.

He even admired Beckett's ability. Beckett was able to rise from a low-level employee to a senior executive of the East India Company, and even almost wiped out the pirates around the world. This ability was truly amazing.

So, since Beckett is now on the same side as him, Xiang Nan will naturally not hesitate to promote him and use his talents to work for him.

After being promoted to the head of the parish, Beckett suddenly found the direction to work towards. He could not go back to the East India Company, but it would be nice if he could become the head of the Church of the Goddess.

So he worked harder to preach, and focused on his performance so that he could become the leader of the Goddess Church in the future.

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After Xiang Nan's reorganization, the Goddess Church soon underwent a major transformation.

First, the piety of the faith has been greatly improved. Because in other sects, it is impossible to tell whether the believers are pious or not. Some believers pretend to be very pious on the surface, eating vegetarian food, chanting Buddha, and looking kind. But in fact, they are thieves and prostitutes, doing all kinds of evil.

For example, in ancient times, many temples were owned by local wealthy people. They not only annexed land, but also engaged in lending business, and indulged in eating, drinking and having fun without any scruples.

Therefore, many people scold these monks for relying on Buddha for food and clothing, saying that they are a bunch of fake monks who have seriously corrupted the morals of Buddhism.

But if the goddess's followers are not pious, it can really be seen. Not only will words be carved on their faces, but they will also suffer from diseases.

It's either a fever or a headache, or unbearable numbness and itching all over the body, or numbness of the limbs. In severe cases, people may even lose half their life.

It was precisely because of this punishment that those people confessed to God and begged for God's forgiveness, and they dared not disbelieve in God in the future. When others saw their miserable condition, they naturally took it as a warning. In this way, the piety of the believers of the Goddess Church was greatly improved.

Secondly, the number of believers has also greatly increased. Because the priests selected by Xiang Nan are all eloquent, under their governance, the missionary efforts of each diocese have been strengthened.

Moreover, Xiang Nan also declared in "Fuyou Sutra" that all believers have the obligation to preach. Preaching helps believers accumulate merits, so that they can more easily enter the kingdom of God after death and enjoy eternal bliss without suffering the pain of being burned at the stake.

Otherwise, they will go to hell first, and suffer various punishments according to their sins in life, which is unbearable. In this way, believers will naturally have more motivation to preach.

Moreover, Xiang Nan has also introduced various welfare measures.

For example, they often donate rice, noodles, oil, medicine, and clothes. The church also sets up a home to help the lonely and homeless believers. If a poor believer dies and has no money or place to bury him, the church will help with the burial. These welfare measures have also attracted many believers.

After all, people are naturally inclined to seek profit and avoid harm. Some people will do business that will cost them their lives, but no one will do business that will make them lose money. People are more willing to follow if there are benefits. If you only talk about dedication but not about benefits, you can only fool people for a while at best.

Xiang Nan had plenty of money, and he could survive by donating rice, noodles, oil, medicine and clothes.

Moreover, once the church is organized, he often doesn't have to spend any money. Most believers donate money to God in order to pray for his blessing.

Therefore, the Goddess Church is not short of money and can naturally afford it.

Among these benefits, the most attractive one is that the Goddess Church will regularly distribute "holy water".

These holy waters were soaked by Xiang Nan in the Holy Grail, which had certain analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects and were very effective for many common diseases, such as colds, headaches, toothaches, pneumonia, tracheitis, and the like.

In the eighteenth century, medical technology in various places was quite backward, causing people all over the world to suffer from diseases.

For example, in the Caribbean region, the average life expectancy is only ten years old, and more than 30% of the people who came from Europe to develop in the New World die within a year.

The first British colony in North America was Jamestown. Soon after the colony was established, half of the people died due to extreme heat and fatigue. In 1609, due to a large-scale famine, the number of more than 500 colonists was reduced to 60.

Even the princes and princesses of the Qing Dynasty, who were served by imperial physicians, had an infant mortality rate of over 50%. A simple cold could kill someone.

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The holy water can cure typhoid fever, colds, headaches, back pain, diarrhea, dysentery and other diseases. It can be called a miracle medicine. This alone is enough to attract believers.

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In addition to tormenting the Goddess Church, Xiang Nan also gave advice to Kolibso, asking him to set up checkpoints in his own kingdom of God to enhance the believers' sense of ritual.

For example, a life and death gate is set up at the entrance to the kingdom of God. Once you enter the life and death gate, you will never be resurrected. After passing the life and death gate is the River Styx, and there is a mirror of good and evil beside the River Styx.

The good ones board the ship of hope, the evil ones board the ship of despair, and those who have both good and evil board the ship of sighs. After crossing the Styx, the good ones directly enter the kingdom of God, while the evil ones directly enter Hades and suffer endless pain.

Those who have both good and evil deeds can enter the Kingdom of God after sincerely repenting and passing through the fire of purification.

"Is it really that troublesome?" Kolibuso felt it was very troublesome after hearing it.

"It has to be this way." Xiang Nan said, "This is how you put on a good show."

The sense of ritual is indispensable to religion. Every religion has its own unique rituals, such as the Luotian Dajiao of Taoism, the Wuzhe Dahui of Buddhism, the worship of Christianity, the pilgrimage of Hinduism...

Even secret gangs like the Hongmen and the Qingbang have their own initiation ceremonies, which are mysterious and mysterious.

This is so because the sense of ritual can strengthen the believers' sense of belonging and honor, and produce a mentality of fear and worship, and naturally generate a sense of "sacredness".

Just like people celebrating birthdays. In fact, there is nothing special about birthdays. It is just an ordinary day. But eating birthday cakes, having birthday parties, and receiving blessings from relatives and friends make this day very meaningful.