Working Prophet.

Chapter 364 This Donation Is Too Much
The first batch of white paper and linen sold a total of [-] gold coins. The money came at just the right time, and Li Yu's savings on hand should be bottomed out a week later.

During this period of time, he launched more than [-] large and small construction projects in one breath, and coupled with the expenses for preaching, he almost completely emptied the foundation of the weekend church.

However, the effect of distributing the money is also obvious, and now the religious order's territory is full of production scenes in full swing.

And with the opening of paper mills and textile mills, Shuangxiu Jiao finally had its own industry and was able to make stable profits, instead of just relying on him to sell things from another plane to subsidize the deficit.

This is a good start. Unlike most people's views that missionaries should be as simple as possible and stay away from money, Li Yu always believes that the economy is the root of everything, and the church is no exception.

No matter what kind of activities you carry out, you need financial support. Only with money in your pocket can you do more things.

And Li Yu is not the only one who holds this point of view, but the method of making money on the other side is a bit ugly.

There had been rumors before that His Majesty the Emperor planned to build a giant bronze statue for the Goddess of Life in the central square of the capital. To raise the cost of the construction, all nobles in the empire had to donate money.

And now the rumor has finally come true.

The special envoy of the royal capital had arrived in the western region about six days ago, bringing with him an order from His Majesty the Emperor, requiring the major families in the western region to complete donations in accordance with the size of their territories.

Ilea's face turned green with anger after receiving the order overnight.

The area of ​​the Arias family's territory can be ranked among the nobles in the western region. However, apart from being large, there are almost no advantages.

Aside from being occupied by a third of the swamp, it was plagued by lizardmen bandits before, and the territory itself has no special products.

When Li Yu didn't come, the girl remembered that the family's annual income was only about a hundred gold coins, but now the special envoy from the capital wanted to walk away with two thousand golden lions as soon as he opened his mouth. Simply unacceptable.

If it wasn't for the successful dragon slaying and making a fortune, Ilea doubted that she had never seen such a large sum of money until now.

The more she thought about it, the more angry Miss Rabbit didn't eat or sleep, so she asked someone to prepare a carriage and rushed to Yanxue City.

In the end, her actions were not the fastest. After arriving in Yanxue City, she found that many family envoys had gathered here to protest the donation.

It's just that the special envoy from the royal capital also seemed to know that he had committed public anger this time. After announcing His Majesty's order, he hid in the Marquis's mansion. I plan to be a turtle.

However, his good days came to an end with the arrival of the female lord.

The girl came this time with the sacred artifact of the Shuangxiu Church with her. Seeing that the special envoy was not going out, she directly took out the electronic speaker.

Driving to the maximum gear, shouting protests outside the Marquis's mansion, and Miss Rabbit also used the recording function in it. When she was tired of shouting, she turned on the recording, taught the guards to continue holding the horn, and played it in a loop.

And he went to find a place to eat.

As a result, she only shouted for a long time, and the people inside couldn't hold it anymore. Marquis Cullen personally sent someone to invite the girl in.

"Sir Ilea, if you have any demands, you can tell me directly, and stop yelling outside."

The old Marquis looked a little haggard, and he probably had a lot of headaches about this matter during this period of time.

The female lord was not polite, and said straight to the point, "The donation is ridiculous, I am a believer of the Shuangxiu religion, and I don't know the goddess of life at all, so why donate money to build a bronze statue of her.

"And it's fine to donate money. This donation is too much, two thousand gold coins? Bandits are not so ruthless."

"Then how much do you want to donate?"

"One hundred, no, fifty golden lions, no more."

"........."

Before the Marquis of Cullen said anything, a voice sounded from behind the girl, "Fifty golden lions are too few. You are the dragon-slaying hero appointed by His Majesty, so you can't give Your Majesty any face."

Miss Rabbit turned her head and was stunned when she saw the visitor, then she sneered, "I mean, who is so wicked and wants to scrape the western border three feet away, so it's you."

Leo smiled wryly when he heard the words, "Do you think I want to take this scolded job? Your Majesty wants to raise money. What else can we courtiers do besides obey his orders?"

"Resist, there are so many big figures in the capital, no one dares to stand up and tell His Majesty the emperor, did he do something wrong." The female lord frowned.

"Almost all the nobles in the capital are believers in the Goddess of Life," Leo reminded.

"Then let them build bronze statues of their gods at their own expense."

"In fact, they did, and a lot more. Taking the royal family as an example, they took out a full [-] gold coins this time..."

"Isn't [-] gold coins enough to build a bronze statue?"

"If you only build the bronze statue alone, the money is indeed enough, but His Majesty the Emperor also wants to build another Sky Temple for the Goddess of Life. Next to the bronze statue, there is a gold dome and a gemstone courtyard wall. It has already been repaired halfway... ...but no money.

"That's why His Majesty the Emperor is in a hurry to raise donations."

After hearing this, Ilea felt that it was extremely absurd, and turned to look at Marquis Cullen, "You will definitely not pay for such a ridiculous thing, right?"

However, Marquis Cullen fell into silence when he heard the words.

Leo interjected, "The Figueirola family has already paid all the donations, a total of [-] gold coins, not a penny short, setting an example for other families in the western region."

Then the Marquis of Cullen explained to the female lord again, "Because of the goddess of life, I have persuaded His Majesty several times before, and this has also caused the relationship between me and Your Majesty to be very tense now, so this time at least on the bright side I can no longer defy his will."

"Okay, since none of you want to talk about it, let me say it." Ilea snorted coldly, "I'm here to persuade His Majesty to stop building statues and temples."

"Your courage is commendable. She deserves to be a heroine proclaimed by His Majesty." Leo praised, "It's a pity that Your Majesty won't listen to you. Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with you."

"It has something to do with me, what's the relationship?"

"You reported to His Majesty the news that the Winged Humans planned to invade the continent of Bratis, and then His Majesty found the green-robed priest. Not long after, he decided to start building statues and temples to protect the empire. .”

"You want to say that His Majesty the Emperor is asking for money all over the world, but it's actually because of me?"

"That's not necessarily the case, but you did play a catalytic role in it."

　The fever subsided, and the blood tank felt half empty.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)