I came to this world to enlighten the gods

Chapter 608 Alien God of Wealth
The pastors of the Woking Church are also big businessmen from all over the world. They all have huge funds and are the most welcome guests of the lords from all over the world.

Temples are often also local financing centers, currency exchange centers, depository offices, and (under the hood) conduits for the sale of stolen goods—all activities aimed at acquiring wealth.

Woking's clergy must hand over a quarter of all their income to the church, and are obliged to invest in other devoutly run (possibly profitable) enterprises.

Pastor Jesse is naturally one of them. It is conceivable that he came to Shanghai for the purpose of seeing the development potential here.

"We hope to build the temple of our lord in your kingdom, and contract the trade between the kingdom and the dwarf kingdom. At the same time, we will pay you no less than 10 gold coins in taxes every year."

"10 gold coins, what a big deal"

Li Qing was amazed, 10 gold coins was not a small amount, and the current fiscal revenue of the Daming Kingdom was only 40 gold coins a year, and they could get 10 gold coins just by allowing the other party to build temples and transfer business rights.

Of course he refused such a good thing!
"I refuse. If you want to trade with my kingdom, of course I welcome it. If you want to monopolize the trade with the dwarf kingdom, then I'm sorry."

Pastor Jesse's face turned cold instantly. Although the Woking Church only developed faith in the Kingdom of Arthur, they are very popular in any country.

Because they can bring massive wealth to the territory and country where they are stationed, the priests of the Woking Church are very confident.

He forcibly suppressed his anger. Before coming, the king and the Pope explained to him the importance of this trip, and he dared not refuse casually.

He said with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty should not know the value of our church, don't you want to develop the kingdom's trade and obtain huge trade profits?"!
The cities where the Woking Church is stationed all benefit from it, whether it is financial benefits or trade promotion, which nobleman does not like golden gold coins.

Li Qing laughed back angrily, it's okay to deceive others with these words, it would be too childish to deceive him.

Jokingly said: "The profit with the Dwarf Kingdom is more than 10 gold coins, and the other businesses brought about by it are not what you can bring. The Arthur Kingdom is closer to the Dwarf Kingdom. The reason why you didn't trade with them is not that simple. "?
The fact that the dwarf kingdom does not trade with the kingdom of Arthur shows that it has suffered in the past. If he agrees, whether he will turn against the dwarf kingdom is another matter.

The Kingdom of Arthur has monopolized the right to negotiate with the dwarves. Once there is a problem with the cooperation between the two parties, the Kingdom of Arthur can completely change the trading city to the Kingdom of Arthur, and it is too late for him to stop it.

"Do you think I'm easy to deceive? If you monopolize the trade with the dwarf kingdom, our Ming Dynasty will gain nothing," Li Qing sneered.

Pastor Jesse's face was pale. He saw in the young king the wisdom that can only be found in the Pope.

It seems that the method of seducing with benefits is useless. Fortunately, the king and the pope left him a bottom line for negotiation just in case.

Immediately calmly said: "Since the king is unwilling, forget it, but we hope to participate in the trade with the dwarf kingdom, on the condition that we can set up a temple in Shanghai to facilitate the commercial development of the Ming kingdom."

After thinking for a moment, Li Qing said, "It's okay to let you participate in the trade, but our relationship with the dwarf kingdom is equal. Whether they want to sell it to you is entirely up to them to decide."

After hearing this, Pastor Jesse's face was extremely gloomy. If the dwarf kingdom was willing to trade with them, why would he come here.

His face was cloudy and uncertain, seeing that the other party didn't have the slightest intention to help them, he was even more angry.

Which country did the Woking Church go to and was not welcomed by nobles from all over the country, and the other party didn't even have the slightest preference.

Annoyed, he blurted out directly: "Your Majesty, think clearly, without your help, we will not be able to set up a temple in your country."

"I've figured it out, and I can't help you with your request."

What Li Qing said was very sincere. Although Wojin, the goddess of trade and wealth, had a good reputation, it was not to the extent that he had to lower his profile.

What's more, the other party supports the Kingdom of Arthur, who doesn't know whether it is an enemy or a friend.

"Okay, I hope your country will not regret it"

Pastor Jesse walked away angrily, not caring at all whether he would anger Li Qing.

This is the sense of superiority that the Woking Church has cultivated in front of the nobles for a long time, but it is a pity that it miscalculated in front of Li Qing this time.

After he left, Paladin Hill said coldly: "It's really arrogant, this is the Ming Kingdom, not their Arthur Kingdom."

Li Qing couldn't help laughing. He refused the other party not because of his attitude. He didn't care about a sixth-level priest. What he cared about was other gods' belief control over the territory.

He smiled and said: "The reason why you are angry is that you don't know the strength of the Woking Church. They are not as simple as you imagined."

Seeing that Hill was still full of doubts, Li Qing wanted to train Hill to go further, and continued to explain to him.

"The Church of Woking is not an ordinary temple. It is often the financial center of a city. The temple also operates functions such as saving money, lending, and financing, and even secretly sells stolen goods."

Finance is the lifeblood of the economy, and their own tax revenue is controlled by others. How can nobles from all over the world act regardless of the face of the Woking Church.

Li Qing was infected by the attitude of the Woking Church, and taught Hill a lot of common sense about finance.

This was only vaguely understood in the previous life, but after becoming a god, it was sorted out by the gods, and a lot of knowledge was integrated into one piece.

Just as they were talking, a knight outside led a man dressed as a crew member in.

Seeing that man, Li Qing was overjoyed. This man's name was Isaac. He was originally a pirate captain in the ocean. messenger.

"Captain Isaac, come in quickly, is there any news from the Dwarf Kingdom?" Li Qing asked hastily.

"Yes, the mission of the Dwarf Kingdom has entered the city and has moved into the embassy arranged for them. After they settle down, we can discuss the details of cooperation," Isaac said respectfully after saluting.

In the past, he was just a pirate, and he was in danger of being caught and hanged at any time. Now he is the navy of the Ming Kingdom, and there is still the possibility of a living territory.

Li Qing nodded. This is a good thing. According to the original agreement, the dwarves will build embassies, shrines, markets, auctions and other places in the free trade zone. It is just the start-up stage at present.

"Trade with the Dwarf Kingdom is related to the future of the Ming Kingdom. City Lord Hill, you will be in charge. At this time, when the discussion is almost done, I will hold a banquet to entertain the Dwarf Kingdom's delegation."

Hill bowed to accept the order and said, "Yes, I will definitely make arrangements for this time."

Li Qing nodded and asked them to step back and continue to deal with the government affairs of Shanghai City.

Little did they know that a crisis was approaching.

(End of this chapter)