Santairiku Eiyuuki

"I think...... is it really hard for the rich to go to heaven?

"... that's what the Bible says."

After putting together the bones to be presented at the next Duke of Nova Lemuria meeting, Cecilia mentioned that.

Erkühr suddenly comes up with a look of confusion as to what this obtuse sketch says.

"No, so... isn't labor a virtue? But if you labor, you'll get the money, right? I think it's rather good to make money. 'Cause isn't that the money the guy won with his own talent and effort? It's strange that you can't go to heaven."

"What are you suddenly saying?"

When Elquille said so, Cecilia embarked on herself and began explaining.

"How rightly and thickly faithful can you go to heaven or not? But I don't think anything that shows faith is just a prayer to God. The Lord is giving us the test of destiny. And I think it's the way to heaven to face it."

"Well, that's your best opinion. How does that tie in with what I just said?

Cecilia really said, looking fun from the bottom of her heart.

"So isn't vocation one of fate again? For example, plowing farmland, making convenient tools, selling things to people, and monarchs like Master Elquille, bureaucrats collecting taxes, and military personnel fighting pagans are all fine professions. The vocation given by its Lord, uh..."

"How about a vocation?

Cecilia had a full grin when Erkühl suggested a word of rephrase.

"A vocation! Good, let's do that. I think those who embrace that vocation and work well can go to heaven. And naturally, if you work, you'll get paid."

Hearing Cecilia's words, Erkühl accidentally laughed bitterly.

If you work hard every day, it's adorable where you think money is something to accumulate.

Such a place is still unknown to the public.

There is no opportunity for Cecilia to know, or to imagine, the lives of the underprivileged people who can't accumulate money, whether they work or not.

"Does that mean the richer you can go to heaven?

"No, you don't. Money accumulation is a secondary effect. The important thing is how seriously and firmly you labored."

"I mean, you desperately tried, but you think the underprivileged people could go to heaven?

"If the Lord will acknowledge his efforts"

Around here, I think I'm thinking.

Well, there are born rich people in the world, so it's natural to say so.

"So what about people with no profession? Who has difficulty working with some kind of physical disability?

"The important thing is to work straight. If that effort is the right one, the Lord will surely guide him to heaven."

Efforts, efforts, efforts.

It sounds kind of hot and bitter.

As for Elquille, I'd like to live off my shoulders more.

"So Cecilia says what the Bible says is a mistake?

"No way, I don't think so. Everything written in the Bible is right. But… it's a different story whether people can receive it correctly."

"So it depends on the interpretation"?

The Bible is a book with the Word of God.

But it is not God who wrote the Bible, but man... naturally there will be a shortage in its content.

Man is not good enough to correctly state in the Bible all of God's great words in the first place.

It is therefore important to perceive God's intentions from within the Bible.

That is the principle idea of Mesianism.

Multiple sects are born because of their different ways of interpreting them.

For this reason, Cecilia's claim also depends on interpretation.

Instead, at least Cecilia interprets it as "even the rich can go to heaven".

"Mesianism should cost you pure poverty, but isn't that inconsistent there?

Mesianism prizes pure poverty.

But Cecilia's idea seems to deny it outright.

When Elquille points that out...

"I don't think being rich contradicts being clean and poor. Even if you're rich if you don't have excessive luxury and live in moderation, don't you think you're clean and poor?

"Well, so is that... then only money will accumulate?

Money makes sense for the first time after spending it.

Just saving doesn't mean anything.

"I don't think it's a good idea to hold on to the profits you earn by yourself. For example, if you raise your salary to twelve for ten pieces of silver coins, the lives of the people who work under that rich person will be enriched."

"Well, sure."

"Whether it's indirect restitution to people without money that way, running orphanages, spending money, and that kind of direct restitution, I think, is also important. You know, only rich people can do that."

"In short, you think if you make a donation to the church, you can atone for your sins?

"I don't think there's a problem going through the church or not."

Cecilia added, however, that the church can operate most correctly, must be, and will do so.

"Aren't we talking about the rich Lemurians of a long time ago who actively spent their money on utilities? I think that's the kind of attitude we need."

"I see."

Apparently, the book Erkür was sending to Cecilia has had a tremendous impact on Cecilian thought.

Well, it doesn't seem to have any negative effects, so there's nothing particularly wrong with it.

"And by the way... what do you think? Do you agree with Erkühr?

"I think it's good. Why don't we have a party at the council? If me, you, and four more people, Lucanos and Kronos, go around in favor, there won't be anyone to object to."

Above and beyond the aim of a fundamental review of doctrine itself, eradicating corruption and restoring faith from believers, it is not a bad story to include doctrine that is likely to attract support from such commercial operators.

Above all, it also coincides with Erkühl's policy of protecting the commercial industry.

"Is there nothing else?

"Anything else, sir?

"No, it's about you, so I thought you might want to change something else."

When Erkühl asks, Cecilia worries a little before...

"I don't know if you can accept it..."

"Hmm."

"We're going to ban torture for heretical interrogation. I think it's a hotbed of grievances."

"I see, that does seem difficult"

Although not limited to heretical interrogation, torture is commonplace in this world to compel confessions.

I feel this way in previous times, but that is what modern Japanese values say…, and in this world, the way in which confessions are obtained through torture is very advanced.

Because the way you get 'confession' can be described as pretty evidentiary compared to the way that there is no evidence or anything like a duel trial or a divine trial.

However, torture is not a very effective method.

After all, because we don't know if what we talked about in torture is right.

Given that there are cases of lying to escape suffering, forcing a confession is not a smart way to do it.

"I knew it was from a real experience?

"Yeah, well... I'm not honest enough to say that even if Master Erkühl can't help me, I didn't confess or anything like that. If Master Erkühr can't help you, what have you done..."

Cecilia held her body with both hands.

It still seems traumatized.

"You just have to be sincere about your hands-on experience. It's a real experience for a princess witch, isn't it?

"... will you accept me, gentlemen?

"I'm with you."

Elquille herself doesn't really trust the effects of torture.

Whatever the case may be about extracting information from prisoners and stopping it to a point of reference, the use of confessions made under torture in the materials of the trial can be an injustice.

Well, I'm sure torture is a quick way to handle it.

More than pagan and heretical beliefs were recognized in the first place by Alexandria Decree, it is precisely to the extent of some priests who are subject to heretical interrogation.

It is Elquille's idea to be so polite.

"And this doesn't really matter to the public meeting...... I want to make a place where I can learn theology. After all, I think there are a lot of poor quality clergy because of the disparities in the quality of education."

"I mean, the establishment of a theological university, you mean? … well land and funds may be made available"

"Will you even have the funds?

Erkür nodded at Cecilia's inquiry.

Nothing is the only desire for good quality talent on the part of the Cecilians Church.

Elquille also wants quality people to strengthen bureaucracy.

"Aside from theology, let's also set up law and medicine. You will find the professor of theology, and I will prepare law and medicine here."

Jurisprudence comes from an excellent bureaucrat, and medicine brings from among the disciples of Hupatia those who are proficient in medicine and are Messianic.

And, having thought that far, Erkühl wonders whether it is mesiastically fine to include Hupatia and his delightful colleagues in a university with "theology" as its pillar.

When Erkür asks Cecilia about it...

"Instead, classical christian science should be taught aggressively...... though, I think it's in the best form of inviting someone familiar with the classical philosophy of christia among mesians because there's going to be a lot of rebellion when you invite mr. Hupatia directly"

"Hmm, well, you should look around St. Monastery..."

Elquille shrugged.

The Ancient Lemurian Empire is considered one of the best countries in the world for practical studies, especially its civil architectural techniques, which are still handed down in modern times.

But the high technological power of the ancient Lemurian Empire was not created by the ancient Lemurians.

In the first place, it is a more remarkable story to expect from the long-eared (elves) of the cerebral muscle race, who are barbaric and incapable of anything other than war and sexual activity, such as academic development.

The culture, science and technology of the ancient Lemurian Empire are all but imitations of the ancient Christians.

Although it can be said that the Long-Eared (Elves) have militarily conquered the human race, especially the Christians, they have also been conquered in terms of culture.

Now, many of those ancient Christian books on classical culture, natural philosophy, and other sciences such as medicine and mathematics are still preserved in the Lemurian Empire.

The Alektia Library, for example, is its collection.

However, there is a slight difference between what is preserved and what is utilized.

The Lemurian Empire cannot be said to have a high literacy rate in flattery either.

When it becomes a classical Christian language with different word meanings and grammar from modern times, it is unreadable.

A book of mysterious demons written in uncertain letters, written by the great old heathen.

That would be the perception of the uneducated general public, unable to read and write when it came to the Lemurian Empire.

In fact, those who tried to make a big campfire in the Alexandria Library are the strange archbishops of their heads and the fanatical and uneducated followers led by them.

Nevertheless, this is only an uneducated "general public" reaction that cannot read them.

In other words, the corrections react differently.

A cultivator in the Lemurian Empire is a noble and religious priest who drives politics.

Of this nobility and priesthood, only the extremely drunken free man thinks of learning classical Christian.

Of that kind, even more very limited freaks study the natural philosophy of classical Christians, etc.

And that kind of free man is probably pulled into a convent.

A monastery, a monastery, is a nest of free people (...) if you put it badly, who want to leave the secular world and even walk the path of faith, so there are free people trying to read classical Christian books.

And of the monasteries and monasteries, the fraternal monasteries are in a trust bowl, and the opening monasteries are busy in agriculture...

When that happens, it is self-evident that such free men gather in the abomination of Saint Monastery in Elquille, who is particularly free among the monasteries and only possesses possessions.

Because fraternal monasteries and convent monasteries are tough on faith, whereas the Sacred Monasteries are corrupt and secularized in a bad way, (only about their actions) there is a bit of sweetness, a soil that meditates on the actions of colleagues reading pagan books, because of one side.

It is a hard, ironic story that the monks, who are supposed to have a strong faith in Messianism, on the contrary play a role in preserving pagan books.

"But I don't have much to do with the Holy Monastery..."

"Oh, I'm already looking for that, so it's okay"

"Oh well..."

Cecilia grips her fists tight and smiles.

Erkühl laughs bitterly at the light-hearted actionist princess (Medium) of Footwork.

"And apart from the University of Theology, I'd like to create an organization for the preservation, translation, and research of classical Christ books, could you help me?

"What do you mean?

"It translates into modern Christian and into modern Lemurian! Isn't it more efficient to centralize the business that each and every one of us has done individually and personally so far"

I see... Erkühl nodded.

Erkühl has ordered and supported Hupatia and others to reproduce various other ancient books, including the classical Christian language kept in the Alektia Library.

The ancient books are written on either a tablet or a papyrus, the former being difficult to carry and the latter being damaged by insects and the like.

It was Elquille's purpose to transmit knowledge to future generations by making copies, and then to read them in her spare time.

But whatever it is, it doesn't translate, it doesn't even do research.

Because I thought it would be good to learn classical Christian if I wanted to read about translation, and not good because Hupatia does the research.

"It's certainly a pagan book, but the book of the devil is just prejudicial. You should be able to read more people to get rid of it. Besides, there is something in the natural philosophy of classical Christians that can be applied to theology. Research from a Mesian perspective is needed!

"Oh... well. Oh, well, isn't that good? I don't mind if I give you a name and a place."

It sounds good when it comes to research organisations, but Elquille gives light permission, thinking that it would actually be like a Circle, a sorority of classical Christ science with Cecilia as its leader…

Later, this becomes a huge enough organization to exceed Erkühl's expectations, but that's another story.

"If possible, you're also collaborating with those at Alexandria University to do research on natural sciences...... what's wrong?

"No, think you've always been keen on scientific research..."

Against Cecilia, it was Elquille who breathed in natural philosophy, classical Christ science.

But Elquille didn't think he'd be so keen.

"It is mainly you who have made the world. In other words, to decipher the structure of the world that the Lord has made is to decipher the will of the Lord. Don't you think that's the mission of us, those who serve God?

"No, I don't think so... yeah, good luck with that. I'm here for you."

To the brilliant Cecilian eyes by the fanatical, Erkür sends Yale with a slight dong.

Scientists say they are large and intelligent explorers, but Cecilia is more of an obsessive explorer than an intelligent explorer.

It seems that Cecilia disappeared somewhere back when she was adorable, who was honestly delighted with Erkür's talk of savings.

(But it won't develop that far while me or Cecilia are alive, but somehow at some stage, we'll get through the fact that the Bible content is denied by science... No, can we get through this if we interpret it?

Originally, the Bible was a gabbling substitute, a theory that even the current Orthodox claim of the 'Trinity Theory' applied an interpretation to the interpretation.

There is nothing in the Bible that can be described as a mass of contradictions to the extent that new contradictions have increased. At first it would be revolting, but any time it would pinch and roll around the interpretation and reasoning to insist that it "conforms to the biblical description".

Evolutionary theory and says, "The creation of heaven and earth in the Bible is not inconsistent with science because God created and guided the world in such a way that God evolves. After all, the Bible is right, the Bible is awesome, long live the Bible!" If you insist, it should be safe.

"By the way, Master Erkühl, the story changes...... no, it doesn't matter at all, is it true that we are going to repeal the wheat law?

"Yeah? Yeah, it's true. That's a bad law."

Wheat method.

It is a policy of benefiting the lower citizens of Nova Remulia for a certain amount of wheat free, a long-established law that has existed since the time Elquil's fathers began their empire.

Elquille has decided to abolish it, and preparations have already begun.

"Bad Law...... What? I think it's a good law."

"Hmm, don't you know the reality? Let me tell you something... Cecilia, what is the least you need for people to live?

"Uh, food and clothes and a place to rainstorm, huh?

"Yeah, you know what I mean. I mean, people can't live with wheat alone."

Wheat benefited by the wheat method remains raw.

It also needs to be processed into bread once to eat, and the bakery takes some wheat as a commission.

How much remains in the hands of the lower people after all?

"Probably the lower level people are switching all the wheat they get for cash and putting it to cost of living... that's a waste. I'm talking about collecting taxes on gold, silver, turning it into wheat and distributing it, turning that wheat into gold and silver again... then distributing gold and silver from the beginning. Moreover, wheat is susceptible to speculation and prices are volatile. Wheat law is not enough to save the weak, and fiscal oppression is an evil law."

"... so isn't cooking or something very good?

"Isn't it a good cookout? At least it's better than wheat law."

The food served in the cookout can be eaten as is.

You will be able to connect the lives of the spot.

"We intend to create vocational training facilities instead of repealing the Wheat Act. It's going to be a great, at-home facility with a solid guarantee of clothing and accommodation."

Having confirmed the bill that came up from the bureaucrats, Elquille pushed the verdict in the spirit of "It's not me to go in, okay?" even though she thought, "I never want to go in.

For once, by the time I graduate, I have a program where I can acquire quite a bit of skill.

Nova Lemuria is understaffed overall, so with that amount of skill, she can live quite a bit of life.

"You're the one who tells me how to catch fish rather than give them fish!

"Yeah, well... is that what's gonna happen?

One way or another, it's a horrible facility, like throwing criminal reserves all over Slam Street and rehabilitating them.

"... well, there's something both sacred and common to do, and it would be nice to work with each other around it.... the money conversion thing, please?

"Yes, I'll take care of it. I'll try to persuade you."

Cecilia must thoroughly and logically harass the uncooperative clergy to monetary recast.

Erkühr had some anticipation and some sympathy.