Along the new city wall that has just been expanded a little, the priests of the Knights of Vision have built a brand new church, although it is certainly not grand.

The mayor of Vienna allocated a large piece of land for the church, but currently there are only a few small wooden houses.

At present, this piece of land is not worth much, so it is easier to give it, but money cannot support it. Ladislaus also allocated a large city wall construction cost to the Vienna city government, although in the long run this will cost Vienna

All classes have benefited, but the mayor is really worried about this now.

Mr. Mayor was originally a member of Archbishop Lange's faction in the Council of State. With Archbishop Lange going to Rome to be the chief political officer of the Church of the Dark Sun, his life was quite difficult. He was walking on thin ice every day, for fear of Machiavelli.

Or maybe Sazastan was looking for trouble for him in order to install his cronies.

He really tried his best to raise funds, using both soft and hard tactics. He even personally inspected a large number of tax accounts. Then he led the security team to raid the homes of those tax collectors and collect taxes from those tax-evading merchants.

fine.

Even the complicated interpersonal relationships within the government cannot stop the mayor from doing anything to save his position.

His latest report card is quite good. In the two months of September and October, he made more than 180,000 thalers in various income for Ladislaus's trade center plan, although this income is temporary.

and unsustainable, but Ladislaus decided to reward him for his hard work.

Ladislaus introduced his daughter to one of his potential ministers.

On November 22, Ladislaus personally attended the wedding of the mayor's daughter and John Sr. Although the woman was not a believer of the Knights of Vision, the only public vocation of the Knights of Vision was "dream marriage", so I came here

Weddings are also possible.

As for the priests such as the patron saint of the family and the patron saint of the country, they can still only be worshiped secretly. First of all, although the warlock royal family is very noble, everyone has their own ancestors. No matter how noble you are, it will be difficult for others to recognize your ancestors as their ancestors.

, Secondly, the other princes of the Holy Roman Empire do not buy your account at all. Publicly announcing that the patron saint of the family is the patron saint of the country may stimulate a grand anti-Habsburg alliance. Therefore, the Knights of Ambitions currently disclosed in front of the public are first of all "

Wishers of happy marriages”.

As a descendant of the Knights of Vision, Ladislaus naturally cannot care less about the beliefs of his ancestors.

"Thank you, Your Highness. I will never be able to repay your kindness to me." Old John has said the same thing dozens of times. He was so excited. He originally thought that being thrown to Friuli would be the end of his career as a minister.

, although the deputy city defense officer of Friuli is also a good position that far exceeds his past life as a country drunkard. But

Being unable to stay in the presence of the monarch was always the biggest crisis for the ministers. Unexpectedly, Ladislaus recalled him to Vienna again so quickly and arranged for him such a rich dowry wife, although the wife was already nearly thirty years old.

John should be satisfied when he is over fifty, not to mention that this young lady is getting married for the first time.

Of course, after coming to Vienna, Old John has always heard that the mayor's daughter is said to be a willful young lady who has failed in her aristocratic education. She has been choosing and refusing to marry, so much so that she still hasn't gotten married at this age. The mayor is really torn up.

Heartbroken.

This time, although the young lady still wanted to live or die, the mayor never gave in. Although old John was not young, he did not have much property and no title.

But after all, he is a close confidant of the monarch, so it is still worth the investment, especially for the mayor of Vienna who currently has no backer in the State Council.

Several contacts between Old John and this lady also confirmed the unfavorable rumors. This is indeed a very troublesome woman, but Old John feels that this is not a big problem. As the Vision Knight said, the key to marriage is to be a good match, and feelings can be cultivated.

Yes.

Old John now regrets that he rejected Ladislaus's invitation on the way to escape. He could not make up his mind to worship other people's ancestor gods at that time, so he missed a great opportunity in life. Who would have thought that the ancestor's will can really cross

Crossing that chasm and becoming a true god was a difficult task even for the Warlock Royal Family, but they succeeded in the end.

With a fragment of the godhead snatched from Sirik and the very successful marriage of several generations of the Habsburg family, the Knight of Vision really got a specialized priesthood.

Although Old John has now converted to the Knights of Vision, it is still not as good as the original opportunity.

This is the first official wedding since the completion of the Knights of Vision Church. Although Ladislaus is still the nominal Red Sun Archbishop, he will not officiate at the wedding. However, currently the priest has the highest level in the Church of Knights of Vision and can use six

The Chief Divine Priest will officiate at this wedding.

Before the wedding ceremony, Old John naturally continued to sit next to Ladislaus and report to him.

Ladislaus considered his lack of experience and did not let him be mainly responsible for establishing the defense system.

Instead, he was appointed as the deputy city defense officer, mainly responsible for assisting the provincial governor in combating various subversive activities.

"There are indeed some rebels in the city of Friuli who want to resist the king and maintain contact with the Republic of Venice. They even try to return to the rule of the Venetian profiteers. However, Your Highness Ladislaus is wise and powerful.

The top brass of Venice have reached an agreement. Now these traitors have

Without the public support of the Republic of Venice, it will be much easier for them to eliminate them due to lack of funds." Old John did not call Ladislaus a cardinal like others, but still called him by his real name to show his closeness. Of course, His Highness

Don't miss these two words, otherwise it will be a recipe for death.

Although he once resisted the French invaders, for the sake of his own wealth, old John has no room for mercy towards his Italian compatriots. Although he may still be a little reluctant deep in his heart, he is an enthusiastic young man who can die for his own nation.

It has long since withered and decayed into ashes.

In fact, the support of the Republic of Venice for the original patriots and remaining spies in Friuli Province cannot completely disappear. Even if it is significantly weakened, it will only be possible if the economic agreement begins to be truly implemented. Of course, this does not prevent Old John from advancing in advance.

Start flattering.

"You must not be soft on traitors, but you must also enforce the law in accordance with the law. You cannot kill without going through the trial of the local court. Your job is to discover and arrest these traitors. How to deal with them must be decided by the judge." Ladislaus

They attach great importance to judicial procedures, and it is easy for the secret service to kill too many people for personal gain. This is why Ladislaus sent the Italian-born John Sr. to Friuli to take charge of this work. Of course, even close ministers need to be reminded.

Indispensable.

However, the work should be mainly encouraged. Ladislaus said: "Of course, your work in the past two months has been very effective. You have confiscated the properties of several traitors. You have provided nearly ten dollars to the national treasury.

Vantale’s income is very good. However, the auction prices of several local properties seem to be a bit low. You should also pay attention and don’t be fooled by your subordinates.”

This income, like the funds raised by Vienna, greatly contributed to the construction of the Vienna Trade Center.

Some projects can be carried out together with the new city wall. Now along the river bank, a large number of warehouses and a planned well-organized giant trading market have been started in the new city.

Ladislaus interrupted Old John's attempt to express his feelings and said in a low voice: "Of course, I understand that everyone must be involved in the confiscation of homes. Keep an eye on at least 60% of them."

Being able to enter the treasury means you have lived up to my trust in you."

"Yes, yes. Your Highness, you are really clear-minded and open-minded, and you know my difficulties. I, Old John, will never forget your cultivation. I will cut off those who stretch their hands too far." Old John himself is indeed not messed up.

In exchange for the money and some ordinary tribute, Ladislaus rewarded him with two raided houses as a residence, and he was already very satisfied.

"One more thing, that is, for the female relatives of the traitor family, it is just for fun. You must not stay with them." Ladislaus knew that his relationship with Anna was a very bad example, but

He still has to try his best to eliminate this hidden danger. "You have to make this a priority. These women who have lost their fathers, brothers, and wives are the source of hatred and anger. They must be sold as slaves from afar. Whoever keeps such women will be

Potentially unreliable elements must be investigated strictly and never tolerated."

Old John's head was sweating profusely. He had also been assigned such a woman, and he was determined to send this woman away as soon as he returned.

"Okay. Don't keep the bride waiting. Let's talk after the wedding." Although Old John's bad behavior has been reported to Ladislaus through Jones's subordinates, Ladislaus still has to pay more.

This close minister has a chance.

Besides, he is not particularly exaggerated. None of the other provincial governors and bureaucrats are engaged in seizing other people's property and raping their wives and daughters.

Old John, who had wandered around the world and suffered hardship for most of his life, did not indulge in sexual activities. He just found a woman to take care of his life, which was pretty good.

He didn't look bad when he got power, and he didn't give up when he was alienated. Old John performed well in this exam, and Ladislaus decided to give him more responsibilities and opportunities.

What's more important is that as an Italian, he didn't show any weakness at all, which is more important than anything else.

However, Old John was so frightened by a few words of Ladislaus that he was a little frightened when he hugged his newlywed wife.

The old mayor didn't take it seriously when he saw his son-in-law's pale face. He knew very well that the monarch's attitude had been clearly expressed by attending the wedding in person.

He was more worried about his daughter who was still crying and fussing last night about having a romantic relationship and finding an artist to marry who could "understand her soul's pursuit". She struggled until midnight to settle down and agreed to allow many of her inexplicable friends.

After attending the wedding, I reluctantly got the promise to get married honestly.

The old mayor really regrets that this is his youngest daughter. He really indulged her a little too much. He followed the fashion and let his daughter participate in too many ladies' salons and upper-class poetry gatherings. Although most of the participants were respectable people, it was true that

Some romantic and talented lower-class young people were also allowed to participate, and naturally they were favored by the ladies.

In Mr. Mayor's opinion, men like Old John who have experienced ups and downs are much better than those guys. I hope my daughter's heart will settle down after getting married and having children.

Amid the sound of music, the newlyweds slowly walked up to the priest and began the ceremony.

There are still very few classics about the Knights of Vision, but the blessings for a happy marriage are still very good. After the pastor read out a long paragraph of beautiful blessings about a harmonious marriage that makes life complete and social harmony, he formally asked them if they were voluntarily married.

Ladislaus watched the ceremony from the best position, and at this time he nodded slightly and blessed Old John.

"Long live true love."

"Freedom to love."

"Long live true love."

"Freedom to love."

This blessing is not quite right. The wishes of the Vision Knight should be, "grow old together", "give birth to a child early" and the like.

What's with all those yelling ladies among the female guests?
Chapter completed!