Chapter four hundred and seventy-ninth church alms
Next, Viserys visited the King's Tomb beneath the Great Sept of Baelor, where all the Targaryen kings, queens, queens and princes were buried.
‘Light of the Realm’ Rhaenyra Targaryen I.
'Dragonbane' Aegon III Targaryen.
‘Mean King’ Aegon IV Targaryen.
‘Wise King’ Daeron II Targaryen.
Finally, Viserys' footsteps came to the coffin of his father, in name or only in body, the last king of the former Targaryen dynasty, the 'Mad King' Aerys II Targaryen.
"I heard that my father's favorite thing was to watch people being burned."
"Look at how their skin is scorched black and blistered, melting and falling off from their bones. He can burn to death the vassals he doesn't like, the prime minister who disobeys, and anyone who disobeys him will be burned to death."
Viserys's voice sounded in the empty church basement. The female knight only felt a little creepy when she heard the words from Viserys' mouth. The palace steward and the fat archbishop were also silent and naturally did not dare to accept Viserys's words.
"Don't worry, right is right and wrong is wrong."
"My brother also often calls him the 'Mad King'."
Although Viserys came to visit the coffin of Aerys II, he did not stop in front of his father's tomb for too long. On the contrary, he stopped in front of his brother Rhaegar's tomb for a long time, and then took away a book of his lifetime.
The funeral books left behind.
Because all the kings of the past were buried here, the underground world of Baelor's Cathedral also stores a large number of expensive robes, rings, crystal crowns, and other church property.
Viserys watched the whole journey, but didn't say much. When he reached the ground, he suddenly said casually that the church's assets seemed to be more abundant than the national treasury. He was so frightened that the fat archbishop broke out in sweat.
You must know that although this man is very enthusiastically supported by the common people, he is a complete killer among the nobles. Since the Targaryen army landed in Westeros, countless noble families have been ransacked.
Just know it.
He really knows how to kill people with a knife, and he doesn't care about bullshit rules or the Church of the Seven Gods. He has dug out the roots of the nobles of the seven countries, and has touched the interests of all the nobles. What else can he not dare to do?
Ordinary believers do not know this, but the change of his coronation ceremony from the Great Sept of Baelor to the throne room of the Red Keep is enough to show that Viserys's attitude towards the church is not that tolerant.
His Majesty the King’s original decision was not without opposition, but where did the opposition go?
The game above the court is full of swords and swords. The Archbishop has participated in Robert's royal meeting and naturally knows it well. If he wants to leave King's Landing safely, he needs to walk on thin ice and be cautious enough.
"Due to the invasion of the White Walkers from the south, Your Majesty, Archbishop, a large number of refugees from the north have poured into the south of the Neck, impacting the lives of the original residents. Carlin Bay is still under repair, and they have no way to go home.
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Viserys shook his head as he walked, and said slightly worriedly.
"There are too many refugees in King's Landing now."
The current situation in the Seven Kingdoms is actually more corrupt than imagined.
The main reason is that the savages blew the Horn of Winter and collapsed the Great Wall, and then poured into the northern and even southern regions, and even colluded with the Alpine clan.
The invasion of the White Walkers exponentially aggravated this chaos. In order not to add more troops to the White Walkers, hundreds of thousands, millions or even more refugees from the North were driven south, crossing the Neck and arriving in the South.
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Now that the White Walkers have been defeated, but the causeway of the Neck has not yet been repaired, and the war between the Riverlands and King's Landing has just ended, what can these northern refugees do? Where can they go?
Naturally, they all flocked to the big cities, and King's Landing was one of their targets. Those who came to King's Landing and found jobs were fine, but those without jobs could only steal and rob.
This morning, Black Worm, who is also the commander-in-chief of the City Guard, reported to Viserys that the crime phenomenon in King's Landing is becoming more and more obvious, and the methods are becoming more and more extreme.
Not long ago, Tyrion, who was the king's advisor, also reminded Viserys. He joked that based on the number of people queuing up at brothels, the population of King's Landing has increased a lot recently.
Viserys followed Tyrion's reminder and personally reviewed the records of King's Landing in recent years, which showed that King's Landing's population is estimated to have nearly doubled this year.
This is a shocking number, and most of them are homeless and impoverished poor people.
This is the reason why Viserys suddenly came to visit the Great Sept of Baelor with the Palace Steward.
Did he really take time out of his busy schedule to come here to rehearse the wedding? No, Viserys actually came here to 'beg for help'. He had long heard that the church was extremely rich.
When the fat Archbishop heard what Viserys said, he immediately understood it and quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and agreed.
The church, bathed in the light of the Heavenly Father, will naturally become the last haven for the poor.
Therefore, the church will provide enough funds to help the capitals of the Seven Kingdoms survive another difficult spring after this difficult winter.
"May the gods bless the sunshine tomorrow will be better."
His Majesty the King walked around Baelor Cathedral alone, and the church released the treasury.
It was announced that 200,000 bushels of wheat, 100,000 bushels of barley, 100,000 bushels of oats and rye each, 4,000 cattle, and 10,000 sheep would be purchased from other places to help the poor people of Junlin get through this difficult time.
The story soon spread throughout King's Landing.
The image of His Majesty the King as wise and mighty has gained greater recognition, while the church that was beaten and spent money has become a negative character that everyone calls for beating.
Because many poor people who believe in the Seven Gods thought that the church might be very rich, but they did not expect that the church could be so rich.
What kind of poor people's rally is this? Let's just call it a rich people's rally?
The archbishop is so fat that he can hardly walk. Is this the kind of body shape he can get from living with believers all day long and eating chaffy vegetables? And the archbishops and monks of the Church of the Seven Gods are also extremely rich.
The last belief in the hearts of the poor collapsed, so how much love they once had turned to how much they hated. In addition, the Red God cultists, who were at an absolute disadvantage in King's Landing, also took the opportunity to jump out and cause trouble, and they also caused a small-scale
of demonstrations.
But fortunately, the church spent real money this time. These people want to cause trouble again, but they are short-handed in taking advantage of others and short-handed in eating others. In addition, the Unsullied and the golden robes maintain order, and finally this turmoil
It calmed down smoothly.
The church has been properly beaten, and the most urgent problems facing King's Landing in the face of the blockade have been solved.
In King's Landing, the last little disturbance on the eve of the king's wedding ended, and the wedding officially began the next day.