Chapter 200 Three Ideas for the Black Emperor Ceremony
Chapter 200 Three Ideas of the "Black Emperor" Ceremony
Once inside, an unpleasant smell immediately hit Graylin's nostrils. It was hard to tell what the smell was. The dry smell of dust, the smell of decay, the child's excrement...it was so suffocating that Graylin was so confused.
Te frowned, relying on the physical fitness of a "barbarian" to barely subdue his desire to vomit.
The old man Brisey closed the door and quickly walked to Gray Lint in a few steps. He was only 1.56 meters tall, but his head was even lower:
"My lord, I came to see the old man. Do you have any instructions?"
Gray Linte held a part of his breath, restrained himself from becoming more and more wanton and majestic as the sequence progressed, and spoke as gently as possible:
"I can't talk about any instructions. I just thought that when autumn came last year, your crops were flooded. I guess the harvest was much smaller, so I came to take a look at the situation."
As he spoke, he added unconsciously:
"Don't let too many people freeze to death and starve to death. If it gets published in the newspaper, it will inevitably damage the face of the city of Vertek."
Briese was stunned for a moment. After Graint explained the reason, he nodded in agreement. After being silent for several seconds, he continued:
"Excuse me, sir, but we are doing better this year than in previous years."
"What's the reason for this?"
Gray Linte was stunned for a moment, and then asked curiously.
This tributary of the He'an River has flooded the crops. It seems that you have abandoned your own houses and can only gather here to keep warm. How can you live better than in previous years?
"this……"
The old man tugged at his beard and hesitated for almost half a minute, and finally gritted his teeth and said:
"Perhaps your Excellency didn't come here to manage things in previous years?"
"In the past, we had fields to grow food and cave dwellings to live in. Even if we were farmers with household registration, apart from the taxes paid, our family had to save food to survive. From time to time, we had to go up the mountain to dig some vine roots to mix with
Let's eat... This year is not bad. Although the floods have flooded the crops and 60 to 70% of the food, we have lost those fields and cave dwellings and become refugees. On the contrary, we don't have to pay taxes. Plus we are here.
I planted some vegetables that can be harvested quickly, and I can always exchange them for some grain. The two parties put this together, and even a group of people can eat pure grain without mixed vegetables."
The mountain vine is a kind of thin-leafed creeping plant. It is said that if it is in a place with abundant water and soil, it can grow to cover an entire mountain. It has extremely thick and massive rhizomes, rich in starch, which can be used to satisfy hunger in disaster years.
, but it is also rich in fiber and extremely coarse. Not to mention humans, even the donkeys working on the trailers cannot swallow it unless they are extremely hungry.
Is this even acceptable?
Gray Lint knew about this thing because in the files of MI9, there was once a wild Sequence 7 "Harvest Priest" in West Balan. He used it as a raw material to catalyze mutations, and killed a man by leapfrogging.
"Punishing Knight" caused a lot of trouble. You know, the Southern Continent generally follows the ancient names. Sequence 7 is just a low sequence, while Sequence 5 is usually a quasi-powerful person in the mysterious world...
Of course, as long as they have not reached the demigod level and have not obtained divinity, extraordinary people still have fatal shortcomings. If they find the right method, it is actually very normal to kill enemies by leapfrogging their levels.
Speaking of which, the food tax in Loen is actually so heavy? Gray Lint vaguely remembered that in his own non-fiefed manor, he only paid 25% of the food tax, right?
Even if the tax here in the colony is heavier than that in the Northern Continent, if the increase reaches 40 to 50%, it is still as high as the sky, right?
How come there is a flood that has covered 60 to 70% of the food supply, and Briese still feels that he is living better than in previous years? Not to mention the few green vegetable fields, the food that can be exchanged for those vegetables, and the food that has been grown.
In comparison, it is definitely far less.
"How much tax do you have to pay?"
"Forty percent, sir, our share of tax payment is calculated based on the grain production in a good year. We can pay 40 percent."
"Except for these 40%, that is, that is..."
"Just what?"
Seeing that Briese hesitated for several seconds and his voice gradually became quieter, Gray Lint couldn't help but glare, exuding a little dignity that had been restrained before, and asked sternly.
Briese was so frightened that his legs could not stop trembling, and he finally gritted his teeth and replied:
"I just want to give half a percent to the grain inspector, begging him to say something nice, and half a percent to the mayor, begging him to turn a blind eye even if he sees the real situation."
"There's nothing else."
So that's it, Glerint nodded thoughtfully. It turns out that their taxes are mainly in two places. One is that the tax collection standards are calculated based on good harvest years, and the other is that they have to manage the officials who inspect and accept the grain.
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Both of these points are extremely unreasonable.
Moreover, it is all the result of middle-level officials deceiving the superiors and concealing the truth from the subordinates in order to seize their own interests.
In various newspapers in Loen, no matter where they are, taxes are levied based on the situation of the year. I have never heard of calculating based on good harvest years. This must be the arrogance of middle and high-level officials in the southern continent.
Fu, deliberately levied a high amount of money, and as for whether the royal family knew it, Gray Lint believed that they still knew it, and it was very likely that there was their tacit approval - because many middle-level officials in the Southern Continent were named "Augus"
"Du", most of them set their fiefdoms in the southern continent.
The upper layer has the upper layer's method of stripping, and the lower layer has the lower layer's oil scraping tips.
Grain inspectors at the grassroots level also want to make a fortune from their official positions, so they have to use their own unique tactics. Moreover, they are in direct contact with the people who pay for grain, and of course they control them tightly. Don't you want to bribe them?
Okay, but the quality and moisture content of the grain are all up to me! The original load of dried new grain will be registered as old grain for you. It has also been affected by dampness, and 10% of the moisture needs to be removed...
When it changes hands on the market, won’t you still get what you should get?
call……
Gray Linte let out a heavy breath, feeling depressed.
He is a selfish utilitarian, yes, but he is not a vampire who has lost his conscience. He may not be able to stand up for these people, but it does not mean that he can ignore the tragedy of this world with peace of mind.
...Yes, human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same. "Empathy" is only the most ideal hope. Since we can't truly "feel it personally", how can we talk about "empathy"?
——But empathy is a basic ability of living things.
I looked at the woman in her thirties on the right, holding a baby in her swaddling clothes, but her body was barely paved with newspapers to keep warm... Then she looked at the other ten or so "households" who were just covered with a layer of hay.
"Resident, Gray Lint felt that he once again refreshed his understanding of the word "colonization".
——This is all built with blood and tears!
It's hard to understand on paper. In his "previous life", Gray Linte had heard this word many times, and even seen a lot of data, historical materials, and even pictures... But none of those experiences were as good as now.
It really touched his soul.
However, his "Corrupted Baron" potion showed no signs of digestion.
He is still the same selfish person.
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Frankly speaking, Gray Lint had several ideas about the "Black Emperor" ceremony.
Own a country and claim the title of emperor, promote a new order and architectural style that is different from the past, build nine mausoleums, hold a sacrificial ceremony in which the vast majority of the people participate, and take magic potion at this time...
Among them, repairing the tomb is actually the simplest. It is not too difficult to find a suitable reason to hold a sacrificial ceremony. The most troublesome thing is to own a country and become emperor, as well as promote a new order and a new architectural style. This is not something you can do.
Yes, the key is that it needs to be recognized by the public.
The first plan is what he is currently doing, which is to accumulate troops in the southern continent, plan to build a country, and promote a new order.
The advantage is that the situation in the southern continent is chaotic enough. It is not too difficult to seize a piece of land for the establishment of a country while many countries are fighting later. After all, the scale of the establishment of a country can be large or small. You can't do it with Lunberg, Masi, or Sehgal.
It is said that it is not a country, but if the scale is smaller, the effectiveness of the ceremony will definitely be weaker.
Another advantage is that the newly established basic market is all under his control. It will be very easy to promote the new order, because unlike the current Loen, the royal family, the nobility, the church, the emerging bourgeoisie...
…The various forces are intertwined and often affect the whole body. It is extremely difficult to try to change.
The disadvantage is that "his name is not justified and his words are not consistent." Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for him to gain heartfelt recognition from the people. If he were replaced by Bailang and the Highland Kingdom was restored, there would definitely be many more supporters.
The second plan is to seriously accumulate military merit, get into a noble enough position and have at least Sequence 2 strength. After George III is finished, use external forces such as "Essence" and Trunsoest to force the Augustus family to give way.
Myself... This is the stupidest choice, because it cannot be justified and cannot be recognized by the people. The only feasible way is to try to seek benefits for ordinary people. In this way, after spending a few years or ten, it is possible to get real recognition.
In addition, he also has to deal with the intricate forces.
The third one belongs to the "deception". After the death of George III, if Klein had been able to use the "grafting" ability of the Sequence 1 "Secret Waiter" at that time, he could directly graft his identity to Gray Linte.
On the body... it's very simple. There is no need to worry about the ceremony or anything else. George III has already prepared everything.
But there are two problems here.
The first is that there is not enough time. It is absolutely impossible for Klein to be promoted to Sequence 2 in just one and a half years, and use the "Origin Castle" to improve his status and launch "grafting", while the other Antigonus and later
Zaratul and Glerint are neither able to establish friendship with them, nor are they willing to abandon Klein and choose them. At the same time, high-ranking beings such as Dark Night will not allow him to cheat Klein.
The second is that Gray Lint believes that the scope of an "Emperor" is too wide, and his existence will affect too many people. With such an identity, except for the "Fool" who is a true god, he personally takes action.
, I’m afraid no one can graft it.
"Using the Eastern metaphysics of 'past life' to explain it, it means that the emperor's position has too many 'causes and effects'."
Greenlight, who was deep in thought, complained in his heart.
In fact, there is a fourth method, which is also a "deception" and is similar to the third method, which is to let Amon, a true god, steal the identity of George III and put it on himself.
Therefore, the third and fourth methods have a fatal flaw, that is, the news that "George III is dead" cannot be spread to ordinary people, because that would mean that his identity no longer has any meaning... and
In the last year and a half, it is almost impossible for a sane "Fool" or "Error" to be born who is friendly to Greenlight.
——Furthermore, Gray Lint also had to consider a very real issue, that is, if George III did not die in an explosion openly, could not successfully stimulate Feysac's ambitions, and could not follow the "trend of the times", then Amon's brother
It is very possible that we will take action to "correct the trend of the times".
So after thinking about it all, Glerint still prefers the first option.
At the same time, he has not given up on the third idea. Anyway, even if he puts aside his special goodwill towards the "original character", funding Klein will also be a great help to his first plan, and if Wan
With his help, Klein was faster than the "original" and succeeded in being promoted to Sequence 1 before George III died in public. With the blessing of Source Castle, he acquired the status of "The Fool", and then things changed.
It's very simple...
Of course, one and a half years is definitely not possible, but Gray Lint can also try to delay the time when George III takes medicine to "become a god", right? This and his plan to interfere with the "Backlund Great Smog", in
The direction of action is consistent.
In general, it is to expose as much of George III's conspiracy as possible, interfere with his plan to "become a god", delay as much time as possible, and if necessary, even directly reveal his godhood ceremony to the church.
If the god does not express his position, the church will not be willing to let him become a god.
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But in fact, a large part of Graylint's focus was still on the first plan.
Therefore, he had to face the difficulty, that is, his "name was not justified, his words were not consistent", and he could not get the real support and obedience of the people. However, today's line of work made him have a relatively vague idea before,
It gradually became clearer...
The answer is very simple, that is, to preach that "oppression is guilty" and "colonization is guilty"... There is no need to doubt that this will definitely get a heartfelt response from many people.
But the impact of anything is two-sided.
Once Gray Linte raises this big flag, the interests and offended forces in the southern continent will be gone. If he can't seize the melee when many countries in the northern continent are attacking each other, he can decide the outcome in one fell swoop.
, then he will face the violent attacks from all forces after the reshuffle of the Northern Continent is completed.
Moreover, Gray Linte is not yet aware of a very serious problem. The idea that emerged from his mind in a flash, the idea that gradually became clear in the heat of passion, is really going to kill people!
Because it will always "kill" the lives of some people, even angels, even true gods, if you don't pay attention, you will be in catastrophe!
——But he himself has not yet realized this.
Perhaps, one day, when he can calmly and calmly say "how ambitious it is to sacrifice for something"... Perhaps, when that trace of fire is thrown out and can no longer be extinguished...
Don't doubt that there will always be some people who are not afraid of death. For them, ideals and beliefs are their highest pursuits. It is also a kind of faith, and it is higher than people's faith in gods.
Yes, the real gods are overlooking all living beings from high above, but for those "foolish people" and "lovely and respectable people" who "will not avoid it" in pursuit of the truth, whether the goal can be achieved in the end is completely unclear.
Important, the meaning of their existence is to let that trace of fire be passed on and spread...
Of course, at that time, what kind of situation Gray Lint will be in will be an extremely small matter.
Work hard to die and wait for closure at any time (laughing)