38. Two laws against the divine authority of the monarch
"Based on my experience in observing the multiverse, the [divine right of kings] forces the nobles to abide by the moral standards of the church, and can no longer manipulate the people casually."
"But speaking of the worst, when productivity develops, the church's 'moral requirements' are roughly the same as 'freedom to mess around'."
——AD Grand Duke’s Three Commentaries on "The Storm of the Kingdom"·Part 2
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The devil and the young lord chatted for a long time in the castle study room late at night, during which they also looked through many books.
It must be admitted that the structures of religious organizations are often complex, cumbersome and even outrageous.
Spain is a kingdom with divine right of kings.
Therefore, before talking about the complex interests of Spain, the French and Portuguese, and the Church of the Holy Atonement, we must first have a "little understanding of the overall situation" regarding Spain's domestic situation and the structure of the church.
Guiding the country'.
To put it more broadly, you still need to understand the international rules when it comes to speculating in grain futures.
If you talk about it in a big way, if you don’t know about the affairs of the world, how can you come up with "Longzhong Dui"?
Let’s start with the church. God comes first and the King comes last.
(There is more than one church in this world [Holy Atonement]. To simplify the number of words, we will collectively refer to it as the church in the following paragraphs)
Hundreds of years ago, in the early days of the founding of Spain, the first heroes and the second and third kings, in order to curb some of the secret beliefs left in the territory - such as blood sacrifices, raising monsters, gender distortion, etc. weird and
As a minority belief left over from history that [severely affected farmers’ production and labor], [Holy Atonement] was established as the only designated state religion.
The grand dukes and the royal family assisted the church, and the power and resources of the core aristocratic circle assisted religious organizations in promoting the church's concept of "self-denial and sin-eating" within the kingdom. While eradicating ancient secret beliefs, they also supervised the lower-level lords (i.e. feudal nobles) in various places.
The sub-feudal landowners of the circle) must implement progressive governance in line with the church's ideals ("moral requirements") on the people in their own territories - 'progress' in comparison with the chaotic ancient times.
Feeling too complicated? Are you confused?
It’s okay, you can remember the simplified version:
Hundreds of years ago, in the newly born Kingdom of Spain, there were many "very evil" niche beliefs left behind, which were scattered and hidden in various places, seriously affecting the kingdom's productivity.
The nobles in the core circle of power then united with the church. Feudal forces supported religious forces, allowing the [relatively progressive] faith in the Holy Atonement to be forcibly implemented in the Kingdom of Spain.
The church helped the noble lords [stabilize] the rule of the territory, and at the same time [supervise] the lower-level nobles' exploitation of the people within the scope of [relatively progressive] moral standards.
What, you still think it’s too complicated?
Let’s condense it into one sentence:
[With the support of the great nobles, the church crushed other faiths in Spain and maintained the efficiency of the rule of the nobles.]
Well, if Grand Duke Asmodeus were to comment, he would probably say:
"Not erasing other gods or demons means not denying more idols and theorists in ideology... In other words, tacitly allowing people to believe in other people, unite in other names, and form their own gangs
, this is certainly not conducive to the rule of mortals."
After hundreds of years of development, the church in most areas of the Kingdom of Spain - except for some areas in Cape Point (such as Gus City) - has assumed the responsibility of 'preventing alien beasts and evil spirits' and 'supervising the degree of exploitation of the nobles' at the grassroots level.
, 'Spiritual comfort/discipline of villagers', 'Providing public welfare services to society within the scope of religious law', these four functions.
As the saying goes, priests and nobles [rule the world together], you are your master, and I take mine.
However, the power (position) and authority (ability) held by the church happen to be most closely related to the ‘daily life’ of [grassroots] residents.
In other words, the distance between the priests and the grassroots residents is relatively closer to the masses than the nobles!
It all depends on the support of peers.jpg
In addition, churches, monasteries, and monks in villages in various places—with the holy city [Vatican] as the highest core—the church has an independent and self-contained [information circulation and decision-making communication] network within the kingdom, so
Approximately 75% of the [grassroots level] of the entire Kingdom of Spain is under the "high-quality maintenance" of the church.
(Although the lords directly rule, in the grassroots maintenance work, the "maintenance quality" of the nobles is often inferior to that of the church)
The other 20% is the capital of the kingdom and the direct territories of the grand dukes.
The remaining 5% is in remote areas similar to Gus City.
After all, what does the [divine right of kings] rely on?
Force?
Come, come, come, enjoy the martial arts comparison session.
On the combat power of top extraordinary beings:
His Majesty the Holy See of the Church and the Grand Knight Commander of the Inquisition, although they are extremely powerful - the court swordsman of the Spanish capital, the family guests of the three grand dukes, and the secluded adventurers of other nobles, so
If a group of top extraordinary beings serving the feudal nobles get together to form a group, the only two top combatants in the church will probably be killed by Duizi.
On standing armed forces:
[The Crusader Army] follows an elite route, consisting of 'Knights of Punishment' who have stepped into the extraordinary realm and devout warriors who are half-stepping into the extraordinary realm, forming an army of approximately 2,000 people. With the support of logistics and cooks,
It is completely manned by the Holy City [Vatican]'s own people - ascetic monks, devout people, and retired old Crusaders, as the non-combat support of the legion.
As for the feudal nobles of the Kingdom of Spain, assuming that everyone is united, the nobles in each territory will pull out all their knights, soldiers, and extraordinary guests - with the private armies of the three grand dukes as the core, the royal forbidden army
For the sake of the flag, plus the private soldiers of local lords, without considering the number of logistics and cooks, only the actual number of combat troops was calculated - the army of the Kingdom of Spain numbered approximately 80,000.
80,000 vs. 2,000, I have the advantage.jpg
Of course, 80,000 is just a theoretical upper limit.
In the actual situation, where does "everyone is united as one" come from? All the nobles in the entire kingdom are "beturing their wealth" at the same time?
It's obviously impossible.
For example, in the 'One Year War' launched by the Kingdom of Spain against the Kingdom of France and Portugal five years ago, the actual number of Spanish warheads participating was approximately 30,000.
Ahem, by the way, Chuyang Federesh’s family currently includes:
One knight (part-time guard Hamo), and 24 soldiers.
Backcountry areas are like this, with no resources and no reason to raise too many combat manpower.
Well, back to the topic.
Through a simple comparison of data, it can be seen that although the church's military strength is not weak, if the core aristocratic circle of the Kingdom of Spain is really determined and wants to crush the church, the [Holy Holy Army] with only more than 2,000 people will
, could not withstand the secular army controlled by the feudal nobles.
However, Spain right now is a kingdom with the "divine right of kings".
Force is, after all, just a tool, not the result.
This is like,
No matter how many aircraft carriers and nuclear warheads there are, if [the grassroots level] completely loses control and falls into chaos and division, and if the people are completely intoxicated with hatred and violence, can it still be considered a kingdom? How can the aristocrats still rule?
Therefore, at least at this stage of history, the nobles of the Kingdom of Spain cannot do without the Church of the Holy Atonement.
The church has successfully connected most of the [grassroots] throughout the kingdom under the same ideology - at least on the surface it is maintained in this way - if the nobles of the feudal forces want to continue to use the assistance of the church to
The logic of social operation that has been "stable" for hundreds of years has allowed the rule of one's own territory to be permanent.
Of course, historical experience proves that productivity will slowly change quantitatively, until it reaches a critical point and has to undergo qualitative changes, forcing an old system to gradually become out of control.
The Kingdom of Spain has been established for hundreds of years. The feudal forces within it have gone through several rounds of reshuffles and have accumulated resources for hundreds of years. At this generation, the ambitious people within the kingdom finally couldn't stand it any longer.
We are all nobles of the same kingdom. Our ancestors have been involved in involution for hundreds of years. When it comes to our generation, we should not continue to be involved in involution.
Make the cake bigger, and then let's divide it into pieces.
(However, there are also some nobles who hold objections, that is, there are factions in the palace and different sides)
50 years ago, the previous king of France and Portugal issued a decree banning the Church of the Holy Atonement from preaching in the Kingdom of France and declaring that the faith of the Holy Atonement was harmful to the Kingdom of France.
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The previous king of France and Portugal was considered a benevolent king. He (and the grand dukes who supported him) did not directly kill the religious personnel and believers of the Holy Atonement Church in France and Portugal, arrest and burn them to death.
Instead, the relevant religious personnel and believers were asked to leave the French and Portuguese borders within a time limit, which was very gentle.
Of course, after the designated period has passed, if believers or preachers of the [Holy Atonement Lord] are found again in our territory, the lords of various places will have to [handle it with high pressure].
After the "ban your religion" incident 50 years ago, the [Holy Atonement] Church at that time was extremely angry, and through some circles of feudal nobles, some circles of extraordinary people, church leaders and the court of the French and Portuguese
The forces have been fighting each other for several years.
Yes, we have been scolding each other for several years.
Only for scolding.
The main leaders of the church do not intend to launch a "holy war".
Let me reiterate, the core leadership of the [Holy Atonement] Church has no intention of launching a ‘holy war’!
Within the Kingdom of Spain, the old king at that time was considered a wise king, and he suppressed the turbulent ambitions of some aristocratic factions in the country. For the careerists, the opportunity finally came. Both the church and the old king believed that
, there is no need to launch a 'holy war'.
【Holy Atonement】The original Holy See of the Church, the motto left by him is as follows:
"The holy war of our church should be a righteous war declared against the true [chaotic evil] blasphemy."
Time flies, 45 years have passed, and two generations have changed.
The court of the Kingdom of Spain,
Now I am ready to,
Mainly anti-customer,
In the name of [the divine right of kings], you can carry out your own selfish desires!
At this time, "corruption" was also seen within the church.