Chapter 191 Rebuilding the glory of Rome! Just now!
Gareth is a guy who likes to convince others with his virtue.
His virtues are well known to everyone, and everyone who has in-depth contact with Garris will deeply admire him.
But these farmers in the rain saw Garris for the first time, so they didn’t know what they were facing...
The leader, who had only half drawn the sword from his waist, was kicked far away by Garris who suddenly appeared.
In the cold winter rain, the surrounding farmers subconsciously swarmed up, trying to capture Garris.
However, with a rapid sound of blows, those people were kicked over one by one and fell to the muddy ground.
Nicholas and Andre's group felt a throb deep in their hearts.
Every time they saw Garris's miraculous physical skills, they had the urge to worship him.
This is not something that humans can do, it is undeniably otherworldly.
The coming of Gehrys was yet another reaffirmation of beatitude.
But this time the reiteration is to declare that the kingdom of heaven is about to come.
[Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 】
[Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. 】
[The meek are blessed, for they will inherit the land. 】
[Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled. 】
[Blessed are the merciful, for they will receive mercy. 】
[Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God. 】
[Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. 】
[Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness’ sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 】
[Blessed are you when people revile and persecute you and fabricate all evil things against you because of me. 】
【Just be happy and excited! For your reward in heaven is great, because men also persecuted the prophets who were before you. 】
——"Matthew" 5:3-12
Beginning with Abraham, Heavenly Father has made promises to His people, and Heavenly Brother Jesus reiterates those promises and extends them to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Brother Tian became a poor man in order to share poverty with the poor. He is in the world but not of the world. He weeps with those who weep and rejoices with those who rejoice.
He pointed out the kind of people who would go to heaven.
The appearance of Garris is another continuation. He is telling the world that the kingdom of heaven is coming to the earth.
Gareth, he is a clear proof that "God loves the poor."
Human society, unlike the physical laws of nature, has a power called "belief."
When people believe that they have a common ancestor, regardless of whether that biological ancestor exists, a [nation] will be born.
When people believe that they believe in the same god and are the creation of the same god, then [tribe] and [tribe], [clan] and [clan], [nation] and [nation] can all be Join forces.
When people believe that there is a king who governs them, then the king really exists...
What Garris threw was his fist and what he kicked was his foot, but what hit people's hearts was "God loves the poor."
Therefore, the poor must also rise up to respond to God's love.
Those who came with bad intentions didn't think so much. On this day of heavy rain, they were frightened.
Is this half a breath? Or a pulse beat?
Nearly one-fifth of the people were knocked down one after another in the blink of an eye!
Is this within human power?
"They are all heroes who stood up and resisted Isaac. What kind of internal strife is going on here!"
"Is there anything you can't say nicely?"
With just two words, Garris settled this group of people, and everyone present felt that Garris was right.
Especially those guys who fell to the mud in an instant, their moans and groans proved one thing - Garris had the greatest truth.
The rain in the sky gradually became lighter, but it was still gloomy and covered with dark clouds.
The people around Garris seemed to have a large number of people, but they were more complex and more rabble-rous than Nicholas's group.
"Now, I propose! Everyone forms the Cyprus Liberation Front together, and everyone joins the Cyprus Liberation Front together! Fight against the Komnenos tyrant together!"
"Who agrees? Who opposes!"
"Tyrant" originally refers to a ruler who seizes power through illegal or abnormal means in ancient Greek city-states.
The word did not have a completely negative connotation in the early days of ancient Greece, but as history evolved, it gradually took on a negative connotation, meaning a dictatorial, tyrannical, and illegitimate ruler.
In short, a tyrant originally referred to a leader who came to power through unconventional or illegal means, and later evolved to describe a dictator who rules through tyrannical means.
Gaerys said that Isaac was a tyrant. These Cypriots here, as Romans and Greeks, can understand.
At first, when Isaac landed on the island, he forged official documents and claimed that he was the governor sent by the empire.
As an island, the connection between Cyprus and Constantinople is naturally relatively weak. When Isaac landed on the island, there was no obstacle.
After landing on the island, Isaac's true colors were revealed, and with the military power brought by the mercenaries, he easily subdued the unsuspecting island of Cyprus.
You must know that in the history of the island of Cyprus, the training of the army was only a small amount of time, and it was basically a matter of surrendering to whoever came.
If you have the money to train the army, you might as well use it as tribute.
Even when the Saracens came, they would still pay tribute. As long as they did not disturb the peaceful life of the islanders, everything was fine.
Yes, Cyprus lacks everything except money.
Don't send troops. You still have to pay for sending troops. Let's take the initiative to pay the money. It's good for you and me.
Regardless of whether it was the Eastern Empire or the Arab Empire, seeing Cyprus being so understanding, they would stop at nothing.
Anyway, it’s money you get for nothing, don’t give it up.
But Isaac is obviously not like this. The reason why he can rule the island of Cyprus is not because of any giant standing behind him.
He controlled the island with mercenaries, and his rule of Cyprus came at a cost.
This cost was paid by himself, not by the Eastern Empire or the Arab Empire.
That's why his search for the Cyprus islands was so frantic, and the mercenaries under his command were even more determined to do evil.
Garris said that Isaac was a "tyrant", and those here can all understand what he meant.
Isaac was a leader who came to power through illegal means and had no legitimacy.
If this orthodoxy is low, rebellion is particularly likely to break out.
Scattered rebellions are easy to defeat one by one, but when the rebels huddle together, something can be said.
This is the purpose of Gairis's proposal to form the Cyprus Liberation Front.
One thing Garris has always insisted on is that only the fruits liberated by these people themselves will be cherished by them.
If Gareth kills Isaac today, it will be nothing more than replacing the previous one with a new idol tyrant.
The people present looked at each other a few times, and no one expressed any objection. The matter was actually settled for the time being.
Of course, it is said that the Cyprus Liberation Front was formed, but in the eyes of those on the opposite side, this is actually a naked annexation.
Seeing that no one objected, Garris immediately shouted the slogan:
"Drive out the tyrants! Restore Rome!"
"Drive out the tyrants! Restore Rome!"
Garris shouted twice himself first, and behind him, those who originally belonged to Nicholas, after these days of preaching, and Garris' miracle, they all shouted together.
"Drive out the tyrants! Restore Rome!"
"Drive out the tyrants! Restore Rome!"
Compared with the rabble in the mud, the people behind Garris shouting in unison seemed particularly intimidating, extraordinarily united, and extraordinarily contagious.
These newcomers seem to have a large number of people, but compared with the people behind Garris, what advantage do they have?
As for the leader, he glanced dejectedly at his sword that was kicked away, and then he was frightened and looked like he had seen a ghost.
Because the sword blade was inserted straight into the tree trunk on the side!
It can be seen that if Garris had kicked someone else instead of the sword just now, he might have died!
Under such circumstances, how could he dare to question Garris, a Frank, to his face?
Therefore, the general tone has actually been set.
After all this trouble, those who were caught in the rain quickly went to a nearby house to dry themselves off, and those who were hungry also started cooking porridge.
After a conversation with the leader, Garris also knew the other person's name - Elias.
The origins of Elias's group are complicated. They are not rural party members like Nicholas. Instead, they are a mixture of many urban vagrants, guild members, landless farmers, etc.
Such complexity has seriously weakened the combat effectiveness of this team.
Since Garris wanted to establish the Cyprus Liberation Front, he naturally had to reorganize the organizational structure and make these people somewhat organized.
"Elias, since we all want to drive out the tyrants and restore the republic together, then these two groups of us should unite as an army and give unified orders!"
As soon as Garris said this, Elias couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth. In his opinion, Garris's intentions were too naked.
However, at this time, behind Garris, whether it was Andre or Nicholas, they all took a step forward and stood behind Garris.
Coupled with the slight force placed on his shoulder by Garris, Elias felt heavy oppression.
He was deeply afraid that his shoulder and collarbone would be crushed if he spat even half a word of "no" out of his mouth.
A few drops of liquid dripped from Elias's forehead, and he couldn't tell whether it was rain. He looked back and forth, left and right.
In the end, he could only nod his head tremblingly.
With the addition of Elias and his group, the small team of the Cyprus Liberation Front instantly expanded to a hundred people.
Garris broke up all the hundreds of people and divided them into three squadrons, making a total of ten squads.
However, in order to prevent Elias from feeling like he was being eaten dry.
Garris specially left a squadron of more than thirty people, all of whom were Elias' subordinates.
Sure enough, after listening to Garris's assignment, Elias looked much better and nodded, feeling that this Frank was quite kind. Nowadays, such kind people are rare, so much so that the way he called Garris was much more affectionate.
"Brother Garris, I think your arrangement will work!"
And seeing that Garris was kind-hearted, Elias rolled his eyes and had an idea.
"But what about the arrangements for the squadron leader and squad leader? I have so many brothers here, don't we just have to talk to each other?"
"Brother Elias, do you know about democratic republic? Know about Roman republic or Greek democracy!"
Although Elias is not as good as Nicholas, he grew up in Cyprus anyway, even though Cyprus has now been usurped by Isaac.
Even though the Eastern Empire was a highly centralized monarchy, there was no independent parliament or local self-government institutions to participate in management.
However, Cyprus still retains some institutions similar to parliament. These institutions inherited from the ancient Roman era are another evidence of the island's past glory.
Therefore, Elias could understand what Gallis said about the Roman Republic and the Greek Democracy.
"Since we want to expel the tyrants and restore Rome, then we can tell what kind of Rome we will restore."
"Should we restore the royal Rome, the republican Rome, or the imperial Rome? It is impossible to restore the Holy Rome of the Germanic barbarians!"
Listening to Garris saying that the Germans were barbarians, Elias always felt weird, and then he secretly cursed the Franks as barbarians.
"Let me tell you, whether it is a royal Rome or an imperial Rome! In short, we will not have a good life."
"If the Empire of Rome is really restored, a new governor will be sent over to Constantinople right away. Now that the Eastern Empire is in a precarious situation, is it possible that everyone still expects the new governor from Constantinople not to continue searching?"
"As for tax collection, I have only heard of tax increases. As for tax reductions, there are very few!"
"Is it possible that by expelling the tyrants and restoring Rome, we are just replacing ourselves with a new father?"
"If we want Cyprus to belong to the Cypriots! Then we will inevitably have to republic Rome!"
“Therefore, whether we revolt or make a revolution, we are not only trying to drive out the tyrants, but also fighting for the interests of the people of Cyprus!”
Gehris walked into the middle of the crowd and was watched by this group of Greeks. He spoke loudly about the interests of the people of Cyprus and encouraged those present to fight for their own interests.
However, no one except Elias found it strange.
"We are now all comrades of the Liberation Front, and we are all lofty ideals who want to fight together to restore the glory of Rome!"
"That being the case! Be it the Roman Republic or be it the Greek democracy! It should start with us electing the captains of the big, middle and small ones!"
Roman Republic? Greek democracy?
Isn't this voting for captains at all levels of the Liberation Front a renaissance and a restoration of the ancient rule?
For those of you here who know how to read, who doesn’t have some ideas in mind?
Even those who are illiterate have heard how great Rome was in the past and how wise the Greek philosophers were in the past.
“One of the most important aspects of this so-called republican democracy is elections.”
"Although I, Gareth, am the Saint of Jerusalem, I am not a tyrant like Isaac. So where do I get the authority to appoint captains at all levels?"
At this time, the people on Nicholas' side were fine, but the people under Elias were a little commotion.
Some people subconsciously tilted their mouths and muttered in a low voice: "If you don't come to assign this, we have a large number of people here, so wouldn't it be necessary to elect someone from our side? When the time comes, your side Let’s make a fuss, who can obey this! It’s just nonsense.”
Garris had keen ears, so he could hear clearly clearly.
In fact, even among Nicholas's group, some people whispered, feeling that Garris was giving up the advantages he had gained previously.
Of course, things definitely don't work out that way, and many people never think about it.
[Voting itself cannot truly reflect public opinion. 】
In fact, according to what Garris himself knows, there is a very interesting statistics about British voting.
There have been 21 occasions when a political party has held a majority in the British Parliament, but only twice has a majority of voters supported that party.
Although the party only received votes from a small number of voters, it often ended up getting the prime ministership because it was the largest party in parliament. The prime ministership then arranged for the appointment of cabinet ministers, completing a winner-take-all scenario.
In other words, the total number of voters who support the party often does not exceed half of all voters, but the votes of this small number of people change the country.
Of course, although voting cannot reflect the overall opinions of the electorate, it is at least much better than a "tyrant" tyrant.
Especially now that there really is a "tyrant" tyrant in Cyprus.
As the elected and appointed captain at all levels, Garris naturally has a particularly high say.
He planned and designed this voting election.
First of all, because of literacy problems and efficiency issues, Gehrys directly proposed that we first learn from the early Republican Roman electoral model.
Everyone directly raises their hands and cheers to express their approval. When the number of people cheering and approving is the largest and exceeds half of the total, it means that the elector has been successfully elected.
Then, Garris said that it would be too troublesome to elect hundreds of people at once, and they could not distinguish between them.
Now that the squadrons have been distinguished, choose one squadron by squadron.
Then for each squadron, not only the squadron leader but also two squadron military tribunes were selected.
Military tribune was an important official position during the ancient Roman Republic and early empire.
They are responsible for protecting the rights of civilians, have the power to propose bills, and can veto the decisions of nobles under certain conditions. They can also conduct military command in emergencies.
Of course, for Garris, the military tribunes he established were actually similar to the "political commissars" of later generations.
Then, the squadron commander of each squadron, plus two military tribunes, became representatives of that squadron, and a group committee was formed.
The brigade committee conducts an election and appoints a new brigade captain.
This set of things is very simple, that is, first divide the crowd into three squadrons, and then each squadron raises their hands to elect their squadron leader and military tribune.
These squadron captains and squadron tribunes then elect and appoint group captains.
This kind of electoral system was designed by Gellis to let everyone understand what the Roman Republic and Greek democracy were, and to let everyone understand the benefits of republican democracy.
It is even more important for everyone to understand that only in this way can the public power of Cyprus be mobilized, which will help cleanse the remaining poison of "tyrants".
After Elias spent some time, he never thought there was any problem. The people he brought accounted for at least two-thirds.
According to Gareth's election, doesn't it mean that nearly two-thirds of the positions will fall on his side?
This Garris is no longer a kindhearted person, he is a great kind person! What a true saint!
Only a true saint can give up his power!
If this were the Roman Republic and the Greek democracy, that would be so wonderful!
When Elias saw Garris's expression, it was no longer friendly, but could be called affectionate.
According to Garris's request, each squadron began to hold elections, and they wanted to elect the squadron leader and tribune of their respective squadrons.
This is the first time for everyone to come into contact with this kind of thing. They have only heard about it before but never practiced it.
Especially Nicholas and his group, who have been instigated time and again by Gellis these days, have long been itchy about the so-called Roman Republic and Greek democracy.
This first time I practiced it, I was even more excited.
It didn't take long for the voting process designed by Garris to be over.
However, it didn't take long for Elias to be stunned.
Except for the fact that all positions in the Third Squadron were taken by his people, only one of the 6 squadron positions in the First and Second Squadrons was taken by his people!
Elias, who had gone through this process, naturally figured out what was going on within a short time.
Garris arranged more than thirty people into the third squadron, which was not to give him any face.
Rather, it was to ensure that the men in the other two squadrons, Garris, had the same physical abilities as those originally belonging to him.
In the first squadron and the second squadron, the numbers of both sides are equal.
The candidates who took the initiative to stand up on Garris's side, when delivering speeches, all came forward confidently and spoke exceptionally fluently.
Words like rebuilding the glory of Rome, recalling the Greek sages, and making Cyprus great again were kept coming like a barrage of words.
It was Garris who had been in prison and emphasized the words he preached over and over again. They just recited a few sentences and they all seemed extraordinarily high-spirited.
For this eloquence, this Greek speaking ability passed down through Garris, the ragtag group of people under his command all applauded.
As long as two or three people are attracted to the people on Garris's side, the vote will immediately become unbalanced.
On the other hand, Elias's people were all slurred in speech and made a lot of jokes when they came on stage.
In this way, there is no suspense about the election of squadron leaders and tribunes.
After the squadron-level election is over, there will be no suspense about the squad leader's election.
On the one hand, it is because of the eloquence gap between the two parties, and on the other hand, it is because people tend to follow and imitate authority when they are confused and confused.
So, when it comes time to elect those squad leaders.
Many people will subconsciously vote with the tribunes they elect as squadron leaders.
The squadron captains and tribunes naturally chose those who followed Garris in prison earlier, so the people from the first and second squadrons basically took over the position of squad leader.
This blind obedience effect is one of the reasons why the Roman election was changed from a public show of hands to anonymous voting.
After a while, all the elections were over.
Among the group committees, 2 of the 3 squadron captains are from Géliss, and 3 of the 6 tribunes are from Géliss.
The total was 5 to 4. This difference of 1 vote determined that Garris would become the captain of this team.
At the squad leader level, Garris' people also occupied 5 seats, while Elias' people only occupied 4 seats.
But except for Elias, no one thought there was a problem.
These people were just excited because for the first time in their lives, they were actually exercising their right to vote.
Gareth de Villeroy
Gender: Male
Race: Human
Faith: The Lord of Hosts
Strength: 20 Intelligence: 15
Agility: 18 Perception: 16
Physique: 14 Charm: 18
Ability: Wave of action
(End of chapter)