Chapter 72: The Church and the Nobles are suffering, I will take the blame for the abuse
“So, what are the things you asked me to prepare for?”
Looking at the person lying on the high platform Linn on the edge of the railing, Gloria asked curiously.
At this moment, the two of them were on the top floor of an extremely tall building, with a large brass clock engraved with traces of history and time hanging in the center. It had a simple yet heavy shape.
It seems to be the highest point of a bell tower.
This clock tower is called the Orne Bell Tower. It is one of the most iconic buildings in Orne City. It was funded and built by the city council. It is 169 meters high and is the tallest building in the city.
It has a history of more than three hundred years.
A street away from the Lun En Clock Tower is the Municipal Building in the South District and the extremely wide Municipal Plaza in front of the building.
In the center of the square stands a statue to commemorate the first Speaker of Orne City.
But these are not the point.
The point is, Lynn's position at the moment has an excellent view, covering most of the city block.
At this moment, the Municipal Square, which should have been deserted on rest days, was somehow filled with all kinds of people.
Even from such a distance, you can still vaguely hear the noisy discussion.
Hearing Gloria's inquiry, Lin En didn't look back: "Those things? Of course they are used to raise donations."
As soon as he returned to the manor last night, he asked Ge Leia to Rhea ordered people to build twelve large-scale glass storage boxes, made of transparent material, so that the situation inside can be clearly seen from the outside.
Not only that, each glass box has an opening at the top.
Graia didn’t know what it was for at the time.
Now that I think about it, it’s actually just a donation box.
It’s just made big and transparent.
"Fundraising?" Gloria was stunned for a few seconds, and then looked at him with some suspicion, "Then what is the difference between your behavior and the charity dinner held by the Duke?"
"The difference is that he was kneeling down to beg for food, but I was grabbing it openly."
Lin En chuckled.
Hearing this, Grea became even more confused.
But this guy just likes to titillate people.
“Do you want to make money from the poor?”
"How is that possible."
"Then whose money do you want to make?"
"Whoever has money, I will make money from." Lin En's tone was a little unpredictable, "In short, I will take the blame for the suffering of the nobles and the church.”
I don’t know why.
Looking at Lin En’s back, which was full of concern for the country and the people, Grea suddenly wanted to hit him.
In the center of the municipal square, a row of large transparent boxes made of glass appeared at some point.
Each box is as tall as a person and is empty with nothing inside.
Counting carefully, there are twelve glass boxes in total.
Each box is exactly the same size and arranged neatly together.
I don’t know what this number actually represents.
Looking at the strange things appearing in the originally empty municipal square, many people stopped here.
Some of them were passing by and accidentally discovered the clues in front of them, while others got the news and came specifically to join in the fun.
The city of Orne is not small, but it is not big either.
The entire city has a population of eight to nine million people, but if there is any sudden big news, it will be spread by word of mouth among the people in the city in less than two days.
At this moment, looking at those boxes, the people present all had a little doubt about their use.
I don’t know if it has something to do with the new tax bill that the city council is about to enact.
“What do you think these boxes are for?”
In the noisy crowd, someone asked questions in a low voice from time to time.
“I don’t know, maybe it’s used to collect public opinions?”
The other person shrugged and made a little joke that was not humorous.
"Wait, someone seems to be coming!"
At this moment, some sharp-eyed people at the front of the crowd seemed to have noticed the clues. I saw a group of private guards wearing the Augusta family's standard armor, carrying a pile of things and walking towards the twelve glass boxes in the center of the square.
This has once again attracted the attention of many people.
It seems that these things in front of me were probably created by the Augusta family.
Since this family usually has a good reputation and is relatively low-key, it did not arouse any rebellious psychology among the people present.
Under the gaze of countless pairs of eyes, the guards began to hang the wooden signs with writing on them on the fronts of the twelve glass boxes in a certain order.
People subconsciously looked towards the wooden sign.
After seeing the writing clearly engraved on it, they were stunned in unison.
The Church of Heaven, the Church of Silence, the Church of Abundance, the Order of Desolation, the Cathedral of the God of War, the Adul Knowledge Society, the Slam Sect.
The handwriting is very neat but brief.
As they see it.
Each wooden sign is engraved with the name of a local church in Orne City.
Not only that, each wooden sign also corresponds to an empty glass box.
Seeing this, the people suddenly realized.
The reason why there are twelve glass boxes corresponds to the twelve well-known local churches.
Because Orne City is located on the border, the control of beliefs is relatively loose.
In addition, it is adjacent to neighboring countries, so some foreign beliefs can also take root here.
For example, Tutankhamun’s state religion in the country of dust and sand, the Cathedral of the God of War.
These guys who admire strength have not given up on this small piece of soil in the Saint Laurent Empire.
In addition, this place was originally close to the demon battlefield and wars broke out frequently. Therefore, as time went by, it actually gained a large number of loyal believers.
There are several similar churches.
However, compared to the three major churches of the Saint Laurent Empire itself, namely, Heavenly Law, Silence, and Abundance, they still appear to be weaker.
Coupled with doctrinal conflicts, these churches also have a lot of overt and covert frictions.
Right now, the operations of the Augusta family have confused everyone.
What are they doing this for?
Not only the people present, but also the many nobles and church clergy who were sitting in carriages or watching in the dark were all confused as never before.
Fortunately, after a while, these confusions were answered.
Looking at the glass donation boxes with the church’s name on them, the guards then moved a few ladders and climbed to a higher place carrying a few banners.
Then the first banner was hung up.
There was a long string of handwriting written on it, and everyone could clearly read the content.
“Every year, soldiers who are discharged from the war due to lifelong disabilities account for about 30% of the total number of conscripts. According to incomplete statistics, after leaving the army, these disabled soldiers are often out of touch with society and cannot afford a living. Any guarantee.”
Looking at the content on the banner, the people’s eyes suddenly widened.
What does this mean?
Obviously, no one can figure out the current situation.
But a moment later, another banner was hung below the previous one.
“Another statistic is that 60% of these disabled soldiers will suffer from mental illness within three years after being discharged from the army, or even choose to commit suicide.”
It turns out that those they have never paid attention to A group of disabled soldiers in the past actually faced such a miserable end after being discharged from the army?
People looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
Subsequently, the third and fourth banners were hung up.
"The Governor of the Southern Province, Duke Tyrus, is here to initiate the initiative, hoping that the local church and nobles in Orne City can donate generously."
"We cannot let those soldiers who defend our home and country, Blood and tears!”
The square fell into an extremely rare state of collective silence.
At this moment, compared to being confused about what they were going to do at the beginning, the people are now completely attracted by the content recorded on the banner.
It turns out that this is a fundraiser?
It seems that the target of donations is not ordinary people like them, but the local churches and nobles.
People's minds became active.
Finally, the fifth banner was hung directly above the twelve large glass boxes.
Extremely eye-catching.
“Let’s see which faith is the most kind and generous.”
(End of this chapter)