Chapter 247 You promised me that you would get married
In the small house in Tire City, while Garis was busy writing, Isabella took a blanket and put it on Garis' back.
The new year is about to begin, and even in Palestine, it is getting quite cold at night.
At this time, Garris asked without looking back: "So, Isa, what do you think of religion?"
Gehrys himself is not a powerful person, nor is he a centralizer. He is not responsible for specific affairs.
But this doesn't mean that he just hangs up and watches the clouds rise and fall.
In a sense, Gareth is actually trying to be a teacher.
Through his "disciples", he will influence this era.
After all, a person's power is limited. After setting up a framework, Garris often takes a back seat and engages in more theoretical and technical work.
In order to ensure that his "disciples" can keep up with his own pace, Garris spends a lot of time teaching classes when he is not busy.
Currently, the total number of Paladins near Tire City has exceeded thirty, excluding the official Paladins.
Garris also asked the more senior Paladins to start recommending qualified newcomers and gather them together for in-depth education.
After the early Paladin framework was established, the Paladin system also began to become standardized.
You need to be recommended by a guarantor and be able to receive cultural education... After at least half a year of training, you can become a trainee Paladin.
Under normal circumstances, as a trainee Paladin, there is an observation period of about one year.
Only after this can you be qualified to receive the divine seal and become an official Paladin.
As the backbone of the Order, Paladin's responsibilities are so important that Gelis is not in short supply.
This does not mean that the number of Paladins is very small.
In fact, since Paladin does not require superb personal martial arts, it is already expanding at a rate of doubling every six months.
The central church, local branch groups, Paladin branches, Paladin groups... are all in the process of being established as a system.
Of course, except for giving large classes to those Paladins.
Garris would occasionally open some small stoves for many people, and Isabella would always get the first chance.
Hearing Garris's question, Isabella thought for a moment.
As the person closest to him, she knew some of his personal views.
Gallis does not talk about the appearance of gods. For Gallis, it is not important whether gods look the same as humans.
However, there is no doubt that Garris does acknowledge and firmly believe in the existence of "god" and is willing to sacrifice everything for it.
With such firm faith, Gareth must be a saint.
But what is religion?
How do you view religion?
Isabella also knew that Gareth's views on religion could be summed up in one word - tools.
If Garris needs a ladder to reach heaven, then the "Order of Peace" is that ladder.
A ladder is just a ladder. If it breaks down, you can replace it. If it doesn't work well, you can improve it. The ladder itself is not an end, but just a means.
Isabella pondered for a long time, but she did not answer Garris directly. This question was really too broad. "Take Islam as an example. Devotional rules such as praying five times a day and arduous fasting are actually disciplines that give believers a sense of mission and make them more devout in their identification with the religion."
"In this process, the more dedicated and fanatical it becomes, it is a special sunk cost effect."
"Whether it is Islam or Catholicism, they have put too much effort into the Holy Land and will not give up easily."
When Isabella heard this, she realized what Garris wanted to talk about, so she asked: "You mean, the more successful and the greater the sacrifice for religion, the harder it is to accept failure, and it will continue to To fight?”
"Yes, in the past few hundred years, Islam has achieved great success in preaching, from a regional faith in the Arabian Peninsula to the end of the world."
"The Catholic Church, on the other hand, sacrificed more than 100,000 lives and paid an immeasurable price in the First Crusade to recapture Jerusalem and gain control of the eastern coast of the Mediterranean."
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"This is also an absolute victory in a religious sense. At the same time, Palestine's commercial convenience has brought excellent economic benefits to Europe."
Different from the situation in Western Europe, the large number of cities in the Eastern Mediterranean enabled them to produce a large number of sophisticated handicraft products. These handicraft products also had many luxury goods, which were lacking in Western Europe.
Among them are sugar, silk, perfume, soap, etc.
Shipping these goods to Europe means multiple times the profit.
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Even though the Italian city-states, such as powerful republics like Venice, were already quite secular, they also showed their religious fanaticism.
Because of this, past success has prompted the Catholic world to make up its mind to increase the stakes and continue to bet, thereby regaining what they have lost.
Crusades again and again will not end easily for Europeans who have tasted the sweetness.
Jerusalem is not a normal country. To be honest, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was actually a colonial attempt by Western Europe in the Middle Ages.
The landless population of Europe was poured into the Levant region, with the main purpose of seizing local output.
Although this was not the colonial model of later Britain. However, the colonial nature of the Crusader countries can be seen from their collective names.
European Catholics refer to the Crusader countries collectively as overseas.
"The Crusade fanaticism in Europe cannot be easily solved. They are driven by both religion and economy."
“The more benefits you get, the more people believe that you are protected by God.”
“Therefore, if you want to solve this problem, you must actually start from the religious level.”
"Nowadays, the Third Crusade is rising. It is not a good time to intervene, but sooner or later, when the religious order surfaces, a religious convergence is necessary."
"By then, I will go to Rome, to Mecca, to Constantinople..."
With that said, Garris patted a book on the desk that was trying to be made old. This book was actually the "Gospel of Barnabas".
When Garris said that he was going to travel far in the future, Isabella's eyes became moist and she hugged Garris from behind.
"No matter what, you promised me that you would get married."
Garris froze, but after a long silence, he nodded again, turned around and kissed Isabella.
In the night, the two of them crossed that line.
(End of chapter)