Chapter 482 Riots at Corner Bay
“Printing?”
Both Mariana and Nathan heard this word for the first time.
“Yes, it’s printing. I never thought that books could be born in this way. In the past, scribes had to copy them word by word, and it was easy to make mistakes. Now Well, with this kind of machine, one can be used by hundreds of scribes, and it is accurate."
Edward said with a dance: "When entering the workshop to pick up the book, Sane. I saw from a distance that they applied a liquid that seemed to be ink to a flat plate engraved with text on the machine, then laid a piece of paper on it, and then pulled down an upper platen to connect with the lower platen. The board presses the paper and the engraved fonts together, and then there are clear words on the paper. If you think about it carefully, this operation is indeed many times faster than copying word by word, and it only requires that flat board. If the words are engraved correctly, you don’t have to worry about typos and other problems. It’s a clever way.”
Seeing the look of his companion, Nathan frowned and said: "Edward, I admit that this method is very clever, but I must remind you that you are a spell caster now, don't be so emotional about some mere mortal things."
Edward shook his head: "Nathan, you are so prejudiced. We should not stick to whether it is a caster or a mortal, as long as it is useful."
"Tch!" Nathan sneered and said Edward's view was dismissive.
"Nathan, what Edward said makes sense, you are too arrogant. Just imagine, if this idea is used in the production of scrolls, what a major breakthrough it will be."
Mariana said in a scolding tone.
"Well...making a scroll is more than just putting the words on it."
Faced with his mother's criticism, Nathan did not admit defeat.
Mariana waved her hand, "Okay, now is not the time to argue about this. This batch of books must be distributed to various coastal towns as soon as possible. Edward, you should keep an eye on this matter."< br>
"Yes, Lady Mariana. We already have very effective... [dealers] in important towns, so you can rest assured."
Edward assured her.
The lady turned to her son: "How's it going at the church?"
Nathan smiled evilly and said: "Haha, now the church is probably as painful as sitting on a needle felt. .”
……
In a spacious and bright hall, many people sat solemnly around a large conference table.
Archbishop Elvis of Cape Bay sat at the top of the seats with a livid face.
The people seated on his left were all dressed in the robes worn by clergy, and the people seated on his right were all dressed in the gorgeous costumes of secular nobles.
“Archbishop!”
A clergyman closest to Elvis said with a worried face, “Of the twenty coastal states, there are still five that have poor attitudes. It’s not clear, the other fifteen have begun to clearly be enemies of us. If tough measures are not taken, the Corner Bay Church will forever lose control of the coastal area.”
After listening to his words, Elvis. He slapped the armrest of the seat hard and said, "Sooner or later, the Lord of Light will punish these stupid heretics."
How did the situation evolve into this?
Since the first "throwing out the window" incident occurred, other cities immediately followed suit, and similar incidents occurred one after another.
Elvis once ordered churches in various places to hand over 90% of the tithe collected to Collins, where the Headquarters of the Corner Church is located. However, among the twenty coastal states, only three did so obediently. Here come the taxes.
It is not that churches in other places do not obey the orders of the bishop, but due to the fierce local public opinion, they have delayed the transportation of tax revenue almost indefinitely.
In short, the archbishop's intention was ruined. Since the beginning of this spring, something more serious has happened. A book called "Record of Grievances" has begun to quietly circulate in Jiaowan.
Elvis came across this book, but he only read two pages before he was shaking with rage!
Blasphemy!
Blasphemy!
This filth is a work of utter blasphemy.
He immediately ordered Quanjiaowan to ban the book and mobilized all his strength to investigate who wrote it.
The impact of the pursuit of this book was almost comparable to that of a witch hunt. Under such high pressure, many "authors" were found. Elvis publicly executed the most suspected ones without trial, and the rest Everyone was thrown into jail.
The church’s ban on books is to burn them, just like burning witches.
However, it was not just this book that was burned. The book burning also affected a large number of other books. As long as a book is reported to have criticism or dissatisfaction with the church, it may even be suspected of innuendo. , will also be added to the banned list.
As the ban continues, the list gets longer and longer.
The ashes of burned books are floating in the streets and alleys of every town in Cape Bay.
Some extremist religious elements even called on believers to keep only one "Holy Scripture" at home and burn all other books.
They believe that a "Holy Book" can already meet the spiritual needs of the world, and excessive spiritual exploration activities are a shameful degeneration and a manifestation of unsteady faith.
The Corner Bay Church began to interfere more and more in the lives of ordinary people.
The original witch-hunting campaign, due to its protracted protracted period, has seriously affected the economy and people's livelihood. Now more and more restrictions have been imposed one after another, and the resentment of the people of Jiaowan has been accumulated to the extreme.
People began to question the legitimacy of the Corner Bay Church and whether this organization could represent the authority of the Lord of Light in the world.
However, even so, "Record of Grievances" is still popping up, and its content is being updated. The later it pops up, the "richer" the content is!
This made Archbishop Elvis very crazy, and he successively issued orders to increase the intensity.
Under the fierce high pressure, there was finally a rebound, and a riot broke out in the independent leader Messiah.
When the teaching staff burned a batch of banned books and announced that they would punish the owners of the banned books, a rotten egg was thrown on the head of the teaching staff who was preaching loudly.
The church knight immediately drew his sword and ordered the person who threw the rotten eggs to stand up and accept punishment.
However, this rotten egg and the knight's order were like a fuse that instantly ignited people's dissatisfaction.
A large number of stones, rotten vegetables and other garbage were thrown at the teaching staff.
The angry church knights took action during the conflict and caused bloodshed.
The conflict evolved into a city-wide riot in a short period of time. Even the local lords could not suppress it. Churches in various areas were attacked. All the clergy of Messiah faced the turbulent city. The people were at an absolute disadvantage in numbers, and many clergy were wounded or killed in the attack, and those who were still alive were detained.
Some clergy were frightened and swore to the Lord of Light that they would prioritize loyalty to their own city rather than the Church of the Corner Bay.
This group of people were released, and then those who remained loyal to the Church of the Corner were brutally beaten and ruthlessly expelled from Messiah.
(End of this chapter)