Chapter 559 It’s unreasonable not to bury it
The most important thing for maritime trade is to have a ship. If there is no ship willing to transport your goods, the goods cannot go to sea.
The inner sea was once divided by the four forces. The east was controlled by Hedem of the Ghazi Empire; the south was dominated by the Hayreddin family of the Kingdom of Kush; the northwest was controlled by Pietro of the Kingdom of Tarago; Paolo of the Venetian city strictly guarded the coast of the Kingdom of Sardinia. At the same time, he competed with Pietro to the west for the southern port of the Kingdom of Gaul, and competed with Hedem of the Ghazi Empire to the east for the sea area west of Constantbulo.
On the coast of the Kingdom of Sardinia, only Paolo's fleet can do bulk cargo business, and he only does business with fellow Venetians. Businessmen who want to import and export goods can only endure the exploitation of Venetian second-rate dealers.
During the battle to regain Constantinople, Hedem's fleet was destroyed by sharks flying in the sky. A blank area of power appeared on the sea, and the Venetians began to move eastward.
So the Venetians are short of money and started to increase their exploitation last year.
Taking this opportunity, the newspaper in Bern spent three pages exposing the crimes of the Venetians.
In this context, the death of boys and girls has taken on a layer of political and economic color and become a symbol.
Sardinia has been suffering from Venice for a long time.
Under the influence of the radio, in just a few days, the grievances that had been accumulated for a long time in the entire kingdom exploded. Businessmen from all over the country either went into battle personally or hired professionals to destroy Venetian shops.
Local lords then followed suit and "protected" the Venetian property.
The seven largest political forces in the Kingdom of Sardinia are called the "Seven Sisters", including the Royal Capital of Baili, the Principality of Liguria, the Principality of Milan, the Principality of Turin, the Principality of Florence and the Golden City. Representatives were sent to the city of Bern to attend the funeral.
Even Pope Valentine of the Church of Light also rushed to the city of Bern.
Valentin stayed at a church in the city. For this reason, a young man with a Citrus Island accent was kicked out of the guest room by the priest early in the morning.
Nowadays, the hotels in the city are full, and many residents who have empty rooms in their homes have started a homestay business to accommodate one or two visitors from out of town.
Many people read the story of Mariodo and Gianozza from the newspapers, were moved by their love and their final encounter, and came to pay their last respects.
Frederick was a little embarrassed. The atmosphere was like this. It was unreasonable for the two of them not to bury him.
"Brother, do you want to stay?"
If it weren't for the wrong language, Frederick would have thought he had just walked out of the train station in Weissenburg.
He turned around and found a chapel on the roadside.
The chapel is just a two-story building, no different from the house next to it. The first floor is the lobby and the second floor is the residence of the clergy.
Ordinary residents rarely go to the cathedral on Sundays. They usually gather with their neighbors in the chapel.
Frederick asked around on this street, but because of his Citrus Island accent, no one was willing to let him stay for a night.
The old priest of the chapel was not worried about this. Seeing that the young man had nowhere to go, he asked him to stay here.
Frederick thanked the old priest and walked into the chapel carrying a huge backpack.
The old priest's name is Benito. He is over eighty years old and a southerner. He started working in this chapel when he was twenty and has been working in this chapel for more than sixty years.
There are also two nuns in the chapel, both orphans adopted by Father Benito.
Frederick put his luggage in the corner of the lobby, and then folded paper flowers for the funeral with the two nuns.
The Pope has assigned tasks, but the three people in the chapel are all old, and Father Benito is looking for strong laborers to work.
While folding the white paper into flowers, Frederick thought to himself, if the two people didn't bury them, it would be unreasonable. Wouldn't his work be in vain?
The two nuns, Ada and Alina, were in their fifties. They did not work quickly but talked a lot.
They first asked Frederick where he was from, how many people were in his family, and what he did for a living.
Fortunately, Frederick was kidnapped into a black factory and was quite familiar with the affairs of the common people on Citrus Island, so he could answer questions in a decent manner.
Then the two nuns started chatting among themselves.
Ada said: "Did you hear that someone sneaked into the funeral hall last night?"
Alina shook her head and said: "Oh, those outsiders are really serious. The little girl has passed away, why do you want to see the body?"
Some people from other places heard about Chianoza Because of her beauty, some mentally ill people want to see the corpse.
Now the outside of the church is full of city defense troops and people from the Capuletti and Montechi families, so these people are not allowed to disturb the two people in the coffin. Ada said: "That's not what I'm talking about."
"Let me tell you, someone discovered the secret passage of the church last night and sneaked into the church through the secret passage."< br>
"There was no one in the church at night, but all the people who went in last night were knocked unconscious and thrown outside the funeral hall. They were only discovered early this morning."
Alina asked in surprise: "What would that be? Who did it?”
Ada pointed to the ceiling and said nothing.
Alina was even more surprised now.
Frederick folded flowers calmly on the side, as if what happened last night had nothing to do with him.
Gianozza has been lying in the coffin for many days. Although his body has entered an extreme state of dormancy, it is still consumed.
Last night, Frederick gave her a bowl of saturated sugar water through nasal feeding to prevent her from starving to death later.
At that time, several dandy-looking people came to the funeral hall and spoke obscene words. Frederick knocked out all their teeth and threw them outside the door.
At noon, Father Benito brought back lunch from the pub next door. Each person had a plate of fish fillet noodles with red tomato sauce and a glass of orange wine.
While eating noodles, Father Benito sighed and said, "Oh, how come the church has become like this."
The two nuns knew what was going on without asking for details. Ada said: "It's not the first day you found out."
Alina also said: "Just take care of yourself."
Frederick asked curiously: "Father, what happened?"
Father Benito said helplessly: "Valentin came to preside over the funeral this time and offered two thousand Ore."
The corner of Frederick's mouth twitched. It stands to reason that the priest would not charge half a copper for presiding over events such as weddings and funerals. He would only receive some donations after the event. You can give more or less as you like.
The truth is this. In fact, the amount of "donation" is almost clearly marked, only low prices and no upper limit.
The gold content of the Ore gold coins of the Kingdom of Sardinia is the same as the florin gold coins of the Rhine League, both of which are 3.5 grams of gold.
In other words, the pope's appearance fee is equal to the income of the Wesson family for four years before. Now you can buy 20 high-horsepower steam tractors in Wessonburg City.
Father Benito then said angrily: "Valentin is interested in the fact that the Montechi family and the Capuletti family are about to die, and he plans to cheat them out of a sum of money, and each family will pay one thousand."< br>
Frederick felt that since his family had contributed so much money, it would be unreasonable for the two of them not to complete the funeral process and fill it with soil.
He looked surprised and asked: "Will the two families provide the money?"
Benito sneered, sighed and said: "Oh, Valentin is obsessed with money. "
"He also said that if the money is enough, the God of Light will resurrect the two children when he is happy."
"What else can the two fathers do? Pay some money, what if you are really resurrected?”
There are many legends about people coming back from the dead in the Church of Light. Now Baron Montecchi and Baron Capleti regard these stories as the last straw, naturally. It's spending big, big bucks.
Frederick's heart tightened. This was when he met a master. People saw that these two men were faking their own deaths!
The experience he had experienced a while ago told him that the church was so familiar with performing "miracles" that others could not help but believe it.
So he planned to play a big show this time to build momentum for himself and prepare for future work.
It’s okay now, the professional magician wants to cut off the beard, this is intolerable!
The Pope is professional in this kind of thing. If he really "resurrected" Mariodo and Gianozza in front of everyone...
Frederick did not dare to think about it. Once the papal authority was established, it might involve disputes between theocracy and secular power, or it might trigger a religious war.
Furthermore, given the urinary behavior of the people in the church, it is a sure thing to tax the believers in a name.
Frederick had to take the initiative, so he asked Father Benito about the funeral process.
(End of this chapter)