Chapter 433 The desperate plan to clear his name is really charming
Hearing the name of this plan, Catherine finally raised her head from the text in the document. She adjusted her glasses and looked at the fifteen or sixteen-year-old person in front of her. The young bishop.
You know, this plan is to whitewash her identity as a witch into a saint.
Based on Catherine's understanding of these citizens, they probably don't want to be known as ungrateful, but they have a religious discomfort with the witch.
Catherine knew something about the process of Jeanne becoming a saint, but that was based on the miracle of Horn's beheading and resurrection, so what did she have?
Putting a stack of bound yellowed papers on the table, Horn stretched out his hand and pulled it to his chest. When he opened it, he found densely packed names and red fingerprints.
Armand smiled slightly: "This is the current public opinion poll. We have received a total of 29 joint letters from twelve neighborhoods. More than 3,000 people have signed or clicked on the letter. "
Under Armand's commission, hundreds of "rats" were sent out in the city to spread the false news quickly, successfully inciting public opinion.
These turbulent public opinions are not only based on conscience and moral considerations, but also some considerations of practical interests.
There is currently no other person in Rapid City who has Catherine's prestige and ability and can unite everyone to fight for interests.
If Catherine is completely defeated, there will be no one left to fight for the interests of the people of Rapid City.
Although it is embarrassing to be desperate to clear my name now, if I don't stop it, who can I blame if it really affects me?
The essence of this approach is to make people afraid of blood splattering on themselves through radical overcorrection.
Under this fear, they finally adopted a defensive posture to support the things that the Salvation Army originally wanted them to support.
Specifically in this practice, the residents are afraid that radical liquidation of the witches will lead to even more radical liquidation of them.
Horn looked up and stared at Armand for a while in surprise. He didn't know why Armand seemed to be quite good at this kind of thing.
Why didn’t I notice it before?
“What is the main content?”
“There are those who ask you not to kill her but to banish her, and there are those who ask you to let her continue to be in power.”
< br>Catherine tried hard to control her expression of frustration and grievance, but the corners of her mouth still bent unconsciously.
After Armand's instigation, less than one-tenth of the people still signed the joint letter, but many of those less than one-tenth still wanted to banish her.
Horn scratched his eyebrows with his nails to hide his embarrassment. He thought there would be more people.
But now it seems that there are many people who talk, but there are far fewer people who actually do it.
In this world where angels can be summoned to come down to earth and have extraordinary powers, this kind of inertia of thinking that is like a stamp of thought is really not that easy to get rid of.
Seeing Horn's frown, Armand reminded: "You'd better consider the plan proposed by Thomas. You know, the witch is a quite powerful force after all."
Horn understood that Armand's implication was that it was best for the witch to be firmly in the hands of Horn himself, and the Holy Father could bind the identity of the saint to Horn when he descended to earth.
Otherwise, if Catherine could become a saint by herself, her independence would be too strong.
The Salvation Army paid such a high price to actually help others consolidate their forces, which is unacceptable to many people within the Salvation Papal Kingdom.
As for the plan proposed by Thomas, it is to reenact the process of Jeanne becoming a saint, using the Heavenly Father as a guarantee to eliminate the grudges in the hearts of the common people.
The main reason why Armand supports this plan lies in the disagreement over the handling of the Megdi Chamber of Commerce.
The Megdi Chamber of Commerce is a considerable force. According to the account books collected by Horn, its banking business, shop properties, and workshops in which it shares shares are estimated to be four to five million pounds, and its working capital is even more. It was over fifty thousand gold pounds.
Horn's Papal State currently does not have 50,000 gold pounds in liquidity, and the first American Chamber of Commerce has 50,000 gold pounds in liquidity. These funds are not a trivial matter, but the most important thing is the various craftsmen, notaries and other literate people under it, as well as the effective system composed of this group of literate people.
The Salvation Army can of course dismantle and annex the Megdi Chamber of Commerce, but that would be too wasteful. It would take too long to re-establish a system, and it may not be effective.
But if you retain the Megdi Chamber of Commerce, you will face another problem, and that is trust.
You must know that if the Megdi Chamber of Commerce is integrated into the Redeemer Papal State, it will most likely assume some of the responsibilities of the central bank.
Horn needs someone with enough trust and ability to run the bank.
Then he scanned around and found that the only one with this ability was Catherine Magdy.
But can she really be trusted?
Anyway, Thomas and other priests who worship the Holy Father believe that Megdi may be trustworthy now, but she is a member of the business group after all.
Her current will does not represent her future will, and the spirit she showed previously does not mean that she will always uphold it in the future.
Some people can only share adversity, but not happiness.
In other words, if you want to retain the Megdi Chamber of Commerce, you must retain Catherine.
But Catherine is an outsider after all, and the Salvation Army is unwilling to provide her with such a high status, let alone trust her.
It was after seeing this that Armand supported the "Baptism of the Holy Father".
Because in his opinion, as long as Catherine is turned into a saint by this method, she will be deeply bound to Horn, forming a strong dependence.
The process of Catherine becoming a saint is a process of handing in certificates, and it is also a process of handing in certificates for the entire Megdi Chamber of Commerce.
Let the citizens recognize the absurd "The Coming of the Holy Father" as orthodoxy, and then the legal doctrine of the Redeemer Papal State's rule in Rapid City will be established.
Because the citizens are so smart, farmers, laborers and even craftsmen may believe in "the coming of the Holy Father", but the citizens despise it.
So Armand believes that converting Catherine into a saint is just a means, an implicit struggle for the right to speak, and the purpose is to use this means to force Rapid City to bow to Horn.
Even though he himself knew that "The Coming of the Father" was stupid, Armand wanted both the wisest and the least wise to bow their heads and admit that it was sacred.
The moment they admitted it, the social contract between the Redeemer Papal State and the citizens of Rapid City was signed.
Otherwise, should the subsequent "Edict on Land and Acres of the Holy Kingdom" be implemented? Should the sanctification of the land be implemented? What is the rationale for enforcement?
From a rational perspective, Horn can give a lot of reasons, but the problem is that these reasons are all experiences from his home world.
That is a castle in the air, that is a summary of hindsight, and it is knowledge that the citizens cannot understand.
Even sometimes Horn himself knew what was going on but didn't know why, so he could only copy what happened.
There is no other way, then we can only enforce it with teachings that do not require reasons.
What makes Horn even more ridiculous is that in the 1445th year of the imperial calendar, he still has to rely on dancing to establish political power.
In the beginning, the Caotai team had to rely on its own shameless dancing to establish legitimacy. How come now, with more than 500,000 people of its own, it still relies on dancing to establish legitimacy.
Isn’t this pope in vain?
"Your Majesty, what's your opinion?"
"Let's talk about it, let's talk about it." Horn rubbed his temples and shook his wrist impatiently, "I'll think about it again and give you an answer tomorrow afternoon at the latest. ”
(End of this chapter)