Sweep the World

"Each of their nobles has their own manor. Small nobles can gather dozens or hundreds of people, and big nobles can gather tens of thousands of people. The size of the manor is equivalent to a village or a town." Cai Mian received information. Quite a few, and went on to say: "However, whether it is a village or a town, the right to collect taxes and conscription belong to the nobles, and the country has no qualifications and did not collect them."

"I heard that they have any right to the first night?" Although Dou A was asking, he actually wanted to make sure: "The nobles on their side can make their own laws. Some nobles stipulate that the first night of any bride should be service. Myself, not to serve my husband."

The serious Romans didn't do this, and they didn't dare to ask anyone who was also a Roman citizen to give their wife's first night to themselves, otherwise it would definitely be a **** fight, or even a catastrophe.

The so-called power of the first night is something after Rome accepted foreign races and became aristocrats. For example, the three ethnic groups of Germanic, Gothic, and Gaul have custom. When they are still in tribal form, the leader can do whatever he wants and sleep with a woman or something. It is purely a trivial matter, but after some Germans, Goths, and Gauls became Roman nobles, they were determined in the form of family law.

"Compared with the big men, their people will not be protected by the law." Cai Mian was talking about a great fact: "Only citizens are protected by the law. And their laws are recorded in the code, but the code is not All kinds of sacrifices have the right to interpret."

During the reign of Constantine I, Rome underwent great reforms, one of which was to support Christianity, 1 governor and 1 religion, and he also set up a chaplain in the army.

The chaplains in Rome did not just perform some mass ceremonies. They also grabbed some powers from the military judge. It means that the priest can accept prayer, but the priest can also hold a sharp sword, but the priest’s sword is usually used to kill his own people. .

According to Marus Utansis, the archbishop is demanding the legal rights of the armed forces.

It’s not the nature of the family’s private army in a gray position. What the 1st Governor and 1st Church wanted to form was a **** army permitted by law. At the beginning, Augustus was required to provide equipment and equipment, and even the state should come from it. Paying the army, but the three Roman kings in the split were almost unable to support their own armies. How can they have spare money to raise an army that is not in the national establishment but has to pay for its own armor, weapons, equipment and army.

"They have more and more believers." Marcus Macca does not believe in Christianity, but according to Rome’s current belief in the old gods, that is, the original gods, not Christianity. The God and Son of the 1st Church: "A considerable number of parliamentarians have converted to Christianity, 1 Governor and 1 Church, and have been speaking for Christianity, 1 Governor and 1 Church."

In Rome, not just anyone can be a parliamentarian, even if you have money, you must have a good background. The family history does not have to be very long, but the family must be in control. A considerable amount of force, or strong allies, is then rich.

The current Christian churches do not have the right to collect taxes. They rely on donations from believers. They draw on the characteristics of many religions to create their own system of saints and saints, which are generally aimed at young people in large families. Members receive, and then receive donations from those families.

"Some families are very crazy. Not only have the patriarchs themselves become priests, but the family industry has also been changed to the name of Christian 1 Governor and 1 Church." Marus Utansis's expression is very strange: "Among the three forces in Rome, Ji 1 Governor and 1 Church are a neutral role. Because Rome is split, the 1 Governor and 1 Church have obtained tax exemption rights."

To put it simply, Constantius, Constantine II, and Julian may not be eligible to collect taxes from the 1st Governor and 1st Church because of this or other reasons. Many people have seen this and devoted themselves to it. Most of them use names for tax evasion, and a few of them really attribute their property to Christianity and Christianity.

For the Han people such as Wang Meng, they are absolutely no stranger to taxation. It is unbelievable that the first religion has obtained the tax exemption. It is simply unimaginable in Zhu Xia.

In fact, they don’t know one thing. If history hasn’t changed, the Buddhism that thrived in the summer will soon seek tax exemption. They will first turn most of the senior leaders into their own believers, and then fight for tax exemption rights. Those high-level officials feel that they can put their own properties (mainly fields) under the Buddha 1 religion and enjoy the benefits of not paying taxes. As a result, Buddhism also has the right to tax exemption.

From the five chaotic China to the entire Southern and Northern Dynasties, Buddhism has always played a very important role. They have killed no less than five emperors, and they can also influence the change of imperial power. The main reason is that they have obtained tax exemption rights.

There are too many named industries and lands. Those named may be killed in a fight and their families have been destroyed, and those assets have just become Buddhist property.

Buddhism has money, and the most important thing is that it has a huge amount of land, so it can gather enough people to form an army, and then wield the money stick to complete the control of the country.

Very similar, right? In Europa and Asia, the two religions that are so far apart, they did the same thing at about the same time. Only after the European religion became the ruler of Europa, the Asian religion was regained. Imperial power is suppressed.

"In just a few years, Christianity 1 Governor and 1 Church has become a behemoth." Marcus Marka apparently has no good feelings for Christianity 1 Governor and 1 Church, and said with a worried face and tone: " They are actually armed for a long time, and no one is uncertain about the scale, but it will definitely not be less than five legions, and the legions they have won support are not counted yet."

In Europa, it’s not uncommon to have an apologetic army. Every religion has its own armed forces. For example, Marus Utansis said that the Ares Temple of War has always had Sri Lanka. The number of Bada Guards, that is, the Spartan Guards, is always changing.

The Temple of Wisdom in Athens also has its own armed forces, and they have been notified that they have lined up.

"It looks like a traditional Greek soldier." Marus Utansis pointed to the group of blonde soldiers: "They wear leather breastplates, iron leg guards on their calves, and their weapons are spears with small circles. shield."

What Wang Meng and others saw was a group of soldiers armed with spears, each of them wearing skirts and cloaks. The colors were mainly white shirts and armor with blue cloaks. A few of them were wearing red shirts and helmets with broomsticks. head.

"Athens is a big city, and there are many believers who believe in the goddess of wisdom." Marcus Marka solemnly said: "The temple has two thousand guards. They are all loyal followers of the goddess Athena, and the equipment is purchased by themselves. The city provides military pay."

"Is it always two thousand people?" Cai Mian wanted to ask the guard what he had heard, but he didn't ask, and changed a question: "Or there will be changes in the organization?"

Marcus Marka and Marus Utansis looked at each other. Maybe they didn't know, maybe they didn't want to answer, and they were silent.

Athens is a large city with a population of one hundred thousand. There are five thousand city defense forces in the local area. Counting two thousand guards of the goddess of wisdom, that is one hundred thousand people supporting seven thousand soldiers. This city not only provided the salaries for the garrison troops, but also paid double taxes to Constantinople and Rome, and it became a city protected by Constantine II and Constantius. .

"This situation will never happen on our side." Dou'a said that a city is loyal to two kings at the same time: "I always think that there are many magical things on this side, and it seems that I haven't seen it even more strange. "

Everyone naturally wanted to enter the temple for a tour. They entered a dimly lit room with thick supporting pillars, and they could smell a strong smell of grease.

"At the entrance of the main hall, on the left and right are the fighters guarding the goddess Athena." Marus Utansis pointed to the statues on both sides: "It is rumored that only the brave warriors in the history of Athens are qualified to be the fighters of the goddess Athena. , Guarding the goddess Athena forever."

Wang Meng was in a daze. He didn't remember that clearly, but vaguely remembered some fragments. One time when Liu Yan was telling a story to his heirs, he seemed to be talking about Athena's Saint Seiya or what?

There is a stand under each statue in the main hall. A stone-carved lamp stand is placed on the stand, and some fresh or withered flowers can also be seen.

Marcus Macca left a while ago, and when he came back, he carried a wooden barrel in his hand. He walked through every lampstand and poured some oil from the barrel.

"Pour oil on top of the stone arch, and the oil will be hoarded to provide a wick to burn." Marus Utansis introduced: "Our traditional prayer ritual is to pour oil. The more you pour, the more pious and willing you are. You can still have flowers, the most important thing is to donate money to the sacrifice."

Dou'a subconsciously glanced at the people who were taking out the money bag to give coins to a number of people covered in the cloak. He turned his head and said to Cai Mian, "The religion on their side, can't you believe if you don't have money?"

The words have been modified. In fact, it is strange that faith requires money. Is it still faith?

"They have a temple guard." Cai Mian thoughtfully said: "The donated money is used for military expenses. To some extent, it is to defend their beliefs."

"If the temple guard is involved in the defense of the city in the face of invasion, the money spent by the believers will not be wronged." Dou'a said as he approached one of the fighter statues, stood still and observed carefully, walked back to Cai Mian and continued: "The masons on their side are very skilled, but they sculpt the statues to life."

Zhu Xia’s clay sculptures belong to Buddhism, and the other religions are mainly tablets and totems (character images). Besides the gods approved by the emperor, gods who are not recognized by the emperor cannot have temples. So many gods are actually living and sleeping, or simply take a boulder or something as their incarnation.

Zhu Xia had only one temple for a long period of time, that is, the place where the emperor in the imperial city served the ancient gods and his ancestors. No one is qualified to build a temple. Once anyone builds a temple and worships and spreads it is equivalent to rebellion. The reason is that only the emperor can control the divine power, including but not limited to the power of sacrificial worship and the power of entrusting the divine. Whoever crosses the boundary is rebellious, and that is the "sacrifice" of the important affairs of the country in the worship and the military.

The two were chatting, and a man wrapped in a cloak approached and said something.

"What did he say?" Dou'a heard a different language from Roman: "Isn't he here to ask for money?"

A guess was right, the man in the cloak was actually one of the temple priests, and he really came to donate.

"..." Cai Mian refused in his heart, but he had to take care of his face, took out his purse, counted five gold coins, and handed them over: "Your sect is really desperate for money."

Not only Cai Mian gave it, but everyone who entered the temple was asked for it. More or less they took out their money bags and gave some, and Cai Mian gave it the most.

"So civilians generally don't come to the temple." Marus Utansis smiled and looked at Cai Mian, who was a little painful: "Don't worry, if you give the money, the goddess Athena will protect you."

Later, the Han people learned the fact that donations will be registered. If they are willing to give their home address, if they live in the city of Athens, once any family member is sick, they can come to the temple to ask a doctor. It is one thing whether the doctors in the temple can heal them well. They prescribe a pharmacy but do not give them away. Patients can buy medicine in the temple or other places.

It must be said that the more donations to the temple, the faster the temple doctors will attend.

"Not only the role of a doctor, but also the service of exorcising evil spirits and worshiping ancestors?" Dou'a just donated ten five-baht money. He felt that it was too stuffy and came out to let him breathe, and asked Marcus Marka who came out like this: " Judging from their appearance, they were suppressed miserably by the 1st governor and 1st teacher, right?"

"Athens is already in the best condition~www.wuxiamtl.com~Marcus Marka said dumbly: "For thousands of years, Athens has only one god, and only the goddess Athena. Like other places...many old beliefs in gods are dying out and being replaced by gods. "

"That Christian 1 Governor and 1 Church..." Dou A didn't want to say at first, but later said: "The Christian 1 Governor and 1 Church has been expanding and growing. If this trend continues, they will at least become the invisible masters of this land. Even go directly to the front desk to interfere with the change of regime."

Marcus Macca obviously froze for a moment, and looked at Dou'a with piercing eyes: "My opinion is the same as you. So is there any way you can stop it?"

Dou'a was very irresponsible and casually said: "It's simple, let your king ban it, and then the army will press it to kill anyone who doesn't obey."

Marcus Marka was stunned, shaking his head and smiling bitterly: "No. Not only were they recognized by Constantine I, but they also extended their tentacles to every aspect. Once that happens...the war will be bigger and bigger than the ongoing civil war. cruel."

Come on, it's the Romans who dug their own pit, or dug a bottomless abyss.