Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 49 Deus vult!

If Ahmed knew what Leonard was thinking now, he would definitely cry out for injustice. He didn't have any rebellious intentions at all, it was obvious that he was being targeted by the troublemakers in the area.

If he had not met a cunning guy who claimed to be the second son of Jehovah, he would not have ended up like this. First, his elite private soldiers were easily killed, and then he himself was imprisoned.

Soon after, even his own son was sent over to keep him company. All of his family members, including dozens of private soldiers, died, leaving only a few people...

And now Leonard is still thinking about how to kill Ahmed's entire family so as to take away all the wealth that the rat has accumulated over the years.

No one is going to survive this!

Of course, Reynard could not understand the tax farmer's difficulties, and Ahmed did not understand that someone could target his property when he was almost dead.

"Charlesson! Jacques! Claude!"

Leonard called out three names in succession, and then he heard the three knights behind him immediately stand up straight and answer in unison: "Here!"

"The three of you will each form a patrol team to inspect each tax-farming area and investigate any illegal activities of the tax farmers! If you discover that taxes have been withheld or concealed, arrest the tax farmers immediately! Force them to hand over a huge ransom."

"Yes!"

Then, Leonard shouted again: "Eric!"

"exist!"

"From now on, you will lead your troops to Alhadi Town, arrest the tax farmer Ahmed and his family, kill them all, and recalculate and collect this year's summer tax from the local residents."

"Yes!"

Reynald touched his chin and continued, "Make sure the local residents hand over 60% of the grain, and at least 50% when it is delivered to the castle. In addition, levy the tithe of Saladin in the name of the kingdom, and tell the Franks that they will also have to pay a head tax starting this year."

Leonard's eyes narrowed into slits, and there was a hint of cruelty in his gaze.

"By the way, Eric, don't forget. Any village that delays paying taxes for even one day will be killed by you alone. And anyone who dares to resist us..." Leonard paused and then laughed heartily.

When Leonard restrained his wanton smile, he lowered his voice and continued, "Remember one thing, don't kill everyone, otherwise no one will remember what I did. I hope my story can be passed down for thousands of years."

He was in his sixties and had been imprisoned in Aleppo for seventeen years. He had already gone insane, with only deep hatred left.

Humanity? What is human nature? Now he is just a body filled with hatred, not caring about his own life, let alone the lives of others!

Now, he only longed to put a cross in Mecca, the holy place of the pagans, before he died on his bed!
He would inflict upon those pagans an extreme humiliation that would not be forgotten for thousands of years!
They must be beaten to their knees and never be able to raise their heads or speak again!

"Deus vult!"

Reynald uttered a sentence in Latin, which was the famous saying shouted by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont when he encouraged Christians to organize a crusade.

It means: This is destiny!
……

Under the flickering candlelight, Garys was in Ahmed's study, writing down what he had seen and heard during these days, and writing down every word he had said.

Garys also sorted out the information about himself claiming to be the second son of Jehovah and dying for Jesus.

To be honest, he doesn't care much about these things. To put it bluntly, establishing a religion is just a means, not an end.

In order to establish a religion, these lies are actually quite hypocritical, but this is related to the public's view of him, so Gailis cannot do whatever he wants. Even if he wants to do whatever he wants, Gailis must grasp some basic laws to avoid being too contradictory.

Now, in Christianity, he calls himself the second son of God and the brother of Jesus; in Islam, he claims that he is one and the same with Jesus and is a hidden prophet who was born thousands of years ago.

These are Gellis's own identities, thereby clarifying his leadership of the Order.

Then Gellis had to summarize the essential differences between his own Taiping sect and other religions.

Through his contacts with Muslim groups these days, Igeris is clearly aware of some of the problems with the current religion.

Most of the current religions actually aim to ease or cover up social conflicts.

When productivity is underdeveloped and material wealth is not abundant, it is compensated by more spiritual wealth.

It is to create an afterlife that is different from the miserable present situation, so that believers can better endure the current suffering.

Among them, Islam is more progressive. At least when the Prophet Muhammad first wrote the Quran, he had a vision that transcended the times and was able to guide the Arabs onto a magical path.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, Gellis feels that no other religion at present can systematically guide believers to create more material wealth and thus change the current situation.

These religions are unable to develop the model of productivity and lead mankind from the stage of absolute poverty and material scarcity to an era of relative abundance.

After grasping this key point, Gellis had an idea.

First of all, Gellis needs to criticize that other contemporary religions place too much emphasis on the afterlife, to the extent that they ignore the sufferings of this world to a considerable extent.

Secondly, Gaillis needs to point out that true religion should not only guide believers to heaven in the afterlife, but also reverse misery in this world.

Finally, Garys needs to make it clear: being poor has never been a necessary condition for going to heaven. Only those who are willing to contribute to social development and promote the progress of the times are true saints.

After distilling these key points, Gellis began to write furiously.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in! The door is unlocked."

Isabel pushed the door open, came to Gailis' side, and said softly, "John is here, and he brought others with him."

"Send John to see me."

During these days, Gailis had completed the contact with the village of Skar. After sorting out the current situation, Gailis felt that there was no need to abandon the Ahmed family's mansion, and it could be used as a temporary place to stay.

On the one hand, this mansion is a little far from Alhadi Town, so it won't be disturbed by the townspeople. On the other hand, the distance from here to Skar Village and Monterey Village is actually about the same, making it convenient for communication.

After establishing a temporary base, Garys asked John to come over to explain the next plan.

After a while, John, looking dusty, sat down next to Garys.

Garys got straight to the point and said, "Now that Reynard is back, he will definitely not ignore Alhadi Town. We have to start preparing for a fight now!"

　The third update, this is the extra update for the 500 monthly tickets,
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(End of this chapter)