Working Prophet

The first batch of white paper and linen were sold for a total of 800 gold coins. The money came at just the right time. In a week's time, Li Yu's savings would have bottomed out.

During this period of time, he launched more than 20 large and small construction projects in one breath, and coupled with the expenses for preaching, he almost completely emptied the foundation of the weekend church.

However, the effect of spreading the money is also very obvious. Now there is a bustling production scene everywhere on the territory of the sect.

And with the opening of paper mills and textile mills, Shuangxiu Jiao finally had its own industry and was able to make stable profits, instead of just relying on him to sell things from another plane to subsidize the deficit.

This is a good start. Unlike most people's views that missionaries should be as simple as possible and stay away from money, Li Yu always believes that the economy is the root of everything, and the church is no exception.

No matter what activity you carry out, you need financial support. Only when you have money in your pocket can you do more things.

Li Yu is not the only one who holds this view, but the methods of making money on the other side are a bit ugly.

There had been rumors before that His Majesty the Emperor planned to build a giant bronze statue for the Goddess of Life in the central square of the capital. To raise the cost of the construction, all nobles in the empire had to donate money.

And now this rumor has finally come true.

The special envoy of the royal capital had arrived in the western region about six days ago, bringing with him an order from His Majesty the Emperor, requiring the major families in the western region to complete donations in accordance with the size of their territories.

After receiving the order, Ilea's face turned green with anger.

The Arias family's territory ranks among the largest among the nobles in the Western Region. However, apart from being large, it has almost no advantages.

Not to mention that one-third of the territory is occupied by swamps, it was also troubled by lizard bandits before, and the territory itself has no special products.

When Li Yu didn't come, the girl remembered that the family's annual income was only about a hundred gold coins, but now the special envoy from the capital wanted to walk away with two thousand golden lions as soon as he opened his mouth. Simply unacceptable.

If she hadn't made a fortune by successfully slaying the dragon, Ilea doubted that she would have never seen such a large amount of money until now.

The more Miss Rabbit thought about it, the angrier she became. She stopped eating and didn't sleep. She directly asked people to prepare a carriage and kill them towards Yanxue City.

It turned out that her movements were not the fastest. When she arrived in Yanxue City, she discovered that many family envoys had gathered here to protest the donation.

It's just that the special envoy from the royal capital also seemed to know that he had committed public anger this time. After announcing His Majesty's order, he hid in the Marquis's mansion. I plan to be a coward.

However, his good days came to an end with the arrival of the female lord.

The girl came this time with the sacred weapon of Shuangxiu Cult with her. Seeing that the special envoy did not go out, she took out the electronic speaker.

Driving to the maximum gear, shouting protests outside the Marquis's mansion, and Miss Rabbit also used the recording function in it. When she was tired of shouting, she turned on the recording, taught the guards to continue holding the horn, and played it in a loop.

And I went to find a place to eat by myself.

As a result, she only shouted for a long time, and the people inside couldn't hold on any longer. Marquis Cullen personally sent someone to invite the girl in.

"Sir Ilea, if you have any demands, please tell me directly and stop yelling outside."

The old Marquis looked a little haggard, and he probably had a lot of headaches about this matter during this period.

The female lord was not polite, and said straight to the point, "The donation is ridiculous, I am a believer of the Shuangxiu religion, and I don't know the goddess of life at all, so why donate money to build a bronze statue of her.

"And don't forget to donate money. This donation is too much, isn't it? Two thousand gold coins? Bandits are not that cruel."

"Then how much do you want to donate?"

"One hundred, no, fifty golden lions, no more."

"..."

Before the Marquis of Cullen said anything, a voice sounded from behind the girl, "Fifty golden lions are too few. You are the dragon-slaying hero appointed by His Majesty, so you can't give Your Majesty any face."

Miss Rabbit turned her head and was stunned when she saw the visitor, then she sneered, "I mean, who is so wicked and wants to scrape the western border three feet away, so it's you."

Leo smiled wryly when he heard the words, "Do you think I want to take this scolded job? Your Majesty wants to raise money. What else can we courtiers do besides obey his orders?"

"Resist. There are so many big figures in the capital, but no one dares to stand up and tell His Majesty the Emperor that he did something wrong." The female lord frowned.

"Nearly all the nobles in the royal capital are believers of the goddess of life." Leo reminded.

"Then let them spend their own money to build bronze statues of their gods."

"In fact, they did, and a lot more. Taking the royal family as an example, they took out a full 50,000 gold coins this time..."

"Isn't 50,000 gold coins enough to build a bronze statue?"

"If you only build the bronze statue alone, the money is indeed enough, but His Majesty the Emperor also wants to build another Sky Temple for the Goddess of Life. Next to the bronze statue, there is a gold dome and a gemstone courtyard wall. It has already been repaired halfway... ...but no money.

"That's why His Majesty the Emperor is in a hurry to raise donations."

After hearing this, Ilea felt that it was extremely absurd, and turned to look at Marquis Cullen, "You will definitely not pay for such a ridiculous thing, right?"

However, Marquis Cullen fell into silence when he heard the words.

Leo interjected, "The Figuerola family has paid in full the donation, a total of 30,000 gold coins, not a penny less. It has set an example for other families in the Western Region."

Then Marquis Cullen spoke again and explained to the female lord, "Because of the matter of the goddess of life, I have advised your majesty several times before, which has also caused the relationship between me and your majesty to be very tense now, so this time at least on the surface I can no longer disobey His will.”

"Okay, since you don't want to say it, let me say it." Ilea snorted coldly, "I'm here to persuade your Majesty to stop building statues and temples."

"The courage is commendable. She is worthy of being a heroine personally named by His Majesty." Leo praised, "It's a pity that Your Majesty won't listen to you. Speaking of which, this matter has something to do with you."

"It has something to do with me, what does it have to do with me?"

"You previously reported to His Majesty the news that the winged humans planned to invade the continent of Bratis. After that, His Majesty found the green-robed priest. Not long after, he decided to start building statues and temples in order to protect the empire. .”

"You want to say that His Majesty the Emperor is asking for money all over the world because of me?"

"That's not the case, but you did play a catalytic role in it."

The fever is gone, and the blood tank feels half empty.