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- Ruhr
One of the twelve cardinals of the Vatican Church, his status is extremely high.
However, in fact, the Cardinal of Ruhr does not have much real power in this twelve-person group.
In his hands, there is no actual power that can be controlled.
Personnel power does not belong to him, nor does financial power belong to him, so after he gets rid of the aura of a cardinal, he is actually just an ordinary person.
But since he is a cardinal, his status must be very high.
It goes without saying that the church has more believers.
Therefore, for those outside who do not understand the internal system of the church, Cardinal Ruhr is definitely someone who needs to look up to him.
Of course, Cardinal Ruhr would not have been sent here to listen to the complaints of these generals if it had not been for his lack of power, right?
¡°Well, those cardinals who hold actual power are not willing to waste their precious energy in this place, so they can only send him here.
For other cardinals who hold actual power, if they have the energy and time, they might as well discuss the private affairs of the ¡®Lord¡¯ with the ladies among the believers.
Although Bishop Ruhr is very reluctant, who makes him a small role in the twelve-man group? Therefore, he had no choice but to come and deal with the explanations of those powerful people in person.
¡°Besides, the Pope personally told this matter, so how dare he not come.
Therefore, even though he is very unhappy now, it does not show on his face.
In the eyes of the generals in Basel. The Cardinal of Ruhr still looked calm and patiently listened to their appeals.
have a look. As expected of a high-ranking member of the church, he is more patient than the priests and priests at the bottom.
Basel and others couldn¡¯t help but secretly admired in their hearts.
¡°In fact, they didn¡¯t know that Cardinal Ruhr, who they thought was extremely patient and good-tempered, had actually secretly cursed them hundreds of times in his heart.
It¡¯s just that Cardinal Ruhr¡¯s acting skills were good and not everyone saw through it.
No matter in any era, people with noble status and high-level positions are all first-class actors. The acting skills are much better than those of the so-called celebrities in modern society. Because even their lives are acting.
At this time, Basel had finished speaking out everyone¡¯s demands, and then all the generals calmed down and looked at Bishop Ruhr with bright eyes.
The meaning is obvious, everyone is waiting for his response.
I don¡¯t know if the church will take care of it this time. After all, Basel has already made this situation very clear.
If you still ignore it, Bishop Ruhr knows what kind of trouble it will cause.
If it¡¯s still the same as before. The church doesn't want to care about it at all, so people like them won't care either.
¡°Since the church itself doesn¡¯t care about it anyway, why should people like them worry about it?
When the time comes, it will be the church that is unlucky, and the lost profits will also belong to the church, right?
At worst, after the defeat, these nobles can just seek refuge in Portugal and France. As long as they have noble status, it will not be too difficult for them in Portugal and France.
at the moment. It depends on what Bishop Ruhr means.
Although Ruhr kept complaining in his heart, he understood what Basel just said.
Even though Bishop Ruhr is a person with no real power, if he can become one of the twelve men, his brain is not in vain.
The current situation is indeed as bad as Basel said.
If you leave it alone. Then it will inevitably cause a series of turbulence and trouble, and then the church will have a big mistake.
Now with the opening of the age of navigation. Technology has gradually begun to rise. Although the church is still working hard to suppress it, the development of society and the exploration of the ocean require scientific and technological knowledge to support it.
Therefore, the church can only suppress it while opening a slight opening.
It is precisely because of this that people's horizons have begun to broaden and their minds have become more active.
For some of the church¡¯s propaganda, the people no longer blindly follow it like they used to.
This is very detrimental to the church.
You must know that the church can be so "powerful" because it can control the thoughts of the European people.
This is the best?Necessary.
Once people cannot control their thoughts, the church will collapse sooner or later.
Father Ruhl is very clear about the evil things done by the priests and priests in the church.
When he was young, why didn't he do such a thing?
It is precisely because he knows this that he understands the importance of maintaining the deterrence of the church.
¡°If we lose the means to control people¡¯s thoughts, then all these people in the church will die without a burial place.
The reason is simple, they oppressed too much.
It can be said that the hardship of people in continental Europe is mainly caused by the oppression of the aristocrats and the exploitation of these people by the church.
Therefore, in order to maintain the deterrence of the church, this war must not be lost.
Because of the royal power, the French have always been at odds with the church.
The French firmly believe that royal power has nothing to do with the ¡®Lord¡¯, which is something the church will never tolerate.
And if the French win this war, then they will definitely use this opportunity to attack the church.
Once this happens, then the monarchs of other countries on the European continent will all learn from the French.
If the concept of the divine right of kings is subverted, the church will be in trouble.
By then, it¡¯s possible that other things will be subverted, right?
Ruhr looked at this issue very profoundly and was not as short-sighted as others.
"I understand the current situation, so what kind of help do you hope to get? Materials or money?" Ruhr knew what the other party needed. But he still pretended to be confused.
There is no such thing, because before coming here. The Pope has solemnly stated that he will not comply with the requests of these people.
In short, those who control the church's finances are absolute iron roosters who don't even think of a single coin.
Regarding this, Ruhr was also very helpless.
However, although he is also one of the twelve people, he does not have much say.
When faced with such a thing, he simply couldn't convince those stingy people.
Seeing Ruhr speak. Basel said quickly: "Supplies are easy to talk about, mainly money. Now the coalition's military salary has been in arrears for half a year. The soldiers at the grassroots level have become unstable, so this military salary cannot be delayed any longer. As long as we have money, we can start from The Arabs buy a lot of food from them, and then the war can be continued."
Yes, for Basel and them. As long as you have money.
As for supplies and stuff, that¡¯s all trivial.
¡°You have money in your hand, are you still afraid that you can¡¯t buy something?
?Obviously, this is impossible.
"Do you have an approximate figure? How much is it going to cost?"
Although Ruel knew that it was impossible for the church to come up with a penny, he still asked.
Basel did not answer immediately, but communicated with the other generals in the room with his eyes. Then he looked at Bishop Ruhr again and replied: "If we want to support the war from this year to next year, then we need the support of seven million gold dinars. Only in this way can we alleviate the current situation."
Basel does not have a big opening, and it has cleverly reduced some of it.
Of course, this is only the military expenditure needed from this year to the end of next year. After next year, the army will still need a sum of money, right?
It¡¯s just that he can¡¯t ask for that much money at once. That's why he said that.
Hiss!
When Bishop Ruhr heard this, he immediately took a breath of air.
Seven million gold dinars, this is not a small number.
He knew with his ass that just after hearing this number, those stingy and stingy people would not agree.
Those misers are all short-sighted guys who cannot see the future at all.
If you were the Pope, you wouldn't have to worry about this matter at all.
Isn¡¯t it just a military expenditure of seven million gold dinars? This is not a big problem for the church at all.
After searching the church¡¯s treasury, you can actually get the money.
Not to mention the private wealth held by those greedy bishops, as long as part of it is used, this problem can be solved.
"It's a pity that Ruhr doesn't have the final say on the church, and he's not the pope either.
At the same time, it is impossible for those misers to use their private wealth.?War.
For these people, Ruhr knows too well.
Although he knew all this, he responded to Basel: "Well, okay, I know your demands. I also know how much military spending you need, but this is not something I can decide. I need to go back and tell the Pope to let He makes the decision."
???????????????????????????? Well, I¡¯m sorry you are not the one who can make decisions.
When Basel heard this, his heart suddenly felt cold.
You said that your church is making trouble. Don¡¯t you know that the current situation is critical?
This matter cannot be put off, it needs to be solved as soon as possible.
¡°If this procrastination continues, we will be in big trouble.
The mood in Basel at this time is really bad.
But, he can't show it yet.
¡°At least, the Bishop of Ruhr didn¡¯t mean what he said, didn¡¯t he?
So, there is still some hope.
It¡¯s just that Basel doesn¡¯t know the thoughts in Bishop Ruhr¡¯s mind, otherwise he wouldn¡¯t even have this hope.
Ruhr talked with Basel and the others again, and after confirming that there were no other demands, he left the village with his people.
Basel and the others also left here one after another at the exit of Bishop Ruhr.
Two days later, Bishop Ruhr returned to the Vatican and immediately met with the Pope to report the matter.
When the Pope heard that seven million gold dinars were needed, without even thinking about it, he asked Ruhr to go back and tell Basel that this demand could not be met.
Looking at the old man sitting on the papal throne, Ruhr felt that he should express some of his views on this issue - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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