ps: I was so helpless yesterday. A good chapter must be divided into two subsections to post...

"It seems that now, except for you, the others do not agree with helping the coalition forces. I also know a little about the ideas of these people, that they are just reluctant to let go of the wealth in their hands. These short-sighted guys are hopelessly stupid." The Pope took a deep breath, calming down his agitation.

"They don't think about it. If the coalition forces fail, will it affect our church? Without the support and deterrence of force, they will have more benefits if they go there."

Although the Pope is old, he still has a very clear understanding of this issue.

His current ideas and estimates are basically no different from Ruer. Even his imagination is more profound than Ruer.

"Your Highness, this is true. But I am very simple. Although I have reminded them several times, it is useless at all." Ruhr said in a timely manner.

At the same time, Ruhr also picked himself out of this remark and ‘telled’ the pope that he was different from others.

If the church coalition really has the expected trouble, it will have nothing to do with him.

And if this crisis can be resolved, Ruhr would become a foresighted person in the eyes of the pope.

No matter what the development will be, in short, he Ruhr will have some benefits in the end.

I have to say that Ruer, a guy who is usually hidden and low-key, still has a few brushes.

He is very good at seizing opportunities, and when he saw this opportunity, he grabbed it in his hands and established himself invincible.

I think Ruhr, who can be one of the twelve cardinals, cannot be that kind of idiot.

The reason why he has always been low-key in doing things is that he is just to avoid causing unnecessary trouble. But this does not mean that he has no ambitions, but he is just waiting for a suitable opportunity.

Then now it is an opportunity for Ruhr.

As long as he falls into the eyes of the pope, will he be promoted in the future?

This is a very simple thing.

As the pope, although he does not want his subordinates to pose a threat to his status, he also hopes that his subordinates are not fools who can do things for him.

It is best to handle everything well so that he can enjoy life comfortably.

Unfortunately, although the other eleven people under the Pope did not threaten his status, these guys were very stupid and greedy, and could not count on him in critical moments.

So, at this moment, Ruhr seemed more prominent.

I like to be low-key and not cause trouble. I am very clear-headed and not as stupid as those people, and I handle problems very quickly.

This forced the pope to look at him differently.

Of course, these are also all the thoughts that Ruer hopes the church will have useful, otherwise why would he do this?

"How much can our vault take out now?"

The Pope asked.

Ruhr bowed and responded: "There are more than 300,000 dinar silver coins and 120,000 dinar gold coins. It is far from enough to solve the troubles of the coalition forces. If the priests, priests and middle and senior officials are willing to donate generously, I think this is not a problem."

Two-thirds of the wealth on the European continent are basically in the hands of these people in the church.

Now the church's coalition forces need seven million dinar gold coins to support them in continuing their battles, and it will be no problem until the end of the year.

Therefore, as long as these people in the church are willing to take out this money, they will definitely be able to solve the problem.

Besides, it seems like a lot of 7 million dinar gold coins.

But this is not a great number for the priests, priests and middle-aged and senior officials in the church.

So, Ruhr said this is not wrong.

After hearing what Ruhr said, the Pope was silent for a while.

After a long time, the Pope recovered from his silence. Looking at Ruhr, he asked, "Can you solve this problem with indulgences? If possible, try not to touch everyone's private wealth."

There is nothing the pope can do about this.

He thought about it carefully just now, after all, 90% of the people in the church are corrupt.

If they want to use the money in their hands, it will inevitably cause these people to be disgusted. If they are not done well, it will have a great impact on their status.

The Pope did not want to see such a thing happen.

He is already very old, and he just hopes that he can maintain such a status until he dies.

During this period, he did not want any changes.

As for what will happen after he dies, it is not something he has considered.

Ruhr shook his head and sighed.

Ruhr also understood the Pope's thoughts.

However, at this time, compromise cannot solve the problem.

In particular, we can no longer add burden to the people and plunder them.

Moreover, Ruhr thought about it and knew that once he started selling indulgences again, the priests and priests below would begin to exterminate the people openly.

The number of 7 million dinar gold coins, wouldn’t these guys squeeze out 30 to 40 million?

The church has only obtained seven million and has to bear a reputation that is not very good.

This is a very undeserved thing.

Besides, the people in Europe are suffering nowadays and are already in a state of misery.

If the church does this again, wouldn’t it force the people to oppose the church and stand on the side of Portugal and France?

After all, for the European people of this era, they do not have that strong concept of state.

Therefore, the Prussians can go to war for any employer for gold coins. Even if they fight someone they know, it doesn't matter.

Those who cannot survive in France can also get money from the church vassal coalition forces, and then turn around and fight their compatriots.

Such things are very normal in this era.

Therefore, if the church cannot survive even if the people are exploited, the people in the territories of the vassal states will definitely go to the territory of Portugal and France.

The escape or resistance of these people will invisibly reduce the strength of the church and enhance the enemy's strength.

Therefore, it is absolutely undesirable to continue to exploit the people.

Thinking of this, Ruhr quickly said to the Pope: "His Highness, you must not do such a thing anymore. Now the people are already in a difficult situation, and a large number of bankrupt people have appeared in the territories of various nobles..." In order to dispel the Pope's idea, Ruhr began to tell him what kind of situation and environment is facing outside now.

The Pope's face gradually became increasingly ugly.

He was not angry with Ruhr, but was shocked to see that the people had reached such a difficult situation.

He, the pope, was not clear about all this.

Because whenever he asked, the cardinals except Ruhr would tell him that the environment outside is not bad now and the people are still rich.

This gave him an illusion that the people are still rich.

Since these people still have money, there should be no problem if they search for it, right?

As the shepherd of the ‘Lord’, when the wool grows on the lamb, it must start shearing the wool.

However, now he realized that these lambs were not only wool but even their flesh and blood were almost shriveled.

Although I don’t know that there is a proverb like “kill chickens and get eggs” in the East. But the Pope also understands this truth.

To put it bluntly, everything in the church is not brought to them by the "Lord" they believe in and worship, and by the "Lord" they rely on, but by the people they brainwashed and plundered.

Without these ordinary people, what else does their church have?

"How could this happen!"

The Pope's face turned pale. It was obvious that he was very angry.

"Because of the war." Ruhr responded.

Of course, there are some reasons besides the war. But Ruhr is unwilling to say these reasons.

But probably, the Pope will know it, right?

Because, it has something to do with the church.

The war has caused losses to many people, but it is the church that has put the people in a dead end.

This is an obvious thing.

When this war was going on, the church did not stop plundering and exploiting the people.

Bishops in various regions should do whatever they want. They enjoyed a luxurious life, used various excuses to randomly arrest the people, put them on a charge and torture them to death.

In the end, they occupied the wealth of these innocent people who died tragically.

The church has always done this, right?

If it is a period of peace and stability, it doesn't matter if it does this.

After all, the church can still control the situation.

But in this situation, if the people below do this, it would be not very good.

"Call other people for me immediately. I have decided on this issue. We must solve the problem with the coalition forces, and at the same time, we must let the people below restrain themselves and we cannot continue like this."

The pope was still awake, so he immediately made a decision.

When the church said this, Ruhr breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Pope was unwilling to offend too many people, he was unwilling to touch the interests of most people.

However, he didn't care about this critical moment at the moment.

Moreover, the Pope's status is the highest existence in the hearts of all believers on the European continent.

As long as he speaks, even if other middle and senior officials are unhappy, they will not object.

The pope's appeal was not given in vain.

Unless they find a way to slowly weaken the Pope's power and status, but this will take time, right?

Ruer bowed and left.

The Pope sat on the throne with a gloomy face, his eyes flashing constantly, which shows that he was not so calm now... (To be continued...)
Chapter completed!