Chapter 472 Don’t Ask About the Future
Since everyone knows with their knees that Captain Mace, who has experienced a series of changes in Dutata City, and the suffering night watchmen in Creek City have already had cracks in their faith in the church, then Yang Qiu would obviously be betraying his own selfishness if he didn't take the opportunity to do something...
It takes technical skills to stir up trouble. It is not okay to directly say that the church's upper echelons are too selfish and use this as a basis to completely deny the Gold Coin Church.
Not to mention whether this kind of operation of using a single point to generalize to the whole is too stupid, after all, they are talents trained by the Gold Coin Church. To deny everything that they have believed in and upheld in the past, is this to build relationships or to offend people?
Not to mention... From Yang Qiu's heart, he didn't think that the Gold Coin Church was really that bad - this church sect in another world, compared to those false god sects on Earth, at least had some bottom line.
Even though Yang Qiu had been hostile to the Church of the Fiery Sun for more than a hundred years, it had at least made indelible contributions to the advancement of the world's magic technology, instead of doing things like hunting down witches, burning Bruno to death, opposing biological, astronomical and medical technology, and hindering social development in order to maintain its illusory theocracy, as some pseudo-god sects did.
Even the Storm Church, which Yang Qiu had been sharpening his sword for, at least did not play power games and carry out pagan massacres at will like some false god sects.
There is a difference between the true God being literally above your head and the true God only being on your lips...
The Gold Coin Church does have various problems, but this does not mean that the Gold Coin Church is worthless and can be completely denied - just as Yang Qiu said to Captain Mace, the appearance of a group of despicable and bad elements among the countless fellow travelers on a road only means that these people are wrong, and it does not mean that other travelers are also wrong, nor does it mean that the road itself is wrong.
Yang Qiu would not widen the rift between the Night Watchmen and the church, nor did he bother to do so.
The romantic spirit of the Chinese people in their ideological path has never been to force everyone to follow the same path as themselves. The Chinese people have their own calmness and open-mindedness of "there are thousands of great roads, but different paths all lead to the same destination".
Captain Mace was thinking about what Yang Qiu said, and Yang Qiu said generously: "Please allow me to take the liberty of using your church as an example. The ministry of the Lady of Gold Coin is money and transactions. She encourages people to actively participate in transactions, exchange surplus materials, obtain gold coins, and use gold coins to improve their lives. In my opinion, this is really the best doctrine."
"The people of the Gold Coin Parish are always willing to actively accept new things and are happy to facilitate transactions. The Gold Coin Parish is also the most dynamic parish I have ever seen. Many commercial activities in the central, southern, and western parts of the Navalon Continent are carried out in the Gold Coin Parish, and many materials are circulated. This is a great achievement made by the Gold Coin Church that no one can deny."
After highly praising the historical value of the Gold Coin Church, it was time for Yang Qiu to start selling contraband.
"Of course, neither you nor I can deny that prosperous commerce can also lead to other problems, such as farmers' fields being occupied, wheat fields being converted to cotton, factory workers being forced to work long hours, and personal safety and salary income being difficult to guarantee... and so on."
After a pause, Yang Qiu continued, "But if we deny the Gold Coin Lady and the teachings of the Gold Coin Church just because of these problems, it would be ridiculous. It's like prohibiting people from eating bread because there is a risk of choking to death. It's ridiculous."
Captain Mays couldn't help but nod, his face becoming more radiant.
Yang Qiu smiled and said, "In fact, the path chosen by me and my followers was also influenced by the teachings of the Gold Coin Church."
Captain Mays opened his mouth in surprise: "Is that so?"
"Of course, whether it is reclaiming land to form collective farms, organizing factory production, allowing farming families that can cultivate as much arable land as possible, or allocating funds from local finances to encourage agricultural production, it is actually allowing more people to participate in the process of producing surplus materials, so that more materials can be put into transactions as commodities, and more people can have the opportunity to own more gold coins."
“People with gold coins and wealth have more choices in life. They can send their children to school, choose jobs that better meet their expectations, wear warm clothes, store more food in their cupboards, and don’t have to worry about where to get food next week. They can face life more calmly… Isn’t this the best blessing from the righteous God to His believers?”
Yang Qiu smiled and spread his hands: "What my followers and I have to do is to create and maintain such a stable environment, so that people can have the opportunity to earn more legal income and have the opportunity to have more choices. This is the path we have chosen."
Captain Mace's mouth opened wide and he could no longer close it, his face showing a shocked expression as if his worldview had been rapidly refreshed.
"Of course, many people will also go astray on the road we have chosen." Yang Qiu said calmly, "You have read the Innadeli newspaper two months ago. There was a major case of two Yongwang Town agents and a civil affairs officer abusing their power for personal gain. They embezzled the resettlement funds allocated by the City Hall to Yongwang Town for the "three-no" people and concentrated the "three-no" people in Yongwang Town on abandoned farms to wait for death... This kind of thing will obviously not happen only once or twice, and there will be more in the future."
The so-called "three-no" persons refer to people in urgent need of assistance based on the standards of China, specifically a special group with no source of livelihood, no ability to work, no relatives to support them or whose relatives are unable to support them.
Physically disabled adults, orphans under the age of sixteen, and elderly people over fifty are all within the scope of assistance.
Captain Metz nodded silently. He had naturally seen this in the newspapers. It was because of this case of dereliction of duty and corruption that he realized that the undead regime could be so humane. The balance in his heart quietly tilted towards the undead regime.
"Everwatch Lord Barton failed to supervise, and the town hall of Everwatch is also suspected of covering up for the perpetrators. But since our agents have not been able to find evidence that they are in cahoots with the criminals, we can only assume that they are not involved and only hold them accountable for the failure to supervise." Yang Qiu said calmly, "Whoever has a mistake in their authority should be held accountable, and we cannot drag irrelevant people into the water. If everyone is held responsible for what happens, then how can we continue on this path we have chosen?"
Captain Mace's eyes slowly widened.
Yang was talking about Yongwang Town, but he could understand what Yang meant.
"Yes... there is nothing wrong with the road itself, and we must always keep going on the road." Captain Mace murmured, "If we abandon the road... wouldn't we be as foolish as those who have taken the wrong road?"
Yang Qiu smiled and said, "Yes, Captain, whoever takes the wrong path is responsible. How can you abandon the path you have chosen because of the mistakes of others?"
Yang Qiu no longer needs to explain the deeper implications - for anyone who has an unshakable belief and is determined to walk firmly on the path of his or her own choice, it is natural to cut ties with those who have taken the wrong path.
The top students and the poor students can only be friends for a short time in a specific environment; it is inevitable that they will drift apart.
Captain Mace pondered for a long time, and the depression in his eyes was gradually replaced by brilliance.
"Thank you for your advice, Mr. Yang."
Captain Mace stood up and performed a formal ceremony respectfully.
"I dare not say that I have taught you anything, Captain Metz. I am just sharing some experience." Yang Qiu smiled and waved his hand.
I, Yang, would never do anything like poaching from my allies - I have never even tried to poach the Bishop of Innadri Diocese, Lee Gene, who is even more worthy of poaching!
As for who the friendly forces are willing to get close to...this is not my fault, Yang.
After daybreak, when the town hall began to get busy, Captain Metz called all the night watchmen in the city over.
"It's great that you can come to help." Agent Stanford's eyes lit up, and he immediately assigned the most urgent task at hand to the night watchmen.
Miles, who was dragged by Captain Mays to the prisoner camp outside the city, hesitated again and again and couldn't help but ask: "...Is this really okay?"
"Of course, we are just doing what we can and what is right. There is nothing wrong with that." Captain Metz said brightly.
Captain Miles looked down at the pen and thick registration book in his hand, then looked up at the long line of local soldiers that seemed to have no end... no, prisoners.
The disarmed prisoners had been hungry all night and had no energy at the moment. They lined up obediently to register and then went to the dining car of the Logistics Department next to them to get their meals.
"...Is this what you said, the right thing?" Captain Miles raised his pen with an indifferent look on his face.
"Yes, Miles." Captain Mace said patiently, "Not all captured soldiers are guilty. Many of them just obeyed orders and joined the battle. We need to register everyone here, and then someone will conduct background checks on these registered soldiers one by one. Those who have never violated laws and disciplines or done evil will need to be released and reunited with their families."
"What we are doing now is to ensure that the guilty are brought to justice and the innocent are not punished. This is of course extremely important and the right thing to do."
Those who had fought with the defending soldiers were all undead who would not mind dying, and the two sides did not develop a blood feud during the battle... Naturally, the attitude towards prisoners of war could be a little more tolerant.
Miles silently looked at the soldiers filling the prisoner-of-war camp, then looked at the first person in the line, the young face that was peeking at him expectantly, nervously, and uneasily, and stared at him for a moment, then silently began to write.
It is really important to decide the future of so many people as soon as possible. His matter can be put on hold for a while.
This group of night watchmen stayed in the prisoner camp for two days...
During this period, Captain Metz took time out to go to the residence of the Bishop of the Diocese of Tachia several times, but still failed to see anyone.
On the third day, Captain Mace persuaded Miles to use the Night Watch's own funds, including the registration fee given by the City Hall, to exchange for a large number of Undead Coins. Without the involvement of the local diocesan bishop, he "privately" decided to hire the Undead.
"It is indeed an overstepping of authority to do this without the permission of His Eminence the Bishop, but aren't you confident that you won't be held accountable?" Captain Mace said to Captain Miles half-jokingly.
Captain Miles: “…”
"Don't worry about things that are out of our control. Just do what you can do first." Captain Metz's words hinted at the idea of doing good things without worrying about the future.
Captain Miles, who was already disheartened about everything, thought about it and nodded silently.
After the siege, the players who had actively searched the city for wild monsters (remaining cult members) in vain, happily ran to take on the Night Watch mission.
Captain Miles, who was full of doubts, personally took on the role of "NPC who issues tasks". His eyelids twitched when he saw the undead confidently taking out the exorcist badges (most of them were awarded by the night watchmen of Innadri, and a few were from Port Moses) to accept the tasks.
Most of the unresolved cases that had accumulated in Creek City over the years had just been released, and the night watchmen were running out of undead coins.
"We have to hurry and earn Undead Coins. If the Undead complete their missions but don't get paid, the consequences will be serious."
Captain Mace never expected that there would be so many backlogged cases in Creek City, and he nervously dragged the local night watchman to the city hall again to find work.
Agent Stanford, who hadn't slept for two days, was extremely grateful for the active participation of the night watchmen. He assigned the task of identifying the identities and backgrounds of more than 30,000 garrison soldiers to the night watchmen to help share the task.
Next, these night watchmen, who were either wavering, questioning, or on the verge of collapse, were forced to start running around the territory of Tachia...
