Originally, there were many rules for embarking on this pilgrimage, such as no shoes, no weapons, no unkempt appearance, no physical changes, etc.
But today, military boots symbolizing violence and armed force are stepping on this holy road. They are not parading, but simply unloading from the transport ship and walking towards their temporary camp. The main reason for Soshyan's arrangement is
Two, first of all, staying in a transport ship for a long time is not good for the morale and training of soldiers. Being on the ground is more convenient to organize training and boost morale. Secondly, it also brings a bit of a military parade, although a theater headquarters has been established.
, but to keep your word, the best way is always to show strength. At the same time, this global show of power broadcast in the cardinal world also helps to stabilize people's hearts - at least the people here know one thing, the empire is coming, they have no
being abandoned.
In addition to the chapter leaders and company commanders of each chapter on the viewing platform, there were also patriarchs, cardinals and other senior officials of the state church. They were also shocked by this large force. Originally, they thought that the first batch of reinforcements to arrive would be these Aspens.
Tate, I didn’t expect that there would be an army of one million people.
"...Captain Soshiyang, your homeland is managed very well. The equipment level of these armies is probably no less than that of the Star Realm, right?"
Facing Metellus's admiration, Soshyan just replied calmly:
"Oh, it's just an act of militarism and exhausting the lake to catch fish. It hurts the elders in my hometown, but for the sake of the empire, I have to bear the infamy."
Seth shook his head.
"Our home planet is so poor that all that is left is rocks, forests and savages. Baal is either desert or stone. I am afraid that the entire Sons of Sanguinius Chapter's home planet together cannot organize such a force."
Malakin on Soshyan's right said softly:
"We still need to be more considerate of the people. The empire has a large enough mortal armed force. In fact, there is no need to overly exploit the home planet."
Soshyan sighed softly and said:
"I don't want to, but the Empire's troops seem to be large, but in fact they may not be able to call them when they are actually used. Sometimes war is a race against time. If you wait for others for everything, bad things may happen."
Malakin didn't say anything, but just glanced at Metellus.
There were some things that both of them wanted to do together, but they couldn't say it.
Suddenly, Soshyan said lightly:
"Huron also formed a huge mortal elite in the past. I know that. That's why I took these troops to such a distant battlefield to prove one thing. I, Soshyan Alexei, am not Rufu
Ter Huron, he is just my defeated general."
After that, he glanced at the senior officials of the state church. They were obviously shocked by this huge military power. They didn't even dare to say nonsense like complaining about letting armed personnel pollute the holy city before, because they already clearly understood
They realized one thing - this planet is no longer under their control.
Only those who have an army have power, but obviously what they have in their hands cannot be called an army.
After "reviewing" the troops, Soshyan summoned the main leaders of the "Deacons", the administrative body of the Archdiocese of St. Casparon, at the Wisdom Palace, where the theater headquarters is located, and where the patriarch used to handle government affairs.
Although the patriarch is the highest administrator, he is still one person after all. It is unrealistic to preside over academic affairs and internal affairs at the same time. The archdiocese also has its own independent bureaucracy, so the deacons, which have similar functions to the College of Cardinals, were born. This institution
It can be understood as the ministers of the monarch in the feudal world. Everyone is completely appointed by the patriarch and only serves the patriarch.
But the actual situation is often more complicated. Since the patriarch himself is just a rubber stamp most of the time, and the main decisions are decided by the vote of the College of Cardinals, the personnel of the deacons are not controlled by his personal will. There are twenty-four members of the entire deacons.
The department is headed by twenty-four senior deacons, including the most important Deacon of the Icon (in charge of personnel changes and appointment and removal of officials), Deacon of the Scales (in charge of the law), Deacon of Abundance (in charge of the economy), Deacon of the Holy Blade (in charge of the military),
The Deacon of the Stars (in charge of shipping and fleets), the Deacon of the Doctrine (in charge of education), the Deacon of Ceremonies (in charge of various large-scale celebrations and ceremonies), the Deacon of the Rose (in charge of monasteries), etc., are also called the Eight Deacons.
The eight key positions are often the same as the Patriarch. They are the result of fierce interest games or even struggles. There are hundreds of extremely prominent priest families in the cardinal world and its galaxy. Basically, the members of the deacons are from these families.
Occasionally there are some members of alien galaxies, but they can only be counted as exceptions.
Facing the trembling senior deacons, Soshyan had no nonsense and immediately asked them to report the basic situation of the archdiocese, mainly the population and distribution, as well as grain production and reserves, as well as the number and distribution of self-defense armed forces in various places.
etc.
But the result can only be said to make Soshyan very helpless. Although he has always said that the empire's bureaucracy is inefficient, no matter how inefficient the people in the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Military Affairs are professionals, and what is visible to the naked eye is that these people are
For "non-professional" people, various data are either vague or confusing. The only thing that is relatively clear is the collection of tithes in various places, but this is only relative. It seems that the meaning of their existence is to occupy a position and compete for power, or even just
After a brief report, they also had to attack each other secretly.
Obviously, the management of the so-called archdiocese is more extensive than the general administrative districts of the empire. However, because religion is more deeply rooted in the people, the stability is indeed relatively high. Most unrest can be suppressed in time by the local guardians at the early stage, even the subordinates of Deacon Tianping.
There is also a religious secret police agency that specializes in examining any signs of heresy. The law enforcement is more stringent than that of the Ministry of Justice, and the joint sitting system is abused. The most extreme case is a heretical priest who promoted unorthodox beliefs four hundred years ago. The priest was arrested.
Later, more than 400 members of his father's and mother's families, including students, were executed and burned at the stake.
Although it caused a large number of innocent deaths, it also "controlled" the people in a sense.
After wasting nearly an hour talking, Soshyan only knew that the population of the Archdiocese was estimated to be between 110 billion and 150 billion. Among them, the figures for the Cardinal World and its galaxy were relatively clear. The Cardinal World had a population of 10.5 billion, and the entire galaxy was
There are 21 billion people, accounting for about one-fifth of the entire archdiocese. In addition, there are about 20 billion residents in the archdiocese who are immigrants from other parts of the Storm Star Territory and their descendants in the past two hundred years. Most of them are
Pilgrim, Soshyan can only say that the empire is indeed prosperous. Even in such a remote and cruel religious place, there are still people who risk being lost in the subspace and migrate there. It is conceivable that the place where they originally lived is