The cardinal named Hart asked tremblingly: "Do you want the monastery to be... used as a residence?"
An Ning: "What do you care about me? According to the resolution of the National Assembly, all church properties are now the property of the National Assembly. Until the commissioners of the National Assembly arrive, all church properties will be managed by us!"
As for when the special commissioner of the National Assembly will come, it depends on when An Ning applied to the National Assembly in Paris. If An Ning never applied, he would be the special commissioner of the National Assembly.
The corners of Hart's mouth twitched, but the National Guardsmen who had just won a great victory were so aggressive that he did not dare to say anything.
"Well, the largest monastery here is St. Martin's Monastery."
"What about the most luxurious one?" An Ning asked again.
"It's also Saint Martin..."
"Okay, that's our station, take us there."
**
Saint Martin's Abbey is indeed very large, and the entire monastery is built like a fortress.
An Ning felt a little scared when she looked at the monastery, and thought that it was lucky that the rebels were defeated in the wild. Otherwise, if the rebels had retreated and defended the monastery, there would be nothing she could do.
It's good now that this large monastery is a barracks for the National Guard.
An Ning was led by Bishop Hart and walked around the monastery. He was very satisfied: "Okay, this monastery is good. Get out of the priests and choirs in the monastery, and you are not allowed to take away the magic weapons in the monastery."
, I know you have a lot of expensive things, such as the gold and silver robes you are wearing now, which are the property of the National Assembly!"
As soon as An Ning finished speaking, Russell took a step forward: "You, take off your clothes!"
Hart: "Take it off now?"
"I don't ask you to take off your priest's uniform. Take off this cassock!" Second Lieutenant Russell said unceremoniously.
Bishop Hart and other priests are now wearing a white smock that looks like a bulletproof vest. The smock is made of gold and silver, and it looks very expensive at first glance.
An Ning watched with satisfaction as the bishop took off his blouse, and then ordered Russell: "Organize people, break into the nearby monastery, and rob all their gold and silver... No, confiscate them all and transport them to the place we just visited.
Come to the Great Cathedral, from now on it will be the property of the National Assembly!
"After moving the things, seal the monastery. Those properties will also be the property of the National Assembly. When Paris sends a trustworthy bishop, they will be handed over to their management."
Russell: "Yes! Execute immediately!"
After saying this, he saluted, turned around and left with the others.
Hart looked confused: "You have sealed off all the religious properties, what will we priests do? This is the territory directly under the Pope's jurisdiction, and there are thousands of priests and monks. You have sealed off all the monasteries, where will we live?"
When An Ning heard that there were so many priests, he was also in trouble.
He originally planned to send the mastermind to Paris, and the remaining priests would hold a public trial to see who participated in the killing of the patriots, and then let them pay with their lives.
But An Ning did not intend to massacre so many people at once. His original idea was to hang dozens of them and be done with it. When he heard that there were so many priests, he was stunned.
So many priests have been slaughtered, and their conscience cannot be forgiven. An Ning is essentially a good person.
Instead of massacring them, let them go to the countryside, fool the villagers, and start another wave of rebels. That is really unbearable.
An Ning felt that he could win mainly because of his luck. He thought of a strategy and it worked. He didn't want to try it again.
After thinking for a long time, An Ning suddenly had an idea: "By the way, the church has a lot of land, right? Free all the serfs you hired and let the priests work in the fields! You must reflect on your sins while working!"
Hart was dumbfounded: "What the hell? You want us to farm? We are priests certified by the Pope in Rome!"
An Ning sneered: "Huh, Pope! How many divisions does the Pope have?"
Hart was shocked by the domineering spirit that An Ning exuded when he said this. He hesitated and replied: "Probably... not a single division..."
"So don't think so much, go to the church's farm - no, it's the National Assembly's farm now, work hard and reflect on your mistakes. But this has nothing to do with you. You are the chief culprit of the rebellion. In a few days
I will take some of your bishops to Paris for trial."
**
In this way, the National Guards in blue took up residence in the Abbey of Saint Martin.
The priests who originally lived in the monastery were driven to the church's manor to do farm work, and were guarded by a company of soldiers.
The soldiers of the Self-Defense Army plundered all the wealth of several monasteries in Konta and moved it to the great church of the Saint Martin Monastery for storage.
Facing this room full of gold and silver, An Ning exclaimed that this was not a priest, but a vampire lying on top of people's heads.
Now these properties are all mine—all belong to the National Assembly!
With so many belongings, An Ning began to have new ideas.
He originally planned to plunder and return to the court, but it would be difficult to transport so much property with his own small army. It is estimated that many soldiers stole the property and ran away halfway.
By staying here, you can ensure the safety of your property.
Not only that, relying on these assets, it is possible to maintain a sizable army.
Even if Paris doesn't pay the troops, he can still afford the troops' wages.
Or they could simply be stationed in Konta, using the excuse of "preventing another rebellion".
The more An Ning thought about it, the more reliable the idea became. Now that he has such a high reputation in the National Assembly, his reputation will definitely be even higher when he returns to Paris. Even if he doesn't do anything deliberately, it will definitely interfere with the process of history.
——And I really suspect that I have a special ability that will attract the focus of events to myself as long as I am present.
If this continues, I will become the Lord Protector of France, and history will go astray. This is definitely not going to work.
It is better to stay away from the political center and find a place on the fringes for a few years.
Konta looks like a nice place, with a luxurious monastery to live in and so much military funds. You can just sit here and watch the changes.
Of course, this place was originally a rebel area, so I guess I won’t have too much trouble living there in the future, but I can expand my army to deal with it!
With so much money, doubling the army should be enough to cope with it. The battlefield was cleaned just before An Ning, and more than a thousand muskets were collected, which can be used by the newly recruited troops.
There were less than 10,000 black-clad troops before.
An Ning made up his mind and ordered his troops to prepare to stay here permanently.
Stock up on food and other things first and make sure there are enough supplies.
He was busy preparing for an armed separatist regime here, directly ignoring the recall order from Paris and delaying it for more than a month.
During this month, An Ning established a local council under his control in Konta, and then formed a local National Guard as a local security force.
An Ning also distributed some of the collected funds and sent them to nearby areas that had been plundered by the rebels to compensate them for their losses.
He also posted recruitment notices in surrounding towns, recruiting patriots who were aspiring to do something.
However, the recruitment notice has not seen any results for the time being, probably because Anning has not set up recruitment stations in surrounding cities, and volunteers must first walk to Kongta to join.
An Ning languished in Conta until July, when the Paris parliament finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent An Ning's best friend Danton to urge him to return to Paris to resume his duties.