The relaunch of the monastery is taking Prière in the desired direction.
Large budget expenditures turned into the construction of irrigation ditches, waterwheels, and mills, which in turn created orders for agricultural and handicraft products equal to the total of the past few years, and more employment opportunities than could be filled to fill all the idle people.
Part of this money would flow to the lords in the form of taxes to fill the scarce treasury.
The good days are still to come, and the Knights will most likely start performing charity relief work, especially the monastic clinic they promised to set up, which will take care of social security, medical resources, and trade introduction.
Baron's experience can be roughly described as "Heavenly Father came to me." After waiting for more than twenty years to be rewarded, he dreamed back to the dreamy time when his ancestors were lying down and collecting money, and successfully became dependent on the church for the family's revitalization.
The two people who felt out of place wandered around for a few days, and it seemed that everyone here except them was in a happy and fulfilling state.
Women and children are busy with handicrafts, making daily necessities including but not limited to bed mats, brooms, coarse cloths, and candles.
It can be said that the monastery became the economic core of this remote village in just a few weeks. The carriages scattered coins and left with full loads, but the building on the mountain, which can only be seen in a corner when the weather is good, showed no sign of being full.
There is still a steady stream of goods coming in, and more goods are swallowed up without hesitation.
Every time I submitted a report and chatted with the purchaser, there was a sense of busyness. As the team's scope of activities in the monastery expanded, it was discovered that almost everything needed to be cleaned, replaced, and rearranged. The day when it was back on track was far away.
There probably won't be any manpower available to take over the work at Yamashita Manor in the short term.
There are only two things that give people some comfort. One is that their mediocre work reports were indeed submitted to Kraft, and they were basically only changed hands by Brother Raymond or his assistant Mr. Coop, without going through a third person.
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The second thing is probably an accessory brought about by the improvement of economic status. The Knights seem to have inherited part of the prestige left by the original church. Although it is not much, it is enough for the residents to regard them as some kind of neutral "authoritative" representative.
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The specific manifestation is that when wandering in the village, someone will come to me, hoping that they will mediate some civil disputes as representatives of the Heavenly Father and as objective arbiters.
"Ah?!" Dominic's reaction at that time can be summed up in one modal word.
How can the two of them judge human affairs on behalf of the Heavenly Father? Even in the hands of the bishop, this term has to be weighed.
But that's all, the fledgling monks still agreed to the request and went back to see the two families who were holding sticks and the atmosphere was tense.
I spent the whole afternoon reviewing the basic geometry learned in the church school, successfully calculated the area of a piece of land, read and studied the moth-eaten land deed left more than 20 years ago, and finally convinced both parties with my major in church law and doctrine, and suggested
The party that took advantage of the situation was compensated with appropriate labor or food, and the land deed was rewritten and notarized.
However, they soon consciously realized an important law - things will automatically gather to those who work reliably.
After the land dispute, trivial matters such as water distribution, loan issues, marital conflicts, property inheritance, street vendors occupying seats, verbal conflicts, etc. came one after another. Life quickly completed a two-level reversal from being too busy to panic to dizzy.
But in terms of natural mission and expansion of influence, mediation work was irresistible. Perhaps Kraft never thought that he would inadvertently throw this responsibility on the two of them.
It was not until Field accidentally remembered and learned Kraft's habit of always carrying a sword that the adjustment work became easier, and everyone suddenly became more able to obey the tolerant and peaceful part of the teachings.
But the sword seems to have further increased its authority, leading to more and more complex requests coming to the door, such as now.
"So what you're saying is that old John, his eyesight is dim, dug plantains in the mountains, and he dug them near your ancestral grave?"
Things may sound a bit outrageous, but Dominic is no longer alarmed.
"That's just what he said. I think he just wanted to blaspheme the deceased and exchange the grave goods for a few coppers to drink!" The visitor waved his strong arms and became more and more angry as he spoke. Dominic knew him and was a stonemason in the village.
It was a bit of a status, but obviously not enough for the lord to be willing to deal with such a mess.
"When did it happen?"
"Five years ago."
Field, who was listening, covered his face to block the flying spittle and his helpless expression.
In the past five years, the plantains on the grave have changed several times. I am afraid that Heavenly Father will have to look through the information to find out what happened at that time.
But it doesn't matter, this kind of situation is not inexperienced, just use doctrines and mud. At worst, you can use ghosts, retribution after death, etc. to scare that old John, maybe he will repent on his own.
Then sentence the person to apologize, impose a slight punishment, labor compensation to atone for the sin, and the church goes to the cemetery to perform some appeasing rituals. It is another matter that satisfies both parties and gains prestige for nothing.
"The cemetery is a sacred resting place. Under the watchful eye of Heavenly Father, this kind of crime must not be let go." Dominic obviously thought the same, "But no innocent person should be wronged. Take us to see old John. Under Heavenly Father's eyes, we must not let go."
Face to face while watching."
"But old John is dead, and his son denies it to his life..." Finally finding someone willing to uphold justice, the accuser rambled on about the complicated conflicts between the two families over the years.
Mutual verbal insults, public accusations, physical conflicts between some juniors, bloodshed, and countless suspicions of tomb robbing are no longer the focus.
The two people in the audience were already starting to feel a headache. Maybe they shouldn't get involved in this old and confusing matter.
"You must help us!" Perhaps he noticed the monk's hidden impatience, and he tried desperately to find more reasons to make the other party pay attention to him. "My grandfather has been a loyal believer all his life. He repaired walls and tiles for the monastery.
Before he died, he specifically asked us to bury him as close to our Heavenly Father as possible."
"Okay, okay." Having said this, Dominic could only nod in agreement, hold the hands covered with stone powder and calluses, and pull him up.
"We will try our best to solve this matter for you, but as time goes by, we may not be able to trace the truth at that time. This is the reality. The fact that we cannot find out the truth does not mean that we should continue to argue. Heavenly Father teaches us to forgive and cooperate, rather than to fight endlessly.
Indulging in hatred, I believe your grandfather, as a devout believer, would also agree..."
After coaxing the aggrieved stonemason back and talking for a long time, the two of them looked at each other and smiled bitterly, beginning to miss the leisurely time they had just left.
Even if they really couldn't find out, they would probably have to visit the old grave that had been dug up for several years.
When he came back after expressing his attitude, he would probably be the same as Ni Ni. At least Dominic couldn't think of any other developments.