Relying on the concealment of the invisible sword, no one from the Supreme Holy Cult discovered that he was spying secretly.
The strength of the members of the Supreme Holy Church is actually quite good, at least they can be considered strong. With their assistance, the farm work in Sichen Town ended much earlier than usual, and many families who were short of labor also successfully completed harvesting and transplanting.
, seeing the second crop of rice turning green and green, it seems that there will be a good harvest this year.
During this period of time, under the command of the Holy Goddess, the Supreme Holy Cult did several things that were beyond Wu Jie's expectations.
They found several large local landowners, and at the cost of helping to extend life and keep fit, the landlords in exchange cut this year's rent in half. With this, they were immediately welcomed by the farmers - the local rent and tax was roughly
20% tax and 40% rent. Halving the rent means that you only need to pay 20% this year. Even if you deduct the 10% from the Supreme Holy Church, you can still keep 10% more than in previous years.
10% rice may not seem like much, but it is often the key to starvation. For some families whose harvests have failed, it can even directly determine whether people will starve to death!
After completing this important matter, the Supreme Holy Church found those landowners and businessmen who were lending usury, and asked them to reduce the interest on the loan sharks.
This action was bigger than the last time because it involved more rich and powerful people and more property.
But they did it after all.
Through both carrot and stick, they successfully reduced the interest rate of loan sharks in Sichen Town to 20% of the annual interest rate. At the same time, they cleared out old debts. They stopped charging additional interest on debts that had already paid off more than twice the principal, and paid back more than three times the principal.
times the debt will be canceled directly.
Many farmers owe loan sharks, and they often have to sell rice every year as soon as the harvest is harvested in order to pay off the debt. Therefore, profiteers can take advantage of the opportunity to lower prices - this is often the reason why low prices of grain hurt farmers. This approach of the Supreme Holy Religion
, not only avoided this situation, but also helped many farmers move away from the debts that had been pressing on them and could never be repaid.
"Reducing rent and interest, clearing old debts... Could it be that that sect back then was founded by a time traveler?" Wu Jie secretly wondered, "I have never heard of such a practice in this world..."
Soon after, the Supreme Holy Church came into conflict with the merchants who purchased grain. They announced that they would provide free storage to farmers, and even announced that they would purchase grain at the rice price during normal seasons rather than at harvest time.
This time, the grain merchants who were trying their best to lower prices while taking advantage of the good harvest were severely offended. In just five or six days, at least a dozen groups came to look for trouble. The grain merchants even bribed the government.
, we must use the government to deal with these ungrateful white monks.
But the result was still the same as the previous times. All their conspiracies and calculations were completely shattered by the Supreme Holy Church led by the Holy Goddess. They were disgraced and all of them ran away in despair.
Through these few things, the reputation of the Supreme Holy Church in the town has reached an astonishing height. Almost every day, people rush to join the sect. At this time, the Holy Goddess announced that a large-scale holy ceremony will be held to prepare for this.
New believers pray to the Holy Father for blessings.
As soon as the news was released, it was immediately welcomed by the residents. Many residents spontaneously helped with the preparations for the Holy Scripture. For a time, the entire Sichen Town was immersed in a lively atmosphere and full of hope.
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Wu Jie was sitting on the roof of an empty house, looking at the sacred ceremony venue being built, and couldn't help but feel a little confused.
There is no doubt that the Supreme Holy Cult has made a great contribution to Sichen Town, and the Holy Goddess is the core of this sect and their soul.
If he still insists on his previous plan, whether he subverts this sect or kills the Holy Goddess, it will bring a heavy blow to Sichen Town. Not only will the prosperity in front of him disappear, but those who were previously recruited by the Supreme Holy Cult and the Holy Goddess will also be dealt a heavy blow to Sichen Town.
The jackals and thugs blocking the way outside will swarm up like sharks upon seeing blood, squeezing out the residents' hard-earned money bags.
Not only that, maybe they will intensify their efforts to recover their previous losses...
"Master, you are very hesitant!" Jasmine said with some worry, "I can feel that your heart is confused. This is not a good thing! A cultivator must have a heart that will never waver even if the world falls apart, so that he can always
go ahead."
"Yeah... I know I'm upset, but I can't calm myself down." Wu Jie said helplessly, "The conflict between the righteous way and the good way disturbs my mood, and I can't find a reasonable solution to it.
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"So, there is no future for being a good person! If you, master, are still like you were before, why would you be hesitant and confused at all?"
"Hesitation and entanglement are not necessarily wrong, and being decisive is not necessarily right. As for thinking only about yourself, I definitely can't do it. You'd better stop thinking about it!" Wu Jie was not angry this time.
He explained to Jasmine very kindly, "This incident is both a trouble and an opportunity for me. If I can solve this problem with my own wisdom and will, then my mind will become perfect and firm.
You won’t be swayed by similar things.”
"I'm afraid it will be difficult."
"It's easy to do what's difficult, isn't that what happens in the world? Was it that the Supreme God was born with great supernatural powers back then? Didn't he also grow up little by little from a mortal? He can even do that kind of thing
, what does this little trouble in front of me mean?"
Wu Jie convinced Jasmine, but not himself.
What's worse is that he cannot show up and speak out to convince the three chief and deputy leaders of the Supreme Holy Church.
A series of actions of the Supreme Holy Church during this period consumed a large amount of money, which made the three leaders who had already regarded the money as their private property very dissatisfied. These actions offended many rich and powerful people, which made the three leaders even more dissatisfied.
They are annoyed.
Their original intention was to wait for the Holy Goddess to die of exhaustion and escape with the wealth that swept the entire sect. But now that the wealth has been almost exhausted, the businessmen who were able to purchase the fragrant wood have also been offended. How will it end in the future?
And when the Holy Goddess sent out the news that "a large amount of incense wood will be burned in the holy ceremony to complete the blessing ceremony," they finally couldn't bear it any longer.
"Brother! We can't wait any longer!" the tall Vice-leader Wang said angrily, "If we wait any longer, we will have nothing!"
"Yes! That batch of fragrant wood is a lot of money! Without that money, even if we leave, we are just three paupers. What's the point!" Deputy Cult Master Kan also looked extremely angry.
Leader Sha of the Supreme Holy Religion clenched his fists tightly. Although he remained silent, his slightly trembling hands revealed his mood.
After a while, he finally nodded slowly.
"You're right! It's the last minute now, we can't wait any longer!"
"Then what should we do?"
"Brother, you decide! We listen to you!"
Leader Sha took a few deep breaths and carefully took out a small package sealed with grease from an extremely hidden box.
"This is the poison I bought with a lot of money to deal with the man surnamed Shi. It will kill you immediately if it enters your stomach. If you see the blood, you will be granted the title of Marquis!"
"But that thing doesn't eat or drink at all!" Vice Leader Wang said in confusion.
"Who said I want to use it to poison that thing? That thing is a dignified protector. God knows if this can poison it to death!" Leader Sha showed a sinister smile, "The ones I want to poison are those who come to participate in the holy ceremony.
Mortal!"
"Ah?" the two deputy leaders exclaimed together. You looked at me and I looked at you, both of them were confused.
"Brother, what's the use of poisoning those mortals?"
"Yes! To put it bluntly, their lives are not worth as much as this medicine!"
Leader Sha shook his head, his face full of confidence: "You still don't understand what I mean. Although I poison those mortals, what I want is the life of that thing!"
"Have you forgotten? That thing doesn't want good people to get hurt or sick in front of it. Once it encounters them, it will come to rescue them. What will happen to it if dozens of people are poisoned at the same time?"
The two vice-religious leaders immediately understood and praised each other.
"That thing will definitely try its best to save people until it dies of exhaustion!"
"As expected of you, big brother! What a great idea!"
The three of them laughed very happily, without considering how many innocent people these poisons would have killed without the treatment of the Holy Goddess.
Wu Jie, who was sitting in the corner, was also smiling, his smile was cold and very happy.
"Although I don't know how to deal with the Holy Maiden problem yet, I at least know how to deal with you!" After the three of them left, he replaced the gray bag of poison with a bag of powdered sugar mixed with soil.
"Fourth, what are you going to do?" Du Ruo asked curiously, "Are you going to use this medicine to poison the Holy Goddess?"
"I do plan to use this medicine, but it is someone else who wants to poison it." Wu Jie laughed for a while, and then said coldly, "Have you ever heard of a saying? You will suffer the consequences."
"Master, you really have a good idea!" Jasmine understood Wu Jie's meaning earlier than Du Ruo, and shouted excitedly, "Put these poisons into the food those three people eat, and poison themselves to death!"
"Yes. People who want to kill people must be mentally prepared to be killed. Since they did not hesitate to poison dozens of innocent people in order to deal with the Holy Goddess, then they can't blame others for being poisoned, right?
"
"Yes, yes! What a great idea!" Du Ruo was also very happy and couldn't help laughing, "Fourth! This is the funniest and happiest idea I have ever seen!"
Time flies by quickly, and the Holy Scriptures will soon arrive.
Under the leadership of the Holy Goddess, the people of the Supreme Holy Church led the believers into the venue.
They first sang a long and boring hymn to the Holy Father, and then circled around the fire pot that had not yet begun to put incense wood. At the same time, the Holy Goddess sprinkled pure water, symbolizing cleansing the soul and getting closer to truth, goodness and beauty.
After a while, they sat down and each received two pieces of bread made from dew and a glass of sweet wine that was said to have been blessed.
The three sect leaders had already tampered with the wine and did not drink a drop. Although the bread was dry and hard to swallow without wine, they thought that they would soon be able to solve their serious problem and then they would be able to eat that batch of bread.
As soon as the fragrant wood was sold, they took a large amount of money and flew away. They couldn't help but be filled with joy, and even the bread became sweeter.
At this time, on a hill not far from the town, a giant magic weapon as big as several people had been assembled and was being prepared for launch.
"Kill the Holy Goddess and sell the fragrant wood, and we will be prosperous!"
"Kill the man surnamed Wu and the Holy Goddess together, take away the money, divide the magical weapons, and we will be prosperous!"
The villains from different origins had similar thoughts and laughed in unison.
