Chapter 482: Jiaowan Riot

"Printing?"

This was the first time Marianna and Nathan had heard of this word.

"Yes, it's printing. I never thought that books could be created in this way. In the past, copyists had to copy down word by word, and it was easy to make mistakes. Now, with this machine, one machine can do the work of hundreds of copyists, and it's accurate."

Edward danced with joy and said, "When entering the workshop to get the book, Sanel saw from a distance that they smeared a liquid that seemed to be ink on a flat plate engraved with text on the machine, and then laid a piece of paper on it, and then pulled down an upper plate to connect with the lower plate. The two plates pressed the paper and the engraved font together, and then there was clear text on the paper. . If you think about it carefully, this operation is indeed many times faster than copying word by word, and as long as the text on the flat plate is engraved correctly, there is no need to worry about typos and other problems. It is a clever way. "

Seeing his companion's look, Nathan frowned and said, "Edward, I admit that this method is clever, but I must remind you that you are a spellcaster now, don't be so emotional about some mere mortal things. "

Edward shook his head: "Nathan, you are prejudiced. We should not be bound by whether it is a spellcaster or a mortal, as long as it is useful. "

"Tsk!" Nathan sneered and disdained Edward's point of view.

"Nathan, Edward's words should make sense, you are too arrogant. Just imagine, if you refer to this idea in the production of scrolls, it will be a major breakthrough. "

Marianna said in a reprimanding tone.

"Uh... the production of scrolls is not just about putting words on it. "

Faced with his mother's criticism, Nathan did not admit defeat.

Marianna waved her hand, "Okay, now is not the time to argue about this. This batch of books must also be distributed to various coastal towns as soon as possible, Edward, you should keep a close eye on this matter."

"Yes, Mrs. Marianna. We already have very effective... [distributors] in important towns, so you can rest assured."

Edward promised her.

The lady turned to her son: "How is the church?"

Nathan smiled evilly and said: "Haha, the church is probably sitting on pins and needles now."

...

In a spacious and bright hall, many people sat solemnly around a large conference table.

Elvis, Archbishop of Jiaowan, sat at the head of the seats with a sullen face.

The people sitting on his left were all dressed in the robes worn by clergy, and the people sitting on his right were all dressed in the gorgeous clothes of secular nobles.

"Archbishop!"

The clergyman closest to Elvis said with a worried look on his face, "Among the twenty coastal states, five have not yet made their attitude clear, and the other fifteen have begun to clearly oppose us. If we do not take tough measures, the Horn Bay Church will lose control of the coastal area forever."

After hearing his words, Elvis slapped the armrest of his seat fiercely, "These stupid heretics, the Lord of Light will sooner or later punish them."

How did the situation turn out like this?

Since the first "throwing out of the window" incident, other cities immediately followed up, and such incidents occurred one after another.

Elvis once ordered churches in various places to pay 90% of the tithes collected to Collins, where the Horn Bay Church headquarters is located, but among the twenty coastal states, only three obediently delivered the taxes.

It is not that churches in other places do not obey the orders of the bishop, but they are hindered by the overwhelming public opinion in the local area, and almost indefinitely delay the delivery of taxes.

In short, the archbishop's intention has been ruined.

Since the beginning of this spring, something even more serious has happened. A book called "Records of Injustice" has quietly circulated in Jiaowan.

Elvis had come across this book, but he was so angry that he trembled all over after reading only two pages!

Blasphemy!

Blasphemy!

This filthy thing is a complete blasphemy.

He immediately ordered the entire Jiaowan to ban the book and mobilized all forces to investigate who wrote it.

The impact of tracing this book is almost as big as witch hunting. Under such high pressure, many "authors" have been found. Elvis publicly executed the most suspected ones without trial, and the rest were thrown into prison.

The church's ban on books is burning, just like burning witches.

However, not only this book was burned, but the book burning also affected a large number of other books. As long as a book is reported to have criticism or dissatisfaction with the church, or even just suspected of insinuation, it will also be added to the banned list.

As the ban continues, the list is getting longer and longer.

Ashes from burning books were floating in the streets and alleys of towns in Jiaowan.

Some extreme religious elements even called on believers to keep only one copy of the Holy Scripture at home and burn all other books.

No mistakes, no mistakes, no mistakes, no mistakes, no mistakes!

They believed that one copy of the Holy Scripture was enough to meet the spiritual needs of the world, and any spiritual exploration activities beyond that were a shameful degeneration and a manifestation of unsteady faith.

The Jiaowan Church began to interfere more and more with the lives of ordinary people.

The original witch-hunting movement, due to its protracted nature, has seriously affected the economy and people's livelihood. Now more and more restrictions are imposed one after another, and the resentment of the people of Jiaowan has accumulated to the extreme.

People began to question the legitimacy of the Jiaowan Church and whether this organization can represent the authority of the Lord of Light in the world.

However, even so, the "Record of Injustice" continues to emerge, and its content is updated. The later it emerges, the more "rich" the content is!

This made Archbishop Elvis very crazy, and he ordered to increase the intensity one after another.

Under the intense high pressure, there was finally a rebound, and a riot broke out in the Independent Territory Messiah.

When the clergy burned a batch of banned books and announced that they would punish the owners of the banned books, a rotten egg hit the head of the clergy who was preaching loudly.

The church knight immediately drew his sword and ordered the person who threw the rotten egg to stand up and accept the punishment.

However, this rotten egg and the knight's order were like a fuse that instantly ignited people's dissatisfaction.

A large number of stones, rotten vegetables and other garbage were thrown at the clergy.

The furious church knights started fighting in the conflict, causing bloodshed.

The conflict turned into a city-wide riot in a short period of time, and even the local lords could not suppress it. Churches in various areas were attacked. All the clergy of Messiah were at an absolute disadvantage in terms of numbers in the face of the surging people of the city. Many clergy were injured and killed in the attack, and those who were still alive were detained.

Some clergy were frightened and swore to the Lord of Light that they would prioritize loyalty to their city rather than the Horn Bay Church.

These people were released, and those who were still loyal to the Horn Bay Church were ruthlessly expelled after being beaten and left Messiah.