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Author: Ke Xue’s Caitou

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The ashes of the coals in the fireplace gave off bursts of residual heat, making the whole room extremely warm. Only a bit of cold wind would occasionally blow in from the open window on the side.

"On November 1st, Mr. Jacob donated 5 shillings."

In the small room behind the church, Ma Wei sat at the table and recorded today's income with a quill dipped in ink. Although he did not have the habit of writing a diary, accounting was still essential, which could effectively make him quickly

Think of the source and destination of every money.

The book is densely filled with dates, names and amounts of money. In October alone, the Truth Church earned an income of 25 gold pounds, 3 shillings and 11 pence, which is about 300 pounds a year, just touching the middle class.

The threshold of class.

There are four main currencies in the Kingdom of Windsor. The most expensive one is the gold pound. 1 gold pound can be exchanged for 20 silver shillings, 1 shilling can be exchanged for 12 copper pennies, and 1 penny can be exchanged for 4 far new.

Ma Wei earned these incomes through his own labor, and did not levy tithes on believers because he understood that the believers in a church were by no means only rich people, but more of them had meager incomes and even lacked food.

Compulsory collection of fees among the poor will not only ruin the reputation of the church, but will also make it difficult for the church to gain popular support and quickly gain a foothold in cities and towns.

So after Ma Wei came to New Ross City, he immediately announced that all the help provided by the church would be free and he would not take any money.

Not only that, in the early days of the church's establishment, he also used his own money to regularly provide relief to the poor, opened Sunday schools, and gave free classes to the children in New Ross City. At the same time, he also held essential masses every Friday. As time went by,

As time went by, the Church of Truth gradually gained a foothold in New Ross City and took root. From the initial expenditure of burning money, it slowly began to make a profit.

"It's been three years." Ma Wei put down his pen, looked out the window, looked at the blue sky, and said with a sigh.

Three years ago, he traveled to this world.

Ma Wei's real name is Ma Wei. As a college student in the Department of Psychology, he chose to become a graduate student in the Department of Philosophy because he discovered that philosophy and psychology are inseparable. If he wants to explore human psychology more deeply, he must study philosophy.

But just when he was about to graduate, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma. In the last year of his life, although he suffered from the disease, the persistence of his family and the inquiries from his classmates and friends made him happy.

He felt that he was actually very lucky, at least much better than those poor people who had been abandoned.

At the last moment of his life, he chose to close his eyes and welcome death peacefully, but

The crisp sound of the gavel woke him up.

Ma Wei, who inherited the memory of his original body, also knew the whole story.

Marvie Enders, the deputy commander of the Saint-Martial fleet, obtained a privateering certificate issued by King Rhodes IV of Windsor, specializing in plundering the ships of the Kingdom of Popon and amassing wealth crazily. Their fleet can be said to be invincible, starting from Boppon.

The northern territorial waters of Pang Kingdom were fought to the south, and then fought back again. They made so much money that even the waterline of the ship sank one meter.

Originally everything went smoothly, but when Ma Wei searched the original memory, he discovered that

They angered the Bourbon royal family, causing King Ivan XIV of Bourbon to unite with several other allies to organize a huge fleet with hundreds of ships to ambush them in the Perea Strait, which they must pass through to return to the Kingdom of Windsor. The real reason seems to be

Because they robbed a church 'merchant ship'.

The original ship's logbook contains this passage:

"On October 1st, we encountered a storm while sailing. After the storm subsided, a merchant ship under the banner of the Wisdom God passed by us. We were stupid, and so were they."

"On October 3, after a day and night of pursuit, we successfully intercepted the merchant ship. No, it was definitely not a merchant ship. They had the most experienced sailors and experienced captains. After inspection, we actually found gold in the cabin.

!Tons of gold! Oh my God, they must have discovered a treasure somewhere!”

"On October 4th, when counting the loot, we found a stone tablet among the gold, which recorded obscure ancient writings. If the ship's bishop from the Wisdom Cult had not vomited blood and died last night, we might be able to decipher it.

two."

The following logs are all idle talk, without any nutrition. Only the last log said something useful.

"On October 25th, we were surrounded by an enemy that was three times our number and blocked the entrance to the strait. During the naval battle, Captain Crowley was shot and fell overboard. The privateering certificate was on him. If there was no certificate, maybe... we

Can’t go home before New Year.”

There is only one privateering certificate issued by the Windsor royal family, which is carried by the commander-in-chief. Without the privateering certificate, the successor commander Marvie Enders cannot prove that the St. Martial fleet is a legal 'just fleet'.

After being caught, the Royal Court of Bourbon declared the Saint-Martin fleet guilty of piracy as quickly as possible and wanted to hang them alive on the gallows on the banks of the Rhine.

The executioner even viciously ordered short ropes to be used to let 138 fleet members, including Marvie Enders, die in pain.

Fortunately, the outcome turned out to be a twist. One minute before the execution, the commander-in-chief Turay Crowley, who had been shot and fell into the sea, miraculously appeared on the execution ground and took out the photo that had been soaked in sea water but could vaguely read the words.

With the privateering certificate, he did not abandon his crew. This smart and brave move also successfully saved Mavie Enders and others.

After all, the executioner himself knew that if he did not terminate the execution, he would be the one who would take the blame for the Bourbon royal family and be held accountable.

Afterwards, Marvie Enders returned to the Kingdom of Windsor with the other crew members. Although King Rhodes IV did not have a good look on them because they did not bring back any gold and silver treasures, they were forced by the heroic battle of the St. Martial fleet in the naval battle.

For their performance, the king praised them generously and awarded them the Royal Badge of Honor.

Not long after, he heard that the Kingdom of Windsor, the Kingdom of Poppont and other major maritime powers had signed a declaration of naval war, permanently abolishing the privateering system.

Mavey, who had no father, mother or relatives, and did not want to live a hard life at sea, refused to continue serving in the Royal Navy. When he discovered that this was a world with religious freedom and numerous churches, he took the wealth he had accumulated and

Bidding farewell to Commander Turay Crowley, he came to New Ross City alone and established the Church of Truth.

After recalling every detail of the past three years, Ma Wei walked to the basin, stared at the face in the reflection, and laughed to himself after a while: "I didn't expect that I would become more handsome after changing my body."

Young and handsome priest - this is how the women of New Rose City evaluate him.

Very pertinent.

Um.

After washing his face, Ma Wei took out his pocket watch and checked the time. He found that it was close to three o'clock in the afternoon. He quickly picked up the calf-length black coat made of pure wool hanging on the shelf and put it on a man named Dalaris.

Wear a bowler hat on top of the priest's robe, and the standard winter outfit is completed.

Fidgeting with the red five-pointed star necklace on his chest, Ma Wei returned to the church and said to the two cats, one orange and one black:

"Fat Orange and Xiao Hei, I'm going to the market and I'll leave the housekeeping to you."

"Meow~"

Xiao Hei sat obediently at the door, watching the pedestrians passing by, as if if someone dared to enter the church to steal something, he would have to stamp his sharp claws on your face first.

Fat Orange is different. He exhales through his nose and sways his tail under the window sill. He doesn't even bother to raise his eyelids. He seems to be responding or snoring. He is as cold as a woman who doesn't love you.

.

A woman with balls.

The two cats, one orange and one black, were both stray cats adopted by Ma Wei. Fat Orange was not so fat back then. When Ma Wei met it for the first time, it was covered in scars and emaciated, lying in the alley next to the church.

After licking the wound and seeing how pitiful it was, Mawei wanted to feed it something to eat, but Fat Orange didn't even look at the food he gave it. It wasn't until Mawei started preparing dinner that it jumped out from the corner and took it in its mouth.

He picked up the raw meat on the table and ran away.

Don't ask for charity. This is the experience Ma Wei and Fat Orange gained from spending three years together.

As for Xiao Hei, he was not discovered by Ma Wei, but a kitten less than two months old brought back by Fat Orange one night two years ago. Ma Wei was surprised to find that Fat Orange could

He gave the food he grabbed to Xiao Hei. From then on, Fat Orange gained a little fanboy, Xiao Hei gained a reliable fat brother, and Ma Wei gained two cats. The pressure in life suddenly increased.

promote.

In this era where there are not many entertainment activities, playing with cats seems to be one of the few joys.

The church is located at the end of Kerr Street, which belongs to the south city area where a large number of working class people live. It is only one street away from the center of the city where the gentry and jazz people live.

In order to settle down here, Ma Wei spent a lot of money. It cost him 2,500 gold pounds to buy this abandoned church and renovate it, and his net worth immediately shrank by half.

But Mawei did not regret his decision. He did some calculations and found that renting a church of the same size in New Ross City would cost at least 10 gold pounds per week. In conversion, the annual rent alone would cost almost 500 gold pounds.

, in comparison, a one-time purchase costs less money.

More importantly, the city of New Ross is located at the junction of the Barrow and Nore rivers and is connected in all directions. However, due to the great famine nine years ago, this land was sparsely populated and housing prices plummeted. However, as time went by, the total population

One day, prosperity will return, and housing prices, which have plummeted, will rise again.

Facts have proved that Mawei's idea was right. With the completion of the railway, New Ross City, which has a flat terrain and has advantages in river and land transportation, suddenly became a popular southern city. While it was prosperous, the housing prices were also increasing with each passing day.

Nowadays, 2,500 pounds cannot buy such a large church.

Standing on the street, Ma Wei took out a whistle, put it to his mouth and blew twice.

The sharp whistle drifted into the distance with the cold wind. After a while, a Hansam two-wheeled carriage stopped in front of him, driven by the driver. The driver wearing a gray windbreaker sat high at the rear of the carriage, holding one hand in his hand.

He grabbed the whip and reins and raised the brim of his hat with one hand: "Father, is this the carriage you called?"

"Go to Bill Market." Ma Wei said as he got in the car.

Bill Market is located in the southernmost part of Shilla City, where a large number of poor workers gather. It is also the so-called slum area, where there is a mixture of good and bad, thieves and robbers are synonymous with it. It is a world away from the Ross Avenue commercial center with patrol police and luxurious decoration.

No, rich people would never go to that kind of place, but Ma Wei felt that not only were prices there cheaper than Ross Avenue, but they would also always surprise him.

"Today I need to buy olive oil, a little salt, rosemary, beef, onions, tomatoes, and fresh fish. By the way, I also need to send some bread to the orphanage."

On the slightly swaying carriage, Ma Wei took advantage of the sunshine and flipped through the book in his hand. He maintained the operation of the church alone. He was very busy every day and rarely had time to cook. He often spent time with Mrs. Cecil who also lived alone next door.

The family enjoys three meals, for which he will pay 10 shillings a week for food. As for Mrs. Cecil, she is a very kind and kind woman, and her cooking skills are also very good, but...

In Mavey's opinion, the three meals a day in the Kingdom of Windsor are no different from dark cuisine. They are edible, but not delicious.

This no longer belongs to the category of good or bad cooking skills.
To be continued...