Struggle in the Steam Age

After deciding on the style of the figurehead, the sampan also successfully leaned against the jetty. Then the three of them jumped onto the trestle together and walked towards Lawrence's port office. On the way, Peter told Lawrence some instructions that Lambert entrusted him to tell Lawrence.

"Master Lambert asked me to tell you that after you go in for a while, you have to follow them and bargain with the priests of the Church of the Goddess of Wealth." The first sentence Peter said made Lawrence feel that his three views had collapsed. This kind of thing should not be bargained.

After seeing Lawrence's face, Priest Peter probably guessed what he was thinking, so he smiled and said: "If it is other majesty, it is definitely not possible to bargain in this situation, but the Church of the Goddess of Trade and Wealth is a For example. If you don’t try your best, you will only get about 80% of what you should be paid. But if you can really convince the other party, you will get 120% of the reward.”

"It sounds reasonable." At this time, Lawrence realized that gods and gods are also different. For example, for the Church of Knowledge, preserving, identifying and disseminating knowledge is the core of the church, while for the Church of Agriculture, developing agriculture is the core of the church. their core. So for the Church of Trade and Wealth, the core is naturally to maintain the existing trade and make everyone rich.

Therefore, it should be a normal thing to bargain with the clergy of the Church of Trade and Wealth, because the process of negotiation is in line with the teachings of their goddess.

As soon as he walked into the corridor, Lawrence heard the sound of heated discussions echoing in the corridor from the meeting room. And when he opened the door, he saw a group of guys dressed as local tyrants discussing something with his father and the priests of the Agricultural Church.

For the clergy who serve other gods, it is a bad situation if you make others look like a rich upstart at first glance, but for the clergy of the Church of Trade and Wealth, if you see them Say something from the heart that these clergy are really rich and they will take it as a compliment.

Because welcoming back the statue this time is a very formal event for them, so each of them is wearing the most formal dress, but this kind of dress does not have much solemnity in Lawrence's eyes. I feel that the taste of these people is no different from that of the nouveau riche.

Each of them wore a silk shirt, leather sleeves and boots, a gold-plated crown studded with gemstones, and various small tools tied with silk ribbons at the hem, and a jacket, trousers, and stockings outside. . A sleeveless tunic was worn on the outside. Of course, these clothes are all made of the most expensive cloth and fur, and use various bright and gorgeous design styles as much as possible.

Then put on the outermost layer of these costumes a heavy gold-plated red cloak, which is decorated with thousands of sequins and hooks made of various precious metals, and finally a pair of white gloves and a pair of magic inlaid gemstones. And a gilded scepter. The senior priest leading the team also wore a large pure gold crown inlaid with precious stones,

In short, the dressing style adopted by each of them looks like the combination of the rock stars in Lawrence's previous life and the nouveau riche. The overall style is more than the shirtless tattoo and the big gold chain around the neck. The taste can be a little bit higher.

Obviously, the other two clergymen present also couldn't understand the appearance of the nouveau riche of this group of wealth churches. Think about it, both the agricultural church and the knowledge church advocate thrift and spend money where it should be spent. So when they looked at these priests of the Fortune Church who looked like they opened a jewelry store, although they were very proper in etiquette, everyone could feel their inner discomfort.

However, the priests of the Church of Trade and Wealth on the opposite side didn't feel that there was anything wrong. Anyway, this kind of doctrinal difference made everyone feel uncomfortable with each other, which can be regarded as a common situation when they communicate with some churches. Therefore, these priests were not affected in any way, and they argued aggressively with the two priests present.

After Lawrence entered the scene, he quickly joined the quarreling negotiation scene, and then began to list various examples to prove how cruel the battle to recapture the statue was, what a price he had paid, and how powerful the enemy was. . Through these, I can prove from the side how much I paid to get this idol back, and then use this to raise the price.

After six hours of negotiations, the two sides finally reached an agreement on this matter. For the Church of Knowledge and the Church of Agriculture, the Church of Wealth used a favor as a reward for their move this time. This is far more valuable to both churches than giving something realistic.

As for New Shaw Island represented by Lawrence, the reward given by the Church of Trade and Wealth is to build a small church here. And it is guaranteed that there will be a priest group with no less than three members including one extraordinary person here.

For a territory, if more orthodox churches can settle in, it will definitely promote the development of this place. But there will never be enough clergy for any Orthodox Church. Therefore, it is not easy to find a church that is willing to live in a new area like Nova Sauer.

For example, among the two churches on the island, the Knowledge Church came to the son's territory because Lawrence's adoptive father was a priest of the church. The Agricultural Church first sent people here because it owed Lawrence a large favor before, and was later attracted by various advanced agricultural technology conjectures proposed by Lawrence, so it decided to set up a permanent agriculture here. Church of the Goddess.

Therefore, if the Church of Trade and Wealth is willing to set up a small church on the island, it must be a very good thing for the island. Even in terms of attracting immigrants, it can provide huge help.

According to what Peter said on the road before, in fact, when the new immigrants who were attracted by the information on the island came to the pier, many of them wanted to change when they saw the rough temporary buildings in the town. Fortunately, they chose to stay after learning that there were two churches of the Orthodox Church on the island.

Therefore, Lawrence is also very satisfied with the reward proposed by Fortune Church. At least he thinks this is more sincere than the simple monetary rewards or the remuneration with some magic props at the beginning.

Especially after the farms, hospitals, and small pharmaceutical workshops attached to the hospital were gradually built on New Sauer Island, the importance of foreign trade was suddenly highlighted. Although the offshore merchant ships sent by the surrounding islands are still the main ones, the future prosperity is completely predictable.

Therefore, it is quite meaningful to build a church for the goddess of trade and wealth in this place. Such a church can greatly promote the increasingly prosperous trade on the island.

After all the issues were settled, the clergy of the Church of Trade and Wealth inspected and accepted the very precious statue, and then the leading priest who looked like a wealthy businessman suddenly asked: "What did you find on the ship?" Is this the only thing related to our church?"

"Except for this thing. I guess there are only a few precious stones and a dozen gold bars that may have been taken from your church." Mr. Lambert stood up and said. "But according to the rules, these are not important extraordinary items, so they should be regarded as our trophies. If you want to get them back, you must provide enough ransom."