The Ming Dynasty has achieved unification of the world, and the entire people are actively developing national strength and digesting the developed territories and colonies.

On the European side, due to religious conflicts, a new crusade launched by the Pope has just begun.

The Crusade launched by Pope Innocent VI acquired the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Duchy of Savoy, the Republic of Venice, the Republic of Genoa, the Republic of Pisa, the Kingdom of France, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Knights Templar and the Hospital

The support of more than a dozen large and small forces including the Knights.

The Kingdom of Poland, which had always been a loyal servant of the Pope, suffered a great loss in national strength due to its defeat by the Mongols. In addition, in order to compete for the throne, various factions in the Kingdom of Poland were fighting openly and secretly, and there was no extra power to respond to the Pope's move.

A call to arms.

Moreover, the Poles were close to the Mongolian territory and were very afraid of being attacked by the Mongols again, so they did not dare to have any intention of sending troops.

The scale of this crusade organized by the Pope reached as many as 100,000 people.

The military expenses required for such a large-scale army are naturally astronomical. These kingdoms that responded to the Pope are not financially wealthy themselves. In addition, the Black Death not long ago ravaged various countries, and even the food and grass for the expedition could not be supplied in a short time.

All things considered, in this case the only person who can pay for the war expenses of the army is the Pope of Rome.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! However, the Pope of Rome and his cardinals did not actually have much financial resources to sustain this war.

Because the hierarchy of the Holy See is actually extremely corrupt. Corruption has become something that everyone in the Holy See is involved in. More than half of the religious taxes collected from all over Europe fall into the pockets of bishops and priests, large and small.

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Although there is no money, the war must still be carried out. After all, this is an important matter related to the future of the Holy See.

To solve this problem, Pope Innocent VI ordered the issuance of indulgences again.

Yes, it is the kind of indulgence in the legend.

Once it encounters a financial crisis, selling indulgences has become a tried and tested method of making money for the Holy See.

According to Catholic regulations, bishops in various places have the power to forgive general sins, that is, they can issue general indulgences.

The Pope of Rome represents the incarnation of God in the human world and has supreme power. He can absolve all mortal sins, such as murder, rape, poisoning, robbery and theft, etc. All of them are not a problem! As long as there is

Money can be used to buy indulgences to forgive sins.

If the crime committed is too great and one indulgence note is not enough, then two!

If two pieces are not enough, you can continue to buy more!

Anyway, there is no limit on the number of indulgences purchased by the Holy See.

This kind of atonement is not a simple spiritual atonement, but a real atonement.

As long as you pay a sum of money and buy indulgences issued by the church, the lords and kings of their respective places will no longer have the power to punish criminals.

For a political power, punishing criminals is originally the power of various monarchs and lords. The Holy See's issuing indulgences to absolve sins is equivalent to usurping the law enforcement rights of these monarchs and lords.
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