Chapter 406: , The representative of the Holy See

Victor shook his head for Ben Harden Pasha's proposal.
"Dear Pasha, I think it is better to leave it to us to deal with the matter of screening. After all, we are more consistent with their beliefs."
It was just this proposal, but Ben Harden Pasha hesitated slightly. Because slaves are wealth, and more slaves are more wealth. The captured slaves are now the wealth of the Turkish Empire. The right to use these wealth is in his hands. Therefore, every additional Christian slave means that his interests will suffer a certain loss. Therefore, although he himself has a certain degree of goodwill towards the French, this does not mean that he is willing to suffer losses in his interests.
Therefore, Victor believed that if this matter was to be handled by Ben Harden Pasha, he would at most give some more Christian slaves out of consideration for face. It is impossible to really create a large number of Christian slaves, as Victor hoped.
But Victor now desperately needs a sufficient number of Christian slaves. Although according to the agreement between the two countries, the land that can be allocated to the original Christian slaves will not increase or decrease due to the number of Christian slaves, (because if the land allocated to Christian slaves increases due to the increase in the number of Christian slaves, The increase means that the more Christian slaves there are, the less benefits will be distributed to Turkey. This will inevitably lead the Turks to use artificial means to reduce the number of Christian slaves, thereby laying the foundation for cooperation between the two countries. Landmines.) But more Christian slaves means that communities can be formed quickly and power can be formed. And prepare for various actions after this.
But also because of the issue of interest, and Ben Harden Pasha knew very well that Victor was very motivated to increase the number of Christian slaves as much as possible, because the more Christian slaves rescued, the more the French were shown. The justice of this action made Bonaparte’s title of "Emperor of the Romans" more like an honor, more like a European leader, than more like a joke.
Therefore, Ben Harden Pasha believes that if the French are allowed to identify themselves, I am afraid that Victor will use all means to lure or even force those who are not Christians to become Christian slaves. In fact, you don’t even need special temptation and coercion, you just need to tell them: if you are Christians, you can immediately become self-cultivating farmers and own your own land. Except for the really pious guys who believe in the true god, a lot of people will rush forward and shout "Hayelujah".
So Ben Harden Pasha replied: "Mr. Consul, I think you are obviously distrusting us by doing this."
Victor immediately replied:
It’s not that we don’t trust you, but that the list you gave us last time is too unreliable. The confessions of the confession can prove that there are more than this number of Christian slaves in the plantations near Tripoli. And in our inquiry of the Christian slaves you handed over to us, we also learned that there are many more , Christian slaves with them were not sent to us. So, respected Pasha, you see, how do we trust you in such a situation?"
Ben Harden Pasha was stunned, and then quickly said: "These are all the below who are too lazy..."
"So, we can no longer leave those things to them." Victor said.
"So," Ben Harden Pasha said, "Then at least we have to participate in the screening...In this way, I think this is fair and reasonable."
So the two people are bargaining again. In the end, the two sides finally reached a temporary plan on this matter, that is, in this screening, the French and the Turks should participate, but in the screening process, every five Among the screened objects, the French can spend time alone with one of them. The screened slaves, after claiming to be Christians, must answer a series of questions about Christianity. If there are too many mistakes, one cannot be considered a Christian. In addition, a slave who is recognized as a Christian must also be recognized by a Christian slave who works on the same farm with him, otherwise he cannot be recognized as a Christian.
Of course, this is only a preliminary verbal agreement. As for the specific implementation, Ben Harden Pasha insisted that it must wait until the representative of the Holy See also arrives before it can begin.
On the surface, this is a respect for the Holy See, but in fact, it is an attempt to delay time to take measures to avoid the emergence of a large number of slaves claiming to be Christians-now people are still in their hands, as long as When you have time, coercion and temptation... Ah, the latter one is not, it is threatening and intimidation. What kind of infidels are just to deceive you, the infidels will deceive you into a whole set of things for murder and sacrifice to scare them. Fudge them.
Victor also knew this, but he also knew that the people of the Holy See should be there soon, and it is not worth letting the Turks make a wedge between France and the Holy See in these few days. Besides, based on his knowledge of the Turks, he doesn't think that the Turks’ brainwashing ability is so high that it can make others believe in everything he says in a few days.
To say that the people of the Holy See came very quickly, because steam passenger ships have not yet been popularized, so they do not have steam ships to use, and can only use ordinary sailboats. The only sailboat that can provide higher speed is the flying shear. However, the comfort level of flying shears has always been a problem. Even in the calm Mediterranean sea most of the time, the comfort of flying shears is very bad. Bishop Torres, the representative of the Holy See, is already an old man in his sixties. Considering his body, he should honestly take a normal passenger ship that can only travel four nautical miles per hour on average.
But at this time, Bishop Torres showed the courage to spare no effort for the cause of God. He took his entourage, rented a flying shear boat, and rushed to Tripoli at the fastest speed. So the day after Victor and Ben Harden Pasha reached an oral agreement, he arrived in Tripoli. And God seems to have really blessed Bishop Torres, although when he disembarked, because of seasickness, he needed two entourages, one on the left and the right, to support him before he could get off the boat. But what is surprising is that after disembarking from the ship, he only rested in the temporary station for more than an hour, and he immediately regained his spirits and found Victor on the initiative.
"Bishop Torres, why are you here? I thought you had to take a good rest." Victor couldn't help but when he saw Bishop Torres.
"Ah, I do need to rest, but thinking about the poor lambs, I can't rest." Bishop Torres said, "Consul Treville, I just arrived here and I am not familiar with the situation here. Can you tell me something?"
Victor then gave him a detailed introduction to his discussions with Ben Harden Pasha over the past two days and the oral agreement they reached.
Bishop Torres listened, thought for a while, and then said: "Mr. Consul, you are very thoughtful. Let’s go and meet that Pasha together. Time is very important now. I guess that cunning heretic now This time is being used to intimidate our believers. We must not let his trickery succeed. The screening must begin immediately, the sooner the better."
"Bishop Torres, you really don't need a break?" Victor said.
"The mission to save the Lamb of God motivates me, and I cannot stop at this time."
So Victor and Bishop Torres went to visit Ben Harden Pasha.
By this time it was night, and Ben Harden Pasha had already taken a bath and planned to go to bed to do some fitness exercises. But he didn't want a servant to come and inform that the Consul of France asked for a meeting.
If it was someone else, Ben Harden Pasha would have to drag the guy out and give him a hard whip, but it was the French consul, then...then you can only get dressed quickly and come out to meet them.
When he arrived in the living room, Ben Harden Pasha saw two people already sitting in the guest's seat. One was Treville, the French consul he knew, and the other was a priest with a cross on his chest and wearing a bishop's robe. He understood that this is the representative of the Catholic Church. ~EbookFREE.me~ Bishop Torres arrived in Tripoli in the evening. The Turkish guards on the pier naturally knew about this matter, and naturally they had to report it. , Ben Harden Pasha was eating dinner, so no one dared to report it; when Ben Harden Pasha finished eating, he was watching dancing again. Naturally, no one dared to disturb him at this time. When the dancing was finished, Ben Harden Pasha is going to take a bath again; when Ben Harden Pasha has finished taking a bath, he will naturally go to bed and do exercise-so until now, he didn't know that the representative of the Holy See had arrived.
But Ben Harden Pasha didn't think this was his own problem. For he didn't know this in advance and was prepared for it, he decided that this was because the under his team were too slow in doing things and should be lashed out. But in general, Ben Harden Pasha is still a very kind person. At least, in his punishment measures, he uses more whips and fewer heads.
"Consul Trevel, I don't know what's the matter with you coming to me so late? And who is this bishop?" Ben Harden Pasha asked with a smile on his face.
"Dear Pasha, this is the representative of the Holy See, Bishop Torres. He has just arrived today. I originally advised him to come to visit your lord tomorrow, but the bishop felt that it would be impolite not to come to see the lord immediately if he got there, so I Just come with him."