……

After Mrs. Curtis was settled and ready to help her retire, Ivan let go of a burden in his heart and began to go all out to prepare for his own affairs.

He is now the nominal administrator of the Temple of Hades, in charge of all religious affairs. In theory, he has great power. He can almost be regarded as half of the 'pope' or 'universal patriarch', but in fact he can't control anything.

It's not because there is no team, Ivan has a team, and although the old teams of Ozymandis are not very reliable, they can be used.

The most important thing is that there is no precedent!

If there is a precedent, everything can be done in accordance with the charter, and management can have a clue.

But the grassroots team of the Temple of Hades was only verbally sealed by Elulome. They have no experience in how to manage religious personnel, how to intervene in religious affairs, how to embed and maintain the operation of the religious system.

This is a project from scratch. Ivan is not very concerned and doesn't know how to do it, but he knows how to use limited resources.

Fame, even if it is just an empty shell, is an important resource.

What's more, Yiwen not only has a title, he also has the right to appoint and dismiss personnel. As long as he is willing, there will be a steady stream of people crying and shouting to help.

But how to distinguish what is talent and what is mediocrity?

Yiwen's first reaction was the imperial examination, or exam.

After thinking about it carefully, he decided to forget it. The imperial examination is too advanced for the current Menis, and it is a move to challenge the existing order of the entire society. He is not qualified for this right now, not even Elulome.

Well, according to the usual practice of the Menesian Empire, big families recommend each other, and then look at blood relationship, then look at family, and finally look at talent.

In fact, there is nothing wrong with doing so. Before universal education is universal, the existence of aristocratic families can ensure the inheritance of the knowledge system.The knowledge system is inherited by the noble family, and of course talents can only be found from the noble family.

But the order has to be messed up, first look at talent, then look at family, and finally look at blood relationship - just make sure that these people are part of the aristocratic family.

How to do it?

Of course, it is first to hold a banquet to attract people, and to promote it!

Chapter 41 Donations

Under the deep purple velvety night, melodious music came from the Pluto Temple, and countless lights intertwined into brilliant colors, trying their best to dispel the coldness that enveloped the buildings.It's a pity that the effect is very little, but it is affected by the unique aura of the temple, rendering it like a ghostly will-o'-the-wisp.

"..."

Ivan stood far away on a terrace, watching the rehearsal before the banquet, seeing the brightly lit night sky from the brightly dressed band in front of the palace, the more he looked at it, the more he felt distorted, and he shook his head subconsciously.

"Your Majesty, what do you think is wrong and how can we improve it?" Seeing his displeasure, Yassin asked cautiously.

"It's very wrong, it's not right anywhere!"

The more he listened to the music, the more irritable he became, and he rubbed his temples with a headache: "Stop, stop, stop them all, and turn off the lights immediately! This is the end of the rehearsal! Banquets cannot be held like this!"

"As ordered."

Although Yassin looked puzzled, he didn't say a word of nonsense. He followed his order and ran all the way down the terrace, ordering his subordinates to stop the rehearsal.

"..."

Ivan stood by the guardrail, blowing the cool night breeze, while staring at the temple and pondering carefully.

As the noisy music gradually subsided, his mood also returned to calm. It didn't take long before he figured out where his sense of twist came from—it was only a few days after Menis was defeated, and he spent so much money and extravagance. Wasted banqueting guests, isn't this recruiting gangsters! ?

"In an extraordinary time, holding a banquet is too absurd, I have to find another way."

Taking into account the emotions of the common people at the bottom, he immediately dispelled this aristocratic approach.

Usually, there are things that I want to spread in the noble circle as soon as possible. Holding a banquet is indeed the most efficient way, and it is also easy to find out their thoughts on this occasion. Some things that are not easy to say publicly can also be mentioned in private. Mention.

But not now, Ivan considers that he has the black spot of signing the traitorous treaty, and if he holds a banquet to celebrate after signing the treaty, it will be compared with some "why not eat minced meat", maybe it will really happen It will last forever.

All in all, the more important thing to do now than recruiting people is to whitewash your image.

So... how to do it?

Ivan lowered his head silently, pondered for a while, and turned his gaze to the place where the searchlights were most concentrated - Menis' royal court. Suddenly, he had an idea and had a new idea.

……

"What!? A charity auction?"

Ellum raised her head from the desk full of documents, her beautiful eyes narrowed, and she looked at him in surprise:

"I've never heard of it, what is that?"

"Specifically... it's roughly like this. Cousin, you and I donate some gold, silver and jewelry, and hold a small market in the Temple of Hades, so that everyone in the city, including noble merchants, can bid for them at will. Then all the earned The money is used for relief of refugees and post-disaster reconstruction.”

He explained patiently, paused at this point, and showed a confident smile:

"The names of the merchant nobles who bought the items will also be listed on the list, so that the disaster victims who have received relief will know who the good people who helped them are."

"That's a good idea!"

Her eyes sparkled when she heard it, and her heart was full of joy. She raised her slender index finger and shook it with joy:

"It's just right for you to do the thing... How about this, I will give you a batch of supplies first, and then you will make a plan and submit it to me. After I read the plan and feel that the matter is feasible, I will send a few more The master ledger who is proficient in calculations will help you do this."

"Cousin, I know that there is not enough money for disaster relief, so... I hope you can give a little more as appropriate, so that there will be more goods available for auction, and the amount of money raised will also increase in disguise."

Yiwen himself didn't have much money, but he knew that the cheap cousin was very rich. After all, the entire empire belonged to her, so he reminded the other party to pay more in a disguised way. Anyway, it's a matter of switching from left to right. This kind of thing must not be stingy.

"Of course I know how to do this."

Elleme didn't let him waste his time, she rang the bell on the desk, called the adjutant Renee, and ordered the other party to count the supplies in the palace and provide them to Ivan for auction.

"I will bid for the auction items, and the funds raised must also be managed by my people, understand?" At the end of her speech, her beautiful and flawless face showed a crocodile-like look again.

"Of course." Ivan responded respectfully.

Corruption He will never be corrupt. It is a great thing to have the sponsor's name on this matter. How to spend the money... Of course, the person who paid the money has the final say.

……

In fact, long before Ivan found her, in order to subsidize the disaster relief gap, Ellome had already started to reduce the court expenses, and was planning to sell most of the luxury goods.

Therefore, the amount of materials to be sold is huge, much more than Ivan imagined, and it can be said to be a huge fortune.Including a large number of unused luxury furniture, exquisite antiques, precious gems, various lamps, clothing, bedding, religious implements, bricks, stones, wood, precious metals and even some columns.

He followed Renee to carefully count all the items for sale, and after spending a little more time, he ordered the court accountant Luo to make a list, and found that the conservative value of these items was around 800 million deben.

"I didn't expect so many things to sell."

Looking at the dazzling list, he couldn't help but lament the extravagance of the previous generations of Sun Kings. He could store so many useless things, and his life style was really corrupt.

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