The Middle Ages under the background of fairy tales is very dangerous. There are sirens and mermaids in the sea, werewolves in the forest, witches hidden in the crowd, giants in the snow, fairies in the lakes, elves in the underground, and countless prehistoric beasts. , also makes communication in various places full of dangers. Even if humans and harmless animals talk, this is a normal phenomenon.
The two villages of Andage and Andachi in the barony are examples of villages living side by side to avoid danger. If it weren't for the fact that there were too many forests and it was extremely difficult to develop, the total territory of 80 square kilometers in the barony would not be small.
Knight Lane's manor fief is located in Andachi. There is a hill in the northwest. The mountain is not very high, but it can overlook the entire territory.
Baron Andager built a castle on the front mountain near Andager village. The towering castle looked so easy to defend and difficult to attack.
On the one hand, the castle was built on the mountain for military reasons. The empire had only a lot of princes. If the castle was not built to be easy to defend and difficult to attack, it might be directly annexed by hostile nobles. Economically speaking, the German region exported many royal families to Europe because of its ability to fight. The fundamental reason was that it was too poor. Even later Germany was mostly mountainous and forested, so it was more comfortable to build castles on flat land, but it was not suitable for farming. The ground is noticeably more fragrant.
Andachi Monastery is also built on the top of a mountain and is built like a castle. If they are not locals, outsiders cannot tell the difference between the monastery and the king's castle.
But this also reflects the similar status of the church and secular lords.
Everyone in the Christian world belongs to the church spiritually, while the body belongs to the secular lord. If there is any difference between the church and the lord in general village names, then the common difference between the two is that they need to collect taxes.
The village of Andachi has a small church belonging to the monastery. The monks of the Andachi Monastery will also preach here, worship the villagers and collect tithes.
The most basic unit of the church is the church, which is generally run by a priest. Due to the economic scale, some villages have churches while others do not.
Churches in the same area form a diocese, and each diocese has a bishop.
Several dioceses come together to form an ecclesiastical province, and each ecclesiastical province has a metropolitan. Several ecclesiastical provinces in the same country or region form an archdiocese, led by a conference of bishops composed of bishops.
Compared with the divisions of the Holy Roman Empire, the system of the Roman Church is not less advanced. This system has not changed even from the Middle Ages to later generations.
Just because of the division of the empire, the distribution of churches in the empire can only be adapted to local conditions and adapt to changes. The person responsible for managing the barony is not the church but the nearest monastery.
William, wearing the white robe of his baptism, followed Father Bernard on the road to the Abbey of Andachi.
The church is a place for preaching and religious ceremonies, while the monastery is a place for Christian monks to practice.
Quiet, everything was so quiet, the whole monastery was as oppressive as a sleeping tomb.
There were dozens of people in the Andachi Monastery, but almost no sound could be heard.
William had been here several times, and each time he felt extremely depressed. The people in the monastery did not do much other than fixed "mass" and "prayer" every day, and then meditation.
The monks had no recreational activities, no personal property of their own, took a vow of poverty, abstinence, and even had to farm and make their own bread.
Of course, Father Bernard, as the vice-president of the monastery, is an exception. Although the monastery is far away from the world, it cannot truly leave the world.
People in the monastery can live a secluded life, but they must also assume the responsibilities of clergy, hold "Mass", "Holy Communion", "Baptism" and other ceremonies for the believers within their jurisdiction, collect tithes for the church, and pay taxes for the church. The villagers in the village are treated, these things of communicating with the worldly people must be done by someone.
Therefore, Father Bernard, as the deputy abbot of the monastery, has the unshirkable responsibility to always stay away from the poor monastic life and need to travel around.
The hard work is just too hard.
Father Bernard carried fifteen talers of silver coins and several gold florins in his pocket. Because he was walking too fast, the gold and silver coins collided with each other, making a crisp sound.
It is really difficult for me. As a monk, you should not possess money and give up all worldly identities. It is just that the holy abbot dedicates everything to God. The monks in the monastery have already sworn to observe the vows, so Father Bernard only Can barely touch money.
The Holy Trinity, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, will definitely forgive me.
"Dean, I'm back!"
Father Bernard came to the abbot's room in the monastery and happened to see the abbot praying under the cross.
The entire monastery regards the Benedictine canon as the supreme standard, swears poverty, chastity, and obedience, and resists all temptations of money, sex, and ambition. The abbot is such a willing person.
All members of the church have priesthoods. According to the East, this is the nine-level Zhongzong system. According to later generations, this is the administrative level.
The status of the abbot of Andachi Monastery is equivalent to that of the bishop of Thorne Diocese. If the abbot is interested in the diocese, then he is only one step away from the Archbishop of Rhine.
Power, wealth, status, and glory are all within reach of the dean, but the dean doesn't seem to be interested in any of them.
"Bernard, you are back!"
The dean who was praying heard the sound of gold and silver coins colliding with each other. He frowned. In this quiet monastery, the only one who could make such a sound was Vice-Dean Bernard.
"Yes, Dean, I'm back." Father Bernard replied respectfully.
The names of the dean and the vice-dean seem to be exactly the same, but their power is vastly different. The real power in the monastery is still the dean.
"Why is the holy light of the cross you brought back dim?"
The dean stood up and asked calmly. He was not very satisfied with Father Bernard, but on the other hand, he had to admit that Father Bernard was indispensable.
The hermits in the monastery don't want to deal with the secular world. Even the "Barbecuing Witches" event requested by the church, everyone is not very enthusiastic about it, even if this event is in full swing.
Praying, thinking and serving God, the hermits could not avoid their responsibilities to serve God. They could only push it to Father Bernard. In order to let him collect taxes and purchase various daily necessities on behalf of the monastery, they had no choice but to make him a priest. Vice-chancellor of the monastery.
Only the philistine and clever Father Bernard can successfully deal with the villagers and nobles and complete various tasks.
Father Bernard did not put on the airs of being the vice-president. He told everything he had experienced in detail, and occasionally mixed in his own views on the matter. Of course, the matter of receiving gold and silver was Keep silent.
The abbot frowned when he heard that. When he heard that Knight Ryan wanted to use the monastery church to hold a "sword ceremony", he waved his hand to interrupt Father Bernard, and said feebly, "Okay, just follow the custom. It’s just that I want to meet the kid named William.”
"Why?" Bernard was surprised.
"The people from the Archbishop of Rhine should be coming soon." The abbot said slowly, looking at the cross. "Our great Imperial Chancellor, the Elector of Rhine, and the Archbishop of Rhine have already sent people."
