Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 83 Separation of Powers
Among these two hundred people, nearly one hundred and fifty were willing to stay, but more than fifty of them were driven away by Garys.

Those more than fifty people either came from poor families or were the only sons in the family.

In short, it is considered unsuitable to leave parents and travel far away.

After all, Garys told them directly and honestly that staying in Skarl Village was not an easy job, and the infrastructure in Skarl Village was almost completed.

If you want to stay, you basically have only one choice - join the army.

This joining the army did not mean serving in the military for a few dozen days as he had been called up by Leonard in the past.

Instead, they will become true professional soldiers, completing the transformation from civilians to soldiers.

Just like the Roman legionnaires thousands of years ago, they will be inseparable from the army for the next decade or so.

In 1186, even if Gellis tried his best, he could not come up with a conscription system for short-term service.

For this reason, Gaillis thought that it would be better to reverse the course of events and go back to the Roman Empire era and set up a professional legion.

Establishing a professional standing army system with soldiers serving for a period of more than ten years will effectively improve their crisis response capabilities.

In this way, the three military systems envisioned by Gellis are actually almost completed.

First of all, there are the holy warriors who are directly under the order. These order warriors are responsible for protecting the way with swords and are the elite among the elite. They swear to use swords to protect the defenseless and let the Lord's new heaven and new earth come to the world.

Then there are the professional legions affiliated with the royal power. The people around Garys will become the seeds of a standing army of the kingdom. They will serve throughout the year and undertake various military duties.

[5. In the name of Jerusalem citizens, the villages and towns signed an agreement to pay the "royal tithe" in exchange for the kingdom's army to protect the villages and towns.] Basically, the purpose of the "royal tithe" is to maintain such a group of professional troops.

Then there are the militias formed under the constituency council system. These militias undergo regular military training every year and are responsible for defense and maintaining public order in their respective regions.

At the same time, these militias can, on the one hand, gather together at critical moments to maintain the fairness of the law, and on the other hand, provide high-quality recruits for the first two armed forces.

The warriors of the order, the professional army of the kingdom, and the militia of the constituency council.

These three, in Garys' plan, form a solid triangle. They have different responsibilities, will cooperate with each other, will complement each other, and will check and balance each other.

In a sense, it is also an alternative form of separation of powers.

That is, divine power, royal power, and civil rights.

Gailis didn't know whether what he did was right or not, but he felt that this was at least much better than dying on the road of feudal monarchy and autocracy.

Of course, the most important point is that bandits are everywhere these days. If local village councils are not given the power to train and assemble militias, what will they do when bandits come?
Waiting to die?
……

With the water flowing through the canal, the village of Skarl has completely become a seed. It not only breeds the religious order, but also a whole production system that transcends this era.

From carpenters to bricklayers, and then to blacksmiths... the sect built up the framework of a handicraft production center from scratch and through self-reliance.

The seed has sprouted, and its roots connect the surrounding villages, closely linking the scattered rural areas.

She gets nourishment from the surrounding villages, but in the future, she will grow a dense canopy to protect everyone from wind and rain.

A stable production center will be the material foundation for a series of subsequent actions.

After Garys and John and other knights built the framework, they needed to fill it with people. After all, you can't really expect John and other knights to just forge iron and repair houses all day long.

Therefore, in the month of September, the news that the workshops in Skar Village were recruiting a large number of apprentices spread throughout the area.

But before those apprentices came to the door, it didn't mean that there was no one working as a blacksmith in Skar Village.

Marwan put down the hammer in his hand and wiped the sweat from his forehead, although now there is a hydraulic forging hammer to assist.

But machines are not flexible enough after all, and more sophisticated forging still relies mainly on manpower.

Marwan was the boy who ran all the way from Alhadi Town to Ahmed's mansion in the early hours of the night.

He was bitten by a poisonous snake and was saved by Garys, but his life did not last long as his father was killed by Eric.

Because he lost his father and wanted to repay Garys' kindness, he moved to Skar Village with his mother and helped the knights there to forge iron.

Because his family had been blacksmiths for generations, Marwan was very quick at work.

"Master! I have already asked for leave, so today's work is now done." While speaking, Marwan put the forged sword blank into the water tank for quenching. Only then was he almost done with today's work.

With the iron ingots purchased from Zayd's caravan earlier, the blacksmiths here can finally start their business.

Kitchen knives, long swords, iron pots...all of these require them to hit the hammer again and again.

"Marwan, how many days will you be gone this time?" Knight Water asked casually.

His blacksmithing career is almost over now. With a good guy like Marwan, Walter feels relieved to hand over the blacksmith workshop to him.

Compared to working as a blacksmith in a blacksmith shop and chasing after those who died from knife wounds, what Knight Walter pursues is to kill everyone on the battlefield.

"It will only take two or three days. I will go back and deal with the shop at home. After all, if I don't sell it, it will be occupied by my neighbors."

Marwan had a clear understanding of his neighbor's moral character. Perhaps he would not dare to rob him openly, but since no one had been guarding it for a long time, he would probably have been taken away by someone for no reason.

How can this be considered stealing? It is nothing more than helping someone look after the house when the owner is not at home.

Since he could foresee that such a thing would happen, Marwan thought it would be better to just sell the house. Wouldn't it be better to build a new house in Skar Village?
"You have some relatives and friends in the town, right?" Knight Water also put down his work. Now that the sun was about to set in the sky, the hard work of the day was about to come to an end.

"Yes, there are still quite a few acquaintances."

"Are you planning to go back empty-handed? Without any gifts? If you are short of money, I can lend you some first."

Knight Walter is quite optimistic about this Arab boy. In order to escape from the situation, he doesn't mind giving him some small favors.

After hearing what Watt said, Marwan felt a little conflicted. Scar Village had also produced some unique results these days.

In his opinion, the best wine is actually the wine brewed here.

But he is a Muslim!
　The third update. I will draft one more chapter tonight and post it tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)