"You should make them believe in religion first and then give them assistance, instead of giving them food directly. We are not gentlemen, we do not have the ability to perform miracles. We must save every portion of food, which is left to our brothers, not to outsiders who do not believe in religion."

"And what? Then you watch them starve to death? They are not God's people? Because they don't believe in God? They are not our brothers?"

A fierce quarrel came from outside the house. Mo Yu gently opened the door and looked at the two people outside the house with a smile, "What's wrong?"

"gentlemen."

"Boss."

The two outside the house became quiet.

"Sir," Peter turned to Mo Yu, and pointed to Judah next to him, "There were a group of hungry people coming to the south. We were originally going to promote the gospel of God, but Judah sent all the food he brought without authorization."

"In the end, they also converted to the sect."

Judas shrugged indifferently.

"But you have disrupted the process of preaching. If the hungry people are completely full, they will not listen to our teachings seriously and will still laugh at us."

Peter's face turned red with anger.

In fact, Peter's method is right. The food itself needs to be delivered little by little, and then attract more hungry people to listen to the lectures so that they can seriously understand the doctrine.

Religious propaganda itself is a carrot and a stick. Many civilians in this era have not been educated, and there is a high chance of meeting the kind of person who takes away your food and eats it, then turns around and runs away.

Even if the teachings of the new sects are indeed good to them, they do not understand them.

"At worst, I'll get the money I lost."

Judas curled his lips.

"You are not following the rules!"

Peter was so angry that his body trembled.

The conflict between Peter and Judah has been around for a long time, or rather, they have never made up.

Peter is a devout believer, and Mo Yu feels that his belief in God is probably more pious than himself.

As Mo Yu's first disciple, Peter naturally assumed most of the responsibility for preaching. His extraordinary obsession and fanaticism towards preaching, he felt that he had the obligation to let everyone understand the gospel of God and make everyone become brothers and sisters of the same religion.

To this end, it is also feasible to implement some measures.

The ultimate goal is to allow everyone to enjoy the gospel of God.

Judah is completely different. His faith in God is the weakest among the thirteen disciples. Rather than saying that he believes in God, he believes in Mo Yu, who is a pure follower of Mo Yu.

He felt that saving people was more important than spreading the gospel of God.

He was moved by Mo Yu's sincerity, so he also believed more in the sincerity. Only by treating others as brothers can others believe in your teachings and treat you as brothers.

The reason why he preached was that the New Devotion did help the lower classes more.

Judah is more secular, while Peter is more religious, Judah is more reckless, while Peter is more calm.

The contradiction between ideas and personality make the two of them have the same power.

In a large sect, it is normal to have different ideas.

"How is the drought in the south?"

Mo Yu did not comment on what the two had just done, but instead asked.

"The drought in the south is still aggravating, and there is no harvest of crops," this is what Judah is good at. "Pilate is now arranging disaster relief, but food from Rome can only barely maintain the supply of the big cities."

"Where is the old sect?"

Mo Yu asked.

"The south is the main gathering place for believers of the old sects. They are now unable to protect themselves. They are inciting the landlords and nobles to open warehouses and release grain, but their own granaries have not moved at all, so the landlords and nobles are not willing to release grain."

Judas quickly answered.

"The greedy people always like to make disaster money. Are the food bought from Egypt and Parthia shipped to them?"

Mo Yu asked.

"The last batch of grain has been unloaded at the port and can be shipped to the south immediately."

Judas answered excitedly.

Since becoming a disciple, Judah was sent by Mo Yu to take charge of the sect’s funds. His business acumen was very strong and quickly helped the sect get rid of the financial dilemma.

This is also his confidence in his courage to talk back directly with the first disciple Peter, and the entire New Devotion's money bag was in his hands.

As early as the drought began and everyone was not concerned, Mo Yu asked Judas to find a way to buy food in Egypt and Parthia, and took advantage of the rise in grain prices and purchased a large amount of low-priced food. At this moment, these foods were parked in port cities that had been controlled by the New Cult.

It can be loaded and transported to the south at any time.

"Okay," Mo Yu looked at Peter, "then you and Peter will do the disaster relief matters this time, and Peter is the main person in charge."

Peter was delighted, "Yes, sir."

All the food procurement matters before were done by Judas, and it seemed that Judas was becoming more and more trusted by Mo Yu.

This made Peter feel that his status was threatened. Now Mo Yu made him suppress Judas, which immediately made him happy, which proved that Mo Yu still trusted him.

Then Peter sued and went to handle the affairs of the denomination. It is said that Judas should have left together, but he stayed in front of Mo Yu's door.

"Boss, why?"

He should have been responsible for the disaster relief, but Mo Yu brought Peter ahead of him like this, and forced Peter to suppress him, which made him feel a little unhappy.

And Mo Yu just looked at him with a smile, "The drought will only last for a year, and people's beliefs and the rules of the old sects may last for a lifetime."

Then he gave an example, "Last year, the year before, it was a good year. Why did farmers not save any food, which led to the famine everywhere this year's drought as soon as it was severe?"

"Because last year and the previous year were a good year, the old sects and nobles also collected more taxes. They stole all the good harvest food into their homes like mice, so there is no food in the homes of farmers that can support a disaster year."

Judas is no longer the stupid man he used to be. After this period of time, with Mo Yu's influence, his growth was so fast that he quickly reacted.

"Last year and the previous year, the priests and nobles in the south exported a large amount of food to foreign countries, in exchange for silver coins and jewelry, so they would not have too much food," Mo Yu smiled.

"So the core of this past is missionary, followed by disaster relief. You gather all the farmers under your command, confiscate the land of the old sect, force them to open warehouses and release grain, and then organize farmers to divide the land. Only by solving the old sect can the farmers have food for the disaster New Year in the future.

Although Peter is a bit old-fashioned, he has many things worth learning in missionary work. You can follow him to learn more this time."

"Okay, boss!"

Judas nodded heavily.

"Okay, I won't leave you for dinner."

Mo Yu waved his hand to express his excretion.

When Judas left, Mo Yu walked into the house with a smile.

"Judas are gone?" Maria put the prepared wheat cake and goat milk on the table, and looked at Mo Yu with a smile, "This child is a good child, but he is a little stubborn."

"Isn't this a bit similar to Joseph?"

Mo Yu sat on the stool with a smile, signaling Maria to sit down and have a meal too.

A year has passed in a blink of an eye. After the rebuilding of the temple, Mo Yu's reputation spread throughout the Jewish region, and even Rome, which is far away on the other side of the Mediterranean, has his story.

This wave directly filled his reputation, and the new sect quickly occupied the central region and spread to the southern region where the old sects had the most deeply rooted forces.

In the entire Jewish region, due to the prosperity of shipping trade in the north, a large number of new things from Rome poured in, and the acceptance of new things was higher, while in the south, there was no such frequent trade, and the ability to accept new things was weaker, and the old sects were deeply rooted.

This is how human history is. The more prosperous the commerce and trade are, the more inclusive the culture is, the stronger the ability to accept new things.

And this drought will be a good opportunity for Mo Yu to uproot the southern forces of the old sect.

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"Husband, are you back?"

As soon as Judas returned home, a beautiful girl in a light silk robe came up.

Yes, Judas is married.

The marriage partner is an Egyptian girl Nafir I met while doing business.

Nefir means very simple in Egyptian, beauty.

Nefier is indeed worthy of her name. She is the most beautiful woman in the entire Egyptian caravan and the little princess of the caravan.

The leader of the Egyptian caravan admired Judah's talent very much, so he directly betrothed his daughter to him.

Judas wanted to refuse, but the affection was hard to refuse. Nefier secretly agreed that he was at the age of marriage. So he found Mo Yu and completed the wedding under Mo Yu's auspices.

"Husband, do you think I look good?"

Nephil walked around in front of Judas.

Judas, who was originally in a depressed mood because Mo Yu arranged for Peter to attack him, saw his wife's beautiful appearance and relaxed a little. He pinched his wife's face and smiled, "It looks good."

Then he noticed his wife's silk robe again, "Where did you buy this Tianyi?"

"Recently, the merchants from Rome brought it," Nefier said with a smile, "I bought one for you, come and try it."

As she said that, she ran into the house and took out a loose and luxurious dress.

Juda smiled helplessly. He had little wealth. After following Mo Yu, he was exposed to a higher vision and his wealth also expanded slightly. One or two silk clothes could still be afforded.
To be continued...