Chapter 55: Exchange of Interests (Please read on)

Archbishop Pedro couldn't help swallowing his saliva when he heard Primo's questioning.

Prime Minister Primo still gave people a strong sense of oppression, especially since he had just suppressed the Carlist rebellion not long ago.

Archbishop Pedro certainly didn't want to be slaughtered, but is there any good way to resist Primo's government at present?

With the precedent of the Carlists in front, Archbishop Pedro had no confidence in the church's resistance.

"No, it's not like that." Archbishop Pedro said quickly: "Of course I won't resist the government. I just put forward some opinions on the arrest of church members."

"Bishop Pedro, I already know your opinion. But the assassination is a serious matter, and it needs to be investigated clearly to determine whether there is any suspicion." Prime Minister Primo said: "

Please wait patiently for a while. If the arrested person has no suspicion, he will naturally go back safely."

It needs to be investigated clearly to determine whether there is any suspicion? Hearing Prime Minister Primo say this, Archbishop Pedro almost wanted to laugh.

If the arrest work was really so serious and responsible, how could so many church members be arrested?

There was not much evidence when the arrest was made, so when releasing the people, complete evidence was needed to prove that there was no suspicion? Isn't this just fooling the devil?

And even if the investigation was finally clear and the people were released, the police on the other side would still continue to arrest other church members.

Archbishop Pedro didn't think Primo couldn't do it, releasing one and arresting two.

"Prime Minister Primo, what should we do to prove the innocence of the church? I swear to God that the Spanish church has never participated in the plan to assassinate you, and those arrested bishops are innocent." Archbishop Pedro said helplessly.

He had no choice in the current situation. The most important thing was to let the government give up the arrest of church members.

As for whether to fight back against the government's actions, it could not be done by the power of the church alone, and other forces were needed.

Before that, it had become Archbishop Pedro's only idea to temporarily compromise with the government in exchange for the church to survive this assassination safely.

"You know, Pedro. Because of this assassination, many government tasks have been delayed for a long time. I was planning to issue the second batch of industrial bonds. After the assassination, how can you let the people buy government bonds with confidence?" Prime Minister Primo suddenly said.

Hearing this, Archbishop Pedro immediately understood what Primo wanted.

In order to ensure that the church is safe for the time being, Archbishop Pedro can only reluctantly take out the interests of the church: "Although I am sure that the church has nothing to do with the assassination, as a Spaniard, how can I ignore the development of the country?

I believe that God does not want to see this scene. I am willing to purchase industrial bonds issued by the government on behalf of the Spanish church and donate 2 million pesetas to the government."

Archbishop Pedro's knowledge made Prime Minister Primo very satisfied, but Prime Minister Primo's purpose was not for these millions of pesetas.

The wealth accumulated by the Spanish church over a long period of time may be more exaggerated than that of the Bourbon family. Millions of pesetas are probably just a drop in the bucket for the church.

Moreover, compared with this not much money, Primo is more interested in the church's land.

To be honest, what is the use of the church holding so much land? They use the government's low tax on church land to make money crazily, and then use the money to buy more land.

Just around Madrid, large tracts of land are occupied by nobles and churches, and the land in the hands of civilians has become a minority.

This is extremely unfavorable for the development of Spain. If these lands cannot be recovered, it will seriously affect the future development of Spain.

"Okay, Bishop Pedro. For God's sake, I am willing to believe in your sincerity. I will instruct the Madrid police station to conduct more detailed screening when arresting to avoid accidentally hurting innocent people.

Of course, I will also ask them to carefully screen the arrested church members, and if there is no problem, they will be released.

Someone will contact you at that time. I deeply apologize for the trouble caused to the church. I believe that the matter will be resolved satisfactorily in the near future, and no church member will be wronged." Primo said with a smile.

After confirming that Archbishop Pedro was willing to give up the interests of the church for those bishops, Primo also achieved his goal.

As for the detailed discussion with the church on how to use money and land to bail out those church members, that is not what Primo should do.

As the Prime Minister of Spain, Primo has more important things to do, and naturally he will not abandon other things for some land of the church.

Anyway, those officials in the financial department are professional in wrangling, and they will never let the government suffer.

After hearing Primo's concession, Archbishop Pedro finally breathed a sigh of relief.

If Primo insisted on arresting church members, Archbishop Pedro really didn't know what to do.

As for resistance, the current church does not have too good means to deal with the government. Perhaps it can incite some brainwashed believers to launch a march, but such a march will soon be suppressed by the government.

Rebellion is even more impossible. The march may attract the public to join through brainwashing and deception, but it is impossible to deceive civilians in the rebellion.

With Primo's reforms, the living standards of farmers and workers are slowly improving. Under such circumstances, farmers and workers are naturally not fools and it is impossible for them to stand up against Primo's government.

"Prime Minister Primo, can we also join the investigation of this assassination?" Archbishop Pedro asked.

Archbishop Pedro knew very well that the church's heavy bleeding was inevitable, which made him very angry about the real person behind the assassination.

Forget about the assassination, why did he bring the fire to the church?

No matter which force is behind the scenes, Archbishop Pedro has only one idea, that is, to make the person or force behind the scenes bleed more.

"Of course, Bishop Pedro." Primo smiled and nodded, as if it was a matter of course: "It would be best to catch the murderer behind the scenes as soon as possible, which is beneficial to both the government and the church."

It is undeniable that the church is still a relatively large force in Spain at this time.

As for resisting the government, the current church is definitely unable to do it. But if it is an investigation of an assassination case, the church can still play a role, at least it can help the government investigate the murderer behind the assassination case more quickly.

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