Seeing Mien preparing to pour tea, Velin took the teapot from his hand, poured two cups, and placed one before Ius. "Tell me about the Church in Morning Bay Territory."
"Yes."
Ius respectfully accepted the teacup and set it before himself before speaking. "When I first took over the Church of Dawn in Morning Bay Territory, it had more than three thousand people. After screening out those whose faith was not firm, removing those who occupied positions while drawing pay without working, and executing those who had committed unforgivable crimes, the number fell to 1,234."
"At present, the Church has 357 Church Knights, 335 Dawn Priests, 86 priests dedicated to preaching, 129 nuns, six Ascetic Monks, and 321 personnel who belong to the Church but are not clergy, responsible for handling various miscellaneous affairs."
"As for income, it mainly comes from three sources."
"First, donations from believers. Over the three years since I took over the Church, the donations received—including food, money, handicrafts, and so on—averaged 5,113 Gold Coins per year when converted into Gold Coins."
"Second, remuneration gained from handling maritime affairs. Over the past three years, it has amounted to roughly 500,000 Gold Coins, averaging 180,000 Gold Coins per year."
"The final portion comes from supplies and money allocated by Morning Bay Territory, amounting to roughly 5,000 Gold Coins per year. However, I requested this myself. Please do not blame Lady Moana."
Velin raised his teacup and took a sip, unsure what to say.
The Church of Dawn in Morning Bay Territory could be said to be entirely self-sufficient.
However, the main reason was the Dawn Priest before him, who had come from the Holy Third Dawn Kingdom. Without his iron-fisted methods and administrative ability, it would have been impossible for the Church to become self-sufficient.
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