Chapter 266: The Busy Minister of Agriculture

"Additionally, we must make greater use of the power of the Church," Joseph instructed. "Often, the Church's efficiency far surpasses our bureaucratic system, and peasants are more convinced by the words of a priest."

Venio nodded in firm agreement, "Indeed, Your Highness, the Church has put forth considerable effort in promoting the new composting methods."

Joseph said with a smile, "We can't let them collect so much tithe for nothing, can we?"

In the recent actions to diminish feudal privileges, to minimize resistance, Joseph had temporarily spared the Church, considering the current Chief Minister originated from being the Archbishop of Toulouse. Though Foreign Minister Talleyrand was a "wine-drinking monk," he was nominally an archbishop as well.