Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1063, daring

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao headed for Daming Royal Hotel in a carriage.

"Old Liu, do you know what kind of Holy See this is? I heard that it looks really awesome."

On the carriage, Zhu Houzhao asked a very curious question.

"Of course the Holy See is still very powerful~"

"When it comes to this issue, we must talk about the city of Jerusalem."

Liu Jin thought for a while and nodded.

"I know Jerusalem. It is said that it is the holy city of three religions, and it is on the Middle East."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Houzhao quickly said that he is actually a very easy-to-learn kid, but he is just not suitable to be an emperor. He is extremely intelligent and can learn everything very quickly. He even learned Spanish and Arabic, so he naturally knows Jerusalem. .

"Jerusalem is the holy land of Christianity, Judaism and Yisl. The three religions all originated here and gradually moved to the surrounding places."

"Christianity and Judaism originated earlier, while Yislism originated later. During our Tang Dynasty, a powerful Arab empire rose in the Middle East. This Arab empire was established with Yislism, and the original belief Christians and Jews drove the area out."

"For this reason, in the following centuries, people who believed in Christianity in Europe launched many Crusades in succession, with the purpose of recovering their holy city."

"During the Crusades, the Holy See played the most critical role."

"Different from the East where Ming Dynasty is the mainstay, in Europe, the Middle East and even Tianzhu, the influence of religion is very huge, even surpassing the secular power."

"Especially in Europe, the power of the church is even greater than that of the king. The kings of these European countries, such as France, Spain, Portugal, etc., all need to be crowned by the Pope. to become a legitimate king."

"The Holy See has its own powerful army. At the same time, the church also has the power to tax in various places, and has its own violent institutions. Coupled with the influence of religion, it can be said that it is a country in Europe, but in fact But it can be said that all are under the rule of the Holy See.”

"Especially in the past, the ruling power of the Holy See was very strong, and all countries in Europe had to obey the Holy See, but now, the kings of various countries in Europe have gradually got rid of the rule of the Holy See and began to devote themselves to the Church Reform and consolidate your power."

Liu Jin also tried his best to explain the situation in Europe to Zhu Houzhao as clearly as possible.

"Isn't this a bit like the situation where the emperor of Zhou led the princes, and in the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes and states became stronger, and the emperor of Zhou was not a bird."

Zhu Houzhao heard it, thought for a while and said.

"It's a bit similar, but it can also be said to be completely different~"

"The rule of the Zhou Dynasty was based on the enfeoffment system, while those in Europe were based on common religious beliefs."

"On the European side, the influence of religion sometimes far exceeds that of secular power, which means that the power of religion exceeds imperial power!"

For all kinds of religions, Liu Jin naturally does not have any good impressions, no matter if it is Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty, or Christianity, Catholicism, Yisl and so on.

In the final analysis, religion is a bondage to people's spirit and thought, and it is something used to control people's thoughts, and achieve various goals through religious means.

No matter what kind of religion it is, those priests are lazy, without any exception, they do not engage in production, but enjoy the fruits of labor.

If you want to get rid of ignorance and seek true knowledge and truth, you must get rid of the shackles and control of religion on thought. This is also the core of the European Renaissance, and it is also an important reason for the rapid rise of Europeans.

The religious influence in Daming itself is very weak, that is to say, Buddhism is relatively strong. As for Taoism, it really pays attention to fate, and cultivates Taoism on famous mountains and rivers.

But even for the strongest Buddhism, it means building more temples and collecting more money for sesame oil, which is far from the point where religions interfere with secular regimes in the Western world, let alone taxation, formation of armies, establishment of Violent institutions out of power.

Because the influence of religion is weak, Da Ming does not need to carry out any kind of Renaissance. It is not affected and restrained by religion itself, which is very beneficial to the progress and development of Da Ming.

Therefore, Liu Jin is very guarded against these various religions. It is strictly forbidden for foreign missionaries to spread various religions in Daming. Once their religion develops and grows stronger, they will compete for imperial power.

"Religious power over imperial power?"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help raising his eyebrows when he heard it, and then sighed: "These foreign monks are so powerful."

"Your Highness, it's not that these foreign monks are so powerful, but any religion is like this. Once it grows stronger, it will compete for imperial power. This is why I have always strictly prohibited foreign missionaries from preaching in our Daming."

Liu Jin smiled and replied: "In Uzang, the situation is actually similar to that in Europe. The power of religion far surpasses that of the secular world. This is enough to show that the urine nature of religion is actually the same."

"This time, the Holy See sent people to our Daming. On the surface, it was for the killing of a bishop in Hong Kong, but in fact it was to preach to our Daming."

"That's it~"

After Zhu Houzhao heard it, he immediately understood. Then he thought for a while and said, "We must not let them preach in our Daming, otherwise, when I become emperor in the future, don't I still need that bullshit Pope to be crowned?"

"Haha, that's not enough~"

"But if they are really allowed to preach, maybe in a hundred years or two hundred years, our emperor of Ming Dynasty will really need their pope to be crowned."

"Maybe by that time, none of our descendants will feel that they are descendants of Yan and Huang."

Liu Jin smiled and shook his head.

When I said this, I really felt it. I am a time traveler, and I am very aware of the terrible influence of religion. If there are really no restrictions and they are allowed to preach freely, Daming will be really dangerous.

"That would be terrible!"

Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh immediately.

"Yeah, that's really scary!"

Liu Jin also nodded solemnly.

While the two were chatting, the carriage they were riding in also arrived at the Daming Royal Hotel. The carriage had just parked at the entrance of the hotel. When they got off the carriage, they immediately saw a group of people wearing missionary costumes at the entrance of the hotel. People hand out leaflets.

"The mission of the Holy See came to Daming to spread Christianity. Those who believe in Christ will have eternal life and can enter heaven after death!"

"The Lord loves the world, and everyone who believes in God can get blessings, more children, more blessings, great wealth!"

"Those who do not believe in God will go to hell after death and suffer all kinds of torture."

"Those who believe in God can wash away their sins, avoid judgment after death, and go directly to heaven!"

These missionaries, while distributing leaflets, kept shouting propaganda slogans in some crappy Ming dialect.

And beside them, many people have already gathered at this time. When these people heard what they said, they were curious and worried. They took their leaflets and at the same time consulted related matters.

Seeing such a scene, Liu Jin couldn't help frowning immediately.

I didn't expect these missionaries to be so daring, they even started religious propaganda directly in the hotel, and developed their believers here. They are really loyal missionaries, and they never forget to spread the glory of their God.

And these Ming people in front of them, because of the limitations of their knowledge, or because they were intimidated by their propaganda, many people actually asked them in detail.

People are ignorant and ignorant.

Especially in the area of ​​faith, not to mention the people of this era, even in later generations, there will still be many people who will be brainwashed in various ways and controlled by religion.

Hearing that believe in God, you can enter heaven, but if you don’t believe in it, you will go to hell to suffer. If you believe in God, you can wash away your sins. If you don’t believe in it, you will have evil retribution. Many people are afraid. No matter what, let’s understand and see first. If there is no big request, I am willing to believe it.

"You two sons, do you want to take a look? Those who believe in God can wash away their sins, enter heaven after death, and avoid the judgment of hell."

Someone saw Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao and hurried over.

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao are dressed in extraordinary clothes, and they can be seen as either rich or noble. This is what they need urgently. If some wealthy people in Daming can be developed into believers, it will be very beneficial for them to spread Christianity in Daming.

"Okay, let's take a look~"

Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao looked at each other, and Liu Jin said with a smile.

I really want to come over and see how they promote it.

Hearing Liu Jin's words, the other party was very happy, and hurriedly took the two of them to an open space on one side, where a missionary in red was talking about Christianity, and beside him was a A lot of people are listening to him tell these things.

"Believe in our Christianity, believe in God, your body and mind can be washed away, and the sins you have committed in the past can be washed away, so that you can enter heaven after death."

"If you don't believe in God, you will not be able to wash away your sins. After you die, you will go to hell, accept judgment, and go through various tortures to redeem your sins."

"Why do you say that a person is guilty? Because when we were born, we lost money to our parents. Our daily eating and killing are also sins. Therefore, everyone is born guilty and must atone for himself..."

(End of this chapter)