Water Margin people

"This is not easy to handle!"

Sun Lei rubbed his forehead and spoke.

"You have been there before, so you should know the terrain there. The Red Sea is not connected to the Mediterranean Sea, so ships cannot sail directly there."

"If we transfer them by land, on the one hand, the ships won't be able to pass through, and on the other hand, it will be very troublesome. The cost of helping them is too high!"

Sun Lei looked at everyone and said.

Of course he knew that this conspiracy was not easy to break. Qi was bound to invade the west, it was only a matter of time.

According to the original plan, after the Black Death had ravaged the area for four or five years, most people would have died and the Black Death would have been over.

By that time, the Red Sea canal should have been almost completed, and the navy could have led the army directly there, pushing forward all the way, fighting and preaching at the same time, and the West would have been won in one battle.

But now everything has changed. Baldwin IV has directly defected and pledged allegiance to Qi, taking the lead in missionary work in the West. With Baldwin IV's ability and the current chaotic situation in the West, the speed of missionary work will be very fast.

When there are enough believers, they will hope that Qi will save them. If Qi does not help them, those people will despair and abandon the religion, and the reputation of the Imperial Religion will be completely ruined, and it will be extremely difficult to land there again.

"This move is really cruel!"

Zhu Xi took a deep breath. He knew that Baldwin IV was a devout Christian, the King of Jerusalem canonized by the Western Pope. Such a person actually joined the Imperial Religion of Qi without making any noise and was preaching on behalf of the Imperial Religion in the West.

"It's cruel, isn't it? I think it's cruel enough too! It's like you went out and shouted that I was a tyrant, and then led people to rebel, and around Liangshan City."

Sun Lei looked at Zhu Xi and said.

"Your Majesty, I dare not! I am loyal to Your Majesty, and the sun and the moon can bear witness to that!"

Zhu Xi was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said.

"I was just giving an example, look at your reaction!"

Sun Lei waved his hand.

Zhu Xi then breathed a sigh of relief, but at that moment, he was already sweating profusely and his clothes were soaked with sweat.

"Do you think his missionary work will be successful? If things go as expected, his missionary work was conducted on a small scale before, and the Western Church, Empire, and Kingdom were completely unaware of it."

"But truth will soon spread. The church and the rulers of those countries will not allow this to happen and will soon send troops to suppress us!"

Sun Lei said.

"Your Majesty, do you want the Western Church and the Empire to destroy Baldwin IV? In this way, you can foil the conspiracy?"

Lu Jiuyuan asked.

"What do you think?"

Sun Lei asked back.

"not good!"

Lu Jiuyuan and Zhu Xi spoke at the same time. Although he was frightened just now, Zhu Xi knew that he had to speak. At this moment, silence would only be suppressed by Lu Jiuyuan.

"Your opinions are quite unified this time."

Sun Lei looked at the two of them and said.

"Your Majesty, now that the Imperial Church has entered the West, if the Church and the country over there take action against the Imperial Church and we do nothing, it will be difficult for the Imperial Church to enter the West again! This is actually the same as the Black Death!"

Zhu Xi said that the enemies and the Black Death were not important. What was important was whether Qi would help the emperor and his followers when they were in trouble.

"Your Majesty, there is one more thing. The West is now in chaos due to the Black Death. The Church, the Empire, and the Kingdom are helpless and are all in a serious crisis of trust."

"And the emperor gave the civilians there a way out. This seriously endangered the Church and the Empire. If they were allowed to destroy Baldwin IV and those believers, the Western Church and the Empire would be able to stabilize the people's hearts and minds again and improve their own prestige."

"The civilians who see no hope of survival can only turn to the Western Church and the Empire again."

Lu Jiuyuan spoke.

"Is there nothing we can do but go and help? How much will it cost?!"

Sun Lei had a headache. He had to spend all the money he had saved. "Your Majesty, we can use the money over there!"

Lu Jiuling spoke.

"What do you mean?"

Sun Lei looked at Lu Jiuling and asked, he was very interested in how to save money.

"Your Majesty, this distant water cannot quench a nearby fire! Qi is too far away, and it is impossible for us to transport resources over there continuously!"

"Besides, the Black Death is rampant over there. We can't have too much contact with them. We can't let the Black Death spread to us."

"All we have to do is send the army to put pressure on them, but not to engage them directly. I have seen the map submitted by the Venetian merchants. The peninsula over there is a very good place. The navy can provide sufficient support at sea to protect the believers on the shore without having to engage with them!"

"So the most troublesome thing now is to build a dock along the Mediterranean coast and build enough warships!"

Lu Jiuling spoke.

"You have a quick mind, this is a good idea! Very good! But there is no need to build the ship, shipbuilding is too slow!"

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Sun Lei looked at Lu Jiuling with approval. Although this guy was not as knowledgeable as Zhu Xi and Lu Jiuyuan, his brain was not bad at all and he even had unique insights in some aspects.

"Send the order, call everyone to discuss the matter!"

Sun Lei shouted to the outside of the door, and the guards at the door immediately ran to the outer hall.

"How have you guys been doing lately? Have you found anything in the case files?"

Sun Lei looked at the three people again and asked.

"Your Majesty, we now have a good understanding of the affairs of the West, and we are just waiting to go with the army."

Zhu Xi spoke.

"Going with the army? This time you are going out is different from the last time. You can't preach face to face. Have you thought of a solution?"

Sun Lei looked at the three people and asked.

"I have thought of a solution, which is to use a loudspeaker. Although the effect will be slightly worse, it can at least avoid direct contact."

Lu Jiuyuan said that the effect of preaching would be much worse if they could not preach face to face, but there was no other way around it.

"Anything else about missions?"

Sun Lei said.

"What do you want?"

Everyone was a little confused. These were all things they had discussed carefully, so there shouldn't be any loopholes.

"Your Majesty, there is an idea that was proposed by our subordinates. They suggest that a new edition of the Imperial Religion's teachings be published, using various languages ​​and the language of our Qi country to make it bilingual, so that it is easier for Western peoples to read."

Zhu Xi said.

"no!"

Sun Lei directly denied this idea.

"You should understand why I promote the same writing system, same wheels, and same customs in the West, right? What I want is for them to learn everything about Qi and forget everything about their country. If you publish bilingual books, won't that allow them to continue learning their original writing system?"

Sun Lei looked at the three of them and said.

"Your servants understand that the world can only have the writing of our Qi State!"

The three of them immediately bowed and made their promise.

"What I meant before was that you need to perform some miracles. If you use a loudspeaker to preach, the effect won't be very good, but if you combine it with some miracles, it will be full of mystery, and those people will worship you. The effect will be twice as good as face-to-face communication!"

Sun Lei looked at the three people and said again. (End of this chapter)