The Qing Dynasty is about to end

Chapter 599: Disciple Judas, Pays Homage to Master Karl
Kaiping Mining Bureau Datong Association Branch Hall, August 25, the seventh year of Tianli.

"Teacher, please come in!"

"Teacher, please take your seat!"

The one who was very attentive in inviting Moore to the hall of the Datong Hui branch was none other than Wei Changhui, the Northern King of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom - the "Wei Judas".

This "Judas" traveled all the way from Tianjing on a steamship to Tianjin in order to welcome his master, Master Karl, who was in the study in heaven, and then took the Governor of Zhili, Zuo Zongtang, north to Kaiping.

The reason why he did this was, of course, to prove that he was really "Judas"! This matter was reported in foreign newspapers, and it was spread among the foreign devils in Shanghai. Ambassadors from various countries stationed in Tianjing also unanimously believed that Wei Changhui was "Judas". Especially after Wen Xian handed over Queen Victoria's handwritten letter to Yang Xiuqing, Tianjing and Shanghai were more certain about Wei Changhui's previous life identity.

It must be Jesus’ little brother Judas!

Moreover, Maria also told him that his sister Victoria had prepared gifts and handwritten letters for him. How could this be false?
Therefore, Wei Changhui is the reincarnation of Judas!
But the problem is that Wei Changhui has no recollection of the rebellion in Palestine with Jesus, nor does he remember studying with the Heavenly Master Karl in heaven.

He only remembered that he had pretended to be the Son of God and performed a shaman dance. This was bad! He originally thought that Hong Xiuquan, Feng Yunshan, Yang Xiuqing, Xiao Chaogui, Hong Xuanjiao, and Shi Dakai were all pretending to be gods like him.

It turns out that they are all genuine! Only Wei Changhui is probably pretending!

What should we do? What's more troublesome is that Wei Changhui has fallen too deep. It's not just him who is trapped, but the entire Wei family is deeply involved. His brother Wei Jun even relied on "Sister Victoria" and "Brother Judah" as his backers to directly fight with the Dutch on Java Island in Southeast Asia, and even took down the three largest cities on Java Island. This disaster has even spread to the international community! If Wei Changhui is not the reincarnation of Judah, the entire Wei family will collapse!
But if Wei Changhui is really Wei Judas, then occupying Java is nothing - what's wrong with Jesus' brother occupying a country? As a sister, Victoria should help her brother, right?

Even if he "does not support his brother", he cannot help the Dutch to punish his "soul brother", right? So he also gave up and could only pretend to be Judas.
"Disciple Judas, pays homage to Heavenly Master Karl!" As Wei Changhui shouted, all the high-ranking officials in the hall followed suit and bowed. Even Zuo Zongtang, who was appointed to supervise the military affairs of Zhili, had to hold his nose and bow together.

"Your Highness the King of the North has recognized the wrong person." Moore quickly took a half step back and spoke in stiff Chinese.

He didn't believe that he was "God the Lord Carl" or "John the Baptist". He was a staunch atheist. How could he have become a god without realizing it?

Friedrich and Bai Siwen, who were standing by, saw this scene and didn't know what to say for a moment. They just stared blankly at the side.

When Wei Changhui saw that "Master Karl" did not recognize him, he became a little anxious - what should he do if Master Karl did not admit that he was Judas?
There is no other way, I can only pretend!

Wei Changhui stood up, looked at the short bearded Moore in front of him, and said in Guangxi Mandarin: "Teacher, I remember that year in the study room in heaven, you taught your disciples how to use computers - you said that the wealth in heaven is extremely abundant, if everyone can be selfless, then everyone can do their best and distribute according to needs!"

Bai Siwen took the initiative to act as a translator. When he was in London, he often discussed economic issues with Moore and Friedrich, so now he knew how to translate these terms.

What Wei Changhui said were actually borrowed from Luo Yaoguo's "Theory of Heaven", but they made Moore and Friedrich shudder.

There is definitely no heaven! But it should be possible to have great wealth and everyone do their best to distribute according to need.

Since the advent of industrialization, the productivity of mankind has been improving at an increasingly rapid pace. If this trend can be maintained for one hundred, two hundred, or three hundred years, the productivity of mankind will be able to expand to an unimaginable level. By then, the capitalist production relations will inevitably be eliminated, and they will be replaced by
Zuo Zongtang was a little unsure when he saw "Master Karl" standing there in a daze without saying anything - he didn't believe in "God the Father, Heavenly King, Angels, Heavenly Masters" in the first place, but now that the story was becoming more and more true, he became skeptical.

Now, after hearing Wei Changhui talk about studying in the study room in heaven, he became interested and asked, "Your Highness, do you remember studying in heaven?"

"That's right!" Wei Changhui turned to Zuo Zongtang and said, "Brother Ji Gao, you don't know that there are 72 wise men under the Heavenly Father. Heavenly Master Karl specializes in governing the country and benefiting the world. The five-year plan promoted by King Luo Wu, the use of national power to promote industrial development and the public operation of the Holy Treasury for national affairs, are all what he learned from Heavenly Master Karl in heaven."

Moore looked back at Wei Changhui.

"You also said that the government should build railways, post offices, docks, and control the banking industry. It should also take the lead in investing money when private merchants open iron factories, coal mines and other industries. Private merchants can first invest in textiles, porcelain, lacquerware and other industries that do not require too much investment." Wei Changhui became more and more excited as he spoke, and he talked about everything he had wholesaled from Luo Yaoguo. "Just like the Chinese merchants on Java Island can grow sugarcane and run sugar factories, but the Nanyang Trading Company and Nanyang Zhenyue Bank that control armed merchant ships must be firmly controlled by the Zhenyue faction of the Nanyang Archdiocese! Otherwise, the Chinese merchants' sugarcane plantations and sugar factories will not be able to operate."

As Moore and Friedrich listened to Bai Siwen's translation, their doubts grew stronger and stronger. This was too weird! What was the truth?

As for Wei Changhui, he felt relieved - it seemed that this "Master Karl" either remembered something or was confused.
Suddenly, the sound of carriage wheels rolling was heard outside the branch hall, and then the leader of Zuo Zongtang's personal soldiers ran in with a sword at his waist and saluted with his fists.

"His Royal Highness the Prince of Gan and the British Empire's special envoy Sir John Bonham have arrived."

Wei Changhui and Zuo Zongtang looked at each other. Wei Changhui smiled and said to Moore, "Teacher Karl, I will go with General Zuo to invite Prince Gan and Sir Wen in."

Moore seemed not to have heard Wei Changhui's words, but frowned, thinking about something. Wei Changhui bowed, and then went out to greet him with Zuo Zongtang.

Friedrich leaned over to Moore and asked in German: "Karl, what are you thinking about?"

Moore turned his head and looked at a world map hanging on the wall, muttering, "I wonder if the economic route of public-private coexistence that King Weibei just mentioned is feasible?"

Friedrich exhaled and smiled, "Whether it is feasible or not, we will know after trying it."

Moore nodded: "An experiment involving 500 million people."

Bai Siwen on the side suddenly said: "Let's give it a try. Anyway, these 500 million people have no other way out right now!"

The three of them chatted for a while before they saw Wei Changhui, Zuo Zongtang, Wen Xian, Hong Rengan, Sir Sutton and the Dutch Consul Styron walk in from outside. The atmosphere seemed a little tense, and neither side said a word.

Then, several officials from the Mining Association brought in a few square tables and put them together to form a negotiation table in the hall. A map of the South Seas was spread out and laid on the table. It seemed that a negotiation would be held soon!
"Your Highness the Northern King." Wen Xian spoke first in his Oxford-accented English, "Her Majesty the Queen entrusted me to bring you a handwritten letter and a gift."

Bai Siwen and Mr. Tang Siye acted as interpreters together, and Bai Siwen translated Wenxian's words into Chinese.

Bonham then took out a parchment letter from a gold-rimmed cowhide box. The British royal emblem on the wax was particularly dazzling.

"My dear soul brother Judah." This time, it was Bai Siwen who read the contents of the letter in Chinese. "Whenever the nightingales sing in the garden of Buckingham Palace, I always think of the past when I fished with you by the Sea of ​​Galilee. I am giving you the thoroughbred horse 'Lightning' and the sword 'St. George'. I hope they will help you protect the promised land given by Heavenly Father."

Wei Changhui took the "Saint George" sword handed over by Wen Xian with both hands. It was actually a piece of art decorated with gold and gems, and it did not have any special meaning. But Victoria's letter just now said something like "help you protect the promised land given by Heavenly Father". So Wei Changhui suddenly had an idea, pulled out the sword, held it high, and said loudly: "Last night, I dreamed of my brother Ji Du in Heaven. He said that today my sister Victoria Maria will give me a golden sword to protect my promised land, Java Island! Today, the sword has arrived, Java should be mine? Who else dares not to obey?"

As soon as he said this, Wen Xian and Hong Rengan in the hall were stunned.

The Queen bestowed the sword, and Jesus appeared in a dream, both mentioned the promised land. And the promised land is Java Island?

Is this true or false?

Is the Queen of England "giving" Java to her spiritual brother Wei Changhui? How can Britain mediate now?

When Tang Si translated Wei Changhui's words into English, the Dutch Consul Styron immediately became dissatisfied and protested loudly: "Northern King, you have misinterpreted the Queen's meaning. Java belongs to the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and it is definitely not your promised land!"

After Bai Siwen translated this, Wei Changhui's face darkened. He pointed the "Saint George" sword in his hand at the Dutch consul and shouted angrily: "How dare you, a Dutch red-haired devil, question the authority of Ji Du's dream and my sister Queen Victoria. Didn't you hear what the queen said in the letter? The queen and I went fishing together on the Sea of ​​Galilee! Now my sister is the queen of the British Empire, and I am the patriarch of the True Covenant sect of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. What qualifications do you Dutch have to question us?"

(End of this chapter)