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Chapter 107 The Instigator of Religious Persecution

Father Tang Ruowang is fifty-eight years old.

He feels that he is old enough and hopes to return to Europe in his lifetime.

However, the emperor did not agree!

He knew that he was involved in too many things that shouldn't be involved, and many things were closely related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. Just because he had seen too many secrets, he also knew that the idea of ​​going back to Europe was an illusion after all.

There are more and more Europeans in the Ming Empire, but the number of Europeans in Yushan Academy is declining. After many years have passed, after the deaths of those scholars and pastors from Europe, he is the only one who is still alive here. In a magnificent church.

Every day, Tang Ruowang will ring the mass bell in the evening. He hopes that he can ride the bell to fly over thousands of mountains and rivers, over mountains and oceans, and finally return to his hometown.

The Guangming Temple Church on Yushan may be the most beautiful church in the world... Every time the scholars and priests from Europe make a breakthrough in academic research, or make a major discovery, the emperor Yun Zhao will build a church in Guangming Temple. Memorial hall.

Over the decades, the Temple of Light, standing on top of Yushan, has become the brightest, holiest and greatest existence in the world.

What is the point of a person guarding such a glorious church?

In fact, there are many people in the church and many believers.

There are priests, apprentices, priests, pastors, and even organ choirs.

However, in the eyes of Tang Ruowang, he is the only true servant in this temple of God.

The yellow-skinned priests here will not preach the oracles of God everywhere, will not spread the glory of God, they will only listen to people's repentance, give people comfort, will treat people, and will help people who are hurt.

They can memorize the doctrines thoroughly, and even quote every sentence in the classics anytime and anywhere.

But what use is this?

Coming to church to serve God is just a job for them. After taking off the robe, they will return to their homes, continue to worship their ancestors, and continue to worship the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

The same is true for those believers. After coming to the Guangming Temple to pray to God, it does not prevent them from going to the temples, Taoist temples or the chapels on Jade Mountain to listen to the voice of God.

This is the faith of the Daming people.

Are they speculators of faith? When disaster strikes, they don’t mind praying to any god,

This is the faith of the rich...

Tang Ruowang walked under the algae covered with religious paintings in despair? Our Lady? The Holy Spirit looked at him compassionately, making him feel like an ascetic walking alone with a mountain on his back.

Xu Yuanshou was standing in the sun? The sun rose from behind him, shaping his shadow like a Titan.

"Father? You can go back to Europe on the HMS Empress."

Xu Yuanshou's voice exploded in his mind like the sound of God.

Tang Ruowang was surprised? Immediately in his mind, the appearance of God quickly changed to the appearance of Xu Yuanshou. He believed in God, but he didn't believe any word that Xu Yuanshou uttered.

Xu Yuanshou also knew that he had deceived this foreigner many times? So that the credibility of him is almost non-existent? So he stepped forward and said, "This is true. Your majesty's will has been issued. The huge ship Empress is already in Guangzhou. The harbor is waiting for you.

You have three days to prepare. "

"Can I take away the wealth left here?"

"Of course you can, but what do you do with your money back to Europe? The Vatican is not short of money at the moment. They only lack your own person who can bring back the complete information of Daming."

Tang Ruowang drew a cross on his chest, "I can't bring the followers of Daming back to the Vatican? Then bring some money back to compensate the ascetics in Europe."

Xu Yuanshou shook his head and said, "Who said you can't bring a large number of believers? Not only can you carry a group of believers with more than two hundred people, you can also carry a letter written by Emperor Ming Emperor to His Majesty the Pope.

Can you even tell the Pope? And all the red bishops in Europe? The Emperor Daming is eager for them to come to the land of Daming? Spread the glory of God on this bright land. "

Tang Ruowang shook his head and said, "You have given His Majesty the Pope a bright future."

Xu Yuanshou laughed and said, "You can also tell His Majesty the Pope that the population of my Daming is more than that of all European countries combined. This is a bright kingdom of God."

"Can we preach freely?"

"Of course you can, but you should also know the rules of the Ming Dynasty-imperial power is supreme! As long as you don't violate the laws of the Ming Dynasty, everything is just."

"What price should I pay, or what price should the Pope pay?"

Xu Yuanshou was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said to Tang Ruowang, "I hope that His Majesty the Pope can clean up the heretics in Europe and exile them to my bright land, Daming."

Tang Ruowang took a breath, looked at the prosperous Yushan City under the sea of ​​clouds, and slowly said, "In the eyes of God, this is the biggest gathering place for heretics."

Xu Yuanshou raised his hand and said, "Within five years, there will be 10,000 heretics, and then you can happily preach in Daming. If His Majesty the Pope is not sure who the heretics are, we can provide a list. Of course, because of this, We can provide you with churches on the mainland and guarantee that the cost of each church provided will not be less than 100,000 silver dollars. This can be written into the contract."

"What you want are heretics, not servants of God."

"You are wrong. Daming is an open place. We want heretics and servants of God. Daming is big enough to accommodate the devil and God at the same time."

"Don't you worry about me reporting the truth to His Majesty the Pope?"

Xu Yuanshou smiled and said, "You came to Daming to preach from thousands of miles away. I heard that the last request was to create a new diocese, to become a cardinal who is qualified to light the chimney in the Vatican (to decide the new pope), Archbishop Yi, it should belong to you."

"The servant of God does not lie."

"But the Archbishop's Church in Red!"

"Let me think about it."

Tang Ruo looked at Xu Yuanshou to give a gift, Xu Yuanshou earnestly returned the gift, and then the two went away.

On this day, Tang Ruowang knelt on the ground and confessed all night, while Xu Yuanshou stood on the top of Yushan Mountain, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, until the rising sun.

Tang Ruowang didn't know if he was doing this what a priest should do, and Xu Yuanshou didn't know what kind of impact it would have on Daming when Western learning poured into Yushan Academy.

Yun Zhao knew what the result was.

He just didn't want to tell Xu Yuanshou, nor did he want to tell Tang Ruowang.

He didn't even want to tell anyone except Yun Zhang, including the charming Qian Duoduo and Fang Zheng Feng Ying.

He will not tell anyone that in the next few hundred years, it is these heretics that have led people into a whole new world.

He would not tell anyone that all religions will be reformed after entering the Ming Dynasty. God knows what they will be reformed into. However, Yun Zhao believes that the officials under his command will deeply understand the emperor’s understanding of religion. Worries.

And it will make Tang Ruowang's God a religious wonder without hurting any dignity.

Gold?

The Ming Dynasty is so abundant, whether it is in the Western Regions or Lingnan, or in Southeast Asia, India, every year, a lot of gold is transported back in carts and ships, and it is finally cast into huge gold ingots and enters the treasury, or bank.

silver?

No matter how much silver it produces, it will eventually be transported to Daming, where it will also be cast into huge silver ingots and then sent to the national treasury or bank.

Finally, they appeared in the circulation market of the Ming Empire in the form of gold or silver tickets.

food?

The Ming Empire is not worried about not having food, but about producing too much food. Since the crop seeds are generally improved, the yield per mu will only increase year by year.

And because the area has grown larger, cattle, horses, mules, and donkeys have increased. Farming in Daming is no longer the cruel scene of relying solely on manpower in the past. People can cultivate more land and grow the best food. .

It is because there is no shortage of money, no shortage of food, and the self-sufficient lifestyle developed by the Daming people since ancient times, so that the Ming Dynasty can form a complete economic circle.

For the time being, the only thing Europe can import to Daming is-people, and they must be the best people. Ordinary labor, whether it is in the South Ocean, India, or Africa, is not uncommon for the Daming Empire.

Since Han Xiufen closed the Strait of Malacca and Xia Wanchun closed the Western Plateau, the closed country Yun Zhao dreamed of was slowly taking shape.

Yun Zhao really wants to take advantage of his alive, and still control this huge empire, so that all the knowledge that will erupt in this era, all erupt in the inner circle of Daming~www.readwn.com~ Just like Xu Yuanshou said— -Daming is big enough, there are wise and wise monarchs, intelligent and civilized courtiers, brave and brave troops, industrious and simple people, and the flowers of civilization. If they can't bloom in this environment, it will be very unreasonable. thing.

As for religion, especially Catholicism, Yun Zhao doesn't think they have the soil for growth in Ming Dynasty.

When Daming was born, he first came into contact with his father and mother, not a god. The most important thing is that if you continue to cultivate the national pride of the Daming people, then a foreign monk, in addition to being able to bring the Daming people Except for some fresh things, nothing will be left.

Yun Zhao really wants to see the day when religions need government support to survive.

He believes that this day will not be too late.

Thinking of this, Yun Zhao always laughed like a night owl in the dead of night.

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