Chapter 107 The initiator of religious persecution

Father Johnson Thom is fifty-eight years old.

He felt that he was old enough and hoped to return to Europe in his lifetime.

However, the emperor refused!

He knew that he had participated too much and shouldn't have participated in things. Many things were closely related to the fate of the Ming Dynasty. Because he saw too many secrets, he also knew that his idea of ​​returning to Europe was ultimately a fantasy.

There were more and more Europeans in the Ming Empire, but the number of Europeans in the Yushan Academy was decreasing. After many years, after the death of scholars and pastors from Europe, he was the only one who lived in this magnificent church.

Every day, Johnson Chan would ring the Mass bell in the evening. He hoped that he could ride the bell to leap thousands of mountains and rivers, leap mountains and oceans, and finally return to his hometown.

The Light Hall Church on Jade Mountain may be the most beautiful church in the world... Every time scholars and priests from Europe make breakthroughs in academics or make major discoveries, the emperor Yun Zhao will build a memorial hall in the Light Hall.

Over the past few decades, the Hall of Light has stood on Jade Mountain and has become the brightest, holiest and greatest existence in the world.

What's the point of guarding such a glorious church alone?

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

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

However, in Joshua Thom's eyes, there was only him, a true servant in this temple of God.

The yellow-skinned priests here will not spread God's oracles everywhere, they will not spread God's glory. They will only listen to people's confession, comfort, treat people, and help people with their hearts.

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

But, what's the use of this?

It is nothing more than a job for them to come to the church to serve God. After taking off their robe, they will return home to continue to pay homage to their ancestors and continue to worship the gods and Buddhas in the sky.

The same is true for those believers. After coming to the Temple of Light to pray to God, it will not prevent them from going to the temple on Yushan? The Taoist temple or the chapel of the *** to listen to God’s voice.

This is the belief of the Ming people.

Are they speculators of faith? When disaster strikes, they do not mind praying to any god.

This is the belief of the rich...

Johnson Chan walked under the algae top painted with religious paintings in disappointment? The Virgin Mary? The Holy Spirit looked at him with mercy, making him feel like an ascetic walking alone on the mountain.

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

"Father? You can take the Queen's armored ship back to Europe."

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 turned into the appearance of Xu Yuanshou. He believed in God, but did not believe in any word that Xu Yuanshou spit out of his mouth.

Xu Yuanshou also knew that he had deceived this foreigner many times? So he almost didn't have credibility here? He stepped forward and said, "This is true. Your Majesty's will has been issued, and the giant ship of the Queen has been waiting for you in Guangzhou Harbour.

You have three days to prepare.”

"Can I take away the wealth that remains here?"

"Of course, but what are you doing to bring money back to Europe? The Vatican is not short of money at present. They only lack ones like you who can bring back the complete information of the Ming Dynasty."

Johnson Chan drew a cross on his chest and said, "Can I bring the believers of the Ming Dynasty back to the Vatican? Then bring some money back to compensate the European ascetics."

Xu Yuanshou shook his head and said, "Who said you can't bring a large number of believers? You can not only carry a team of more than 200 believers, but also carry a letter written by the Emperor of Ming Dynasty to His Majesty the Pope.

Can you even tell the Pope? and all the archbishops in Europe? The Emperor of Ming Dynasty longs for them to come to the land of Ming Dynasty? Spread the glory of God on this land of light."

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

Xu Yuanshou laughed and said, "You can also tell the Pope that the population of our Ming Dynasty is greater than that of the European countries. This is a bright kingdom of gods."

“Can we preach freely?”

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

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

Xu Yuanshou was silent for a moment, then raised his head and said to Joshua Chan: "I hope His Majesty the Pope can clean up the heretics in Europe and exile them to the bright land of my Ming Dynasty."

Tang Ruowang took a breath, looked at the prosperous Yushan City under the sea of ​​clouds, and slowly said: "In God's eyes, this is the greatest gathering of heresy."

Xu Yuanshou raised his hand and said, "In five years, there will be ten thousand heresy people, and then you can preach happily in the Ming Dynasty. If His Majesty the Pope cannot be sure who is heresy people, we can provide a list. Of course, because of this, we can provide you with churches on the ground, ensuring 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 is the heretics, not the servants of God."

"You are wrong. The Ming Dynasty is an open place. We want heretics and we also need God's servants. The Ming Dynasty is big enough to accommodate both the devil and God."

"Aren't you worried that I will report to the Pope truthfully?"

Xu Yuanshou laughed and said, "You have traveled thousands of miles to preach. I heard that the last person who asked me was just to create a new diocese and become a cardinal who was qualified to light a chimney in the Vatican (deciding the new pope). The cardinal archbishop of the Diocese of Daming should belong to you."

“The servant of God does not lie.”

"But Archbishop of the Reddish!"

"Let me think about it."

Tang Ruowang bowed to Xu Yuanshou, and Xu Yuanshou returned the gift seriously, and then the two went their separate ways.

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

Johnson Chan didn't know if he was doing this or not, and Xu Yuanshou didn't know what impact it would have on the Ming Dynasty when Western knowledge poured into Yushan Academy.

Yun Zhao knew what the result was.

He just didn't want to tell Xu Yuanshou or Chau Wang.

He was even unwilling to tell anyone except Yun Zhang, including the charming Qian Duoduo and Fang Zheng's Feng Ying.

He would not tell anyone that in the next few hundred years, it was these heresy that led people into a whole new world.

He would not tell anyone that all religions will be improved after entering the Ming Dynasty. God knows what they will be improved to. However, Yun Zhao believes that the officials under his command will definitely deeply understand the emperor's worries about religion.

And it will turn Johann Chan's God into a religious weirdo without hurting any decent situation.

Gold?

The Ming Dynasty was a lot of, whether in the Western Regions, Lingnan, or Nanyang, or India, every year, a lot of gold was transported back by car and ship, and eventually cast into huge gold ingots, entering the national treasury, or banks.

silver?

No matter how much silver the country produces, it will eventually be transported to the Ming Dynasty, and will also be cast into huge silver ingots, and then entered the treasury or bank.

Finally, it appeared in the circulation market of the Ming Empire in the form of gold or silver notes.

food?

The Ming Empire is not worried about not having food, but about the problem of too much food output. Since crop seeds have been generally improved, the yield per mu of grain will only increase year by year.

Moreover, because the region has become larger, the number of cattle, horse, mules, and donkeys has increased, farming in the Ming Dynasty is no longer a cruel scene that has relied on manpower in the past. People can cultivate more land and plant the best food.

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

At present, the only thing Europe can import into the Ming Dynasty is just a person, and it must be the best people, ordinary labor, whether in Southeast Asia, India, or Africa, and the Ming Empire is not rare.

Since Han Xiufen closed the Strait of Malacca and Xia Wanchun closed the Western Regions Plateau, a closed country that Yun Zhao dreamed of is slowly forming.

Yun Zhao really wanted to take advantage of his life and control this huge empire, so that all the knowledge that will explode in this era would explode in the core circle of the Ming Dynasty.

Just as Xu Yuanshou said - the Ming Dynasty is big enough, there are wise and wise monarchs, intelligent and civilized ministers, unparalleled army, hardworking and simple people, and the flowers of civilization. If they cannot bloom in this environment, it will be a very unreasonable thing.

As for religion, especially Catholicism, Yun Zhao did not think they had a soil for growth in the Ming Dynasty.

When the Ming Dynasty was born, the first thing he had to do was his parents, not God. The most important thing was that if the Ming Dynasty continued to cultivate the national pride, then an outside monk would not leave anything except that he could bring some fresh things to the Ming Dynasty.

Yun Zhao really wants to see the day when religion needs government support to survive.

He believed that this day would not come too late.

Thinking of this, Yun Zhao always laughs like night owls when it is late at night.
Chapter completed!