Chapter 5 Missionary

Before leaving Nanjing City, Xiao Tianjian handed over the defense of Nanzhili to Shi Ran. The military was in charge of Shi Ran, and the government was handed over to Fu Deming, supplemented by Li Jinde and Niu Jinxing, who were in charge of China's government.

Li Xin, as the secretary of the Ministry of War, still did his old job. When he was the chief of the General Staff of Staff, he did not go with Xiao Tianjian's right army. Instead, he rushed to Shunde Mansion first and entered the middle army. The reason why Xiao Tianjian asked him to take some of the staff to the middle army was to let him serve as the general staff. The identity of the conspiracy is to coordinate the dispatch of all forces in the middle, so as to avoid the occurrence of the three armies in their own way and cannot cooperate effectively.

Just after Xiao Tianjian arranged these things and wanted to leave Nanjing City to embark on the road of the Northern Expedition, the servant said that the red-haired devils asked for a solemn meeting, and also brought a few red-haired devils.

Originally, Xiao Tianjian did not have time to deal with these things. He thought that Gao Su was looking for him and might want to participate in the Northern Expedition, but this time he did not plan to let Gao Su go, but wanted Gao Su to stay and work in the Nanjing Martial Arts Hall.

But after hearing that this guy actually brought a few red-haired devils, Xiao Tianjian was a little curious, so he asked people to bring Gao Su into the hall.

Gao Su can now be said to have become a Chinese with red hair. The words in Chinese official words are round, and the etiquette is also fully familiar with Chinese etiquette. In addition to his appearance, his clothes are all Chineseized. Now he wears a standard general military uniform of the Chinese National Defense Force all day long. It was very majestic to pass the market. After entering the palace, he immediately saluted Xiao Tianjian and called him a saint.

Xiao Tianjian is quite satisfied with this guy's work, and this guy is now determined to follow him and win his trust.

So Xiao Tianjian waved his hand and said, "Exemption! What's the matter with you coming to see me today? Don't you know that I've been very busy these days?

Gao Su stood up with a smile and bowed and replied, "Your Holiness, Weichen came today. There is something important to enlighten you!"

Xiao Tianjian said angrily, "What's the matter? If you want to follow me on the Northern Expedition, you'd better not talk about this matter. Now the Nanjing Martial Arts Hall has just been established and is short of manpower. If you want to stay here, you can't follow me!"

Gao Su quickly smiled and said, "Weichen already knows the holy intention, so naturally he won't mention it again!" This time, Weichen came here to introduce some capable people to the emperor. I also hope that the saint can take some time to see them in his busy schedule!"

"Oh? What kind of capable person? It's not that you met a missionary in Nanjing! Tell me, are you going to lobby me for them and let me preach to them in Greater China? How smart Xiao Tianjian was. He immediately guessed Gao Su's idea, so he asked curiously and funnyly.

Gao Su looked a little embarrassed after listening to it, but this guy was very thick-skinned and could stand it even if he was seen through by Xiao Tianjian. So he quickly called Xiao Tianjian a god and guessed his intention, but he said, "Although Weichen recommended a few missionaries, these people are all Some of those who have the ability can make their own bells, and some are very good at casting cannons. At the founding ceremony of the country that day, they saw the elegant demeanor of the Holy One, admired the Holy One, and expressed their willingness to work for the Holy One in the future. I hope that the Holy One can give them a chance!"

After hearing the self-ringing of the bell, Xiao Tianjian immediately came to the spirit. Over the years, he has been busy with military affairs. His old business is basically almost left behind by him. In the past few years, except for his own water conservancy drilling machine and artillery pitching rocker, he basically Something has been "invented" again!

He knows better than anyone what a self-ringing bell is. This kind of thing actually represents the highest mechanical technology in Western countries in this era. It is not new to him, but in this era, it is still a very strange thing for Chinese people. Unfortunately, he doesn't have time to play with it now. After he is free, he still wants to pick up his old industry and make some contributions to the development of China's machinery.

Now I heard that Gao Su said that there are missionaries who can do this kind of thing, so he can't easily let go of such a person, so he nodded and said, "Oh? Are there such people in Nanjing? It seems that I have been a little negligent! Then you can bring them in! I don't blame you today!"

After hearing this, Gao Su was suddenly overjoyed. After Lian Shane, he ran out and brought several Europeans into the hall. Obviously, these missionaries had already been mentioned by Gao Su. As soon as they entered the hall, they immediately knelt down and shouted long live.

Xiao Tianjian thought these people were quite interesting, so he waved his hand and said, "Don't be polite!" Get up and talk! It's inconvenient to talk on your stomach!"

After Xie En repeatedly, several red-haired devils stood up one by one, bowed their heads and did not dare to make any rude movements. Xiao Tianjian looked at them. Most of these people were 30 or 40 years old, but Europeans were older, and some of them were not sure that they would be younger.

Gao Su quickly introduced them and said, "This is Father Robert, a Jesuit priest. He is very proficient in astronomical arithmetic. He is the bishop among them. This is the priest Seeberg. He is proficient in machinery and can make self-pronated bells, and this is a Gelug priest. He is proficient in metallurgical casting..."

Xiao Tianjian nodded as he listened, but did not talk nonsense to them. He asked directly, "Let's make a long story short. I know more or less about you missionaries. You can say that you came to China with a devout missionary heart. I admire your courage, and I also welcome you. When I come to China, I have no antipathy to your Catholic Church and the Jesuits, and I welcome you to preach here! But the premise is that you must abide by the laws of our Greater China and not do anything wrong in our country. Otherwise, no matter what your identity is, I will be rude to you!

Okay! Tell me what you are going to do! I'm so busy now that I don't have much time to receive you!"

Xiao Tianjian's words are both polite and tough, but in the ears of these few missionaries, they are as beautiful as the sound of nature. Over the years, they have secretly preached in China. The officials of the government are not interested in them at all, and from time to time they will expel them and make them live in no place. At the end of the year, in addition to learning Chinese, it can almost be said that nothing has been achieved. The culture that Chinese people are incompatible with it, coupled with the influence of Buddhism and Taoism on the people, the people do not believe their nonsense at all. As a result, there are few believers who can develop at all, and their lives are basically the same as if they want to eat. More, now I hear Xiao Tianjian say that he welcomes them, which is undoubtedly a great encouragement to them. At least Xiao Tianjian said that he knows something about their Catholic Church and the Jesuits, which facilitates their future activities.

So these people almost cried happily. They quickly fell down and kowtowed to thank each other, saying that they would not fool around and would follow the code of China to carry out missionary work. Moreover, they also said that it was too hasty to prepare any gifts this time. I hope Xiao Tianjian can forgive him. It's your liberty.

Xiao Tianjian doesn't care whether they give any gifts or not. After all, these guys look like what Gao Su just bought for them. They are yellow-skinned and thin, and obviously malnourished. It's impossible for sure that the things they brought when they came to China have long been tossed away by them, so this group of beggars want It's really strange to come up with a decent gift.

The main reason why Xiao Tianjian looked so highly of these missionaries was not because of their identity, but because Xiao Tianjian valued some things in their minds. When Gao Su said that he wanted to introduce a few capable people to him, Xiao Tianjian suddenly flashed in his mind and thought of a problem, this The era is the time when various academics in Western countries are gradually rising and systematic theories are formed. In this regard, in China, because of educational reasons, most readers are reading four books and five classics. For modern science, it has not formed a systematic theory. Although there are also capable people like Xu Guangqi, they are rare among readers. As for many sciences that have failed to form systematic theoretical knowledge, this has seriously constrained the development of China's science and technology. In addition, years of turmoil, and later in history, the Tarans entered the Central Plains, adopting the policy of arrogance and shut down the country and the policy of fooling the people, which made China's scientific and technological development, which has led the world for thousands of years, fall into The stagnation eventually led to the decline of the Chinese nation in the world and the encroachment of the Western powers.

So now that he has this opportunity, why not seize it? You should know that in addition to being loyal Catholics, many of these Western missionaries are also well-learned. Many of them have scientific knowledge that ordinary people do not have. Although some of these people come to China with illusions about gold and silver treasures, most of them still rely on communication. The piety of Catholicism came to this land to preach.

Xiao Tianjian does not have too many bad feelings about Catholicism. In his opinion, religious belief is sometimes a sustenance of the human soul. Whether it is Buddhism, Taoism or even Catholicism, as long as it is good to people in the doctrine, it does not need to be regarded as a flood beast, as long as it is properly managed and guided to supervise and control it. Just don't mess with us. As for what the people believe in, you don't have to be too nervous.

So Xiao Tianjian nodded and said, "You don't have to thank me. I know that you really want to get my permission to spread Catholic doctrine in my country. I can promise you this, but you should also remember that my tolerance for you is not without cost. First of all, you spread it. The doctrine must be reviewed by me before it can be preached, which is very important. No one should use your teachings to deceive people's hearts and try to mess up our China! In addition, all entry missionary personnel must go through my personal examination and obtain my permission before they can preach in our country. Otherwise, it will be illegal. I have the right to arrest them, or at least they will be deported! If it's serious, it's not impossible to kill the head! You must do this, too!"

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