Xinshun 1730

Chapter 1177: Year of Enlightenment Leap Forward
Realistically speaking, evangelism costs money.

And a bunch of pious missionaries are needed to act by faith.

Most of the missionaries who caused bad influence in Dashun were basically devout, and spread the word at the risk of being shot.

But the reality cannot be avoided, and no matter how pious it is, it will cost money.

Money can decide many things.

For example, the oil in the Middle East in later generations is the material basis for the proliferation of some extremists.You can't do anything without money.

For example, preaching in Dashun at this time costs money, and without money, it will not be possible.

Liu Yu just wanted to use this opportunity to cause the Holy See to collapse.

Or, disband the most devout Jesus-based militarized organizations, such as the Jesuits, and cut off the Holy See's financial resources and the training system of militarized organizations.

Or, encourage Western European countries to leave the Holy See together and cut off their financial resources.

This is not only an opportunity to use the Enlightenment to rise, but also to add fire to the Enlightenment.Complement each other.

Difficulty, not much.

Liu Yu first recounted the historical issues of Macau in front of diplomatic missions from various countries, and finally moved on to the smuggling and opium issues in Macau.

"Macau used to have value. Whether it is for the European countries or for the Chinese dynasty."

"Its existence enables the goods at both ends of the earth to be traded; it also enables the exchange of technologies at both ends of the earth."

"But now that the trade center of the Celestial Dynasty has been transferred to Songjiang, the meaning of Macau is meaningless to anyone who wants to conduct normal, legitimate and legal trade."

"On the contrary, Macau is meaningful for smugglers, opium dealers, illegal traders who try to poison the people of China with vicious goods, and try to circumvent the laws of China."

"When China banned religion, you cried out that your teachings were good and good. But the reality is that Macau is now full of evil."

"Opium, smuggling, human trade, slave trade..."

"The sole purpose of choosing to let Portugal continue to lease Macau and allow Christianity to continue to spread in Macau is that the emperor is giving the Holy See and you so-called envoys of Dous a chance to prove that you are good."

"However, the reality is, there's only darkness out there."

"Since this is the case, it is also because Macau has repeatedly violated the Chinese ban on opium, smuggling, and preaching."

"And, in terms of material, trade, and communication, it has no value for anyone who desires legal trade."

"Therefore, the Celestial Dynasty decided to completely take back all the land and management of Macau, set up officials, and expel all missionary groups of the Holy See, including but not limited to the Jesuits and Dominicans."

"The Celestial Dynasty is tolerant."

"Those who are willing to accept the laws of China and accept the jurisdiction of China can continue to live. If they cannot accept it, they must leave before this year's monsoon season."

"If you neither accept it nor leave it, then the Celestial Dynasty will only be able to take the most radical measures."

"If the Portuguese soldiers in Macau commit any act of hostility towards China, it will be considered a declaration of war."

The Portuguese envoys were silent, but the envoys from other countries had no objection to this. After all, Macau was already a city of crimes long after Dashun chose to move the trade center to Songjiang Mansion.

For Dashun, solving the Macau issue is a necessary step for the Pearl River Basin to open up to Southeast Asia.If this step is not resolved, the excessive opening of the Pearl River Basin will lead to countless smuggling and opium problems.

Dashun will conduct a comprehensive clean-up in Macau, and will strengthen patrols at the Pearl River Estuary to ensure that smuggling ships cannot get other people's support at the Pearl River Estuary.

The northward movement of the trade center has caused great anti-imperial sentiment in the Pearl River Estuary area. After all, many people have lost their jobs, and many businessmen's trade opportunities have been taken away by the Songsu Group.

Too many problems have accumulated, and these problems must be resolved before Dashun conquers India and completely expels the British and Portuguese forces in Nanyang.

After the diplomatic missions from various countries were silent for a while, out of religious reasons, the French ambassador still asked: "Your Excellency, the Chinese government directly governs Macao, which also means that the Chinese government will directly govern the Christians in Macao. Is the Holy See on the issue of Chinese etiquette?" Might back down."

"Then, what attitude will the Celestial Dynasty adopt towards those who refuse to resign? Will the Celestial Dynasty send a mission to Rome again to discuss etiquette issues?"

Regarding this question, Liu Yu immediately denied it.

"The Celestial Dynasty will no longer send people to Rome to argue about Chinese etiquette. And it will no longer accept the jurisdiction of the Holy See over the Christians of the Celestial Dynasty."

"Actually, you think that your religion was introduced here during the previous dynasty. In fact, it is not. As early as the Tang Dynasty, your religion had already spread here."

"Also, you should know that the No.80 Patriarch of the Eastern Assyrian Church is from Linfen, Shanxi."

"The previous dynasty's tolerance for your religion originated from your religion. There are also some good things and precepts, which may help to educate. What Xu Guangqi said is to benefit the king and influence Confucianism."

"Prior to this, in the 12th year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, when he heard that the teaching of Jesus was introduced, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty said: The name of the Tao is impermanent, the body of the holy impermanence, set up teachings according to the direction, and help the group. Come to present the statues of scriptures to Beijing, detail their teachings, their mysteries and inactions, observe their Yuanzong, and establish the essentials. There are no complicated words, and the principles are forgotten. It is economical and beneficial to people, and it is suitable for the world."

"Whether it's the original Nestorians, or your Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant sects, the attitude of the Celestial Dynasty is the same."

"Seeing that it can benefit the king and benefit people, so it is allowed to be used in the world."

"As for those of you who eat dough cakes or dead dough cakes, whether the Virgin gave birth to a man or a god, or this or that, the imperial court and the scholar-bureaucrats of this dynasty have never taken it seriously."

"Those people are just because they are poor, or they are seeking peace of mind, or they want to go to heaven, or they like to gather. I don't think they can tell the difference. If you are not a professional monk, can you tell the difference between many Buddhist sects?" What's the difference?"

"Since this is the case, they are unwilling to quit the religion. Why doesn't the imperial court follow the story of the Eastern Church and set up its own family, not subject to the jurisdiction of Rome, not to be promoted by Rome, and not to be funded by Rome? , no difference."

"Anyone who is a priest needs a degree. As for the patriarch and the like, he needs to be canonized by the court, just like a living Buddha. People who are unwilling to quit the religion, and it is expected that they can't tell the difference, can join this teaching of enlightenment."

"In this way, believers from Macau, Nanyang, Japan, Annan, Myanmar and other places all belong here..."

"All etiquette is based on the tradition of the Celestial Dynasty, and those who contradict it shall be changed."

"All the churches of the Holy See, the Jesuits, the Dominicans, etc., can preach in the Celestial Empire."

"All church construction must be approved by the government."

"All ordained priests are issued by the ritual government."

"All internal upgrade systems are determined internally, and outsiders are not allowed to interfere."

After these words were finished, the diplomatic missions from various countries present looked at each other in blank dismay, and they were all stunned for a while.

What is this for?
Just now, after they heard that Dashun wanted to exercise full and direct jurisdiction over Macau, including the management of Christians in Macau, they imagined many possible scenarios.

But what Liu Yu said was something they never expected.

This is...is this going to set up another parish?

The story of the patriarch acting as a living Buddha, worshiping the marquis, and Longhushan must be canonized by the imperial court?
This is a normal situation where a canal is dug in advance to let the water follow a controllable channel when it cannot be blocked.

It is pointless to excommunicate each other, or call each other heretics.Because Dashun didn't care at all, and just wanted to solve many historical problems in Nanyang.

Most people who believe in religion and do not quit religion do not know how much difference there is. It is nothing more than finding a spiritual sustenance, finding a paradise fantasy, or finding a little warmth and respect.

It should be said that the vast majority of Christians in Dashun, including those who were said to have a population of 30 in the late Ming Dynasty, could hardly figure out what happened to the sourdough and dead dough.

Those in Dashun who claim to believe in Buddhism are not much different.

Dashun wants to completely control Nanyang and extend its tentacles to India, so it has to solve this problem.

It is impossible to kill blindly.

Java, Luzon, Ceylon, and India have left too many people who believe in this stuff.Instead of letting the Holy See govern, it is better to just turn the table and create a special pie by yourself.

The core area can be controlled and managed, and we will continue to strictly guard against it.

It is impossible for places such as Nanyang outside the core area to prevent deadlock as strictly as the core area.

In addition, Nanyang is not only Christianity, but also Green Cult, Buddhism, Hinduism, and the pirates in Sulu often initiate jihads against Dashun.

Instead of letting him spread the word randomly, it's better to build a cesspit and put it all in, so it can be controlled.

It's just that this set of things really shocked these envoys a little, and I really never thought that they could do it like this.

Liu Yu didn't change his face and heartbeat, and with an attitude that seemed to be "conclusive", he talked about the evaluation of the Jesuits after they entered China in the Ming Dynasty.

Since it is a final conclusion, it is natural to be objective.

And in this era, once it is objective and material, it will cause big problems.

After praising the contribution of the Jesus Society to the communication between the East and the West, and the development of mathematics, Liu Yu changed the subject and said: "However, Matteo Ricci also hid his selfish intentions. He used the original geometry as bait, and by monopolizing knowledge, he seduced Scholar-bureaucrats believe in religion."

"Objectively, he promoted the spread of the original geometry in China."

"However, we need to know that for the Celestial Dynasty, the evaluation of him is objectively called Lizi because of the translation and dissemination of a series of books such as the original geometry, not because of his religious dissemination and missionary work."

"100 years ago, I would say that the Jesuits were progressive. Whether it was their teaching methods, the university education system they created, or their mastery of mathematics and astronomy, they were progressive and beneficial to the world. .”

"But now, their existence is reactionary and hinders mankind from pursuing a happy life. Even their political ambitions should arouse the vigilance of all countries."

"In Portugal, they still have a monopoly on education. So far, Newton's Mechanics is still a banned book by the Jesuits. Anyone who reads such books in Portugal will be judged."

"In South America, they are trying to establish an earthly paradise for the Lajaguans and block all progress, clinging to the dogmas of the past."

"In France, they control the government and constantly interfere with the king, trying to judge many times."

"100 years ago, they relied on geometry and their knowledge of mathematics, as well as their university education system, and they could be respected in China."

"But now...we already know that lightning is nothing but electricity carried by clouds, and lightning strikes can be avoided through some means, but they are still claiming that this is the so-called warning of Dous."

"We already know that in the near future, a comet will cross the sky. They still claim that this is a symbol of disaster."

"Heaven and earth are not benevolent, and all things are dogs."

"The heaven and the earth have their own laws of operation. There are reasons to follow in the wind, rain, thunder and lightning."

"Even disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and strong winds are just the natural operation of the inhumane world with all things as dogs. However, the Jesuits still claim that earthquakes, tsunamis, and strong winds are the so-called punishments for sins."

"Their knowledge is no longer able to benefit the world and the people, but has begun to hinder the benefit of the world and the people. This is the first reason why the Celestial Dynasty wants to completely expel them."

"You have a saying, what belongs to Dois belongs to Dous, and what belongs to Caesar belongs to Caesar. The matter of the Kingdom of Paraguay, the choice made at the end of the previous dynasty, and the Jesuits in the countries of Europe intervening in politics and even assassinating the king have also violated the biggest taboo of the Celestial Dynasty. Monks and Taoists, don’t ask about political affairs. Participating in political affairs is a cult. Buddhism and Taoism can still be destroyed, how about Christ?”

"Therefore, the Chinese government officially announced that the Christians of the Chinese government and the vassal states are not under the jurisdiction of the Holy See, and that the Chinese government is governed by the patriarch."

(End of this chapter)