Daming 1805

Chapter 145 Daming is not a bird
While Chen Shaohong, Zhu Guangjun, and Lu Liang were communicating, several French "Minghua elements" on the opposite side were also thinking and communicating.

After they were sad and sad for a while, a fat man in his 30s suddenly called out:
"I understand!"

People around immediately asked:
"What do you understand?"

The fat man looked around, lowered his voice slightly, and said to a few familiar people around him:
"General Ming means that before the handover, this place is under the jurisdiction of France, and they will not interfere with the affairs of the French.

"But after the French leave, if we are willing to stay here, we will be able to obtain the right of abode in the Ming Dynasty."

Several people around were a little confused.

"Aren't you just repeating what General Daming said just now?"

The fat man immediately smiled and continued to explain:
"The point is, the French didn't take us and we're still here after the French left.

"We need to use our brains from these two perspectives if we want to obtain the right of residence in the Daming Kingdom."

Several Minghua elements around suddenly realized.

"We can hide."

"We can go to the mountains and come back after the French leave."

"We can go first and run back later."

A group of Minghua elements quickly found their way, then silently saluted several Ming officers, and then quickly left the scene.

On Zhu Guangjun's side, he explained Daming's policies to the residents of Quebec, so he stopped paying attention.

Chen Shaohong commanded the troops to officially take over Quebec.

Chen Shaohong first sent a sentry, a total of 120 people to take over the bridge on the river.

Leave a sentry to control the pier, responsible for receiving more troops arriving later.

With a whistle, follow Jeffrey to take over the important facilities in Taixi city such as the city hall, castle and church.

According to the explanation provided by Honglu Temple, the church has a very important position in the Taixi city.

They are usually the strongest structures in an entire city and often serve as important fortresses in urban street battles.

Therefore, it must be treated at the same level as the city hall.

In particular, the cathedral in Quebec City is the cathedral of the entire archdiocese around it, and it is also the prelate church of Beiyinzhou.

Its status is even more important, and its location is not far from the pier, closer than the Quebec Castle.

So Chen Shaohong planned to go to the church first, and then to the nearby castle.

Bishop Geoffrey was already a little nervous, but after hearing Chen Shaohong's request, he became even more nervous:

"This... this, general, there are still many things in the church that have not been cleaned up, the general can go to the castle first, the castle is more important..."

Chen Shaohong was taken aback when he heard that:
"Why haven't you cleaned up yet? What have you been doing for the past ten days?"

The military governor Zhu Guangjun next to him added:

"Our takeover action will not affect your packing, you can continue packing under our supervision.

"Just to prevent you from damaging your items, the church will belong to the Daming Dynasty Hall in the future."

Jeffrey felt aggrieved, so he retorted subconsciously:
"The church originally belonged to the church, not the property of the French colony. Changes in the ownership of the colony should not affect the church..."

As a result, Zhu Guangjun gave a very serious and straightforward notice with a blank face:

"Da Ming does not recognize all titles and social privileges within the Xiyi system.

"The Ming Dynasty did not recognize the land ownership in the era of Xiyi rule.

"The vassal state that Ming Dynasty is about to establish here—Yin State, will not grant citizenship to the local Xiyi, and they do not have complete property rights.

"All Xiyi can leave with their belongings, but all land and attachments on the land belong to Daming.

"These rules are equally valid for any church.

"The church does not enjoy any privileges in the territory of Ming Dynasty, and any behavior must abide by the relevant regulations of the Ministry of Rites and Yamen.

"Churches and personnel can leave with church and personal belongings.

"However, the land where the church is located, as well as the church building itself and its appendages, are all owned by the Ming government.

"Da Ming promised in the peace treaty that he would not intentionally destroy the church and still allow believers to come to worship.

"Mr. Bishop, please be sure to abide by the peace agreement between the two parties, otherwise all consequences will be borne by you."

In the Western cultural system, the church does belong to the church, and the church has great privileges.

If it is a colonial transfer between Thai and Western countries, the church will basically not be significantly affected.

In fact, the same is true for ordinary people.

The private land and assets of the local people will not be affected too much, they just pay taxes in another suzerain country.

But it is different if the handover party is replaced by Daming.

Daming does not allow uncontrolled organizations on its own land, and Ming will not grant citizenship to Xiyi.

In fact, if Xiyi individuals are willing and able to live and stay, Daming allows them to keep some reasonable land and houses.

Not really all confiscated.

But the French would not allow them to stay.

Jeffrey instantly understood that his previous logic was useless in front of Daming.

Immediately, his expression became extremely sad.

Jeffrey knew that he couldn't compete with the Ming army, so he could only plead hard:

"The servant of God has no intention of violating the peace treaty between the two parties. He just hopes that the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty can give him some time, as long as one day is enough."

At this time, Chen Shaohong said inconceivably:

"Our warlords have said that if we take over the ownership of the church, it won't affect you to clean it up. Why the hell do you have to delay it for a day?
"Is there something shady in your church that needs some time to transfer?"

Chen Shaohong said it directly without holding back.

Zhu Guangjun and Lu Liang next to him had actually discovered that there was something wrong with Jeffrey, but they didn't speak directly to point it out.

Jeffrey's mouth trembled slightly, not knowing how to answer this question.

Seeing his reaction, Chen Shaohong was really interested:

"Looking at you like this, I really have to go and have a look. There are all of them. Run forward and aim for Xiyi Church."

The church was only one kilometer away from the pier, and the three of Chen Shaohong ran to the place with the infantry in one go.

On the square in front of the church, dozens of carts were heard, and dozens of priests and nuns were moving things out.

Their movements are quite slow, since they are carrying things carefully, and they are also unwilling to leave here.

The priests and nuns were all taken aback when they saw a group of Ming soldiers approaching, and at the same time stopped what they were doing.

Chen Shaohong ignored the surprised priests and nuns, left a few people guarding the door, and led them directly into the church.

Jeffrey had resigned himself to his fate and ran with the Daming troops, but his physical strength was obviously far inferior to that of the Huangzhuang soldiers.

It didn't take long for him to be unable to keep up with the soldiers' footsteps. When Chen Shaohong led the people into the church, he ran to the door out of breath.

Holding on to the pillar, he took a breath, and then immediately followed into the church.

Chen Shaohong had already looked around inside the church hall, and the guards guarded all the entrances and exits inside.

Seeing Jeffrey coming in, Chen Shaohong asked directly:

"Where are the things you need to pack?"

Jeffrey was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect the other party to be so direct.

But in any case, it was impossible for Jeffrey to answer, and he said vaguely:
"Perhaps the priests have packed up."

Chen Shaohong suddenly felt a little overwhelmed, and pointed at Jeffrey:
"You Xiyi, how dare you play tricks..."

Jeffrey took a step back, and then said quite seriously:

"What things our church owns has no direct relationship with Da Ming, so there is no need to tell Da Ming.

"We France and Ming Dynasty have also ceased war, and I don't want another conflict between our two countries."

Chen Shaohong couldn't bear it anymore, and he was about to do it:

"You're fucking stubborn..."

Zhu Guangjun next to him hurriedly stopped him:
"Old Chen, don't be impulsive, we will arrange people and watch them clean up here.

"If he wants to hide something here, he will definitely not be able to fly out.

"There is also Lu Taitou, you guys can also start to act..."

Lu Liang smiled and nodded, then looked at Jeffrey:

"Bishop Jeffrey, please show us your basement."

The people in the West Factory are very familiar with the various ways and habits inside Taixi.

There is also a small book left by Emperor Shizu inside the West Factory, which contains various bits and pieces of guidance experience, such as:

"Westerners like to build basements. Things are often hidden in the basement of the Xiyi Monk Temple, and there may even be virgins."

The Xichang people specially verified it, and found that Emperor Shizu really had the foresight.

Later, when I took over the church, I used to go to the basement first to see if there were any children who needed help.

When Jeffrey heard Lu Liang's words, his originally serious expression froze:

"This one……"

This time Lu Liang did not need to speak, Chen Shaohong spoke directly:
"Look at you like this, the **** really hid something, hurry up and take us to see, or I'll shoot you!"

As soon as Chen Shaohong spoke, several guards around him lowered their guns and aimed at Bishop Jeffrey.

Jeffrey was startled by Chen Shaohong:

"Don't, general calm down, calm down..."

Chen Shaohong ignored him, raised the palm of his right hand to the side of his head, and made a final warning with a stern face:
"I'll give you three seconds, one..."

"I go……"

Jeffrey gave up without holding on for a second.

As the bishop of Quebec, Jeffrey's status in Taixi is actually very high.

There is no Western country that dares to execute a bishop for no reason.

But Jeffrey knew that Daming didn't care about these things.

Jeffrey went to the basement with Chen Shaohong, Zhu Guangjun, Lu Liang, a dozen guards, and several officers of the West Factory.

In the rear side hall of the church, there is a wooden door that lifts up.

Chen Shaohong asked several guards to guard around, and arranged for two guards to help Jeffrey open the door.

Inside emerges a stairway leading out to the countryside, at the end of which there is another portal to the side.

The guard escorted Jeffrey down to open the door, and the two guards and the manager of the West Factory went in to have a look.

Then one of the officers ran back and reported to Chen Shaohong and other officers:
"The governor, the warlord, and the head, the space inside is very large, and it is very luxurious, with brilliant lights, it is simply an underground palace.

"And there are food and wine on the table, some things are still hot, and many things are half-eaten.

"There are many rooms inside, and the brothers below are still investigating."

Chen Shaohong was a little surprised:
"These Xiyi monks are sick, why build the place where they eat underground? Don't they think it's humid?"

Zhu Guangjun said with a playful expression:
"Old Chen, you also said that they are monks from Xiyi. Monks like them are not allowed to enjoy according to the teachings, and they cannot marry for life."

Lu Liang added:
"So they often make some tricks in the basement. We have seen a lot, otherwise we wouldn't ask the basement directly."

Chen Shaohong scolded directly:
"On the surface, they pretend to be gods and ghosts, but they act like gods, but they still drink and eat meat behind their backs. Do you think they are cheap..."

At this moment, a soldier ran out from inside:
"The governor, the governor, the head of the stall, there are people below, there are men, women, and children..."

Chen Shaohong was stunned:

"Did you raise your evil son in the basement?"

　Everyone should know what I am going to write. This chapter is specially disconnected here because I don’t know whether the following content will be killed.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)