The literary giants of the late Ming Dynasty began by copying books

Long Huamin was a bit idealistic in his mind. He believed that preaching should be carried out among the common people. His preaching targets were not distinguished between rich and poor, and he treated officials and farmers alike. He was also willing to preach to women and teach them to read. When writing, some poor believers suffered disasters in their homes, and he took other believers to repair their houses.

"Matteo Ricci's Notes on China" records Long Huamin's remarks: "I want you to understand this, that is, everyone is equal before God, and the differences between people created by people are indeed not the solid foundation for their survival."

Wang Wenlong knew that Long Huamin's problem was that he saw the oppressive side of Confucianism, but thought that all Chinese traditional culture was oppressive, so he once adopted a hostile attitude towards all Chinese traditions.

Long Huamin believed that the "Matteo Ricci Rules" were compromises made to please the upper echelons of the Ming Dynasty. He would not slowly understand the difference until after the Nanjing Mission Case.

Wang Wenlong felt that although Long Huamin was relatively rigid, his character was indeed good.

After the Nanjing Mission Case, he would know the pros and cons and change the rules he had originally set one by one. For example, he allowed worship of Confucius and ancestors, but emphasized that it was "only a courtesy" and did not allow "prayer and petition".

At first, Long Huamin felt that he should not have close contact with the Ming court, but after two lesson plans, he became honest by the Tianqi period. When the emperor greeted him, he honestly took Yang Manuo to the Ministry of War to report, helped the Ming Dynasty train troops, and even called Tang Ruowang. Go to the capital to help fix the calendar and build cannons. Hello, hello, hello, hello to everyone.

After picking up Long Huamin in Huizhou, the group rushed towards Macau together.

Wang Wenlong was too lazy to discuss missionary matters with Long Huamin anymore, so the two of them changed the topic to other things.

Long Huamin had been preaching in the Ming Dynasty for so long. Although he had been in contact with the common people for a long time, he had to agree that it would be more enjoyable to talk with someone like Wang Wenlong who was familiar with European affairs.

He hadn't talked to someone who could understand him for a long time, and he couldn't wait to share his views: "I recently read a book by an Englishman. He said that the earth should be a huge magnet, and the two poles coincide with the geographical poles. , what a wonderful design God has.”

Wang Wenlong knew that what Long Huamin was talking about was the earth's magnetic field theory proposed by the British Gilbert last year, but this theory obviously had problems. He smiled and asked: "Don't you know the existence of magnetic declination?"

Long Huamin was stunned. Europe had entered the Age of Discovery and of course knew the existence of magnetic declination. However, it seemed that God's design was not so simple.

Wang Wenlong said with a smile: "If we accept the heliocentric theory and look at the universe model, the earth's magnetic declination and rotation and revolution will be much simpler."

Long Huamin quickly said: "The heliocentric theory is just a false rumor."

Wang Wenlong asked: "Is geocentric theory a knowledge confirmed by God?"

Long Huamin shook his head: "There is no relevant record in the Bible."

"Yes, supporting the geocentric theory is just because the Holy See wants it. The people of the Holy See are human beings, and the scholars who support the heliocentric theory are also human beings. Why can only the Holy See's words be the truth?" Wang Wenlong shook his head, "The essence said that he believes that everyone is human before God. Equality, but it seems that the priests in the Holy See are more equal than others."

Long Huaming suddenly turned red and didn't know how to answer for a long time.

Wang Wenlong couldn't help but want to laugh. Long Huamin was indeed an honest man. Although he was Italian, he did have the feeling that a gentleman could bully Long Huamin.

Long Huamin didn't take it seriously when Wang Wenlong said he was speechless. Instead, he thought Wang Wenlong was knowledgeable and kept talking to him on the road.

The next morning everyone entered Macau. Wang Wenlong looked around and saw that the place was completely Western scenery.

It has been nearly 50 years since the Portuguese came to Macau, and they have built thousands of houses here. At this time, there are no less than 10,000 foreigners in Macau.

The Ming Dynasty never leased Macau to the Portuguese, nor did it officially allow the Portuguese to live in it. However, it could not resist the fact that the Portuguese had money. In order to get local officials to allow them to live in Macau, the Portuguese first bribed local officials more than 500 taels a year. Of course, this little money can only feed the nearby county government. If you want to fill it up, you can't even close the gap between your teeth.

So the Portuguese gradually increased their investment, and now the Ming Dynasty adopts a large-scale tax collection method for Macau. The tax is levied based on the size of ships traveling to and from Macau. The calculation is of course very inaccurate, but even so, every year, the small Xiangshan Ao can still draw 2 With more than 10,000 taels of silver, the amount of profits distributed to local magistrates will only be even greater.

The Portuguese also made money. At this time, the Ming Dynasty did not allow foreigners to enter the country privately. It was extremely difficult for several missionaries to enter the Ming Dynasty to preach. All Western traders doing business with China could only settle in Macau. Just collecting trade taxes was enough. They make a lot of money.

After Wang Wenlong and others entered Macau, they were directly invited to stay at the Jesuit building and received an invitation to attend the banquet tomorrow.

The person who wrote the letter inviting Wang Wenlong to come to Macau is the highest leader of the Jesuits in Macau, Fan Li'an, the Superintendent of Macao. The Jesuits have a very high status in Macau and manage the Catholic churches, missionary schools and other institutions in Macau. Fan Li'an is also a member of the Macau Council. of MPs. It is now the 30th year of Wanli, and the Portuguese have not sent a governor to Macau. At this time, the actual governing body of Macau is called the Macau Council. This was established by the Portuguese in Macau more than ten years ago with the encouragement of the Jesuits. As a community self-governing institution, the rights of the Macao Council were only confirmed by the Portuguese Governor of India. Ming Dynasty did not agree, but Ming Dynasty did not have the intention to control this small place.

The soldiers and servants brought by Wang Wenlong felt their eyes were opened when they came to Macau for the first time. Wang Wenlong was not restrained and let them move around freely. After entering the hotel, he was also very interested in the decoration of Portuguese rooms in this era. I looked here, touched there, and picked up the quill pen and paper on the table to copy and write.

After packing his luggage for a while, he heard a knock on the door. Wang Wenlong opened the door and saw Pan Xiu standing at the door holding a broom.

Seeing this guy's diligent look, Wang Wenlong smiled inwardly and said, "What is Bo Feng doing? We just walked such a long way, don't bother, let's go play."

Pan Xiu said with a smile: "I just asked them for a broom. My house has been cleaned. I thought I would come to Jianyang to do some cleaning. It's just a matter at hand. What's the problem?"

Wang Wenlong pretended to be helpless and nodded, "You are always so hardworking..." Then he went out to play with his hands behind his back.

After the door closed, Pan Xiu's face instantly turned serious when she heard Wang Wenlong walking down the stairs.

He first rummaged through Wang Wenlong's luggage, and then went to look in his bedside and cabinet.

Ever since he met Long Huamin, Pan Xiu had paid special attention to Wang Wenlong's behavior in front of foreigners. Along the way, he found that Wang Wenlong was not surprised by foreigners. His expression was obviously not the first time he saw Europeans, and he became more and more sure that Wang Wenlong had stayed in the West.

But what surprised him was that although Long Huamin was Italian, the missionaries he brought with him were mainly Spanish and Portuguese, and Wang Wenlong, who exchanged knowledge with them, seemed to know no Spanish at all.

For a Chinese who has stayed in Luzon, if he wants to communicate with Europeans, the first thing he should learn is Spanish and Portuguese. Wang Wenlong has communicated with Europeans but does not know these two languages. It is really strange.

After rummaging through several places, Pan Xiu found nothing of value. Just when he was confused, he saw a few pieces of waste paper that Wang Wenlong had just finished writing and balled up in a wastebasket on the ground.

Pan Xiu hurriedly picked it up, and sure enough, he saw many European cursive characters written with a quill pen on the waste paper. Each word was quite short, like a name, and the following papers had some similar drawings. A map with several important locations marked on it.

Pan Xiu couldn't help but be overjoyed. He quickly pulled out a piece of paper from his sleeve, opened the brush and ink cartridge, and carefully copied down the contents of Wang Wenlong's scrap paper. Some Latin characters were spelled differently from Dutch, and Pan Xiu couldn't understand it, but he couldn't understand it. Copy the appearance like a cat or a tiger.

Then he quickly put everything back in place and cleaned it carefully. Then he asked the Jesuit to return the broom and ran to the pier in the name of going out for fun.

In the evening, Wang Wenlong returned to the house a little drunk after eating a lot of seafood. He first reached into the wastebasket and took out his manuscript paper. When he opened it, he saw that the broken hair he had specially placed inside had been It disappeared. It was obvious that this piece of waste paper had been opened by someone, and he laughed.

Wang Wenlong became more and more interested in this spy game as he played it, and began to think about what information to reveal next time.

What he left behind was the game map and character list of "Assassin's Creed: Odyssey" in his memory. This version of the game tells the story of ancient Greece - how about putting the map of "Assassin's Creed: Origins" next time? Are they going to look for it in ancient Egypt again?

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Early the next morning, Wang Wenlong took the officers sent by Xu Xueju to the Bugalao Cannon Foundry in Guiyang Mountain.

This place is hidden in a bamboo forest and is quite quiet.

Yesterday Peter heard about Wang Wenlong's arrival and began to prepare. This morning he put on a straight suit of clothes and stood at the gate of the cannon foundry to welcome Wang Wenlong and others.

Wang Wenlong said through the accompanying Jesuit translator: "Mr. Peter Bugarao, I have heard of your name a long time ago. I didn't expect that Mr. Peter, you are really going strong with age."

Peter smiled and nodded: "There are not many Chinese people who can call me by my name correctly. Many Chinese people cannot understand that the Portuguese name is placed in front of the surname, and they always call me Bugarao. Fortunately, the Portuguese in Macau Not many, the only ones with the surname Bugarao are me and my son, so it’s not easy to mishear it.”

Peter smiled and said: "Mr. Wang Jianyang, I have read your historical records. It is really a good book. As a Portuguese, I have long wanted to meet you. You are welcome to visit my cannon foundry with the officers of the Ming Dynasty." "

(End of this chapter)