New Shun 1730

Realistically speaking, missionary work costs money.

And we need a bunch of devout missionaries to do things based on their faith.

Most of the missionaries who had a bad influence in Dashun were extremely pious and spread the word at the risk of being shot.

But there is no getting around the reality. No matter how pious you are, you still need to spend money.

Money can determine many things.

For example, Middle East oil in later generations was the material basis for the proliferation of extremists. Nothing can be done without money.

For example, the missionary work in Dashun at this time cost money, and it would not be possible without money.

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

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

Or, encourage all Western European countries to break away from the Holy See and cut off their financial resources.

This is not only an opportunity to capitalize on the rise of the Enlightenment, but also to add fire to the Enlightenment. complement each other.

Not difficult.

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

"Macau once had value. Whether it was to European countries or to China."

"Its existence allows goods from both ends of the earth to be traded and technology from both ends of the earth to be exchanged."

"But now that the trade center of China has moved to Songjiang, the meaning of Macau has become meaningless to anyone who wants to conduct normal, legitimate and legal trade."

"On the contrary, Macau is meaningful to those smugglers, opium dealers, unscrupulous traders who try to poison the people of China with their vicious goods, and who try to circumvent the jurisdiction of China's laws."

"When China banned religion, you cried out that your teachings were good and good. However, the reality is that Macau is now filled with evil."

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

"The only purpose of allowing Portugal to continue renting Macau and allowing Christianity to continue to spread in Macau was that the emperor was giving the Holy See and you, the so-called envoys of St. Louis, a chance to prove that you are good."

"The reality, however, is that there's just darkness out there."

"In this case, it is also because Macau has repeatedly violated China's ban on opium, smuggling, and proselytizing."

"And it has no value, materially, in terms of trade, or in terms of communication, to anyone who desires legitimate trade."

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

"Heaven is tolerant."

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

"If it neither accepts nor leaves, then China will have no choice but to take the most radical measures."

"If the Portuguese soldiers in Macau commit any hostile act against China, it will be regarded as a declaration of war."

The Portuguese envoy was speechless, while the envoys from other countries had no objections to this. After all, Macau had already been a city of sin since Dashun chose to move the trade center to Songjiang Prefecture.

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

Dashun will conduct a comprehensive clean-up of Macau and strengthen patrols at the Pearl River Estuary to ensure that smuggling ships cannot be picked up by others at the Pearl River Estuary.

The issue of the trade center moving northward aroused great anti-imperial sentiment in the Pearl River Estuary area. After all, it resulted in many people losing their jobs, and many merchants' trading opportunities were taken away by the Songsu Group.

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

After the diplomatic missions from various countries were silent for a while, due to religious reasons, the French ambassador still asked: "Your Majesty, the Celestial Empire directly governs Macau, which also means that the Celestial Empire will directly govern the Christians in Macau. Does the Holy See have any influence on Chinese etiquette issues? Maybe give in."

"So, what attitude will China take towards those who refuse to renounce their religion? Will China send a mission to Rome again to discuss etiquette issues?"

Regarding this issue, Liu Yuze immediately denied it.

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

"Actually, you think that your religion was introduced here during the previous dynasty. In fact, this is not the case. Your religion has been spread here as early as the Tang Dynasty."

"Also, you should know that the 80th ecumenical patriarch of the Assyrian Church of the East is from Linfen, Shanxi."

"The tolerance of the previous dynasty towards your religion stems from the fact that there are some good things and precepts in your religion, which may help in enlightenment. As Xu Guangqi said, it supplements the king's culture and influences Confucianism."

"Before this, in the twelfth year of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty, I heard that the Jesus religion was introduced. Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty issued an edict: The Tao has no permanent name, and the holy body has no permanent body. He should set up teachings according to the directions and help all living beings secretly. A Luo Ben, the great master of the Qin Dynasty, came from far away Bring the scripture image to the capital and explain its teachings in detail. It is mysterious and unconventional. It is based on the essence of Yuanzong.

"Whether it is the Nestorian sect or your Catholicism, Orthodoxy, or Protestant sects, the Celestial Empire has the same attitude."

"Seeing that it can benefit the king's rule and benefit the people, it is allowed to be implemented throughout the world."

"As for those of you who eat leavened bread or dead bread, whether the Virgin Mary gave birth to a human or a god, or this or that, the court and the scholars and officials of this dynasty have always disagreed."

"Those people are just because they are poor, or they seek 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 they are not professional monks, can they tell the difference between many Buddhist sects?"

"Since this is the case, and they are unwilling to give up the religion, why doesn't the court follow the example of the Eastern Church and set up its own sect, not subject to the jurisdiction of Rome, not be promoted by Rome, and not receive funding from Rome . It is under the jurisdiction of the Li government, just like Buddhism and Taoism. "

"All priests need a certificate of ordination. As for the patriarchs, they need to be canonized by the court, like the living Buddha. People who are unwilling to give up their religion are expected to be unable to tell the difference, so they can join this religion."

"In this way, believers in Macau, Southeast Asia, Japan, Annan, Myanmar and other places all belong to this..."

"All rituals are based on the traditions of the Celestial Empire, and those that contradict them will be changed."

"All religious groups of the Roman Curia, such as the Jesuits, the Dominicans, etc., can preach in the Celestial Empire."

"All church construction is approved by the Li government."

"All ordained priests are issued certificates of ordination by the Li government."

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

After these words were spoken, the envoys from various countries looked at each other and were all stunned for a moment.

What is this for?

Just now, after they heard that Dashun was going to exercise full direct jurisdiction over Macau, including the management of Christians in Macau, they imagined many possible situations.

But what Liu Yu said was something they had never expected.

This is... is this going to set up a new diocese?

The story of the Patriarch following the Living Buddha, worshipping the Marquis, and Longhushan, must be conferred by the court?

This is a normal situation where a canal is dug in advance to let the water flow along a controllable river when it cannot be blocked.

It is meaningless to excommunicate each other or call each other heretics. Because Dashun does not care at all, it just wants to solve many historical problems left over in Nanyang.

Most people who believe in religion and do not quit religion can't tell how much difference there is. It's nothing more than finding a spiritual sustenance, a fantasy of heaven, or a little warmth and respect.

It should be said that most Christians in Dashun, including those who claimed to be 300,000 in the late Ming Dynasty, basically can't figure out what the difference between leavened bread and dead bread is.

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

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

It is impossible to just kill them blindly.

Java, Luzon, Ceylon, and India have left too many people who believe in this stuff. Instead of letting the Roman Catholic Church govern, it is better to turn the table over and create a special faction of its own.

The core area can be controlled and managed, and it continues to be strictly guarded.

However, it is impossible to guard and block Nanyang and other places outside the core area as strictly as the core area.

In addition, Nanyang is not just Christianity, but also Muslims, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The pirates of Sulu often launch jihads against Dashun.

Instead of letting him spread it randomly, it is better to make a cesspool and put it all in, which can be controlled.

However, this set of things really shocked these envoys. They really didn't think it could be done this way.

Liu Yu, on the other hand, did not change his face or heart, and talked about the evaluation of the Jesuits after they entered China in the Ming Dynasty with an attitude that seemed to be "final".

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

In this era, once it is objective and material, there will be big problems.

After praising the Jesuits' contributions 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 motives. He used Geometry as bait and lured scholars to believe in religion by monopolizing knowledge."

"Objectively, he promoted the spread of Geometry in the Celestial Empire."

"But, you need to know that for the Celestial Empire, the evaluation of him is objectively because of the translation and spread of a series of books such as Geometry, and he is called Li Zi, not because of his religious dissemination and missionary work."

"A hundred years ago, I would say that the Jesuits were progressive. Whether it is their teaching methods, the university education system they created, or their mastery of mathematics and astronomy, they all make them progressive and beneficial to saving the world. . "

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

"In Portugal, they still monopolize education. To this day, Newton's mechanics is still a banned book by the Jesuits. Anyone who reads such books in Portugal will be tried. "

"In South America, they tried to establish a paradise on earth for the Lacguaguans, blocking all progress and clinging to past dogmas. "

"In France, they control the government, constantly interfere with the King of France, and try to judge him many times. "

"A hundred years ago, they could be respected in the Celestial Empire by relying on the Elements of Geometry, their mathematical knowledge, and their university education system. "

"And now... we already know that lightning is just electricity carried by clouds, and lightning strikes can be avoided by some means, but they are still claiming that this is the so-called warning of Stus."

"We already know that soon a comet will streak across the sky. But they still claim that it is a symbol of disaster."

"Heaven and earth are unkind and regard all things as stupid dogs."

"Between heaven and earth, there are laws of their own operation. Wind, rain, thunder and lightning all have their own principles to follow."

"Even disasters such as earthquakes, tsunamis, and strong winds are just the natural movement of the world, which treats all things as stupid dogs. However, the Jesuits still claim that earthquakes, tsunamis, and strong winds are the so-called punishment for sin."

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

"You have a saying, return to Caesar what is Caesar's, and return to Caesar what is Caesar's. The affairs of the Kingdom of Paraguay, the choices made in the last years of the previous dynasty, and the Jesuits' interference in politics and even the assassination of kings in European countries have also violated the greatest taboo of the Celestial Empire. Monks and Taoists should not ask about political affairs. If they participate in political affairs, it is a cult. How about Christianity?"

"Thus, the Celestial Empire officially declares that Christians in the Celestial Empire and its vassal countries are not under the jurisdiction of the Holy See, and the Celestial Government has established its own patriarchal authority."