New Shun 1730

However, although Zhang Rulin understood Liu Yu's meaning, he was still a little puzzled.

"Duke, I think the root of this matter lies in Macau. If Macau is taken back, even if there are more missionaries who want to come, it will be inconvenient, and there is no place to learn Chinese. If they go ashore privately in other places, they will be easily caught. Without the guidance of the people in Macau who have forgotten their ancestors, how can they penetrate into Sichuan, Jiangsu, Fujian and other places?"

"But taking back Macau is not something that a small county magistrate like me can decide."

"Therefore, my impartial handling is really scratching the surface and not curing the root cause. Even if I scold and admonish to solve it, what's the use?"

"All I can do is to follow the law. , kill those who should be killed, arrest those who should be arrested, and then reprimand the Portuguese and British leaders in Macau. In addition, doing more would be provoking border conflicts and ignoring the court. "

Liu Yu smiled and said, "So, if you are in your position, you should do your job; if you are not in your position, you should not do your job. You just need to do what you should do. As for the rest, you don't need to worry about it. What you should do in your position and what you shouldn't do in your position, if you need me to teach you even this, I think you should not be the county magistrate."

Zhang Rulin seemed to understand the court's intention, but he still seemed to be unable to understand the court's attitude. According to his thinking, this kind of thing is completely enough for a jailer. The court sent the Duke of Guo, and this matter is obviously not as simple as dealing with it. He was afraid that he would misunderstand the court's intention.

But since the Duke of Guo said that he should do his job, he meant that he should stand in the perspective of a county magistrate and do what he should do. Although he didn't understand what the court was going to do, he at least knew what he should do.

With a sense of security in his heart, and seeing that Liu Yu did not scold him, he knew that his official position might still be kept as long as he did a good job.

He was happy, bowed and thanked him, and then left.

As soon as he went out, he went around to a distance, and the clerks and yamen runners of Xiangshan County were waiting here.

The court did not use the people of Xiangshan County to investigate and arrest people this time. They were afraid that there was a traitor inside, but directly mobilized the mobile troops in the hands of the defense envoy.

However, now that the people have been arrested, basically all the collaborators of Xiangshan County have been purged. The remaining few people are not good birds, but it is basically certain that they did not have time or had no chance to participate.

Zhang Rulin looked at the battle on the street. The mobile field troops of Dashun were standing guard and patrolling in the dangerous places. He thought to himself, if Macau was not taken back, why would there be such a battle?

If the court directly let him investigate, he would go to Macau alone, which would be enough to make the Portuguese leaders here obedient. Although he did not have the courage of Zilong, he was an official appointed by the court, and behind him was a court that had just recovered the Western Regions and suppressed Nanyang. What could these Portuguese do to him?

When there were no soldiers to control Macau, he was confident. When the Portuguese and the Chinese had disputes and killed people, he would directly arrest the Portuguese and take them to the county government office in Xiangshan County.

Now that there were such soldiers, he could not lose face for the court.

So he asked the council, military leaders, Jesuits, bishops and other people from Macau to come, and he had to act like a county magistrate.

Several people from the county government went to inform the Portuguese to see the county magistrate with ease. There was already a local who knew Portuguese as an interpreter, following Zhang Rulin to interpret.

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The Portuguese and British in Macau were now like ants on a hot pot, at a loss.

At the beginning, when the Guangdong Jiedushi came in person, the fleet blocked the entry and exit of Macau ships, and the army entered Macau, they knew something big had happened.

Fortunately, the council, the military chief, and the bishop were all clear-headed. They did not shout that this was Portuguese territory and that the soldiers had to fight to the death. Instead, they obediently gave up strategic locations such as the artillery fort.

A Jiedushi could do this. Now that the Dashun court had sent a more important figure, these people naturally felt that the sky was about to fall.

I'm afraid that Dashun was going to take back Macau, right?

There were local and Portuguese factions among the Portuguese in Macau, and the two sides were not of the same mind.

However, both the local and national factions had the same understanding of the significance of Macau. At least they all believed that Macau was very important and could not be taken back.

For the national faction, if Macau was taken back by Dashun, it meant that Portugal could completely leave Southeast Asia and retreat back to Goa.

Portugal was a snake with a hundred feet, and it was still alive even after death. It still had colonies in Southeast Asia, especially controlling Timor, which produced ebony.

However, if Macau was taken back, Dashun would replace the Dutch rule in Southeast Asia and occupy Malacca and Sunda. Without the transit of Macau, those places could be thrown away directly. They could not be defended at all and would be completely money-losing.

Moreover, with Dashun's attitude towards Catholicism, how could Portugal still be allowed to stay in Southeast Asia? Look at Luzon. Spain, which is also Catholic, provided supplies and ports for Britain during the Jenkins Ear War even though Dashun's behind-the-scenes foreign minister hated Britain so much?

As for the local faction, let alone. Macau produces nothing except a few fish, and there is not even enough food.

The reason why it can develop is not because of Dashun's goods and trade development?

Losing Macau means that all the trade lines in their hands have been taken over by Dashun.

People buy goods, they recognize silk, porcelain and cotton, not just Portuguese silk, porcelain and cotton. They trade with whoever brings the goods, at least in Southeast Asia, because they don't have a navy that can defend tariffs.

Now Dashun's battle is clearly to take back Macau. They are even worried that the Guangdong Jiedushi can't calm down, so they directly sent a battle-hardened general, a strong man who fought from Russia to the Netherlands. Doesn't this show that if the negotiations fail, they are ready to swallow up all the Portuguese Southeast Asian colonies including Timor?

This man just commanded the battle to swallow up the Dutch colonies, and he is experienced.

The more they think about it, the more they panic.

After Liu Yu arrived in Macau, he met him when he was greeted, and after being scolded a few times, he never saw him again. It added to his anxiety.

After waiting for a long time, what he waited for was not the news that Liu Yu took back Macau and drove them out of the country.

Instead, he waited for the summons of the magistrate of Xiangshan County.

How could the council, the military chief, the bishop, and the Jesuits dare to neglect it? They came to the place where the county magistrate summoned them with trepidation, hiding their heads and not daring to speak loudly. According to the rules that had always been the case before, they knelt on their knees to meet the county magistrate.

Zhang Rulin looked at this group of people in charge of Macau, and felt helpless.

The defense envoy helped to arrest people.

The interrogation was investigated by the imperial order.

The execution and sentencing were handled by the Duke of Guo who was out of town.

What could he do?

I thought that since the Duke of Guo had allowed me to be in my position and make decisions, even if the court wanted to take back Macau, the order would not be issued by me, so wouldn’t I have to teach them a lesson?

First, he scolded them, saying that the previous dynasty saw that you were pitiful and allowed you to dry goods here; this dynasty was generous and did not drive you away. However, you repay kindness with enmity, not only do you not want to repay the holy dynasty, but you smuggle opium and kidnap people.

It didn't matter that he scolded them, but it scared all these people. They didn't know that Liu Yu asked him to do his job, and it was not his turn to arrest and try people, so this was the only thing he could do.

To these Portuguese and Jesuits, this was clearly a prelude to taking back Macau.

According to this logic, they were the frozen snake in the farmer's arms in Aesop's fable.

Ungrateful.

At this time, officials, especially those who came from the imperial examination, were all educated. If they really talked, even if they had nothing to say, they could talk for several hours without repeating themselves, not to mention that they were in a situation where they had a great cause, naval guns were at their side, and their words were reasonable?

Since these people came, they started to be scolded and taught. They scolded until it was almost dark, but it was not enough.

"It's getting dark today, so you can go back for now. Tomorrow, come again, and I will enlighten you!"

"Before you leave, I will write another poem for you!"

"Jesus doesn't blame the declining Han Dynasty, why does Matthew want to persuade the Ming Dynasty? The holy era is now, but the rain has not come yet, and the hundred years of debauchery will be wiped out."

These people are upset. They are already worried about the fate of Macau, and they are being taught a whole day in a condescending manner, and they even have to come again tomorrow.

The level of this poem is extremely poor. Those who don't understand Sinology and can only listen to the literal translation of the general translation think that this is only in your Dashun. If it were in Europe, it would be burned at the stake.

The missionaries who understand Sinology think that this is not worthy of being called a poem? Besides, what kind of demon omen is this talking about Jesus, like Zhu Yan turning into a snake, the decline of the Han Dynasty, Wang Mang's disaster, what does it have to do with the coming of Jesus? It's just a little coincidence in time...

But even so, one by one they can only thank, say yes, and slowly leave.

When they returned to their own place, they all had bitter faces.

They really had no idea what to do now. In the previous Tianqi years, they could still fight the Dutch with coastal defense. They would not be so stupid as to really fight against the Dashun, which had a vast territory and had just driven the Dutch out of Southeast Asia with thunder.

Especially the native Portuguese, who had seen many scenes of the county magistrate of Xiangshan County of Dashun executing the death penalty, and had also killed Portuguese merchants, sailors, black slaves, etc.

They still knew something about China: raising an army to resist in Macau was called treason, and the leader would be tortured to death.

Now Dashun did not give a clear attitude, but it sounded like it was going to take back Macau. At this time, it was useless to say anything, and everyone could only sigh.

The county magistrate's impromptu poem was just like saying it clearly, twisting Jesus into a fierce beast like Zhu Yan Huashe, which was fierce as soon as it came out. He also said that he wanted to sweep away the century-old vines. Isn't it obvious that he wanted to uproot them?

Where is the root?

Isn't the root Macau?

Unlike those who consider interests and trade, the Jesuits have more considerations.

They are the most worried among all Europeans in Macau about Dashun's plan to take back Macau.

Macau is the root of the Chinese diocese. If Macau is lost, their mission in China will be completely over.

Japan does not have Macau, so in recent years, Japan has no Catholics except for the descendants of the gangster Christians on the deserted island.

The money needed for missionary work, the best place for missionaries to learn Chinese, to establish relations with the Dashun court, and to train Chinese missionaries, all of these require Macau as a transit.

Otherwise, if you go to any place, you will be arrested by the government.

Among those who went to listen to the reprimand and enlightenment of Zhang Rulin, the magistrate of Xiangshan County today, there was also Jiang Youren, who had been close to Liu Yu a few days ago.

Although he was new, the Catholic Church had internal organizations and ranks. He was a graduate of the Saint-Sulpice Seminary in Paris. He was a cadre upon graduation, starting as a sixth-rank deacon; after further studies in Nancy for a few years, he was promoted to a seventh-rank priest.

Looking at Macau, within the Catholic cadre system, even if he was new, he could directly participate in such meetings.

He was still sent to China after the Dashun ban on religion, and he had a special mission.

It was an attempt by the Jesuits to conduct a new method after the Dashun ban on religion.

This attempt was also a continuation of Matteo Ricci's approach: using technology as bait and mathematics and astronomy as food to lure scholars and officials to get close, and then slowly preach.

However, at that time, half a copy of Geometry was enough to lure them. Now, it is no longer possible.

Jesuits do need to receive some scientific education. However, the Jesuits sent to China before had high scientific literacy, but they were only second- and third-rate figures in the scientific circle. Before, second- and third-rate figures could seduce the court, but now second- and third-rate figures are no longer enough.

Originally, after the Dashun banned religion, the Jesuits tried to debate with the Dashun side and explain the benefits of preaching, but the Dashun side directly gave the reason for refusal: As long as the Catholic Church does not give in, the appointment of personnel in the Chinese diocese will be the responsibility of the Dashun government, and it will be impossible to allow preaching. Elsewhere, Dashun does not care. But in Dashun, the Pope's words must not be as effective as the words of the government, otherwise everything is off the table.

After the formal method was hit with a nose, the Jesuits thought that since Dashun has now established the Academy of Sciences and has begun to attach importance to science, can this be used as a breakthrough?

Jiang Youren is French, his astronomy tutor is also the head of the astronomy department of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Can the Jesuits take advantage of this opportunity to return to China in this way?

Unlike the Dominicans, the Jesuits believe that if they want to preach in China, they must take the upper route. If the upper agrees, sympathizes, and permits, the following will be easy. Otherwise, they can only preach in secret, which is too inefficient.

Now, who is the upper level? Who was behind the scenes to deal a blow to Catholicism, so that even the trick of using science as bait is not so easy to use? This is obvious.

However, when Liu Yu saw Jiang Youren and Jiang Youren took out the recommendation letter, Liu Yu directly told the people around him to be wary of the Jesuits playing the science card, which immediately put the Jesuits in a very passive position.

Now the Jesuit missionaries in China are divided into different levels.

The early group, that is, the group that came before the ban on religion. At that time, they were second- or third-rate figures in the scientific community. Now they are actually far behind, because mathematics and astronomy have made great progress in a few decades.

The scientific knowledge mastered by the group of Jesuits who came to China sixty years ago was not at the forefront of the world at that time. Sixty years later, they were completely left behind.

After the ban on religion, the Dashun court and the Holy See fought for several years with words, but did not do any real work.

It was not until Jiang Youren came here that the Jesuits made a new attempt after they determined that it was impossible to solve the ban on religion by talking. Through various connections, they selected people from various universities and found first- and second-rate astronomers and mathematicians at that time to train and guide them, and then came to China.

In other words, half of the Elements of Geometry from 2,000 years ago could be regarded as a rare book by the scholars at that time.

Now, missionaries who do not know calculus, gravity, star charts, moon phases, Saturn's rings, Jupiter, and Titan are no longer qualified to try the upper route in Dashun.