When it was time to set sail the next day, Pastor Mike not only came on his own, but also brought a dozen international personalities.

This was a bit unexpected for Mai Ke.

He was the only one who invited Pastor Mike.

Of course, this was just what he was thinking in his heart, and he didn't make it explicit.

Since it's here, it doesn't matter how many more people there are.

As soon as Mike introduced him, Mai Ke was happy.

It turned out that in addition to three of these people who were priests like Mike, four of them were adventurers who did things like mercenaries.

The other four are even more special.

According to Mike, it's not a proper job.

In Mai Ke's eyes, they are all scientists!

Introducing the names of these four adventurers, Mai Ke was happy again.

These people are all famous in history.

Listen to their names: Harry, Bai Juwen, Keling, and Robert.

The names of all four men, with the exception of Robert, are recorded in historical sources.

In real history, these people all participated in the Taiping Revolution and joined the long battle against the Manchus. Among them, Bai Juwen was finally captured by the Manchu army.

The Qing soldier hated him so much that he sank him into the water and drowned him on the way to escort him, despite his immunity from foreigners.

Because in the years of fighting, the Manchu soldiers and the people in power were killed and wounded by him.

McCor was overjoyed, great! I was short of a coach for the Guns.

Those three pastors must have agreed with Mike that they could be involved in missions, but that their kingdom claims needed to be limited.

Let's talk about it first.

Of those four scientists, Mai Ke knew a little bit about them.

Because when Mike made introductions, they also kept recommending themselves and boasting about how good they were.

It seems that Huai Cai has not met for too long. forced a scientist who was immersed in research to become a salesman of fake and inferior products.

One of them has studied chemistry and seems to know a little about medicine and explosives.

The other is a firearms expert who has a diagram of the construction of a large-caliber gun in mind.

The third is a smelting expert, who has successfully smelted high-strength steel.

The last one is a shipbuilding expert, who says he can build a behemoth that is more than ten times larger than the most advanced ships available today. As long as the necessary materials are complete.

The more such people, the merrier!

Mai Ke shook hands with them one by one and welcomed them.

At the same time, it is especially emphasized to each scientist that if they have friends with the same aspirations, they are all welcome to come.

Before the commotion was over here, there were more than a dozen people over there.

Mai Ke saw that it was Pastor Liang Fa.

Okay, why don't you join in the fun?

When I looked closer, the men were each carrying a sack. The inside is bulging.

In addition, they don't pay attention to their dress, and those who don't know them think they are the new recruits of the beggar gang.

Mai Ke shook hands with Liang Fa, and then asked him, "Brother, what kind of thing are you?"

"Yes, there is something! I have asked you for a consecration! I have given a wedding to Peter, and I have written a poem to the sisters who organized the church, and how come you, a rich man, have not even made a donation? Seeing that you are leaving, I will come to the door!"

Liang Fa said confidently.

"Okay, okay! It's my fault! I'm giving it to you! If you don't mention it, I'm really ignoring it. ”

McCor asked them all to get on board.

Got to the ship. Liang Facai told Mai Ke the real reason why he came.

It turned out that Pastor Liang Fa had been preaching for more than ten years, and he had traveled all over the wide area within a radius of four or five hundred kilometers, and in the course of many years of enthusiastic preaching of the gospel, he had created two original methods.

One is the printing of gospel pamphlets.

He used to be a printer, but later learned a new method of printing on both sides with the foreign pastor Mi Lien, who led him to the Lord. Produce beautiful Gospel chapters.

He spent most of his time printing and distributing preaching materials around his back.

Another way is to follow up and distribute gospel materials to those who participated in the imperial examinations.

It doesn't matter if it's a township, county or state capital, wherever there is an exam, he will follow him.

Hong Xiuquan is like that. During the exam, he received a single chapter of his gospel and was exposed to the Christian faith.

He devoted his whole mind to the preaching of the gospel, and devoted himself to expanding the scope of the gospel to further places, especially in the upper reaches of the Xijiang valley in Guangxi.

Therefore, as soon as he heard the news that he could go to the interior of Gwangse, he immediately handed over the affairs of the local church in Gwangju to his deputy, and rushed over with his 12 students, to go to the area of Gyeonggang in Wuzhou to open up a new gospel field.

This is also a key preparation for God, McKe thought.

These strong-willed, faith-mature pastors are necessary for the pure faith of the people of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the soldiers of the Taiping Army in the future.

Mai Ke expressed a warm welcome to watch!

A few horns blew and Peter's ship set sail.

Ten tall pirate ships surrounded the perimeter, and even outside were the ships of the boat gang, and I don't know how many there were.

Not only that, but the part above deck is covered with large tarpaulins, which from a distance is indistinguishable from a large cargo ship.

This was the first time that a foreign warship had sailed into the inland waters of the Liangguang region, and at the same time, foreign missionaries had penetrated into the interior.

However, on the surface, it was all carried out in the way that Mai Ke and Governor Ye had discussed.

Looking at the fleet going upstream, gradually moving away, in a small three-story building built by the river, the two people looking out of the window sighed, turned their heads to the table and sat down.

This is Zeng Guofan and Ye Mingchen, a pair of friends. Both of them had a relationship with Mai Ke, both touched and worried.

Therefore, the two took the opportunity of this meeting to plan countermeasures.

"Brother Kunchen, if it weren't for me behind my back, Zheng Zuchen, the governor of Guangxi, is not a reliable master, and the current officials are all getting by, and even having nothing to do, and they are afraid to avoid it if there is something! Zheng Futai can deal with errands, but when he encounters chaos, I am afraid he will be helpless. ”

Zeng Guofan spoke first.

Both of them are familiar with the affairs of the two lights. This area has always been a place of chaos.

Resistance, popular uprising, banditry, that is called one after another.

Although these have also caused a lot of trouble, in the eyes of these two, they are nothing more than ringworm scabies.

Because they have no clear claims. There is also no tight organization.

A rabble can't make the climate.

But now there is Christianity!

After Zeng Guofan talked with Mai Ke, he combed through the Christian beliefs he had heard, and also looked through the Bible from time to time to check it.

The text of the Bible is quite easy for Lao Zeng to understand, and those who have understood the four books and the five classics are naturally easy to understand.

As a result, he further concluded that this belief was extraordinary!

Not only does it have a self-justifying system, but it also has far-reaching ideas and a solid foundation.

It is even more clever than the way of Confucius and Mencius that he has always adhered to.

This is a brilliant place. It is very clear that God created all things and rules over all things, and that all human thoughts, words, and actions should be guided by God's will.

This norm is absolute, indisputable, unexplained, and unchangeable.

If you only see this level. That's not too much of a problem, it's just another layer on top of the supreme imperial power.

What if it is combined with the constant chaos of the rabble that already exists in the Liangguang region?

The consequences would be unimaginable.

There is one more layer. It's Mai Ke.

He gave him the problems he encountered, and he has been entangled until now and has not been solved.

The two extremes of heroism and compassion above 10,000 people are embodied in Mai Ke at the same time, which is very incomprehensible and unfathomable.

Although Lao Ye didn't think so much, he had more contact with Christianity than Lao Zeng, a brother who had lived in the center for a long time.

He used to adhere to the same principle. As long as you don't make trouble and don't cause trouble, I won't have much to prohibit or interfere with.

After listening to his old friend's analysis, he also had the same worries as Lao Zeng. However, out of a deep understanding of the Manchu ruling system. He couldn't help but feel powerless again.

Not to mention those top decision-makers who don't leave the deep palace, isn't his top boss Qi Ying just as stubborn, mediocre and incompetent, and crushes himself to death?

"I also feel that the crisis is very strong now! It is equivalent to a pile of dry firewood that has been accumulated there for a long time, and if it touches a barrel of oil, a little bit will ignite a sky-high fire, and this day is the lord of the Northern Meridian! When did the Han people's opposition to the rule of the Manchus stop?"

Lao Ye sighed and said helplessly: "But what can we do other than hope that this fire will not be lit?"

At this time, Lao Zeng, who was hailed as the minister of Zhongxing by the Manchu Qing Dynasty, reflected his decisiveness; I have already decided to return to my hometown in Hunan and immediately organize a self-defense force! Then I will return to the north and write to ask the emperor for permission, and if there is trouble, I will ensure that Hunan will not be lost! Those banner soldiers and green battalions who drag a big smoking gun all day long are not reliable at all!"

This powerful minister in history waved his hand vigorously: "If we can't even keep our hometown friends, it is really useless! Brother Kunchen, I don't ask you anything else, but I implore you to pay attention to blocking the chaotic party in Guangxi, and don't let them cause trouble in Guangdong, and then go north by sea, if something really happens that we are worried about." ”

It's often the case, and the good things don't get the bad.

After a short period of time, the things that the two were worried about not only happened, but also the scale and scope of the incident were many times more serious.

Lao Ye could only smile bitterly. Due to the limitations of his power and responsibility, I am afraid that he will not even be able to fully control Gwangju City, let alone the entire Gwangdong.

Unless Lao Zeng can say that the center is moving, and Qi Ying is transferred, he will replace him, it will be possible.

He was reluctant to complain too much about this reality and poured cold water on his old friend, but just smiled noncommittally and responded to his old friend's ardent expectations of him.

"You know my situation, you know, there are many things that I can't do with my heart, but I will certainly do my best. ”

After bidding farewell to Governor Ye, Zeng Guofan returned directly to his hometown, Hu Chang Nansha.

He counted in his heart some of the civil and military generals who could be used in his mind, the management staff, and the economic talents, so that all his strength and savings, people and materials should make the best use of their talents, and make the best use of their resources, so as to completely realize the idea of applying the world to the world, and show the invincible power of the way of Confucius and Mencius.

Lao Zeng was immersed in his grand plan, but he didn't know that several pairs of eyes had been staring at him, following him all the way from Gwangju City to Changsa.

This wise man who has no last resort is once again in danger of his life.

(To be continued.) )