He Ying was so surprised to see this Frenchman, and thought to himself that I still knew that the fortress of La Rochelle would be captured this year, but I don't know if the deeds of Mr. Dardania and his friends fighting the Protestants in the fortress have been staged. ()

Being sent to this Frenchman because he knew French, He Ying was full of confidence in his future rise in the ranks of the crossing group. I didn't expect that the French I learned for the pickle girl when I was studying came in handy - this is probably diplomacy, right? Or is it the work of the United Front Work Department again? It turned out to be an advertising planner, but now he can't get any job in the group, and he is classified in the Propaganda Department of the Ministry of Culture and Propaganda to write leaflets and brush slogans, and his life is extremely fulfilling, but there is nothing missing. Occasionally, things like fixing TVs and radios are considered minor adjustments. Because of his good marksmanship, despite every possible attempt to evade being the backbone of the militia, he was still included in the "teaching corps" after this organizational adjustment, and it was his turn to stand guard at night every week.

"Will the heresy of France be completely eradicated?" Lu Ruohua is very interested in this topic.

"The surrender of the fortress of La Rochelle is just around the corner, but the religious dispute is not over—"

Lu Ruohua looked at this "Australian" - yes, how to look at them are all authentic Chinese. Lu Ruohua knew that the Chinese they spoke was different from other Daming Chinese, not Cantonese, not Hokkien, not Mandarin, but another Chinese. Who are they? He was more interested in the origins of these men than in missionary matters.

"You think the infidels will still make waves in France, right?"

"That's right, the religious dispute in France is still . Just the beginning. He Ying said modestly.

"God willing, save those who have gone astray. Lamb it. Lu Ruohua silently read a paragraph.

For a week he kept looking at this in front of him. Ho Ying preached the gospel of Christ, but he was somewhat upset to know that the young man who spoke French, with a strange accent, kept a polite smile but did not care what he said, and this man was fluent in French and a learned man who would be a good assistant to his mission if he could be baptized.

He Ying felt a little tired, he was an atheist, and he was very interested in every moment. The religious bombardment that you have to face is really unbearable. But the organizational task still has to be completed - chatting with Lu Ruohua and inquiring about all kinds of intelligence and news as much as possible. In particular, it is important to grasp the personality of the person so that it can be used in negotiations.

After talking for so many days, He Ying inquired about a few people in his family, a few acres of land, and a few cows in the field, but this person's personality was still unclear, and the missionary always maintained a gentle and calm smile. Today he provoked the topic of religious wars in France in order to provoke him to be angry and angry. But it seems that there is still nothing to be gained.

"Well, you piece of trash. What an old fox! "He Ying knows that he is not. The law is done again. Fortunately, Mr. Wen's backhand is ready.

"There are human beings. There will be disputes at the local level. Father, let's go, President Moon wants to see you today. In order to reflect the political nature of the time-traveler, he called Wen Deji the president, not the treasurer.

"Okay, please allow me to change my clothes." Lu Ruohua said with a solemn face.

Lu Ruohua was not wearing a black robe, but a long gown made of imitation of the clothes of the Ming Dynasty - it was quite peculiar to wear on such a bearded foreigner, and he also had a square scarf on his head. The Jesuit missionaries understood the principle of following the local customs many years ago, and they learned not only the Chinese language, but also the local dialect, and tried to dress as close as possible to the locals.

They were greeted by a new four-wheeled carriage, which was the first large-scale modern product produced by the mechanical department, and it took almost 20 days for the entire mechanical department to work together to manufacture, and its core component shock absorbing spring was made of 0.6% carbon steel with heat treatment jishu, which was rolled out on the steel column. It took almost 10 days to overheat the process alone, and the performance of this spring was mediocre, and it could not be used on key parts of the artillery. The shock absorber that acts as a dismount is not quite satisfactory.

However, it is difficult to make wheels, ancient wooden wheels have special craftsmanship at home and abroad, and the traversers could not make wheels for a while, so they simply used the wheels of the two-wheeled trolley in the inventory, and the ball bearings in the axle were self-made - by building this carriage, the mechanical department tried to produce the most basic industrial parts such as hardware standard parts, bearings, and chains.

The carriages are made of local wood, the seats are leather-wrapped spring sofas filled with dried seaweed, the windows are inlaid with glass, and the front of the body is marked with a red flag fluttering in the wind.

This Hongqi-shaped carriage was made to reduce the use of automobiles. At present, there are more and more people with heads and faces here to travel through the crossers, and although they can be shocked to pick up and drop off by jeep, the consumption of gasoline and the wear and tear of parts are real.

Lu Ruohua was invited into the carriage, the carriage itself is not unusual, but it is very comfortable after the buttocks are seated: it is not simply soft after being filled with a lot of wool, but soft and hard, and the feeling of wanting to refuse and welcome.

Looking at the interior of the car, it can be described as unpretentious, just painted with a layer of Chinese paint, but the interior space of the car body is wide and comfortable. The road is not bumpy.

Looking out of the window, the carriage walked on a straight, straight road, paved with a condensed black substance mixed with stones, and the road looked solid, without rutted indentations, slightly raised in the middle, and drains on both sides. It can be seen that the design is perfect and the construction is excellent. I secretly admired in my heart - such a haode road, he had never seen it all over half of Shijie.

The facilities along the road are thoughtful and complete, which he has never heard of. Stone milestones are made at quarter-freighth of a mile apart, and each fork is marked with stone, and along the way there are small forts, protected by moats, low walls, and barbed wire. Artillery was installed on the fortress, and heavily armed soldiers were on duty. Obviously, walking on this road does not have to worry about robbers. In the open space outside the fortress, small loutian bazaars spontaneously formed, each with an identical wind and rain pavilion with wells and stone troughs for the livestock to drink. The carriages always rested at the market to give water to the horses pulling the carts. A huge wooden barrel in the pavilion stored boiling cold water, which seemed to contain some kind of herbs, Lu Ruohua felt very bitter to drink, but it was cool and thirst-quenching.

New trees have been planted along the roadside, presumably to shade the road in the future. It's just that there are still thick wooden poles erected along the road, and they are very firmly buried underneath, and some of them are still pulled diagonally with ropes, and it seems that these wooden poles are very important, but if you look closely, there is nothing on the wooden poles, and they are empty. Or maybe it's the idolatry of Australians? It is like the natives of the islands of Southeast Asia who worship wooden poles, but there is no decoration on the surface of these wooden poles - it is just a pole, coated with black wood tar.

"You arranged all this?" After getting back on the road, Father Lu asked

"Yes."

"God, this is the most haode road system I've ever seen. Is it already all over Lingao? ”

"No, not really." He Ying knew that the traverser's strong engineering and humanized design would leave a deep impression on everyone who walked this path, "You know, this kind of road is very expensive. ”

"Indeed." Lu Ruohua nodded, "Not only the roads, but also those facilities, they are too thoughtful." ”

"It's called putting people first."

"People-oriented." Lu Ruohua pondered for a moment, "Is it based on people's needs?" ”

"Highways serve the public, and naturally they should be based on the needs of the public."

"It seems that pedestrians on this road do not pay tolls. And the road needs to be repaired constantly, what do you kao to maintain? Is it just using you for commercial gain, is that considered an Australian charity? ”

"We don't get tolls from this road, but we still benefit from it."

"How?"

"Father, you should always know: the road brings merchants, brings wealth, right?"

Lu Ruohua understood: "You are using roads to attract businessmen. ”

"Yes, Father. With merchants comes wealth. The better and safer the roads, and the more merchants come, the greater our profits. ”

"Your leader is a visionary." Lu Ruohua's appreciation is heartfelt.

"Hehe, I believe that there are many people on this shijie who know this truth."

The negotiation took place in the commercial hall in Dongmen City, and one of the conference rooms had been cleaned and set up on the conference table. Father Lu was a little nervous when he took his seat. Then he actually smelled the aroma of coffee, an Arabic drink. A girl in a strange dress brought coffee in a dazzling fine porcelain.

At this time, coffee had already been introduced to Europe, and at the end of the 16th century, the Venetians first introduced coffee to Europe, but it was only enjoyed by a few people, and more people regarded it as a medicine. But Europeans as far away as the East were familiar with the drink, as Islamic kings and princely lords of the Indian subcontinent drank coffee.

Although it was only an inferior instant coffee, for the missionary, it was still very important for him to be entertained with coffee by crossing the crowd.

"Please wait a moment." He Ying greeted politely and disappeared behind the door.

The room was empty, only the people in the corridor could be heard, Lu Ruohua was bored, admiring the interior furnishings, the furniture in the room was all the most exquisite Chinese furniture, but it was placed in a disorderly manner, not as delicate and orderly as the residences of the wealthy Chinese businessmen he had visited. There are no long Chinese paintings on the walls. Thinking of their poorly dressed and crudely textured clothing, it seems that this group of Australians has no artistic aesthetic level, Lu Ruohua thought that when expanding the missionary team in the future, he should choose a brother who is good at art to help, so that it is easy to break into the upper echelons of their rulers - beautiful things are loved by everyone.

I was thinking about how to impress this group of Australians, but I heard a noise outside the door, and the voice of English dialogue came, and a few of the sentences were particularly high. Lu Ruohua trembled violently, there are Britons here?! He quickly got up and walked to the door to peek out. I saw a charming blonde woman in a long skirt in the hallway, accompanied by a gentleman wearing a mask and a wig, coming out of another room. In the back, it was the shopkeeper Wende who sent him off with a smile, and the two talked a few more words, the shopkeeper Daxiao, and then said something in English, and the other party nodded again and again.

It seems that the British are also in contact with them. The appearance and demeanor of the man did not look like that of an ordinary Englishman who traveled in East Asia - the man wore a long sword, which was not the dress of a merchant, although the gentleman wore a mask and could not see his appearance, but his gestures were majestic, and he felt that he should be a battle-hardened gentleman.

Such a gentleman was at least a representative of the East India Company. If he's only here for trade, it's fine. But with such a lady, one cannot but worry about the long-term intentions of the British here. It was with the support of the English that the heretics in France were able to resist the king and the church for a long time. Do they have any intentions here?

A few minutes later, the door opened, and Wen Deji walked in slowly. He was followed by several "Australians", among whom He Ying and Bai Duolu knew him. Wen Desi politely welcomed the arrival of Priest Lu. The two sides then got to the point.

The negotiations were conducted in French through He Ying. Lu Ruohua first elaborated on the Jesuit request, which has four articles:

1. To allow Jesuit missionaries to preach freely in Lingao and to ensure that they are allowed to move freely within their dominion.

(2) Jesuit missionaries are free to buy and rent houses in the local area for religious and residential purposes

3. To ensure the personal and property safety of the church, clergy, and believers.

4. Except for the Society of Jesus, no other members of the Church are allowed to preach here.

These four articles are within the scope of the Executive Committee's estimates, except that no other religious members are allowed to preach here. Wen Deji did not directly answer whether it was feasible for him, but first gave him a solemn explanation:

There is a Catholic Church in Australia, and although no bishops and priests were sent to the Central Plains this time, a priest came with him to take charge of the work of the Church.

"This is Priest Badro, a lay monk who is loyal to your religion and the Church."

Bai Duolu bowed in embarrassment.

"And this one, He Ying." "He is your interpreter and the religious affairs officer of the Executive Committee, and you can negotiate all matters of Lingao Church with the Executive Committee through him. ”

He Ying bowed slightly: "Willing to serve you!" ”

"We agreed to the missionary request, but—" Wendesi emphasized, emphasizing the latter word.

"But". Of course, Lu Ruohua knew this, but the back was the key part, and he paid attention to He Ying's translation with bated breath.