Xiao Zishan felt that he had taken a hot potato, and was thinking about how to run this school. () Because no one is interested in being the king of children, this principal is temporarily concurrently served by him, of course, he has to find an executive vice principal, so he can only slowly explore. However, one thing was confirmed at the meeting, all "dependents" can receive maintenance allowance as a subsidy, which can be regarded as a humane policy.

Cooperation with the Church was also discussed. The cooperation of the Church was quite tricky: in addition to obtaining European personnel, jishu, and materials, the travelers also wanted to be able to use a new religion to create a spiritual sustenance, a moral code for future citizens, but they did not want the Church to have too much say and prestige in social life, not to mention that this prestige also came from abroad.

"The Jesuits are intent on introducing Catholicism to China, and we should spread it instead of them." Wen Desi said.

"We're on a mission?"

"Yes, instead of passively blocking and preventing, it is better to come and channel." He spoke of his "self-centered" missionary approach. The so-called "self-master" means that the church is established by you; Teach, I'll let you preach, but the control of the local church must be in my hands - the church can only be used as an appendage and a tool to pass through the regime.

"Will Jesus be able to agree to this condition?" Ma Qianzhuo also had a bad impression of the Jesuits.

In the history of the Catholic Church, the Jesuits have always been known for being good at 'saving the country with curves'. Much more flexible than those fanatics who can only make human flesh barbecue. ”

"I don't have a problem with that. But how can I be the main method? ”

Wen Desi smiled and said, "You know. What do you mean by a fait accompli-"

Bai Duolu had just gotten off work from the printing house. Summoned to the office of Moon.

"Xiaobai, are you willing to contribute your liliang to the organization?" Wen Desi is in office. He said in a deep voice behind the desk.

Bai Duolu's scalp was numb for a while, and his feet trembled. According to the Chinese. experience, the leader basically didn't do well when he asked you about this.

"May I ask what it is—" Bai Duolu asked cautiously.

"Well, that's a good thing. After discussion on the Executive Committee, we are ready to make you a Lingao. The head of the Catholic Church, like, well, the bishops. ”

"What?!" Bai Duo Lu. He jumped up, he was just an ordinary layman, not even a monk, and he actually wanted him to be a bishop! Isn't that nonsense?

"Father Ruohua of the Society of Jesus has come to Lingao, and the Executive Committee is about to start negotiations with him on church affairs." Wen Deji glanced at the door, and the personnel of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who were standing guard outside immediately closed the door, and the room suddenly darkened.

"A missionary agreement is probably inevitable—" said Moon, "and even if we refuse, they will send clergy to infiltrate and build an underground church." The Underground Church, you always know—"

Bai Duolu's scalp tingled - of course he knew what an underground church was. He nodded.

"The Jesuits have at least a foothold in Ding'an County, Hainan, and the Liliang of the Wang Hongzhi family should not be underestimated, he himself is a Jinshi, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, and a connection with Matteo Ricci in Beijing. If we don't take the initiative, the Jesuits will mainly put Liliang in Ding'an, and once the climate becomes in Ding'an, we will face a Hainan church system that obeys the orders of the Jesuits in Macau. Wen Deji wiped the lenses of his glasses, "This can't happen." ”

"Yes."

"So our consideration is to build our own church, with the Travelers as the head of the church, so that there is only a partnership between the Jesuits in Macau and us. Whoever comes, it's the guest - with you, the high bishop, the Jesuits can't take away the clergy, understand? ”

"The bishop needs the consecration of the Holy See, and we have established the so-called Catholic Church of Lingao here, without the consecration of the Pope, which is self-consecrated - neither the Jesuits nor the Holy See will recognize it." ”

As a Catholic, he certainly knew that the Church had always attached great importance to the question of the ordination of bishops.

"Our Australian church is a 'lost church,'" he had already thought about, "and a lost church will show its allegiance to the Holy See, and the Holy See will not dwell on the issue of consecration too much." Nine times out of ten, the results will be recognized. That is why we have arranged for you to be the bishop of the Church of Australia, and now presiding over the affairs of the Church of Olation, and the Jesuits will most likely agree to these conditions for the sake of a missionary breakthrough. ”

He is extremely confident in this inference: What era is it? It was the era of the decline of Catholicism after the Reformation: Catholicism in Spain defeated Protestant England twice, and it was already the end of the crossbow. Protestant England and the Netherlands dug up; Germany was reeling in the blood of the Thirty Years' War, and the Catholic Church was facing attacks and challenges everywhere. The emergence of such an Australian Catholic Church is a very stimulant for the church. Wen Deji did not think that Lu Ruohua, the Jesuits, and the Holy See could not see the intentions of the Executive Committee, but the benefits of the exchange offered by the traversers were enough to impress them.

Bai Duolu himself is a Catholic, and he has enough knowledge of religious texts and the church, so he is the most suitable person to serve as the "high bishop" of this non-existent Australian church.

I didn't expect Bai Duolu to think about it or refuse:

"Mr. Wen, I don't think I can do this."

“weishenme？”

Bai Duolu stubbornly said: "Mr. Wen, when you become a bishop, you have to make a vow, and once you make a vow, you have to keep your chastity vow for life." I still want to marry a wife. ”

Wen Desi thought that this was a troublesome matter, this bishop was not a day or two, and people did not come here to be a foreign monk.

"It's okay, you'll be vulgar then."

"No, it's not good." Bai Duolu shook his head again and again, "If I become a high bishop, according to your estimation, the Holy See will probably consecrate me." My religion would not allow me to be a monk anymore - but I didn't want to be a monk. ”

It seems that religious belief is really stubborn. Wen Deji scolded secretly. Then he continued to try to convince him:

"Can we reform the church system and allow the clergy to marry and so on?"

Bai Duolu still stubbornly shook his head: "This is called Chinese Catholicism or any other Chinese Jesus, it is not Catholic." I don't have a strong faith, but I don't want to make a false wish. ”

It seems that the Catholics are not going to take advantage of it. This disappointed Wen Desi. Seeing that his face sank, Bai Duolu knew that something was wrong, and hurriedly said: "But I am willing to assist the executive committee in all the work of the church, as long as I don't pretend to be a clergy and become a monk." ”

Wen Deji saw that his attitude was resolute. However, if Bai Duolu showed that he could cooperate with a limited amount, there was still something to be done about it, and Miss Mendoza could not count on it compared to Bai Duolu.

If he refused, it would be difficult to find a false bishop at once - in fact, it would be enough to pretend to be a bishop, he is not a theologian, not to mention that most of the people here have not even read the Bible.

"Then you can be a priest, it seems that this can be done without a wish."

"Okay." Bai Duolu succumbed.

"We need a church—" Boon pondered with his chin propped, but it was fitting that the Jesuits in Macau should pay for it. Wen Desi thought of another idea and immediately called Ding Ding.

After hanging up the phone, he thought about the team again, and Bai Duolu's attitude showed one point - this person was not good enough on religious issues. So it was necessary to send someone more kao to work with him - preferably in French. In addition, you have to prepare a few natives as an audience. Let Lu Ruohua feel that the atmosphere here is very good.

As soon as Lu Ruohua got off the ship, he was imprisoned in the quarantine camp in Lingaojiao, a camp that is now crowded every day, and about 100 children and teenagers are sent from Guangzhou almost every week from the Guangzhou station, where they are "purified" and then learn some basic cultural skills while waiting for the quarantine period to pass. Lu Ruohua also enjoyed a full set of "purification", being stripped naked, shaving his hair, being rinsed with cold water, and brushing these encounters, which he calmly accepted with a high degree of martyr-like patience - until he was forced to break his ass and watched - he thought that this group of pagans would do evil things to him about the evil Sodom, but he didn't expect that it would be over after seeing it. Later, someone said that it was for his health to be checked. Lu Ruohua also studied medicine - this kind of behavior should be to see if there are hemorrhoids, but he doesn't understand: hemorrhoids are not infectious diseases, and the Australian Weishenme cares so much about it? Could it be that their hemorrhoids are severe?

The people of the quarantine camp were very kind to him, and arranged for him a separate room with a bed, covered with clean straw mats and felt, and with him his luggage and clothes, which were apparently washed.

Lu Ruohua was accused that he could do whatever he wanted in the house, but he was not allowed to go out except to go to the toilet. A sentry was assigned to guard the door. Three meals a day brought him rice porridge boiled with fish and meat, except for the lack of freedom of movement, everything was not bad.

Life in captivity was not lonely, and every day a well-mannered man came to talk to him, in the language of his homeland: French.

Lu Ruohua saw that the traveler had a very clear concept of France, and did not know that there was a "Europa country" like other Chinese, even if they knew Shijie very well, which made the missionary a little surprised-because in France and even in all of Europe, there was no place called "Australia" on Shijie. But Australia knows that there is France.

What surprised him even more was that this was the first local he had met since his arrival in the East to know the history of France in its entirety, not only in ancient times, but also in the case of Cardinal Richelieu and his siege of the fortress of La Rochelle that had begun in 1627 - it had taken almost a month for the news to reach Vienna! Thousands of miles away in the east, someone actually knew about it.