Seeing that Apocalypse had a strong interest in medicine and other knowledge, several Tessie people looked at each other and nodded slightly, although their movements were not large, they were also looked at by Apocalypse. Tianqi couldn't help but wonder if he had said something wrong, but when he looked closely, he found that they all had sincere smiles on their faces, but if he looked closely, he could also find that their eyes occasionally flashed with some panicked looks.

As expected, when Deng Yuhan finished speaking and stopped talking, the man named Long Huamin spoke, and he said: "Dear Emperor Your Majesty, please forgive me for saying that Jesus is the Lord Almighty, he has supreme ability and incomparable love, although His Majesty the Emperor is also very wise and wise, but compared with the Lord Almighty, there are still some inferiors. Our Pope of Tessie can interfere in the internal affairs of many countries, and his power and majesty are unmatched in Tessie, but he is only a slave of the Lord. ”

Tianqi listened to Long Huamin's words, turned his head and asked Xu Guangqi: "Lord Xu, what is this person doing?" ”

Xu Guangqi said: "Long Huamin is the president of the Diocese of Jesus in Daming, and although his opinion cannot represent all the missionary clergy, it has a certain decisive effect. ”

Understood, it seems that he is a foreign devil when ♀ Deng Yuhan is a knowledgeable technician, he first came up to lure himself with novel plays, and the others observed coldly on the side to see what they were interested in, and finally saw that he liked their new knowledge and new technology, and the price was said by Long Huamin, the leader in charge, what a cunning guy!

Seeing that Tianqi looked at him with a calm face, Long Huamin said unhurriedly: "Actually, I also know that His Majesty the Emperor doesn't care about the Pope who is thousands of miles away, and he doesn't know much about my lord Jesus, and His Majesty the Emperor is most interested in my Taixi's technology and knowledge that Da Ming does not have." However, His Majesty the Emperor may not know that all knowledge from Tessie can be explained by philosophical knowledge, and philosophy is in the service of theology. Four hundred years ago, there was an angelic saint named Thomas Aquinas in Tessie, and his book "Summa Theologica" explained in detail why our lord Jesus had supreme authority, and His Majesty the Emperor valued general knowledge and neglected theology. ”

Apocalypse said, "You mean that you can have everything as long as you read the theological encyclopedia you introduced?" ”

Long Huamin said: "The theological encyclopedia can help His Majesty the Emperor to understand and comprehend the Bible, and when he reads it, he can feel God's calling, and then understand the true meaning of all things." A few years ago, the priests of the Kinnige Pavilion brought with them more than 7,000 books of our various kinds, and if His Majesty the Emperor no longer despises my Lord Jesus, we are willing to dedicate these books to His Majesty the Emperor, and we can also help translate them if necessary. ”

Tianqi listened to Long Huamin's repeated temptations, and couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart, there are more than 7,000 books, even if ninety percent are garbage books about theology, the remaining one percent has more than 700 nutritious things. And foreign devils can also help translate, these books can definitely be said to help the Ming Dynasty avoid a lot of detours, if used well, rich countries and strong soldiers are just around the corner.

Apocalypse thought for a moment and said, "You say that all medicine, mathematics, and mechanics are inferior to philosophy, and philosophy is far inferior to theology, what evidence do you have?" How can I believe that what you say is not bragging? ”

When Long Huamin heard the apocalypse, he was overjoyed and said: "It is not necessarily true to say anything in the inferior now, but the record in the book must be well documented, St. Thomas said that theology is higher than philosophy, and philosophy is the slave of theology." If His Majesty the Emperor had carefully studied the Summa Theologica, he would have agreed with St. Thomas's words. ”

Apocalypse sneered and said, "Do you know what I do when I'm fine?" Let me tell you, I like to play mahjong, and the most annoying thing about playing mahjong is losing, you let me read your books and see that there are 7,000 copies, isn't it safe to let me lose every day? Is this good, when you learn how to play mahjong, I will read your books, find evidence from your books, and believe that your lord is better than me. ”

Long Huamin shook his head and said, "Please forgive Your Majesty the Emperor, we have all sworn to live a chaste and poor life, and we must have absolute obedience to the Lord. I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor said about mahjong, but since there are wins and losses, it should be gambling, and we don't participate in gambling. However, the greatness of Jesus can be proved by other things, and judging from the small techniques that His Majesty the Emperor valued, there are many things that my Tessie does not possess in the Ming Dynasty, which shows how brilliant the higher level of theology is. ”

Apocalypse nodded and said: "Just say that I don't practice fake tricks, I will choose a specific thing, if you really do it, I will believe that your words are true, and you can also consider not stealing the limelight with your master, what do you think?" ”

Long Huamin was overjoyed and said: "Since His Majesty the Emperor is willing to respect my Lord Jesus, we can be tested, I don't know what His Majesty the Emperor wants to use to test us?" ”

Tianqi thought for a while and looked at Sun Yuanhua and said, "Lord Sun, you began to say that there has been progress in the development of a new type of cannon, but there is no substantial effect on the whole, what do you mean?" ”

Sun Yuanhua was listening to the apocalypse bargaining with foreigners, and was feeling bored when he suddenly heard the apocalypse ask him, so he said: "The ministers feel that the previous cannon has a short range and is easy to explode, and they are ready to develop a new type of cannon. Now the main problem is that the material of the cannon is not good and the casting level is limited, the inner tube of the cannon cannot be cast very round, and the muzzle is also easy to deform, if new materials can be found to make the muzzle not easy to deform, and the barrel can be cast round enough, then Ni Yuanlu Ni Lord Ni will invent the grenade magnification cannon to launch the idea can also be realized. ”

Tianqi thought for a while and said to Long Huamin, "Then how about using this question to test Mr. Long and the others?" If you can find a way to cast the cannon round enough, and not distort the muzzle of the cannon, I will believe that your Jesus is indeed powerful, and I will allow you to preach everywhere without being on his own footing. But one thing you have to make clear, I don't steal the limelight with him and respect him, not because you said that he is a god, but because he is old, and we have a tradition of respecting the elderly. All your activities must be monitored by the Brocade Guard, and if I find anyone plotting against the Imperial Power, I will crucify him and let him go to Jesus. ”

Long Huamin frowned and said: "Our mission is to bring the gospel to the people of the Ming Dynasty, and it can only help His Majesty the Emperor's rule, not weaken. As for the problem of the casting of the cannon and the deformation of the muzzle, it is not a problem that can be solved in a short time. However, please believe in our sincerity, Your Majesty the Emperor, and will definitely work hard to help the Ming Dynasty build the cannon. ”

Tianqi smiled slightly and asked, "How much is sincerity worth a pound of silver?" Tell me what you think, and let me see if you're really sincere. ”

Deng Yuhan took it at this time and said: "I think you can try to use coal with high firepower to make iron, the carbon fire used by Daming is not enough to smelt the iron, and the iron is not hard enough, and it is not realistic to cast it directly to be very round, and it can be polished with tools after casting." ”

Sun Yuanhua asked at this time: "Not to mention the hardness of the cannon barrel, the roundness of the cannon barrel is also being polished by our craftsmen in the Ming Dynasty, why is it still unsatisfactory?" ”

Deng Yuhan said: "Manual grinding is definitely not good, more and less is not accurate, it must be automatically polished by machinery." For example, animal power, water power, and wind power are used to drive tools to rotate and polish, so that the inner wall of the barrel can be polished round enough ♀, and another advantage is that the muzzles of all cannons can be polished to the same size, so that the shells can be made the same. ”

Tianqi couldn't help but be surprised when he heard it, this knowledgeable person is different, he knew the standardization consciousness hundreds of years ago, and it seems that he has to use them well.

Tianqi smiled and said to Deng Yuhan: "Mr. Deng still has a set, it can be regarded as to the point, Mr. Long may be used to the general direction, and the specific technical level is very loose ♀, Sun Yuanhua, you should first do it according to Mr. Deng's ideas, and the mining will start next month, and there will be any firepower of coal at that time." When the time came, he had a powerful cannon and defeated the Jurchens and the Mongols, and I asked Jesus to go to Liaodong to offer love. ”

Then he turned to Long Huamin and said, "Mr. Long is at the helm of all of you Taixi, and I won't tell you much, now I clearly tell you that the missionary can be passed on in advance, but there can be no xenophobia. You, including your lord, are from abroad, and now you have come to Daming to have a good relationship with local monks, nuns, Taoist priests, etc., so that your Jesus can also coexist peacefully with Rulai, Guanyin, Taishang Laojun, etc. As for whose ability is great, we must not say it with our mouths, but we must use our actions to establish an image among the people. ”

Long Huamin said: "Yes, we can coexist peacefully with the religious people of the Ming Dynasty, and we can also use the way of helping the people to get the congregation, I hope that His Majesty the Emperor will speak count." ”

Apocalypse said: "Of course it counts if I am Chrysostom, but I also thought of one thing, you began to say that you should live a life of chastity and poverty, and I can understand poverty, isn't it just poor food and poor clothing?" This is a good thing, anyway, Daming has less to eat now. But what about chastity? Don't you need women? Don't you want to pass on the lineage? ”

Long Huamin said resolutely: "We missionaries are all people who have dedicated everything to our lord Jesus, and we don't have the energy to consider those matters ♀ Please rest assured that His Majesty the Emperor will never touch the women of the Ming Dynasty." ”

Tianqi shook his head and said: "No one can stop a man from liking a woman, and it is impossible to reassure people in a sentence or two." Anyway, let's put it in front of you, whether you are treating people or preaching, you can't ask the yellow flower girl for help, and even if you want a woman to help, you can only find a widow. If any of you seduces a widow or is seduced by a widow, you have to marry her, and it is not permissible to abandon her in the Ming Dynasty. ”