Chapter 140: Spreading the Faith
There is a story in the Ming Empire, which is widely spread, saying that a person with ability lives in a thatched hut, and his monarch even went to the thatched hut three times, and the capable person reluctantly agreed to help the other party, and he felt that he also had to learn from the person who lived in the thatched hut, so that he could get what he wanted.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Byrne, I'm afraid I can't say yes!" He smiled and said to Bourne: "You know, I am a priest, a missionary, and although I know a little about how to make these murder weapons, but, in my heart, these tricks cannot be compared with such a great cause as spreading the glory of the Lord!" ”
He refused: "I feel that I should concentrate on my career now and not let these unimportant things distract me!" ”
"I can donate a lot of money to the church for the church, so that I can attract more parishioners!" Byrne tried to impress the other party with money, working under Gao Han, he really didn't have to worry about money, and now his salary was more than three times higher than that of working in the original firearms factory, not to mention various rewards.
"Mr. Byrne, you may be mistaken!" Fr. Billy interjected: "Father John is just passing by our diocese and is here for the time being, if you want to help Father John's cause, you should donate to the Diocese of Beijing, of course, this diocese will never refuse any generous donations from the faithful!" ”
"Beijing diocese ......" Bourne's face became very ugly, isn't this embarrassing.
Seeing that John Tang and Father Billy were about to leave, he immediately became anxious: "Father John, you think about it, my employer is a very powerful general of the Ming Dynasty, and the local officials here are even proud of complimenting him, if you can help him, I believe that this general will give you enough rewards for your missionary career!" ”
"The general should have told me, Mr. Bourne, are you right?" Tang Ruowang looked back at him: "You are you, the general is the general, you can't represent him, can you?" ”
"You say this Father John, he's better than you?" Gao Han looked at Bourne in front of him and asked very seriously.
"He has the name of Da Ming, his name is John Tang, and his Da Ming words are better than what Miss Olivia said!" Bourne said a little frustratedly: "It's a pity that I moved out your name and still can't move him, if I have his help, I think the next casting, the possibility of our success will be greatly increased!" ”
After Byrne finished speaking, he found that the tall man in front of him did not react, but just looked at him directly, his old face was red, and his voice was much quieter: "Father John is from the academy, and has studied mathematics, astronomy, geography, mechanical mechanics, and chemistry, and is excellent in all aspects, and has interned in the Kingdom Foundry. ”
Oh! Gao Han nodded, and immediately understood, what Bourne meant, this John Tang is a real academic, with a better foundation than him, more dabbling than him, and a serious academic background, and he is just a wild road, of course, compared with this kind of academy, it is a few streets behind.
"Will he help you, or rather, will he help me?" Gao Han asked with certainty, obviously, in Bourne's mouth, this person still has the real ability, but whether he is willing to take it out if he has the ability is two different things, he is looking for an excellent craftsman, not looking for an ancestor to offer.
"I guess so!" Byrne hesitated for a moment and replied: "Earlier, Da Ming bought artillery, he once served as a military adviser, teaching Da Ming's soldiers how to use those artillery, I heard that under his teaching, Da Ming's army used artillery to achieve a great victory!" ”
"Got it!" Gao Han nodded, talking to Fanren, he didn't have to talk to Daming people so many twists and turns: "What kind of remuneration does he need, rich money, a good life, or a charming Daming beauty?" ”
"Well, my lord, he's a missionary!" Bourne reminded: "He is also an ascetic, all of this you said is not important to him, and the most important thing in his heart now is to get enough people to spread his faith!" ”
"This is easy to do, I will allow him to preach in Ho Jing O!" When Gao Han heard this, he immediately agreed.
"What else is there to preach in Ho Jing O!" Byrne couldn't help but laugh: "Before going to Beijing, this Father John had spent four years in Ho Jing O, and I think that even if it was a mission, four years would be enough for his faith to take root in this land!" ”
He organized the language: "With all due respect, due to the official resistance of the Ming Dynasty to the Church, the places and people where Father John spreads his faith are not particularly wide, if the adults can help him in this regard, perhaps, Father John can put down his burden and do his best to help us!" ”
"That's it!" Gao Han thought for a while: "You go and bring him, I'll have a good talk with him, and see if I have a chance to help each other with him!" ”
"But......" Byrne winced as he glanced at Gao Han.
"Huh?" Gao Han glanced at him, "But what?" ”
"But, Father John, I want you to go to him and say that this is a minimum of respect for him, for the knowledge he has at his disposal!!
"Presumptuous!!" Gao Han hadn't spoken yet, Zhang Chunmei, who was on the side, couldn't help it, and said as soon as she opened her mouth: "A fanren god, who do you think you are, dare to ask the adult to see him, the adult waits, I will immediately tie up this guy who doesn't know dignity to see the adult!" ”
"Interesting?" Gao Han stopped Zhang Chunmei's coquettishness, Bourne in front of him, his courage was really not a big one, Zhang Chunmei was angry, and his face turned white.
He glanced at Zhang Chunmei: "Anyway, it's fine, why don't you go to meet this person, take Qiao like this, I guess I still have some ability!" ”
Zhang Chunmei nodded, since Gao Han said so, she naturally would not object, just when the two of them went out, Gao Han suddenly remembered to come alone: "Byrne, you said that this Father John stayed in Hao Jing Ao for four years?" ”
"Yes, a lot of people know about that!"
"Don't go yet!" Gao Han smiled: "Let's ask someone first, if this person is really as capable as he said, this person must know!" ”
At the end of the guest room in the backyard of the Four Seas Restaurant, there are two Jinyi captains on duty there at all times, in this room, Hagers has lived for nearly two months, Rao is that he feels that his heart is good enough, he feels that he can't hold it anymore.
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