On the day of the Chuseok Festival, the market in Cheongju Castle Town is as crowded as ever, with men, women and children coming out to celebrate the most important festival of the autumn season. The street sells snacks, daily necessities, dances, jugglers, and everything, and it is really lively.

People were surprised to find that in the large square next to the tavern, a large platform was erected at some point, where usually when the solar term is in season, there are usually opera troupes singing on it, but today it does not look like singing. I saw a banner erected on the left and right sides of the platform, and the slogan "Gospel of the Lord" was written in British and Dongying languages respectively.

Standing in the middle of the platform was a young foreigner missionary with blond hair, who looked even more handsome and extraordinary against the backdrop of a white religious robe. There were a few blonde or black-haired believers standing next to them, helping the missionaries to distribute things, and for a while the atmosphere became more and more lively, and more and more people gathered around the platform.

The girls crowded to the front of the stage, and when they saw the young missionary's appearance, they were all envious.

Girl A smiled and said, "Oh! Look at his hair! It's as bright as the sun! ”

Girl B looked like a nymphomaniac, held her chin with both hands and said, "Yes, yes! If I had blonde hair like that, wouldn't the Lord like me more? ”

Girl A: "Let's not talk about such hurtful topics, after all, this is a face-watching social ......"

Girl B: "......"

Girls C, D, E, Ji, Geng, Xin: "Poof......! ”

The young missionary, seeing that it was already crowded below, did not wait any longer, cleared his throat, and said aloud in the direction of the square: "Dear believers, brothers and sisters, please be quiet! Be quiet, please! The accent was a unique tone for foreigners, which immediately caused a burst of laughter below.

After a moment of waiting, the square gradually fell silent, and the blonde missionary continued to cry out: "I am James, a missionary from Britain, and I have come to this mysterious East to bring the gospel of the Lord here!" Let the light of the Lord shine on the land of the eastern part of the world! Amen! ”

Someone shouted, "What is the Lord like?" What can be given to us? ”

Missionary James said aloud with a holy face: "Mercy, loving-kindness, forgiveness, gentleness and humility; For the sake of sinners to endure reproach, and to bear the yoke of the cross. to lay down their lives, to shed blood, to suffer, to save the lost; This is Christ Jesus, what do you do to him? Amen! ”

Someone below cried out, "The Lord is so strong, can He feed us?" ”

James said reverently, "Thank my Lord for giving me food for today, Jesus, you are my Lord!" Amen! ”

The people below were about to ask, but James was the first to speak: "My greatest joy is praise to the Lord, and the psalms of praise can never be written." His great love is so long, wide, and so high, and so deep, and his anointing is always sweeter than honey. This sentence even raps and sings, but it frightened the people below!

So James continued: "To declare the Lord's gift, from today onwards, we will be distributing medicine to everyone here for free!" I want to show the great love of the Lord, and I want to spread the gospel of God to the corners of the earth! ”

After speaking, he pointed to a few believers and said, "Please line up and come up one by one to receive them." Everyone has it, as long as you need help, as long as you are devout in faith, the gift of the Lord will come to you! ”

There was a bang below! Some people rushed to the stage to grab it, but a group of people came out from behind and began to maintain order, and these townspeople rushed twice, and after suffering a secret loss, they were all honest and began to go up to get the medicine in a proper manner.

The first one to come up was an old woman with a perennial neck pain, and she was greeted by a young female believer. asked about the situation, and estimated that it was a problem with the cervical spine, so I took the medicine for her, and I really didn't take a penny! The old grandmother was also scared, so she put the ointment on her neck on the spot, and it didn't take much effort, but it didn't hurt so much!

"Wow"! The crowd is boiling again! Is this Lord really so amazing? Not only free medicine, but also cures all diseases?

Suddenly, the crowd became more enthusiastic, and they all actively queued up to receive the right medicine. At the back of the line, two people muttered a few words to each other, glanced at the platform, and then turned their heads and walked in the direction of Cheongju City.

James? What is James! The so-called "James" is equivalent to "Sun Qilan" + "Golden Hair Dye" + "A Broken Bible" + "Fluent Britannica" + "Out-of-tune Dongying"! As for the others, it's just a cameo by the nine ghosts, Kite, Lan and others.

These townspeople don't know how many big characters they do, but what else do they know about Britain? Isn't that what I say?

The reason why this method was come up with is actually based on history. In the Middle Ages, European missionaries actively expanded to the East in order to expand the scope of the Holy See's rule. On the land route, several crusades were launched, while on the sea route, the eyes were set on the Ming Dynasty and Dongying, the farthest east.

As a result, it took about sixty or seventy years for European missionaries led by Matteo Ricci to break through the open port of Guangzhou and enter the interior of the Ming Dynasty.

It was not until 1598 that Matteo Ricci was able to come to Guangzhou, where he was invited to have a famous debate between Christianity and Buddhism with the famous monk Xuelang Hongen, after an academic debate with the Confucian scholars present at the home of Wang Zhongming, a scholar of the Ministry of Rites.

Xuelang Hongen was a monk at the age of 12 in Nanjing Dabao'en Temple, "singing Huayan, the cause of the real hair and only knowledge", he borrowed Zen to talk about the scriptures, quoted Zen preaching, Shen Defu thought that he: "not Zen not sect". In other words, Xuelang is a parasitic to Huayan Sect, but he uses the Faxiang Sect to explain Zen thoughts.

As a result, Matteo Ricci used his Christian doctrine to start a chicken-and-duck debate with the monk Xuelang Hongen, who was "not Zen or Zen", in Nanjing.

The end result was the same as at the beginning, no one was convinced, because no one understood what the other was saying, so there was no academic victory or defeat - of course, from the perspective of Matteo Ricci and Xue Langhong, they both thought they had won.

The Ming court also adopted a rather conservative attitude towards missionary activities, and in the end they did not enter the Ming Dynasty openly.

However, in Toei, these missionaries had achieved remarkable success in Toei in 1587, before Toyosei Hideyoshi issued the Prohibition of Christianity.

In particular, in 1580, Juntada Omura, the lord of Hizen Kuniomura, who had been baptized, donated Nagasaki, which had opened ten years earlier and was developing into the largest trading port in western Japan, to the Jesuits, along with nearby Motegi, to allow the Jesuits to have a base belonging to the church on Japanese territory.

The daimyo Otomo Sorin, in the northern part of Kyushu, was also a devout believer, and the local church developed rapidly.

As a result, the demands and propositions of the church greatly violated Toyonari Hideyoshi and others as rulers, and in the Toyonari Hideyoshi-Tokugawa Ieyasu era, the church in Toei was devastated, and it never regained its original glory.

And today, when these people in Dongying are ignorant about the church, don't know anything, but are very curious, I am selling dog meat here with a sheep's head, in fact, I am using this foreign thing to do the best publicity.

At the end of the day, the potion we distributed was actually about 200 kan, which was a drop in the bucket for me, but the effect was really good, and the townspeople of the entire castle town of Cheongju were discussing that the main potion was really effective! And really don't want money! Those priests are also very polite, much kinder than the officials!

The next day was as lively as ever, even more lively than the previous day, more people came, some people even came for the second time, the third time, after being found out, we did not blame, still gave medicine. So the next day, about 300 pieces of inventory were consumed.

The next night, I, the pretending James, had just returned to the hotel with a group of people when a group of soldiers knocked on the door and called out. It was a head of Ashigaru under Nobuo Oda who came to pass the word, called Nakamura something, saying that the Lord wanted to invite me to go to the city of Cheongshu for a while.

I said with an interested expression, "Oh! Are there any nobles in the city who need healing? ”

Nakamura didn't answer anything, just said that he would know.

I nodded, gave the disciples a look, and motioned for them to follow me. The three of us went out under the gaze of the others, and followed Nakamura to Cheongju Castle.

As we came to the gate, the gate of Cheongju Castle was lowered with a bang, and we entered the city with such a swagger. I gave the nine ghosts a look, I knew it was so easy, why bother feeding the dogs and drilling the sewers?

The eyes of the nine ghosts were also 10,000 helpless, but they clearly knew that if there was no previous investigation to finalize the information, how could there be today's action?

After passing the small castle tower, entering Ichinomaru and ascending to Ninomaru, we finally met Oda Nobuo, the current owner of Owari Kiyoshu Castle and the target of our trip, in the side hall.

This old boy looked like he was hot again last night, and it was night at this time, and it looked like yesterday's tiredness had not dissipated, and the folds on his face made him look at least ten years older than his actual age!

When he saw us, he sat proudly on the top, maintaining the dignity of a superior person. After we stood in front of him, saluted, and said hello, Oda Nobuo asked, "I am Oda Nobuo, the lord of Cheongshu Castle!" I heard that you are distributing medicinal herbs in the town? ”

With a holy face, I bowed, crutched and emphatically said, "Yes! It is we who are spreading the glory of Christ to our brothers and sisters! ”

Oda Nobuo nodded, thought about it, and asked the nine ghosts to retreat first, leaving me alone, and letting people close the door of the palace, before he asked in a low voice: "You foreigners, can you really cure any disease?" ”

I nodded and smiled, "The glory of the Lord is everywhere!" ”

As if he had been greatly surprised, Oda Nobuo leaned over and asked with a smile on his face that was very sticky, "That's what it is...... Is there any medicine for that? ”

I pretended not to understand, and said in a strange tone: "That aspect? Where? Dear Castle Lord. Please make it clear that I will do my best to find the right medicine for you, to banish your troubles, and let the glory of the Lord shine on this majestic Cheongju city! ”

Oda Nobuo looked left and right, and there was no one else, so he cheekily whispered, "That's it...... In terms of men and women, I have recently recovered from a serious illness, and it seems that I am not very refreshed, but what is the special medicine? ”

I was secretly amused in my heart, I really couldn't turn to glory with this sentence, so I replied with a smile: "Ah! I understand what the lord of the castle means! Some! There must be! ”

Oda Nobuo was overjoyed and said, "How is the effect?" ”

I smiled and sighed, "It's working, tsk." You know, Lord of the City, I am a monk, and I don't know very much, but in our Western Ocean, those noble ladies say that this is very effective, and they love it to the bone! I don't know what that means. Alas! How, Lord Castle will know as soon as you try it! But ......"

Oda Nobuo said hurriedly: "But what? ”

I said lightly: "However, this medicine is not distributed by the church for free, but it is charged for money, and the price is quite expensive!" ”

Where can Nobuo Oda, who has a sperm worm on his brain, take care of this! After asking, the price was really a drop in the bucket for him, a local tyrant and a rich second generation, but after all, it was a drug to be imported, and he didn't dare to eat it casually. So I asked someone to bring a dog, and when I saw it, it was Yayoi that day......

This Yayoi saw me and knew that I was coming with the Nine Demons Masataka, so he ran over happily and rubbed my legs flatteringly. I quietly fed it a bewildering rice ball, touched its head, and muttered a hymn praising the Lord, and Yayoi became more and more submissive.

Oda Nobuo was dumbfounded. This Yayoi is notoriously irritable in the city, why is he so obedient today, does this golden retriever really have such a deep Taoism?

Seeing that Yayoi was already happy, I took out a special plaster—of course, which was still applied to the rice balls—and fed it to Yayoi.

Yayoi ate a few bites and circled around me with her tongue out in satisfaction. As a result, it didn't take long for the dog to sit still, his eyes were red, and he walked around irritably, and finally he couldn't help it, and he barked "whooping" and rushed out of the hall. After a while, there was a continuous sound of barking dogs in the backyard......

Oda Nobuo's eyes never left Yayoi's crotch, and he saw that the effect was amazing, and he heard the barking of dogs in the backyard for half a day—well, the barking of the two dogs was incessant, and he was overjoyed.

So, the first trade between me and Oda Nobuo, the lord of Cheongju Castle, was happily discussed!

Where there is demand, there is a market, this is the law of the market. I'm a principled person, so I follow the laws of the market, and that's it.