Tang Ruowang looked at Xu Guangqi beside him who was not surprised by the number of dishes, and he understood. His Royal Highness the Prince in front of him seems to have always been like this.

No wonder the Church thinks so highly of His Royal Highness. From this point of view, he is like the best believer.

John Tong's heart became hot.

Zhu Youzhen politely greeted John Tang for dinner.

As for Xu Guangqi, do they still need to be polite between them?

The four dishes and one soup on the table are: sweet and sour tenderloin, kung pao chicken, shredded pork in Beijing sauce, stir-fried pork and pine mushroom and ham soup.

This is to take care of the taste of John Tang, Zhu Youzhen specially chose the dish.

Zhu Youzhen seems to have heard someone say in his previous life that Westerners prefer sweet and sour tastes. Sweet and sour tenderloin as a main dish should be popular with John Yu, right?

Sao Rui, Zhu Youzhen's memory seems to be wrong.

John Tang did not show a preference for sweet and sour tenderloin, and he seemed to prefer Kung Pao chicken and stir-fried pork. These two spicy dishes are obviously more fragrant than John Tang.

Do Westerners also love spicy food?

Zhu Youzhen was a little speechless, in his previous life, Westerners liked sweet and sour tastes, so they couldn't get it from a fast food restaurant, right? This is a big error.

During the meal, John Tang seemed to ask for something several times. Before he could fully say it, he was blocked by Zhu Youzhen's excuse to introduce food.

Zhu Youzhen could roughly guess what Tang Ruowang wanted to say.

Missionaries? It's easy to understand.

But Zhu Youzhen didn't want to answer hastily.

John Tang's request was so important that Zhu Youzhen needed time to think carefully about the wording of his answer.

Regarding Zhu Youzhen and Tang Ruowang's performance at the table, Xu Guangqi didn't have the slightest intention of speaking, he was just eating with peace of mind.

Xu Guangqi's two inconsistencies made Zhu Youzhen very happy in his heart.

After the meal, the three of them re-seated.

After a few small talks, John Tang finally couldn't help it. Ignoring Zhu Youzhen's repeated shirks, he asked directly, "Your Royal Highness, can you allow humble believers to pass on the glory of the Lord among your people?" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the room.

"I can't hide from it!" Zhu Youzhen sighed lightly in his heart.

Zhu Youzhen didn't want to perfunctory Tang Ruowang with empty words, but he couldn't create an illusion of support for Tang Ruowang.

Belief in this kind of thing is often unreasonable.

Recalling the memories of his previous life, Zhu Youzhen sat upright and solemnly asked Tang Ruowang: "Can you guarantee that it is a free missionary?" ”

Zhu Youzhen did not wait for the happy John Tang to answer, and once again solemnly explained: "The freedom of the lonely finger is to ensure that the lonely people have the freedom to believe in religion and not to believe in religion. Religious people should not be lightly punished by your church because of differences in canons and habits. ”

The delighted Tang Ruowang swallowed back the assurance that had rushed to his lips, and the smile froze on his face.

He could not guarantee the conditions of the king.

John Tong believed that even if the cardinal archbishop came, there was no guarantee.

From the conditions of believing in the king, John Tong finally understood why the church's mission in China was always not going well.

This magical kingdom does not accept any coercive beliefs at all.

In a way, the people of this country are truly free.

Xu Guangqi, who was listening, almost applauded King Xin's words.

That's too level.

You have to be free to preach, yes. But you have to guarantee the freedom of the believers.

But if the church doesn't even have the power to enforce and restrain believers, can it still pose a threat to the imperial power?

As long as the church agrees to this condition, what if you are allowed to preach?

Can the church accept such conditions?

Xu Guangqi is not optimistic.

Xu Guangqi had long known that Tang Ruowang's request would definitely result like this.

But he didn't expect His Royal Highness King Shin to be so wise.

Yes, Xu Guangqi can only be described by the word wise.

His Royal Highness King Xin's answer can be regarded as telling the truth, and there is no perfunctory falsehood.

In China, if any denomination wants to preach, it must guarantee the freedom of belief of its followers. Any sect that wants to rely on faith and rise above the secular imperial power is a dead end, and there will be no accidents.

It's okay to ask Tang Ruowang to touch a nail, he is too young and still needs a lot of training.

Xu Guangqi seems to have forgotten that King Xin seems to be younger than John Tang, right?

Maybe in Xu Guangqi's heart, he didn't treat King Xin as a young man for a long time.

The magic of believing in the equality of all beings is so great.

Seeing that Tang Ruowang was silent, Zhu Youzhen solemnly said to Tang Ruowang again: "You can go back and think clearly, Lone can allow you to preach freely, but can you guarantee that Lone's people have the freedom to believe in religion?" As long as you can guarantee it, Lone will give you the freedom to preach. ”

Sending away John Tang, Zhu Youzhen looked back at the entire four years of the Apocalypse.

He was surprised to find that although the political dispute in the imperial court had reached a fever pitch. But all over the Ming Dynasty, strangely it has not been affected too much.

The ordinary people of Daming still live a monotonous life. The defeat of the Donglin Party did not have much impact on the people.

All parts of the Ming Dynasty, at least on the surface, are as calm as ever.

In this way, the fifth year of the apocalypse has come quietly.

After the Spring Festival, Zhu Youzhen was one year older, and he finally turned fifteen.

According to folk custom, boys have fifteen bundles of hair.

Binding hair marks a boy's departure from the role of a child, and he can be regarded as an adult, and of course he can marry a wife and have children.

"Big brother," Zhu Youzhen came to Zhu Youxiao with a hippie smile, he secretly glanced at the thick drawings on the table, and his heart was hot.

The timing of the last time I came was unlucky, and I couldn't see the embarrassed expression of my eldest brother, so he regretted it for a long time. I'm going to have to enjoy it this time.

"Big brother, how is this warship?" Zhu Youzhen asked proudly.

"Warships?" Zhu Youxiao was stunned for a moment, and then showed a happy expression.

"It's a warship! How could I not have thought that this was a warship? No wonder the ship is so peculiarly designed. ”

"Big brother's expression is wrong, how can he be so happy?" Zhu Youzhen's face was covered, this style of painting was not what he expected.

"Xiao Wu, did you make this not a merchant ship, but a warship?" Zhu Youxiao asked again in surprise.

"yes!" Zhu Youzhen nodded, "Big brother won't not see that this is a warship at all, right?" His level isn't that bad, right? ”

"Little Five, what is the movable window on the ship for?" Zhu Youxiao asked with great interest. This is his most incomprehensible design.

What to do with so many windows, even for lighting, you can't sacrifice such a large hull strength.

You know, these windows are the weakest in the whole ship. Although the window bezels have been strengthened, there is still a big gap in strength compared to the rest of the hull.

Hearing his eldest brother's question, Zhu Youzhen couldn't wait to give himself a slap.

No wonder the eldest brother had such an expression, he really didn't seem to see that this was a warship.

Also, the design concept of the Victory is completely different from that of the Chinese ships, and the combat methods of the sail battleships are completely different from the traditional water battles, which Zhu Youxiao does not recognize, which is not surprising at all.