"Changing the doctrine? No, no, no......" John Tong's head shook like a rattle, and his cheeks also threw out a trace of muscle, making him look much fuller, "In that case, it would not be Catholic!" ”

"Mr. Tang, do you think that only the pope and the clergy can communicate with God? And ordinary believers, even if they pray a thousand times, God will ignore it? Is it true that God knows only the higher believers, but he turns a blind eye to the ordinary believers? Will such a God still benefit all living beings? ”

Li Zicheng is worried that once Catholicism is propagated in Xining, in the future, Xining's religious affairs will be interfered with by the Pope, and even government affairs will be semi-independent, and no matter how wonderful the name of "theocracy and unity" is, it is not suitable for the development of a country or nation.

If a loose religious structure is established, and the churches in various places are not subordinate to each other, religion will not be allowed to slide into the whirlpool of "political parties" and there will be no power to interfere in politics.

"Mr. Li, God naturally purifies all sentient beings, but the way of purification, which is achieved through the Pope and the clergy, Mr. Li does not need to doubt it."

"What if God disagrees with the Pope or the clergy?"

"Mr. Lee's fears will not arise at all, and all the clergy are adhering to God's will."

"What about the Pope? The Pope is the supreme representative of God's choice in the world, but the clergy can also communicate with God. Or, if there is a pope, why is there a need for the clergy to communicate with God? ”

"No, no," John Tong shook his head vigorously, "God's will for the Pope and other clergy must be the same, and God cannot be wrong." ”

"God is infallible, but mortals in the world can make mistakes and have arguments, just like you and me," Li Zicheng said with a smile: "Actually, I have studied Catholicism for many years, and I found that you have misinterpreted the doctrine, and God has passed on the will to the Pope, but I am worried that the Pope will not get the point, or deliberately misinterpret God's meaning, so I communicate with the clergy and let these clergy supervise the Pope." ”

Li Zicheng did not wait for John Tong to refute him, and continued: "If the clergy, such as bishops, pastors, elders, and missionaries can take up their responsibilities, they can help the pope avoid mistakes—then the clergy will have a higher status in the church, right?" ”

Tang Ruowang was speechless for a while, but he was thinking quickly in his heart.

"In a word, if Catholicism can properly revise some doctrines, it will not endanger the prestige of the Ming Emperor among the people, I will immediately establish a church in Xining, and I will also mobilize manpower to help preach and encourage the people to join the Church, I estimate that in a year, 500 to 1,000 people will join the Church, and once these people become Catholic, they will play a propaganda role for their relatives, family members, and friends, and guide more people to join the Catholic Church."

Li Zicheng decided not to argue with Tang Ruowang, his religious theory is very limited, if he really wants to refute it, sooner or later he will be criticized incompletely, he decided to use his advantages to induce Tang Ruowang to move closer to him, he has thrown out two sweet dates, and he is not afraid that Tang Ruowang will not take the bait.

"Can Mr. Li really bring 500 people into the church?" John Tang really swallowed the hook.

"500 people is still a small number, how to say that Xining also has more than 100,000 people, and in time, if 10% of the population can join the Church, that is, tens of thousands of people, and at that time, Xining may be the largest gathering place for Catholics in the Ming Dynasty." Li Zicheng is not worried that there are no believers, it is a big deal to take soldiers and even children in the future, as long as it is through administrative means, there is nothing that cannot be accomplished, besides, the promotion of Catholicism, he has been thinking about it for a long time, and it is not a bad thing for the Ming Dynasty.

"Mr. Li, you are really my gospel," John Tang left his seat, learning from the appearance of the Ming people, and shook his body, "With Mr. Li's support, Catholicism in Xining is the Ming Dynasty, and it will definitely blossom and bear fruit." ”

"Of course, it's not enough to rely on my support alone, the key is to rely on yourselves," Li Zicheng said with a grim face: "You must also show scientific achievements, so that the people can see the greatness of God, so as to attract more people to join the church." ”

"That's nature," John Tang opened the wooden box again and took out a thin book from inside, "Mr. Li, this is the latest research result, Mr. Li should not have read it." ”

Li Zicheng took it and took a look, "The Telescope Says", Could it be that the West has invented the space telescope? Is it Galileo?

He flipped through a few pages casually, and found that it was written in Chinese characters, which involved the improvement of Galileo's telescope, and he was greatly surprised, the West entered the Age of Discovery, and had thrown off the central country from science and technology, and the Ming Dynasty had not heard of telescopes, and Galileo had already made telescopes, and even John Tang dared to improve the telescope, indicating that Western seminaries had trained a large number of scientific and technological personnel.

From this point of view, the central country has fallen behind, at least in terms of cutting-edge technology, later generations often put the blame for the decline of the central country on the Manchu Qing, in fact, even if there was no Manchu Qing, with the attitude of the Han people towards the inheritance of ancestral heritage, the Ming Dynasty was also downhill in the forest of the world.

It's just that the size of the Ming Dynasty is large enough and there are thousands of years of accumulation, while the Westerners are still in the eruption stage of science and technology, and have not been completely transformed into productivity, so they are helpless against the distant Ming Dynasty for the time being.

At least the Westerners already know the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty's understanding of the Westerners is probably still stuck in the general and abstract stage of "Xiyi is thousands of miles away", and the two sides are no longer equal in their understanding of each other.

But Li Zicheng has come to this world, so he naturally wants to put his understanding of the world on the head of the Ming Dynasty, because he is a Han himself, and he has a personal hatred for the corrupt officials and corrupt officials among the Han people, which does not mean that he hates all Han people, on the contrary, he wants to use his foresight to avoid the suffering suffered by the Han nation in the next two hundred years.

He shoved "The Distant Mirror Theory" into his arms, "This book is good, I want to take a good look at it, and when I preach and preach to the people in the future, I will also show some ability." ”

"Mr. Li wants to see it, even if he takes it, there is still the original manuscript below."

"The people of the Ming Dynasty, especially the people in the frontier, often face the invasion of nomadic tribes, they are more advocacious of firearms, I wonder if Mr. Tang has any research on firearms?" Li Zicheng finally quietly said what he was most looking forward to.

"Firearms?" John Tong rolled his most characteristic blue eyes, "I studied at the German Academy in Rome, and I have a knowledge of philosophy, mathematics and applied science, and firearms are naturally one of the learning contents. ”

"Really?" Li Zicheng suppressed the ecstasy in his heart and said indifferently: "Then Mr. Tang, have you ever heard of the detonator # in the ammunition?" ”

"Detonator #tube? But the detonating mechanism when the bullet is fired? Tang Ruowang's face was happy, he happened to be doing this, "However, it is very complicated to say, and I can't say three or two sentences. ”

"It's okay," Li Zicheng was a little disappointed, like a thirsty crow, seeing half a bottle of cold water, he could see it but couldn't drink it, "You go back and sort it out and draw the drawings," Li Zicheng emphasized: "Don't forget, mark it with Chinese characters!" ”

"Yes, yes," John Tang said in a loud voice, "I will draw a drawing of the detonator# tube and write out the manufacturing method next night." ”

"Of course, we also have to sort out the doctrine of Catholicism, and we will discuss it tomorrow, what corrections should be made," Li Zicheng couldn't waste John Tang's time, "I know that doing scholarship requires calming down, so I won't bother, I'll see you tomorrow." ”

Tang Ruowang was temporarily placed in a small hall in the central government, such a treasure would be at ease under his nose, and together with his two assistants, he was also placed in the small hall next door.

Li Zicheng pondered alone in the study for a while, since Tang Ruowang is here, then squeeze out his knowledge, and he will definitely set up relevant schools in the future, but unfortunately, in Xining, it is really difficult to find a literate school-age population, otherwise, the speed of learning will be much faster, these students of their own, almost all of them are women, and Chinese characters have just been learned, and they can't bear the heavy responsibility, if they are in a few years later, maybe their students will be able to come in handy.

There is no way, I can only find someone among the nearby herdsmen, it doesn't matter if I can't read, just learn from scratch, anyway, John Tong's life is long enough, and in the history of later generations, at least after the Manchu Qing Dynasty entered the customs, he will also meet the Dalai Lama.

Of course, it is also necessary to help preach and preach, if John Tang feels that he is lying to him, how much knowledge will be hidden, start with the people nearby, it is best to give them some sweetness, the people are the most affordable class, thousands of good, not as good as silver and grain.

Give out the fruit of God for free!

Li Zicheng remembered that when he was a child, the children in the class were proud of receiving candy from the church, and they were even reluctant to eat it, so they just stayed in the class to show off in front of their friends.

The old man is greedy for small and cheap, and it is also the focus of attention, and in the history of later generations, there are often old people who are deceived by the "coffin book", which is the result of being greedy for small and cheap.

However, this requires silver, and he is not rich in silver now, and although he has saved sixty or seventy thousand taels, the craftsman's workshop will need a large amount of silver, and he does not know which hole to add to these silvers.

There are also soldiers' salaries to be paid, since the Tartars knocked on the customs, the imperial court has interrupted the food and salary to Xiningwei, Wu Shaoling as a supervisor to the imperial court to ask for food and salary two folds, but there is no news, and now the soldiers' food and salary are paid in advance by Li Zicheng.

His hematopoietic function is not strong, and the current Xiningwei is in the transition period from animal husbandry to farming, but the farmers who cultivate have not yet had any income and cannot pay agricultural taxes.

Only Xining Huangjiu and Xihuang Restaurant are holding on, but these two enterprises are not large in scale and their profits are limited, especially Xihuang Restaurant, which has just opened and has not yet reached the peak of profitability.

The only hope is the glass factory, and Li Zicheng hopes that the craftsmen can burn the glass early and transfuse blood for the army.

That night, it should be Chen Qiudie's bedtime, Li Zicheng insisted on pulling Song Yulian to a threesome, sure enough, Li Zicheng was excited for a while because he met Tang Ruowang, and the night was particularly powerful, Chen Qiudie was quickly defeated, and couldn't stop begging for mercy, but fortunately, Song Yulian took it, so it was a draw.