Entering the backyard through the back door of the church, I saw a lot of herbs planted in the backyard, all kinds of unknown flowers blooming, and there was a small pavilion in the middle of the courtyard, and there were two people in the pavilion concentrating on each other.

If you only look at John Tang's dress, you can't guess that he is a Westerner, wearing a robe and casual clothes, wearing a scarf on his head, holding a chess piece in one hand and contemplating intently, and shaking a folding fan in the other hand, but his pale skin, high nose and deep golden hair reveal his identity as a Westerner.

Playing against John Tang was a forty-year-old middle-aged man, with a handsome face and a chic demeanor, and he looked like a merry scribe. However, Chen Yue looked at him a little familiar, and after thinking about it carefully, he thought that he seemed to have seen him in Zhou Yanru's White Tiger Hall in Tongzhou, as if he was one of Zhou Yanru's staff, called Wang Yin.

Seeing Chen Yue come in, Tang Ruowang smiled and nodded, and then put a chess piece on the chessboard. Wang Yin, who was playing against him, glanced at Chen Yue in surprise, and then also put his mind on the chess game.

Chen Yue looked closer, and saw that the black and white pieces on the chessboard were tangled together, but he couldn't understand who had the advantage, if it was chess, he would still know some, and he would not know anything about Go.

Tang Ruowang and Wang Yin fell quickly, and soon there was not much open space on the chessboard. John Tang pondered the chess pieces for a long time, and finally put the chess pieces back and pushed the board to admit defeat.

"Wang, your chess skills are really amazing, I am not your opponent!" John Tang's official words are correct and round, and he speaks very well.

"Where, where, today is Lord Tang, you let me play a game." Wang Yin said humbly, then kept silent, and scanned his eyes up and down Chen Yue's body.

"Oh, my young friend, have you heeded God's call to come to me?" Tang Ruowang greeted Chen Yue with a smile.

"Master Tang, in Xia Chen Yue, he has obeyed God's call, so he came to you, there are a bunch of lost lambs who need you to show the way." Chen Yue said with a smile, since this John Tang is a missionary, missionary is his most important task, but as far as Chen Yue knows, although Emperor Chongzhen let go of the mission, it seems that the effect of John Tang's mission is still very poor. If you want him to use it for yourself, you can only tempt him with preaching, there are tens of thousands of coal miners in Xishan, Chen Yue can completely rely on this to invite Tang Ruowang to Xishan.

"Old Tang, you don't know who this young man is, do you? He is the youngest soldier of the Ming Dynasty, and he is a hero who resists the Tartars! Wang Yin suddenly said on the side.

"It turned out to be a hero who defeated the Mantars and rescued the people, I have heard about your deeds a long time ago, it is really disrespectful." John Tang exclaimed, "But what are you talking about about the lost lamb?" ”

"Then I'll tell you the truth, I am now serving as a soldier in Xishan, when I was sorting out the Xishan Coal Mine, I learned about the tragic situation of the miners in Xishan, there are tens of thousands of miners and their families in Xishan, they live in the poor mountainous areas all the year round, lack of food, food and medicine, it is the treasure land of Catholic missions, so I came to invite Lord Tang to Xishan to have a look." Chen Yue said.

"What's the matter, Lord Chen, please speak up!" After living in Daming for more than 20 years, John Tang is very familiar with the temperament of the Ming people, and also knows the truth of being diligent and stealing without anything.

"That's right, I want to ask Lord Tang to help me make some red-coated cannons, as well as some other firearms." Chen Yue said honestly, everyone is a smart person, there is no need to waste time in beating around the bush. The purpose of his visit was to invite John Tong to build a cannon, and the reward he was given for helping him preach among the miners. It will take several months to build artillery, and when the cannon is damaged, I am afraid that Li Chuang's army will also attack Beijing, and then he can justifiably keep Tang Ruowang in the army and serve himself.

John Tang has been in the Ming Dynasty for more than 20 years, but the total number of believers he has developed is less than 100, which is far from what the Holy See expects him to do, so when he heard that he could go to the mining area of tens of thousands of people to preach, John Tang was very moved, but after thinking about it, he shook his head.

"I am now the supervisor of Qintian, and I cannot leave Beijing without the emperor's order." John Tong refused.

Yes? Tens of thousands of people can't be tempted, what about your lofty ideals? Is it more important to be an official than a missionary in your heart? Chen Yue couldn't help but be depressed, it seems that this old soup is not a devout Catholic disciple, and those who have been transformed in the Ming Dynasty for decades are not much different from the Ming people.

"I can't leave Beijing, but my son Pan Xuezhong can go in my place." Tang Ruowang changed his words.

Pan Xuezhong, the young man who swept the floor, a young man in his twenties, what ability does he have? Chen Yue was very disappointed in his heart.

"Pan Xuezhong has been with me for more than ten years, he is a good boy who is diligent and studious, and he is very solid in mathematics, physics, chemistry and other sciences, and he also followed me to build cannons a few years ago, and he is very familiar with the process of making cannons. I'll bring him the book I just wrote, "The Essentials of Fire," which contains all my knowledge of firearms. Seeing what Chen Yue was thinking, John Tang explained.

Chen Yue nodded, since this old Tang is unwilling to leave Beijing, it is okay to take his righteous son Pan Xuezhong with him, I only hope that this Pan Xuezhong's ability is as good as what Lao Tang said.

"Sun Tzu has a saying in the art of war, go up to the army to fight, then hand over the army, and then attack the city. Lord Chen, artillery is only a supplement to battle, not a decisive force, and if you want to win all the time, you need real talent. Now there is a great talent sitting in front of you, why don't you ignore it? John Tang smiled.

The great talent sitting in front of me, could it be that you mean this Wang Yin, Chen Yue thought in surprise. This Wang Yin is Zhou Yanru's staff, an incompetent person like Zhou Yanru, how much ability can the people under him have?

"I don't dare to be a big talent, I just know a little bit about military strategy." Wang Yin waved his hand modestly, and changed his words, "But I won't go to Lord Chen, because he will soon be in a catastrophe." ”

! If you don't come to Lao Tzu, forget it, anyway, Lao Tzu didn't plan to invite you to come, but why do you curse Lao Tzu like this?

"Oh, please tell me Brother Wang, why am I in a big disaster?" Chen Yue asked with a sneer.

ps: I'm sorry.,It's been a slow time to write these days.,The plot is also slow.,It's really a holiday that's busier than usual.,It's a thing at home all day long.,Only at night do you have time to code words.。 I drove back to Zhengzhou at two o'clock this afternoon, and I arrived at almost six o'clock, and I was tired to death, but I still gritted my teeth and insisted on two chapters. Fortunately, there will be nothing else to do in the future except for work, and the future update will be better than now, in addition, the big plot will arrive soon.