Deng Yuhan was probably the most accomplished of the missionaries to China, and he was so learned in the fields of medicine, astronomy, and botany that he was the seventh member of the Lynx Academy of Sciences, only a few days after Galileo.

"No." Deng Yuhan did not refuse, and the missionaries who came to the West understood that without entering the core of the empire, their missions would never succeed.

"Luo Yagu, you will be the winter official of Qin Tianjian." Zhu Youxiao thought for a while and said.

"No."

"I heard that Jinnige Pavilion has a plan for 'Seven Thousand Books of the West', but is there such a thing?" Zhu Youxiao asked.

"Yes, Kinnige is now a missionary in Xi'an." Long Huamin replied.

"Let him come to Jingshi, I will arrange a place for him and arrange someone to help him translate together." Zhu Youxiao said.

"No."

……

Zhu Youxiao arranged for missionaries from the West here, while in Europe, Sun Yuanhua was also in full swing to collect talents.

Li Hailong and the others had already arrived in Florence at this time, and they had already found Galileo. Galileo Galilei is now in the Duchy of Tuscany, in the leisure position of chief mathematician and philosopher of the court and in the honorary position of chief professor of mathematics at the University of Pisa. But at this time he was being persecuted by the church.

"Before we went to Holland, John? Ambassador Sun has dragged Ambassador Sun to bring you a letter, and this is Mr. Schreker's letter. Li Hailong took out Deng Yuhan's letter and said.

"Is Schrek doing well in Daming?" Galileo took the letter and asked.

"Everything is fine." Li Hailong said.

"Thank you." Galileo said politely.

"Mr. Galileo, in fact, I am on the orders of His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, I want to invite you to teach a class in the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty once said that if you are willing to go to the Ming Dynasty, Your Majesty is willing to make you a viscount and enjoy the treatment of a nobleman." Li Hailong said.

"Emperor Xie Daming's appreciation, it's just that I'm over sixty years old, I'm afraid I won't be able to go that far, and without the permission of the Holy See, I won't leave." Galileo said with a smile. Galileo was a devout Catholic, and he was reluctant to flee even before his trial.

"This trip to Daming, at most two years, Your Majesty is afraid that you will have a hard journey, so he specially ordered Ambassador Sun to arrange a boat for you to ensure that there will be no risks along the way." Li Hailong said.

Galileo smiled bitterly, shook his head, and did not speak.

"Mr. Galileo, the Holy See is not friendly to you now, on the contrary, if you are willing to go to the Ming Dynasty, the Ming Empire will provide you with all the funding you need, and if you are not willing to serve as a professor, but only want to engage in research, Your Majesty will definitely agree." Li Hailong continued unwillingly.

"Mr. Li, I'm afraid I really can't go to Daming." Galileo refused.

"If the Holy See appoints you to go to Daming to preach, would you be willing?" Li Hailong asked unrelentingly.

"This ......," Galileo hesitated.

"I understand, we will come forward to negotiate with the Holy See on this matter, and you can wait for our good news." Li Hailong saw Galileo's hesitation, and he immediately said.

After speaking, Li Hailong opened another box and said, "This is a reward from Your Majesty, please accept it." ”

"That seems like too much, I haven't done anything for His Majesty the Emperor." Galileo refused.

"Your Majesty admires Mr.'s talent, and I specially ordered us to give it to Mr., Your Majesty often says that Mr. has made a lifetime of dedication to the progress of mankind, and two thousand guilders are not enough to express Your Majesty's respect for Mr., and please make sure that Mr. is subordinate." Li Hailong pleaded.

"Please sir, please take it!" Li Hailong pleaded again.

"Okay then." Galileo did not hesitate and accepted Li Hailong's two thousand guilders.

……

Leaving Galileo's house, Li Hailong sent a letter to Sun Yuanhua, preparing to go to Rome to meet Pope Eid VIII after receiving Sun Yuanhua's next instructions.

The search for Kepler was not as smooth as for Li Hailong, and it took several months for Zhong Guanghua to finally find Kepter in Linz. This is mainly due to the fact that Kepler was so poor that he could only rely on fortune-telling to support the expenses of the whole family.

Although it was very difficult to find Kepler, it was far easier to poach Kepler than Galileo. When Zhong Guanghua found Kepler, one of Kepler's children had just died of poverty, and Zhong Guanghua's arrival brought hope to the family, which had no rice to cook.

It only cost 1,000 guilders, and just a few words before and after bought this famous scientist in history.

"His Majesty the Emperor has prepared everything for your whole family, you don't have to worry about bread in the future, and His Majesty the Emperor promises that the research expenses you need will be completely borne by the Imperial Family." Zhong Guanghua said.

After discussing with his wife, Kepler immediately decided to follow Zhong Guanghua to Amsterdam. Moreover, Kepler was a Protestant, and here he was ostracized by the Catholics.

Just when Zhong Guanghua was taking Kepler to Amsterdam, Li Hailong had already arrived in Rome. After receiving Sun Yuanhua's instructions, Li Hailong immediately went to Rome. Li Hailong also offered gifts to the Pope from the Ming Dynasty, mainly from Ming silk and porcelain.

For the arrival of the Ming envoy, Urbang VIII was very welcome. Daming is a blue ocean for the entire church, and Daming is an extremely rich country in the Pope's heart.

"I heard that your ambassador Sun is a Catholic?" Urbang VIII asked.

"His Holiness the Pope, yes, there are hundreds of thousands of Catholics in the Ming Dynasty." Li Hailong said.

"I saw Matteo Ricci and Long Huamin and others in the Ming Dynasty missionary and achieved good results." Urbang VIII said with satisfaction.

"There are hundreds of millions of people in Daming, and there are still many who cannot hear the gospel of the church, and I implore His Holiness the Pope to send Galileo to Daming as a missionary." Li Hailong pleaded. Li Hailong now thinks about how to trick Galileo into Daming? Nothing else matters to him.

"Why Galileo? I can send more and better missionaries to Daming. Urbang VIII said.

"In the Ming Empire, His Majesty the Emperor is rich in the entire empire and has supreme power, if it is not approved by His Majesty the Emperor, it is difficult for the church to develop in the Ming Dynasty, and His Majesty has always cited Mr. Galileo as a confidant in his life since he read Mr. Galileo's books, if His Majesty the Pope can let Mr. Galileo go to the Ming Dynasty to preach, it will definitely be recognized by His Majesty the Emperor, which is more useful than sending more and better missionaries under the Pope's crown." Li Hailong explained.

(End of chapter)