"With all due respect, Father Priest, your mission in the capital seems to have been very difficult, and you still have not grasped the point, and you do not know how to get the people into the arms of the Father. However, this is also understandable, after all, you are a European and do not understand the national character of our Ming Dynasty......"

"We people in the Ming Dynasty are a practical nation, for gods and ghosts, as long as it is useful, it doesn't hurt to believe in it, as long as they can bless me. Whether it is God, Jesus, Christ, or Nyorai, Sanqing, that is, the matter of the last pillar of incense. Therefore, among the common people, there are very few true believers. It is not uncommon for a person to believe in Buddha, Tao and even Christ at the same time......"

"My God, how can this be, how can this be?" After knowing that he had misunderstood Sun Yuan, and that Sun Yuan did not have that kind of unspeakable habit, Garcia Chrysanthemum was carefree, and finally breathed a great sigh of relief

。 However, Sun Yuan's words made him dumbfounded, and at the same time, a cold sweat came out. Polytheistic worship, this and this...... How is this possible, is this still faith?

Actually, to put it bluntly, this land does not produce true believers. When it comes to faith, we in the Ming Dynasty only believe in our ancestors. After the death of the ancestors, they became gods. However, our Jesus religion only emphasizes the exclusive respect of one God, and what is required is firm faith. So, Father, you Jesuits have gone wrong with their missionary thinking from the beginning. ”

"Brother Sun Yuan, you go on." Louis? Garcia wiped the sweat from his forehead and continued to ask.

Sun Yuan: "If the Jesuits want to preach in the Ming Dynasty, they must allow believers to worship their ancestors and other gods, be tolerant, and not interfere in secular life. For example, in the church, you can set up an incense burner, and let the believers burn incense to the Father, burn paper money, or something. In addition to reciting sutras and healing people, you priests can also tell fortunes for those who come in, look at palmistry, and look at feng shui. By the way, you can also do a dojo, catch demons or something......"

"This is impossible, my brother Sun Yuan, you are a heretic! If it had been before, he would have been burned at the stake. Garcia blushed angrily: "I don't agree with your concept. ”

Sun Yuan smiled: "Actually, I also have the heart to spread the gospel of Jesus in the Ming Dynasty, didn't I come to invite you?" There is a saying that changes with the times, changes with the situation, and cannot stick to one law. I said this method, how can you know if you don't try it? This preaching is like doing business, and each religion and sect are talking to the people about the advantages of believing in their own religion and the disadvantages of not believing it. It turns out that your Jesuits' current set will not work in Daming, so why not try other methods. ”

"Heresy, heresy!" Garcia seemed to be greatly insulted, stood up with a bang, and pointed to the door: "You go!" ”

Sun Yuan: "Since the priest regarded me as a heretic, Sun Yuan has nothing to say. However, we Chinese have a good saying: follow the customs of the country, and say what kind of words wherever you go

。 There is another sentence: as long as the goal is achieved, it does not matter what the process is. The people of Daming have never heard of the Father or Jesus Christ before, and if you want them to accept a new faith, I am afraid that it is not so easy, and you need to be patient. If the priest has the heart to go to my territory to spread the gospel of God, he can go to the Xishan Barracks to find me and say goodbye! After saying that, he walked casually towards the door and did not stop again.

He didn't believe that Garcia would let go of this opportunity to spread the teachings of Jesus in China, and would just let go of an opportunity to be sent to his door.

As far as Sun Yuan knows, after the Jesus religion was introduced to China in the middle of the Ming Dynasty, it has not been popularized because it is out of date, or because it is not accepted by mainstream society.

Whether it was the Ming Dynasty or the Manchu Qing Dynasty, the upper echelons simply treated these missionaries as a joke. Even Matteo Ricci, John Tang or later Lang Shining, in the eyes of the ruler, was just a favored vassal. As for the God in whom they believe, they will listen to what they say.

In fact, throughout ancient China, the rulers still believed in the Confucian system of internal and external kings. As for the West, it seems to them to be barbarians. How can your barbarian backward doctrine be compared with the words of the sages of my Brilliant Heavenly Empire.

Therefore, in Sun Yuan's view, this Garcia has been in China for so long, and it is estimated that he has not developed a single believer. This was a complete failure for a devout Jesuit clergyman.

Sure enough, before Sun Yuan walked out of the door, Garcia gritted his teeth: "Brother Sun Yuan, Brother Sun Yuan......"

Sun Yuan smiled and turned his head when he heard this: "Priest, what else do you have to say?" ”

Garcia drew another cross on his chest: "Brother Sun Yuan, there are really 20,000 people in your territory, and there are still 2,000 troops in your hands?" ”

"That's right."

Garcia: "So, if I go to your territory, I'm free to preach?" ”

Sun Yuan nodded: "Yes, however, I have three conditions." As far as I know, you European armies have chaplains. If you agree, you can come and serve in our army. "The chaplains of Europe generally have two functions: one is to confess to soldiers when they are dying; Second, it is a doctor in the army.

As long as Garcia is deceived into the Ningxiang Army, he Sun Yuan will get a surgeon who doesn't want money.

Garcia: "You say. "After all, it is a small principality with 20,000 people, this is the best opportunity he has encountered since he came to the Ming Dynasty to preach, how can he let it go?

Sun Yuanyou walked back, sat on a chair, and raised a finger: "First, after you come to my Ningxiang Army, you are not allowed to develop believers in the army

。 ”

"How is this possible, Brother Sun Yuan, I want to doubt your faith in God." Garcia screamed.

Sun Yuan: "Our Ming Dynasty is different from your Europe, the army belongs to the state, not the lord. My "Great Ming Law" stipulates that no sect is allowed to spread its teachings in the army. ”

Speaking of this, Sun Yuan smiled and said, "Isn't there a saying in Europe that says: 'Render to God what is God's, and what is to the king.'" If the court let me know that the priest and I are preaching in the army, I am afraid that I will not be able to do it as a general, and if I change to someone else, people may not be able to tolerate the priest staying in the army. ”

Garcia frowned and nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes." Well, then I'm not going to preach in the army. However, if my brother Sun Yuan does not take the initiative to develop the followers, how can all people be bathed in the light of God? ”

Sun Yuan raised a second finger: "Secondly, what is practiced in my territory is religious freedom, whether it is Jesus, Buddhism, or Taoism, we must live in peace and have freedom of belief. Of course, the policy of my domain will be appropriate for you to lean in favor of you, the priest. ”

"This ......" Garcia was greatly dissatisfied.

Sun Yuan comforted: "Father, you don't have to worry, everything is arranged by God." ”

Garcia said sullenly: "So, what is the third condition?" ”

Sun Yuan: "When I joined the Ningxiang Army, I had to trouble the priest to help me train a group of doctors." ”

At this point, Garcia was also cheerful, saying that there was no problem. In fact, most of the Jesuit priests in Europe at the same time were proficient in the natural sciences, and medicine was one of the main means they used to recruit believers. For example, the later Wise Restoration in Japan began with the full acceptance of Western medicine.

Seeing Garcia fully accept his conditions, Sun Yuan was relieved and smiled secretly: This priest is honest, and he was deceived back by me in a few words. Come to think of it, Garcia's mission in China has not been smooth in the past few years, and he has been suffocated, so I have such a surgeon who doesn't need money. Of course, if you want to preach in my territory, you want to be beautiful, and I don't want to see the Ningxiang Army all fanatical religious madmen.

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