Jia Nailao's gaze followed Wang Fulin's fingers and landed on the small peninsula, and he was taken aback. However, after all, he was also a very old man, and he did not show this surprise so easily, but deliberately asked casually, "Could it be that Captain Franco told your lordship?" ”

"Of course...... No. Wang Fulin raised his eyebrows with a smile, and saw that Jia Nairao's face finally moved slightly, but he didn't say the reason, but pointed his finger at one country after another, and then asked, "Bishop Jia, in your language, how did you call the country you were born in?" ”

“Portugal。” Although he didn't know what he meant, Janeroo said very cautiously.

"Just listening to the pronunciation, it seems that it doesn't seem to match the three words of Franc machine at all." Wang Fulin smiled slightly, and then said thoughtfully, "According to the transliteration of the northern official dialect, it seems that it can be read as Poldugar, but according to the rule that the translated text should be faithful, reach, and elegant, I have to say that the five words Poldughar are really awkward." What if it were translated into Portuguese according to the pronunciation of Cantonese and Hokkien, what did Bishop Jia think? ”

How can grapes have teeth?

This is probably the biggest question for many children who came into contact with the name Portugal for the first time in later generations, but Wang Fulin has heard people mention that the origin of the name Portugal is precisely because it is not translated by the Chinese themselves, but by an American who does not understand the official dialect of the north and only understands the southern Fujian dialect. However, compared to other difficult translations in the past, the Portuguese three words can be described as catchy, and they have suddenly replaced the various translations of the past. Because of this, he has long been accustomed to Wang Fulin, who translated his name in later generations. This is the first thing I want to do with this map. It's nothing more than a proper name.

I just took the opportunity to give all the Chinese translations of those countries in Europe. Save the future when he hears the translations of the Ming version, his ears itch uncomfortably!

If it were another Portuguese, Wang Fulin's words might only be understood simply as Wang Fulin's thoughts, but he was proficient in theology, mastered English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Latin, and could speak a good Cantonese and Mandarin, and was only very good at reading and writing Chinese characters. But there was a hint of off-string sound from it. In Macao for so many years, he has also come into contact with many merchants, among them, some of them even went to Southeast Asia, Luzon, Manchuria and other places to settle in disregard of the Ming Dynasty's maritime ban because of their desire for profit, but many people still can't tell the difference between them and these Europeans.

And the official of the Ming Dynasty in front of him was able to accurately point out the location of his country on the map, and was clearly preparing to set a common translation name, isn't it just as he thought before, it is very possible to wedge into the Ming Dynasty through such a person?

Therefore. Janerou didn't even think about the ridiculous question of whether grapes have teeth, and smiled happily: "Okay." Very good! For so many years, our country, like many countries from the West, has been called Franc Machine, and now it has finally got a nice and easy to remember name. ”

"Good, then let's move on to the next one. How do you pronounce this neighboring country? ”

This time, Janerou was no longer as confused as before, but said with a smile: "Les Espan-as. This is the language of the neighboring country where I was born, and it is said to mean the country of hares, but some people say that it means the country of minerals, the country of treasures. ”

"What do you think of the translation into Spain, Bishop Jia?"

Outside the door separated from the lounge by a wall, because the sound insulation effect is mediocre, everyone, including Chen Bingchang, can faintly hear the conversation between Wang Fulin and Jia Nailao. But hearing clearly doesn't mean that they understand, at this moment, they all look at me, and no one understands what Wang Fulin is doing. As for the strange-sounding words that popped out of Jia Nailao's mouth, they were even more at a loss, and they couldn't help but admire Wang Fulin very much, just by rolling his eyes, he could think of a suitable translation. With this translation, all the strange-sounding words became so easy to understand that even they could remember a few.

In addition to Portugal and Spain before that, what else is France, England, Germany, Austria...... In short, all of them have only one characteristic, and that is to be very smooth!

Jia Nalao originally only guessed that Wang Fulin knew a lot about Western countries, but as one country changed from the Portuguese annotation on the map to the Chinese translation, his expression gradually revealed a little solemnity. After Portugal and Spain, Wang Fulin's first attention was on those great powers, and the translation of the names was appropriate, as if they had been prepared for a long time rather than an impromptu idea. So much so that when Wang Fulin's finger was pointed at the Papal States, he was stunned.

“CivitasEcclesiae…… It means the kingdom of the Holy See. This is the kingdom of God's secular spokesman in our Catholic Church. ”

"How about translating it into the Papal State according to the meaning you said?" Wang Fulin burst out with such a term without thinking about it, seeing Jia Nailao stunned again, then nodded slowly, looking at him with a look of surprise, he looked down at the map that was almost annotated by his own translation, and suddenly changed his words, "I want to ask Bishop Jia a question, SocietasJesus, do you know what this word means?" ”

In today's world, Chinese has the largest population base, but to speak the most common languages in the world, French and Spanish Portuguese are very high, far better than the most popular English in later generations, because Britain in this year has not had so much influence, even if Queen Elizabeth I has reigned for almost 20 years, but the strength of Britain is far less than Spain. However, if there is one language that must be mastered by the upper class, it is not French or Spanish, but Latin. Both religious clergy and secular aristocrats pride themselves on speaking Latin fluently.

So how could Janelau, as a Jesuit, not know what this not-so-standard pronunciation Latin word meant?

SocietasJesus…… That is the Latin organization to which he belongs—the Society of Jesus, though not very old, but with great influence throughout the Catholic Church!

His predecessor, Xavier, was one of the founders of the Society of Jesus. In the second half of his life, he worked tirelessly to spread the glory of God to China. But unfortunately he was stopped by the disease. He died on that Kamikawa Island and was eventually transported to India for burial. As far as he knew, a large number of Jesuits were campaigning for the title of saint for Xavier. It is for this reason that, as a Jesuit missionary, several Jesuit priests who followed Xavier's footsteps into China came to Macao, and he was also appointed by the Pope to come to Macao, where he has been operating for many years. Finally, the diocese, which now includes much of the East, was established and inaugurated as bishop.

However, although he was a bishop, he did not hold much power. More than a dozen senior Jesuit missionaries arrived before him, and they insisted on giving Portuguese names to the newly converted Christians and letting them live on the island according to Portuguese customs, which led to the fact that, with the exception of a small number of staunch and even fanatical native believers, most of them gave up their faith after believing in God for a while. And. The missionaries insisted that they would not learn Cantonese and Mandarin, but insisted that they should teach Portuguese to foreign believers. This is orthodoxy.

Although he did his best to learn to speak Cantonese and Mandarin, as Xavier had advocated, he was worried about the devotion to God of the peninsula, not only missionaries, but also businessmen who were not interested in religion at all, even the Portuguese. Therefore, he has been asking the President for the Jesuit Society to continue to send missionaries to China to assist in the work. So, it was the first time he had heard such a Latin term from the mouths of the Portuguese and non-missionaries.

SocietasJesus…… Where did this Ming Dynasty official hear about it? Is it from Sebastian? Franco there?

Wang Fulin saw Jia Nailao's shocked expression that he couldn't hold back anymore, and he knew the turmoil that his words had caused in the other party's heart. However, he knew his own family affairs, and he only knew this term in Latin, because he had watched Alexandre Dumas's trilogy of three musketeers, because one of the musketeers, Father Alamis, had become the president of the Society of Jesus, and he had specially checked what the Jesuits were all about, so he knew such a Latin word by coincidence.

Therefore, he didn't wait for Janerao to burst out a few words of Latin to test himself, and immediately changed his words and said, "Looking at Bishop Jia's appearance, you should know what this word means?" I don't know where the language is, but I dreamed about it quite by chance during a dream. Because it seems to be a bit similar to the names of the countries you pronounced earlier, I just asked casually. ”

Feel free to ask......

Janerou didn't know what to say, but he made up his mind that he would have to pull Sebastian when he turned around? Franco asked if this term was leaked to Wang Fulin by this guy. If so, then don't worry too much. But if it wasn't leaked, but it was really Wang Fulin's dream, then the situation would be completely different. In the Society of Jesus, from the president onwards, there are many devout members who claim to have received the revelation, and now in this place far from the Papal States, could it be that Wang Fulin also received the revelation? What's more, the translations of the names of those countries just now are also a good proof.

He took a deep breath and asked in the most humble and gentle tone he could, "I have indeed heard this word, but did you receive any other revelations in your dreams at that time?" ”

Wang Fulin hesitated for a moment, and then said: "In addition to this word, I also had another dream later, in which I saw a picture of a double-headed eagle swallowing a golden castle. ”

At this moment, Janailao's face finally changed drastically. As a native of Portugal, although he was a Jesuit, devoted himself to God, and should theoretically regard the Papal States as his own, he inevitably preferred Portugal, an obsession that most clergy could not abandon. The so-called golden castle is probably a reference to Portugal, because it is the most striking symbol on the Portuguese flag today, and the double-headed eagle is the symbol of the Habsburg dynasty! Although the Habsburgs now rule many countries in Europe, including the Holy Roman Empire, he believes that the double-headed eagle here refers to Spain!

On the Iberian Peninsula in his native country, Spain and Portugal fought for an unknown number of years. Although he had been away from his homeland for a long time, he learned from the news brought by the ocean-going ships that the current King Sebastian I of Portugal, a mad supporter of the Jesuits, had just suffered a great defeat in Morocco, and that he was said to be going to conquer Morocco again. Philip II of Spain, the same Jesuit supporter, refused to go to war, and thus postponed his daughter's marriage to Sebastian I indefinitely.

If, as Wang Fulin described, the double-headed eagle symbolizing Spain would swallow the golden castle symbolizing Portugal, wouldn't that mean that the young Sebastian I would die? Otherwise, how could Portugal be annexed by Spain!

Of course, this is likely to be just the young man in front of him talking about it, or he may have made a mistake in his own interpretation. However, the two dreams mentioned by the other party have profound meanings, not to mention that most of the Ming people call all those countries in Europe Franc Machine, it is impossible to know such an inside story, even many Portuguese people on the island are busy making money, and they don't think that the young king will really have any mistakes, let alone take them outside. In other words, it is possible to know that the golden castle is a metaphor for Portugal, but it is almost impossible to know that the double-headed eagle symbolizes Spain. What's more, how could there be anyone among the Ming people who knew Latin?

"Bishop Jia can understand the strange word I said, can you tell me what it means? And what does it mean for the double-headed eagle to swallow the golden castle? ”

Janarau squeezed out a smile a little stiffly, and then said vaguely, "The word that the Lord mentioned is an organization in our church. As for your prophetic dream, I really don't know. ”

I don't know if you still say it's a prophetic dream?

Wang Fulin scoffed, but at this time, the heat was almost over, so he didn't chase after him, but skillfully turned the topic to overseas plants. On the grounds that the elders of the family liked those strange crops and seeds from overseas, he asked Janerou if he had any plant seeds from overseas, and if so, he was willing to buy them with a lot of money. As a bishop, Jia Nailao had long heard too much about the bribes of Ming officials, but he didn't want gold or silver, but he had this strange hobby, which was naturally easier to do, and he immediately agreed to send someone to contact the captains of the ships in the harbor to collect all kinds of plants and seeds.

While Wang Fulin was wondering how to bring in some European books, or to find a native talent fluent in Portuguese and Latin through Janero, he suddenly heard a knock on the door. In this empty chapel, the knock on the door was like a stone thrown into the water, and it quickly woke up both him and Janerou at the same time.

"My lord, it seems that Captain Franco is here." It was Zhao San's voice.

PS: The first update (to be continued.) )