Yu Guozhen's opinion was clear, that is, to prohibit the priests of the Jesus Society from preaching in China.

This news shocked John Tang, who originally thought that he had come to see Yu Guozhen this time, to show him the uniqueness of the Europa civilization, and pointed out that his practical learning was also deeply influenced by the Europa civilization, at least to improve the situation of the church in the East, and obtain Yu Guozhen's support to some extent. But the result was the opposite, Yu Guozhen was not only not persuaded by him, but turned the previous implicit restriction policy into a more radical prohibition policy!

There is no doubt that Yu Guozhen has this strength. John Tang has never seen a monarch in Europe who can rule over such a large population and such a vast territory like Yu Guozhen, and more importantly, win the hearts of the people!

"Why can't this be?" Yu Guozhen is still smiling.

"It is by the grace of the Lord that you have been able to accomplish this, and if you do so, the grace of the Lord will depart from you and your people will turn their backs on you......"

"Mr. Tang, don't scare me with your nonsense about the punishment of heaven and the like, you and I both know very well, if your god really has this ability, the first person to be punished should be the Pope, as far as I know, there is a poet named Dante on your side, but there is a place for the Pope and the cardinals in hell."

When Yu Guozhen said this, he grinned again, but his gaze was even colder. He thought of the future generations, whenever Huaxia encountered misfortune, there were some trash who betrayed their ancestors and abandoned their ancestors and said that this was "heaven's curse", and even some people were mad, even in order to cater to Xiyi. Cry out the curse that "this Godless nation has sinned for 5,000 years." Yu Guozhen is a very simple nationalist, for all the deeds of forgetting their ancestors, in Yu Guozhen's view, the Chinese nation has continued to this day, although it has been repeatedly defeated by barbarism, but it has always been able to persist and usher in a new revival, which naturally proves the progress of Chinese civilization. It is also a matter of course that the Chinese nation should be the indispensable guide of this world. Yu Guozhen was not arrogant enough to think that China must rule the whole world, nor was he crazy enough to think that all the remaining civilizations and nations needed to be wiped out, but he firmly believed. Leading mankind is the natural right and duty of the Chinese nation.

For many years, within the confines of East Asia. History has proven that the Chinese nation guided the surrounding countries, helped them from barbarism to civilization, and led them to resist all kinds of barbarian invasions.

Hearing that Yu Guozhen even said Dante's name, Tang Ruowang's face turned even pale.

"Moreover, because when the priests of your religion were on mission, they did many illegal things, such as helping the Spaniards, Dutch, and Portuguese to invade China. Many of those who slaughtered overseas Chinese people and robbed the property of the Chinese people were noble priests. On Dayuan Island, in Luzon, in Faxian City and Zheng He City. All so! Since your religion thinks that it is the lord of the kings of Europa, then the blame for this matter naturally falls on your religion. Mr. Tang, I think you are going back to Europa, you might as well go back for me in ten years. Our Chinese fleet will go to Europa. ”

There is no doubt that Yu Guozhen can do this!

John Tang saw a steamship, and this time he came to Shanghai from Shaanxi, along the way he first took a traditional hard sailing boat through the Yellow River to Anping Town, and then transferred from Anping Town to a train to Qingdao Kou, and then transferred to a steamship to Shanghai. After experiencing the speed and efficiency of steamships, John Tang could imagine that if dozens of such gunboats arrived in Europe ten years later, carrying well-equipped and well-trained Chinese soldiers, the European countries would not be able to compete with them even if they really formed a coalition.

At that time, it will be the most terrible time for the church, and Yu Guozhen, who is full of hatred for the church, will slaughter every believer he sees until their religion is wiped out.

"Lord, is this the Last Judgment, the thunder of God's destruction?" John Tong almost looked up to the sky and screamed.

Seeing this scene, Chen Zilong smiled bitterly.

Yu Guozhen is bluffing, there is no doubt that Chen Zilong can be sure of this. Yu Guozhen must have wanted something from John Tang or their church, which is why he was so intimidating.

Not to mention that it is difficult to realize the supplies needed by steam ships to travel thousands of miles to Europe, purely in terms of interests, what real benefits does Yu Guozhen have for China to go to Europa to promote his prestige abroad? In Chen Zilong's view, Yu Guozhen does have a little great success in domestic construction, such as building 500 miles of railways, 1,000 miles of hardened official roads, and several schools and hospitals every year, but Yu Guozhen is not so interested in going abroad to promote his prestige. Just like now, the small countries that come to Xinxiang from all directions and want to pay tribute can almost line up, but Yu Guozhen welcomes them all to do business, and they also have to pay some "United Nations dues" to the Huaxia Military Strategy Committee, but it is definitely not like the emperors of the Ming Dynasty, so that those small countries can take advantage of the tributary trade.

Obviously, Yu Guozhen has taken a fancy to the countries of Europa again, but he has conflicts with the Spaniards and the Dutch before, and there is no good opportunity to extend his hand to Europa.

However, Chen Zilong does not plan to expose this matter.

Chen Wozi was originally a smart man and a person with a certain vision of the world, and he has developed a habit in Qinzhou over the years: when considering foreign affairs, he will give priority to whether this is in line with the interests of the Chinese nation. Obviously, Yu Guozhen's focus on Europa is good for Huaxia, that is, for Chen Zilong himself, he feels that he is more ruthless externally than internally.

"Your Excellency, what can we do to make you ...... Changing your mind? ”

After taking a deep breath, Tang Ruowang stared at Yu Guozhen, his eyes full of hope and begging. He felt that every time he prayed to his Lord, he might not be as religious as he is now.

"I generally don't change my decision unless you can convince me with something real, something real. Speaking of which, there is another old matter, your Pope, without the consent of our Huaxia. The whole earth was divided between the Spaniards and the Portuguese, and in the "First Bill of Property Law" recently drafted by the Chinese Military Strategy Committee, it was an act of infringing on the property of the Chinese public, and therefore it was necessary to pay compensation for it. ”

Yu Guozhen said with a smile again, this time, Tang Ruowang understood. John Tong stood up. Salute to Yu Guozhen: "Your Excellency, we are willing to make corresponding compensation, there is no doubt about this. I will definitely try my best to apply to the church, please ask for compensation. ”

In that case, I entrusted Mr. Tong to return to Europa. I have these demands, one of which is that the countries of Europa must open their markets and allow unhindered entry of Chinese goods into the countries of Europa, and that any country that refuses to do so will be an enemy of the Church......"

Yu Guozhen's first request made Chen Zilong and Tang Ruowang incomprehensible.

The two of them were people who had seen more at this time, but they didn't expect that Yu Guozhen's first request was neither land cession nor compensation. It's just open to trade!

For Europa, this is not a bad thing, almost everything is very poor, Europa, for things from the East, there is a thirst for things. But after Yu Guozhen drove out the Spaniards and the Dutch. At present, trade between the two sides is carried out only through one of the Portuguese entrepot in Ceylon. This seriously restricts the entry of Chinese commodities into the Europa market, and also restricts the flow of precious metals such as gold and silver from Europe and the United States into China.

"I'll try my best to get that."

"Second, the Europa people were not civilized enough and still maintained many barbaric customs. In particular, it is very wrong that a considerable part of those nobles are illiterate...... In order to help the Europa people enter a truly civilized society, I will send a number of scholars to Europa, who must be treated and protected in Europa. If they do any harm, the church and the lords of the injured land must be held responsible! ”

Hearing this second condition, Tang Ruowang and Chen Zilong both raised their heads to look at Yu Guozhen.

Yu Guozhen's condition is really ...... It's ridiculous, this is not a request to Europe, but a reward to Europe, which is completely inconsistent with Yu Guozhen's personality!

"Your Excellency, this ...... Is this true? ”

After all, John Tong was a European, and although he came to the East with a heart dedicated to the Lord, he was also very willing to do it if he could bring some clever and new things to Europe, for example, as Yu Guozhen said, to bring civilization and progress to Europe.

Compared with China under Yu Guozhen, Europe is indeed a dirty and chaotic barbaric land.

"That is natural, and at the same time, we also accept scholars from Europa countries to study and visit our country, and the Chinese Military Strategy Committee is willing to provide them with the convenience of study and life."

"If so, you agree that we will be missionaries in your country?"

"In principle, I can accept it, but there are a few points: first, your religion levies tithes in Europa, so the Chinese people who believe in your religion must also pay tithes, which will be collected by the Chinese Military Strategy Committee and the future Chinese government; Second, the door must be open to diplomatic reciprocity, that is, wherever the Chinese religion is located, it must be allowed to spread the Chinese religions, such as Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism, and no organization or individual of the Chinese religion can be regarded as heresy and expelled from it. ”

Just now, Yu Guozhen released a sweet jujube for Tang Ruowang, but now he knocked it slightly. Naturally, John Tong himself did not have the authority to decide on this matter, and he also saw that Yu Guozhen was still setting restrictions on his missionary work, and was trying to infiltrate Europa by all means—but this level of infiltration, John Tang privately felt that the European countries would accept it.

After all, whether it is trade or the stationing of scholars, Europa will have great benefits.

"I am willing to return to Europe as Your Excellency's special envoy." After pondering for a while, Tang Ruowang glanced at Bu Mige at first, and then thought about it, he was more familiar with the situation in Huaxia, and some things could only be effective if he went back and explained them.

"That's great, as a private sponsorship, I'll give you some travel expenses and travel convenience." Yu Guozhen smiled.

Chen Zilong felt that Yu Guozhen's smile had a strong taste of teasing people. (To be continued)