A lavishly decorated carriage departed from Fort Maria and headed east, escorted by the knights in brocade. Fort Maria is in the northwest corner of the Purple Mountain, and there are two roads to Yingtianfu City, north and south, and now this carriage is on the north road. The northern foothills of the Purple Mountain are somewhat deserted, and they are all large areas of farmland. But now it's a king-size construction site. Parallel to the official road at the northern foot of the Purple Mountain is a railway under construction, with gravel foundations already laid, and wooden piles more than a foot high on both sides of the foundation - used to pull barbed wire and telegraph lines.

The barbed wire fence was put in place to prevent a dispute over nearby farmers being killed and injured while crossing the railway, as had already happened on a short trial stretch of the railway line from Guangzhou to Foshan. As a result, tens of thousands of villagers carried the corpses to besiege the headquarters of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway Company, and finally dispatched the army to suppress the incident to quell the incident. And the controversy of this Beijing-Shanghai railway is even greater, because the railway passes through the north of Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum, what destroys feng shui, disturbs the ancestors' mausoleum rumors endlessly, and some people openly submit a petition to Zhu Datianzi and the cabinet office, asking to stop the construction of the Beijing-Shanghai railway. However, it was rejected by Zhu Jishi on the grounds that the railway is related to national defense, and national defense is the key to defending the ancestral mausoleum.

Maria. Clementina admired the scenery through the glass windows all the way, and when she reached the north of the Purple Mountain, she was struck by the grandeur of a magnificent square under construction, almost the size of the entire Fort Maria. The square is not yet finished, countless craftsmen are busy, and in the middle of the square is a two-storey boxy building that is not too tall. The first floor is seven feet in circumference and about eight feet high; The second floor is less than a square foot in circumference, and the height is about eight feet.

"This is the Temple of Heaven and Earth. Imitation Han system for the second layer of the altar. The first floor is seven feet wide. Eight feet one inch high. Four out of the Majesty. Due south of the ninth level, nine feet five inches wide; The eastern, western, and northern majesties are also nine levels, all eight feet and one inch wide. The altar around the second layer is two feet five feet wide and eight feet one inch high. His Majesty is nine levels in the south, one zhang and two feet five inches wide; The eastern, southern, and northern majesties are nine levels, all of which are one zhang wide, one foot, nine inches and five minutes. From the surface of the altar to the base of the altar, all the autumn is glazed bricks, and the four sides are surrounded by glazed railings. It is the place where the Ming Emperor sacrificed heaven and earth. In addition, there is a shrine altar in the southwest of the Forbidden City, which is a place to worship the earth god and the grain god. Maria, you ...... If you're a Christian, you have to participate in some rituals, no problem, right? And our marriage......"

Sitting Maria. Opposite Clementina, Zhu Jishi, who was flipping through the newspaper, said lightly. Maria. Clementina was a Christian, and this kind of sacrifice to heaven and earth and ancestors was not in accordance with the rules of Catholicism. And Catholicism does not accept polygamy, so Madame Duran, who believes in God, has always refused to accept the title of concubine. Clementina doesn't seem to care about any of that.

Maria. Clementina smiled lightly, "There are many denominations of Christianity, and some of them are not strict about the church's participation in pagan activities. For the sake of being with you, I am no longer a believer in Roman Catholicism. Rather, they are converted to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ”

"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ......" Zhu Jishi frowned, the name of this church sounds a bit evil, it can't be a cult, right?

This is a small Christian denomination that originated in the United States, founded by Joseph Smith, this sect allows multiple marriages and polygamy, but their doctrines are somewhat different from traditional Christian denominations, so they are mistaken for a cult and are exorcized, and they are in a difficult situation. I gave them some financial assistance and became a believer. ”

Zhu Jishi suddenly thought of something, put down the newspaper, and looked directly at Maria: "Maria, does the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have another name for Mormonism?" ”

Maria was surprised: "Jason, do you know another name for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?" Aren't you supposed to be a Mormon too......"

"No, no, no, I'm not a Mormon, but I'm not against you being a Mormon." Although Zhu Jishi is a staunch immortalist, he is not a believer in any sect. As for this Mormonism, he has a rare impression, knowing that this sect has many followers in the United States and Canada in later generations, and Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, USA, was founded by Mormon immigrants, and most of its followers are social elites, and the doctrine of supporting polygamy has long been changed.

But Mormonism must have been in a very difficult situation in the United States at this time, perhaps just arriving in Salt Lake City, and Utah does not seem to have been established until recently, which was not long ago Mexican territory.

"Maria, are you still in touch with the Mormons?" Zhu Jishi seems to have taken some interest in this mysterious sect.

"Yes, the Mormon Church, though secluded, is not without contact with the outside world, and its missionaries have secret bases in large cities in Europe and the United States, because they need to obtain donations through secret missions."

Needless to say, it was through these clandestine missionary activities that the Mormon Church raised donations to keep the Order afloat. And Maria, an "empty and lonely" rich woman, was always the first thing the clergy wanted to save.

Maria Rich Po suddenly looked at Zhu Jishi, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "Jason, are you not against me funding Mormonism?" In fact, the cost is not too much, only a few hundred thousand francs a year, and those Mormons in the Americas really need my help! ”

Zhu Jishi scratched his nose, he also understood what the influence of Christianity on the current Europeans, especially the European aristocracy, was - these people seemed to have to be covered by a God, and no matter whether this God was Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox or Mormon, it seemed that without God, they would definitely go to hell after braiding. Besides, hundreds of thousands of francs are just a small amount of money for Maria, a super-rich woman......

Zhu Jishi shrugged his shoulders and said: "That's your freedom, and in the Ming Dynasty, Mormonism is not illegal, and religious freedom is stipulated in the Ming Constitution." ”

Maria blinked, as if joking, and asked tentatively, "So the Mormons can also build a church in Yingtianfu?" ”

"Absolutely." Zhu Jishi thought for a moment, as if there was no reason to refuse, "But the Mormons should also accept their Chinese followers to their territory in the Americas." ”

"Well, I think President Brigham Young would have welcomed them very much, because there are a few Mormons in the Americas right now."

It's not that there are a little few Mormons in the Americas, but that there are a little fewer human beings in the whole of North America, and the population of the Ming Dynasty is a little more, but the way to immigrate to North America is a little far, you have to cross the entire Pacific Ocean, if only there was any way to make the Chinese interested in immigrating to North America!

After thinking about it all the way, Zhu Jishi didn't find a way, it was no problem to get fewer people in the past, if he could collude with the Mormons, or let the Chinese immigrants have an ally in North America. But it is still impossible to migrate in large numbers, mainly because the cost is a bit high, and the benefits are a bit small - of course, the short-term benefits are too little. Chinese immigrants are still going abroad to make money, and there are plenty of opportunities in Nanyang, where there are "spice islands", and soon there will be two major industries of natural rubber and palm oil, which can bring a lot of money. Moreover, the European colonizers and the Grand Duchy of Lanfang invested heavily in development there, so they also needed a lot of labor and paid a lot of wages.

But what's in the American West? Boundless wilderness and Indians? Historically, the great development of the western United States was still early, and now people have not even started the Civil War......

"Jason, we're here." Just as he was thinking about the Civil War, Maria Clementina's voice rang in Zhu Jishi's ears. The destination of this trip, the Daming Constituent Assembly Building, has arrived. Zhu Jishi is here today to solicit the opinions of the constituent parliamentarians on the "Imperial Family Model" that is being formulated. This "Royal Family Model" is somewhat similar to the family law of the Zhu family, but the royal family has no family affairs, and the royal family law is naturally a national event, and it is necessary to solicit opinions extensively. (To be continued......)