The court meeting that day created a miracle: the cabinet, the six ministries, the five temples, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, and the general political envoy were sprayed on the faces by the two honorable old ladies one by one, and they could not be wiped yet. The two old ladies drank cider and sprayed until the Forbidden City was about to lock the lamp, and then let go of the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military forces, and took their baby son back to the harem in a comfortable mood. The Manchu ministers hid their faces in their robes and fled.

In the second half of the 17th century, the Abbey of Haute-Ville in Champagne had a steward named D.P. Perrignon, who had a great knowledge of chemistry and physics, and was a gifted taster. In order to produce high-quality wines, he breaks the traditional winemaking process and blends and dilutes a variety of wines with his superhuman palate, and then bottles them for secondary fermentation. In the autumn of 1687, Perrignon bottled the prepared wine, sealed it with a cork stopper, and placed it in the cellar. After a winter of fermentation, by the following spring, a large amount of carbon dioxide was produced and accumulated in the wine, and when Perrinon picked up the bottle and shook it, the carbon dioxide was quickly released from the wine, and the huge pressure slammed the cork open, and the milky white foam gushed out, and the wine was full of aroma, and the tasters all praised it.

With a large number of experiments, the apple cider wine made from apples has hit the Asian market fiercely and has been accepted by the Ming royal family.

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Dear Brother Ri (Matteo_Ri, Matteo Ricci),

I would like to begin by congratulating you and the Diocese of Liaoning that you lead for your contribution to expanding the influence of the Church.

On behalf of the Jesuits of Ho Jing, I ask for your help and that of the Diocese of Liaoning. I really have no other way to write to you, asking you to help us through this difficult time for the sake of God, whom we serve together.

In April this year, a riot instigated by the "White Lotus Sect" broke out in Nanxiong, Guangdong. The thugs captured the city of Nanxiong, established their power, and continued to expand into the vicinity. The local government of Guangdong mobilized a lot of troops to suppress it, but unfortunately the combat capability of the Ming army was really not good, and it could only form a confrontation with the rebels at present.

In addition to cracking down on the "White Lotus Cult" on the battlefield, the Ming government also cracked down on religious organizations in various places. Unfortunately, we, the servants and believers of God, are also involved. After much negotiation and negotiation, the local government promised not to put our pastors and believers in prison, but everyone was to be expelled.

At present, a total of about 2,000 such "sectarians" and "difficult people" have been accommodated in Hojing, and it is estimated that many more will be deported to Hojing. As far as we know, the refugees from Fujian will also be expelled, and the small Haojing will not be able to afford to increase the population by such a large amount. We have consulted with Chief Mendoza on several occasions about the resettlement of the refugees, but there has been no conclusive result. (Mandoza, Airez_Gonzalez_de_Mendoza, the Portuguese governor of Macau around 1582, no one else was found, it was him.) ）

Actually, we have a few options, but none of them are suitable. The first is to settle them in the Philippines, but given the many barbaric massacres of the Chinese by the Spaniards, we must not make this choice; The other is Annan, the Annan people are also extremely unfriendly to the Chinese, and such a choice is also inappropriate; Batavia is the domain of the shameless Dutch, and it is not suitable; As for India, it's too far away, and the refugees don't accept it. After much discussion, we found that the most suitable option was to send them to the diocese of Liaoning, which you presided.

First of all, the reason is that it is also within the scope of the Ming Kingdom, and in the eyes of refugees, although it is remote, it should be acceptable. There is also a situation that Liaoning's goods have been sold in Guangdong on a large scale, which has changed the concept of Liaoning as a barbaric place in the hearts of the people of the Ming Kingdom. By the way, Liaoning goods are also very popular in Haojing.

In addition, Liaoning is a self-governing local government, which can formulate laws and decrees on its own, and can not implement some policies of the central government of the Ming Kingdom. The diocese of Liaoning under your leadership has developed greatly in a short period of time, and the diocese of Dongying, which is under the jurisdiction of Brother Pasio (Francesco_Pasio, Bafanji), is also under the jurisdiction of Liaoning.

In another one, in your previous correspondence, you mentioned that the current Liaoning government accepts immigrants and religions, and welcomes gentlemen and honest businessmen who are familiar with all kinds of academics. The refugees are honest businessmen with whom we have financial dealings, and gentlemen who love academics, and they are all people who do not tolerate the mainstream society of the Ming Kingdom. I can swear to the Lord that they are all honest and reliable gentlemen.

I can't even figure it out now, mathematics, physics, chemistry (the letter is written in Portuguese, don't get me wrong. are all useful subjects, why didn't the government of the Ming Kingdom and the mainstream society pay attention to it? The setting refers to these as "tricks," meaning techniques and products that are too ingenious and fascinating, but are not beneficial. (The word "lewd" here means excessive, extreme, addictive, addictive.) ）

I will entrust Brother Gomez (Pedro_Gomez_S_J, Gao Max) to carry this letter to Liaoning and contact you, and if you negotiate with the Liaoning government and agree to accept these refugees, you can immediately determine a boat and be led by Brother Gao Max to receive the refugees directly in Haojing.

In addition to the Ming refugees, there are also many Portuguese refugees in Ho Jing, who have been expelled by the Spanish authorities for allegedly supporting the Portuguese Restoration Organization. There are also a lot of people, and Hao Jing also hopes to let them immigrate to Liaoning. Many of them are workers from all walks of life, as well as sailors who sail the seas all year round, and mercenaries who are displaced in Southeast Asia, which should be welcomed by the Liaoning government.

O Lord! I'm fed up with the arrogant Spaniards, robbing Portugal of its glory and subjecting my country to such misery! If the Matteo Ricci brothers can convince the Liaoning authorities to accept them, as Portuguese, I will be sincerely grateful.

Also, as your friend, I have one more piece of advice, recently the Spanish bastards in the Philippines have started a new round of Chinese exclusion. I hope this news will help you to develop your relationship with the Liaoning government. O Lord! Forgive me for using the indecent word "bastard"!

The shameless Dutch Dutch Dutch have also had some new developments lately. Legend has it that they were sent to Formosa (Formosa, another name for the island of Treasure by the Dutch colonists. One of the expeditions lost contact, and the Dutch bastards in Ho Mirror believed that the natives of Formosa had done it, clamoring to incite Batavia to punish what they considered "barbarians". What stupidity, how can a country with thousands of years of civilization be a "barbarian"?! O Lord! Forgive me for using the indecent word "bastard" again!

News has been sent back from Mumbai: The Venerable Lord Ruggleri (Michele_Ruggleri, Luo Mingjian) has left Mumbai and is leaving for Vatican Tigaan. Lord Luo Mingjian is in very good health, and there is no sign of recurrence of the diseases he had suffered from before. Dr. Lee's medical skills are truly amazing, and even diseases that we are helpless to cure can be cured. This shows from another point of view that the Ming Kingdom is definitely a civilized and developed country, but for some reasons that we do not know, it has constrained his development and expansion.

Well, no more ado. I hope you will be able to settle the lost lamb as soon as possible.

You faithfully Cabral (Francisc_Cabral_S_J, Galar, then President of the Society of Jesus in Macau)

August XX, 1589