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"Oh?" Yang Bo was surprised: "Why is it related to Yuben again?" ”

Bi Fangji nodded, and was full of joy when he saw Yang Bo's serious appearance: "It has a lot to do with it, it has a lot to do with it......

“…… It is said that in 1540, the Spanish Francis, a pioneer of Catholic propagation, was ordered to go to India in the East to preach in India, and he achieved great success in this place, growing about 100,000 believers in just a few years. Apparently the success of the Church of Christ caused unease in the native religions, and they began to sit down and debate, to each other, and this debate ended in a great defeat on the part of the Lord."

“…… But the monks were not convinced, for the simple reason that many of the cultures of the monks were transmitted from China, and their relationship with the Ming Dynasty was like that between students and teachers. They believed that unless the Catholics could convince their teachers that Christ would be recognized in the Ming Dynasty. ”

“…… Finding that Chinese culture had a profound influence on the Ming Dynasty, Francis decided to visit the Ming Dynasty as soon as possible, but it was very difficult for missionaries to enter the Ming Dynasty, and the Ming Dynasty forbade all foreigners to enter. In December 1552, Francis contracted malaria and died shortly after the age of 46 due to lack of medicine.

“…… Although Francis failed to enter China as a missionary, his efforts inspired his colleagues, and the great geographical discoveries of the 15th century seemed like a great revelation that stimulated the missionaries' sense of mission, and China under the Ming Dynasty seemed to them to be a virgin land to be cultivated, and after some reckless attempts to enter China failed, some missionaries believed that there was no hope of converting the Chinese unless by force. One monk put it, "Wishing to enter China without the intervention of soldiers is tantamount to trying to get close to the moon." ”

Bi Fangji looked at Yang Bo and smiled apologetically: "Of course, in the words of Da Ming, there are always some arrogant people who sit in the well and watch the sky. Only when I come here in person do I know how strong my Ming is......"

Yang Bo didn't appreciate it and asked, "Is Daming really so strong?" ”

"It is no exaggeration to say that China under the Ming Dynasty was one of the most powerful empires in the world," Bi Francis nodded affirmatively: "In fact, the Spaniards, known as Franc Ji, once made a plan to invade China, and in any case, I am glad that this plan was ultimately rejected......

Yang Bo snorted, only he knew that maybe Da Ming was once brilliant, but now it was like a hobbling old man, and it was about to fall down under the eyes of the wolves.

Francis cleared his throat and went on to recount that the Jesuits had established the rules of the order, which did not prescribe the method of preaching, but required its members to learn the Chinese language, believing that violence and the military were not necessary in the process of spreading the faith, but that some agricultural specialists, engineers and physicians could be brought to the local area......

Yang Bo suddenly interrupted Bi Fangji's words without warning: "Priest, are you saying that you have brought these agricultural experts, engineers and doctors to Daming?" ”

Bi Fangji nodded: "Yes, I said before that a total of twenty-three missionaries and more than 7,000 books boarded the ship to Daming, but unfortunately most of them returned to the Lord's arms on the long way, and only five survivors remained. Among them were the German John Tong, who was a famous mathematician and a family member before he entered the Society of Jesus, and the Italian physicist Galileo Galilei was a member of the European Academy of Sciences at that time, as well as the Swiss Deng Yuhan, who was a celestial family, and the late Father Kinnico, who has always adhered to the pioneer Matteo Ricci's missionary strategy of "Confucianism and Confucianism", which laid a solid foundation for those who came after us......

Bi Fangji watched as Yang Bo suddenly stood up from his seat, rubbing his hands and spinning in circles. He looked at Yang Bo with some puzzlement

"Don't blame the priest for a moment, I don't know where those books are now?" Yang Bo looked at Bi Fangji hopefully, and when he saw him shaking his head slightly, Yang Bo's heart sank.

"The distance is long and poorly preserved, and most of them are lost......"

Yang Bo secretly said pity in his heart, but his face was silent: "Just now the priest said that the upper-level route formulated by the pioneer Father Matteo Ricci does not seem to be going well now?" ”

Bi Fangji sighed: "Father Matteo Ricci's idea is good, he actively interacts with celebrities in the government and the opposition, trying to use his knowledge to influence them, so as to achieve the purpose of spreading the faith. This was no problem, but throughout his life, Father Matteo Ricci never met the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, and the closest he came was to salute an empty chair......

“…… And getting too close to these dignitaries will do more harm than good, not to mention the loss of their religious reading power, and also provide shells for their political opponents. For example, the Nanjing lesson plan in the 44th year of Wanli, and for example, Father Matteo Ricci had a good relationship with Shi Xing, the secretary of the Ministry of War, but Shi Xing was immediately punished for making peace when negotiating with Yueben! Under the attack of the monks instigated by the local officials, Father Matteo Ricci became disabled for life, and had to endure blackmail from the emperor's close ministers, for which he was imprisoned for half a year. ”

Yang Bo laughed: "Our former emperor was angry with his ministers at that time, and he has not been to the court for more than ten years, it seems that although you advocate actively studying Chinese culture and integrating Catholic teachings into ancient Chinese scriptures. It's a pity that you still don't know about my Chinese ......."

Seeing that Yang Bo was talking about the Wanli Emperor unscrupulously, Bi Fangji did not dare to speak without permission, but he turned the conversation and said: "This is true, in fact, we are also attacked by some fanatical missionaries, who think that Matteo Ricci is too accommodating to the Ming Dynasty, affecting the pure surname of Catholicism, and the development of Catholics is too slow, and they even want to adopt a more radical way to ......."

Yang Bo shook his head: "It doesn't matter what kind of way it is, you still don't understand what the problem is, the attitude of Chinese towards faith is relatively casual, and often quite practical." No matter what religion, even the devil, they will not mind accepting it if they think it is helpful, and of course, if they think that the faith will not help them to fulfill their wishes, they will mercilessly smash these idols. ”

"Oh my God!" Bi Fangji drew a cross and looked at Yang Bo with a surprised face, "I don't quite understand what you mean......

"Forgive me for being blunt, Father, how long have you been in Daming? How many believers were enrolled? Yang Bo asked rhetorically

"This ...... Not much, but even though I have worked hard, there are only six believers so far," said Bi Francis, explaining as if arguing, "The people here are relatively conservative, and they don't trust us Hongyi ......."

Yang Bo stretched out a hand and said slowly: "Within half a year, I can double the number of your believers......"