The first wind and rain drifted away

Long Huamin couldn't answer this question, and he didn't dare to answer it.

What are you kidding, does he dare to say that he can't in front of Emperor Chongzhen?

But to say yes, isn't that?

When did pagan proselytizing in Europe go?

That's going to be burned alive!

It's really a good calculation, you can come, I can't go, what the hell is this?

Emperor Chongzhen's sharp eyes stared at the unspeakable Long Huamin like a blade, full of coldness.

"Do not do unto others as you would have them do unto you!

Father Long, don't use academic exchanges and freedom of belief as a pretense, I know very well what you want to do.

Daming, it's not for you to get your hands on now. ”

These pirates, from now until a few hundred years from now, have been practicing double standards.

Of course, now their strength is still very weak, and they can't be as arrogant as in the late Qing Dynasty.

Speaking of which, this is also thanks to One Piece Zheng Zhilong, who is the sea master of him and Daming, who won many battles in the naval battles of the Europa, and finally retained the record of complete victory in naval battles for Daming.

As a result, it also made the whole of Europe unable to see the strength of the Ming Dynasty clearly and did not dare to act rashly.

After all, one of the pirates recruited by the Ming Dynasty has the strength to defeat them, so what about the entire Ming Empire?

Therefore, the bright one is not good, and the yin one is coming.

The European continent sent Matteo Ricci, Long Huamin, Tang Ruowang and other gods to the Ming Dynasty, in a vain attempt to use the method of missionary work to change the beliefs of the Ming Dynasty.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that if someone could not wait to persuade people to tolerate it, then it was almost certain that he was not a friend, but a jackal.

The relationship between true friends should be reciprocal.

"Your Majesty, please allow me and my parishioners to continue to stay in the Ming Dynasty for the sake of the Catholic Church having always followed the rules and contributed to the Ming Dynasty's fight against the Northern Captives.

I can guarantee that the Catholic Church will not recruit followers among the people, and will fully cooperate with the imperial court in translating Western academic books.

I beg the grace of the great emperor of the Ming Dynasty! ”

Long Huamin's eyes were full of pleading, like a poor old dog, staring at Emperor Chongzhen aggrievedly.

When he said this, he didn't know the bottom of his heart.

However, he really couldn't help it.

Because, if Catholicism is expelled from the Ming Dynasty again, not to mention that this is a major blow to the pope, and they, the clergy, will also be punished with serious crimes.

In his opinion, this incident was because the people were not allowed to worship their ancestors and caused riots, which then caused the anger of Emperor Chongzhen, so he decided to expel them.

Na Suo is like Matteo Ricci, who first walks up the upper route, goes back and forth, and as long as he stays, he will have a chance in the future.

This seems to be possible!

After listening to Long Huamin's plea, Emperor Chongzhen hesitated a little.

To be honest, compared to some other messy religions, Catholicism still has some effect.

Because, these clergy are literate and can help Da Ming do something.

During the Apocalypse, this group of missionaries first arrived in Macao and then went north to Beijing.

Among them, John Tong showed his talent in astronomy and optics, and successfully predicted solar and lunar eclipses.

He also wrote a book in Chinese about the Galileo telescope, "Telescope Theory", the first to introduce the latest European inventions to Daming.

In the third year of Chongzhen, Tang Ruowang was recommended by Xu Guangqi, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, and worked in Qintianjian, translating almanacs, promoting astronomy, and making instruments.

However, this product took the opportunity to explain astronomy to the eunuchs to spread Catholicism in the palace, and it was at this time that Pang Tianshou, the eunuch of the imperial horse eunuch, developed.

In the sixth year of Chongzhen, he assisted Xu Guangqi and Li Tianjing in compiling one hundred and thirty-seven volumes of "Chongzhen Almanac".

After Xu Guangqi's death, Li Tianjing took over his work in science and continued to complete the compilation of the remainder of the Chongzhen Almanac.

According to Xu Guangqi, "If you want to win, you must be able to pass; Before the meeting, it must be translated. With the support of the Ming court, it continued to organize manpower and material resources to translate other Western scientific and technological works.

For example, "Kunyu Gezhi" was translated under the auspices of Li Tianjing, by Tang Ruowang and Huang Hongxian, an official of the Ming Dynasty, with a total of four volumes.

The original work is the "Complete Book of Mining and Metallurgy" by the German scholar Agricola.

The 12-volume Encyclopedia of Mining and Metallurgy is a classic work of European mining and metallurgical technology.

The book introduces the methods of separation, preparation and purification of various metals, as well as the preparation methods of various inorganic acids in detail, and contains a lot of important chemical knowledge.

In December of the sixteenth year of Chongzhen, the deity instructed the household department to distribute the "Kunyu Gezhi" to various places, "depending on the terrain of local officials, take it cheaply." ”

It's a pity that with the demise of the Ming Dynasty, there is no way to implement the instructions of the deity, and even this book translated by Chinese and Western scholars organized by the Ming government was completely lost under the rule of Jiannu.

But also, under the rule of the ignorant Jiannu, this is the inevitable fate of this type of book, and "Heavenly Creations" will be lost in China, not to mention anything else.

These people are still somewhat useful!

In this way, it seems that the gains outweigh the losses!

It's a big deal to unload the mill and kill the donkey afterwards, well, it should be possible.

Thinking of this, Emperor Chongzhen said in a deep voice under the gaze of Long Huamin: "Father Long, if you can agree to three conditions, I may be able to promise you to stay in Daming." ”

"Your Majesty, please?"

The peak turned around, Long Huamin suppressed the joy in his heart, knelt on the ground and said loudly.

If it weren't for the fact that Emperor Chongzhen was a little far away from him, he would have wanted to kiss the upper of Emperor Chongzhen's shoes in accordance with the highest etiquette of the pope.

However, he has lived in Daming for many years, and he also knows that Daming is not popular with this set.

"First, stop the missionary work within three years and devote all his efforts to translating Western literature and books.

Second, recruit 200 Portuguese artillerymen to help the Ming train qualified artillery battalions.

Third, missionaries were sent to lead Ming officials to Europe to purchase books. ”

After careful consideration, Emperor Chongzhen stated his three conditions.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness and willingness to serve."

After a moment of silence, Long Huamin had to agree.

They had no choice but to stay.

Because, the cards in his hand are limited, and he can't negotiate terms with Emperor Chongzhen at all.

However, he also has his little ninety-nine.

If you don't serve a mission for three years, you can actually do a lot.

For the Pope gave them more than just a missionary task.

For example, in the Jinnige Pavilion, a missionary in Xi'an, he established a small church in the city of Xi'an, and in addition to carrying out religious activities, he studied the problem of transportation roads from Xi'an to Central Asia, the Middle East, and Europe.

To this end, he constantly inquired about and recorded the routes they traveled from passing merchants and the missions of the small annexing countries that went to Beijing to pay tribute to the Ming court.

and the names of the countries, places, and stations they passed, as well as the names of the goods they came and went, the state of trade, and so on.

To this end, he wrote down a detailed research application based on these and sent it to Europe.

Another example is the collection of various books of the Ming Dynasty.

When the Belgian Jesuit returned to Europe from Shanghai, the most important gift given to the Pope by Mrs. Xu Guangqi was 400 Chinese books, which were stored in the Vatican Library.

One of the reasons why King Louis XIV of France decided to send the "King's Mission" to Daming was that he envied the King of Portugal for getting the thread-bound books in Daming.

It can be said that on the road of the Renaissance in Europe, there is a contribution to the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, their approach was exactly the same as before the Japanese invasion in later generations.

That is, starting from the cultural, topographical and geographical aspects, and then expanding to the economy and military.

It's just that they don't have such strength at the moment.