Caribbean

With the surrender of the Dutch colonial governor, it was completely under the control of the Empire.

At this point, the tentacles of the empire began to touch Central America.

It can be said that now two-thirds of the territory of the entire American continent has become Zhao Hongyu's bag.

Such a territory will be very large in later generations.

It is conceivable that in the history textbooks of various countries in the future, the behemoth of the Song Empire will definitely exist.

However, this is not enough.

Because South America is not yet in the hands of the Empire.

By the time South America is mastered, the empire will be even larger.

It's a pity that the population under Zhao Hongyu's command is not large now, so if he wants to completely control the entire American continent, he can only honestly cultivate genetic people for a long time.

As the overall situation in the Caribbean has been decided, Zhao Hongyu has very information in his heart.

In today's American continent, he now has no opponents.

In the future, the empire will be able to fight the enemy outside the borders.

However, for Zhao Hongyu at the moment, there are still many things to be solved in China.

First of all, population is a big issue.

Subsequently, there is also the infiltration of the church, which is also a point that needs to be noted.

It can be said that Zhao Hongyu wants to relax now, but he can't do it at all.

But fortunately, he has Zhang Tie and Wang Shan under him, and they can help him share his worries, otherwise these two things alone can make him head and two.

With the execution of the priests and priests who had stirred up the riots, the aftermath of the riots still reverberated in the hearts of the people of the Empire.

Especially in the public trial, the judge's questioning and the performance of the pastors and priests completely shocked the European laborers.

Even now, they keep recalling the scene and thinking about it.

And it was at this time that a new sect emerged.

This denomination is different from the churches in Europe, and their slogan is to make the world understand where they come from. And tell the world what a god is, and what kind of existence there is in the world of the gods.

In short, it's a very gossip organization.

And this organization has a lot of fanatics.

At the same time, unlike the churches in Europe, I heard that there are really artifacts and miracles in this organization.

But those who don't believe in it will come back and become chattering.

Everything is developing smoothly according to Zhao Hongyu's vision and plan, and the emergence of the sect has not encountered obstacles.

What Zhao Hongyu has to do now is to wait for the arrival of spring. Then, after the launch of the new battleship, it was ready to set off for the East.

In the Ming Dynasty in 1622, what would this ancient country of the East look like?

Jinling Fengyue, Qinhuai style, Yangzhou thin horse...... Ahem, Zhao Hongyu also wants to experience it in person and see it.

After all, he came to this era, didn't he?

Anyway, with the mentality of traveling, it doesn't hurt to take a look.

After the events of the riot ended, Zhao Hongyu also led Sara to the manor of the widows of the Samuel family after a period of time.

Because of Wang Shan and Zhang Tie's reminders. Zhao Hongyu felt the need to talk to these women.

By the way, find out what they think about the church.

Because these women, if you don't understand their attitudes in advance and talk to them.

Then in the future, these women will definitely be targeted by the church and then used by it.

A hundred spirited Praetorian Guards. A large black carriage pulled by four black horses galloped down the wide concrete road.

In the carriage of the carriage, Zhao Hongyu was wearing an expensive black otter fur coat, sitting there warmly.

Opposite him. It's also Sara, who is dressed in a black fur coat.

"What do you think of the church?"

At this time, the carriage had not yet reached its destination, taking advantage of the time on the road. Zhao Hongyu needs to communicate with Sara in advance, and then find out her attitude towards the church.

After all, compared to the women of the Samuel family, Sara is the closest person to her.

Her goal is bigger than those widows.

At the same time, church personnel will be more aware of her presence.

It can be said that if the church organization is revived in the future, then women like Sara will inevitably become the target of those churches.

Because the role of having such a believer is better than having thousands of ordinary believers.

Looking at the thoughtful face of her beloved little man, Sara blinked.

She is a very smart woman, and with a little turn of her brain, she knows that she is a little man, why should she ask herself this.

So, she replied, "The purpose and purpose of the church are strictly good, because they lead people to goodness." But the people who run the church now, they are all selfish people, and they do everything for their own selfish interests, so I don't have a good feeling for the church. ”

Sara pondered for a moment and then expressed her opinion to Zhao Hongyu.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongyu's expression did not move.

"Is that the only way?"

Obviously, Zhao Hongyu was not very satisfied with Sarah's answer.

However, Sara smiled disapprovingly, and continued: "Since thirty years ago, Europe began to hunt witches, do you know how many innocent women have been burned or hanged by the Taoist Church? ”

Zhao Hongyu was stunned, he didn't know how Lu Dao Sara talked about this.

However, Sara mentioned such a thing, and Zhao Hongyu seemed to vaguely sound such a thing.

Historically, there have indeed been many vigorous 'witch killing' operations in Europe.

Behind these actions, there are more important purposes and ugly reasons of one kind or another.

The 'witch killing' operation that began in this era began in 1590 and lasted until 1630.

In just 40 years, as many as one million innocent women have been wronged.

And after these women were caught, almost none survived.

Basically, they were all burned or hanged.

The ferocity of the Europeans can be seen.

The reason why Zhao Hongyu knew about this matter and had an impression of this history was because he had seen a book that introduced this history.

If according to history, it will only end in 1630. Then it's only 1622, and the witch's killing is out of the climax.

Sara said to herself: "Nowadays, the land annexation in Europe is serious, the nobles and lords, as well as the large landowners and merchants, have concentrated all their wealth in their own hands, and the church has also collected wealth by various means. In addition to the epidemic of various diseases in Europe, the people are in dire straits. ”

"In order to alleviate the discontent of the people, the church came forward to say that it was because someone used witchcraft and made a contract with Satan of Hell to sell his soul, which made the mortal world famous."

"With such an excuse. The nobles and lords, as well as the big landowners and merchants, could have found a reason to get away with their actions, didn't they? In this way, innocent and weak women have become the target of attack and a group for people to vent their anger. ”

Before Sara met Zhao, she had been living in Europe.

And she was also a nobleman.

So, she knows a little bit about the dark side of these things.

Even if it was impossible to know the Tao in such detail, it did not prevent her from surmising it from some clues.

"Do you know the way? In Europe, anyone can become a witch. Because the church has a whistleblower system, many people will go to the church to whistleblow. ”

Sarah's gaze suddenly deepened as she spoke.

Sara's gaze made Zhao Hongyu feel uncomfortable for a while.

Because he can see it. Sara is having a hard time right now.

"Some of these whistleblowers are very simple, often they propose to a woman they like or confess, but when they are refused, they will go to the church to inform, and frame the woman as a shrine maiden."

And after accepting this whistleblowing. The church would send someone to arrest the woman and torture her. Under such torture, what kind of confession will not be obtained? ”

Hear this. Zhao Hongyu also nodded.

He knew too well how hard it was to torture him.

To tell the truth, under the punishment of a big sentence, you can confess whatever you want.

Not to mention dealing with some women.

"You know, in Europe, the more beautiful women are, the more likely they are to be framed as witches, because they will have their own favorites, so they will reject many suitors. Therefore, those who are rejected by them will destroy these women. ”

Sarah's expression didn't fluctuate much when she said these words.

But Zhao Hongyu felt a gloomy feeling from Sarah's words.

It is simply unfortunate for women to live in Europe at such an age.

Especially those beautiful and talented women.

How could a woman like this not be proud?

However, if they are talented, they will definitely look down on those ordinary people, and they will also offend people because of their pride.

And the back ditch that offends people is to be framed as a witch and then executed.

As for shrine maidens, as long as they obtain the confession they need, the church's practice is to execute them.

At least until now, not a single woman who has been falsely accused has survived.

It can be seen how sad it is for those beautiful and talented women born in such an era.

Sara paused, and after seeing that Zhao Hongyu also showed a look of Qi Qiran, she continued to say in a quiet tone: "Do you know the truth, more often than not, those beautiful girls were framed and caught in the Inquisition. What awaited them was inhumane abuse, and insults from the priests and lackeys. ”

Zhao Hongyu actually didn't have to think about it to know what kind of treatment a beautiful girl would be able to suffer when she entered that place.

Those priests were all sanctimonious guys.

When the beautiful girls entered that place, they were completely in the mouth of a tiger, and the priests could play with them as much as they wanted.

All kinds of perverted ways, as well as humiliating ways, are used on these beautiful girls who are usually high, and it is not surprising at all.

Because these guys themselves are psychologically perverted, especially those in the Inquisition.

Zhao Hongyu even maliciously imagined that those guys in the Inquisition were not the church that had enveloped all the psychopaths in Europe.

Those girls are locked up here, and there is absolutely no need to think about the end.

"I have a friend who is the daughter of a small French nobleman and has a high ......musical talent," Sara recounts a friend of hers. Because she refused a priest's plea, she was falsely accused of being a shrine maiden and imprisoned in the parish inquisition. ”

Sara sighed when she said this, then looked at Zhao Hongyu and said, "Can you think of the scenes of the inhuman abuse she suffered." ”

Zhao Hongyu nodded, but did not speak.

Sara continued: "The priests who seem to be kind have tortured people you can't even imagine. There are also all kinds of strange utensils that will also take your breath away. I couldn't imagine that as a human being, I could be so vicious and abused to such a beautiful woman. ”

As a descendant, Zhao Hongyu certainly knows this.

After all, there are also various torture instruments of the European Church circulating on the Internet.

Those torture instruments, just looking at the pictures make people shiver.

"What's wrong with your friend?"

Although he could guess the ending of Sarah's friend, Zhao Hongyu couldn't help but ask.

"She committed suicide, she was a proud person, and she didn't want to commit suicide with that kind of abuse."

Sarah's eyes were filled with mist.

In fact, before she chose to commit suicide, she had already suffered unbearable torture for ordinary people. Now that I think about the priest, I still feel scared. ”

Sara clasped her hands to her chest as if she had thought of something terrible.

Zhao Hongyu sat down and hugged Sara.

Sarah's body was trembling now, and it was clear that she was really thinking about the past and making her feel scared.

Sadly, she's not in Europe anymore, but she's still so scared when it comes to the church and her friends.

It can be seen that the church is really a terrible existence.

But things like Sarah's friends are still happening in Europe.

Perhaps, this can only be explained by the comparison of psychopaths by Europeans...... Zhao Hongyu thought to himself.

"Don't be afraid, I'm always there for you. This is America, not Europe, and the Church will not have an inch of soil here in the Americas. ”

Sara turned her head sharply, looked at Zhao Hongyu and said seriously: "Actually, I support you from letting the church come to the Americas from the bottom of my heart, because if they come to the Americas and settle here, it will definitely not be beneficial to the rule of the empire, and it will also be a disaster for the people." ”

This can be regarded as Sara's expression of her heart to Zhao Hongyu.

Regarding Sarah's attitude, Zhao Hongyu can be regarded as understanding.

For this reason, Zhao Hongyu can be regarded as relieved. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )