After a mass, Nurhachi was satisfied.

Julius saluted respectfully to the barbarian king, knowing very well what these dirt buns needed. As a preacher, he knew the inferiority and pride of these savages. And as long as they are given face and exaggerated praise, these barbarians are actually quite easy to fool, and the missionary work can continue.

At the end of the Mass, Julius left alone. He still lived a poor life, did not want slaves, did not get close to women, and did not covet gold and silver. At most, he had a separate prayer room, but it was also empty, with no extra furnishings. This behavior surprised all the Jurchens and Han Chinese under Nurhachi, who felt that he was different and mysterious.

Julius had already taught Jiannu all the secrets of organizing the church, which greatly benefited the Jurchen high-level in the process of practice and gave him great trust. But the mysteries were learned, and Julius slowly became a rubber stamp, which could be shouted out and used when needed.

Nurhachi had hoped to appoint Julius as vice-pope, but Julius refused. He said that he did not need any power or status in the world, but only wanted to spread the teachings of the Lord. This high-spirited and bright gesture of not wanting any benefits is really incomprehensible, and the Jurchen high-level officials, including Nurhachi, have discussed this many times, and even questioned it face-to-face, but they have not been able to ask why.

Leaving the church, Julius walked alone in the city of Shenyang. The passers-by and soldiers on the road saluted him and smiled in return. Because compared to Pope Nurhachi, who was high up and no one was allowed to enter, this Father Ai was approachable and willing to help the poor and give alms.

For the Jurchen high-level practice of eating dry and wiping clean, cheap and all the cheap, Julius did not make any criticism. However, from the bottom of his heart, he was still quite disgusted with these barbarians, but he let them go, and even deliberately pushed behind his back, allowing Nurhachi to claim that he was Jesus came to earth such.

"But the power of faith alone is really powerful." Julius walked out of the city. Although it was the middle of winter, there were still people working in the fields. Inspired by faith, the slaves became very peaceful, hard-working, and no longer complaining about hardship and laziness. They only hope that their piety will be exchanged for the opportunity to ascend to heaven, and they are convinced of it.

The slaves were leveling the land and building a training ground. The power of the Jurchens has developed greatly since the winter and this spring, and they have obtained a good harvest in the year of cultivation, and they have begun to move. As far as Julius knew, the Jurchen army had exceeded 300,000. They are reorganizing armies on a large scale, almost desperately consuming resources, and now there is no place to train with many soldiers.

"Crazy, crazy!" Julius lamented the slaves who worked hard. He likes to walk around the city and outside the city every day, saying hello and chatting with people he knows and doesn't know. This is something that the Jurchens and the Han Chinese have never done. The latter thinks that he has a high status, and although he believes in religion, he still feels that he has a share in being with the untouchables.

On the training ground repaired outside the city, some slave soldiers were training. Some of them use cold weapons such as spears, but about a quarter use arquebuses. The arquebuses were recently crafted – Portuguese artisans from Macau arrived in the capital with dreams of making a fortune, only to be quickly lured to the cold and barbaric land by higher wages.

The skills of the Portuguese craftsmen were quickly learned by the Han Chinese craftsmen, which was the point that amazed Julius the most. The Han people learn everything quickly, they are a truly civilized race, different from the foolish people of India, and different from the Jurchens who worship barbarism. His assessment of the Han people is that they are a terrible group of people, but fortunately they have begun to believe in our lord.

In addition to the Portuguese, Julius also saw the Dutch. At first, he thought that these were also Portuguese, but in fact he soon understood that the two sides were different. The Portuguese came from Macau, but where did these Dutch come from? He didn't understand.

Julius had spoken to the Dutchman, but they refused to talk deeply, as if he wanted to keep some secret. Until one day a Portuguese craftsman confided a clue that the Dutch were from Japan. They brought large quantities of Japanese-made gunpowder, arquebuses and cannons to the Jurchens, and even served as army instructors.

"From Japan? That's probably a new trade route. "Julius knew that shipping routes had always been the greatest secret of maritime commerce, and that a monopoly shipping route could bring great profits. Apparently these Dutchmen who came out of nowhere refused to share the secret.

Under the training of the Dutch, the Jurchen slave army grew rapidly. They had more and more arquebuses and artillery, and they were training every day, and it seemed that they couldn't wait to get into a big fight.

Based on Julius' observations in Shenyang, the war should have begun within two or three months. Because by that time the Jurchen army should have been trained, and they had run out of food - either they would go out and grab the spoils of war and survive, or they would starve to death. This is very similar to the practice of many royal families in Europe.

"The Lord says, Whoever turns his back from it will be punished, and he who uses its power will go to destruction." For the preparation of the Jurchens, Julius has been watching coldly. "All glory be to my lord, and no mortal can touch it."

The whispered prayer in Latin drew the attention of outsiders, and Julius noticed someone approaching behind her. Before he could turn around, a woman's voice asked him, "Father Ai, what are you praying for?" ”

"I pray that my Lord will bless this land." Julius turned his head and bowed slightly. Standing behind him was Pope Nurhachi's wife, a woman named Abahai with good looks and a brilliant mind, as well as great curiosity.

"I think you're lying." Abahai wore a thick fur winter coat and looked at Julio with contempt.

But Julius drew a cross on his chest, saying, "I am a believer in the Lord, and I shall not lie." ”

"Don't try to lie to me, you must be hiding something from my man."

"I have done everything I can to your husband."

"Then there must be something you deliberately omitted, or omitted. I know this very well, and so does my man, and he knows that you must be hiding some secrets. ”

Julius tried to defend himself, but Abahai stopped him, "You don't ask for gold or silver, you don't want women, you don't want power, you don't seem to want anything." It must be something very big, and you will never get it by opening your mouth directly. Don't admit it, I know you men too well. The more ambitious a person is, the more forbearance. In this world, there is a boundless but straightforward ambition, and I have only seen one. ”

This woman's mind is so sharp......

Julius could only smile bitterly, he knew that no matter how much he tried to argue, the woman had already decided that she was hiding a hand. But ......, this woman said that she was ambitious and straightforward, who was this person?

"Madame, who are you talking about?" Julius was always calm, but his curiosity was still aroused.

"My man." Abahai chuckled. She seems to have been holding back for a long time, and at this moment she wants to find someone unrelated to say a few words, otherwise she will suffocate to death.

With Julius's wisdom, he didn't understand what this noble concubine meant?

Are you a man? Isn't your man Nurhachi, the leader of the barbarians? It is true to say that he is ambitious, and even the power of God dares to directly seize it. Can you say that he is straightforward, is this scolding him?

Julius didn't know the inside story, and Abahai frowned slightly when he saw the other party's doubts, and knew that he had found a good conversation partner today. She couldn't help but be a little more presumptuous, and said happily: "Our women are very pitiful, and we can't lead troops to fight, and we can't do business and travel far away, so we can only stay at home." What I want in my life is to have a good man who gives him a long face. ”

Julius frowned, always feeling that there was something in the concubine's words, as if there was some kind of mystery hidden. He is a master of psychological tricks, and his favorite thing is to brainwash people, but now he can't guess what Abahai is talking about? This sense of confusion made him feel stubborn not to admit defeat, and he couldn't help but reply casually, "The concubine's man is indeed very powerful." ”

"Of course." Abahai smirked. She has been so aggrieved during this time, and she wants to have fun when she seizes the opportunity. "My man conquers the city, no one is invincible, and he is about to become an emperor.

Alas, ......, he is also hard, and he has created such a big foundation in just two or three years, which is really worthy of a generation. This is me, and I really don't deserve him if I change someone else. ”

Julius agreed with this, and he also inquired in detail about Nurhachi's family history. Especially in the past two or three years, it has entered the flowery world of Liaodong from the remote mountain land of Hetuala, and its power has skyrocketed by more than ten or twenty times in one go. As far as the territory of Liaodong is concerned, it is an out-and-out big country in Europe. Comparable to the Holy Roman impostor.

"The man of the concubine rules millions of people and controls the land that crisscrosses the east and west, and he can indeed be the emperor." Julius said.

"Alas, but there are many women around him, as long as they are beautiful, he likes them, and even the broom star in Ye Hebu is not taboo. I was the least favored one, he tried his best to ask for me, but now he has been snubbed for so long. Abahai's tone was resentful, and the more he spoke, the more explicit it it became. The maids around her all looked horrified, for fear that if they heard something they shouldn't have heard, they would cause trouble.

Julius nodded habitually, but nodded but felt that something was wrong—there were many women around Nurhachi, and it was true. Ye Hebe or something, it seems that he was also married. But in terms of favor, it should be this concubine who is the most favored, right? How did it become 'left out for so long' again?

Julius's doubts grew deeper and deeper, and it was like a guessing game. Abahai has already given the riddle, and the answer to the riddle seems to be in front of him, but he just can't see through it.

Originally, it was just casual chat, but Julius was really confused by the riddle - looking at the concubine's maid again, it seemed that her face was wrong, and it was obvious that this conversation was not nonsense, but quite meaningful.

What is the meaning of this?

"Madam, as long as your faith in the Lord is sincere enough, you will surely be able to win back your man's favor." Julius is also at a loss for words.

"What's the use?" Abahai complained bitterly: "My man doesn't believe in your Jesus at all. ”

Ah......, you're finally telling the truth.

Julius was so angry that he wanted to curse, and he said secretly in his heart: "I know that Nurhachi does not believe in my lord at all, he is a powerful man who intends to rule everything. He wants to use the power of our Lord to increase his power, and faith is only a tool for him. ”

Julius also held back his words in his heart, not spitting out unhappy. At this time, a fast horse suddenly came outside the city of Shenyang, and Abahai looked at the horse and said happily: "Alas, although my man doesn't care about me, he still knows how to get me some delicious food from tens of thousands of miles away." I can only talk about it. ”

As the fast horse approached, Abahai raised his hand and shouted, "Stop, is it the Tianzhu fruit from Tianjin?" ”

The slave on the horse hurriedly jumped down, knelt down and said, "Back to the master, it is the Tianzhu fruit that the slave purchased from Tianjin." I didn't dare to delay along the way, and it was still very fresh. There are mangoes and coconuts that the master loves to eat. But now it's cold, and it's only good to get warm in the warm room for half a day. ”

"Well, well, my poor man has only so much fun. Go back and eat mangoes. Abahai turned around and left, and she did not forget to wave to Julius and said, "See you back, Father Ai, I will talk to you again when I have time." ”

Abahai just walked away giggling, obviously in a good mood. But Julius, who was originally in a good mood, was full of doubts and was very unhappy. He stayed where he was for a long time, and finally scolded in annoyance: "God, which man is this woman talking about?" ”