At this point, there is actually a consensus among the people.

"We need to look into it as well." Fr. Mikhail judged: "The poverty in our homeland is largely due to chaos. If we could form a slightly more effective management, it would be better than the current situation. ”

Everyone agreed, and even the old nobleman Pronsky felt the same way.

"I'm in favor of it too." He said: "The current situation is not comfortable even for the boyars. In fact, everyone has always been in a state of self-endangerment, and many bottomless behaviors are caused by this. If I can do a good job of researching and arranging the construction and sale of the plantation, I think I can help convince a lot of people to join this organization. ”

"It's also an opportunity to collaborate." "I think the Church of Rome, the Church of Kiev and the Church of Ryazan can all be involved. Compared with debating doctrinal issues, I think the real results are the most convincing to everyone. ”

"That's right." Grand Lama Wang agreed.

These priests, whose slogans demanded adherence to orthodoxy, were quite flexible—even to the point of incorporating them with the traditional pagan beliefs of the Rus' region. Their monasticism also placed more emphasis on spirituality, emphasizing perception rather than pursuing the details of doctrine and rituals.

In fact, there is no way to do this, because the cultural level of the local clergy is really not comparable to that of the south, so they can't really pay attention to subtle words and righteousness, and go to debate with the Greeks all day long......

Therefore, in this environment, they are actually relatively realistic.

"Then let's be sure." Grand Lama Wang finally made a decision: "The details of the problem still need to be studied by the brothers. Where it is necessary to cooperate with the household department, the water department, and the corps, we must also communicate in a timely manner. Especially in the Ross area, it is not peaceful yet, so everyone should still pay attention to safety. ”

Everyone nodded their heads in understanding.

"Hey, our side is not too peaceful." Pronsky complained: "Some princes and boyars have always been hostile to us, and I even think that if they are in a hurry, they will start an act of war. ”

"It doesn't matter." Father Marco said, "That's all there is to it. There are dangers, but they are all predictable. We've had all sorts of troubles there, but so far very few priests have been killed. So, while you should be careful, you don't have to be too afraid of the enemy. ”

"Okay...... Then I'm too worried. Pronsky admits wryly.

"It's nothing." Wang Da Lama didn't care: "My master and ancestor are all from the Central Plains. If I have to talk about danger, I guess it's the most dangerous over there. We've even seen it there, and we don't have to care about anywhere else. ”

"In this way, my wife's family is also a big family in the Central Plains. But do they reject our religion? Why can't I feel it? Pronsky was genuinely surprised: "I thought they were very talkative. ”

"It's not that proselytizing is dangerous." Grand Lama Wang corrected: "Over there, if you don't make trouble, no one will care about you." During the Yuan Dynasty, Nestorianism spread widely, and nothing happened. ”

This may be a relatively unpopular matter, but it is indeed a fact. Because of the high level of the Mongol and Uighur tribes and the large number of believers, Nestorianism was once quite popular during the Yuan Dynasty. The famous Jinshan Temple was once changed to a Nestorian temple.

However, when the literati of the Yuan Dynasty compiled the relevant legends into literary works, they still used the setting of the ancient times and did not keep pace with the times. Otherwise, the plot of "The Legend of the White Snake" should be the story of Bishop Fahai vs. the witch "White Snake", forbidding her to approach Xu Xian. Considering the rationality of the plot, Xu Xian estimated that he would have to be a little boy......

"So, why don't you say it's safe?" Pronsky didn't figure it out for a moment.

"Our doctrine is a very well-established monotheistic religion." Grand Lama Wang told him: "In the Central Plains, because people pay more attention to reality, they have always been very biased towards the construction of religious beliefs. To put it simply, there is no religious system that can be widely disseminated and quickly understood by both the upper and lower classes. ”

"According to the understanding of the Church of Rome, the belief in heaven there is common to our doctrine. However, among the people, there is a lack of relevant construction, resulting in the existence of many ancient and backward beliefs, leaving many hidden dangers. ”

"Patriarch Zhang said that folk beliefs are numerous and complex, and they need to be systematically sorted, screened, and controlled. However, in the Central Plains, Confucianism, which was the most mainstream, was not religious enough on the one hand, and was too scattered on the other, so it was unable to carry out this task well. ”

"That's right." Guo Kang nodded in agreement.

Although Confucianism is very similar to the church, in the final analysis, it is only the same "ecological niche". The organizational skills of the two sides, and the way they form the organization, can be said to be very different. Confucianism will definitely not be able to learn this set of churches, so unless they carry out "magic reform", they can't count on it.

"Originally, Taoism could indeed do this, but Taoism's own organizational ability and ability to incorporate folk beliefs were too strong and were abolished by the imperial court." Grand Lama Wang continued: "Therefore, among the people, many times, there is still a lack of a unified orthodox belief that can override superstition. This is a question that has been formed over a long period of time, and it is an unavoidable question. ”

"Although in general, it is still harmless, but the need has always existed." He told the other party: "We believe that as the civilization of the Central Plains continues to develop, sooner or later there will be a monotheistic religion that can cover the upper and lower classes, with a rigorous and unified organization, to improve the traditional civilization structure." ”

"Isn't that a good thing?" Pronsky wondered, "They need a part of monotheism to help them, and we are just giving them a mission......

"Only stupid barbarians would do that." The Grand Lama said sarcastically without mercy: "I was astonished when I heard that there were Latins who went to Seris to make their country join the Roman Catholic system—they didn't want to think about what would happen if they did!" ”

"Huh? Isn't that a good thing? Father Andrei was surprised.

"Worship of God is a universal religion." Grand Lama Wang reminded: "Think about it, if the Seris people regard our religion as the state religion, what will they do next? ”

"......," Father Andrei probably understood.

"It is a country that has been theocratic for thousands of years. It was impossible for them to relinquish the imperial court's control over religion. This is a rule engraved in the deepest parts of civilization. "Now they find that the religion they believe in is very good, the doctrine is correct, and the organization is very practical, but there is only a slight flaw - the supreme authority governing this religion is not in their own hands, and there are a large number of believers who point fingers at their beliefs. What do you think they're going to do? ”

"It is light to start another church." Father Marco complained, "There is a high probability that we will all be hereticals." In the future, everyone is afraid that they will always be subjected to the Eastern Crusaders. ”

"As far as I know, the Ming Dynasty is much more restrained than the previous Han Dynasty and Tang Dynasty." Father Leo agreed: "They have finally settled down, and they must give them another impetus to go on an expedition." It's okay now, I'm embarrassed not to fight......"

"That's why we have always forbidden missionary work to the East. The Latin priests who were caught and were about to go there were also urged to return. The Great Lama couldn't help but shake his head and said, "Whoever you are, it's all ......."

(End of chapter)