Chapter Twenty-Four: A Visit to Herbert

In the west of Foshan City, in a small and dilapidated church, in the dim room, a candle with a yellow light barely lit the room with a faint light, only to see a white old man dressed in black and wearing a small bowler hat, sitting on a chair with a Bible in his hand, and opposite him, Li Changsheng, who was dressed in a long robe, and his black hair was combed into a long money rat tail behind him.

The old man's name is Herbert, and he is a missionary of the Catholic church in Foshan, in the original movie, he only appeared for a few minutes, and he didn't even have a name, but after Li Changsheng really figured out the identity of the old man, he found out that this missionary who died because he saved Huang Feihong without showing his face much in the movie was really not an ordinary person.

Although the Western countries are no longer the era when Catholicism pursues the divine right of kingship, and even kings need to be crowned by the pope to ascend to the throne, even in later generations, the power of Catholicism should not be underestimated, not to mention that in this era, even if the strength of Catholicism has weakened a lot, it is still a behemoth.

Especially Herbert, as a person who can cross the ocean to China to spread the faith of God, he is not only the noble priest in the movie, but also one of the figures with a high status in Catholicism, especially, in the West, missionaries have extremely rich knowledge, and at the same time, they also have a very broad circle of friends, Li Changsheng wants to further develop the Xinghuang Gang, he must rely on the support of external forces, in this era, there is no power, can be more powerful than the power of Western countries, Herbert, is the best springboard for Li Changsheng to contact this force。

"Dear Mr. Li, I don't know if you came to my church, what's the matter?" Looking at Li Changsheng, Herbert's kind face showed a trace of doubt, I don't know why this person who has made a great name on the streets of Foshan recently came to his dilapidated church.

Li Changsheng didn't hide it, and said directly: " That's right, Father Herbert, I'm here for two things, I hope to get your help, first, I heard that you have a good relationship with General Wigans of the English Empire, I have a business, I want to cooperate with General Wigans, I hope you can help introduce you, in return, I can allow you Catholics to preach within the sphere of influence of our Xinghuang Gang, and I can also help you organize various missionary activities, so that the glory of God can better cover this land, I don't know, if you are willing to help me, be this middleman?”

"General Wiggins?" Hearing this, Herbert was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment before saying: "Dear Mr. Deputy Gang Leader Li, I need to know what you plan to talk about with General Wiggins, if you don't know the specific situation, please forgive me for not agreeing." “

"Ah, that's right, you must also know that our Xinghuang Gang recently helped some embroiderers to set up a textile workshop, and produced a large number of handmade exquisite embroidery and cloth, but Foshan is so big, the number that can be sold is really not much, and other merchants have also begun to form such workshops, so if it continues, the business of our textile workshop will definitely be affected, so I think, in cooperation with General Wiggins, I can sell this batch of goods to England, and at the same time, I also want to ask General Wiggens to buy a batch of machines to set up a factory。 “

"You have been in Foshan for several years, you should know that although the people of Foshan are not poor, they are not rich in the end, I hope that we can carry out industrial reform in Foshan and lead the people of Foshan to become rich, therefore, I hope to be able to get the help of Western friends, I hope you will not refuse me." Li Changsheng said sincerely.

Speaking of which, although Li Changsheng is famous in Foshan, but when it comes to age, he is just a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, and now he is putting on a sincere appearance, and the whole person seems gentle and harmless, which makes people can't bear to refuse.

Especially Herbert also saw clearly, in the past few months, with Li Changsheng's continuous movements, the entire Foshan Town did not dare to say, but the dock was completely new, and there was a faint sense of prosperity in London, England, as a priest, Herbert still had a good impression of Li Changsheng.

Therefore, Herbert hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, Mr. Deputy Gang Leader Li, since you are for normal business, I can help and invite General Wiggens to meet on your behalf, but it is up to you whether you can reach a cooperation or not." “

Li Changsheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly said: "This is natural, don't worry, no matter whether this thing can be done or not, I will not forget your kindness, by the way, I also brought you a gift, I hope you can like it." With that, Li Changsheng opened the package he was carrying and took out something.

"No, no, Mr. Li, Deputy Gang Leader, I will help you, just because your needs are normal, and it is also good for the lives of people in Foshan, but not to collect your benefits, please take it back." Herbert hurriedly waved his hand.

I saw Li Changsheng handing the things in his hand to Herbert's hand a little toughly, and said with a serious face: "Father Herbert, you are wrong, this gift is said to be for you, in fact, it is an embroidery girl in our workshop, a gift to Almighty God, you can refuse the gift to you, you can't even refuse our heart to God, you can rest assured, this is not a silver coin or something, just a pair of embroidery." “

Saying that, Li Changsheng opened the embroidery in his hand, only to see that this was a one-meter square silk, with exquisite craftsmanship, embroidered a scene of the Garden of Eden, the beautiful scenery of the four seasons like spring, the pure holy light looming, in the sky, a fat and round, round little angel spread his holy wings, surrounded by Jesus wearing a crown of thorns, it was a beautiful religious picture, even Herbert was well-informed, when he saw such an embroidery like heaven, he couldn't help but lose his mind for a while.

As a noble and determined missionary, if Li Changsheng took out any priceless treasures or the like, I believe Herbert could disdain it and refuse directly, but for such a religious person, a pair of embroidery that almost perfectly presents the scenery of heaven and the scene of the Garden of Eden is completely hit by one blow, and it hits the heart, even Herbert, he can't say no.