Chapter 300 Please go to Rome to be the Pope? (Please order, please vote)
"What? The French Minister is interesting!"
Yang Xiuqing was also stunned. Before coming to Shanghai, he had already asked Winster White about the positions of Britain, the United States, and France towards the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. He also knew that France was the most hostile to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom.
And he also knew the reason - the French were "pious"! Of course they couldn't accept a Taiping Heavenly Kingdom that parachuted down all the people in the household register of God.
But now the first visitor is the French, who are the most "devout" to God. Are they really that pious? Or, perhaps, his understanding of the issue of "piety" is quite different from the French?
Yang Xiuqing was a little confused!
"Invite him to meet in the living room and then ask Lao Bai to be the general manager."
Yang Xiuqing ordered.
"King Dong, what etiquette should the French minister use?" Huang Xiqing asked again before leaving.
"Kowtow!" Yang Xiuqing sneered, "I am the fourth son of God. It is not an exaggeration for them to kowtow to me, right?"
"yes."
The French Minister Bourblon came with Mr. Zhao Fangji, the Bishop of the Catholic Church in the suburbs of Nanjing, and the latter acted as an interpreter. After the two heard that they were going to kowtow to Yang Xiuqing, they did not raise any objections. After being led into the living room, they
Yang Xiuqing, who was sitting on a Taishi chair, knelt down and kowtowed, but instead of bowing three times and kowtowing nine times, she only kowtowed once.
"Flat body, please give me a seat."
Yang Xiuqing didn't care anymore, but smiled and gave the two of them seats.
Seeing that the French Minister and a trembling old priest were both seated on their chairs, the "Yang God" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom squinted his eyes and asked slowly, word for word, in Guangxi Mandarin: "Mr. Bu, Bishop Zhao
Let’s not beat around the bush and just say what you have to say directly! What do you want from me? And what conditions can you give me?”
He was quite straightforward and got straight to the point without saying any nonsense.
Bulbulon glanced at Zhao Fangji, who immediately translated Yang Xiuqing's words into French.
Bulbulon immediately said to Zhao Fangji: "Let's ask about the thirty-six books of the Prophet first!"
Zhao Fangji nodded lightly, and then said to Yang Xiuqing in fluent Chinese Mandarin: "Your Highness the East King, I heard that there are thirty-six "Books of Prophets" stored in Prince Wu's Mansion in Tianjing, which record thirty years after 1852.
What major events will happen in the world in six years?"
Yang Xiuqing narrowed her eyes and thought: "It turns out that the Frenchman and this foreign priest are here to tell fortunes!"
He nodded: "There are thirty-six books of the Prophets. This is a copy of the second volume of the Prophets. It records some major events that will happen next year."
As he spoke, he took out the second volume of "The Book of the Prophets", showed it, and then placed it on his lap.
These thirty-six "Books of Prophets" are the "golden fingers" of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
However, this "Golden Finger" is a bit special. It is not a "two-way door" or a "technology tree", but information that can be used to exchange interests with foreigners in the 19th century.
Yang Xiuqing personally came to Shanghai to talk to foreigners, of course with this "gold finger"!
But he did not have thirty-six volumes of the "Book of Prophets". He only had the first and second volumes. Luo Yaoguo did not give the remaining thirty-four volumes to Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing.
The first volume of the "Prophecy" has long been made public, which is the first volume of the "Great Prophecy", and the second volume of the "Prophecy" has long been handed over to Li Hongzhang and Wang Tao to take to Europe - otherwise how could they be regarded as "Devil's Advocate"?
Zhao Fangji's breathing was a little short, so he quickly crossed himself on his chest to calm down, and then asked: "His Royal Highness Dong Wang, what do you want to exchange for the second volume of the "Book of Prophets"?"
Quite a few of the contents in the first volume of "The Prophets" have been verified!
Therefore, the second volume of the "Book of Prophets" is extremely valuable to the Catholic Church. It is not that the church attaches great importance to the content in it, but that the existence of prophets, devils or angels itself can prove the existence of God!
What era is Europe in now? It is an era where ghosts are wandering everywhere and the waves of revolution are getting higher and higher. Europeans' faith in God has been seriously shaken, and the Catholic Church is in turmoil.
If there was anything that could prove the existence of "God" now, the entire church would be crazy about it!
Yang Xiuqing smiled softly: "I thought France regarded our Taiping Heavenly Kingdom as an evil heretic and did not want to be on good terms with me!"
Zhao Fangji smiled bitterly and replied: "Your Highness Dongwang, of course you are not an evil devil, otherwise we would not make a deal with you.
In addition, for us, even if the author of the "Prophets" is really a devil, he is more valuable than a liar! We will discuss the question of what he is later. Now I want to know what you want to use "The Prophets" "Book" in exchange for what?"
In fact, Bulbulon and Zhao Fangji regarded Yang Xiuqing as a liar!
But Luo Yaoguo is obviously not a liar! He may be the real devil, or he may be a prophet.
Therefore, Bulbulon and Zhao Fangji cannot make a deal with Luo Yaoguo now. Even for the sake of France and the Roman Church, they are not willing to take the risk of their souls going to hell after death.
But there is no problem in making a deal with Yang Xiuqing!
Because Yang Xiuqing is just a liar who was bewitched by the devil or a prophet.
This is what Bulbulon and Zhao Fangji think of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom! Hong Xiuquan and Yang Xiuqing are both liars who were bewitched by devils or prophets. But, there really are devils or prophets in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!
Proving that there were devils or prophets in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom would solidify the foundation of the Roman Church, and the Roman Church was a supporter of the Second French Empire. Once the foundation of the Church was solidified, the empire would also be solidified.
The logic here is a bit complicated, and of course Yang Xiuqing can't understand it, but one thing he understands is that he can use the second volume of "The Prophet" to get the good things he wants!
"Bishop Zhao," Yang Xiuqing said with a smile, "I want foreign guns and cannons that can arm 30,000 new troops, and I also want French foreigners to help me train my troops!"
In addition, I also plan to open Guazhou Port in Yangzhou Prefecture as a port to trade with other countries. I also want to manufacture foreign guns, cannons, and foreign bombs in Yangzhou, and I hope France can provide help."
Yang Xiuqing is also going to implement a new policy!
This Westernization Movement is advancing a bit fiercely in China today!
Not only Luo Yaoguo is doing it, but the Qing Dynasty is also doing it, and even Yang Xiuqing, who is a great dance master, is doing it!
Of course Zhao Fangji could not agree to Yang Xiuqing's request, so he informed the French Minister Bourblon.
The French minister thought for a while and replied: "If Yang Dongwang can pay for the provision of foreign guns and cannons to King Yang Dong, then I can make the final decision. The chief executive of the French Remy Company will come to you tonight to sign the contract."
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General Russell, the commander of our East India Fleet who has sent military advisor to our country, is on his way. When he arrives in Shanghai, I will negotiate with him and try my best to fight for His Highness the East King.
Of course we welcome the opening of Guazhou Port in Yangzhou Prefecture as a port.
As for helping the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom build its military industry, this requires the approval of His Majesty the Emperor! However, as long as His Royal Highness the East King can help the French and the Catholic Church find out the true identity of that person, the French Emperor will definitely agree. And investigating the true identity of that person is what we are here to do today.
The second purpose you want to achieve here."
After confirming that there are devils, prophets or angels, Napoleon III and the Pope of course had to figure out what Luoyaoguo was?
It is a devil, of course it must be eliminated!
Since he is a prophet, of course he must go to Rome to become a monk.
If it's an angel, it seems unlikely
"Of course my ninth brother is an angel!" After hearing what Zhao Fangji said, Yang Xiuqing gave the "truth" at that time, "He fell from the sky. Many people saw it with their own eyes!"
Zhao Fangji shook his head: "His Royal Highness Dongwang, didn't you also descend from the sky? This does not mean that he is an angel. In fact, we are more inclined to believe that he is a prophet! He seems to call himself that, the word prophet in the "Book of Prophets"
, illustrates this point. According to records in the Bible, there are more than twenty known prophets."
Of course he couldn't say that Luo Yaoguo might be a devil, so there was no need to talk about it!
"Then if he is really a prophet," Yang Xiuqing asked with squinted eyes, "how are you going to deal with him?"
Zhao Fangji made the sign of the cross again and said with a pious expression: "Of course I'm going to Rome!"
"Why are you going to Rome?" Yang Xiuqing became interested.
"Most likely, he will become a cardinal first," said Zhao Fangji. "In the future, he may succeed him as the Patriarch of the Roman Church!"
"Patriarch?" Yang Xiuqing stared, "Is that the biggest leader of your Catholic Church?"
"That's right!" Zhao Fangji nodded and said seriously, "If he is really a prophet sent by God, he is of course the leader of the universal church!"
This is a good thing!
Yang Xiuqing thought: "If Luo Yaoguo becomes the head of the Roman Church, he will probably not return to the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. From now on, I will have the final say in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom!"
Thinking of this, Yang Xiuqing asked again: "What if he refuses to go to Rome?"
Zhao Fangji smiled and said, "How could you refuse?"
Unless of course he is the devil, this cannot be said.
Archbishop Zhao smiled and said: "His Royal Highness Dongwang, we can work together to find a way to invite the prophet to Rome!"
Chapter completed!