1. All missionary affairs in Lingao must be hosted by the Lingao Church under the Australian Church. The Jesuits will support and welcome them as "brothers", but they are not allowed to set up their own business. All educational affairs must be handled by the Lingao Church after consultation.
Second, the church must accept the supervision of the religious affairs officer dispatched by the executive committee.
Third, freedom of religious belief. Believers have the freedom to believe in their religion and the freedom not to believe in it. They also have the freedom to change their beliefs.
Except for the third article, Lu Ruohua had some slight objections, he agreed to everything. However, he insisted that the crossing government must give the Jesuits the leading right to preach in Lingao and refused the entry of other Catholic religious orders. His attitude was very firm.
Wen Desi did not expect that the Jesuits would be so hostile to other religious orders within the same sect, so he asked Lu Ruohua for advice. Lu Ruohua did not hide anything, and explained the causes and consequences of the large-scale persecution of Catholics in Japan in 1596.
Read it again.
In 1596, the Japanese shogunate expelled Catholicism for the first time. There were many internal and external reasons for persecuting local Catholics. However, in order to compete for the dominance of Japanese missionaries and the control of the Japanese church, many different religious orders within the Catholic Church recklessly acted recklessly in Japan. "
"Pure Faith" was an important cause of this expulsion. The Jesuits felt that many religious orders had little understanding of the Eastern countries, and they only acted with fanaticism and a superior sense of fundamentalism, which caused the shogunate and the daimyo to engage in chaos.
The great antipathy caused Japan's missionary affairs to plummet. Therefore, the Jesuits were determined not to repeat the same mistakes and firmly held the missionary power in their own hands.
However, the pope's personal love for each religious order is different, which is also entangled in the power struggle within the Holy See, the Holy See of Rome and the major Catholic national churches. France has always tried to act as the protector of the Chinese Catholic Church. Although the Jesuits
Claiming to be deeply trusted by successive popes, they cannot completely influence the situation. Therefore, they hope to rely on the local secular government to suppress these competitors.
"That's it, Father, you are very frank." Wen Desi expressed his appreciation.
"The unnecessary discussions have caused too much damage." Although Lu Ruohua is a devout Catholic, he is also very disgusted with the madness of some people.
Wen Desi also put forward many detailed restrictions. Because Lu Ruohua saw the British infiltrating here, he agreed to everything he could - he must get a foothold before those British heretics; in addition, preaching with some restrictions is better than sneaking.
The mission came well.
Eventually both parties reached an agreement on church affairs:
The Chuan regime agreed to allow Jesuit monks to conduct missionary activities in Lingao and ensured the safety of their activities in areas controlled by the Chuan regime.
The travelers promised not to allow other Catholic religious orders to enter the area under their control to preach. Lu Ruohua originally wanted to try harder and demanded a ban on all "heresies" - that is, the missionary activities of Protestants.
Refused.
"Of course, this does not mean that we welcome them to preach, but it means that their opportunities are equal to yours."
Lu Ruohua had no choice but to make a sign of the cross. God, the ideas of these Australians are really different.
Both parties confirmed that the missionary activities of the Jesuits must be carried out with the support of the Lingao Church and that private missionary activities are not allowed.
The missionary group accepts the religious affairs officer of the crossing government as its protector, and uses him as the coordination and liaison between the two parties. It accepts its supervision.
The missionary group has the right to purchase and build houses for religious, charitable, and residential purposes in designated areas that pass through areas controlled by the regime. However, it must be approved by the religious affairs officer.
Believers must be baptized in a designated church. After baptism, believers must register and file with the church. Private baptism is not allowed.
Mission members can move freely in areas controlled by traversers, but are not allowed to enter government agencies, military facilities and schools without permission.
Missionary team members can hire servants through the Lingao Church and are not allowed to hire servants privately. Without permission, the missionary team is not allowed to bring other people into Lingao from outside Lingao.
Religious books and documents required for missionary missions need to be reported in a single manner and are not allowed to be brought in without permission.
Missions are not allowed to establish monasteries and admit male and female monks. Such institutions should be sponsored by the Lingao Church. Any additional clergy sent by the Jesuits must be approved by the Lingao Church and the religious affairs officer.
In return, the Jesuits will campaign for the legitimacy of the Lingao Church to the Holy See and seek its recognition of the Lingao Church’s various educational powers.
The Jesuits ensured that they would provide all convenience and support for the business activities of the crossing regime in Macau and hire various European technical and labor personnel on their behalf.
The Jesuits agreed to use their missionary network to facilitate the trade activities of travelers in Southeast Asia.
Both parties were happy. For Lu Ruohua, this was the biggest breakthrough in China. Although the Australians were not a formal political power in China, they were the first regional power to explicitly recognize its missionary power. Under its protection, the missionary enterprise
It can be done openly and above board.
For the time-traveling regime, this system not only ensures that time-travelers have control over religious power, but also makes full use of the power of the Catholic Church.
As for the further transformation and utilization of churches and doctrines, a group of specialized personnel are already conducting relevant research. Wen Desi is the leader of the theoretical leadership group.
Although in theory this agreement must be approved by the Cross-Travel Executive Committee and the Jesuit Macau President, everyone knew that this was just a formality. Wen Desi smiled brightly and asked someone to bring it to Guangzhou Station to pay tribute.
"Princess of the Tang Dynasty" was opened, and both parties toasted to celebrate.
"It's really a good wine, with the fragrance of rhubarb." Lu Ruohua was full of praise.
"How does it compare to the sweet wine of Shetolis Monastery?" - The Catholic monastery is historically known for being good at wine making.
"It's different." Lu Ruohua shook his head and said, "The Cartel monks use brandy, and the 'Princess of the Tang Dynasty' uses grain wine. Each has its own flavor."
These priests really knew how to drink. Wen Desi had already complained about the bitter and sweet wine. Hearing that he liked it, he simply gave another bottle to the priests.
"Can you make wine?" Wen Desi thought that this monk might be able to develop a wine-making process.
"No," Lu Ruohua raised his hand helplessly, "I can only be a doctor."
This is of some use to the doctor. However, Western medicine and witchcraft in the 17th century were not very good. They couldn't use something like lizard oil as medicine, right? Let Shi Niaoren try it out and see what use it can be.
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Wen Desi asked people to send the missionaries back to the quarantine camp, while Bai Duolu stayed in the office and waited for the interview.
The door opened, and a man and woman walked in. They were the "Englishmen" the priest saw just now. Naturally, these two were not Englishmen, but Xue Ziliang and Ding Ding's wife Pan Pan. Although Xue Ziliang was good at English, he had a good temperament and demeanor.
It also looks like her, but she always has an Asian face, so she even wears a wig and mask.
"Did our play go well?" Xue Ziliang lifted up the white lace on his sleeves like a peacock - men also wore lace in this era.
"At least the French missionaries have seen you." Wen Desi said, "The negotiations went very smoothly. I think your appearance is an important factor."
"It's good that our work wasn't in vain."
"Can I keep this dress?" Pan Pan was very fascinated by the long satin dress on her body. She looked in the mirror in the conference room while wearing it.
"This is not acceptable. Items are on the Planning Commission's accounts. If you want to buy them, you have to ask the Planning Commission for permission." These clothes were bought from Macau in case they need to conduct reconnaissance on European colonies.
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"That's it." Dayang Ma curled her lips regretfully, "I only came with Tintin when he said that the new time and space has everything. Now I can't even buy new clothes. In the past, I never wore clothes from the next year."
Xue Ziliang asked: "Does the General Executive Committee have plans to make wine?"
"Yes, the Guangzhou station is already doing it, and the Leizhou station will start soon. What do you think?"
"I'm good at making wine." Xue Ziliang immediately began to boast about his expertise: he is good at hand-making beer, whiskey, gin, vodka and other foreign wines. His main hobby is DIY all kinds of wine.
"These are grain wines, so you don't need to grow grapes. In fact, you can make good fruit wine brandy without grapes using other fruits. Hainan should be rich in fruit resources. I see there are a lot of elderberries here."
"Oh?" Wen Desi thought that this was a useful technology. It was too tempting to set up a winery. There were also cigarettes - I don't know how many times someone had suggested this, and Pan Pan was dissatisfied with the clothes just now.
.It makes sense. Our current clothes are comparable to those during the Cultural Revolution. All personnel usually wear strong, wear-resistant and easy-to-wash IWC training uniforms. The most fancy ones are just jackets and the like...
Isn't this the contradiction between backward productivity and the growing mass demand for material culture? Wen Desi thought of the politics class he took in middle school. Now the environment for travelers is rough. If some material and cultural consumption is not provided in time,
, morale is worrying.
"Okay, let's study this issue!" Wen Desi wrote down his thoughts in his notebook. After looking at Pan Pan's skirt, he called the Planning Commission and asked if he could sell the skirt to Pan Pan.
"Yes, yes, I know this is needed for intelligence activities. You can buy the skirt again. And there are only three ladies who can wear this kind of skirt. I just ask her to star in the future."
So this skirt was sold to Pan Pan for 2,000 coupons. According to Wen Desi, it was definitely a huge discount. This was a silk skirt. The embroidery and handmade lace on it were at least worth it in modern time and space.
It sold for 10,000 to 20,000 RMB. But Ding Ding didn’t see it that way. When he was called to pay the bill, he knitted his eyebrows together in distress.
"If you want to buy clothes, go to the women's cooperative! After all, we are still shareholders and can enjoy a 12% discount." Ding Ding muttered.
"There are all Chinese-style clothes. I want to wear this, how beautiful." After saying that, he turned around, and the eyes of several men around him lit up. Ding Ding's eyes were also blurred.
"It won't happen again." He quickly took Pan Pan away to prevent the big horse from causing any trouble again.
The two extras were sent away. Bai Duolu sat with a depressed look on his face.
"Xiao Bai, you have a very heavy task in the future."
"Yes, it's the trust the executive committee has placed in me." Bai Duolu didn't want to do this task at all, but he had already refused the position of Bishop of Lingao. If he refused again, I'm afraid he would never be able to get ahead in the time-traveling group.
Already.
After discussing the construction of the church with Bai Duolu, Bai Duolu left. Not long after, He Ying appeared in the conference room.
"Okay, He Ying, your mission is clear. I won't say more about the French missionary, you all understand. Bai Duolu's stance is a bit soft, you must always help him. Be aware of his movements.
Watch out."
"Don't worry, Mr. Wen. I will keep an eye on them."
"Don't be aggressive, guide and use them more. Whether it's Catholic or Protestant, if you guide them, they can be used by me, which will be of great benefit to our rule."
"Understood."
"Also, is he still learning Chinese from you?"
"He is studying and studying very hard. He also hopes that someone will teach him to speak the local dialect or Cantonese."
"You should ask Xiong Buyou about this, he will tell you. And -" Wen Desi thought for a moment, "go to Wu De to find a few reliable natives and prepare him to develop into a believer."
"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
The next day, Lu Ruohua took the regular trade ship of the Ministry of Maritime Power back to Macau to consult the Jesuits. At the same time, he also brought with him the need for many hired craftsmen: wheelmakers, canvas makers, shipbuilders and sailmakers.
These are the technical jobs that are urgently needed at present - although people in the industrial sector know the most advanced machinery manufacturing, they have no idea how to make these old things.
Preparations for the team training and joint defense meeting are also in progress here. The propaganda offensive led by Du Wen reached its climax after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Four-fifths of the villages in Lingao made clear promises to send people to participate in the meeting.
After preliminary statistics, there are about 400 representatives preparing to attend the meeting, covering about 200 natural villages and 13 markets. The representatives are mainly village chiefs, clan elders, and local gentry.
In order to prepare for this meeting, Lingao Construction Corporation expanded a carriage hotel in Dongmen City to receive the delegates attending the meeting. Dozens of women were selected from the commune to cook and clean for the delegates.
The largest project is outside Dongmen City in Bairen City, where Lingao Construction Corporation has surrounded a large area of open space and built a large stadium. The stadium has a 400-meter track - Ma Qianzhu said no
To determine how big the stadium should be, we used the 400-meter track of a standard stadium as the specification. In fact, neither the traversers nor the indigenous people in Lingao will need such huge sports facilities in the past five years. The main purpose of the stadium is
It was prepared to satisfy Ma Qianxu's favorite mass sports. To hold mass gatherings and various ceremonies, a stadium that is large enough and spectacular is needed.