The biggest foundation of the Lingao Church is of course in Li District. Thanks to the efforts of the missionaries, the missionary coverage rate in Li District in Lingao County has reached more than 90%. There are more than a dozen villages where all the people have been baptized. The development of believers
to five to six thousand people. In the Han District of Lingao, through assistance in "suppressing bandits and dealing with the aftermath," missionary work has also achieved great success in several mountainous areas that were severely infested with bandits in the past.
As the security war in Qiongbei unfolded, the missionaries followed the bayonets and work teams of the Fubo Army, and then penetrated into the counties in Qiongbei, especially in Danzhou, and achieved great results.
Wu Shimang not only preached vigorously, but was also very scheming. He knew that many people in the Senate had concerns about preaching, but they were anxious about "changing customs." So Dean Wu instructed missionaries from Europe
and activists among local believers, asking them to carry out propaganda to change customs and practice it among believers.
After discussions by Wu Shimang, Bai Duolu and others, the promotion of changing customs and customs was determined to be based on "cultivating hygienic habits and resisting bad social trends". Religion was used to promote various modern hygienic habits, such as washing hands before meals and after using the toilet, etc.
Cleaning up the garbage in front of and behind the house... It happened that Ai Beibei from the Ministry of Health started to promote "hospital birth" in Lingao. Wu Shimang immediately asked the priests to promote "hospital birth" during their sermons. He also generously organized a special
A voluntary pick-up team used sedans to transport local pregnant women. Under the dual inspiration of heaven and hell, the Han Chinese parish in Lingao suddenly reached 100% admission rate for childbirth, even exceeding the usual model Bairen Commune. For a time, the church became famous.
Aibei praised the church greatly and even presented a special banner.
In addition, Wu Shimang presided over a "Etiquette Service Department", which mixed ancient and modern Chinese and foreign etiquette and created a set of simple and grand etiquette services. But he cunningly named it "Australian Etiquette", and
Depending on the ceremony, there is no need to add Christian elements to it. This avoids the doubts of some elders. For many naturalized people who don’t have much money, it doesn’t cost money to hold a wedding or memorial service in a magnificent church.
, the church has a nice choir, beautiful and solemn music, a lot of flowers, and a kind priest, whether you are a believer or not, he will say some gorgeous blessings or condolences. The ceremony is solemn and simple, so
Soon it became popular among the naturalized people.
The development status of the Lingao Church was conveyed to Zhang Yingchen, who was missionary in Sanya, through letters from several friends.
For more than a year, Zhang Yingchen took Sanya as his starting point and went deep into the Li District of Hainan Island, using medical practice as a means to spread his "New Taoism" and achieved very obvious results. Especially on the journey from Sanya to the inland, he has successfully
He "captured" four villages and "infiltrated" ten. The so-called "capture" means that the entire village is worshiped as a god, and "infiltration" means that there are some believers. And a medical and spiritual practice was established in a major village.
"Medical House".
Although he was single and weak, he relied on his knowledge of modern Chinese medicine and the medicines purchased from Runshi Hall to practice medicine all the way. He was able to travel smoothly in Li District, and the effect of his preaching was not much worse than that of Catholicism. Of course, in this year, many
He also encountered many dangers during his missionary career. The wilderness survival knowledge he learned unexpectedly and the modern weapons and tools he carried helped him a lot, saving him several times. But being alone with a small number of people has always been an important factor for him.
Problem. Zhang Yingchen found that he could not expand his team quickly. Dean Wu could sit in the center and continue to make money for church management. The Jesuit priests went out to preach and preach. He also had Bai Duolu as his assistant and communicator.
Local believers. Expanding believers, running churches, and training priests are carried out in three aspects at the same time, but they are completely focusing on one and neglecting the other.
Several "Daosheng" who were finally obtained because no one was responsible for training, had to be temporarily placed in Fangcaodi to continue their cultural studies. Zhang Yingchen's plan was not like this - he originally planned to "train" the boys himself, but now he has fallen into
It would be bad if Hu Qingbai was instilled with any knowledge that was not conducive to the concepts he planned to impart.
Due to various concerns about practical issues, Zhang Yingchen finally had to end his activities in Li District ahead of schedule and rush back to Lingao before the annual meeting. He planned to "arrange the situation" first and stabilize his position before proceeding.
According to Zhang Yingchen's initial development plan, the core institution of New Taoism was located in Ding'an County - where there is Bijia Mountain, the holy land of Taoism, and the place where Bai Yuchan, the master of the Southern Taoist Dan Dao Sect, came to life. With such an aura, New Taoism has a strong presence in the local area
The conditions for building your own ancestral court are unique.
As for the time to start construction, Zhang Yingchen originally planned to wait until the situation in Hainan is completely settled and the New Taoism has enough believers before starting the construction and reception of religious facilities. At least with more believers, funds can be guaranteed. But the current situation forces him to take action immediately
——New Taoism cannot do without its own religious facilities. It is impossible to just build a medical hut in Sanya. Since the development of the Catholic Church is faster than he expected, he must act quickly.
Zhang Yingchen first established a relationship with the Foreign Intelligence Service - his ultimate goal is the mainland. The Foreign Intelligence Service controls the funds, personnel and systems for activities in the mainland. Religion itself is an effective propaganda and infiltration tool. At least New Taoism
It seemed more "local" than Catholicism, so he hit it off immediately during the talks with Jiang Shan and others. With the consent and matchmaking of the Foreign Intelligence Service, he reached a formal cooperative relationship with Chen Tianxiong of Leizhou Station to transfer Haian's intelligence
Zhanzou Monk Temple is a Taoist temple under the "New Taoism" system.
But there must be a Taoist temple in Lingao. After all, Lingao will also be a "revolutionary holy land" in the future, and New Taoism must have a place.
It didn't take much effort to get the approval document for the proposal to build the Taoist temple from He Ying, and also obtained the material application for the construction from the Planning Institute. However, there were great difficulties in raising funds. The Ministry of Finance refused to allocate funds for the construction of the new Taoist temple -
―Before this, all the churches in Lingao were self-funded. Although Tuo Quanzi was much better than Dean Wu in terms of religious level, he had a very disadvantageous condition: the source of funds was difficult.
Lingao Church is financially supported by the Jesuits. In contrast, "New Taoism" can only receive limited activity funds from the Li and Miao Affairs Office. Of course, the Religious Office also has some activity funds allocated to it. But compared to Dean Wu,
He can receive a box of silver coins from Macau every six months, and sometimes he can also get extra money from Macau under various pretexts. Zhang Yingchen's economic status is very poor - although the people regard him as a god, but
But nothing valuable can be produced to enrich the coffers of New Taoism.
In the end, Zhang Yingchen had to resort to borrowing money. He borrowed a sum of money from Delong with his elder shares as collateral, and pooled all the remaining funds from the Li and Miao Affairs Office and the religious office to fund his activities. Finally, he
I got another sponsorship from a certain society, and then I barely scraped together enough money to build the Taoist temple.
Because of the tight cost, Zhang Yingchen found his own way and did not build a Taoist temple in the bustling Dongmen City. Instead, he chose Yongqing Temple, five kilometers west of Lingao County. This is a Taoist temple built in the Song Dynasty. Zeng Daoning, a Taoist priest from the Hongwu Period in the Ming Dynasty,
It was rebuilt, but was destroyed by bandits during the Hongzhi period, and was rebuilt by the county magistrate Wang Xi during the Zhengde period.
At this time, almost 150 years had passed since the last reconstruction of Yongqing Temple. The Taoist temple had long been abandoned, and only the stone foundations of the buildings were left. Zhang Yingchen chose this place first because the land price here was cheaper, not only than that of the East Gate
It is lower in the city than in Lingao County. Secondly, it is not very far from the county seat. Roads have been built, the transportation is convenient, and it is relatively far away from the busy city and relatively quiet. The foundations of the houses here are well preserved, and the cost of building a house is not high.
There are still many ancient trees on the foundation, and after renovation, the environment is quite good.
Zhang Yingchen named this place Yunjiguan. He personally drew the floor plan of the building and communicated the style he envisioned with the designers of the construction company one by one to ensure that they could understand his vision. However, due to limited funds, the entire
The project will be divided into several phases. In the first phase, he built a courtyard for living and cleaning, plus a courtyard for "Taoists" to live and study. In addition, a scripture storage pavilion was built to store his purchases and
Collection of various Taoist classics.
At this moment, Zhang Yingchen, the "headmaster" of "New Taoism" who calls himself "Stealing Quanzi", is entertaining guests in a clean room of the newly built Taoist temple.
Zhang Yingchen wore a "new Taoist uniform" designed by himself, with a bun and a beard. Because he had been preaching in Li District for a long time, he had a dark complexion, a slim figure, and a somewhat immortal Taoist posture.
He held a cup of tea, blew lightly, took a sip, and then said after a while: "You want me to go to Hangzhou with you?"
"Not bad." The man who spoke was in his thirties, and he was dressed in Mingren's attire. It was Zhao Yingong who applied to serve as a consul in Batavia a few days ago. He applied to participate in the training of foreign intelligence agents of the Foreign Intelligence Service. He was ready to use it.
As a descendant of the Song Dynasty clan, he went to Hangzhou to carry out work.
"What can a wandering Taoist priest do if he goes to Hangzhou to preach?" Zhang Yingchen said.
"Of course. You are a Taoist priest. Wouldn't it be better for you to engage in charity activities than me, an outsider who suddenly appeared?" Zhao Yingong's idea passed the approval of Jiang Shan and others, and also received approval from He Ying. Now it's up to Zhang Yingchen himself.
means.
It is much more reassuring for a religious institution to come forward to run a charity than a strange foreign rich man who suddenly appears. Zhao Yingong's idea is to ask Zhang Yingchen to come forward to build a Taoist temple first, and then use the Taoist temple as a base to run charities. Once the temple has gained some fame,
, when the great famine broke out in eastern Zhejiang in 1632, it was much more convenient to come forward to take in the refugees.