Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 212 Teaching the Enemy
Qin Tianjian of the capital, Tang Ruowang and his student Nan Huairen welcomed a visitor from Portugal, also a Jesuit priest, Joao.

"The more honorable you are, Father Joao, you traveled thousands of miles from southern China to the capital, and your good deeds will be praised by the Lord. You must have a lot of important information to share with the former prince if you stay beside the former prince. Share with everyone." Tang Ruowang said very enthusiastically.

Joao shook his head and said dejectedly: "Father Tang Ruowang, I may disappoint you. Although I followed the prince of the Ming Dynasty all the way back to China from Timor, and witnessed his army occupying one city after another, but I There is no chance to have more close contact with this prince."

Nan Huairen asked in surprise, "Isn't he even curious?"

With some fear on his face, Joao said: "No, I have never seen an Eastern monarch who is so familiar with Europe, oh, although he is not a real monarch, there is no doubt that he is from the Ming Kingdom The real leader, the army is all loyal to him. He can use English, and even understand Spanish, but not very good at speaking. The crown prince can read Latin documents. He knows everything that happened in Europe, and even Know the tulip incident in Holland, know the contradictions of European countries, know any colonies of every European country. Many of our Portuguese officials tried to lie, but he exposed them all. My God, this one who looks like a teenager Young people can even count the names of the successive kings of Portugal and Spain, and even some royal secrets, to be honest, even our Governor may not know so much about Lisbon!"

Joao said weakly: "Sometimes, I wonder if the crown prince is really omniscient, because as long as he thinks, there is nothing he can't do. Please forgive me for using such profane words to describe, my belief is He is extremely determined, but if you two have witnessed it in his camp, you will know how terrifying this person is."

Tang Ruowang asked solemnly: "The army of the Ming Dynasty is constantly reaping victories. I once wondered if you Portuguese gave them great support..."

Joao shook his head vigorously and said: "No, Father, not at all. The Dutch were completely defeated, lost Taiwan, lost Batavia, dozens of warships were sunk by the crown prince's invincible fleet , even our Portuguese merchant ships are relying on others in the South China Sea. I have seen the Ming army, um, how should I put it, they are actually more like a European army, but stronger than any European army .The Ming army has solid discipline, excellent officer corps, incomparable courage, and most importantly - they have powerful weapons that we Europeans do not have."

Nan Huairen said with interest, "I've heard about this. They seem to have created muskets that can fire continuously, and they have created cannons that can shoot longer."

"The list can be very long. I followed them to Jiangnan. The crown prince's flagship is a battleship several times larger than the Spanish Holy Trinity. It is covered with black iron armor. It can be used even without sails. Sailing. This huge ship only needs to fire a single shot, and any wooden ship will be sunk."

Tang Ruowang said in disbelief: "But the Ming Dynasty has already declined, and was even basically wiped out by the Qing Dynasty. Why did the Ming army suddenly become so powerful?"

"I don't know. It is said that Australia, their overseas colony, has developed higher technology. Now this colony has returned to the empire and joined the war. But, to be honest, even if there is such a reason, I still find it incredible."

Nan Huairen asked a crucial question: "Father Joao, do you think the Ming Dynasty will eventually defeat the Qing Dynasty and regain dominance over China?"

Joao said firmly: "This is bound to happen. After all, the Qing Dynasty was established by foreign Tatars, wasn't it? Wherever they go, the people there support their reasons. The crown prince has a strong army, the support of the people, and powerful weapons. I don’t see any possibility that he will not succeed. Even I am still worried that the crown prince has already He has shown a strong aggressiveness, and even has the same interest in the outside world as us Europeans. They occupied Burma, occupied Java, and even recently controlled parts of Annan. The interests of European countries may be affected by his We are bound to face a strong and powerful Eastern Empire in the future."

Tang Ruowang said: "Well, this country already has huge power, with a population and a long-standing civilization unmatched by the whole of Europe. However, to some extent, this is also a good thing, isn't it, if we can Spread the gospel of the Lord."

João became very pessimistic: "No, the truth may not be as simple as you think, Father. In the only conversation I had with the Crown Prince, I heard him comment on the conflict between us and the heretics of the Protestant Church. His views on Both the Holy See and Francis are familiar with our operations, and many of the questions raised by them are difficult for me to answer. In addition, the Ming Dynasty under the rule of the Crown Prince has promulgated a "Religious Law". I have studied this law for a long time. Ultimately, it was concluded that this was a completely secular, implicitly religious-exclusion law - it stipulated that all people in this country had the right to practice any religion, but it prohibited forced belief and public preaching. He allowed We built one or two churches, but we were prohibited from going out and contacting his people. Even a series of policies such as tithes were deemed illegal."

Tang Ruowang was very surprised: "What is this? We are allowed to exist, but we are not allowed to preach? How do we pass the gospel to the people here?"

Nan Huairen also became a little angry: "He is no different from those kings who forbid preaching. This is clearly the enemy of teaching! Don't let him succeed. If this happens, there will be a powerful godless country in the world, and it is even possible Destroy everything we have achieved in Europe for millennia."

Joao asked: "However, we foreigners, how can we help the Qing Dynasty defeat the powerful army led by this cunning crown prince? He has nearly 20 well-equipped troops and dozens of powerful main battleships. I think that even if Francis can summon European countries to launch a crusade expedition, not to mention whether it can be done logistically, he will still be defeated by him..."

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