Back to the Ming Dynasty to be a tyrant

Isn't the Holy Roman Empire the land of Ming Dynasty?It doesn't seem like a big deal to invest a little up front, does it?

Ferdinand III was very excited.

The Ming Empire in the Far East is really amazing, and for the Holy Roman Empire, it is really too friendly!

The imperial doctor they brought had already diagnosed Maria Leopoldine. When the doctors in almost all of Europe were helpless, the magical doctor just smiled lightly and wrote out a prescription with that magical brush. And pointed out that it only takes a few months to recover.

Although these medicinal materials needed to be transported from the far east, the miraculous doctor also assured himself that Maria Leopoldine would definitely be able to wait until the medicines were transported from the Far East and live a healthy life.

Ferdinand III, who was in a good mood, readily agreed to Li Chengyan's requests, including the training of the soldiers of the Holy Roman Empire by the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, and the businessmen of the Ming Dynasty can freely travel to and from the Holy Roman Empire for business and trade. , and the requirement that the mission will travel throughout Europe.

Even in order to show his sincerity, Ferdinand III proposed to give the people of Ming Dynasty the status of citizens of the Holy Roman Empire, all rights are equal to the citizens of the Holy Roman Empire, and the Holy Roman Empire should receive the same treatment.

During the private meeting with Li Chengyan and others, Ferdinand III carefully understood the politics and system of Ming Dynasty, and was very interested in this system.

From Ferdinand III's point of view, Ming's classification of common people was very fair and reasonable - the common people of Ming were naturally in the first class, followed by citizens of dependent countries, and then civilians of other countries.

Of course, the most important lineage of the emperor of Ming Dynasty - election?What is that?

This system can be moved to the Holy Roman Empire to experiment, especially the system of citizen rank and emperor succession.

If they move here, the nobles of the Holy Roman Empire are equivalent to the honorary system of the Ming Dynasty, and the citizens of the Roman Empire are equivalent to the common people of the Ming Dynasty. As for the common people and slaves?They are not qualified to pay attention to these big events!

For this request made by Ferdinand III, Li Chengyan only verbally agreed, but the real implementation will be decided by Emperor Chongzhen of Ming Dynasty after returning to Daming.

After bidding farewell to Ferdinand III, Li Chengyan and others went to the Vatican.

Ferdinand III not only asked Li Chengyan and others to bring Ming soldiers for protection, but even sent his own guards as protection to ensure the safety of Li Chengyan and others on the road.

Compared with Ferdinand III's enthusiasm and the speed at which many agreements were negotiated, Pope Innocent X's attitude was far from enthusiastic at the beginning.

Of course, this is only relative.

For any religion, Ming Dynasty is an incomparably huge market of believers, especially for Innocent X.

Long before Innocent X, the Holy See had sent countless missionaries to Daming to preach, and even among the priests, there was an upsurge of missions again and again.

But in the early days, it was okay to say that there seemed to be something wrong with the missionaries who went to Daming. Except for the reply letter saying that everything was normal, the rest of the information was rarely sent back, especially the information on the geography, economy, and army of the Ming Dynasty. , which is almost equal to zero.

Almost everyone knows that this situation is very abnormal, but with the Netherlands and Spain at sea, it is almost impossible to send missionaries to inquire about the situation.

If you want to pass by land, you must consider the Ottoman Empire and the Mughal Empire. Although the attitudes of these two countries towards missionaries are not particularly bad, they seem to be far from the word good.

Without the support of these two countries, it would be very difficult for missionaries to reach the Far East from Europe.

After visiting Ferdinand III, the envoys from the Ming Dynasty in the Far East came to visit him again. This is definitely good news for Innocent X.

A dinner without other people, only Pope Innocent X and Lee Seung-yan, was held on the third night of the envoy's arrival in the Vatican.

Pope Innocent X has always been very curious about the intentions of the people of the Ming Dynasty when they came to the Vatican - you must know that the current Holy See is not a believer a hundred years ago, and its voice in Europe has greatly declined. Even the so-called Excommunication orders have not had much effect.

Li Chengyan said in stumbling French: "If Pope Innocent knows something about Daming, or the dynasties before Daming, then you must know that the emperors of the Central Plains actually gathered the teachings. The dual identities of the sect and the secular king.

For my Majesty the Ming Emperor, there are probably two people in distant Europe whose identities are similar to him, one is you, Pope Innocent X, and the other is the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire.

Facing the current situation in Europe, His Majesty the Emperor of Ming Dynasty feels very dissatisfied. The ruler is not like a king, and the minister is not like a minister. This is the great disrespect for the imperial power of those vassal states!

So, I came here on orders, and after proposing His Majesty the Emperor Ming's support for the Holy Roman Empire, I came to visit you again to see what I, the Ming Dynasty, can help you with.

Believe me, whether it is military, economic, or political, I, Ming, will spare no effort to help you. "

Innocent X was very moved.

Being able to get the help of the world's largest empire is of course a good thing that I can't even dream of - there is no pope who doesn't want to revive the glory of the Holy See!

After sighing, Innocent X said, "The current Holy See is no longer what it was hundreds of years ago. Whether it is indulgences or excommunication orders, no one is afraid or worried. Because people have begun to deny the existence of heaven."

Innocent X decided to sell badly first, although these are facts.

Since the emperor of the Ming Kingdom wants to support him, he must let the emperor of the Ming Kingdom understand his current situation, the worse the situation, the better.

Only in this way can one get what one wants from the emperor of the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, it’s not enough to sell miserably, and you have to show your own advantages: "Of course, no one denies the existence of the Holy See and the Pope.

Even if everyone denies the existence of heaven, they will not deny the existence of God, because everyone needs faith, a faith that can deceive themselves. "

Li Chengyan still agrees with Innocent X's statement.

Of course, the recognition belongs to the recognition, and what I want to do has nothing to do with my recognition of Innocent X's statement: "Your Majesty, perhaps, heaven is real."

Innocent X smiled disapprovingly.

As the saying goes, the higher the position, the less you believe in the existence of gods. People who are truly devout to the point of insanity cannot reach the position of Pope.

In fact, under the position of the Pope, there are countless bones and flesh and blood, and it is neither who has a deeper understanding of the "Bible", nor who has a more devout belief in the Lord.

Since he was able to climb to the position of pope, he had seen through everything a long time ago. If there is really a heaven, then those ascetic monks should be the pope, not himself.

Li Chengyan naturally noticed the unnatural look on Innocent's face, and he also understood why Innocent had such an expression in his heart. He just smiled lightly and said to Innocent: "The name of the drug, Pope Mian Naturally, you have heard of it?"

Innocent X said: "Of course I have heard it. Now the East India Company has made a lot of money by relying on drugs. Of course, I also know that this is the magic drug they obtained from Daming in the Far East."

Li Chengyan said: "Now, the Holy See can also obtain this kind of magic medicine, this kind of magic medicine that God gave to his people, so that people can see heaven while they are alive."

When Li Chengyan first met Innocent X, he was still not sure whether he smoked or not. After all, that old fellow Cohen knew the disadvantages of drugs and did not smoke, so he would inevitably not tell others.

But when Innocent X called it a magic medicine, Li Chengyan knew that this pope would definitely be inseparable from this kind of thing.

And Innocent, as the pope, naturally cannot be short of money-if there is no shortage of money, there will be no interruptions, and naturally it is impossible to know what the biggest harm of this thing is.

"As long as the Pope is willing, the magic medicine you will get is more pure and effective than the magic medicine obtained by the East India Company, and the price is basically the same.

Of course, there are also a large number of arms, such as firecrackers, artillery, and battleships. These things can be discussed slowly.

I personally think that it is time to speak out the voice of the Holy See, and let those vassal states under the Pope know what it means to be undefiled by the majesty of God. "

Li Chengyan's mouth turned up and down, spewing venom like a poisonous snake tempting Eve to eat an apple, but Innocent did not refuse the temptation.

The negotiation process went smoothly, and an agreement was reached without even spending half a month.

Daming will support the Holy See, just like Ming also supports the Holy Roman Empire. Whether it is arms, loans, drugs, or interest-free loans, they will all be provided to the Holy See.

And what the Holy See has to do is also very simple, one is to prove that it is worthy of Daming's support, and the other is to send hundreds of missionaries similar to Jinnige to Daming every year.

Of course, they did not go to Daming to preach, but to enter the Royal Academy of Daming to work. This agreement is valid until the Holy See thinks it can be terminated, and there will be no mandatory period.

Everything looked so beautiful, and Innocent didn't even find anything unfavorable to the Holy See. It can be called a model of a friendly peace treaty.