CIATB Page 366
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"Of course not," Bai Jin quickly denied, "My lord, the mission of the Catholic Church is to spread the faith of God and oppose the devil and its agents. We will use the power of faith to defend the interests of the civilized world, and to strike and contain Ming Dynasty The economic interests and political prestige of the empire, and looking for warriors who are willing to sacrifice their lives for God and the truth to use military means to attack Ming Dynasty."
Louis XIV already understood a little bit, "Archbishop, can I understand that if you become the pope of the Catholic Church, the Catholic Church will be at the forefront of containing the Ming Dynasty, packaging the Ming Empire as a devil... and then launching Christians all over the world oppose and boycott everything in Ming Dynasty!
In addition, the Catholic Church will spare no effort to support the Spanish emperor in America and the Ming Empire's allies, Shang Fang, until this ancient country is wiped out like the Aztecs and the Incas!
On the other hand, France and the Frankish Holy Roman Empire can hide behind the Church and the Spanish Empire, focus on European affairs, and avoid direct and direct conflicts with the Ming Empire. "
"My lord, you are so wise!" Bai Jin smiled flatteringly, "Whether I become the leader of the Catholic Church or not, I am a Frenchman!"
Louis XIV finally nodded, and he said to the Foreign Minister Leonor standing beside him: "Hugo, I need His Highness Bouvet to become the Pope of Rome!"
Times have really changed!Now the emperor can decide the candidate for the pope!
The foreign ministers of the Kingdom of France and the Frankish Holy Roman Empire saluted respectfully: "I obey, Your Majesty!"
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Rome, Sistine Chapel.
Bouvet, who has been unanimously elected as the new Pope, is kneeling on the altar of the Sistine Chapel, trying very hard to communicate with God!
He is completely different from Alexander VIII who had to go to see God because he could not contact God. Alexander VIII's pope was bought, and it is normal for God not to return him.But the Bishop of Buvet didn't buy it. Although Kangxi Khan gave him a large sum of silver rupees as an activity fund, the money is now stored in the account of the Medici Bank, without spending a single rupee.
Although he didn't give a dime, it took less than an hour for the Sistine election, and he was elected as the new Pope after only one election!And everyone voted him!
So God must not ignore him.But... Buvit yelled in his heart for a long time, but God just didn't respond!
Isn't God at home?Or is the calling method wrong?
Bouvet was in a hurry, there were more than a hundred cardinals waiting behind him!
And he also has some important questions to ask God... He doesn't need God to explain in detail, he just needs God to say "yes" or "no".Or even simpler, just say "no" and the "yes" is replaced by default.
At this time, a flash of inspiration flashed in Buvit's mind, and he finally found the correct way to communicate with God.
Communication starts right away!
Bouvet asked God with his thoughts in his heart: "Lord...do you agree with me becoming Pope?"
No answer, that is the default!
Having been approved by God, Bouvet finally breathed a sigh of relief, and crossed himself again.
Then Buvitt continued to ask with his mind: "Lord... Emperor Zhu Heqi of the Ming Dynasty is a devil or is possessed by a devil, right?"
This question has plagued Bouvet for years!In fact, the main purpose of his coming to work with Emperor Kangxi was to investigate the issue of oriental magic and find the devil that might exist behind the magic!
After several years of investigation, Bouvet was finally able to confirm that most of the "Oriental magic incidents" were related to two people-the Emperor Zhu Heqi of the Ming Dynasty and the Prime Minister of the Shu Han Dynasty Zhuge Liang.
Moreover, it is far more likely that Zhu Heqi is a devil or is possessed by a devil than that Zhuge Liang is a devil or is possessed by a devil... because Zhuge Liang's miraculous deeds only exist in novels and rumors. In fact, although Zhuge Liang is a An outstanding politician, but he did not create any miracles, nor did he complete the mission of Sanxing Dahan.
In addition, although "sweet gunpowder" is claimed to be invented by Zhuge Liang, the main raw material of "sweet gunpowder", sucrose, was imported to the Central Plains during the Tang Dynasty.The more advanced white sugar only appeared in China during the Yuan Dynasty or the Ming Dynasty, and the earliest record of mixing white sugar into gunpowder happened more than ten years ago, which was called "the first battle of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty and the death of the Qing Dynasty". Among the "Jieyang Shouyi".
It can be said that Zhu and Qi's new Ming Empire was born with sweet gunpowder.Before this, there was no record of sweet gunpowder in the whole world...
And "sweet gunpowder" is not the only "magic weapon" that appeared with Zhu and Chi's new Ming Empire, with "sweet gunpowder" or at a later date, there are also white phosphorous pull index letters, viscous fierce fire oil, Copper-skinned rockets, hot air balloons, crystal clear glass, some brightly colored dyes, cement that can be used to bond masonry, and garlic medicine that can save lives... so many great inventions, and that natural spell Theories are all related to Zhu Heqi, and even invented or proposed by Zhu Heqi!
Although most of these inventions and theories were released under the guise of Zhuge Liang, these things never appeared before the rise of Zhu Heqi!
In addition, the Shangfang country in America had never appeared in the eyes of Europeans before the rise of Zhu Heqi. Obviously, this country was also related to the devil and Zhu Heqi.
So Buvet thinks there is only one truth of the matter——Zhu Hechi is the devil or is possessed by the devil!
After asking God the question, Bouvet waited in silence for another moment...no response!This shows that God acquiesced to the question in Buvet's heart, Zhu Hechi is the devil!
Thinking of this, he finally stopped communicating with God. After crossing his chest, he stood up, then turned around, looked at the group of cardinals below with a sacred and solemn expression, and solemnly said in Latin : "Brothers, I have communicated with God... Now I can confirm that the devil is Zhu Hechi! The real devil is the Ming Emperor Zhu Heqi! And Shang Fangguo is just a follower of the devil Zhu Heqi!"
Chapter 851 Devil Zhu, punish you on behalf of God!
Emperor Zhu Heqi of the Ming Dynasty turned out to be a devil!
Most of the cardinals were dumbfounded and anxious when they heard this!
What is ignorant is that they have been priests against the devil for most of their lives, and they have never seen a real devil. Just when they thought that there is no devil in the world, the devil actually appeared!
What's urgent is that they always have "magic incense" and "magic medicine"... oh, all kinds of perfumes and concentrated garlic essential oil.
The former can make them smell more holy and elegant... The archbishop in red, how bad is it to smell so stinky?But most of these white skins have body odor, and some of them don't like bathing or are born with a particularly stinky smell, so they need the perfume from Daming to make them exude a charming atmosphere.
And the latter is the real life-saving medicine!These days, there are no serious medicines in Western medicine, just tomato sauce, oil, opium, etc., which are not antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. The only thing that can make these old and frail cardinals see God later is allicin.This thing is useful for many acute and chronic diseases, and it also has health care effects.So rich and powerful people in Europe now have allicin on hand. Some people drink a little every day even if they are not sick. It is said that it can prolong life.The archbishops in red are not short of money, and most of them are bad old men...Saving your life is the most important thing!
Well now, Zhu Hechi is the devil, so the perfume and garlic medicine he created have become "magic water" and "magic medicine"?That's right, Daming's perfume is so fragrant, and the garlic medicine is so effective, it must be possessed by demons!
Then can this enchanted perfume and garlic medicine still be used in the future?
If it doesn't work anymore... it smells a little bad, but if you get sick and don't have any medicine, your life will be gone!
"Papa," an elderly and sick red-clothed archbishop stood up tremblingly, "Since Emperor Ming is a devil, can we still use the garlic medicine invented by the devil?"
Bouvet laughed: "Of course! Brother Paul, of course you can continue to use them. But we must admit that using potions and magic water is a sinful act, and then ask God to forgive... Maybe the church can provide a A ritual to decriminalize potions and magic waters, to wash away the sins attached to potions and magic waters with holy water, so that people can use them with confidence."
This is really too high... for the devil to invent perfume and allicin to perform a purification ritual, which of course is charged!
A group of cardinals admired the newly elected Pope a little bit.
"Papa, are we going to organize a crusade?" Soon a younger archbishop in red asked.
"No, there will be no crusades," said Bouvet, "the crusades were made when there was no great emperor in Europe. And now we have Emperor Louis and Emperor Leopold, Whether in the New World or in the Old World, there are great monarchs who can lead the secular army to fight against the army that follows the devil, and our church does not need to organize crusades."
Organizing a crusade would touch Louis XIV's bottom line!Bouvet is the pope fostered by Louis XIV. If he dares to do this, Louis XIV will turn his face and let his pope do it to the end in minutes.
"Could it be that Emperor Louis is going to send troops to Asia to fight against the devil?" The archbishop in red continued to ask.
Bouvet shook his head and said, "Now is not the time to use force to end the tyranny of the devil in East Asia... Although this day will come sooner or later, it is not now, and it may not come in the next few decades or even hundreds of years."
The cardinal was puzzled and said, "Then how should we deal with the devil?"
Bouvet said: "First of all, we must expose to the world the truth that Zhu Hechi is a devil! Only in this way, people who believe in God all over the world will stand with us and jointly oppose the devil in the East.
Secondly, I will regularly hold a grand curse ceremony in Rome, cursing the Ming emperor and the devil dynasty he established!
Once again, I will issue a decree calling on Catholics all over the world to unite and impose severe sanctions on Zhu Hechi and his devil dynasty! "
"Sanction? How?" The cardinal asked again.
"All believers in God should refuse to buy porcelain, glassware, silk products, cotton cloth, tea and all other daily necessities produced in Ming Dynasty and its affiliated countries. Of course, sugar, garlic medicine, and perfume are not included in the sanctions."
The pope obviously knows a little about economics, and the commodities he listed in the sanctions list are all replaceable.Europeans have learned to make poor porcelain from the Great Mongols.Their glass craftsmanship has always been stronger than that of Ming Dynasty, until recently they fell behind due to the appearance of crystal glass.The techniques of silkworm breeding and silk reeling have also been introduced to Europe, but they cannot compete with silk from China.Cotton cloth has always been a specialty of India. In recent years, because of the emergence of some brightly colored Chinese cotton cloth, it has opened up the European market.And tea...has only just become popular in the UK, and there is not much market in continental Europe.
As for sugar, garlic medicine, and perfume, they are irreplaceable, so they are not on the list of sanctions.
Although India now also produces white sugar, the output is not enough and the price is not cheap.If Ming Dynasty's white sugar is banned, then Kangxi Khan will definitely raise the price.
In addition, white sugar is an important military material!In case the confession is broken, Emperor Louis the Great can't beat the Ottoman Sultan, and the big guy's cardinal archbishop will have nothing to do!
"Papa," another red-clothed archbishop from Portugal asked, "Is the sanction you're talking about... the sanction of the church or the sanction of the emperor?"
"Of course it is the sanction of the church!" The new Pope laughed. "At least for now, His Majesty the Emperor will not issue a trade sanction order against Ming. Because we are not yet able to provide enough porcelain, silk, spices, lacquerware, and cotton cloth. and other commodities. If the Ming emperor retaliates with a total ban on trade, then America, gold, and silver will depreciate. The church’s sanctions are not mandatory, we just ask devout believers not to buy porcelain from China, silk, cotton, glass, tea, etc. Lest their souls be stained by the devil's magic!"
In fact, Europe before the industrial revolution had always had the problem of insufficient commodities!
Otherwise, the gold and silver looted by Europeans from the Americas would not have flowed into India and China.In fact, Europe at that time fell into a situation similar to a resource trap. Gold and silver from the Americas were equivalent to oil and natural gas. At the same time, because of the currency attributes of gold and silver, there was continuous inflation throughout Europe, which later generations called For the price revolution.This great inflation was also due to international trade being exported to India and Ming Dynasty, so Aurangzeb was able to receive so much tax, while the former Ming court, which was not strong in search capabilities, fell into a financial crisis caused by the depreciation of silver...
A large amount of gold and silver pouring into the hands of the monarchs of European countries has also greatly stimulated their enthusiasm for fighting... There is no shortage of money, so what are you waiting for if you don't fight?Therefore, driven by the long-term war, European military technology has also risen, which gave them a stronger zero-yuan purchasing ability.
This ability to purchase at zero yuan also played a great role in the early days of the British Industrial Revolution... If the British hadn't conquered India at that time, their very primitive textile machines would still have lost to the hard-working textile workers in India.Maybe the fire of the industrial revolution was extinguished at once!
Today's Europe is actually in the early stage of the transition from manufacturing industry to industrialization. On the one hand, the total supply is still insufficient and needs to be imported from Asia through trade; These and other means crowd out the demand for some Asian commodities.Baron Churchill had been advocating a trade war with Ming before, but in fact it was to sell more British goods.And the new Pope of Rome is now proposing the "Ecclesiastical Sanction Order", which actually has the purpose of protecting the local handicraft industry in Europe... In recent years, it is not only the handicraft industry in England and the Netherlands that have been suppressed by Daming handicraft products, but also has a huge influence in the Holy See. Venetian glass industry.
In addition, the current East-West trade is mainly in the hands of Protestants in the Netherlands and England.The church used the "sanction order" to strike a dozen East-West trades to beat these Protestants and tell them to be honest and stop thinking about making trouble for the emperor and the church!
"Papa," the old cardinal who was very concerned about garlic medicine said again at this time, "according to tradition, now you need to change your Christian name...how do you want God's people to call you?"
"Urban!" Bouvet said, "I want to, like Urban II who launched the Crusades, resolutely defend the faith of Christ and fight against the devil to the end. From today onwards, I will be the Universal Pope Urban IX!"
"God bless Urban IX!" the cardinals shouted together, "Amen!"
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Bai Jin, who had just become Pope Urban IX, had just been dressed in a white robe in the Sistine Chapel for a few days before he embarked on a journey to the Palace of Versailles again.
The reason why he was so busy going to Versailles was to "worship the pier"... Now in Europe, the emperor is bigger than the pope, and Louis XIV is the absolute monarch of "I am many countries", and the imperial power cannot be challenged.
On the other hand, it is because the Marquis of Mendoza, who was sent by Leopold I to Daming to cede land and pay compensation, has returned to Europe... The matter of ceding land and paying compensation is not easy!They have run around the earth, and things have not been done yet.He ran back to Madrid empty-handed, and was sent to Versailles by the Queen Mother of Spain (Leopold's mother-in-law and sister) to meet Louis XIV before taking a breather.
After Louis XIV learned that the Ming devil Zhu Heqi wanted to make peace with God, he immediately sent people to Rome to invite Urban IX—he was the one who could communicate directly with God, and he had to ask God , is it possible to negotiate peace?
So after Urban IX arrived at the Palace of Versailles, he went directly into a small church in the Palace of Versailles, and then knelt in front of the icon in front of Emperor Louis and the Marquis of Mendoza to have a "silent communication" with God .
"God..." Urban IX continued to discuss with God in his heart, "It's still the old rule. If you don't agree, then give a reminder. If you agree, you don't need to speak up."
Urban IX then paused again, nothing happened, which meant that God approved, so he began to discuss with God about negotiating with the devil.
"God, now there is a pagan devil named Pope Babel, who wants to negotiate with us because he is afraid of your power. Although you have given us the power to overcome all devils and evils, I think we should have a good relationship with him Let’s talk. Of course, the negotiation is not to make peace with the devil, but to finally completely destroy the believers of this pagan devil in the world..."
Urban IX sent his thoughts to the Almighty God with "ideas", and then waited for a while, but did not wait for any response... This means that God has acquiesced in the Pope's decision.
Urban IX then stood up and turned around, bowed slightly to Louis XIV who was sitting there watching him, and then said to Louis in French: "My lord, God has agreed that the church is announcing the implementation of the Ming Empire. At the same time as trade sanctions, send representatives to Guangzhou to participate in peace talks.”
He spoke very slowly, and he was still watching his words while speaking.
Urban IX knew very well that he could not ignore every change in Louis the Great's expression, otherwise he would soon see a gracious and kind true God.
Emperor Louis the Great didn't show any expression, because Urban IX had already discussed with him before he raised the matter of "ecclesiastical sanctions".Louis is in favor of course... It is still very good to use this sanction of the Catholic Church to hit the Protestant profiteers in the Netherlands!
More than half of the arms sold by Ming Dynasty to the Ottoman Empire were transported by merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company, and now it is time for the Pope to act as a villain!
In addition, this is also a bargaining chip in the Western world, which can be used in exchange for Ming to stop...at least reduce arms exports to the Ottoman Empire.
Louis XIV asked blankly: "So... who is the church going to let go to China?"
"The church wants Jean-François Gabillon to go to China." Urban IX immediately recommended a French bishop.
This Gebillon was one of several French Jesuit missionaries who went to Kangxi Khan with Urban IX. He also had a Chinese name, Zhang Cheng, with the word Shizhai.
After Urban IX returned to Europe to elect the pope, this Zhang Cheng succeeded the cardinal of the Indian diocese and is currently staying in Pingtianfu, Nanjing.Like Urban IX, he is also a China hand who has never been to China... China hand, of course he wants to see the real China, so Urban IX recommended him to Emperor Louis.
"Okay," Louis XIV nodded, "Let him go to China and negotiate with the Chinese on behalf of France and the Church of Rome at the same time!
Also, Leopold wants me to ask you, can God help him suppress the devil in Merchant America? "
Chapter 852
The emperor Leopold of the Americas and Baron Churchill, the commander of the expeditionary force sent by the Kingdom of England, were of course very concerned about the results of the pope's election.
The previous pope had fought to the death with the "devil" on Shang Fang's side. Naturally, they did not dare to launch a counterattack easily, and could only watch helplessly as the Aztecs and Incas supported by Shang Fang continued to expand their power.If Europe can't quickly choose a powerful pope, the Aztecs and Incas will become more and more powerful with the support of the merchant devils, and they will occupy more and more territories.
So Emperor Louis saw that Urban IX was able to communicate with God, so he helped Leopold ask.If God can catch the devil in business, then the Catholic coalition forces in America will start to fight back!
If God, the old man, can't catch Shang Fang's devil, then it will be troublesome...
"My lord," replied Urban IX, "there are no devils in America."
"What? There are no devils in America?"
When Emperor Louis came to Mendoza, he was taken aback when he heard the news. He traveled so far from Mexico to Xi'an in Ming Dynasty, and from Xi'an all the way down to Guangzhou, and then came to Europe by boat... and then he had to go to Mexico by boat again. It was a long time. Going around the earth!Isn't it so hard because there are devils in America?
Now that the pope has said that the devil is gone, isn't his hard work in vain?
"Your Majesty the Pope," the Marquis of Mendoza certainly did not dare to question the words of the Pope—the Pope is never wrong, but he still wanted to confirm, "Did you just say that there are no devils in America?"
"Yes," Urban IX replied very positively, "because the devil is not in America, but in Daming!"
"The devil is in Daming?" The Marquis of Mendoza was stunned again and again, "Your Majesty, I just came back from Daming, and it doesn't look like there is a devil there..."
He didn't realize he was questioning the infallible Pope until he was halfway through the sentence, to hell!So stop quickly and stop talking.
Still he can't believe there are devils in China...Things look pretty good there.The people's life is very prosperous. It is rare to see beggars on the streets and alleys, but schools are everywhere. It is said that every Chinese child, regardless of gender, can receive four years of elementary school education. What is this four-year compulsory education?
Just from the two aspects of no beggars and four-year compulsory education, we can see that this country is rich and well-governed, at least much better than most countries in Europe!
If there is a devil there, then the messy India, the miserable Europe, and America where the Indians are oppressed to the point of extinction, would be hell under the rule of the devil...
"The real devil is actually Emperor Ming!" Urban IX pointed out, "Although he established a very good looking country...but the devil wants human souls instead of destroying human beings or letting human beings suffer alive .”
The Marquis of Mendoza was stunned again and again, the devil doesn't want people to suffer alive?Then who wants human beings to live and suffer?It's not the one above, is it?
Louis the Great also stared at Urban IX suspiciously.
Urban IX explained: "Because the greater the number of human beings, the more souls will be... And allowing human beings to live a more comfortable life is also conducive to the increase in the number of human beings. Therefore, the so-called Great Ruler that is currently appearing in China, It is to increase the number of souls for the devil to harvest."
Louis the Great and the Marquis of Mendoza finally understood a little bit - what the devil wants is human souls, and the more people there are, the more souls there will be!
If people become extinct, their souls will naturally disappear.Where will the devil go to harvest at that time?Therefore, the devil must hope that there will be many people.