He Ying saw this French guy so surprised and thought to himself, I also know that the Fortress of La Rochelle will be captured this year, but I don't know about the story of Mr. Dardanha and his friends fighting the Protestants in the bastion. Has it been staged? [No pop-up novel website]
Because he knew French and was sent to this Frenchman, He Ying was full of confidence in his future advancement in the travel group. I didn't expect that the French I learned when I was studying to pick up girls would actually come in handy - this is probably considered diplomacy, right? Or is it the work of the United Front Department? He used to be an advertising planner, but now he can't find any useful positions in the Time Travel Group. He is relegated to writing flyers and painting slogans in the Propaganda Department of the Propaganda Department. His life is extremely fulfilling, but there is nothing missing. Occasionally repairing people's TVs and radios is just a small adjustment. Because of his good marksmanship, despite trying every possible means to avoid being a member of the militia, he was still included in the "Teaching Corps" after this organizational adjustment. He has to stand guard at night every week. Now that he has changed his position, he probably won't have to do this job. .
"Will heresy in France be completely eradicated?" 6 Ruohua was very interested in this topic.
"The surrender of La Rochelle is just around the corner, but the religious disputes will not end yet -"
6 Ruohua stared at this "Australian" - yes, no matter how you look at it, they are all authentic Chinese. 6 Ruohua knew that the Chinese they spoke was different from other Chinese in the Ming Dynasty. It was not Cantonese, not Hokkien, nor Mandarin, but another kind of Chinese. Who are they? The origins of these people interested him more than missionary matters.
"You think pagans will still cause trouble in France, don't you?"
"Yes, the religious dispute in France is just the beginning." He Ying said modestly.
"God bless, save those lambs who have gone astray." Lu Ruohua read a paragraph silently.
For a week, he continued to spread the gospel of Christ to the He Ying in front of him, but he knew that although this young man who spoke French with a strange accent kept a polite smile, he didn't care about what he said, which made him a little frustrated - - This man is proficient in French and a learned man. If he can be baptized, he will become a good assistant in his missionary work.
He Ying felt a little bored. He was an atheist, and he really couldn't bear the religious bombardment he had to face every moment. But the organizational tasks still have to be completed - chatting with Lu Ruohua and asking for all kinds of intelligence and information as much as possible. In particular, you need to understand this person's personality so that you can use it during negotiations.
After talking for so many days, He Ying found out everything about his family members, acres of land, and cows in the field. However, the person's character was still unclear. The missionary always maintained A gentle and calm smile. Today he brought up the topic of the religious war in France just to make him angry and show his personality. But it seems that there is still nothing gained.
"Okay, you trash. What an old fox!" He Ying knew that he couldn't do anything anymore. Fortunately, Mr. Wen's back-up plan was ready.
"Where there are human beings, there will be disputes. Father, let's go. President Wen wants to see you today." In order to reflect the nature of the time traveler's political power, he called Wen Desi the president instead of the shopkeeper.
"Okay, please allow me to change my clothes." Lu Ruohua said solemnly.
6 Ruohua was not wearing a black robe, but a long gown made to imitate the clothes of Ming Dynasty people - quite strange for such a bearded foreigner, and he also had a square turban on his head. The Jesuit missionaries understood the principle of following the locals many years ago. They not only learned Chinese, but also learned the local dialect and tried to dress like the locals.
What came to greet them was a new type of four-wheeled carriage. This was the first large-scale modern product produced by the mechanical department. It took almost 20 days for the entire mechanical department to work together to produce it. Its core component, the shock absorber spring, was made of o. The 6% carbon steel is rolled out on the steel columns by itself using heat treatment technology. The overheating process alone took almost 10 days. The performance of this spring was average and could not be used on key components of the artillery. It's not too bad as a shock absorber for the lower carriage.
However, making wheels is difficult. In ancient times, wooden wheels had specialized craftsmanship both at home and abroad. The time-travelers couldn't make the wheels for a while, so they simply used the wheels from the two-wheeled trolleys in the inventory. The ball bearings in the axles were homemade. ——By building this carriage, the machinery department trial-produced the most basic industrial parts such as hardware standard parts, bearings, and chains.
The carriage is made of local wood, the seats are spring sand wrapped in leather and filled with dried seaweed, the windows are inlaid with glass, and the mark on the front of the carriage is a red flag fluttering in the wind.
This red flag style carriage was made to reduce the use of cars. Nowadays, there are more and more respectable people here as travelers. Although using jeeps to pick them up and drop them off can shock them, the consumption of gasoline and the wear and tear of parts are real.
6 Ruohua was invited onto the carriage. There was nothing unusual about the carriage itself, but it was very comfortable after sitting on it: it was not simply soft after being stuffed with a lot of wool, but soft and hard at the same time, and the feeling of being resisted was welcomed. .
Looking at the interior of the car, it can be described as plain and simple, just painted with a layer of Chinese paint, but the interior space of the car body is spacious and the ride is comfortable. The road is not bumpy either.
Looking out of the car window, we can see that the road the carriage is traveling on is flat and straight. It is paved with a black substance mixed with stones that has been condensed together. The road surface looks very solid, with no indentations of ruts, and there is a slight bulge in the middle of the road surface. There are drainage ditches on both sides. It can be seen that the design is perfect and the construction is excellent. He secretly admired it - he had never seen such a good road in half the world.
The facilities along the road were so thoughtful and complete that he had never heard of them. There are stone milestones every about a quarter of a mile, and there are stone road signs at every fork in the road. There are also small fortresses along the road, protected by trenches, low walls and barricades made of wire. The fortress is equipped with artillery and fully armed soldiers are on duty. Obviously, you don’t have to worry about bandits plundering you while walking on this road. A small one-day market was spontaneously formed in the open space outside the fortress. Each market had an identical wind and rain pavilion with a well and a stone sink to supply drinking water for livestock. The carriages always rested for a while at such fairs to drink water for the horses pulling them. A huge wooden barrel in the pavilion stored boiled cold water, which seemed to contain some kind of herbal medicine. Lu Ruohua felt bitter when drinking it, but it was refreshing and thirst-quenching.
New trees were planted along the roadside, presumably to provide shade for the road in the future. However, there are still thick wooden poles erected along the road. They are buried very firmly below and some are even pulled diagonally with ropes. It seems that these wooden poles are very important, but if you look closely, there is nothing on the wooden poles. They are empty. of. Then I thought maybe it was Australian idolatry? Just like the natives on the Southeast Asian islands worship wooden poles, but there is no decoration on the surface of these wooden poles - it is just a pole, covered with dark wood tar.
"Did you arrange all of this?" Father 6 asked after getting back on the road.
"Yes."
"God, this is the best road system I've ever seen. It's all over Lingao?"
"No, that's not the case." He Ying knew that the traverser's powerful engineering skills and user-friendly design would leave a deep impression on everyone who walked this road, "You know, this kind of road is very expensive. "
"Indeed." Lu Ruohua nodded, "Not only the roads, but also the facilities, they are so thoughtful."
“This is called putting people first.”
"People-oriented." Lu Ruohua pondered for a moment, "Is it based on people's needs?"
“Highways are meant to serve the public, so they must be based on the needs of the public.”
"It seems that pedestrians on this road do not pay tolls. The road needs to be constantly repaired. How do you maintain it? Do you only use it to make commercial profits? Is this considered a charity in Australia?"
"Although we don't receive tolls from this road, we still benefit from it."
"How to benefit?"
"Father, you should know that roads bring businessmen and wealth, right?"
6 Ruohua understood: "You are using roads to attract businessmen."
"Yes, Father. Having merchants brings wealth. The better and safer the roads are, the more merchants come, the greater our profits will be."
"Your leaders are indeed far-sighted." Lu Ruohua's appreciation was sincere.
"Haha, I believe there are many people in this world who know this truth."
The negotiation location was in a business building in Dongmen City. One of the conference rooms had been cleaned and a conference table had been set up. 6 The priest felt a little uneasy when he took his seat. Then he actually smelled the aroma of coffee, an Arabic drink. A girl in a strange dress and uniform brought coffee in a dazzling fine china.
At this time, coffee had been introduced to Europe. At the end of the 16th century, the Venetians first introduced coffee to Europe, but it was only enjoyed by a few people, and more people regarded it as a medicine. But Europeans in the East are very familiar with this drink, because the Islamic kings and princes on the Indian subcontinent all have the habit of drinking coffee.
Although it was just low-quality soluble coffee, for this missionary, it still made him feel extremely valued when the crowd served him coffee.
"Please wait a moment." He Ying greeted politely and disappeared behind the door.
The room was empty, only people could be heard coming and going in the corridor. Lu Ruohua was bored and admired the furnishings in the room. All the furniture in the room were the most exquisite Chinese-style furniture, but they were placed in a messy manner. It was not as exquisite and orderly as the residences of wealthy Chinese businessmen he had visited. There are no long Chinese-style paintings on the walls. Thinking of the simple and rough clothes they wore, it seemed that these Australians had no artistic aesthetic level. Lu Ruohua was thinking that when he expands his missionary team in the future, he should choose a brother who is good at art to help, so that it is easier to break in. Their rulers - beautiful things are loved by everyone.
While I was thinking about ways to impress this group of Australians, I heard a burst of noise outside the door, and there was an English dialogue, and some of the lines were particularly high-pitched. 6 Ruohua trembled violently, are there any British people here? ! He quickly got up and walked to the door to peek out secretly. I saw a charming golden-blue-eyed woman in a long skirt in the corridor, accompanied by a gentleman wearing a mask and fake clothes coming out of another room. The person behind the scene smiling at each other was none other than Shopkeeper Wen De Siwen. The two chatted for a few more words. Shopkeeper Wen laughed and then said something in English, and the other party nodded repeatedly.
It seems the British are also in contact with them. The appearance and demeanor of this gentleman do not look like ordinary British people doing business in East Asia - the man is wearing a long sword. This is not the dress of a businessman. Although the gentleman wears a mask and his appearance cannot be seen, his gestures are majestic and he feels well-mannered. Tangtang should be a battle-hardened gentleman.
Such a gentleman is at least a representative of the East India Company. It would be okay if he was just here for trade. But with such a female family member, people can't help but worry about what long-term intentions the British have here. It was with the support of the British that the French heretics could resist the king and the church for a long time. Do they have any intentions here?
A few minutes later, the door opened, and Wen Desi walked slowly in from the door. There were also several "Australians" following behind him, among whom he knew He Ying and Bai Duolu. Wen Desi politely welcomed the arrival of the six priests. The two sides immediately got down to business.
Negotiations were conducted in French through He Ying. 6 Ruohua first elaborated on the Jesuits’ requests, which included four requests:
1. Allow Jesuit missionaries to preach freely in Lingao and ensure that missionaries are allowed to move freely within the jurisdiction.
2. Jesuit missionaries are free to purchase and rent houses locally for religious and residential purposes.
3. Ensure the personal and property safety of churches, priests, and believers.
4. Except for the Society of Jesus, no other church personnel are allowed to preach here.
These four items are all within the scope of the Executive Committee's estimation, except that personnel from other religious orders are not allowed to preach here. Wen Desi did not directly answer him whether it was feasible, but first gave him a solemn explanation:
There is a Catholic Church in Australia. Although no bishops or priests were sent to the Central Plains this time, a priest came with him to take charge of church work.
"This is Priest Baidulu. Although he is a lay monk, he is very loyal to your religion and church."
Bai Duolu bowed awkwardly.
"And this, He Ying." Wen Desi continued to introduce, "He is your translator and the religious affairs officer of the executive committee. You can negotiate with the executive committee through him on all matters of the Lingao Church. .”
He Ying bowed slightly: "I am willing to serve you!"
"We agree to the missionary request, but -" Wen Desi emphasized the last word.
"but". 6 Ruohua certainly knew this, but the key part was behind it. He breathlessly paid attention to He Ying's translation. ! ~!
