※For this reason, Wu Mingjin gave full attention to the entire bandit suppression activity and provided all necessary official support, such as issuing proclamations and general documents. [Read the latest chapter] In order to avoid the leakage of information during the suppression of bandits, Wang Zhaomin simply came to Bairen City every day to discuss matters. As for the price, of course, the results of the bandit suppression: the bandits' heads or prisoners would be handed over to the county government.
Xiong Buyou entered Daolu Village with the rural social investigation team led by Du Bian the day after the attack on Thirteen Villages.
This working team was composed of students from the rural cadre training courses taught by Du Bian and Ma Qianzhu. The Sixth Army sent two squads of soldiers to protect them. The deputy captain is Dong Weiwei. This popular girl who has a soft spot for Emperor Tianqi finally has the opportunity to try rural social survey in Ming Dynasty. She has done township propaganda work in another time and space, and is very experienced in rural social work. This time she is quite experienced. I want to show my talents in the new time and space.
Two women came to conduct social surveys. Not to mention the locals were surprised, even many people in the travel group found it strange. However, since someone has volunteered to do the most difficult social work, naturally everyone is eager to ask for it.
"Immortal. We fought desperately, and County Magistrate Wu immediately took the credit." Xue Ziliang was very dissatisfied and Xiong Buyou said: "Give him some benefits so that he won't be interested in us all day long. Diao, we don't need this credit anyway. Besides, Mr. Wu's nature is quite good, and he is a relatively conscientious official." Xue Ziliang wanted to say something, but suddenly heard two women's screams outside. The two of them ran out quickly.
At the entrance of the ancestral hall, I saw Du Shou and Dong Weiwei hugging each other, shivering.
"What for? Is there a mouse or a cockroach?" Xiong Buyou was confused.
"Needless to say, this is it." Xue Ziliang pointed at the door of the ancestral hall and poked a row of spears, with the heads of bandits killed in the battle stuck on them. Although the blood had been dried up with lime, the gray face and the black neck fracture really looked oozing.
"Captain Xue, isn't this a bit too strong?" Even someone like Xiong Bu Shang, who has seen a lot of scenes of death, felt a little embarrassed.
"This is called intimidation." Xue Ziliang said nonchalantly, "This is a non-security area, and many people are gangsters. Without something scary, no one will be convinced."
"I thought the Yankees weren't interested in doing this."
"Intimidating hostile residents is not a new tactic." Xue Ziliang looked at the heads, "It's a pity that there are no gangsters from that party, otherwise it would be better to hang out in his hometown."
"Di Heming's team should be back soon. I'll send people to show them to the public then." Xiong Bucai said, "I'll hang it with you for three days, and then send them to the county government in three days."
Xue Ziliang was very happy: "Deal!"
"What? How many more days will this thing last?" Du Bian felt nauseous.
"Yeah, we need to add a few more heads."
"Aren't you a staunch revolutionary? You are not afraid of death for the sake of revolution. How many heads are you afraid of?" Xue Ziliang teased her.
Du Bian glared at him fiercely, and Wang wanted to quote from scriptures to explain that hanging people's heads was not a crime. It has nothing to do with her revolutionary spirit. Dong Weiwei said: "Forget it, let's live here. I looked at the village and there are no decent houses at all." She bravely looked at the heads again, as if she was preparing to adapt to their existence, "Anyway, it's just a few days. , we still have many soldiers and work team members together, what are we afraid of!"
Du Bian thought the same thing. If you don't live here, why don't you live in a common people's house with thatched roof and bamboo fence? Anyway, as long as the head is not removed, she will hide in it and not come out. She will just stay out of sight.
All right! Let's just get over it. "She nodded solemnly and went in. The team members immediately took down all the ancestral hall signs and lanterns at the gate, and hung up a sign with the words "Thirteen Village Area Rural Social Survey Team Headquarters" written in thick ink and big letters. "The white stubble wood sign. A soldier lit a bunch of firecrackers beside the door for fun, and they crackled loudly.
"Another new government office has opened." Xiong Buyou said.
Everyone laughed. At this time, they saw a burly guy wearing an ill-fitting toga striding over. He turned out to be a foreigner. The soldiers found it strange and crowded over to watch.
When the travelers took a look, it turned out to be the Jesuit Lu Ruohua who had come to talk about missionary matters a few months ago. This man had replaced his crow-like black monk's robe with a blue Songjiang cotton gown, with a ** on his head. Wearing a hat and an ebony crucifix hanging from his neck, it looks very incongruous.
Behind him was Bai Duolu, with a sad face, carrying a huge luggage bag and a board of white stubble wood.
"My child, just hang the sign here. This is the house given to us by God." Lu Ruohua said seriously.
"Yes, Father." Bai Duolu looked helpless and regretful. Why should I confess that I am a believer? Since his Catholic identity was exposed, the Executive Committee automatically ignored all his other attributes. Although he refused the title of "Bishop of Lingao", Wen Desi did not let him go and asked him to continue to contribute to the religious affairs of the Chuan group. So it became his glorious mission to serve as Lu Ruohua's local escort.
His public title is the secular minister of Lingao Church, and his secret identity is the deputy director of the Religious Affairs Office of the Executive Committee. The chief director is naturally He Yingliao, whose external title is the religious affairs officer of the executive committee.
6 After Ruohua returned to Lingao from Macau, he brought back a letter of approval from the Jesuits who were responsible for missionary affairs throughout East Asia, and concluded a missionary agreement. He brought with him a large number of Chinese-version religious books printed in Macau and foreign money. He Ying told him that the Cross-Travel Group would not provide funds for missionaries. As for the church in Australia, it could not provide funds for the time being. All expenses had to be sponsored by the Jesuits.
So Lu Ruohua happily bought a piece of land on a side street in Dongmen City. Dongmen Chuiyu sold it for 200 yuan for a profiteer. Then the missionaries hired the Lingao Construction Company to build two small churches, the Bairencheng Church, which would serve as the site of the Lingao Main Church.
Before the church was completed, Lu Ruohua continued to live in the business mall. He made an appointment with Xiong Buyou every day to learn languages in the business building. Now he has no problem communicating in Mandarin. This time he learned Lingao dialect. Bai Duolu sincerely admired his enthusiasm and studious spirit. After chatting, he discovered that this was the third bamboo language Lu Ruohua had learned. Before this career, he had already learned Cantonese vernacular and Pujiu. At that time, he and Bai Duolu discussed issues related to ethics. Of course, Bai Duolu couldn't talk about anything new at his level, but Bai Duolu gave him a shocking blow. One day, he came with a porter carrying a box.
"What's the introduction?" Lu Ruohua found it strange that these Australians were not hospitable. He had to pay rent every day to live in a business building and pay for meals. Although it was not expensive, it was not free. Why did you suddenly give him something?
"Father, take a look, you will definitely like it." Bai Duolu said with a mysterious smile.
The box was opened, and it was filled with books, as many as twenty or thirty. Framing is simple. He picked up a book at random, but it was a "New and Old Testament" with a Chinese title, and it still smelled of the fragrance of ink.
"This is?!" Lu Ruohua flipped through a few pages and was shocked. His Chinese was still difficult to pronounce, but he was quite proficient in the written Chinese language. This was obviously a complete Chinese Bible!
This had a great impact on him. Lu Ruohua knew that no missionary, including Lima, who had achieved the greatest success of the Jesuits in China, had ever read the entire Bible. During this period, only a few abstract chapters were translated: Luo Mingjian and Zhu Nian Fanze's "Records of the Holy Religion of God", Li Mayin and Baonian's "Records of the Holy Spirit of God", and Ponty's "Records of the Passion". Strictly speaking, it is not a true translation of the Bible, it is just an interpretation and arrangement of certain chapters. The difficulty in grasping the precise meaning of the Chinese is one reason, and the disagreement over the doctrinal issues involved in many of these names is another reason. What neither the traveler nor Lu Ruohua knew was that at the same time, the earliest group of Catholics and Western missionaries in China were arguing in a large mansion in the south of the Yangtze River over what to translate into.
6 Ruohua flipped through more than a dozen pages with trembling hands. It was obvious that this translation was smoother and more accurate than any translation he had ever seen, and the words and sentences seemed to be in line with the customary usage of the Chinese people.
“Is this the Australian church’s translation?!”
"Exactly." Bai Duolu said with a smile.
"Great, great!" Looking at him, he seemed to be about to kneel down and thank God. "I will send the book samples to Macau right away and ask the president to approve" this batch of books. It was donated to the missionary society by our Australian church. "Bai Duolu said, "This Zeben has been circulating in our country for hundreds of years. "
The implication is that if nothing goes wrong, please don’t mess with the words in it casually, so as not to cause another stir over the Ze name issue. 6 Of course Ruohua can hear this, meaning that he naturally has no objection to finding the lost church and now getting the Chinese Bible translated by this church. These achievements alone will be enough for him to obtain the Pope's grace when he returns to Rome in the future. .
After getting the book, Lu Ruohua felt like he was on stimulants. He went to the church construction site every day to inspect it. However, so far, there was only a wooden sign saying "Bairen Church Land" on the construction site, which had been planted with vegetables by hard-working workers. , lush.
Lingao Construction Corporation is busy with various infrastructure projects. It has been working in double shifts for several months. There is no time to build a church. When Merlin saw the foreigner who came to pester him every day, he started to laugh, and later simply avoided him.
6 After many unsuccessful attempts to negotiate with He Ying, Ruohua proposed to use a business hall or rent his own house to start preaching and worshiping in advance. But He Ying politely refused.
According to our country's laws, religious ceremonies cannot be performed without a religious place. So you can’t preach without a church. "He Ying immediately refused righteously.
"Is Australia under the rule of such a group of godless people?!" Lu Ruohua often complained to Bai Duolu.
Bai Duolu carefully reminded him: Australia is a secular republic. "
"I know." Although Lu Ruohua is French, he is no stranger to this Italian specialty.
Just when Lu Ruohua was angry because he had nothing to do, He Ying suddenly arrived.
"Father," his words were very gentle and sweet, "we have prepared a church for you, where you can start your missionary career."
After the gang members of the Party were eliminated, the area of Thirteen Villages, which had been controlled by bandits for a long time, fell under the control of the Chuan Chuan Group. However, the long-term turmoil caused a chaotic social environment and sharp contradictions here. It is a place that needs religion to "purify": to soothe people's hearts, improve social atmosphere, and stabilize order. If we work together with the task force, we might be able to have a two-pronged approach. It would be most appropriate for Lu Ruohua to go and preach.
So Lu Ruohua and his assistant Bai Duolu came to Daolu Village together.
Bai Duolu hung the sign with the four Chinese characters "Daolu Church" and a line of beautiful Latin cursive characters on the other side of the gate, complementing the sign of "Social Investigation Task Force". Everyone was dumbfounded. On both sides of the door of the ancient ancestral hall, there is a white stubble wooden sign hanging on each side. Together with the words on it, it has a bit of a modern art feel.
But Du Bian obviously did not welcome this common tenant. Rejecting his move in, and even more objecting to turning part of this place into a "church", Bai Duolu had to step in to negotiate. After several unsuccessful negotiations, he called the executive committee for help. Finally, under Ma Qianzhu's direct order, Du Bian reluctantly allowed them to enter.
With everyone's coordination, the two parties divided up the ancestral hall: the gate and foyer were shared by both parties. The work team occupies the first and second entrances to the courtyard, and the church occupies the third entrance. The two sides also agreed not to make any public propaganda attacking the other side within the gate.
However, the peaceful and friendly atmosphere only lasted less than a day. The next day, Du Shouwang wanted to remodel the house to better suit his office and living needs, but found that the village's plasterers and carpenters had already renovated the chapel in the third entrance. One of the "6 priests" had a lot of foreign money at his disposal, which gave him an advantage over Du Bian.
"We'll see! Are the people afraid of the American emperor, or the American emperor afraid of the people?" Du Bian's voice echoed in the empty hall.
"He is a missionary sent directly from the Executive Committee. We must pay attention to our attitude." Dong Weiwei reminded her.
"I don't know what Qianzhi thinks of letting such imperialists engage in feudal superstition."! ~!
