Lu Yang thought that he still remembered the basics of geometric algebra he had learned. If he couldn't find anything to talk about, he would just discuss math problems together - he thought his math skills were enough to kill Sun Yuanhua instantly.
"Who is this……"
"Student Lu Yang," Lu Yang said respectfully, "Student is a friend of Mr. Lu, and he came here specifically to guide you."
"Oh," Sun Yuanhua nodded, "Sir, are you also from Guangdong?"
“The student is from Ningxia”
Sun Yuanhua took a look at this young man. He originally thought that Lu Wenyuan was already young enough, but he didn't expect that this man was even younger than him. He looked like he was only in his twenties. He had thin skin and tender flesh. If his skin wasn't darker, he would have looked... He looks like a rich boy
The other companion was a Western priest, none other than Jin Lige
This missionary is very busy on Qimu Island - in addition to appeasing the people with his teachings, the other thing he does is to uncover "heresies". There are many names of various local folk religions in Shandong, the civil affairs department and the religious affairs office They attach great importance to this: ordinary believers are not surprising. The key is not to sneak into the camp. The first countermeasure adopted by the organizers is to eliminate them. The General Administration of Political Security has quietly screened and developed the first batch of informants, paying special attention to whether such remarks are being spread in the camp. Refugees, and secondly, prepare an alternative faith for refugees who are eager to find sustenance: Jinli Pavilion is naturally one option, and a group of Taoists who came from Lingao sect, Dai Daozhang, is another option.
Whether it is Catholicism or Taoism, their target audience is limited - the task given to them by the Civil Affairs Committee is to compete with various folk religions for believers, especially to try to convert grassroots organizers and small leaders of folk religions among refugees. is their main task
He Ying's instructions to them included the instruction "use all means", so Jinlige and the Taoist disciples worked feverishly, starting day and night to eradicate the "heresy".
Jinlige had just cracked a small Xiangtou organization a few days ago and was implicated in organizing a "heretical" organization, so Xiangtou and the activists have been isolated separately. As for ordinary believers: According to the principle of whoever cracks the case, whoever breaks it will benefit. the power to preach to these believers
Those who refuse to change will not be wasted - they will neither be expelled nor burned to death. After all, Lingao has spent a lot of money on them, but they are being held in isolation. Once a certain number is collected, a ship will send them away. To the mines in Sanya
Jinlige worked so feverishly that the special commissioner of the Political Security Bureau had to handle his "reports" every day. In order to ensure that this work did not turn into a religious persecution fanaticism, the Political Security Bureau sent a specially trained commissioner to take charge. Identify such reports
This priest has a happy smile on his face because he is constantly "saving souls". Although he only wears a thin woolen robe, his whole body exudes vitality.
Seeing Sun Yuanhua, he warmly welcomed him, and then praised the owner of Luzhuang as a "true servant of God" and a "fearless warrior who defends the faith."
Such high praise could not help but increase Sun Yuanhua's trust in Lu Wenyuan. He left Jin Lige in Shandong because he was originally asked to take over Sun Yuanhua's job.
Sun was a very devout believer, and he regarded the Western missionaries as his mentor and friend. Having such a person was of great use in alleviating his hostility and increasing his trust.
In order to preserve Sun Yuanhua, the "pillar of the Holy Church in China", the Jesuits will spare no effort to help the Senate - in the land of Ming Dynasty, no one except the Senate can help Sun Yuanhua.
As expected, the appearance of Jinli Pavilion greatly calmed Sun Yuanhua's originally agitated heart. Seeing his relaxed expression, Lu Yang immediately led him to the village.
Sun Yuanhua looked around: He could see at a glance that this was a village built using "Western methods". Although it was not obvious, the protruding bastion protecting the village gate and the scattered towers were all brought by the priests about Western city building. common in pictures
He himself also built "Western-style piers and abutments". When he was in Liaodong, he once tried to promote this city-building technology locally, so he was quite familiar with this set of things.
Of course, Mr. Lu is also a believer and has a close relationship with the missionaries. It is not surprising that he knows this.
The problem is that the village he saw was small in size, but it was built with great care and the concept was exquisite. The use of terrain, materials, and firepower were used to the extreme. Sun Yuanhua had to admit that he couldn't do this even if he designed it himself. to the point
It is too strange for a local gentleman from Guangdong to be so proficient in the art of city building.
At the end of the Ming Dynasty, scholar-bureaucrats were very enthusiastic about military science. Some people wrote books on firearms, military science, and fortification. However, most of them were hearsay. They extracted parts of ancient military books or Western military science brought by Western missionaries, and added their own The "whimsical" fabrication made up the idea that Sun Yuanhua was a "professional". It was immediately apparent that the layout here was far beyond what an ordinary scholar-bureaucrat could create.
On the wall of the village, village warriors wearing sheepskin backs and fur hats were patrolling. They looked a little more energetic than the officers and soldiers: they were energetic and not afraid of the cold. They were obviously well fed and clothed and had warm hands. They were not the warriors. The commonly used whistle sticks or wooden guns are well-made long spears. The spear heads are shaped like a triangular pyramid and are shiny black. There is also a wooden sheathed straight knife hanging on each waist.
Although there is no armor, this picture is already more decent than most of the officers and soldiers in Dengzhou - enough to be considered the best soldiers. If you have a suit of armor, it will not be a big problem to serve as a selector.
He held the crenel with his hand and looked outside. About a hundred feet away from the village wall, there were rows of long houses, surrounded by ditches and fences, and dotted with some wooden towers. It looked like a It's a big military camp, but you can tell from the voices of adults and children coming from the direction of the camp that it's filled with common people.
The morning smoke is rising. Although it is not clear, the camp is full of shadows of people coming and going.
Some people have already come out of the camp. Teams of ten people dispersed to work on the island one by one. Some were shoveling snow, others collecting catches on the beach, and others were building and repairing. They seemed very orderly and organized.
Sun Yuanhua has been in the military for a long time, and he can tell at a glance that the people who are working have been trained. There must be very skilled generals on the island.
"Where is that?"
"It's a refugee camp," Lu Yang said, "it houses displaced people."
Sun Yuanhua sighed, and then said after a while: "Master Lu took in these many people, and it cost a lot."
"Yes, but this is a matter for living people, and it doesn't matter how much it costs," Lu Yang said
Just as they were talking, another group of rural warriors escorted groups of refugees staggering towards the refugee camp from the side of the willow tree. Most of them were from villages and towns around Dengzhou, because they heard that Kong Youde and others captured Dengzhou. Large-scale killing of native people, villages and towns were afraid of the Liao people's revenge for killing native people on a large scale, so they helped the old and young to escape.
It is said that Qimu Island, which is well-defended and has three coasts on three sides, has become the first choice for refugees - after all, in this ice and snow, men, women, old and weak are staggering around, and there is not enough food. It is impossible for Qimu Island to go far. The news that they have food, drink, shelter, and many brave guards has spread like wildfire in the Dengzhou area through careful propaganda. Therefore, a large number of refugees have been arriving every day to avoid the rebels.
"These are all refugees fleeing from the rebels..." Lu Yang said. Jinli Pavilion couldn't help but cross himself.
Although Lu Wenyuan sent many reception teams composed of army and civil affairs personnel to go dozens of miles away with food and medicine to welcome the refugees, the refugees were freezing and hungry on the way, and the bandits looted them, leaving dead bodies scattered along the way. Those who were finally taken in were all like hungry ghosts in hell.
None of the three people spoke. It took a long time to see the refugees walk into the camp. Although they all had their own thoughts, they couldn't help but be moved by the scene of severe suffering.
While Sun Yuanhua sighed, he couldn't help but feel surprised that there were five to six thousand people in this refugee camp, and a steady stream of refugees were admitted every day. This Qimu Island is just a small island, how many people can it accommodate?
Furthermore, what is Master Lu’s purpose in taking in so many people? Sun Yuanhua didn’t believe that Lu Wenyuan’s hosting of refugees on such a large scale was just out of kindness—these many people spent a lot of money on food and drink every day, not to mention the cost of heating and clothing in winter.
"Master Lu has a kind heart, and the people of Shandong are very lucky," Sun Yuanhua said. "It's just that there are so many refugees gathering on the island. Master Lu can save them for a while, but what will he do with them after he can't save them for the rest of his life?"
"As long as the ground in Shandong is quiet, the refugees will naturally be able to return home..." Lu Yang said, "But after this chaos, even if they are safe, they will starve to death if they go back."
Dongsan Prefecture was originally a place where the people were extremely miserable. After such a chaos, the cattle, donkeys and mules were killed and robbed, the houses were burned, and all their property was lost. The people who had nothing returned to the village without farm tools and livestock. Seed grain, without government relief, would not be able to wait until the next grain harvest.
"This matter..." Sun Yuanhua originally said that he must find a way, but then he thought that he had fallen into Dengzhou, and now there were rebels dozens of miles away. He was in an unexpected situation, and there was nothing he could do about it.
Even if he is still the governor of Denglai, relief to the people and distribution of cattle seeds are still the affairs of the Chief Envoy, and he cannot handle the civil affairs.
As for whether the court can provide relief and whether it is willing to provide relief, that is another matter.
Judging from the current situation in the imperial court where fires are breaking out in all directions and smoke is being blown everywhere, even some relief will be of little help (to be continued)
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