Emperor Zhu Heji of the Ming Dynasty turned out to be a devil!
Most of the cardinals were stunned and anxious when they heard this!
What makes them confused is that they have been clergy opposing the devil for most of their lives and have never seen a real devil. Just when they thought there was no devil in the world, the devil actually appeared!
The urgent thing is that they all have "magic incense" and "magic potions" on hand... Oh, they are all kinds of perfumes and concentrated garlic essential oil.
The former can make them smell more holy and elegant... What about the Cardinal, how bad is it that it smells so bad? However, most of these white-skinned people have body odor, and some of them don't like to bathe or are naturally smelly, so they need perfume from Daming to make them exude a charming smell.
And the latter is a real life-saving medicine! There are no serious medicines in Western medicine these days, just some ketchup, petroleum, Y tablets, 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 also has health care effects. Therefore, the rich and powerful people in Europe now all stock up on allicin. Some people drink a little bit of it every day even if they are not sick. It is said that it can prolong life. The red archbishops are not short of money, and most of them are bad old men... It's important to save your life!
Well, now that Zhu Heji is a devil, wouldn’t the perfume and garlic medicine he created become “magic water” and “magic potion”? That's right, Daming's perfume is so fragrant and the garlic medicine is so effective, it must be possessed by a demon!
So can this enchanted perfume and garlic medicine still be used in the future?
If it can't be used... it's fine if it smells bad, but if you get sick and don't take medicine, your life will be dead!
"Papa," an elderly and sick red archbishop stood up tremblingly, "Since the Ming Emperor is the devil, can we still use the garlic medicine invented by the devil?"
Bwit smiled: "Of course! Brother Paul, of course you can continue to use them. But we must admit that using magic potions and magic water is a sinful act, and then ask God to forgive... Maybe in the future the church will also A ritual can be provided to desinify potions and water, using holy water to wash away the sins attached to potions and water, so that people can use them with confidence."
This is really too high... Invent perfume and allicin for the devil to perform a purification and sin-removing ritual. This ritual is of course chargeable!
A group of cardinals all admired the newly elected pope.
"Papa, are we going to organize a crusade?" Soon a younger red archbishop asked again.
"No, there will be no Crusades," said Buvit. "The Crusades were a last resort when Europe did not have a great emperor. And now we have Emperors Louis and Leopold, Whether in the New World or the Old World, there are great monarchs who can lead secular armies to fight against the armies that follow the devil, and our church no longer needs to organize crusades.”
Organizing a crusade would touch Louis XIV's bottom line! Bouvert was the pope raised by Louis XIV. If he dared to do this, Louis XIV would turn his back and have his pope do it to the end in a matter of minutes.
"Is Emperor Louis planning to send troops to Asia to defeat the devil?" The red archbishop continued to ask.
Bwit shook his head and said: "Now is not the time to use force to end the devil's tyranny in East Asia... Although this day will come sooner or later, it is not now, and it may not be in the next few decades or even hundreds of years." It will come."
The cardinal asked in confusion: "Then how should we deal with the devil?"
Buvit said: "First of all, we must reveal to the world the truth that Zhu Heji is the devil! Only in this way will people who believe in God around the world stand with us and jointly oppose the devil in the East.
Secondly, I will regularly hold grand curse ceremonies in Rome to curse the Ming Emperor and the devil dynasty he established!
Once again, I will issue a decree calling on Catholics around the world to unite and impose severe sanctions on Zhu Heji and his devil dynasty! "
"Sanctions? How to impose sanctions?" 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 the Ming Dynasty and its affiliated countries. Of course, sugar, garlic medicine, and perfume are not included in the sanctions."
This pope obviously knows a little bit about economics, and the goods included in his sanctions list are all fungible. Europeans had learned to make poor porcelain from the Mongols. Their glass craftsmanship has always been superior to that of the Ming Dynasty, and it was only recently that they fell behind with the advent of crystal glass. The techniques of sericulture and silk reeling had also been introduced to Europe long ago, but they could not compete with silk from China. Cotton cloth has always been a specialty of India. In recent years, the emergence of some brightly colored Chinese cotton cloth has opened up the European market. And tea... was only just becoming popular in England and didn't have much of a market in continental Europe.
As for sugar, garlic medicine, and perfume, they are irreplaceable, so they are not on the sanctions list.
Although India now produces white sugar, the output is not large enough and the price is not cheap. If Ming Dynasty's white sugar was banned, Kangxi Khan would definitely raise the price.
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In addition, sugar is an important military supply! If the confession is cut off, Louis the Great will not be able to defeat the Ottoman Sultan, and the big guy's red archbishop will have nothing to do!
"Papa," another cardinal archbishop from Portugal asked, "the sanctions you are talking about...are they the sanctions of the church or the emperor?"
"Of course it's a sanction from the church!" the new Pope laughed. "At least for now, His Majesty the Emperor will not issue a trade sanction order against the Ming Dynasty. Because we are currently unable to provide enough porcelain, silk, spices, lacquerware, and cotton cloth and other commodities. If the Ming Emperor retaliates by completely banning trade, then America, gold, and silver will depreciate. The church’s sanctions are not mandatory. We only ask devout believers not to buy porcelain from China. Silk, cotton, glass, tea and other commodities. Lest their souls be tainted by the devil's magic!"
Before the Industrial Revolution, Europe actually had a problem of insufficient goods!
Otherwise, the gold and silver stolen by Europeans from the Americas would not continue to flow into India and China. In fact, Europe at that time fell into a situation similar to a resource trap. The gold and silver from the Americas were equivalent to oil and natural gas. At the same time, because of the monetary properties of gold and silver, it caused continuous inflation throughout Europe, which later generations called For the price revolution. This great inflation was also caused by international trade being exported to India and the Ming Dynasty, so Aurangzeb could receive so much tax, and the former Ming court, which was not strong in collecting capabilities, fell into a financial crisis caused by the depreciation of silver. ....
The large influx of gold and silver into the hands of European monarchs also greatly stimulated their motivation to fight... If they are not short of money, what are they waiting for if they don't fight for fun? Therefore, driven by the long-term war, Europe's military technology has also improved, which gives them a stronger ability to purchase goods for zero dollars.
This zero-dollar purchasing ability also played a great role in the early days of the British Industrial Revolution... If the British had not conquered India at that time, their very primitive textile machines would still have lost to India's hard-working textile workers. . Maybe the fire of the industrial revolution was extinguished in one fell swoop!
Today's Europe is actually in the early stages of the transition from handicrafts to industrialization. On the one hand, the total supply is still insufficient and needs to be imported from Asia through trade; on the other hand, the handicrafts in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Venice and other places have been highly developed. These and other means crowd out the demand for some Asian commodities. Baron Churchill had always advocated a trade war with the Ming Dynasty. In fact, it was also to sell more British goods. The new Pope in Rome has now proposed a "church sanction order", which actually has the purpose of protecting Europe's local handicrafts... In recent years, it is not only the handicrafts in England and the Netherlands that have been suppressed by Ming handicrafts, but also in the Holy See. The glass industry in Venice has great influence.
In addition, the current East-West trade is mainly in the hands of the Dutch and English Protestants. The church's use of "sanction orders" against East-West trade is also to give these Protestants a slap in the face and make them be more honest and stop trying to cause trouble for the emperor and the church!
"Papa," the old cardinal who was very concerned about garlic medicine spoke again at this time, "according to tradition, now you need to change a Christian name...how do you want God's people to call you ?”
"Urban!" Buvert said, "I will resolutely defend the faith of Christ and fight against the devil like Urban II who launched the Crusades. From today on, I am the universal pope. Urban IX!”
"God bless Urban IX!" the cardinals shouted together, "Amen!"
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Just a few days after Bai Jincai, who had just become Pope Urban IX, donned the white robe in the Sistine Chapel, he once again embarked on a journey to the Palace of Versailles.
The reason why he was busy going to Versailles was, on the one hand, to "worship the dock"... Now in Europe, the emperor is greater than the pope, and Louis XIV is the absolute monarch of "I am the king of many countries". Imperial power cannot be challenged.
On the other hand, it was because the Marquis of Mendoza, who was sent by Leopold I to cede territory and pay compensation to the Ming Dynasty, returned to Europe... It is not easy to cede territory and pay compensation! We've already circled the earth, but we still haven't accomplished anything. I ran back to Madrid empty-handed, and before I could take a breath, the Queen Mother of Spain (Leopold's mother-in-law and sister) sent me to Versailles to meet Louis XIV.
After Louis XIV learned that the Ming Dynasty Devil Zhu Heji wanted to make peace with God, he immediately sent people to Rome to ask Urban IX - he was the only one who could communicate directly with God, and he had to ask God , can peace talks be possible?
So after Urban IX arrived at the Palace of Versailles, he went directly into a small church in the Palace of Versailles, and then in front of Emperor Louis and the Marquis of Mendoza, he knelt in front of the icon and had 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 me a reminder. If you want to agree, you don't need to speak out."
Urban IX then paused again. Nothing happened, indicating that God approved it, so he began to discuss negotiations with the devil with God.
"God, there is a pagan devil named Pope Tongtian. He wants to negotiate with us because he is afraid of your power. Although you have given us the power to defeat all devils and evil, I think we should still have a good relationship with him. Let’s talk about it. Of course, the negotiation is not to make peace with the devil, but to ultimately completely destroy the followers of this pagan devil in the world..."
Urban IX used his "thought" to send his thoughts to Almighty God, and then waited for a while without waiting for any response... This means that God has acquiesced to the Pope's decision.
Urban IX then stood up and turned around, bowing slightly to Louis XIV who was sitting there watching him, and then said to Louis in French: "My Majesty, God has agreed with the church when it announces the implementation of the Ming Empire. While imposing trade sanctions, we sent representatives to Guangzhou to participate in peace talks.”
He spoke very slowly, and was still observing his words as he spoke.
Urban IX knew very well that he could not ignore every change in Louis the Great's expression, otherwise he would soon see a kind and kind true God.
Emperor Louis the Great had no expression, because Urban IX had already discussed it with him before bringing up the matter of "church sanctions." Of course Louis was in favor... It would be nice to use the sanctions of the Catholic Church to hit the Dutch Protestant profiteers!
More than half of the arms sold to the Ottoman Empire by the Ming Dynasty were transported by merchant ships of the Dutch East India Company. Now it is time for the Pope to come out as the villain!
In addition, this is also a bargaining chip for the Western world, which can be used in exchange for the Ming Dynasty to stop... at least reduce arms exports to the Ottoman Empire.
Louis XIV asked expressionlessly: "So...who is the church planning to let go to China?"
"The church wants Jean-Francois Gebierlon to go to China." Urban IX immediately recommended a French bishop.
This Gebierlon was one of several French Jesuit missionaries who went to Kangxi Khan with Urban IX. He also had a Chinese name, Zhang Cheng, which means Shi Zhai.
After Urban IX returned to Europe to elect the pope, Zhang Cheng succeeded him as cardinal of the Indian diocese and is still staying in Pingtian Mansion in Nanjing. Like Urban IX, he was also a China expert who had never been to China... As a China expert, of course he wanted 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 Roman Church!
In addition, Leopold wanted me to ask you, can God help him suppress the devil in the Merchant Kingdom in America? "
