Seeing Father Sorjie speechless, Fang Zhengyi smiled faintly: "Father, do you know why my Dajing fleet explored Feka?"
"Why?"
"To be honest, it was you Feika people who accidentally ended up in Dajing. Before I came here, I asked them for some information about the Taifu Sect." Fang Zheng continued, "As far as I know, your sect is The influence is so great that the number of believers is rare in the world, but on the other hand, your religion is using its own advantages to extort money from the people, making the people miserable."
"I heard that you have an event called the Holy Year. Every Holy Year, countless believers gather to cleanse themselves of their sins and donate countless gold and silver, as well as inheritance donations, etc... I dare you to ask if what I said is false. Of?"
Father Solje was silent for a moment and said, "Is this a malicious question?"
"Malicious? No, no, no, we are just chatting and exchanging information."
"The believers are all voluntary, and I have never heard of anyone expressing dissatisfaction. Mr. Fang, I now understand that you are viewing the church with prejudice. You won't believe anything I say, right?" ?" Father Solje said displeased, "How can we allow us to preach? Just make a condition."
Fang Zheng suddenly slapped the table: "Happy! I just like your temper."
"Then let me tell you straight. If you want to preach here, you must first make money to buy land and build a church. Secondly, you must complete the quota set by me before you can accept believers in our homeland of Dajing. Thirdly, local believers must The quota and candidates must be selected by the imperial court before they can enter the church. Can you accept these three conditions?"
After hearing this, Father Solje's face began to change, and then he said angrily: "You don't want us to preach at all! How can we make money? Not to mention the language barrier, Mr. Fang, are you trying to help us solve the problem? I think This is no longer prejudice, you are playing tricks on us, this is hatred!"
It seems that the reaction is similar to what I imagined. We still need to talk slowly and wash our minds slowly.
Facing Father Sorjie's incompetent rage, Fang Zhengyi said calmly: "Father, do you know? I was once a devout Buddhist. Buddhism often talks about saving people from suffering and transcending the dead to ascend to heaven. I was inspired by these great ambitions when I was young. I have personally put my inspiration into practice, such as helping an old lady go home, picking up money and handing it over to the police. However, as I get older and experience more, seeds of doubt gradually begin to be planted in my heart."
"Buddha teaches that all people are equal, but everywhere I look there are strict hierarchies. In a temple, everyone from novice to abbot is treated differently. And the temple that was supposed to be a place of asceticism has also become a place to make money, with countless believers They offered incense one after another, and spent countless people's money and anointing to build a golden body for the Buddha who saved the world from suffering. In the end, they even started to cause trouble in Chao Gang."
"As far as I know, the same is true for your religion. Your pope wears a golden crown, and the churches he built are extremely gorgeous, and your teachings are similar to saving the world. Am I right?"
Soljie looked a little embarrassed and explained: "The gods have no form, but the people of the world are ignorant and cannot see through their true meaning, so they can only use statues and gorgeous decorations to attract believers and spread the doctrine. This is for the sake of the overall situation. And I want to Let me remind you, Taifu Religion is not the same thing as the Buddhism you are talking about!"
"Of course it's not the same thing. Buddhism has no right to tax." Fang Zheng said lightly, and the priest clenched his fists.
"If you say that amassing a lot of money is for the sake of the overall situation, I can understand it, and I think you are reasonable. But God loves all people equally, why does the Pope have exclusive privileges and wear gold and silver? Of course you can say that this is also to attract people. I am a Christian, but I can tell you that the charisma of a poor pope in a high position will be far greater than that of a luxurious person, and you should understand this."
"Furthermore, why can the pope communicate with nobles in a luxurious palace, while you, a low-level person, are living a poor life down to earth, even traveling thousands of miles to the great scenery to save the world in a way that is closest to God? ? This is not fair at all, and there is only one reason for it, and that is that the upper echelons of the church are greedy and only care about their own enjoyment. You are just one of the tools for the church to make money."
Father Solje suppressed his displeasure and squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "You are making malicious speculations."
Fang Zheng shook his head and said calmly: "No, this is not a simple conjecture, but an experience. Your status is too low to see the discord at the top, but I am at the pinnacle of power and stand tall. Naturally, you can see far when you are high.”
"Father, let me ask you a question. Do you know where heaven is?"
"Of course it's in heaven," Father Solje said.
"Then where is hell?"
"Hell is underground."
"No, that's not right. What you are talking about is just a situation that everyone knows, but the truth is always unexpected." Fang Zhengyi raised a finger and pointed to the roof, "Actually, hell is under heaven, and the human world is the lowest level."
"Nonsense, why do you think what you say is true?" Father Solje sneered.
Fang Zhengyi said calmly: "Believers go to heaven, heretics go to hell, and the human world is caught in the middle. Logically speaking, opportunities should be equal for both heaven and earth. So why are there always more people going to hell than going to heaven? There is only one truth, that is, we are far away from Hell is closer."
"The church promises you lofty goals, pure ideals, and an unattainable end point, and will finally take you to heaven. But no one knows that there is hell between the world and heaven, and you have to go through mountains of swords and seas of fire to reach the other shore. .”
"The process in the middle is a mountain of corpses, a sea of blood, and a forest of bones. Only a few people stepped on the bones of everyone to reach the top of the material paradise. In the end, these people have long forgotten their original promises and are still waving gold high above them. The scepter accuses the believers who are in the sea of blood hell that their faith is not pure enough, their dedication is not hard enough, and their love for God is not sincere enough. Am I right, Father?"
Father Solje stood up suddenly and shouted angrily with a red face: "You are simply slandering! Mr. Fang, you have no faith at all and you don't understand anything!"
Fang Zheng shook his head slowly and stared at the priest with pitiful eyes: "If what I said is false, you shouldn't be angry. It shows that your belief is not pure and you are starting to doubt in your heart. Otherwise, why would you think about bad things? ?”
"I am... you are slandering my religion, of course I will be angry! Since you have this attitude, let's stop talking. I want to go home! Go home!" Father Solje trembled all over.
heresy! This Easterner is definitely the most evil heretic he has ever seen!
Fang Zhengyi almost laughed out loud.
go home? It's a shame you said it.
"Father, I think you have misunderstood me. I am on your side. Sit down and talk slowly and don't get angry at every turn."
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