From Chief to Ball

"Perhaps. If one day those people on the opposite side really become Liao and Jin, there will be a throat under their feet. As long as the navy is strong, they can be exhausted. It's just that I am an outsider after all, and now I am Mr. I gave you a ride, and I hope you will use the skills you have learned to the right place."

Sun Yuanhua said with a smile: "Sir, with all due respect, Mr. is not of my race. Why do you think about these things?"

"I'll die for the sake of fewer people. You know I'm soft-hearted. It's a bad thing after all when the army is in chaos and the wives are separated. Besides, the land in the north is sparsely populated, and those corns, soybeans, and sorghum can be planted in the north. How many disaster victims can survive?"

"A place of bitter cold, I'm afraid it will be difficult."

"It's always possible to sum up the methods and improve the seeds. Besides, even if there are fishing and hunting there, there are deep mountains and old forests, and there are many fish and fat animals. You won't starve to death for a while. You also read the books I showed you a few days ago. As the saying goes In the 300-year cycle of chaos, how can the speed of land increase keep up with the growth of population? Where is the way out?"

Consciously taught some knowledge of scientific analysis, Sun Yuanhua quickly accepted it, and coupled with the logical thinking trained in geometry and algebra, he was also able to accept some new things.

Thinking of some things that Chen Jian seemed to instill inadvertently before, Sun Yuanhua thought for a while and said: "Sir, you are right. If you ask for a way out, I am afraid that the only way out is to immigrate to open up wasteland. Just going to sea is a crime, and moving without permission is also a serious crime. This... this……"

He didn't dare to say some things, and he still couldn't turn this corner in his heart.It is said that there is a debate between Hua and Barbarians, are those who go to sea considered Hua or Barbarians?But if he doesn’t go out to sea or reclaim wasteland, I’m afraid that the things he’s learned before that scare him will really come back again: Sun Yuanhua’s concept is that after every war and catastrophe, the population will decrease, and then the land per capita will increase. Come to a prosperous age.With land annexation and population increase... It seems that the only way left is chaos.

However, very few people thought of these things at this time.What surprised Sun Yuanhua was that what he believed to be a loss of morality and a change of ruler in the world became naked in front of these truths.

It can be explained that the number of days is easier to use unethical and artifacts.It can also be explained with a more cruel and straightforward reason.

What he has to do is to choose one of these two explanations to believe.It's just that the latter is too easy to convince people, especially those who have the ability to think logically. Sun Yuanhua doesn't want to admit it, but the inclination in his heart is already obvious.

Teach students in accordance with their aptitude, use the concept of struggle and resistance for those who are bitter and bitter, use reason to guide those who have the world in mind, and use ideals to lure those who are free and romantic.

No matter what, truth is truth after all. When the current truth is different from the previous truth, even if you just start to think about which is correct, in fact, people's hearts have quietly changed, but they don't know it yet. That's all.

If it was the past, if it was the usual, if it were someone else, Chen Jian's 300-year cycle of chaos would have killed him, and at least this trip to the capital would not be successful.But now, after seemingly saying this sentence unintentionally, Sun Yuanhua didn't realize how much guilt this was, but began to think about the future from this unforgivable sentence.

Chen Jian observed silently, seeing that Sun Yuanhua didn't object or refute his cursing the court immediately, he was secretly happy.

After a while, he said again: "Chuyang, I hope you can read the books of sages and take the imperial examination again. Don't you have a saying that if you can reach the world, you can benefit the world at the same time? That's the truth. It's just that you have to think clearly about the world. What."

"Sir, this is hard to think about."

"Yeah, it's hard to think. Are the disaster victims in Fujian part of the world? The answer I thought was different from the answer I saw. It's all about the world, what is the world?"

Sun Yuanhua bowed his head and said nothing, Chen Jian said again: "One day, if you are an official, you will guard one side. It is the salary of eating the king, and the things that are loyal to the king are what a gentleman does. But where does the salary of the king come from? What about it? Didn’t it fall from the sky?”

"Sir, of course I know this, it is the tax of millions of people."

"That's strange. I've only heard of parent officials. Could it be that the parents want to take food from the baby? Who are the parents? Who are the babies?"

"Sir, your words are becoming more and more frightening."

"Are you afraid of illness? Or are you afraid of medicine? I am not Bian Que, but you are Duke Huan of Cai. If you want me to say, it is a matter of food for the country and loyalty to the people. I asked you what the world is, and now I will ask you what the country is." What?"

Sun Yuanhua reminisces about these two seemingly similar words, but they are not quite the same when he thinks about them carefully, and he becomes more and more puzzled.

"What is the country? What is the world? King... Father... Heaven..."

After mumbling for a long time, it seemed that he saw some eyebrows, but they disappeared quickly.Those strange thoughts that made Sun Yuanhua suddenly feel fear were like the bell wheat in the wheat field in May, growing crazily, and it looked no different from wheat.Tillering, flowering, and grouting... until it bears fruit, you will find that it is no longer the original wheat field.

Chapter 98 Small things now, big things to come ([-])

Not long after this conversation ended, the officials brought the latest news from Beijing, and they really encouraged some of the people nominated by Chen Jian who had "thrown their pens to join the army" in the Battle of Ryukyu.

What Chen Jian said to these people before to "give a ride" was fulfilled.

From the time he set foot in Quanzhou to the present, he has actually given many people a ride.There is a future, there is life, there is hope, and of course there is death.

For example, for Sun Yuanhua, Chen Jian gave them a future; and for Matteo Ricci who lives in Beijing, Chen Jian also gave him a ride on the way to heaven.

The news of the Battle of Ryukyu had already spread in the capital. Matteo Ricci, who was bedridden after arguing with the envoy sent by Chen Jian last time, became seriously ill after hearing the news.

Originally, he hoped to rely on cultural and calendar knowledge to make friends with high-ranking officials and dignitaries, so as to obtain official missionary opportunities.

But this road was blocked by another group of people, and I tried my best to support it, but I couldn't support it alone. I was far from the opponent of this group of people who came prepared.He was deeply worried about the future of Catholicism in China. He traveled 50 miles to China with a dream in mind. When he saw his dream getting farther and farther away from him, he felt powerless and panic and those who were against him. The rage of heresy overwhelmed his [-]-something body.

Shortly after the Battle of Ryukyu, Matteo Ricci received another letter from a Jesuit missionary who came to China at the same time.

In front of the letter are some words of greeting, and after the words of greeting, there are some vague criticisms and dissatisfaction:

"Dear Rich, I have received the last letter, but I still insist on my thoughts."

"I looked through books such as "University", "The Analects", "The Doctrine of the Mean", and became more and more uneasy about the title of God. The word "God" is incompatible with our God, and there are explanations for him that already exists. Even The Franciscan priest in Japan thinks our translation is heresy, so that he may not believe in religion. The dous we believe in is not God, we must be clear about this.”

"Besides, Confucius was a pagan, so we have to make it clear to those Juren, scholars and officials who have already joined the religion. They should not go to the ceremony of offering sacrifices to Confucius on the first and fifteenth day of every month."

"As for their worship of ancestors, it may be out of moral filial piety, which we support. But they will pray when worshiping ancestors and ask for their blessings. Only gods can be prayed for, and their ancestors are not This ability. If they pray when worshiping their ancestors, then their ancestors are heretical evil gods, so they can be allowed to worship their ancestors, but they must not be allowed to pray for anything."

"The above are the bottom lines that cannot be changed. If we change even these, what is the difference from those heretics?"

"In addition, the Dominicans have begun to attack our missionary activities in the Viceroyalty of Spain, thinking that we bring alpaca guinea pigs into the content of the Gospel, allow Indians to sacrifice in their own way, etc., are heretical behavior. Now we don’t know how Rome will react, whether the Chinese diocese can be independent, this is unknown. If we continue to do this, using names like God and allowing believers to sacrifice ancestors, this will be condemned by Dominic I will be attacked by people. They are keen on heresy trials, and these issues know without a second thought that they cannot allow it."

"Even if these changes are for evangelization, it is better to send someone back to Rome as soon as possible to report what happened here and let the Pope make a decision."

"Also, the monks should focus on preaching instead of spreading mathematics and other sciences. Now that we have established a foothold in China, it is impossible to be driven out. I think it is time to give the emperor Shangshu, allow the free spread of religion."

"From my missionary actions in the South, we can be more bold. In the South, I try to let religious fathers teach their daughters and wives, because it is difficult for women to show their faces here. Now look at Come on, the effect is very good, these women continue to spread the word in their own circles, organize holy readings and singing confession every few days, they are willing to participate, and are very happy with the doctrine that we believers are all brothers and sisters agree."

"It is very difficult to communicate with the scholar-bureaucrats. It is difficult for them to give up their wives and concubines. Although it is difficult for them at the bottom to give up, they don't have it, so they accept it easily. In the south, I organized the congregation. The congregation will help together; if someone's family is in trouble, the congregation will also help. Every time this happens, more people are baptized. They rarely have such community activities, so it is easy to get on an equal basis A sense of identity and belonging above. If Rome can support us with more money, books and people, our communication activities at the bottom will be smoother."

"The most gratifying thing for us is that when missionary activities in some places are blocked, Chinese believers will stand up and hold yellow flags and shout: 'May martyrdom die for God'. Nothing can happen more than another There is nothing more pleasing to God than a faithful believer..."

Seeing this, Matteo Ricci was already in a cold sweat from fright, and his mind, which was already drowsy due to illness, ached even more.He felt that if he died at this time, the achievements of his activities in China for so many years would be destroyed.

May martyrdom die for God... This may be a cause for celebration in those wild places, but here it invites disaster.

Whether it is translated into God and Heaven, which already exist in the Four Books, is only a question of whether it is convenient for culture and popularization.It is possible to prohibit officials and people from offering sacrifices to Confucius, ancestors, and erecting tablets. I am afraid that once implemented, they will not be able to gain a foothold in China, and it is only a matter of time before they are driven away.

The Dominican Order started with the heresy trial, and there was a conflict with the Jesuits. Matteo Ricci knew that if the Dominicans were involved in the missionary work in China, the fanatics would try heretics And the famous guy will do something.

As for the differences within the Jesuits, Matteo Ricci also knew that these matters were not simple, but important matters about doctrine.Many people are extremely dissatisfied with his translation into words like God, but he opened the door for the activities of the Jesuits in China. Everyone respects him very much. When he was alive, no one dared to directly refute. Contradictions, unite everyone.

But he also knows that once his soul returns to God, the two factions will immediately fall into quarrels and conflicts because of this difference.Many things I have to do have not been completed, but now time is running out.

Early the next morning, Matteo Ricci began to prepare to reply to the letter, and at the same time began to prepare for the affairs behind him.

After I die, what should I do with the way of preaching in the Chinese diocese?What does Dous translate into?Is ancestor worship allowed?Who will be the next overseer of Chinese missionaries?Can successors implement their ideas?Can the unity among missionaries in China be guaranteed?Will the missionary work in the future follow the upper-level route or the lower-level route?Can relying on culture and technology to attract officials can overcome the group of heretics who suddenly appear with atheism and pantheism?Can it fight against the group of pagans who obviously came prepared?Can you beat the group of pan-natural gods who think that gods have no meaning after the creation of the world or simply atheistic missions in philosophical debates?

With all these funeral events, Matteo Ricci supported his crumbling body with a very tenacious spirit, and it was exhausted.

A few days later, the group of people who had debated with him about Taoism and heaven came again, this time to visit him, bring some gifts, and ask some questions at the same time.

Matteo Ricci did not want to close this door, hoping to influence these people and convert their souls.

However, what this group of people came to ask for advice was not questions about God, but translations of books about mathematics and geometry.The geometry book they brought was not the original geometry, but another set of self-contained mathematics and geometry from the shallower to the deeper, as well as some books on water conservancy, architecture, engineering, accounting, etc.

It is said that it is because I heard that Matteo Ricci dictated the first few volumes of the original geometry, and besides this group of people who understand geometry in the capital, Matteo Ricci is the only one who knows geometry, so I want Matteo Ricci to help point out some of the contents or It is to make some lexical revisions.As for some calendar issues, I even asked Matteo Ricci directly. They predicted that there will be a lunar eclipse in a few days. I wonder what Mr. Matteo Ricci thinks about this prediction?