Chapter 442
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Xiao Ruxun doesn't trust me?
Doesn't trust the Catholic Church?
Doesn't trust the Roman Curia?
After years of preaching, Bishop Alexander finally heard this sentence. It was basically impossible to hear this sentence in Europe, but in China, the missionaries were tortured by this sentence. China's Confucian scholars looked down on them and didn't trust this religion. They spent a lot of effort to pry open a hole in the solid ideological barrier of China. They were about to take advantage of this gap, but in the end …
With a gunshot, everything turned into a bubble.
He was not a governor, and he had no contact with the Spanish government, but he was very clear that the relationship between the Roman Curia and the Spanish government was mutually beneficial. They were equal allies. If you give me political support, I will give you ideological recognition and status. Spain's annexation of Portugal was justified by the Pope himself.
Without the support of Spain, the strongest country in Europe, the Roman Curia's position might be even more precarious. Without the help of the Roman Curia, the Spanish government would first be in chaos. The Portuguese would definitely rise up to restore their country. How could they fight on three fronts at the same time?
Thinking about it, the two sides were equal allies. You have me, I have you, I have you. None of us can do without each other. However, looking at the short-term conclusion, the Roman Curia would slowly decline after leaving Spain. It would be better to say that they had always been declining. It was only after they formed an alliance with Spain that the trend slowed down.
Without the Roman Curia in Spain, the Pope would say a few words to disgust the Spanish. Then the Portuguese would immediately rise up to restore their country. Spain, which was still fighting with England, France, and the Netherlands, would be extremely passive and fall into serious internal and external troubles.
The Roman Curia had a lot of room to maneuver, but Spain had no room to maneuver. The war maniac emperor had brought them into the quagmire of war and could not extricate themselves. The Spanish government was also very clear about how much the Roman family had done to stabilize their domestic situation, and how strong their desire to open up a Protestant area in China was.
Now, because of a stupid and short-sighted bastard's wanton actions, the decades of hard work of the missionaries had been destroyed. China was the center of the East. There was no doubt about that. Things that could not be recognized in China would not be accepted by the entire East. If they wanted to spread Catholicism in the East, they must make the highly civilized Chinese accept Catholicism!
"We've spent decades managing the East. Didn't you get any benefits from it? We will establish a parish and get the believers and a portion of the land. The rest of the administrative authority and the gold and silver will all belong to you! Wasn't that enough? Even at this stage, you still want to obstruct our preaching. Very well! Very good! Very good! "
Bishop Alexander brought out all the officials who claimed to be sick and scolded them one after another. After scolding them badly, he asked them to come up with a solution immediately. Otherwise, he would report this matter to the Holy See and let them know how stupid these military officers were!
The pressure from the Holy See on Alexander's side was very severe. These guys all knew the relationship between the Spanish Empire and the Holy See. They were able to establish a colony because of the Holy See.
The Roman Curia had also started to open up new dioceses and expand to the rest of the world, with China being the top priority.
But now, because of a small-scale military conflict, Xiao Ruxun had announced that the preaching permission that he had promised was cancelled. Marquis Xiao was very angry and no longer trusted Bishop Alexander. He also no longer allowed him to visit him. He wanted the people from the Philippine Governor's Office to explain themselves. He didn't want to listen to anyone else's explanation.
The Governor was scared out of his wits. He looked at Xiao Ruxun's official note again and again, but there was nothing he could do. He only knew how to shout things like "it's over, it's over". Most of the officials were also quite troubled and didn't know what to do.
Only a few officials came back to their senses. More than two hundred of our soldiers were killed. We've been dominating the world for so long. When have we ever suffered such a big loss? Now we're actually discussing compensation and apology instead of getting back at them? When did we become so weak?
The Spanish people at this time were not as cowardly as they would be a hundred years later. As the empire of this era, the triangular route had accumulated a huge amount of wealth and manpower for more than a hundred years. This made the Spanish Empire's military strength extremely tyrannical. That was why they could fight against Britain, France, and the Netherlands in Europe at the same time.
Not to mention Britain and France, the Netherlands was once a stronger sea coachman than Britain. Their strength could be imagined. But now, the three of them combined could only fight against the Spanish. How tyrannical were they?
It was because of this tyrannical strength that a certain Spanish Governor, who didn't understand the strength of China, dared to say that he would use four thousand soldiers to attack China and colonize China. Fortunately, neither Zhu Houcong nor Zhu Yijun knew about this. If they knew that a small country once tried to conquer Daming with four thousand soldiers, they would probably be so angry that they would immediately send troops to Europe.
But now, although they had experienced the strength of the Chinese, their arrogance was not so easy to get rid of. They had the qualifications to be arrogant. Even if they were facing the tyrannical Xiao Ruxun, they still had the courage to face Xiao Ruxun face to face.
At this time, some of the officials realized that their thinking had been led astray by the Governor. The Governor didn't even think about fighting back. He only wanted to satisfy Xiao Ruxun and keep the peace. They didn't know how things turned out like this. They had just suffered a defeat and now they had to apologize and pay compensation. This was a huge blow to the morale of the people. When did the Empire shrink back to such a state?
There was something wrong with the Governor!
"Governor, let's not talk about the Chinese's losses first. We have also lost two hundred soldiers. This is not a small number. This is a defeat that needs to be reported to His Majesty and explained to him. We also need to explain to the families of these soldiers. If we resolve this matter like this, how is it different from surrendering? We still have more than a thousand soldiers to fight! "
An official took the initiative to bring up this point.
"That's right, Governor. Two hundred of their comrades died in battle. The soldiers are very angry and want to take revenge. We can't suppress the morale of the soldiers. We need to boost it!"
Another pro-war official stood up.
The Governor raised his head and looked at the two people in a daze.
The pro-peace official immediately stood up and angrily rebuked these people with ulterior motives.
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