Chapter 1000, there is only imperial power in Daming
Archbishop Samuel did not wait long, and soon Tian Erniu, wearing crimson robes, came to the living room.
He stood up quickly, saluted Tian Erniu with a smile on his face and said, "Samuel has met His Excellency the Governor."
"Mr. Samuel, please sit down."
Tian Erniu nodded slightly. When Samuel arrived, Tian Erniu got up and guessed his purpose of coming. It was for the benefit of the church in Hong Kong.
"Thank you Governor!"
Samuel sat down gently and looked at Tian Erniu in front of him. He was still very young, with short hair and a shaved beard.
The beard was an extremely important thing in the Western world at this time. It was a symbol of men. Only those who had been castrated in the palace did not have beards.
But the other party was from the Ming Dynasty. Almost all the people from the Ming Dynasty were dressed similarly to Tian Erniu, so there was nothing much to say. Perhaps this was the custom here in the Ming Dynasty.
"Your Excellency, you have come here, what do you want me to do?"
Tian Erniu was also looking at this Samuel, who was similar to the missionaries he had seen in Europe. He was wearing a purple robe with a cross embroidered on it, a large silver cross hanging on his chest, and a purple robe on his head.
Small round hat.
According to what Tian Erniu knew, this outfit was the most formal one. The bishop was the main person in charge of a large district and had extremely strict dress regulations.
"Your Majesty the Governor, Cornwall used to be under the jurisdiction of the Kingdom of England. Now the Kingdom of England has ceded it to the Ming Empire. Our church has no objections to this. However, the Ming Empire is far away in the east after all.
, we may not understand a lot of things, so this time we specifically came to consult with the Governor, lest there is anything in our church that violates the laws of the Ming Empire."
Samuel was a very wise man. He did not directly state his purpose. Instead, he first talked about the relationship between Cornwall and the Ming Dynasty, because they had not had any contact with each other in the past.
I know too little about it, so I came here to learn more about it in detail.
In fact, the disguised meaning is that they do not understand the laws and regulations of the Ming Empire. It also means that the Governor's Mansion does not understand the actual local situation, fails to respect the church, and cancels many of the church's privileges.
"Well, we should get to know each other better."
Tian Erniu understood the meaning of the other party's words, but smiled and nodded and said, "I wonder what aspects of the matter the Bishop wants to know?"
"Your Excellency, Governor, God loves the world. Our church has always been committed to spreading the glory of God to the world, and we hope that more people can return to the embrace of the Lord."
"I heard that there is no spread of our Christianity in the Ming Empire, and I also heard that there is no religion in the Ming Empire, so I wanted to ask if we can spread Christianity in the Ming Empire."
Samuel thought for a while and asked.
"It is true that there is no Christianity in our empire, but that does not mean that our Ming Dynasty does not have religion. We Ming people basically believe in Buddhism and Taoism."
"As for whether Christianity can be spread in our Ming Dynasty, our Emperor Ming Dynasty has already made a clear will. No foreign religion can be spread in our Ming Dynasty."
Tian Erniu thought for a while and said very directly.
"God, this is such a shame!"
When Samuel heard this, he couldn't help but shook his head and said.
He has learned in detail that the territory of the Ming Empire is extremely vast and huge. Almost all of the east of Asia is the territory of the Ming Dynasty, and it also monopolizes the Americas and Australia. The colonies of the Ming Dynasty are also spread all over the Indian Ocean. The total population of the Ming Empire has reached a little
Five hundred million.
He felt it was a pity that such a huge empire and such a large population did not believe in the Lord, and the Emperor of Heaven also strictly prohibited the spread of foreign religions.
"Nothing to regret."
"This Hong Kong used to belong to the Kingdom of England, but now it belongs to our Ming Dynasty. Since the people here believe in your Christianity, it is not easy for me, the Governor, to force everyone not to believe in Christianity."
"But you are only allowed to develop your Christianity here in Hong Kong. Other than that, you are not allowed to spread Christianity anywhere in the Ming Dynasty."
"In addition, according to our Ming Dynasty's laws, no temples, Taoist temples, churches, etc. are allowed to enjoy any privileges. At the same time, the property and personnel they own must also be reviewed by our Ming Dynasty court."
"So your church is no longer allowed to collect any taxes from the people in the future. The land, manors, etc. owned by the church will be returned to our court. In addition, you are no longer allowed to sell indulgences and other money-making items."
Tian Erniu smiled, and then said very domineeringly, telling the Ming Dynasty's religious regulations.
"No~no~"
"You can't do this. This is disrespectful to the Lord and will be punished by God."
When Bishop Samuel heard this, he couldn't help shaking his head, and he looked very excited.
Not only are they not allowed to spread the glory of the Lord in the Ming Dynasty, they are even subject to many restrictions in Cornwall.
They don't even have the power to collect tithes, and they have to deprive their church of their property. This is something they absolutely cannot tolerate and cannot accept.
"Haha, your gods can't control me."
"In our Ming Dynasty, we only have imperial power, not divine power."
"If you are willing to obey our Ming Dynasty's laws, I can let you spread it here in Hong Kong. If you violate our Ming Dynasty's laws, then I will expel you all."
Tian Er laughed when Newton was born. This European god still wants to deal with his own Ming Dynasty?
If you think too much, it is okay to scare ignorant people, but if you want to scare yourself, it is still too naive.
"Your Majesty the Governor, you cannot treat the messenger of God like this."
"You have to know that everyone here is God's people, and they only obey God's will, not the will of the Ming Emperor from the distant east."
Bishop Samuel stood up and looked at Tian Erniu and said very seriously.
This pagan has no regard for the Lord in his eyes and has no respect for God. He needs to remind him and let him know that Europe is the world of Christ.
You must know that because of the willingness between religions, Europeans organized many Crusades and fought with the Arabs in the Middle East for centuries.
Here the royal power must be subordinated to the divine power, and the emperor must be crowned by the pope.
"Haha, Your Excellency Bishop, you can give it a try."
"I don't mind a killing spree."
Tian Erniu heard the threat in his words, but he didn't care at all.
He was brought out by Liu Jin, and he has always believed in what Liu Jin said, the truth is only within the range of cannons, and when dealing with foreigners, only swords are the most effective.
"You devil!"
When Samuel heard this, he couldn't help but pointed at Tian Erniu and said.
"Your Excellency, Bishop, I hope you will pay attention to your words. This is the land of the Ming Dynasty. I am the governor here. I can send you to the guillotine with just one sentence."
Tian Erniu looked at the other party and said coldly.
"Your Excellency the Governor, although this place has been ruled by the Ming Empire, this is Europe after all. I hope that your Excellency the Governor can respect the customs here in Europe."
"We are allowed to collect tithes from the people, sell indulgences, etc. At the same time, we also hope that the Governor's Office can fund or call on everyone to build a cathedral here in Hong Kong to spread the glory of the Lord."
"I think God will be grateful to the Governor for his generosity."
Samuel took a deep breath. He wanted to use the name of the church to send the heretic in front of him to the stake and burn him alive with fire.
But he was very aware of the power that the Governor of Hong Kong in the Ming Dynasty had in front of him. He held a powerful fleet and army in his hands. Let alone a small bishop, even the Pope of Rome might not be able to do anything to him.
You must know that not long ago, he and the Spaniards had just severely dealt with England and Portugal, and even forced the French to send a message for peace.
"Your Excellency, Bishop, let me tell you again, in our Ming Dynasty, religious organizations such as temples, Taoist temples, and churches are not allowed to have any privileges. Here in Hong Kong, you have no right to tax the people, nor are you allowed to peddle all kinds of money-making
items, otherwise I will directly ban you all."
When Tian Erniu heard this, he immediately said with a serious face.
"Your Majesty the Governor, you can't do this."
"I will write to the Pope and explain everything here to the Pope."
"If this matter causes conflicts and grievances between our Christian world and the Ming Empire, I think it will definitely not be something you, the governor, can bear."
"Our Pope will definitely write to you the Great Tomorrow. I'm afraid you will lose your head by then."
Samuel also said very forcefully that he would never tolerate such a thing happening.
Once the church loses many of its privileges and cannot sell all kinds of money-making items, what will the church clergy eat and drink?
Of course, the more important thing is that God cannot allow such a thing to happen. Not only must he continue to maintain his divine power here in Cornwall, but he must also find a way to spread the glory of God to the Ming Empire.
"Yeah, you can try it."
Tian Erniu smiled and said nonchalantly.
"You~"
When Samuel saw it, he immediately left angrily.
As soon as he returned to Cornwall Cathedral, Samuel immediately began to write a letter to the Pope in Rome. He must not watch the church lose its privileges. He must put pressure on the Ming Empire to let them know that the church
The powerful power allowed them to have privileges and allowed them to preach in the Ming Empire.
"Immediately send people to confiscate the church's fields, manors, shops and other properties, and at the same time post laws prohibiting the payment of tithes to the church, the purchase of indulgences, etc."
Here Tian Erniu also immediately issued a new governor's order.