Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao rode a carriage towards the Daming Royal Hotel.
"Old Liu, do you know what the Holy See is? I heard it seems to be quite awesome."
On the carriage, Zhu Houzhao asked very curious questions.
"Of course the Holy See is still very powerful~"
"When talking about this issue, we must talk about the city of Jerusalem."
Liu Jin thought for a while and nodded.
"I know Jerusalem. It is said to be the holy city of three religions, here in the Middle East."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he quickly said that he was actually an easy-to-learn kid, but he was just not suitable to be an emperor. He was extremely smart and learned everything very quickly. He even learned Spanish and Arabic, and naturally knew about Jerusalem.
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"Jerusalem is the holy land of Christianity, Judaism and Yisl. All three religions originated here and gradually spread to the surrounding places."
"Christianity and Judaism originated earlier, while Islamism originated much later. During our Tang Dynasty, a powerful Arab empire emerged in the Middle East. This Arab Empire was founded on Islamism and transformed its original beliefs into
Christians and Jews were driven out of the area."
"For this reason, in the following centuries, European Christians launched many Crusades in succession, with the purpose of regaining their holy cities."
"In the process of the Crusades, the Holy See played the most critical role."
"Unlike our East where the Ming Dynasty is the dominant force, in Europe, the Middle East and even Tianzhu, the influence of religion is very huge, even exceeding secular power."
"Especially in Europe, the church has even greater power than the king. The kings of these European countries, such as France, Spain, Portugal, etc., all need to be crowned by the pope.
Only then can he become the legitimate king."
"The Holy See has its own powerful army. At the same time, the church also has the power to collect taxes in various places, and has its own violent institutions. Coupled with the influence of religion, it can be said that regardless of the countries in Europe, in fact
But it can be said that everything is under the rule of the Holy See."
"Especially in the past, the dominance of the Holy See was very powerful, and all European countries had to obey the orders of the Holy See. But now, the kings of various European countries have gradually got rid of the rule of the Holy See and begun to devote themselves to the church.
Reform and consolidate their power."
Liu Jin also tried his best to explain the situation in Europe to Zhu Houzhao as clearly as possible.
"Isn't this a bit like the situation where the Emperor of Zhou commanded the princes. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes became stronger and became less powerful than the Emperor of Zhou?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he thought about it and said.
"It's a bit similar, but it can also be said that it's completely different~"
"The rule of the Zhou Dynasty was based on the feudal system, while those in Europe were based on common religious beliefs."
"Here in Europe, the influence of religion sometimes far exceeds secular power, which means that religious power exceeds imperial power!"
Naturally, Liu Jin did not have any favorable impressions of all kinds of religions, whether it was Buddhism in the Ming Dynasty, Christianity, Catholicism, Yislism, etc.
In the final analysis, religion is a constraint on people's spirit and thoughts. It is something used to control people's thoughts and achieve various goals through religious means.
No matter which religion they belong to, the clergy are lazy and lazy, without any exception. They are not engaged in production, but they enjoy the fruits of their labor.
If you want to get rid of ignorance and explore true knowledge and truth, you must get rid of the restraint and control of thought by religion. This is also the core of the European Renaissance and an important reason for the rapid rise of Europeans later.
The religious power in the Ming Dynasty itself is very weak, that is, Buddhism is relatively strong. As for Taoism, it really pays attention to fate and cultivates Taoism on famous mountains and rivers.
But even the strongest Buddhism can only build a few more temples and charge more money for sesame oil. It is far from the level of religious interference in secular political power like in the Western world, let alone the ability to collect taxes, form an army, and establish
The power of violent institutions.
Because the influence of religion is weak, the Ming Dynasty does not actually need to carry out any kind of Renaissance. It is not affected and bound by religion, which is very conducive to the progress and development of the Ming Dynasty.
Therefore, Liu Jin was very careful about these various religions and strictly prohibited foreign missionaries from spreading various religions in the Ming Dynasty. At the same time, the upper class of the Ming Dynasty also naturally wanted to instill an idea that these foreign missionaries
Once the religions develop and grow, they will compete for imperial power.
"Religious power exceeds imperial power?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows slightly, and then sighed: "These foreign monks are so powerful."
"Your Highness, it's not that these foreign monks are so powerful, but that this is true for any religion. Once it develops and grows, it will compete for imperial power. This is why I have always strictly prohibited foreign missionaries from preaching in our Ming Dynasty."
Liu Jin smiled and replied: "In Uzang, the situation is actually similar to that in Europe. The power of religion far exceeds the power of secularity. This is enough to show that the urine of religion is actually the same."
"This time, the Holy See sent people to come to our Ming Dynasty. On the surface, they wanted to kill a bishop in Hong Kong, but in fact they wanted to preach to our Ming Dynasty."
"That's it~"
After Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately understood. Then he thought about it and said: "We must not let them preach in our Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, when I become emperor in the future, I will need that bullshit pope to crown me?"
"Haha, that's not the case~"
"But if we really let them preach, maybe in a hundred or two hundred years, our emperor of the Ming Dynasty will really need their pope to be crowned."
"Perhaps by that time, our descendants will no longer feel that they are descendants of Yan and Huang."
Liu Jin smiled and shook his head and said.
When I said this, I really felt it. As a time traveler, I knew very well the terrible influence of religion. If there were really no restrictions and allowed them to preach freely, the Ming Dynasty would be really in danger.
"That would be terrible!"
Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but sigh.
"Yeah, that would be really scary!"
Liu Jin also nodded solemnly.
While the two were chatting, the carriage they were riding in also arrived at the Daming Royal Hotel. The carriage had just parked at the entrance of the hotel. As soon as they got off the carriage, they saw a group of people wearing missionary uniforms approaching at the entrance of the hotel.
People hand out flyers.
"The Holy See mission came to Ming Dynasty to spread Christianity. Those who believe in Christ will have eternal life and can enter heaven after death!"
“The Lord loves the world, and everyone who believes in God will receive blessings, including many children, many blessings, and great wealth!”
"Those who do not believe in God will go to hell after death and suffer all kinds of torture."
"Those who believe in God can wash away their sins, avoid judgment after death, and can directly ascend to heaven!"
These missionaries, while distributing leaflets, kept shouting propaganda slogans in somewhat lame Ming dialect.
Around them, many people had gathered at this time. After hearing their words, these people were curious and worried one by one. They took their leaflets and at the same time inquired about related matters.
Seeing such a scene, Liu Jin couldn't help but frown.
Unexpectedly, these missionaries were so bold that they started religious propaganda directly in the hotel and developed their followers here. They were really loyal missionaries who never forgot to spread the glory of their God.
As for the people from the Ming Dynasty in front of them, because of their limited understanding or because they were intimidated by their propaganda, many people were asking them in detail.
People are stupid and ignorant.
Especially when it comes to faith, let alone people of this era, even in later generations, there are still many people who will be brainwashed in various ways and controlled by religion.
Many people are afraid when they hear that if you believe in God you can enter heaven, but if you don’t believe you will go to hell and suffer. If you believe in God you can wash away your sins, but if you don’t believe there will be bad retribution.
If you don’t have any big demands, I’m willing to believe it.
"You two gentlemen, would you like to take a look? Those who believe in God can wash away their sins, enter heaven after death, and avoid the judgment of hell."
Someone saw Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao and came over quickly.
Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were dressed in extraordinary clothes, and they looked like they were rich or noble. This was something they urgently needed. If some wealthy people in the Ming Dynasty could be developed into believers, it would be very helpful for them to spread Christianity in the Ming Dynasty.
"Okay, let's take a look~"
Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao looked at each other, and Liu Jin smiled and said.
I really want to come over and see how they promote it.
Hearing Liu Jin's words, the other party was very happy and quickly led the two of them to an open space on one side. Here, a missionary in red was talking endlessly about Christianity, and next to him was a man sitting next to him.
A lot of people were listening to him talk about these things.
"Believe in our Christianity and God, your body and mind can be cleansed, and the heavy sins you have committed in the past can be washed away, so that you can enter heaven after death."
"If you don't believe in God, you won't be able to wash away your sins. You will go to hell after death, undergo judgment, and undergo various tortures before you can atone for your sins."
"Why is it said that a person is guilty? Because when we were born, we lost money to our parents. Our daily eating and killing are also sins. Therefore, everyone is born guilty and must atone for his own sins..."