No matter how lively the capital is, Zhu Xu is not idle in the Shenlong Mansion.
He visited the Holy Cathedral of the Shenlong Mansion and met with the Grand Patriarch of the Cathedral and many cardinals and other clergy.
The Ming Dynasty and the Holy See were still controversial, and the Holy See was originally strongly opposed to the cathedral of the Ming Dynasty and the clergy who appointed the archbishop and other clergy without permission, but under the pressure of Spain, it adopted an attitude of not recognizing and denying it, obviously leaving a gap for the future.
The archbishop's name was Chen Zhiyong, a jinshi of Wanli Sanshíbānián, and at the same time a devout jīdūjiào, and behind him were eighteen cardinals, plus the appointed bishops of various places, a total of more than thirty people.
This time, the method of discussion was adopted, and Zhu Xu was in the center, talking with these disciples.
"Religion is beyond the world, but it is also inseparable from the world, therefore, after all, there is a foothold, an identity, that is, I am a Ming person, Chinese ......"
"Then, patriotism should be part of the innate teachings, and it should not endanger the country and the people under the banner of 'God loves the world' and 'religion has no borders'.
Religion may have no borders, but believers have a background and a country, and there should be a bottom line......"
"At present, the Holy See on the European side is making trouble, and the doctrinal dispute is turning into a war, and we should not and cannot synthesize, be practical, and objectively look at and understand the doctrines, promote continuous development, have new content that conforms to the times, unite the congregation, and benefit the faithful, and cannot follow the old European path......
Zhu Xu smiled Yan Yan, talked with these people, and said some of his thoughts.
Chen Zhiyong and others wore light red cannons, which were very different from those in Europe, which was a combination of Chinese and Western, bowing slightly and listening carefully.
After Zhu Xu finished speaking, Chen Zhiyong said: "What Your Majesty said is very true, believers are not Pixiu who do not eat or drink, they should pay for what they take, and God will not just ask for it."
The Church should know how to love the country and make due contributions to the country, the people, and the congregation......"
Amakusa Shiro has been here for many days, and next year he plans to return to Kyushu Island and become the bishop of Suihai Province to spread the doctrine and the gospel of God.
He listened to Zhu Xu's words, agreed very much, and kept nodding.
What Zhu Xu said is reasonable, and he is good at it.
These believers, in the end, are not the kind of environment in Europe, cultivated for hundreds of years, and now they are not as crazy as those people, with a strong Confucian influence, under Zhu Xu's voice, they can't resist.
A coquettish wife is rare: the tsundere president please be pure After Zhu Xu left, the bishops began to review the doctrine, and after they drafted it, they also needed to submit it to the Religious Affairs Bureau under the cabinet for approval.
Zhu Xu not only walked around the cathedral, but also a series of institutions such as major chambers of commerce, shipping dealers, banks, and taxation institutes.
The impact of Zhu Xu's actions can be imagined, and it won't be long before the Shenlong Mansion will make great strides.
After staying for a few days, it was only the fifth day of the first month, Zhu Xu boarded a ship in Shenlong Mansion and went south by sea to Fujian.
Three days ago, Ming Guifei Xingzi had already left the palace, and under the escort of the guards, she boarded a boat in Hejian Mansion and went south along the canal.
The ship on which Zhu Xu sits, named Zhongshan, is a medium ship of the navy, which is characterized by its sturdiness, heavy load, fierce artillery fire, and its disadvantage is that it moves slowly, and it is simply a live target in a big war.
Zhu Xu stood at the bow of the boat, and beside him stood Xiong Wencan, Tang Wang, and Lu Xiangsheng, the governor of the Southern Theater.
King Tang looked at the vast sea in the distance, and said with a smile, "Your Majesty, the Ryukyus, Suihai side, are working with the navy and the combined fleet to suppress bandits, and at present, the number of pirates has been reduced by half, and the threat to merchant ships has been greatly reduced......"
Zhu Xu felt the sea breeze, and was in a particularly good mood, and said: "Well, it is estimated that the pirates will not be eliminated for a while and a half, as long as they persevere, they will be eliminated."
Sea trade is the most important direction for the future development of my Ming Dynasty, and you can't take it lightly. ” Tang Wang said: "Yes, the minister understands." ” Zhu Xu said 'um', wrapped in cotton clothes, and said, "Xiong Aiqing, tell me about the situation in the navy." ” Xiong Wencan took half a step forward and said: "Yes, back to the emperor, at present, the navy has established four major bases, Qingdao, Táiwān, Shenlong, Malacca, seven small bases, Vladivostok, Jeju, Edo, Shuri, Shenlongfu, Xiamen, Qiongzhou, with 70,000 troops and 1,200 large and small ships.
One hundred and fifty medium ships, the rest are small ships, and there are no large ones......"
There is only one big ship in the Ming Dynasty, that is, the Hongwu, however, the Hongwu has been sold to the Ottomans, and the requirements for the big ships under construction are relatively high, plus the problem of funds, so it has not yet entered service.
"At present, the navy is divided into four major maritime theaters and one coastal theater, which is under the responsibility of five governors......
The ministers and others are planning to go on an ocean-going voyage again next year, led by the Tang King, to make military visits to some important places, the most important thing is to investigate the water situation, and approve the "endless potential" ......of the nautical charts What Xiong Wencan said was all in the notebook, Zhu Xu waved his hand, and said, "Needless to say, I ask you, the navy, how do you plan to develop next year?"
” Xiong Wencan glanced at King Tang, and said with some caution: "The ministers plan to focus on Taoguang and Yanghui, in the past few years, through training, retirement, there are already 200,000 naval soldiers in reserve, and the ministers plan to continue to strengthen training and expand the ...... to the navy at the right time."
Zhu Xu laughed and said, "What's the matter, the cabinet has cut your funds again?"
” Xiong Wencan knew that Zhu Xu was asking knowingly, and said with a smile: "Sun Ge Lao seems to be in need of silver, so not only the navy, but other departments have also been cut to varying degrees. ” Sun Chuanting not only asked for money from the six ministries and the royal bank, but also asked the local government to increase the proportion of money, and also cut other expenses, obviously preparing sufficient funds for the Ming niándeshì situation.
Zhu Xu groaned and said: "I will allocate three million to you from the inside, the number of ships will increase, and the number of soldiers will also increase, what I mean is that it is better to have a shortage than an abundance, and the navy must be the elite of the elite!"
” Xiong Wencan and Tang Wang were overjoyed, and hurriedly raised their hands and said: "Wait for the emperor to thank you, you will definitely live up to the holy hope!"
” Zhu Xu waved his hand, turned his head to look at Lu Xiangsheng, and said, "Lu Aiqing, tell me about yours." ” Lu Xiangsheng has been in the army for many years, his face is frosty, his eyes are blazing, and he does not move with a murderous atmosphere.
He raised his hand and said, "It's the emperor."
In the Southern Theater, there are currently a total of 50,000 troops, and the large battalion has been moved to Yunnan, with a standing army of 50,000, infantry 40,000, and the rest are artillery and cavalry.
The number of reservists is 120,000, and as long as the marshal office has a conscription order, they can be quickly assembled and put into the battlefield......"
"The main threat in the southern theater of operations at present comes from Burma and Siam.
The situation in Siam is more complicated, divided and combined, from time to time to try to 'recover' Phnom Penh, but it is always unstable, Nanzhang has recently appeared frequently rebel army, Siam is busy coping, there is no time to invade for the time being.
The situation in Myanmar is more complicated, the current king of Burma is Thalon, he is a benevolent monarch, focused on internal affairs, has no intention of external expansion, is implementing a series of reforms, and is trying to bridge the fēnliè of domestic forces, but has encountered more difficult problems than my Ming Dynasty, there is a danger of fēnliè, but the strength of Myanmar should not be underestimated......"