Chapter 336 Premonition

There is a so-called Catholic church in the capital. When Matteo Ricci came to China, he changed clothes and crowns. He first learned Chinese characters and customs of China. Then he used his achievements in mathematics and astronomy to communicate with celebrities from the previous dynasty, and gradually gained recognized.

This is his so-called concept of criticizing Confucianism and super-Confucianism. In an attempt to criticize Buddhism, they first dispel Confucianism's vigilance, and then learn Confucian customs, secretly change concepts, and replace God's system with those of God, in order to achieve the purpose of proselytizing.

At that time, Matteo Ricci was personally seen by the Ming court, and the only church in the capital was built at that time.

However, after Matteo Ricci's death, Catholic missionaries changed the way they preached. They felt that Ricci's permission for Han people to worship their ancestors was an insult to the Lord, so they prohibited the Han people who had converted to Christianity from worshiping their ancestors. This completely nullified Ricci's intentions and directly interrupted the Catholic missionary process in China.

When Ying Yi occupied the capital, there was a group of missionaries in the capital, headed by Tang Ruowang. Tang Ruowang adhered to Matteo Ricci's missionary ideas, so he was reluctantly accepted by the Ming court, and he had friendships with many officials in the Ming court.

But after Ying Yi occupied the capital, the king's flag changed on the city wall, causing these missionaries to shrink. They hope to see the situation clearly before taking action.

When the capital stabilized, Tang Ruowang asked some acquaintances, who were officials of the Ming court and were later used by Ying Yi, to ask them to meet Ying Yi.

But Ying Yi ignored it.

From the beginning of the Xia Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, the civilization on this land was leading the world. The late Ming Dynasty was a turning point - during this period, Western civilization began to explode, gradually surpassing China in natural sciences such as mathematics and astronomy.

If Ying Yi didn't have anything with him, he would definitely receive missionaries like Tang Ruowang who represented the forefront of Western civilization. But Ying Yi did.

Ying Yi has experienced the convenience of technology and knows that it has merits. But the current direction of civilization development led by Ying Yi is completely different from that of science and technology. Perhaps the essence of Western mathematics, astronomy and other natural sciences could be integrated into Yuan Qi's plan, but Ying Yi does not have time to do this now.

He knows the priorities.

The Yuan Qi plan has not yet been widely practiced and its dominant position has not yet been established. At this time, if you try to take care of side projects, it will be easy to ignore the priority and go astray.

Moreover, Ying Yi has no good impression of Westerners. He also knew that the purpose of these missionaries was not simple. They are not here to contribute light and heat to the development of Zhuxia civilization. Their ultimate goal is for peaceful evolution - to transform Zhuxia into the lambs of their 'lord'.

Currently, Westerners are galloping on the vast oceans and islands in the south of China. In the early years of the Liaoluo Bay naval battle, if they had not won, these Westerners would not have ignored such a huge piece of fat in China. For the colonists in Southeast Asia, missionaries in the capital were potential spies.

Ying Yi had no fear of the Taixi Yi people and fought with them sooner or later. Moreover, Ying Yi is not interested in their 'lord''s faith either. Therefore, Ying Yi didn't take these missionaries seriously at all.

At least in the process of simplifying Yuan Fu and studying Yuan Qi, Western civilization was of no use to Ying Yi.

The church in the capital will definitely be demolished.

However, these are all small matters or distant matters. The current political situation is gradually stabilizing, and Ying Yi has already set his sights on Yunnan, Guizhou, Sichuan and Jiangnan.

"The grand strategy to unify the world mainly focuses on Jiangnan and Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan." Ying Yi dropped a battle report and said calmly: "Let the grasshoppers return to Tibet and Tibet to jump. As long as they ensure that their claws do not reach into Han Just land.”

The battle report just now was submitted by Qian Yue from the Western Theater Command. Recently, the grasshoppers who returned to Ksitigarbha have been jumping more and more happily. Probably seeing that Qian Yue's troops did not take the initiative to attack, they were afraid that they thought they were so powerful that Qian Yue was afraid.

In fact, if Ying Yi had not stood still, Qian Yue would have sent out troops to wipe out these grasshoppers.

"The situation in Huidi and Tibet is quite different. Once troops are sent out, killing will be the main focus. And occupying large open areas is completely useless. It is most reasonable to wipe out Jiangnan and Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan first, and then deal with them."

Yan Ermei and Tian Hongyu sat respectfully below and were deeply impressed by what they heard.

Yan Ermei said: "Your Majesty, it is almost August now. Last year at this time, it was the time for the great defeat of the Tartars. In the past year, order in various places has been stabilized, and food and supplies are ready. It may be possible to initiate the unification of Jiangnan and Yunnan, Guizhou, and Sichuan. battle."

Tian Hongyu also said: "Your Majesty, the Ministry of National Security has already arranged the manpower. Just waiting for the troops to be sent, we can implement a beheading strategy to make them collapse without fighting and avoid affecting more people."

Ying Yi smiled and nodded: "I have been getting more and more clues in the past few days. I trust the Ministry of National Security. However, the beheading strategy must also choose a good target. There is no harm in killing the evil strategist, but like Qin Liangyu I also admire them very much, and you should not kill or persecute them without permission."

Tian Hongyu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry, I'll save you."

"That's good." Ying Yi said: "There are only ten days left in August, and a great harvest is coming. I hope that after the harvests in various places, I will send out troops to attack. Your Majesty, you draft a royal edict to clarify the plan for unifying the world. It is necessary to issue a statement at this time. We also sent orders to the Jiangnan and Southwest War Zones and the Western War Zone, and ordered Zhou Li, Zhang Shi and others to prepare for sending troops."

He added: "I will ask Mr. Zheng from the Logistics Department to come over later and give some instructions on the preparation of military supplies. The Ministry of War must also make preparations to prepare for the placement of prisoners and wounded."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The intense preparations for war have not affected the lives of the vast number of people in the north. Whether it is the preparation of military supplies or the follow-up preparations, it is no different from the people, but it has more benefits.

While there was no movement in the Jiangnan, Southwest and West Theaters, the Liaodong, Northwest and Shandong navies started to move first.

After nearly a year of dormancy, the Liaodong war zone showed its fangs. After the Shanhaiguan War, the front line of the Liaodong Theater advanced from Guanning to Liaoyang. It mainly cooperated with the structure of the Liaodong local governance structure of the Pastoral Council. Except for the suppression of bandits, there were no major military operations.

Now that they are moving, they will push directly to the front of the Yalu River in the Liaodong Peninsula, station troops in Jiangbao, Jiulian Town, and look across the river at Yiju, North Korea.

North Korea was shocked three times a day and sent its ministers as envoys to the capital without mentioning it.

Zheng Jiu's headquarters in the northwest theater has reduced its military strength. In the past year, the vast Monan grassland has been a horse ranch in the northwest war zone. The Tatar tribe has almost disappeared from the Monan grassland under the continuous attacks. Countless slaves, cattle, sheep and horses were plundered and became Ying Yi's wealth. The grassland was empty.

There were no benefits on the grassland for the time being. In mid-June of the year, the Northwest Theater Command was already shrinking its troops and adjusting its strategy. By August, almost all the troops had been recovered. Most of the troops have moved to Yulin Prefecture, Shaanxi Province, and are eyeing the return area.