Xu Guangqi is a logic-oriented person. He found that if he followed the Catholic doctrine, Qian Yiqun's argument would indeed not be rejected.

In most cases, idols of Eastern religions appear as teachers and saviors, and will never face things with the face of dominance. Both Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism pursue "awe" rather than "fear".

Catholicism is different. The establishment of this religion is simply intimidation. The entire Old Testament is an ultimate tutorial. It tells believers that if they do not follow the Lord’s teachings, they will kill your son, kill you cattle and sheep, and kill you all over the city... For the enemy Egyptians, the Lord will kill your eldest son if they bully the Lord!

When God comes to the world with the face of the Lord, he naturally deduces that everything in this world is the arrangement of the Lord, and people only need to follow it.

For simple and ignorant Europeans, this statement is quite safe. However, for the children educated by Eastern civilization, it seems absurd and unacceptable.

Qian Yiqun really wanted to know how the earliest group of Catholics in the East solved this ideological contradiction.

However, Xu Guangqi was very down-to-earth. He avoided ideological issues and only scientifically argued the issue of seeking rain. Qian Yiqun himself had feelings about the Taoist worldview of the Five Qis and could not learn it. He could use it, but had no way to debate it. When he saw Xu Guangqi avoiding the important and being less important, he suddenly realized: "Mr. Xu, you have never read the Bible?"

Of course, Xu Guangqi could not brag in front of the emperor and said that he had read it.

There is no Chinese version of the Bible in the world.

Because when Matteo Ricci arrived in China, he found that this civilization was not weaker than Western civilization. In many fields, it far exceeded the Western civilization at that time, so he wisely proposed the "Combination of Confucianism". Therefore, Matteo Ricci, who was called "East Asian Apostle", was also called "Taixi Confucianism" by the scholars of the Ming Dynasty.

As a missionary with a deep understanding of Confucianism, how could Matteo Ricci dare to translate the full Bible honestly? He could only choose part of it and spread some Catholic ideas scatteredly. And those ideas such as humility, moderation, and obedience are not opposite to Confucianism, which made Catholicism gain a foothold in the land of China.

After Matteo Ricci's death, Long Huamin only banned the Ming people from worshiping their ancestors, which triggered the Nanjing lesson plan, which almost completely ruined the Catholic forces in China. It can be imagined that if a genuine brand of the Bible really appeared, where could these Thai missionaries find offerings?

"Okay, when I have time, bring a few Bibles back and study it." Qian Yi said in a slight manner, "But this is praying for rain, the Ming Dynasty has the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty. It may not be necessary to pray for rain. The important thing is to let the people know that the Holy Emperor is caring for them, right? So Lord Xu, when looking at problems, you should not only look at appearances and results, but you should dig out the profound connotations. Otherwise, no one will grow your sweet potatoes in your life."

Xu Guangqi's face was shady after being robbed by this trick, and the members of the Ministry of Rites were even more trembling.

"Hehe." Chongzhen laughed, "What the Taoist priest said is very true. It seems that after staying with me for these days, Taoist practice has become more diligent."

Are you shameless?

Qian Yiqun turned his head and looked at Xu Guangqi carefully.

"But, can't I really ask for rain?" Chongzhen's face was covered with a layer of haze, and he was obviously very unhappy.

"Not that," Qian Yiqun said, "Those words were just persuading Lord Xu. In fact, Taisie's mathematics and astronomy are only a hundred years long. Before the Renaissance, Europe, Europa, has been ruled by the Catholic darkness, such as Copernicus, because the sun is the core of the universe, was burned to death."

Chongzhen grinned his teeth and said, "Is this really the case?"

"Really," Qian Yiqun said seriously, "Who is the bishop of Jesus in my Ming Dynasty now? Johnson Chan?"

Xu Guangqi looked at Qian Yiqun in surprise, but had to answer the question from His Majesty the Emperor: "It is indeed Johnson Tang, who is now serving in the Imperial Heaven Supervision."

Qian Yiqun said: "Let Mr. Tang come and see what he says."

Chongzhen nodded and said, "Go to spread the word "Zhuo Wang to meet you."

Seeing this, Xu Guangqi said in his heart: It seems that this Taoist man is very kind, so he can't let the Emperor of Ming Dynasty refine the alchemy again.

Qian Yiqun was helpless when he saw Xu Guangqi's expression. Emperor Jiajing had done too much before, which made civil officials now frightened whenever they saw the emperor's Taoist priests. It can be said that they had been more psychologically guarding than castration.

Finally, Taoist priests at most stolen some ecclesiastical powers and divine powers, and did not even hold secular powers like medieval Catholicism. Otherwise, the civil servant group would definitely use more intense means to fight against Taoism.

While Tang Ruowang did not come, Qian Yiqun asked Xu Guangqi's question about sweet potatoes.

Xu Guangqi's face was a little better at this time. He appeared in "Sweet Potato Sauce" as early as the second year of Chongzhen, but it was not taken seriously by the inner court, and the emperor never replied. It is undoubtedly a great opportunity to take this opportunity to let the emperor hear the importance of high yield of sweet potatoes.

Civil officials are often afraid of offending Tianyan because of irrelevant things, but in fact they never thought that the emperor was also a mortal. Mortals have curiosity and energy limitations. When they take the opportunity to arouse the emperor's curiosity, they can speak freely. What's more, Xu Guangqi served as the Minister of Rites and a candidate for the cabinet. He is very old, so the emperor cannot give him some face.

"Sweet potatoes can really save so many people, why do people everywhere refuse to plant them?" Chongzhen couldn't help but wonder after hearing Xu Guangqi's introduction.

"Because sweet potatoes are not worth much," Qian Yiqun said for Xu Guangqi.

Chongzhen was a vassal king who succeeded the throne, but he only read books with Emperor Tianqi for a few days when he was in the residence. It was really a bit difficult to listen to great scholars like Xu Guangqi, and he was even more willing to listen to Qian Yiqun's plain language.

Qian Yiqun had no choice but to grab Xu Guangqi's limelight. He said: "The area of ​​a piece of land is fixed, so landlords are certainly willing to plant more valuable crops. For example, landlords in Jiangnan like to open mulberry gardens, plant mulberry trees, raise silkworms and harvest silk, and they are reluctant to plant rice. Huguang's land is fertile and can grow rice, so why should they grow sweet potatoes?"

"The land in Shanxi and Shaanxi is poor, so why don't you advise farmers to grow sweet potatoes?" Chongzhen's heart seemed to be scratched by a cat, and itchy and painful.

"In the Shanxi area," Qian Yiqun sneered, "not to mention sweet potatoes, even the grass is gone."

Chongzhen's body sank: "The world is so big that there is not a piece of land that allows me to gain foothold!"

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I have a piece of land in Yangzhou. When the refugees are sent to you, you can put sweet potatoes there." Qian Yiqun comforted Chongzhen. After spending time together day and night, the two are similar in age, and Chongzhen has no imperial domineering spirit, which makes Qian Yiqun feel that this person is worthy of gratitude.

In fact, although the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were not diligent and were not urgent in pursuit of civil and military achievements, they were the most humane among the emperors of all dynasties in China. This may be the gain of Zhu Yuanzhang's only allowing the daughters of small families to be elected as concubines.

"The Taoist priest's private property is very limited after all..." Chongzhen shook his head, gently held the forehead, and looked tired.

Seeing this, Qian Yiqun took the book in his hand and said, "The air in this room is turbid, let's talk while walking outside."

Xu Guangqi said intimately: You are such a whimsical person. How could there be any reason why the emperor and ministers talk while walking outside?

However, Chongzhen stood up habitually, stepped forward and took Xu Guangqi's arm, and said, "Mr. Xuan Hu, it seems that your sweet potato is indeed excellent now, otherwise you would not have received such praise from the kind-hearted master."

Xu Guangqi felt sad when he heard this: I have grown sweet potatoes in Tianjin for so many years, but I still have to rely on a Taoist priest to apply what I have learned.

"As for how to promote the world, I will find a way. You can go back and recommend some capable officials to encourage farmers to grow sweet potatoes." Chongzhen continued.

Qian Yiqun followed one side and thought to himself: You probably don’t know how big the Jade Hook Cave Heaven is, right?

In fact, Qian Yiqun didn't know either. However, he knew that there was an extremely vast plain there, with the light and rain that plants needed, the temperature was suitable, and there were no disasters of drought, floods and earthquakes. To be honest, it was wasted using it to grow sweet potatoes.

The group walked around the garden for a while, and a big nose European finally arrived.

This person is Johnson Chau.

Qian Yiqun looked at this obviously different face of Chinese people, about 40 years old, and thought to himself: It is older than I thought, but it is a golden age for scientists. Today's Ming Dynasty seems to have begun to lag behind the West?

When Tang Ruowang arrived, he saw Xu Guangqi, and he felt a little calm. He kowtowed Chongzhen strictly in accordance with the etiquette in the palace, waiting for the emperor to inquire.

"Can your God control the Ming Dynasty's request for rain?" Chongzhen asked bluntly.

Johnson Chan adhered to Matteo Ricci's studies and tried not to conflict with Chinese Confucianism. He was particularly cautious about the issue of respecting heaven and law ancestors. Now that the emperor has spoken the word "God" in his mouth, it is really hard to measure the good and bad fortune.

"Your Majesty, our Lord is just setting rules and hiding them." Johnson Chan carefully chose the words and sentences, "Our mathematics and astronomy are just to discover rules and use them. And in our cognition, if it does not rain, there must be its reason, and it is by no means human beings can interfere."

"Mr. Tang," Qian Yiqun stepped forward and said, "Xiaodao asked curiously: Can Europa's astronomy and mathematics predict the weather now? Needless to say, Aristotle's "Astronomy" is about asking about large areas and accurately predicting the weather conditions in the next few days."

Chau Wang knew that the Taoist priests in Ming Kingdom often had official positions and had no idea what the young Taoist priest was. He replied cautiously and honestly: "It's not possible."

Of course not, at least it will be possible after the radio is invented.

Qian Yiqun was happy and said with a stern face: "Since you can't even predict the weather, what qualifications do you have to point out our use of the rules?"

"This is unscientific!" Chau Wang shouted, "It is impossible for God to rain just because a group of people hold a ceremony! You are purely wasting silver!"

"Actually, you are just taking this opportunity to prove the Catholic prophecy." Qian Yiqun said to the point.
Chapter completed!