New Shun 1730

But he didn't expect that he would sell out the Dominicans for the Jesuits just as he was about to sacrifice his car to save his master.

A minor official with an oriole embroidered on his clothes came out and said, "My Lord, I dare to ask you not to be deceived by these barbarians."

"I have checked and found that the Church of Our Lady of Refuge in Macau is often called the 'Temple of the Chinese'. It is specially prepared for the conversion and baptism of the Chinese people."

"Originally, anyone who wanted to convert to the religion in Macau had to wear Portuguese clothes and speak Portuguese, so there were very few converts. However, the Church of Our Lady of Refuge has changed the rules and has a ritual system exclusively for the Chinese, and there is no need to change clothes."

"Therefore, countless people convert to Christianity every year. Some even come by boat from far away to worship and be baptized."

"This place of Macau should follow the laws of Dashun. Since your Majesty has issued an order, no one is allowed to convert to Christianity. Those who converted before and do not want to give up Christianity can go to Macau. But after the ban on Christianity, this Church of Our Lady of Refuge still has a constant stream of people being baptized and converted to Christianity."

"Therefore, I think there is no need to distinguish between this association and that association."

The words of the Xiangshan County official frightened the Macau Bishop Hilario next to him so much that his face turned pale.

Liu Yu no longer paid attention to Jiang Youren, but asked Macau Bishop Ilario: "I only want to ask one question, is this true? You'd better tell the truth. I also know a few of the people who came to handle the case before. They also have some means to do things. It is expected that they will first seal your church and all kinds of information and files will be seized and sealed. The Celestial Empire has no shortage of people who know Latin or Portuguese."

"Lying while making a mistake is a heavier crime!"

Bishop Ilario looked at the generals next to him and knew that they did so when they sealed the church. After driving the people out, they directly put seals on the church and sorted out the files.

Knowing that he couldn't deny it, he had to say: "It is true. But...but please look into the inside story."

Liu Yu smiled and said: "Of course we have to investigate. Since you admit it, it will be easy to deal with."

He didn't want to destroy the Church of Our Lady of Asylum directly, but asked: "Let me ask you another question. The original Chinese believers in Macau, for worship, evening prayer, etc., do they go to this Church of Our Lady of Asylum? Or somewhere else?"

Ilario didn't know what Liu Yu was going to do, so he had to tell the truth: "Those who converted to the church before didn't go there. The believers who came to Macau recently mostly go there."

With just one sentence, Liu Yu found a point of entry to instigate the "host-guest dispute between newcomers and oldcomers", so he smiled and said: "Oh. Then this Church of Our Lady of Asylum, I guess it's not enough? A lot of people have poured in in the past few years, it must be very crowded?"

The bishop didn't know whether Liu Yu was speaking in a sarcastic way, but since Liu Yu asked, he couldn't or didn't dare not answer.

"It is indeed crowded."

"Yeah."

Liu Yu did not say whether it was good or bad, but he hummed through his nose, thinking that I really did not come here to deal with you this time, but the emperor ordered me to do so, so I have to pretend that I am instigating you. This is an opportunity.

Now that the army has controlled Macau, the warships are blocked on the sea, the city walls have been demolished, and the cannon fort has been controlled by the army of Dashun. The bishop's attitude has become much more respectful.

Liu Yu did not want to deal with the church for the time being, and he also called the people of the Macau Council and the "Dutou" of Macau - this is not what Liu Yu called it, but the people of the Macau Council called it that. They would not call it "Governor" when communicating with Dashun officials. This is a leased safe haven, with only the right of residence, not a colony, so there is no governor at all.

In a place like Dashun that requires legitimacy, they don't care about shouting. The "patriot Dutou" who was clamoring to pull out the Dashun flag at the customs and insert the Portuguese flag had already been caught by Goa.

Several people in the council knelt there, bowing their heads and waiting for Liu Yu's question.

Liu Yu snorted and scolded: "Let's not talk about missionary work for now. I just want to ask you, how does the Celestial Empire treat you? Among all the European countries, is it the most favorable to you?"

"Besides you, has there been a country that has leased land in the Celestial Empire? In the past, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom wanted to lease an island in Zhoushan many times. Did the Celestial Empire agree? In terms of national strength, these two countries are much higher than you, Portugal."

"Let's talk about France... The relationship between the Celestial Empire and France is much closer than yours. Have you ever seen the French have a place like Macau?"

"The emperor's grace is so great, but you don't know how to repay it, but instead commit crimes. You really deserve to die!"

"Preaching, opium, and human trafficking, you tell me! I am also reasonable, and I am not giving you a chance to defend yourself!"

The leaders of the Macau Council kowtowed and said: "The emperor's grace is all given to foreign countries. . But we Portuguese people have been blessed more than other countries, how dare we forget it? "

"Please report: As for the missionary work, as Jiang Deyi said, the Bai Duolu captured in Fujian is a Dominican. And in terms of nationality, he is Spanish. "

"Since our country became independent from Spain during the Chongzhen period of the previous dynasty, the two countries have been enemies for generations. All European countries know that whoever Spain is the enemy of, Portugal will be the ally. "

"As for the opium matter, we really don't know. Most of them are some smugglers who use large ships to anchor at sea. Criminals use small boats to transport goods and avoid inspection. "

"The emperor has clearly issued an order to ban opium. We have received great favors from the emperor, how dare we disobey it? "

"The human trafficking is not about trafficking into slavery. It is because there are many people who lack food and clothing, and they actively hope that someone will introduce some jobs to them and sign contracts to work. This is their own will, and it is not trafficking by us. "

Liu Yu sneered, shook his head and said, "Okay, so it turns out you didn't do anything wrong at all?"

When those people were about to argue again, Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Yes or no, I am just asking you casually to see if you are honest, so as to decide what to do in Macau in the future. . Since you said that, I will remember it all.”

"Is that so? We will know in the future."

"Okay, you can leave now."

After that, he didn't stay and just asked the officials from Dashun to leave with him, leaving the people from Macau kneeling on the ground at a loss.

After Liu Yu and others walked away, these few people stood up and looked at each other. They all looked at each other, not knowing what to say.

It took a long time before someone said: "He came to handle this matter, which shows that this matter... In their Chinese words, this is a stab in the sky. I think it is very dangerous. Should we contact Goa as soon as possible?"

But another person said: "How can we get to Goa? Now let alone a human being, it is difficult for a fly to fly out. There are warships on the sea, and they can be sunk directly if they break in; there are soldiers guarding every pass on the land."

"You are right. The Duke has come in person. I'm afraid Macau will be taken back. You have to know that the person we had the most contact with before was the magistrate of Xiangshan County. When we meet the Jiedu Envoy, they are all It’s a big deal, it’s different this time.”

As the "foreign minister" in the eyes of these people, an important promoter of the Dashun ban on Christianity, a Catholic backstabber, and an absolute heretic taught by Dai Jinxian, Liu Yu's reputation is still very loud.

For them, it is not the kind that will last forever, but it will definitely be enough to be infamous for thousands of years.

The imperial court directly sent such a big figure, and this time Macau is afraid that it will experience another crisis of resumption at the beginning of the founding of Dashun.

However, last time there was the magic medicine of Diyeka, what can we rely on this time?

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On the other side, Liu Yu only called the Guangdong Jiedushi, Jiao Lao Butu, and the two main officers of the navy.

People here in Xiangshan County were directly isolated and waiting outside.

A total of four people were called, three of them were acquaintances, and the governor of Guangdong was also eager to throw this matter away - the attitude of the court changed day by day. If he did something wrong and misunderstood the above, Isn’t it a responsibility?

The Guangdong Jiedushi knew that what Liu Yu asked outside just now could not be that simple, so he asked: "The Duke is here to deal with three matters: lesson plans, opium, and human trafficking. I don't know which one should be dealt with first?"

"Let's do it together. Let's deal with the opium matter first. How much was found?"

"Mr. Returning to the country, there are not many real goods. The main reason is that the season is wrong. Now a large number of ships have to return and leave. Most of the old goods have been consumed, but the new goods have not arrived yet. However, many people were arrested and beaten. One More than three hundred people were implicated."

The Guangdong Jiedushi gave an approximate number. Liu Yu nodded, looked at Jiao Lao Butu with his eyes, and smiled slightly.

Jiao Laobutu also smiled and said: "My lord, I have done similar things in the north and caught smugglers."

"Therefore, there is no use of local government officials, guards, etc. Instead, the camp troops are directly mobilized."

"People have been sent to Zhaoqing Prefecture, Huizhou Prefecture, Chaozhou Prefecture and other places to wait. If one of them is negotiated here, hurry up and report the news, and we will arrest the one over there."

"So, most of the people we talked about have been caught. There are still a hundred people who have escaped and have not been caught yet."

"As for the scale of opium smuggling, it should be around 1,500 boxes per year."

"We arrested several Portuguese people and after beating them up, they were all arrested. About 700 boxes of them belonged to the Portuguese and the rest belonged to the British. But the British East India Company did not dare to sell them themselves, so they were all They are sold wholesale and sold by others. Sometimes they are mixed with goods, and sometimes they are actually picked up by boats at sea. "

"The local garrison, gentry, and coastal defense are all involved, and they have all been brought under control. Portuguese businessmen have already been recruited, saying that there is an order from Goa to prevent the British from taking their share, so foreigners are banned. The opium comes directly to Macau.”

Liu Yu did the math and found that 1,500 boxes was not a lot. It was in the early stages and could be completely controlled.

When Guangdong Jiedushi saw the details explained by Jiao Lao Butu, and saw that Liu Yu was very satisfied with this reporting method, he knew that the two had known each other for a long time, but he did not want to appear that he could only talk about general matters, so he hurriedly said: "My lord, It’s pretty simple if you follow the rules.”

"The imperial court has long issued an order: those who traffic in and smuggled opium will be punished with a hundred sticks and three months of shackles, and will be exiled for three thousand miles; those who lead the children of good families to smoke will be hanged; those who are accomplices will be punished with a hundred sticks and three thousand miles; those who do not report the knowledge to the neighborhood guards , a hundred sticks, guard the border for five years.

"But since this incident alarmed Heaven, I wonder if we should take stricter measures to serve as a warning to others?"

Liu Yu heard the punishment according to the law and said with a smile: "A hundred sticks? If he can still survive, he will be a good man after being sent to guard the border for three thousand miles."

"Your Majesty has ordered this matter to be handled strictly and with special care. You are a landowner and you are familiar with things here. Let's go find some blacksmiths and carpenters. I will make some guillotines. Compared with hangings, guillotines are better Something interesting."

"Depending on the severity of the crime. The serious one will be shot; the light one will be guillotined."

"How many were you caught?"

The face of Guangdong Jiedushi changed slightly and he said: "A lot of them were arrested and imprisoned. It was like purgatory. They cut off their origins, snatched the ground with their heads, cried and howled day and night, and tore their skin and flesh... It was too horrible to watch. What I saw was no longer a human being, but a pig and a dog.”

"This thing is really harmful! If it spreads, there may be a risk of extinction. The Duke said that it should be treated severely and strictly, and I also think so. I have never seen it before, but after seeing it, I couldn't sleep at night."