The name "Folangji" does not refer to people from a certain country, but, like "Westerners" in later generations, is the collective name for Europeans in East and South Asia such as the Ming Dynasty.

"Hey, Miss Lingyun knows that these are Folangji people?" Zhou Zhong couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard Xie Lingyun reveal the origins of the two priests. If he remembered correctly, the Age of Discovery in the West had just begun.

To start, at this time, Ming Dynasty should not have formal contact with Europe.

In response to Zhou Zhong's surprise, Xie Lingyun pulled back her hair that was blown by the wind and said with a smile: "Of course I know about Folangji, and it's not just me, anyone who is smuggling south knows about them. I heard that

These Fo Langji people sailed from the far west and have now arrived in Nanyang. Their power has grown rapidly and they have occupied many places in Nanyang. If your father is still alive, I am afraid he knows more than this little girl. After all, he

The fleet mainly travels to Southeast Asia, and I heard that they often deal with the Folangji people."

Zhou Chong was shocked when he heard that Europeans had occupied many places in Southeast Asia. Coming from later generations, he knew that these Westerners were a bunch of hungry wolves. Although in the minds of Europeans now, the Central Plains is still a

The country is full of gold and silk, and its national power is extremely powerful. They dare not provoke it at all. But when they find out the weakness of the Central Plains region, they will definitely show their fangs. The Central Plains land will be ravaged by them many times.

History also proves this.

"Sir, Miss, we are just priests, not soldiers with swords and guns. We came to Ming Dynasty just to spread the gospel of Our Lady and the Lord. Please don't get me wrong!" At this time, the two priests on the deck heard Zhou Zhong and the others.

In the conversation, the short and fat priest hurriedly defended himself. It seemed that the two of them were led by him.

"Well, Miss Xie, I am very interested in the Fo Langji people and want to know about them. Do you think you can leave them to me?" Zhou Chong said with a smile. He really wanted to know.

The situation in Europe in this era, and he also wanted to know how far the world colonization of Portugal and Spain had progressed, and the two priests in front of him should be able to give him a satisfactory answer.

Hearing Zhou Zhong's request, Xie Lingyun's wonderful eyes lingered on his face for a moment, and suddenly she smiled and said: "Actually, the little lady is also very interested in Fo Langji. I wonder if I can ask these two questions with the young master?"

Zhou Zhong was stunned when he heard this. He couldn't guess whether Xie Lingyun was really interested in the Folangji people, or whether he wanted to hear what news he wanted to get from these two priests? But he was on their ship, and

The person was also captured by the Xie family, so it was naturally impossible for him to refuse, so in the end he had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The two priests heard that their fate was now in the hands of the young man in front of them. Although they did not know Zhou Zhong's identity on the ship, the other priest knew about Catholicism and seemed to be very interested in them. He also seemed to be a gentleman, so he must be

They were not as rude as the bald man just now, so they were very cooperative with Zhou Zhong's words.

Zhou Zhong took the two priests to his cabin, and Xie Lingyun also followed in. The bald man named Uncle Hei followed closely behind her, apparently to prevent anyone from harming Xie Lingyun.

After entering the cabin, Zhou Zhong asked Xie Lingyun to sit down, then he sat in front of the two priests and asked, "What are your names and where do you come from?"

"I...my name is John Gillis, and I am the president of the Dominican Order. You can just call me John. This is the priest of Bernadette. We are on the same page as those who invaded Southeast Asia."

We are not from the same country, but we want to spread the glory of Our Lady and the Lord throughout the world, so we boarded their ship and traveled thousands of miles to come here." The short and fat priest immediately introduced himself and his companions to Zhou Zhong.

When he arrived at his post, he proudly puffed up his chest, but soon showed a humble smile.

The Dominican Order, also known as the Evangelistic Brotherhood, is one of the main sects of the Catholic mendicant order. The so-called mendicant order is actually a type of monks who are similar to ascetics. They do not own any real estate and make a living by begging for food.

In all stages of society, the Catholic Church has a great influence. Because Dominican priests generally wear black clothes, they are also called black monks.

The Dominicans call themselves the Lord's guard dogs and are determined to travel around the world to eradicate heresy and ignorance. They focus on preaching and theological philosophy, so they are also called the Missionary Society. They also preside over the Holy See's Inquisition and have great power in their hands.

Many Western heretics or scientists were burned to death by this group of people.

Zhou Zhong had never cared much about religion, so he naturally didn't know what the Dominicans were. It wasn't until Father John, who claimed to be the president of the Dominicans, explained for a long time that he understood the purpose and purpose of the Dominicans.

Doctrine. Xie Lingyun next to her quietly listened to the conversation between Zhou Zhong and Father John, without any intention of interrupting.

Next, Zhou Zhong asked the other party how he came to Daming. When he mentioned this matter, Father John and Father Nader behind him both looked depressed.

It turned out that the two of them were Spaniards, but this time they came to the East on a Portuguese ship, and they did not participate in the battle between the Portuguese and the Southeast Asian natives. They just had a pious heart for the Virgin and the Lord.

I want to be the first to bring the glory of God to the civilized land of Ming Dynasty.

It turned out that after they arrived in Nanyang on a Portuguese ship, they traveled several times to Bo Ni, which was later known as the Philippines. Then they met a smuggler from the Ming Dynasty in Manila and asked him to take them to the Ming Dynasty. It turned out that they were near Fuzhou.

However, because of his strange appearance and his reckless preaching, he was expelled by local officials and people.

However, this did not dampen their enthusiasm for preaching. Instead, they took a boat to the north. This time they landed on Zhoushan Island, and then they continued to preach everywhere and actively learned Chinese. Unfortunately, their teachings were really problematic. Anyone who joined their church

Believers can no longer worship their ancestors, respect Confucius, etc. This rule alone is incompatible with the ideas of the people of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, within half a year of their arrival in Zhoushan, not only did they not develop a single believer, they ended up annoying everyone.

No one is even willing to give them food.

People always have to survive. After begging for no food, Father John and the two had to find ways to find food. Among them, they used some not-so-bright methods, such as stealing snacks from children and stealing food from the residents of the island.

Chickens, ducks, salted fish dried in the yard, etc., now made the people on the island even more angry, and they also fell into a situation where everyone was shouting and beating them.

Seeing this situation, Father John and Father Nader also knew that they could no longer stay on the island, so they took advantage of the dark moon and high wind tonight to secretly come to the port and find the largest ship, which was

Zhou Zhong and the others climbed onto the boat, preparing to wait until another place to start again. Unfortunately, they were discovered by Uncle Hei, who was beaten for no apparent reason. Now both of them have bruises on their faces and their clothes are torn.

There were a few cuts, but he looked almost the same as a beggar.

After hearing the experiences of these two unlucky priests, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but feel a little funny, but he soon fell silent. The Portuguese had arrived in Nanyang. The arrival of these two priests in front of them also marked that the Portuguese were likely to be in trouble in the future.

Appeared on the coast of the Ming Dynasty at a certain time. If he remembered correctly, the first batch of Portuguese to arrive in the Ming Dynasty were actually a group of pirates. They looted as soon as they landed, causing great harm to the people along the coast. Later, they even bribed

Officials of the Ming Dynasty successfully obtained the right to reside in Macau, and it was not until hundreds of years later that Macau's sovereignty was recovered.

Thinking of this, Zhou Zhong couldn't help but ask about the situation of the Portuguese in Nanyang. According to Father John, this year the Portuguese wanted to occupy Mancajia, which would later become the Strait of Malacca, but they encountered strong counterattack from the locals.

, and finally had to withdraw.

However, although the Portuguese did not occupy the Strait of Malacca, they detoured to Sriwijaya and still entered the Southeast Asian region. Now they have established strongholds on Java, Timor, Balni and other large islands, and are working hard to accumulate strength and prepare to capture the Strait of Malacca in one fell swoop.

, thus completely opening up this traffic artery leading to the Ming Dynasty.

Zhou Zhong silently sorted out the information he had obtained in his mind, and then thought of another question, so he asked: "Father John, since you are Spanish, you must know the situation in Spain very well. I don't know.

To what extent have you developed the New World?"

Hearing Zhou Zhong suddenly mention the New World, Father John and Father Nader were both stunned, and then their faces showed expressions of shock. Based on their understanding of the Ming Dynasty during this period, both the Ming officials and the people had a deep understanding of the Ming Dynasty.

They didn’t care about other lands, so they always thought that Ming Dynasty was an extremely arrogant country. However, they never thought that the young Ming Dynasty boy in front of them would actually know about the New World. You must know that it was only more than ten years ago that Columbus discovered America.

At that time, even in Europe, quite a few people did not know that there was such a new continent in the world.

However, after the shock, Father John and Priest Nader looked at each other, and then Priest Nader said: "Dear Master, I have been to the New World a few years ago and stayed there for a long time.

Unfortunately, I got dysentery and almost died there. I finally survived and returned to Spain the year before last, so I know the situation there better."

When Priest Nader said this, he pulled out a thin rope from the collar of his neck, and hung a flat box the size of a baby's hand underneath. He took the box off, then held it with both hands and brought it to Zhou Zhong and said:
Chapter completed!