Chapter 355: Heavenly King, our family has expanded its enrollment again! (Please order, please vote)
In early March of the fourth year of Xianfeng's reign in the Qing Dynasty, a huge mission to "welcome brides, give gifts, buy offices and alienate people" finally arrived at Weng Tong, the manager of HSBC Bank, "Dongting Mountain native" Xi Pingfang, and Yu Wanqing's adopted son Yu Dabao.
Under the leadership of the captain, he chartered a steamer named Misters, which had just been purchased from the British, and sailed away from the increasingly busy waterway of the Huangpu River and embarked on a journey north to Tianjin.
After seeing off this mission with multiple tasks, Luo Xueyan's work in Shanghai finally came to an end, and he could return to Suzhou to become Luo Yaoguo.
Of course, even if he returns to Luo Yaoguo, he will still have to interfere with Luo Xueyan's affairs!
Except for those days when he went to Japan, he always had two jobs. When he was working as Luo Xueyan in Shanghai, he also had to deal with official documents sent from Suzhou.
After he returns to Suzhou to become Luo Yaoguo, important official affairs in Shanghai will also be sent to Suzhou for him to handle personally.
Before Governor Luo left Shanghai for Suzhou this time, he also made some adjustments to the personnel and administrative system in Shanghai.
The first is to set up a "five-member committee" to assist him, called the Military and Administrative Office of the Governor's Office, with Wang Yi, Cheng Fupei, Yu Wanqing, Zhang Sanxiang and Xu Yuegui serving as "members of the Military and Administrative Office".
When Luo Xueyan is out "supervising the army", this five-member committee can act easily!
The second step was to set up the Shanghai Prefecture, and put all the county offices originally under Songjiang Prefecture and Taicang Prefecture under the Shanghai Prefecture. The Shanghai Prefecture was responsible for the administration of the entire Shanghai Governor's area. At the same time, the Shanghai Consultative Bureau was established.
Zongbing Town is responsible for local legislation and military affairs in Shanghai.
Wang Yi, Cheng Fupei, and Yu Wanqing served as the prefect of Shanghai, the chief of the Shanghai Consultative Bureau, and the commander-in-chief of Shanghai respectively.
Third, Luo Yaoguo established the "Shanghai General Hall of the Lecturers Group" to be fully responsible for the "League Affairs" in Shanghai, with Zhang Sanxiang as the leader.
As for Xu Yuegui, Yiri is Luo Yaoguo's most trusted housekeeper of Yuyuan and Sister Yuegui of Sanxin Company.
Finally, in order to facilitate himself to handle affairs in both Shanghai and Suzhou at the same time, Luo Yaoguo established a secretariat. The members of the secretariat included Zeng Guohua, Zhao Liewen, Weng Tongjue, Qian Zhenlun, Qian Zhenchang, and Yu Dawen. In addition to Zeng Guohua, others
They are all outstanding scholars in the Su Song, Taichang, and Hujia areas. These people’s hometown elders and their wealth are all in the hands of Luo Yaoguo...
After Luo Xueyan adjusted Shanghai's administration and personnel, Luo Xueyan boarded an official ship towed by a small steamer and left the prosperous Shanghai Beach.
On the second day after he left Shanghai, in Osaka, Japan, a city that has become an open port, a Chinese-style church had just opened and a somewhat peculiar prayer ceremony was being held.
Unlike other churches where one worships a cross, an icon, or both, this church worships a tablet of "God the Father and Emperor Hao". And what is read in this church is not from the Bible.
The New Testament, the Old Testament, but a "True Testament" that claims to be more authentic than the Old and New Testaments!
"Praise God as the Heavenly Father, who recognizes the only true God; praise Heavenly Brother as the savior, the Holy Lord who sacrificed his life for others; praise the King of Heaven as the true Holy Lord who descended to earth to save people; praise the King of the East as the Holy Spirit, the Wind, the Holy Spirit who redeems the sick and saves people
; Praise the King of the West as the rain master and the high sky
Noble man; praise the King of the South as the Master of Clouds and the righteous man of Heaven; praise the King of the North as the Master of Thunder and the benevolent man of Heaven; praise the King of Wings as the Master of Electricity and the righteous man of Heaven; praise the King of Wu as the holy angel descended from heaven; praise Empress Amaterasu.
Having a son with the Heavenly Holy Father..."
In the lobby of this Chinese-style church, Hong Daquan, who was wearing a black robe with crosses embroidered on the chest and back, was leading a group of Japanese believers to kneel in front of the memorial tablet of "God the Father Hao".
He was chanting sutras in somewhat jerky Japanese.
When he recited one sentence, the Japanese behind him followed suit!
Those Japanese believers include men and women, merchants, samurai, town people, geishas and wandering warbirds, and the number is probably as many as one or two hundred.
Outside the door of the church, Osaka Castle, Lord Tsuchiya Tonao of Tsuchiura Domain, who is in his thirties, has a square face, a mustache, and big eyes, wearing a gorgeous haori, is surrounded by a dozen servants of Osaka Castle.
He looked at this weird Chechidan prayer ceremony with a troubled face.
Well, is this the legendary "Chechidan Sect" that must be strictly banned?
Tsuchiya Tonao was a little unsure.
Why is there "Amaterasu" in the Kirishitan sect? Who is she? Why does it sound like she is Amaterasu? She has a son with God? This son...can't be a grandson, right? That's
Ancestor of His Majesty the Emperor!
This, this, this...\n.\n.\nTsuchiya-sama is a bit incompetent.
Japan has strictly prohibited Catholicism for more than two hundred years. Mr. Tsuchiya actually doesn’t know what serious Catholicism looks like.
But even if these guys chanting sutras in front of them are really Chichichidan believers, he, the Osaka Castle, has no right to arrest them, because...:.\n. The shogunate has signed a treaty, allowing various Christian sects to open ports freely in Japan
spread.
In other words, these Chechidan believers are all legal!
In addition, the treaty also allowed the Qing to have extraterritorial rights at open ports!
The priest who led the believers in chanting was a Qing man, and Osaka Jodai had no right to take him.
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Thinking of this, Tsuchiya Tonao had to curse "Baga" in a low voice, then turned and left.
Before he could go far, cheers came from the church: "Onboard! Onboard...\n....
"Sir, Lord Tsuchiura has already taken the people away!"
Tsuchiya Tonao had just left. A woman in her twenties, with fair skin, tall figure, deep eyes and a nose job, and she was obviously of mixed Eurasian descent stood up from a group of kneeling believers and walked quickly to Hong Daquan.
Behind him, he knelt down respectfully and reported Tupu's departure to Hong Daquan in blunt Chinese.
Hong Daquan was very nervous just now, for fear that the Japanese official would rush in and arrest him!
Although he had the protection of Marquis Shimazu and the Qing Consul in Nagasaki, Rosen, who could help him get people, Archbishop Hong, who was sent to Japan as the second son of God’s family to preach, really wanted to be caught by the Japanese samurai here in Osaka.
A quick beating will destroy your power.
Without divine power, it would not be easy to fool people!
Now that the Japanese official has backed down, that's great...\n.\n.\n.\n
The situation in Osaka for the "True Agreement Sect" is now open.
"Daizi, don't make a fuss. With the blessing of Heavenly Father, Lord Tsuchiura doesn't dare to do anything to us."
Although he was quite nervous in his heart, Hong Daquan was still able to maintain his composure in appearance, which was called a calm and confident person.
"Hai!"
The Japanese woman named "Tao Zi" looked at Hong Daquan's tall and majestic back with admiration and nodded slightly.
Hong Daquan stopped praying, stood up, then turned to face the believers below, raised his arms and shouted: "Chechidan, unite as one, board!"
The believers below also shouted together: "Chechidan, unite as one. After shouting this slogan on the board, the prayer ceremony of the Japanese True Testament Sect is over. Hong Daquan is preparing to lead the believers below to take to the streets to distribute "
"True Promise", Daozi suddenly approached Hong Daquan again and whispered: "Sir, there are visitors from Kyoto, and they were brought by Satsumahou's retainer Komatsu with a knife."
"Who is it?" Hong Daquan asked.
"It's Attendant Iwakura-sama!" Inako whispered.
"Attendant Iwakura...\n." Hong Daquan nodded and said with a smile, "Okay! Attendant of the Emperor...
Attendant is the official name of the Japanese court. An attendant from Kyoto must be a minister under the emperor. This person must be here to recognize his relatives and should recognize his father as his father on behalf of the emperor!
Hong Daquan waved his hand to a thin samurai believer: "Sakamoto, take people to distribute the "True Covenant". I have a guest to see...\n. A very important guest!"
"Hai!"
The samurai named Sakamoto agreed, turned around and called the believers below to go out and distribute the "True Covenant".
Hong Daquan took Daozi and walked toward the room deep in the church. As he walked, he asked Daozi: "Daozi, have you decided? Do you really want to lead a team to Tianjing to pay homage to His Majesty the King?"
"It's decided!" Daozi nodded and said firmly: "I heard that Tianjing is heaven on earth, so I really want to go and see it."
Hong Daquan nodded: "So..::..What about those sisters? They all volunteered to serve the King of Heaven and the kings?"
"Yes!" Daazi nodded again, "That's their honor!"
Chapter completed!