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    "We can't wait any longer. Now the population in Manhattan is constantly growing, and many people are coming here to make a living. This is a God-given 'pasture', and we must develop the Lamb of the Lord here. And you won't  Do you think this place is very good? In addition to the large number of people, people also have a lot of wealth."

    In a rental house near the Port of Manhattan, missionaries from Europe gathered together. They were conducting seminars on matters of faith that were not open in Manhattan.

    At the same time, Manhattan officials have not given an answer to complain about what they want to build churches and churches here.

    "These damn officials of the Song Empire, God will definitely send down thunder and fire to destroy this city. They have lost their faith and God's protection."

    A priest from the Vatican stood up excitedly and kept shouting.

    His clamor aroused the approval of many people.

    Although it is no longer the dark Middle Ages, there are still many people in Manhattan who are willing to listen to the "voice" of the church conveyed by the priests.

    "And not all of these priests have firm beliefs. They do all kinds of evil, but you can't see it secretly.

    There are many Europeans living in the Manhattan area. If religious matters are opened up, these church members will take the opportunity to rise, and management will not be so easy by then.

    At the same time, church personnel in this era have continued their consistent style.

    Likes to interfere with and fight against national policies and government decrees.

    This is what makes Zhao Hongyu and the others very disgusted and disgusted.

    It is precisely based on this consideration.  Zhang Tie, the chief executive of Manhattan, has never been open to religious matters and ignored the requests of the clergy.

    ¡°Just kidding, if you don¡¯t have a response strategy, just letting these people settle in Manhattan is asking for trouble.

    Zhang Tie is not a fool, nor is he that stupid.

    ¡°This is not Europe. This kind of radical approach will only cause trouble. Don¡¯t forget that most of the people here do not believe in God.¡±

    A priest from France glanced coldly at his excited companions and kindly reminded them to pay attention to this.

    Yes.  Now they are not in Europe, but in America.

    The system usually used in Europe may not necessarily work well here.

    The reason is simple, because they have no mass base here.

    The Indians here believe in the god of nature, which is the so-called animism.

    Usually trees, rivers, plants, and animals are gods.

    Therefore, there is no market for the only God, Jehovah, here.

    ??Besides, Indians believe in animism, and they can get many benefits.

    Animals provide meat.  Plants provide medicinal herbs and rivers provide drinking water.  Trees can be used to burn firewood for heating.

    But what is the use of the Lord of the church?

    It¡¯s useless. Instead, you have to provide food and drink for the priests, and you have to pay them when they build churches.

    ¡°The Indians would not believe in such a useless god.

    Although Indians are simple, they are not idiots.

    You know, historically Europeans have always wanted to conquer Indians by making them believe in the church.

    But it has never been successful.

    In the end, only some children of the destroyed Indian tribes who were brought back by Europeans and raised by the church could be regarded as believing in God.

    But other Indians.  I don't believe this at all.

    It can be seen that God is not very attractive to Indians at all.

    And the other target of the priests, the upper class black-haired ethnic Chinese of the Song Empire, were not very interested in them either.

    Some people even bluntly point out that they are a bunch of liars.

    At this point, the development of the priests in America has completely entered a low ebb.

    "That's right. This is not Europe, and what we did in Europe will not work at all. And if it upsets the government authorities, it is very likely that we will be expelled. I don't want to see such a thing happen."

    Some people have raised their concerns and opinions.

    When these people were in Europe.  Even the nobles were polite to them when they saw them. How often had they been treated like this?

    Therefore, some people feel uncomfortable.It's also normal.

    This is like doing what a master has done, and suddenly they want to be a grandson. Their mentality cannot change for a while.

    Whether they are willing or not, whether they are used to it or not, in short, when they come to America, if they are a dragon, you have to coil up, and if they are a tiger, you have to lie down.  Otherwise, you will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

    Some priests know this very well, so they must be considered smart people.

    But some people can¡¯t do that. They think they can be a master wherever they go, and they can eat and drink just by asking.

    They didn¡¯t know that Zhao Hongyu and the others didn¡¯t take them seriously at all, and even thought they were just clowns.

    Zhao Hongyu from later generations, and Wang Shan and others from the virtual world, I don¡¯t know what kind of sect they are.

    ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? and in the future generations with advanced information, they are all very clear about the issues behind various sects and beliefs.

    Overall, the church is just a bunch of parasites.

    Some people even join the church because of some dark thoughts and purposes in their hearts.

    For example, a certain pastor in the United States is actually a pedophile.

    ¡°He did many lawless things through Europeans¡¯ trust in the church.

    But he did not get the punishment he deserved, because with the help of the church, he went from the United States to Ireland without a hair being hurt, and lived there leisurely.

    I have to say, this is a very ironic thing.

    From this we can see how many such people exist in the church?

    It¡¯s not surprising that Zhao Hongyu and the others no longer have a good impression of the people in the church.

    "Then what should we do now? The people here are extremely rich, but the government does not allow us to preach, so we can only watch but there is nothing we can do."

    Yes, the affluence here in Manhattan stuns these European missionaries.

    Some of them have already begun to dream about building a church here and developing believers.

    I dare not say that there are too many. If we can develop 10,000 believers, if they donate one silver coin to themselves every month, it will be 10,000 silver coins.

    In Europe, only the bishop of a large region can have such ¡®income¡¯.

    With such achievements, the position of Bishop of the Americas will no longer be available.

    And, as the number of churches increases, the number of priests under his command will also increase.

    By then, your rights will also become greater.

    Haha, this kind of thing feels wonderful when I think about it.

    But what a pity, these are just fantasies looking at the moon in the water. At the same time, Manhattan officials have not given them the authority to preach at all, and have restricted them intentionally or unintentionally.

    This made them very angry.

    "Yes, this is a rich pasture, and we have to fight for this rich land for God. So what do you all think? Why don't you all speak up and discuss it together? One person can't do much.  , if there are many people, they will always find a way, right?"

    Someone suggested.

    "To protest, we went to protest in front of the government office building, and privately we found some Europeans who work here. They probably won't refuse our request. As long as there are more people, I think the officials will give it serious consideration.  "

    Immediately, someone came up with a solution.

    Everyone nodded, feeling that this method was really good.

    As long as there are more people protesting and petitioning, the officials of the Song Empire will not ignore it.

    After all, no matter what kind of government it is, what it needs is stability.

    The missionaries are very clear about this.

    ¡°And there are many Europeans working here in Manhattan, and they are all believers in God. It can be said that we, the missionaries, still have a bit of a mass base.

    ¡°At the same time, these Europeans are doing the most basic work in Manhattan. If they cause chaos, the government will also consider the consequences.

    "Apart from this, do we have any other options? The previous method is very good and we can use it. But this method alone is not enough. We need to think more about it so that we can respond to emergencies more easily."

    Sitting above the group of missionaries, the middle-aged priest from the Vatican spoke at this time.

    "We can also preach secretly, or even go to the hinterland to preach. The people of the Song Empire probably won't find out. In short, we can't just sit back and wait for death. We must take the initiative."

      Someone else came up with a way.

    However, this method did not gain the support of many people.

    Because everyone hopes to develop here in Manhattan, but they are unwilling to go to mountainous areas or poor places.

    ¡°Those places, there¡¯s Manhattan.

    After they came to America from Europe, they immediately fell in love with the city of Manhattan.

    It is clean and tidy here, unlike the dirty and smelly cities in Europe, and the people are rich and there are many goods.

    ¡°Plus they have lived here for a while, and they are really starting to get used to this kind of life.

    Drink some soy milk and eat a fried dough stick every day.

    Or just eat a bowl of hot and oily ramen.

    Even other snacks are fine.

    "But if you go to remote areas, life will not be so good.

    People, once you have enjoyed it and then give it up, it is not that easy.

    This is the situation these missionaries are encountering now.

    "We can talk to the Manhattan government bit by bit. First of all, we have to open this door. We can temporarily focus on the port. Just talk about establishing a temporary missionary station. I think they won't refuse."

    "As long as this missionary site is established"

    hey-hey!

    The preacher who spoke finally laughed.

    Everyone understood what he meant.
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