First of all, of course, it was necessary to meet with the representatives of the Holy See, and it was necessary to fool them, so Xiao Ruxun asked Matteo Ricci to go to Yangon to invite the people of the Holy See, and after watching Matteo Ricci go to invite the people of the Holy See, Xiao Ruxun and Chen Longzheng quietly discussed.

"The French came with you, too?"

"Well, yes, Xiao Hou, there are five of them, and they all seem to be representatives of the merchants on the French side, but Xiao Hou, why are you talking to these French merchants? Xia Guan thought that people like Mr. Li were more trustworthy, and businessmen only valued interests and were not trustworthy. ”

Chen Longzheng still adheres to his inherent belief that businessmen are not trustworthy because they value profit over separation, while people with faith are more trustworthy.

Xiao Ruxun told Chen Longzheng a truth.

"Tilong, you have to know that we are not doing business between two domestic merchants now, we are doing transnational business between the Ming Kingdom and the French Kingdom and the Genoa country, and for the two countries, there has never been such a thing as trust, you read all the history books, you should also know how high the probability of this black and white letter being torn up, the most unreliable is the alliance between countries, therefore, whether it is Mr. Li or these French, they are not trustworthy."

Chen Longzheng was stunned and said, "Then Xiao Hou, what do you mean?" ”

"The French just want to do business with us to make money, it's relatively pure, and the gang of disciples behind Mr. Li want to preach in order to control the demagoguery, you also know how terrible it is for those demon monks and demons in our country to bewitch people's hearts, the common people are so simple and easy to deceive, if they are deceived by these foreign religionists, they are afraid that they will be sold and help count the money, this kind of thing, Ben Hou will never allow it."

Chen Longzheng nodded slightly, and then asked, "That...... Then why did Xiao Hou ask me to bring them here? Wouldn't it be nice to just refuse? ”

"If I let you refuse them there, they are afraid that they will directly expel you all back, and I will not let them preach in our territory, why should they let us go to their territory to make money? They are not pigs, they are not stupid at all, you have also seen how many foreigners are in pursuit of our silk porcelain and tea, even an iron pot can be sold at a good price, it is simply our money bag!

Establish a good cooperative relationship with the money bag, sell it with things that are not very valuable here, and see how much gold and silver you brought back this time? How many guns, how many cannons, how many warships can these gold and silver make for us? If you give up for no reason, then you are stupid, and you are ignoring the overall situation. ”

Chen Long was thinking about it, so he arched his hand and said: "The subordinates are not thoughtful, and I also ask Xiao Hou to atone for his sins." ”

"What a sin Tilong has."

Xiao Ruxun smiled and waved his hand: "It's just that it is absolutely impossible to let these foreigners preach in our realm, I just asked them to come over just to give them a little reassurance, so that they will not completely despair, as for the matter of cooperation and business, we still have to discuss with the French and Genoese, put them in the back, and discuss with them without telling those disciples, this is the best policy."

Sooner or later, we will drive away the Spaniards who have occupied Luzon, and these Spaniards have a good relationship with Mr. Leigh and their sect, so we will also turn against each other sooner or later, and Tilong should not get too close to Mr. Leigh and them, so as not to hurt their feelings at that time. ”

Chen Longzheng frowned and said, "Is this too inappropriate?" Mr. Li assisted us in translating "The Original Geometry" and taught us so many things, but we have to use him, Xiao Hou, such an act is not the work of our gentlemen! ”

Xiao Ruxun said helplessly: "In this season, the atmosphere is corrupt, and the world is so big, where can a gentleman be accommodated?" The fact that a villain is a villain with the heart of a gentleman is helpless, and it is just a necessary means.

Moreover, the hearts of non-my race will be different, Mr. Li is not without purpose, he also wants to preach here, his purpose is to preach, but his methods are gentler and more imperceptible, so he can enter the Ming Dynasty to settle down.

And for us, we must wholeheartedly consider for the Ming Dynasty, anything that may hurt the Ming Kingdom, Ben Hou will never agree, would rather bear his own karma, and must not allow the Ming people to be damaged, even if he is infamous for this, he will not hesitate, this is Ben Hou's lifelong ambition, never change, Ti Long Cheng Cheng Gentleman, if you blame Ben Hou, Ben Hou has nothing to say. ”

Chen Longzheng was moved, immediately stood up, hugged his fists and said: "Xiao Hou is open-minded, it is Long Zheng who is wrong, Xiao Hou cherishes his family and country and the world, and does not care about the gains and losses of a citizen, but Long Zheng is still worried about himself, and he is deeply ashamed!" ”

Say a deep salute.

Xiao Ruxun stepped forward, helped Chen Longzheng up, and said emotionally: "Tilong went to the West for me at any risk, I was very moved, but now is the time to employ people, without Tilong's help, I will never be able to do anything, and I also ask Tilong to appease the French merchants and Genoese merchants for me, and promote the conclusion of the covenant, so as to fulfill my ambition!" ”

Chen Longzheng was greatly moved: "Dare not to serve Xiao Hou!" ”

After saying that, Chen Longzheng bowed deeply again, and then turned to leave, his pace was steady, and it could be seen that his mind had been decided, and it was difficult to change it.

Xiao Ruxun sat back in his chair, took a sip of tea, and suddenly laughed self-deprecatingly.

I don't know when it began, in the face of his subordinates, Xiao Ruxun also learned these hypocritical and hypocritical techniques to the extreme, and learned to use the means of grace and power to treat his subordinates, learned superb acting skills, and moved those subordinates with acting skills, especially in the face of an idealistic scholar like Chen Longzheng, his righteous acting skills have never missed, and he can deceive Chen Longzheng every time, making him more loyal.

Just doing this, after all, it is against his heart, living in this era, he wants to change this era, but it is inevitable to be changed by this era, there is no determination to cut meat and feed the eagle, don't mention changing the times, in the face of the times, anyone is weak, the weak want to defeat the strong, only sacrifice a way, and, do not forget the obsession of not forgetting the original intention.

Just walking on the Hongchen Avenue, how many people can not forget their original intentions, uphold their obsessions, and move forward all the way?

Xiao Ruxun doesn't know where his future will go, where he will go, he may still deceive many people, and even kill many people, but he knows that his purpose has never changed.

I can feel guilty, probably because I haven't completely lost my good thoughts, right?

Putting down the tea bowl, Xiao Ruxun walked back to the backyard, he was going to stay with his wife and a pair of children, only by staying with them, Xiao Ruxun could feel that he was still himself, not the righteous and awe-inspiring liar who was full of brilliant words just now.