After the meeting, Arconia was already waiting to see Shang Yi.

Hangzhou was originally an important missionary area of ​​Catholicism. Because there were many maritime merchants here and they had seen the world, they were not opposed to Catholicism. However, after the Nanjing Secretariat Plan, the Catholic missionary cause in Hangzhou was also greatly affected. Churches were closed, and many missionaries evacuated Hangzhou, and a few who insisted on staying also moved to underground missionary. Although the Ming Dynasty later relaxed the ban on bishops, the situation in Hangzhou was never restored before the Nanjing Secretariat Plan occurred.

However, after the merchant army entered Hangzhou, Shang Yi not only allowed Aconia to publicly preach in Hangzhou, but also allowed Aconia to raise money to build a church on its own. Aconia was naturally very happy. On the one hand, she reported to Long Huamin in Beijing to make a breakthrough in Hangzhou, but also ran around to raise the cost and land for building a church. Fortunately, there were many maritime merchants in Hangzhou, and many people were baptized in Nanyang. With Shang Yi's support, Aconia's capital accumulation action also progressed smoothly. In more than ten days, she raised more than 10,000 taels of silver and a piece of land. Among them, Lin Zhiyang and Li Gefei each invested 1,000 taels of silver.

After Shang Yi returned from Changguowei, he only restricted his freedom to Andre's four masters and servants, but his life was pretty good. Because Shang Yi didn't know their true identity and purpose, he asked Aconia to meet them and use Aconia as a religious person to make up their words.

After accepting Shang Yi's mission, Aconia was also very active. She went to Andre's master and servant to meet for three consecutive days. Today she came to Shang Yi and said as soon as she saw him, "Dear General, I think I have learned about their identities from the scriptures."

Shang Yi nodded. It seemed that the foreign monk had some tricks. He sent him to do this matter and was the party guy. He said, "Did they tell you? Father."

Arconia shook her head and said, "No, but this." As he said that, he took out a piece of paper and handed it to Shang Yi.

Shang Yi took it and saw that he was painting the logo he saw on the two-masted Spanish sailboat. He smiled and said, "Father, what is this? I saw the logo that looked like a family cluster?"

Arconia nodded and said, "You are right. This is the logo of the Spanish Gonzalez family."

Shang Yi said: "Is this family very famous in Spain?"

Arconia said: "Yes, they are one of the oldest families in Spain. The family history can begin to the era of the Spanish Resurrection Movement. After the establishment of the Habres Dynasty, this family has always served as senior officials and generals of the royal family, and has made many contributions to the Habres Dynasty. In the Battle of Lebanto in 1571, a general of their family made great achievements. Later, the failure of the Invincible Armada in the Battle of Gravlin was said to be the reason that the Gonzalez family did not send troops to the war."

Shang Yi said: "Why didn't the Gonzalez family send troops to participate in the Battle of Gravlin? This is a very important battle."

Aconia showed a bitter smile on her face and said, "Because the Gonzalez family supported Lutheranism at that time, they suggested that Philip II accept Lutheranism, but it angered Philip II and forbidden them from participating in the Battle of Gravlin."

Shang Yi couldn't help laughing when he heard this. Lutheranism was founded by Martin Luther, a religious reformer in Europe in the 16th century, but it was not recognized by the pope. Martin Luther was expelled from the religion. However, Martin Luther was supported by many Catholic countries in Europe. From then on, Catholicism was divided into old religions and Protestantisms, and the entire Europe was also divided into two camps: Catholic and Protestant countries. The German Civil War in 1628 triggered the Thirty Years' War, which was also called a religious war in Europe. The Habsburg Dynasty in Spain was based on the preservation of Catholic orthodox defenders. It was naturally not popular with the kings to support Protestantism in this country.

Arconia then said: "After the Battle of Gravlin, due to pressure from the situation, the Gonzalez family began to be reused again, but they never gave up their support for Protestantism. Now the master of the Gonzalez family is Earl Surezo, who served as the posts of the Habsburg Navy and Foreign Minister."

Although Shang Yi also estimated that Andre would be a noble child, he did not expect that he would be born into such a prominent family. Therefore, he said: "Who will this Andre be from the Gonzalez family, the son of Count Surezo?"

Aconia said: "I don't know much about this, because I have been leaving Europe for almost six years. Before I set out, I attended a banquet for their family. I remember that Count Surezo did have a young son at that time, and it seemed that he was less than ten years old. Moreover, Count Surezo's wife was a Russian nobleman, Xiao Da, and also had blonde hair."

Shang Yi said: "That is true that Andre's age and characteristics are very consistent. It is possible that he is 60 or 70% possible, but what are they doing when they come to China, or when they go to Manila? And do you think the Habsburgs may attack China by force?"

Arconia smiled bitterly and said, "I can't answer this question, because I went directly from Macau to China and have never been to Manila. And I also inferred about Andre, and their mouths were very strict and did not reveal much information."

Shang Yi nodded again, thought for a while, and said, "Okay, I am very happy to be able to provide so much information. In the past, the priests would meet them more often. It is best to be able to understand their background. If necessary, they can also take them out for a walk, but be sure to notify me in advance, and I will send someone to supervise them secretly."

Aconia said: "Okay, I will try my best to do what you told me."

Shang Yi said again: "By the way, Father, how is your church going? Do you need any help?"

Arconia smiled and said, "Very good. Now that the funds are almost ready, construction can be started recently. I plan to build a small church first, and the extra open space will be used as a yard for the time being. When there are more believers in the future, expand the scale. Thanks to the strong support of the general, I hope the Lord will always bless your health."

Shang Yi also smiled and said, "Tomorrow will be Lin Zhiyang's father's 66th birthday. I agreed to his invitation to attend this banquet with the scriptures, and the priest will go together."

This occasion is a good opportunity to expand the influence of Catholicism. Aconia is naturally willing to go, so she bowed to Shang Yi and said, "I am willing to obey your arrangements."

At this time, Duan Peng came to the door and said, "Report."

Shang Yi said: "Come in."

After Duan Peng came in, he said, "General, Mr. Li Gefei and Mr. Zhang Gengqiu are here."

It turned out that when Shang Yi returned to Hangzhou, he immediately found Li Gefei and confirmed Zhang Gengqiu's identity at that time. He was indeed a Chinese businessman from Manila, and he was also very influential among Chinese in Manila. He and Li Gefei were not only a few faces, but both had some friendship, and also knew Lin Zhiyang.

After confirming Zhang Gengqiu's identity, Shang Yi immediately released Zhang Gengqiu regardless of whether the information he provided was true or false, and thanked him for his information, saying that he had strengthened the coastal defense and prepared for the attack of the Spanish army. After Zhang Gengqiu was released, he followed Li Gefei to his home to settle down.

Shang Yi nodded and said, "Okay, please invite them in."

After Duan Peng left, Aconia also stood up and said, "Your Excellency, your guest is here to visit, I will not disturb your work. I will come on time at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning." He said, "I stood up and said goodbye.

Shang Yi sent him to the gate. At this time, Duan Peng also saw Li Gefei and Zhang Gengqiu come in. In the past few days, he and Li Gefei have become very familiar with each other. They nodded and said hello. Shang Yi also invited Li Gefei and Zhang Gengqiu into the inner hall.

After the two sides separated the host and the host, Shang Yi said, "The two of them came to find me, is there anything wrong?"

Li Gefei said: "Sir, you have entrusted Brother Lin and I to acquire a weaving workshop in Suzhou. We have discussed the two weaving workshops with the scriptures, and the total price is 62,000 taels of silver. All the factories and equipment are included. You can only go to Suzhou when you have time to see if you are satisfied."

Shang Yi nodded. The businessman was more efficient than the government in doing business, and said, "It's great, the price is not a problem. I am free now and can go to Suzhou at any time."

Li Gefei said: "Okay, it's just that Brother Lin is busy with their old master's birthday these two days and can't get any time. So after the old master Lin's birthday tomorrow, we will discuss how to invest, and then set off to Suzhou. What do you think?"

Shang Yi said: "Okay, then that's it."

Li Gefei said again: "In addition, I also found two companions who are willing to invest in the investment." He pointed to Zhang Gengqiu and said: "This brother Zhang is willing to invest in the investment. There are also two people. In the past, they were my business companions with Brother Lin and I. They will also come to Hangzhou tomorrow. We can meet at the Lin family."

In fact, during his time being in the Merchant Army, Zhang Gengqiu was not punished, but was restricted from his own self-discipline. Shang Yi and the officers and soldiers of the Merchant Army were very polite to him, and he also clearly felt that the Merchant Army's style was different from that of ordinary troops, so he had a good impression of the Merchant Army. After being released, he heard Li Gefei talk about Shang Yi a lot, and then he realized that Shang Yi was not an ordinary general. After learning that they opened a weaving factory with Shang Yi and were looking for partners, Zhang Gengqiu also keenly realized that this was a good opportunity and also offered to invest in cooperation.
Chapter completed!