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"Bishop Leonard, welcome. Your presence makes our humble office shine." In his office, Lucien welcomed Bishop Leonard.

Lucien was not self-effacing when he said that his office was simple, because most of the time (not even a few times in a year) Lucien did not work here. Therefore, Lucien naturally didn't care about the decoration here. Even sometimes, he can use this relatively simple office to show his integrity.

Of course, all French people believe in the integrity of the Bonaparte family. Although the salaries of Bonaparte in power, Bonaparte dean, and Bonaparte ministers are not low, their salaries are all donated to help the poor in France. Besides, the whole of France knows that the Bonaparte family is very good at doing business. They have a lot of money. How can they use corruption?

Just like the mayor of Xinxiang in the later generations of the Lighthouse Country did not get paid, and even donated hundreds of millions of dollars to support various causes in Xinxiang, the members of the Bonaparte family not only did not get paid, but also continued to give money to various charitable causes . Of course, the Bonaparte family is the same as a certain mayor of Xinxiang. In the process, the family property has doubled many times. But this is all money that comes from a fair and honest way, and it is definitely not from corruption-speaking of corruption, how much money can there be? As long as you adjust the policy direction, and make financial preparations with foresight, you don't know how much money you can make in the right way.

"Minister Bonaparte, I am honored to meet you here. May God bless you." Bishop Leonard also responded.

"Mr. Bishop, you should have known before you came. After the Olympics, we will deal with those Barbary pirates to rescue those Catholics who were kidnapped by them and sold into slavery. Mr. Bishop, you also know that these people They have been living in North Africa for a long time, and they live under the slavery of those evil pagans. They look forward to the stars and the moon, hoping that we can rescue them from the slavery of the pagans, just like a severe drought When the time comes, the farmers look forward to the dark clouds."

Hearing Lucien's exaggerated remarks, Bishop Leonard couldn't help but sneered in his heart.

Indeed, in the past hundreds of years, since the 16th century, Barbary pirates captured about 800,000 to 1.25 million European coastal residents by attacking ships and coastal settlements, and resold them as slaves. In the middle of the 17th century, such daring raids reached their peak. Coastal villages and towns in countries such as Spain and Italy were deeply disturbed, and residents moved inland. It was not until the 19th century that some people returned to settle.

The French, on the other hand, played a disgraceful role in these disasters. In fact, the Barbary pirates can be so rampant, largely relying on the support of France. The French opened the military port to supply these pirates, help them sell their stolen goods, help them build and repair ships, sell them weapons, provide them with information, and even vacate churches belonging to God for those pagans to pray. Without the French, the danger of Barbary pirates could not have been so great. Now the French are jumping out and pretending to be the saviors, which is really... I have never seen such audacity!

Seemingly seeing Bishop Leonard's thoughts, Lucien said again: "When the tyrants of the Bourbon dynasty ruled France, not only did they not stop such atrocities, but they were defiled by mammon. In order to get the pirates to plunder interests, betrayed God, and betrayed the majority of the pious French people. They are not worthy to call themselves Catholics. I think the Holy See should seriously consider this matter and announce the excommunication of the remnants of the Bourbon family in exile membership."

"The guys from the Bourbon family are certainly not good people, but don't you continue to maintain an ally relationship with Turkey?" Bishop Leonard thought in his heart, but said on his mouth: "The church is tolerant, and it is To be fair, we will launch an investigation into those exiles of the Bourbon family, and we will only take such extreme measures when the evidence is solid."

Lucien also expressed his understanding of this, and then he said: "Although the matter of supporting the Barbary pirates was created by those tyrants. The government of the French Republic has never done such a thing against conscience. But we still feel that, In this matter, we have a moral responsibility. Therefore, we hope to work together with the Holy See to liberate those people of God who have fallen in North Africa.

But Mr. Bishop, you also know that these troubled Christians have lived in North Africa for a long time, and their family businesses are all in North Africa. It is irresponsible to let them leave North Africa hastily. And North Africa is the territory of the Turks. France does not want territorial expansion and aggression. This is against French principles.

So even if we free those poor Christian slaves, they will still remain in North Africa. But these poor Christians, our poor brothers, have fallen into the hands of pagans for hundreds of years. Although they still retain their devout faith in Jesus Christ, due to the lack of the guidance of the church, in some things, It is always inevitable that there will be doubts and even go astray. So we need to establish orthodox churches in North Africa to guide those who belong to the Lamb of God. "

Bishop Leonard knew that this was the key point. So he asked: "Of course the Holy See is willing to help these lost lambs. But what can the Holy See do in the land of the heathen?"

"We have already negotiated with the Sudan. France has the right to lease ports in the original Barbary countries, mine minerals, and build the railways attached to the mines. France will have new churches in the leased ports, as well as along the mines and railways. , and the power to station certain troops.

Originally, the church in our country hoped to be able to provoke this responsibility, but we in France have always been honest and trustworthy. In the agreement we reached with the Holy See that year, there was a secret clause that our church would not preach outside France and her territories. Legally speaking, those places in North Africa are only leased by us, not French territory or possessions. Therefore, the church in our country should not preach in these places. Therefore, the responsibility of leading those lost lambs to the right path can only be fulfilled by the Holy See. The Holy See can ask us for any needs in the process of missionary work; when encountering heretics looking for trouble, they can ask us for support. Let me say this, bishop, do you understand our sincerity? This is our most important gift to the Pope. "