I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Hu Xiaoba called this mouse with a bag on its belly a kangaroo.

Kangaroo meat is not tasty. Except for filling our stomachs right after landing, no one ate kangaroo meat anymore.

The bird that is taller than a human is called an ostrich by Hu Xiaoba.

Ostrich meat was also unpalatable, and soon people stopped wanting to hunt the animal.

Fortunately, there are many animals on this continent.

Hu Xiaoba led the crew and hunted many small animals.

After leading people to explore, Hu Xiaoba discovered that this was a huge piece of land.

There was a vast forest with towering trees. Hu Xiaoba drooled as he looked at the trees.

As a captain, he certainly understood how precious these trees were.

These are all precious materials for building super large ships!

In addition to trees, the continent is also very rich in minerals.

Hu Xiaoba saw an open-pit coal mine, with the ground covered with coal rocks.

These coal stones can be thrown directly into the fire and burned.

This is truly a God-given land!

And Hu Xiaoba didn’t see any natives!

New World!

Hu Xiaoba quickly realized that this was a precious continent!

Hu Xiaoba was born in Youzhou.

Youzhou belongs to southern Fujian, where the natural conditions are extremely harsh.

Southern Fujian is nicknamed "eight mountains, one river, and one piece of land."

Simply put, eight-tenths of the entire southern Fujian area is mountainous land that cannot be cultivated.

Rivers account for one tenth.

Only one tenth of the land is still arable.

The natural conditions in southern Fujian are similar to those in Luzhou.

What’s even worse than Luzhou is that there are no mineral resources in southern Fujian.

Therefore, southern Fujian has had a tradition of doing business since ancient times, mainly because farming cannot fill the stomach.

The people of southern Fujian moved south to make their living because they really had no way to survive.

There are many Minnan people in Little Luzon now. They were unable to survive due to famine and had to come to Little Luzon to make a living.

Today, more than half of the people on Xiangjiang Island are from southern Fujian, so they are very eager for land.

Although Little Luzon is good, there are many indigenous people in Luzon, and those indigenous people often conflict with the people of Great Zhou.

Moreover, the climate in Luzon is hot and there are many mosquitoes, so it is not a suitable place to live.

But this continent is different!

The climate here is similar to that of southern Fujian, and the land is fertile.

Large tracts of grassland and forest.

In Hu Xiaoba's opinion, this is truly a blessed land!

At this time, Hu Xiaoba remembered the court's "Theory of Colonial Expansion".

Ever since Xindi Bao published "On Colonial Expansion", the Great Zhou quickly formed the awareness of outward expansion.

The imperial court issued an order for colonization and expansion.

That is, if the land is discovered outside the Great Zhou, the reporter can legally own one hundred acres of land.

The court would also give a reward to the reporter.

There are no signs of indigenous life on this land, which means it is a no-man's land?

Borderlands?

Such a large piece of unowned land!

If it is true, then Hu Xiaoba and all the crew members can own one hundred acres of land.

For the Minnan people who are very eager for land, this is simply a huge temptation!

Hu Xiaoba immediately began to look at the map, calculated his position, and looked for the route back to Da Zhou!

As long as I can go back to the Great Zhou and discover the New World, I will make a fortune!

The temperature here is pleasant and the vegetation is lush.

If you really settle here, it would be great!

This fleet that accidentally deviated from its course had no idea how vast the new continent they had arrived at was.

The dusty Taoist priest You Ran finally returned to Kyoto.

The hired Geshaman cavalry tied down a part of the Beimang.

Taoist Master Youran's achievements were also reported to the imperial court, which granted him the title of third-rank national protector.

Now Taoist Youran has returned home in glory.

The Taoist temple where he lived was also named a royal Taoist temple by the imperial court.

The incense is very popular and there is an endless stream of pilgrims coming to worship.

The deeds of Taoist Priest Youran were even published in the New Palace Gazette, and for a time, the influence of Taoism in Kyoto soared.

Taoist Master Youran returned to Kyoto with his disciples, and the ones who were most shocked were the monks of Foguang Temple.

From ancient times to the present, Buddhism and Taoism have been in conflict with each other.

The emperor of this dynasty worshipped Taoism, but the general public mainly believed in Buddhism.

Buddhism has greater influence among the people, but the deeds of Taoist Master Youran were widely publicized, and the influence of Taoism increased.

More importantly, Taoist Youran went to the frontier to spread his faith.

There are many people in Beimang who believe in Taoism now.

Buddhism strives to gain the faith of the lower classes, but the number of such people is limited.

This is equivalent to Taoist Master Youran expanding his base and broadening the scope of Taoist beliefs.

So when Buddhism and Taoism are fighting each other, Taoist Master Youran is the one who gets the upper hand!

At the Salt and Iron Conference, Buddhism and Taoism were not discussed, but the court's attitude of controlling religion was very obvious.

However, the imperial court was still quite encouraging of the spread of religious beliefs outside the Great Wall.

The abbot of Foguang Temple sits in the main hall of the temple.

Looking at the disciples around him, the great monk who was conferred the title of the Supreme Monk by the imperial court spoke:

"Everyone, I plan to travel west to preach."

When these words were spoken, everyone was stunned.

The abbot of Foguang Temple, whose Dharma name is Hongan, said to his disciples:

"I heard from the Turkish merchants who came to Beijing that Buddhism in India is declining. I want to go to India to spread Buddhism!"

Now the disciples were even more dumbfounded!

This world is crazy!

At that time, Master Xuanzang traveled all the way west, wrote "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons", and obtained the Buddhist scriptures in India.

Unexpectedly, Buddhism in the Central Plains flourished for hundreds of years, while Buddhism in India declined.

Master Hongan is going to India to preach?

Master Hongan said: "India was once a Buddhist country, so it must still have some heritage."

"So I want to go to India to revive Buddhism."

"But I heard that India can now be reached by sea!"

"So this time I plan to continue sailing west from Thailand to India!"

Tianzhu is the India marked on Western maps.

In fact, people in Thailand often traded with India through sea transportation.

However, the country of India does not seem to have any goods worth showing off except for some spices.

India was once a great civilized country with a glorious history. It is also the birthplace of Buddhism.

But the irony is that there are almost no Buddhists in India now.

It is Hinduism that now rules India.

On the one hand, Hong'an traveled west to collect original Buddhist scriptures from India.

On the one hand, I also want to spread and promote Buddhism.

Against the backdrop of the Great Zhou's suppression of Buddhism, Hong'an had no choice but to actively expand its overseas markets.

Seeing that the host had made up his mind, the disciples could only offer their blessings.

Hongan took his three disciples and boarded a ship to the Kingdom of Thailand.

Li Tian sat in the empty palace, looking at the national fortune value prompted by the system, with a helpless look on his face.

Is there anything else in the Great Zhou that can ruin the country's destiny?

The chaos of river transport was quelled, and Yuhang implemented the policy of allocating land tax to each acre.

The salt rebellion in Yuhang was put down by Huang Xiao before it even broke out.

Li Tian still hasn't figured out how to arrange for Huang Xiao.

Beimang has fallen into decline and has now retreated to the northern border.