If someone asks Ye Hua what a great country is, Ye Hua will probably answer. If there is no external enemy to defeat you, only you can defeat yourself, it is probably a great country.

When the Zhou people heard this answer, they would definitely sneer, because since the three generations, the Qin, Han, Sui and Tang dynasties, the Han people have been thriving in the Central Plains and have been endless, and have never been afraid of any enemy? As long as the internal affairs are clear, they don’t have to care about any barbarians. It’s natural for you to say!

But if you jump out of the Central Plains, look around and dare to say this, there will be very few people.

In some countries, they simply kneel down to whoever comes, and have never resisted, such as... the cute third brother!

Ye Hua carefully analyzed the current national conditions of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Agricultural cooperatives were promoting, steam engines appeared, and the seeds of the industrial revolution began to sprout.

The transaction problems between the two sectors of industry and agriculture have also been solved. There is no doubt that the contradictions brought about by the industrial revolution must be smaller than those of Western countries.

But at the same time, one problem cannot be ignored, that is, the Great Zhou is too big, and a giant elephant, even if it is just a leisurely walk, will bring greater vibrations than the running bamboo rat.

After all, we still need to look outside... plunder everything that can be plundered and fill industrial giants.

Chai Rong hoped to attack the Khitan, recover Liaodong, and then attack Goryeo, or even Japan... Ye Hua did not object to this route, but fought northward, with a cold climate and sparse population, and his real economic value was not great, and he would not be able to see it for at least a while.

The cheapest way is to go south and pick a big bun with thin skin and big filling!

Ye Hua was thinking, and Guo Zongxun came to the door again.

"Master, I have calculated that according to the current price of the steam engine, even if it is discounted in half, a cooperative of about 100 households can still not afford it!" Guo Zongxun said helplessly: "I hope the factory can reduce the price, but my uncle firmly disagrees. He said that to continue to research new technologies, he must make greater investments and he must maintain the high profits of the steam engine."

Ye Hua nodded, "This time I think Brother Xing's view is correct."

"Yes, but the farmers can't afford the money?"

"Then find a way!" Ye Hua said with a smile: "The court can pay for subsidies and let the steam engine go to the countryside."

Guo Zongxun's face was so frustrated that he looked disappointed, "Master, if his father had money, he would have been using troops to the outside world long ago, so he would not be willing to subsidize the cooperative!"

"Hahaha!" Ye Hua laughed: "Your Majesty is far-sighted, and of course you can see the benefits of the steam engine. How to find money at the checkpoint is to be hidden. As early as the end of the Western Regions War, I gave orders to Liu Chuang and Xu Shiling, asking them to form a fleet, and at the appropriate time, go to India and open up the route..."

Ye Hua really didn't think too much. He thought that he would eat food at a bite. Although the "third brother" was not resistant to the beating, it had existed for thousands of years and was also a bit of good deeds and was not careless, so he had to swallow it a little bit.

This is Ye Hua’s view, and Xu Shiling certainly agrees.

He prepared more than a hundred large ships, half filled with weapons and half filled with silk porcelain, and began his sailing.

Starting from Guangzhou, heading south along the coastline to Tianzhu... This route is not difficult. In fact, as early as the Tang Dynasty, or even earlier, big bearded merchants came across the ocean. They lived in Guangzhou and other places, with tens of thousands of people.

In recent years, with the Great Zhou unification of the whole country, maritime trade in the southeast has flourished, and many merchants have also come.

Xu Shiling's voyage can only be regarded as the first official official action.

They spent more than half a year traveling through Malacca, entering the Indian Ocean, and reaching the east coast of the Indian Peninsula.

Xu Shiling was still quite excited when he embarked on a novel world.

There were not many naval generals in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Ren Tianxing was older, and his wife Han gave him two children, one man and one woman.

Ren Tianxing has no ambitions and is more willing to live a small life with his wife and children.

Xu Shiling scoffed at him. After all, he was a small family. He was not as brilliant as his ancestors. As a descendant, he must surpass his ancestors.

To restore the glory of the Xu family, we start by opening the gates of the Tianzhu Kingdom!

Xu Shiling was full of ambitions and passion.

But he was very careful, first contacting the locals, and then sending envoys to meet King Julu with valuable gifts. He could not set foot on the land until he received the king's will.

It turns out that the country that ruled the east coast of India was called Zhuluo. It is said that it existed for more than a thousand years and is very powerful.

Xu Shiling did not dare to act rashly. He stayed on the boat for five days. Finally, due to lack of drinking water, he took out a hundred pieces of silk and tried to bribe local officials.

Satin was sent that afternoon. At dusk, a big belly appeared on the dock. He was wearing clothes made of silk, which was really fast!

Around him were many servants, and these people had only a white cloth to cover the key parts. They were dark skin, slender figure, and their arms and legs were similar to those of numb rods.

Surrounding the officials, it was like a group of worker ants, surrounding the fat queen, which looked funny and ridiculous.

However, the official did not notice at all. He felt like an emperor and could look down at the Great Zhou.

"If you can contribute a hundred pieces of silk again, I will allow you to land."

When the general interpreter conveyed the official's words, Xu Shiling smiled. He agreed without hesitation, "My crew members are already very tired after a long voyage. We need a vast camp to rest... If you can agree, I am willing to give you three hundred pieces of silk!"

The official blinked his eyes and agreed simply.

He gave up a three-mile-long section of the coast to Xu Shiling in one breath.

He also held a grand welcome banquet and invited Xu Shiling to the banquet.

Xu Shiling dares to say that this is the worst time he has attended all the banquets.

The official said that it was held at noon, but in fact he came late until dusk. This guy didn't realize that he was late. After he arrived, he began to talk about Zhu Luo's history and their religious philosophy... Xu Shiling echoed, saying that during the Tang Dynasty, a monk once came to India to seek classics.

As soon as these words came out, Xu Shiling's nightmare began. The fat official hugged his neck and sprayed his saliva on his face, telling him that Buddhism was declining more and more. A wise man should not believe in Buddhism... After learning the wrong things in the Great Zhou Dynasty, if he wants to gain true wisdom, he should convert to Brahminism.

Next, he spent a full hour telling the teachings of the Brahmins and the strange gods. This guy was so arrogant that he suggested to Xu Shiling that the Great Zhou should be incorporated into Zhuluo and hired their sages to spread the Dharma to the Great Zhou people, so that the suffering people of Great Zhou could be liberated...

Xu Shiling said nothing, and his stomach hurts so much.

I have seen a arrogant person, but I have never seen such a arrogant person. I don’t know where this guy’s sense of superiority comes from!

The banquet lasted until the second half of the night, and Xu Shiling didn't eat anything. Those sticky things really made him unable to get any interest, and he just drank half a glass of wine.

But it was this half glass of wine that made Xu Shiling take three days!

Almost lost his life!

He had to issue strict orders, no matter what he did, he had to use boiled hot water and local food, which had to be cooked before he could eat it, and refused all raw things.

The Great Zhou strictly guarded military orders, but the local people were not like this.

Groups of people were patrolling outside the military camp. When soldiers threw out some things, they would be snatched away instantly. The remaining bones, rotten vegetable leaves, moldy food, brewed tea, thrown boots, rotten bedding... No matter what, they would be swept away like treasures.

Gradually, Xu Shiling discovered that there were long queues outside the military camp, and everyone sat on the ground, waiting for the reward.

When there is endless food in the military camp, everyone will have a spoon of food outside, and they will have a happy meal... After breakfast, wait for lunch, wait for dinner after lunch...

Just sit there, honestly, without any noise or quarrel.

Yes, just eat something, where can I get the energy to cause trouble?

Xu Shiling felt more and more that Tianzhu was very magical. He risked his diarrhea again and took a few people into the city... What he saw and heard once again refreshed Xu Shiling's three views.

The streets in the city are dirty and sewage flows.

In all open spaces, or even trees, people lie down and sleep.

Here, the most leisurely person is not the people, but the cows running around.

He was obviously hungry and could not take the next meal, but no one dared to attack the cow. Later, Xu Shiling realized that it turned out that the cow was the mount of the great god Shiva and a divine beast. He would be beaten to death after eating the beef!

Xu Shiling felt his scalp numb, and Dazhou was not allowed to eat beef casually, but the reason for Dazhou was very simple. The cows were used to plow the land. If they were killed and eaten by meat casually, what would happen to the fields?

It's great here, just because of an inexplicable god, I don't dare to eat beef.

Is it stupid or stupid?

After living on the coast for a month, Xu Shiling finally had a preliminary understanding of the land under his feet... He understood that in this country, there was a strict hierarchy division, and Buddhism advocated equality of all beings, but was collectively opposed by the upper class and had been destroyed.

Those who were begging for food outside the military camp, and those who were covered by the sky and the ground in the city had no even class, and they were untouchables!

In the eyes of that official, they were not even considered humans, they were just livestock.

This country has been separated into different levels of segments and cannot be integrated at all.

When he saw this, Xu Shiling finally let go of his heart...

"The king's will has arrived, and the kind Majesty allows you to trade... I have put in too much effort for your affairs. I think you should express your gratitude. How about a thousand pieces of silk?" The official narrowed his eyes and stretched out his claws greedily.
Chapter completed!