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Chapter 156 Why is there no human habitation? Not allowed! (6K)

【The Taoist priest ate kangaroo meat. 】

【but. 】

【The circles under his eyes.】

[It is still slightly dark. ]

[Even if there is a doctor. ]

[There is no way to quickly remove the traces left by the kangaroo. ]

[“This thing is really ruthless.”]

[“If it weren’t for Uncle Shi’s constant practice.”]

[“I’m afraid I’m going to fall down now.”]

[The other Taoists are whispering.]

[This made the old Taoist look even uglier.]

【but. 】

[He didn't know what to say, so he could only look at the merchant and ask, "Have you searched the area? Are there really no traces left by the indigenous people?"]

[On this treasure ship, in addition to the Taoist priests, the merchants on board naturally brought three or two guards with them to protect their own safety as much as possible.]

[And now this kind of place is just right for those guards to explore. 】

[“We have searched everywhere, but apart from finding some animals, there are no more traces,” the merchant said, pointing to the roasted meat.]

[After observing the appearance and characteristics of this strange animal, they named it kangaroo. As for kangaroo meat, they were very interested in it at first and wanted to try this animal they had never seen before to see if it tasted good.]

【only.】

[That strong smell of mutton. ]

【Immediately persuaded them to retreat. 】

[If the old Taoist priest had not been so angry that he had to take a few more bites, he would definitely not have continued to eat this tough and dry meat! ]

[“It may be that there are no countries or indigenous people in the area where we landed.”]

[“This kind of thing also happens occasionally on the islands of Southeast Asia.”]

【"after all."】

[“Not all places are suitable for living.”]

[The businessman said this.]

【However.】

【The old Taoist frowned slightly.】

[Because although there are many animals in this area, the quality of the land seems to be good. It can be considered as upper-middle-class fertile land for farming.]

[“If it were in my Yu country.”]

【“This is good farmland.”】

[“It’s absolutely impossible to be abandoned!”]

[“Could it be that there are very few indigenous people on this continent, or that there are no indigenous people at all?”]

[“So this is why something like this happened?!”]

【This guess came to the old Taoist's mind.】

[As for the possibility that someone might leave the fertile land uncultivated, he had never thought of such a thing! ]

[Because land is engraved in the bones of every citizen of Yu Country, they judge others by their own standards and believe that people in other countries will also work hard to cultivate the land! ]

【“Rest for a few days.”】

[“We sail around this new continent?”]

[“Besides being able to record in more detail how big it is.”]

[“It can also determine whether there is anyone up there!”]

[The old Taoist looked at the merchants.]

[The merchants also nodded.]

【Or rather. 】

【For businessmen. 】

[They hope that this new world will be inhabited.]

【"because."】

【“So.”】

[“We can conduct trade more conveniently, just like in Southeast Asia.”]

[“There is no need to open up the land by ourselves and then transport it to Yu Country to sell it!”]

【The merchants prayed in their hearts. 】

【Trade is a two-way street.】

[They can not only make money in Yu Country, but also gain benefits from those small countries. ]

【Only in this way can it be considered healthy! 】

【As for the land reclamation. 】

【They lost interest.】

[Even though they knew how much profit they would gain by occupying a continent. ]

[But the time cost, as well as the investment in manpower and funds, is a bit too high! ]

[“Unless the imperial court takes the lead.”]

[“Unless the imperial court is deeply involved.”]

【"otherwise."】

[“Even if we unite.”]

[“It’s difficult to develop even one thousandth of this continent.”]

[The merchants thought silently.]

【Wait until a few days later. 】

[They boarded the treasure ship and began a new voyage around the new continent.]

【certainly. 】

[If there is a storm during this period, it is estimated that a typhoon is coming. 】

[They will immediately take refuge on this land.]

[“I’m scared, I’m scared!”]

[“Even if there is a treasure ship.”]

[“I dare not ignore this natural disaster!”]

【The old Taoist has become honest. 】

【And as the treasure ship sailed. 】

[The shock in their hearts was growing.]

【“We have been sailing for half a month.”】

[“Why does it feel like it’s not over yet?”]

[“How big is this new world?!”]

[A Taoist priest couldn't help but speak.]

[They basically followed the coastline, trying to circle this huge new continent as quickly as possible.]

[However, after so much time had passed, all they saw were still strange places, without any familiarity at all.]

[This is almost telling them that this island cannot be circled in a few months! ]

[“Shall we first take our findings back to inform His Majesty?”]

【"otherwise."】

【“Continue sailing here.”】

[“I’m afraid it won’t take more than a year or two.”]

[“It’s hard to circle it!”]

[A businessman suggested this.]

[He was not making random guesses just to return to Yu Country.]

【Because when circumnavigating. 】

【He is also working hard on the calculations. 】

【“Based on what we know now.”】

【“We sailed for half a month.”】

[“Still on this eastern coast!”]

【This businessman, who is proficient in calculations, gave this news. 】

[Including the old Taoist priest. ]

【Everyone was shocked by this conclusion.】

【but. 】

[This also made the excitement on their faces even more intense. ]

[This proves that the area of ​​this new continent...will be larger than imagined! ]

【"but."】

【“We can’t go back like this.”】

[“First, take away as many local special crops and animals as possible.”]

[“This further proves that we have discovered a supercontinent that has never been discovered before!”]

【The old Taoist also made a decision.】

[He doesn't want to spend the next few years sailing around this continent. ]

[Although this would be much safer than continuing to explore the fairy mountain. ]

【But. 】

【It's really boring! 】

[Even traveling through a storm is much more exciting than this! ]

【"so."】

【“This work.”】

[“Let’s leave it to someone else.”]

【“Or rather.”】

[“Wait until Dayu develops a faster sea vessel.”]

[“Let’s reveal how big this new world is!”]

【The old Taoist just thought so. 】

[He shook his head quickly again.]

【after all.】

[Yuguo has just built this treasure ship. ]

【In a short time.】

[How could we possibly build a ship that could surpass it?!]

[I'm afraid we'll have to wait for decades. ]

【Only then can we know how big it is. 】

[“That’s right.”]

[“Remember to catch more kangaroos.”]

[“Otherwise, they would all have died on the ship.”]

[“But it’s not worth much!”]

【The old Taoist gave the order.】

[Although this thing doesn’t taste very good, it is a rare treasure after all, and it is also the best proof of the New World! ]

【certainly. 】

【He knows that, too.】

[The kangaroos are just a bonus.]

【And this is the biggest news in this place. 】

[Even he still couldn't believe it.]

[“This new world… seems to have no indigenous people!”]

……

In the Golden Palace.

Watch the treasure ships sail around the New World.

Many officials opened their eyes wide.

"Although I roughly guessed that it would be much larger than Japan Island, but how could it be so big?"

"The speed of the treasure ship is not slow, but even so, it has not been able to leave the eastern coast for half a month?"

"It was only because that old Taoist priest acted decisively, otherwise they would have really spent several years on this!"

"It's actually nothing to spend several years. What I'm most afraid of is that this new world is not worth the slightest bit!"

"Even if we bring back this news, I'm afraid it will be difficult for Taoism to surpass Buddhism!"

"..."

Some officials thought from the Taoist perspective.

Except for the Langzhong of the Ministry of Shrines, no one else had any special opinions on Buddhism and Taoism.

There is even a slight preference for the native Taoism. Even in the future Yu Kingdom, there are many ministers who hope that they can surpass Buddhism.

That's why they were thinking about how much benefit the discovery of this new continent could bring to Taoism.

but.

I heard it.

After the old Taoist's last guess.

They immediately put the thought aside and their faces were filled with shock.

“On such a huge island.”

"There might be no one?!"

"Then the Taoist master must have guessed wrong, right?"

"But the treasure ship sailed around the New World for half a month, but there was no sign of any indigenous activity, so it seems reasonable to draw such a conclusion."

"But why is there no one here? Or is it because there are too few people here that there are no traces?"

"On such a huge island, the population is so sparse that it's almost as if there were no people at all!"

"But why... would this happen?!"

The ministers of Chengguo were full of confusion.

Even on the Japanese island.

You can still see the indigenous people. The country still exists!
But this new continent doesn’t seem to be very far from the sea of ​​Southeast Asia, so how could it be uninhabited? !
Many people looked at Ji Changxi. In their opinion, perhaps only Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess, whose thinking was different from that of ordinary people, could come up with a guess for this question.

Ji Changxi also frowned at this time. According to common sense, this should be impossible!

"unless."

“This new world.”

"It was once related to the Immortal!"

"That immortal killed all the natives on the island."

"So there's no one left!"

This thought popped up in Ji Changxi's mind.

But she quickly shook her head again, because even if the immortals did not care about the common people, they would not kill them at will. Even the bloodthirsty immortals would be afraid of the punishment from heaven for killing too many people!

"so."

"If it wasn't caused by the immortal."

"Is it possible?"

“This new world.”

“It’s just sparsely populated.”

"Or maybe there is no one at all?!"

Ji Changxi thought for a long time and brought the problem back to the starting point.

but.

She was not completely without gain.

Because questions that might be related to this problem emerged in her mind.

“Why are some continents densely populated, while others are sparsely populated?”

Ji Changxi felt.

If this problem can be solved.

You should be able to understand why there is no one in this new world!

"only."

"Even Chen Huaixin."

“I’m afraid no one can give an answer!”

……

[September, the twelfth year of Jingping.]

[The Taoists who went to sea are returning to Yu Country. 】

[This year's imperial examination has also come to an end. ]

【Compared to the military examination. 】

【This time, Wen Ju is much calmer. 】

[Because the Research and Technology School is not recruiting any more students, and judging by the rules, it will probably take three years before it will recruit new students.]

【"but."】

[“For those of us who want to enter the school.”]

[“Wait another three years.”]

[“It’s been too long.”]

[“I don’t know when the imperial court will be able to open up full enrollment.”]

[Many scholars who passed the imperial examination felt very regretful.]

【They also want to go to school to study so that their future can be more stable. 】

[However, after these scholars' ideas were passed on to the cabinet, the Prime Minister did not even intend to submit them. ]

【"now."】

[“The school is under the charge of His Highness Ji Changxi.”]

[“She believes that if she can expand the enrollment, she will do so.”]

[“If it’s not time yet.”]

[“Even if Your Majesty speaks up, he will be opposed.”]

[The Prime Minister is very clear about this matter.]

【And now. 】

[His Highness Ji Changxi is so busy that he has no time to rest. ]

[Even though her daughter called Her Highness Ji Changluo "Mom", she couldn't stay at home for long.]

【Want to expand school enrollment? 】

【Then think about it! 】

【"and."】

[“Your Majesty seemed to be planning to do so before.”]

【“Carry out a comprehensive reform of our country’s education.”】

[“But this kind of thing should not be done now.”]

[“I’m afraid it will take a very long time.”]

【“But wait until later.”】

[“Then the students graduating from that school…are not rare people, are they?”]

[The Prime Minister recalled Chen Huaixin's plan.]

【He wrote down some of his thoughts on a piece of paper. 】

[Because after that drinking party in the palace, he knew that he and his companions might not be able to accompany His Majesty and the Yu Kingdom forever.]

[Maybe ten years, or five or six years, or even three or two years.]

[It’s time to replace him as the Prime Minister! ]

[“Whether the next successor will follow my ideas or not.”]

[“But leave him some references, some possible directions.”]

[“At least it can be considered as… the last bit of help I can offer.”]

[While writing, the Prime Minister thought in his heart.]

[He didn't feel any fear about death, but he felt a little regretful. He was somewhat unwilling to not be able to accompany His Majesty and see the future of Yu Country.]

[But he was content to do his best and see that Yuguo could prosper and the people could live and work in peace.]

【While the Prime Minister was recording his thoughts. 】

[The Minister of War looked much more excited.]

【because.】

【Students enrolled in this martial arts examination. 】

【He was so satisfied! 】

[“There are actually such gifted people in my country! And not just one! How come we have never discovered it before?”]

[“Before, we couldn’t even get enough to eat, so even if we had great talents, it was difficult to show them. Now that people’s lives are better, of course there will be outstanding people emerging.”]

[The Pinglu Jiedushi responded to his words.]

【But their eyes were all focused on the playground.】

[Those students who have passed the imperial examination are now undergoing military training.]

[According to your majesty, even if they will be generals in the future, they must receive the necessary training and military training that soldiers should receive! ]

[“They are going to go down to the lower levels of the military.”]

[“If you can’t even defeat the soldiers.”]

[“Then how can we lead the troops to fight?”]

[“Do you really think that soldiers will obey a general who is less capable than themselves?!”]

【Chen Huaixin's words lingered in their ears.】

[They also adopted stricter requirements than those for soldiers to train these students entering the military academy.]

【"after all."】

[“Them in the future.”]

[“It is very likely that we will need to fight against Rome!”]

[“If we can’t even defeat the expeditionary force of a country like this, it will bring shame to Dayu on the battlefield.”]

[“Then I will definitely be pissed off to death!”]

[“So let them… undergo rigorous training first!”]

……

【Same month。】

【The Prime Minister reported something. 】

[“Students from a nearby small country.”]

[“I also want to come to my country Yu to take the imperial examination.”]

[“I even want to… apply to school!”]

【When these words were heard in the court. 】

[All the ministers in the court frowned immediately.]

【because.】

【This kind of thing.】

[The Prime Minister should have directly rejected it! ]

[How could it be brought to the court for discussion? ]

【"after all."】

【“Students from a small country.”】

“No matter how talented they are.”

[“They are not citizens of my country either.”]

[“How can we allow them to take the imperial examination?”]

[“How can we allow them to apply for school!”]

【This is what the court officials thought. 】

【And for those generals. 】

They think more simply.

[“Students from a small country are also worthy of coming to my country to take the imperial examination? Whoever dares to have such an idea, just kill them all, so that they will not have such inappropriate thoughts!”]

【The generals are sharpening their swords. 】

They have already thought about it.

[I will propose to His Majesty later that we have our soldiers visit the small country nearby.]

[This is enough to scare the students of that small country as much as their emperor! ]

【But Chen Huaixin did not speak, but looked at the Prime Minister and asked him to continue. 】

[“The students from small countries that I am referring to are not those who live in other countries, but in my country of Yu.”]

[“After all, our country of Yu is strong, and the people of many small countries yearn for our country of Yu.”]

[“Some people have found ways to come to my country, and some have even left their country and want to join my country!”]

【“…”】

[The Prime Minister spoke in detail.]

【And Chen Huaixin also understood. 】

[Due to the strength of Yu Country, not only the top leaders of the surrounding small countries are affected, but the common people will also be affected. ]

[Those people who are closer to the border of Yu Country will try every possible means to sneak over. ]

【"after all."】

[“Even if I am just an ordinary civil engineer in Yu Country.”]

[“The income earned in one month.”]

[“It’s better than spending a year in your own country!”]

[“Then what’s the reason to continue staying in your own small country?!”]

[This is what the people from small countries who sneaked here think. ]

【Or rather. 】

[It is difficult for the people of these small countries to have enough food to eat in their own countries. ]

[When they come to Yu Country, even if they earn income, it will be deliberately reduced by the local government, because they are not from Yu Country, and their wages cannot be the same as those of Yu Country citizens! ]

[But even so, at least they won't starve to death in Yu Country. As for the so-called hardship, is it worse than losing their lives? ! ]

【“Most of the people in other countries.”】

[“In fact, he fled to my country in order to survive.”]

【“As for the local government.”】

[“They naturally know the identity issues of these people.”]

【“But drive them back.”】

[“It’s like letting them die!”]

[“Most of the officials in my country are not capable of doing such a thing. At most, we can deduct part of their salary to keep them well-fed, but they will not be able to cause too much trouble.”]

[The Prime Minister continued.]

【The court suddenly fell silent. 】

[They all knew that what those local officials did was actually a violation of regulations.]

[However, facing the fleeing people and their kneeling pleas, not all officials could harden their hearts - they could usually turn a blind eye to disasters in other countries, and did not care about the lives of the people in other countries, but when those people really appeared in front of them, it was still difficult for them to pretend not to see them! ]

[Even when the Yu army was conquering other countries, they would not attack the common people, but would target the powerful as much as possible! ]

[“Among these refugees, some of them brought children with them. They have excellent learning abilities. Under such circumstances, they were able to master a lot of knowledge. If they were able to participate in the imperial examination, they might have a chance of passing it.”]

[The Prime Minister finally connected the affairs of the people of other countries with the students of small countries. ]

[Even in a small country, there will be geniuses born. ]

[And the ministers immediately understood why the Prime Minister brought this matter to the court for reporting.]

[Some civil officials were immediately in a dilemma, because if they didn't see it, it would be fine, but if they saw it and sent these people back, they couldn't get over it. ]

【But more ministers were more decisive. 】

[They turned their attention directly to Chen Huaixin.]

[Whatever decision His Majesty makes, they just need to execute it! ]

【And under the gaze of all the ministers. 】

【Chen Huaixin didn’t think about it for too long.】

【Because in his opinion, there can only be one answer to this matter.】

[“Not allowed!”]

(End of this chapter)