Chapter 381 The man closest to God
It took the Korean and Japanese delegations more than a year, almost two years, to complete their survey of the coastal areas of the Song Dynasty, as well as Jiaozhi, Srivijaya, and Australia.

Afterwards, he went to Chola. At this time, the biggest feature of Chola was undoubtedly the production of various types of gems.

To be honest, gems are of little use. After all, for a very pragmatic person like Zhao Xin, these things can’t fill their stomachs. Those who treat gems as treasures are really crazy.

But the problem is…

There is no shortage of such crazy-minded people in this world.

But it may also be because of aesthetics.

You said that if Yuanyuan wore jewelry made of gemstones, Zhao Xin might think it was not very nice.

But if you say that Yuanyuan should wear various necklaces made of pearls, then Zhao Xin thinks that’s not bad.

The Chola region included all of India, as well as areas further west.

The aesthetic taste of the people here may be more inclined towards gemstones than pearls.

Especially for Europeans, the Pope’s scepter is decorated with gems.

It is obvious that the customs are different.

can only say……

Nowadays, Zhu Luo makes a lot of money by developing and designing jewelry.

The key point is that the money earned is a pure IQ tax.

Not to mention coffee, cocoa, and sugar, which all brought a lot of wealth to Zhu Luo.

But compared with Srivijaya and Australia, the technology of Chola may be far inferior.

In addition to the military, it was relatively advanced and already had steamships.

Other technologies are relatively backward.

However, Zhu Luo had no shortage of labor at all. Sometimes, he even worried about how to place the extra labor.

But the good thing about Chola is that civilians basically have no human rights.

You don’t even have to think of them as human beings.

Even if they are subjected to any kind of abuse, they will not rebel.

Anyway…

As long as the local nobles came forward and slapped them twice, they would all come to their senses.

No matter how much torture or injustice they suffered, at most they would go to the temple to pray for God’s blessing.

So much so that both Goryeo and Japan could not help but look down on it at the same time, thinking that it was truly a backward place.

however……

Their upper class can live a very luxurious life.

The comparison between the two is like heaven and hell.

But when Solange arrived, the scene was completely different.

Although they are both India.

However, Solange seemed much more ‘civilized’.

The envoy asked the reason and found out that the religions believed in the two regions might be different.

After all, many people in Solange believe in Jainism.

Jainism, like Buddhism, rarely pays attention to any hierarchy.

and……

Don’t think that those Hindus are fools.

After all, in Hindu legends, if you suffer in this life, you may be reborn into a higher caste in the next life.

That’s understandable…

The suffering they are going through now is not really in vain.

only……

As the saying goes, their suffering is worthy of their recognition.

The business of Solangi, like that of Chola, was also very prosperous.

even……

Even more prosperous than Chola.

Although both countries produce coffee, cocoa and sugar, there have been no conflicts or disputes between them.

Because these two countries have already divided all the markets, regions and so on.

You are responsible for this area, and I am responsible for that area. It can be said that both of us have the exclusive share in a specific area.

In fact…

When they were in Srivijaya, envoys from Goryeo and Japan saw that coffee was available for drinking in the local area.

The coffee in Srivijaya was actually supplied by Chola.

Moreover, among the researchers of Srivijaya Academy of Sciences, a lot of them drink coffee.

Due to time constraints, the envoys from Goryeo and Japan could only conduct inspections in some coastal cities at most.

It’s not easy to go deeper into this inland area.

And if they explore further inland into northern India, they might find it.

This is probably one of the poorest places in the world.

Although India is not short of resources.

It can even be said that the products of Goryeo and Japan are ten or even a hundred times more.

But the population here is too large.

If the population increases, the average will be smaller.

Therefore, over the years, the Solange government has also been promoting a policy, which is birth control.

only……

Birth control would incur additional costs, so most people simply did not listen to the court.

It is said that primitive people in America could use rubber and, through some very primitive steps, make a birth control tool similar to fish intestines.

And it can be reused many times without breaking.

But things like rubber are still too luxurious for ordinary people.

The imperial court had also tried to implement a birth control tax, but…

Subject to various reasons.

finally……

These policies still cannot be implemented smoothly.

If you ask the local nobles why they object.

The local nobles will definitely tell you that if you don’t have children, who will work for their families as servants or slaves in the future?
Some wealthy businessmen in Solangi had dozens or even hundreds of female slaves.

When a customer comes, you don’t even need to go to the brothel. We will just send someone to take care of it for you.

The customs are too backward.

Only the local Song people may have better customs.

Apart from the people of Srivijaya, the largest number of people who came here to do business were from Song Dynasty.

A large amount of cotton cloth was loaded onto ships from here and then shipped back to the Song Dynasty.

however……

Even so, the Song Dynasty still had no way to ensure that everyone could dress warmly and have access to cheap cotton-padded clothes and quilts.

of course!

Even if that day really comes, what everyone pursues will not be something that everyone can wear.

But each person can change a few pieces or sets every year.

Today, Solange not only controls a large area of ​​land in northern India, but also has connections with the Tibetan tribes on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.

He can be considered as a vassal of Solange.

There are also a lot of business dealings between the two sides.

After inspecting the busy business of Solangi.

after that……

The group then arrived in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula.

At this time, the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula was also controlled by Solange.

This is where the spices come from.

It has even formed a huge industry.

There is a special wholesale market for spices.

There are dozens or even hundreds of types of spices.

Most of the spices used by Europeans also come from here.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, spices are luxury goods, used to fumigate clothes for nobles, or to make oneself full of fragrance and make oneself look ethereal.

In fact…

Europeans, however, view these things more as medicines.

Yes!

Many of them stubbornly believe that burning or other special processing can help recover from the disease.

That’s why they are so desperate to get these spices.

after all……

In their eyes, these are things that can be used to treat diseases.

Your own life is definitely more important than anything else. Of course!

Do you think this can really be used to treat diseases?
Maybe it has some effect.

It cannot be said that it is completely useless.

For example, calming the nerves or something like that.

But in fact……

Instead of spending such a high price to buy these things that can only be used as placebos, you might as well be honest and find a Song doctor.

Maybe your illness can be cured without spending any money.

Speaking of treating illnesses.

in fact……

The global medical drug market is also very considerable.

Zhao Xin once commissioned the compilation of pharmacopoeias from around the world.

There are many things that are available in Song Dynasty or Solange, but not in other places.

nowadays……

Different medicines are also in circulation around the world.

Just of course!
Those who can afford expensive multinational drugs are definitely not ordinary people.

Zhao Xin also had someone study and draw a map of the meridians throughout the body.

It’s just a meridian map.

Actually…

The final drawing was still an arteriovenous diagram.

But this opportunity also allows all doctors to gain a new understanding of the human body.

In addition…

There are also some studies in surgery.

For example…

How to perform a craniotomy.

only……

That’s what I mean.

Who would be willing to perform a craniotomy on you if you were a normal person?
Therefore, how should we put it? This kind of thing is greatly influenced by secular concepts, and it can only be said that it is progressing relatively slowly.

and……

Under the current conditions, even if a craniotomy is performed, there is no guarantee of survival. I feel that this is also quite critical.

But this also has a very good impact on biology, bacteriology and so on.

Over the past few decades, there have been no less than ten thousand scientific articles on this subject.

It can be said that a lot of experience has been accumulated.

Including research on anesthetic drugs.

But anesthetics are relatively dangerous.

And it can easily be used by others to do bad things.

So how to say it.

This is also a rather contradictory point.

After passing the spice country and the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula, we reached the Red Sea.

In the Red Sea region, both in the west and the east, the population is relatively sparse.

This place has a completely different scenery from Solange and Jurobi.

Even in places like Mecca, the holy place of Islam, the population is not very large.

But back then, it was with such conditions that the Arabs were able to conquer the Iranian Plateau, the Arabian Peninsula, and even Africa. They also fought wars with Constantinople and the Tang Dynasty. This shows how powerful Muhammad, the founder of Islam, was.

No wonder all Muslims worship Muhammad as a god.

When you can achieve such success, others will naturally worship you.

And when you ask, what do they think of Zhao Xin?

can only say……

Their expressions must be very complicated.

First of all, Zhao Xin destroyed them.

Secondly, Zhao Xin retained Islam, allowing them to reproduce and thrive. Some generals who believed in Islam were even able to obtain land in the areas where Christians originally lived.

Zhao Xin, or Song Ren, probably belongs to the level of a devil, but this devil is not too bad.

that’s it!
Today’s Islam, like the Pope of Christianity, has long been without a leader or a caliph.

The last caliph was not killed directly by Zhao Xin, but he was not allowed to marry and have children, so that he would have no descendants.

As a result, all those who claimed to be heirs or those who were originally the heirs of Muhammad’s lineage are now gone.

Zhao Xin even held a religious debate with many Muslims, including Christianity and Hinduism.

That is the discussion: is there one God or many gods?

So much so that…

Is there a God in this world?

of course!

In the end, this debate did not produce a clear result.

However, the logic became clearer the more they argued, and after this debate, everyone indeed calmed down a lot.

It doesn’t matter whether it’s better to have one god or many gods.

Anyway…

As wonderful as the world is, there must be an unspeakable power that has made the world like this.

For example, why does a constant like pie exist?
Why can the speed of sound and the speed of light be basically considered constant?

Anyway…

In this world, there is a kind of rule in the dark.

Everyone who lives here must abide by these rules.

Zhao Xin finally said that if there really is a god in this world, then I think he must be the person who created these rules.

Well……

Maybe that’s not necessarily a person.

When Zhao Xin spoke these words lightly, everyone was attracted by his words.

to be frank!
There was a moment.

In the eyes of Muslims, they seem to see Muhammad, and in the eyes of Christians, they see Jesus. As for Hindus, they are still relatively stubborn and believe that the three gods are the most powerful.

But it’s true!

The logic of Hinduism is absolutely impeccable.

But they also had to admit that what Zhao Xin thought was definitely much more profound than theirs.

Only Hindus can say that these are just rules created by me, Brahma.

But did Brahma really create such rules?

Anyway…

They don’t know themselves.

If this is really the rule created by Brahma, then it stands to reason that Brahma must be very strong in mathematics, physics and chemistry, right?

But this is not mentioned in the book.

I wonder if Brahma can do calculus.

But Zhao Xin, that will definitely happen.

After this incident, everyone knew that Zhao Xin’s wisdom was unfathomable.

Even though we can’t say that Zhao Xin is a god.

It cannot be said that Zhao Xin is God’s messenger.

but……

Zhao Xin also has another title – that is, the man closest to God.

Yes!

at least……

When it comes to studying God, Zhao Xin is better than all the other people who just follow blindly.

Fortunately, Zhao Xin didn’t say anything else, such as prohibiting them from believing in their own religion.

and so……

These people only have respect for Zhao Xin.

There is no hostility yet.

Perhaps, it is because they all know it very well.

No matter what gods or not, it’s just a business.

If you take it too seriously, it would be inappropriate.

It’s just right to talk about this and stop here.

(End of this chapter)