You became an emperor by letting me AFK.

During this period, Feng Tianyin was always focused on colonial expansion, which in practice meant maintaining and protecting shipping routes.

Her judgment was the clearest: despite the hundreds or thousands of ships traveling between them, connecting the resources of the maritime world between continents and the New World on the other side of the ocean, it all boils down to one industry:

物流。

The liquidity of resources is the essence, and only then can commercial finance come into play.

In other words, transportation, and the most important mode of transportation was cargo ships, which carried supplies across oceans.

In recent years, she has personally supervised the construction of new types of cargo ships.

So they built bigger and bigger ships, and more and more ships were built, with a large number of ships being launched into the water every day, like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.

More is better.

Feng Tianyin looked at the "Ship Classification Table" in front of her, where the lines were rising sharply, production was increasing steadily, and the industries involved were equally huge. It was no exaggeration to say that the livelihoods of millions of canal workers depended on it.

Her gaze shifted to the "Report on the Discovery of the New World," a rather thick book.

After all, new intelligence is always being unearthed.

The girl in the festival dress picked up the "book" and flipped through it in a flash, the data crystal clear.

Although the content was all-encompassing, I remembered it in an instant.

Still using quantum reading.

The senior clerk standing nearby merely glanced up when he heard the brick hit the table, then ignored it, unfazed. Given His Majesty's information processing speed, it was already over; it seemed the colonies were progressing well.

They were right. According to Jiang Chaosheng and Lü Wen's report, Daqian had already made contact with the local city-states and military camps.

Unlike in the past when the Great Qian Dynasty often clashed with them, they now coexist peacefully.

It's not because diplomatic skills have improved.

Instead, he had a gun.

There was no need for a professional diplomat like Gao Xingzhou to intervene; the strength of the Daqian army alone was sufficient. After Xiao Lu helped them eliminate their families, the locals understood the power of the fleet.

The report stated in its original words, "They all praised our empire, believed in the Way of Heaven, and lauded the High Priest."

It has been proven that armed missionary work is the most effective method.

The civilization level in the New World is not high, and most of the population is still in the nomadic stage. The city-states that are occasionally encountered are barely self-sufficient in a small area. They are essentially rural economies and do not even qualify as large towns.

From the perspective of the indigenous people, the people of Daqian were like heavenly soldiers and generals, invincible and capable of easily defeating the tribes they couldn't handle.

Is this a person?

They couldn't comprehend the power of the Daqian Army; they simply worshipped it.

Even their psychic energy level is not high, because Feng Tianyin believes that the rule of the Terra world is that "the higher the level of civilization, the stronger the psychic energy." There is no growth of a single attribute. In other words, if the civilization is weak, those few psychic energy geniuses are useless.

Indeed, the amount of psionic energy worldwide has been increasing.

The increase is the upper limit.

You can't even hit the ceiling, so what's the point of talking about the upper limit? You haven't even figured out your own little tricks.

Only the Great Qian Dynasty and a very few other civilizations are qualified to pursue the world's upper limit level; as for the New World, only its primitive appearance remains.

"These guys believe whatever they're told. It's so convenient to proselytize."

Gedentana, who was also reading the report, was amazed.

She tapped the paper and boasted to her colleagues, "With the missionary experience we've cultivated in our inner sanctum, dealing with this barbaric land is a piece of cake. Just you wait, the New World will become the new parish of the Heavenly Dao Sect."

Faith +8

The population affected by the new outbreak is indeed small, given the low productivity and limited population it can support, but its influence is widespread.

The great prophet was quite satisfied, except for one thing he couldn't understand:

Why is their level of civilization so low?

Zhuang Qing answered proactively: "You can tell by looking at the map. There are no mountains or forests. The plains are good, but they can't provide enough timber. Not having enough wood and building materials is a minor issue. How do we keep warm? Unfortunately, there are no mountains to block the cold winds. Without firewood, it's easy to freeze. It's too difficult for an ordinary civilization."

These two resources are highly intertwined; having them means having plenty, while lacking them can create a fatal flaw when combined.

In the phrase.

In contrast, while Daqian and Borneo may appear to have their own plains, they also possess numerous mountains, resulting in a healthy topographical composition. Even setting aside "advanced geographical elements" such as mineral resources and deep-water ports, their "basic elements" are also in place.

In Zhuang Qing's eyes, the New World was nothing special, not even comparable to the superiority of the intercontinental sea.

"Similarly, the lack of geographical diversity also means less biodiversity. For example, without cattle and horses, the amount of work that can be done by human power alone is very limited."

She didn't even bother to list a series of drawbacks.

Gedentana listened and nodded thoughtfully, agreeing wholeheartedly.

It really is.

A closer look reveals that while the New World is indeed fertile, its conditions in various aspects are not as good as those of the Empire. Heaven's choice of location is still superior. The extent to which He has bestowed upon the Great Qian will be proven over time, its value increasing with each passing year.

"I understand. We'll continue to use this point to promote the idea that our Great Qian Dynasty is ordained by Heaven."

The great prophet astutely spotted the bright spot.

Gedentana wanted the believers to regard Daqian as the Promised Land.

She wouldn't have dared to praise it like this before, after all, she had to save face and be truthful, but after comparing it with others, she found that it was indeed true.

Feng Tianyin and Zhuang Qing remained noncommittal about her area of ​​expertise. In short, both of them believed that the New World could not ultimately become another fertile land, and that limited development was sufficient for now.

Turn to the next document.

Proposed Establishment of Xinxiang, the First Branch City in the New World

Feng Tianyin approved the proposal immediately upon seeing it, and it was indeed consistent with the history in the database in her mind, which could also be considered a response to the naming of the Lost Island.

It has been completely renovated.

After all, strictly speaking, Lost Island was the key node on the route to the New World.

Ships often choose to stop here for resupply and rest before reaching the mainland, making it an indispensable maritime service area. It's hard for it not to develop, and it has now become a prosperous port.

The island of lost home has finally been reborn in the new era.

For Jiang Chaosheng, who discovered it, this can be considered a good ending.

Feng Tianyin signed the agreement to establish Xinxiang City. In fact, a settlement comparable to a city had already formed there, and it developed rapidly like a rocket in just five years.

However, it lacks political resources.

The high priest's approval of the establishment of the new city meant that a series of large-scale facilities such as urban rail trains and reservoirs could be built without hindrance.

Colonization of the New World requires a solid foothold.

"It wouldn't be bad to use this city as a gift for the upcoming Heavenly Dao Festival; let's build a branch altar there."

Yes, sir.

Just as Feng Tianyin was immersed in her planning, Gao Xingzhou received a report: "Your Majesty, we have just learned that people from countries in the Western Continent have also landed. Although they are on the other side, they will certainly pose a challenge to us."

"Competition is a motivator; let's play along."

Chapter 176 Heavenly Blessing: The First City of the New Continent (4K)

Feng Tianyin showed no surprise whatsoever at the colonial competition in the Western Continent.

As always, the human-machine interface remained calm and composed.

The diplomats felt that she seemed indifferent to the expansion of the Western Continent onto the eastern coast of the New World, and firmly believed that the Empire would win the competition. Since it was something that was bound to happen sooner or later, why be surprised?

Excessive facial expressions only waste computing power.

Since the High Priest felt it inappropriate to take action, Qina Gaoxingzhou didn't seek further instructions, knowing that His Majesty would eventually receive the news. However, he certainly couldn't ignore this matter.

"I request to personally travel to Western Continent to investigate and gather intelligence on various countries as much as possible."

"allow."

Jiang Bai, standing nearby, added, "Set up a grand display, bring more troops, and let them feel the majesty of the empire."

The current Daqian Dynasty is absolutely qualified to say this.

For the past five years, they have continuously sent caravans to show the Western Continent a great deal. Various industrial products from the Great Qian have become fashionable, selling like hotcakes and regarded as avant-garde. The reason is simple: they cannot produce them themselves.

Although steam engines are also becoming widespread in the Western continent, there is a gap in precision, accuracy, and technological accumulation.

Not to mention business innovation.

The financial products sold by Daqian, such as stock dividends, loans, and bonds, were things that the local nobles had never seen before. In order to keep up with the trend, they invested a lot of money, which naturally flowed into the pockets of the New World Company.

Cooperation leads to win-win outcomes; as long as it's managed well, there won't be so many zero-sum games.

Gao Xingzhou's vigilance was correct, but from Finance Minister Fang Shu's perspective, it was nothing more than business competition, and everyone could make money.

She bluntly stated, "The development of industries on the East Coast is partly the work of Daqian businessmen."

"Alright."

As a fellow high-ranking official of the empire, he was certainly aware of this.

So this is just a reminder that the High Priest faces competition in his plans for the New World; the specific deployment will depend on his superiors. I'm setting off to investigate first; be quick and return!

Feng Tianyin had actually noticed the actions of the Western Continent much earlier.

It's commonplace.

They couldn't possibly be uninterested in the New World, after all, in some people's eyes, the Great Qian Dynasty was making a fortune.

As is well known, millions of acres of fertile land have already been developed into plantations there, and the number is still increasing daily. Thanks to the investment in agricultural machinery, the farming efficiency in Daqian is extremely high; it only requires land and does not need to invest too much manpower to waste labor.

Centered on Xinxiang, the empire built a vast agricultural base in the valleys of the west coast, specializing in transporting cash crops to the mainland.

Surrounded by mountains in a jade-like shape, it is an ideal land.

Feng Tianyin instructed the College of Agriculture to have a new batch of experimental seeds germinate there.

Cash crops such as tea, coffee beans, sugar cane, and rubber were rapidly developed there, continuously supplying the local market.

Her plan emphasized that local food production must be guaranteed.