"I only like to hold the peach in my mouth, not to share it..." Xuelang defended with a blushing face.

"That's not the point!" Zhao Hao patted his bright head again and again, like he was patting a big watermelon. "The point is that you are just going to sit there and wait for death, not taking advantage of this great opportunity to understand them, learn how to fight them, and try to keep the enemy out of the country?!"

"Keep the enemy out of the country?" Xuelang repeated softly.

"Yes, it is better to fight in someone else's territory than in your own home." Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Temra Island is just your novice village. After accumulating enough experience in fighting, you will go to a wider battlefield. Go to Southeast Asia and the West, preach freely, drive the Christians out of our Ming Dynasty, and protect our Chinese subjects from the harm of monotheism! Isn't this merit greater than building ninety-nine temples?"

"This..." Xuelang couldn't help but be fascinated. This damn romantic feeling made his heart beat fast, as if he had found the direction of his life.

"You don't have to worry about safety. The Chishtan religion has the army to escort it, and you also have the coast guard to protect you. Let us fight side by side to drive the Monotheism and their believers back to the West!" Zhao Hao stared at Xue Lang with his sharp eyes, as if he wanted him to feel his strong will.

"Okay..." Xuelang couldn't resist his fiery gaze after all and nodded slightly.

"Haha, great!" Zhao Hao happily let him go, sat back on his cushion and said, "Fatty Tang will definitely be very happy if you go. He will take care of everything, so don't worry about other things. You just need to concentrate on preaching and make sure there is no one left to preach to!"

"Don't worry about preaching, Mr. Zhao. Think about the evil sects like the White Lotus, Maitreya, and Luojiao. They have only learned a little bit of Buddhism, and they are enough to deceive thousands of people. The court controls Buddhism too strictly, so we cannot practice Buddhism. Otherwise, if you give me three thousand novice monks, I can make the Tartars eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, and the whole world will be bald!" Unexpectedly, Xuelang said confidently.

He really wasn't bragging. Buddhism was really strong in preaching. They preached that the soul is immortal after death and that accumulating merits will lead to reincarnation, so the lower-class people were asked to accept their fate and live out their lives in order to wait for the next one. This not only alleviated the suffering of the people in this world, but also reduced the cost of ruling for the rulers, so it quickly gained ground in China.

Moreover, Buddhism, which comes from the religious holy land of India, also has a good religious organizational structure and sophisticated communication technology... It can use the monastic model to open up new missionary areas. By preaching that it is meritorious to convert people to the religion, this method, which is similar to pyramid selling, can encourage converted believers to spread the religion everywhere, and it can quickly spread like a virus.

"Don't do that. Just let them eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. Don't let them really become monks." Zhao Hao reminded him quickly.

"I am just making an analogy." Xuelang smiled faintly and said, "To be honest, the thirty-six postures are not as good as the support of those in power. So the only thing I am worried about is that the Li Dynasty has imitated the Ming Dynasty and respected Confucianism and criticized Buddhism for many years. I am afraid that they will not say anything about my preaching, but they will secretly sabotage it."

"You don't have to worry about that. At least on Jeonra Island, the civil and military officials of the Joseon Dynasty will not interfere with you. Besides, Fatty Tang is here for everything." Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head and said, "As the mayor of Xingang, it's not an exaggeration to say that he is the emperor of Jeonra."

"If Mr. Tang is really as trustworthy as you say, as long as we get him to convert to the Three Jewels first, then preaching will be a piece of cake." Xuelang said as he climbed up the pole.

"Go and convert to Buddhism by yourself. I won't interfere." Zhao Hao waved his hand and said, "But to tell you the truth, besides you, there is also a group of Taoists, a group of corrupt Confucianists, oh no... firm Confucian fanatics, who will go to Tamra with you. I will also build Taoist temples and schools for them. I will not favor any side. So who can win the support of Mayor Tang depends on who can help him the most."

"What?" Xuelang asked in surprise, "Master Zhao, are you going to raise a Gu? Why are you going to all three houses?"

"Brothers fight within the walls, but we should defend ourselves from external bullying." Young Master Zhao smiled and said half-truthfully, "If the three heroes still cannot defeat Lu Bu, then you should not come back and apologize collectively."

The idea of ​​letting Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism go overseas to preach together to resist the erosion of monotheism on the Ming Dynasty was the result of repeated discussions between Master Zhao and Xu Wei and others.

The three religions have their own strengths and weaknesses, and they complement each other to form the religious system of Chinese civilization. Buddhism is suitable for viral transmission among the lower classes, but it is not as attractive to the upper classes as Taoism. Taoism's advocacy of immortality and dual cultivation of sex and life has a fatal attraction to the ruling class, especially the royal family, but it is completely inadequate in preaching to the lower classes.

As for Confucianism, especially Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism, it has already occupied an orthodox position in the entire Chinese civilization circle and is crucial to maintaining the ruling order of the Ming Dynasty.

But "Confucius does not speak of strange things, supernatural powers, or the gods." It is a doctrine of the present world that only regulates the real world, and does not explain the afterlife and the supernatural world. So rather than saying it is a religion, it is better to say that it is a universal value of the Chinese civilization circle, guiding the words and deeds of the people of the Ming Dynasty.

Why can monks and Taoists attend funerals together? It is because Confucianism, which regulates social behavior, has an open attitude towards religion. It is also this tolerance of faith that has led to the tolerance of gods and immortals in Chinese civilization, which is the basis for the coexistence of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism.

Therefore, Confucianism or Confucianism does not conflict with any religion, including monotheism, which is very impressive. Therefore, Mr. Zhao is more willing to promote it as a value.

No one in the world understands the power and importance of "universal values" better than Mr. Zhao. No matter how much money he spends or how much effort he puts in, he wants people in the Chinese civilization to speak Chinese and respect Confucianism. This will greatly reduce the toxicity of religion, reduce the difficulty of maintaining the Chinese civilization, increase the cohesion of the Ming Dynasty, and resist the strong erosion of foreign civilizations and religions...

Therefore, the cooperation of the three religions can be impeccable. Taoism is responsible for hooking up with the upper class, Buddhism is responsible for pyramid selling to the lower class, and Confucianism is responsible for educating the middle class and strengthening the official ideology. The three pillars can achieve the overall goal of Mr. Zhao to resist monotheism and strengthen the Chinese civilization circle.

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But is the "three religions going abroad" just his wishful thinking, or can they really fight against monotheism? The scientific Mr. Zhao certainly cannot make arbitrary conclusions. It is necessary to use scientific methods to conduct experiments, summarize experiences and lessons, and constantly improve methods, so that the three religions, which have become greenhouse flowers, can regain their wildness.

Jeonra Island is the best testing ground. There are people from the Ming Dynasty, the Joseon Dynasty, the Japanese, the Ryukyu people, and even Europeans and South Asian natives. We can observe the acceptance of people from different cultural backgrounds to the three religions and Christian religions; the people's inclination when the three religions coexist with Christian religions; the degree of rejection between the three religions and Christian religions, etc.

Moreover, Tamra Island was isolated overseas, and no matter what the result was, it would have no impact on the Ming mainland. Any adverse consequences were under Zhao Hao's control.

Master Zhao patiently explained to Xuelang that the mission to Jeju Island was just a novice village mission mainly based on observation and experiment. Only then did he reluctantly accept that he was not the only result in Master Zhao's mind.

"Although the three religions coexist, there must be one who is in charge." Zhao Hao calmly praised Xuelang and said, "Both Confucianism and Taoism are a bit weak in uniting the masses, and you are highly respected, so the director of Xingang City's Religious Affairs Bureau must be you."

"Director of the Religious Affairs Bureau?" Xuelang asked with eyes wide open.

"Yes, all religious sects that want to preach in Xingang must apply to the Religious Affairs Bureau and obtain a license before they can preach under the supervision of the Religious Affairs Bureau." Zhao Hao smiled and said, "I let you be both an athlete and a referee. Am I being good to you?"

Xuelang understood now. All levels of government in the Ming Dynasty had Buddhist and Taoist Records Departments, which respectively managed Buddhism and Taoism. All religions other than these two were illegal. The Religious Affairs Bureau not only combined the functions of the two departments, but also managed all religions in one basket. Wouldn't that make it the emperor of all religions?

"Can Confucianism also control this?" Xuelang asked uncertainly. After all, Confucianism has been oppressing Buddhism for two hundred years...

"Yes, but Confucianism is not under the jurisdiction of the Religious Affairs Bureau. It is under the jurisdiction of the Culture and Education Bureau." Zhao Hao gave him another official hat and said, "You will be the director of the Culture Bureau concurrently. So even Confucianism will be under your jurisdiction."

"Is that so..." Xuelang felt that this was the right way to go. After all, Confucianism, as an official ideology, was very different from religion. If it was placed under the jurisdiction of the Religious Affairs Bureau, it would be seen as a deliberate dwarfing of religion, and it would probably be resisted to the death by those nerdy gentlemen.

But letting a monk manage Confucian affairs is really messy for Master Zhao. From this, it can be seen that the New Port City of Jeju Island is indeed a place where one can do whatever he wants.

Thinking about it this way, Xuelang was really a little excited.

I thought to myself that Master Zhao was really good at judging people and he must have seen that I was a restless monk.

Even a blind man can see that, right?

He suppressed his inner excitement and asked, "One last question, which bureau is responsible for Mr. Zhao's science?"

"Oh, science, we are just newborn babies, pitiful, weak and helpless." Young Master Zhao said with great self-awareness: "I dare not fight with you thousand-year-old monsters in close combat. I will be satisfied with opening a few academies in the country."

"Science will go abroad sooner or later, so why not accumulate experience first?" Xuelang invited sincerely.

"No, we are different. The later science is spread, the better. It would be best if it never leaves the country." Young Master Zhao said without questioning, "The Religious Affairs Bureau and the Cultural and Educational Bureau should also be vigilant and review the textbooks to prevent scientific knowledge and technology from leaking out from your side."

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "We must be especially vigilant against the Chishidan Cult and the Red-haired Demons!"

"I see." Xuelang suddenly realized that science needs to be kept secret. No wonder Mr. Zhao has never paid much attention to promoting science and has only focused on taking the upper-level route. He is worried that it will spread overseas...