Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"That's right, I just need to take it with me to blow some air."

"But isn't it too big? It's such a big balloon."

"Wait a minute." Shangluo pulled the ball down, then rounded it and flattened it hard, until the 20-inch ball was only as big as a fist.

"Wow!!! What are you"

"A dragon can be big or small, it can ascend or hide. These are the dragon's basic talents. Don't be surprised."

"Ah, ah, ah, it seems to have fainted?"

"That's because its balance is not good. It's so small, so it's easy to carry, right? But it can't be put in a bag, it has to be put in a place exposed to light. For example, you can tie it on your head as a hair accessory or something like that. , this is fine. It eats very little, just feed it when you think of it."

"Why does it feel like I have a cactus?"

"How about it? Do you want to raise it?"

Zhu Ling nodded: "No problem. If you want to raise it, leave it to me. How much does it cost to take care of it every month?"

"Ah."

"But it is your magic weapon after all, right? What if you need to use it?"

"It's okay. The ball will fly by itself. I just need to play the flute when I need it."

Shangluo showed off his flute. This is the flute that was brought from the lower realm before, and is a tool used to communicate with the cloud whale.

"Although the wind is blowing here, whenever it needs to be summoned, I just need to play the flute and it will come by itself."

"Wow" Zhu Ling was stunned for a moment, "Although he said he knew some magic, it's my first time to suddenly come up with such a powerful magic. So, as long as I put it on my head to blow dry?"

"Well, blowing the air and feeding. Besides, there are the two of them."

Shangluo said as he took out Ahem and Aha from the baggage.

"These two also need to be raised. I plan to apply for a dog-raising license. Before I apply, please keep these two in the imperial garden for a while."

"Ah, this is simple. We have a wolf house in the imperial garden. I think they look like wolves, so I just put them in the wolf house and raise them. Well, I don't think I feel too bad about raising one. Raising three If so, I will accept your one tael of silver with peace of mind, thank you for your patronage."

Chapter 573: Rolling and Flattening

After coming out from Zhu Ling's side, Shangluo felt relaxed.

"Ah, it's really good to have so many reliable friends around me. They can help me share a lot of troubles at once. I'm a little worried about whether little Qiuqiu will have separation anxiety. Alas, after all, I am the most important person in his life. people."

【you sure? Do you want me to take a photo to show you? Wait, I'll let Ahem take a photo. 】

The photo was sent immediately, and the perspective was from above Ahem's collar. Qiuqiu is drinking Coke, his face is full of happiness, and there is no anxiety at all - even the look of "happiness" itself can be read from the two beady eyes. It is hard to imagine that that face can express it. Such an obvious expression.

"Tsk. Like the new and hate the old."

[I think it’s because you’ve been rounding him up and flattening him. 】

"When did I round him up and flatten him?"

[Didn’t you just physically round him up and flatten him? He was this big a moment ago and now he's only this small. 】

"Tsk. I'm educating him. This kid has been fighting with me since he came here. He needs to be educated well before he knows who is the boss. You see how well-behaved I have taught him. He will do whatever I ask him to do."

[Hmm] Apollonia thought about it and said, [Actually, your kind of education is better. 】

"You are quite discerning. But how can you tell?"

[You don’t even know why it’s good, right? You just feel it feels good and you just want to touch him. In fact, it is better for you to do this because: you are treating Qiuqiu as an independent individual and cultivating him as a 'person'. Zhu Ling just kept him as a cute pet. 】

"That's for sure, he is very powerful. He can also be very powerful. I have seen those large cloud whales. If this door is wide enough, one day I can bring out the cloud whale and roar. This will be unprecedented. It’s a ‘Super Yue Soldier’, no one else can mobilize such a large army.”

[The problem is here, Cloud Whale needs experience to become powerful. You have to treat him as a human being so that he can grow up to be a 'human being' and have the consciousness to communicate with human beings. The cloud whale's wisdom will eventually fade away as the body ages, turning into a stone-like semi-elemental life form with only a meager consciousness. At this time, the strong emotions left behind in their past experiences are the driving force that supports their existence in the world. 】

"Just like... Daozu also has his own anchor point?"

[Perhaps this is the fate of the dragon. The dragon will eventually have to face this step. Although you are bullying Qiuqiu now, this close relationship is established through such exchanges and interactions. Even if he holds a grudge, this is a good thing and will help him live longer in the future. The longer the Cloud Whale lives, the more powerful it becomes. The more it can maintain its self-awareness in elementalization, the closer it is to transcendence and the way of heaven. If he can transcend the way of heaven while still maintaining self-awareness, then he will...]

"Ascended?"

【Yes. This is probably the path to ascension for monks from the lower world. Therefore, Zhu Ling's current way of 'raising' is actually not suitable for laying the foundation for Qiuqiu's future. Of course, this is actually not a bad thing now, because it is supplemented by your upbringing, achieving a balance of leniency and severity. Comparing the two sides, Qiuqiu's childhood will leave a more profound mark on him. 】

"That means I have to bully him a little more, right? Do you want to use him to shoot?"

[It’s almost too much, and he will really explode. Flexible education, do you understand flexible education? 】

"Well, it seems that those two dogs are better educated."

[Earth wolves are much less emotionally dependent. In other words, they are wolves, not dogs. Don't really think of them as dogs, they will become more and more like dogs. Maybe it will wag its tail by then. 】

"is it?"

[Look at them now, they're still pretty cool. If you keep treating them like dogs, they might not be as flat as balls, but they might actually become dogs.]

"Tsk, then it seems that it is right to let them stay with the wolves for a while. I hope it will be useful to them - by the way, our old Zhu family is really full of talents. Some of them work in the zoo and some are skiing in the front. Are there any stock traders?"

[When people are idle to a certain extent, they often become very good in some strange aspects. This kind of thing may not happen, but the rate of it happening to their Lao Zhu family seems to be quite high. But so far I don’t seem to see them being very talented or efficient in their work.】

"What's the matter?"

[For example, as the emperor, he should criticize the bad things, right? 】

"Rather, it's just right now."

[If it were a Roman emperor, such as Victoria, she would never let go of any opportunity to seize power. If there are folds for her to approve, she will definitely approve each one personally, and then make her own judgment on each one. 】

"I'm afraid it's the other way around on our side. In the final analysis, the emperor is the emperor, and there are no imperial guards to coup him. But if he keeps interfering, he will conflict with the entire system. So his strategy is not to interfere unless necessary. Interfere only on important ethical issues.”

【What is this called? 】

"Xujing governs the world. It is not written in the textbooks, and it is not written anywhere, because it is impossible to write it down, because writing it out itself is not 'xujing'. Xujing is the default rule."

[But he seems to enjoy it, so he has time to do his own things. In fact, I found that it seems that he is not the only one doing this? It seems like your other elders also have their own things to do? 】

"Because academic research is their profession, and this is our long-standing tradition."

[I looked through your records. It seems that this is indeed the case. All the elders of the past generations seem to have made academic achievements. For example, Qian Qianyi, the elder Qiange, is a leader in epigraphy research. Another example is wow, all of these are amazing. 】

"You are right to think that they are 'very powerful'. Academic research is a key factor in establishing their prestige. Their political activities and academic research are complementary to each other."

[It’s really hard to understand things that are not written on paper. I don’t understand what Xu Jing governs the world is all about. 】

"So, you have to keep observing and learning like Qiuqiu, right?"

[I am a human being, so I don’t need to learn anything about ‘human nature’. Just think of a way to get me a body. 】

"Why does it sound like a white-bone spirit?"

[Elder Tang~~Would you like to have a vegetarian meal~~]

"The secret is revealed. How did you know it was Elder Tang?"

Chapter 574 Automation

[Elder Chen? 】

"Tsk, just call the elders - by the way, is there something wrong with the Cathay you learned in Rome? I'm not too worried about Phaethon now. What exactly is the 'academic Cathay' you learned?"

[Ah, you asked this. In fact, I feel that you are speaking in academic Sinian, so our conversation is very smooth. Academic Sinian means not using the extremely complicated words of modesty in Sinian, try not to use complex words, and try to use spoken language as much as possible. 】

"Is this complicated?"

[It’s too complicated! Don’t you think so yourself? Let me give you an example. From a grammatical perspective, there are a lot of ceremonial words in Chinese modesty words. For example, in terms of nouns, the personal pronoun should be added with "ling", "Your Majesty". But there is also the title of "reverence for father". Moreover, the words "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Naizun, Zunfu, Zunweng" are all different. Who knows what the difference is? Your Majesty refers to the other person's father, but specifically in the topic, it refers to the other person's father. Talk about your father-in-law. At the same time, when saying "Naizun" instead of "Your Majesty", you need to use "Naizun" instead of "Naizun" to increase the sense of distance]

"Is it so troublesome?"

[The trouble is not the noun, but the verb! This bunch of verbs is troublesome. For example, if your action involves the other party, you need to say "feng", such as return, inform, and send. When someone else's actions involve you, you should say "favor", such as patronage, patronage, etc. If the other party's behavior does not specifically involve you, you should use "ya", such as "elegant meaning". And we also need to consider the relationship between superiors and subordinates. If the other party is a superior, we have to change to another set of "vertical", such as asking questions. The other party is a subordinate or a peer who wants to change to a different kind of 'Xian'. It makes me look crazy. 】

"Ah, I don't think I talk like this."

[I’m lucky you don’t talk to me like that! Because I don't understand it at all. It seems to me that the people around you often accommodate you and don't say these overly complicated words of respect to you. In addition, the way you express respect is very similar to academic Sinian. 】

"Well, I feel like you're saying something that I'm used to but don't realize. How do you feel I usually talk?"

[When you usually want to express respect or humility, you would not use these complicated words of humility. Instead, you use the subjunctive mood. You use the subjunctive mood to replace these extremely complex terms - for example, you say 'if', 'can', 'if so'. 】

"Ah, so that's it? From your point of view, that's what I said."

【That’s a lot better to talk about! It's too complicated and I can't understand it at all. I'm afraid that's why Phaethon can communicate with you directly, and she can't understand the too complicated words of humility. It's fine as it is, very good, no problems at all. 】

"Should I study more occasionally? Because I find that sometimes it is very difficult to read official documents, and I can't keep up with the rhythm of the official documents when writing."

"Right? You've noticed, haven't you? Those official documents are a hell of politeness! Every pronoun, every verb, is filled with politeness, and the whole process requires careful consideration of the direction you're facing. It's like there's a force field enveloping the writer, and once you enter, you lose your voice. Everything turns into 'What are your thoughts?', 'I'm honored to have you here.' It's a living hell of politeness."

"Tsk, but I feel like it would be a bit awkward if I didn't speak much. It would be nice if there was an automatic polite speech machine. Oh, by the way, can I ask Doudou to write it for me?"

[Well, let’s not talk about it, it seems really possible. 】

"But don't they know how to read at all?"

【no the same. It's true that they can't read, but if you ask them, they can ignore the specific meaning and treat the symbols as tasks, and that's fine. In fact, Doudou can perform such complex tasks many times. Even if they don't understand, they can directly generate results through the process. 】

"Then can they package it and give it to others? I feel like if this is made into a program, it might be a big hit."

[It seems. It doesn’t seem to work. ] Apollonia thought for a while, [This seems to be the biggest difference between artificial intelligence like Doudou and the 'program' you think of. Programs can be copied and pasted at will, after all, they are just a bunch of code. As long as the hardware can run, the program can be copied no matter how many times it is copied. But the situation of Doudou is completely different. Each Doudou needs special education, and each Doudou's abilities are learned. That is, they cannot be copied. 】

"So, it's impossible to equip everyone?"

[With a total population of hundreds of millions, of course you cannot afford it. And every Doudou is actually different, and the effects they achieve are also different. Well, this is actually quite difficult to arrange. Every beanie is different, which is always a problem. Another biggest problem is that Doudou and the others do not have enough computing power. Doudou's calculation power is quite poor, and they occasionally make miscalculations, and the coordination between multiple steps often makes mistakes. And the more steps there are, the greater the chance of error. 】

"Then I don't seem to notice it usually?"

[Because Doudou actually does not rely particularly on division of labor and cooperation, each of them basically produces finished products directly. For example, when drawing on film, they just draw on their own frame to create a relatively complete composition. In fact, it has nothing to do with the entire project. They are only responsible for this part of their own work. If the work itself is on film, then it really isn't a big problem. After all, it’s normal for film to have flaws. But if they are asked to calculate the complexity during the calculation, I am afraid that if they make a mistake in calculating a decimal point, it will be completely wrong. 】

"It seems that this is not alarmist." Shangluo pressed his forehead, "I think they can indeed make such a mistake. Indeed, they can."

[But. What I want to say is, but. ] Apollonia added, [I seem to have noticed this. I have observed the history of technological development over there. It seems that this kind of 'general artificial intelligence' is one of the ultimate goals you are pursuing. However, with almost no large-scale integrated circuits built and computing power basically relying on mechanical computers, there is already such a "general artificial intelligence" but it still has no computing power. This seems to be a step to reach a very powerful place. 】

"Ah Chip, I think now there will be problems if the production capacity of the chip is not good, because it will be difficult to train Doudou who can dance. But this way, it doesn't seem to be a big problem? Just equip everyone with different Doudou. . If you need translators, equip them with translator beans. If you need explanation beans, equip them with explanation beans. Well, it’s true. It’s not bad, but the situation may be a little strange.”

Chapter 575 Metabit

In Leibu's lounge, while waiting for Phaethon to come out for the first time, Shangluo was taking notes.

"So, I decided that after I finish my own business, I will do something practical for everyone. I want to provide everyone with access to cheap Internet."

[According to my observation, you are an Internet addict yourself. A forum with only a thousand people is not enough for you]

"Ahem~" Shangluo coughed, "I don't understand why I make rash judgments because I don't understand the Internet. As the new official of Tianjun, I will make sure to connect everyone to the Internet. From the end of this year to the beginning of next year, I will connect the Internet to everyone." Connecting millions of people online doesn’t cost the country a grain of rice.”

[Are you planning to run for consulship now? Why would the Romans take such a big tone when they run for consulship? 】

"I will definitely honor my words. And I already have an idea. I didn't plan to ask for Zhu Ling's investment before because of this. The assets are about to increase in value. At this time, accepting her investment will mean giving her some money. ?”

[So that’s what you planned. I thought you wanted to save her some money. 】

"Ha, if I am really short of money, maybe I will. After we save this first money, we will start investing in the Pure Land. Look at the electricity meter, how many bits did Phaethon consume in such a while? "

[Let me take a look. Well, let me calculate it for you. The 'Pure Land Technology' we are currently using is to advance the time inside the Pure Land by consuming metabits. Each meta-bit can advance time by 'one frame'. In other words, at 24 frames per second and 86400 seconds per day, 207 million bits are consumed per day. The oil we currently consume is not the best whale oil, but it is also a good animal oil, with a yuan bit content of between 8 and 9 per liter. You can basically calculate it as 24 liters a day. 】

"Then the current consumption of Phaethon is."

[24 liters a day, almost 21 days now, which is about 500 liters. Jinyiwei provided a tanker truck with 20000 liters of oil in it. Phaethon's 4 courses of treatment in it were only about 2000 liters. The tanker truck would only consume one-tenth of the stock. Not much actually. 】

"It seems like it's not very expensive?"

[Yes, because we are actually refining oil, not burning it. After use, these oils can be changed hands and exported together, because they are divided according to the purity and turbidity. The clear ones rise and the turbid ones sink. The pure land consumes not the clean air but the turbid air. After it is consumed, the oil is physically twice as clear and turbid, and the upper clear oil can be poured out as high-quality fuel oil. Therefore, on average, Pure Land actually does not cost much money. It’s just that it’s very troublesome for tankers to get in and out of the place. 】

"I'm wondering if it would be better to bring in a crude oil pipeline or set up a base station directly in the oil field."

Pure Land uses crude oil, and the price of crude oil is actually cheaper than water - after all, crude oil is a commodity, and barreled water is calculated as a commodity. But for consumers, if you calculate it based on this price

"Actually, even if the clean oil is not recycled, it only costs a dozen liters of water per day, which is almost a barrel of water. About seven or eight dollars?"

"About a dozen, a dozen copper coins, but that's just the price of one or two coins. Overall, it's not much—but acceleration is another matter. One day of acceleration consumes 365 times as many metabits."

"Well, of course acceleration has to be calculated based on perceived time. Who wouldn't be able to stay in there for a year? But we can't just consider fuel costs, there are other comprehensive operating costs as well."

[Indeed, after all these are added up, the running time we give each person per day is actually about .30 yuan. The current cost is about the same as running the air conditioner for a day. But in twenty-one days, it will cost five to six hundred dollars. Five to six hundred dollars was burned in less than 2 hours, which is actually quite expensive. 】

"Every inch of time is worth an inch of money. It only costs 21 yuan to buy 500 days of time. It's a huge bargain. I think if the oil is released again, it's basically free of charge. Maybe you can still make some money."