Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

【but. ] Apollonia reminded, [This is actually related to the oil we currently use. The oil products provided by Guoxing are quite good, but I am afraid that this kind of high-quality crude oil cannot be supplied in unlimited quantities]

"By the way, is this really high quality?"

[Ah, how do you say this?] Apollonia thought for a while, [Actually, from the perspective of fuel, more yuan bits equals more turbid gas. On the contrary, crude oil of poor quality as fuel is more suitable for supplying yuan here. bits. Like several oil wells drilled in the Middle East. Good guys, they are not black, they are yellow. If they are slightly refined, they can be burned directly with fuel. That one is too clear. It has to be turbid oil. 】

“Then is there more good oil or bad oil in this world?”

[Well, relatively speaking, from another perspective, there are not many oils that meet our standards. If this wave of high-quality crude oil is consumed, the yuan bit per liter may fall from 8 to 4. It may be only five or six thousand, and the bottom line is usually five or six thousand. 】

"Good guy, if it's five or six thousand, the cost will be"

[Yes, gas consumption may increase 10 times. The comprehensive cost may rise from 30 yuan a day to 500 yuan a day. 】

"That's still not that expensive?"

[Hmm] Apollonia thought about it for a while, [Actually, when we discussed fuel consumption before, including the fuel consumption of our entire society, it was not calculated based on a single person. Just like a car burning oil as fuel, a car can carry several people, and a bus can carry dozens of people. Now, the fuel consumption is equivalent to that of a private car, and everyone in the family, from parents, grandparents to several children, all drive their own cars. This situation is different. 】

"Wait a minute, it's cheaper for us to purchase now, so it's actually something we missed, right?"

【Yes. In terms of cost, we have actually eliminated the leakage of the old crude oil system, because the oil in the old system was not valuable. We can also use the old system to transport oil. However, our usage is actually very large, very, very large. Because no one uses a car at home, and they will not drive 8 cars when the 8 members of the family travel, unless the family really likes cars. Considering this kind of consumption, once we start to popularize the "Pure Land", the fuel consumption will probably be unimaginable, which will have an impact on the existing operating system itself. 】

Chapter 576 Test

"That is to say, it has something to do with shipping costs, right?"

【Um. Looking through the history books, I think it may become an issue similar to the ‘salt policy’ in the past. The mining cost of salt itself is not very high, and the amount used by each person is not very large. But it is the same as many of your past problems - there are too many people. When there are more people, the demand will be concentrated, resulting in the need to transport salt over long distances. But the cost of transporting salt over long distances is very high, because everyone, regardless of age or sex, must eat salt. Every household must eat salt. The more people in the family, the more salt they eat. 】

"Salt?" Such an analogy is really similar. Salt is an indispensable material for maintaining life - the Pure Land, and it may become like this in the future. Because if you don’t use Pure Land, you will actually have much less time than others.

Because the situation is here - every inch of time, every inch of gold. If everyone spends money to buy time and you don't buy it, then you will lose money.

"So, the question still lies in tests like Phaethon. The first thing we need to know is whether time will be consumed simultaneously."

[This is actually basically certain to be the case. Because it is the main body that enters, the body's time will advance simultaneously as long as it is consumed inside. If a person stays there all day, he will probably be like those in the lower world, completing his entire life in two or three months in real time. Because he can burn off one year of his life expectancy in one day. 】

"Hey guys, are you really buying time?"

[I said a lot. But at least until you are promoted to heavenly being, everyone's time is still precious. Even if there are no side effects, I do not recommend that you open this mechanism to everyone for unrestricted use. Otherwise, if someone runs away from home for a day, this state will pass in a year. Three days of separation means three years. Your entire social system will undergo major changes. A child who has been away from home for ten or twenty days may be older than his parents when he comes back. 】

"Good guy, this is actually quite exciting."

After thinking about it this way, this is indeed an issue that must be taken seriously. After all, this is time. Although the order of cause and effect has not actually changed, time still flows from front to back. But because of the acceleration, there is a lot of extra time for physical sensation, which creates many opportunities and problems.

"It seems that we'd better not open the fully functional Pure Land for the time being. Well, but we can try it out on a small scale? For people we know well. In addition, it's best to limit the time. Do you have any plans?"

[I suggest limiting it from two angles. First and foremost, consider it from the perspective of personal safety, because after all, you are entering another world. Secondly, consider it from the perspective of social impact, because this extra time may have an unpredictable impact on the operation of the entire society. 】

"Then wait until Phaethon comes out."

Phaethon came out. When you come out, it looks the same as when you went in. But inside, she has spent 21 days, three weeks, which is almost as long as a winter vacation.

"Do you still recognize me?"

"Nonsense, it's only 21 days, it's just like a business trip. Well, I suddenly saw your face."

She stretched out her hand and put it on Shangluo's face: "Suddenly I really want to squeeze it. Your face feels pretty good."

"Tsk." Shangluo grabbed her wrist, took her hand to the side and let go, "Line, say the words. Tell me your own feelings, don't tell me."

"There is no problem. It seems that the 21 days we planned before is a more reasonable number. I personally don't feel any discomfort, both physically and psychologically. Although there is still a bit of a gap. It has only been more than an hour outside. .”

As she spoke, she sniffed: "You smell something else."

"what?"

"It tastes like panda. You went to the Imperial Garden to have dinner with Zhu Ling, didn't you? I said I could teach you how to make it."

“Why should I cook for myself when I can have someone else eat for me?”

"Please, can you not compete with the panda for food? Why don't you compete for the bamboo shoots?"

"It's not very good to capture the bamboo shoots. If I hit it or it hits me, there's no difference between us. But..." He thought for a while:

"Eating steamed buns is actually not a big problem. Zhu Ling said that the pandas in Yuyuan, except for Fufu, don't really like eating steamed buns. How much they eat depends on the mood of the 'uncle' for a few days, so there is always a lot left. What's left They were all used to feed the elephants next door. I ate the excess and became an altar-cleansing messenger."

"Tsk, didn't you steal the elephant's food?"

"Correction, it's just snacks for elephants. Elephants have a certain amount of food. These few buns are just snacks stuffed between teeth."

Although he "corrected" Phaethon, Shangluo still took a sip of tea with peace of mind: "You look good, and there seems to be no big problem in your body and mind."

"The next step will be overtime and a durability test," Phaethon said.

"Wait a minute, isn't this too risky? Just do the test next time, and prepare for it next time."

"It's better to hurry up than to hurry up." Phaethon replied, "Rather than wait for next time, it's better to keep me immersed while I'm still learning."

"This kind of immersion can be dangerous. What we want to prevent is immersion."

"If there is no danger, it wouldn't be called an experiment."

"Okay. What about the plan? And how to calculate risk control?"

"This time I plan to stay there for 42 days, leaving you nearly 3 hours. You can go have a cup of afternoon tea with Zhu Ling."

"???" Shangluo was stunned for a moment, "Hey, hey, hey, you seem to have some problems in the past 21 days. Are you sure it won't become a big problem after 42 days?"

"That's it, no problem. Also, regarding the technical indicators, Apollonia, what do you think?"

[I will monitor your usage of metabits. ] Apollonia replied, [Because in this whole process, the most critical indicator that needs to be monitored is the usage of yuan bits. Because you consume a lot of yuan bits to enter that world, it is actually a manifestation of a 'transcendent', because although the gods coming to the lower world will bring many conveniences, they also have to pay a price, because the gods can come and go freely, and the gods come from the upper world. of strangers. And if the yuan bits you consume suddenly decrease]

"That means I'm starting to indulge in that world, right?"

【Um. I read that Shangluo said that there is something called "Internet addiction" in their world. Here, it can become quite dangerous, because it is tantamount to being fully immersed in that accelerated world. However, there are not that many people who are really addicted to the Internet. But if you go in for 42 days at a time, it’s still too long. For safety reasons, I will keep monitoring at all times. 】

Chapter 577 Tuition

"Speaking of which, I have some questions to ask you before I go in. I found that your courses are a lot different from what I saw."

"for example?"

"For example, 'the people can be guided by it, but cannot be made aware of it.' This is used as a governance philosophy in our country. It emphasizes the need to carry out a policy of obscuring the people to a certain extent for all parties under governance. For example, except for citizens, no one can Reading. But your explanation here seems to be different?"

"Ah, yes, it is indeed different." Shangluo nodded, "But this problem is probably because you have not updated the teaching materials. When did you establish your understanding of this sentence?"

"Through humanistic exchanges in history. I know that in this sentence, many people think that Confucius himself did not mean 'fooling the people', so they tried every means to break up the sentence in various ways. We directly adopted the meaning of 'fooling the people' and thought it could be used. But you seem to have used a different way of writing it here? It’s not ‘the people can control it but not know it’, but ‘the people can control it but cannot control it’. Why is that?”

"Because it's updated."

"Update? Can The Analects of Confucius be updated?"

"Please, "The Analects of Confucius" was written by humans, and it is not a scripture that records the words of gods. Of course it can be updated. There are many versions of the current "Analects of Confucius" in history. Some words seem inexplicable because the version is wrong. This sentence I updated this because you didn’t see it? It’s because the ‘Guodian Chu Bamboo Slips’ were unearthed in Guodian Village, Hubei in the third year of Taihe Period. There are original copies of the Analects of Confucius in them, which are early materials from the middle period of the Warring States Period. So according to This Analects has been updated to be closer to how it was written in Confucius’ time – you didn’t know that, did you?”

"Almost no one of us knows what has happened in Cathay in recent decades. We only know that the emperor has changed and so on."

"Then you should be able to find this section when you review modern history. Modern history is relatively late, and it's not often tested. Just understand it."

"What does this mean?"

"That's the literal meaning. The people can guide and enlighten them, but they can't make them know. There are two aliases in this sentence. You Tong Di, Zhi Tong Zhi. The combined meaning is that the people can guide and enlighten, but cannot force - in fact' The original text recorded in the "Guodian Chu Slips" is more detailed and is a supplement to this paragraph: The people can guide them, but they cannot control them. The people can guide them, but they cannot force them. Jie does not say that his people will be in chaos. But the people are in chaos."

"This means"

"Here is an analogy with Xia Jie. Xia Jie used force to torture the people without enlightenment, so it led to great chaos in the world, Yu's rule was lost, and the dynasty established by Dayu perished."

"So that's the case, so why are there Chinese characters?"

"It's hard for me to say. But I've told you before that there are many ways to write Chinese characters. As long as people can understand it, you can use whichever way you want. But this way of writing becomes more inconsistent the earlier it is written. Especially in "The Analects of Confucius" 》This kind of pre-Qin literature is in the early stage of the evolution of Chinese characters. Many characters were later divided into different meanings, but they could be used interchangeably at that time. So. Looking at it now, it is actually the characters that were written wrong, but you can't blame it. The ancient people of the pre-Qin Dynasty were right when they wrote it."

"Who's to blame?"

"Wait a minute." Shangluo touched his chin. "It's best if you don't ask me this question, because our views are quite different. I suggest you ask a 'local' you think is reliable. After all, I come from 'Second Uncle's' family, and I don't have the same views on this kind of issue."

"Hello?" Leaning on the bed, Yanqiu answered the phone, "Ah, Phaethon, what's the matter? You have to ask for leave today. If you don't come, what will I eat? Can Shangluo come in your place? Okay, It's okay. Well, it's indeed okay. Do you still have questions to ask me? Are they from the textbook?"

Yan Qiu sat up immediately: "Ah, I suddenly asked such an 'academic' question. Wait, I'll look for a book. Which one? Compulsory course five, right? Which paragraph?"

After hearing the explanation, Yan Qiu nodded.

"Ah, so you want to ask, who is to blame for the typo, right? Of course it's not the fault of the people of Confucius' time, they wrote it correctly. Of course it's not our fault, we are the victims. It's the middle group that's to blame. The evolution of writing doesn’t happen overnight, so what were those people doing in the middle, and why didn’t they quickly write out the wrong parts when they realized something was wrong?”

"Ah, for you, can the ancients also be blamed?"

"The ancients are also human beings, so why can't they be blamed? For example, the "Book of Jin" was compiled in a mess. Magic is flying all over the sky. There are too many spells like flies transmitting thunder to protect the body. Fang Xuanling doesn't know what he is doing. This dynasty also has In the messily compiled "History of the Yuan Dynasty", there are a lot of Timurs who can't be distinguished at all, and the two different writing methods of Batu and Badu are regarded as two different people and are written separately. Although there was indeed a etiquette at that time It meets the needs of the end of the Yuan Dynasty, but it is not that rough, it is too rough."

"This is really true. I need to change my brain to learn it. We will not learn anything from Caesar, nor will we investigate what Aristotle is thinking. And you... seem to be able to investigate? Even Confucius Can."

"Yes, Confucius can also say that he has problems. Why not? Confucius is just a little old man. Confucius' execution of Shaozhengmao should be discussed carefully before the investigation is clear. Because from the current judicial perspective It seems that what Confucius did was very unreasonable. As the prime minister of Lu, Confucius directly used physical means to solve the problem of Shao Zhengmao, a doctor who was also giving lectures. No matter how you put it, this matter is suspicious."

"Ah, is this really allowed to be said?"

"Let's just say it. Confucius was a living person. Have you ever said that 'God is dead' or something like that, or discussed it. But in fact, to us, Confucius is a dead person. Why did he die? It was very clear at the time. What he said was not completely without problems. You cannot think that everything he said is correct just because he is Confucius - this is not in line with the teachings of Confucius himself. So Confucius was wrong. , Of course I have to say it, but just don’t scold him. If someone made a problem before, he should be scolded, and people in this dynasty should be scolded even more. What nonsense in "Yuan History" compiled by Song Lian, does he dare to read it himself? "

"Good guys, it turns out you have this understanding. Good guys."

Phaethon touched her forehead, and she had to calm down: "I always feel that this is a very powerful statement. I understand, wait, I will read the book, don't hang up the phone yet."

Chapter 578 History Book

Phaethon put the phone aside.

"How is it?" Shangluo took the time to ask.

"It's true that he should be scolded. Yanqiu thinks he should be scolded."

"That's right, they really deserve to be scolded. Their academic attitude is really inappropriate for leaving us with so many troublesome things."

"Speaking of which," Phaethon asked suddenly, "I'm also very interested in your opinion. What do your hometown, I mean 'your family', think about this matter?"

"Both sides have the same view on this aspect. The ancients scolded when they should, and it was taboo for the venerable at most. Confucius was a venerable and could not be scolded. But Song Lian was from this dynasty, so he scolded him if he scolded him. Fang Xuanling was born in the year of the monkey and the month of the horse. I’m old enough, feel free to scold me.”

"Tsk, I can't learn from it. But it's understandable."

"Where are you guys?" Shangluo asked.

"On our side, Aristotle and Plato may be living people, but their words are as unshakable as the gods, just like the oracle of Delphi."

[Hey, it seems that you really believe it. In the past ten years, you have not believed much in the Oracle of Delphi. 】

"That's because many people know about you, and they have some doubts about your technical level."

[But Aristotle is also a human being! Why is Aristotle exempt from inspection? 】

"Because... it's hard to say." Phaethon shook his head and said, "Maybe it's because our entire civilization is based on it, so it really can't be changed. Thinking about it this way, this historical baggage is really a bit heavy. And, this makes me think about Another question creates more. more questions.”

Phaethon took out the required part of his history textbook and showed it to Shangluo.

"This part? Dayu controlled the floods? Is there any problem?"

"Is it possible to write about the origin of civilization? And it can be written in such a specific way? Where Greece came from is a mess, and where the Romans came from is even harder to say. This cannot be said."

"why?"

"Well" Phaethon thought for a moment, "You can understand it this way: Greece and Rome are essentially two nations. But there is a myth that connects the two sides - after the destruction of Troy, the Trojan prince Aeneas fled to The West, first to Carthage and then to Rome: this is very important because it is the story that connects Rome and Greece.”

"Can't you say this?"

"This is absolutely not to be touched. Whoever touches it will die. Because as soon as you think about it with your head, you will know that there is a problem - the Trojans ran to Rome to rebuild their country. Isn't this to put gold on their foreheads? They are just trying to give Rome Lift up your origins and bring Rome to a level with Greece, so that the origins of Greece and Rome can be integrated. Because in the Trojan War, half of the gods sided with Troy. This is It means that Troy is qualified to share the world equally with Greece. And on your side, it can be said that Shun imprisoned Yao?"

"Tsk." Shangluo shook his head. You might as well go ask Yanqiu. There's nothing to say to me.

"Yao, Shun and Yu." Yanqiu held the phone and flipped through the compulsory history book, because the history book tells the story in chronological order from ancient times.

"This is easy to understand. Yao was six people and Shun was eight people. It is not a story between two people at all."

"Wait a minute, is this also updated?"

"Yes, it has been updated. We have systematic historical research, and everything has been researched. From the part you have seen, you think there are only Yao, Shun, and Yu in ancient times. That was written by Sima Qian, and that old man Sima Qian was very bad. He also wrote about Chi You taking pandas to fight the Yellow Emperor, do you believe this?"

"I believe it. Didn't Chi You lose?"

"That's true. But it's impossible no matter how you think about it. Pandas roll on the ground as soon as they appear. They have no desire for fresh meat, and they don't have hunting instincts when they see humans. After that, there will only be King Mulu. I think this credibility is similar to that of King Mulu, who was written by Luo Guanzhong anyway. Hey, Shi Naian is the best writer, and his writing about cannibalism is brilliant. He also has to eat people's hearts and livers. Splash it with cold water, it’s wonderful.”

"Well" Phaethon nodded, "Maybe this is the problem. Our attitude towards history and the ancients is completely inconsistent with yours. We are not too keen on archeology, nor do we like to research ancient documents."

"why?"