Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

[Ah, yes, yes, even Sun Wukong can’t do it. Sun Wukong has reached heaven, and there are heavenly soldiers and generals here. Change it to another one. Ah! I really can’t help but tell you this! 】

A large group of little people appeared on the stage, sitting in rows and rows. There was a violinist and a trumpet player.

[The Sixth Hymn of Helian, okay? 】

"what?"

[Roman Gaile, why don't I play a song for you. Who is this? If you don’t listen to this or that, just don’t go out. 】

Strange Roman music was playing there. Although I’ve never heard of it, it’s just right with a chicken. This kind of musical exchange has happened in the past, and it’s not the first time that Roman modes have been played here, but it’s okay.

It's just different from the previous ones, this time there is a picture. As the music played, the little man on the screen really made a performance picture——

"This is a TV?" Qi Qianhu looked at the screen, and many people noticed it.

"Yeah. This is a program with pictures. Although it can only be automatically generated based on the broadcast content now, if there are real TV pictures in the future, the broadcast effect should be better. Although it is hard to say whether it can guarantee eating online, But I can guarantee that everyone will be able to watch this kind of TV next year - in fact, you can take it home now, and even if it is not a special TV program, you can also show a 'visual broadcast'."

Qi Qianhu watched for a while: "I haven't decided what to buy for the New Year this year. Shang Tianjun, where can I buy a TV like this?"

"Hey, I didn't buy it, I hired it. Let me tell you, there are many little people in this box, and they are acting in the box. If you hire it, you have to hire a whole troupe. Do you want to hire it? ? Now it’s 10% off.”

Chapter 627 64-bit TV

"Let the little man in the box connect to the signal, and then project the picture? This is kind of interesting."

Qi Qianhu looked at the picture projected on the screen - this was different from all previous films. A projector projects existing film. Even if you are framing the camera, you are actually just drawing on the film and recording the already existing scene.

The machine in front of me has entered a new dimension: it is showing images that have never existed before. The little people inside the box are acting, and they are freely generating content that never existed before.

Previously, only the special effects team after shooting the movie would use similar technology for similar work. Tianyi Guiren over there added special effects to the film according to the script. Although it is just a creation, it does not independently produce a finished product.

And the current ones are obviously the complete self-expression of the Tianyi nobles.

"I know what you are capable of, Shang Tianjun. After all, my daughter comes home every day and always thinks, 'How is Shangluo doing today?' and 'How is he doing today?'. She is not so attentive to my old father. Tsk.”

[Hey, hey, hey, this is what the old father himself said. 】

"Monitor Ah is also very important to me and to our entire team. Without her, we would not have the awards we have now. Many of my jobs were completed based on her work. "

"Oh no no." Qi Qianhu shook his head and said, "What you need to cultivate immortality is immortality. Without it, if you choose to burn the pill furnace for a lifetime, you can only make some clay balls made of mercury and sulfur. She lacks this Immortal fate was given to her by you. As the Zhongguo proverb goes - success is 99% hard work, plus 1% genius."

"Eh?" Shangluo said in surprise, "Speaking of which, Qi Qianhu, how did you know this sentence?"

"Those of us who have reached the level of confidentiality can actually occasionally apply to read the heavenly book. Although individuals can only read their own, they all know each other. Of course, Shangluo can also apply - but you don't seem to have gone at all. It’s necessary to see it.”

"That's true."

"So, your TV corresponds to Zhong Guo's technology?"

"This is not entirely true." Shangluo pointed to the small box and said, "Strictly speaking, this is just the part of the TV that outputs the picture. The real TV is not a projector, but directly images the picture on the monitor - of course based on projection There are also standard TVs, but TVs with a monitor are the mainstream.”

"Why? After the two effects develop separately, is there any difference?"

Qi Qianhu and Lu Huaiyang are different. Lu Huaiyang has been dealing with Shangluo for so long. Lu Huaiyang actually talks very little. He never talks to Shangluo unless necessary.

But Captain Qi obviously had a strong curiosity, even more curious than his daughter Qi Yuan - after all, Qi Yuan would sometimes be particularly careful not to cause trouble for Shangluo, and was less likely to ask questions like his father.

As if sensing Shangluo's doubt, Captain Qi replied, "We alchemists should be open-minded and research this and that. Seeking the path to immortality is the true meaning of alchemy. When we have nothing else to do, we stay in the temples surrounding Yuxi Palace, refining our elixirs in our alchemy furnaces."

"So that's it. Then you guys want to make more equipment based on Zhongguo's technology?"

"Because it's very convenient. But we want to know which technology is correct - is a real TV a curtain or a self-illuminating screen?"

"It's the screen." Shangluo gave an accurate answer, "Because projection always has to separate the imaging mechanism and the imaging mechanism, which is not compact enough. You always have to find a curtain to project. However, the reflection effect of the curtain is limited by the environment. The brightness, the color of the environment, etc., and the image quality is not stable. Self-illuminating screens will be the mainstream technology in the future."

"But..." Qi Qianhu also raised questions, "Our current self-illuminating imaging technologies are still far from 'usable'. It's hard for me to even see what the future of this technology is. You know , if it were a curtain, we could already present an extremely detailed picture on the big screen."

This, indeed. The current movies are projected on film. After being projected on the screen, it is not only very clear, but also provides a unique texture even from the perspective of Shangluo - this texture is not just on the screen, because Shangluo is inherently I don’t know what kind of inexplicable “texture” the picture itself has. What Shangluo saw was editing.

Because film is really expensive, the shots produced are neat and concise. Every film imaged on film has been carefully and professionally produced before being presented to the public. In comparison, when everyone has a mobile phone, it is difficult for you to be sure whether the pictures you see have been carefully produced.

Of course, this is not a bad thing. It's just an interesting difference between the two - as for the difference between film imaging and digital imaging, Shangluo really can't tell.

But that's later. In the following era, film imaging did have its own advantages and disadvantages compared to digital imaging. The current situation is that it is really difficult to compare the mature images in the cinema on the same platform as those "indistinguishable between humans and animals" on the electronic detection monitors and low-definition cameras.

So much so that Qi Qianhu wondered whether the two were the same thing.

"Ah, well, in fact, as long as the electronic technology is advanced a little bit, the image of the TV can easily reach the point where consumers are satisfied - but at present, there is no need for us to adopt this technology here, because Dou Dou’s 32-bit, 64-bit, and even 128-bit imaging are also quite good.”

"You mean, this projection screen over here?"

"No, it can actually be imaged directly on the screen. Do you remember the Baihong Mirror? The TV I use at home is imaged directly on the Baihong Mirror. It can be projected on a fairly large screen - but the larger the screen, the clearer it needs to be. The higher the imaging quality, the higher the requirements for the crew.”

"What if it's as big as this?" He pointed to the wall. This projection is almost as big as a wall.

"This won't work. This requires at least a 1080-bit crew to complete. For home use, it's almost enough to use a 128-bit TV. 64-bit can also be used. In terms of the viewing distance of the sofa in the living room, consider the space in the living room, 128-bit Both 64-bit and -bit can produce good results.”

Chapter 628 Dinner

"So." Shangluo added, "There is also a 32-bit option. This is recommended for professional monitors. For example, plug your own Fetion into it and use it while sitting on a chair."

"Wait, can you still access Fetion?"

"That's right. If you add a typewriter, it's enough for office use. I have prepared products of various levels, which can greatly facilitate everyone's life. And this is only the first generation of household magic tools."

"The first generation? How many generations are there after that?"

"Currently, the third generation is planned. The division of these generations is as follows: the current TV only allows Tianyi noble people to express information. It belongs to the first generation of household magic tools, and the representative products are TV sets and monitors. And The second generation requires Tianyi nobles to exert specific physical influence, such as washing dishes and laundry. The third generation will have revolutionary progress, because I will try to encapsulate a cave in the sky!"

"Sealing a cave into the sky? What can be done?"

"For example, a third-generation rice cooker can put in dozens of kilograms of rice, dozens of kilograms of vegetables, and dozens of kilograms of meat that far exceed its visual volume in advance, and then put the plates in together. These things are all stored in the package. In the cave inside. After arriving, it can automatically cook the rice and place it in rows in the rice cooker. You only need to lift the lid to eat."

"Wait, why is it still a rice cooker?"

"Because electricity is needed." Shangluo replied, "For things like heating, electricity is enough. Only with external energy supply can the work in the cave be convenient. You know that, right? Many of our caves are very important to the creatures in the caves. It is said to be a 'perpetual motion machine'. It is like paying tribute. Only when there is coming and going can business be done. We connect the wires and they cook, so it is reasonable."

“Is such complicated technology just for cooking???”

"The final step in technological development is to benefit the public. Although encapsulating a cave is cutting-edge technology now, I think sooner or later it will become more and more mature and used more and more widely. By that time, it will be It’s time for the third generation of household appliances to be implemented. I think in the short term we can just use the second generation of household appliances - Is there anything Qi Yuan wants? Does she do housework at home?"

"She is responsible for breakfast." Qi Qianhu replied, "In our family, her division of labor is breakfast from Monday to Friday. Breakfast on weekends and other housework are done by my wife and I. Mainly because of her school time Much earlier than when I get to work.”

"Does she want breakfast?"

"No, she went to the door to buy it. She couldn't make soy milk, fried dough sticks or the like by herself. She just went out and turned left to buy breakfast from the breakfast stall."

"How about this? Although I don't plan to promote the second-generation household magic weapon now, Qi Yuan is my monitor and she usually takes good care of me. So I'll go back and give her a breakfast machine. But you have to pay, not to me, but to Lord Tianyi. But it shouldn’t be very expensive.”

This is the most different thing from the household appliances known to Shangluo. Because these instruments rely on noble people from Tianyi to work, they have to pay an additional labor fee in addition to the electricity bill. But this is different from Gao Shigure's Guide Bean. That Guide Bean only has to work when Gao Shigure is awake and has very little vacation time. And these appliances can be put on standby when not in use.

In other words, it's like the difference between an hourly worker and a live-in nanny. Although the charge per unit time may be higher, hourly workers only come when needed, so the total cost is much lower.

"Oh!" Qi Qianhu said happily, "Okay, okay, I will use it even if it is more expensive. She said before that she planned to go to school in Shuntian. I'm afraid she won't be used to Shuntian's breakfast. If only she could have a breakfast She can have a little more rest in the morning, can I pay for it?"

"No problem, no problem." Shangluo nodded, "She prepared it for you before she left. Oh, by the way, I don't just want to give it to him. All those who attended the meeting today, as well as the senior colleagues who were not able to attend, I plan to give everyone a 32-bit TV package for a year!"

"Ah, I finally finished approving the coupons." Zhu Xianfen took off his formal clothes and put on his usual coat. He was going to eat "Beggar Dinosaur" soon, and he was afraid that the oil would get on his formal clothes and make it difficult to wash.

When we got off the elevator and walked to the dining room, we heard cheerful sounds coming from inside.

"Have you passed it on?" he asked the Jinyiwei guarding the door. "Did everyone welcome me like this? I feel embarrassed."

"Ah, actually..."

"I'm so embarrassed." He opened the door and waved to everyone, "I'm late! Good afternoon, everyone!"

He was greeted by the backs of a room full of people, and no one noticed him entering the door.

"Cough" Zhu Xianxian stood in front of the screen, feeling a little embarrassed.

Everyone looked at him, a little embarrassed. Because no one noticed his arrival until he walked in front of the curtain and accidentally blocked the projection.

"So I'm going to give you a TV," Zhu Xianfen muttered, "Tsk, it seems I'm still not as good-looking as the TV. So what... Shang Tianjun."

"Hey, senior brother." Shangluo responded, "What's the matter?"

"Do I have a role in TV? I want to pretend to be one too."

"Yes, yes, everyone has it."

"Ah, I feel comfortable." Zhu Xianfen didn't care much about the embarrassment. As long as everyone is embarrassed together, it won't be embarrassing.

It is very important whether he can receive free TV, because if it is not free, it will be difficult for him to allocate funds to buy magic weapons for his office.

After feeling comfortable, he clapped his hands: "Come on, let's have dinner! After the meal, everyone takes the TV home! Eat quickly, I also want to see what a 32-bit TV monitor looks like. What..."

He looked down and said: "As usual, you have to say something before eating your tail teeth. I won't speak anymore because my speech takes too long. How about Shangluo, do you want to talk about it? It doesn't matter, I just want to give a speech and summarize it before eating. For this year’s work, look forward to next year and say some auspicious words. Do you know how?"

Shangluo shook his head violently.

"Then." His eyes wandered around everyone, "Then Lu Qianhu! Come up and say a few words! Come on, come on, you have worked hard this year, and you have a lot to do. You have both credit and hard work. So. Come and give a speech on behalf of everyone this year!”

"." Lu Huaiyang was stunned. Until he walked to the microphone, he was completely numb.

Suddenly he stood in front of so many people and spoke. He suddenly didn't know where to start.

He looked around. His eyes stopped on today's main course. That giant beggar's chicken.

"Well, what are you talking about? You have to have a head. That's right. It is said that back then, Emperor Taizu Gao was chased by Yuan soldiers and fell hungry on the roadside. Suddenly, a beggar walked out from the roadside - hmm , everyone knows what happened next. Then there was the Ming Dynasty, there was us, and there is today's meal. So we gather here to eat giant beggar's chicken, not forgetting our roots. Ahem. Let's eat. Let’s eat.”

Chapter 629 Instructions

[Hey, can this be said? Emperor Taizu Gao was so hungry that he was on the roadside or something]

"It doesn't matter." Shangluo replied, "If he got angry every time he was told that he was so hungry on the roadside, he would probably be numb by now. And conversely, he himself doesn't seem to mind it too much. statement."

【Eh? Why? 】

"Because he was really hungry and collapsed on the roadside - that's not the key point. The key point is that he himself likes to say that he came from a 'commoner', because the lower his background, the more it can prove that 'I have won the righteousness of the Ming Dynasty' , the more it shows that destiny has already set its mark here. So the more it is said that he fell hungry on the roadside, the more he is praised for his greatness - this is the logic of the matter. "

[Are you sure he would like this? 】

"Whatever, the emperor took the lead in this matter anyway, he can't kill the nine tribes of the emperor."

The speech lasted less than a minute, and now we can start eating.

"Okay, let me introduce it first." Zhu Xianxian walked up with his hands behind his back, "Everyone had some problems with the roast chicken we had last year. First of all, the inside was not cooked well and the outside was a bit dry. If it were a piece of meat, it would be able to distinguish it. It's very layered. But the chicken is so big that many people either get a whole piece of firewood or a whole piece of half-cooked. Only the lucky ones can eat it with the right heat. So—— "

He pointed to the roast chicken in front of him: "So this year we eat beggar's chicken. I remember the last time we ate like this, when I was in high school, and it was me who hosted the meal on behalf of my father. Of course this time we eat It's different from last time, you will know after eating it. Oh, by the way, who will deal with this layer of soil outside? I remember it, yes, yes, General Fu, please excuse me, I remember you did it last time too .”

In the crowd, Fu Yuanshan has been waiting there for a long time. He always comes to this kind of dinner party.

When he heard Zhu Xianfen calling him, he was ready early in the morning.

After walking out of the crowd, he rolled up his sleeves and circled around the "beggar dinosaur" as big as a small elephant. He found a spot near the tail, raised his hand and slapped it hard——

There was a click, and the clay shell, which was the size of a small elephant and had been burned into clay, cracked in the middle. One of their hands, one on each side, exerted force.

Nothing happened.

"Hey, that's strange." Fu Yuanshan waved his hand, "It seems like your luck is not good today. Which fellow Taoist can come up and open the shell of this beggar chicken? Just don't fall on the chicken." Before he finished speaking, he suddenly think:

"Hey, Shangluo, don't you have that knife? Bring it and shoot it?"

"That one? Okay." Shangluo reached into his arms and fumbled around, then took out the hunting knife.

[Why is this hunting knife in your hand just for eating? If it’s not cutting oranges, it’s cutting meat, if it’s cutting it for people, it’s cutting it for pandas.]

"This means that food is the first priority for the people. Ritual utensils that cannot be used for eating are not good treasures."

Taking out the hunting knife, he aimed at the spot where Fu Yuanshan had just struck, stabbed it in, and then pried it to the side——

With two "dong dong" sounds, the huge earth shell was completely peeled off, leaving no dust on the dining car, just like opening a walnut.

"Okay!" When everyone saw this trick of transforming into a roasted chicken, they all started to cheer as if they were watching a show.

"You guys eat first, I'll take care of the kitchen waste." He carried a pile of earthen husks, each one bigger than several men, out on his shoulders. He made no bones about it, his expression unwavering.

Left on the cart was a smaller chicken wrapped in lotus leaves. Although smaller, it was still about the same size as the elephant in the imperial garden. The fresh aroma of lotus leaves and chicken fat wafted out, along with a scent that Shangluo had never smelled before.

"It smells so good!" Shangluo sniffed, "This elephant bird. This elephant bird smells so good!"

"Because the elephant bird has a lot of red meat." Zhu Xianxen said to him next to him. "The elephant bird doesn't like to exercise very much, and it weighs nearly a metric ton, so the muscles are mainly red meat used to support the body. It’s not white meat used for explosive exercise. The fat in red meat is very rich, the taste is quite layered, and it won’t dry out after roasting. I remember last time.”

He shook his head and said: "It seems like it's not just the last time. Many times when I try new methods, it doesn't taste good, but no matter how you cook it, the chicken drumsticks are always delicious. Elephant Bird's drumsticks are particularly big. Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. ”