Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"This is the situation - first of all, you must take the unified examination, because it is related to whether you can graduate from high school. Secondly, although you can apply for admission to all universities with your unified examination scores, you don't have to rely on your unified examination scores. For example, if you are applying to the Academy of Arts and Crafts."

She pointed to the few empty seats next to her: "These people have been asking for leave some time ago. They follow their professors around and look around. Master will only let you in if you think there is no problem."

"Isn't this supposed to be the training model for graduate students?" Shangluo felt that there were still too many teachers here. There are so many that they can be distributed like this.

"Well, art and natural science are probably different. They need a fixed master to guide them throughout the process. Because the school has many professors, you can control the entire process from the moment you enter the school. You don't need to wait until a higher education stage before the professor personally guides you. student."

"Why does this look like a kindergarten? Have you returned to nature?"

"Indeed. In fact, middle schools have fewer teachers than both ends, so we have to take large classes. But Bailudong Academy has been the same as a private school since childhood. There are only 10 people in a class from childhood to adulthood. Well, I always feel that they are so It's a bit lonely and I don't know many people."

“Can we actually free up so many people to work in education?”

"Hey, don't talk about it." Qi Yuan thought for a while, "I really haven't thought about this issue much before. Think about it carefully, sometimes there are too many people working here. In fact, even if we are like this In public schools with large courses, the ratio of students to faculty is also about two to one. Specifically, the ratio of teachers is about three to one or four to one. Over there in Bailu Cave, I remember that the total number of faculty is more than the number of students. .”

"Good guy, aren't the tuition fees there also very expensive? Doesn't that mean everyone has to hire a teacher?"

"It depends on the situation. At Bailudong Academy, I remember to check your grades. If you enroll with a high score, there is almost no tuition fee, and there are scholarships. If you enroll with a low score, you have to pay full tuition. As for our school, our school does not recruit students at all. Either they are children in the guardhouse, or they are specially approved by the imperial court."

"That's true. There are too many people here."

He asked Apollonia in passing: "By the way, what is the education system like over there?"

What about us? Roman citizens' education was primarily family-based, typically taught at home. They might gather the children of several friends and family members and have classes at one of their homes. Only at the age of 16, when they went to college, would Roman citizens' children leave home.

"Good boy, then you have more people?"

【Well, not really. Because what is popular in our country is 'university tutoring', which means that all subjects are taught by one teacher. Including Latin, Sinian, mathematics, philosophy, and other natural sciences, all were taught by one teacher until university. 】

"Does the Education Bureau not care?"

[Well, first of all, you have to confirm one thing: We don’t have an education bureau there, because education is considered a personal matter for citizens. And in fact, it is not necessary to study all the courses, because each university recruits students by itself. Some have interviews, some have written tests, and some have interviews plus written tests. As for the unified national admissions examination, this...]

She thought for a while: [It is difficult for me to imagine that places like the New World, Italy, Greece, Asia Minor and Egypt can reach a consensus on the question of 'what to test'. Because there is no way to unify the language! The mother tongue of the Greeks is Greek, and the mother tongue of the Latins is Latin. 】

"Hey guys, I almost forgot, you are stitched together, right?"

[We generally don’t mention this topic. You understand. There is no way to mention this. Seriously speaking, it's hard to say which one is better between Rome and Greece. It’s hard to say how many barbarians Roman citizens absorbed, because citizenship rights were sometimes loose and sometimes tight. I don't understand this matter at all - so let's just ignore it and let everyone do their own thing. 】

"Why does this look so much like a plant? Do you have no brains?"

[Ah, you are right to the point. This was the case when the Western Roman Empire came to an end. Inexplicably, when even I didn't realize it, things got serious - very close to what happened in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. At that time, barbarians were first gradually introduced to join the army, and then barbarians began to serve as military and political officials. In the end, even the leader of the country was a barbarian, and the name of the country suddenly stopped being called Rome. Many Romans were like frogs boiling in warm water. Suddenly one day they found themselves living under the rule of barbarians. 】

"I think you should finish it off first."

[I can tell you, those barbarians are not that easy to deal with. How about the technological barbarians? Even at Caesar's time, sometimes the equipment of the barbarians was indeed no worse than that of the Romans. It's just that they don't have urban civilization, they just rub their equipment in the wild. but.】

She thought for a while: [In the final analysis, it seems that the Romans are not modern enough. Although it is difficult to say why Rome has become what it is now, at least I think that Rome is still too conservative and too broken. None of the parties were willing to change their way of life for the purpose of unity, and there was nothing but a common emperor. I don't know what you can learn from the fall of Rome, but I hope you can see some useful lessons. 】

"Wait a minute." Shangluo was suddenly stunned, "I suddenly remembered something - you always say that Rome is going to perish, Rome is going to perish, why is Rome going to perish? How do you know?"

This is what Shangluo realized due to the atmosphere in the school today. There is a big exam tomorrow, which should be very important, but everyone is taking it calmly. I learned from Qi Yuan that this is because everyone does not put all their efforts into one exam, and there are quite a lot of opportunities to get admitted, so they seem to be unhurried today. Just in a calm atmosphere, prepare to end your high school life and enter the next stage.

Chapter 654 Purpose

As for the Romans, Shangluo always felt something strange that he couldn't explain - they always felt that they were going to be doomed, and then calmly dug their own graves.

"Is it because you feel that your lifespan is not enough, so you feel that there is no need to maintain this life?"

[No, it’s the opposite. We felt that Rome was going to be doomed, and there was no way to follow our established path in the remaining kingdoms, so we had no choice but to sink into the lighthouse. 】

"Co-author, do you know how many states there are in Rome?"

[Yes. Yes, someone saw it. ] Apollonia replied, [This was originally top secret. But we are gradually decrypting it. But coincidentally, I myself am not within the scope of decryption. 】

"Then what did you see?"

[It was not 'us', there was someone who saw the future - Amon Zeus. He saw the end of Rome and had a meeting with the then emperor Agathocles, the father of Viglia. I don’t know what they talked about, but I know that after that, Emperor Agathocles abdicated as co-emperor and made his daughter the master of Constantinople. 】

"What does Victoria know?"

[I don’t know if she has been decrypted yet - I don’t even know what the secret is, so how do I know when to start decrypting it? Maybe someone will talk to me when needed. I'm not even sure Helios knew about it. 】

"I know"

Suddenly, a message came from the mobile phone, which was sent by Phaethon: "Apolonia asked me just now. I happen to know about it."

"Huh? You actually know something that even Victoria is not sure she knows?"

"Don't forget what I did before. As a demigod, I have to personally participate in various affairs of Rome, just like you, as a heavenly being, are also directly involved in the operation of the center. Sometimes you know better than the emperor. More, right? Because of duty. It’s just the reason for this. I can’t say.”

"It turns out it's so scary, even you have to keep silent."

"That's not true. It's just different when you say it. Every time one more person knows, things will change. If you really want to know, or if you plan to finalize the timeline for accepting the Roman bequest, go and talk to Ah Let’s talk to Gasocles himself.”

"Okay." Shangluo nodded, "We have to take a pulse to know what exactly happened. I would like to know if there is any specific date. But before that, I have to... Oh, right."

He asked Qi Yuan in front: "Are we ready for the team issue?"

"It's almost done. After I sort out the list, we can finalize the candidates. You said before that you didn't want to interview them one by one, right? So I interviewed them for you."

"Yes." Shangluo nodded, "When the final members are selected, I will interview them again. Are those from Nanyang included?"

"Of course. I look at it from a technical point of view - the people selected are all technically qualified. Of course, students from Nanyang are also included. But there are many people to choose from, you can choose yourself."

"You will give me a list later. Then, I will go and talk to Nanyang to see if we want to finalize the joint training mentioned before."

"Oh, by the way, the school also said that it will increase the number of instructors for us, and the shipyard will also need to invest more, and there is something else that needs to be discussed with you before it can be decided. I have discussed it with the school, but The school believes that we established this team ourselves and we should make our own decisions.”

"what's up?"

"Guo Xing sent a proposal, hoping to become our exclusive title sponsor, change the Jiangning Longjiang team to the Jiangning Wangzai team, and then paint the red Wangzai milk on the car."

"Huh? Paint them all as prosperous cubs?"

"People with the national surname can tell you half of it."

"It's half too scary! By the way, who came up with this? Didn't the shipyard respond?"

"The shipyard said that they have no way to invest more together with the national name. They just hope that we can retain the naming rights for the sake of past friendship and for the sake of the seniors. Or at least we can call it Jiangning Longjiang Wangcai Team."

"If it continues like this, won't we be almost as strong as the Lan Fang team? They're really afraid of getting fat. When did this happen?"

"Regarding yesterday's incident, someone from Guoxing came to inquire about my intentions and asked if I had such an idea. Since we are also seniors at the shipyard and can contact them directly, we confirmed it that day. So, this matter still needs your decision."

"Okay." Shangluo took out his mobile phone, "I'll call and ask."

After dozens of seconds, he put down the phone.

"I'll go out in the afternoon."

In the afternoon, Jinshen Hall.

"Hey, Shangluo, are you here? You have to take the exam tomorrow. Didn't I disturb you? Come and have a plate of durian cake."

He sat down next to Zheng Shijie, and Zhu Xianen sat across the table in his own seat.

"Why are you here today?"

"I'm here to pay tribute to His Majesty the Holy Emperor."

"He came to ask me for the order to conquer Boni Kingdom." Zhu Xianfen covered his forehead, "You really saved me by coming here. I am almost annoyed to death by this guy."

"I said, Brother Ye?"

Zhu Xianfen remained silent.

"Brother Ye?"

"Are you done yet?" Zhu Xianxian looked up at him, "I told you not to call me by my official name when working. This is not what should be taught now."

"So, His Majesty the Holy Emperor?"

"Yes, you should call it that now. Then, you should deal with business." He handed the folder back to Zheng Shijie, "To hand the folder to me, you have to go through the cabinet, and my approval has to go to the Sixth Section. I will give it to you again. I would like to emphasize once again that I am not able to approve any policy at will, and for me to approve decrees at will is called 'promoting the decree without permission', which is against the rules."

"Ah! But you are the emperor!"

"Just because you are the emperor, I advise you to think carefully about what you are doing. The Boni Kingdom is staying where it is, why do you want them to 'eliminate the country'?"

"Because I was repairing the lunar cannon, and they were blocking the highway! I had to transport large equipment to the north of Borneo via the highway, and they were blocking the road! So the entire country had to be demolished, and they were in the way."

"Let Shangluo hear what this is called."

Shangluo sat next to him, putting his hands on his legs and unable to say anything.

"Um." Shangluo touched his forehead, "Isn't it difficult to transport by sea?"

"There is no suitable port over there." Zheng Shijie stood up. "The slope of the mountain from the port is too high, so it can only be transported by land slowly from a distance. So if you want to drag Shangluo into it, you can give me an accurate message." , do you want to give it to me? If you don’t give it to me, I will send a tank from the tax police headquarters to collect the debt. Anyway, they do owe the debt, and the bankruptcy process will be the same later."

"Sit down!" Zhu Xianfen looked up at him. Zheng Shijie sat down.

"I didn't say no. Give me time to investigate. Do you know that Boniguo has gone to the gate of the Ministry of Etiquette to mourn? You had to make a fuss before everyone knew it?"

Chapter 655 Urgent

"Okay. Are you investigating? I'll wait." After a brief greeting, he left.

As he walked, he took long strides, and a corner of his robe was picked up by the wind.

"Anxiety, uneasiness. This guy's expression is all written on his face." After Zheng Shijie came out of the door, Zhu Xianwen leaned back and leaned on the back of his chair, "What do you think? I think he has an upper body ”

"Ah, I see that your relationship is very good, so I won't say anything more."

"Yes, the relationship is indeed very good." Zhu Xianxen shook his head, "It's not that I didn't know at first that he was close to me because I was the prince. But as time went by, I could see that he was a good friend. He is such a good person. It's really good. But at our age, we can't live just for ourselves."

Looking at the direction Zheng Shijie left, he murmured: "It's a good thing that he didn't continue to ask questions here. He still remembers that I am his friend. If he insists on making trouble with me face to face, he will use personal relationships to force me to make a decision. , then it would be really difficult for me to deal with it. Fortunately, he, like me, doesn’t want this hard-won friend to become a bargaining chip.”

"Senior brother, how long have you and Guo Xing known each other?"

"It's been almost 10 years, many years. Although we have known each other's existence for a long time and met each other when we were children, it was all routine at that time. When I was in college, he suddenly got together, and the two of us just started Slowly became friends. Of course, as I said just now, his motives were not pure at first, but our relationship was indeed good. Because friends also take time to develop. And "

He touched his forehead: "I was not actually the emperor at that time, but he was already the Marquis of Yanping. As a prince who was already in office, his investment in me was considered an investment, rather than simply following the crowd. Because the Marquis of Yanping , to a certain extent, he can be regarded as a 'Fanghou', or Bohou. Because he is the chief uncle of the Nanyang princes."

Dongbohou Jiang Huanchu, Beibeihou Chonghouhu, Xibohou Jichang, Nanbohou E Chongyu. These mythical "bohous" who appeared in ancient stories have actually appeared here now. Nanyang, under the command of Marquis Yanping, encompasses hundreds of millions of people and thousands of miles of sea territory, and is the largest internal vassal in the world.

Shangluo also saw Lanfang's large fleet. At that time, they were cooperating with rocket launches in Nanyang and patrolling and warning in predetermined areas.

"By the way, what is the tax police headquarters mentioned in the surname Guo just now?" Shangluo asked.

"It's similar to when the country was founded. Emperor Taizu Gao ordered the sealing of the King of Sai. In addition to the army being under the command of the King of Sai, there were also the guards of the palace. However, the King of Sai was only a commander. He could only direct and not mobilize troops. The King of Sai The only ones that can really be mobilized at will are the guards of his own palace. King Ning has "80,000 armored men and 6,000 leather chariots". This is an exaggeration, but it is not too exaggerated. There are at least 40,000 to 50,000. Plus the local area There will only be more garrisons.

"The dual system of the Frontier King and the Border Army was established to ensure mutual oversight. At the same time, the two armies could fight side by side, so that the collapse of one side would not cause a chain reaction of collapse on both sides. The situation of Lan Fang fell within this framework, but there were also some differences. The Lan Fang fleet and the Lan Fang army could only move when ordered by the imperial court—this was the rule; unauthorized movement was considered treason. However, at the same time, the Lan Fang Tax Police Corps could move on its own."

"So, there are some subtle differences between the two sides?"

"Well. Compared to the King of Sai and the border army, Lanfang's control over the Lanfang Army is much stronger than the King of Sai's control over the border army, unlike the frontier army and the King of Sai who are just stationed in one defense zone. Let's look at it specifically. There are two differences - first, although it was the King of Sai's unification, the imperial court would send the Duke to assist and fight alongside the King of Sai. But here, the court will not send anyone to command the Lanfang Army, and Guoxing will handle everything himself. . Second, the border army was established by the imperial court, but the Lanfang army was established by Lanfang himself, and the imperial court did not spend any money."

"Then this is..." Shangluo thought for a while, "Isn't this closer to the princes of the Western Zhou Dynasty?"

"Correct understanding. Although the system is structured according to the system of our dynasty, the vassal relationship between the imperial court and Lanfang is closer to the relationship between the emperor and the princes in the Western Zhou Dynasty. The princes themselves also have large armies, and the princes are restricted by etiquette and cannot do whatever they want. Move troops. But no matter what, that army belongs to the princes themselves. This cannot be changed by our decree or a few seals. Because the court did not pay for it, and the people who feed Lanfang's army have the national surname. And .”

He paused for a moment: "Then there is the Tax Police Corps. This is the result of a series of running-in and games between sects and vassals. In short, the Tax Police Corps is Lanfang's informal force. They They cannot be equipped with equipment that threatens the regular army, but Marquis Yanping can mobilize them at will."

"Those previous military operations in Southeast Asia"

"Almost all are handled by the Tax Police Headquarters. If he wants to mobilize the Lanfang Army, he needs to write a long report and ask for discounts, which is very troublesome. So he usually directly mobilizes the Tax Police Headquarters to come to the door - restricting the tax police There is only one rule of the general regiment: it must be legal. Only when the other party violates the laws of the court can the tax police regiment be dispatched. The army relies on the rituals of the vassal to restrict, which is very cumbersome. But the tax police who enforce the law are much freer, because those There aren’t many Nanyang countries that don’t owe money.”

"What about this time?" Shangluo asked, "Why is there such a big fuss this time? Guo Xing could have dealt with it according to previous practices, but why is it all happening this time?"

"Because the Boni Kingdom is an exception - take the subway Yuhuatai Line to Andemen Station. Not far from the station, there is a turtle mountain. On the turtle mountain is the tomb of the Boni King 'Manaragana'. Although the Boni Kingdom is Chiefdoms, but they have merit. When Emperor Taizu Gao became emperor, they were the first batch to enter the court to celebrate. When Zheng He went to the West in the Yongle year, King Bo Ni himself returned to the capital with the fleet that sailed to the West, and then died of illness in At that time, Emperor Chengzu was considerate of them and gave them a cemetery in the capital for burial."

"Are they here to mourn their ancestors' graves?"

Zhu Xianfen nodded: "Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for those chiefdoms in Nanyang to cause trouble. But Boni Kingdom is a special case. They can come to the capital to mourn their ancestors' graves. You don't know that they came before the country. I cried at the ancestral grave a few days ago, and even went to the door of the Ministry of War headquarters in Yuhuatai to cry. The news has not spread yet because I suppressed it. But now Boniguo is going to cry at the gate of the Ministry of Rites, which is in the busy city. District! It’s almost the end of the year, and there are tributary countries wailing and crying on the streets of the capital. What does this sound like?"

Chapter 656 Opinions

"But why?" Shangluo asked, "Guo Xing should also know that such a situation will happen."

"Of course he knows, but he has been eyeing the land of Bo Ni for more than a day or two - because Lanfang's headquarters, Pontianak City, and the Pontianak Spaceport are all on Borneo. All the chiefs on Borneo The country had long been wiped out by Lanfang, but the Boni Kingdom had not been wiped out. The Yanping Marquises and Boni Kings of the past dynasties have been fighting each other, and Zheng Shijie is not the first Yanping Marquis to want to destroy the Boni Kingdom. If not this time If he succeeds, he will definitely not be the last one."

"Ah" Shangluo touched his head - he looked at Zhu Xianen.

Obviously, the strength of Bo Ni Kingdom is disproportionate to Lan Fang. With Lanfang's national power, he might not be able to annex Bo Ni. The large fleet came from the sea, and the fleet of aircraft that covered the sky and the sun could cover the entire Boni Kingdom. But things have not progressed for a long time, and the two parties have been pulling at each other for so long. There must be some reason here.

He still looked at Zhu Xianxen: "Does the imperial court also have some opinions on it?"