Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Hey, as expected of Shang Tianjun, you are very discerning. How did you see it?"

"The reason why they came to the capital to mourn was just for a reason, and they just ignited the flames. But there must have been some strong wind blowing the wind, so that they could continue to fight against the disproportionately powerful Lan Fang for so long - was it the opinion of the imperial court or the emperor's? Opinion?"

"It's my opinion." Zhu Xianfen replied, "I will not let him annex the Boni Kingdom. The reason is simple: once Lanfang annexes the Boni Kingdom, the entire Borneo will completely fall under Lanfang's control. Under the control of Lanfang. In this way, it will be much easier for Lanfang to carry out personnel control and import and export control. As long as the Boni country is blocked, this will be a hole in Lanfang's border, making it impossible for Lanfang to completely Control Borneo. So although it is only a small territory, although it is only a small area, this is what it is." He looked at Shangluo:

"Test you, do you have any good adjectives?"

"No horses' legs?"

"Well, I thought you knew how to say Go. But chess is fine too."

"I can only play chess."

"But the statement is correct. I kept Bo Ni just to avoid Lanfang's horse legs and let Lan Fang have to take a detour. Lanfang is indeed hampered by Bo Ni in everything, so he always wants to get rid of Bo Ni as soon as possible. Fall. Ah”

He sighed: "Look, although we don't have any 'modern international relations under the Westphalian system' here, we also have our own troubles here. The relationship between vassal and vassal states is different. The relationship between hierarchical vassal states is a complex knowledge. Many issues between them are not black and white. And in the final analysis, these issues have to be summarized here, tsk, it is also quite difficult to deal with. "

"So, senior brother, what do you think?"

"There are two issues I'm struggling with now: First, they came to the capital to mourn a year ago, which is too much." Zhu Xianfen was a little annoyed, "I haven't investigated whether Lan Fang really needs to repair that line. Highway. Whether it is or is not, Lan Fang has made this excuse not once or twice. But Boni Country is reasonable about this matter. After all, this is their own territory - but even if they are Reason, they came to me to cry in mourning, this is a sign of disrespect. Although..."

He paused. "Although I know they're desperate and that a moment's delay could mean the end of the country, I won't tolerate any impertinence here. Even if the country is flattened by a highway, I can help them recover it. But they bypassed me and went straight to the ancestral tomb to mourn. This isn't an insult to the national surname, but it implies they're going to mourn Emperor Chengzu, which is a tactic to get along with me. This leads to the second point."

He looked at Shangluo and said, "After we ascend, vassal states like Brunei will be demoted."

"Ah, indeed." Shangluo nodded, "When we were both in the mortal world, there was still a distinction between monarch and minister. But after we ascend, we will be separated forever."

"At that time, our vassal states should become those heaven and earth in the cave sky, and they will be worthy of being vassals of the heaven. As for Boni Kingdom, they can no longer keep up with the pace of the imperial court."

"By the way, what about North Korea? When it comes to vassal states, the first thing is North Korea, right? I know that it goes without saying that it is a vassal state. Lanfang's guest is also a Chinese, so he can be recalled when the time comes. But what about North Korea?"

"Somewhere in between." Zhu Xianfen replied, "After all, there is a difference between inside and outside, and we will not take North Korea to ascend together. But it is okay to reward the king of North Korea with a few elixirs and let them become earth immortals. And Just like now, we will occasionally promote a few of the outstanding ones to become naturalized in the territory. Speaking of speaking, we will probably enlighten a few people every once in a while and let them rank in the immortal class. As for North Korea, Just don’t go to heaven, just stay underground.”

"Ah" Shangluo understood, "So the question now is, should we fight with the country's surname for the sake of Boni Kingdom, right?"

"Yes." Zhu Xianfen nodded, "After all, we and Lan Fang are members of the same family, and Bo Ni is an outsider after all. In the future, it will be Lan Fang and Lan Fang's foreigners who will ascend to heaven together, not Bo Ni. We and the kings and ministers of Boni Kingdom will only be together for a year or two at most, and after that we will be gods and humans, heaven and earth. In this case, many things will indeed become more difficult. So, Shangluo."

He looked at Shangluo: "What do you think? I hope you can make some suggestions. I am used to thinking from a moderate point of view, but at this time, I also need some external perspectives to assist me in making judgments. You and others Different, I can't say what I just said to others - I also tried to tell Zhu Ling, but she didn't bother to pay attention to me at all. He asked me not to waste her time. But you, you are the junior brother, I I’ll just trouble you.”

"Forehead"

"Let me say something first." Zhu Xianfen said, "You don't have to put too much pressure on me. Because I'm just asking for your opinion, you can say whatever you want."

"Why do I feel that these words sound familiar to me? I have said this to others before, but now it's my fault. So, here is my opinion."

Shangluo thought for a while:

"My personal opinion is: I suggest that the imperial court should maintain the last post from beginning to end. It doesn't matter what happens after that, at least it can't be chaotic now. Because once there is chaos here, there will be chaos. This is not the only one. Therefore, I suggest that the court maintain its original policy - but I am not just making suggestions, I have solutions."

"That's what I like about you. What can you do?"

"Simple. The reason for the surname is to build roads, right? But if you want to move things, you don't need to build roads. If you want to move things, I can just help him move them."

Chapter 657 Cyber ​​Corvene

"Interesting. Interesting." Zhu Xianxian recited it several times, then suddenly raised his head, "This is a good idea. It will be enough to remove his excuse for making trouble. Maybe this can make this matter go away. Let this matter have a good outcome. Oh, by the way."

He reminded: "Don't tell others about this first. You will offend others if you try to pull the trigger. It's not your place to open this mouth. I'll talk to him directly later and just say it's my opinion. That highway has There is no need to repair it, let alone that. But it is true that he wants to transport huge equipment up the mountain. Help him transport things up, which will at least fulfill half of his request. "

"The other half."

"He is not an unscrupulous person. If he still has me as a friend in his eyes, he shouldn't be entangled in front of me. I don't care what he does behind the scenes, just don't expose the matter to the newspapers. People's words can be Awesome, what people say is scary." He shook his head, "This family is really difficult to manage. Everyone is in great spirits, as if they have taken a five-day dose of ginsenoside. It seems that there is something I Gotta get ready.”

"Then should I avoid it?"

"No, you still need to join." He looked at Shangluo, "In order to cope with the huge 'shock' that may come from the transition from the imperial court to the heaven, I plan to reorganize the Privy Council on the basis of the cabinet. After all, the cabinet is a loose organization."

"Is the cabinet considered a loose organization?"

"How should I put it? It is loose in nature, and the cabinet regency was not established at the beginning of the dynasty. After all, Emperor Taizu Gao could handle all the memorials himself. Later, the cabinet gradually took over the central power. At the beginning, it was just It’s an expedient measure. It’s just like the recurrent laryngeal nerve being misconnected, step by step, it starts to become more and more outrageous - for example, although the name Cabinet is smooth, we don’t actually have any organization called ‘Cabinet’, right?”

"Ah, that's true."

"We don't have any agency issuing decrees in the name of the 'cabinet'. So if this is not called loose, then there is no agency that is loose. In the final analysis, it is the unwritten rules of us who stack the roofs and beds in the room. Here, as long as it can run, no one will touch it - after all, there are many rules here, which are older than all of us here, and there is no reason to change them. This is naturally no problem at the moment, but once it encounters the eternal Unprecedented Big Change Have you ever played the game of drawing bamboo sticks? If you inadvertently pull out a bamboo stick, it may cause an avalanche."

"So, is the Cabinet coming to the fore?"

"After ascension, someone will still need to manage this land. By then, most people will stay in the city."

"Will this happen???" Shangluo asked.

"From the future seen in the heavenly book you brought, combined with the reality of this world, it is like this. In the final analysis, people have to live in a place that is convenient for work - if you work in a building, you have to live in a city Here, it is natural to engage in agricultural production that you have to live close to farmland. However, farming requires watering. In addition to being close to the field itself, it is also a good choice to be close to a water source. So..."

He shook his head: "So farming in the future may be different from now. Not only does it require land and water, but it also requires a network. If agricultural production in the future reaches the point where there is no need to go to the fields in person, then farmers may choose to live in Where the internet is better, where life is more convenient. Oh yeah.”

Suddenly, he looked at Shangluo: "Yesterday, the cabinet also discussed this matter. We have been studying the issue of diverting the Yellow River from the Huaihe River to the north. After comprehensive consideration, it seems that this job is not suitable for all hands. Give it to Lord Tianyi, because the amount of earthwork is too large. With the help of Lord Tianyi, it is a good solution to use a large number of manpower to solve it. So I want to ask, that is"

He thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure out what to say.

"Brother, what do you want?"

"So I plan to recruit cyber corvettes."

"Cyber ​​corvee? What?"

"That's right, you know that corvee has been abolished in our country, right? But it has not been abolished in essence. Corvee still exists, but we stipulate that everyone can be exempted from labor by paying an additional head tax. This poll tax is distributed After the land is taken into an acre, it is now converted into land tax, income tax, and surcharges from various places. So the cabinet would like to ask you, can the technology you want to promote be able to operate an excavator remotely?"

"Hey, this does work."

"That's fine. The cabinet's plan is that this will count as having served the corvee. After the corvee service is over, there is no need to collect the replacement tax. So from now on, whoever has time at home on weekends can use equipment to remotely drive an excavator for dredging If it’s a river, the Ministry of Revenue will refund the tax.”

"Is this okay?"

"This is called rational use of resources. Think of it this way - if you hire someone to drive an excavator at home, the labor cost is very high. It is also troublesome and tiring, and I am afraid many people will not come. But if you say that you can get a tax refund for driving an excavator, It can attract a lot of people who didn’t intend to work in the first place. This is probably the only way to gather people.”

"Wait a minute. Brother, you may not have thought of one thing: this thing may not be that painful. Maybe it's quite fun."

"Can this corvee be fun? I just want the court to spend less money, everyone can make more money, and there will be no middlemen to make the difference. Can this be fun?"

"Just use some reward mechanisms or something like that. Then don't limit how long you have to be online every day, so that you can effectively use the fragmented time. It doesn't have to be on weekends. If a 30-minute work period is used, there will be enough time for commuting to and from get off work. When you are free, you can dig up to the maximum amount, and then the tax refund amount will be issued according to the completion of the work. You can also randomly dig out some awards. And if you complete some fixed tasks every day, you can get additional rewards."

"Can it still be like this???" Zhu Xianfen was stunned, "You still know how to play. It's so shocking. Sure enough, Zhongguo's skills are so terrifying that he can attract so many people to come to work. But this , how do you evaluate it?”

This is a problem. The workload itself is not quantifiable and needs to be assessed by another person.

"Let the noble Tianyi come. If you ask the noble Tianyi to work, they will probably be very reluctant. But if you let them supervise the work of others and review the work results of others, then they will be very happy. Everyone who is doing cyber corvee can be assigned a Tianyi nobleman to supervise the work throughout the process. He will not rush or say anything, but will only give points according to the work situation. "

Chapter 658 Visit

【Oh oh oh oh! ] Apollonia reminded, [Doudou has started shouting. They are so happy! They really want to be overseers! 】

"Good guy, is this the correct way to use it?" Shangluo covered his forehead, "Senior brother, we seem to have forgotten one thing."

"what?"

"That's right. We actually don't lack manpower here. Even if we use everyone's fragmented time, we can accumulate a huge force. We don't need noble Tianyi to move things. We only need to use noble Tianyi to move things. Just collect everyone's fragmented time. For example, if you go to the northwest to plant trees, you can also control it remotely from home, and then let Tianyi nobles evaluate the results."

【They said yes! 】

"They said yes - that's what the nobles of Tianyi said." Shangluo relayed to Zhu Xianen.

"Zhong Guo's skills are so terrifying, can even the heavenly soldiers and generals be called over to work?"

"The essence of the situation seems to be this - the Tianyi nobles judge based on human standards. They use human standards to judge what is delicious and what is not delicious. Similarly, if they are allowed to replace humans, They will not be happy to work, and they want to be paid the same as other people. But if they are asked to do a job that everyone wants to do, then they don’t even want to be paid, as long as they have food to eat.”

[They said they were willing to pay to supervise the work. 】

"No, no, no, that's fine."

"What did they say?" Zhu Xianfen asked.

"Noble Tianyi said he is willing to pay for it himself to supervise the work."

"They are planning to come here to entertain the people doing corvee service, right?" Zhu Xianfen said in surprise.

"I asked them not to pay. Wouldn't collecting money from both ends become a perpetual motion machine?"

"It's not like you can't have a perpetual motion machine." Zhu Xianxen shook his head, "Don't you think Rome also has a Vulcan core? That one is also a perpetual motion machine that steps on the left foot and the right foot to ascend to the sky. Our Ming Dynasty also needs to have its own perpetual motion machine. This It is called reform and revitalization at the same time to solve the dilemma."

"." Shangluo looked at the location of Yuxi Palace to the west, "I'm wondering what Taoist Ancestor would say when he heard this."

[I’m afraid even Dao Ancestor would find this kind of thing too outrageous. But...it's not impossible. 】

"But where do the beans come from?"

[Tiandi Bank, they transferred money to you from Tiandi Bank before. 】

"I know. I just want to ask, where does Tiandi Bank get its money? Their money must be deposited in it, right?"

[This. This is a personal financial issue. It’s not easy for me to ask. But probably just like the Vulcan Core, this thing is indeed perpetually moving. Maybe in some places it does discharge large ice cubes like the second type of perpetual motion machine. But they haven't been playing like this for a day or two. 】

"Okay." Shangluo pondered for a moment. "They're doing this voluntarily anyway. They can ask for money whenever they want. But if they're willing to pay both ends to work, then I ask that you treat it as seriously as if it were a salary. Don't just come here for fun."

They said, "Okay."

"Okay." Shangluo conveyed their intention to Zhu Xianxen, "This seems to be an interesting thing that both parties can gain emotional value from. Our people got the tax refund and took the money home directly. Doudou found it They are very happy for their own pleasure. No loss at all.”

"I feel like we accidentally decided on something very important just now." Zhu Xianfen pressed his forehead, "I suddenly felt a little nervous. My political intuition is quite sensitive, and my intuition told me that this would become a big event. . But to a certain extent, stepping on the left foot and the right foot to reach the sky is indeed a perpetual motion machine - let me tell you, the court will also allocate funds to you for this matter. So, when can you come up with a sample? "

"I'm just testing this thing. I'm discussing with Victoria to see if she wants to do a linkage during our autumn sex."

"Wait a minute." Zhu Xianfen was stunned for a moment, "When you said that, I thought: it's not just cyber corvee. We can even have cyber military service! There is essentially no difference between driving an excavator and driving a tank."

"Ah this."

"When will you count?"

"It will be fine during Qiu Cao. Then I have to go to Guo Xing's place to get some equipment to do this. It's the same equipment Guo Xing said he would give us last time."

"Good guys, good guys." Zhu Xianxen's palms were sweating a little, "It's becoming clearer and clearer to me. We are doing something very powerful, and maybe it will change the way we all live in the future, but this is indeed a kind of ascension. In the final analysis, this is to maximize the use of everyone's time. With Tianyi Guizhen as the medium, we can also transform time into various labor forces, military forces, resources, etc. The key to this , it’s time. And”

He paused for a moment: "And our time itself is infinite. Heavenly beings have their own infinite time, as long as they don't decline. We can even accelerate our own time. And transform time into a real trend ', you can rely on the noble Tianyi as the medium. The noble Tianyi plays a catalyst-like role in this, so there is no loss on your own - this really becomes a perpetual motion machine. Is this the life in heaven?"

He turned to look at Shangluo: "What will be the result after you provide everyone with access to the Internet?"

"It is indeed as mentioned just now that all the fragmented time has been collected. It's just that the 'Tianyi nobles' over there are not as proactive as the Tianyi nobles here, and there are not many 'Tianyi nobles' who can complete complex tasks. It’s not like it’s everywhere like here.”

"Then we can somehow be half a step ahead of Zhongguo. This is a good thing. I can't be happy about it myself. I will discuss it with the cabinet tomorrow morning. Also, is Phaethon free now?"

"She's free, she's on vacation. I gave her a vacation. Is something okay?"

"Didn't she order something? Some 'archive' or something like that."

"Ah! She said that when she played "Pilgrimage of Heroes" before, she had a save file there that she wanted to transfer over. How did you know, senior brother?"

"The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and Rome will send envoys to visit as usual. Because Phaethon is here, they also asked to see Phaethon this time. What Victoria means is that the archive must be handed over to her personally. In hand."

"Wait, Victoria? Victoria is coming by herself this time?"

"Ah, there was no need for him to come. Because we have never been prepared to receive the head of state from Rome - after all, in chess, veterans don't meet. But she said she planned to visit in a private capacity, and she just called in the morning As I said, there is no need to receive guests, so I will welcome them privately. The little girl nowadays is really confused. She suddenly said that she wanted to come, and I don’t know what she likes to eat. You can come and accompany her later. , help me make some arrangements, you are familiar with her."

Chapter 659 Reception

So why did she come? I'm very busy and I don't have time to receive her. "

"I don't know why she came. I'm not familiar with her, really not. The Roman embassy was also surprised that she was coming this time. They even came to discuss it with me after Victoria and I had a phone call. this matter."

"Then how does she want to come?"

"The situation is like this: Although Rome has an embassy here, every year Rome sends people from the mainland to celebrate the New Year and celebrate the new year when the sun and moon shine on the world. So Victoria will come with the embassy in a private capacity ——As for the envoys, the Ministry of Ceremony will receive them. As for Victoria herself, it would be very embarrassing for me to meet her. Because no matter how the political treatment is arranged, it will be wrong."

"Because we haven't visited each other before, right?"

Zhu Xianfen nodded: "Our two sides are neither brotherly countries nor allies. We can barely be regarded as friendly countries. We also fought a big war involving hundreds of thousands of troops. But we both know that we can only continue to fight. It's just a cheap barbarian. Therefore, there are many places in the current international order that are blank, but neither of us deliberately touches them - for example, the emperor will not visit Rome, and Victoria will not come. At the highest, only the prince or the prince will visit. "

"Senior brother, have you been there?"

"No. It's not necessary to go. I won't go if I don't have time. Victoria came once, and my grandma even hugged her. She was eight years old at the time, and I was already in college. There was nothing fun with a little kid. , but Zhu Ling and her went to see pandas."

"Then why not let Zhu Ling accompany her?"

"It's not impossible." Zhu Xianfen looked at him, "So the decision is up to you. Just say whether you want to accompany me or not."

The two looked at each other for a few seconds.

"Okay, I don't want to be disrespectful. It's not enough for me to accompany you."