Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Tsk." Shangluo shook his head, "You are right now. If you are thirsty from now on, I will only give you rootless water from the patio water tank. You will not be able to drink cola, cheese taro mud tea, etc. Can you hold on now?"

"Yes, yes."

"If you are hungry from now on, you will not be able to eat even a bowl of noodles. You will have to eat steamed buns without any oil or salt. Can you stand it now?"

"Yes, of course."

"There are also things like guarding Yuanyang."

"Yes!" he replied quickly.

"I'm telling you, you need to establish a written document!"

"Stand up, stand up."

"I haven't even told you what the conditions are, but you've already said that I'm going to do it. Just listen."

Shangluo took out a piece of yellow paper and slapped it on the table: "You may not know what happened now. But what happened just now has alarmed Sazu. You are not good enough to meet Sazu himself now, so Sazu Entrust me to bring you this talisman. You should be able to understand what it means."

"I don't understand much about this talisman. Oh no, I can understand it?" He couldn't care less about being surprised that he could understand the heavenly book on the talisman. He read the important information: "Sazu wants to accept me as a registered disciple. ?”

"It is the registered disciple of Sazu himself - although it is only the registered disciple, this is the registered disciple of Sazu. You know what it means."

Han Xingzhi looked at the talisman for a long time before he remembered to breathe:

"Even General Fu is not a disciple of Sazu, he is just another disciple."

"That's right. So this means that Sazu thinks that your blessings are greater than his. But your cultivation level is still too low at present, and your future has not yet been determined, so Sazu only accepts you as a registered disciple - although However, the master-disciple relationship will not change. So you can see that Senior Fu is among the heavens, and he is still not a disciple of Sazu himself, because the person who extradited him to start the apprenticeship was not Sazu himself. And you The talisman in front of you was issued by Sazu himself."

Xuanfeng Yongzhen Tianzun, Sa Tianshi holds firm, the Tianshi Patriarch of Shenxiao Sect. As one of the Five Mysterious Sects of the Dao Alliance along with Taiji Sect, Danding Sect, Xuanzhen Sect, and Jianxian Sect, what is circulated in Shenxiao Sect is the secret of the talisman - Leifa is the talisman.

Because Taoist priests are not magicians who throw fireballs, and the real thunder method in the usual sense is based on talismans. Even the palm thunder that is closest to "throwing fireballs" can also use the Mulang Curse to kill evil spirits. Because as a divine thunder falling from the sky, not just anything is worthy of being struck with thunder.

As one of the Five Mysterious Gates, the talisman also had special significance to the court. Because even though Emperor Wanshou entered Taoism through Danding, today's disciples also practice the Danding Sect, but the most popular among them are Lei Xiu, who theoretically belongs to the lineage of the Shenxiao Sect. Therefore, compared to Dan Xiu, Lei Xiu is actually more representative of the general appearance of Ouchi monks.

Although different from Wudang of Taiji Clan, Shenxiao Clan does not refer to a specific sect - to a certain extent, the same is true of Sword Immortal Clan. But unlike the Sword Immortal Sect, which has no sect itself, there are many factions under the Shenxiao Sect with systematic origins. There are actually many people who practice Shenxiao Sect.

Among these factions, Sa Shoujian himself does not lead any specific sect. He only makes movies and does not care about academic affairs. But Sa Zu personally accepted the registered disciples, and there is no doubt that he is the authentic sect that can represent the entire "Gaoshang Shenxiao" line.

Now, Sazu himself uses this talisman to recruit disciples. And Han Xingzhi can now understand what is written on this talisman.

Chapter 684 Talisman

"I saw Sazu's monogram. Even if it was the first time I saw it, I could recognize that it was Sazu's. But the talisman also said," he paused, "I seemed to have noticed something. I could actually see it." I understand the meaning of the talisman itself. This may be the reason why Sazu wants to take me in. But it is also said later that eating water and food is the first precept. If I break the precept, I will be punished by Sazu himself. So brother, punishment What is it?"

"Sazu didn't say. But I guess it's more than three years. I don't know if it's less than five years. That's why I repeatedly told you, you have to think carefully. If you don't practice well after signing, Sazu won't be able to do it. I want to throw you into some small dark room and lock you up in a cave."

"." He was silent for a while, "I need to discuss it with my parents and my uncle."

"Your parents had already arrived while you were sleeping, and Sazu himself met your parents. Now I would like to convey the wishes of your parents and your uncle - your uncle hopes that you will get started. Your mother thought about it again and again. I also agreed. But your father thinks it is too hard. He hopes that you will consider it carefully, but he will respect your decision. So in the end, it is up to you to decide. Sazu also said that besides you Besides, no one can decide for you."

"."

"Let me add something." Shangluo looked at him, "Because I am only a registered disciple now, so as your big brother, I will be responsible for supervising you. I will also be responsible for conveying information between Sazu and you. You don't need to now Make a decision, if you can take the talisman back and think about it carefully."

"I am sure."

"Why?" Shangluo stared at him, "I want you to give me a reason. Don't mess around with your life. This is very important."

"Because this is a fairy tale and I don't want to miss it."

"." Shangluo nodded, "Okay, this is the most convincing point. I think your father-in-law made the decision based on this consideration. They all intend to respect your opinion. So in this case, let's Nothing can stop you from accepting this talisman. You know how to use it, right? You can understand the contents of the talisman now."

"Yes." He pinched the talisman with his fingers - the flames soared into the sky, and the yellow paper and cinnabar turned into fly ash. The spell is fulfilled.

"Okay, then the rules will be established from now on. Are you hungry after so long? Do you want to eat something?"

"I want to drink Coke. Oh no, I can't eat it now."

"You also know you can't eat it, right?" As he said that, Shangluo put his hand into his pocket and fumbled a few times, and pulled out a date.

"Here you go, this is my little gift to you, big brother. Eat it."

"Ah, thank you." Han Xingzhi threw the dates into his mouth, "Oh~ this coke is quite strong."

The next second, he was stunned: "Wait! Coke! This is Coke! Brother, you are plotting against me! You are plotting against me! Why are you doing this! I've already used the talisman! It's over, it's over! I'm going to be Sazu captured him!”

"Hey~"

"Why are you laughing? What about me? Why didn't Sazu come?" He looked around and then at Shangluo, "What did you give me to eat? Isn't it Coke?"

"That's a cursed date. It's a gadget that Sazu taught me. I'll give it to you to try. You can make it yourself later."

"Wait, does this mean?"

"Aha." Shangluo said with a smile, "If it was so painful to be an immortal before, why do you still want to be an immortal? Essentially, you can't eat water or food, and you can't eat ordinary things. But in fact, as far as spiritual things are concerned, you can eat them. There are many choices. For example, Jujube can be eaten, and Jujube can simulate various flavors. You can use Jujube to change whatever you want to eat."

[Aha, this kid was almost scared to death just now. 】

"Ah!!! Big brother, you scared me to death! I thought I could only eat that cement-like steamed bread! I was scared to death!"

"You didn't think it through. It's not like a monk needs to restrain his desires. I've clearly told you just now that the essence of not eating bait or drinking water is that you can't let worldly things disturb your inherent golden light. So as long as it doesn't disturb that golden light, you can eat anything. Eat whatever you like."

"Ah, isn't that very expensive? Eat those spiritual things or something."

"So Sazu is responsible. There is no way for an apprentice to pay for his own food. Your father will receive a sum of money in his account every month. From now on, you should not eat anything else except spiritual food. There are not many choices at the moment. Even spiritual things are not that delicious. So if you are really greedy, just make your own cursed dates to go with your meal. I think you can mix the cursed dates into noodles to make jujube paste cake to eat."

"Ah ah! Master Sa Tian! Sa Zu! Master!" Han Xingzhi looked at the ceiling, "You are so kind!"

"Don't be too busy thanking me yet." Shangluo took out another talisman from his pocket, "This is your homework - this talisman is really convenient. Open it and take a look at it yourself."

"Is this the analytical formula of the jujube spell?"

"Yeah." Shangluo nodded, "I don't think I've ever seen it, because I learned it all at once. Because you don't know anything, Sazu drew a talisman with an analytical formula for you. You go back and study it yourself. Research and master the jujube spell first."

"Okay~" He took the charm and glanced at it first——

"Eh???" Han Xingzhi blinked, "I seem to have discovered that there is a blind spot in the jujube spell. It seems that I can only change the taste of what I have eaten, but not the taste of what I have not eaten."

"Nonsense, this is a jujube spell, not a meal replacement spell."

"But I also want to try something new. Lan Fong Yuan has durian milk tea this winter and I haven't tried it yet."

"You..." Shangluo pressed his forehead, "Forget it, whatever you want to eat in the future, I want to eat it for you, and then I will make a cursed date for you, so that you have eaten it. (Jinling Yayan ), I feel like I’m chasing after a kid in kindergarten to feed him.”

"Brother! It's up to you! Whatever I want to eat from now on, just help me take a bite!"

"It's okay if you treat me."

"Of course, of course, it's all up to you now. When the time comes, I will give you the meal supplement that Master gave me. Brother, do you have any plans tonight? I would like to treat you to the milk tea at Lan Fong Garden."

"The meal supplement hasn't been sent to you yet."

"I'm asking you, brother? I still have some pocket money. Wait, let me look at my wallet." He walked outside and brought in the schoolbag that was outside the examination room. "Brother, look, I have 50 more here." Money is okay, okay.”

"Huh? Why are you dazed?"

"Ah, this money is only enough to buy two drinks. How do you divide it?"

【? ? ? ? ? ? 】

Chapter 685 Durian

“Durian.Milk tea”

[According to relevant statistics, the amount of durian imported from Nanyang every year is as high as 110 billion yuan, making it the single most valuable item among Nanyang’s agricultural products. 52% of them are imported from Lan Fang, 41% from Siam, and the rest from Annam and other places. Are you used to it? 】

"It's okay. I don't particularly like it, but I won't refuse it. Personally, I don't have any pursuit of appetite, as long as I can eat it. And this milk tea is too expensive, 30 yuan a cup? Is this the power of durian? Indeed. It’s big business.”

【I don’t quite understand. We don’t eat durian over there, so naturally no one offered me durian as a tribute, and I’ve never seen one. 】

"How about you give it a try? I'm actually not interested. But seeing as that kid can't eat casually now, I'll reluctantly take a few bites for him." Although Han Xingzhi's crisis was relieved, he still couldn't try anymore. Other flavors. Shangluo didn't want to torture him, so it wouldn't be a big problem to take a few bites for him.

【Eh? That's fine. Although I don't really want to eat, if you let me come out, I can run some errands. 】

"Then I'll drive the automatic."

Shangluo cut himself to the background. Sometimes I am too lazy to move, so this is a very convenient option. You can move by yourself when you want to, and automatically when you don't want to move.

The switching process can now be completed with one click. After cutting to the background, he completely entered a state of relaxation. After coming out, Apollonia went to check in and go through the turnstile, and took 50 yuan to buy milk tea.

"By the way, why are durians still so expensive?" The person was in the background, so he might as well search for it.

The current spiritual network is not completely in his hands. All he can control is the forum. But even if there is only a forum, useful information can be extracted from it - after all, this forum is not an ordinary forum, but an information exchange platform used by all Qi practitioners including Jin Yiwei. Speaking here, there is no need to keep it secret for now, because the Qi Practitioner himself knows what he should know.

Search here and you can extract a lot of useful information.

"Yeah, but it's still a bit broken. I can only search with keywords or something. Apollonia, help me summarize it."

[I have to run away and help you turn over books at the same time? Okay, okay, wait, wait until I sit down. 】

After finding a seat near the door and sitting down, Apollonia called up the forum.

As she searched, she had to control her hand movements because they could be easily seen from outside.

[Hmm. Oh.]

"The reason is complicated?"

[Yes, it is very complicated and involves the political situation in Nanyang. To put it simply, Nanyang is not monolithic. In fact, there are two spheres of influence: the Marquis of Yanping and the Marquis of Jingnan. The two main durian-producing areas happen to be within the control of both parties - Lanfang's main island, Borneo, does not produce durians because there are not many indigenous people in Borneo, and cutting durians from trees is a dangerous craft. There are not many Chinese people engaged in this job.

[So the main producing areas of Lanfang durian are in Sin Chau and Java Island, where indigenous people can be mobilized to produce durian. On the other side, Siam, which is within the sphere of influence of Jingnan Hou, is another major durian producing area. The work efficiency of the Siamese natives is much higher, and the geographical climate of Siam is also more suitable for growing durian, so although the planting area is not large, the yield is quite high. 】

"Ah Siam."

Shangluo had heard news about Siam before - Siam's status in Southeast Asia was very special. Because Siam is a country of "Xia Jun and Yi Min". The king of Siam is Chinese, but the Siamese are not.

The imperial court actually did not encourage the Chinese to go around seizing power in other countries. This was meaningless. Because the imperial court itself had little interest in expanding its overseas territories directly under its jurisdiction. After all, any materials needed could be obtained through trade. If they were to be managed, it would increase administrative costs. And allowing the Chinese to seize foreign power will also create some hidden dangers to some extent:

Rewards and punishments should have been decided by the emperor. If he goes to seize overseas territory, and then brings the overseas territory back to "pay tribute", the reward and punishment will be determined by him. If this becomes a regular practice, no matter who goes to some remote island and drags a group of barbarians to build their own "Aruba country", everything will be in chaos.

Therefore, the situation in Siam is no exception, and the imperial court will not recognize another tributary state of Xia Jun and Yi people. The treatment of the King of Siam is also quite special to some extent. First of all, the King of Siam and his family are still "nationals". They still have records in the Ministry of Household Affairs and their ancestral home is in Chaoshan, Guangdong. If they come back from overseas, they can go directly to the national channel without going through a series of procedures to check the barbarians.

However, Siam is interesting in many ways. This middle ground, completely controlled by the Cathays, is a country of the middle order. The indigenous people's control is limited to the countryside, while all major cities and over 95% of economic activity are under Cathays control—and this is all without imperial interference, simply through natural infiltration. The cities are also populated by Cathays, as they themselves flourished due to the internal trade initiated by Cathays.

"Ah, I knew that was the case. After all, the vast majority of people in this world are ignorant, and there are not many people who live seriously in this world. In this world composed of grass-roots teams, the politics of many countries are extremely naive, and their standards are They are usually under the control of taxi drivers in the capital. If left unchecked, the economic activities of various countries will be controlled by our people within a few decades, so physical rule is not necessary at all."

[This is really... really convenient. Judging from the Siam case, only the property in this durian business is participated by the indigenous people, and the other parts are completely controlled by your people. This problem can sometimes become quite difficult because many times other people find that their entire lives are being controlled without even realizing it. 】

"The Caotai team is like this. But then again, shouldn't Siam theoretically be under the control of the Nanyang Minister?"

[This is theoretically true, but there is a very important issue: Siam and Borneo are not next to each other. Pontianak in Borneo or Xingzhou in Malacca are both quite far away from the center of Siam's rule, but they are closer to the jurisdiction of the Marquis of Jingnan - and the Minister of Nanyang is only ceremonially responsible for Siam's tribute affairs. But Siamese durians can actually be transported directly from the railway via the southwest border and do not need to go through Lan Fong. This part is within the control of Marquis Jingnan. 】

Chapter 686 Siam

"It's land transportation, right?"

[However, what is eaten here is generally not Siamese durian. Siamese durian is almost consumed in the southwestern provinces, and you can eat it all the way around. After all, the railway is a line, and goods can be loaded and unloaded at any time along the line, which is very efficient. So what is shipped here is usually Lanfang durian shipped from Lanfang by sea. 】

"What's the difference between the two?"

[Hmm, it’s hard to say. Because there are quite a lot of varieties, there are many varieties on sale on both sides. However, generally speaking, Siamese durians are very large because the local indigenous people in Siam are more modernized and various trading companies have stronger control over the production process. Lanfang is more like a trading company than production. Lanfang has developed a large number of durian categories. In addition to sweet ones, there are also milk-flavored and liqueur-flavored durians. Oh, by the way, today’s milk tea is made from durian, which has a richer aroma. 】

"I said...will they fight?"

[Well, if the imperial court was not on top, they would probably really fight. After all, this is a business worth more than 10 billion. However, the consumers are not in their homeland, they are all in the region, so the physical fight between them is meaningless - although it is certainly inevitable, I guess they poison each other's durian fields. But in the end, the problems between them still have to be dealt with within Kinei. 】

"Tsk, as expected, modern politics is no longer something I can interfere with. It turns out that a durian is such a troublesome thing. I wonder how my senior brother dealt with it."

Zhu Xianfen closed the memorial and took a sip of tea. He put the memorial into the first open suitcase on the left, and took the next memorial from the first suitcase on the right. From left to right, they represent the four categories of "I know", "I think it's OK", "I think it's not OK" and "I haven't watched it yet".

Zhu Xianfen generally did not put memorials in the "I think it's okay" box. His general instructions were just "read", or simply "got it". Because all memorials are sent after being drafted by the cabinet, and all the opinions of the cabinet have been written on them. Zhu Xianfen usually doesn't change it, he just knows it.

However, not all matters in the cabinet will be handled by themselves. There are some matters that are not convenient for them to handle.

"Sure enough, it's a matter of Boni Kingdom." The next memorial was placed in front of him, and Zhu Xianfen had already remembered his "tangled" mood that day. That day, Bo Niguo was beaten to a bloody head at the entrance of the Rites Department. This was a report sent by the Ministry of Rites - although, logically speaking, this kind of criminal case should not be submitted by the Ministry of Rites, and the report should not even be handed over. , this kind of matter should be handled in Yingtian Mansion or Shangyuan County. Even if the document is submitted, it is usually submitted by the Ministry of Punishment.

Here, asking the Ministry of Rites to hand over the document also means "I understand" from the cabinet. The excerpt from the Ministry of Rites merely explained what happened in front of his door. It contained many short stories written by Wen Zhongwenge Lao, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, expressing his condemnation of the use of violent means and hoping that the emperor would reprimand the vassals and that all tributes would be paid. Don't go beyond the rules.

As for what happened in Boni Kingdom and what to do with the expressway, there is not a single word in this document - the Ministry of Rites does have reason to do so. Because overseas affairs are not under the control of the Six Ministries, there are neither subordinate agencies of the Ministry of Rites nor service specialists of the Ministry of Rites, and there is no need for the Ministry of Rites to express opinions on matters that it does not understand at all. Just after this back and forth, everything was once again concentrated in Zhu Xianfen's hands.

"Ah, I have a bit of a headache." He touched his forehead, put the booklet back into the "I haven't read it yet" category, and put it aside for later. Anyway, not all the excerpts need to be read on the same day, you can also check them out.

"Next is the good guy, here comes another one."

The next one is from Siam. It was also handed over by Lan Fang.