This heretic cannot be burned, he must be hung up and whipped!

Another trophy in hand, facing the unfriendly crowd of contestants, Hanema Mirai remained calm and gave the following speech:

I swear to the light, I, Yujian Future, am not cheating. These are all the operations that someone from Yujian personally performed. Yujian Future's achievements today are entirely due to my years of accumulation, my unremitting persistence, and hard work every day!

Accelerating in seconds, exiting the gate with gold, God's perspective, predicting the future? How can such bizarre things exist in the world? You've read too many novels, you should believe in science!

After saying that, Yujian Mirai activated her skill and slipped away from the crowd in an invisible way. Seeing that there was no one around, she breathed a sigh of relief and summoned the system.

I have accumulated enough points. Next time I compete in an international event, it’s better to be safe.

System, give me more points!

Suddenly, a horse girl with ashy hair passed by and saw Hanema Mirai with a look of shock on her face.

Oh, my god, this frame, this frame is so cool, right?

Red Tide: 1921: Chapter 62: The Beginning of the American Industrial Revolution

With the first roar of the steam engine, the vigorous industrial revolution in the American continent kicked off.

"Efficiency is life! I don't have time to calm you down, because the damn demon won't give you time!"

The first step in the Industrial Revolution is laying the foundation. Even the industrialization of New China took several five-year plans to lay the foundation for subsequent rapid development. Success is not something that can be achieved by simply providing technical manuals and building a few factories.

He first needed to liberate productivity, gradually destroy the peasant economy and feudal system, drive the farmers into factories, and then feed the industry by lowering agricultural profits, using a method that was almost like forcing things to grow at all costs.

The Industrial Revolution requires so many things, including large amounts of steel, oil, a complete infrastructure network, rubber, rare metals, agriculture... Fortunately, America has a large amount of raw materials, and the Industrial Revolution can be started with just the right finishing touch.

When the first three-year plan was announced, everyone in the empire's upper echelons was shocked by Neos's radical plan. Quite a number of priests and feudal nobles expressed strong opposition to it. Neos's political science wasn't great, and he wasn't a very adept politician, but it didn't matter.

He has the big fist and everyone has to listen to him.

"We must compete with those inhuman monsters for everything—resources, population, industry, magic, knowledge, time... We have suffered enough. The war that has lasted for more than 800 years in Europe should not continue on this land!" Neos looked towards the other side of the Atlantic Ocean as he spoke.

"I hope that the trenches will eventually turn into hills, with rolling meadows and bright spring sunshine, and our descendants will be able to play freely on this sunny land..."

"When that time comes... maybe it will be time for me to enjoy life..."

He stood on the balcony of the palace, overlooking the city, and then said to Montezuma XIII beside him:

"Your Majesty, we will advance in four phases, focusing on technology, education, society, and politics. I know that any successful plan will be deeply influenced by local culture, so I will give you ample room to adapt and incorporate the characteristics of the American continent into your transformation. However, the core principle is one:

Make sure every Aztec citizen can participate and embrace this great change."

"But - God's Messenger, what if there are some people who are always unwilling to accept and understand new things? There will always be some people in this world who are left behind by the times, and they are likely to stop us. Now some clergymen who have heard the news are already spreading rumors about you, saying that you are actually the incarnation of the devil, and that you want to enslave us and destroy the natural environment that we have depended on for thousands of years... If this continues, what about your plan...?" asked a general.

"What should we do?" Neos raised his eyebrows.

"All great works require sacrifice. Order is unnatural; true nature lies in chaos.

I am not destroying your civilization, nor am I destroying the natural environment on which you depend for survival. I am saving it.

They may not understand, but they must obey."

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Given the feudal empire's unique tradition of imperial power not extending to the countryside, the power of local tyrants outside the capital became very strong, so Neos planned to start from the local governance level.

He ordered all his priests to show the locals technological items such as steam engine models, telescopes, and improved firearms, packaging industrialization as a divine mission from Quetzalcoatl. This would reduce the people's resistance to new technological changes.

"The support of local priests and gentry is crucial," Neos emphasized. "Their authority can help us win the hearts and minds of the people. All those who disobey me, I will kill them whole—note, whole. I don't want you to chop off the heads of the priests who oppose me and give them to me!"

He quickly stopped the imperial generals who were about to leave after hearing Neos' words, "Send all those who disobey me to the capital. I will show them miracles. No one knows Quetzalcoatl better than me! I can promise power and benefits, but for those bastards who can't satisfy their greed..."

"They were deceived by the greedy demon Mammon on the way and betrayed humanity, and were publicly tried and executed," a general replied immediately.

Neos nodded with satisfaction. He needed this kind of subordinate who was quick-witted, could act left or right, and had a very flexible bottom line. He would follow whatever doctrine Neos said.

Soon, the first group of clergy who questioned him were summoned. Neos stood in the center, facing a group of clergy who were "respectfully" and completely "invited" by the soldiers. Their faces were full of suspicion and uneasiness.

"My angel, can the steam engine you mentioned really bring prosperity to our empire as you said?" an elderly priest questioned.

Neos knew that to win the support of these clergymen, he had to show them his ability. He walked to the steam engine model placed nearby, pressed his finger lightly, and the steam engine model began to run, emitting a low roar and steam gushing out of the pipes.

The air instantly became heated, and the priests' eyes were all focused on the machine that was gleaming with metallic luster.

"This is the power of steam. It converts water into gas, pushing pistons to move, generating enormous power. Imagine how factories of the future will harness this power to drive our production and change our lives!"

Yet, doubts persisted. Another young priest stood up, his eyes gleaming with curiosity. "God's messenger, are you truly the incarnation of Quetzalcoatl? How can we believe all this?"

Neos said nothing. He raised his hand and waved it. Instantly, the candlelight in the meeting hall grew brighter. The legendary Quetzalcoatl ruled the morning star. He invented books, created laws, and brought corn to humanity. He represented death and rebirth and was the patron saint of the priests.

A golden light suddenly appeared, and Neos called out the items that had been prepared long ago from the subspace. Corn kernels, books, wooden boards engraved with laws, etc. burst out from the golden light like flowers scattered from the sky. Some priests picked up the books in shock, and the frost on the books had not yet faded.

While the clergy were still in a state of shock, Neos secretly cast a psychic spell, hinting to them:

"I am the incarnation of God, bringing the will of Quetzalcoatl to the human world, helping us achieve prosperity and strength!"

Following his declaration, the priests rose to their feet, expressing their support for Neos. "We are willing to follow you, Messenger of God!" a young priest said excitedly. "Let us accomplish this great mission together!"

"I got it! I got it!!!"

"This is the mission entrusted to us by Quetzalcoatl!" an elderly priest said excitedly. "We must convince the people that only through technology can we usher in a prosperous future!"

A few weeks later, the first experimental mill was established in the city of Muisca, near the Pacific coast. The city's governor, utilizing local cotton, vigorously developed water-powered spinning machines. After a month and a half of hard work, under technical guidance, production efficiency increased by 300%. This achievement not only filled the empire's first workers with pride, but also excited the entire city.

"We really did it!" a young worker said excitedly. "It was faster than I thought!"

...

As industrialization progressed, educational reform became an important part of Neos' plan.

On the second day of the industrial plan, the "Tenochtitlan Technological Institute" was established in the capital. With the assistance of linguists on the ship, local indigenous teachers wrote textbooks such as "Illustrated Principles of Mechanics", "Thirty Lectures on Basic Chemistry", and "Foundations of Mathematics" in Nahuatl.

Given that the Aztec civilization still widely used the vigesimal system, these textbooks were modified accordingly.

“Education is the cornerstone of our future,” Nios said at the academy’s opening ceremony. “We must cultivate a workforce that can master new technologies.”

Higher education institutions cannot do without a broad basic education. Since the Aztec civilization valued education, each city-state had several schools teaching literacy, arithmetic, and military skills. Therefore, no major changes were needed. Only natural cognition courses were needed for enlightenment. Basic physics/geography illustrated books were urgently developed. Because papermaking and printing machines were not yet widely used, these textbooks could only be distributed to teachers temporarily.

In addition to enlightenment courses, basic education schools have also added practical courses. Students need to use less dangerous mechanical molds to learn, such as corn thresher teaching aids. Neos' original intention was not to let students produce a lot of things through labor, but to let students feel with their own hands what "technology changes life" means.

Of course, all mechanical courses were compiled by the members of the Mechanicus on board, and all mechanical-related textbooks revered Neos as the incarnation of Om Messiah, the god of all machines. In the small print on the lower right corner of each page of the textbook were some scientific principles that Neos had said.

Within a few months of practical classes in major basic education schools, you can see a group of Native American children bowing respectfully to the machine while shouting "Praise Ohm Messiah".

Neos, listening to the clanging sound of the subspace, said: I have no objection

Not only schools but also families influence students' learning. Therefore, all schools established an award system—the "Solar Calendar Scholarship." Every year during the rainy season, a math competition was held. The winners would receive a commendation from the city-state's high priest, and their families would be exempted from taxes for that year.

This system has thus inspired countless parents to order their children to actively participate in learning.

The basic education in the Aztec Empire ended here. According to the original historical trajectory, students would have directly entered society after graduating at the age of 14, but Neos established additional technical training schools. All cities in the empire with a population of more than 7 were required to establish higher technical schools to recruit those who passed the selection examination between the ages of 14 and 18.

In order to rapidly advance industrialization, science and engineering were given the highest priority, and all technical schools were required to establish four major departments of science and engineering:

the Department of Power and Mechanics, which teaches mechanical engineering;

the Department of Minerals and Pyrotechnics, which teaches metallurgy and chemistry;

the Department of Astronomy and Surveying, which teaches mathematics and celestial bodies;

the Department of Plant and Biology, which teaches agricultural biology;

The four faculties do not have further subdivided subjects for the time being because there are not so many teachers.

As for the three faculties of law, medicine, and theology, they were modeled after the European medieval university system. Theology included not only native Aztec theology, but also European Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, etc.

The priests responsible for providing theological teaching materials were forced to add teaching materials of the Mechanicus under the "friendly exchange" of the members of the Adeptus Mechanicus. Neos was regarded as the human incarnation of Oum Messiah, the god of all machines. All students studying theology would not be allowed to graduate if they did not take this course.

In addition to learning, training engineers also requires practice. Each semester has 30 days of theoretical study and 50 days of workshop practice. Due to the lack of teachers, teachers and students often work together to study the teaching materials. Seniors who have already learned the teaching materials teach the new students. The teaching methods of each school are different.

For example, at the Tenochtitlan Institute of Technology, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering, which belongs to the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, adopted the "problem box teaching method". The teacher carved technical problems on wooden chips and threw them into the well. Students then formed teams to salvage and solve them, in order to improve students' ability to solve problems in real life and their ability to withstand pressure in the face of emergencies.

As for the students who unfortunately failed to graduate, their future was arranged early on. The "factory internships" of the civil engineering departments of all schools were on the battlefield, which was a veritable "field internship". Students who failed too many courses and could not graduate were directly sent to the trenches on the Cuban front to work as plasterers. The employment rate was guaranteed to be 100%, and there was a shortage of staff every year despite the expansion of enrollment.

...

Educational reform and agricultural reform must also go hand in hand. The premise of the industrial revolution is that a large number of farmers can put down their hoes and go to work in factories. Neos knew very well that agriculture was currently the foundation of the Aztec Empire's economy, so he personally took charge of reforms in the agricultural field.

He leveraged support from the Carpathian base to build several synthetic ammonia plants locally. Lacking the necessary raw materials, he could only produce a small amount of fertilizer, but something was better than nothing; at worst, he could just ship a few more sets of equipment from Europe. Convincing farmers to use fertilizers and adopt more advanced farming techniques required training, so Neos established an agricultural technology training center.

“We can’t leave farmers confused,” Neos told them at a training session. “Your values ​​and worldview will change in a short period of time, but this is for your future.”

The training sessions included a control group, with some farmers cultivating using traditional methods and others adopting new methods. Neos chose not to collectivize the countryside due to the severe lack of collectivized machinery, so he encouraged farmers to try new farming methods by "renting" fertilizer.

"You used fertilizers according to the experts' guidance. If the output does not reach more than twice that of last year, I will not charge you for fertilizers. If the output decreases, I will exempt you from taxes this year!" Neos promised the farmers.

He knew too well how much the production could be increased by large amounts of fertilizers. After knowing how much the production could be increased by fertilizers, Emperor Montezuma XIII immediately issued a decree:

"Before, the Empire and the feudal lords would take 60% of your harvest. Now it's different. Pay the Empire the required 40 quatra (about 500 kilograms), and the rest will be yours."

The farmers were a little hesitant at first, but after seeing the crops growing like rockets after being fertilized, they immediately burst into unprecedented enthusiasm for production, driven by the state's provision of agricultural tools and extremely low-priced fertilizers, and policies.

"This is amazing!" one farmer said excitedly. "I've never seen such a good harvest!"

With the support of technology and policies, farmers' enthusiasm for production reached an unprecedented high, agricultural output increased significantly in half a year, and the economy of the entire empire also recovered. More and more people were liberated from the farmland and entered schools and factories.

...

Industrial development is also inseparable from the transformation of infrastructure. Developed transportation and logistics will closely connect various cities. In just a few weeks, the plan to build a road network in the Valley of Mexico using volcanic ash concrete was implemented.

But now that people are needed everywhere, where will the money come from to build roads? The empire's priests are now regretting their decision. After all, they had slaughtered so many prisoners of war and sacrificed them to the Northern God.

The North God couldn't spit out the sacrifice he had swallowed, so he could only make the army suffer:

"We need to mobilize the army. Every city-state's garrison must establish a production and construction corps," Neos said at a mobilization meeting. "The military and civilians must work together to quickly complete infrastructure construction. Within six months, every city with a population of more than 3 must be connected by a concrete road!"

All families of participating soldiers will be exempted from half of their agricultural taxes!"

The armies stationed in various city-states responded enthusiastically, quickly forming construction teams. Soldiers toiled profusely on the construction sites, digging, transporting, and building, and the entire city was immersed in a busy atmosphere.

...

Month after month passed, and as Neos' plan was gradually implemented, the lives of the Aztec people were changing rapidly. Although some people were initially afraid and uneasy about the new technology, over time they gradually realized the benefits of it all.

On the streets of Tenochtitlan, vendors began selling new types of mechanical tools, commercial and industrial areas were established, and the entire city was full of vitality.

After seeing that the plan could basically proceed steadily, Neos knew that it was time for him to return with all the supplies he had sorted out over the past six months to report.

"Let's go! Let's give the Pope a surprise!"

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Red Tide: 1921: Chapter 63: The road to the sea of ​​stars is never paved with flowers! (7k)

The port outside Muisca

Months ago, when the Kilkenny broke through the Warp barrier and first arrived on this coast, they were greeted by a shabby fishing village scattered across the muddy mudflats. Low thatched houses, a crude dock reeking of fish, and eyes filled with wariness and bewilderment at strangers—these formed the Crusaders' first impression of this new land.

Of course, the gold and silver that were so common that they could not be used as general equivalents made the Crusaders realize that the fairy tale Golden Kingdom really existed.

"America is vast and rich in resources, and everything is good, but the demon Mammon can easily take advantage of this opportunity to backstab me. Fortunately, I am the one who brought the team to America. If those colonists in history had come, I wouldn't even dare to think about it."

Neos looked at the current "small fishing village":

Solid volcanic ash concrete dikes replaced the muddy mudflats, creating wide, deep-water berths. Rows of brand-new warehouses rose from the ground, filled with precious materials being loaded onto ships—bundles of American rubber, rare metal ingots, selected crop seeds, and most importantly, Neos's detailed survey reports on Aztec civilization and the surrounding area.

When he came here, he only brought a cruiser, but when he left, the cruiser was towing several transport ships loaded with supplies.

"After I leave, you must continue to do this. I can already see some social contradictions brewing. Before long, you will probably face the contradiction between the bourgeoisie and the proletariat—"

"God's Messenger, why isn't there a perfect system that can eliminate all social contradictions and achieve what you call a harmonious society? In this way, the demons of the warp will no longer be able to do anything?"

"That's a problem for future generations to consider. The first thing we need to do now is to drive back those maggots from the subspace."

At the dock, the Crusaders, about to return with Neos, wore freshly polished armor. Months of working and fighting side by side had forged a wondrous bond with the Native Americans, who were unlike any other people in Europe.

A sailor was handing a small bag of hard candies he'd brought from Europe to an Aztec boy—a foreman he'd met while supervising the construction of a road. The boy, in return, gave him a string of amulets intricately woven from colorful bird feathers. The sailor laughed heartily, patted the boy on the shoulder, and offered words of blessing in a mix of German and the few words of Nahuatl he'd just learned.

Elsewhere, several veterans were bidding their final farewells to the imperial diplomats and warriors, promising to fight side by side again across the ocean if given the chance.

At this moment, the air above the port twisted slightly, and several blurry and huge figures appeared on the edge of ordinary people's vision.

Quetzalcoatl, now partially restored, Tlaloc, the bringer of rain and fertility, and the God of the North all arrived. The Aztecs prostrated themselves on the ground in homage to the gods. The Crusaders glanced at Neos and then made the sign of the cross.

“Uh?” “Hahaha!!!”

In full view of everyone, Neos suddenly took a step back before getting on the boat, stretched out his big, tangible hand to grab the God of the North, and rubbed him hard several times. The other gods and the crowd pretended not to see it.