Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

"Yeah," Shangluo nodded slightly. Zhu Xianxin's point of view was indeed reasonable, but he always felt that Zhu Xianxin seemed to have overlooked one point:

"Brother, what if the Moon Rabbit is not only on the Moon?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"I was thinking, what if there are aliens in the universe? I'm not saying there must be. But what if there are? If we don't quickly take advantage of the new technology we have unlocked to occupy the known universe, what if some technological barbarians suddenly awaken somewhere in the starry sky in the future? Then..."

"Then, what happened to my second uncle's family will happen again, right? The civil and military systems are far superior to those of the barbarians, but firearms are incomparable? No! I don't want to be defeated by strange tricks."

"There's something wrong with this statement, but it's fine if you understand it this way, Senior Brother. I'm afraid that some civilization will suddenly experience explosive growth and become a serious threat at a speed that we can't react to."

"But Shangluo, if we had started conquering the entire world since the Zhou Dynasty, instead of taking a transition like we are doing now, the world would probably not be what it is today."

"So, brother, what do you mean?"

"I think, no matter what, we must retain the means to kill. If we can use them against the barbarians, we should use them. If we can't, we should immediately deliver a devastating blow. We must do it accurately and quickly, leaving them no chance."

"I agree with this." Shangluo nodded.

On this point, he and Zhu Xianxi quickly reached a consensus - whether to divide the country into fiefdoms or counties has been a debate since the Qin and Han dynasties. The feudal theory was already in the Tang Dynasty, which is thought-provoking. But no matter which approach is adopted in the future in Xinghai, the court must retain the ability to "discover and destroy". In this way, no matter which path is taken, at least it can ensure that the path can be taken.

"In fact, I am still very confident in our system." Zhu Xianxi explained, "I think our system will not be slow to expand. For example, Shangluo, do you know what the current structure of Northern Zhili is?"

"As I recall, isn't Northern Zhili a large number of provinces?"

"No, actually Northern Zhili now only has many provinces in name, but under the system of Northern Zhili, we no longer govern according to provinces."

"Then according to what?"

"By department. For example, the railway department is a separate province. The foundry, civil affairs, military, etc. are all separate departments. Each department has its own medical, education, etc. These departments are interspersed with each other geographically, but they are not administratively subordinate to each other and are independent of each other."

"Is that so?"

"I think this is great. I see that the human empire over there, my second uncle, has a Ministry of Justice and a Ministry of the Interior, which are all great."

"No, no, no, no! This is not good! Brother, what on earth did you see?!"

"Isn't this good? But I think this is exactly the same as the Ming Dynasty. Because we already have civilian households, military households, and artisan households, we also have road flag soldiers, that is, the grain transport troops. We have managed these departments separately since a long time ago. In fact, the Five Military Governors' Offices are five bulk military provinces distributed throughout the country. The Grand Canal can also be regarded as a provincial household. I think we can actually get things done in this way."

"Ah, this. If we are talking about getting things done, it seems that there is indeed no problem. But if departments like railways and foundries have their own fiefdoms, do we need an army?"

"They already exist. The canal transportation already has a large number of troops, and naturally there are also railways. In the future, there will be even more in space. In fact, I think the way of Beizhili is more suitable for the Star Sea. After all, there are not many places in the Star Sea for humans to settle down, and the affairs in the interstellar are infinite. These affairs can of course set up their own departments. In the future, the routes in the Star Sea will of course also need a department to manage them. Even the canal transportation in the Milky Way."

"Galaxy Canal Transport???" It was the first time that Shangluo heard this term.

"Yes, water transport. I always think that we should have water transport, otherwise how can we ensure the dominant position of Kongo Earth. Only through convenient water transport can we transport all the materials in the universe back. Since there is water transport, of course there must be a water transport army. If you think about it this way, do you think departments like foundry should also be equipped with troops?"

Chapter 1278 The Real Lighthouse

Zhu Xianxi pointed out the road of galactic transportation. He planned to let each department in the universe set up its own army to complete its own business.

Shangluo was shocked.

"Brother, what you are looking at is not a good thing! I advise you to stop it!"

"Oh, I know what you're talking about. But everything I said was well thought out. First of all, I didn't come up with this idea just because I saw your good stuff."

"First of all, it's not a good thing." Shangluo corrected him, "It's a bad thing, a real bad thing."

"I know, I know. But I also have my reasons."

"Okay, Senior Brother, can you please tell me the reason? Otherwise, I will exercise my authority as the Lord of Heaven - I will have no choice but to kneel down and beg you!"

"You are really not sincere in begging me, but my reasons are very sufficient. What I want to build is not a distant and dark future. What I want to do is to completely eliminate the threat from outside."

"Uh what do you mean?"

"I want to build a Great Wall! No matter how many potential barbarians there are outside, I will build a Great Wall to keep them all out!"

"Please wait a moment, Brother. We can't rely on fortifications to defend a world the size of the universe! The world is not a sandbox!"

"Then why don't we turn the world into a sandbox?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"The Romans' thinking gave me some inspiration. Their technology actually had a lot of potential, but they just didn't fully realize it. What did they do with the technology called 'lighthouse'?"

Shang Luo replied: "Lighthouse technology has different uses in the physical world and the cyber world. First of all, it is the cornerstone of the cyber world, that is, the soul world, and the future home of the Romans. In the physical world, the lighthouse can temporarily replace the sky, thereby attaching the rules they believe in to reality. For example, they can attach a set of game rules and force rules to the surrounding world, and even add a 'health bar' to everyone's head. As long as the health bar is shown, there is no enemy that cannot be defeated."

Zhu Xianxi clapped his hands and said, "That's it."

"Brother, you are not planning to cover the entire universe with this lighthouse!"

"If there is something that can spread throughout the universe, it is light. The sun above our heads is light. The stars are light. When we look out into the universe, we see only light. I think we can use our own perception of reality to transform the world, just as we have done for countless years in the past. This time, we want to build an indestructible Great Wall, we want to flatten the universe. Wherever the sun and the moon shine, it is Han land. To do this, we must first transform the sun - we want to transform our own star into a new lighthouse!"

"Ah!" Shang Luo understood now, "Brother, you don't want to adapt to the universe, but to transform it?"

"I think we can do it. We didn't create this physical universe, and I don't intend to keep adapting to it. Instead, it should adapt to us. I believe that creating our own reality is the path for advanced civilizations—driving a ship in the physical universe is nothing more than a bathtub."

"So, what are you going to do, brother?"

"First of all, this is a long-term goal. To achieve this, we may need to establish a canal system throughout the universe - I mean, within our reach. Because only in this way can we gather the resources to accomplish all of this. We need to dig deep holes, store up food, and slowly claim the throne. Once we find the direction, we should immediately begin to transform the entire universe to obtain a new universe that belongs to us."

Zhu Xianxi obviously had no intention of continuing the game of "superluminal travel" and "star colonization".

"I made this decision because I saw that I might encounter too many monsters on this road. Who knows what terrible things will come out from the corners of the universe. This is my final solution to the universe."

"Well, this plan is mine now~~"

"It belongs to the two of us? Then, should the future empire also be divided into two parts, such as making a two-headed one?"

“No, no, no,” Shangluo waved his hands repeatedly, “That’s not necessary. I think our business scope will not overlap at all. This plan is very ambitious. But it’s just a rough direction at the moment. I may need to conduct some investigations before I can give an answer as to whether it is feasible or not.”

"Then I'll leave it to you, Shangluo." Zhu Xianxi stood up. He bowed to Shangluo and thanked him, "You have prepared a bright road for all of us."

"We are going to use our light to cover the entire universe. That is indeed true. It is really bright."

After walking out of Zhu Xianxin's office, Shangluo felt that he had gained too much.

When he entered the door, he just wanted to get some support from Zhu Xianxin to solve the current problem.

But what he got was far more than the plan he wanted. What he got was Zhu Xianxin's grand blueprint for the distant future. Although neither of them knew how this plan would be realized in the future, and Zhu Xianxin only proposed an idea, Shangluo thought that the idea was right.

[Advanced civilizations should not adapt to the universe, but transform it. Why did you think of this plan from the beginning?]

"Maybe it's because we always think we are the center of the world. We can't accept that we are not the center of the universe. If we are not, we will change it. The Central Kingdom of the universe must be on our territory."

[You are really paranoid. Why do I feel that you are sometimes more terrifying than the Romans? ]

"As a world leader, there is no way you wouldn't be crazy. In other words, if you don't have any ideals, how can you rule the world and convince others to join your plan? Of course, the bigger the plan, the better."

So, what are you going to do?

"After determining this direction, we can be sure of one thing - the future lies in the starry sky, so we should now invest all our efforts in the starry sky, and every investment now is worth it. For this reason, I think we should first organize an army. An army that obeys my orders and can wage war on the moon. And our first combat target may be the Moon Rabbit. The Moon Rabbit may block our way."

Chapter 1279 Heavenly Army

The meeting was held in the Leibu activity room in the basement of the imperial kitchen.

"The army?" Wen Yuan raised her hand. "Let me make it clear first. I won't rebel."

"I won't do it either." Lu Liang also raised his hand.

"I..." Han Xingzhi hesitated and put his hand down, "I reserve my opinion."

"Then next one."

"Hey!!!" Zhu Ling raised his hand, "Why don't you ask me? Why don't you ask me if I want to rebel?"

"Do I even need to ask this???" Shang Luo asked in surprise, "Your Highness Princess Zhu Ling, are you going to rebel?"

"No."

"That's it, who said I wanted to rebel?"

"You said you wanted to raise an army, but that doesn't mean you want to rebel."

"Everyone, listen to me first." Shang Luo raised his hand, "First, I have the authorization. Second, I will not rebel. Third, this matter must be kept secret."

"Then I support you." Wen Yuan raised her hand again, "Although I won't rebel with you, I'm fine with anything else."

"Wait a minute." Zhu Ling suddenly interrupted him, "Can I ask why? It's just a survey."

"Because I can't beat my master, and my master will definitely not rebel. So I refuse."

"My reason is the same." Lu Liang replied, "I can't beat my dad. Although I support Shangluo very much, I have no choice but to refuse."

"Uh" Zhu Ling touched his head, "It seems that everyone has some opinions about the court."

"Yes, there is." Wen Yuan continued, "But I don't agree with my own opinion - but now the only thing that prevents me from fully supporting Shangluo is the third point. Why keep it secret?"

Everyone nodded. This matter itself was very sensitive, and secretly building an invisible army was even more sensitive.

"Everyone, everyone." Shangluo clapped his hands, "So don't be too sensitive. Although the mention of the army is indeed a little sensitive, very sensitive. But our army must be organized in secret. Because we are going to attack some secret enemies."

"Like the back door of my house?" Zhu Ling asked.

"The back door of your house is not secret, thank you. I have walked past it many times, and I often walk around down there. What I want to say is very serious, so listen carefully!"

Everyone held their breath and concentrated.

"Let's go to the moon and attack the moon rabbit!"

"."

Everyone was silent. They remained silent.

"Say something!" Shang Luo clapped his hands. "What do you think? Don't you want to mention it?"

"Miss Phaethon," Zhu Ling lowered her head and asked Phaethon beside her, "Can Shangluo stay with me for a while? I think he may need to be hospitalized."

"Okay, but I need to be there for you."

"Okay. Let's choose the ward next to Long Long. This patient's condition seems a bit serious."

"Well." Wen Yuan came out to smooth things over. "I have heard about the Jade Rabbit, although I haven't seen it. My master did mention that there were some anomalies during this mission. Among them, we seemed to have discovered the existence of the Moon Rabbit. But can I ask, is there any need for us to attack the Moon Rabbit?"

"Yes." Shangluo nodded, "But I can't tell you."

"I know a little," Phaethon also said, "but I can't tell you."

The existence of this matter must be kept secret, because like the Dragon Palace, the existence of the Moon Rabbit may not be known to too many people. As long as the number of people is small, the spread of information can be controlled. Only in this way can Shangluo keep the contact with the Moon Rabbit under control, rather than letting the Moon Rabbit melt like ice and snow in the sun.

"So that's why you have to keep it secret, right?" Lu Liang couldn't help it anymore. She covered her forehead. "Shangluo, I'm not doubting your motives. I just want to ask, how many people are you going to gather for this mysterious army?"

"At least 200 people."

"200 people? You want 200 people to follow you to attack the Moon Rabbit in a completely confused state. That's too difficult!"

"So I need your help. I have convinced you, how about you go and convince others? This matter is really important, and it may be related to the stars and the sea!"

"I believe you!" Zhu Ling also raised his hand, "But I have a question, can anyone do it? Can someone other than a Qigong practitioner do it?"

"As long as they have a skill, anyone is welcome. After all, not everyone has to follow me to the moon, but it would be better if there were more Qigong practitioners. Because the people who actually participate in the operation can only be Qigong practitioners."

"Okay." Lu Liang raised his hand, "I can probably get you 30 people."

"What about you?" Shangluo asked Wen Yuan.

"You know, I've never been very popular. You're the only ones I know."

"Then get rid of you. Xiao Han?"

"Can I bring my sister?"

"I also know your sister, no need."

"That's all." Han Xingzhi spread out his hands.

"Ah," Phaethon sighed helplessly, "Birds of a feather flock together. Why are Shangluo's friends so taciturn and not good at speaking? It seems that I am the only one who can help."

"Can you find it???" Shangluo was shocked, "I haven't considered you yet. Who are you going to find?"

"You don't know. In fact, there are many wise men around us. It's just that you didn't pay attention and didn't find them. For example, the Jinyiwei in the McDonald's near our home, I can call them all over."

"Is it okay, sir?" Wen Yuan suddenly raised her hand, "Then I'll call my master over!"

"First, we are not a Boy Scouts group, so an adult can definitely do it. Second, I also know your master, and I will call him myself. Please find someone else I don't know and call them over as well."