Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1277 Interstellar Seal
Unexpectedly, Zhu Xianxun showed great interest in alternative options, and he was not even that interested in direct human navigation.

"Can I ask why?"

"If everyone runs so fast, who will the court serve?" Zhu Xianxi replied, "Expansion also needs to be ethical. Historically, the court rarely carried out real external expansion, especially the expansion of counties. The difference between the capital and the outside world is so great, to be honest, it is simply a world of difference. Changing the natives to the officials is like transforming the earth. At this time, if we let our people go out to colonize on a large scale, it may cause the situation of the Xia monarchs and the people being barbarians."

"what?"

"It's like Siam. Someone went to a foreign country to launch a coup, overthrow the foreign king and then came to pay tribute. This is the most difficult to deal with. It is difficult for the court to maintain good relations with these Xiajun Yimin countries because the power they hold is too great, which has exceeded the scope of ordinary citizens."

“There is actually such a consideration?”

"Yes. If everyone runs out like this, occupying a piece in the east and a piece in the west, then the court will disintegrate. You don't want the Western Zhou Dynasty to happen to us again. I'm not saying that the feudal system is bad. I just think that from the perspective of the court, it is more in our interest to maintain the slow expansion of the county system. It's better to take one step at a time than to take a big step and get hurt."

Zhu Xianxin put forward his own opinions.

Although he seldom expressed his opinions, as an emperor he immediately thought of the dangers of the "feudal system".

If convenient interstellar travel could really be achieved, then the vast Milky Way would probably really become like it was in the Zhou Dynasty.

At that time, the imperial court could only grant some "rituals and music" to the vassals and let them open up their own territories. But it was completely unpredictable what would happen in the end. There was only one thing that was certain - the scattered human beings would probably follow different clocks.

Human synchronicity will disappear. After all, it is hard to imagine that people who are separated by vast distances can think in the same direction. When you look up at the starry sky, you may see the Earth as it was thousands, tens of thousands, or even tens of millions of years ago.

If the world really becomes like this, then human civilization will probably really disintegrate. At least everything we know so far will cease to exist.

"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 what do you mean, Senior Brother?" "I think that no matter what, we must retain the means to kill. If the barbarians can be used, then use them. If they cannot be used, we should immediately give them a devastating blow. It must be accurate and fast, and we cannot leave them any 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."

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"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?"

(End of this chapter)