Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1427: The Way of Semi-Immortal
"Can I become a true immortal in the future?"

"It depends on your performance and your fate. It doesn't mean you can't cultivate after eating this. Everything depends on your fate. Fate, you understand, right?"

Li Mu nodded repeatedly: "I understand, fate is loyalty, loyalty is fate."

"This isn't a test, there's no need to be so fast."

[He probably thinks this is a fatal question]

Zhu Xianxun waved his hand: "I say, you don't have to be so nervous."

"No no no, Your Majesty, I am more nervous now than before. Before, I just died, but now I just die!"

“Does it make any difference?”

"In the past, if you died, you would only live a few decades less. Now, if you die, you don't know how many years you will lose! Being alive is a blessing, and if you want to live, you have to be loyal!"

"If you insist on thinking this way, I won't stop you. But what you said is very right - before, if you died, you would indeed live a few decades less. Now, the Ming Dynasty will live forever, and you can share in the blessings. Don't die casually, otherwise you will be unworthy of the treatment we have given you."

"But...but Your Majesty, think about it. What if I get hit and killed by a truck? Let's assume that the probability of being hit and killed by a truck is one in ten thousand. Then the probability of me getting hit by a truck at least once after going out ten thousand times is 63.2139%!"

[This guy is pretty fast at calculating]

"After all, he is my classmate, so the difference is not that big. But, Li Mu, our traffic conditions are pretty good. The probability of you being hit and killed by a truck is definitely not as high as one in ten thousand. Besides, this probability only has mathematical significance, and can only provide a reference in practical terms."

"No matter what, I still want to have a body that won't be hit by a truck as soon as possible."

"Ah," Zhu Xianxun covered his forehead, "I see, I will help you arrange it as soon as possible."

"Before that, if His Majesty the Emperor does not summon me, I will not go out, and I will not see anyone."

"Don't! You come to my place and never leave. People who don't know would think I have you imprisoned. You, just do your job normally. You still have a job, don't you?"

"Is the King of Korea very busy?" Shangluo asked.

"Yes. To be honest, he has a lot of work to do."

Although he had surrendered, the King of Joseon still had work to do. He had to perform all the ancestral temple sacrifices held by Joseon in his own ancestral temple. And when Zhu Xianxun had a sacrifice, he, as a vassal, had to accompany the sacrifice.

The position of the King of Joseon here is very delicate. He is both an outsider and not an outsider. He is indeed a foreign vassal king who is incompatible with the entire court, but in terms of personal relationships, he is quite familiar with everyone.

When dealing with the court, there is no such thing as acquaintance or unfamiliarity. But if he hangs around in front of Zhu Xianxun, then out of consideration for human feelings, some things that can be done or not can be asked for his opinion to some extent - for example, the country of Korea has paid more this year. Under normal circumstances, the Ministry of Rites should issue a document, a document written in a Zhou Gao Yin Plate, a difficult document. But the King of Korea is here, so as long as they inform the King of Korea, they will come to handle the matter themselves and will not cause trouble to the six ministries of the court.

If his work in the imperial court was not very important, then his work in Korea was very important.

Sometimes the imperial court has set national policies, but it still needs to announce them to Joseon. Although Joseon's highest administrative body, the "Joseon Xuan Government", is indeed no different from a province, its officials are not assessed by the Ministry of Personnel, but supervised by the Ministry of Rites. Officials of the Joseon Xuan Government will not move within the imperial court, but will circulate and digest on their own.

Since the two sides do not have regular working meetings, the King of Korea sometimes needs to hold informal meetings with the cabinet ministers alone. The two sides will determine the work content in writing and decide who will urge and supervise the execution of these matters. The King of Korea himself will then promulgate the decree jointly drafted by both parties.

This is how the "Ming Dynasty of Korea" operates today.

[Wait. This kind of division seems to have been seen in Rome.]

"Is there one in Rome too?" Zhu Xianxun asked.

[Well, similar in nature. In the Roman provinces, there are Senate provinces and Emperor provinces. Senate provinces are managed by administrative agencies deployed by the Senate, and usually have a very specific bureaucratic system. But in the Emperor's provinces, generally only the emperor himself sends a governor - in this case, although the situation is different from Rome, it seems to be the difference between the Ministry of Rites Province and the Ministry of Personnel Province? ]

"Actually, you're right." Zhu Xianxun replied, "The six ministries actually have their own administrative systems, and there are overlaps in personnel appointments and finances."

"Libu Province" refers to the province in the general sense. The administrative systems of the two capitals and thirteen provinces are all coordinated by the Libu Province.

Subjugated regions such as the Kingdom of Korea can be regarded as "Ministry of Rites" provinces to some extent, because their administration is supervised and regulated by the Ministry of Rites.

The Ministry of Industry also has its own administrative system, which is the industrial cities established throughout the country.

The Ministry of Revenue had its own official factories, namely trading posts and leased territories, all over the world.

The Ministry of Justice cooperated with the Censorate system to establish supervisory districts within the Protectorate and the inner vassal states, and Lan Fang was one of them.

The administrative system of the Ministry of War was even larger - the guards were spread all over the country. According to current practice, the guards in China generally no longer maintained a large administrative area. However, the overseas guards were still managed by the Ministry of War. The area of ​​the guards under the management of the Ministry of War was quite large, and the total area was not much smaller than that of the "Ministry of Personnel Province".

[So you guys divide it into so many? ]

"After all, if we want to govern a world, we have to refine the conditions of different places according to different needs. You know Shangluo, the five mourning clothes? Don't tell me you don't know. This is a test point. If you can't answer it, I'm afraid I will think you cheated."

"No, no. The five kinds of honor are Dianfu, Houfu, Suifu, Yaofu, and Huangfu, right?"

"Yes. That's right. When the Five Suits were implemented, the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment were both at the level of Dianfu. Especially the Ministry of Punishment. Although it also covered overseas, it actually did not govern the barbarians overseas. After that, the Ministry of Rites used the rules of Houfu to make the vassal states obey the king's affairs, the Ministry of War used the rules of Suifu to make those foreign countries obey the king's politics and religion, and the Ministry of Revenue promoted our order through trade in the outer areas. And the outermost layer is the Ministry of Works."

"Is the Ministry of Industry on the outermost layer?"

"Because the places people can go are limited after all, but the places commodities can go are endless. Our production can determine the mainstream taste, create the standards of fashion, behavior and both. In the outermost area, the invisible hand will help us solve the problem. Wherever the invisible hand reaches, Coke and McDonald's will flood the market."

[This invisible big hand is really useful. 】

"So, we also need to rethink how this system will change in the new era. The hand of time may be more effective than the flow of money." Zhu Xianxin crossed his arms, "However, as I said before, there are always more solutions than problems. After all, our problem is not how to govern the world, but how to govern it efficiently. Whatever we do is nothing more than a matter of efficiency, there is nothing that cannot be done. So."

He looked at Li Mu in front of him.

It was impossible for Li Mu to hear their conversation in the private chat channel. However, his position was indeed crucial, and he himself knew that his position was crucial.

"Go back." Zhu Xianxun waved his hand, "Do as I say. Don't let anyone find out that there is anything wrong with you. Take good care of yourself. If you are really interested in cultivating immortals, either you find someone to hand over the throne to. I don't lack an immortal friend here."

"No." Li Mu shook his head. The princes were also kings. Although this job was a bit busy, he was unwilling to hand it over anyway. "You said you didn't want to hand it over, so you should prepare to work hard. But there is something I have to inform you - you can't stay in the capital anymore."

"Huh?" Li Mu was stunned for a moment, "Why?"

"You are the King of Korea, you should go to Korea."

[This sounds like asking the dog to sleep in the doghouse.]

Zhu Xianxun said helplessly: "It's not that I want the dog to sleep in the doghouse. It's that we have to turn on the air conditioner in the house. This temperature will easily make the dog catch a cold, so we have to let him go back to the doghouse."

The ascension within the royal capital is about to begin, and it is indeed not convenient to keep the King of Korea here at this time - otherwise, he will ascend with them.

"Your Majesty!" Li Mu stood up at once. "My grandfather's grandfather lived here! If you ask me to go back now, I don't even know where to go."

"Don't you have a palace in Seoul?"

"I've only been there a few times in my life, and it's not my home at all. My home is right here."

"How about this." Zhu Xianxun pressed his forehead, "I will allow you to live in the capital for 3 months every year, and you can return to your own place for the remaining 9 months."

"Only three months?"

"There is a difference between immortals and mortals. You are half immortal and half human, so you can only stay for three months."

"Since I'm a half-immortal, then six months is enough!"

"Okay." Zhu Xianxun thought for a while, "You grant them six months. The rest of the princes will be ranked according to their closeness. For example, Ryukyu will also be granted six months. Living in the capital is their blessing, not their right. From now on, those who should not stay in the capital can go back to their homes."

Zhu Xianxi's next step was to dismiss the barbarian rulers who were not Chinese. After all, barbarian rulers were still barbarians. Although Li Mu had indeed lived in the capital for so long as "grandfather's grandfather", he had never been treated as a Chinese.

"Oh, right." Seeing Li Mu go out, Zhu Xianxi remembered, "I have to call the King of Siam back."

"Ah, the situation in Siam, as I remember, was that Xia Jun Yimin?"

"That's right. Although Siam is a barbarian country, the King of Siam is registered in the capital, so he is not a barbarian. We don't encourage our people to go out and seize other people's thrones, and we won't do that again after Siam. This time, we can just call them back."

"So will Siam be eliminated?"

"I'll talk to him after I call him back. His surname is also Zheng, but it's not the same Zheng as Guo's. Guo is from Fujian, and his family is in Guangdong. This is the first time we've done this, and it's not written in the Zhou Li. After all, even during the time of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, the whole world didn't ascend together. Shangluo, are you free?"

"I'm sorry. I promised Victoria that I would help him deal with things in Europe."

"Ah~~" Zhu Xianxi nodded, "That makes sense. You should go over there and help. I'm not in a hurry here. We can contact each other by phone if there's anything. You can also contact Xu Fu, right?"

Shangluo nodded: "Xu Fu has surrendered for now. So, you can contact him anytime you want. After all, his pursuit as an alchemist can only be achieved by us."

Before he finished speaking, Shangluo suddenly found that his sign was vibrating.

[Hmm? Xu Fu called! Wow! How come ten of them came at once?]

"Because the moon is out." Shangluo looked at the sky. The moon was out at this time, and Xu Fu's communication was connected.

He informed Zhu Xianxun and answered the phone right there. As soon as the call was connected, he saw Xu Fu's head was suspended in the air, with Fu Yuanshan holding Xu Fu's neck with one hand and the phone in the other. Han Xingzhi was running around catching rabbits.

"Shangluo???" Fu Yuanshan was stunned for a moment, "Did you really agree with him?"

"Wait a minute, Senior Fu, are you still on the moon? I'm back!"

"You're really back?! I thought they turned you into a rabbit, too. I asked Xiao Han to look for you. After searching for a long time, I couldn't find you. But I did find this rabbit with the Fetion card."

"Good fellow! How did you find the way there?!"

"You brought the wind here. We came all the way here - wait, this rabbit just said he was Xu Fu. Could it be..."

"It's true! Xu Fu rolled his eyes. Hurry up and put Xu Fu down! The matter on the moon is over. You can come back now!"

"Cough! Cough, cough, cough!" Xu Fu fell to the ground and coughed violently. "These two ignorant youngsters came out of nowhere and kidnapped me. I told you that Shangluo and I have already reached an agreement, but they just don't believe it."

"Because Japan has deceived us three times! Three times!" Fu Yuanshan said angrily, "Who knew you would give in this time."

"Any one of you can come to my palace and kill me now, what else can I do? Is it necessary? Young man, I am from Qi, where are you from?"

“Fujian.”

"Oh, you are a boy from Yue. I see that you have good cultivation. Here are a few bottles of pills as a gift. Your Lord Shang Tian has something else to do, so you should leave quickly. You have messed up my dojo and delayed today's work."

"Well, Senior Fu, you can come back now. Let's meet up on the Lianshan. The next leg is to Europe! Xiao Han, what are you still doing? Stop catching rabbits!"

"He can't hear. The signal here is not very good. So, have we landed on the moon?"

"Is that so?" Shangluo thought for a moment, "How did you get here?"

"When you told me that these submarines were inside the moon, we tried to follow one of them in."

"Hey, wait a minute. You are in the spirit world now, right? That's perfect. You don't have to come back for now. We can go directly to Europe to meet up. We can go directly from where you are. You can just help me supervise Atlantis. We will meet up directly in the UAE."

"Original"

(End of this chapter)