Super Plane Mall

Chapter 331 The Great Ming Empire Continues to Reform
The next morning, Zhu Lei started running around for the various weapons his brother needed. After all, Zhu Lei knew that his brother attached great importance to these weapons, so Zhu Lei also attached great importance to them. After all, in his previous life, he only had a younger brother.

Moreover, most of the weapons that my brother needs will need to be re-maintained. For example, on the surface warships at sea, many of the equipment are no longer usable, so they need to be replaced. After all, the target of buying these weapons is his brother. If it was someone else, Zhu Lei would just sell it and don't care about it, but his younger brother bought it differently. He had to do this for the safety of his younger brother and parents, and for the sake of the motherland in his previous life, even if it was a loss. Method.

After nearly a month of busy work for these weapons that his brother needed, Zhu Lei finally completed the deal with his brother, and then he returned to his previous life. During the day, he would go to the various laboratories of the Wing On Group and Da Ming The scientists of the empire discussed various science and technology together, and every night he would go to the mall to place various weapons. In just over a month, Zhu Lei had accumulated nearly 10 billion energy coins in the mall He prepared these energy coins to buy the same technology he saw in the mall. This technology is warp engine technology, but if he wants to buy such a technology, he already has one billion energy coins in his hands. It is not enough, to obtain the warp speed engine is a symbolic technology of intermediate civilization, although Zhu Lei and his Yongan Group have been studying the theoretical research of the warp speed engine for several years, and there are also phased results, However, it is far from enough to develop a practical warp engine. According to Zhu Lei’s estimation, at the current speed, it will take at least 50 years to develop a truly practical warp engine without external help. Only then will there be a breakthrough, and it may not even be possible to make a breakthrough, so when he saw this technology for sale in the mall, he couldn't forget to buy this technology back, even if it was an incomplete technology. The help of the engine is also very great, and it can shorten the world war in which the Ming Empire researched the warp speed engine.

So no matter what, Zhu Lei will not give up on such a technology, not to mention that what is sold in the mall is not an incomplete technology, but a truly complete warp engine technology, although the warp engine technology sold in the mall It's just the most basic technology, but this is exactly what Zhu Lei wants to get. After all, if it is a warp speed engine of high-end civilization, Zhu Lei may not want it. After all, if the technology idle speed is too different, the scientists of the Ming Empire It is even more difficult to understand it thoroughly, and the first-generation technology is just suitable for the scientists of the Ming Empire to study, not to mention that the civilization that sold this warp drive is a pure mechatronic technological civilization, so this kind of technology is more suitable for the Ming Dynasty. Empire, that's why Zhu Lei never forgot.

It's just that the price of this technology in the mall is a full [-] billion, so Zhu Lei can't afford such a technology with his current family background.

So Zhu Lei is trying to save money now, hoping to buy the warp drive technology sooner.

In addition to these, Zhu Lei often takes time out to spend time with his family. After all, it has been more than 20 years since he got married, and he doesn't really spend much time at home with his family.

Just like now, nominally he is at home, but in fact he has endless things to do every day, and he is often busy until midnight at night.

So Zhu Lei, he tries to spare as much time as possible to spend time with his family.

Just when Zhu Lei was living his life leisurely.

The government of the Ming Empire has started to plan a new round of reforms, so the government officials of the Ming Empire are busy now. Since the Ming Empire unified the world in the past 20 years, various reforms of the Ming Empire can be described as wave after wave. , from the initial reform of the cabinet to the reform of the administrative system, and then the reform of the army, and now the Ming Empire is preparing for a new round of reforms, which is to add a new system to the existing systems of the Ming Empire. contribution system.

In the past 20 years, the changes in the Ming Empire have been very fast, almost every day. Zhu Lei and his Yongan Group have played an irreplaceable role in it, and the officials of the Ming Empire are also working hard to maintain With their own roles, until now the entire Ming Empire and the Ming Empire 20 years ago have undergone earth-shaking changes.

It not only affects the elites of the Ming Empire, but also profoundly affects all the people in the entire Ming Empire. For example, 20 years ago, it was a gift from God that the life expectancy of ordinary people in the Ming Empire could exceed [-] years, but now the Ming Empire The lifespan of ordinary people generally exceeds a thousand years, and in terms of material, they are considered to be ordinary people in the Ming Empire.

Buying a levitating car is not that different from buying a bicycle 20 years ago.

You must know that 20 years ago, even people in the Ming Empire had to think twice before buying a car. But today, 20 years later, people buy a suspended car like buying a bicycle without thinking at all.

Of course, if you want to buy an aerospace vehicle, you have to think about it like buying a car, but most people in the Great Ming Empire can buy aerospace vehicles without any burden, and even some luxury spaceships are slowly becoming available. of people have purchased.

The same is true in other aspects, such as food, although the entire Ming Empire now has a population of more than 150 billion, which is larger than the combined population of all countries 20 years ago, but now the Ming Empire The food is very rich, and all kinds of fruits, meat and vegetables are very cheap. In addition, people can use solar energy to recharge energy coins, so people can live well even if they don’t work. Even if there is no charging equipment, just Relying on the welfare measures of the Ming Empire can also support these people. Although it is said that the construction of various parts of the Ming Empire is very expensive, in fact, the annual financial expenditure of the Ming Empire has not collapsed because of these constructions. There is little surplus, so even if more than 80% of the people in the Ming Empire do not work, the government of the Ming Empire can afford to support them. After all, this is no longer the farming era. The Ming Empire is now completely entering the interstellar era. Jobs are already being replaced by robots.

And with the development of science and technology over time, more jobs will be replaced by robots in the days to come, and in the end manual labor will be completely replaced by robots, so the unemployment rate of people in the Ming Empire will also increase. come higher.

Because everyone in the Ming Empire practices martial arts, having nothing to do means doing nothing to cause trouble, and everyone in the Ming Empire practices martial arts, which is a very big unstable factor, although various virtual games in the Ming Empire have already There are so many, and it has already attracted a lot of people. Although these people don't contribute much to society, they at least keep themselves safe.
But it's different for those who have lost their jobs and don't like to play virtual games. After all, since people can use solar energy to charge energy coins, it means that if the sun on the sticker is not destroyed, then these people Never will never be starved to death.

So this led to the emergence of a very large group of parasites. This group of people had nothing to do every day, and even caused troubles everywhere. The formation of cliques became a very unstable factor in the Ming Empire.

Therefore, for the stability of the Ming Empire, and for the future development of the Ming Empire, the Ming Empire must have new policies to guide these people.

So after several years of discussion, a new contribution system emerged, and these systems are suitable for linking with the titles of the Ming Empire. That is to say, from now on, besides the military merits obtained in the war, there are other ways to obtain the titles of the Ming Empire. He has obtained the title of knighthood. Originally, this contribution system had already been proposed ten years ago.

However, due to various reasons, it was not until five years ago that the Ming cabinet began to discuss this matter. After all, the interests of all aspects involved in the contribution system are too great, including the interests of the military. Before that, the title of the Ming Empire Can only be obtained through foreign wars.

But with the contribution system, the titles of the Ming Empire can also be obtained through non-war means, which is very unfair to the military of the Ming Empire, especially those who have already obtained the qualifications of nobility.

Therefore, the military will not agree, and even the government has many people who will not agree, so this matter has been discussed since five years ago and has only now begun to be implemented.

However, although all people in the Ming Empire can obtain titles through the contribution system, the titles obtained through the contribution system are completely different from those obtained through military merit.

There are two kinds of titles obtained through military exploits, one is hereditary, and the other is not. Hereditary titles are passed down from father to son, and from generation to generation.

And the title that cannot be hereditary is that it decreases every generation. For example, the father is the first waiting, then the son becomes the second waiting, and the grandson becomes the third waiting, and the grandson of the grandson becomes the third waiting. Wait for the viscount, then he will become a baron later, and this will decrease from generation to generation until he loses the title.

The titles obtained through the contribution system do not have hereditary titles. This is also a compromise made by the Ming military to the government. After all, those who should make sacrifices for the future of the Ming Empire still have to sacrifice, but the military is still holding on tightly. The particularity of hereditary titles.

In other words, if you want to obtain a hereditary title in the Ming Empire, you must obtain it through military merit, and all other methods cannot obtain a hereditary title.

Moreover, the management of the contribution system is managed by the imperial military and the government of the Ming Empire at the same time, especially for those whose blood supply system has reached the standard for obtaining titles, it must be inspected by the military and the royal family and the government of the Ming Empire at the same time Whether it is qualified or not, if one party thinks it is not qualified, then no matter how good this person is, he will not be able to obtain the title of the Ming Empire.

Moreover, after obtaining the title, it doesn't mean that you can live freely. You have to accept the supervision of the people of the Ming Empire every year, especially the supervision of the people in the place where he lives. If more than 1/3 of the people think that this person is not If he is fit to be a noble of the Ming Empire, then the Noble Management Center of the Ming Empire will revoke his title.

This is the result of negotiations between the military, the nobles, the royal family, and the government of the Ming Empire in the past five years, and this system will be gradually improved in the future. After all, no matter which system it is, it is inevitable that there will be loopholes at the beginning.

After all, this is a road opened for everyone in the Ming Empire, not for a certain person, so the Ming Empire must ensure that this road is relatively equal and cannot be controlled by a certain person or party.

Afterwards, all people in the Ming Empire were divided into ten grades: slaves, untouchables, commoners, citizens, barons, viscounts, dukes, marquises, earls, and princes. In addition, no one can be crowned king unless he has made great achievements in opening up the territory and expanding the territory.

In addition to the very special title of prince, the earl also made detailed regulations in this discussion. If it is not for the military merits obtained in the war, he cannot be named an earl. This is the compensation for the military after discussions between all parties. After all, Earl is a very special title, which has a profound impact on the entire Ming Empire, so this position must be treated with caution.

And the Marquis must be very cautious like the Earl, so this title is quite difficult to obtain. In the discussion, everyone believed that special contributors who had no profound influence on the Ming Empire after the Marquis would not be able to obtain this title. It can be said that this title is for Prepared by soldiers of the Ming Empire and outstanding scientists.

Of course, other occupations can also obtain this title, but it is infinitely more difficult than the above two occupations. Of course, there is a prerequisite for obtaining the title of Marquis. It must be people from all ethnic groups in the Ming Empire. After all With the expansion of the territory of the Ming Empire in the future, other races will definitely join the Ming Empire, and these races cannot obtain the title of marquis or higher.

As for the remaining noble titles of duke, son, and male, all people in the Ming Empire can obtain them through the contribution system. From now on, all titles in the Ming Empire will also be divided into three classes. , second-class male, third-class male, and for example, the title of viscount is also divided into first-class son, second-class son, third-class son, and three levels, of which the first-class is the highest and the third-class is the lowest.

Below the nobility is the level of the people.And the people were also divided into three classes by the Ming Empire, namely the untouchables, the common people, and the citizens (gongmin), but all the people were also divided into three classes.

And now the Chinese people of the Ming Empire, that is, people of all races in the Ming Empire, are all citizens after birth, and then obtain the title of nobility based on their personal efforts.

Therefore, after the Ming Empire, when someone committed a crime, the political rank of the person would be downgraded according to the relevant laws. Second-class civilians and third-class civilians, but the Chinese people of the Ming Empire, that is to say, all ethnic groups in the Ming Empire will never become untouchables.

Because pariahs and slaves are specially prepared for non-earth people, no matter how many people on earth commit crimes, they will not become pariahs and slaves.

(End of this chapter)