Chapter 52 Miracles
Dai Bingcheng was not a person who liked to belittle himself, but he was not an arrogant person. Ten years ago, he was one of the cabinet masters and held high power. But he was not the one with the greatest authority - the real giant was Ying Gong. If anyone was most cautious about the imperial power and who was the biggest obstacle to the emperor's path of rule, it should be Ying Gong.
If Li Zhen and the Emperor could even deal with it, there was no reason to be so afraid of himself. The Emperor and Li Zhen both understood their physical condition - maintain the peak state of the Bronze King again, and if the enemy did not need to kill him, he would have committed suicide.
Why is this self... so important that it is to be punished with long hibernation and torture?
He was puzzled - this was his only feeling. But he was Dai Bingcheng - Dai Bingcheng was never a person who was just a mediocre person. He decided to figure out the whole story, and even if he died, he had to die.
So he lay on his back in the grass nest, briefly recovering his body and evaporating the moisture on his clothes.
He saw the sky. It should be around 19 o'clock now. In the suburbs of Yanjing in May, the sky was slowly dark. The sun was about to set on the horizon, and the horizon in the distance turned orange. He could see the burning clouds above the woods. The thick clouds seemed to be mountains carved from topaz, hidden in one piece, and shining bright golden light from the gap.
The mottled sunset light shone on his face through the gaps of the leaves, but it quickly moved eastward and became dim. Finally, the burning clouds in the sky faded away and turned into blue-black mountains again.
The sky turned blue and black. The stars and the Milky Way gradually became clear.
This surprised Dai Bingcheng - ten years ago, even outside the suburbs of Yanjing, it was impossible to see the stars in the sky, let alone the Milky Way. But the sky is so clear and clear at this moment, it seems like it is being rubbed by an invisible hand.
He looked at the forest around him again and felt that things became a little strange again.
The clean sky, dense forests, and the river he had just swam across - the water was also very clear, and he even saw large areas of swimming fish in the water. The ecological environment has improved. But this is not necessarily a good thing, it means that humans have reduced pollution to the natural environment - either the scale of industry has become smaller or the population has dropped sharply.
The "sanatorium" converted from a research base ten years ago seems to indicate that the world is facing a certain problem - lack of resources.
But these two points are contradictory - where are the metal building materials there saved? If humans are plundering metal resources three feet away - and these resources cannot even meet the sharp decline in the world's population - how could the sky in this world be so clear?
It was so bright that the stars in the sky were dazzling!
Those stars...
Dai Bingcheng suddenly frowned and soon discovered that the stars were abnormal. They were gathered together. They were extremely bright and bright. Their brightness was even comparable to the moon that just appeared in the west. If you look closely, you will find that there are still many relatively dull small "stars" hidden around them, but even the brightness of those small stars is comparable to that of some other less bright stars in the sky.
After watching for a long time, he gradually discovered that it was a "star belt" - if the Milky Way that spans the sky was a long silver hair. Then that star belt, or a long "star cluster", is a vertical "hair card" on the long hair.
The unusually bright stars he saw before were several diamonds in the middle of the card. Other relatively dull stars extended to the upper and lower sides, and the overall shape was a regular slender diamond.
Dai Bingcheng was stunned for a few seconds and realized that it was not a star... but a man-made thing!
This discovery made him unable to help sitting up. He took a deep breath - how could there be such a thing?
He could almost identify the outline of the brightest man-made thing in the middle! This means its actual size will reach a terrifying level!
Of course, he understood the technological level of the world ten years ago - whether it was the Empire or Southern Luzon, even if the power of the entire world was concentrated, it would be impossible to build such artificial celestial bodies outside the earth by doing this. This is not a matter of scale or resources, but a matter of technological level!
In ten years, the whole world's artificial can do many things, but the progress and development of science and technology cannot be solved by resources, right?
What have I missed in the past ten years? He couldn't help thinking this way.
This incredible discovery also made him understand another thing...the imperial system.
After knowing that Zhu Zhaoxu and Li Zhen became the ridiculous "emperor", he felt contempt in his heart, thinking that it was a barbaric regression. However, at this moment, he felt that he seemed to understand something - why the two of them did this.
A democratic society is of course pleasant and comfortable - even if it is hypocritical democracy. But such a society has a problem. If people are unwilling to do something, it will be difficult for you to really force them to do it. You have to use your mind, play tricks, pack them, and change to another way to let people follow the path you chose.
But this means a serious waste of resources and time - how long did he run to pass a bill to improve the treatment of soldiers? eleven months, almost a year. For those of them who are extremely precious every minute and everything is arranged according to the schedule, how much can they do in a year?!
But Dai Bingcheng did not think that this waste was meaningless—in the long run. Because it reflects a certain kind of respect. A country where everyone is respected—even if it is hypocritical—will bring about a long-term and prosperous vitality. Because people know that they are part of the country, policymakers, not completely ruled and oppressed.
But what if an extremely difficult goal needs to be achieved in the short term?
Dai Bingcheng knew that there was only one answer. A ruthless government led a country by an unquestionable, undisputed, and ruthless government - this system has advantages over any democracy. The ultimate of this system is a highly centralized imperial system - and it does not even need to discuss and make decisions by a limited number of families or a few people, but directly one person issues absolutely unquestionable orders and implements them resolutely and coldly.
Any opponent or dissident will be brutally suppressed. Save all possible time and energy to do one thing-even if people's opposition is high, they can turn a blind eye and ignore it. Once some people's actions exceed the bottom line that the person on the throne can tolerate, then respond to them with blood and bullets.
Dai Bingcheng felt a little chilled in his chest. If it weren't for this, even if the speed of technological development was far beyond his imagination, humans wouldn't have built such an incredible miracle in the universe outside the earth.
He couldn't help but think of the people in the sanatorium again. They were all capable people, but the abilities of those more than one hundred people were similar. According to his observation, the abilities of most people were relatively mild abilities such as rapid regeneration, precise control, emotional control, and perspective. They all have one thing in common - they are very suitable for medical workers.
This will not be a coincidence, but should be the result of intentional arrangements. If he guessed correctly, this arrangement may not be comfortable. It is very likely that the current government of the empire has adopted a system of "useful people" - which industry your ability is suitable for, then go to that industry. As for whether you are willing or not, are there any difficulties? As long as the professional quality can meet the standards after training, other factors are not included in the scope of consideration.
Trampling on human nature. But this trampling ensures the efficiency and order of the entire society. As long as the government can still exist stably, it is a terrifying and powerful chariot - driving by at high speed and crushing all obstacles.
Although he was extremely reluctant, Dai Bingcheng must admit that this is the most rational and craziest choice under the current situation.
But who knows whether this is a poison to quench thirst? Centralization has always had the most fertile soil in human society. "Democracy" is a fragile flower on this soil. It takes a long time to grow. Once destroyed, it is also difficult to regenerate.
What's next?
We can't continue like this. If people had hope - although in his opinion, this hope was slim - accomplished that great goal and started a new life in a whole new world, would they still be willing to play the oppressed? What should they do if the turmoil breaks out in that world?
There must be fragile there, and it is impossible to withstand the baptism of war - before that, would those two men walk down from the throne themselves?
He never felt that his mood was extremely complicated like this moment. He could not erase his admiration for the achievements these two people have achieved now. However, this admiration could not make him accept the hardships he suffered for granted. On the one hand, he wanted to recognize the decisions made by the two people, but on the other hand, he felt that there was a heavy mission and responsibility on his shoulders.
Those two people are actually similar to themselves. He told himself a long time ago that he was necessary and acceptable to achieve a beautiful goal. Now he saw the two people doing this - just like he used to be. So he was finally able to personally understand what some people thought of him in the past. It was an emotion of admiration and contempt, anger.
Dai Bingcheng stood up under the starry sky and silently looked up at the huge man-made creatures in the sky.
He felt as if he had figured out that matter—where his "importance" was.
So he felt that he had to do something.
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Someone told me that it was too exaggerated to write the imperial system, and there were other forms. I said: Do I dare to write that kind of thing?
Someone else told me what kind of institutional politics you write about in your novel, which is thankless. But I don’t want to write it either, but how can I get around it? Humans are social animals, so will politics come into being together?
I can't write about the protagonist punching a planet, the finale of the Happy Group members.
There is another thing - what's going on in the past few days? No one has spoken in the book review area and the post bar. I'm up to ten thousand a day, but I feel this situation is very strange... It's not like when I was updating before.
Is it so good that you don’t need to say too much or you are too lazy to say it? Recently, I am too nervous, afraid that someone will say it will be unfinished in the end. At least you can tell me the clear path, but I am afraid that I will go all the way to the dark.
I'm not happy anymore, so I'll update this chapter first today.:((To be continued, please search Piaotianwen, novels are better, updated and faster!
Chapter completed!