After years of hard work, the Nine Lessons have not made the island country more peaceful, and the crime rate has increased instead of falling. Togusa is helpless. Old crimes have finally become legal, and new crimes have emerged.
It is already legal to use the soul of a girl to replace artificial intelligence, as long as the girl is voluntary. Of course, many of them are voluntary, but Section 9 cannot control it.
Now cyberpsychosis has spread from American imperialism to island countries, hurting people indiscriminately, and once troops are launched, there will be no distinction between ourselves and the enemy.
Togusa only felt that the harder he tried, the worse he would be.
Just like the Dark Universe of DC Comics, the superheroes such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman in it all fail the harder they work. The Dark Universe they live in is constantly heading towards destruction. Because the Dark Universe was an unqualified universe from the beginning.
It is a universe that is about to be destroyed. No matter how hard the hero tries, he cannot prevent the destruction of his own universe.
Of course, the reality in front of us is not as pessimistic as the dark universe, it is just a cycle. The island country has a history of a thousand years, and it also has its own economic cycle and its own solutions. For the island country's nobles, mastering foreign trade can become the boss and continue to survive.
, this has been the case for most of the past thousand years. Even after industrialization, it has not changed. What they want is to control trade, not to be independent.
Of course, it’s not that they haven’t thought about independence. For example, the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere was proposed. If successful, the island country can transform from a participant in the trade game to a leader. Unfortunately, they have never done it before and have no historical experience. Then they must learn, or
If the school day never sets, either study at Dongda University.
In the end, the island country chose to learn from the British and open up colonies, but it happened that the era had reached the end of the colonial period, and the sun would set if it did not set. If the sun did not set, it would be like joining the national army in 1949.
Historically, there were not many civilizations that built trade games, the main ones were: tribute, pilgrimage, and colonization.
Tribute is Dongda's game, pilgrimage is religious game, and colonization is Rome's game. Rome's game is to join the army and become Romans. After expansion, they will turn the conquered barbarians into armies to continue their expansion. But it took a long time
, the Romans became corrupt, but the barbarians were full of martial virtue and directly killed Rome.
In fact, the logic of constructing rules is also simple. I live well in my own home, why should I trade with you? Trade rules are to solve this problem.
What does it mean that a place can live in? It means that there is no shortage of food and drink in this place. Even if it is barren, it can still support a certain population. Since we can already live, why do we have to travel thousands of miles to trade?
The reason for paying tribute is very simple, because for education, to learn "the greatness of etiquette and the beauty of uniforms" is to learn "Huaxia". The greatness of etiquette is called Xia, and the beauty of uniforms is called Hua. Come to pay tribute, and I will teach you.
The reason for pilgrimage is also simple. For faith and for the Supreme God, traveling thousands of miles is just a test from God. Completing the pilgrimage represents your piety, and you will be able to complete the test and have peace after death.
The idea of colonization is also simple. I defeated you, now I teach you how to fight, and you help me defeat others. Of course, when I defeat others, I will take a commission, but you can also make some money. Colonization is to constantly find new barbarians.
Let the barbarians continue to fight. Of course, in the end the barbarians will definitely attack the colonists hard, just like Rome.
In short, there must be a reason, and it needs to inspire others to trade. Otherwise, if everyone is living well in their hometown, why would they take risks to trade? In ancient times, traveling far away was very dangerous and would lead to death.
Not to mention ancient times, traffic accidents will occur when traveling far away in modern times. Whether it is an airplane, car, ship, or train, there is a certain chance of an accident, resulting in death. So what kind of motivation can make everyone take action?
Tribute, pilgrimage, and colonization gave everyone different reasons.
Tribute means, I have good things here, do you want to come and learn? If you come to learn, I will teach you. If you don’t come to learn, it doesn’t matter. Anyway, someone will definitely come to learn.
Pilgrimage means that you have to believe in our God, complete trials, and show piety, so take action. Bring your belongings and go to holy places for a tour. For example, Jerusalem is a holy place for the three religions and a trading center. All mainstream religions have pilgrimage activities
, all hope that believers will activate the economy.
Colonization means, I defeat you, and then you go and defeat other enemies. But the colonists themselves are addicted to bread, bathhouses, and gladiatorial arenas, and they become more and more corrupt, forming a cycle.
In short, the purpose of the trade game is to give everyone a reason to get involved, and not to stay in their hometown. No matter what the reason is, it always makes everyone move.
The island nation has always been a follower of the game, not a builder of the game. They have always acted as tributes, not as civilizers.
Trade rules also require training and cannot be acquired instantly. Just like unity, we usually don’t teach everyone to unite. When something happens, we suddenly unite. How can we do it? They don’t even understand what unity is.
At best, it is unity at the level of sports competitions. They do not understand organization and discipline at all, and they do not know the principle of "understanding must be implemented, and failure to understand must be understood during implementation."
The same goes for constructing game rules. Without educating everyone on the knowledge and ideas of the builders, it would be impossible to suddenly learn them in one go.
The rules of the colonial game are undoubtedly the simplest, which is to defeat others and organize others to continue to expand. But even the simplest game requires barbarians to join in. The island country didn't even learn this, so it messed up. So.
Just continue to be a participant. Being a participant is very convenient. Whether it is a tribute game or a colonial game, the island country can have its place.
The island country is getting darker and darker, and the efforts of the Nine Lessons have no effect. Togusa is very anxious, wishing he could criticize the current affairs and change the situation. But he can't do it, he can't do it at all.
"Dulan, are our efforts really valuable?"
"It's valuable, but not much." Duran said: "Anyway, if you are still trying to find a way and make changes, it means it is valuable. Unfortunately, the island country is just a part of the Western game. If it cannot be independent, the island country is destined to be a country.
Back to the historical position. Island countries missed many opportunities to build their own games because people in island countries did not have this in mind.
Of course, a small number of people may have it, but they don’t have the courage. After all, the risk of constructing your own game rules is not small. So everyone has chosen the least risky and most familiar way of handling it, which is to control foreign trade and maintain their own control over foreign trade.
The rule of an island country. For the rulers of an island country, the best situation is when everyone has not enough to eat.”
Togusa knew that this was what Tokugawa Ieyasu said. In fact, it is the same as now, electricity, fresh water and other resources can be used by the people, but they are not satisfactory at all. This means that the resources are controlled, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is not
To starve the peasants to death will only make them lose their fault tolerance, so that they will become dependent on the samurai.
When the peasants were full, they no longer listened to the samurai. Therefore, not having enough to eat was the norm in the island country.
In the past, due to industrial dividends and war dividends, the wealth of island countries increased. Not only did the islanders have enough to eat, but they also had extra electricity and fresh water to start businesses. This was not possible. Therefore, a Plaza Accord would make the value of assets skyrocket, and everyone would have no chance to start a business.
Please...you...collect 6...9...books...!
Togusa opened his mouth and was speechless. That was it. Only in this way can those who control foreign trade always control trade, and no one can challenge themselves.
Unless the black ship comes and two groups of traders appear at the same time, one is tribute and the other is colonization, and in the end it is a confrontation between the two trades.
Togusa was helpless. It seemed that whether he did it or not, the island country would return to the state of not having enough to eat.
"When a sergeant hears the Tao, he or she will practice it diligently; when a sergeant hears the Tao, he or she will live or die; when a corporal hears the Tao, he will laugh. As a follower of the game, he will worry about gains and losses. The island country had the opportunity to challenge and create a new game.
But it failed because of historical inertia. You don’t have to blame yourself, but blame your ancestors. They missed the best opportunity and signed the Plaza Accord and were unable to build their own game. You should spurn them."
Togusa felt that he was indeed a sergeant. He was worried about gains and losses, and could not calm down. Because he could only follow the ups and downs of the general trend, and could not control the direction of the general trend. When he was in the rising period, he would be intoxicated, singing and dancing, and when he was in the falling period, he would be intoxicated, singing and dancing.
Just sigh and lament.
Togusa is unlucky and happens to be in the cyberpunk era, which is a period of decline. It seems that technology is developing, but distribution is inevitably regressing. This kind of thing cannot be solved by an ordinary person, but it is useless to unite everyone.