Blade of Wind

After breakfast, Shang Long asked me to explain Liu Guo's affairs in detail, and then he pondered for a long time, without speaking for a long time, and his face was very serious.

I just sat beside him quietly, waiting for him to speak.

As a result, when he opened his mouth again, he didn't mention Liu Guo's affairs at all, he only asked me with a smile what I plan to do next? "Go from Yanyan to Qing? Or go to Qiao by boat?"

Is this what you mean to let me stop worrying about Liu?

I looked at him for a while, and finally sighed.Forget it, the so-called Emperor of Heaven likes stability, likes to govern by doing nothing, and sets rules not to interfere with other countries, just to let everyone clear the door for themselves.I, a half-lost peak king who hasn't even swept the snow in my own house, and hasn't even sat on the jade seat, really don't have the right to meddle in other people's affairs.Just leave it alone.

So he changed the subject according to his intention, "Let's go celebrate first, I've wanted to meet Yoko for a long time."

"That's right. You are close in age, and you are both overseas travelers. I think you will have a lot to talk about."

I laughed, "It's as if you're not a Haike."

"After all, the times are different." Shang Long's tone showed a bit of embarrassment, "Compared with here, the development there is changing with each passing day. The clothes, language, and even the thing called the phone number of the tourists are all different from time to time. Same."

I thought of the scene in the animation where the sea guest registration office in Yan Country had to update the information from time to time, so I couldn't help but smile.

That's right, Shang Long has lived here for 500 years, and the lifestyle of ordinary people is still the same as when he first came. If it was there...they would have already transitioned from a feudal society to a capitalist or socialist society.And here, even the richest and most powerful Yanhe Zao seemed to come to a standstill after everyone was fed and clothed.

Is it... good or bad?

A Ao next to me pulled me, and I came back to my senses, and realized that I had missed something. Shang Long was frowning and looking at me, "What are you thinking?"

"I'm thinking about... the development of society." I replied frankly, "When I was studying there, the teachers talked about the laws of social development, and I always felt that here... it seemed to be cut off from the middle."

"Oh?" Shang Long seemed very interested, "Tell me specifically?"

I sorted out my thoughts, only to find that I had already returned many concepts and nouns to the teacher. I just remembered a general direction. I had to explain in detail, but I didn’t know where to start. I had no choice. I raised my head and asked for help. Look at Ao.

Ah Ao patted me on the head and snorted, "Do you regret not being serious in class?"

...Who would listen to that kind of thing seriously?Still not ready for the exam?Besides, who would have thought that I would come here to sit in this position.

Although I didn't say it, I rolled my eyes and went back.

But this topic is really too big. Even if Ah Ao despised me, it took him a lot of effort to sum it up. In the end, he started from the point of view of productivity.Take farming as an example, from slash-and-burn farming, to borrowing animal power, to mechanized planting. "...The land that used to be cultivated by ten people only needs one person after the technology improves. The spare labor force can be engaged in other jobs and create more material wealth. This will gradually get rid of the self-sufficiency. The small peasant economy is moving closer to the commodity economy." Ao stopped to explain the two terms, "I think this is almost the stage here. Even if it is still based on land, but because the products of each country are different, it has already promoted the exchange of commodities. .”

He said something, and I nodded along.

Shang Long glanced at me amusedly, and asked, "What does Xiao Jie mean by cutting off?"

Ao said: "According to the historical development of the world over there, after this stage, with the accumulation of wealth, rich people will start to hire more laborers for larger-scale production, and gradually become capitalists. People will Liberate from the shackles of the land, and put your own labor into the market as a commodity. The social form will also change as a result, we call it a capitalist society. But here, it will not appear.”

Shang Long was silent, his face became serious, and he nodded. "Yes, first of all, there is a household registration restriction. If you leave your household registration, you will not be liberated, you will even be reduced to a slave. Besides, personal wealth here will be returned to the state after death, so there is no such thing as wealth you mentioned. accumulated."

"Although the laws and regulations set by the Emperor of Heaven are in this way, it doesn't matter whether it's household registration or property, but I think there are some people who secretly take advantage of loopholes to evade it." I couldn't help interjecting when I thought of Mr. Yishan's million-dollar family wealth. "The rich people can still find a way to become a fairy."

Xiu Huang had been listening quietly to the side, and then he said softly: "Even if you don't become a fairy, there are still ways to transfer property during your lifetime."

"So, I think it's not that the society is not developing in that direction, nor is it that the people don't want to, but that it was cut off by that force." I sighed, stretched out my hand to the sky and raised my middle finger.

Xiu Huang pulled my finger off a little dumbfounded, "My lord."

Ah Ao's reaction was not that big, probably because I was used to my disrespect to the Emperor of Heaven, so he just nodded and said, "There is a more important reason."

Shang Long frowned and asked, "What?"

"Productivity." Ao said, "Social development is ultimately based on the development of productivity. Lord Shang Long should be clearer than us about this. You came here 500 years ago, and until now, the working methods of the people have not changed. Not much has changed. I’ve checked the history here, and new technologies occasionally appear...and they’re all brought by seafarers. If it’s over there, the industrial revolution has happened several times in 500 years.”

I nodded again, Haike brings new technology, Haike brings new culture, Haike brings new ideas... That's why Xiu Huang was so curious about Haike before.

"But in fact, we should all understand." Ao smiled, "The so-called Haike is also an ordinary person, and generally speaking, he is not smarter than the people here."

Shanglong's six wives are all fetuses, and they all lived there, so they naturally understand.Shang Long pondered for a while, bent his fingers, tapped the table lightly with his knuckles, and sighed, "...In the final analysis, the world here is actually too stable."

"That's right." Ao answered, "Demand is the eternal driving force. In this world, as long as you are born, you will naturally have land. As long as there is the King on the Jade Throne, the weather will naturally be good enough to eat and clothe you. For ordinary people, this is enough. If the year is good, they will have a good life. If the year is not good, then of course the king and the unicorn will be there to support them. So most people don’t think too much, just want to be safe , not thinking about progress."

I continued to nod, so occasionally a person like Liu Shenghe who is willing to toss and innovate will be suppressed and unable to do anything.In fact, the Technical Development Bureau has proved that the improvement of agricultural tools is very feasible, but if this opportunity does not come across, I am afraid that those blueprints will only be left there to rot and ashes.

Shang Long's face froze, and then he laughed, and the hand that was knocking on the table just now knocked on my head. "Okay, you guys are sisters and brothers working together, making such a big circle and blocking me here."

"What?" I rubbed my head and cried out that it hurts, and then I remembered that he had been persuading me to maintain stability and do nothing... Sure enough, these few words of Ah Ao sounded ulterior motives.

"Ah, that...sorry, we didn't mean that." I quickly explained.

Ah Ao also noticed, his face was a little embarrassed, he coughed lightly, but this time he followed me and nodded.

Shang Long laughed, "No, you don't need to apologize. You should have your own ideas." He paused, looked between me and Aao, and his smile became a little ambiguous "It's good that you can do this."

I was not sure for a moment whether he was talking about the tacit understanding between me and Aao in business or the relationship in private, so I couldn't help feeling a little panicked, and coughed twice dryly.

Ah Ao took my hand without any scruples, and responded with a smile. "Um."

The author has something to say: it has entered the serious stage again

In other words, I am really asking for a dead end if I am seriously entangled in the setting of the Twelve Kingdoms~