Myriad Paths

The people from Honglu Temple have arrived.

Li Qi turned around and looked at Dapeng, who was only one person tall: "Senior, let's say goodbye here. You can go back and report to the teacher."

Dapeng seemed to feel particularly uncomfortable staying in the Tang Kingdom, so he immediately nodded: "Master, take care of yourself. By the way, I have this thing that I have left for you from Da Zhu."

As she spoke, she waved her wings and walked back to the parking space.

Li Qize took what the other party gave him.

A... amulet? Made of bamboo?

It must be some kind of magic weapon, so keep it for now.

Looking up again, Dapeng was gone.

She didn't even dare to take off from where she was. Instead, she had to return to the original position and take off, and then follow the flight path to leave here.

Thinking about it carefully, she didn't leave the world all the way, probably because she was afraid of being discovered.

She quickly left Li Qi's sight and went back to report.

The world cannot be explored at will, but the world outside the world is very likely to be noticed by the Zhuzhu.

After watching her leave, Li Qi also stepped forward to greet her. He walked straight forward without raising his hands.

I can't help it, I'm holding a rabbit balled up.

He looked at the two officials in front of him.

The magistrate of Honglu Temple, from the eighth rank

A frequent visitor to Honglu Temple, he is on the ninth rank.

Hmm... It's really a shabby way to greet the team.

But it's normal.

It’s not like Da Zhu came in person, so there was no need to make a big fanfare.

It's nothing to be greeted by an eighth-grade person. The main purpose is to allow the Chenji Golden Pill Method in his mind to stay in the Tang Dynasty.

After Li Qi walked out, he hugged the rabbit and said, "Come and greet me if you can, please lead the way."

"Master, please come here. We have prepared the carriage and horses. We are ready to go as soon as you arrive." Ling Cheng, named Chen Wei, was neither humble nor overbearing, with a businesslike expression on his face.

But on the other side, the regular customer named Fang Yuanzheng had a smile on his face: "Sir, please come with me. While we look at the scenery of Chang'an, we talk about our next itinerary."

Li Qi nodded and followed the group forward.

After walking only two steps or about one mile, Li Qi got on the vehicle of Honglu Temple.

This seemed to be a government car, occupying a large area. It was pulled by a mount, and it was driven by two wild beasts that Li Qi could not recognize. It looked extremely ferocious and domineering.

The car is three feet high and four feet wide, like a small house.

The car comes in four colors. The decoration is not gorgeous, but it doesn't look simple either. It has a simple atmosphere.

After getting in the car, the other ordinary employees of Honglu Temple were busy driving, leaving only Li Qi, Chen Wei and Fangyuan Zheng sitting in the largest room in the car.

Yes, this carriage actually has different sizes. It has three rooms, one large, two small, and the small room at the back should be used for logistics and defense, not for carrying passengers.

These people from Honglu Temple each performed their duties, and only the two leaders, the elder and the younger, were sitting with Li Qi.

Fangyuanzheng seemed to be in charge of the conversation. As soon as he sat down, he took out a small square plate, which was similar to some kind of token: "This is your first time coming to the Central Plains, isn't it?"

Li Qi put Shen Shuibi on his knees, blocked the rabbit with the tabletop, and nodded: "Yes, this is my first time here."

"My land in the Central Plains is as prosperous as a splendid place. You should see it, sir. By the way, did you buy a terminal before you came here?" Fang Yuanzheng asked again.

"Terminal? No, what is this?" Li Qi had never heard of this thing and it hadn't been mentioned in the book, so he asked.

"If not, then we will give you one as a gift. You will know what this thing is after you try it. In the Central Plains nowadays, it is difficult to move without a terminal." Fang Yuanzheng said with a smile, and then put the token-like token from before The thing was handed to Li Qi.

Li Qi took it and felt that this thing was trying to transmit a 'bookishness' to him.

Bookishness can carry information, and the amount is not small.

Li Qi curiously accepted these books and thought they were instructions.

However, he was wrong...

The moment he chose to accept it, he felt that he had some kind of 'authority'.

The world in front of him has changed... No, it's not that it has changed, but that Li Qi can see these things.

Ordinary users may not be able to see it, they can only see the surface.

But through Zhen Zhen Yun, Li Qi saw that this terminal was connected to a great avenue.

The royal road that runs through the entire world!

Countless magic weapons and these terminals are connected into one through that avenue.

The surrounding magic weapons, including the floor tiles, walls, and some functions on the car, all present visual operation screens that only require mental selection.

Through this authority, he can call a vehicle to pick him up, turn on and off the faucet, heat bath water, etc.

It's like a smart home, but... extended to the entire society.

All public facilities in Chang'an can be used!

Are there any vacancies in public toilets? Should the bus stop here? Where should the mail be delivered? It covers medical and health care, culture and entertainment, and transportation. As long as you need it, you can control these public magic weapons through this terminal.

Moreover, there is information, not only you can publish the information to communicate with other people.

This... super enhanced version of the Internet, is this?

internet? No, there is no delay, no loss of signal, the Internet of Things formed by relying on that royal road!

All terminals and magic weapons are linked to that avenue.

And that avenue can even travel through space and reach other worlds.

Through this terminal, he can directly browse countless information on it, such as today's news that just popped up.

There is a writer who has a very successful book.

A new discovery of a powerful person has achieved great success and is about to be put into use.

A wise man proposed a method on how to solve redundant funds. If applied in practice, the efficiency can be greatly improved.

There are also news about good plays, concerts by famous performers, famous singers and actresses.

News of a major campaign being rolled out across the board.

New styles of equipment, and news of successive victories in the East China Sea battlefield.

Li Qi even saw himself. On the terminal's push news, there was a notice that Mr. Wu Shenshan was coming to Chang'an to study abroad. There were some people leaving messages below, but not many.

All news is pushed directly to the terminal and can be read anytime and anywhere.

An information collection terminal.

In addition to these information centralization functions, through this, individuals can directly apply for certain social resources by paying certain prices.

From basic takeaways, to commercial financial services, reporting emergency repairs, etc., different people will receive different tasks, and they will also be called by others based on their occupations.

Everyone became a part of the operation of the huge machine of the Tang Dynasty.

This is the ultimate complete Internet of Things, monitoring countless places, but also providing convenience to everyone.

Give up some freedom and gain ultimate convenience.

Through this terminal, he could even see that this avenue also gave the two Honglu Temple officials in front of him some special permissions, allowing them to directly call on some of the power of this avenue.

Li Qi knew now.

This is the essence of ‘official position’.

This avenue absorbs the power of all humanity... No, it may even be humanity itself!

In the area it covers, the powers of all beings who voluntarily connect to it are unified and organized, and then distributed and used.

This is a road that runs through countless worlds and brings together the power of countless worlds.

Li Qi even felt it...

When I used the terminal to access this avenue, I was also integrated into it.

It's not a forced conquest, but if he wants to use the function of this avenue, he will inevitably provide him with his own power.

If you ask others to deliver food or use public magic weapons, you need to pay a price.

Li Qi is an outsider, but he still needs to pay a price, which seems to be some kind of currency.

And this currency needs to be done for other people

There are no middlemen, bosses or anything else squeezing it out of the middle, it's just an exchange of labor.

I provide services to others, such as selling my own elixirs, or helping others refine weapons, etc., and I can accumulate some kind of currency for myself within these rules.

Through this currency, you can pay yourself and let others serve you.

Through Zhen Yun, Li Qi can detect...

Therefore, people who use this terminal, while asking others to serve themselves, must also provide services to others.

Everybody for one, me for everybody?

Under the control of that avenue, this seems to be really realized.

There is absolutely no redundant communication in the middle, which greatly reduces the communication cost in the middle. No one will charge "management costs" and no "profit" will be generated.

Seemingly seeing Li Qi's surprised expression, Fang Yuanzheng immediately explained: "I have heard that the young master is knowledgeable, so I guess he already understands the function of this thing."

"Everyone has this terminal in the Tang Kingdom. It was made by Master Moton, the great master of Li Dao in the past. Based on the dragon vein of our Tang Kingdom, it formed a channel that runs through all the heavens and realms. It communicates what is needed and what is not, and everyone has it under the rules. Linked, it was formed with the help of the information processing mechanism of the Nine Palaces and Bagua of the Taoist Sect. His Majesty called it a wonder of the world and personally gave it the name 'Cardinal of All Realms'." Fang Yuanzheng explained the origin of this thing to Li Qi.

Dragon vein?

In other words...through Zhen Zhi Yun, the avenue that runs through the world that we see is not humanity itself, but just the dragon vein of the Tang Dynasty?

Wait, didn’t Tang Guo’s Dragon Veins explode?

Even Li Qi had heard that the rebellion in the Tang Dynasty in the past directly led to the previous generation of emperors breaking their dragon veins and making a desperate attempt to turn the tables.

How long has it been since it was rebuilt?

When Li Qi was surprised, he also controlled the terminal and tried to output some information into it.

For example, he wanted to see what records he had on it.

But just after searching, a message popped up.

'User' Li Qi (Jia Xu Gan 104 Lu Shi 7 7 Er Wu)'s scheduled medical treatment has been registered, and his wife 'Shen Shuibi' (Yishen Zhen 4 14 7 Shi 7 Lu Ling) has registered, Hong Lusi Shaoqing has specially approved free medical treatment. Please submit the application when you are ready. The corresponding medical center will be arranged later. Click below to apply. If you are unable to go for any reason after applying, you will need to pay a 10% penalty, totaling four million taels. Silver, plus an eighth-grade upper world. ’

silver!

Li Qi was shocked.

He was not surprised by Shen Shuibi's successful registration. After all, he had known this for a long time, and he had gone through a lot of trouble with Honglu Temple to get it.

What really surprised him was the silver!

In the entire Wushen Mountain realm, including the Baiyue realm, the word "silver" has never been seen, and silver does not exist in the monetary system at all.

But I never expected that I would see silver in the Tang Dynasty, and actually use silver as currency.

In other words, the ‘currencies’ I had guessed before were actually silver.

Is the Tang State using silver for currency circulation?

why is that? Is there any profound meaning?

When he first arrived, Li Qi was full of doubts.

Fangyuan was still chattering in his ear some wonderful things about the 'Cardinal of All Realms'.

But Li Qi couldn't listen anymore and took the initiative to interrupt the other party and asked: "Fang Changchong, do you dare to ask about this silver?"

Fang Yuanzheng was not annoyed by being interrupted, but smiled and said: "Ah, you are still young, I'm afraid you have never seen this thing before, right?"

"This silver, like gold, copper, iron, and tin, is a metal in the world. It used to be called hardware. However, now in the whole world, it is only found in the Central Plains. It is because we have a great power in the Central Plains. His name is 'Qian Jun'." '.

Fangyuanzheng introduced: "Qian Jun is good at managing finances, able to manage everything on a daily basis, and is good at circulation. He wrote to Your Majesty to unite the Ministry of Household Affairs, the Ministry of Industry, the Shaofu, and the Taifu to collect the world's silver, use it as currency, and restrict transactions with the Central Plains. Using silver, he finally achieved enlightenment and gathered silver from all over the world as his foundation. He is now the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs and is in the fourth rank. "

"Now, it has become one of the rules to use silver as the currency, copper coins as a supplement, and the world as a large amount of documents." Fang Yuanzheng said to Li Qi with a smile.

But Li Qi couldn't laugh.

He knew immediately what it was.

The U.S. dollar...no, silver hegemony! ?

Four million taels of silver is a 10% penalty, which means the overall treatment cost is only 40 million.

Forty million can be exchanged for Tang State's specialized humane medical monks to treat fifth-level fatal injuries.

Silver is a mortal thing.

By using silver as the benchmark currency for the exchange of productivity in the Tang Dynasty, silver was easily promoted to all the worlds, and even exerted influence throughout the world.

In this way, as long as the Tang State controls the silver coinage, it can tax the heavens and all realms and even the entire world, and at the same time establish silver hegemony. Using silver that is completely mortal, it can easily harvest a large amount of resources from all heavens and all realms.

How outrageous you think.

Wushenshan treated Yang Ning and gave her a sixth-grade sun!

To treat Shen Shuibi, it only costs 40 million taels of silver plus ten eighth-level worlds.

In other words, under the value system of silver hegemony, 40 million taels of silver plus a few eighth-grade worlds can buy a sun that is at least a sixth-grade one, or even more expensive, because Shen Shuibi's injuries are more serious than Yang Ning's. serious.

The previous ‘cardinal of all realms’ who benefited all peoples was humanity.

The current silver hegemony is also humane.

Li Qi continued to listen to the officials of Honglu Temple talking to him.

A leopard can be seen in a tube.

Li Qi continued to listen to the descriptions of the two officials, and then gradually sketched a three-dimensional and real Tang Dynasty in his mind.