The world enters the age of myth

Jin Empire, Qianlong Island.

In the fields, the golden waves of wheat roll, forming beautiful pictures. It is really a good harvest season. There are still some transport vehicles staying near the wheat fields, and these vehicles were supported by the Unkai.

Nothing seems to have changed.

But it seems to have changed a lot.

In the palace of Qianlong Island, the old emperor and ministers were discussing the recent harvest.

"Your Majesty, this year's grain harvest is really a good one! These past few months have been unprecedentedly stable. We have received high-quality seeds provided by the City of Clouds. The total amount of grain is 60% more than in previous years... What a joy! "

Grain is always a good thing. If there is more grain, it can be used to feed livestock,

The local eggs from the Jin Kingdom are very popular in the capital of the sea of ​​clouds!

"Lord Shenlong has also recovered. The number of pregnant women is 977... As long as it takes a while, we will have a population of more than 10,000."

"What a joy, what a congratulation!"

"The number of migrant workers is 2,387, and the amount of overseas remittances in these months is 6.08 million, which is really a good number. We can buy a lot of machines again."

"6.08 million... It's a lot, it's a lot, it's only been a few months!" The old emperor smiled happily when he heard this number.

He secretly sighed in his heart: "It would be great if so many people didn't die in that war."

But being able to survive is already pretty good...

Look at the other three ancient civilizations, how miserable they were!

All three allies were wiped out, leaving only a few survivors who were absorbed by the Cloud Sea Capital.

The other 19 civilizations were completely extinct!

Except for some ruins that can still be excavated, there are no living people, not even corpses, they were all eaten by monsters.

In their Jin Empire, at least their cultural heritage is still there.

There is no harm if there is no comparison. Their Great Jin Kingdom is not as good as the Capital of the Sea of ​​Clouds, but compared with other ancient civilizations, they are completely satisfied. In the current situation where the vitality is severely damaged, there is no other thought, and it is good to be able to develop steadily.

"Overseas remittance" is a brand-new term, which refers to the money that Jin people who go out to work remit their salary back to their motherland. It is an important source of foreign exchange for the Jin Empire.

6.08 million in foreign exchange is indeed not a small number.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report!" A minister raised his hand and said: "A few days ago, there were some film directors in the Capital of Clouds who wanted to use the palace on Qianlong Island to make a movie, and they also wanted to hire some extras. .”

"I don't know, does His Majesty agree to the lease?"

"Movie director? Oh, oh, I know, movies, what do they say?" The old emperor rubbed his temples. He had also seen movies. It was really a novel and interesting thing.

"They want to rent the palace and are willing to pay three thousand a day... I wonder if your majesty will allow it?! If your majesty is willing to make a movie, they can pay a higher remuneration!"

"remuneration?"

"The cost of renting the palace is three thousand a day. If you appear on the screen in person, and some generals will also appear in the movie, one day... the maximum reward is ten thousand!"

One day's reward is more than 10,000?

The old emperor frowned and tapped his fingers on the table a few times.

He pretended to be reserved and thought for a while, pretending to be a little embarrassed...

Ordinary migrant workers go out to work and earn only 50-80 yuan for a hard day's work.

On the Yunhai Road, the purchasing power of 1 yuan is still very high. The market value of a pound of rice is only 0.6 yuan. As long as you don't buy hundreds of tons at a time, food can be easily purchased.

A daily salary of 60 yuan is equivalent to buying 100 kilograms of rice.

One day's salary can buy so much food. In an agricultural country, this is an incredibly huge number!

How much money can one earn from farming? If a person cultivates about 10 acres of land and produces 700 to 800 kilograms of rice per acre, the income is only 5,000 yuan, and that’s even if rice seeds are imported!

In the past, rice could only produce two to three hundred kilograms per mu!

The yield of sweet potatoes is quite high, but sweet potatoes are cheap and the market sales are not high, which is not worth the shipping cost.

Now the reward of 10,000 yuan a day... is really exciting.

Having money is not everything, and being without money is absolutely impossible. Whose family doesn’t have a few people to support?

Even the emperor would not be able to forcibly appropriate the property in the treasury as his own, otherwise those old ministers would have to curse loudly, and Lord Shenlong would be unhappy.

"The palace can be rented, no problem. As for the generals and princes who want to make movies, just go and make movies. Outsiders are not allowed to enter the ancestral hall, and other places are fine!"

"I... won't go." The old emperor thought for a while. He still wanted to save face. How unbecoming would it be to go on stage and make a movie in person?

If he really goes to make a movie, the zombies in the coffin might pop out and scold him for treating his ancestors badly!

Next, everyone in the court discussed some issues.

The recent development has made it so comfortable...

Compared with the past, the precarious life can indeed be called real comfort.

Of course, they also discovered some minor and minor problems.

Now they can produce the most basic industrial products. The smelting of steel is no longer a problem, and they can also process some simple machinery...

But more problems also emerged. Their industrial products were completely insufficient among the massive commodities provided by Yunhai.

Whether it's quality or cost-effectiveness, it's simply not enough!

Nowadays, much of the economic production of the Jin Empire still relies on the Yunhai. There are a lot of people working there who dare not close the country in isolation, so they have become economically vassal.

Even if these ancient people had no knowledge and were confused at first, after so long, they gradually came to their senses...

What other industries do they develop? Wouldn't it be better to just buy it directly? !

This idea of ​​"it is better to buy than to build, and it is better to rent than to buy" has taken root in their minds.

Their free-range eggs are much better-selling than other products!

"Your Majesty, I have to admit that we still think that developing technology is too simple. We originally thought that after learning knowledge and buying machines, we can develop technology. In fact, it is not... it is too difficult!"

"The Yunhai Civilization was once a powerful civilization with a population of 6 billion. Since the birth of science and technology, it has developed for 300 years before it developed to the present. The development of these hundreds of years is all the accumulation of time."

"The more our international students study, the more they realize how insignificant they are... With just a few thousand or 10,000 of us here, it is basically impossible to develop technology."

The City of Clouds is mysterious in the eyes of Jin people. Even the workers only do some simple work on the periphery of the central island.

Without a pass, you are not allowed to enter the City of Clouds to work.

To apply for a pass, the most basic thing is to pass the language and writing, which is enough to wipe out most of the Jin people.

But international students can study in the City of Clouds.

Every international student who comes back from vacation will talk about the advanced management methods of the City of Clouds and lament the huge gap between the two sides.

Unimaginably big.

The point they talk about most is, “Even if you spend your whole life studying, you can’t learn even one ten thousandth of all the knowledge!”

"Moreover, the gap between the two sides is still widening. There is almost no possibility of catching up."

In addition, Yunhai does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries. The two parties only engage in friendly cooperation. Everyone only makes money and does nothing else.

The Jin Kingdom is actually very at ease with such civilized interactions.

Many international students are vaguely influenced by modern thinking. They increasingly feel that taking the socialist road is much better than feudalism and can better stimulate people's subjective initiative. Even though most of the international students are princes and nobles with high status, they still don't want to come back after studying. They prefer to stay in the Capital of Clouds and become immigrants.

However, there are always some people who want to come back and change their civilization...

But it is not known what is in their minds and whether it will cost them their own lives.

Anyway, the Unkai will not rashly interfere in internal government affairs. As long as there is no humanitarian disaster, they will not meddle in others' affairs. Whether you continue to follow feudalism or take your own life, it will all be a long, long time later.

Speaking of this, the old emperor also sighed and had a headache.

He once consulted Shenlong on this issue. Is the current economic dependence a good thing?

Shenlong is also confused about the current situation, which is completely beyond the scope of cognition... The invasion of soft power at the economic and cultural levels is simply unprecedented.

For Shenlong, it seems to be a good thing that he can clearly feel that the fortune of the Jin Kingdom is on the rise.

Anyway, the Jin Kingdom still exists.

"Your Majesty, to tell you the truth, I have been confused about the current situation for three days and three nights! Finally, I suddenly figured it out!"

A minister said, "The Jin Empire once had a vast territory, a population of hundreds of millions, rich products, and everything. At that time, didn't there also be several small affiliated countries?"

"Today, compared to technological civilization, we are actually equivalent to a tributary country... It's just that the form is different and has changed. This method is more subtle, and we don't even know it ourselves."

The former small dependent country had to pay tribute.

Now, on the Sea of ​​Clouds, there is no need for the Jin State to offer sacrifices. As long as there is equal exchange, there will be a siphon effect. The strong will always be strong, and the talented people will be sucked in.

After such a discussion, everyone suddenly realized.

"Yes, yes."

But this kind of exchange is also good for Jin. With foreign exchange, they can buy machinery, high-quality seeds, and industrial products such as fertilizers.

If they don’t communicate or cooperate, they’ll be fooled!

They cannot close the country.

They want to be richer.