Chapter 3904 Power

After years of hard work, Lesson 9 has not made the island country more peaceful, and the crime rate has risen instead of falling. Togusa is helpless. The old crimes have finally been legalized, and new crimes have emerged again.

Using the souls of girls to replace artificial intelligence is already legal, as long as the girls are willing. Of course, many are voluntary, but Lesson 9 can't control it.

Now cyberpsychosis has spread from the United States to the island country, indiscriminately hurting people, and once the troops are sent, they can't distinguish between friend and foe.

Togusa just feels that the harder he works, the more doomed he is.

Just like the dark universe of DC comics, the superheroes such as Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman are the harder they work, and the dark universe they are in is constantly heading towards destruction. Because the dark universe was an unqualified universe from the beginning, it is a universe that is to be destroyed. No matter how hard the heroes try, they can't stop the destruction of their own universe.

Of course, the reality in front of us is not as pessimistic as the dark universe, it's just a cycle. The island country has a history of a thousand years, and it also has its own economic cycle and its own solution. For the nobles of the island country, mastering foreign trade can make them the boss and continue to survive. This is how they have lived for most of the past thousand years. Even after industrialization, there is no change. They also want to control trade, not to be independent.

Of course, they have not thought about independence. For example, they proposed the Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere. If it succeeds, the island country can change from a participant in the trade game to a leader. Unfortunately, they have never done it before and have no historical experience. Then they have to learn, either from the British Empire or from the University of Tokyo.

In the end, the island country chose to learn from Britain and develop colonies, but the era had reached the end of colonialism and the British Empire was about to set. Learning from the British Empire is like joining the national army in 1949.

Historically, there are not many civilizations that build trade games. The main ones are: tribute, pilgrimage, and colonization.

Tribute is the game of the University of Tokyo, pilgrimage is the game of religion, and colonization is the game of Rome. The game of Rome is to join the army and become Romans. After expansion, the conquered barbarians will be turned into the army to continue external expansion. But over time, the Romans became corrupt, and the barbarians were full of martial virtues and directly killed Rome.

In fact, the logic of building 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 be inhabited? It means that there is no shortage of food and drink in this place. Even if it is barren, it can feed a certain population. Since it can already live, why go thousands of miles to trade?

The reason for tribute is very simple, because of education, to learn "the greatness of etiquette and the beauty of clothing", that is, to learn "Huaxia". The greatness of etiquette is called Xia, and the beauty of clothing is called Hua. Come to pay tribute, I will teach you.

The reason for pilgrimage is also simple, for faith, for the supreme God, traveling thousands of miles is just a test from God to oneself. Completing the pilgrimage represents one's piety, and one can complete the test and rest in 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 also make money. Colonization is to constantly find new barbarians and let the barbarians continue to fight. Of course, in the end, the barbarians will definitely strike back at the colonizers, just like Rome.

In short, there needs to be a reason, and we need to motivate others to trade. Otherwise, why would we risk trading when we are living well in our hometown? In ancient times, traveling far away was very dangerous and could kill people.

Let alone ancient times, even in modern times, there are still traffic accidents when traveling far away. Whether it is airplanes, cars, ships, or trains, there is a certain probability of accidents and deaths. 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 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 the trial, and show piety, so take action. Bring your belongings and tour the holy land. For example, Jerusalem is the holy land of the three religions and also a trade distribution center. All mainstream religions have pilgrimage activities, hoping that believers will activate the economy.

Colonization means that I defeat you, and then you go to defeat other enemies. But the colonists themselves were addicted to bread, bathhouses, and gladiatorial arenas, becoming more and more corrupt, forming a cycle.

In short, the trade game is to give everyone a reason to roll inward, not to lie flat in their hometown. No matter what the reason is, it always gets everyone moving.

Island countries have always been followers of the game, not builders of the game. They have always played the role of tribute payers, not the image of educators.

Trade rules also need training, not just a snap of the brain. Just like unity, if you don't teach everyone to unite in normal times, how can you suddenly ask everyone to unite when something happens? They don't even understand what unity is. At most, it's the unity at the level of sports competitions. They don't understand organization and discipline at all, and don't know the truth of "understanding requires execution, and not understanding requires understanding in execution."

To build the rules of the game, it is the same. If you don't teach everyone the knowledge and ideas of the builders in normal times, it is impossible to suddenly want to learn them all at once.

The rules of the colonial game are undoubtedly the simplest, which is to defeat others and organize them to continue to expand. But even the simplest game requires the participation of the barbarians. The island nation didn't even learn this and messed up. So it's better to continue to be a participant. Being a participant is still very convenient. Whether it is a tribute game or a colonial game, the island nation can have a place.

The island nation is getting darker and darker. The efforts of the Nine Lessons have no effect. Togusa is very anxious and wants to criticize current affairs and change the world. But he can't do it, he can't do it at all.

"Duran, are our efforts really valuable?"

"It is valuable, but not much." Duran said: "In short, you are still trying to find ways and trying to change, which means it is valuable. Unfortunately, the island country is just a part of the Western game. It cannot be independent, so the island country is destined to return to its historical position. The island country has missed many opportunities to build its own game because the people of the island country do not have this awareness in their minds. Of course, a small number of people may have it, but they don't have the courage. After all, building your own game rules is not small. So everyone chose the least risky and most familiar way to deal with it, which is to control foreign trade and maintain their rule over the island country. For the rulers of the island country, everyone is not full. The best state is that everyone is not full."

Togusa knew that this was what Tokugawa Ieyasu said. In fact, just like now, resources such as electricity and fresh water can be used by the people, but they can't satisfy them at all. It means that the resources are controlled, and Tokugawa Ieyasu is not going to starve the peasants to death, but just to make the peasants lose their tolerance rate, so that they will become dependent on the samurai.

The peasants are full, so they don't listen to the samurai. So not having enough to eat is the norm in the island country.

Previously, due to industrial dividends and war dividends, the wealth of the island nation increased, and the islanders not only had enough food, but also had extra electricity and fresh water to start businesses. This is not acceptable. Therefore, the Plaza Accord caused the value of assets to grow wildly, and everyone had no chance to start a business.

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Togusa opened his mouth and was speechless. That's it. Only in this way can those who control foreign trade always control trade, and no one can challenge themselves.

Unless the black ships come, two groups of traders appear at the same time, one wave is tribute and the other wave is colonization, and finally there is a confrontation between the two trades.

Togusa was helpless, as if it was the same whether he did it or not, the island nation would return to the state of not having enough food.

"The superior man hears the truth and practices it diligently. The middle man hears the truth and is uncertain about it. The inferior man hears the truth and laughs at it. As a follower of the game, you will be worried about gains and losses. The island country had the opportunity to challenge and create a new game, but failed due to historical inertia. You don't need to blame yourself. If you want to blame someone, blame your ancestors. They missed the best opportunity, signed the Plaza Accord, and could not build their own game. You should spit on them."

Togusa felt that he was indeed a sergeant, uncertain about it, 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 himself. When he encountered the rising period, he was drunk and singing and dancing, and when he encountered the falling period, he sighed and lamented.

Togusa was unlucky and happened to encounter the cyberpunk era, which was the decline period. 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. There is no consensus and no unity.