Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1328 Supervision of Machines
The conversation with the chef is over.

Although Victoria was a little surprised by the chef's visit, at least everything was under control. Compared with the ruthless machine she imagined, she was more satisfied with the chef's current state - but no matter what, she could not tolerate the chef's provocation to "bread".

Bread and circuses are Rome's basic national policy. She will not give in.

"I asked him to try making steamed buns, which can be a buffer." Shangluo said, "In fact, my senior brother also told me before that we must be cautious when replacing staple food. Although it is much more sensitive than directly importing wheat or rice, the sensitivity of importing finished products such as bread is much smaller. But after all, we still have to be on guard."

"Speaking of which, this kind of thing is not impossible to prevent. We can monitor some indicators." Victoria said, "We have experience in this kind of thing."

"Oh? For example?"

"For example, Christianity, or religion itself. At that time, religion in Rome was like a supermarket, with all kinds of religions available. Christianity was not a standout among them at first."

Shangluo knew this. In the beginning, Mithraism was more popular in Rome, which is now the Mithraic temples throughout Rome. Mithraism was still passed down in the Roman army and was applied to the magic system.

"So, is there a critical point?" Shangluo asked, "Is there a critical point at which only one of these supermarket-like religions will be left?"

"State religion," Victoria replied. "Preaching to the upper class and convincing them is the most critical time point. I think Zhang Jue, whom you just mentioned, also realized this, so he wanted to establish Taipingjiao as the state religion of the Han Dynasty through a religious action."

"By the way, why didn't Mithraism become the state religion of Rome?"

"Because there has always been a central problem with Mithraism."

Victoria recounted the failure of Mithraism:

Mithraism is highly exclusive and can be described as a "secret religion". It is a miracle that a secret religion has reached the scale of Mithraism. This is also due to the fact that Mithraism entered the Roman army at an appropriate time and spread like a brotherhood in the Roman army.

This spread did have a positive effect on the construction of the Roman army, because only by establishing a deeper relationship can the soldiers be loyal to each other on the battlefield. However, the spread of Mithraism was limited to the army, and no one made the decision to "widely preach".

This is also the second reason why Mithraism failed: Mithraism had no central organization. It only had loose and secret religious groups and did not hold regular religious gatherings.

The third is the most minor, but also the most important: Mithraism does not sell well outside the military. Because Mithraism does not distribute rice, flour, or oil, it is a waste of money. The common people lack the motivation to participate in Mithraism's religious activities.

Combined with these three, even though Mithraism gained the upper hand and had its image appear on Roman coins for a time, the Roman emperor still could not make a religion that he himself was not too keen on preaching become the state religion.

"So Shangluo, you need to observe these points: first, whether it is exclusive. Second, whether an organized chain of command has been established. Third, whether rice, flour and oil have been distributed. If these three are combined, then you just need to bribe the upper echelons and the matter will be done."

“So that’s how it is.” Shangluo thought about it.

Mithraism ultimately failed, perhaps because they did not have the same awareness as Zhang Jue, trying to package themselves as a state religion.

Here, Shangluo cannot confirm whether the Colombian Automaton Country has similar ideas - but such a situation is not unimaginable:
Machines may actively and permanently enter people's lives and become a part of everyone's life. At the beginning, they may bribe everyone with bread, and then establish a management mechanism around the distribution of bread, and then take the lead in local public affairs.

If these bread machines are allowed to develop actively with the purpose of "sending out more bread", then these machines may take the opportunity to embed themselves into human life.

"Shangluo, there is one key point, which is also the root of the success of Christianity and Mithraism." Victoria said, "Both of them actually promised immortality."

"Like the Yellow Turbans and the Xingchou?"

"That's right. Because only death is equal to everyone, the promise of immortality can indeed infect everyone from top to bottom. If the Columbian Automaton Country can also promise immortality in the future, then things will probably be very different."

"You can do this? Wait, do I know someone like that?"

"Yes, you do." Victoria nodded. "The Vulcan Core contains wandering lights. However, some unethical experiments are still being conducted - it is not impossible to store human consciousness in the Vulcan Core. Some of them are very powerful, so powerful that they can even be compared with gods."

[Hehehe, it's me. Although the principle is similar, I'm not a robot. I have ignited the divine fire! I have become a true god. This is the only way to control the rules with human will. Now, the power of the oracle's prophecy is in my hands! ]

"So what are we having for dinner?"

[How would I know? You decide for yourself. Oh, don't ruin my plan at this time. I tell you, the more I read fortunes, the more I know that fate cannot be calculated. Let me, who is smart, use my wisdom to answer everything.]

"Look at Zhang Jue, look at the chef, and then look at yourself."

[Do you have any special fetish for uncles? I am a beautiful girl, isn't this the biggest difference? ]

"Yes, it is." He was powerless to refute this. This was the basis for Apollonia to reach a cooperation with him, and it was the basis of the basis. If Apollonia was not a beautiful girl, he would have been driven crazy by her nagging.

"Anyway," Shangluo pressed his forehead, "Let him help with the chef's matter for now. In a short period of time, he can help us a lot. When we are making great strides in the sky, he can improve the services we provide on earth and enhance the sense of touch of ascension, which is very important. Because people often need to realize that the trend of history is happening through events."

Rockets are necessary, but so are steamed buns and soda. When the rocket flies up into the sky with a bang, everyone needs unlimited daily necessities to watch with peace of mind.

"So, now that the chef is in charge of this part of the work, I can be considered relieved of my worries for the time being. After all, what we are about to do may cause permanent changes to the lunar landscape."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Victoria asked.

[In layman's terms, he might accidentally blow up the moon, turning it into a crescent shape or something.]

(End of this chapter)