Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1357: The Land of the Enfeoffment

"You actually came here in person?" Zhu Xianxun looked up at the visitor in front of him, "Please sit down. You are a rare guest."

He motioned to Zheng Shijie to move a stool for him to sit on. He did not have the same treatment as Shangluo, who sat on the stool that he had placed his books on. Every time he saw Shangluo coming, Zhu Xianxun would temporarily move the books to the back and give the stool to Shangluo. If Zheng Shijie came, he would be too lazy to move because he was too familiar with him.

"It's the New Year, I came here to pay my respects to His Majesty the Holy Emperor."

"Come to pay tribute? Fine, put down the tribute and go."

Zheng Shijie walked out the door and brought in two boxes of milk that were placed at the door.

"Are you really paying tribute?! Take it, take it. I have to pay you for the gift, it's so troublesome."

"Alas, there is nothing I can do." He carried the milk out again, "I'll put it in the guard room for a while, and let everyone on the first floor drink it. This is from cows raised on the ranch in Dahaozhou."

"Just tell me what you want to say. You're not here to keep me company, are you? That's fine. Zhu Ling and Shang Luo left together, and it just so happens that it's quieter here. Just say whatever you want to say."

"I heard Shangluo is recruiting operators, right? Count me in."

"If you want to go to heaven, talk to him yourself."

"No. That's different. I'm following the path of Lanfang Aerospace. I only represent myself. I want to be selected for the Bagel Space Station."

"You can tell from the name that it's not serious. I told you what you told him yourself, so why did you come to me?"

"Because I care about this very much. You know Lan Fang's position in Southeast Asia, right? You definitely know. I want to get this authorization."

"Yeah, that's true." Zhu Xianxun understood why he cared so much.

The Nanyang Yanping King family, to which Zheng Shijie belongs, is like the Pingxi Hou Sun family and the Jingnan Hou Li family. They are all heroes who emerged from the civilization crisis during the Little Ice Age. Their nature is equivalent to the two major events of the Founding of the Nation and the Jingnan Rebellion, which is slightly lower than the Founding of the Nation, but higher than the Jingnan Rebellion.

The typical feature of this group of heroes who made the restoration of the country was that they had overseas fiefs. They were somewhere between the military governor's office and the tributary state, taking advantage of both.

For example, the Hakka people in Lanfang were treated as military households in Shituwei, just like Lei Fu from Liaodongwei whom Shangluo had met. After all, the environment in these places is too extreme, ranging from the Greater Khingan Range in the north to Java Island in the south. Although the immigration channels have always been open, they are never filled with people.

In addition to national treatment, Nanyang, as a national economic entity, had almost complete autonomy in its internal affairs. Like Korea, the imperial court only sent some inspectors to announce the government, and did not care about anything else.

This compromise brought considerable opportunities to Nanyang, and it was also the first beneficiary of the world order. As a branch of the imperial court, Lan Fang was not under pressure to rule the world, but could actually participate in the rule of the world. Although Lan Fang did organize a strong navy to assist the royal army in fighting, this navy was also useful to Lan Fang itself.

Zheng Shijie wanted to replicate this process so that Lan Fang could gain a similar status in space.

"I've already said it, go find Shangluo."

"But Shangluo told me that it was your idea to banish me to Mars."

"Yes, that's exactly what I meant." Zhu Xianxi nodded, "Why, are you dissatisfied? I think Mars and Nanyang are similar, both are far away, but have great development potential. When I station some real earth stations on Mars, it will be exactly the same as Nanyang." "That's true. But this is obviously not a fiefdom. As far as I know, Mars is the only terrestrial planet in the inner solar system that can be colonized. Others, such as Venus, are very different from the Earth's environment. It's unlikely that you will just give Mars to me, right?"

"In fact, if you count the satellites, Saturn and Jupiter still have many satellites suitable for colonization. So you came to me to decline?
"I dare not accept Mars. Mars is too important. Even if I take it, I am afraid I cannot keep it."

"Yeah," Zhu Xianxi nodded, "Your idea makes sense. Although Mars is a wasteland now, we still have a long way to go in the future. In order to avoid any conflict on Mars, you should indeed choose a piece of land that is more suitable for you. So, what kind of fiefdom do you want?"

As for the issue of fiefdom, Shangluo and Zhu Xianxun still need to discuss before they can solve it. Because the impact of this matter is too great, Shangluo can't make a decision on his own. After all, if the fiefdom is given out, it will be difficult to take it back.

Zheng Shijie himself was not safe even if he was in control of a place as big as Mars. Although he had great trust with the imperial court, there were many cases of people abandoning their masters after they had done their work.

"Okay, so where do you want to go? I'll discuss it with Shangluo."

"Ceres." Zheng Shijie stated his request.

Ceres is a planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Although its surface is covered by interstellar dust, the mantle below the crust is likely to be a large block of ice. According to some speculations, the total amount of water resources on Ceres can reach about 15% of the total water resources on Earth.

This is a fairly rich area of ​​water resources and mineral deposits, enough to support the development of the entire asteroid belt.

"Okay, I'll make a note of this. But it might be difficult to develop a place this far away all of a sudden. This is not a library, do you want to reserve a seat or something?"

"There aren't many big stars in the asteroid belt, so I'll take one anyway."

"Okay." Zhu Xianxi nodded. "I have a rough idea of ​​the problem. So what will you provide to our space program in return?"

"I will provide myself! I mean, I will go to work for Shangluo myself."

"You were going to organize a team and go there right away, right? Or did you plan to stay by his side just to get the credit of being his follower?"

"No, no. Look at what you said. How can this be called a meritorious service? It's just providing some financial assistance within our ability."

"I advise you not to spoil his fun." Zhu Xianxun said in a deep voice, "If you want to give money, just give it. He and Zhu Ling are doing well, don't disturb him."

"They, did it?"

"I don't know," Zhu Xianxin shook his head. "This matter is indeed not urgent. But logically speaking, there should be some suspension bridge effect in the harsh environment of the space station, right? But when Zhu Ling and I were on the phone, why didn't we hear any other movement? Forget it, I still suggest that you only provide financial assistance."

"Then it seems I have no choice but to use all my family's wealth. I have no choice but to send the highest achievement of Lan Fang's technology."

"Ah, I remember you have that, [Lan Fang Pharmaceutical's Sanbao Bawang Jiaohao]?"

"How do you remember this name?"

(End of this chapter)