Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

For some people who are interested, the steampunk city of Junfu City should theoretically be the final form of other cities, and it has a very important reference role.

Because everyone actually has the basis of the corresponding technology and process, but they don't know how to use it reasonably when combined, and they are all crossing the river by feeling the stones.

Suddenly, the full form of a self-sufficient, aggressive steam city appeared in the eyes of everyone, almost like a lighthouse on the dark sea, clearly pointing out a clear path for everyone.

You know, they are not really too far apart, because as long as they make up their minds and concentrate all their manpower, material resources and other resources, it is also possible to transform a city first.

There is absolutely no reason to say that other people's families have completed the first industrial revolution, but they are still at the level of talking about governing the country.

In fact, the situation is indeed not far behind, and the reason why other countries were left far behind by the Imagawa family is mainly that the other Ji daimyo are all undecided, and they are just groping in the dark, for fear of hitting and bruising or even accidentally falling into the ditch.

After all, it is even more difficult to build a new city from scratch, and it is also impossible for them to do it.

Therefore, everyone invariably chose to renovate and expand on the basis of the existing city.

However, although the renovation of the old city is also experimental, it needs to be more cautious, and the problems existing in the renovation are gradually formed in the long-term development and evolution of the city.

There are historical, political and economic reasons involved, such as chaotic layout, dilapidated houses, crowded housing, traffic congestion, environmental pollution, and so on, which affect the development of the city.

It's not about advanced technology, it's about adopting technology without brains, but also about matching with the overall rhythm, otherwise if it's disconnected from each other, it will definitely only have bad consequences and no benefits.

It is precisely because everyone is not stupid, in fact, they are all the masters who rule a city and a country

Don't take this for granted, you must know that if you can manage twenty or thirty people at the same time, this "talent" can already be called management ability. And if you can really govern a city and a country, that kind of leadership is absolutely extraordinary.

Whether they are good at diplomacy or domestic affairs, no decision made by such a person will be considered in all aspects.

They can't be blamed for this, because they don't have the ability to foresee the future, let alone the ability to directly archive and read files if they mess up. Although it is not a one-time chance, once it is messed up, the loss of manpower and material resources is extremely painful for any force.

If you fail many times in a row, you will basically never get up again.

Under such circumstances, no matter who they are, they will only be cautious little by little, test and deduce within a controllable range, and use such stupid methods to promote the progress of building a more advanced civilization, instead of ignoring the reckless and reckless.

It's just that the Imagawa family is purely open, which can't be compared at all.

But even if you don't know that the Imagawa family is open, and if you know it, you can't report it, but this doesn't prevent people from other forces from using Sunfu Castle as a reference template.

From the design and laying of steam boilers and steam copper pipes, from the aspects of urban road planning and drainage systems, from the aspects of railway tracks and steam empty rails......

That's basically it, anyway, as long as you understand the overall layout of all aspects of the city, it is already very valuable. Maybe they're just reading from the book and don't understand the design concept.

But the current problem is like an exam, as long as you copy the answers on the paper first, and get the good results. As for the knowledge itself, you can make up for it later, but if you fall behind in the rankings, you may not be able to catch up.

And if you can further explore the mysteries of this steampunk city on this basis, it will be even better.

merely

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The world is a very different place than it was two years ago, and one example of this is

Caravan.

During these two years, commerce flourished, which greatly increased the number of merchants, and the exchange of goods between the nations also contributed to prosperity. Basically, as long as there are not two countries that are at war, then business will not be affected.

Especially now, everyone urgently needs more resources to build a new form of civilization, and it is a drop in the bucket and a waste of time to rely entirely on the official power of the old era to unify those materials that are needed......

In addition, the manufacturing process of golem puppets has gradually become popular, and in the foreseeable future, a lot of manual labor will no longer need to be burdened by humans, so it is natural that no matter which force it is, it will not be easy to attack the caravan.

However, the resulting changes are also interesting, such as the fact that espionage began to be carried out frequently under the guise of caravans.

For example, due to the dramatic increase in the flow of people between countries, many cities gradually began to have special "inns" for outsiders to stay, and even official post stations used to transmit information began to accept mail requests from ordinary people......

Generally speaking, it is a sixteenth-century era, but it has already shown some characteristics of the Victorian era in nineteenth-century England, and even a little magical in some ways.

The conversation took place in a "hotel".

"Sure enough, not only the superficial things need to be paid attention to, but also the policies and laws and even people's living habits, all of which need to be closely linked......

The strange girl with snow-white skin, long silver hair, and eyes that looked like rabbit red pupils said very calmly, and gently tapped the floor next to her with the green bamboo in her hand.

"Otherwise, even if the entire city is meticulously reproduced, it will only be an empty shell, and it will not work at all or will be far behind the original city."

While whispering this conclusion, her eyes were fixed on the scene on the street outside, and she did not take her eyes off for a moment.

This petite beautiful girl is praised as the incarnation of the god of war and Bishamonten, the "Dragon of Echigo" Kenshin Uesugi.

Originally known as Nagao Keitora, she was born in the Echigo guardian generation of the Nagao family, and was the main figure of the Uesugi family.

There is another girl in the room, who admires the military commander of Uesugi Kenshin, Naoe.

She didn't care about what the head of the family said at all, but she knelt down on one knee with respect and sincerity, and said to Uesugi Kenshin by the window:

"Well, let's put these things on hold for now! With all due respect, Your Highness, you are the head of the Uesugi family, and it would be too presumptuous to go into enemy territory like this and risk your life like this. ”

Uesugi Kenshin didn't reply, and said quite flatly: "If I don't come with me, it will be reckless, in case this is a trap, are you really sure to escape under Imagawa Yoshimoto's men?" ”

"......" Naoe was speechless, although her personality was innocent and simple, but it did not mean stupidity.

"Besides, I have a reason why I have to come by myself." The girl, whose skin seemed to have no color, turned her head and lowered her eyes, "This is a decision I made after listening to Bishamonten's 'voice'. ”

“……”

In this regard, Naoe can only continue to be speechless.

It has been like this since the beginning, and it is praised as the embodiment of the god of war and the god of the Bishamon, and any strategic decisions of the Uesugi family are decided by the head of the family alone, and it is difficult for others to interfere.

She is a rare military general who eliminates territorial desires, but she has won every battle.

Her retainers, of course, were not to increase their territory in battle, but to fight for gratuitous righteousness, fighting year after year.

To be honest, in fact, Naoe Kane's continuation of this has long been expected, who made the Imagawa family inexplicably convulsive, to carry out the religious reform of monotheism, and the gods created are said to be the glorious lords with the godhead of the god of war?

Claiming to be the embodiment of the god of war and the god of the Bishamon, Uesugi Kenshin's reaction to such questions was probably the most drastic of any of the many daimyo of hime.

After all, it's a simple logical question

Monotheism, as the name suggests, is a religion that is completely opposed to polytheism, believing that only one personal god exists and worships it. In contrast to polytheistic beliefs, it is to believe and acknowledge that there is only one supreme god or main god in the universe, such as the Christian "Yahweh" and the Christian "Allah".

In the doctrines and myths of monotheistic religions, the single god is generally the one who created the world and the universe, creating all things and transcending all things.

Throughout human history, the gods of various religious beliefs have roughly taken the form of natural gods, clan gods, functional gods, supreme gods, and single gods, and the development of the concept of gods has basically evolved according to this procedure......

Monotheism, on the other hand, is a religion that has reached its final stage, and it is a direct denial of the existence of other gods.

It is conceivable that this is no less lethal for Uesugi Kenshin than a direct attack on her country, or even more so. And for her, who once considered herself a god, whether that statement was self-proclaimed or pretentious, she had to respond to such provocations.

It's just that she didn't choose to rush over directly to dismantle the temple with her bare hands or something, but also took a more stable approach, that is, she wanted to see what the Imagawa family was hiding.

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And at the castle tower in the middle of the city, the conversation is happening at this moment

“…… Lord Yoshimoto is very strict with the newly promulgated laws and regulations of his territory, restricting almost every aspect, even serious to the size of the street...... Ahem, things like throwing garbage everywhere have to be regulated. ”

Due to the tradition of the Matsudaira family, whose ancestors worshipped tanuki dogs, the girl with tanuki ears and a raccoon tail and glasses sat upright on a tatami mat in the center of the room, looking very confused.

"I've seen a lot of people caught and whipped in the streets, and those who don't change their ways have even been thrown into the mountains to mine or cut wood. Or does Lord Yoshimoto want to engrave rules and regulations into the bones of those civilians through such behavior? ”

Matsudaira Motoyasu only felt puzzled, but considering what he had seen and heard in the city during this time, he suddenly felt that he had vaguely grasped the key vein.

The steam city was so challenging to the imagination that her first impression was that she was in the wrong place, that it wasn't a kindergarten at all...... Oh, no, it's not the Sunfu Castle in my impression!

The city where the gods live?

The whole city feels like a huge precision machine, with gears, bearings, pistons, chains, etc., that never stop from morning to night. Even the inhabitants of the city are part of this huge and sophisticated machine.

Therefore, strict rules are needed to integrate them into the city and make it part of the operation of the city.

In this case, it seems that it is not incomprehensible.

“……”

The other person in the room, Hattori Hanzo, dressed as a ninja, didn't say a word, just remained silent.

He's just a loyal ninja, but he's not a politician, so he can only see things on the surface, and he doesn't know what lies beneath them. But he didn't really need to, because he understood that his head of the house didn't really want to talk to him.

I just want to have someone to talk to when I talk to myself, and I just need to do my duty as a listener.

Matsudaira Motoyasu really didn't dwell on this for long, she quickly shook her head and looked at Hattori Hanzo:

"Before Yoshimoto-sama left, she asked me to help her with her affairs, but she didn't tell me exactly what her plan was...... Hanzo, have you found any useful clues during this time, such as spies in other countries? ”

"I'm sorry, there is no news about this, if it doesn't exist, it's that the person who came is not an ordinary person, and he is stronger than me." The ninja leader immediately replied, "But there is one thing worth noting. ”

"What is it?"

"It's about the retainers who came with us, and they seem to be ...... You've suddenly become a lot more respectful to adults? Hattori Hanzo hesitated slightly, as if he was a little uncertain.

"What is that, isn't it a little more explicit?" Matsudaira Motoyasu frowned.

"It's the subordinates who don't investigate well......"

"Forget it, there's no need to waste energy on them at this time."

With a wave of his hand, he didn't let Hattori Hanzo continue, and a strange light flashed on the lenses of the tanuki-like girl's glasses.

Remembering the fact that Lord Yoshimoto deliberately asked her to bring the "thorns" in the family with her, she contacted what Hattori Hanzo was saying now, although it was a little unclear, but Matsudaira Motoyasu was able to confirm that it must have been the lord of the country who did something.

In this case, is all this really a game?

It's a pity that I haven't heard of any plans, so I can only wait until tonight to find out.

Coincidentally, even Matsudaira Motoyasu didn't think there would be anything wrong with the sacrificial ceremony at the shrine late tonight, and she also thought according to normal thinking, and didn't consider the possibility that the gods really existed.

Originally, it must have been a disguise, and it was used by Lord Yoshimoto to cover up or something.

Thinking so, Matsudaira Motoyasu nodded vigorously as if to make himself more convinced of this speculation.

It's just that what she doesn't know is that if she hadn't interrupted Hattori Hanzo's words and continued to listen, she would have found that her retainers had all gone to the temple to worship once, and when they came back, they would wake up, change their minds, and become new people.

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It was fast approaching late at night.

According to what had been decided a long time ago, there would be no curfew tonight, and anyone would be able to roam the city, and shops would be open until dawn.

However, in order to prevent any problems, a large number of golem puppets and city guards who have not been seen for a while strictly carry out sentry or patrol duties in various streets and areas of the city.

It just doesn't seem necessary.

Because Sunpu Castle is quiet at night, there are no people who go out on the streets or attend any festivals at this time.

There are probably two reasons, one is that the vast majority of ordinary people do not participate in nightlife, their daily work is very tedious and heavy, if they do not get enough rest, they will definitely not be able to support it, and how can they lose their minds and go crazy to visit the temple at midnight.

As I said before, most of them are pan-believers, and their attitude of faith is dispensable, but they are basically the kind of people who don't believe in the existence of gods.

The second reason is that people in the feudal era generally distrusted the ruler class, and they were actually very vigilant about those abnormal phenomena, and they were unwilling to touch it easily and defy the law.

Although it is said that the curfew has been lifted, who knows if it is fishing law enforcement?

Therefore, since nightfall, Sunpu Castle has always been quiet, except for the sound of steam roaring from all over the city, which has long been accustomed to.

In the square in the center of the city, a large crowd stood in the dark, and no one was talking.

Just waiting for the bell to ring, led by the great priest, the bronze gate of the temple was pushed open, and everyone moved in very neatly and solemnly.

The huge temple is very dark and quiet at night, and the solemnity of the temple of the gods makes every clergyman suddenly feel very small, especially when looking at the statues of the gods at the end of the temple

The moonlight on the dome fell and fell over the body of the idol, who seemed to be indifferently watching everyone who entered the temple.

God is as powerful as hell, and God is like the sea.

Shenwei is iron-faced and selfless, orders must be carried out, bans must be stopped, violations will be punished, and heavy will be beheaded, ruthless to follow.

If he goes to purgatory, he will repent of what he has done.

Divine grace is like a spring breeze, not avoiding relatives, not avoiding hatred, merit is rewarded, ability is rewarded, and there are countless forgivers.

The beneficiary is refreshing and ethereal, and the goodness is inexhaustible.

In the eyes of the world, this is the god.