Pressing the head of the cloud, Shang Luoyong looked down at the ground from the top of the cloud, "Anyway, if I hadn't seen the dates fall with my own eyes, I really couldn't believe that this was just a date." ”

The boundless expanse of the earth stretches out in all directions, and this is already the "inland" part, and there is no coast in sight on all sides. The folds of the jujube form a continuous mountain range, and a clear spring flows in the mountain stream between the mountains. The land is covered with greenery, and there are flowers and trees on the mountain, and there are small figures as small as ants walking through the mountains, and you can even see patches of fields spread out on the flat land after development.

"Here. Is it a date? Phaethon looked at the ground below, "Is this a date that grows?" ”

"Theoretically, it's a 'curse'." Shang Luo replied, "This is not a question of white horses and non-horses, because cursed dates really can't be regarded as dates. I remember that Master Sa gave me one, and it tasted meaty, meaty, and even fatty, which is impossible for ordinary dates to have. The mantra is a medium for wishing to be realized, and the jujube is just a form, or just a shape. Therefore, it is not surprising that this jujube continent grows an ecological community on its own. ”

"What did you ask for in the first place?"

"That's what it was said at the time - after confirming that the snake pill could be used, the snakes had actually proven their worth. I could have just thrown them back into those floating tea islands struggling to survive, but they gave me three pills and I gave them three pieces of paradise. But there is no such thing as a deal, and it must be said that this is a tribute and a reward. The geometry of value only exists in people's hearts, not in weighing. ”

"That is, they gave them what you felt was 'important', so you gave them back what they needed most? So, is this clear? ”

"I'd like to clear it up. But alas, it's not a deal, it's a life. From the moment they fell, the thread of their fate was probably already intertwined with me. ”

"Do you want to see it? You can see it physically~~" Faetong shook the spear of the sun god in his hand.

"Forget it, I don't want to see myself entangled in a thousand sorrows. Their wishes will not come to fruition. I am their God, not their Father. Just as the imperial court has never regarded the tributary state as a son, the sons of the imperial court have only been Lan Fang and other internal vassals from beginning to end. The court was ruthless to other tributary states, and did not want them to cause trouble to the court - in theory. ”

"And what about actually?"

"Actually, it's impossible to be so idealistic. Tribute does not lose its commercial meaning because of ritualization, nor does it lose its ritual connotation because it has the essence of trade and commerce. At the end of the day, the accounts still have to be settled. "This is the tributary trade that Shang Luo knows, and it is a relatively ancient and unmodern version. The modern tributary trade, which is currently being organized by the professionals of the Municipal Division, is not immediately apparent, but the general principle is the same.

He did do this when he was in class. The current interpretation of tributary trade is "a widespread 'exchange of goods' based on the friendship between clans and vassals." ”。 The main form of tributary trade is "exchange", that is, exchange trade.

The essence of this trade is not driven by the multiplication of money, but by the rotation of the production and reproduction of each country. This usually does not involve the transfer of money, but rather the direct delivery of the corresponding goods between the two parties. The Yongle Tongbao, which is used to measure the value of an item, hardly moves, but is only used for pricing – because it is not actually necessary to actually spend money. Because the Ming Dynasty was the "absolute center" of tributary trade, and the essence of money was "general equivalents". The Celestial Empire has everything, and if you want to buy anything, you can just pick up the goods, and there is no need to use "general equivalents" to transfer a piece.

Therefore, although Yongle Tongbao has a physical body, it is still quite rare. Generally, only the other party will let you take it back if you want some Yongle Tongbao, which is generally used as a souvenir. The earliest use of Yongle Tongbao has sunk into history, and Yongle Tongbao can be found in tombs all over the Eastern Hemisphere, and even in tombs that can be called "ancient tombs". That's where those souvenirs go.

"So dealing with the relationship between gods and people is really complicated," Phaethon shook his head, "Is there anything you haven't figured out?" ”

"Yes, there are. Occasionally, I hear that it is strange why North Korea has such a high production efficiency and can build so many tractors, so that North Koreans don't have to sleep; Another example is why Japan can feed so many people only by paying tribute and not trading, don't the Japanese have to eat? I don't know who is cultivating immortals, obviously we are going further on the immortal path, but it seems that they have already built a foundation for all of them, and they are all immortals. These two are also elusive right next door, let alone the mushroom man in this box. ”

"It's true. It's not easy to do. ”

"So, we're here to solve the problem this time." He glanced down at the snake pill, the line gradually perpendicular to the ground, and they were almost there.

"Let's start landing, and don't land directly in the middle of the wire." Shang Luo noticed that some areas on the ground were actually "like houses", and they seemed to really have the appearance of houses. Counting the years, this is the third year that they have left the Tower of Babel.

He didn't want to land directly on the heads of those villages, which would be as if the gods had descended from the heavens, which would be contrary to the purpose of their trip. The purpose of their trip is to find a way to get along with each other inside and outside the teapot. Whether to maintain the relationship between God and man, or to interfere to a certain extent, or to simply end up in charge of the relationship between the civilization of the father and the civilization of the son—or to press the end of the world. And so on and so forth, these decisions will have to be made after the investigation.

"Well, here it is." Pressing the head of the cloud, they stopped on a mountain peak. The line seems to extend to a lush part of the mountain below, a wooded area. On the way to the wooded area, there are houses and houses, and there are small figures in action.

Several people got down from the gloves of the heavenly soldiers, and Shang Luo waved them to the clouds to stand by. The heavenly soldiers flew into the clouds - the light flashed, and the "Heaven and Earth Net Great Array" that came with them opened a corner and let them in. The light was also fleeting, hidden in the clouds and not revealed.

"Okay." Shang Luo moved his muscles and bones, "What should I do first?" Set up a tent first? ”

"Barbecue first!" Apollonia raised her hand, "Barbecue!" Barbecue now! ”

"Okay, good, barbecue first. I'll see where the barbecue grill is."

(End of chapter)