At two-thirty in the afternoon, Universal Standard Time, the spacecraft docked at a planet in the outermost galaxy of the Vanhiitrimona star field. [Full text reading] Gu Hanhan, who came back at dawn and went to bed without even eating, stretched out and sat up from the bed. He casually took a bite of the fried rice brought by the valet and jumped up and down. After getting out of bed, I packed up and took Anthony off the boat to go sightseeing.
Anthony got up a long time earlier than Gu Hanhan. He had already had lunch and was sitting in the living room, reading the morning report of the planet that the guest room steward had just sent in. The planet where the spacecraft was docked happened to be early in the morning, local time. It's a quarter past seven in the morning - what Anthony is looking at is the entertainment section of the morning newspaper. Gu Hanhan ran over and pulled him, so he put the newspaper aside, stood up and was dragged out by her, saying, "No need to run, there is enough time for you to play."
The spacecraft docked on the planet for six hours, at 8:30 standard time, and set sail after 1 p.m. local time. In other words, it was enough for the tourists on the ship to land on the planet's surface for sightseeing, buy some souvenirs, and then return to the ship after lunch. .
The gravity of this planet called "Misty Veil" is only 90% of the Earth's, but it is farther from the star than the Earth. The sunlight is gentle and soft, and the air is always moist with some water vapor. The excess water vapor floats in mid-air, like a thin veil. Perhaps it is for this reason that this gentle and moist planet like Xiaojiabiyu has such a beautiful name as "Wusha".
The morning on Wusha Star is a bit cold. There are many tall trees on the planet, blocking the gentle sunlight, making it even more damp and cold. In September, the earth is still warm and comfortable, but the word cold can barely be used here. Before getting off the ground transfer cabin, one of the valets took a short plush coat in the style of a cloak and put it on the outside of Gu Hanhan's skirt.
The first stop for the ground transfer module to land is a large market. Vendors often set up stalls between two big trees, selling all kinds of strange local products. It was bustling with people coming and going, and it was full of lively human atmosphere. Gu Hanhan took a deep breath and felt very comfortable: "The air here is much better than on the spaceship."
Most people of Wusha star have tall figures and fair skin. Gu Hanhan was in a good mood walking among the tall people. Because of the low gravity of the planet, she felt light and airy when walking. She didn't feel tired even if she wore a heavy coat. At Gu Hanhan's strong request, they bought a large box of roasted bullfinch in the corner of the market - a small bird that is only found in the local area. It was roasted with local specialty spices. According to the vendor, it tasted wonderful and delicious. Ranked third in the Galaxy. Gu Hanhan gave one to Dongguang and the valet, and also handed one to Anthony's mouth. After he took a bite and took it into his hand to start eating, he happily held the rest and while eating, he squeezed to the stall to look at the various goods.
The main specialties sold here are various magical plants and spices whose uses are unclear. Gu Hanhan bought a pot with fruits of many colors hanging on it. When the trunk is touched, a cute little tree will throw a fruit to the person opposite. The vendor said that this kind of tree is called a yoyo tree in the local area.
Then I fell in love with a kind of tight trousers sewn from local homespun cloth. The boss is a middle-aged aunt. She enthusiastically introduced that it is made from a precious tree heart. It is very comfortable after wearing it. It can soothe people's muscles and help them sleep. It is most suitable for wearing when resting. It's just that the price is a little expensive, a piece costs 100 yuan, which is almost as good as the natural clothing originating from the earth. However, Gu Hanhan was afraid that it was not expensive, so he was very interested and bought thirty pieces in one go, in various colors.
Dongguang was about to pay the bill, but was stopped by Gu Hanhan: "No, let me experience the joy of spending money to shop like a god. Since I got rich, apart from going into restaurants to take out food, I haven't even had a chance to pay the bill. ." She handed the roasted bird to Dongguang temporarily, wiped her oiled hands on the handkerchief provided by one of the valets, and paid the bill with her own ring.
After the market, the next stop is the "Mist King's Mausoleum", which is said to be the most famous attraction in Mist Star, Lai Country to which Mist Star belongs, and even the entire Vansiitrimona star field. Buried here is the Mist Queen who ended the republican system in the Vanshiitrimona Star Territory. She was the first generation monarch of Lai.
The mausoleum was built to be peaceful and distant, not like an emperor's mausoleum, at least not like the mausoleums of legendary dynasties on Earth in Gu Hanhan's impression. When they came, they saw many people laying flowers and bowing in front of the Queen of Mist's tombstone.
The tour guide said: "The Queen ended the decadent democratic politics and brought happiness, peace and prosperity to the entire star field. All the people of the Vanhiitrimona star field are forever grateful to her."
Gu Hanhan looked at Anthony in surprise. She had never seen the words "corruption" and "democracy" used together in her life.
Anthony didn't know much about the history of such a small star field. He just explained to Gu Hanhan in a general way: "In the future, you will find that these two words are often used together. After the disintegration of the Earth Republic, about two hundred Years, more than a hundred years from 2850 to 3000, was the era of the Great Restoration of the Milky Way. From one end of the Milky Way to the other, from one end to the other, democracy and electoral politics declined and died in large numbers. The earth is two thousand light years away. In addition, two-thirds of the countries and star fields have given up democracy and turned to autocracy, various restricted autocracy or unlimited autocracy. Half of the remaining one-third are independent trading planets and The energy-producing areas have retained their democratic system to this day, and they formed a loose alliance, which is now the Free Star. The other half, over the next three hundred years, also gradually gave up their democratic system."
Gu Hanhan didn't understand: "Why?"
"It is nothing more than electoral fraud, collusion between officials and businessmen, selling off national assets at low prices in exchange for personal wealth, declining public welfare, intensifying social divisions, and increasingly unfair distribution of resources and information. For the people at that time, democracy was When the invisible injustice accumulates to a certain extent and exceeds a certain critical line, they would rather choose a more direct dictatorship. Because at least the latter's unfairness is visible, and as long as it is visible, it is easier to break. Transparency is often better than resources More importantly, any promising autocracy must be more self-disciplined and transparent than democracy, leaving the people with a clearly visible path up, institutionalizing it, and defending it like life."
"Any social system needs to flatter the people, and democracy itself is a kind of flattery. The cornerstone of human society is always ordinary people, even if they are as humble as dust. Whether democratic leaders or autocratic emperors, they are all people It’s just a doll that chooses to dance on the stone tip, and it may be overturned by them at any time. I can destroy a planet at will and wipe out billions of lives in an instant, but if everyone firmly opposes me, there is only death waiting for me.”
"This is how it is internally, externally... Around 2,800 years ago, due to widespread genetic diseases and the insurmountable cosmic chasm at the end of the galaxy, mankind's great cause of actively exploring the universe has entered an unprecedented period of stagnation. It has supported mankind's brave and fearless progress for thousands of years. Once their ideals and beliefs were disillusioned and collapsed, the entire human society collectively fell into a state of confusion and helplessness, and turned to more powerful leaders, or redeemers and saviors. Human beings who came to the end of the galaxy were at a loss and turned the ship around. Heading inward, the civil war and the internal construction of the galaxy began almost at the same time. The boundaries of human territory seem to have been drawn, and the rest depends on who can get more living space. Human countries and human countries go to war and rob each other. The precedent of using other countries’ planets and turning the people on the planets into slaves was set at that time.”
"At that time, democracies that had lost their morals were often unable to defeat the highly efficient autocracies in the rising period. Then, it would not bring any living space, nor any fairness and equality. On the contrary, there would be a greater risk of losing all freedoms and rights. Democracy, what use does the people have for it? So..." Anthony shook his head and said, "This is not another reincarnation of barbarism conquering civilization, but a choice for survival."
"Of course, these are all superficial reasons. The essence is that the vast space and interstellar navigation, the long distances and the fragile ties between them will have a strong centrifugal effect on the entire human society. Under the action of centrifugal force, the peripheral The star field will be gradually thrown out, gradually dispersed, and finally completely shattered into a non-community human society with a flat structure, scattered planets, and loose organization."
"There is no doubt that democracy will accelerate this dispersion, because democracy always starts from the bottom up, and electoral and autonomous units can be as small as the planet. Autocracy will slow down this dispersion, because autocracy always starts from the bottom up. From top to bottom, the empire can be infinitely large, and centralization of power provides centripetal force to bring society together to one point. Human beings are not the only ones in the universe. In a universe where a large energy storm may block the star transportation network and Skynet information, the power of human beings It is pitifully small, and human society needs a more powerful and efficient organizational form. The agricultural era has the feudal system of the agricultural era, the planetary age has the democratic politics of the planetary age, and the spaceship age has the powerful society of the spaceship age."
Gu Hanhan was silent for a while and said, "You seem to know democracy very well."
"Any autocrat must understand democracy more deeply than a democrat," Anthony said, touching Gu Hanhan's head, "because democracy is naturally more deceptive than autocracy."
"Cheating?" Gu Hanhan looked at Anthony suspiciously.
"Yes, deception," Anthony said in a slightly mocking tone. "As long as democracy shouts the slogan of not bending the knee to anyone for freedom and equality with empty hands, the people will be willing to live frugally, work hard, and even bring their own dry food. Even death is a joke. Authoritarianism is not good. If you miss a grain of rice, someone might overturn the table. Residents in remote towns will blame the emperor if a light bulb burns in their home."
"Democracy is always pragmatic first, while the universe is pragmatic." He concluded.
Gu Hanhan disagreed with this, spread his hands and said: "Pragmatic and pragmatic to the point of rape, robbery, and a big sex party?"
"That's not an institutional reason, it's a matter of cosmic morality." Anthony looked at Gu Hanhan tolerantly, "Autocracy will not give the world one more villain, and democracy will not give the world one more saint. There are stars in the planetary age. Morality, the universe age has the morality of the universe age. The ultimate law of the universe is survival, and the morality of the universe based on the law of survival is the lack of morality between races, the law of the jungle eats the strong, and the powerful race destroys the weak race."
"Reflected within the race, the morality of the universe is that the strong should do their best to open up a larger living space for the entire race, and the weak must give in exchange if they want to be allocated additional and better living conditions. Resources can never be distributed equally. , why do some people have to throw their heads and shed blood, while others can get something for nothing as long as they hide behind their backs? If you can't understand this kind of morality, you should give the weak self-improvement and fairness in exchange, instead of Forcing the strong to make selfless sacrifices and allowing the weak to get something for nothing.”
"Give the weak self-improvement and fairness in exchange..." Gu Hanhan repeated this sentence softly, and the tour guide's voice came to his ears——
"Her Majesty the Mist Queen sacrificed her noble life in order to save the Fanshiitrimona star field when she was thirty-seven years old. The origin of her body turned into matter was taken away by the energy storm. There is only Buried with a lock of her hair.”
"At least she still has her hair. Most superpower dictators end up disappearing from the universe completely." Anthony put his hand on Gu Hanhan's arm, hugged her and turned around, "Let's go."
