Di Feiwen smiled and said, "Instead of saying that the Imperium is a tray of loose sand, it is better to say that the sea of stars is too vast and boundless. With the current technology of mankind, it is far beyond the limits of the efficient governance of a unified government.
"My king, you should know that the civilization of mankind was distributed in the three thousand Sectors not because of our own conquest but because of the 'sowing' of the Pangu civilization and the Nuwa civilization. In other words, we did not expand to the three thousand Sectors' naturally 'but were' projected 'out in a very short amount of time with their help.
"Then, after the collapse of the Pangu civilization and the Nuwa civilization, and the communication and transportation tools that they left behind were all destroyed, it should have been normal for the Sectors to be 'loose sand, isolated and helpless'. Any unified government or dynasty should have been a special case.
"In fact, with the technology and social development of mankind right now, it is already the limit for a central government to effectively govern twenty Sectors at best. Speaker Ding, you must know that very well."
"Exactly."
Ding Ling Dong seemed to have thought of a very troublesome problem. Frowning, she said, "Take the Federation for example. Despite the advanced space jump technology and the super remote communication abilities, both the jump and the communication consume tremendous resources. Astronomical crystals are delivered to the spaceports and the super remote communication bases every day, only to be wasted in the ripples of spiritual waves.
"Even so, the resource planets in the remote space zones are still beyond the reach of the Federation. It is very difficult for us to implement effective governance. In many cases, we have to count on the local sects to maintain the basic order. Such a management system of sects is working well right now, but who knows what will happen in the future when the sects boast complicated relationships and deep-rooted interests in the local areas?
"Furthermore, the vastness of the universe and the magnificence of mankind have resulted in the ever-changing environments of the habitable planets. Even the subspecies of human beings have changed a lot. For example, a quasi-primitive world such as the Forest Ocean Sector and a heavily-polluted wasteland such as the Nether World Sector cannot be exactly the same in terms of management. Considering the different local customs, it is difficult to even establish a unified law.
"Therefore, the Federation right now actually has a strong air of regional autonomy.
"Even if more and more Sectors join the Federation in the future, such as the Ancient Sages Sector, because they are far away from the central area of the Federation and have more complicated environments and species, it is almost impossible for them to be directly governed by the central government. Regional autonomy is still more likely."
When Ding Ling Dong took over the Patriots Partnership from Lu Zui, she had been a firm believer in regional autonomy. She believed that the Federation could not govern the universe with a powerful army and could only disseminate the ideas of the Cultivators to the entire universe. of the Cultivators.
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"If the federation's effective rule over ten Sectors is the limit, then the most powerful interest groups of the Imperium, with the most advanced technology, can only rule over twenty Sectors effectively. Any more than that, and it will be hard to digest.
"Even the strongest and most brutal dinosaur has a limit to its size even if it grows nonstop for its entire life. The Imperium that is too enormous needs to be governed by an ever-expanding bureaucracy and an expanding army. But the expansion of the bureaucracy and the army will drain and collapse the Imperium in turn. It is the case for the Star Ocean Imperium. Isn't it the case for the Imperium of True Human Beings?"
Li Yao could not help but smile. "Then, we can inspire them with our ideals. Don't the Immortal Cultivators of the Imperium have the lofty ideal of 'everything for the civilization of mankind', too?"
Di Feiwen smiled, too. "The so-called 'lofty ideal' is a rarely-seen luxury in the entire universe. We are all about the same in that regard. The only exception is that the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother!
"It's just like the Xing Yao Federation. Although the Cultivators are called 'sabers of the civilization of mankind' in the propaganda and are fighting to protect the ordinary people, how many Cultivators are really selfless and selfless enough to sacrifice everything for the benefit of others? My king, do you or Speaker Ding really not have the slightest selfish desire? If I were to nationalize the Glorious Sunlight Group under your name right now, would you do nothing about it and not complain at all? "
Li Yao and Ding Ling Dong looked at each other and smiled. "There's no need to force us with lies. Of course, we are not so lofty. Other than the puppets of the Holy League, who in the entire universe does not have the slightest selfish desire?"
"That's right," Di Feiof said.
"In an ideal world, the war between the Federation and the Imperium is a war of ideals between 100% Cultivators and 100% Immortal Cultivators," Di Feiwen said. "But in fact, the two parties have a common enemy, which is not the Holy League but 'humanity'.
"The Cultivators have humanity, and so do the Immortal Cultivators. That is the greatest difference between us and the people of the Holy League.
"The first element of humanity is selfishness. Genes are all selfish and must be passed on at any cost. The 'selfish genes' are in conflict with the 'lofty ideal' of the Immortal Cultivators. As a result, the 'ideal' is destined to fail miserably.
"What do you mean?" Li Yao asked with great interest.
"Theoretically speaking, there is nothing wrong with the Immortal Cultivators' idea of survival of the fittest," Di Feiwen said. "As long as the channels of ascension are truly treated equally and the strictness of the elimination mechanism is ensured, it will be fair enough. But in reality, it is impossible to achieve such a thing.
"Everybody is selfish," Di Feiwen said. "Both the Cultivators and the Immortal Cultivators are selfish. Even though the Immortal Cultivators claim that they will eliminate the weak who cannot awaken their spiritual roots mercilessly even if they are their own offspring, how many of them are really heartless enough to do that?
"Besides, in a world where the strong prey on the fittest, everybody may betray you at any moment. Those who are truly loyal to you are your own family and offspring. Even the 'hominoids' who cannot awaken their spiritual roots can still be assigned certain secret jobs. Wouldn't it be weakening yourself and benefiting other people if you 'eliminate' your own people for nothing?
"Rules are made by people. There are always loopholes that can be exploited. Perhaps such a system was once strictly implemented when the Imperium was established, but as time went by, the noble families all expanded rapidly and became unstoppable. It is absolutely impossible to realize the efficient allocation and utilization of resources based on the law of the fittest."
"What about the emperor?" Li Yao asked. "Does the emperor have any objection to the situation where the nobles are independent and the warlords are independent?"
"There is no need to overestimate the emperor's strength. Not every emperor is' Blackstar the Great 'in the past," Di Feiwen said.
"Even Blackstar the Great had to rely on a lot of noble families that were deeply rooted since the age of the Star Ocean Republic to seize the hegemony of the universe.
"Deep inside the Imperium, there is even a very secret theory that Blackstar the Great was merely a 'spokesperson' recommended by the traditional noble families of the Star Ocean Republic. In order to consolidate the interests that they illegally looted, they created an 'emperor'. However, the emperor's ambitions and strength were far beyond their expectations, and he was somewhat out of control.
"Although Blackstar the Great was out of control, his offspring were not as dominating. For a thousand years, the noble families of the Imperium have instigated discord and conflicts within the royal family through all kinds of methods. With the 'throne' as the bait, they raised internal strife within the Wuying family so that they could consolidate their power and occupy the entire 'Empyreal Terminus Sector'.
"Right now, the four most powerful families have even been granted the title of 'Kurfürst'. Think about it. If even the emperor has to be elected by them, how can they be restrained?"
Li Yao remarked with mixed feelings, "This seems to be different from the situation of the Imperium that Su Changfa told me in the past."
"Su Changfa was a professor of the 'Imperial Colonization University'. He was raised in an ivory tower. Naturally, he accepted the propaganda of the Imperium without any hesitation."
Di Feiwen lowered his head and said, "I, on the other hand, am a peddler who worked my way up to the bottom level of the Imperium. I don't know what 'theoretically' it should be. I'm just telling you everything that I saw as it was.
"All in all, when the Black Wind Fleet left the Imperium a hundred years ago, the situation of the Imperium was exactly like that. The twenty or so Sectors near the 'Empyreal Terminus Sector' were nominally under the direct command of His Majesty and were directly governed by the bureaucracy sent by the court. Naturally, the intervention of the four Kurfürst families was inevitable.
"The forty or so Sectors at the periphery, on the other hand, were the hereditary fiefs of the four Kurfürst families. Some of them were the fiefs of the royal families, too. On average, every family ruled over almost ten Sectors. According to their strength, they were only obliged to pay taxes and send troops to the court. It was barely possible for the court to meddle in their internal affairs.
"The hundreds of Sectors at the periphery were even more finely divided. Basically, every Sector had a ruler. If some of the Sectors had a couple of habitable planets, every planet would have a ruler. Those people were either hereditary nobles, new warlords, or the old rulers who voluntarily surrendered on the Imperium's way of conquering the universe. For example, when the Black Wind Fleet attacked, if the Federation chose to surrender, it was possible that a few Sector Masters would've been elected to maintain the local autonomy. It was not because the Imperium was kind but because, as Speaker Ding said just now, it was beyond the Imperium's reach.
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