Chapter 416 267. If you don’t hang up, just yourself (8.4K)
Darkus doesn’t know, he doesn’t know anything. He maintains the so-called radio silence and has no idea what happened in Nagaroth. He didn't know that those dignitaries saw the fleet returning to Krakarond with the black ark without a superstructure, saw the Sunfire Sword hanging on Malekith's waist, and saw the gardens of Nightlord Castle filled with wealth and the The shock of the stack of documents.
Darkus didn't know that Newkel and Silsis were very busy at this time. They needed to constantly receive dignitaries who had specific investment intentions. At the same time, those dignitaries also introduced their daughters and nieces to them. .
As the stack of documents was displayed in front of these dignitaries, they immediately realized that Asriel's Nightlord Wart and Varahal Dorion would become Druch's emerging political stars. These two rulers The power and glory seemed to them immeasurable.
Originally, the dignitaries thought that the so-called Asriel was a very small place, but as a result... the abstract map marked was almost the same as the entire land area of Nagaroth. What is this concept? And just like what was described in the stack of documents, Ashriel is full of wealth and has countless supplies. That is not the frozen soil of Nagaros. It is full of desolation and has no use value.
Although Darkus was not in Naggaroth and did not participate, with the successful conclusion of this meeting, he and the Hellscourge family became more powerful and prestige than before.
The powerful people know that they cannot shake Darkus, who has won the trust of the Witch King, including Druchi beside Darkus and the Hell Calamity family behind him. They can only find other ways, such as marriage... and they know Maranur has been looking for a marriage partner for Walter before, but there has never been a suitable partner.
If a marriage can really happen, wouldn't it mean that the family's wealth and power will increase? In the eyes of the powerful, Walter and Dorian were firm supporters of Darkus, otherwise the Witch King and the Witch King's Hand would not have given such a large territory to those two young boys.
Yes, young boy, according to the tradition of the elf nobles, what Darkus and Walter, who are the same age as him, should do now is learn and accumulate experience, rather than rule such a large land or be a chief consul. , As for Dorian, it's not much better, after all, Dorian's age is also there.
Darkus didn't know anything. He came to Tal Litanel under the warm invitation of the ruler of Lauren Loren. He had just attended Aenir's unique ceremony as a spectator.
Under chants and blessings, those Aenir who died in the Golden Pool were buried in various ways.
The souls of the deceased relatives in the city-state are bound to the gems, the souls of the deceased relatives in the forest are also properly kept, and will be reborn in another way in the future, and the souls of the Druchi are also bound to the gems and remain in the storm. District's polished gold discs are as temporarily housed by Lauren Loren.
However, Darkus did not leave after the ceremony. Instead, he found a place with a strange object and sat down, looking at it and thinking. The moment he saw the thing in his hand, all kinds of thoughts came to his mind. He suppressed all these thoughts and then performed to Queen Marest, who had been quietly observing him.
That being said, there are still some things that need to be done, and they have come anyway.
At this moment, Darkos revealed a flaw and was playing with Marist. In fashionable terms, this was a small cleverness. He was going to transform this small cleverness into a big one... No, it was a big wisdom!
While appearing to be meditating on the things in his hands, Darkus also showed an eagerness and desire. The expression on his face even attracted the Druchis, because the expression on his face was so real and completely different from his usual state that the Druchies were also curious about what he was holding in his hand. Is there any magical power that makes him worthy of this? Since Druchi was attracted to him, Marist was also naturally attracted.
"Your death was not in vain, your death was valuable."
Looking at the thing in his hand, Darkus was really showing his true feelings. He didn't even want to act, because the thing in his hand was indeed magical and indeed... What he desperately needed. A card that he could no longer see in his previous life. It was only as big as an ID card and a business card, and was made of an unknown material. Of course, the card is not important. What is important is the elven runes and information on it, as well as the holes in the corresponding positions.
"Punch card!" Darkus muttered in a low voice. What he held in his hand was an ordinary punch card made of special material.
Although Darkus had only used punch cards when he was preparing meals in the canteen when he was a child in his previous life, he knew that punch cards were not that simple.
Darkus didn't know when punched cards first appeared, but he knew that with the emergence of the Hollerith machine, this mediocre punched card showed terrible effects!
When a country conducted its first census, its population was only 3.9 million. There were no suitable tools at the time, no spreadsheets or computers, just pen and paper. It took nearly 1,500 bureaucrats seven years to compile the census, and tens of thousands of pieces of paper were needed.
In 1880, the population of that country had reached more than 50 million. Of course, this year did not refer to the imperial calendar, but to the time of Darkus' previous life. It is conceivable that this census required bureaucracy, time and various costs. Subsequently, in order to avoid this situation, the authorities conducted a tender and sought inventions to improve statistical efficiency. It was at that time that the Hollerith machine appeared, and It's a perforated tabulating machine.
The emergence of perforated tabulating machines not only saves the budget, but more importantly, saves and shortens the time required for statistics. The principle of this machine is simple and complex at the same time. First of all, it requires door-to-door visits and statistics. This is an indispensable part. After all, there is no mobile phone to scan the grid.
After the statistics are completed, the bureaucrat will use a punch machine to punch the corresponding information on the punch card, such as gender, race, age, occupation, etc. Just like the answer sheet of the test paper, candidates are required to write the answers in the corresponding positions and cannot make them out of thin air.
Then the magical scene came. The perforated tabulating machine identified the location of the holes through the card reading device just like the answer card marking system identifies the blackened place on the answer card. The probe of the card reading device will identify the information on the punched card and count the corresponding information on the corresponding counting device. At the same time, the punched tabulator also has a sorting box. After the punched cards are read, the corresponding sorting device will be opened. When the punched cards are put into the box, they will be sorted and filed into categories.
Imagine that after a bureaucrat visits a neighborhood, he uses a punch machine to tally the punch cards with the information of the interviewees. Afterwards, a perforated tabulating machine is used for statistics, and soon the information of the transferred persons in the entire block, such as the number of people, race, gender, age, occupation, etc., will be clearly marked on the counting device on the machine.
After that, the statistical results of the block are summarized through the information on the counting device, and a new punched card is made using a punching machine. After the information of other blocks is compiled, the punch cards that record the information of each block will be counted again with a punch tabulator. Soon the information of the respondents in the entire area will be counted, and so on. In a short period of time, , the information of a region, a city, and a state will be counted.
This is big data! This is big data before entering the computer age! As for what big data is, there is no need to go into details, everyone knows it.
Darkus didn't know much about how the Hollerith machine worked, but he knew how outrageous the punch card in his hand was.
Punch cards can not only be used for population statistics, but can also be used for ID cards, tickets, etc. At that time, there was no way to swipe ID cards at stations, so punch cards could only be used to record passenger information, such as gender, approximate age, nose structure, clothing and height, to prevent fare evasion. It can also be used to prepare meals in the canteen, but it is not as convenient as swiping a card.
Similarly, perforated tabulating machines can not only be used to count the population, but can also count other things, such as the number of reserve troops, the annual output of various supplies, the number of weapons and equipment, routes and ships under construction, the number of people used to explode and Women of working age working as working women, treasury and port entry and exit information, etc.
Take reserve soldiers as an example. With punch cards and big data, Darkus can improve the recruitment system. He will be able to know how many reserve soldiers there are among the Druchi men of suitable age, how many weapons and armor these reserve soldiers will need when they are recruited, and which of them are skilled workers who have already entered the factories and shipyards. They will not be used until absolutely necessary. Mobilized troops.
And all of this requires punched cards and big data, otherwise it would be a bit troublesome for Darkus to expect those Druchi bureaucrats to go door-to-door to count and then add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Dacus knew that in 1798 Jourdan proposed a new conscription system concept to the then government, in which all eligible adult males between the ages of 18 and 30 were required to participate on a voluntary basis, and unmarried males between the ages of 20 and 25 There needs to be a corresponding call for voluntary service.
The government at that time adopted Jourdan's idea. In 1799, when the system was immature, it prepared to recruit 200,000 reserve troops, but the result was a failure... Of course, it was not just the lack of punch cards and big data at that time. There are many other reasons, such as the unstable current situation.
Soon, that person appeared. He innovated and improved Jourdan's system, and established conscription agencies at all levels to strengthen execution and prevent deserters from marrying old ladies to avoid serving.
The new conscription system was launched in 1805, and 30,000 soldiers were recruited from the reserve pool. After achieving good results, 100,000 soldiers were conscripted into battle in 1806, and 60,000 were trained in advance. In 1807 and 2008, the number was 80,000 per year, reaching nearly 140,000 in 1809, 170,000 in 1811, and 250,000 in 1812. After the expedition to the frozen soil failed, he recruited 360,000 soldiers in one go. Of these 360,000, 200,000 were immediately put into battle. Then? Then nothing happened, he went to the island for vacation.
In total, during those fifteen years, he mobilized a total of 2.64 million people, and eventually 1.35 million people were put into actual combat. Most of this astonishing number was achieved through the new conscription system.
But just imagine, if that person had punch cards and big data at that time, the war potential of the country behind him would be pushed to the limit! More soldiers will continue to enter the battlefield, more guns, ammunition and artillery will be produced from the workshops, and more war horses and corresponding cavalry will appear on the battlefield, and these are the Dak What Us needs!
Of course, the conscription system is just a point. With punch cards and big data, Darkus can make the vacant area on the lower floor of Malekith's Black Tower completely noisy. Every day, there will be busy bureaucrats who never touch the ground. Working on the lower level of the tower, he will also be working constantly in the throne room. Instead of wandering around the military camp doing nothing, doing some idle work like checking the soldiers' food, of course, these tasks are also what he has to do.
Darkus can use punch cards and big data to start the war machine of Druchi in an orderly manner, and in a hundred years, he can maximize Druchi's war potential. The first battle is the decisive battle, and the outcome is decided in one battle!
As the Age of Torment begins, Black Ark and fleets will provide fuel for the Drukki war machines, and those dispatched from all worlds will experience the hospitality of Nagaroth on Karond Kaal.
The labor dispatch was divided into categories through punched cards, and the farmers who should be transferred again were transported to the place full of despair. Send craftsmen to Naggarond for final assembly, or work on the tedious and monotonous chain mail all day long.
Bring carpenters, boatmen, and fishermen to Krakarond to help you. Send certain groups of people, such as the Yankee savages, into Hagrid Grave's mines.
Just like the numbers Santoku calculated using punch cards and big data, how else could he calculate specific data in the occupied area in a short period of time and then send them to the train for assembly-line operations.
Darkus can know that each city's druchi and slaves need food, and supply the most basic supplies in place, or even make a surplus. Prepare corresponding supplies, weapons, armor, and arrows according to the upcoming military camp on the Naggarond Plains. According to the structure, female Druchi workers of suitable age are recruited, or arranged to be transferred to the urban area of Nagarund with military family members. According to the gaps in the assembly of Nagarond, let the Nagor adjust the things to be produced, let Hagrid Grave prepare the corresponding raw materials, and so on!
The emergence of punch cards and big data, just like P Club's games, has given Darkus a qualitative strengthening. Fundamentally speaking, P Club's games are data. In addition to looking at the map, players also look at the corresponding data. Players make next steps based on the feedback from the data.
Without a system, punch cards and big data will provide Darkus with data similar to that of P. Although this data may not be specific, it allows him to control Naggaroth like a game. Everything with Ashriel, and that's what he's good at! This is the incredible thing about punch cards!
Tzeentch? Under this irresistible temptation, Darkus was ready to challenge Tzeentch's bottom line. He wanted to see if he was Tzeentch's divine choice. The recent incident in Jinchi also gave him new thinking. The Chaos Evil God is essentially the product of emotions, and represents this and that method.
And there is no essential change in this set of things. It is like not doing statistics before this set of things, and there is no knowledge to learn. After the corresponding information is produced, just highlight a brainless and punch holes. It's nothing more than time speeding up, and of course time is within Tzeentch's range.
"It's not broken, there's no system, it doesn't matter! I do everything on my own, I
just thought I could fix it!" Darkus was sitting there thinking and waiting at the same time. He was waiting for Marist to take the bait and deal with Marist. In the past few days, he knew how difficult Marist was to deal with. Marist had everything a ruler had, and sure enough... as he expected, Marist came.
"Is there anything about this information card that attracts you?" Marist asked with interest as he walked up to Darkus. In Marist's view, this is a very important information card. It is used to commemorate the deceased Enil and also to record the information of the deceased Enil. The holes on the information card will record the information of the relatives in the city-state, including where the soul gem is placed, when they died, and whether they died of old age or in battle.
The information card recording the woodland relatives will be placed on the trunk of the tree spirit after the woodland relatives are resurrected and become tree spirits. In this way, even when the tree spirit cannot speak, Enil can tell who the tree spirit is in front of him. The spirits will also know each other's information through information cards.
What Darkus was holding was the Druchi backup information card that was temporarily placed here.
"You and I need to talk, a formal meeting about this information card." Darkus stood up and looked at Marist and said seriously.
In fact, the punch card in Darkos's hand is no longer important. The punch card is more like an activation device, activating his thoughts and making him think.
"I can tell..." Marist said tentatively. She glanced at Darkus's expression and smiled, then said, "Is this information card important to you?" "
Yes. Yes!" Darkus affirmed.
"Do you need to take a rest?"
"Then the meeting will start now." Seeing Darkus shaking his head, Marist's expression became serious, and she said solemnly while extending her hand to signal.
Darkus did not leave immediately, but returned to the Druchi group. He made a brief and horrifying speech. Arrangements were made for Maranur to attend the meeting, and Drusala and Colonia to serve as meeting companions to provide advice. Others who wanted to observe could go, and if they did not want to go, they could act on their own in Tal Litaner.
Sitting opposite the Darkus brothers was the Lauren Loren three-person council composed of Marist and Kaia. As for... why there are only three people in the three-person council, you have to ask Franais.
On the second day after arriving in Tal Litanel, Franais found an opportunity to beat the champion in front of the Enils. He didn't even use the walking barrier! In his words, there is no need for this treasure to deal with such a target. The result was just as he said, the champion was helpless in front of his elegant, agile but fierce halberd, and was beaten down in embarrassment in just a few rounds.
Now, the champion said he was recuperating at home, but in fact he had no face to come out, and the family behind him was also affected by this incident, but he did not regain his position. After all, Drucci on Darkus' side was really good at fighting.
What weight class do these Enils usually deal with in Lauren Loren? What level was Druchi following Darkus dealing with? Not every elf can see so many great demons that Darkus talked about when he was in the golden pond.
That day, Darkus exclaimed, "This man is Debi!" In fact, Franais was just that among his group, so much so that he always treated Franais as an adjutant and trained him as a ruler, rather than a champion specializing in force. If he thought about it carefully, he could understand that Franais, who had broken through the magic barrier, had received a qualitative improvement, and Franais was actually not bad before. The targets he dealt with when fighting with him were a bit unbelievable, but Franais has never been so good. Survive these battles.
To use the terminology of a certain game, Flanais specializes in counter-stepping, while Darkus specializes in counter-stepping. Maybe they really fight, and Darkus also He can definitely defeat Franais.
The meeting did not start immediately, and some council city-state elves who had received the news arrived one after another and joined as bystanders.
Darkus said that before, but in the end, apart from the Edreze champions, the rest of the Druchi dignitaries came to watch the fun, including Genevieve and Belloda. Like the Cowell brothers and sisters and the sorceresses, some wanted to learn something, and some just wanted to have fun, such as Genevieve, who couldn't go anywhere. He could feel that Genevieve had been waiting for her since she entered the forest. unhappy.
"Excuse me, Dear Queen Marist, can this kind of information card be supplied on a large scale?"
This is a formal meeting that will be recorded, not the kind of tea party held by Kaia before. The meeting was full of seriousness, waiting for people After everyone arrived, Darkus spoke first in a serious atmosphere.
"Yes, of course!" Marist said very confidently.
"Sorry, I didn't go into detail. The large scale I'm talking about means every year! Every year! Hundreds of thousands! Then it will gradually increase every year, reaching millions, or even tens of millions!" Darkus After nodding, he put his hand on the conference table and said seriously again.
As Darkos finished speaking, the solemn atmosphere in the conference hall disappeared, replaced by the uproar and shock of the elves present.
Maranur was trying hard to control his expression, but he really couldn't control it at this moment. The brother sitting next to him just told him that he needed to buy an information card, but his brother never told him what the use of this information card was, and the quantity was so huge. He turned his head and looked at Darkus, who was still moving, trying to get some information. As a result, Darkus who was sitting there had no intention of communicating with him.
All the Druchi and Maranur had the same thoughts, and they were also confused.
Colonia and Drusala, who were sitting in the second seat, looked at each other. They probably knew what material this information card was made of. If Darkus really needed it, he could get it in Lustria. The mainland found relevant materials for production, instead of... Soon, the two of them looked at each other again. One was a family member of Dacus, and the other was Dacus's fiancée. They seemed to understand Dacus. Why would Keus do this?
Similarly, Marist and Kaia, who were sitting opposite Druchi, were also shocked. Darkus had not greeted Kaia before, and it was inconvenient to be in Tal Litanel. Things have not progressed yet. To that point.
After being shocked, the relatives of the parliamentary city-state who were watching either communicated with their eyes or whispered. They were like the Senate of Rome and the Parliament of Great Britain. They all had their own interests behind them. If that Drucci What she said is true, then this means...
Marist's expression is even more exciting. Her expression changed from dull to shocked, and then became confused. She couldn't understand... She couldn't understand what she was seeing in the past few days. Druch, she couldn’t figure out why Darkus needed so many information cards, and she didn’t know if what Darkus said was true, could Lauren Loren satisfy Darkus? needs?
"Excuse me, why do you need such a large number of information cards?" After a moment, Kaiya said, she knew that she had to say this, and this was also the role of her participation in this formal meeting. The words cannot come from the mouth of the noble Queen Marist.
"Of course it is useful. This information card is of great use to us!" Maranur said with a smile after some reaction. He probably guessed why his brother needed so many information cards. His brother had done it more than once before. He mentioned to him the value embodied by information and data. He agreed with his brother's concept, and the information card on the table was the best embodiment of data.
"Can you be more specific?" Kaia turned her head and glanced at Queen Marist, then thought for a moment and then said.
"Of course, this information card represents a profound meaning." Darkus gave it a try first, and after he once again attracted the attention of the elves at the venue, he continued, "This information card can be used as a We, the rulers, provide a lot of important information, such as the specific population of a certain area. I think... everyone present is very smart. What follows... I don’t need to elaborate on it."
Beloda’s head was buzzing as he stood there. She staggered and almost fell to the ground if Genevieve, who was standing next to her, hadn't helped her up.
Belloda already understands what Darkus said that there is no need to elaborate. She has seen too much along the way. She already knows what this information card represents. This is not hope, but death and disaster! She knew what kind of terrifying power the information card would unleash if Darkos had a matching set of devices, like those creations and devices in the ruins of the ancient saints.
The Drukis turned their heads and looked at Beloda who was in poor condition, and showed a charming smile to Beloda. They also reacted. They knew how important this information card would be in Nagaros. How important it is to play in the hands of the Witch King.
Therefore, the reaction of Asul, who had been following Druch all the way, made them happy. After all, their hatred and disgust for Asul could not be eliminated in a short time. Although Belloda had fought side by side with them, Belloda's character did not please them. Besides, Darkus had not yet made it clear what Belloda should do or what position he should hold.
Genevieve? That is the existence of the only number in Nagarosdu! Both Drucci wanted to give Genevieve face, and there was no comparison between the two.
Darkus glanced back following the reactions of the Enils opposite him. He saw Belloda who was a little uncomfortable. He tried to show Belloda a smile full of generosity and kindness and then turned his head. He probably guessed that Belloda would react, but it didn't matter to him... This was also the reason why he allowed Belloda to participate in this meeting.
The same set of things will have different differences and uses under different systems, just like every country has an army, just like every country has a football association, and then what?
Even if the Phoenix Court of Ulthuan has the same statistical method, what's the use? Statistics on how many troops there are? population? The problem is that Ulthuan can also be counted without this statistical method! Faster time? what's the function? Just like the man who didn't have this set of things didn't recruit troops, Ulthuan didn't recruit troops when it faced war.
To put it bluntly, punch cards and big data are the plug-ins that Darkus customized for himself. This set of plug-ins can only maximize its power when paired with the authoritarianism of Nagaros! As for the Ulsuana system...
to put it bluntly, the core is the people, the system, not the plug-in! Even without this set of plug-ins, Darkus is confident that he will get things done, but there will be some discounts without the plug-ins.
Darkus knew that there must be relevant materials in the Lustria continent that can make punch cards. This thing is not paper, but harder than paper, with a hardness similar to plastic. But after he came to Elsin Alvin, as he said before, he had two identities, and he had many things to deal with, such as establishing diplomacy with Lauren Loren.
Perhaps it won't be long before Finubar's diplomatic team will set off from Marienburg. Or perhaps the Enil spies from Marienburg had revealed the news to Finubar that Druch was here, and Finubal had already set off at this time.
If Darkus is Marist, he will definitely gain his best interests from the competition between foreign factions, just like the champion he defeated before, just like bidding for the Express Railroad.
Since Queen Marist wants benefits, then the one with great wisdom, not... the one with great wisdom, Darkus, will give it! And Lauren Loren couldn’t refuse all the Enil she gave her! Have Lauren Loren's Enil strapped to his chariot!
"I hope you can provide a specific quotation. Both of us can settle with Sovereign, or we can settle with the materials we brought before. If necessary, we can discuss the specific value of those materials. Of course... we will also Formulate the supplies you need according to your requirements." Darkus said calmly, and he threw out his real trump card.
While Naggaroth was conducting an exhibition of Ashriel products, Darkus also held a small-scale exhibition in Tal Litanel. As a result, he found that the so-called city-state relatives were no different from the nobles of Nagaros and Ulthuan. They all had the same virtue when enjoying themselves. In essence, they were all elves, all powerful, and they all wanted to get more. It was just Lauren Luo. Lun's three-thirds of land limits the talents of the city-state relatives. Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Enil chose to step out of Lauren Loren.
In fact, what Darkus said was not meant for Marist at all, but for the relatives of the nearby city-states. As long as the contents of this meeting begin to spread in Tal Litanel, some things will be beyond the control of Queen Marist. While Queen Marist can use this system to rule, she will also be controlled by this system. The system backfires.
Facing the relatives of the city-state who are hungry for benefits, is Queen Marist qualified to say no? Similarly, if this trade is approved by the High Council of Enil, then some things will be beyond the control of the city-state relatives.
As a nobleman, Dacus resolutely resists capital, but he also uses capital methods to satisfy his own interests. There is no conflict between the two.
(End of chapter)