Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

"From the old man's tone, it seems that you admire Lord Shengping very much, right?"

"Of course, since Mr. Shengping came, this year there has been no scene of people starving to death in our town like in previous years. Not only that, this year basically every household in our town has been assigned work by Mr. Shengping. , and they were all paid wages. If I had to work for those landlords before, it would be pretty good if I could not lose money myself."

The old farmer was just like the 'toll collector' at the entrance of Qinping Avenue. As soon as he mentioned the three words Shengpingjun, he suddenly became energetic, shook his head and said:

"What's more, Lord Shengping also distributed 'new grain seeds' to all of us who work in the fields for free. This new grain seed is really powerful!"

"This old man has lived for so many years, and he has never seen a harvest as good as this year. One acre of ordinary fertile land can actually yield three kilos of grain."

"Even if half is turned over, the rest can be worth the entire harvest of one acre of land in previous years."

"But this old man's town is still a little far away from Lord Shengping's mansion. I heard that many people from Gunshan County and Heishi County have been hired by Lord Shengping to build his mansion this year. That's really good luck!"

"My darling, the wages for one day's work alone are six grand. This is the same as the wages of rich households in Xianyang. It is said that many people have earned almost a thousand dollars just during the period of building Lord Shengping's mansion. That’s a lot of money.”

When it came to the end, the old farmer's eyes inevitably showed an expression of envy. After all, the value of a thousand big coins was close to three gold coins. Even in Xianyang, this was a huge deposit for ordinary people.

Not to mention that in Hanzhong, which has been poor for who knows how many years, for the farmers here, a thousand big dollars is simply an astronomical sum.

All three people saw the satisfaction and happiness on the old farmer's face.

However, Tian Guang noticed another problem in the old farmer's words. He couldn't help but frown slightly and asked: "Old man, you just said to hand over half. Do you mean to hand over half of the output in the field to Lord Shengping? ?”

When the old farmer heard this, he immediately glanced sideways at Tian Guang, and said with a half-smile, "What? Do you think you have turned in too much?"

Tian Guang nodded and said: "If I remember correctly, Qin's tax only requires the payment of 30% of the grain production. Why do you have to pay half of it in Hanzhong?"

The old farmer sneered and said, "You child has never done anything in the fields. The laws of the Qin State indeed only require us servants to pay 30% of the tax, but in fact, the officials above have exploited them step by step. Even in previous years, We also need to hand over at least 60 to 70 percent of the grain."

"Although Lord Shengping seems to have asked us servants to hand over a lot of food now, if you really count it, it is much more cost-effective than before."

"Besides, this kind of 'new grain' was created by Lord Shengping with great efforts. Even if someone really takes some advantage from it, it is only natural."

"You young people! You all just don't know what is good and what is bad. You can't even tell the difference between good and bad."

"Don't look at it now that Lord Shengping holds all the farmland in Hanzhong in his own hands, as if he has robbed the fields of us servants. If it weren't for Lord Shengping, these fields would not be in our hands now, and In the past, those landlords only exploited people even more."

"Even if half is turned over now, the remaining food will be enough for the old man and his family to spend a peaceful year in peace."

"If you don't believe it, you can go outside and take a look now. In the entire Qin State, how many places can you say are doing better than our Hanzhong this year?"

The old farmer said, looking at the three people in front of him, he shook his head with hatred on his face.

I don't know how many people the old farmers have corrected this year on issues like this. It's a pity that these young people are too straight-minded and don't know how to adapt to things.

They don't even think about it.

Lord Shengping has indeed taken away all their farmland.

But before that, were these farmlands their own?

To put it bluntly, Lord Shengping snatched all these farmlands from the hands of the landowners and nobles... ah no, they took them back. And their own fields have long been 'bought' by the landlords and nobles.

He was a dignified peasant hero who had never been to the fields when he was criticized by an old farmer. Hearing these words, the six-fingered black knight and Fu Nian almost laughed out loud.

But after they listened to the old farmer's explanation, the three people's eyes suddenly froze.

Because they heard another important message from this passage.

"Master Shengping took the entire farmland in Hanzhong into his own hands?"

The three of them looked at each other, and each saw shock in the eyes of the two opposite them.

To know.

The problem of "land annexation" by local nobles and landlords is a hidden danger that is always difficult to solve not only in Qin but also in other countries.

Although Fu Nian, Six-fingered Black Man, and Tian Guang have different backgrounds, they all have similar ideals in their hearts, which is to "save the common people and bring peace to the world."

Therefore, it is naturally impossible for the three of them not to pay attention to such a 'land annexation' issue.

But before that.

The three of them had thought of countless ways to solve this problem, but in the end they all came up with nothing.

But they didn't expect that the 'land annexation' in Hanzhong would be solved by Mo Jun in such a simple and crude way. How could this not shock the three of them.

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Farewell to the old farmer.

The three of them continued walking towards Qunshan County where Mo Jun was located.

Along the way.

What the three of them saw most in Hanzhong were patches of dense rice fields, which radiated as brightly as gold under the sun.

In the rice fields, the farmers with dark skin and happy smiles on their faces were a sight they had never seen in other countries.

It didn't take long.

The three of them came to Tieshi Village in Heishi County.

Just when the three of them entered the village, they suddenly heard a burst of jubilant gongs and drums. The three of them looked around and saw a wedding team in red and colorful colors not far away, heading in the direction of the three of them. come over.

Seeing this, the six-fingered black man suddenly laughed and said: "You two, how about I wait for a wedding drink?"

The three of them have been on the road so far. Apart from some simple dry food, they really haven't eaten much food. Now when they heard the six-fingered black man speak, Fu Nian and Tian Guang suddenly showed some emotion.

In fact, the three of them are not hypocritical people, so it is impossible for them to endure no hardship at all.

But it is a happy event to meet a wedding team on the way and witness a newlywed couple getting married. If you enjoy such a meal, if nothing else, it’s good to be a little happy!

This is the thought.

The three of them also walked towards the marriage team.

At first, the leader of the wedding team was a little surprised when he saw three strangers approaching. However, he heard that the three of them were just passers-by and came to ask for a wedding drink.

The groom in front also agreed without hesitation, and said happily: "Today is my big day. My father said that all the people here today are guests. If the three distinguished guests are willing to come to my house to celebrate the wedding, I will definitely do it." welcome."

Although there are etiquette for rural men to get married, it is obviously not as complicated as the princes and nobles.

After the three of them returned to the groom's home following the pick-up team that had picked up the bride, they first each took out twenty large sums of money as wedding money, and then witnessed a rather unique wedding.

The reason why I say it is to create a new perspective.

Because of this wedding, the newlyweds not only worshiped their parents, but also worshiped heaven and earth.

What's more important is that, right in the middle of the high platform where the man's parents sit, there is a birth shrine sign.

The three of them took a closer look.

I saw that the name written on this shrine plaque was the name of 'Sheng Pingjun'.

This unusual wedding once again allowed the three of them to see the terrifying prestige of Mr. Mo in Hanzhong.

After the wedding process is over.

Naturally it was time for the banquet to begin.

With everyone's expectations, one dish after another was brought to the table. Tian Guang, Fu Nian, and Six Finger Black Man took a look and found that there were not only fish, but also chickens, and even sheep at this banquet.

Three whole meat dishes.

For an ordinary farmer's family today, this is already an absolutely luxurious banquet.

The three of them were slightly surprised when they saw this.

After all, judging from what they had just observed, the man who got married this time did not look like a wealthy family!

And in the next second, the doubts in the three people's minds were answered by several villagers at the same table.

"Oh~~ fish, chicken, sheep, three meat dishes, the lavish feast that Uncle Tiezi prepared for the little kid at home this time is really big enough!"

"How much money has Uncle Tie Zi fished out of the water in the past six months?"

"I don't know! But I heard from those people who followed Uncle Tiezi to fish in the river that in the past six months, Uncle Tiezi has made this amount at least."

As he spoke, the villager gestured with his fingers, revealing the number eight.

See this.

The other people's eyes suddenly widened and they said sourly.

"Eight hundred dollars! Good guy, Uncle Tie Zi is really lucky this year!"

"That is, and the money is only a small amount. You know, not long ago, Uncle Tie Zi was hired by Mr. Shengping to become our [Blackstone County Second Reservoir" because of his 'fishing' skills. ] A small team leader, I heard that this small team leader’s monthly salary alone is one hundred and twenty big bucks!"

"One hundred and twenty big bucks, my dear, is this true or false?"

"Nonsense, of course it's true. Otherwise, why do you think Laoshantou's family at the entrance of the village is willing to marry their girl to Uncle Tiezi's kid? You know, Laoshantou has always treated his girl like a treasure for so many years. If you keep her, I hope to find a good husband for her!"

"No wonder Uncle Tiezi offered Lord Shengping a higher tablet than himself during our wedding today. If it were me, I would have to offer Lord Shengping a memorial tablet as well!"

"What the hell, is it possible that you don't have anything to offer now? Don't think I don't know, your boy was hired by Lord Shengping to build roads in Qinling this year, and he made a lot of money, right?"

"Hey! Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning."

Listening to the conversations of several villagers nearby, Tian Guang, Fu Nian, and Six-fingered Black Man also felt a little numb.

Just one day.

The three of them saw so many things in Hanzhong. Compared with the war-torn and disaster-prone Seven Kingdoms, Hanzhong today is like a paradise.

And all of this seems to be related to the 'Shengping-kun' who is almost becoming a legend in the world.

Finished the meal.

The sky has gradually darkened.

Six-fingered Black Man, Fu Nian, and Tian Guang simply rested on the spot for the night. It was not until the next day that the three of them set off again and continued towards Qunshan County...

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Xinmo Mansion.

This super large manor, which took thousands of people to build using blue bricks and cement and took nearly half a year to build, was finally completed half a month ago.

When the Xin Mo Mansion was being built, Mr. Mo incorporated many architectural concepts from later generations. The only pity is that glass has not been fired yet, so many buildings are not very complete.

So far.

The only place that satisfies Mr. Mo the most is the entire backyard of Xin Mo Mansion.

The backyard of Xinmo Mansion includes the entire Huitou Mountain...

No.

Precisely.

Now it is no longer called "Huitou Mountain", but "Qizhen Mountain".

It means collecting rare and precious elixirs from all over the world.

The relatively low hill next to [Qizhen Mountain] was originally an abandoned mountain forest, but now it is blocked by Lord Mo with extremely thick and high walls.

Because there are now at least a dozen ‘exotic beasts’ in captivity here.

These 'exotic beasts' were all captured by Jin Peng from the depths of the Qinling Mountains. It is not known who learned this beast from. In the past, when hunting outside, most of them were caught and eaten.

It's good now, he catches the 'exotic beast' alive from the depths of the Qinling Mountains every day, and urges Mr. Mo to help him raise it and breed it, so that it can have a private 'pasture' in the future.

When these 'alien beasts' were first captured by Jin Peng, they made a scene in Mo Mansion for quite a while.

After all, although things like 'extraordinary beasts' are not as rare and precious as 'spiritual medicine', it is not that easy for ordinary people to see. Some tame alien beasts are okay, but some are similar to the 'Xuanhu' near the Guigu Sect. The strange beast suddenly appeared in the manor, which was quite scary.

It was not until later that Mr. Mo prepared an 'exotic beast feed' using [Life Crystals] and [Small Red Crystal Blocks] and successfully tamed these 'exotic beasts' that Mo Mansion finally returned to peace.

After that, Lord Mo simply moved all the poisonous blood snakes and some random animals on [Qizhen Mountain] to the nearby hills, and then summoned craftsmen to surround the entire hill with high walls.

Finally, Yao Gui and the Gongshu family were entrusted to work together to arrange several defense mechanisms along the high wall. First, they could prevent strange beasts from escaping, and second, they could prevent others from breaking in without permission.

In this way, another [Exotic Beast Garden] was created.

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