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Chapter 383 Golden Valley Garden

Jingu Garden, located in the east of Luoyang City, is surrounded by mountains and rivers, covering a very large area.

The place where Yannu Miaohan landed was not far away, and he arrived in half an hour on a fast horse.

On the way, Wu Qi and other warriors talked about the law of the Puppet Han Empire.

It can only be described in four words: exhaustion and hardship.

Liu Yuan admired the Han Dynasty very much. He once said: If I was born early and met Gao Zu, I would like to be his Xiao He.

Therefore, in all aspects, the system of the Han Dynasty was imitated, with extremely low taxes and strict laws and regulations.

But that is only a superficial rule. In fact, corvée is so heavy that it is difficult to add it. Every household has rigid targets, and the people are enslaved like cattle and horses.

Wu Qi said: "I am from Yuzhou, and my family is in Yingchuan. My family is relatively wealthy, so I have practiced martial arts since childhood."

"However, when Hu Man came, he took away my field and gave it to the local gentry."

Yan Nu asked, "Then how do you survive?"

Wu Qi said bitterly: "It's still possible to live. After the founding of the country, the imperial court stipulated that each household must cultivate a hundred acres of land."

"Besides, the imperial court gave our family six hundred mulberry trees, one cow, two pigs, four sheep, and some chickens and ducks."

Yan Nu was stunned: "Hey, not bad."

The situation he saw was the same, every household was very well off.

One hundred mu is enough to feed a large family, not to mention there are mulberry trees, which can be used to subsidize the family with fabrics.

Wu Qi shook his head and said: "But these are not ours, the farmland has to be rented to the wealthy family."

"As for the mulberry trees, the imperial court forcibly distributed them, and required each household to hand over two bolts of silk every month. If there were not enough, they would be whipped twenty times and sent to repair mausoleums and palaces."

"Pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks must be raised, and the amount of meat grown every month is rationed. If the amount is not enough, grain and copper coins will be fined to make up for it."

"If one dies, you have to pay a high price and buy another one."

Miao Han's face changed drastically: "What!"

She has been in charge of one side many times, and she also knows people's livelihood very well. When she heard such a law, she immediately knew how harsh it was.

What is the concept of two bolts of silk a month?That's an efficiency that can only be achieved by the best weavers, but it is driving people crazy to require every household to do it.

At the same time, they have to plow the fields, raise pigs, sheep, chickens and ducks, and have requirements for the amount of meat they grow every month.

If it is well-raised, it will be handed over, and if it is not well-raised, it will still have to lose money.This is purely treating everyone as a slave.

It's no wonder that every household has enough food and drink, and enough food and clothing, but all of them are frowning and working hard.

Even if you are sick, you have to continue to work, and you dare not waste a little time.

It can be said that all indicators are stuck at a delicate level. As long as the whole family works hard, most families can just complete it, and there is absolutely no problem with food and clothing.

If you work harder, you can even live a better life... This kind of temptation makes every household work hard.

"Such heavy labor will exhaust people to death." Miao Han said angrily.

She finally knew why the common people had enough to eat and drink, yet their bodies were so depleted that their lifespans were shortened sharply.

It seems that every household is working hard, the products are extremely rich, and the city is prosperous, but this is purely in exchange for their lives.

It's no wonder that the various places are stable and there is no turmoil. It is really that the people have no energy and no mind to think about other things.

"In addition to farmers, blacksmiths, carpenters, miners, and potters also have their own requirements..."

"The Son of Heaven said, the great Han people are like dragons."

After Wu Qi finished speaking, Miaohan shouted that it was ridiculous.

If this continues, the national treasury will be extremely full, and the rich will be full of money, but many people will die of exhaustion and disease, and if they can't stand it, they will die of poverty.

"This is even more excessive than the corvée that A Weng and I were in back then." Yan Nu roared.

He and A Weng used to work day and night, but the pressure was not great, wanting to rest was nothing more than being whipped twice, and they could be lazy when they got the chance.

But the people here are actually worse than the serfs.

They are free people on the surface, and they have a lot of supplies. If they want to live better, they just need to work harder.

So in order to live a better life, I will spur myself.If you are afraid of losing money, you will work hard.

Such desperate internal friction is equivalent to a slave who does not need a supervisor.

Even though there are a few families who don't want to do it, most families have worked hard to complete it. The court can control the people with a little reward and punishment.

Miao Leng said coldly: "Which great sage made this national policy? He knows the truth that if you want to take it, you must first give it."

"Aren't you afraid that there will be fewer and fewer people?"

She could see the disadvantages at a glance, let's not talk about exhaustion, illness, death, such hard work, who has time to raise children?Its costs have skyrocketed.

Yan Nu drew out his spear: "Luoyang is just ahead!"

He is full of fighting spirit and has burst into battle.

But Miaohan held her back again: "Yannu, we are not here to fight."

"If you want to fight, after I give the Zulong Qi to the Qihuo army, you can fight whatever you want."

"But now, bear with it."

What else did Yan Nu say, Miao Han stared at her: "Do you believe me?"

After hearing this, Yan Nu smiled: "I believe you, because of my recklessness, I don't know how many troubles have occurred."

"Don't worry, I listened to you this time. Xue'er, just don't forget, I am the sharpest gun in the world!"

Miao Han also smiled, and looked ahead at the Jingu Garden full of people and flowers.

"Then come with me."

She was on the way and had already found out the current situation in Luoyang.

Liu Yuan, the emperor of the pseudo-Han, admired the Han Dynasty very much. He handed over all the civil affairs to the four major families of Shi, Zhao, Tang, and Yang and their disciples, and made many rigid demands on them.

For example, if you want to build a palace, you have to build it no matter what, otherwise you will kill someone.

And because of the continuous war with the outside world, the requirements for supplies are very high, and all these are thrown to the four major families like shopkeepers.

He subdued these aristocratic families and gave them a lot of power and respect, so he naturally had to gain something.

And the four major families are indeed very 'competitive', which has created the abundance of products today.

Therefore, Liu Yuan paid more attention to the gentry.

The gentry loves to talk about mysteries, but in recent months, there have been many talented people who have come from the world of practice!

This further stimulated the atmosphere of scholars, talking about mysteries all day long, pointing out the world, and taking pride in making friends with cultivators.

Every few days, Shilin will hold an elegant fair.

In the past, the protagonists of this kind of gatherings were certain celebrities, but since the immortal cultivators came to the mortal world on a large scale, the gatherings in various parts of Kyushu have gradually become a kind of social gathering with the cultivators as the core.

Whenever a cultivator came, the local scholars would flock to them immediately and set up a gathering, just to make friends with him.

The real Quyang sent by Dragon and Tiger came, and Shihlin held an elegant fair, and when Phosphorite from Zhongnanshan came, Shilin held an elegant fair.

Such atmosphere also affected Liu Yuan.

In order to get more gentry to join and the help of immortal cultivators, Liu Yuan issued a recruitment order.

Guangnashi people, even poor families, will not let go, as long as they have talents, he will not be stingy with rewards.

Jingu Garden is Shichong's luxurious manor. Gatherings are often held here, and now it has become a place for recruiting talents.

Every once in a while, people from the four major families will gather here to make an assessment, recommend a few talents, and formulate some good policies that are beneficial to the country.

"woman?"

The guards outside the Golden Valley Garden looked at Miao Han who was visiting, but said nothing.

Although a woman cannot be an official, this kind of elegant gathering often has celebrities visiting, leaving behind some good stories and names of talented women.

A middle-aged scribe greeted them, and the two met the ceremony before accepting Miaohan's invitation.

She is a typical daughter of an aristocratic family. Although the Anqiu Zhu family was wiped out, but she is still alive, the family status is still there.

The Zhu family's family status is the sixth rank, which belongs to the "middle and lower" family.

"So it's Miss Anqiu Zhu's, do you have a recommendation?" The middle-aged scribe looked at Miaohan in surprise.

He wasn't surprised by anything else, but that Miaohan came here on horseback, not by car.

Miao Han shook her head slightly: "My daughter's trip is only to visit Lord Shi Chong Shi, nothing else."

With that said, offer a piece of beautiful jade.

The quality of the jade is unsurpassed, and there is a faint vitality that is as elegant as a phoenix bird. This is a piece of top-grade spiritual jade!It was Miaohan who took it from the treasury of Xianzong in Lushan.

When the middle-aged scribe saw such a valuable gift, he understood it and asked her to wait a while before he went in with the jade in his hand to announce it.

Not long after, he came out with a smile on his face, and personally led Miaohan into the garden: "Miss Zhu, please."

Miaohan behaved decently and entered gracefully. At this moment, Yannu seemed to see the shadow of her mother Leqin.

He froze for a moment, smiled and followed.

"You don't need to bring your servants. Miss Zhu, there are everything in the garden, and there are tens of thousands of servants. Anyone who enters this garden will be well received by Shi Weng." The middle-aged scribe said proudly, and stretched out his hand to reject Yan Nu. outside the door.

He didn't know who he was blocking, he only knew that this young man with a simple and kind smile on his face looked like a pariah.

Untouchables and sons of aristocratic families can basically be distinguished from the surface.With Miaohan's demeanor and temperament, anyone with a little discernment would know that she must be a noble daughter of an aristocratic family.

And Yan Nu... an iron pariah at a glance.

Miaohan stopped in her tracks, turned her head and smiled and said, "She is my personal maid, she is inseparable from me, sir, please accommodate me."

The middle-aged scribe was stunned: "Is this a woman?"

He took a closer look at Yan Nu, well, she is really a woman.

I didn't recognize her at first glance, how can a woman be so arrogant in her style and walking posture?
"Since that's the case, weapons are not allowed to be brought in!"

Hearing this, Yan Nu smiled, took off the spear and threw it to the guard.

To him it makes no difference whether he has a weapon or not.

Several people passed through the porch, and they saw an extremely luxurious scene.

Yan Nu smiled honestly at the beginning, but soon the smile disappeared, his eyes were full of shock and bewilderment, and he looked like he had never seen the world.

The seventh sense is completely different from the feeling of seeing it with one's own eyes.The former is reversed from the microcosm. In other words, if the macrocosmic form is something that Yan Nu does not recognize, then what he senses is a bunch of atoms, and he will not recognize what it is.

Big, the first reaction is huge!
The entire Golden Valley Garden really includes the entire valley, making it an interior scene!

As for the architecture, it is even more beautiful and indescribable.

The pavilions, pavilions and trees are shaded by each other, the height of the platform is inserted into the Han, and the trees tower above the clouds!
I saw a dazzling array of eyes, which were real gold and jade dotted under my feet like stones.

There are tens of thousands of pearl curtains on the top of the head. They walked by and collided with it, and the sound of jingling pearls and jade resounded above their heads.

Beautiful silks and brocades can be seen everywhere, laying on the ground, and wrapping the steps and tree trunks.

All kinds of exotic flowers and plants, some are wonderful in the mortal world, and some are strange that can only be seen in the world of cultivating immortals.

Many plants, even those that Yan Nu had only seen in the Mountain Sea Realm, did not expect to be transplanted here.

In addition, there are countless exotic beasts and precious pets.

The cranes sing, the birds sing together, the white tiger lazily licks its paws, and the lions coil themselves on top of the pavilion...

Mountains and water are interspersed in this huge manor, and the scenery of the four seasons exists at the same time, distributed in all directions, gorgeous and unspeakable.

Wherever you go, there are countless servants and maids. They are handsome and beautiful, and their clothes are more beautiful than the ladies of the family, and more graceful than the ladies of the nobles.

They are polite when they meet each other, their manners are decent and uniform, and their voices are melodious and pleasant, as if they have been trained thousands of times.

Yan Nu was completely shocked by the luxury here. He was born as a pariah, and he had never seen such a shocking house.

The garden of the Zhang family and the mansion of the Chang family are completely incomparable with this, as if they are so different from each other.

Even Shen Molian's 'Moxuan Palace' may be worth more than that, but the shock to Yan Nu is far inferior to this mortal Golden Valley Garden.

"Oh my god, how much did it cost?" Yan Nu couldn't help asking.

The middle-aged scribe looked back at him and smiled faintly: "Hehe, it's vulgar to talk about money."

"Although the Golden Valley Garden is one of the eight scenic spots in Luoyang, in the eyes of Shi Weng, it is just a separate courtyard. It is just a place to stay for entertaining friends."

"This garden has been built for decades. In order to make friends satisfied and happy, and not let this place become old, the scenery here is changed every year, trying to be different every year, and every year is wonderful..."

Miaohan's breathing became rapid, and she couldn't help clenching her little fists.

Not to mention Yan Nu, who has to change it every year?Today is an unprecedented chaotic world. Every day, every hour, and even every breath, people starve to death in his underworld.

If it weren't for the underworld, Yan Nu could not hold back his temper long ago.

"Golden Valley Garden, what a Golden Valley Garden."

Yan Nu stared at Miao Han's back, the two of them were in the same mind.

Miaohan sighed slightly, and said with divine sense: "Can you sense that stone pet?"

"I've seen him a long time ago." Yan Nu saw the fire clearly. Although the entire Golden Valley Garden was huge, it was under his control.

Miaohan smiled: "Since that's the case, don't rush for a while."

"I would like to see how elegant the demeanor of a first-class family member can be."

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　PS: sorry.

　　
　
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