Established a thousand-year family from the end of Qin Dynasty

Chapter 503 Humanity and Freedom ([-])

Two months later
Yan Gong 290 spring (500 years)
New Year
New Year
Yandu
The National Day of Yan State has begun, and the entire Yandu is filled with joy. People gradually come out from the shadow of the terrible black epidemic more than ten years ago. The old concept of life was destroyed by the black epidemic, and the new concept of life has not yet It is established that people at this moment are in a state of confusion, and they don't know where they are going.

Lin Zhi was walking on the commercial street of Yandu. There were red lanterns on both sides of the road, and the sky was full of flying lanterns (Kongming lanterns). Although it was night, the commercial activities in Yandu were already very lively.

Passing by the brothel, I heard the voices of many Yingyingyanyans, the melodious voices were endless, and there were people immersed in carnal desires.

The streets are clean and tidy, and even the garbage in the harbor is transported by ships to the ocean currents, allowing these garbage to float overseas along the ocean currents, because the country of Yan is really afraid of another black epidemic.

The ocean current is observed by the navigators of the Yan State. They found that the ocean has a fixed ocean current during decades of sailing life, so the Yan State uses the ocean current to deal with the garbage in the harbor.

However, the country of Yan didn't know where the rubbish would end up. After all, the sea to the east didn't even have a coastline, so no one dared to set foot in it.

Yandu's commercial street has no time limit, it is open at twelve hours every day, and its commercial content is much richer than that of the Fangshi in the Central Plains.

There are not only daily necessities for sale, but also many snack vendors, such as a barbecue stall, and a vendor is grilling fish. Since food seasonings in this period are luxury goods, only high society banquets will use seasonings, so small vendors can use The only condiment is salt.

With the benefit of fishing salt, the salt of Yan State is still very cheap in comparison.

The streets are full of fragrance, and the streets are lined with flowers and trees.

Bang bang bang!
"Daddy, the fireworks are going off, let's go and see them."

The fireworks in Yandu Square are in full bloom, and many children are holding the hands of their parents, eager to get close to watch the fireworks.

After decades of development, the success rate of Yan Guo's fireworks has increased to 80%, that is, out of 100 fireworks, about 80 fireworks can bloom normally.

"Go to Yandu Square." Lin Zhi found a carriage in operation by the side of the road, so he said to the carriage driver who was playing cards.

The coachman was playing a kind of bamboo cards similar to mahjong, which is also an entertainment that has appeared in recent years, providing the majority of the people at the bottom with spiritual enjoyment.

These coachman occupations appeared very early, about 100 years ago in the Yan Gonglan period.

They generally belonged to a certain guild, and the guild provided them with carriages. Depending on the guild they belonged to, their business methods were also different.

Some guilds only require the coachman to pay a fixed rent, regardless of how much the coachman earns. This is the mainstream mode of operation because it is easier to manage.

However, some guilds require the coachman to hand over all his income, and they pay the coachman his wages. This kind of trouble is a bit less, so it is less.

As for the business model based on income sharing, the Taoyuan Guild tried it, but failed, because it is difficult to know the specific income of the coachman, so naturally there is no way to share it according to income.

"Hey, Xiangzi, business is coming." A middle-aged man who played cards with the coachman reminded the coachman.

The coachman called "Xiangzi" quickly turned his head to look at Lin Zhi, then stood up and said with a smile, "Sir, where are you going?"

"Yandu Square." Lin Zhi was not angry, and sat quietly in the carriage.

"Let's go." The coachman sat in the front row and drove the horses forward.

In the past, Yan State still had the profession of rickshaw puller, but with the popularity of horses in Yan State, this profession gradually disappeared.

Yan State has a large number of pastures overseas, so there is no shortage of livestock at all, and there are a lot of horses. Now that so many people have died, Yan State can already make every citizen own a horse, which is unimaginable in the Central Plains .

Sitting in the carriage, Lin Zhi felt complicated.

He is the son of the president of the [Peony Guild], but he was squeezed out in the political struggle in Chang'e City.

After hearing that the great traveler Xu Xiake had returned to Yan State, he couldn't wait to come to Yandu to visit and study, but he didn't expect Xu Xiake to die of illness not long after.

President Mudanlin passed away five years ago, and President Lin's daughter, Lin Zhi's mother, Lin Yueru, became the new president.

However, the [Peony Guild] gradually fell behind in the competition and was squeezed out by the [Chasing the Deer Guild], while the [Taoyuan Guild] chose to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight because its main business was in the Spice Islands, and did not intend to participate in the development of Chang'e City. compete.

He is 33 years old this year, but he still has nothing to do.

He was trained by his grandfather since he was a child, hired the best tutor, and let the young lady from the scholarly family be his maid. As a child, he saw countless people die from the black plague every day. To deal with the black plague, brutal and brutal methods were often adopted. People were often arrested and imprisoned, and some were punished to death in public, which gave him a huge impact on his young mind.

At the age of 15, he entered Yandu Academy for advanced studies. He originally wanted to study navigation and become a great navigator or explorer who explored overseas in the future.

However, he found that he didn't have the talent in this area, and he couldn't learn it no matter what, so he had to switch to Confucianism, which was not required for learning, and then took painting and drama as electives.

At the age of 22, he joined the guild volunteer army of the [Peony Guild], followed the imperial guards to the Fuyu country to help the Fuyu people resist the invasion of the Goguryeo people, and personally beheaded a Goguryeo man.

At the age of 24, the plantation of the Peony Guild in the Spice Islands was attacked by the aborigines, so he, as an officer of the guild army, led the guild army to wipe out the aborigines.

At the age of 26, he began to enter the political arena and was elected as a member of the city council of Chang'e City.

At the age of 27, the Peony Guild was accused of embezzling the city's property and became notorious for a while. His father Li Huowang believed that someone wanted to frame him, and the mastermind behind it must be the Zhulu Guild.

However, within a few months, several teenage girls accused his father of raping them.

His father was placed under house arrest, and the supervisors intervened in the investigation, but the people criticized him more and more. Unable to bear all this, the father committed suicide by taking poison at home.

The matter was finally settled, but Lin Zhi felt that his father had been wronged and wanted to appeal.

But the mayor of Chang'e City is too weak. Although he is a nobleman, he doesn't want to end up intervening in the guild's struggle, but just wants to end his term safely.

At the age of 30, when he ran for Chang'e City Master again, he failed miserably. Almost all the councilors disapproved of him. Even the councilors of the Peony Guild, who seemed to have reached an agreement in private, actually opposed him.

When recalling the past of Chang'e City, the carriage had already arrived at Yandu Square.

Yan Guo made thousands of fireworks this time, and even now they haven't finished setting them off.

Not far away, there are various competitions, such as fencing, equestrianism, etc. In addition to physical competitions, there are also mental competitions, such as Go, debates, etc.

Some Confucian scholars are debating the scriptures with each other, explaining their own understanding of the scriptures.

Not only Confucianists, but also disciples of Buddhism and Taoists participated in the debate here.

Lin Zhi listened with gusto, and decided that he would also participate in the debate.

(End of this chapter)