Daily Life In Qin Dynasty

In the blink of an eye.

It’s autumn harvest season again.

After tens of thousands of people working tirelessly, a gray-white cement road winding like a long dragon finally ran through the entire Qinling Mountains.

On the day this road was completed, Mr. Mo came to the site in person and named it [Qinping Avenue].

This is composed of a word taken from the title of Qin and his own, which means "the Qin Dynasty will have eternal peace".

Although it sounds a bit like "flattery".

Are you an official?

Not shabby.

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The spread of information during the Warring States Period was not fast. The construction of the [Qinping Avenue] had just been completed. Now even in Xianyang, which is closest to the Qinling Mountains, not many people know that there is such a road above the Qinling Mountains.

Therefore, naturally not many people will pass through this road in a short period of time.

However, anyone who has passed by the Qinling Mountains recently will be shocked by the sudden appearance of this hard and flat road that cuts across the entire Qinling Mountains.

Just like now...

A figure in black robes riding a horse.

A young sword-wielding scholar riding a carriage.

A rugged hero with nine beads on his shoulders.

Three 'guests' who came from a foreign country met here by chance.

The three of them had already made sufficient preparations and planned to cross the Qinling Mountains and go to Hanzhong to visit the local master.

However, before they entered Hanzhong and just arrived at the entrance of Qinping Avenue, the three of them were already shocked by the strange material, spacious and extremely flat road in front of them.

"this road······"

The black-robed figure on horseback looked shocked. He was about to say something, but before he could speak, he suddenly heard a shout coming from the side.

"Hey, the three of you over there, do you want to cross? If you plan to pass by [Qinping Avenue], come over and pay. If you don't want to cross, just get out of the way and don't block the people behind you."

This shout immediately brought the three of them back to their senses. It was only then that the three of them suddenly realized that there was something unusual about the other two people beside them.

The three of them narrowed their eyes and said nothing more.

Instead, they each drove their mounts and walked towards the 'toll collector' at the intersection they just shouted.

The dressing of the three people was actually a bit strange at the moment, but the 'toll collector' at the entrance of Qinping Avenue had seen many people wearing strange clothes during this period, so he didn't pay too much attention to it and just thought to himself:

"Enter Hanzhong from Qinping Avenue, the price is 1 yuan for a single person, 5 yuan for a horse, and 10 yuan for a carriage. If you carry goods with you, it is free for less than 50 kilograms. If you exceed the amount, you will be charged according to the weight."

"You have to collect money when you pass by. How is this different from robbers and bandits?"

Hearing the 'toll collector' speak, the other two people didn't react much, but the rugged hero couldn't help but frowned and said.

The 'toll collector' sneered: "Would the robbers and bandits open up such a road for you in the deep mountains and old forests? Do you know how much it cost to build this road? Now I only charge you a small amount of money and let you walk on this road. , I’m already giving you an advantage.”

"I loved you, but get out."

This 'toll collector' obviously also had a bad temper and had no intention of coddling the other party.

The rugged hero was slightly angry, but he did not care about an ordinary person. He just suppressed his anger and said: "Building roads is a good thing that benefits the country and the people. Since it can make people's lives more convenient, why not Is it too much trouble?"

The 'toll collector' sneered: "Why, do you think you don't have to spend money to maintain such a road? Okay, I'm too lazy to argue with a guy like you. You just want to take advantage every day. How can there be so many good things in this world? .”

"I still say the same thing. If you want to take the Qinping Avenue, pay the money. Otherwise, you can also choose to cross through the deep mountains and old forests of the Qinling Mountains. However, if you encounter any jackals, tigers, and leopards on the way, it depends on your luck."

During this time, the 'toll collectors' have already encountered many people like this who want to pass for free and take advantage, so they have no intention of being polite at all.

Hearing this, the rugged hero seemed to want to argue a few words, but at this time the 'toll collector' had already started to wave people away.

As a last resort.

The rugged hero could only pay the money and walked into [Qin Ping Avenue].

The second person to pay was the figure in black robe. His temper was much gentler than that of the rough hero before. Although he was still asking questions, he was just talking as if making small talk during the process of handing over the money.

"Little brother, do you know when this [Qin Ping Avenue] was built? I remember that the last time I came here, I had never seen such a road."

"When was the last time you came here?"

"I can't remember clearly, it's been about three years!" The figure in black robe shook his head.

"Three years? Then of course you have never seen this road. The construction of this [Qinping Avenue] started almost half a year ago and was just completed not long ago."

"Half a year?"

Hearing this, not only the figure in black robe, but also the rugged hero who was still 'sulking' and the sword-wielding scholar with a calm and serious face all looked over in disbelief.

Immediately, a figure in black robe was heard exclaiming: "How is this possible?"

"Why is it impossible? Do you know who led the construction of this road? This is a road built under the personal supervision of Lord Shengping. When the construction started, there were at least tens of thousands of workers alone, and there were also cement With the help of gods and creatures, it is not an easy task to open up such a road in the Qinling Mountains."

The 'toll collector' rolled his eyes, and then looked at the black-robed figure in front of him with a look as if he saw a 'country bumpkin'.

"Shengping-kun? Cement?"

As soon as the 'toll collector' finished speaking, the last sword-wielding scholar among the three suddenly grasped the key point and asked: "Your Excellency, is this [Qin Ping Avenue] also the work of Lord Sheng Ping? "

"Of course!"

At the mention of the words 'Shengping-kun', the three of them clearly noticed that the tone of this 'toll collector' had changed, and the original irritability instantly turned into respect and pride.

Even the tone of his speech was a little respectful, and he continued: "Apart from Lord Shengping, who else in the entire Qin Kingdom can have such a handwriting now? Is it possible that they have to rely on the group of 'officials' in the court?" ?"

"Haha~~ If only one of those officials was capable, we in Hanzhong wouldn't have lived through so many years of hardship."

When the words 'Master Guan' were mentioned, the toll collector's tone turned into a touch of sarcasm in an instant, which was completely opposite to the expression and tone when he mentioned 'Sheng Pingjun' just now.

Saw this scene.

The figure in black robe, the rugged hero, and the scholar with a sword were all moved in their hearts.

Then I heard the figure in black robe speak again: "From what little brother means, could it be that life in Hanzhong was very poor in the past?"

The 'toll collector' spat unluckily and said, "Hey, don't mention it. Before Lord Shengping came, how did the officials, landlords, and nobles in Hanzhong at that time regard us as human beings?"

"In the past, if three to five people in our village alone did not starve to death a year, it would be because of the kindness of the landowners at that time."

Hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but frown.

Today.

The Mo family and the Nong family are indeed among the few famous families who are willing to consider the common people. However, due to the limitations of the times, it is difficult for them in high positions to see the lives of many real people at the bottom.

If they had not heard it with their own ears, they would not have imagined that three to five people in a village starved to death every year.

At this point.

Even Mr. Mo from later generations is like this, because some realities are really far more absurd than novels and movies.

But in the next second, I heard the toll collector change his topic and said: "But it's okay now. Since Lord Shengping came, he directly killed most of the landlords and nobles in Hanzhong County, and then took the initiative to give money to us poor people." People have found a lot of money-making jobs.”

"Speaking of which, I've been busy for almost a whole year this year!"

The last sentence, 'I've been busy for a whole year', although the literal meaning sounds very tiring, in fact all three of them could see that the toll collector's tone was full of showing off and pride.

All three of them can understand this.

After all, in this year and age, for ordinary civilians, being busy is not terrible, because being busy means that at least there will be goods received this year.

The really scary thing is to be idle. If ordinary people are too idle for a year, there is a high probability that they will not be able to survive this year.

"Then what is this cement?"

After chatting with the toll collector for a while, the three finally focused on another important point.

However, regarding this matter, the toll collector shook his head and said: "'Cement' is a secret of the Qin military. Now only Lord Shengping and the King of Qin know about it in the entire Qin Dynasty."

"But this thing is very magical. For ordinary roads and bridges, if bluestone bricks are used as the foundation stone and the seams are glued with paste stone slurry, it may take at least ten days and a half to solidify and bond."

"But this kind of 'cement' can quickly bind a pile of gravel into a road as hard as bluestone in just three days."

After listening to what the toll collector said, the eyes of the three people in front of them shrank instantly.

Because of the effect of this 'cement', all three of them thought of another thing.

That was the demonic method used by the Qin army in the 'Battle of Wu Sui'.

Although many people from various countries have speculated that this matter is related to Mr. Mo, most people have no substantive evidence. However, now, three people have finally confirmed this guess.

"Hey~~ The three people in front of you, have you finished paying? Please hurry up, we are all in a hurry!"

Just as the three of them were shocked by the 'cement', suddenly, there was another shout from behind.

When the three of them heard this, they immediately came to their senses.

Then the three of them apologized to the people behind them, then each collected the payment cards handed over by the 'toll collector' and walked towards the Qinling Mountains.

After a simple contact.

The figure in black robes, the rugged hero, and the scholar with a sword can be considered a preliminary acquaintance.

It happened that the three of them were traveling together for the rest of the journey, so they simply reported to each other's homes.

The figure in black robe took the lead and said: "I'm from the Mo family - Six Fingers."

The sword-wielding scholar and the rugged hero were shocked when they heard this. Although they had guessed a little bit about each other's identity before, they didn't expect the black-robed figure's origin to be so big.

Then the rugged hero clasped his fists and said, "It turns out that this is a contemporary tycoon of the Mohist family, and I am from the farm below—Tian Guang."

Hearing the rugged hero speak, the sword-wielding scholar and the six-fingered black man were equally surprised.

Today, a hundred schools of thought are contending.

Among the hundreds of schools of thought, Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism, and military strategists are considered to be the four most famous schools at the moment.

However, in recent years, the reputation of the two major sects has gradually caught up, and there is a faint momentum to stand shoulder to shoulder with the four major sects.

The two major sects are the Legalists and the Farmers.

The origin of the farmhouse is very early.

The earliest period can even be traced back to the ancient Shennong period.

Because of the long tradition, the farmer has always been a master.

However, the development of the farmers themselves is not very good, because their philosophy is that "the land will benefit all things, and Shen Nong will never die." Princes, generals and ministers would rather have their own kind than meet the expectations of the upper class nobles.

Therefore, the development of farmers has been intentionally or unintentionally restricted everywhere.

But I don’t know why.

In recent years, the peasant family seems to have received support from someone, and has developed a powerful force in the seven countries at an extremely fast speed.

Although the reputation of the farmer's family is not outstanding enough today, in terms of the size of the sect and the number of disciples, there is a faint tendency to become the largest sect in the world.

The person with the highest status in the farm family is called the "Xia Kui".

According to the other two people’s knowledge, the name of the contemporary peasant hero is ‘Tian Guang’.

"It turns out that the two of them are the senior Six-fingered Black Hero, a contemporary tycoon from the Mohist family, and senior Tian Guang, a contemporary hero from the peasant family, and the junior Confucian Fu Nian Wenyou."

"Fu Nian?"

Fu Nian's name made Tian Guang feel a little strange.

However, after the Six-fingered Black Man heard this name, his heart moved and he couldn't help but said: "A few years ago, when I was traveling in Songhai, I heard that the name of the contemporary senior brother of Xiaoshengxian Village was called 'Fu Nian'. Could it be that Is this sir?"

"It's me."

Fu Nian folded his hands and bowed respectfully.

Senior brother?

Tian Guang's eyelids twitched.

Although he had never heard of the name 'Fu Nian', he knew the meaning of the words 'Elder Brother' in Little Saint Xian Manor.

To put it bluntly, the previous ‘elder brothers’ of Xiaoshengxian Village are basically the next head of Confucianism.

Good guy.

When the three of them reported their homes, even the three of them couldn't help but be shocked.

After all, if they hadn't experienced it personally, no one would have thought that in the Qinling Mountains, there were actually two leaders and a quasi-leader gathered at the same time.

Moreover, the three of them were in charge of extremely powerful sects in the world.

But then the relationship between the three of them obviously became a lot 'closer'.

After all, the status of the three people is not ordinary. In today's world, there are very few people who are qualified to be friends of these three people.

But now I was lucky enough to meet the two of them at the same time, so naturally they had a great time chatting with each other.

The three of them were driving a carriage and riding horses.

Walk and talk along the way.

In just half a day, we had successfully crossed the Qinling Mountains and entered Hanzhong...

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