Chapter 739 What's wrong with this society!

Lu Yao was puzzled: "I remember that the last time I saw Wei Qixiang was only two months ago? What's going on with the time here? How come it's been more than ten years in a flash?"

Song Shiyi explained this question: "The Great Qin Empire is different from the Earth. It is a continuous virtual and real world. The specific calculation method is very complicated, and the continuity of movement is not uniform... Every time we come here, we need to recalibrate."

"In reality, the Qin people experienced time faster than us, and they were closer to the virtual universe. But because of the alternation between reality and virtuality, they lived a very long life. I remember that according to the data given by the Great Qin, the average life expectancy of the Qin people was 801 years old - or that's what it is here."

"But if everyone lives a long time, it will also affect the vitality of the entire society, class stratification will be serious, and people's desire to have children will continue to decline."

Song Shiyi ate the last bit of the biscuit, wiped her mouth with the wet tissue she brought with her, and handed one piece each to Lu Yao and Isabel.

"From this perspective, Qin Shihuang's adoption of the imperial feudal system was actually a strategy. Through the most direct land benefits, he stimulated everyone to expand the territory, sent more people to the frontier, and made them rich through military merit, which stimulated the entire society. Then he encouraged more people in the country to continue to join the army, and promoted the progress of the empire through the military merit system."

"People are not worried about the lack of wealth, but the inequality of wealth. The wealth earned through military merit will always motivate many people to join. Combined with the emperor's national policy of conferring gods, as long as the soldiers are promoted all the way, they can eventually become the actual controllers of the world. This is still very attractive."

She lifted a strand of hair that was hanging down from her ear. "The data we have shows that after Qin Shihuang issued the decree, the entire Qin Dynasty prospered for a long time and developed very quickly. People actively joined the army and reclaimed wasteland, and trade was used to boost the production capacity of various industries, ushering in a golden age."

"However, any laws and policies have their own limitations. As time goes by, it has become increasingly difficult for the Qin Empire to expand. Although it continues to conquer worlds, these places are basically of low value and no one is interested in them. Strategic and resource-rich areas are all occupied by other civilizations or pantheons of the same size."

"There are only two options for the empire: either continue to expand or reform the past system. But the reforms have failed one after another, and it is difficult to turn around..."

"So the only target of the Qin Dynasty is the border area, and we should continue to launch expeditions."

Lu Yao already knew what happened next.

The appearance of the virtual mirror brought with it a powerful turbulent tide, causing the Feathered Man to create a black tide, which dealt a series of consecutive heavy blows to the Great Qin Empire.

The economic crisis can no longer be suppressed.

…

Lu Yao asked Wei Qixiang for his address.

"You want to go to Wei Qixiang's house? Don't you never meddle in other people's business? Mr. Huang, they are just orphans and widows." Song Shiyi's face showed shock and nervousness.

Lu Yao: “…”

Depend on.

It's not okay to be a good person occasionally.

What's wrong with this society! Could I have eaten them in the past? Lu Yao said: "I am optimistic about Wei Qixiang, so I will make a personal investment. If he can escape in the future, then this favor will be very valuable."

"I see."

Song Shiyi showed a relieved expression: "I told you, Mr. Huang, you can't be... not that kind of casual person."

“…”

Veins popped up on Lu Yao's forehead.

What kind of person am I in your eyes? Isabel suddenly asked, "Can I have another Four Barbarians Cake?"

"It's delicious, right?" Song Shiyi was immediately excited.

"Delicious." Isabel gave a thumbs up.

The two girls talked about local delicacies, ate and walked along the way, and then took a horse carriage - there are horse carriages, iron cars, human-powered trailers, and bamboo wheeled carts that need to be pedaled in Xianyang City, so there are a wide range of choices.

The carriage was running all the way, and the driver was a man who looked like an Indian, wearing a feather hat and with a naked muscular torso.

He swung the reins and played the flute to accompany himself all the way. His breathing was steady and the sound of the flute was good.

It took me a little over forty minutes to run.

The carriage stopped outside a long wall.

Song Shiyi took out a wallet, took out a banknote from it and handed it to the other party.

"Thank you beautiful lady, I wish you good luck and health."

"Please be careful. The security here is not very good. Please do not stay here at night. Then, goodbye."

The driver drove the cart away.

Lu Yao asked for a banknote and came to observe it.

The pattern in the center of the banknote is a copper coin with a round outer surface and a square inner surface. The four characters "Da Qin Yuan Bi" are written on the coin from left to right and from top to bottom.

The face value of "12" is printed in the center square hole, and a line of small characters at the bottom represents the banknote number. The other side is printed with a black bird totem with its wings spread, representing the black bird, and the four sides are surrounded by seedlings.

"This is the legal currency of the Qin Dynasty, the Qin Yuan coin."

Song Shiyi introduced: "The power of faith is the gold of this world. The power of faith is circulated in "Xuanpiao". The exchange rate between Yuanbi and the power of faith will fluctuate, but it has been fluctuating around 8:1 in recent years."

She handed over a black card.

Lu Yao saw that there were golden numbers 4,005 on the Xuan ticket, and Arabic numerals 4005 were displayed below.

He tried to inject the fire of faith, and the number immediately turned into 4105.

It is indeed convenient.

When Lu Yao came back last time, he didn't touch the money. Hua Tiao'er and Zhao Zhenzhu paid for everything, and he just ate. Only then did he truly understand the local currency of the Great Qin Empire.

Lu Yao asked: "Does every household have this card?"

"Wei Qixiang is a lieutenant general, so he must have it at home." Song Shiyi said.

She continued to lead the way, saying, "Teacher Zao came here once before. He wanted to find Adjutant General Wei to learn about the latest situation of Xiji Palace, because Xiji Palace was blocked and entry was temporarily prohibited. When he came here, he found out that Adjutant General Wei was punished and demoted to the expeditionary force..."

Wei Qixiang's home was in "Yanbianfang", where the houses were narrow and close together, with sheds of all sizes scattered everywhere.

The sanitary conditions of the streets are also poor. Rats can be seen running around on the road. There are ropes with clothes, pants, and sheets hanging everywhere, and there are only very narrow accessible paths.

There were several children with ropes and wooden boards hanging around their necks, hawking their wares along the street, including boiled eggs, baked buns, skewers of unknown meat, thick matches, sugar balls, and some hand-rolled cigarettes wrapped in white and yellow paper.

Outside, it is a postmodern avant-garde cultural city where ancient and modern times blend together, but here seems like a place that has been forgotten by the times.

The residents of Yanbianfang washed their faces and rinsed their mouths on the street, built stoves and cooked. It was quite homely and reminded Lu Yao of his hometown when he was a child.

That was nearly twenty years ago.

Wei Qixiang's family lived on the second floor of an old house. There were some rotten, blackened wood and broken bamboo piled in the corridor, which looked like junk picked up by someone.

Song Shiyi knocked on the wooden door with a piece of yellow talisman paper pasted on it and mugwort hanging on it.

A small voice came from inside: "Who?"

"Sister Yu, I'm Xiao Song. I came here last time with Teacher Ding. I'm from the Heavenly Palace."

"Please wait a moment."

The door slowly opened, revealing a sallow-faced woman wearing a camel-colored sweater, with her hair tied up and a haggard look on her face.

She glanced at Lu Yao and Isabel next to her: "Who are these two?"

"This is Mr. Huang Jia, Miss Mary, my colleague and good friend."

"Come in."

The room was a one-bedroom apartment. Although the tables, chairs and cabinets did not look new, the floor and furniture were cleaned very well. There was also a canvas schoolbag on the chair with two books in it.

There was a child of seven or eight years old inside, cleaning with a broom. He glanced at the person who came, and then went back to his work.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

"Wei Zhao, be polite." Yu said.

The child then said sullenly, "Uncle, hello, auntie."

Then he ran away again.

Yu then asked, "What are you two doing?"

Song Shiyi glanced at Lu Yao and saw that he didn't say anything, so she said, "We participated in a mission with Admiral Wei last time. We happened to pass by today, so we came to take a look. I hope it won't disturb us too much."

"No, no, I'll go make some tea right away. I've been lying in bed all day and I'm so sleepy."

Yu stood up.

Lu Yao raised his hand and said, "No need. I'm bringing something for Admiral Wei, so I'm bringing it along this time."

He shook his hand and suddenly picked up a sausage.

"This is the [Kitchen Food·Sausage] made by the [Kitchen God]. It just can't be kept for too long." Lu Yao handed the sausage to the other party.

Yu was stunned for a moment: "But my husband never mentioned this, so I can't take it."

"This is the gift that the Kitchen God gave to everyone last time. I took this copy for Admiral Wei and didn't have time to give it to him. Madam, please accept it. You will know the answer when Admiral Wei comes back."

Lu Yao was so anxious that he came up with this idea.

Yu hesitated for a while, but finally took the sausage. She immediately recognized that it was something special: "It looks like something very expensive..."

Song Shiyi said, "If Sister Yu can't bear to eat it, just pawn it and sell it to avoid it going bad and wasting it."

“…”

Yu looked grateful to Lu Yao: "Thank you, thank you."

"It's just on the way."

Lu Yao found that he couldn't give money away. Fortunately, there was a sausage in the props, which was quite suitable.

This is different from the simulator where you directly throw resources at the faces of various gods and demons.

If you coldly give money to a normal person, it seems that the other party would not dare to accept it.

A little token of your appreciation will suffice.

So he said, "Goodbye."

As soon as Lu Yao left, Isabel followed, and Song Shiyi said, "Then we'll go first. Take care, Sister Yu."

The three of them walked downstairs, and the young boy Wei Zhao came running over. He held up a small sack and handed it to Lu Yao: "It contains our fried peanuts. Mom said, I'll give it to you to eat."

"Thank you very much."

Lu Yao gladly accepted it.

Wei Zhao suddenly asked, "Did my father really bring that sausage?"

Lu Yao nodded.

Wei Zhao added: "My father never lets anyone send anything to our home."

The boy took something out of his pocket and stuffed it into Lu Yao's pocket: "This is the rare card I won. Here you go."

After saying that, he turned around and ran away.

Although the boy didn't talk much, Lu Yao roughly understood what he meant. The kid just didn't want to owe anyone a favor, and he had a strong sense of self-esteem at such a young age.

Lu Yao looked at the thing in his hand.

This is a psychic packaging card that has been opened and contains an item.

…

【Basic Interface Card】: can be used to add external interfaces to Type I and Type II devices. Only one card can be used for one device.

【External interface (0/3)】

…

Apparently this was something of Eldar making.

Interface card? External interface?

Can be used for Type I and Type II devices... What does this mean? Lu Yao immediately thought of the [Mimetic Deep Burial Box Type II] and [Spiritual Niche Machine Type I] in his hands.

External interface, can both devices be expanded and upgraded?

He started trying immediately.

(End of this chapter)