I guessed it right...

Rajel thought to himself.

In fact, the nobles spared no effort to verbally attack and discredit the young lord.

Of course, in a formal answer, Rajer would never say this, but he still knew how to speak.

Thinking of this, Rajer shook his head: "It's not that exaggerated..."

Rajer wanted to change the subject. He thought for a moment and pointed at Hansen.

"This is the guard assigned to me by my grandfather, Hansen, Lord Kazama, can I take him with me?"

Hansen saluted to Fengjian, and Fengjian nodded to him.

"Of course there is no problem... This is Genis next to me. He is taking a rest today and will also come with us."

"Gennis..."

Rajer looked at Gurnis, obviously having heard of this name.

Chapter 1 Insights

Gurnis, the instigator of the Xi'an slave uprising, is said to have been a fighter who launched the uprising in the arena.

As the exiled nobles of Xi'an fled to Tandan, this name was also spread among Tandan.

"I've heard about you..." Rajeel began.

Looking at Rajel, Genis's expression was a little complicated.

In terms of class relations, there is no difference between the nobles of Tandan and the nobles of Xian.As a former slave, Gurness had a natural hatred of slave owners.

However, Mr. Kazama is right next to him, so he will not be rude in a place like this.

In the end, it was just a slight nod to Raj, which was considered a greeting.

Looking beyond Rajel, Genis's attention was mainly on Hansen beside Rajel.

This is a powerful warrior.

As a battle-experienced fighter, whose physical fitness has reached the limit of a mortal, Genis, who is only a hair away from the so-called baptized warrior extraordinary, can naturally feel the extraordinary in Hansen.

Likewise, part of Hansen's attention also rested on Gurness.

He had also heard of the name Genis, but despite this identity, the temperament of a warrior could not be concealed.

However, neither of them spoke or communicated. After all, here, both of them were bodyguards.The real owners of this trip are the two people in front of me.

"Then, let's set off..."

Kazama spoke.

"It's just that if you are looking for entertainment in Xi'an, I'm afraid you will be disappointed."

Entertainment activities in ancient times were quite scarce, and they were nothing more than some sports and opera performances.

In Yuanxi'an, the biggest entertainment activity is to watch the fights between fighters, or the fights between fighters and beasts.But since slavery was abolished from Xian, both performances have largely come to an end.

The fighting is okay, it can still be staged after introducing appropriate fighting rules and abolishing the previous bloody fights.However, activities like fighting ferocious beasts caught in the forest are basically impossible to happen again.

In addition to such performances, there are also musicals, dances and dramas.But it is quite simple, or in other words, Tandan, where Rajel is located, is the city-state that is really good at this skill.

As a Tandan nobleman, Rajel shouldn't have much interest in such things.

But thinking of this, it reminded Kazama a little.

In addition to politics, commerce, and war, the communication channels between different civilizations include cultural exchanges.

Painting, music, novels, drama, and many other artistic fields share the same goal of pursuing "cultural beauty."

If you want to increase the influence of human principles on human civilization in this world through cultural channels, you may be able to summon auxiliary followers such as Andersen, Shakespeare, and Beethoven.

But this is all a story for another day. The development of culture is based on the prosperity of civilization.Given the current territory occupied by human ethics, it is still too early to say this.

"fine..."

Rajer shook his head:

"I'm just curious about the city of Xi'an. It would be great to just look around."

"If that's the case, then let's go."

Hearing what Rajel said, Kazama took steps forward.

Rajer followed closely behind Fengjian.

Although Rajer had been to Xi'an once before, it was before he could remember it, and he didn't have much impression of the White Stone City at all.It can be said that everything you see during this visit is very novel.

Compared with Tandan, which is built of light red stone, Xi'an does have many different places.

For example, it is obviously more lively here.

There was the sound of hammers hitting stone and saws cutting through wood everywhere.Some old buildings are being demolished and prototypes of new ones are being built.

Seeing this scene, Rajer couldn't help but ask his 'tour guide' today: "Master Kazama, do you want to knock down all the buildings here and rebuild the whole Xi'an?"

"This would be too labor-intensive."

"Everything was demolished until it was no longer necessary. However, I ordered the renovation to be organized by the bureaucrats below."

Kazama was happy to answer the boy's questions.

"The current planning of Xi'an City is only suitable for the order of old Xi'an."

The distinction between the inner and outer cities was precisely to separate the two classes of slaves and freedmen, and to physically separate the two groups in terms of their living material conditions.

The urban functions of the inner city are only to meet the needs of less than 5000 people, while the remaining population of more than 2 are crowded in the simple outer city.This is obviously extremely unreasonable.

"The functions of the inner city need to be upgraded, and urban land resources need to be rationally allocated to accommodate more people."

The small-scale peasant economy is indeed basic, but after the productivity is liberated and production efficiency is improved, there is no need for nearly three-quarters of the population in the city-state to be engaged in agriculture.

Since they are all cities, there must be some handicraft, catering, and service industries.People engaged in these industries will slowly form a citizen class, thereby promoting the development of economy and commerce.

"As for the labor involved..."

Kazama smiled again:

"Spring plowing is almost over now, and a large number of laborers are vacant. In addition, I recruit with money and food. How can it be regarded as a waste of labor?"

Although the slaves were liberated, there were still winds allocating fields, distributing seeds, and renting farm tools.But as a newly freedman, he was still too poor.

The current policy implemented by Kazama is led by the city lord's palace, which distributes food according to different age groups, occupations, and genders.

However, it is impossible for Kazama to create a big pot, and this policy will only last until after the autumn harvest.This matter has been made clear to the residents of Xi'an.

Because Xi'an's former slaves now have the right to control private property, they have great enthusiasm and interest in accumulating assets.In addition to waiting for the harvest of the fields, they are also eager to accumulate wealth in other ways.

Xi'an's transformation is undoubtedly the best way.

Transforming Xi'an is a big project. After the project is detailed, workers who have spare time will be recruited in the city's central square and paid with food and coins.Therefore, a large number of Xi'an residents sign up every day.

Hearing what Kazama said, Rajer was speechless for a moment.

What Kazama said is exactly the difference between Xi'an and Tandan now.

If large-scale construction is carried out in Tandan, it must be the exploitation of slaves.Slaves were already severely damaged in ordinary daily production, and then they were asked to engage in tiring construction activities...

In short, it is absolutely impossible for Xi'an to actively sign up to participate in the construction.

Chapter 1 Insights

The difference between Xin Xi'an and Tan Dan is ultimately the difference in order.

Now, Xi'an, who is extremely busy, is a microcosm of this difference.

Rajer looked at the buildings that had been torn down but were about to be rebuilt.Will this happen in Tandan?

the answer is negative.

The City of Bloodstone has stood on the land of Slaver's Bay for nearly 700 years. In fact, there have been very few changes in these 700 years.

There will indeed be construction, because the nobles desire more luxurious residences, and the slaves work to build more gorgeous gardens.

Apart from this, all buildings other than those enjoyed by the nobles are almost stagnant.

Rajer slowed down. There was a construction site not far away. He could clearly see the figures and expressions of everyone on the construction site.

Their clothes were in tatters and their conditions were not very good.But everyone's face was filled with smiles. These smiles were very unfamiliar to Rajer and could never be seen on the numb faces of Tandan's slaves.

Although there are supervisors and commanders on the construction site, the supervisors do not have whips in their hands to drive them, but the builders are working very hard.

"These buildings..."

Rajer looked at Kazama who also slowed down.

"The main renovation at present is the houses. After all, there are no slaves in Xi'an, so it is impossible to live in shacks and live with livestock as before."

"The houses that have been built will also be rented out to former slaves who want to live in the city."

"That's how it is..."

Lajjar nodded.

He thought again of what the maid said at the dinner party at the City Lord's Mansion yesterday.Compared with the aristocratic gardens they built as slaves that can amaze outsiders.The simple houses they live in and the roads they walk make them even more proud.

"The city lord's palace will pay for the recruitment, which will cost a lot of money..."

Rajel asked again.

Transforming an entire city, not to mention the inner city, the outer city of Xi'an that I saw when I arrived in Xi'an yesterday will definitely cost more.

This lord from the Forbidden Land is a frugal person, at least not someone who loves luxury and is willing to spend a large amount of wealth on enjoyment.

Because of the banquet last night, Rajer had this impression of Kazama.

But such people are willing to spend huge sums of money to transform the entire Xi'an.

Kazama saw Rajer's little expression and asked with a smile: "Don't you think I am a stingy person?"

Rajer's face suddenly turned pale. After all, Fengjian's identity and status were here, and he couldn't compare with him.

"It's nothing, Mr. Kazama, I'm just a little curious."

Kazama shook his head: "Actually, I'm not afraid of spending money, I'm just afraid that I have nowhere to spend it."

In other words, Kazama just wants to spend money where it can create meaning and reverberation.

When it comes to squandering wealth for indulgence, Kazama has no such idea.

Of course he has desires, but venting his desires does not mean indulgence.Sometimes being able to control your heart is a sign of strength.

Kazama's current temperament is definitely not bad. Firstly, the golden finger given to him by the system allows him to maintain the most basic rationality. Secondly, after so many years of experience, there is always pressure, which also makes Kazama restrain his indulgence, and his heart gradually Become strong.

This was also the main reason why Kazama was able to ignore Enoch's beauty trap at last night's dinner.

Although he doesn't want to spend money to indulge his desires, Kazama would also feel sorry to let his wealth rot in the treasure house.

There is a fundamental difference between the thinking of modern people in Kazama and the thinking of the aboriginal people in this other world who are in the transitional era from slavery to feudalism.

For the leader of a power, a large amount of funds that can be mobilized at will should be used to invest and produce more wealth.

Therefore, after slaughtering the old nobles of Xi'an as fattened pigs and looking at the large amount of wealth, Kazama really had some worries about being wealthy.

Of course, even if he told Rajer about this idea, he didn't understand it.Around Kazama, the only ones who can really understand are probably Avisbronn and Hohenheim.

Looking at Rajer's pale face, Fengjian smiled slightly:

"I'm not a stingy person, nor am I a petty person." After hearing what Fengjian said, Rajer's nervousness dissipated.

After strolling around the residential area here, the group came to the market again. With the changes in Xi'an, the situation of the market has also changed.

The market originally served only free people and nobles.Relatively high-end handicraft products are very popular in Xi'an market.

However, as the nobility was abolished and wealth was confiscated, the high-end handicraft market declined rapidly in the afternoon. On the contrary, low-end and general-purpose handmade products prospered.

The items such as civilian clothing and civilian utensils are sold very well.This is because slaves who originally had no property rights have now joined the buyer's market.

Rajr purchased something from a shop.

This shop was opened by the Romans, and the handmade products sold are very different from those produced in the Three-Stone City, and have a strong alien civilization style.

The boss is a pioneer of New Rome who has learned the common language. When he sees Kazama, he wants to salute him and offer Rajel free of charge for his purchases, but Kazama refuses.

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