Hearing what Lu Chen said, the others immediately looked at Zhao Dahu nervously.
Although this uncle is a nice person, he is too straightforward and has no good intentions. If he accidentally asks questions that he shouldn't ask and offends this young and shameless big shot, then they will be doomed.
Under the nervous gazes of several people, Zhao Dahu asked with a slightly trembling tone: "Sir, you...have you ever said...the people...the people are the most precious, and the people are like water or something?"
Lu Chen thought for a moment, and then said directly: "The people are more valuable than the king? The people are like water, and the king is like a boat?"
Zhao Dahu nodded vigorously: "Yes, Erhu seems to have said so!"
Hearing this, Lu Chen vaguely remembered something.
I remember that when Xia Yan's No. 3 backstabber was interrogated by the three divisions, among the few Yongchuan people who made a special trip from Yongchuan County to hand over the Wanmin Letter in order to save Xia Yan, there seemed to be one named Erhu.
However, this little thing seemed nothing to worry about, so he didn't think too much about it, just nodded and admitted:
"Well, this is what I said."
After the words fell, Zhao Dahu breathed a heavy sigh of relief as if he had confirmed something, and then spoke out all the questions Lu Chen had just asked.
The people who were conscripted into labor had to work for nine of the twelve hours a day, and each person still had a workload every day. If the amount was less than this amount, the food would be reduced according to the less, and more would be needed if the hunger was not full. It was difficult to finish the work, and I could only watch the food gradually dwindle.
Then, if no family members come to deliver meals, they will basically either die of exhaustion or starve to death on the construction site.
There is indeed a reward for completing the workload, but that reward is just an extra bowl of so-called broth without any trace of oil or water. As for the food provided by the government, it is even more difficult to describe. They have never tried it without eating sand. The so-called thick porridge was so "thick" that it was almost difficult to stand up with chopsticks. The pancake given to me could be used as a blunt instrument to kill someone, and it was only a small piece.
They eat less and work more. If they don't do well, they have to be beaten and starved. Even if they do well, there are almost no rewards. Rest time is short, and even going to the toilet has a strict time limit. If they exceed it, they will be punished with sticks and iron whips.
Sometimes the officials are in a bad mood, such as losing money, or failing to become a certain girl or Mr. Rabbit, or a distinguished guest, and they will find various reasons to vent their anger on them.
In just over a month since the renovation of the Wuji Palace and the decoration of the Xinyuan Ceremony began, Zhao Dahu alone knew that no less than ten servants had died unexpectedly.
After listening to his story, Lu Chen's heart became heavier.
In ancient times, labor was indeed a more deadly thing than tax items...
Then he raised his head and stared at the scars on several people's bodies that were obviously left by whips, and a trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.
Working for free, you have to endure oppression from officials. If you are unlucky, your life will depend on it.
In ancient society, human life was indeed like a piece of grass.
Compared with this, modern society is simply a paradise on earth.
Moreover, the people of Central Continent are also threatened by evil cultivators, evil spirits, monsters, natural disasters, spiritual disasters, etc. Maybe when an evil cultivator passes by and kills people everywhere because he has practiced a certain method that requires digging out the marrow and devouring the heart, All the people in an entire area would die tragically.
In comparison, the ancient society before he traveled didn't seem that bad.
"grown ups…"
Seeing Lu Chen's silence, Lin Feng asked with some anxiety, "Do you have anything else to ask?"
Lu Chen came to his senses immediately, then shook his head and said, "No more."
With that said, he stood up directly, patted the dust on his back, then stretched out his hand to stop Zhao Dahu and the others from getting up, told them to have a good rest, and then turned and walked towards another construction site.
Then he roughly inspected the entire Wuji Palace.
It seems that the renovation project and the layout of the Xinyuan Ceremony are already halfway through. According to this progress, it should be completed before the Xinyuan Ceremony.
Of course, the premise is that everything goes smoothly and there are no twists and turns.
Finally, Lu Chen came to the warehouse where various items such as spiritual stones, special stones from Tianhe Mansion, spells, etc. were placed.
Several petty officials followed him.
"Master Lu."
One of the clerks said with a smile: "Although the warehouse is not dirty, the various spiritual objects inside are piled up together, and the surrounding spiritual energy may be a little abnormal. Not only may it hurt the adults, but it may also cause harm to the adults." Your spiritual roots have an impact, and there are many more inside..."
"You talk nonsense, why don't you write a book about it?"
Lu Chen snorted softly and said decisively:
"Stop talking nonsense, where is the spirit key? Hurry up and open the vault door for me!"
Seeing how strong Lu Chen was, the others had no choice but to do as he was told.
But when they opened the door of the warehouse, two of them winked at each other inexplicably.
Click…
The heavy warehouse door opened, and Lu Chen walked in without hesitation, and then walked straight to the place where the spiritual stones were piled. He randomly took out one of the blue spiritual stones piled into a small mountain, then closed his eyes and used his spiritual stones. Feel the power carefully.
After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Yes, it has pure spiritual power and is a top-grade spiritual stone."
Hearing this, the eyes of several minor officials relaxed slightly, and then one of them said with a flattering smile: "Of course, this is something used in the palace, and the quality will naturally be good. Otherwise, His Majesty will blame you, and no one will bear it." I'm sorry..."
Another clerk also continued: "Furthermore, the spiritual stones in the palace have always been provided by the Duke of Yan. The Duke of Yan has been loyal to the court for generations. The Dukes of Yan have been loyal to the court and respected His Majesty extremely. How is this possible? Would you do such a disrespectful thing as passing off quality goods?"
"Yes, Duke Yan is definitely trustworthy. It is said that every spiritual stone supplied to the palace must be carefully confirmed by the nobles of the Duke of Yan's palace before it is shipped to the capital only if it is confirmed to be a top-grade spiritual stone."
Several people kept saying good things about Duke Yan, but they didn't notice that there was a hint of meaningful arc in the corner of Lu Chen's mouth.
"Spiritual stones are indeed good, but... five hundred taels of silver for a top-grade spirit stone, isn't it a bit too expensive?"
Upon hearing this, the voices of several people suddenly stopped.
Lu Chen threw the spirit stone back casually, and then continued: "Although it is normal for good things to be more expensive, when I was the governor of Yu and Sui states, I had a fairly good understanding of various prices. According to what I have learned You know, the average high-grade spiritual stone is about two hundred and fifty taels of silver, and I have roughly seen its quality, and it seems to be no different from the spiritual stone from the Duke of Yan's Mansion."
"Well, Mr. Lu, you don't know something..."
A minor official said softly: "This spiritual stone from Duke Yan's Mansion has much less impurities than ordinary high-grade spiritual stones. The spiritual power contained in it is also extremely pure. It is used to set up magic circles..."
Lu Chen smiled coldly: "Can it be twice as high as other high-grade spiritual stones from other places?"
After the words fell, the expressions of all the minor officials suddenly froze slightly.
(End of chapter)
