Diqin Designer

Chapter 286: First Impression of Xianyang for International Students

Niu Ba and Ma Jiu were listening to a lecture among a group of servants who had gathered. The content was similar to what He Ye and the others had been told, except that it was more severe, because they were servants and were born lowly.

The two were chosen as attendants to accompany He Ye to study abroad in Xianyang because they had served He Ye for several years, and they were smart and sensible, had never made any big mistakes, and had decent looks. It was impossible to find two stupid and ugly people to accompany He Ye to Xianyang.

Being ugly is a matter of face. Although the Xiongnu were not as powerful as the Qin Dynasty, they still had to do some work to save their face. Perhaps it was because they knew that they were not as strong as the Qin Dynasty that the Xiongnu nobles paid more attention to their face when facing the Qin Dynasty.

As for stupidity, it is easy to get into trouble in Daqin, so you must choose someone who is smarter.

The servants of other Xiongnu students were also selected according to the same criteria.

Niu Ba and Ma Jiu were listening to the Xiongnu officials talking about the things to pay attention to in Daqin, and the warnings not to cause trouble, and that they would be severely punished if they did. However, they did not feel as aggrieved and humiliated as He Ye did, and were very calm.

The Huns belonged to the Chanyu, the leaders, and the young masters. They had little to do with the servants and slaves like them. Perhaps after arriving in Xianyang, they would be able to live a slightly better life.

Thinking of this, Niu Ba and Ma Jiu had some expectations, but only a little, not much. Xianyang should be just a larger royal court, and it would not change much for them.

Since not much has changed, they will remain servants as they are, slaves as they are slaves, and the Qin people may even bully them just because they are servants. So what is there to expect?
It's impossible for the Qin people to help them escape from their status as servants and slaves out of kindness, right?

The Qin people said that the Huns were also part of the Chinese nation and were brothers, so the Qin people would definitely stand on the side of the Chanyu, the chieftain and the young masters. Could they still speak for their slaves and servants?
Only the Chanyu, the headmen and the young masters were what the Qin people called "brothers". They, the servants and slaves, were definitely not included. No one would regard cattle, horses and other livestock as brothers.

After the speech, there was no conversation that night. The team set out again early the next morning and arrived outside the city of Xianyang near noon.

Looking at the city bathed in sunshine not far away, the Huns who saw Xianyang City for the first time were shocked. It was worthy of being the capital of the Qin Dynasty. It was more majestic than their royal court and the cities they had seen along the way. The tall city walls made people feel safe and secure at a glance.

There were many carriages and pedestrians on the road leading to the city. It was a busy city, which showed that the city was very attractive, so there were so many people coming and going.

The delegation was approaching the city of Xianyang. Although the strong man had told them not to look around, talk around, or move around, the young men in the carriage still secretly opened the windows and looked at everything outside.

All the people on the carriages and on the roads were Qin people, but they were different from the Qin people they had seen along the way. Most of them were better dressed.

The Qin people also noticed the delegation and recognized that they were not Qin people. They looked at them boldly and curiously like the Qin villagers, and pointed and talked to the team.

He Ye noticed that a young Qin man with a sword drew out his sword and shouted something, attracting the attention of the Qin people nearby, and those Qin people also shouted along with the young Qin man.

Despite the language barrier, He Ye believed that what the young Qin people were shouting was related to them.

They dared to talk about people from other countries casually. This was the confidence that the country's strength brought them. They were not like them who were told not to look around, not to talk around, not to move around, for fear of offending the Qin people. He Ye couldn't help but feel envious again. If he could grow up in Qin, how great it would be to be a Qin person!

Of course, if He Ye really wanted to become an ordinary Qin citizen, he probably wouldn't do it. What he wanted was to become a powerful Qin citizen.

After a series of inspections, the team was allowed to enter the city and finally saw the appearance of the Qin capital. The international students from the Xiongnu ignored the instructions and came to the window, looking at everything in the city curiously.

Compared with the last time the Xiongnu delegation came, some changes have taken place in Xianyang City. For example, there were not so many shops before, but now there are a lot more. The sounds of hawking can be heard one after another, selling all kinds of items that are hard to find in the Xiongnu.

The streets also became cleaner and tidier. Many Qin people were walking on the streets. Some houses had flags hanging on them. He Ye and his friends knew that it was the national flag of the Qin Dynasty.

There were Qin soldiers patrolling the streets, but the Qin people were not afraid and seemed to be accustomed to it. There were also some "wooden boxes" set up on the streets, and no one knew what they were used for. Occasionally, they could see some strange houses with words they could not understand written on them, and Qin people coming in and out.

It was different from the royal court and the Qin cities he had seen on the road. There was an indescribable feeling that made He Ye feel. This capital of the Great Qin was very special!
But no matter what, this city is the most prosperous city He Ye has ever seen, and he can't help but imagine himself living in it.

According to the school system arranged for them by the Qin people, they will study and live here for three to five years, and they will have enough time to get to know this great capital of Qin.

He Ye noticed that there was a high platform in front of him, with a number of "wooden signs" erected on it. A Qin man in official uniform was standing there talking about something, and many Qin people were gathered below listening.

If He Ye could understand the language of Daqin, he would know that the Qin official was talking about demolishing certain houses in the city and mentioned which households were specifically to be demolished.

This is not the first wave of demolitions in Xianyang City!
There is no way. Xianyang will serve as the political, cultural, and economic center of the Qin Dynasty. Even because of Li Nian, many industries will be located in Xianyang.

What's more, in the minds of Li Nian and the First Emperor, Xianyang City is not only the central city of the Qin Dynasty, but will also serve as an international city in this world and this era, just like Chang'an in the Han and Tang Dynasties.

The original Xianyang City certainly could not afford it, and had to be demolished and expanded, and many places had to be replanned. The reason why Li Nian's Liuying Palace area could be expanded was because a batch of houses in the city were demolished.

Because of the reputation of Qin Shihuang and Li Nian among the people of Qin, the demolition went relatively smoothly. In the words of the people of Xianyang today, if we, the old Qin people, don't support Your Majesty, who will?
But the demolition cannot be completed all at once. Demolition is easy, but reconstruction requires manpower and material resources, as well as time, so it is divided into several batches. Now what Qin Li announced on the high platform is a new batch of houses to be demolished.

Li Nian is planning Xianyang according to the cities of later generations. Of course, due to the limitations of the technology of that era, many aspects cannot be made the same as the cities of later generations.

Passing by another place surrounded by Qin people, He Ye saw that it was a high platform with a number of "wooden signs" erected on it. There were many words on the signs that he could not understand.

(End of this chapter)