Being a tour guide for historical celebrities, the motherland is amazed again

Chapter 5: Spending AA on meals, is that fair?
Ying Zheng opened his eyes wide in astonishment and looked at Su Jiahe.

"Brother Zheng, in later generations, this is called archaeology. Look, if it weren't for archaeologists, how could your Terracotta Warriors be admired by future generations?"

"Does archaeology require digging graves? Isn't that digging up your own ancestors' graves?"

Su Jiahe inexplicably felt that what Ying Zheng said seemed to be correct.

However, Su Jiahe wants to continue to restore the reputation of archaeology.

"However, only by digging up what's underground can future generations understand how our ancestors lived and gain a more authentic understanding of history. After all, historical records aren't always accurate."

Ying Zheng thought about the rumors about his tomb that were spread by later generations, and felt that what Su Jiahe said made some sense.

"But if my grave is dug up, won't my body be left exposed in the wilderness? Will the burial objects also be resold?"

"Uh...Brother Zheng, you may have misunderstood. Archaeology is not tomb robbing. All the excavated objects will be well restored and protected, just like the Terracotta Warriors. The objects in the museum were all excavated in this way."

"Oh, I see." Ying Zheng discovered that the attitude of later generations towards antiques was very different from that of the ancients.

In ancient times, antiques were called "antiques", which were simply things that were sold, collected, and played with by people.

However, people in later generations called them "cultural relics", and even the way they looked at them was filled with respect.

Two thousand years have passed, and I wonder if the contents of the tomb are still intact. If they can be discovered and restored by future generations, allowing them to be admired forever, then in a sense, I too will have achieved immortality.

When the scenic spot was about to close, Su Jiahe took Ying Zheng away from the Mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang and went to a nearby specialty restaurant.

"Brother Zheng, you've been tired all day, let's taste the flavors of home."

Ying Zheng was not polite either and showed off all the dishes that Su Jiahe ordered.

"The food in the future is so delicious. It would be great if I could bring it back."

"System, can tourists bring modern things back with them?" Su Jiahe asked the system in his heart.

[Yes, but there is a weight limit for items you can carry, the upper limit is 100 kilograms]

"So many? That should be enough. I want to bring some more gifts for Brother Zheng."

After saying that, he took Ying Zheng to the ancient town to go shopping.

"Brother Zheng, go ahead and buy whatever you want. I'll pay for everything." Su Jiahe waved his hand generously.

"Thank you, Miss Su. I won't be polite then."

Ying Zheng couldn't take his eyes off the various glittering bracelets, colorful folding fans, and lifelike wood carvings.

"What kind of place is this with so many treasures?"

It happened that a young lady came to pay the bill holding a bracelet, and Ying Zheng was stunned.

“Are all the people so rich?”

Su Jiahe smiled secretly and did not tell Ying Zheng that these were all wholesaled from Yiwu for 9.9 yuan.

An hour later, Ying Zheng and Su Jiahe returned home carrying two large shopping bags.

"Brother Zheng, we still have five days. Which tourist attraction do you want to visit? Or should we explore the surrounding cities?"

"No need for that. I'm already content with just a few trips to the afterlife," Ying Zheng said. "The immortals gave me this opportunity, surely not for me to enjoy myself."

"Then what are you going to do? You are not going to stay and unify the world, are you?" Su Jiahe was shocked.

"Haha, how is that possible?" Ying Zheng laughed heartily.

"I've discovered over the past two days that the Great Qin still has many shortcomings. For example, the people lack food and clothing; the Great Wall can only be built with human labor, resulting in countless casualties; and the carriages are too slow, making it difficult to convey government orders. These factors all led to the ultimate demise of the nation."

"Brother Zheng, actually, what you said are all problems of insufficient productivity. This problem has existed since ancient times. It was not until the Industrial Revolution 200 years ago that people gradually lived the good life they have today." Su Jiahe said.

"So, in the next five days, I want to learn more about modern things so that Daqin can also have airplanes, cars, mobile phones, and all kinds of delicious food."

Su Jiahe: "...Brother Zheng, I can bring you some seeds back to solve the food problem in Qin. However, the manufacturing process of airplanes, cars, and mobile phones cannot be learned in five days. Even if you learn it, you won't be able to build them back in Qin."

"Why? We have so many skilled craftsmen in the Great Qin, but we can't make it?" Ying Zheng asked puzzled.

“It really can’t be made.”

Su Jiahe felt that he had to explain this problem clearly, otherwise all the craftsmen of Daqin would suffer.

So he used his half-baked knowledge of science and engineering and spent two hours to give Ying Zheng a preliminary explanation of what the industrial chain was.

"Oh, it turns out that making these things requires thousands and thousands of craftsmen from all walks of life." Ying Zheng was amazed.

"Yes, that's what I mean. The road to industrialization is to take one step at a time. We can't rush it."

Ying Zheng pondered for a while and asked another question.

"The Qin Dynasty existed for two thousand years. Why did its industry only develop rapidly two hundred years ago?"

"This... this is a very dialectical question." Su Jiahe was stunned for a moment.

Since Qin Shi Huang founded the feudal era, China's science and technology has indeed not made any epoch-making progress in the past two thousand years.

In 1088, the world's first university was established in Italy, during the Northern Song Dynasty in China.

In the 16th century, when Newton invented calculus, a group of old foxes were scheming against each other in the Ming Dynasty court.

In 1905, Einstein published the theory of relativity and the Qing Dynasty had just abolished the eight-legged essay system for selecting officials.

Some people believe that in order to maintain their rule, feudal emperors deliberately suppressed the development of science and technology among the people.

Some people believe that the gap between China and the world gradually widened because of the closed-door policy adopted since the Ming and Qing dynasties in order to maintain stability.

Some people also believe that China's geographical location, with the sea to the east, desert to the west, and rainforest to the south, makes it difficult to communicate with the outside world.

Anyway, maybe this is the price of a unified dynasty.

Su Jiahe thought a lot, but ultimately did not answer Ying Zheng's question.

Ignorance is fearless. Perhaps with this experience in later life, Ying Zheng could go back and create a different Qin Dynasty.

"Brother Zheng, since you're so eager to learn, let's go back tomorrow. I'll compile some information for you to take with you. Perhaps you'll find it useful in Daqin. But coming here isn't easy, so let's bring back some local specialties."

The two of them went to the street and brought back several large and small bags.

After arriving home, Su Jiahe calculated that Ying Zheng's return flight, hotel, tickets, meals and shopping expenses totaled 3497, but the cashback was several hundred short.

"System, for this trip, will all tourists' expenses be rebated twice?" Although the money was given by the system for free, Su Jiahe couldn't be confused.

What if the system does something fishy?

[Host, in this mission, all tourists' expenses will be doubled back.]

"But I found that the cashback is a little less. Can you give me the details?"

[Yes, the spending and cashback details will be sent via SMS, please check]

As soon as the system finished speaking, Su Jiahe received a long text message.

After checking each item one by one, it was discovered that Ying Zheng's meal expenses last night were calculated at half.

"Why is the meal calculated as half?" Su Jiahe asked.

[You two ate that meal together, so it’s AA.]

"I barely ate a few bites, and he took the whole thing!"

"This is AA, is there any justice?"

(End of this chapter)