[Comprehensive] Goddess Event Book

Before traveling through the ancient Japanese Warring States, Anna did not have a clear concept of "troubled times", which was just a common term in history books.Maybe she knew that it meant the miserable lives of millions of people, tens of millions of people, but she didn't understand the details.

This kind of story is equivalent to 'why not eat minced meat', but that is exaggerated.Not just Anna, anyone who lives in a peaceful country may find it hard to understand the ancient saying, "I would rather be a dog of peace than a man in troubled times".For them, troubled times are a line in Cao Aman's poem, "The bones of the dead are exposed in the wild, and there is no rooster crowing for a thousand miles."It's very tragic, but that's all.

Only after being in this era will we realize how miserable it can be.

Anna stayed in a small village for the time being, and the village head left her the best room in his house... Originally, he wanted to let her live in his whole house, but Anna couldn't refuse, and it ended up like this.

If it is said that the nobles in ancient China could still maintain a relatively comfortable life, except for some modern unique enjoyments, in some aspects the enjoyment even surpassed that of modern people.Then Japan would have suffered a lot in ancient times, and even the daimyo nobles couldn't say how good their lives were, let alone the people at the bottom.

Anna has some knowledge about these things because she has studied in both Huaxia and Dongying.The teacher would tell them how poor the common people were in the feudal era, how much land rent the landlords collected, and how much the country's agricultural tax was.The peasant uprisings in China for thousands of years are rooted in the fact that land annexation will become more and more serious with the development of the dynasty. At the end of the dynasty, there are very few self-cultivating farmers, leaving only a small number of big landlords and a large number of tenant farmers.

The life of a tenant farmer is very hard, and the heavy land rent weighs on him.Rent the landlord's land to plant, and when the year is good, you can support your family and occasionally have a full meal.And when the times are not good, it means that not only the family has to suffer from hunger, but even the land rent cannot be paid, and they will owe the landlord food, and they may end up in the situation of selling their sons and daughters.

At the beginning, everyone will be patient, but as time goes by, the group of such people will increase, and when they continue like this, they will only wait to die, and they will rise up to resist—the table is turned over, and everyone stops eating.So a new dynasty was established, the land was redistributed, and a new cycle was entered.

In short, the feudal dynasties in history have been repeated in this way.

It sounds so bitter!But many things are compared. Some people think that this is the limit, but it is not the case. Compared with Dongying, which is across the sea, it is nothing.

Maybe it's a difference in ruling philosophy?Anyway, the Huaxia Dynasty, which ruled under the cloak of Confucianism, always emphasized the concept of the monarch, the boat, the people, and the rulers with a brain would also pay attention to the lightness of the corvee and the thinness of the tax.For a ruler without a brain, there will be a limit for increasing corvee taxes.After passing this limit, even the faint king will feel bad.

However, Japan has not had this concept since ancient times.This country admired Chinese civilization during the Tang Dynasty, sent a large number of overseas students to study, and copied everything from the Tang Dynasty back.As a result, many inheritances that cannot be found in China can only be found in Japan.

It seems to have inherited everything from Chinese civilization, but in fact it is not.This country is terribly stubborn. Even in the modern reform period, Westernization was advocated, but its core is "foreign talent and soul", and it is still their old style in their bones.

The same is true of learning in the Tang Dynasty.

There are shelves, and even the capital of Ping'an is divided into two parts, one is called Chang'an, and the other is called Luoyang, which imitates the Tang Dynasty everywhere.But that's all. The ideas they pursued didn't change much in the feudal era, and they didn't have much tolerance for the people's governance.

Same as barbaric times.

In China, not to mention the country's taxation, the land rent of the landlord is generally around [-]% of the harvest, and the agricultural tax can only be less - otherwise why are the self-cultivating farmers better than the tenant farmers!

And this kind of tax is already terrible, because the harvest rate in ancient times was not that high.It is said in ancient poems that "plant a grain of millet in spring, and harvest ten thousand seeds in autumn" is actually unrealistic, which can only be achieved by modern agriculture.In ancient times, the harvest of the land was actually very low, and the use of seeds was included. After struggling to feed oneself, it was actually very difficult to have any surplus.Thirty percent of land rent is really terrible.

But in Dongying, the proposal of "five publics and five people" is already a great good governance - there is such a name in history, relying on this good governance to attract a large number of farmers to migrate to their own land.And the so-called "five public and five people" means that [-]% of the income has to be handed over...

What's more, living in troubled times, it will be even more difficult, because there is no telling when the city lord will come to arrest people, that is, to arrest young men.Years of fighting is exhausting. When there are not enough soldiers, it is not necessary to catch a batch.Going to the battlefield in this era, and you are still the bottom soldier, that is death!

Coupled with the monsters from time to time... It's really living in dire straits!

Anna herself only drank water, ate wild fruits and nuts, and ate very little, so she didn't feel deeply about it.But look at these people, eat all kinds of bark and grass roots, add a little harvest from the forest, wild vegetables, wild fruits, etc., as for the real grain, oil and salt, probably a little grain.

If you can catch fish from the river, that is the greatest blessing, and this is the only 'luxury and delicacy' for the people of this era.

"Mistress, do you really not want to eat it?" The youngest son of the village chief caught two fish from the river, so the whole family had fish soup to drink.This is of course a good thing, but according to his father's arrangement, he had to invite Anna to drink first.

Anna shook her head: "Xiao Shi, go and eat by yourself...I just eat these."

Originally planning to stay only one night to find a way out, she must go back to her own time.But unable to bear the pleas of the villagers who were afraid of the monster's revenge, Anna could only agree to stay for a few more days.

The villagers headed by the village chief are very grateful and want to take good care of her as much as possible.Although the material is poor, they have achieved the limit of what they can do.

"Father, Miko still only eats wild fruits collected in the forest."

After hearing his son's report, the village head couldn't help sighing: "Master Miko is really hardworking, strictly abiding by the precepts..."

All the talking elders in the village were silent this time, and only after a while did one say: "I said it, it would be great if Miko-sama could stay forever. This Miko-sama is powerful and very approachable. If If there is such a mistress, maybe even the officials of the city lord's mansion will take a high look and show mercy to our village."

The village chief could only smile wryly at this: "Hey, I also want to keep Miko-sama, but Miko-sama doesn't have this wish. She seems to be walking around to save suffering and refuses to stay. The straw mats woven by women in the village need Going to sell in the city, Miko-sama wants to go together, maybe this will go away."

Anna didn't know that people in this village were trying their best to keep her, but even if they knew, they couldn't change anything.She is always going to leave, what can she do in this closed village?She still has to find her way back!She firmly believed that since she could come, she would definitely be able to leave.There are more and stronger supernatural things in this era, she doesn't believe there is no way out!

As for going to the city with the people in the village, she has her own plans.There is really no news in the village, but it is different in the city.There are many businessmen from all over the place, maybe they can find out something.

As for leaving, she did have this idea, but before she left, she had to do something for the villagers.

When she came, she was wearing the costume of a priestess, and she only brought various props that she used when performing her own deeds.However, she still has some decorations that belong to girls.

A necklace around the neck is gold, and the pendant is a not-so-small drop-shaped ruby.Gold was not as valuable in ancient Japan as it was in ancient China, because this country had a large reserve of gold mines, but it was still valuable, not to mention rubies.

There is also a pearl bracelet.

Pearls are not so valuable in modern times, because of the great development of artificial breeding, only a very small number of pearls that can only be obtained naturally still maintain their value.Ana did have trinkets on her, but most of them were genuine, and so was this bracelet.

The pearly pearls are as big as the tip of a finger, and most of them are nearly round in shape.

In the ancient times when there was no artificial cultivation of pearls, no matter if they were Chinese or Japanese, they were all real treasures!

Anna plans to sell the necklace this time, and the money from the sale can be used to buy some things for the village for the winter, which can be regarded as doing her best to help.As for the pearls, she was not yet sure whether to take them out or not.

Although the necklace is a precious thing, it is not so precious in comparison.She is a very powerful witch, and it is unlikely that anyone will think about her because of this.But Pearl is different. Money touches people's hearts. In this era she doesn't understand, she doesn't want to try her luck.

"This is the city." Anna squinted her eyes and looked at the not-so-tall city wall in front of her. Compared with the big cities in ancient China, it was indeed inferior, but there was no need to think too much about the real situation in ancient times.

Following the village head and his party to the city, it was quite lively inside, at least the business district of the castle town was lively.When the village head was selling straw mats to merchants, Anna asked if there was a pawn shop in the city, and she wanted to sell something.

The village head was very frightened: "Why is the witch selling things... Could it be that we didn't entertain well?"

Anna could only explain dumbfoundingly: "That's not the case. Well, I want to buy some cloth and ask your wife to sew clothes for me. In addition, I also want to raise travel expenses. I may have a long way to go next. "

There was no other way, the village head had no choice but to take Anna to a merchant.This is a businessman who specializes in usury business. Is it a usury business? Occasionally, people who can't pay back the money will take things to offset their debts.

When he met the village chief, he didn't pay much attention to him, and this kind of person couldn't make him make money.It wasn't until seeing Anna who was following him that his eyes lit up, and he said courteously, "Is there something wrong with this Mistress?"

His eyes are very sharp, and from the clothes on Anna's body and Anna's appearance, he can immediately guess that Anna has a good life, maybe she is a big fat sheep.

"I have a lot of goods here, which are not available in ordinary shops in the city." Pawn shops, there must be some stocks.

Anna shook her head: "No, I'm here to sell things."

Selling things is also very good, presumably the things sold by such a witch are not bad, and the difference in the middle is also a lot of money.So the businessman laughed 'hehe': "I see, I don't know what Miko-sama wants to sell."

Anna took off the necklace from her neck, and only then did the accessories hidden in her clothes show its appearance.

The merchant took it and immediately confirmed that it was gold and rubies of high purity.The gold was made into a chain, and the workmanship was astonishing. He had never seen a goldsmith with such a level of workmanship.The same goes for gemstones, because of the facets, which are extraordinarily radiant, plus the pure red color...

Good stuff, really good stuff!

The businessman's heart was immediately moved, but the true nature of a businessman always wants to make money.So he quietly started to lower the price. Anna was not familiar with the situation here, so she looked at the village chief.Although the village head is just a farmer in the village, he is a person who lives in this era, and he will go to the city several times a year. He has a little more knowledge than ordinary villagers, at least he understands the market better than her.

The fact is the same, the village chief began to negotiate the price with the businessman.Although it is still unavoidable to be made a fortune by the businessman, at least it has reached an acceptable level.

After receiving the money, Anna kept some of it for herself. As for the rest, she first bought fabrics for herself—the clothes she didn't change, and only took a bath once, and then changed into the old clothes.The fabrics for Miko's clothes are quite easy to buy. She chose those with better quality, mainly because they are not so easy to fade and are also wear-resistant.She has a long way to go next.

Then began the procurement for the villagers.

The most important thing is some food. She always buys some of the cheapest coarse grains.It's not that she is stingy, but that she can buy more food in this way, which is also the most suitable for these villagers.If they buy fine grains, I'm afraid they will be reluctant to eat them!

Then there are some scattered daily necessities, all of which are very necessary.For this era, non-essential things are unnecessary.

"Master Miko, these things?" The Village Chief was very surprised, because it was unlikely that Anna would need these things.

Anna smiled and shook her head: "I bought these for the village. I'm so thankful that you took me in these days - I will trouble you next time."

She pointed to the fabric on her hand, she doesn't know how to sew clothes, Japan seems to have professional tailors in this era, but that is also very troublesome.

The village chief wanted to refuse, but he couldn't refuse when he thought of the significance of these things to the village.With these things, the village will be able to survive this winter safely!

Anna, who brought supplies, became even more popular, and the villagers seemed to have a tendency to treat her like a living Bodhisattva... She could only hope that the clothes would be ready soon, so she could bid farewell, she really couldn't adapt to this kind of enthusiasm scene.

Girls in this era make their own clothes. The craftsmanship is not very good, but they definitely do.Because it was making clothes for Anna, the wife of the village chief with the best craftsmanship in the village and a young girl were invited to come.Probably out of gratitude, I did it very seriously.

Considering the change and wear and tear, Anna bought fabrics that can make three sets. When this small project was about to be completed, an accident happened.The monster that I thought should never come back reappears, I don't know if it's for revenge, or coveting something...

After all, maybe they know that there is a supreme 'delicacy' for them, the jade of the four souls, or the legendary alluring witch's flesh and blood.

Anna didn't know so much, she let the villagers hide in the house, and the talisman array drawn with cinnabar and other materials on the ground instantly opened the enchantment.This kind of scene with many monsters is of course the most suitable for Xuanguangyuan, which has the best group attack.

The wind rippling from the small fan seems to contain a chirping bird inside, and wherever the bird goes, the monsters will disappear boundlessly—in a sense, this is a weakened version of the Chongming Bird, except that What was used was the spiritual power of a real Chongming bird.

Some of the onlookers were frightened by the destructive power. Compared with the besieging monsters, their strength was much stronger.They heard that there was a strange maiden here who tasted so good, so they came here half-believing.

The witch is indeed as attractive as in the legends. If you eat her, you may become very powerful and step into the ranks of great monsters.However, the miko's strength is also amazing, and she doesn't seem to be that easy to deal with.

"It's just like Master Xuanzang!" A monster couldn't help but licked his lips.

"It's also terrifyingly powerful... isn't it really a fairy?" The monsters couldn't help discussing.

"Probably because the power is too strong, it's close to becoming a fairy... that's why it's delicious!" The leading monster narrowed his eyes, showing a greedy look.

For youkai, the most appetizing food is god, and it has always been like this.

"Little ones, let's go!" People die for money, and birds die for food.This kind of truth will never be outdated, not to mention that these monsters have always been bold in order to strengthen themselves.

"It's so strong, maybe just a small piece of meat is enough to become much stronger!" The monsters laughed, probably thinking that each of them could get a share of the pie.

Anna didn't know how these monsters were thinking of carve up her. While concentrating on dealing with the huge number of minions, she also noticed that some monsters with slightly stronger power were standing still.

Do you want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, or prepare for a sneak attack?She didn't know, so she could only secretly guard against it.

Defense was actually harder than attacking, so when they did attack, Anna breathed a sigh of relief.The large amount of talisman papers prepared before came in handy - the things in the small bag are quite complete, but there are not many in stock. Fortunately, there are also things like yellow paper and cinnabar for sale in the city.Probably due to the spread of culture, many of the things used by Dongying mages have the shadow of Chinese warlocks, which are barely usable.

The talisman papers shot out quickly, each with a unique power, some of the monsters hit by the talisman paper were injured, some were sealed, and some died.

There are also those who are so powerful that they get closer and closer to Anna while dodging left and right.

However, this is useless, there is an enchantment around Anna.This enchantment is limited by conditions and is not particularly reliable, but it is very easy to last for a period of time against monsters of this level.

"Damn it!" The leading monster was bounced off the moment it touched the barrier, looking at the scars that looked like they had been injured and burned, his face became very ferocious.

"You smelly woman, I must eat you!"

The weapon in the leader's hand was something like a Zen staff, which slammed hard on the barrier.Not to mention, it still has a certain effect, at least much better than other people hitting it.

Of course Anna felt it too, probably because the weapon itself was rather special.Thinking of this, I took some time to deal with this guy who seemed to be the leader.

Put your two fingers together to form a sword, and point your fingertips on the head of a yellow talisman: "Thunder Emperor summons!"

Thunder is born during the day, and it is like a mighty punishment from heaven.The monsters in that area were immediately hit, and the leader monster that Anna specifically aimed at was naturally out of his wits.But Anna didn't notice that the seemingly special weapon didn't take any damage, but fell off and hit the ground outside the barrier.

The confrontation between Anna and the monster lasted for a while. The monster couldn't enter the barrier set by Anna, and was being eliminated by Anna constantly. Naturally, it became weaker and weaker.

From the bottom of her heart, Anna was very grateful to the feathered fox that she encountered when she went to Kyoto last time, causing trouble in Kyoto. That incident really gave her a lot of training.That's why now she can calmly face the blood flying all over the sky. The stench of monster's blood makes people feel nauseous, so she endured it.

Seeing that one's own forces are constantly being eliminated, the brainy monsters have actually seen the result.It's just that the witch who casts spells in the center of the barrier is like a delicious bait, which keeps them from leaving.

The wages of avarice is death.Sincerely do not deceive others!

"You stinky woman, die!"

Just when the monsters were being wiped out and Anna felt a little relieved, there was a sudden huge shock of spiritual power. This meant that the barrier had been broken, although it was only a gap.

It turned out that when Anna didn't pay attention, a very shrewd monster picked up the weapon left by the leader, and then attacked the weak point of the barrier while Anna's attention was on the other side.

The temporary barrier persisted for a while and was no longer as strong as it was at the beginning, and this ruthless blow actually made the opponent open a small hole.

The monster flew over and was followed by a few little monsters. Anna hurriedly filled the talisman paper to temporarily block the gap in the barrier.At the same time, Xuanguangyuan took action to deal with the monsters that had entered the barrier.

"Go to hell!"

However, there was a monster that was faster than Anna, and it was already close to Anna, so Anna could only panic for a while.The weapon grazed the skin, and a drop of blood splashed on the back of the monster's hand.

It seemed to be a replay of the Kyoto incident—unable to digest the spiritual power contained in this drop of blood, the monster collapsed and died after becoming gigantic.And the other monsters that were contaminated with his flesh and blood could not escape the same fate.