N-M Chapter 543 Visit
Chapter 543 Visit
Chapter 543 Visit
Such a large piece of private land shows from another angle that although the Indian kings have disappeared into history, they have never left this ancient land.
To give you the simplest example, what is voting in India's election? Although it is said that one person, one vote, the owner of a piece of land also has the votes of all the people on the land.
That is to say, although Mr. Varma and his family are no longer the earth king in name, in fact there is not much difference between the rule of this land and the era that belonged to the earth king.
Although they have lost the right to collect taxes, considering that the bottom farmers in India rent land from landlords to cultivate and pay rent, and even get paid according to their labor like agricultural workers, the Varma family should not be much different from the past.
To put it another way, the Varma family and the farmers here are almost the existence of two worlds, but in the magical classification of Indians, whether it is the Varma family as landlords or those laborers who have nothing but labor Can be counted as a farmer.
That's why you can see in the news that a dozen or so farmers' families from India have traveled around the world, because the farmers in the news are not the kind of farmers most people in the world imagine, but large farmers.
The land area of 3000 square kilometers of the Varma family is indeed not small, but it is still not a large number in the world. The largest private land in the world is in Australia, with nearly 10 square kilometers.
Of course, the environment of that piece of land is far from this piece of land. Most of it is barren Gobi Desert and desert, and the value per unit area is definitely not comparable to this piece of rich land.
Also because of this unique natural environment, the Varma family has enough capital to cooperate with the work of reducing rent and interest, so that farmers working on their own land can own their own wealth.
Yes, that's right, owning your own private wealth, if you go to many rural areas in northern India, you will find that farmers there have to borrow from the landlord if they want some pocket money, or go to the landlord's house to work during the slack.
As for the number of people who can go to work in the city, there are not many people, because doing so is more economical, because they have to borrow the travel expenses from the landlord, otherwise they will not even be able to get out.
This is why the ancient feudal personal attachment can be deeply rooted in rural India. For those poor farmers, there is no difference between directly dissolving this personal attachment and committing suicide.
Liang En guessed that the Varma family should also manage this area through the ancient feudal system. After all, this is a densely populated place in India. The average population per square kilometer is about 400, which means that there are a total of more than 100 million people here. .
The management of 3000 square kilometers of pastures and 3000 square kilometers of densely populated areas are completely different concepts. Only the ancient feudal system can manage huge land and population at low cost here.
Of course, this kind of system has a slow reaction speed, high consumption and low efficiency, but it is enough for this agricultural society.
After turning a corner, a huge manor soon appeared in front of the car, or to be precise, a Victorian style castle with a huge garden appeared in front of everyone.
"This should not be newly built." Liang En whispered to Joan of Arc and Fan Meng beside him when he got off the car and walked on the path in the garden. "This is the building left over from the colonial era."
This old house also aroused Liang En's interest. After all, compared with those new rooms, some very valuable things can often be found in this kind of old house.
After entering the building, Liang En found that although the building generally looked like a European castle, every detail reflected the characteristics of India.
The Indian style inside the room is more obvious. Many rooms have a pure Indian style inside, which looks resplendent and resplendent to the point of exaggeration.
There are more than 30 rooms in the entire castle, of which more than 50 are guest rooms. In addition, there are more than [-] servants serving the castle on a daily basis.
After all, it takes enough manpower to operate such a large building, especially when there are people living in it. Fortunately, the labor cost in India is low enough, so there is no need to spend too much on this aspect.
Like the residences of European nobles, a large number of traditional Indian weapons are displayed in the hall as soon as the castle enters the entrance.
After a brief look, Liang En was sure that although most of the pile of things were handicrafts purely for decoration, there were still quite a few things inside that were actually used on the battlefield.
Liang En even saw obvious signs of wear and use on a scimitar, which was probably a weapon used by the Varma family on the battlefield.
"This is the weapon my ancestors used on the battlefield." Seeing Liang En staring at the machete, Mr. Varma proudly introduced it to him. "They once fought and won against the Mughal Empire."
"Then your ancestor was indeed a warrior. After all, almost the whole of India was under the rule of the Mughal dynasty at that time. Under such circumstances, those who could raise arms to resist a powerful enemy were true warriors." Liang Liang En compliments.
Of course, not all of these compliments were courtesy, because under the circumstances at that time, those who dared to raise their arms to resist could indeed be called true warriors.
Next, under the guidance of Mr. Varma, Liang En also met with Mr. Varma's father, Mr. Varma Sr., and his mother, Mrs. Varma Sr., and presented gifts at the same time.
The prices of these gifts are not expensive, but they are very delicate. Mr. old Valma is given a small stained glass painting with flowers that he designed himself, and Mrs. old Valma is given several pieces of top-quality gifts from China. silk.
This stained glass painting is one of a series of works created by Liang En before he came here. It seems that the size is about 40×60. He made it in advance and prepared it for this kind of occasion as a gift.
Of course, this does not mean that the artistic value of this batch of things is not high, but because the content of the pictures above is simple, it is easier to make.
As for the silk, it is because Indian women are more accustomed to wearing traditional national dress sarees on more formal occasions, so women here also prefer textiles that can be used as clothing materials.
And because of the relationship with Huaxia, I got a lot of gifts from there, including these top-level silks that can be used as national gifts. Unfortunately, these silks are usually not very useful to Liang En, so this time is just right. You can borrow flowers to offer Buddha.
After figuring out what the two gifts were, the Varma family admired them from the bottom of their hearts. After all, they are people who know the goods and know the value of these things Liang En presented.
After all, the technique used in the stained glass comes from the artist Mucha, and the national gifts from the silk China are both top-notch.
If ordinary people might not be able to see the difference between these things and the common ones, but as descendants of the earth king, the Varma family still has that kind of vision, so they can naturally see the preciousness of these things, and expressed their gratitude to Liang En.
(End of this chapter)