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Such a large piece of private land shows from another perspective that although the Indian kings have disappeared from history, they have never left this ancient land.

To give the simplest example, voting in elections in India is known as one person, one vote, but the owner of a piece of land also has the votes of everyone on the land.

In other words, although Mr. Varma and his family are no longer earth kings in name, in fact, the rule of this land is not much different from that of the earth kings.

Although they have lost the right to collect taxes, considering that India's lower-class farmers rent land from landlords to cultivate and then pay rent, and even get paid according to their labor like agricultural workers, the Varma family should not be much different from the past.

From another perspective, the Varma family and the farmers here are almost in two worlds, but in the magical classification of Indians, both the Varma family as landowners and the laborers who have nothing but labor are Can be considered a farmer.

This is why you can see in the news about a dozen farmers from India traveling around the world with their families, because the farmers in the news are not the farmers that most people in the world imagine, but large farmers.

The Varma family's land area of ​​3,000 square kilometers 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 100,000 square kilometers.

Of course, the environment of that land is far different from that of this land. Most of it is barren Gobi desert and desert. The value per unit area is definitely not comparable to this rich land.

It is also because of this unique natural environment that the Varma family has enough capital to cooperate with the work of reducing rents and interest rates, so that farmers working on their own land can have their own wealth.

Yes, that's right, you have your own private wealth. If you go to many rural areas in northern India, you will find that farmers there have to borrow some pocket money from the landlord, or go to work at the landlord's house during their spare time.

As for the number of people who can go to work in the city, the financial pressure is greater because they have to borrow travel expenses from landlords, otherwise they can't even get out.

This is the reason why the ancient feudal personal dependence relationship can be deeply rooted in rural India. For those extremely poor farmers, there is no difference between directly eliminating this personal dependence relationship 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 there are more than one million people here. people.

The management of 3,000 square kilometers of pasture and 3,000 square kilometers of densely populated areas are completely different concepts. If you want to manage the huge land and population here at low cost, only the ancient feudal system can do it.

Of course, this system is bound to have slow response speed, high losses and low efficiency, but it is enough for this agricultural society.

After turning a corner, a huge manor quickly appeared in front of the car, or to be precise, a Victorian-style castle with a huge garden appeared in front of everyone.

This shouldn't be newly built. Liang En whispered to Joan of Arc and Fan Meng beside him as he got off the car and walked on the path in the garden. This is a legacy of colonial architecture.

This old house also aroused Liang En's interest. After all, compared to those new rooms, some very valuable things can often be found in such old houses.

After walking into the building, Liang En discovered that although the building generally looked like a European castle, every detail reflected Indian characteristics.

The Indian style is more obvious inside the rooms. There are many rooms with pure Indian style inside, which look resplendent and magnificent to the point of being a bit exaggerated.

The entire castle has more than 200 rooms, more than 30 of which are guest rooms. In addition, there are more than 50 servants serving the castle on a daily basis.

After all, operating such a large building requires enough manpower, especially when there are people living in it. Fortunately, labor costs in India are low enough, so there is no need to spend too much in this regard.

Like the residences of European nobles, a large number of traditional Indian weapons are displayed in the hall upon entering the castle, including some particularly unique ones, such as chakra rings with edges ground into blades.

After a brief look, Liang En could confirm that although most of this pile of things were purely decorative handicrafts, there were still many items that were actually used on the battlefield.

Liang En even saw obvious signs of wear and use on a scimitar. This was probably a weapon that the Varma family had used on the battlefield.

This is the weapon my ancestors used on the battlefield. Seeing Liang En staring at the scimitar, Mr. Varma introduced him with a proud look. They fought against the Mughals and won.

Then your ancestor was indeed a warrior. After all, almost the entire India was under the rule of the Mughal Dynasty at that time. Those who could still raise weapons to resist strong enemies under such circumstances were real warriors. Liang Well, that's a compliment.

Of course, this kind of compliment is not all polite, because those who dared to raise weapons to resist in the situation at that time can 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 exquisite. The gift for old Mr. Varma is a small stained glass painting with flowers that he designed himself, and the gift for old Mrs. Varma is several top-quality pieces from China. silk.

This stained glass painting is one of a series of works that Liang En created before coming here. It seems to be about 40×60 in size. He had made it in advance and prepared it as a gift for such occasions.

Of course, this does not mean that the artistic value of these things is not high, but because the content of the pictures above is simple, it is easier to make them.

As for those silks, it is because Indian women are more accustomed to wearing traditional ethnic costumes, sari, on more formal occasions, so women here also prefer textiles that can be used as clothing materials.

And because of the relationship with China, I got a lot of gifts from there, including these top-quality silks that can be used as national gifts. Unfortunately, these silks are not of much use to Liang En, so this time is just right. You can borrow flowers to offer to Buddha.

After figuring out what the two gifts were, the Varma family admired from the bottom of their hearts. After all, they were all people who knew the goods and knew the value of the things Liang En took out.

After all, the techniques used in stained glass came from the art master Mucha, and these silks, national gifts from China, are all top quality.

Ordinary people may not be able to tell the difference between these things and the commercial goods, but as the descendants of the Tuwang, the Varma family still has the vision, so they can naturally see the preciousness of these things and express their gratitude to Liang En.