56 Romance

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The capital was far less bustling than San Francisco, probably because Americans don't like politics, and power is trapped in a cage.

Before capital, power is but a toy; those politicians are nothing more than marionettes!

"I thought only San Francisco had Chinese people, I didn't expect to see so many here as well," Su Yanqiao said, looking at the people on the street.

"There's an old saying that goes, 'Wherever the rivers flow and the sun shines, there are Han people, hahaha!

There's no helping it! The East is the world's most populous nation, and the Manchu Qing can't control the people going overseas," Zhu Wencong said, smirking.

In ancient society, the common people were considered the personal property of the emperor, and those like Xuanzang would be beheaded on capture!

The emperor didn't allow people to flee; each additional person was another free labor source, which was very important in an agrarian nation.