Short Essay: The Han Empire

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The crops were failing and a great amount of people were dying. There was failure to implement land reform and the elite men had too much power. The elites killed the land owners the crops anticipating they would grow, then they could claim the crops for themselves. The crops never grew, 9 million people died and the government was losing control on top of the deadly plague the bubonic plague, no one could do anything to help. The empire would soon be raided by the Huns and it would soon fade away. It all started in 206 BCE to 220 CE
A long time ago, there was a wealthy empire called “The Han Empire”. The empire had Calvary (soldiers on horses), strong weapons, an organized empire, spectacular trading with Rome, and great technological advanced
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Fen grabbed her crossbow and shot at the elite to help protect herself and her son and missed her shot by a couple inches, yet, it was enough to scare off the elite. The elites had too much power and the corrupt government was taxing the poor and not the rich, also, the flu started to develop in Chen and he didn’t even know it. “Mommy, I’m shivering,” Chen exclaimed.
“Oh my,” you have the flu. “You’re going to be extremely sick.”
The disease was coming through the silk road but mysteriously Chen got a peculiar disease.
“We must get you to the hospital,” Fen replied.
Fen and Chen went to the hospital and they weren’t rich enough to sustain any form of transportation, so Fen was forced to carry Chen. On their way to the hospital people saw the poor and sick family and they started walking away like the disease was rapidly contagious. The people at the hospitals (medics) wouldn’t help them because they were poor. They irrevocably negotiated to give 75% of their crops for one
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Return to horseback rider by tomorrow.”
It wasn’t fair all the elites had to pay only 1/5th of what the poor had to pay.
“Hey, I have your son cured. Where are my crops?” The medic exclaimed realizing that there were no crops.
“Can I give you 5 of my camels?” Fen said knowing the camels were already going to die soon.
“Make it quick.” The doctor exclaimed. “I don’t have all day.”
Fen gave the doctor the camels and he left. They had nothing to enter their digestion system anymore which meant they would starve. on top of food, they also had to pay high taxes.
The water levels were rising and water kept flowing over the land taking out all the crops. Fen and Chen were stuck in the house and had nothing to eat and were supposed to pay taxes. Providentially, no one was out, not even the horse riders or the traders due to the high water. Also, with the water came food. The markets were flooded and food was flown out of them and much of the food drifted toward their house.
“Come on Chen lets collect the food so we don’t starve.” Fen

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