Still, it was during this
age that many inventions first appeared, important inventions like the
invention of gunpowder and of tea.
There was no middle class during the
Age of Division. If you were a peasant, you were extremely poor. If
you were a noble, you were extremely rich.
A great example of the
extravagance that some emperors enjoyed can easily be shown by the
outrageous lifestyle of Hu the Tiger. This emperor lived during
the "Age of Division". Hu the Tiger was so fat
that it took 20 men to carry his litter to the royal hunt. He had
a revolving couch built, so men could spin it around, to allow him to
shoot in any direction. Hu the Tiger had an all girl orchestra
with 500 members. He had battalions of female soldiers who wore sable
furs and gold rings and carried bows and arrows painted yellow. He had
a bathhouse, air-conditioned with a creative system of running water.
