They have lived here for more than half a year, so they naturally know what the capital is like.
Just in terms of population, Gangneung is incomparable.
When there are many people, it will naturally be lively. Doesn’t the so-called prosperity mean that there are many people?
Back then, Yang Guang fled back to Luoyang from Yanmen. When he entered the city, he said that there were too many people in Luoyang. In fact, he disliked the fact that there were too many people in Luoyang, and everyone seemed to be laughing at his joke.
In fact, at that time, the people of Luoyang had already passed their peak period, with a population of less than 300,000, which was much behind Chang'an.
Now Chang'an's population is about to exceed 600,000, and it is firmly moving towards its peak.
As the heart of the Tang Empire and the political, economic and cultural center, it has far left other cities in the Tang Dynasty behind and is more prosperous than in the pre-Sui period.
One of the reasons is that nobles and common people came here to take refuge during the war, and the second is that the court's vigorous governance made Chang'an safer and more attractive.
Anyway, before Li Po entered Chang'an, when Li Yuan was there, Chang'an was already very good, but there were a lot of people who didn't have enough to eat, there were a lot of beggars, the nobles were too arrogant, and there weren't that many varieties of things traded in the east and west markets.
That's all.
Li Po has been in Chang'an for six years. He dare not say that in other places, but Chang'an has been stable for several years.
The beggars on the street either fend for themselves or are taken away to the charity hall. The dandies from the aristocratic families are still there, but they don't dare to make trouble anymore. It will be uncomfortable for anyone to be slapped on the butt by the stick of Chang'an Magistrate's Office.
People in the city can have enough food and clothing, and even if their house collapses under the weight of snow in winter, the government will be there to back them up, preventing them from freezing to death on the streets.
The Tang Dynasty carried out trade with various places, and the terminal was usually in Chang'an, because there were many people here and strong spending power. Businessmen who did not want to come to Chang'an were not good businessmen.
The luxury goods market has gradually become prosperous. After all, it is a place where the nobles live. Everyone wants to consume, and they must be on a par with the common people.
For example, if Master Xu Yu's uncle and nephew want to give gifts to Mrs. Chen, they can't give them ordinary things. You have to reflect your sincerity in the value of the gift.
It's not okay for you to give back a chicken when someone cooks a meal for you. Li's status is there and she has taken care of you for such a long time. Even if they don't like your gift, you can't help it.
Understand etiquette.
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The reason why Hao Chujun spoke so deeply about the prosperity of Chang'an at this time was because he was talking about nothing else but the luxury market in Chang'an.
In Jiangling, they bought a roll of fine Shu paper for only three silver treasures, but the price of Jingbai here was five times higher. Even though they were members of an aristocratic family who were not very sensitive to prices, they were cut off at this time.
dripping with blood.
There is also the glass vase, which is more valuable than Jingbai. On the contrary, the two Hu Niangs with enchanting postures and unique appearances are very cheap in comparison. You can buy one of them with only three or five silver treasures.
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Master Xu Yu nodded with the same feeling. He unconsciously looked back at today's harvest and thought that he would have to be diligent and frugal in the future. Spending money lavishly in Chang'an would not be enough even if his wealth was huge.
"Chang'an is really prosperous..."
Manager Liu just wanted to laugh when he saw their ignorant expressions. No matter how rich the aristocratic families in Chang'an were, there were not many people who would throw money around like this.
The two gentlemen are really thinking about it. After returning home, they must report it to their wives and give the two gentlemen some money. Otherwise, from the looks of it, they may not have enough money to go out for drinking.
The most special thing about Chang'an now is actually nothing else, but the opening of more and more shops everywhere, which gives people the opportunity to spend money and also allows many people to make money.
This is one of the guarantees for the prosperity of Chang'an market...
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The next day, Master Xu Yu's uncle and nephew came to the door of Li's house in high spirits.
The Chen family rarely receives foreign visitors. Now with Li Jing's achievements, even though Li Jing has not returned to Beijing, the courtyard of the Li Mansion has become increasingly noisy.
Not to mention Li's relatives, colleagues and old friends would often come to inquire about Chen's well-being. Generally, there was no need to deal with these people. Li Jing was out leading troops all year round, so you can imagine who those old friends were.
In fact, Anlu and Xu belong to such a friendship, which is quite good. Many other people are out of reach and want to get close to them as soon as they have some connections. This is a very typical clinging behavior.
In addition, there are Li Jing's subordinates. Li Jing has led troops in recent years and served as the governor of Jiangyou. Now he is leading troops to conquer the dynasty. He has many subordinates.
There were not a few people who returned to the capital. As long as they had something in mind, they would come to the Li Mansion to pay a visit when they first returned to the capital. This annoyed Mrs. Chen, but she did not dare to leave them to her son-in-law and son to receive them.
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Those guys are not talented people. When getting along with outsiders, Chen is afraid of losing Li Jing's face. He is a woman who is relatively easy to talk to.
Later, Chen had no choice but to ask her daughter for help, so Li Bi selected several eloquent female officials and eunuchs from the palace to serve her mother here.
When someone comes to visit, they will receive the unimportant matters. They are all people from the palace, so the guests will not feel left out.
In this way, the life of the Chen family has finally become peaceful, but they are increasingly looking forward to the third generation of the Li family and the Chen family. Whoever is slightly more outstanding will be sent to Chang'an Academy to study.
Li Bi had previously suggested that the Li family should set up a family school. If it were to train talents, it would be easier to go to Chang'an Academy. If Li Jing returned home and stayed, that would be another story.
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Mrs. Chen was very considerate to her two family friends and hosted a banquet for them in her back house. Now her young and outstanding descendants are all treasures in her eyes, because she gets upset when she sees her two sons and two sons-in-law.
As for gifts or not, she didn't care. Even the glass vase was very rare. Afterwards, she took it and looked at it a few more times. In the next few days, the palace immediately sent several items, which made her quite embarrassed.
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It is true that finished products such as colored glaze are not very common in the Central Plains. There is still no shortage of craftsmanship for making them, but the cost is inflated and it is not as convenient as buying them from the Western Regions.
In fact, this is the same as many luxury goods. As long as society prospers to a certain stage, it will appear one after another, and it will also promote the development of productivity to a certain extent.
The Tang Dynasty did not care about so many things at this time, such as bamboo paper and printing, as well as the cultivation of cotton and rice, or the method of drying salt, etc. These were the main parts of innovation.
Technologies such as glass making and wine making, to put it bluntly, are not necessary in today's world...
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