Chapter 1615 The work of Han and Tang Dynasty merchants in Luoyang is really difficult (please subscribe)
"The nursery rhyme about hundreds of families with surnames made a lot of aristocratic families lose face.
And this thing is most likely to have come from the hands of the crooked Cheng Chubi."
"At this time, we, the Zheng family, not only cannot come forward to cooperate with the Han and Tang Trading Firms.
And on the surface, we have to make a gesture that is incompatible with the business trends of the Han and Tang Dynasties."
"This is not only an explanation for His Royal Highness King Wei, but also an explanation for many aristocratic families."
"Father, the child understands. The child will write a letter to Erlang now." Zheng Dalang nodded and replied respectfully.
"Well, go ahead. Remember, you must not use your power to prevent the Han and Tang merchants from building palaces. This is a taboo, but you can let the people below..."
Zheng Yuanshou's voice became lower and lower, so low that Zheng Dalang could only hear clearly by putting his ear close to his own father's.
Almost at the same time, Li Tai was sitting safely in his study, stroking the two mustaches he had started growing to show his achievements.
It's just that the two short beards embedded in his round and fat face really look a bit funny.
It's just that no one dares to speak.
Jiang Yaqing was kneeling in front of Li Tai at this moment, whispering in a low voice the response he had received after visiting Zheng.
After hearing Jiang Yaqing's words, Wei King Li Tai couldn't help but reveal a relaxed smile.
"Okay, okay, next, I want to see what Cheng Sanlang can rely on to build his palace."
Jiang Yaqing smiled and saluted the king of Wei, Li Tai, who was beaming with joy.
"Your Highness is wise, and fortunately His Highness came up with such a clever plan. In this way, Luoyang can naturally repair the warehouses in Luoyang.
There is no need to pay attention to Cheng Sanlang’s various unreasonable and inappropriate demands.”
Li Tai nodded, stood up with some difficulty, and walked around the room and spoke.
"How can Cheng Sanlang build a palace without manpower? Most of the aristocratic families in the Central Plains have interactions with this king."
"I only need to persuade one or two families, and the other families will naturally understand my attitude."
Having said this, Li Tai couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth with malice.
Big brother, Cheng Sanlang is your right-hand man, and he is also the pillar of the country that your father likes, hehe...
Then take a good look at how he built a palace out of thin air in Luoyang with nothing at all.
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Luoyang, the eastern capital, here, like Chang'an City, is a masterpiece of the pre-Sui Dynasty.
Moreover, the size of Luoyang City is not inferior to that of Chang'an City located in Guanzhong.
In the first year of Emperor Yang's great cause in the Sui Dynasty (AD 605), Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty moved the capital to Luoyang and issued an edict to Shangshu Ling Yang Su, appointing the great craftsman Yu Wenkai and others to build the Eastern Capital in the east of Luoyang's old king's city and in the west of Luoyang in the Han and Wei dynasties.
Two million people were employed every month, including 700,000 who built the palace city (Ziwei City), more than 100,000 people who built the palace walls and courtyards, more than 800,000 earthworkers, and a total of 100,000 carpenters, bricklayers, metalworkers, and stoneworkers.
Thousands of people.
When building Luoyang, Tokyo, Yu Wenkai was very aware of the new emperor of the Sui Dynasty who was obsessed with great achievements. Therefore, in the construction of the Eastern Capital, he pursued a mentality similar to that of later real estate developers in building high-end residential areas.
The buildings can be built as high-end as they can be, and the buildings can be as luxurious as they can be. So the Tokyo system is extremely magnificent.
On March 21, the first year of Daye, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, who was eager for quick success, ordered the construction of the Grand Canal and recruited more than one million men and women from various counties in Henan to dig Tongji Canal to divert valley water from Xiyuan and Luo River to the Yellow River and Ban Ban.
Zhu diverts water from the Yellow River to the Huaihe River.
In the second year of Daye (606), in the first month of spring, Luoyang, Tokyo, was built. "It was extremely luxurious and beautiful, and could not be compared with any other city in the previous dynasties."
Cheng Chubi, who was not too far away from Luoyang, looked at the towering city wall.
It is no less impressive than Chang'an. In just one year, a brand new eastern capital was built.
In a word, there is great power in numbers. If two million people take action together, it would be strange if they can't do it quickly.
However, it can also be seen from this point that the Chinese nation has been a standard infrastructure maniac since ancient times.
Think about it, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, major projects began to build the Great Wall. It only took one year to build such a huge capital city that could accommodate a population of over one million.
This made Cheng Chubi couldn't help but think of the barbarians in the west. The big projects in the west were probably the only ones that the Romans could build.
However, for thousands of years, the Chinese nation has been fond of infrastructure construction, but in the long river of history, it has left behind one huge and shocking people's livelihood project after another.
Cheng Chubi looked at the city and couldn't help but sigh.
"In just over a year, such a capital city was built. I have to admit that Yang Guang is indeed very capable."
Li Ke on the side also nodded in agreement and raised his hand to touch the white bandage on his head. He always felt uncomfortable wearing this thing.
"Yes, if it hadn't been for Yang Guang's ability in the previous dynasty, a dynasty that was originally so powerful would not have collapsed in just a few decades."
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After the two sighed and lamented, Li Ke got back into the carriage and continued to recuperate. He was bruised all over because of his carelessness with the pole and was strangled by Brother Chu Bi to stop him from riding.
Li Ke had no choice but to stay in that bumpy carriage that made his butt hurt. After all, a slight concussion was still a concussion, no matter how mild it was.
To use Brother Chu Bi's words, if the concussion was more serious, it might lead to amnesia or something.
For the sake of his future happy life, Li Ke decided to lie down in the carriage to recuperate. He must not lose his memory because of hitting his head.
Lying in the car, he had been exercising his memory.
That is to try hard to recall the name, appearance and figure of the young lady I had seen in Pingkangfang during this period.
At this moment, Cheng Chubi saw several horses speeding towards this direction, but it was the shopkeeper of the Luoyang branch of the Han and Tang Commercial Bank who arrived.
Cheng Chubi galloped forward, came to the shopkeeper, and helped him up.
He looked at the shopkeeper Chai who had obviously lost at least ten kilograms compared to the last time he saw him in Chang'an.
Looking at his face, he looked obviously very haggard, and could even be said to be a bit like a scumbag.
Cheng Chubi was moved and patted the distant relative of General Chai and comforted him.
"I really appreciate you, the shopkeeper of Chai Chai. I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a month, you would look so haggard."
At this time, Li Ke also touched the cloth wrapped around his head and got out of the car.
Shopkeeper Chai hurriedly paid Li Ke a courtesy, and then he let out a long sigh.
"Mr. Cheng, His Highness the King of Wu, it can be said that the work of our Han and Tang Dynasty merchants in Luoyang is really difficult."
Chapter completed!