This is Ashnarong really speaking. She always tells the truth without any falsehood.
Li Poshen felt the same. In fact, he also knew that the layout of Luoyang City was roughly similar to Chang'an. It was a square city, but the scale was not comparable to Chang'an.
Whether it is street offices, palaces, or residential buildings, they are all built with a sense of grandeur and perfection, so in terms of intuitive impression, it is much better than Chang'an.
The longer I stay here, the more I feel like this.
At this time, Li Xiuning said from the side: "Chang'an was rebuilt by the former Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty. It mobilized more than 300,000 civilians and took less than a year to build. Many bricks, tiles and stones in Chang'an were dismantled from old Chang'an.
The same is true for the beams in various palaces, so it is easy and convenient. In addition, Liu Long, Yu Wenkai and others have prepared well in advance and handled them well, so the time is short.
However, there were many additional constructions after that, but it was not until the ninth year of Daye that Emperor Yang connected Daxing with a waterway, and the outer city wall of Chang'an was completed.
Calculating this, the construction of Chang'an took a full twenty or thirty years.
This is not the case with Luoyang City. It is all a matter of starting from scratch, wasting so much manpower and material resources as never before.
As soon as Emperor Yang ascended the throne, he ordered the construction of the Eastern Capital. Under the massive construction projects, he also showed his arrogance, which also laid the foundation for the destruction of the country.
If it looks worse than Chang'an like this, wouldn't it be a joke?"
Ashinarong really nodded, not sure if he heard it or not, but he said, "Indeed...if this is dismantled, it will definitely be much slower than the one in Yunnei."
Li Xiuning couldn't laugh or cry, and demolished Luoyang City? Fortunately, you can think of it. After thinking about it, he said calmly: "What's the difficulty? No matter how big the city is, it's just a matter of fire."
Li Po looked to the left and to the right, and couldn't help but laugh. He knew why Ashinarong said this. He probably remembered the past when he demolished the palace of the Northern Wei Dynasty in Yunnei.
"Yes, no matter how well the city is built, it still depends on how people manage it. If people are in a daze, sooner or later there will be a fire and everything will disappear.
Well, not to mention these depressing words, the greening in Luoyang is good, but it is still less popular, and some of the mansions are uninhabited, and they are a bit eerie and empty.
When do you think those people will be willing to move back to Luoyang? If I visit here every year, can it make everyone feel more at ease?"
Li Xiuning thought about what was going on with the greening, and then said: "Brother, you don't have to worry so much. Now it only takes a word from the eldest brother to order wealthy households to move to Luoyang."
Li Po shook his head, "What you said is very similar to Pei Hongda and others..."
Li Xiuning smiled and said: "I know that my elder brother is kind-hearted, and I don't want to force others to make things difficult for them and let them suffer the pain of leaving their hometown. If this happens, I'm afraid I will have to wait patiently for a while.
The city of Luoyang is so well built and the world is becoming more and more peaceful. There will always be people who are willing to live here. However, it is not easy for the eldest brother to want the dignitaries of the court to move to Luoyang.
In the imperial palace, as long as the eldest brother has no intention of moving the capital, we might as well compare our feelings with each other, how can they be willing to stay away easily? This is what is really difficult for strong people."
Li Po immediately nodded and smiled, "This is very clear. I heard that the Luoyang family was very prosperous and that many people fled to Guanxi after the war. I had previously intended to let them move back to Luoyang, but with little success. See
That’s the truth.”
After hearing this, Li Xiuning was very happy. Her lover seemed to be omnipotent and omniscient. It was not easy to get him to praise her sincerely. Not counting the usual sweet words, which were just to coax her daughter to play.
, cannot be taken seriously.
"Family families are not born in vain, they all have their origins. It is not easy to maintain them for decades. There are only a few families in the world that have lasted for hundreds of thousands of years.
Now that my brother has opened up the world and established a new world, it is the time when the old and the new are changing. After a few years, if you look at Luoyang again, it will definitely be completely new. Brother, you don’t have to worry about this."
Li Po cupped his hands on the horse and said, "Thank you for your kind words. Thank you very much."
Li Xiuning's eyes narrowed to a slit, and she cupped her hands and said, "You're welcome."
Both of them couldn't help but laugh, and the atmosphere was extremely good.
Ashinarong really turned his head, but he really wanted to kick the woman who was smiling like a fox off her horse...
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After crossing the Xijin Bridge, Li Po looked around, but did not see Pei Hongda's figure. Although he was old and frail, he had sharp ears and eyes. As soon as he left the palace, he would definitely meet him without using the summoning spell.
It's just that Pei Ju didn't show up this time. If you think about it, you will know that the emperor must have endless secrets to say to the beautiful lady in private, so he will not come to displease her.
When an official reached the level of Pei Hongda, even Feng Deyi, who often went to Liangyi Hall to eat, would probably be inferior.
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Li Po left the palace without wearing private clothes, and there were many guards around him. After crossing the bridge, he walked on the street. When passers-by saw the honor guard, they stepped aside by the roadside and bowed their heads in salute.
Many of them were given military salutes. These were the first residents of Luoyang City after the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Most of them were military personnel, coming from all directions, including southerners and northerners.
Those from Hebei, Shandong, Jin, Guanxi, Jiangzuo and Jiangyou are all a hodgepodge. Well, in fact, the main ones are Dou Jiande and Xiao Xian who were demoted and left in Luoyang.
Among them, those with military positions were mostly from the Kansai and Jin regions. They were the victors, so the generals entering the city to live in them was the proper meaning of the title.
The women I saw were all their family members, but the number was still small. It can be said that Luoyang today is full of masculinity.
In other words, there are a lot of bachelors...
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After leaving the palace today, Li Po planned to visit Luoyang's markets. The first place he went to was Nanshi in Luoyang, which is not far from the imperial city.
This place is where businessmen live together, and now it is a more dynamic place than the brothel Chuguan, because the large-scale infrastructure projects that started last year have made the businessmen smell the smell of money.
They are not those nobles. They can be found wherever there is profit. Therefore, more and more businessmen come to Luoyang for business day by day, and they arrive much earlier than the monks.
Li Xiuning was deeply impressed by this trip. Not to mention the places where bridges and roads were built, even in Zhechong Mansion, they had to deal with all kinds of businessmen.
Some big businessmen and nobles are involved and are not easy to deal with.
People from a wealthy family like Li Xiuning can't stand the businessman's appearance, but she also knows that businessmen are sometimes very easy to use. For example, she also met two big businessmen in Xingyang.
It's not a big deal if you receive someone from your subordinates, but you can borrow some help in dealing with the affairs of the government, inquire about information, make up for what you need, etc., which is more convenient than sending someone to the government.