"Most of Dongcheng and Beicheng are neighbors. A little further north, there is Dongsi City, one of the famous nine cities of Chang'an. I heard it was quite prosperous in the past. Mulan Ci mentioned the east and west cities, and that's where they were mentioned.
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It can’t be done now. If you want to do business, you have to go to Xincheng..."
Yuen Long accompanied Li Po and acted as a guide.
Li Po nodded and said: "You have been working in Jingzhaoyin for several years. With such a big city here, you have no idea?"
Yuen Long apologized, but said in his heart, what can I do? I wanted to make a difference in the north back then, but what happened in the end? You didn’t know what to do?
And this is the former site of Han Chang'an. If I dare to move, something bad might happen to me. I'm not stupid...
Xiao Jiujiu, who was gurgling in his stomach, said, "I do have some small thoughts. The palaces here are all in the south and in the middle. They are forbidden gardens and no one dares to touch them.
I want to change the market in the east and north of here. There are more and more business travelers coming and going in the west, so this can be used as a transit place...
Furthermore, the prosperity of Chang'an is imminent. I heard from someone in the Ministry of Household Affairs that the population of Chang'an has reached nearly 150,000 households, with more than 600,000 people. This is a sign of a prosperous age.
But with so many people living in one place, the amount of money needed must be twice as big as it used to be.
There are three large warehouses near Chang'an, which can be managed now, but it is uncertain in the future. It is better to take precautions and build a few more warehouses to store the military and civilians.
The old city is close to the Wei River, making it an excellent location for land and water. Although it is not suitable for living now, it is very convenient to build some warehouses in such a large place.
This is what I have gained in recent years. I don’t know whether what I said is right or not? Even if it is wrong, Your Majesty, please don’t beat me up like you did in the past.”
Before Li Po could do anything, Kinderman, who was accompanying him on the other side, burst into laughter, then quickly covered his mouth and turned his face to one side in embarrassment.
Yuen Long didn't feel anything was wrong. He just stretched his neck and looked at the Queen from Silla. At the same time, he muttered in his heart that this woman was really favored and could travel with her brother-in-law.
Fortunately, she should have to go back to Silla, otherwise she would have to go to the palace and talk to her sister about it. The appearance of Li Sanniang in front of her has already made her very worried. If her brother-in-law has another aunt, she will not be able to talk to her brother-in-law.
Desperately?
Li Po was very satisfied with Yuen Long's answer, but this guy still had the nerve to mention old things from back then. It was true that he had not been married for three years.
But he knew the details of Yuen Long, glanced at him and said with a smile: "Did you come up with this on your own? No one else gave you any advice?"
Seeing that his brother-in-law was still such a thief, Yuen Long laughed and said without any hesitation: "Your Majesty is very knowledgeable and can hide nothing from you.
Brother-in-law, you know what I am capable of..."
Seeing that he was going to talk too much, Li Po immediately scolded him: "What nonsense, please keep it short."
Yuen Long smacked his mouth in aggrieved tone, "This was Treasurer Su Shichang's idea..."
Li Podao: "Su Yuan? He was a military counselor in the imperial government of the Puppet Tang Dynasty and a bachelor of literature? He seems to have been a professor at Chang'an Academy, right?"
He was indeed very concerned about Li Shimin's subordinates. This is not difficult to understand. In another time and space, the prosperous Tang Dynasty began with Shimin.
Almost all of the people used by Li Shimin can be said to be the most capable people in the world. Now that Li Po has become the emperor, the most convenient thing is not to start a new one, but to inherit it and use what should be used. This will save a lot of trouble.
Yuan Long said happily: "Your Majesty, do you know this person? He is a member of the Su family of martial arts. He has an upright temperament and is very talented, but he doesn't speak very well. Fang Xuanling recommended me to the academy I left at the beginning of last year. How many friends do I have with him?"
After some conversation, he was given an official position.
People like the martial arts Su family are very knowledgeable, so I asked him to take charge of the warehouse."
The corners of Li Po's mouth twitched, and he thought to himself that you really know how to use people well. Maybe you are surrounded by old people from Tiance Mansion now, right? You are very dangerous, brother.
So he patted Yuen Long on the shoulder casually, "You do have some rules on how to employ people. Not bad, not bad. Since you listened to other people's ideas, why didn't you submit it? Or was it rejected?"
Yuen Long immediately became proud, "I also want to do it this year and have a look at it, and then report to the court if I have some clues, so as not to be blamed by His Majesty and Ajie like I did back then."
"It seems that you remember very clearly what happened back then." Li Po suddenly said.
Yuen Long was startled and immediately withered, and quickly made amends, "Brother-in-law, please don't get angry. When I returned to Jinyang that time, my sister beat me up first, and when I came out, I was beaten up by my aunt again.
When I got home, the mother-in-law at home also argued with me for a long time, saying that I had caused her trouble.
As a result, I didn’t dare to come out to see anyone for more than a month. I forgot everything and I can’t forget this.”
Next to her, Kinderman wanted to laugh again, but in the end she had to hold it back. She felt a little pain in her stomach. She bent down on the horse and calmed down before obeying. Only then did she realize that the interesting person in front of her was the emperor's.
My brother-in-law is not an outsider.
Li Po was also amused by this guy. He recalled the past. When the two met, Yuen Long was only a half-year-old child. He lived under the power of the elders all day long and was punched and kicked at every turn.
Now, so many years have passed, and Yuen Long is only two years younger than him, and he is already a busy man, but he is almost the same as Li Chun, and sometimes he looks like a child who has not grown up.
Li Po felt that there was indeed a big problem with his education. The two people close to him were raised a bit strangely by him, and they were completely different from the officials' children in the world.
"You deserve it. How much trouble have your sister and I put on you? Fortunately, you didn't cause any big trouble, otherwise the beating would have been light...
Now that you are a mature person, you don’t have to think too much about your achievements. If you are your official, your sister and I are still strong enough to keep you safe throughout your life.
You are right to listen more to other people's opinions on government affairs. Su Yuan is very talented. You can recommend him to the Ministry of Personnel and let him be a Jingzhao Shaoyin. This should be a fifth-rank official, right?"
Yuen Lang smiled and nodded, "It's from the fifth rank, and I happen to be vacant here."
Li Po continued: "Well, if you ask him to take up his responsibilities, if there are mistakes... it can be easily explained away."
Yuen Long's eyebrows twitched involuntarily after hearing this. He understood that this was his brother-in-law's kindness, but he said reluctantly: "Your Majesty, if there is any omission in the person recommended by me, it is naturally my fault, not anyone else's."
thing.
Back then, I had failed His Majesty's trust in the north, and I was even more embarrassed when I returned to Jinyang. But what I regret most is that I couldn't save those close to me.
Now I am busy in my job in Jingzhao Yin. If I can no longer protect my subordinates, I will have no shame in being this official anymore. It is better to go back and serve my father wholeheartedly, so as not to implicate others and let them suffer innocently."
