Why did all kinds of problems in later cities, both good and bad, appear in the Song Dynasty? Rather than in those great cities before? This is because the cities in the Song Dynasty were different from those in previous dynasties.
The biggest characteristic of cities before the Song Dynasty was that they were closed. Take Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty and Luoyang of the Tang Dynasty as examples. They were bounded by tall and solid city walls. In addition to the imperial palace at the core, there were 20 buildings inside.
Several criss-crossing straight roads divide more than a hundred 'fangs', plus two or three 'cities'...
Fang is a residential area, and city is a commercial area. For example, in the city of Chang'an, there is East City and West City. People are only allowed to carry out commercial activities in the city and must not cross the boundary. Every square and every city is enclosed by four walls.
The area was closed and locked every night, turning it into a concentration camp of mutual violence.
There are no shops or ordinary houses on both sides of the street. Only high-ranking officials of third rank or above, as well as princes and nobles, are qualified to open their doors on the street. Don’t think the conditions are too high. If in the Han Dynasty, if you wanted to open your door on the street, Wanhuhou would be
Starting price. As for shopping, each market is only open for half a day every day. You have to live far away, and if you delay going out even a little bit, you may be rejected.
This kind of urban planning actually herds people like sheep. The entire society is strictly hierarchical, let alone the development of commerce.
This was not the case with the Song Dynasty. It was the most open and free of all dynasties in China. Only then was the citizen class born and business prospered. Not only was it unparalleled by the Han and Tang Dynasties before, but it was also not achieved by the Yuan, Ming, and Qing dynasties.
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Of course, there are also illegal and disorderly construction phenomena that have never been seen before.
In the Song Dynasty, the rule that no door should be opened facing the street was abolished, and the doors of people's houses opened to the street; some residents dug holes in the walls and expanded their houses to the streets; some residents filled in the original vacant land, farmland, and vegetable fields.
Extensive construction and expansion. Densely packed courtyard houses occupy most of the city's space.
On the streets, the phenomenon of illegal construction is even more serious. Originally, according to regulations, the main street was about ten feet wide, with drainage ditches and green trees on both sides of the road. However, the prosperity of commerce has led to the proliferation of shops along the street. Private buildings and illegal construction have invaded the streets.
The phenomenon of street building is extremely common, and shops continue to push into the middle of the road, causing congestion in the streets and making it difficult to drive.
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On the main streets and around the palaces and residences, due to the government's focus on management, street intrusion and disorderly construction can still be controlled within acceptable limits.
But in slums like Shisanhangpu, the government has always left it to its own devices. Just think about it. In the early days of the People's Republic of China, there were only a few hundred households and more than 3,000 people here. Now it has reached 1,700 households and more than 40,000 permanent residents.
, you know what extent the illegal construction here has reached.
Residents need more houses for the descendants of the family to live in. There are also a large number of outsiders who come to rent houses because of the convenient transportation and low cost of living. Under various needs, Thirteen Rows Shop
Residents continue to expand their houses. As early as twenty years ago, they occupied the entire area of open space, vegetable fields, farmland, and abandoned barracks. There is only less than one street left.
Zhang width.
None of the houses and buildings built later went through the formalities in Kaifeng Prefecture! Naturally, there are no relevant records here in Bao Zheng. And the people were stunned by the compensation money, and no one raised any objections. This is like
In later generations, in the 1990s, the first group of people who demolished the house felt like they were making a huge profit by renovating a house for you.
"It's clearly written in the contract that they used 5 million yuan to buy these 1,713 house deeds..."
The reason is very simple. Chen Ke just mentioned it, and Bao Zheng understood it. He twirled his beard, looked back at the paper, and said slowly: "Then the remaining 2,400 acres of land should belong to the imperial court.
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"Originally they belong to the imperial court." Chen Ke said calmly: "Whether they have deliberate plans or they didn't expect it, they can't change this fact."
"I know." Bao Zheng made up his mind. He turned to look at Chen Ke and said, "Tell me how to talk to them!"
"There is nothing to discuss. If they insist on selling it later, they can, but their previous area map must be invalidated and the land deed must be used as the criterion. They can sell the land that is on the land deed at will, but they can sell the land that is not on the land deed.
All points are illegal."
"It should be so." Bao Zheng twisted his beard and nodded.
"They can't do this alone." Chen Ke said with a bad smile: "Big families want to build big houses and need the entire land, so they have to talk to the government. Lao Longtu can postpone the auction and put the
These 8,000 acres of land were planned and redesigned, and 5,000 acres were allocated to them, while the government bought the rest."
"You all listen to San Lang." Bao Zheng nodded heavily.
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After returning home, Chen Ke asked Li Zhong to go to Ren's store to order a table, and then invited Chuanfu and Li Jian to have dinner.
After attending the wedding, the four of them had been waiting for Chen Ke's meal, and naturally he arrived as soon as he was invited.
When they got home, the food and wine from Ren's shop were also delivered. Chuanfu grinned and said, "Master, we can make it ourselves, why do we need to eat from theirs."
"You're such an old man, please be modest," Chen Ke glared at him and said, "Rendian is a first-class restaurant along with Fan Lou. From food to service, every detail is better than you.
.If you don’t study hard and don’t improve enough, you will be careful not to ruin the golden sign of the official title.”
"Oh." Chuanfu shrank his neck and began to widen his eyes, staring at the neatly dressed and handsome waiters, taking out plates of exquisite dishes from the black lacquer food boxes.
"Master Cai is very motivated," wine merchant Li Jian said, half jokingly, half sourly.
"With the plaque inscribed by the official and Sanlang's advice, Xiao Cai is one step closer to his dream of the best restaurant in the world." Tu Yang, the soy sauce merchant, is a kind man.
"This guy Lao Li," the charcoal merchant Qian Jiang scolded with a smile, "I was jealous when I saw Xiao Cai winning the jackpot as soon as he came here."
"Sit down first," Chen Ke said with a smile: "If you also have the idea of coming to Bianjing for development, I will naturally support it." He said to Li Jian: "Don't envy Chuanfu, I have a wine shop in my hands now.
Of course it won’t satisfy your appetite, Mr. Li, but this wine shop has a wine-making license!”
This is incredible. As mentioned before, the Song Dynasty implemented a wine monopoly, and it was very difficult to enter the industry. Even in big cities like Bianjing, there were only a few businesses with wine-making licenses, and most wine shops could only serve as second-tier dealers.
"I know Sanlang can't forget my old brother," Li Jian immediately said with a smile: "I brought your nephew here this time, and I was thinking of asking you to help me find a way to move our Huangjiao Winery to Coming from the capital."
"Your yellow wine has nothing to do with me." Chen Ke waved his hand.
"It won't matter if you re-invest in the shares." Li Jian patted his chest and said, "Transfer the store to me, and I will give you 20% of the shares!"
Chen Ke looked at Li Jian, who was now high-spirited and decisive, and couldn't relate to the timid little businessman back then. He couldn't help but sigh, and said with a smile: "I bought this shop actually to brew a beer. Plant new wine.”
"New wine?" Li Jian stared and said, "What new wine?"
"High-quality liquor." Chen Ke said, "It's just strong liquor."
"Oh..." Li Jian is an expert, so he naturally knows the value of this. It is the crown of the entire industry! He grabbed Chen Ke's sleeve and said: "We will divide it into 40 and 60, oh no, I will divide it into 4 and you will take 6!"
"Let's talk about it in detail another day." Chen Ke took out his sleeves, smiled at Tu Yang and Qian Sheng, and said, "Ignore these two Qian maniacs, let's eat."
Unexpectedly, Tu Yang and Qian Sheng looked at Chen Ke pitifully and said, "Sanlang can't treat one favorably."
"I don't understand," Chen Ke picked up a thin piece of silver thread with his chopsticks and chewed it gently: "Why did you come to Bianjing when you were just enjoying your fairy-like life in Chengdu?"
"Although Sichuan is good, it is too closed and can kill people." Qian Sheng, a charcoal merchant, sighed and said, "We have indeed been complacent for a few years, living in debauchery all day long..."
"At the beginning of the year, not long after you left, we were drinking together, and Xiao Cai told us that he planned to come to Bianjing to start a business." Li Jian said, "I didn't understand at the time. He was already the number one chef in Sichuan, and he was running away. Why come out and start from scratch?"
"He said that only by becoming number one in Bianjing can you truly be number one." Qian Sheng said: "We asked him, can you still endure the hardship? What do you think he said?"
Chen Ke shook his head and listened to Qian Sheng say: "He said that he has tasted all the delicacies in the world, but he still feels that... the bitterness he tasted at the beginning is the most delicious."
"This sentence reminds us of the downfall of those years." Tu Yang, the sauce merchant, said with emotion: "Recalling the process of becoming successful in those years, the ups and downs, sweetness, bitterness and joy we experienced in the middle are comparable to the whole day. It’s a hundred times better to live happily and drunkenly.”
"We have had enough fun over the years and are bored. We really don't want to go on like this anymore." Li Jian said hehe, "We decided to come to the capital together to see if we can conquer another world."
"Okay!" Chen Ke picked up the wine glass and said, "In order for you to regain the courage of the past, we have to show off!"
After drinking a glass together, Chen Ke put down the wine cup and said with a leisurely smile: "It's better to say you came early than to come by chance. You just caught up with a good opportunity that comes only once in a rainbow."
"What opportunity?" Everyone knew very well that Chen Ke never lied, so they immediately said excitedly: "Hurry up and tell me!"
