Chapter 1053 The old driver leads the way to Qinhuai
Thinking back to the Huangzhushan era, Li Xuan desperately wanted to visit the Qinhuai River and appreciate the cultural holy land that has brought together the essence of China for thousands of years.
Among the many beliefs that supported Li Xuan in leading the army to fight and going out of his way to fight, he had the idea of taking a walk to the Qinhuai River to take a look.
Qinhuai River, this is Li Xuan’s obsession!
However, as the emperor of the Tang Empire, the Holy Emperor Li Xuan has been busy with official duties after moving the capital to Jinling City, and does not have much time to go out. He also needs to do other things in his limited free time.
Furthermore, going out for inspection also requires various arrangements. Regardless of whether it is a public inspection or a private visit incognito, Li Xuan will never joke about his own life, let alone the political influence, so all kinds of preparations are quite necessary.
Trouble.
Therefore, the inspection of the Qinhuai River has been postponed.
But today in the eighth year of Xuanping, Li Xuan finally found time and made preparations in advance. He was going to inspect the Qinhuai River.
And in order to ensure that he could see the most authentic and most exquisite scenery of the Qinhuai River, Li Xuan chose to visit privately incognito instead of doing an honest inspection. Of course, even if it was a private visit incognito, there would be no shortage of necessary security measures.
On the surface, there are more than a dozen personal guards in plain clothes, and secretly, there are hundreds of people protecting him secretly.
Although Jinling City is now the headquarters of the Tang Empire, the continuous rectification over the past few years has cleaned up many remnants of the Ming Dynasty, and the unstable elements of public security have also been eliminated one by one.
Its public security situation should be considered the best in the entire Tang Empire.
But even so, there is no guarantee that some unexpected situations will happen. These guards are actually there to prevent accidents from happening.
After Li Xuan set off with more than a dozen followers, he got on a carriage and drove along the streets and alleys. There were more than a dozen followers around him, and they were also followers carrying swords. Everyone knew at a glance that the people on the carriage were either rich or poor.
It's expensive, and no one with a little bit of knowledge will join in to cause trouble.
So unfortunately, along the way, Li Xuan didn't encounter any opportunities to pretend to be pigs and eat tigers. He didn't know if there were not enough fools in the world, so he didn't come to trouble Li Xuan. This made Li Xuan quite disappointed.
In this case, shouldn't there be a rich young man who came over very arrogantly and said something like "Who am I?" and then told Li Xuan to get out. Then the guards around him also waited for the rich young man to control the influence and not take action.
After the pretense is over, will this reveal a shocking identity, or will a court official accidentally recognize Li Xuan, making a big twist?
Li Xuan remembered that many novels he read before were written like this.
But I have walked through so many streets incognito, so why haven’t I met such a villain yet?
What a disappointment!
Li Xuan, who thought so, didn't even look at it. The dozen or so guards around him all carried swords and acted as if they were not close to strangers. Anyone who saw it knew that the owner of the carriage was not easy to mess with.
Villains also have brains, so why bother with people who are obviously not easy to mess with? I have so much free time, so much fun. I have this time to bully the poor kids.
Walking along the street, Li Xuan also had the opportunity to truly observe Jinling City, his capital, up close!
In the past, Li Xuan traveled with great fanfare, and the streets along the way were basically not pristine. Most of the time, the streets were blocked and cleared in advance, so there was no such lively street at all.
Now, it was the first time for him to truly see the original bustling streets of contemporary times.
There are many shops on both sides of the street. Although most of the things sold in the shops are traditional goods, there are also new-age products, such as soaps, perfumes, etc., and a very few shops also use...
Glass showcase!
Although the Tang Dynasty has developed glass and can carry out large-scale industrial production, the price of glass products is still relatively high. Palm-sized mirrors are not cheap anymore, let alone large swaths of glass.
The window is up.
But even though glass is expensive, some powerful businessmen are still willing to use glass showcases for no other reason than to show their strength, especially some luxury jewelry shops that specifically target high-end customers.
This is a royal glass window, exactly the same as the glass windows used in the palace. Just such a small window costs dozens of taels of silver. Look, how awesome our shop is!
However, Li Xuan was sitting on the carriage. Although he saw the original ecology of the street, he did not get off the carriage to see it in person, so he could only get a rough idea.
However, even so, Li Xuan still felt curious!
There is no way, even though it has been many years since he came to this time and space, Li Xuan has never tried the private visit in private, nor has he personally gone to the market to take a look.
What I look at more is cold data, and looking at the data is not as intuitive as looking directly at the market situation, simply.
Li Xuan looked at it with a curious expression.
But even if he was curious, he would not get off the carriage, because this was not his destination, his destination was the Qinhuai River.
After crossing the busy street, they continued to move forward. After a long time, the carriage stopped.
After stopping, Li Xuan saw a river. It was not big, but there were many classical and elegant buildings on both sides of the river, and there were many painted boats floating on the river.
Seeing this scene, Li Xuan, who had never been to the Qinhuai River, could guess that this was the famous Qinhuai River.
At this time, Yu De, the director of the Secretariat on the side, stepped forward, opened the door of the carriage, and said to Li Xuan: "Sir, we have arrived!"
Since it is a private visit incognito, it is naturally impossible to say what else to call him: Your Majesty, My Emperor, etc. How nice to call him Young Master.
To be honest, Li Xuan particularly likes this title. It sounds like it makes him feel like he is a romantic and talented person!
Li Xuandao: "Now that we're here, let's go down and take a walk!"
Immediately I got off the carriage and looked around, I saw a huge painting boat not far away. However, the boat was still close to the shore and the door was closed. As soon as I opened it, I knew it was not business hours.
Li Xuan and the others left in the morning. It was naturally early for the Qinhuai River at this moment, and many of the boats had not yet opened their doors to welcome guests.
But Li Xuan is not in a hurry. Today he is here to inspect the customs and customs of the Qinhuai River, and he doesn’t have to go to the boat painting very late at night!
You can go there during the day as well!
Of course, you can't be too anxious now. You just arrived and you went directly to the boat. It seemed too out of style. This was not in line with Li Xuan's usual positioning of himself.
The way he was dressed, with more than a dozen entourages, showed from head to toe that he was a son of a powerful man, how could he not be classy?
So he directly asked his entourage to go over to inquire about the situation. He decided to check the situation of the large boat in front of him to see if there were any violations, and indirectly monitor the work of the relevant officials of Jinling City.
Well, last year, the imperial court made relevant regulations for the cultural and entertainment industry, requiring employees to register before they can engage in related work, requiring regular health inspections, paying taxes, and strictly prohibiting human trafficking, etc.
activities, prohibiting managers from being imprisoned, forcing employees, etc.
It is necessary to voluntarily register, engage in business voluntarily, and quit at any time. Venue operators must not use coercive means to control, otherwise they will be fined until they lose their fortune.
Seeing that Li Xuan asked his entourage to go to the big boat in front to inquire about the situation, Yu De, the director of the Secretariat on the side, had the same expression as usual, without any change, and immediately said: "Yes, sir, you guys will go inquire about the situation now!"
The Holy Emperor is going to make an unannounced inspection to see if the local officials have implemented the empire's relevant policies. As an official of the Secretariat, he naturally needs to make arrangements.
So Yu De quickly went to the side and gave instructions to one of his secretaries. Secretaries who could accompany him on a special occasion like today are all smart people. Upon hearing this, he immediately lowered his voice and said: "
Don’t worry, Director, I’ll go over and get it done right now!”
Soon, the young secretary passed by, while Li Xuan himself was wandering on the embankment on the bank.
It is early spring now, and the willow trees by the river have just begun to sprout green buds. The green willow branches hang down from the branches of the trees, all the way to the river. With the gentle spring breeze, some willow branches hang directly to the river.
, driven by the breeze, gently paddling the water on the river back and forth, creating ripples in circles.
Stopping, Li Xuan closed his eyes slightly, feeling the spring breeze on the Buddha's face, and listening to the crisp chirping of birds. This feeling was very good!
At the same time, the young secretary of the secretariat had already walked quickly to the painting boat not far away. He was very familiar with this kind of boat. In the past, before he passed the Jinshi examination and entered the official career, he often went to the boat with a group of friends
We come to these places.
Before taking the examination the year before last, he had been traveling on the Qinhuai River for several months, and was quite familiar with every boat and oiran on the Qinhuai River.
In the words of later generations, he is an old driver who is very familiar with the roads. Even if he stopped the carriage here, it was his suggestion. Why? Because the big boat in front is the most famous one on the Qinhuai River recently.
It goes without saying that the looks of the girls in one of the painting boats are excellent. The girls who can work on such a high-end painting boat have excellent looks.
Moreover, he is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. When it comes to poetry, he is probably better than many so-called talents.
Well, the point is that this painting boat is a high-end brand with special features. In order to maintain its value, it is all under the banner of performing arts but not selling itself. They are all still young ladies. The main business is to do everything possible to seduce you, but they just won’t let you.
superior.
Well, not to mention, this is what men of letters, powerful people and experts are good at.
Of course, even if they are a high-end brand, they will inevitably have people try them on and make a lot of money. However, after they try them on, they will naturally not go to Huafang. Most of them will take them directly to their private homes and place them there.
He didn't have the guts to take the Holy Emperor to see those courtesans with jade arms and red lips that thousands of people could taste. If the Holy Emperor went there and got sick and came back, let alone the Holy Emperor, the people in the harem would