Only by seeing it with your own eyes can you know whether your thoughts are true or false.
At this time, not only Shen Jungao, but also many of the officials accompanying the Han Dynasty were looking at the scene outside the city in surprise.
No one can deny Zhongli's prosperity.
Especially those who had been there before the war and were so shocked that their eyes almost popped out.
Is this still the same Zhongli where soldiers and horses gathered in the city, the navy was on guard outside the city, and the grass was desolate a hundred steps outside the city, like a barbaric land?
All three views have been subverted.
If everyone hadn't seen the word "Zhongli" clearly written on the pier with their own eyes, I'm afraid it would be more convincing to say that they had arrived at Jiankang Mansion, or that they had returned to Luoyang City.
This made Shen Jungao and Chen Shushen standing next to Li Xingchen subconsciously think of the conversation a few days ago, and for a moment they didn't know what to say.
Your Majesty, you have indeed made this era much different from what you imagined.
They are not sure where His Majesty will lead the Han Dynasty in the end, and they even suspect that His Majesty himself may not know the answer. But what they know is that at least the current Han Dynasty is different from any dynasty in history.
Even if you really rest and recuperate for decades, you may not be able to see these scenes in front of you.
After all, the so-called recuperation and recuperation in the past dynasties may only allow more cultivated land outside Zhongli City, but there is absolutely no way to make Zhongli City become the crowded place it is now.
After Li Xingchen was briefly surprised, he just looked at the expressions of the courtiers around him with a smile.
Everyone was surprised because they never expected that Zhongli City would usher in such a change, and they were also curious whether the other state capitals of the Han Dynasty had also begun to look like things that everyone was not familiar with. Take a look at the Zhongli City in front of you.
The city wall that once relied on to resist powerful enemies has no meaning of existence at this time. It is just a boundary for convenient management. Everyone knows that the actual meaning of the city wall is greater than that of keeping it. But now
Finance must be used wisely, there is no need to waste manpower and material resources.
Li Xingchen was surprised that the opening of the canal and his efforts to promote the development of industry and commerce over the years had allowed him to see the light of day so quickly. The Zhongli city in front of him did already have important towns along the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in history, such as Yangzhou,
Prosperous scenes like Jining and Linqing mean that people in this era have realized the importance of business development and are willing to work hard on it.
These markets, docks, as well as the loading and unloading, storage and trade of goods in front of you, there is not much shadow of Li Xinchen's efforts behind it. His Majesty is busy with everything, and of course it is impossible to notice the construction of a town along the canal. The most he can say is
He said that we can choose several cities along the canal as a transit point for goods. As for where to choose and what to do after choosing, I'm sorry, Your Majesty doesn't have the energy to care about these things. You can figure it out yourself.
Facts have proved that the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and the local state capitals responsible for the construction of Zhongli City and other canal towns did not let themselves down.
After all, the Han Dynasty did not take the North for a very long time, so now it has only included the North into the Han Dynasty's trade network. Therefore, at least until now, the development of trade in the North cannot be compared with that of the South. Although the population of the North is compared to that of the South,
It already has an advantage, but market development will always take time. Without more than one or two years of dedicated work, I am afraid that even some important state capitals in the north will not be able to compare with an ordinary town in the south.
Not to mention anything else, the Zhongli City in front of you was once just an ordinary town on the territory of Nanchen. If it weren't for its military importance, I'm afraid many people would never hear about it in their lifetime.
Place name.
However, the current prosperity of Zhongli City is not far behind the state capitals in Jizhou, Qingzhou and other places in the north.
This shows that at least in this era, a group of people have realized what kind of development can be achieved with the help of the canal, and they have understood what kind of wealth they can create for the country and themselves by promoting the progress of industry and commerce.
The seeds that Li Xingchen had worked so hard to sow, at this time, not only took root and sprouted, but also gradually grew into a small sapling, growing together with the towering tree of Han.
A tree in the wilderness cannot survive alone.
Only a forest can face the wind and rain together.
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After accepting an audience with a group of Zhongli City officials and merchants, Li Xingchen took the officials to inspect the markets and docks of Zhongli City. Along the way, no one knew how many people paid homage to their Emperor. After "Long Live"
The roar of the mountains and the tsunami shook the world.
Long live, in this era, is not exclusive to the emperor. But when I see the eyes of the people are full of worship and even piety, and when I see the almost unimaginable bustling scene of Zhongli City, I follow
The ministers around His Majesty couldn't help but sigh in their hearts. In the whole world, I am afraid that Your Majesty is the only one who can truly deserve the words "Long Live".
Because only the things His Majesty has done are the things that have truly changed the entire era. In comparison, the achievements that everyone is proud of are so insignificant.
I'm afraid it's not even one ten thousandth of His Majesty's.
And if Li Xingchen, who was smiling and greeting the people outside at this time, without any sign of the majesty that His Majesty the Emperor should have, knew what the ministers were thinking, he would probably only sigh in his heart: I really do this.
In fact, I just put forward some general ideas. I gave a little bit of guidance on all walks of life and every aspect of society.
It is actually you who have truly pushed this era forward and developed it into what it is now.
What each person does may only be very small, and it will not affect the operation of society even for a moment, but when everyone's work and everyone's efforts are added together, everything will naturally become different.
The times develop because of it, and the country becomes strong because of it.
Therefore, the one who truly deserves the title of Long Live, the one who truly deserves the call of the Mountain of Ten Thousand People, is not only Li Xingchen, but also everyone present, and even the common people themselves.
Because the prosperity of Zhongli today was created by them with their own hands and earned with sweat. Li Xingchen just gave them a chance.
Without effort, it is still in vain.
In Li Xingchen's opinion, everyone present can withstand the admiration of future generations.
This is a magnificent era.
It is an era created by oneself, echoing with progress and hard work.
It’s a good time!
The smile on Li Xingchen's face became even brighter.