After Xu Qing's wedding, there was only one big thing to do, and that was to build the city quickly.
This city will also be the city that never sleeps in the entire Central Plains, and will surely gather the prosperity and prosperity of the Central Plains.
But naming is a big problem.
What should this city be called?
So Xu Qing summoned the Xian Wang, the Supreme Emperor and Xiao Ye to discuss the matter together.
Xiao Ye had an idea at this time: "It spans the three countries of the Central Plains and communicates with each other, and the meaning is better. Let's just call it Chang'an. It will have long-term peace and prosperity."
Xu Qing looked at the map of Kun on the table and said, "But according to historical descriptions, Chang'an should be north of our location, right?"
Xiao Ye said: "That place was no longer called Chang'an a long time ago. There is no city called Chang'an yet."
Xu Qing: "Why did you change such a nice name? When did you change it?"
Xiao Ye: "I don't know either."
Xu Qing: "..."
The Xian King looked at Xu Qing and said: "It's not a bad idea to name this market Chang'an. You happen to be the King of Han, and if you match Chang'an, you might be able to make my divided Central Plains have long-term peace and stability."
Xu Qing; "Don't you believe in fortune telling?"
The wise king gritted his teeth and said: "Isn't it okay that I can't think of a good name?!"
Then he turned to look at the Supreme Emperor: "How about you think of one?"
The Supreme Emperor quickly waved his hands and said, "Ahem, no, I think Chang'an is fine."
Wise King: “Another one whose name I can’t think of.”
Xu Qing: "..."
At this moment, Xiao Ruxue came over with a teapot to add water. The wise king couldn't take his eyes away for a moment, and said with a smile: "Xue'er, come and sit here with the king."
Xiao Ruxue, who had refilled the water for everyone, immediately shook her head: "No, no! The mother-in-law said that when she gets married, she will obey her husband. A daughter cannot sit with her father, but must sit with her husband."
With that said, Xiao Ruxue sat down on the seat next to Xu Qing.
At this moment, King Xian's fists were hardened and he stared straight at Xu Qing.
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Once the name is decided, construction can begin.
Xu Qing believes that this city will not only become the trade center of the Central Plains but also the world trade center.
This news naturally spread to Zhao State
The city of Chang'an naturally spans the Three Kingdoms, but now only Chu and Zhou are communicating with each other. There is a deliberate intention not to play with Zhao, but every piece of news is still known to Zhao.
This made Zhao Guo feel very uncomfortable.
Judging from the meaning, Chu State obviously intends to invite Zhao State to join Chang'an.
But they just didn't say it.
Who doesn’t want a city with low tariffs and free trade?
Not to mention anything else, the King of Han and Chang'an.
The establishment of this city by the Chu and Zhou dynasties obviously had not only economic but also political implications.
If the two brothers reached an unknown agreement quietly, wouldn't Zhao Guo be passive?
Therefore, Emperor Zhao paid great attention to this. After receiving the news, he summoned the courtiers to discuss countermeasures in the imperial study.
One side thinks that their country, Zhao, is already wealthy and this city is optional.
Anyway, Zhao State is proficient in business, so at worst they can build one themselves.
The other side believes that the Guo Shang Yuan is now constantly launching new products, and Zhao's business methods are actually lagging behind Chu's. If they don't join, Zhao will be in trouble in both trade and politics in the future.
will be at a disadvantage.
Besides, now that Zhao State has just experienced war and people's livelihood is in decline, Chang'an City can be better used by Zhao State to develop commodity trade.
So you must enter!
The two sides argued endlessly, each with their own reasons.
However, the call to enter was still louder.
So Emperor Zhao made the decision that Zhao Guo from Chang'an City must join!
There must be a place for Zhao Guo!
After Emperor Zhao thought about it, he actually understood why Zhou and Chu did not notify Zhao to join.
Because now the eldest princesses of Zhou and Zhao are married to Xu Qing, the King of Han, who is also the owner of Chang'an City.
But the eldest princess of their Zhao country didn’t get married!
Chu and Zhou are now half in-laws, but Zhao seems to have nothing to do with the King of Han.
That's right, Zhao Guo is not related to the King of Han now, so why should he take you to play with him?
At this time, Emperor Zhao couldn't help but regret. If he had known that Xu Qing could achieve such an achievement today, he should have let one of his princesses take the initiative to approach Xu Qing.
It's best if you can hook up with someone.
It's a pity that a general's daughter was sent there...
Emperor Zhao was full of regret at this time, thinking whether it was too late to send a princess to marry him?
Anyway, the King of Han already has two princesses, so he shouldn’t mind having another one, right?
When Emperor Zhao sent an envoy to impress the King of Han with a marriage proposal, they failed.
Xu Qing, the king of Han, made it clear that he had no shortage of princesses now, and if Zhao wanted to join the clan, he would need a dues of 300,000 taels of silver.
It doesn't matter if you think it's expensive, the worst we can do is not take you to play.
Including walking time, I came back in less than a month and a half. It was definitely the fastest mission in history.
Xu Qing's idea is very simple. If Long Bing'er can't fool her, why can't she ask for money?
It just so happened that they didn't have the capital to start building the city of Chang'an.
There has to be someone who pays for it.
It can’t be Chu and Zhou, right?
While the Zhao State was having a heated discussion, Xu Qing from the Han Palace finally came out of the quiet room.
He has been working on this invention for a long time, and he finally finished it today?
During this period, Xu Qing came up with a lot of new gadgets. Even the loom used for weaving was modified by Xu Qing, and the spinning efficiency was greatly improved.
It can be said that during this period, the most important thing Xu Qing did besides Su Qian, Li Mingyue and Xiao Ruxue was to invent new gadgets.
Each piece takes into account both aesthetics and practicality.
As for the Zhao delegation, he dealt with it casually.
Just as some ministers of Zhao State thought, Zhao State had dominated trade in the Central Plains for sixty years, so they were extremely rich.
If Xu Qing doesn't work hard to improve the productivity of Chu and Zhou, he is really afraid that Zhao, the big enemy, will think that Chang'an City is actually not that powerful and run away.
It doesn't matter if they run away, who will pay for the construction of Chang'an City?
You don’t get taken advantage of every year!
Li Mingyue came over and looked at Xu Qing and asked, "Has your husband made anything new again?"
Xu Qing stretched out his hand to show Li Mingyue what he had in his hand.
Li Mingyue looked at the thing in Xu Qing's hand and was slightly startled: "Did your husband just make an insole in the quiet room these two days? Hey, why does this insole have a pair of small wings on both sides?"
Xiao Ruxue came out of nowhere: "Husband made an insole with wings? No matter, give it to me quickly. It just so happens that my new shoes are not comfortable to wear."