The city walls on both sides of the street outside Gwanghwamun are still under construction. The inside of the city wall is about 700 steps wide and nearly ten miles long. It connects the old city and the new city. There will also be a city gate in the middle of the city wall. Not far away is Feng.
River, and then led from Feng River to Cao River, running through Guanghuamenwai Street, which facilitated the transportation of goods.
The Cao River runs through the middle of the street, and there are dense shops on both sides. The construction of shops has begun. Different from the East Market and West Market, it will be built into an open commercial street. The Gwanghwamun Gate will also be demolished by then, turning it into a commercial complex of various types.
The city that never sleeps where people gather.
Guo Song was walking through a commercial street that was under construction in full swing. At this time, he unexpectedly saw Li An, and there was a man in his thirties next to him. Guo Song knew him. He was Li An's eldest son Li Guiren.
Li An had two sons, the eldest son Li Guiren and the second son Li Guiyi. After Li An retired, the eldest son Li Guiren took over his father's job and became the general manager of Huangshang. However, after the Jingyuan mutiny, the Li An family began to
Working alone, Li Guiren still took the grassland route, while Li Guiyi took the Anxi route.
Their family has thousands of camels, which bring extremely huge profits every year.
Li Guiren saw Guo Song and said quickly: "Father, the King of Jin is here."
Li An quickly stepped forward and bowed: "See Your Highness!"
Guo Song turned over and dismounted and said with a smile: "Uncle An, isn't Fatty Zhang with you?"
Li An smiled and said: "He has had diarrhea for the past two days and has been lying at home!"
"How could that happen?" Guo Song asked puzzledly.
Li An stepped forward and whispered: "He took a folk remedy to enhance his virility, but the result..."
Guo Song burst out laughing. His senior brother was not reliable anymore. He looked around again and asked, "Uncle An, did you buy this area?"
The real estate on the commercial street was developed by the government and was only for rent but not for sale. However, Guo Song told Zhang Lei and Li An the news in advance and allowed them to buy one mile of land each as compensation for helping the government build official residences. In addition,
Guo Song also bought a mile of land for his eldest sister Guo Ping as a source of pension money for her.
Li An nodded and pointed to the city wall being built: "Go from here to the city wall, which is six hundred steps wide, and then one mile to the north. I bought this land. Fatty Zhang's land is across the river, and then I
I plan to build shops along the street. Each shop will be one foot wide and three feet deep, with two floors and a backyard. I also plan to build five piers on the Cao River in front."
Guo Song asked with a smile: "If we build a store along the street, what about the land behind it?"
"I plan to enclose the land in the back with a wall first and divide it into two acres of land. We can build houses and sell them later. If the business here is booming, we might also be able to build inns, restaurants, etc. We will see what happens next."
At this time, Li An's eldest son Li Guiren stepped forward to salute Guo Song. Guo Song smiled and asked, "Have you been to the grassland recently?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, I just came back from Uihe the day before yesterday."
Guo Song suddenly asked with great interest: "How is the current situation in Uighur?"
"Princess Ye is now in charge of power in Uighur and implements the tribal elder system. Each tribe elects an elder to form an elders' council. Princess Ye and the elders' council share power. All tribes support this plan and also support Princess Ye. She is
Uighur’s position is very stable.”
"How is the Uighur national strength recovering?" Guo Song asked again.
Li Guiren shook his head, "It's not easy. The main reason is that the population has dropped sharply. They used to be the largest tribe in the grassland, but now they can only be regarded as a medium tribe. It is impossible to annex other tribes. Sijie in the west, Sijie in the east,
Pugu, Bayagu, Xiugasi and Dubo in the north are all not fuel-efficient lamps. Everyone is eyeing it and wants to seize its pasture. It is good to maintain the status quo."
Guo Song nodded slightly. In fact, he also knew that the Uighur forces completely withdrew from Beiting last autumn, which meant that their life in the grassland was very difficult and they had to shrink their power.
"Is the business in the grassland not bad?" Guo Song asked with a smile.
"It's not bad. They have a huge demand for coarse cloth. The coarse cloth can be exchanged for sheepskin at the same value over there, but the price of sheepskin here is ten times that of coarse cloth. That's where the profit lies."
"Not bad! Very business-savvy."
Guo Song chatted with Li An for a few more words and then headed to the old city.
Except for the Weiyang Palace in the west and the newly built official residences, the rest of the old city has been razed to the ground. In order to prevent new refugees from moving in, which would be difficult to deal with in the future, all the dilapidated houses were demolished, and even a wall was demolished.
Don't stay.
There were more than 30,000 people working in the old city. The broken wood, rotten furniture and thatched roofs were gathered together and burned. The soil was transported to fill the puddles in the city, and the bricks, wood and stones were all taken away.
Build official rental housing.
Despite this, it took half a month to clean up the soil in the city, and now it is almost done. When you enter the city, you can see that there are lush ancient trees and large areas of flat land everywhere.
At this time, Guo Song saw Lu Jin, a doctor in the Ministry of Industry. The Ministry of Industry was the original Kai Caosi. It covered a wide range, including the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court, the Military Supervisor, the Craftsman Supervisor, and the Du Shui Supervisor. Now it was renamed
The Department of the Ministry of Industry consists of seven departments and two bureaus. It manages everything from mining, manufacturing, urban construction, dredging, road construction, etc., and has great power.
Cao Wannian was the edict of Suzheng, and he was only temporarily responsible for the reconstruction of Chang'an City. After the Ministry of Industry moved to Chang'an, he left a lot of tedious tasks such as the reconstruction of the old city to Lu Jin.
Lu Jin also saw Guo Song and hurriedly came forward to salute. Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "Lu Silang seems to have encountered some difficulty?"
Lu Jin pointed to a large flat area in the distance and said: "I'm thinking about it. There are too few water systems in the city. There is a Kunming Pool in Weiyang Palace. I'm thinking about whether we can divert a Cao River from the Feng River into the city, and then go out from the east of the city and flow into the Wei River.
It would be best if there is a lake covering hundreds of acres in the city, with big trees planted around it. In summer, you can enjoy the coolness by the lake, the sparkling waves will make you feel relaxed and happy."
Guo Song smiled and said: "Whether it is a river or a lake, the old Chang'an City should have it in the first place!"
"Yes, I have seen the old drawings from the past. There are Caohe River and lake, but they have been gradually encroached. The several cesspools in the city were originally lakes, and most of them have been filled in."
Guo Song pondered for a moment and said: "But official residences have been built to the west. I remember that there is basically no open space. Can Fengshui be introduced again?"
"I have considered that the Cao River on the street outside Xinghuamen can continue to extend eastward and flow into the city from the east of Weiyang Palace and the official residence. This river just separates the official residence and Weiyang Palace, making them one
In an independent area, a bridge will be built over the river, and the lake will be in the center of the city. In the future, this area will become a beautiful garden in the old city. Taixue and Guozixue will be next to it. The Jinzouyuan of each state will be arranged in the east, and there will be more in the south.
There is a large area of land, and we will consider moving some government offices here in the future, such as the History Museum, Imperial College, Si Tiantai, etc., and they can be placed in the old city."
Guo Song pondered for a long time and said: "The key point is to build the Gongyuan. It must be able to accommodate at least 100,000 people for exams. The plan can be based on the Taiyuan Gongyuan."
"I understand."
At this time, a soldier came galloping on horseback and rushed to Guo Song. He turned over and dismounted, knelt down on one knee and said: "Your Highness, there is an urgent military situation in Longyou. Please come back quickly!"
Guo Song was startled. He gave Lu Jin a few words and immediately rode back to Jin Palace with his entourage.
When he returned to the official room of Tiance Building, Wen Miao presented him with a copy of the Eagle's letter, "Long You just sent it. The situation is not good."
Guo Song took the Eagle's letter and looked at it carefully. After several years of self-cultivation, the Tubo began to harass Longyou again. The Eagle's letter said that more than a thousand Tibetan cavalry attacked the salt field. More than a dozen salt merchants died, and the others were captured. Only
Several salt workers escaped and returned. In addition, the Tubo cavalry set fire to dozens of hectares of wheat fields and fought fiercely with the Tang army's cavalry. Both sides suffered casualties.
Guo Song put down the information and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his hands. All large-scale Tibetan invasions started with small harassments one after another. Although it was only a small harassment now, it was a signal, which meant that Tibet was recovering.
Of course, the Tibetans destroyed the salt fields and they had to fight back, but Guo Song considered the scale of the counterattack.
Guo Song thought for a long time and finally made up his mind. For the long-term peace and stability of Longyou, he could not leave any chance to Tubo.