Picked up a copy of Romance of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 837 Roadside Polder
Yin Shiping Dan, the sky has not yet fully brightened, there are still a few stars in the sky that do not want to leave, the moon is gradually fading, and the sun is about to rise, both seem to be there, making people unable to distinguish the sun and the moon, Taking advantage of the darkness, a carriage quietly left the palace. The carriage looked very ordinary, there was nothing unusual about it, and no one would think that the emperor was sitting in this carriage.

Liu Xi sat in the carriage, rolled up the curtains, and looked at Luoyang City in the early morning. At this dawn, he could already see quite a few passers-by. The passers-by hurried on the road, occasionally A few rangers gathered at the door, yawning, chatting about something, and there were also scholars, holding books, walking on the street, as if they were reciting something.

"Patriarch, it's still a bit cold outside now." The groom who was driving hurriedly reminded that the groom didn't look very old because he didn't have a beard. Hearing his reminder, Liu Xi smiled and said, "It's okay, it's just right, In a few days, I'm afraid the heat will be unbearable, and it's just right now." The driver was naturally Qi Yue, and he didn't continue to dissuade him when he heard the emperor's words.

If you want to know the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, it is best to go around Luoyang. As the center of the Han Dynasty, the prosperity of Luoyang can best reflect the prosperity of the Han Dynasty. The carriages are driving in Luoyang, and the crowds are getting more and more The shouting peddlers were pushing carts and hawking along the road. At a certain moment, the whole man seemed to wake up. When Liu Xi came back to his senses, the carriage was blocked.

There are too many pedestrians in Luoyang, Liu Xi is just glad that he travels in a carriage. On the street, people are next to each other, and most people have to squeeze together to move forward. The bustling streets were completely blocked, and even the pawns couldn't walk in. The people who were blocked started to curse and make all kinds of ugly words.

Qi Yue frowned, looking at these uneducated rough people with displeasure, she wanted to have a fit.

The noise, the sound of selling, the noise, and even the cries of the pawns organizing the evacuation of the crowd formed a picture of Luoyang's various states on the street, which was perfectly displayed in front of Liu Xi. Liu Xi didn't have any anger, Instead, he grinned, even though he himself was blocked at the intersection, driving slowly forward, he wasn't annoyed at all.

"Patriarch, why don't I call someone to block this place like this." Qi Yue said helplessly, Liu Xi looked around, and there were a few pedestrians standing around his carriage, as if they were also blocked here , Cursing, but they are always staring at their carriage and looking at the passers-by with vigilance. These are the embroidered messengers arranged by Yuan Shang.

"No, just block it, I'll take a good look."

As Liu Xi said, he concentrated on looking at the passers-by on the street. Most of these people were merchants. In Luoyang, merchants from all over the world can enjoy fruits from Jiaozhou, fish from Ningzhou, melons from Xizhou, and even fruit wine from outside the Great Wall in Luoyang.

Zhong Changtong also entangled some people, shouting all day long to revitalize commerce and no longer restrain the development of commerce. Liu Xi couldn't imagine that if according to what he said, the emphasis on agriculture and the suppression of commerce would be abolished, and the number of these merchants would increase again. How much will it increase, and how much impact will it have on the big man? Liu Xi thinks that he is also courageous. He dares to try any new policy, but he still dare not make a decision on this matter of merchants.

Of course, the benefits of increased merchants are also obvious. The increasingly abundant treasury of Dahan is the best proof. Commercial tax has become the most important source of finance for Dahan. What the county pays is especially true in Xizhou. Just relying on commercial taxes, it has become the richest state and county in the Han Dynasty.

This was placed 50 years ago, who would dare to think about it, Xizhou?People at that time wanted to give up even Liangzhou, not to mention the Western Regions at that time. Looking at Liangzhou and Xizhou today, as long as these people are not crazy, they would not say that they would give up Liangzhou and Xizhou if they were killed. The neglected places like Jiaozhou and Ningzhou released their own power in the hands of Liu Xi and became the most important areas for the Han Dynasty.

Looking at Luoyang today, the number of household registrations exceeds 300 million, which is already the total population of some countries, and street congestion has become the norm. Watching them scolding Luoyang's traffic, cursing Luoyang orders, and pushing each other However, Liu Xi had a smile on his face, and he was extremely happy. Perhaps, this is the prosperous age that his father and grandfather were pursuing. This scene has finally come true in my hands.

"Qi Yue."

"The servant is here."

"Cao Chong is right. Luoyang should indeed be divided. If we don't divide and conquer, I'm afraid there will be no people walking on this street in the future."

"Patriarch, it is said that a lot of attics have been built in the west of the city, some are on the second floor, some are on the third floor, and they can accommodate people up and down. More and more places are beginning to follow suit."

"Isn't it dangerous to do this?"

"It is said that the Gongfu has made a new thing. I don't know what it is. It can prevent the building from collapsing easily. Does the owner want to go to the west of the city to have a look?"

"Forget it, let's go out of the city first, go to the west of the city, just on this road, I don't know how long it will take."

"I promise."

I don't know how long I waited, but finally, the carriage arrived at the gate of the city. The soldiers at the gate were checking the passing carriages one by one. Liu Xi was also a little anxious. After waiting like this, he might not be able to leave the city until night. He looked to both sides. After looking around, suddenly, he saw Sima Fu who was inspecting the passers-by in the distance. Liu Xi was overjoyed, and quickly said to the farmer who was carrying the burden, "Bring the captain of Chengmen here!"

The simple and honest farmer hurriedly said hello, put down his burden, and hurried towards Sima Fu. Sima Fu looked at the people at the gate of the city suspiciously. What happened today made him feel that something was wrong. , There are many people who go out on weekdays, but today, there are always some strange people wandering around the city gate, and there are even several people who have left the city, bringing various goods out of the city to sell?This is obviously wrong, and there is no market outside Luoyang.

Sima Fu was thinking about it, when suddenly, an old farmer ran over quickly, smiled honestly, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please."

Sima Fu was taken aback. Looking at the simple and honest farmer in front of him, the farmer turned around and left without saying much. Sima Fu hurriedly followed behind him. The two of them came to a carriage, and the farmer picked up the bag again. Dan, looking around, Liu Xi rolled up the car curtain, and looked at Sima Fu with a smile. Sima Fu was about to pay his respects, but Liu Xi shook his head.

"This time, I'm just going out for a walk. I don't want to be discovered, and you don't want to reveal my whereabouts."

"Please!"

"Well, what you did just now is pretty good. You are cautious enough. It's very good." Liu Xi praised again, and then said: "I want to go out, you can give it away." Sima Fu nodded and called When the pawns came, Qi Yue was asked to move the carriage to the road for the soldiers to enter and exit, and left Luoyang directly. Seeing the always unselfish Chengmen captain treat a carriage like this, the soldiers were a little confused and did not dare Ask more.

After leaving Luoyang City, the carriage stopped again, Liu Xi poked his head out, my good fellow, there are still crowds of people outside the city gate, all waiting to enter the city!
Finally, they came to the countryside, which is much better here. Although there are still many pedestrians and carriages, fortunately, they will not continue to be blocked. Liu Xi also took a rare breath of fresh air. On both sides of the road, there are completely Hard-working farmers, they are standing in the cultivated field, busy, there are cultivated fields everywhere, sweating in such hot weather.

"Are they weeding?"

Liu Xi asked curiously.

Qi Yue quickly said: "That's right, Patriarch, it's the busy time of farming."

"Hahaha, that's right. There are a lot more plowed fields outside Luoyang. In the past, these places were all wastelands, overgrown with weeds. I didn't expect that, but now I can't see that kind of situation. Everywhere It's cultivated land, look, there are still a few cows there, how strong, okay." Liu Xi was in a very good mood, and couldn't help but said, "Go and give them some money."

"Huh?", Qi Yue was taken aback, got out of the carriage quickly, and hurriedly walked towards the farmland. Liu Xi squinted his eyes and looked at them. Qi Yue seemed to ask something. He took out some certificates in his sleeve and handed them to those people, but the farmers didn't dare to ask for it, so they refused in every possible way, Qi Yue gave them the money, turned around and ran over without any nonsense.

"You asked them the way?"

"Yes, slaves can't just give them money for no reason."

"Hahaha, look, how happy they are laughing. With this money, they can buy farm cattle and let their children go to school."

"The head of the family is kind."

"Well, it's easy to make a family happy, but it's very difficult to make everyone in the world happy." Liu Xi shook his head, and the carriage left here slowly. Liu Xi was serious all the way. Looking at the surrounding situation, Liu Xi asked Qi Yue to stop the carriage until he came to a place near the stream and could smell the water vapor in the air.

There used to be no stream here. Obviously, it was a small canal excavated by humans. Looking at the clear stream, Liu Xi was in a good mood, and turned his head. Suddenly, he saw a piece of cultivated land in the distance. Liu Xi was stunned. What puzzled him was that the crops here were extraordinarily abundant, and even the weeds in the field were different, almost as tall as a human.

Liu Xi quickly noticed the difference, he hurriedly walked towards the farmland, and Qi Yue hurriedly followed behind him.

Surrounding the silt beach of the creek, an embankment was built, and the entire cultivated land was enclosed in the middle. The water flowed outside the embankment, but ditches and culverts were opened inside the enclosure for drainage and irrigation. After reading the entire structure of the cultivated land one by one, Liu Xi became more and more surprised. Qi Yue was following behind the emperor. He also saw the difference in the cultivated land, but he didn't see the general idea. He just followed behind the emperor. .

Several old farmers got up from the plowing field and looked at the two uninvited guests in surprise.

"Dare to ask the visitor, what's the matter?"

When those people asked, Liu Xi smiled and asked, "I don't know who owns this cultivated land?"

Hearing this, he leaned out again from the cultivated field. The man was not very old, his whole body was covered with mud, and he was dressed like a farmer, but Liu Xi recognized him just now.

Of course, the other party also recognized Liu Xilai, bowed to Liu Xi, and said just now:

"Hui Jun, this... this... this... is my plowing...field."

(End of this chapter)