The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 858
Chengdu benefits from its location in the hinterland of the Chengdu Plain, otherwise it would not have developed into a big city in the west.

The origin of the word Chengdu is also very interesting, and there is evidence to check it.

Chengdu was named the capital of Shu according to the history of the establishment of the capital in the Western Zhou Dynasty.

The pronunciation of the word "Chengdu" in the Shu dialect is the capital of Shu. "'Success' is 'Bi Ye' and 'End Ye'", the meaning of Chengdu "is the 'final city' of Shu, or 'the last city'.

It can be seen that the word "Chengdu" did not come by chance, nor was it just casually mentioned by someone, but also has a history.

"What is the largest city in the Southwest like in this era?"

Zhao Xu walked on the streets of Chengdu while thinking about everything in this big city. You must know that in later generations, this is an important town in the southwestern part of China.

The history here is not short. There was a city wall here very early, and it was under the jurisdiction of the ancient Shu Kingdom during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Later, during the Warring States period, the Qin State annexed Ba and Shu with powerful forces, merged these two places into Shu County, and established a large city.

There are many names for this city of Chengdu. People used to call it Jinguan City in the Han Dynasty. Even in the Tang Dynasty, there were poems about Huazhong Jinguan City.

This Jinguan City also has its origins, because there was an official name in the Han Dynasty called Jinguan, and the brocade industry here was developed in the Han Dynasty, so it was specially set up for management by Jinguan, so people called it Jinguan City.

In the Five Dynasties, it was also called Furong City. This name sounds quite beautiful. Yes, you guessed it right. At that time, there were many hibiscus planted here, so it was also called "Furong City".

To say that the real development here is because it used to be the capital of Shu Han.Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have been operating here for many years, and with this, the weak Shu Kingdom has become a foot of the Three Kingdoms.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the royal family of the Han Dynasty was unable to control the overall situation, the world was in chaos, and the warlords were vying for the throne. These warlords continued to fight and wanted to unify the world.

Liu Bei, the patriarch of the Han Dynasty, rose up in the melee of warlords.In 200 A.D., Cao Pi, the son of Cao Cao, usurped the Han Dynasty. In the following year, Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor in the Shu capital of Shu as the clan of the Han family, and was known as the Shu Han in history.

Zhao Xu thought in his heart that although Liu Bei's Shuhan relied on Chengdu to achieve his imperial career, he had to admit that the capital of Shuhan also made Chengdu's continuous development here, and also established Chengdu's status as a big city.

"Hehe, how much history has been buried here, how much wealth has been ruined, this place is still a bit of an emperor, even in the face of Fusang's aggression in later generations, the government at that time moved the capital to Sichuan and Shu At that time, Chengdu was also a big city.”

Zhao Xu was feeling emotional as he walked. This is also a city with a profound historical background. It can be said that the historical and cultural atmosphere is quite strong.

In the Tang Dynasty, the status of Chengdu was constantly rising. The economy was very prosperous, and there was a rise and a rise, which refers to their commercial status.

The benefits here are Yizhou, which is also the Chengdu here. It can be seen how the status of Chengdu is. Although the status has risen, it is not comparable to Chang'an Luoyang.

After the Anshi Rebellion, Chengdu was finally upgraded to Chengdu Mansion, because Emperor Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty took refuge here and preserved the Guozuo of the Tang Dynasty.

When Zhao Xu thought of this, the corners of his mouth kept smiling, not for anything else, but because Tang Xuanzong took refuge here.

Tang Xuanzong didn't expect that his descendants also followed in the footsteps of his grandfather to seek refuge in Shu, and they were really a family.

However, what Tang Xizong encountered was Huang Chao's uprising, and it was at this time that the Tang Dynasty completely declined.

This shows that although Chengdu is in the southwest of Yu, some major events in history are also related here.

Both sides of the street were full of business people, and it looked quite prosperous. Zhao Xu didn't even think about it, and went straight into a teahouse.

Zhao Xu, who had just eaten, wanted to drink a cup of tea to moisten his throat, but what surprised him was that there didn't seem to be many people here.

He was the only guest besides the boss and Xiao Er inside, so Zhao Xu didn't think about it, so he just walked in.

Xiaoeryi, who was dozing off, saw the guests, and immediately became enthusiastic, and greeted them directly.

Although Zhao Xu didn't know much about tea, he also knew that this tea was good, because after drinking it, it was really fragrant after drinking it. No wonder it became one of the four major drinks in later generations!
"I said, little brother, this should be the time for everyone to drink tea. Why do I see so few people? What's going on?"

Zhao Xu couldn't help asking, this is indeed a bit strange, why is it so deserted here when the street is so lively.

By the way, Zhao Xu also noticed that there were businesses bustling here, but he didn't see such a bustle with customers.

"Don't mention the guest pass. There are really not many people who are willing to come here to drink tea first, and they are not in the mood to come here. Alas, the government doesn't care about our life or death!"

The shop waiter sighed helplessly and shook his head while talking, as if something important happened to cause this strange phenomenon to appear here.

"What's the matter, oh, according to what the little brother said, it's because it wasn't like this before?" Zhao Xu took a strong sniff of the tea with his nose.

"To tell you the truth, our place was very prosperous in the previous stage, but it's only happened recently. I don't know what the imperial court thinks. Why did they raise taxes? This kid is not only burdening the people, alas!"

Wait until the imperial court of the Kingdom of Shu has increased taxes, and now there is no battle to fight, why should taxes be increased!

"Is it recently? It didn't happen before. I mean, did the court raise taxes suddenly?" Zhao Xu said uncertainly.

"Yeah, half a month ago it suddenly appeared that a tax would be collected, and it would increase by [-]%. Now everyone is having a hard time, alas!"

tax?

Why is there a tax increase in Houshu now? Generally, it is only when the country suffers a catastrophe.

There is nothing going on in the Shu Kingdom now, why is there a tax increase? Meng Chang will not make the decision to increase taxes for no reason.

You must know that a rash tax increase would cause uneasiness, and the general court would never make such a hasty decision. The common people may be puzzled and can only complain, but in Zhao Xu's opinion, there must be something in it Something big happened.

It was really effective for Zhao Xu to drink tea this time. He did not expect that the court of Shu Kingdom would increase taxes at this time.

Zhao Xu felt that there might be some new move by the Kingdom of Shu. The tax increase might be a signal, so go back and check it out.

(End of this chapter)