Wentang

Chapter 383 Developing the Magic City

"Chunshenjiang?" Li Shimin thought for a while and found that he had never heard of this name, but the word Chunshen was still very familiar, so he asked, "Could it be related to Chunshenjiang?"

"The sage is wise, the Chunshen River was originally a big nameless river, and the Emperor Chunshen was sealed here, so the local people often call it the Chunshen River." Yue Shan nodded.

"You wait." Li Shimin waved his hand to stop him, and then told Zhao Meng: "Bring the map of the Tang Dynasty."

Zhao Meng immediately went to the study to fetch a scroll made of silk, and when he opened it, it was a map of the Tang Dynasty.

Pointing at the map, Li Shimin said, "You tell me."

When Yue Shan came to the map, he saw that Erhai Lake and other places in the south of the Tubo Mountains were of the same color as Datang, and he felt happy, Li Shimin had a thick skin.But his expression remained calm, pointing to one of them and said: "This is the place, this river is the Chunshen River."

If there is a posterity here, they will surely find out that what he is referring to is Modu and Huangpu River.

There is a debate in later generations that is not a controversy. I don’t know when a map of the Tang Dynasty has been circulated on the Internet. Many people think that the magic capital of the Tang Dynasty was still under the sea.

However, in fact, during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, Chunshenjun's fiefdom was here, and the Huangpu River was called Chunshenjiang for a long time.

It was not until the Tianbao period of the Tang Dynasty that a separate county was established as an independent administrative region, and its jurisdiction was under the jurisdiction of Suzhou. This has been the case in all subsequent dynasties.As for the magic capital becoming the magic capital, that was all later.

Although the magic capital of the early Tang Dynasty was also under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, it was not an independent area.This place is at the junction of four or five counties, and it belongs to the barren area of ​​the three.

Of course, the main reason is the harsh natural conditions, too close to the ocean and windy all year round.Because there are no dykes, a large area of ​​land is submerged by the tide every spring tide, so that a large area of ​​saline-alkali land and swamp is formed.

It can be said that the conditions here are much worse than those in Dizhou. Dizhou at least has a Bohai Bay to block sea storms, and the magic city protrudes from the sea in terms of terrain to face the sea breeze.

Li Shimin obviously didn't know much about the situation here. He stared at the map for a long time but couldn't figure it out. Finally he had to give up and said, "Why did you choose this place?"

"First, it is located on the central protruding point of the Datang coastline. If you want to connect the north and south of Datang from the sea, this place becomes particularly important."

Yue Shan drew a circular arc along the breast of the 'chicken' with his fingers: "The key is that this place can radiate to the entire southeast, which is convenient for my Datang to operate the southeast region."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but patted the table and said, "That's right, why didn't I discover this."

Yue Shan naturally knew that it was the reason why the monarchs and ministers of the Tang Dynasty did not pay much attention to the ocean.It can be said that most of Tang's maritime trade was spontaneously expanded by the people, and the imperial court contributed little.

In the past dynasties in China, only the Song Dynasty really paid attention to maritime trade. Other dynasties centered on the mainland, and some even issued bans on sea trade.

"Secondly, the water level in the sea here is relatively deep, and large ships can be docked."

After finishing speaking, Yue Shan found that Li Shimin was looking at him blankly, obviously not understanding what it had to do with it.Isn't the water level of the sea very deep?For Datang ships, is there a difference between 50m and 20m depths?

After thinking about it carefully, there really wasn’t one, so he decisively skipped this one and continued: "The third is the Chunshen River. This river is the last tributary of the Yangtze River before it enters the sea. It can be connected with the national water transport by means of the Yangtze River water transport."

"This is somewhat similar to Dizhou. Dizhou relies on the water transportation of the Yellow River, and here can rely on the Yangtze River water transportation. Only with convenient transportation can the north and the south be connected and become a hub."

Li Shimin nodded approvingly, he understood this.

"Fourth, if you want a place to truly prosper, you need to rely on the convenience of transportation. It is better to have products that attract people from all over the world." Yue Shan continued:
"And this place is backed by the prosperous city of Suzhou. Suzhou is rich in silk, and Suzhou embroidery is comparable to Shu embroidery, and there is salt from Yancheng County. With these two commodities, there is no need to worry about those merchants not coming here."

"With the help of removing unnecessary exorbitant taxes, clarifying the types of taxes, etc., I believe it will not be difficult to become the second Dizhou here. In the long run, the prospects here will far exceed Dizhou."

"After listening to what Cui Lan said, I know that the people above are called Sitting on Baoshan, but they don't know it." Li Shimin sighed.

"The sage praised it absurdly." Yue Shan said modestly.

"Cuilan, I would like to trouble you to write a report on the development of Chunshen River, so that I can convince the courtiers." Li Shimin said earnestly.

"It's my honor to be able to share the worries of the saint." Yue Shan said.

"You, there are too many flattery words, this is not good, it needs to be changed." Li Shimin pretended to be dissatisfied.

Can you restrain the smile on your face when you say this, Yue Shan complained secretly.But he also knew that there were too many flattering words today.

Because he knows that people have rebellious psychology.You talk to him bluntly every day, and he can get used to it, but occasionally you say a few euphemistic and pleasant words to him, and he will be happy for a long time.

If you say nice things to him every day, he will get tired of it, and if you say something bad to him one day, he may hold a grudge.

That's why Yue Shan thought that he must not get used to Li Shimin's problem, and that flattery should be said once in a while, not every day.

Afterwards, the two chatted about some DPRK-China affairs, such as some measures against the Turks.It wasn't until it was almost noon that he was released to the harem to meet his eldest grandson Wugou and Li Lizhi.

The two of them also got the news a long time ago, and prepared a table of delicious treats for him, and Yue Shan could barely stand up after eating a meal.

The eldest grandson Wugou was completely different from Li Shimin, she didn't talk about a single official business, all she cared about was his life, telling him to take good care of his health in the capital recently.

The little loli Li Lizhi has also grown up a lot, she is also very happy with Yue Shan's return, and even showed him the copybook she wrote.

To be honest, the handwriting is not very beautiful, and only six years old can understand it.What is rare is that a long string of characters lined up and one line did not deviate, except for a few more difficult to write with more gestures, the font size is also similar.

When it comes to this point, many people may not understand it. In ancient times, people wrote on a piece of white paper, without squares or horizontal lines, and it was easy to go astray when writing.

Moreover, in addition to precise gestures, the size of the font is also very important. It doesn't look good if one word is large and the other is small.

For beginners, these two points are the most difficult to master. Many teenagers will occasionally make mistakes. Li Lizhi is only six years old and can reach this level. It is already very good.

With the Furong Xiaokai invented by Shangsun Wugou, the achievements in calligraphy must be much higher than in history.

Yue Shan didn't leave the palace until it was getting dark and the palace gate was about to be locked.

(End of this chapter)