Datang Lingnan King

Chapter 289 Changes in Chang'an
Taking advantage of the fine weather, Xiu Xiu went on an expedition for more than half a year, and finally set off for Chang'an to return home. Although there was no war, the march all the way was very difficult.

It was a difficult time to come, but the journey back was straightforward. There were more than 1 people when they came, and more than 2 people went back, but they became [-] captives, and a few thousand of them were supplemented by the Wa State, because there were too many supplies and not enough. The mules, horses, and camels need to be carried on the shoulders, and whether it is gold, silver, jewelry, or jade and ivory, they are very expensive and heavy, and they need to be carried carefully to avoid loss.

Regarding going to Datang, Feng Daiwen promised to take them back, so these people did not resist, but they looked forward to going to the legendary Central Plains, just like a rural boy who is about to enter the city, with complicated emotions.

When passing through the middle of Sichuan, Niu Jinda was stunned by the continuous team carrying boxes. He never thought that the barren land in the eyes of the Central Plains people would have such a huge wealth.

Niu Jinda sent people to escort them out of Shuzhong and brought back 8000 young men. This is because after leaving Shuzhong, all of them were transported by horse-drawn carriage, which saved a lot of manpower. It happened that these [-] people were left for Shuzhong to work.

From central Shu to Chang'an, the bustling and long journey along the way left a deep impression on these young and strong people from the Piao country. The weather was already cold as they approached Guanzhong, and they were reluctant to take off the newly supplied cotton coats. Their animal skins and sackcloth are much better.

It was already February of the fifth year of Zhenguan when we returned to Chang'an City. Chang'an City is now more and more prosperous. Although the weather is still cold in February, there is an endless stream of people entering and leaving the city.

The Anhua Gate is still the same, but after entering, it makes people's eyes bright, almost making Feng Daiwen think that he has returned to the later generations. The spacious concrete road is surrounded by three-story buildings with red bricks and blue tiles. Through the glass windows, you can vaguely see A busy figure in the room.

Both sides of the street are lined with green trees. The evergreen trees add a lot of vitality to the city, and the deciduous trees are also beginning to sprout buds. Continue to move forward and turn into Suzaku Street. Thousands of people and hundreds of horse-drawn carriages line up. Quite big.

"There is a decree from the Holy Spirit! Feng Daiwen, the chief marching officer, brought someone outside the Suzaku gate to meet him!" As soon as he entered the expanded and expanded Suzaku Avenue, a servant came to deliver the decree.

Originally, Feng Daiwen wanted to send the gold, silver and copper to the household department and the jewelry to the palace and then go home. It has been almost a year since he came out, thinking of his lovely daughter and pregnant wife, he felt a little impatient.

It seemed that Li Shimin wanted to show off when he got the news. As a junior, the courtiers naturally needed to cooperate well, so Feng Daiwen led the team and all rushed to Suzaku Gate.

Feng Daiwen was almost taken aback when he arrived at Suzaku Gate. Thousands of civil and military ministers and family members gathered here, and there were around 2000 people watching the common people. The spacious Suzaku Gate seemed narrow.

"My minister, Feng Daiwen, pays homage to His Majesty, and respectfully greets you!" Feng Daiwen strode forward and knelt down on one knee to offer a big gift!

"Congratulations to Sheng An!" The soldiers behind him, young and strong from the Pyu Kingdom, saluted, and a strong voice sounded outside Suzaku's gate.

All the generals are flat! "Li Shimin took a step forward happily, and said in a loud voice with his hands empty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, I have spent ten months in the battle against the Pyu Kingdom, captured two cities, and successfully obtained jadeite. Now I am returning victorious! Your Majesty, please review!" Feng Daiwen stood up, cupped his hands and said loudly.

"All the soldiers have worked hard for the country, and they will be rewarded in the future!" Li Shimin nodded and smiled, also expressing his affirmation of the military exploits of the soldiers.

"Gift!" Feng Daiwen turned around and shouted loudly.

As Feng Daiwen shouted, the soldiers behind him began to lift the trophies from the carriage and placed them one by one in front of Li Shimin.

All the boxes are opened to form a mountain-like mountain of gold and silver. More than 1000 bronze statues of various expressions stand all around. The largest bronze statue is as tall as two people, and it can only be pulled by two horses alone.

Ivory and rhinoceros horns are randomly piled up like miscellaneous things. Gemstones of various colors shine in the sun with colorful light, and finally there is emerald. A large number of emeralds emit an attractive green light, carved and placed together.

The number of uncarved jadeites is huge, and the color varies from deep to light. Most of them are rough stones with a little skylight, and a large circle around them. Looking at it, I thought it was a pile of chaotic stones piercing through the air, and they were piled up on purpose to protect them. The middle treasure comes.

There are too many jewels and jades this time, and the remaining gold and silver are also non-ferrous metals, and they look colorful under the sun, and the refracted jewels are particularly eye-catching. As the jewels piled up, they opened up bigger and bigger, and finally they could only see a little black in the white eyeballs, fixedly staring at all kinds of jewels, scanning back and forth, wishing to keep them for themselves, reflecting the greedy side of many people.

Li Shimin obviously also noticed a little bit, anyway, the jewelry was also displayed, so he asked all the guards to move into the palace again.

"Is this pile of stones emeralds?" Li Shimin asked his courtiers in front of the pile of rough emeralds.

"Yes, father, because of lack of manpower, we can only transport it back for cutting." Feng Daiwen replied respectfully.

"It's a pity that the Supreme Emperor went to Jiangnan Weifu for a private visit again, otherwise he would be very happy." Li Shimin thought that Li Yuan had always been obsessed with jadeite, but he didn't see it immediately after transporting it, so he was a little regretful.

"Jadeite is different from white jade, and no one can guarantee what it looks like inside, so there is a saying that it is difficult for a god to break an inch of jade.

Just like this piece, maybe the inside is full of green when cut open, maybe there are other colors, maybe it’s just the outside.

So it’s okay for Grandpa Huang to come back later. It’s also a pleasure to choose a stone and cut it to gamble on luck. "Feng Daiwen picked up a piece of ore and explained to Li Shimin.

"Oh yes, it's very interesting, then I'll pick two yuan to try." Li Shimin immediately became interested, and pointed to two yuan at random.

Human beings have a natural interest in things of a gambling nature, but they have different control powers for different people.

In response to Li Shimin's request, craftsmen immediately took tools and began to peel off the stone skin layer by layer along the periphery of the ore.

"Why is there so much gold and silver? Could it be that the wild borders and overseas are richer than the Central Plains?" Li Shimin was very happy that Feng Daiwen could bring back a lot of wealth every time he went out, but he was also a little puzzled. It seemed that the Central Plains had become the poorest of.

Apparently many people are very curious about this question, and want to hear what Feng Daiwen, the living God of Wealth, has to say, it is also related to their vital interests.

"Father filtered it. Although there are some special products in various places, the Central Plains is generally the land of the Central Plains. The land is vast, rich in resources, less natural disasters, and the climate has four distinct seasons, making it the most suitable for human habitation." Feng Daiwen explained with a smile.

(End of this chapter)