Chapter 8 The Current Situation of New Tang Dynasty
It is a miniature version of Chang'an City in the Tang Dynasty in history, with an area of only about twenty-four square kilometers, which is the result of continuous expansion over the years, listening to Zhang Xian, the original Chang'an City is less than a quarter of the current one.
Such a large city in pure ancient style is extremely rare in the world, and has great tourist value, especially for the Chinese.
Zhenguan Island is 422 square kilometers, although the area is not small, but, this is an uninhabited island, in the rear of Chang'an Island, the location is relatively secret, it is the private property of the royal family, it used to be the place where the emperor hunted and played, the ministers of civil and military affairs, and the nobles can often come in, but now it is forbidden to open to the outside world.
And.
Trespassers, no mercy!
According to him, seventy years ago, for some reason, 100,000 people entered Zhenguan Island together, but none of them came out again, as if the world had evaporated.
Since then, it has become a taboo here, as for why those 100,000 people disappeared, what secrets are hidden inside, only the emperor knows, and the previous emperor has not met Li Quan.
So now theoretically, no one knows what secrets are hidden on Zhenguan Island, but there is one thing, that is, no one dares to go to the island again, and it has become a forbidden place in the New Tang Dynasty.
Of course, these news were introduced by Zhang Xian on the road, and Li Quan was very curious about it.
Honglu Island is the only island of the New Tang Dynasty, with an area of 385.6 square kilometers, about 35 nautical miles away from Chang'an Island, is the third largest island of the New Tang Dynasty, there is a new city here, and only here is a safe passage to the outside world, Li Quan They are now on this island, I heard Zhang Xian say that the new city is the only relatively modern city in the New Tang Dynasty, and the rest of the cities are kept antique, and even there is no electricity outside the city.
But in Li Quan's eyes, the modern city in Zhang Xian's mouth, Xincheng, is nothing more than the appearance of an ordinary city in China twenty years ago, and the tallest building is only five floors, which is why Li Quan thought it was very backward as soon as he set foot on the country.
The last big island is Moon Island, with an area of 166.9 square kilometers, named because it resembles the moon, it is now the new hunting ground of the royal family, maintaining the original ecological landform, and there are many rare animals on it, and it is less than 15 nautical miles away from Chang'an Island.
The population above is very small, there is only one village, about two hundred people, which is dedicated to helping the emperor manage the enclosure, and the village is facing the direction of Chang'an Island.
As for the other 7 small islands distributed around the big island, the largest one has an area of only 19 square kilometers, this island is exactly 30 nautical miles away from Honglu Island and Chang'an Island, looking down like an isosceles triangle, the smallest is less than two square kilometers, these seven islands are all unmanned, only some temporary buildings, for fishermen to go out fishing to have a foothold to prepare.
The rest are islands and reefs of less than one square kilometer, of course, this is how the New Tang Dynasty distinguished, for them, these islands and reefs have no value.
But Li Quan doesn't think so here, the surrounding area of these more than 100 islands and reefs is relatively shallow, and it is completely possible to artificially build islands, provided that there is money, and Li Quan is very confident in making money, so these islands and reefs are the basis for expanding the land area in the future.
And the slightly larger islands and reefs can also be used for tourism projects such as island hotels, or even island resorts.
"Your Majesty, the courtiers have come to meet you. Zhang Xian reminded.
Zhang Xian's words shifted Li Quan's attention from the map to reality, Li Quan's eyes looked in the direction that Zhang Xian pointed to, and sure enough, there were more than 30 civil and military ministers of old and young trotting towards him, they were wearing court clothes, even military generals were not wearing armor.
Li Quan knew that the first image was very important, and he forced himself to calm down in his heart, putting on a majestic appearance, but in fact, he just had a paralyzed expression and straightened his waist.
After a while, those courtiers came to a position about ten meters in front of Li Quan, and then stopped, hesitated, and exchanged ears, they didn't know what to call the future new monarch in front of them, because now Li Quan has not yet ascended the throne, is not a king, and at the same time does not have any titles or positions.
Seeing this, Zhang Xian reminded: "Colleagues, Your Majesty is here, and you haven't come to see you yet." ”
When those people heard this, they instantly understood in their hearts, and hurriedly took a few steps forward, and at the same time knelt down and said, "See Your Majesty." ”
Where has Li Quan seen such a battle, he was a little flustered for a while, but fortunately the other side was lying on the ground, and he couldn't see his slight movements, he quickly gathered his mind, recalled the plot in the dream, and said in a similar way: "No courtesy, flat body." ”
After speaking, Li Quan himself felt weird, after all, this is modern society, and this is not filming, but he is still very happy in his heart, no wonder so many people want to be emperors, and even kill their brothers and fathers, power is really addictive.
"Thank you, Your Majesty. The courtiers said in unison before getting up.
Li Quan saw that everyone had gotten up, so he said, "Everyone, I haven't officially ascended the throne yet, so you don't have to be like this yet." ”
Yes, Li Quan calls himself me, but he doesn't call me, and I'll wait until I ascend the throne.
When Zhang Xian heard this, he bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the ceremony cannot be abolished, you are the only heir of the New Tang Dynasty, and you are the king of our New Tang Dynasty." ”
"Alright then, you can show me around, I want to know more about my country. Li Quan didn't pretend anymore when he heard it, he could be regarded as following the local customs.
Li Quan didn't let everyone follow, but just let Zhang Xian and Wang Yi follow, plus a team of guards to protect secretly,
Wang Yi is the county magistrate of Honglu County, and he must be the person who knows the situation of Honglu Island best, and the three of them are walking on the streets of the new city on the bright side, and the flow of people is not too large, so it is not crowded.
"I've seen Lord Wang, I've seen two adults. Along the way, many people who knew Wang Yi made a lot of noise, did not kneel, and everyone's mental outlook was very good, there was no malnutrition, and there was no shadow of the image of the common people in the photos of the Manchu Dynasty that he saw on the Internet.
At the same time, they were all polite, which made Li Quan very suspicious of whether it was a show, but he didn't say anything, just secretly remembered it in his heart.
However, when he encountered more and more such people later, Li Quan has changed this prejudice in his heart, it is impossible for such a large-scale person to act here, and it is so real, at least he can't see any falsehood, unless there are all actors here, but it is even more impossible, which can only show that all this Li Quan sees is the true appearance of the new city.