As the years passed, the Han Dynasty staggered into the seven years of Qianyou, bidding farewell to the autumn and winter of the six years of Qianyou, which was full of disasters and difficulties. In the second half of last year, in autumn and July, there was a great drought in Huainan, and Huaishui could be waded in vain; In autumn and September, the whole country was flooded, flooded, and the bad fields flooded the city.

What is disturbing is that after the flood and drought, there is still no peace. In winter and October, Hebei Wei, Xing, Wei and other prefectures, the earthquake for several days, where more than 10 degrees, especially in Weizhou, hundreds of houses were destroyed, more than 1,000 people were killed and injured, and there were more than 10 cracks in the wall of Yuancheng.

However, no matter how big the disaster is, it is no longer enough to crush the current Han Dynasty. Under the personal attention of the emperor's Liu Chengyou, officials and generals inside and outside the Han court exerted great enthusiasm to fight disasters and rescue disasters.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, it also tested the governing ability of the Han court and the execution of the government. Although Liu Chengyou was not satisfied, he could barely understand that after all, the country had not been peaceful for a long time, and the bureaucratic system had not been completely upgraded.

In this process, a number of good officials have also emerged in various places, with good performance, and a large part of them have been selected and appointed by the Han court in recent years.

In March, everything is thriving and multiplying, and the hustle and bustle of Tokyo is as bustling as ever. However, after more than a year of intermittent expansion, Kaifeng City has changed greatly.

The outermost Luo City has already been built, and Murong Yanchao has obviously put a lot of effort into this matter. Compared to the original castle, it is taller, thicker and stronger.

Everywhere in the city wall, it is full of novelty and gives people a refreshing feeling. Liu Chengyou left the palace and inspected Luocheng accompanied by Murong Yanchao and Chang Si.

Murong Yanchao was full of interest and introduced to Liu Chengyou: "The outer city has been completed, after the expansion, the circumference of the city is fifty-six miles, and the city wall is rammed, one zhang deep into the ground and three zhang wide. In the outer city, horse faces and war tents are set up every 100 steps, and fortified city warehouses are set up every 200 steps to store imperial weapons. The tooth road is connected with the four 'royal roads', and the cross is criss-crossed.

All houses, shops, buildings, and temples are all built on the street, and from the will of His Majesty, they are no longer within the boundaries of the city. The ditch runs through the city, extending in all directions, and the Hongqiao in the city is temporarily built with five ......"

Murong Yanchao spoke energetically, and saw that Liu Chengyou put his eyes on the trench outside the city, pointed with his hand, and said: "The outer city moat is about ten zhang wide, running through all the waters, and the original name is called Hulong River, both sides of the ditch, and the tooth road in the city are all planted with willow trees. ”

"There are a total of twenty flood and drought gates, and in addition to the four north gates, the dry gates are three in the east, south, and west! Up to now, there are only the names of the city gates, whether to follow the old city or rename, you still need to show your majesty! Murong Yanchao asked.

Liu Chengyou swept around and said: "Since it is a new city, I should ask for a new idea, and I should look at the city gate, and I will look at the name of the Hanlin Courtyard!" ”

"Uncle Huang has worked hard! At a glance, everything is new! Liu Chengyou sighed with emotion, the corners of his mouth were filled with a smile, which was a kind of joy from the heart: "This is to build Kaifeng into the world's first male city!" ”

At this time, Liu Chengyou somewhat understood why there were so many monarchs who liked to build a lot of buildings. The satisfaction of seeing such a magnificent building is easy to intoxicate, but at this time, Liu Chengyou can't help but revel in it.

This is just the beginning, and larger, more detailed construction is yet to come.

Regarding the emperor's attitude, Murong Yanchao was obviously very satisfied, and with a smile, he arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty is the lord of the world, performing the supreme and ruling all the people, since the first city in the world!" This is also a symbol of the strength of the Han Dynasty, the new city is not only established, but also can show the majesty of His Majesty! ”

This Uncle Murong Huang is becoming more and more able to speak.

In order to show the quality of his work, Murong Yanchao also ordered someone to bring a hammer and smash it against the female wall three times in a row, and after a few bangs, only three white spots were left on the bluestone brick surface, and nothing else was damaged.

Liu Chengyou's eyes lit up slightly, this kind of scene was faintly familiar, and he couldn't help leaning forward, touched it, and said with emotion: "The city wall is so solid!" ”

Murong Yanchao said: "The solidity of the capital master, the first is in the city wall, how dare you be negligent?" In addition, His Majesty's warning is in front, and the ministers dare not be careless, so it is clearly ordered in front, all sections of the city, but there are those who cut corners, and the overseers, people, and even brick kilns involved must be dealt with severely! ”

"Previously, there were also poor quality bricks for the bricks, shoddy people, who were felt by the ministers, and the brick kilns involved were closed, and the officials and businessmen who neglected the law were arrested! After that, no one dared to be perfunctory and indiscriminate! When Murong Yanchao said this, he glanced at Chang Si inadvertently, and the old man noticed it, and subconsciously lowered his head, a little awkward.

Ignoring him, Murong Yanchao continued: "Your Majesty, you see, every area is marked with a brick kiln, masonry and supervision, and whoever makes a mistake can't escape the ......."

Listening to Murong Yanchao's explanation, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but cast a surprised look at this black and rough man, he was able to do it so meticulously and thoroughly, and he was impressed.

"Uncle Huang is attentive!" Liu Chengyou said approvingly.

"As it should be!"

Caressing the thick city wall, the touch is rough, but it seems to be able to feel its thickness, calming down the joyful mood, Liu Chengyou couldn't help but sigh: "Such a majestic city, but it is a waste of my Han people, countless blood and sweat!" ”

"The casualties of the city have been arranged!" Liu Chengyou asked.

"Your Majesty is merciful and always cares about the small people!" Chang Si took the initiative to lick and said: "Everyone, all of them have been given money and food for pensions, and nothing has been missed......"

"I heard that before and after the construction of the city, there were some things that were greedy and even disregarded people's lives?" Liu Chengyou glanced at Chang Si and said leisurely.

As soon as these words came out, Chang Si's old face darkened, and he suddenly hesitated, a little uncomfortable. Nervously signaled to Murong Yanchao, and Uncle Murong Huang spoke before he relieved his embarrassment: "With such a big project, it is inevitable that someone will be dizzy, but please rest assured, Your Majesty, the ministers and others will be strictly supervised to prevent it from getting worse!" ”

Liu Chengyou didn't say anything, he still touched the city wall, and sighed in his heart, I don't know how much flesh and blood and lives have been devoured under the foundation of this city. As far as he knew, in order to build the foundation of the city, hundreds of death row inmates in Tokyo prison alone were used, which was a very cruel use......

Flesh and blood building a city is not an exaggeration.

Seeing that the emperor's interest suddenly weakened, Murong Yanchao took the initiative to suggest: "Your Majesty, the minister will lead you to the city gate and the urn city to have a look?" ”

"Good!" Liu Chengyou waved his hand lightly.

Leading the way, Murong Yanchao continued to report the progress to him: "The old city wall is being demolished and the inner city wall foundation is being built. In the inner city, the streets are being developed, and the government offices, city lines, shops, and temples are being rebuilt, and the officials and people involved have been resettled. ”

Hearing what he said, Liu Chengyou finally showed a smile again, and said: "I am now looking forward to it, after the completion of Kaifeng New City, what kind of magnificent atmosphere will it be!" ”

"In addition, the expansion of the imperial city and the palace city is also ready to be put on the agenda. I don't know the plans of the pavilions and towers of the palaces, the official offices, the temples, and the barracks, all of them have been mapped, and they still need to be reviewed by His Majesty,......" Murong Yanchao said.

Hearing this, Liu Chengyou stopped, thought about it for a while, and raised his hand to instruct: "First of all, the inner and outer cities, the needs of the officials and the people, as for the imperial city, are you not in a hurry?" ”

Murong Yanchao was stunned, in his opinion, the core and most important thing in Kaifeng New City is the palace city and the imperial city, which is the face project that the Han Dynasty really refers to.

After thinking about it for a while, the emperor was going to show his "simplicity" again. Although he muttered in his heart, he still gave up his fate, after all, the city was built to this extent, and the expansion of the palace was a matter of time.