Tang Chang'an City, the Sui Dynasty called Daxing City, it was built in the Sui Dynasty, the Tang Dynasty changed its name to Chang'an City, the capital of the Sui and Tang dynasties, is the most magnificent capital city in ancient China, and is also the largest city in the history of the world.

Chang'an City is a magnificent capital city established by Emperor Wen of Sui, reflecting the grandeur of the Great Unification Dynasty. In order to reflect the desire to unify the world and achieve long-term peace and stability, the city contains the idea of the unity of nature and man in the planning process. The city was built very grandly, with an area of 87.27 square kilometers, which was 2.54 times that of Chang'an City in the Han Dynasty, 1.45 times that of Beijing City in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, 7.29 times that of Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire in the same period, 2.87 times that of Baghdad City built in 800 AD, and 6.39 times that of Roman City. For thousands of years, it has been the largest capital city built by mankind and is well deserved to be the "first city in the world". Chang'an City is composed of three parts: the palace city, the imperial city and the outer Guo city, and all industries in the city are prosperous, with a population of more than 1 million at the peak.

The 25 main streets crisscrossing the city divide the city into two cities, east and west, with a total of 108 squares. Literature and art are now standing on the widest Suzaku Street, Literature and Art suddenly feel that modern people are weak, in the Tang Dynasty Street are 150 meters wide, the bluestone slabs are neatly paved, and the bustling crowd walks on it without feeling crowded at all.

Literature and art led the oxcart to find an inn and settled down first. Then he began to wander around alone, the east and west cities of Chang'an City are famous for thousands of years, and he must go to see them. He decided to go to the East Market first, and the information records that the East Market is mainly for luxury goods, mainly to meet the shopping requirements of dignitaries. Let's see if we can find something strange there.

The prosperity of the East Market is beyond the imagination of literature and art, and there are many shops. "There are 220 lines of goods and wealth in the city, mansions on all sides, and treasures from all directions, all of which are accumulated ......" This is the record of the prosperity of Chang'an East City in the history books. In the East Market, there are not only pen shops, wine shops, iron shops, meat shops, engraving and printing shops, etc., but also donkey renters, huqin buyers, acrobats, pipa masters, and people who are rich in goods......

Literature and art look east and west, bear skin, antlers, coral, agate are all high-quality, but unfortunately literature and art are not used. It wasn't until I entered the shop of a merchant in the Western Regions that I found something I was interested in, and that was cotton! In the Tang Dynasty, people called "white stacks" only as an ornamental flower. Wenyi found the chubby boss and asked, "Boss, how many seeds do you have for this white stack?" The boss smiled and said, "Xiao Langjun, I have about 100 catties of these white stacked seeds, I don't know how much you need?" ”

Wenyi said happily: "I want it all, you can tell you a price." ”

"Xiao Langjun is really a cheerful person, this white stack is abundant in Gaochang and other countries in the Western Regions, and it is a difficult and dangerous way to go back and forth, if you want to buy them all, the price will be one hundred and fifty yuan!"

Literature and art were shocked, these cotton seeds turned out to be fifteen pounds, faster than robbery money! But it's also relieved to think about it, no one knows how to weave dough cloth now, only when rare flowers are raised, and it is natural to be more expensive. So he said to his boss, "I don't have that much money with me." I live near Meixian County, so let's keep these white stacks for me first, and when I go back in a few days, you can send a guy to go back with me to get the money, okay? ”

After hearing this, the boss was so happy that his front teeth were trembling and hurriedly said that there was no problem, so the two of them made a note, made an appointment, and Wenyi went out of the store. With these cotton seeds, plant them as soon as it's still spring, and wait until winter to cover the quilt, the current quilt is heavy and heavy and not warm, and literature and art have long wanted to change it.

After walking around the East Market, I bought a hundred catties of cotton seeds and a set of ceramic cups and bowls. Other objects are superfluous for literature and art, and are not worth buying. I found a wine shop casually, pulled two mouthfuls of rice, and went to the West Market. Compared with the east market, the west market is relatively cheap and has a wide variety of pots and pans, cloth, hoes, and then orchids and silla maids. Literature and Art actually found a pile of ore at a hawker stall, the largest of which was manganese ore.

Manganese is an indispensable raw material for the steel industry. Manganese is an extremely strong reducing agent, which can absorb all the oxygen from the molten steel, so that there is no iron oxide in the steel, and it becomes a non-porous ingot. Secondly, manganese is also an excellent desulfurizer, it can remove all the sulfur in the molten steel, and adding a small amount of manganese to the steel can greatly increase the mechanical properties of the steel, such as ductility, ductility, toughness and anti-wear ability. Manganese steel can be used to make armor and improve the trash revolver that is now used in literature. The current revolver of literature and art is made of ordinary iron, and its performance is very unstable. Now with these ores, he can slowly make real ****.

He bought rouge gouache and other makeup materials, and he also found an old Taoist robe very wickedly, and compared it to a little big on his body, but it was okay to use. The next day, he put on a Taoist robe, took a whisk and pretended to be a down-and-out little Taoist priest, painted thick eyebrows on his face, dotted a black and big mole on the side of his nose, and made a single eyelid into a double eyelid, and a handsome young man became an ugly little Taoist priest. Even Uncle Bolt can't recognize literature and art.

After packing up, he went out for a leisurely stroll, ready to find a stupid roe deer to fool him with the drawings of the curved plow, and then extort him some treasures. It's a pity that I didn't see the right person all morning. Movies, TV series, and novels don't all say that Chang'an is rampant everywhere, and the township is bullying and dominating the market? Why didn't he even see a woman from a good family? Literature and art are very depressed, his way to vent his depression is very simple, he came to a very luxuriously decorated restaurant in Dongshi, and the plaque has three gilded characters "Songhe Tower". I went up to the second floor and found a window seat. In Xiao Er's disdainful gaze, he ordered all the signature dishes of Songhe Tower, and asked for a pot of Songhe Tower's self-brewed good wine, and threw Xiao Er the money to let him add some special dishes at will. Xiao Erqian immediately put on a respectful smile, nodded and left.

The wine and food are all together, and the literature and art slowly drink a little wine, enjoying the scenery of ancient Chang'an. At this moment, a little boy with thick eyebrows and big eyes and a tiger's head walked up to the second floor, with 2 guards behind him. glanced around, saw Wenyi sitting there alone, with a table of delicacies in front of him, and walked happily in front of Wenyi as soon as his eyes lit up, and he was not polite, he sat on the bench on the side and said, "Little Taoist, have you finished ordering so many dishes?" , brother, I'll help you solve it a little. I don't take advantage of you, this meal is mine. ”

It was the first time for Wenyi to see such an unkind child, and he also said happily: "The two of us still can't finish the dishes at this table, if you let your two big brothers sit down and eat together, I will let you have a treat." ”

The little boy was happy and said, "Fortune is great, life is great, my brother has spoken, you should quickly sit down and eat." The two guards looked at each other, and one of them sat down.

Seeing that the little boy's appearance was a little familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, Wenyi's heart moved, and he stretched out his right hand and pretended to pinch his fingers and said to the little boy: "Little brother, your surname is Cheng, your name is Mo, and your nickname is Ugly Cow?" ”

The little boy's eyes widened in surprise and he said, "How do you know?" ”

Literature and art said: "I am not good at learning little Taoists, but I still know how to do these small ways." ”

Cheng Chumo was excited, sat next to Wenyi, grabbed Wenyi's hand and said, "Xiaodao Chief, you help me calculate the future." ”

Wenyi smiled and said, "I don't know if you want to count your future or marriage?" ”

Cheng Chu said hurriedly: "Count both, can you do it?" ”

Wenyi pretended to be another and said: "You are still young, and now you can't be counted." I can only see that you will be rich and noble in the future, and you will be a very powerful minister. The small road is low, and the marriage cannot be seen. "But I was complaining about Xiaomi in my heart, and I didn't even record Cheng Chumo's wife, which was too unprofessional.

Cheng Chu listened silently, laughed and said: "This is all a trivial matter, I see you in the right eye, I admit your brother!" In the future, if someone in Chang'an asks you for trouble, report my name, and my brother will support you! ”

Literature and art are extremely speechless, and the little kid has a big tone, but the old Cheng family is indeed blessed, and the credit for smallpox is his Lao Tzu, and now I want to offer a quyuan plow, and the small one has bumped into it again. Anyway, if you don't bother the two masters, just give it to his family. So he said: "Xiaodao thanked my brother for his love, Xiaodao was 'nameless', the teacher came out of the nameless Xiaoguan, the family teacher Xiaoyaozi, traveled all the way, and recently arrived in Chang'an." ”

Cheng Chumo said: "Nameless? Your name is so strange, it doesn't matter, come on, come on, eat first, I'm dying of hunger. ”

The four of them were not polite, chatting while drinking and eating. After he was full of wine and food, Wenyi said: "Brother Cheng, my younger brother is going to Luoyang tomorrow, and I am a friend of my brother in Chang'an, and I hope that my brother can send Xiaodao at that time." ”

Cheng Chumo said with some reluctance: "No problem, I will see off my brother tomorrow." ”

The better the two met, they met at the gate of the city, and then went their separate ways. Wenyi hurriedly returned to the inn, packed up his things, and hurried out of the city with the ox cart while the city gate was still closed. He walked to the edge of a forest, saw that there was no one around, and asked Xiaomi to make a holographic projection of Lao Tzu riding a green ox. Then I wrapped the design of the curved plough in cloth, found a tree and buried it. After everything was cleaned up, he spent the night in the carriage, and the next day before dawn, he woke up. He took the millet and fixed it on the tree, adjusted the angle, and hid the ox cart. Turn around and go back to the city gate and wait for Cheng Dimo to arrive.

After the city gate was opened, I saw Cheng Chumo coming on horseback with two guards, Fu Da and Ming Da. When he saw Wenyi, he jumped off the horse and said, "Nameless brother, my brother is here." Can't you stay in Chang'an for a few days? Why go in such a hurry? ”

Wenyi said with a smile: "Xiaodao travels all over the world, what is the difference between staying a few more days and staying a few days less, Xiaodao calculated that today is an auspicious day for travel, so I chose to leave today." Brother don't be a little daughter, the future is long, we will see you again. ”

The two chatted while walking, and they didn't care about the time, they walked straight to the place where Wenyi was ready, and Wenyi suddenly said: "Brother, look, there seems to be light over there." ”