Chapter 936: Penglai Poolside
In addition to going to work in the R&D center every day and going home after work, Li An will often take a car to wander around the city to take a look at the changes in Chang'an City, after all, Chang'an City at this time can already be described as changing with each passing day, if you don't go out for a few days, when you go out again, it is estimated that you may get lost.
Maybe it's a bit of a compliment to get lost, but the changes every day are really big, there are many shops open every day, but at the same time, there will be a lot of shops closed, all kinds of new things are endless, people are dizzying, the decorations on the street are more and more, at a glance is a prosperous scene, and it is more and more prosperous.
After the population of the city increased, all kinds of industries have developed, for example, magicians from foreign lands will come to perform, collect some money or something, local monkey charmers will also perform monkey tricks, and artists from Tianzhu will bring the terrible cobra to perform, so that curious people can appreciate the skills and adjust their mood.
In short, the Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty has become more and more colorful, and after the wonderful people come, they are no longer willing to leave, many people from foreign lands thousands of miles away, after coming to the Tang Dynasty, they are deeply attracted by this international metropolis, and they are reluctant to leave, and in order to reflect their hospitality and benevolence, the Tang Dynasty will not forcibly drive them away, but if they stay, they must abide by the laws of the Tang Dynasty and cannot do things that violate the law and discipline, otherwise, they will be severely punished by the laws of the Tang Dynasty.
Looking out of the car window, colorful crowds shuttling through the streets and alleys of the city, Li An has a sense of satisfaction, people like to be lively, Li An is no exception, and the capital of Datang can be so lively, Li An's credit is not small, if there is not more convenient transportation, people outside want to enter Chang'an City so easily, I am afraid it is not so easy, and after the train, people from all over the world can quickly come to Chang'an, the capital of Datang, anytime and anywhere, Chang'an City will naturally be more lively.
Because of the large population, it was difficult to accommodate the city, in this case, many merchants began to buy property outside the city, and the imperial court carried out a unified plan, dividing a lot of land outside the city, some for the construction of private houses, some for the construction of commercial areas, that is, the market.
And many of the larger commodities have begun to choose to trade outside the city, such as cattle, horses and camels, because they will leave feces along the way, polluting the environment in the city, and the number is relatively large, so it is not appropriate to trade in the city, it is better to draw a place outside the city, so that all the living creatures are traded here, so that the livestock coming and going outside the city will be greatly reduced, and the pollution of urban roads will continue to be reduced. Livestock may be banned from entering the city, so as to completely eliminate the problem of livestock manure polluting the environment in the city.
In addition, due to the blocking of the city gate, a lot of bulk commodity trading, is also very inconvenient to carry out in the city, hoarding goods outside the city, after the guests buy, they can be directly transported to the nearest railway station, pull to the place they need, and if these large quantities of goods are piled up in the city, a car to the outside of the city, will further increase the traffic pressure in the city, and the imperial court did not avoid the meaning of several city gates, so, when the goods are particularly large, many people are willing to buy and sell outside the city, besides, the development outside the city is also very good, the people of the imperial court will also patrol the crowd gathering place outside day and night, and the security problem should not be big.
Of course, in order to do business better, many merchants have their own shops inside and outside the city, and the shops in the city are mainly responsible for small batch sales and retail sales, while the shops outside the city are responsible for large quantities of wholesale business.
There are also some businessmen in order to save energy, and are not willing to do small business of buying and selling, they only focus on building a large wholesale center outside the city, responsible for buying and selling in large quantities, come to buy goods, both small merchants in the city, as well as nearby cities, and even businessmen from the direction of Luoyang City, such a volume of sales, the profit is still quite considerable.
All the nobles of the Tang Dynasty, in order to allow themselves to live a comfortable and prosperous life, all have their own industries, and of course Ang Lee will not be an exception, however, Ang Lee does not buy and sell bulk commodities, but only sells a few products in the city, which are not worth mentioning, but the profits are scary, such as the glass monopoly technology industry.
However, in order to facilitate sales, Ang Lee opened stores in the east and west cities in the city, as well as in some places outside the city, so that it was more convenient to sell, and he could sell as much as he could.
"Rainbow, it's not raining now, how can I go to have a rainbow! With so many people watching, what's going on? ”
When Ang Lee's car passed a bridge, he saw a beautiful rainbow, and when the car passed through an obstacle, Ang Lee saw clearly, it turned out to be a man-made rainbow, and this was not the experiment he did a few days ago.
The guard in charge of driving the car said: "Li Shilang, this is the artificial rainbow landscape that Yin of Chang'an Mansion just built, I heard that His Majesty asked to build it, and there is a bigger one in the palace?" It will appear on time every afternoon so that the people can see this wonderful landscape. ”
When Li An heard this, he smiled and said: "I just did this experiment a few days ago, I didn't expect to let Your Majesty know so soon, and I also made such a scenic spot, which is very good, really good, and now Chang'an City has another scenic spot." ”
Although this wonderful attraction was built by the imperial court, the reason why this attraction was produced was entirely because of Ang Lee's contributions, if it were not for Ang Lee's rainbow experiment, where would the imperial court know about such a thing as an artificial rainbow, let alone such a beautiful attraction.
At this moment, after the palace, a larger artificial rainbow is on the shore of Penglai Pond, and the angle design is just right, the viewer sits in the pavilion next to Penglai Pond, you can clearly see the whole picture of the rainbow, and at the same time, you can also see the trees and the lake on both sides of the rainbow, so that all kinds of scenery converge together to form a beautiful picture.
In order to create such a large artificial rainbow landscape, Li Longji spent a lot of silver taels, and it can be said that he did everything to get this artificial rainbow out.
In order to enjoy a better life, Li Longji is also fighting, anyway, Datang's national strength has become stronger and stronger under Li An's efforts, and the silver in the treasury is very sufficient, which gives him the foundation for willfulness, if Datang is not strong enough, he can't be willful even if he wants to.
There is another reason, that is, the emperor is old, he is very old, and the time he can enjoy is running out, so why not enjoy it while he can still enjoy it! In the future, I am afraid that I can only go to the underworld to enjoy it.
"Oops! I used to feel that Penglai Pool seemed to be missing something, but now there is this rainbow! It feels like there's a lot of everything, don't you think? ”
A noblewoman said as she admired the artificial rainbow over and over again.
This noble lady is Yang Yuhuan's eldest sister, in fact, that is, an uneducated old rural woman, since Yang Yuhuan was favored, this guy has also ascended to heaven and was named Mrs. Korea.
To say that Yang Yuhuan's father is also an official in Datang, but the official position is too small, he is a county-level official, mainly responsible for managing the household registration, which is equivalent to the officials of the county statistical bureau in later generations.
"What my sister said is that the previous Penglai Pool was too monotonous, but since there is this rainbow, it is much plump, if there are a few cranes flying around on the rainbow, it will be even more beautiful."
It was Yang Yuhuan's eighth sister, Mrs. Qin Guo, who spoke, and she was also a concubine who had ascended to heaven, and the rouge on her face was at least a foot thick, looking like a monster.
"If you want a crane, my sister will be content! Since Your Majesty built this rainbow, the first one who has the honor to enter the palace to appreciate it is only a few of our sisters. ”
Mrs. Yang Yurou said angrily.
She is a woman who is used to being strong, and when she speaks in front of anyone, she has to be hard to oppress people, even if it is his sister, she is also strong and oppressive, after all, this is what she is used to, and it is not so easy to change.
Mrs. Qin Guo was reprimanded by her third sister, and she was naturally uncomfortable, so she rolled her eyes at the other party while Mrs. Qin Guo was not paying attention, and this was naturally discovered by Yang Yuhuan.
Among all the sisters, her status is the highest, and at the same time, she is also the most docile one, she naturally will not deliberately provoke discord between sisters, on the contrary, she hopes that her sisters can work together and do not have any discord, so seeing the fact that her sister has a clear and secret fight, her heart is very unhappy.
"Your Majesty's gift, let our Yang family sisters come to enjoy the scenery, this is the emperor's grace, but it's not for us to come over and fight, let's say something happy!"
The eldest sister, Mrs. Han, saw that Yang Yuhuan seemed to be a little displeased, and hurriedly reminded the two younger sisters that relatively speaking, the oldest Korean lady has the most temperament like Yang Yuhuan, and the anger on her body is relatively much less, coupled with the usual frequent chanting of Buddha, her temperament is even more gentle.
Yang Yurou hurriedly said: "What the eldest sister said is that our Yang family has been blessed by the emperor, and it can be said that it has soared to the sky, this is all the credit of the concubine's sister, and the three of us who are sisters are also touched by the blessing of being a sister, so we must serve our sister well now, so that my sister is happy every day, oops!" Look! What a beautiful rainbow! Hahaha! ”
"Your Majesty in order to make my sister happy, deliberately made such a big rainbow in this Penglai Pond, I really spoil my sister so much, if I can meet someone who spoils me so much, I will be willing to die."
Mrs. Qin Guo said with a prodigal expression.
"Look at the two of you, there is no shape at all, there is no need to be so nonsense to make my sister happy, where is there still a lady, fortunately, there are only a few of us, there are no outsiders."
Mrs. Han couldn't stand it anymore, and reprimanded with a smile.
Although before, when they were in Shuzhong, they could make a fuss as much as they wanted, but now the situation is different, their identities have changed dramatically, they were just a small person before, and they won't attract attention as much as they want, but now the situation is different, they have all been named wives by the emperor, and their words and deeds are naturally to pay attention to the impact.
What they just said is not a big problem, it is very normal, but their tone and expression are too exaggerated, and they look too unstable, and Mrs. Guo should not be like this, she must be stable and generous, so that she is in line with her identity, otherwise, if she is not stable, she is seen and publicized by the palace maids, and the impact is very bad, after all, people are afraid of being famous and pigs are afraid of being strong, and their Yang family sisters are favored by the emperor, which has made many people jealous, just waiting to find an excuse to rectify them? Therefore, they must be careful not to give authority to others.
Yang Yuhuan didn't care too much, and said with a smile: "Three sisters, don't worry, there are no outsiders here, it's okay to be a little presumptuous, as long as you don't be too ostentatious outside, Your Majesty loves our sisters, we also have to think more about Your Majesty, don't make trouble for Your Majesty." ”
"Don't worry! My good sister, we'll take notice, we don't want to end our good days so soon! ”
Mrs. Qin Guo said, looked at the rainbow in front of her, and asked: "It's also a strange thing, this can summon the rainbow by spraying a little water in the sky, this is also too powerful, who came up with this idea, you must let Your Majesty reward him well." ”
After speaking, he looked at the other three.
"Ahh Hahahaha! ”
Yang Yuhuan and the three of them first froze, and they couldn't help laughing at random, and the laughter was flowery.
"Eighth sister has been stunned by that white-faced scholar recently, such an important thing is not clear, you don't have time to read the news on the front page of Datang Daily."
Yang Yurou smiled angrily and twisted Mrs. Qin's arm.
"The third sister will make fun of me, you have raised many more white-faced scholars than me, and you dare to say that I am so thick-skinned."
Mrs. Qin Guo naturally doesn't want to be made fun of, although she does raise white-faced scholars, but that is also a trend, many noble ladies have this hobby, who makes them have this need? How uncomfortable it is, in this regard, not only men have needs, women also have needs, and the needs are not worse than men, even, generally speaking, the older you are, the stronger the demand, as the saying goes, thirty is like a wolf, forty is like a tiger, fifty is what rare earth, of course, too old is not needed, half-old is the most demandable age.