Not long after Su Dai left, Zhao Dan in the side hall recruited the eunuch Ling Mixian: "Let's go and prepare the carriage and horses, remember not to make a big fuss, the widow wants to go to Guocheng and his party." ”

Mixian was slightly surprised when he heard this, because in Mixian's impression, this was the first time that Zhao Dan had taken the initiative to leave the palace since he ascended the throne.

But after all, Mi Xian is a person who has served two generations of King Zhao for decades, and his experience can be said to be quite rich, so he immediately responded after a short period of stunned: "Only." ”

Twenty minutes later, Zhao Dan, who had changed into a regular costume and looked like an ordinary aristocratic son, sat in a carriage that looked gorgeous but not very conspicuous, and was escorted by several guards who also changed into ordinary clothes, leaving the gate of the palace and heading towards Guocheng, which was several miles away.

If you want to select one of the "top ten most prosperous cities" in this era, then Handan, the capital of Zhao State, is definitely on the list, and it is also a very high one.

In "Pipe Riding a Horse", it was once said that "Whoever establishes a national capital must not be under the mountains, but above the Guangchuan." The high is not close to the drought and the water is sufficient, and the lower is not close to the water and the ditch is provincial. ”

This sentence means that if you want to establish the national capital, you must find a place that is surrounded by mountains and rivers, rich in water and grass, and the terrain should not be too high or it is inconvenient to get water, but it is also best not too low to risk being flooded.

Handan City is located in the southeast plain of Zhao State, west is Taihang Mountain, east and south are big rivers passing, and at the same time is located in the traffic artery, it can be said that it is an excellent geographical location in Zhao State.

In fact, Handan of Zhao State, Wuyang of Yan State, Linzi of Qi State, Daliang of Wei State, Luoyi of Eastern Zhou Dynasty, etc., were all big cities in this era, with a population of hundreds of thousands of people, even in modern times, they can be regarded as out-and-out metropolises.

Yan Zi, a native of Qi, once said in front of the king of Chu when he was on an envoy to the state of Chu: "Qi Zhi Linzi is three hundred Lu, Zhang Yuan becomes yin, sweats into rain, and follows side by side."

This means that there are so many people in Linzi City that everyone can make the sky overcast by raising their sleeves together, and it can directly rain when they sweat together.

But with the catastrophe of the destruction of the Five Kingdoms, the former first power of the Warring States Qi and Linzi, the former first city of the Warring States Period, suffered heavy losses, and the past is no longer the same as before, but Handan City has become more and more prosperous with the rise of the Zhao State over the years, and there is a tendency to become the first city of the Warring States today.

And Zhao is the most powerful country in the military at this time among the six eastern countries, so Handan's years have taught us a truth, if there is no strong army as a barrier, then the rise of economic development countries is an empty talk and a joke.

Because of the change of regular clothes, Zhao Dan's carriage was inconspicuous in the bustling flow of people, and soon entered Handan City from the south gate of Handan.

As soon as he entered the city, Zhao Dan subconsciously covered his nose.

In terms of the history of the Western world, such as Paris, the capital of the Kingdom of France, Vienna, the capital of the Grand Duchy of Austria, and London of the British Empire, can be said to be one of the largest cities in Europe at that time, and these cities also have a common feature with Handan City at this moment, that is, it is smelly.

Yes, it stinks.

Due to the lack of a systematic urban sewage system, there is no good place for all kinds of household waste and excrement produced by hundreds of thousands of people in Handan City, so for many years, a smell that permeates all corners of the air comes from this.

Zhao Dan, who was covering his nose, subconsciously glanced at the crowd of people coming and going around him, and found that everyone's complexion remained unchanged and looked like they were used to it.

Zhao Dan shook his head a little helplessly, although this thing is not as poisonous as haze, but it is much more smokey than haze.

It seems that it is imperative to build the sewer project, and before the sewer system is not built in the future, I still have to come to Guocheng a few times, the smell of this kind of park dry toilet, our modern nose really can't stand this sin.

Of course, the reason why Zhao Dan came to Guocheng was not because he was full and had nothing to do.

There is a saying that "there is no right to speak without investigation", since he has crossed into this world and become the monarch of Zhao, Zhao Dan hopes that he can be a king of Zhao who understands the people's feelings, so going to Handan City to take a look on the field is undoubtedly the simplest and most direct and effective means to observe the people's feelings.

Zhao Dan, who was sitting in the carriage, began to look at everything around him.

In addition to the palace city where Zhao Dan, who was the king of Zhao, lived, this Guo City, which was far larger than the palace city, was Handan City in the real sense.

It is not like the later generations are full of residential areas and shops and office buildings, but is divided into several parts, such as commercial areas, handicraft areas, residential areas, etc., each place has a strict division of uses, dividing the entire Guocheng into dozens of different square areas.

And due to the prosperity of industry and commerce, the floating population of Handan City is also very large, in Handan City you can see many businessmen and people from other countries, it can be said that you can understand the fashion trends of various countries without leaving home.

Not to mention the short-sleeved Hufu unique to Zhao State, there are also Qi people who integrate Dongyi style, Chu people who are similar to Zhao but not as open as Zhao State, Yan people who wear wide robes and big sleeves on a rigid and hot day, Qin people who hurriedly bow their heads in black, and so on.

Zhao Dan observed all the way and found that whether it was Zhao Guoren or other people from the Six Kingdoms, it seemed that they were not affected by the confrontation between Zhao Guo and Qin Guo on the front line of Changping, and most of the people's faces were relatively relaxed, and their steps were also very brisk.

After all, after hundreds of years of fighting in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, they are basically numb.

But only Zhao Dan himself knew that if the Battle of Changping was lost, the Qin people would immediately march into Handan, and at that time, this once glorious Warring States city would begin its decline.

"Changping, you must not be defeated!" Zhao Dan subconsciously clenched his fists slightly.

Peace is always the most precious thing.

Thinking of the Battle of Changping, Zhao Dan's heart suddenly lost the mind to continue shopping, but began to think silently about his own countermeasures.

If the Qin State is the Sun Monkey who was pressed under the Five Fingers Mountain, then the five states of Jin, Chu, Wei, Qi, and Zhao, which once took turns to dominate the Central Plains, were the five fingers that suppressed the Qin State.

Now that the other four fingers have been loosened and collapsed, once the last hope of the Zhao State cannot withstand it, then the six eastern countries will no longer be able to resist the invasion of Qiang Qin.

Zhao Dan thought about it, and always felt that although his previous arrangement was not bad, if he wanted to be right with Qin Guo, the more means he could, the better.

Gotta find something else.

Zhao Dan was out of his mind, and the carriage had already driven out of the main road of Handan City, which was crowded with people, and came to an equally wide, but relatively sparsely populated avenue.

On both sides of this road, there are many luxurious mansions, one by one occupies a wide area, the decoration is very atmospheric, carved beams and painted buildings, vermilion red walls, highlighting a high-end atmosphere and grade.

Zhao Dan's heart moved, knowing that this was where the big figures of Zhao Guo lived, like the ministers who had a meeting with Zhao Dan today, their mansions were also on this street.

Zhao Dan casually pointed to a mansion on the side of the road and asked, "Whose mansion is this?"

The guard replied, "Back to the king, this is the palace of the king of Duping."

"Duping Jun Tiandan?" Zhao Dan's heart moved, and he said in his heart that this was really a coincidence, so he said, "Go, knock on the door."