To double the expansion of Chang'an City, it is first necessary to determine a city edge, and then build a city wall according to this city edge, and also need to dig a moat.

The existence of a moat is necessary.

First, it can be used as a defensive weapon, and second, it is used as a channel for transporting goods, with a moat, many things needed to expand Chang'an City can be completed through the moat.

Outside Chang'an City today, there is such a big river, which is fifty meters wide, after Fang Xuanling saw it, he directly prepared to use this river as a moat, this river is not built around, so in the later stage, it is necessary to dig the entire Chang'an City.

These are not particularly difficult, but what gives Fang Xuanling the most headache is the land.

According to Li Yu's meaning, if the people of Bingzhou go with them, they can get a piece of land in Chang'an City, and this land can allow them to build houses, shops, etc., so that they can survive in Chang'an City.

Today's Chang'an City inside and outside the city, the borderless land is the land of the imperial court, relatively speaking, there are still a lot, after all, a war, many people are gone, and their land has naturally become the land of the Tang Dynasty.

But although there are a lot, compared with the demand, it is still a little worse, and a lot of the land outside Chang'an City is now in the hands of two families.

These two families are the two richest people in Chang'an City, one is called Zheng Long, and the other is called Chen Hu, Zheng Long is the richest man in Chang'an City, and Chen Hu is the second richest man.

When the two of them were in Qi before, they were not only merchants, but also people who were very close to dignitaries and nobles, they controlled almost many industries in Qi State, and land has always been the top priority for them.

Now, most of the land that Fang Xuanling wants is in their hands.

Buy, of course, you can also buy, after all, the imperial court needs it, they can't sell it, but if you really buy it, the cost will be too high.

Fang Xuanling was very helpless about this, and the news that Chang'an City was going to be used as the capital had spread, and Zheng Long and the two of them were only afraid that the price of land would be raised more and more.

It's embarrassing and unpleasant.

Therefore, although Fang Xuanling was worried about this, he had not been in a hurry to prepare for the land, but sat on other things.

And while Fang Xuanling was doing other things, Zheng Long and Chen Hu were not idle.

On this day, Zheng Long's mansion, Chen Hu came.

"Brother Zheng, I really didn't expect that the Son of Heaven of the Tang Dynasty would move the capital to Chang'an City, which is an opportunity for us."

Zheng Long smiled lightly and said, "Oh, what an opportunity? "Since we want to build the capital, it will definitely be very prosperous in the future, all kinds of shops, streets and whatever, but we all need land, if we can take advantage of this time, buy land on a large scale, then the price of these lands, you can sell a few cups, do you say this is an opportunity?"

Zheng Long had actually thought of this a long time ago, he smiled lightly at the corner of his mouth, and said: "It's good, but now that everyone else knows this, will they sell the land?" ”

"Just spread rumors."

"Spreading rumors? What rumors? ”

"Let's just say that the Tang Dynasty moved the capital, and the people of Chang'an City before were moved out of Chang'an City, as long as this rumor spreads, those who have land, I'm afraid they will be in a hurry to get rid of it, and we will be able to buy a lot of land at a low price."

Rumors are sometimes very powerful, and many people can't understand and control the situation in the face of rumors, if they really agree with this rumor, then there will definitely be people who want to sell the land in their hands.

After all, by the time the imperial court really drove them out, there would be nothing left of these lands.

After some discussion, the two began the road of acquiring land inside and outside Chang'an.

At the beginning, their acquisition was very smooth, after all, many people in Chang'an City were really worried that they would be driven out when the time came, and when the time came, they would be empty.

Zheng Long and they are well-informed, but more people are actually ignorant, they don't know any news at all, and listening to the wind is the rain.

Because of these rumors, Chang'an City gradually became a little flustered, and some people were worried, worried that they would really be driven out of Chang'an at that time.

After this situation lasted for a few days, it became more and more out of control, and Fang Xuanling naturally heard about it.

"My lord, I don't know who spread the rumor that the Holy Lord wants to drive out the people of Chang'an City, and now many people want to give away the land in their hands."

Hearing this, Fang Xuanling frowned slightly, and said, "Who bought the land?" ”

To know who spread the rumor, just look at who bought it, this kind of thing, who is beneficial, generally who does it.

"It seems to be Zheng Long and Chen Hu, the richest men in Chang'an City, and the two of them have bought a lot of land."

"The two of them?" Fang Xuanling's brows jumped slightly, he was worried that he couldn't find a way to snatch the land in their hands, they were good, and they started to grab the land of other people first.

Fang Xuanling showed a sneer, and then said: "Find conclusive evidence for this official, and once it is determined that it is the rumor spread by them, report it immediately." ”

"Whoa!"

If the government really wanted to deal with a person, it would be very easy, especially when the government had soldiers and horses in its hands, Fang Xuanling quickly got conclusive evidence.

In fact, even if there is no conclusive evidence, Fang Xuanling can also make one out, which does not have any mental burden on Fang Xuanling.

After getting the evidence, Fang Xuanling did not hesitate, and immediately sent people to rush into the mansions of Zheng Long and Chen Hu, arresting all their family members and everything, and at the same time, confiscating all their land and property.

The two of them are the richest people in Chang'an City, they have a lot of money and a lot of land.

If the people of the state have migrated, the land is no longer a problem, and some compensation to the people because of the plan is nothing.

Of course, as for the construction of the city wall, these require the people to perform labor, and in the case of labor, they need to be fed and given a certain amount of wages, which is also a lot of expenses.

But after copying the homes of Zheng Long and Chen Hu, this expense was much easier for Fang Xuanling.

After destroying Zheng Long and Chen Hu, Fang Xuanling sent people to make some statements in Chang'an City: Although they moved the capital to Chang'an, they would not drive out any of the people here, they could stay here safely and become the people at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

After this statement came out, the people of Chang'an City finally breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, a large number of merchants suddenly poured into Chang'an City.