Guanzhong Chi Road is built with Chang'an as the center, the north reaches Lingzhou, the west leads to Dunhuang, the south connects Lizhou, the road is 30 steps wide, the loess is piled up in the middle and is flat and compacted, all kinds of willows are planted on both sides to resist the wind and sand, and the ditch made of soil outside the road is built as a rain ditch. In the hinterland of Guanzhong, there are also channels for sailing in parallel with the galloping road. Therefore, Zhao Xingde set out from Tongzhou with the fifth lieutenant of the Iron Bone Army, first detoured to Chang'an, and then hurried along the gallop road between Chang'an and Dunhuang, sixteen people all rode healthy horses, and two coachmen of Cao drove two four-horse and four-wheeled carts with baggage to follow, and changed horses at the post station every sixty miles to stop. Li Ruoxue was inconvenient for horses, so Zhao Xingde also paid for Lu Cao to hire a light and comfortable carriage to accompany him.

Bustling voices came from both sides of the road, and Li Ruoxue lifted the curtain to see that it was already a lively market. "Have you arrived in Chang'an?" She asked Zhao Xingde, Zhao Xingde hesitated for a moment, and then said, "It's here." "When I looked out from afar, I couldn't see the shadow of the city wall.

At the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen coerced Tang Zhaozong to move the capital to Luoyang, destroyed the Chang'an palace and the people's houses, and Chang'an City, which was painstakingly operated by the Sui and Tang dynasties for 300 years, became in ruins. Today's Chang'an city wall is rebuilt on the basis of the remaining imperial city, less than one-tenth of Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

After the founding of the Great Xia Dingding and the gradual recovery of Guanzhong's vitality, the new Chang'an City gradually could not meet the needs, and whether it needed to be expanded caused a fierce debate in the Protectorate Mansion. In the end, it was Kou Zhun, the prime minister of the Jianzhang Dynasty, who personally went to the Protectorate to state the pros and cons, explaining that the benefits that the expansion of Chang'an City could bring to the people of Guanzhong were far less than the construction of channels and galloping roads, and the Protectorate gave up the impulse to rebuild Chang'an Xiongcheng. Cao then came up with an alternative, the land in the ruins of Chang'an City was not conducive to cultivation, so it was sold to merchants in pieces after planning, allowing them to establish a chamber of commerce for self-government, so now this area is the most dense area of workshops and shops in Guanzhong, this is a Chang'an without a city wall. Chang'an, Samarkand, and Chengdu are now the three largest cities in the Xia Kingdom, far surpassing Dunhuang, the western capital, as a political and military hub, in terms of both densely populated and bustling markets.

Because it was far more convenient to do business in the outer areas of the chamber of commerce's autonomy than in Chang'an City, the Chang'an neighborhoods within the city walls became increasingly deserted, and many of the closed shops were bought back by the Prime Minister's Mansion and built into a series of giant warehouses, which were then rented out to the chambers of commerce outside the city. The rent set by the Prime Minister's Mansion for the warehouse in the city is not expensive, and it is very safe, the traders keep the goods in the city, and use Jiaozi as a voucher to pick up the goods, and the bulk transactions outside the city are completed by Jiaozi, sometimes the goods change more than a dozen hands, or pile up in the warehouse in Chang'an City without moving the nest. Since then, all cities in Guanzhong have followed suit, which not only facilitates industry and commerce, but also gradually gathers private savings into the city. Jianzhang Emperor Chen Wu praised Kou Zhun for "making the country save for three years without spending a penny", which coincided with the success of water conservancy and the great joy of the people.

However, the General's Mansion also supported the Prime Minister's Mansion's plan at the beginning, but it was considered otherwise.

"If the enemy's army is coming, the continuous fortification can not only allow the enemy to continue to pay casualties, but also make it easier for our side to counterattack and enter and exit, which is better than the effect of shrinking the city." Sergeant Shi Wenhu pointed with a horsewhip at the very well-built merchants and houses built on both sides of the street. Perhaps the protection effect of continuous fortifications on the common people may not be as good as that of the ring wall, but this is not the primary issue considered by the General's Palace. Although the Prime Minister's Office agreed to the autonomy of the Chamber of Commerce, there were certain standards for the material style and basic planning of the building.

The fifth lieutenant of the Iron Bone Army, the sixteen horsemen and three carriages, slowly walked along the middle of the market road, the iron hooves staggered and stepped out of a pleasant crisp sound, and the pedestrians on the stone road on both sides stopped one after another, casting or showing favor or reverence or fear, and some were still whispering softly, this is the Iron Bone Army in our Guanzhong. The people of Xia walk in all directions, and if there is no strong army to show off in their hometown, they will inevitably be ridiculed.

The sergeant of the Iron Bone Army also straightened his chest and back at this time, and his expression was not as casual as usual, but slightly reserved and proud, and occasionally signaled to the market urchins who were cheering and stirring up with the cavalry, telling them to be careful not to get too close to the horses. Zhao Xingde sat high on the horse, and fell down with the horse's back, feeling the respected status of the sergeant in the Xia Kingdom, and a strange feeling surged in his heart, "The sergeant of the Xia Kingdom, for the people in the middle of the war, go to the south and the north to fight, even if they die on the battlefield and the horse leather shroud, there is nothing to regret." The general has such a strong army to serve, and he really does not have to be trapped in the city wall. On the other hand, I ...... towards him" His heart turned cold, and there was a gloom in his eyes.

In order to avoid causing turmoil in Guanzhong, although there have been no major military achievements for many years, most of the captains in the Protectorate still strongly advocated that it was best not to have bad relations with the Song State, and resisted the rash proposal of using troops in Kanto on a large scale several times. The people of Guanzhong enjoyed decades of peace, building canals and roads, farming, weaving, animal husbandry and fishery, and developing industry and commerce at the same time, and the more tired they were, the more comfortable and prosperous they became. Entering Chang'an City, the captains rested in the post station of Lu Cao, waiting for the other military captains of Andong to converge and set off together, taking advantage of the leisure of these days, Zhao Xingde took Li Ruoxue to wander around the city.

According to Shi Wenhu, there are places in Chang'an City that cannot be missed. The Xingqing Palace, the Taimiao where the Emperor of Xia held the enthronement ceremony. Even the emperor's dragon chair and bedroom, Xia people can watch it for free, and foreigners have to pay twenty taels of copper coins. Only when the emperor Chen Xuan returned to Chang'an to worship, or when the new emperor held an enthronement ceremony and wanted to use Xingqing Palace, these two places would be guarded by the Dragon Tooth Army, and idlers and miscellaneous people were forbidden to enter and exit. This is the Kwantung people to Chang'an must go to the place, the people of the Song Dynasty can take this to satisfy the curiosity of the royal life, the annual view of the Song people here to pay the copper money, is actually enough for the maintenance of the Xingqing Palace, of course, this is also related to the Xingqing Palace is grand, but the furnishings are quite simple and simple.

Ever since he stepped into the large school field in front of Xingqing Palace, which can accommodate thousands of worshippers, and looked up at the nine huge stone pillars symbolizing Kyushu at the entrance of the palace, Zhao Xingde felt a coercive aura coming to his face. These nine dragon pillars are also called slander pillars in the Xia Kingdom, and both soldiers and civilians can post a list paper here.

From the left, the first dragon pillar is written on the "hidden dragon" two strong characters, thinking that there is a plan and a strategy to respect those who are beneficial to the country, regardless of the noble and low, virtuous and foolish, posted here to offer advice. The second dragon pillar is written with the word "see the dragon", and those who have an art industry and are not allowed to perform it are posted here and recommended to the imperial court. The third dragon pillar has the word "Ying Long" written on it, and those who want to see the emperor are posted here. On the fourth dragon pillar, there is a book "Xi Ti", and those who have committed all crimes will surrender themselves to reduce their crimes, and a letter of surrender will be posted here. The fifth dragon pillar has the book "no blame", and those who have been wronged and cannot wash away the snow will post their grievances here. The sixth dragon pillar has a book on the book "Flying Dragon", recommending others for the use of the imperial court, and the people of the Xia Kingdom often post examples here to praise officials from all over the country. The seventh dragon pillar is written "Kanglong", attacking the power traitors of the country, just like Cai Jing and Tong Guan of the Song Kingdom. The eighth dragon ball is written "Dragons", exposing other adulterers and criminals, and posting an example here. The ninth dragon pillar on the far right has the inscription "Yuan Heng", and if the people cannot decide which dragon pillar to post their list on, they will post it here.

Maintaining these nine dragon pillars is the most important work of the royal courtiers of Xingqing Palace, and they must send the list of texts obtained every day to Dunhuang for the emperor's imperial review. The Emperor of Xia easily did not interfere with the decision of the Five Mansions, but if what was said in the list touched Shangyi, he would personally inquire about it, and the Prime Minister's Mansion would also deal with it seriously. Over time, this Nine Dragons Pillar has become a sacred place in the Xia Kingdom, and if the people of Guanzhong have grievances, they often come to the "No Blame" pillar to post a list of articles, and cry loudly, urging the ministers to quickly report their grievances to the heavens. Because of the existence of these nine dragon pillars, although Chen Xuan, the emperor of the Xia Kingdom, was far away in Dunhuang, the position of the people's hearts in Guanzhong was much stronger than that of Zhao You in Bianjing.

The basalt stone bricks on the ground of the empty main hall of Xingqing Palace were originally coarsely polished, but there have been countless visitors for a hundred years, and they have been polished to shine. The royal courtiers in charge of managing Xingqing Palace also need to replace some of the broken floor tiles from time to time. Stepping on this cold stone brick, looking up at the high beamless dome, such a high and wide feeling, as if he could hear the wind whistling above, Li Ruoxue couldn't help but feel a little chill on his body, "No wonder the Emperor of Xia Kingdom is reluctant to live here, although it is very imposing, it is really not suitable for human habitation." ”

Zhao Xingde stood in this empty giant hall, but he had a sense of awe under the star map of the Bianliang Taishi Bureau, and sighed secretly: "Freezing three feet, not a day's cold, how many heroes have uninhibited talents, and they have worked hard all their lives to create this brand-new country that is rising day by day." ”