In the sky, there are still a few stars that do not want to leave, the moon is gradually fading, the sun is about to rise, both seem to be there, people can't tell the sun and the moon, through this faint darkness, a carriage quietly left the palace, the carriage looks very ordinary, there is nothing surprising, and no one will think that the Han Emperor is sitting in this carriage.

Liu Xi sat in the carriage, rolled up the curtains, looked at the early morning Luoyang City, in this bright day, you can already see a lot of passers-by, passers-by hurriedly hurrying on the road, occasionally a few rangers gather at the door, yawning, I don't know what to talk about, there are also scholars, holding books, strolling through the streets, as if reciting something.

"The head of the house, it's still a little cold outside...", the groom who was driving hurriedly reminded that this groom didn't look very old, because he didn't have a beard, hearing his reminder, Liu Xi smiled and said: "It's okay, it's just right, in a few days, I'm afraid it's just too hot to bear, it's just right now...", the driving man was naturally Qi Yue, and when he heard the words of the Son of Heaven, he didn't continue to dissuade him.

If you want to know the prosperity of the Han Dynasty, it is best to turn around in Luoyang, as the center of the Han Dynasty, the prosperity of Luoyang is the most able to reflect the prosperity of the entire Han Dynasty, the carriage is driving in Luoyang, the crowd is more and more, the hawkers who are shouting are pushing the cart, shouting along the road, at a certain moment, the whole Han seems to have woken up, when Liu Xi came back to his senses, the carriage has been blocked.

There are too many pedestrians in Luoyang, Liu Xi is just glad that he is traveling by carriage, on the street, people are next to each other, most people have to squeeze to move forward, squeeze out a road from the flow of people, the most prosperous streets, have been completely blocked, let alone can't go in, the people who are blocked the road began to scold, all kinds of ugly words.

Qi Yue frowned, looking at these uneducated rough people with displeasure, and had a heart attack.

The noise, the shouting, the noise, and even the shouts of the guards who organized the evacuation of the crowd formed a picture of the various states of Luoyang on the street, which was perfectly displayed in front of Liu Xi, Liu Xi did not have any annoyance, but grinned, even if he himself was blocked at the corner of the street, slowly driving forward, he was not the slightest annoyance.

"Master of the house, if I don't call someone, it's so blocked... This...", Qi Yue said helplessly, Liu Xi looked around, around his own carriage, there were a few pedestrians, as if they were also blocked here, scolding, but they were always staring at their carriage, vigilantly looking at the passers-by, these were the embroidered messengers arranged by Yuan Shang.

"No need, just block it, I can take a good look."

Liu Xi said, looking intently at the passers-by on the street, most of these people are traders, even under a large number of policies for merchants, the number of merchants is increasing, especially in Luoyang, you can see almost all the merchants in the world, in Luoyang, without leaving home, you can enjoy the fruit of Jiaozhou, the fish of Ningzhou, the melon of Xizhou, and even the fruit wine outside the plug.

Zhong Changtong also entangled some people, shouting all day long to revitalize commerce, no longer inhibit the development of commerce, Liu Xi is not daring to imagine, if according to what he said, abolish the heavy agriculture and suppress business, how much will the number of these businessmen increase, how much impact this will have on the Han Dynasty, Liu Xi thinks that he is also courageous, any new deal, he also dares to try, but this businessman's matter, he has never dared to make a decision.

Of course, the benefits of the increase in merchants are also obvious, and the increasingly rich treasury of the Han Dynasty is the best proof that the commercial tax has become the most important financial source of the Han Dynasty, and the annual taxes paid by overseas governments can exceed those paid by the prefectures and counties, and Xizhou is even more so, just by relying on the commercial tax, it has become the richest state and county in the Han Dynasty.

Fifty years ago, who would dare to think about it, Xizhou? At that time, people even wanted to give up Liangzhou, not to mention the Western Regions at that time, and then look at Liangzhou and Xizhou today, as long as these people are not crazy, they will not say to give up Liangzhou Xizhou, Jiaozhou, Ningzhou, these places that are not valued, in the hands of Liu Xi, released their own power and became the most important area of the Han Dynasty.

Look at today's Luoyang, the number of household registrations exceeds three million, which is already the total population of some states, and street jams have become the norm, watching them scolding the traffic in Luoyang, scolding the Luoyang order, pushing each other, Liu Xi is smiling, extremely happy, perhaps, this is the prosperity that their fathers and ancestors are pursuing, this scene is finally realized in my hands.

"Qi Yue."

"The slave is here."

"Cao Chong is right, it is indeed time to divide and rule, if you don't divide and rule, I am afraid that there will be no people on this street in the future..."

"Lord, it is said that many attics have been built in the west of the city, some are two-storey, some are three-storey, and people can live up and down, and more and more places have begun to follow suit..."

"Wouldn't it be dangerous to do this?"

"It is said that the Gongfu has made a new thing, and the slaves and maids don't know what it is, so that the building will not collapse easily... But the head of the house wants to go to the west of the city to have a look? ”

"It's... Forget it, let's go out of the city first, go to the west of the city, just on this road, I don't know how long it will take. ”

"Promise."

I don't know how long I waited, finally, the carriage arrived at the city gate, the city gate guards were checking the carriages one by one, Liu Xi was also a little anxious, so waiting, I am afraid that I will not be able to go out of the city at night, he looked at both sides, suddenly, he saw Sima Fu who was looking at the pedestrians in the distance, Liu Xi was overjoyed, and hurriedly said to the farmer who was carrying the burden on the side: "Bring the captain of the city gate here!" ”

The somewhat honest farmer hurriedly said a cautious word, put down his burden, and hurriedly walked towards Sima Fu, Sima Fu looked at the people at the city gate with some suspicion, what happened today, made him feel that something was wrong, and there were many people who went out on weekdays, but today, there are always some strange people wandering around the city gate, and even several people went out of the city with various goods to sell? This is obviously not right, there is no market outside Luoyang.

Sima Fu was thinking about it, and suddenly, an old farmer quickly ran over, smiled innocently, and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is invited." ”

Sima Fu was taken aback, looking at the honest farmer in front of him, the farmer didn't say much, he turned around and left, Sima Fu hurriedly followed behind him, the two came to a carriage, the farmer picked up the burden again, looked around, Liu Xi rolled up the curtain and looked at Sima Fu with a smile, Sima Fu was about to bow and see him, but Liu Xi shook his head.

"This time, I'm just going out for a walk, I don't want to be discovered, and you don't want to reveal my whereabouts."

"Respectfully!"

"Well, what you did just now is still good, cautious enough, very good...", Liu Xi praised again, and then said: "I want to go out, you can send one away." Sima Fu nodded, and hurriedly called the guards, and asked Qi Yue to move the carriage to the road for the soldiers to enter and exit, and left Luoyang directly.

Leaving Luoyang City, the carriage stopped again, Liu Xi poked his head out, good guy, there are still crowds of people outside the city gate, all waiting to enter the city!

Finally, they came to the countryside, it is much better here, although there are still a lot of pedestrians and carriages, fortunately, they will not continue to be blocked, Liu Xi is also a rare breath of fresh air, on both sides of the road, there are all hard-working farmers, they are standing in the farmland, they are busy, everywhere is ploughing, in such a hot weather, sweating.

"They're weeding, huh?"

Liu Xi asked curiously.

Qi Yue hurriedly said: "That's right, family master, now is the time when the farm is busy..."

"Hahaha, yes, there are a lot more cultivated fields outside Luoyang, in the past, these places are wasteland, overgrown with weeds, I didn't expect it, but now I can't see that kind of situation, there is arable land everywhere, you see, there are still a few cows there, how strong, good...", Liu Xi's mood was very good, and he couldn't help but say: "You go and send them some money..."

"Huh??" , Qi Yue was stunned, hurriedly got out of the carriage, and hurriedly walked towards the cultivated land, Liu Xi squinted his eyes, looked at them, Qi Yue seemed to ask something, after getting the answer, he took out some vouchers from his sleeves, and handed them to those people, the farmers didn't dare to ask for it, all kinds of excuses, Qi Yue gave them the money, didn't talk nonsense, turned around and ran over.

"You asked them for directions?"

"Yes, slaves can't give them money for no reason..."

"Hahaha, you see, how happy they are smiling, with this money, they can buy farming cattle again, and they can send their children to school..."

"The head of the house is merciful."

"Alas, it's easy to make a family happy, but it's hard to make everyone in the world do the same." , Liu Xi shook his head, and the carriage slowly left here, along the way, Liu Xi carefully looked at the surrounding situation, until he came to a boundary close to the stream, and he could smell the water vapor in the air, Liu Xi asked Qi Yue to stop the carriage.

There was no stream here, obviously, this is a small canal dug out by man, looking at the clear stream, Liu Xi was in a good mood, turned his head, suddenly, he saw a piece of cultivated land in the distance, Liu Xi was stunned, what made him puzzled was that the crops here were extraordinarily abundant, even the weeds in the fields were different, and they were almost as tall as people.

Liu Xi soon noticed the difference, he hurriedly walked towards the cultivated land, and Qi Yue hurriedly followed behind him.

Around the silt of the creek, there was a dam built by the embankment, and the entire cultivated land was surrounded in the middle, and the water flowed outside the embankment, and a ditch was opened in the enclosure, and a culvert gate was set up, which could drain water and irrigate, and the structure of the entire cultivated land was seen one by one, Liu Xi was more and more surprised, Qi Yue followed behind the Son of Heaven, and he also saw the difference in the cultivated land, but he didn't see a general idea, just followed behind the Son of Heaven.

Several old peasants rose from their fields and looked at the two uninvited guests in amazement.

"Dare to ask the visitor, what's the matter?"

The few people asked, and Liu Xi asked with a smile: "I don't know who this cultivated land is?" ”

Hearing this, he leaned out of the ploughland again, the man was not very old, covered in mud, and dressed like a farmer, but as soon as he got up, Liu Xi recognized him.

Of course, the other party also recognized Liu Xilai, bowed to Liu Xi, and said:

"Huijun, this... This.. This.. It's me.. My ploughing. Plow... Earth. ”