At this time, Guangzhou City, as the capital of Guangzhou, can indeed be said to be the largest city in the entire Lingnan region, and the population size is not small.

However, compared to Chang'an City, which has a population of more than one million, it is still somewhat unsightly, so Lin Sen did not have too high expectations for this place from the beginning.

The biggest advantage of this place is that it is a large distribution center for Chinese and foreign goods, and merchants exchange goods with merchants from the mainland here for many years.

The whole shipload of spices, tooth horns, slaves, and other luxury goods from the open sea were exchanged for porcelain, silk and other good things from the Tang Dynasty that were also enthusiastically sought after in the West.

It is precisely because of the strong demand of these merchants that many small handicraft workshops have developed in and around Guangzhou, most of which are producing various goods for these foreign merchants.

There are even many Western-style patterns that are more in line with the aesthetics of the locals according to their requirements, that is, those export porcelain that later generations said, which can be seen almost everywhere here.

About one-third of the population of the entire city of Panyu are all merchants and the sailors, sailors, or slaves they brought with them, that is to say, they are all foreigners.

It is also because of the existence of so many foreigners that the buildings on this side of Guangfu, including many Lingnan gardens in the future, have some exotic styles.

It's no surprise to see Byzantine, Romanesque and even Mediterranean architectural elements here.

However, compared with Yangzhou, which also occupies a geographical advantage, Guangzhou is actually in a weak position.

Yangzhou, which is not the second but also the third largest city in the whole Datang, has a better business atmosphere and more wealthy people.

Relatively speaking, the transportation is also more convenient, at least it will be much more friendly to the Datang merchants who go to do business.

The so-called "waist around 100,000 yuan, riding a crane down to Yangzhou" is definitely not a casual talk, there are not a few real high-rollers with a lot of money, many businessmen would rather run more ships, but also to transport the goods over there, the goods can be digested faster.

But correspondingly, those powerful merchants are obviously more welcome over there, and not just any businessman can mix up over there.

Although Lin Sen has not actually been to Yangzhou at this time, he is indeed a little disappointed in the current Guangzhou, even slightly worse than his low expectations, mainly because the appearance here is really not good.

Different from the beautiful buildings after the rise of Lingnan gardens in later generations, the Panyu urban area at this time looks really messy, and even looks a little ...... in Lin Sen's eyes Shabby.

Because in the urban area at this time, except for the remnants of the Nanyue royal garden such as Jiuyao Garden, most of the other houses are dry-bar buildings, which are also known as stilted buildings.

In fact, the weather here in Guangfu is always inseparable from the dampness, and this seemingly simple architectural form is indeed more suitable for the environment, and by the way, it can also avoid the moisture on the ground, as well as snakes, insects and rats that appear from time to time.

Don't think that the many stilted buildings that can be seen in later generations are so beautiful, just think that today's Guangzhou city is more antique, after all, most of them are inhabited by ordinary people, and most of them dare not compliment that image.

Even if the camp in Gaozhou seems to be more humble than this, but after all, it is living in the wilderness, and everyone can overcome it.

But as the capital of Guangfu, the first city in Lingnan, it turned out to be just like this, which really made people couldn't help but be disappointed, and it was even worse than Feng An's private compound.

What's even more strange is that the city of Guangzhou at this time, strictly speaking, should occupy the land of two states and counties, and the east and west of the city belong to different state capitals to manage.

If it weren't for the Guangzhou Governor's Mansion also being placed in the city, and two different state capitals could be coordinated, the Guangzhou City would be busy.

If a person commits an accident in the east of the city and runs to the west of the city, he can't be arrested for the time being, isn't that funny.

In addition, foreigners, who make up one-third of the permanent population, will inevitably bring a series of problems.

Even if most of them live in a few neighborhoods, it is not so easy to manage, because of the differences between different customs and the economic interests involved, various conflicts often occur.

Fortunately, at this time, the Tang Dynasty still has the confidence of the Celestial Empire, and will not blindly get used to them because these merchants can bring many benefits.

Generally, there is no situation of favoring foreigners, or even a little disdain for them.

Although it is not like in Chang'an City, even if there are rich merchants, they are also the objects of contempt, but they are definitely not like some periods in later generations, as if they are naturally superior.

Of course, these are all problems that need to be a headache for the history of the Guangzhou assassination, Lin Senlai is the head of the military, so naturally he will not interfere in the work of other people's civil officials, that is to commit taboos.

After reining in his disappointment, Lin Sen remembered that when he came to Panyu to see the Lingnan gardens in later generations, he also listened to the local tour guide introduce these.

It seems that Song Jing, the later famous minister, invented the technology of building a house with mud bricks when he was demoted to serve here.

Under his vigorous promotion, people did see the benefits of this mud brick building, which soon replaced the stilted building and became the mainstream of Guangfu.

Although he felt good when he visited those stilted buildings in later generations, he was unwilling to let him live in the stilted buildings for a long time in Panyu.

This will already be pondering, whether it is time to take Song Jing's place and get this mud brick building out in advance.

However, at the moment, he did not have time to think about this issue carefully, because many civil and military officials in Guangfu had already warmly greeted him.

Lin Sen and their formations are neat, murderous and awe-inspiring, they must not rush into the city, they must be notified in advance, of course it is not strange for them to know that Lin Sen is coming, but this enthusiasm is really high.

That Guangzhou Thorn Shi is Lin Sen's superior, or a high-ranking official of the third grade, and being able to greet him in person can be said to have given Lin Sen enough face.

It's not really flattering, but it's a good start, isn't it?

If he wants to complete the real tasks he has come here, that is, a series of plans negotiated with Li Shimin, he must have to stay here for a long time, and it is basically certain that he will be able to have a good relationship with this top boss and a group of colleagues, and it will definitely be more beneficial for him to carry out his real work in the future.

After chatting with the group for a long time, and after agreeing on the time of the welcome banquet, Lin Sen took his less than 1,000 elite soldiers and went to his own military camp. Obviously, this place will not be in the middle of the city.

The former Lieutenant Zhichong must have already gotten the information, and when Lin Sen and the others came, this one was already waiting here.

After the simple handover ceremony was completed, the one seemed to be relieved, and left with a group of subordinates on his toes.

And Lin Sen can probably understand why those civil and military officials welcome his arrival so much, at least it is an important reason.

This former Lieutenant Zhichong, although he is not surnamed Feng, but his surname is Xian, which is the Xian of Mrs. Xian! This already says a lot.