Yuan Yun jumped off the horse, and after he came ashore from the Luoyang wharf, he was asked by Zhang Liao to ride a horse, which was also a rule of marching, and no one could violate it, but when Yuan Yun walked at the forefront of the team and arrived at the Luoyang City Gate, the whole person immediately became excited.

The guards at the surrounding city gates saw Yuan Yun jump off his horse and knelt down on both sides of the road, while Cao Ang led a group of civil and military officers to stand on the tower of the south city gate, and saw that Yuan Yun did not continue to pass through the city gate according to the rules, so he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and then led a group of people to the city gate.

After Yuan Yun landed, he quickly ran a few steps forward, and immediately squatted down and began to touch the blackened road, just from the smell, you can judge that this is an avenue paved with asphalt, looking at the place that has been paved a mile outside the city, it can already be imagined that it must be the case in the city.

Thinking like this, the corners of Yuan Yun's mouth rose a few points in an instant, there are so many asphalt paving, it means that the several oil mines operated in Luoyang must have made great progress, and the output must have reached a certain height, otherwise there would not be so many ancillary products.

Since the oil is highly productive, it means that there are more places that need oil, so you can also understand with your knees that Luoyang must have taken a big step forward in the overall industrial process.

When Cao Ang walked to Yuan Yun's side, he saw that he was still squatting on the ground, and then touched the asphalt surface with a smile, and couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Yun only looked at the construction of this road, and he probably guessed the changes in Luoyang now, right?" ”

Yuan Yun stood up slowly, looked at the tall city gate behind Cao Ang, and then nodded back: "The productivity should have increased a lot now, right?" ”

Cao Ang laughed and said: "It's not just a lot, it's more than a few times, according to Brother Yun's drawings, those gas engines have played a great role, and now the workshops in Luoyang, many places are relying on that mechanical force, as soon as these big guys can move on their own, the products in the workshop are being produced as if they were juggling." ”

Seeing Cao Ang smiling so much that he couldn't see his teeth, Yuan Yun finally exhaled and said: "We have finally stepped up a big step, and now Xiliang has also been beaten down by Brother Cao Ang, and our goods finally have a place to dump, otherwise we only rely on the purchasing power of the Central Plains, I am really worried about the surplus of products." ”

"Excess? Yuan Hou is afraid that it is unfounded, even if Luoyang produces more things, the old man is estimated to be unable to meet the needs of the world, Yuan Hou thinks about the world too little. When Jia Xu spoke, he had already walked out of the queue, and naturally he was full of smiles.

Yuan Yun hurriedly saluted and said with a smile: "It's really small, it's just that Luoyang has just used the mechanical power of the gas engine, and now it is still not in a batch state, and when we upgrade the gas engine a few more times, the number is expanding several times, and then the production will be non-stop day and night, Mr. Wenhe can think that our products will be squeezed?" ”

Jia Xu was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and smiled: "Yuan Hou can always predict the prophet, the old man doesn't bet with you, but you say this, it is indeed a thing that can be expected, once this gas engine is really popularized, Luoyang's productivity will be very terrifying." ”

Cao Ang interjected at this time: "Don't crowd here, hurry up the process, now that the Gunpowder Army is in the north, the residents of the city have prepared a huge welcome ceremony, which is much stronger than when I triumphed." ”

Yuan Yun was instantly confused, and said in confusion: "Our Northern Expedition is just Cao Sikong's subsidiary troops, and Brother Cao Ang is crusading against Xiliang, but the real gunpowder army is dominant, how can it be ......?"

Without waiting for Yuan Yun to finish speaking, Xu Yi stood up and said with a smile: "After all, the crusade against Xiliang is our own Han people's own business, but fighting against the Karasuma people is different, it is against foreign clans, this is different in nature, naturally Brother Yuan's merits are greater." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned, and nodded in an instant: "That's true, as soon as I say this, I understand, it is naturally a great honor for us to treat foreign races, especially this time the brothers of the Gunpowder Army showed extraordinary bravery, and no one has ever regressed timidly, and they naturally have every reason to enjoy this triumphal ceremony." ”

As soon as Yuan Yun's voice fell, he saw that Zhang Liao also got off the horse and came to his side, and after saluting Cao Ang, he said loudly: "Lord, fortunately, I am not dishonored, and the Northern Expedition Karasuma has been a great success." ”

Cao Ang nodded with satisfaction, then waved his hand and shouted, "Enter the city!" ”

The soldiers of the Gunpowder Army were all serious, not that they didn't want to laugh, but when they crossed the city gate, they were all shocked, and almost all the people of Luoyang were standing on both sides of the street at the moment, and then cheered desperately, so that they had to keep a straight face and behave very fearlessly, and everyone unconsciously raised their chests high.

Although Yuan Yun also enjoyed this kind of triumphal ceremony for the first time, his attention was more focused on the buildings on both sides of the street, which had changed a lot from when he left, Lou Cheng began to become taller, and it became more and more dense, so it can be known that Luoyang is now from a barren land, and finally began to gradually become the land is noble, and once the land is expensive, it can only be concentrated, and there is also the development of high places.

At the beginning, Luoyang only had the West Market and the East Market, two divided markets, but now look at the street of the South Gate, there are many shops on both sides, and many merchants dressed up in Luoyang also gathered on the street to cheer, and behind them are a lot of livestock, carrying a lot of goods, obviously this has also become one of the markets.

The most amazing thing is that these merchants can see some Arabs with masked faces, these people can come to Luoyang, which is enough to prove that after the opening of Xiliang, the news has spread far away, and I believe that in the near future, Luoyang will usher in more Westerners, maybe even the Romans can see it.

Cao Ang saw that Yuan Yun had been looking at both sides of the street, and immediately understood, so he explained with a smile: "When I returned, I also felt the same as Brother Yun, Zhuge Liang was really a great talent in internal affairs, and I wanted to accept him at the beginning, but unfortunately he fell under your door." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Ang suddenly smiled, and then patted Yuan Yun's shoulder and said: "But it's okay, it's better this way, those who don't want to vote for our Cao clan will all be stuffed to Brother Yun, so that we can attract more talents." ”

After explaining this sentence, Cao Ang turned the topic back to the first sentence and continued: "Now Luoyang has four bazaars in the east, west, north and south, and under Mr. Kong Ming's suggestion, the four bazaars are placed at the city gate, which is not only convenient for those merchants to transport goods, but also convenient for management.

And Mr. Kong Ming also suggested that this distribution will change again next year, because Luoyang's productivity is now doubling, and next year these markets will expand several times again, so it is ready to move all the markets outside the city wall, and now the land in Luoyang City is becoming more and more precious. ”

Hearing this, Yuan Yun looked back at the tall city wall, and then sighed: "I have long said that I should not build the city wall, but now it is a burden." ”

Cao Ang smiled and said: "Who would have guessed that Luoyang could become such a behemoth at that time, and a city without city walls has never appeared, so naturally there are people like Mr. Cheng Yu who are worried, but now it's good, at least it proves that Brother Yun was right." ”

Jia Xu also rode a little closer at this time, and then said with a smile: "Tear down the wall, Luoyang is getting smaller and smaller in the city now, and many workshops are more important, and it is impossible to move them to the outskirts of the city, so we can only move some unimportant ones out first." ”

Cao Ang also nodded when he heard this, and said, "Let's start with this south city gate, and then lay an asphalt road to the dock, so that it can greatly facilitate the transportation of the waterway." ”

Yuan Yun's thinking will always jump faster than Cao Ang and the others, and he will no longer worry about the city wall of Luoyang, but hurriedly ask: "Is Chang'an now under the jurisdiction of Brother Cao Ang?" ”

Cao Ang and Jia Xu were stunned at the same time, and in an instant, the former smiled and said: "The imperial court has issued a document, starting from Luoyang, all towns to the west are under my control, not only Chang'an, Hanzhong and Xiliang are all managed by my shogunate." ”

Yuan Yun was immediately overjoyed, and said with a smile: "If you want to export goods to the Western Regions, Luoyang is still a little limited, and it is not convenient for Chang'an to come at all, so I just thought that Chang'an should develop into a pure commercial city." ”

Jia Xu was taken aback and said, "Is it like Luoyang started, not farming?" ”

Yuan Yun nodded and said: "Yes, it is mainly commercial-oriented over there, and the cultivated land still needs to be held back, until the cultivated land planning on our side of Luoyang is completely formed, it will gradually develop over there." ”

Speaking of this, Yuan Yun asked again: "Those Han slaves sent back before, can Brother Cao Ang make proper arrangements?" ”

Cao Ang glanced at Jia Xu, who was deep in thought beside him, and then turned his head to Yuan Yun and smiled: "Naturally, they were all sent to those farms in Brother Yun's lane, I saw that these people are indeed not suitable for living in Luoyang City, many of their habits are really incompatible with the people of Luoyang, it is better to live on the farm for a few years." ”

Jia Xu was still thinking about this question about Chang'an at this time, so the horse's speed slowed down, and he was soon chased by Zhang Liao who followed, so the two naturally talked.

Cao Ang was only left with Yuan Yun by his side at this time, so he said in a low voice: "The frame behind should be Mr. Hua Xin, right?" ”

Yuan Yun turned his head to look at it, then nodded and said: "Exactly, this time he was directly appointed by your father and has the right to supervise, so Luoyang basically has no secrets to him, he can go see whatever he wants." ”

Cao Ang laughed and said: "Luoyang has no secrets at all, he will show him if he wants to see it, but Hua Xin is a talent, doesn't Brother Yun have any plans?" ”

The corners of Yuan Yun's mouth turned up instantly, and then he squinted at Cao Ang and said, "Now I start thinking about your father's resources, Brother Cao Ang is really impatient." ”

Cao Ang smiled bitterly and said: "Luoyang is too big now, talents, there is a lack of manpower, there is a shortage of manpower almost everywhere, if there is a good one, of course we must hurry." ”

Yuan Yun shook his head helplessly, and said, "Hua Xin probably can't do it, but I did look for some other talents, but these people are not very famous, but I can guarantee that they are definitely talented." ”

Cao Ang smiled disappreciatively and said: "When do we pay attention to the identity and background of Luoyang people, only talent is what we have always insisted on." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Ang suddenly seemed to remember something, so he hurriedly continued: "In two days, Luoyang College will have the autumn exam, this time there will be many people who will graduate, and then it will be converted into an internship period, which should be able to alleviate our hunger for talents, but the old man Zheng Xuan has explained, so that you must go to the college to report the day after tomorrow." ”

Yuan Yun nodded slightly and said, "Then you really should go." ”

Cao Ang saw Yuan Yun agree, so he continued mysteriously: "Old Man Zheng Xuan may introduce someone to you to know, Brother Yun should be prepared." ”

Yuan Yun was stunned and puzzled: "It's just an introduction, isn't this a common thing, why do you need to make any psychological preparations?" ”

Cao Ang laughed again, then squinted his eyes and said, "Because the other party is a woman." ”