Zhen Mi's face turned red as soon as she brushed it, and she snorted: "Back to Your Majesty, the first few cars are the people's daughter's collection of books and clothes, but the back is my eldest brother's things. ”

Liu Xin saw Zhen Mi's shyness, but she was embarrassed to continue to tease this little girl, turned to Zhen Yan and said, "What, you also plan to go to Chang'an with me?" ”

Zhen Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Back to Your Majesty, Xiaomin thought carefully yesterday, if you want to revive the Zhen family, you have to take the road of business." These cars are loaded with specialties from Hebei, and Xiaomin plans to open a few shops in the capital. However, Xiaomin still has a lot of things to do in Yecheng, and he can't leave it for a while, so he can leave it to a few old servants. ”

There are many slaves in these families, and their ancestors have been working in their families for generations, although their status is low, they have long regarded themselves as members of the family from the heart, and Zhen Yan is very relieved to hand over these shops to them.

Bringing these old families to the road of doing business is an important measure for Liu Xin to solve the problem of the scholars. The Yellow Turban Rebellion in Liu Hong's era was directly related to the massive loss of land by the peasants, and most of the country's land had been concentrated in the hands of the scholars, who had long become the most important wealth of the scholar class.

Of course, Liu Xin can also weaken the current Shi clan and deprive them of their land through force, but it won't be long before a new Shi class will emerge. In order to accumulate wealth, the new noble class inevitably had to follow the old path of annexing land. If Liu Xin wants to break out of this cycle, he must provide new channels for these new and old nobles to get rich, and shift their eyes from the land to other places.

With Zhen Yan's eyes, of course, he couldn't see such a long-term view, so he didn't plan to go to Chang'an in person, just hand it over to a few loyal slaves. Doing so is of course not conducive to the development of the Zhen family, but Liu Xin did not remind him.

The scholar family has always been extremely contemptuous of businessmen, and now the Zhen family is willing to come out to do business, but as long as they taste the sweetness in business, I believe that the Zhen family's attitude towards businessmen will gradually change, and at the same time, their actions will drive a large number of people. Now many scholar families in Jingzhou and Yizhou have spontaneously shifted their family's focus to commerce and trade.

Although this was just Zhen Yan's attempt, and his attitude was not very positive, Liu Xin still encouraged: "Don't worry, I will also give convenience when the time comes." ”

The group left Yecheng and headed for Chang'an. The family is a family in the end, although it has declined, but the pomp is not small. There are more than 20 maids and maidservants around Zhen Mi, and the clothes will be full of two large carts, and more are actually books, more than 800 volumes, all of which are heavy bamboo slips.

When Cai Yong left Luoyang ten years ago, he brought with him more than 3,000 books. Cai Yong is a well-known university scholar, and it is not surprising that there are so many books. But Zhen Mi is just a little girl, and she can have so many books, which can't help but impress Liu Xin. You must know that he rescued more than 3,000 classics from Dongguan back then, which was the collection of the Han Dynasty, and it was only three times more than her.

Few women in this era read, even women from scholar families don't even know the words, Liu Xin very much wants to know why Zhen Mi reads so many books. However, Zhen Mi's temperament seems to be a little cold, and after getting into the carriage, I didn't see her lift the curtain all the way. Although she is just a little girl, Liu Xin also has to avoid suspicion, so it is not good to take the initiative to ask.

Yecheng is very close to Hanoi, and according to Liu Xin's urgency, he can't wait to rush to Luoyang in one day. Now due to the addition of Zhen Mi, there are many more vehicles in the team, and the speed has naturally slowed down. But Liu Xin had already said that he would return to Beijing with Zhen Mi, but he couldn't break his promise, so he had to walk slowly and patiently, and only rushed to Luoyang that night.

Although Luoyang and Chang'an were rebuilt at the same time, the focus of Liu Xin's construction was still in Chang'an, and Luoyang was only renovated and basically maintained its original appearance. After renovation, the traces left by Dong Zhuo's fire have disappeared, and the market has also regained some popularity, but it is still far from being as prosperous as it used to be.

The new Luoyang Ling Dong Zhao is an old minister of the former dynasty. Compared with Wang Yun and them, Dong Zhao is much more aware of current affairs, and he moved closer to Liu Xin with Huang Wan and Yang Biao very early. And Dong Zhao's status is not as prominent as Huang Wan and Yang Biao, Liu Xin is more relieved to use it, plus he already has a certain ability, so he was entrusted with the Luoyang Order.

Knowing that Liu Xin was coming, Dong Zhao had already been waiting outside the east gate of Luoyang. Luoyang is the eastern capital of the Han Dynasty set by Liu Xin, and the original palace was changed into a palace, and there are some palace maids and chamberlains living in the palace normally, and Dong Zhao does not need to prepare special food and accommodation.

At this time, it was getting late, and when it was time for dinner, Liu Xin did not put the emperor on the shelf, but left Dong Zhao in the palace to eat and talk.

It turned out that Dong Zhao came to greet Liu Xin mainly to report the situation in Luoyang to Liu Xin, and proposed to open a market similar to Maoling in Luoyang. Luoyang is a metropolis of the same scale as Chang'an, but its status has fallen below Chang'an, and it is impossible to surpass Chang'an, even if it is not easy to restore the prosperity of the past. Dong Zhao, as a Luoyang Ling, used a lot of brains to come up with such an idea. However, Liu Xin once ordered that merchants from the Western Regions could only reach Maoling as far as possible, so to build Luoyang into a large bazaar, Liu Xin's consent was required.

Liu Xin is still very satisfied with Dong Zhao's serious thinking attitude. However, Liu Xin disagreed with Dong Zhao's thoughts, shook his head, and said: "The market in Maoling has now become a climate, and there is no need to build a similar market. Moreover, Western merchants are not allowed to cross Maoling, which is a national policy set by me and must not be changed. If there are no businessmen from the West, what will Luoyang do to attract guests from all over the world? ”

Seeing Dong Zhao's expression a little depressed, Liu Xin said with a smile: "When I entered the city, I had already seen a lot of shops opened along the street, but Luoyang was too big, and it was difficult to prosper with just a few shops, so I had to find another way." ”

Dong Zhao listened to Liu Xin's words, his spirits were lifted, and he hurriedly said, "Could it be that Your Majesty already has a good plan?" ”

"I only remembered it occasionally when I entered the city." Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "More than ten years ago, I was transferred from Hejian Taishou to Jingzhou, passing through Luoyang, the post house was bored, and I wanted to find a supper, but I accidentally mistook the drunken Hongchen of the Qinglou for a tavern, causing a joke. Now that I think about it, the situation is like what I am looking at. ”

In fact, what Liu Xin didn't say was that he accidentally hit that night and spent a lot of money to redeem Yu Linglong, and he also gained the heart of a beauty.

Of course, Dong Zhao didn't know about Liu Xin's past, but he was obedient and listened to the sound, and he had vaguely understood what Liu Xin meant, and arched his hand and said, "Your Majesty, doesn't you want the minister to open a few more green buildings in Luoyang?" ”

Liu Xin smiled and said, "Don't put your eyes on the Qinglou just because I mentioned the Qinglou." Different cities should have different positioning. Maoling is a commercial distribution center, and Chang'an is a place where Changxing education and humanities gather, and as for Luoyang, I want to make it an entertainment mecca. ”

After a pause, Liu Xin continued to explain: "If a mortal has money, he must have some fun. In the future, Luoyang City will not only open green buildings and taverns, but also introduce a large number of illusion halls and hundred opera halls, and can also cultivate a group of geisha who sell their art but do not sell their bodies, so that those who have earned money will also have a place to spend. ”

In fact, if these green houses, taverns, etc. were opened in Chang'an, business would probably be more prosperous, but Liu Xin considered that the needs of a country to show the solemnity of the capital, and these leisure and entertainment venues should be restricted. Now the road is smooth, Luoyang is only a day or two away from Chang'an, those rich people want to have fun, they can run to Luoyang, and make Luoyang a gold cave. In this way, not only Luoyang City can prosper rapidly, but the environment of Chang'an City can also be purified at the same time.

Dong Zhao nodded as if he didn't understand, and listened to Liu Xin a lot, and didn't retire until late at night. Liu Xin originally wanted to visit Zhen Mi to see what books she had read, but it was already three shifts, so she had to give up.

At dawn the next day, Liu Xin was practicing in the courtyard, when he suddenly saw two palace maids walk in, bowed down and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Zhen is here." ”

Liu Xin was a little surprised, Zhen Mi didn't say a word to him along the way yesterday, and he came over so early in the morning but didn't know why.

After hesitating, Zhen Mi had already come to the courtyard, bowed deeply to Liu Xin, and said lightly: "The people respectfully invite St. An." ”

It turned out that Zhen Mi was just here to say hello to Liu Xin, this is the rule of the family. Liu Xin has seen a lot of girls as big as Zhen Mi. When Cai Jue was given to the State Pastoral Mansion by Cai Mao, she was about the same age as the current Zhen Mi, and the Qiao sisters were only one or two years older than Zhen Mi.

These girls are also from the Shi family, and they can be regarded as all the ladies, but compared with Zhen Mi and them, Liu Xin always feels that there is something different. Zhen Mi looks very simple and naïve, and she is very polite, and she knows how to take the initiative to greet Liu Xin, but she gives people a cold and indifferent feeling, and she seems to be not interested in anything other than reading.

Liu Xin couldn't think of how to describe it for a while, so she raised her hand and said, "Miss Zhen, did you sleep well last night?" ”

Zhen Mi still said lightly: "It's okay." Dare to ask Your Majesty, when will you leave? ”

Liu Xin thought for a while and said, "This is the palace of the Han Dynasty, not everyone can come in casually, doesn't Miss Zhen plan to take a stroll inside?" ”

Zhen Mi shook her head slightly.

Liu Xin asked again: "Luoyang City, you are also the first time to come, right?" Would you like to take a walk on the street and have a look? ”

Zhen Mi still shook her head.