Chapter 11 The Cosmopolitan City
Li Xiang saw that his father was eating with relish, and he was also very happy in his heart, to be honest, when he was making burning noodles just now, his stomach was growling, and now he couldn't help but start snoring and eating. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
The father and son quickly ate two large bowls of noodles! Li Kangyi licked the oil on his lips with all his taste, and hissed: "It's so spicy, but this noodle is so delicious!" Xiang'er, how did you think of it, being a father is really getting more and more unable to see through you! ā
Li Xiang smiled and said, "Father, your son was originally a genius, but you didn't find out!" I'll go to the kiln with you today, maybe I can help you solve the problem!"
Li Kang ate delicious burning noodles, and this was the first time his son cooked for him, so his mood suddenly improved, and even the problem of burning porcelain was much more downplayed, and he smiled when he heard it: "Good, good, good!" Believing in you for your father, this is the happiest day of my father's life! Xiang'er, let's go! ā
Li Xiang nodded and said, "Okay, father, this bowl will be put in the stove first!" ā
After speaking, Li Xiang put away all the dishes and chopsticks to the stove, then washed his hands and followed his father out of the house.
Now is the first time Li Xiang has walked out of the house, since he crossed over, he has not been out of the house, he has always been curious, what is Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, like, will it be as prosperous as described in the book.
Li Xiang still remembers that he learned a poem in elementary school, outside the mountain, outside the Qingshan Building, and when will the West Lake sing and dance. The warm wind blows the tourists drunk, and Hangzhou is Bianzhou. At that time, the teacher said that Lin'an was the largest city in the world at that time, with a population of millions, Li Xiang felt very incredible, and it seemed difficult to imagine how big a large city with a population of one million was in ancient times, because there were no high-rise buildings in ancient times, and there was no developed transportation.
Li Xiang has learned the history quite well, and he knows that in the heyday of each city, Chang'an in the Han Dynasty had 250,000 people, Tang Chang'an had more than 600,000 people, the Northern Song Dynasty Tokyo had about 1.4 million people, the Yuan Dadu had 880,000 people, the Ming Dynasty Beijing had 840,000 people, and the Qing Dynasty Beijing had 760,000 people, and the urban population of Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty should have a total population of about 2.5 million according to the in-depth study of American scholars.
As far as the world is concerned, Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, was the world's leading international metropolis at that time, and it was a megacity worthy of being the world's crown. According to scholars, before the middle of the 14th century, there were only four so-called megacities in Western Europe, and each megacity had a population of no more than 100,000, namely: Florence 90,000, Milan 75,000, Venice 90,000, and ****** 80,000.
Compared with Lin'an, the so-called giant cities in the West are completely babies! The information inside the super 3D printer shows that the official kiln of the Lifting Xiu Nei Division is not far from the city wall. It was the station of the Xiongwu Battalion of the Central Forbidden Army, a hill about 70 meters high, and of course this was the official kiln of Xiu Nei Si in the late Southern Song Dynasty.
In the imperial city, there is also an old kiln, which was built in the early days, but because of the expansion of the imperial city, the official kiln of the Xiu Nei Division was moved outside the imperial city, which is also very understandable, just like the concrete company where Li Xiang worked in his previous life, the same is true, in the early days in the city, due to the expansion of urban construction, it was finally moved outside the city.
The information shows that at that time, the vicinity of the official kiln of the Xiu Nei Division was extremely prosperous, surrounded by many fangs, palaces, military camps and washers, etc., after all, Lin'an, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, was a super city with a population of more than 2 million.
Even after moving outside the city, it was very close to the old kiln, separated only by a city gate.
Li Xiang followed his father and walked out along the alley, and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of him!
I saw that on the street, the crowd of people rubbed shoulder to shoulder, the world's largest city showed its due style, everywhere is a prosperous scene, the street is lined with shops, the morning glow is sprinkled on the red bricks and green tiles or the bright pavilion cornices, so that the whole city is crossed with a layer of pale gold, like a dream.
This is the number one city in the ancient world? It's really unusual! It seems that the wisdom of the ancients is not inferior to that of modern people, Li Xiang feels that this city, than the modern city after a thousand years, is more beautiful and colorful, each pavilion has its style and charm, not like those reinforced concrete forests in later generations, Li Xiang feels that those reinforced concrete buildings are always full of cold atmosphere, lack of a kind of agility, here he found the answer!
Li Xiang said happily: "Father, today is really lively!" So many people on the street. ā
Li Kang smiled and said, "Yes, we still have a lot of people from Fanbang here!" Well, the red eyebrows and green eyes, and the Kunlun slave who is as black as a piece of charcoal! ā
Li Xiang nodded and said, "Well, father, how far is it for us to go to the kiln from home?" If it is far away, the child thinks that you can ride a horse or a carriage in the future, which is called improving work efficiency. ā
Li Kang stretched out his hand and touched Li Xiang's head, and said with a smile: "Xiang'er, it's okay to walk for your father, after all, from home to the kiln, that is, the road in less than half an hour." ā
Li Xiang walked silently, in front of him and behind him were the faces of the Song Dynasty people, the cars and horses were sparkling, the flow of people was like weaving, not far away there was a faint sound of penetrating shouts from the merchants, and occasionally there was a long neighing of horses, which made him feel like he was in a colorful and rich picture, that painting was the Qingming Shanghe picture that Li Xiang had seen, but that picture depicted the Northern Song Dynasty Tokyo, I think this Lin'an is almost the same as Tokyo, no, Lin'an is several times bigger, and it is more prosperous.
It is no wonder that Lin'an was called the three major international cities of ancient China by later scholars.
As soon as Li Xiang's consciousness moved, the super 3D printer appeared again. Song Dynasty Lin'an building, whether it needs to be printed, please confirm.
Damn, what the hell is this? Still want to print the city? Li Xiang hurriedly rejected the prompt of the super 3D printer. I didn't expect the super 3D printer to show the restoration map of Lin'an again, and it was really big enough!
Li Xiang also learned in history class that the bustle and noise of shops, markets and West Lake in Lin'an Street, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and the abundance of Goolan tiles, bookstores, clubs, schools, temples, etc., precisely show the vigorous vitality and vitality of the city's economy and culture, guide the competitiveness and openness of the social economy and culture, and show the situation of the new era in which the citizens of Lin'an surpass the old traditions. Lin'an in the Southern Song Dynasty was also an international metropolis. At this time, foreign trade was fully encouraged by the rulers, and it was unprecedentedly prosperous. Japan, Goryeo, Southeast Asia, and some neighboring Asian and African countries and regions all sent envoys or merchants to Lin'an to develop official trade through tribute and other forms. The monks and literati of Japan and Goryeo regard Lin'an as a holy place in their hearts, or come here to worship and study Zen, or come here to study.
What the history books say is true, after a while, Li Xiang saw a number of foreigners, and it was easier to see that they were naturally Central Asians and black Africans.