Chapter 406: The Stadium
The sunshine in the early morning is sprinkled on Chang'an. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info It's a good weather again, Qiao Wansan got up, 'It's still comfortable weather, but unfortunately, it's about to be winter again.' ’。
After getting up, he was about to wash up, the water was a little cold, but now that he had a convenient coal stove, he quickly lit a fire, and the water was hot twice, and after washing his face, he found that his son had gotten up and was studying. Muttering to himself in the morning sun. He was pleased to see it.
Without disturbing his son, he put breakfast on the table, and he finished it and went out. And when he went out into the street, he saw a drunkard, who went up and kicked him twice, but did not die, and dragged him to the door of a house, and threw him there. Because the winery of the imperial court introduced a new wine, this drunkard got drunk every day.
When he walked to the gate of the workshop, he did not wait for a while, the door opened, and he followed the flow of people to the street, followed the flow of people, walked to the entrance of the street, and waited near an iron rod.
This cylindrical iron rod is inserted into a round stone block at the bottom, and a round iron plaque is inlaid on the top. This iron has only recently been established, but everyone is used to it.
After a while, a big cart came, pulling two cows, and there was a net pocket behind the cow's buttocks, which was filled with cow dung, "The public carriage is coming." I don't know who shouted this. It's obviously an ox cart, why is it called a horse-drawn carriage? Because, at first, it was a horse, although it was a horse, but it was also a horse, and later expanded its operation, there were more routes, and the supply of horses could not keep up, so it became a cow, and there were also donkeys, but ordinary people were still used to calling carriages.
A few pennies got into the car, Qiao Wansan found a place to sit down, this public carriage is comfortable. It's not as bumpy as ordinary two-wheeled vehicles, although there is also a relationship between Chang'an and Chang'an's recent renovation of the road, but even if the two-wheeled vehicle has been renovated, it is still bumpy.
'Hey, Joe Wansan. But I haven't seen you in a long time. A person got into the car, saw Qiao Wansan, and greeted him in surprise, "Sit tight." Grab the handle without a place. Hush. Before Qiao Wansan could react, the ox cart started.
'Zhang Xianlong, you kid, I haven't seen you for a long time, what have you been busy with lately. ''Look for someone everywhere.' I heard that the imperial court was going to build roads, from Tongguan to Chang'an, and I was busy looking for workers. ''Looking for a worker?'' The imperial court repaired roads, and sent migrant workers, what kind of workers are you looking for? ’‘
"No, the new emperor ascended the throne, didn't he reorganize the tax system just a few months ago?" At that time, an edict was issued, and after the two tax laws, forced labor had been merged into the two taxes, and it was forbidden to levy migrant workers without authorization. So the Ministry of Industry is big. As he spoke, the dragon laughed, "Since the new emperor ascended the throne, he has done the best in this matter." ’
I may agree with this, the new emperor has done a lot of good things since he ascended the throne. ''Really?'' Zhang Xianlong disdainful, "Just one tax increase will make a living." What kind of things don't go up in price now? ’
This tax increase should have been obtained, Suncheon Daily said well, the merchant made money, why don't he pay taxes, the price increase, it's just an excuse, the grocery store at the corner of the street, didn't it go up? Whichever price increases, we won't go to which one to buy, and see if those merchants lower the price. Qiao Wan said in a heartfelt voice, "Also, this new imperial library, this is a lot of benefits to students, my kid is happy now." ''I don't have a son.'' Zhang Xianlong muttered in a low voice.
Suncheon Suncheon has now become a daily newspaper, but because it is so popular and has been distributed in many places, it has been changed to a daily publication.
The publication is a matter of the south and the north, and the major events in Shuzhong and Yangzhou will be reported in about seven days. Something that happened in the distant world would appear in Suncheon Daily within a few months.
Changed to a daily publication, the number of issues has not decreased, there are six full, and the price is even lower, only five pieces of one. The price can be so low, in addition to the expansion of the paper yard and the reduction of costs, and now the advertising business has also been opened, so it can be so cheap.
In the past, the imperial court had to send a newspaper to the court, but now it can't, if there is anything, just send it to the Shuncheon Daily, so many court officials who used to have to copy the Di Bao have changed jobs and went to the Shuncheon Daily as reporters.
'This royal library, you really don't need money, you can borrow it casually. Speaking of the library, the dragon said, "I'll borrow two books another day to decorate the façade." ’
"Go, just you, although it is said that the people of the Tang Dynasty can borrow it, but it is conditional." Qiao Wansan began to explain.
The Royal Library, this is something Li Chen has wanted to do for a long time. Library, Li Chen was no stranger before he crossed over, and he often went there. His biggest regret is that when he was a child, the library near his home was not as rich as it was later, so he read a lot less.
After arriving in Chang'an, he had this idea to promote the library. This is a big deal, don't look at the library as a place to store books, and to borrow books. Li Chen believes that the most important function of the library is not these, but to inherit and promote culture. On the other hand, it can also be said that more people have the opportunity to study and change their destiny.
Like Fan Zhongyan, when he was a child, he had to work hard to borrow books from others and come back to copy them. Not anymore. Knowledge is power. This is not an empty phrase. In modern society, don't look at some people, who have low academic qualifications, and become big bosses.
But really to be big, to do it for a long time, that didn't go to further study? If you are illiterate, you can't even plant the land as well as others. In modern society, even farming requires some knowledge. Otherwise, other experts teach you how to grow high-cash crops, and you can't understand it, do you want people to teach you by hand?
It's just that if you want to get this, you need a lot of money, and the court doesn't have this money. Li Chen subsidized these expenses from the inner treasury, and used movable type printing and a large amount of paper to reduce this cost.
But even if this is the case, it is still far from Li Chen's goal, at least every county in the Tang Dynasty must have a library and a collection of at least 5,000 books.
If this is the case, it can be done. It's definitely a grand event for the ages, you see all the Chinese dynasties, which emperor did it? Repair a four-library book, has a hairy use? How many people can see it. I can't see it, what's the use of fixing that? It is just to take the opportunity to shamelessly tamper with the remarks that are unfavorable to the Manchu rule, and more than 100 years later, to give it to others and sell it secretly.
This goal is too ambitious, Li Chen has thought of a way to do it, and on the other hand, it is also to restrict borrowers. You can't even read a word, so you have to borrow a book.
He stipulated that everyone could read books in the library. However, in order to lend it out, one must make a copy. If you copy a book to the library, you are eligible to borrow it. It is possible to borrow a book for a month. Want to borrow more? Yes, copy a few more copies. In addition to the first book, those who copy more in the future can apply to the library for a part of the paper and pen and ink subsidy.
Li Chen hopes that this method can make up for the lack of books. It's okay to repeat it, anyway, when the time comes to open a branch, you can take this book over. This plan is good, who is the only one who suffers? School scrivener. Of course, you can't let people copy it casually, just forget it, miss it by a millimeter, and miss it by a thousand miles. Maybe the difference of one word makes the meaning different. Even, if it was brushed off because of a typo during the imperial examination, wouldn't it be quite wronged.
Therefore, the school scrivener of the court fell down, and every time people copied a copy, they had to check it once, which made those school scrivener miserable. Li Chen also made the best use of everything, the school secretary did not read the school, and stared at what the government was doing all day long.
As he spoke, the ox cart stopped, "The destination has arrived, the Datang National No. 1 Stadium." When you get out of the car, don't forget what you're getting on you. ''When you arrive, get off the bus quickly, you won't be able to buy a ticket if it's late.'' The dragon urged Qiao Wansan to get out of the car.
Datang National No. 1 Stadium, this is their goal today, this is a brand-new stadium, outside a circle of spectator seats, most of the place, the top is covered with tung oil cloth, rainproof. The other sides are ventilated, but when it's really cold, there will also be a bulge, which can be regarded as a wind, so it's already very good.
The north place is a small number of private rooms. It's a room with walls on all sides, ice cubes in the summer, and a coal stove in the winter, and of course it's very expensive.
The entire stadium can accommodate about 3,000 people. Although Li Chen was not satisfied, it was not easy for the Ministry of Industry to make such a stadium in a short period of time.
The whole stadium is almost like a modern one, with an oval design, and the innermost ring is paved with cement, which is specially used for football matches. Outside, the oval is a horse racing track.
That's right, the Horse Racing Circuit. Li Chen began to advocate horse racing, and of course he needed a racecourse. However, in this day and age, it is a bit of a luxury to build a racecourse specifically for racehorses, as in modern times. It's mainly technology and productivity that are there. Besides, the court has no money.
Therefore, Li Chen simply made the outer circle of the course and made it a racecourse track. So that if the people want to come and see, they just need to come here. It's just that now it's a football match in the morning and a horse race in the afternoon.
'Are you going to place a bet?' The two bought tickets and entered. The tickets are okay, not too expensive, ten cents a piece. After buying a ticket to enter, Qiao Wansan was about to go to the audience, and Xianlong was in a hurry to place a bet. That's right, after Li Chen became the emperor, he became bolder, and he interfered in the gambling that he didn't dare to touch before.
No way, if you don't do it, naturally someone will do it, the Chinese have to gamble, and you don't know it. Rather than doing this, it's better to do it yourself. However, Li Chen still has to take care of a little face, the heavenly family is involved in gambling, and his reputation is not good. Second, some people will wonder if there is a shady scene if they are always not hit. The consequences of the royal casino, can be referred to the modern lottery ticket.
Therefore, Li Chen simply outsourced it, or asked Suleiman to get it. At least keep it out of the royal family. At present, this is the case, and in the future, it is likely that the bidding method will be adopted. (To be continued.) )