Changan!

It's just two words, but its position in Chinese history is very important. Especially Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty, this was even more so.

Chang'an, Datang, was the first major city in the history of the world to reach a population of one million. The population of the city is divided into residents, royal families, dignitaries, soldiers, slaves and miscellaneous servants, Buddhist monks and nuns, and ethnic minorities. The total number of foreign merchants, envoys, students, and monks studying abroad is no less than 30,000.

At that time, as many as 300 countries and regions came to Chang'an and Tang Tong. Tang's science and technology, culture, political system, and food fashion were all spread from Chang'an to the rest of the world. In addition, Western culture was digested and recreated through Chang'an City, and then spread to neighboring countries and regions, such as Yuben, North Korea, and Myanmar. At that time, Chang'an was a gathering place for commercial and cultural exchanges between the East and the West in the world, and it was also the largest international metropolis in the world at that time.

This is enough to make any Chinese citizen feel proud.

Today is a rare vacation in the Hongwen Museum, and Du He did not practice martial arts in the mansion of Cai Guogong, but planned to browse the majesty of the Tang Dynasty and the magnificence of Chang'an.

Du He walked on the bustling streets of Chang'an, browsing the surrounding scenery.

This is the first time he has seriously watched the demeanor of the Tang Dynasty, watching the people coming and going on the street, and secretly sighing, it is worthy of being the largest metropolis in the world, in terms of scale, in planning, the style of the Celestial Empire is undoubtedly displayed, and at the same time, he is proud of being in China.

The checkerboard streets are wide and straight. The streets in Chang'an City are arranged in a north-south and east-west direction, perpendicular to each other, straight and upright, wide and open-minded. There are 11 main streets in the north and south, and 14 in the east and west horizontal streets, and these streets cut the outer Guocheng into 109 rectangular squares and the east and west two cities, and the two cities each occupy two squares.

There are drainage ditches on both sides of the streets of the city, and the locust elm is planted, the avenue is straight, the trees are shady, and the city appearance is very spectacular. There are also four ditches in the city that provide water for domestic and environmental use. The so-called poem by Bai Juyi to Zhang Ji: "All the way to Qinghuai Street, go to the ** square", which reflects this situation.

Closed squares and centralized cities. The structure of the fang is closed, each fang has a fence, and the doors of the houses are all in the fang. Except for the 36 squares south of the imperial city, only the east and west two gates, only the east and west streets, the rest of the squares are open to the east and west, north and south four gates, there is an east and west street, a north and south street composed of cross streets. The east and west markets have two gates on each side, and there are two east and west streets and two north and south streets, forming a "well" shaped street, dividing the market into nine squares. Each side of the four sides are facing the street, the shops are located around the sides, the shops of the same industry are concentrated in one area, called the line, there are 220 lines in the east market, and the store in the west market is also like the east market. Xishi is the place where the business of Chang'an City is concentrated, and it is also the center of economic activities in Chang'an City.

The place where Duhe is at the moment is the West Market.

He led a horse and walked along the Suzaku Street, which was one hundred and fifty paces wide, and a little cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but his heart was full of bitterness.

Originally, he was still praising the prosperity of Chang'an, but now he cursed in his heart.

Damn, how big is this Chang'an TMD!

He wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and regretted in his heart that he had not done it at the beginning. When he was traveling today, his mother Zhang repeatedly asked him to bring a few guards. Du He was disdainful in his heart, and said secretly: "Do you want me to be a handsome thief, and I still need the protection of others?" ”

Although he did not encounter danger along the way, he sadly found that he had lost his way.

As a thief, Du He is definitely not a road idiot, even in the difficult labyrinth, in the difficult road, he can't stop him.

Du He has always thought that everyone in the world may get lost, but he will not.

But now he has accepted it, this Chang'an is too big.

He walked around, but he didn't come across a place where he knew him.

Looking at the sun that had reached the sky, touching the stomach of protest, Du He sighed in compromise, and walked in this West Market for a whole hour and a half, but he has not even walked out of the West Market.

There happened to be a large restaurant next to him, and the smell of wine and meat came from the restaurant, and the sound of the chef's knife and the sound of running the hall was loud.

The sign of the restaurant hangs a golden and brilliant signboard, but the signboard is engraved with the old-fashioned name "Welcome Building". The shop is old, but the signboard is new. The three words "Welcome Building" turned out to be Du Ti, which really made Du He proud and surprised.

Coming to the door of the store, the shopkeeper walked up enthusiastically, reached out to take the reins of his horse, and led the horse to the side of the stable.

Entering the store, the business of the store is quite prosperous, and it is divided into four floors. The first floor is the habitat of the peddlers' pawns and foot merchants, the second floor is the place where the martial arts school meets, the third floor is the meeting place of scribes and scholars, and the fourth floor is the private room.

Seeing Du He's outfit, the shopkeeper planned to welcome him up to the second floor.

Du He shook his head and refused, and found a vacant seat on the first floor and sat down.

Although the second and third floors are clean, they are not to his liking.

On the first floor, you can hear about the world's major events from the mouths of all kinds of people, and strange things from all over the world, which has a more flavor for Duhe.

Du He asked for a pot of wine, asked the shopkeeper to serve four-color wine and dishes, listened to the funny talk of the Quartet pawns, and poured himself a drink.

Merchants from all over the world praised the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

There is one exception.

A businessman's outfit is humane: "It is true that my Tang Dynasty is rich and strong, and it is also true that the politics are clear, but the collusion between the family and the government is rampant, but it is not false." I encountered an outrageous incident in Lizhou. Wu Shiyan is one of the founding fathers of my Tang Dynasty, ranked in the second class 'Taiyuan Yuan Mou Xun Meritorious Hero', and is one of the most trusted ministers of Emperor Wude, with a wife, a concubine, and five children. His wife gave birth to two sons, and his concubine gave birth to three daughters. A year ago, the samurai died of illness, and the family wealth was succeeded by the eldest son Wu Yuanqing and the second son Wu Yuanshuang. These two bastards, regardless of family affection, colluded with the local government, and actually abused the wives and daughters left behind by the samurai in every possible way, which is really hateful. ”

The politics of the Tang Dynasty are clear, and the people discuss state affairs regardless of their crimes. Therefore, the merchant was not afraid, and was filled with righteous indignation, and the people in the shop were also upset for the four people when they heard it.

Indeed, the Tang Dynasty is prosperous, but no dynasty can avoid the existence of corrupt officials, and some things are far away from the emperor, and they are not managed if they want to.

Du He was also a little angry, but after thinking about it, he laughed again. The daughter of Wu Shiyi, isn't the second of them the first female emperor of China, Wu Zetian? Abusing Wu Zetian, Wu Yuanqing and Wu Yuanshuang will have their hardships in the future.

Du He listened while eating, and suddenly came to Du He's table, his body bent slightly, and said, "Du Gongzi, my lord invites you to go to the private room to talk." ”

Du He looked up at the person who came, his expression was slightly gentle, and he secretly sighed that he was a big man!

The person who came was more than 50 years old, wearing an old gray cloth robe, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a high nose and a wide mouth, and a square face with Chinese characters, which was quite weathered.

Duhe noticed his hands, which were thick bones, calloused palms, and a large knife at his waist. It's just the kind of ceremonial knife used for decoration, but the kind of thick-backed machete that specializes in killing enemies.

He stood there with a straight body, like a pine and cypress tree. This person's martial arts are only unfathomable!

If a guard is still like this, then the status of the person behind him can be seen in general.

"Okay, I'll go with you!"

Du He smiled calmly, picked up the wine glass and flask, and followed.