The chief prime minister, Zuo Servant Yang Su, is in charge of the overall responsibility on behalf of the imperial court, and this is the perfect project director. Guanwang Yang Da is the former secretary of the Ministry of Industry, equivalent to the Minister of Construction, and cooperates with Yang Su to carry out his work. The specific operator is no surprise that it is this bull Yu Wenkai. This brother is a royal architect of the Empire's genius. Insugung Palace is the masterpiece of this older brother. Yu Wenkai was very clear about the emperor's inner thoughts that he said "be thrifty". Because even Emperor Wen, who really advocated frugality, was inevitably overwhelmed by the magnificent Renshou Palace, and abandoned his long-standing ideas, not to mention the new emperor who pretended to be thrifty. In just ten months, a new city was built from the ground, and its "system was extremely poor", which made Emperor Yang "happy". What's a good way? It's not convincing enough to evaluate it yourself. Twenty years later, in the fourth year of Zhenguan, Zhang Xuansu, a minister of the Tang Dynasty, had a wonderful description of the construction of Luoyang Palace during the period of Emperor Yang of Sui. He took the construction of the Qianyuan Hall of Luoyang Palace in the eastern capital as an example and said, "The Sui room built this palace at the beginning, the Yingdong is magnificent, the big wood is not owned by the near road, it is mostly picked from Yuzhang (Jiangxi), 2,000 people drag a pillar, and the hub under it is made of pig iron, if the wooden wheel is used in the middle, the fire is fired. Roughly counting one column, hundreds of thousands have been used, and the remaining expenses are more than doubled. "Just to repair this Qianyuan Palace, the wood is transported from thousands of miles away from Jiangxi, and two thousand people pull a piece of wood, this is a giant. The big guy is rolling with wheels made of pig iron, the wood is too big and too heavy, and the wheels will spark when they move slightly, and a big wood will cost hundreds of thousands, which is uncountable. How much it will cost in total, the big guy can imagine it. This is just a Qianyang Palace. The main hall was repaired, and the emperor's private palace was even less. Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty practiced palaces all over the country, Shanxi, Hebei, Henan, Jiangsu, etc., as long as he was interested in the place, it was to build a palace, even if he only stayed for one night or even passed by to have a cup of tea, it was extremely luxurious. What Linshuo Palace, Linyu Palace, Jinyang Palace, Jiangdu Palace, Fenyang Palace, Xianren Palace, etc. These palaces must also ensure 24-hour hot water service, waiters are always on standby, and palace ladies and concubines are always ready to sleep, then this is a big deal. The focus is on introducing this Hyunin Palace here. It is said that this Xianren Palace is near Luoyang, the eastern capital, hundreds of miles around the palace, and this West Garden is two hundred miles around, surrounding the nearby counties such as Xin'an, Mianchi, etc. In Mr. Sima Guang's "Tongjian", we describe the fairy world of this Xiyuan. How good is this West Garden? Take your time. This one is very shocking. Sit tight. Hold your chin. Next stop: Luoyang Xianren Palace West Garden! build

Step 1: Close your eyes. Step 2: Mobilize every cell in your body that can unleash your imagination. Play with your imagination. First of all, it's big, and there's a sea in it. But Luoyang is not near the sea, what should she do? That's easy, as soon as the small thing gets bigger, it will have momentum and style. Even if it's a small swimming pool, isn't it like the sea? Well, an upgraded version of the artificial lake! How big is it? Go for yourself, it's like the sea anyway, and you can't see the end at a glance. There are mountains in the sea. How high is the mountain? Anyway, there must be a feeling of clouds and mist, just like Penglai Pavilion, there must be immortals. There are even more exaggerated. There are sixteen courtyards in this West Garden, and the rivers at the door must be vertical and horizontal, and there must be a hostess in the courtyard, but they are all concubines of more than four grades. It's not over yet, needless to say, the pavilions and pavilions inside, and you must ask for the ultimate gorgeousness. What's even worse, Luoyang is located in the subtropical inland, what should I do if the leaves fall in Xiyuan in winter? Because the emperor ordered that the plants in the West Garden must be kept evergreen. This is not a problem for our clever ancient craftsmen. Replace with artificial green leaves. The leaves of the palace tree fall in autumn and winter, and the silk is cut as the leaves (to be in good shape). What should I do if there is no lotus in the pond in the courtyard? As long as the emperor is lucky, he must break the ice and replace it with cloth ornaments. Some people have questions, what if the winter satin fabric changes color in the wind and rain? That's not simple, replace it, it's the money of the treasury anyway. In the process of purchasing, you can also embezzle and embezzle, plus eat kickbacks. The wages of the peasant workers' brothers can also be deducted, and the private bank will eat interest or loan sharks. A new industrial chain has emerged. That guy, the inside of the West Garden is really like what Mr. Sima Guang said, the "fairy world". Sixteen courtyards, sixteen jealous Mrs. Sipin. The treatment must not be the same, according to the satisfaction of serving the emperor, the score is high, and the high score is constantly promoted and rewarded. If you have a low score, you will be punished, and you will never be hired. Only when there is competition can there be comparison, and only when there is comparison can there be progress. As a result, the best ladies of these sixteen gardens took great pains to catch up with the emperor in terms of receiving them, in order to increase the innovation of dishes, the layout of the scenery, and the specifications and methods of reception, and to seek innovation and change every day. The purpose is to play one: the emperor's satisfaction is the last word. It is not enough to have a good building, since it is the emperor's palace, there must be no shortage of rare treasures. Therefore, the strange flowers and plants that run on the ground in the sky of Lingnan and the rare animals must be brought over. This is another new industry, and local residents must hand over local specialties of birds and animals to the local governor for a limited time. Remarks: In terms of quality, the more the better. Well, the magistrates and the people are playing with their lives. Abandon the farmland and throw it away, it is important to save your life. If you really can't catch it, then spend money to buy a new opportunity to make a fortune again, some people sell at high prices, some people bribe the government, and this has become a new industry again. I really didn't have any money, so I sold my sons and daughters. What about people who have no children or are reluctant to sell their children? Then run away, so that "we will meet together as thieves". In an agrarian society, land and labor are the most basic guarantees of national strength. If you toss it like this, there will be problems in society. And that's not all. The emperor also had a special preference: riding a horse to visit the West Garden at night. As the saying goes, "People are about after dusk, and the willows are on the moon." In this artistic conception, Emperor Yang's feeling came. You have to have an entourage, a beautiful woman. That's going to have to be a lot of people, how much? It is recorded in the history books that thousands of people followed, and musicians played the "Midnight Journey" on tall horses. This guy, a little walk after dinner, made it almost like a military parade. Thousands of beauties, retinues, musicians, and thousands followed. Yang Guang felt that this was not enough for the emperor, there were palaces, buildings, roads, and popularity. This Luoyang Palace must be both luxurious and prosperous. It is necessary to create a harmonious, prosperous, and prosperous situation. The emperor ordered that tens of thousands of wealthy merchants and magnates from all over the country and near Luoyang should be relocated. The emperor gave an order, who would dare not come? So, if you make money in business, you will also lose money. At the same time, there are also skilled craftsmen from all over the country, and then they are given centralized residential areas, and the government centralizes planning, construction, and residence. Good guys, this is a modern version of the enclosure. However, the cost of building houses and relocating to the migrants is paid for by the people, and the government does not pay for anything. Good guy, this emperor looks at the newly built Luoyang City, it is beautiful. Every palace is a city, and Luoyang City is a city of cities, a city of ten thousand cities. For a while, the wealthy businessmen of Luoyang gathered, the crown was like a cloud, all industries were prosperous, and it was very lively. The new city was luxurious, the market was prosperous, the popularity was strong, and the emperor was very happy. But a new problem arises again.

Lack of food. What's going on? That's kind of a statement. Because of the construction of the eastern capital, everyone must not think that there is only one Luoyang city in the country. That guy, there are big construction sites all over the country, but Luoyang is more prominent. The number of people engaged in agricultural production has naturally decreased. It is recorded in the history books that the construction of Guangluoyang City was 2 million per month, and such a large city was completed in ten months. The cost of people's power can be imagined. At the same time, due to the large influx of people in Henan, the problem of eating has become prominent. That brings us to the problem: the granary. It's still a bit interesting to talk about this granary. During the reign of Emperor Wen of Sui, in order to avoid the phenomenon of starvation to death in disaster years, Emperor Yang Jian ordered the construction of granaries throughout the country. These granaries are relatively small in size. It is mainly of a government-run nature, and roughly speaking, when the peasants are hurt by the grain in a good year, the government collects it from the common people at a price slightly higher than the market price, so as not to make the common people lose money, and at the same time appropriately increases the state grain reserves. When there is a drought or flood, they will be sold at a relatively low price to ensure that the people will not starve to death. This is known as the open position. However, after the construction of Luoyang City, these permanent positions were far from meeting the needs of the vigorous development of the new city. Here's the problem. What to do? The empire was under the rule of this highly planned and executive power. The government gave an order. A large number of granaries were built around the empire. A total of three relatively large granaries were built in the newly built eastern capital Luoyang area. The three granaries are Hanjiacang, Xingluocang and Huiluocang. Listen up, big guy. These granaries are going to come in handy, but not here. First of all, I will sell you a pass. Among them, the fame of this Luokoucang is a big drop. This Luokoucang (also called Xingluocang) first of all, its scale is really thunderous, the historical records record that this Luokoucang is more than 20 miles around, there are 3,000 cellars. How much grain can be stored in each cellar? Eight thousand stones. Obediently, the entire warehouse can store 24 million stone of grain. According to the conversion unit of 120 catties of one stone of the ancients, the 24 million stones, I am not good at math, and the big guy is playing with the calculator. At the same time, it was placed back in Luocang in the north of Luoyang for seven miles, and Cangcheng was ten miles around the city, and three hundred cellars were worn. Not only the grain reserves, but also the salt reserves are very amazing: there is Ziluo Cang (including Jiacang) in the west of the street, and there are 200,000 stone of salt in the warehouse. This was not enough, the emperor was not satisfied. He also invited many people from the literary and artistic circles to come to the Eastern Capital to sing, perform acrobatics, talk about cross talk, and hold large-scale literary and artistic performances of a national nature. Emperor Yang Guang himself is a great poet and a great talent, and his level of writing poetry is already top-notch, and he is also a famous actor in the Great Sui. If you live now, you must be a senior civil servant, a top talent in the country, and you will definitely have no problem being a foreign minister. In such a lively and joyful celebration of the boiling prosperity scene of the whole country, how can such a big horn be missing at an important moment? He never passes up an opportunity to showcase his talents. So this master personally wrote the lyrics, asked the musician to compose the music and let the famous singer sing it. The purpose is one: to create a harmonious social atmosphere of singing and dancing and all the jubilation. At this time, the emperor vigorously promoted a kind of non-mainstream music. It is equivalent to the "new thinking" engaged in by Gorbachev, the terminator of the Soviet Union. It's not Zhengle, it's not the ancient Huang Zhong Dalu, but the so-called lewd pleasure that we now call Zheng Wei. What does it matter? Isn't it pop music? Folk music is a popular song, this is normal. But in ancient times, the problem was even bigger. In ancient China, ritual and music were one. The Book of Rites. The Book of Music says: "Happy, the sum of heaven and earth; The celebrant is also the order of heaven and earth. and all things are transformed; The order is different. To put it mildly, this ritual music seems to be red tape and formalism on the surface, but in fact it plays an important role in educating the people and strengthening the foundation of rule. Chinese Confucianism pays special attention to the influence of music on the human heart, and advocates that music should be beneficial to people's education, not to stimulate people's senses. It is believed that music dominated by the way of a gentleman is beneficial to human progress, while satisfying sensory stimuli as the dominant music leads society to chaos. Low-level music violates the principle of the golden mean, has no restraint on the catharsis of human nature, and will lead people to the extreme of decadence or violence, and ultimately destroy human nature, which is the sound of the country. The high-level music is the embodiment of the way of heaven, so that people can enjoy music at the same time, be influenced by morality, cultivate the mind, and is the door to virtue. Therefore, Confucianism believes that there should be a choice of musical tones, and only the highest level of sound can be called "music". Especially as the supreme leader of the feudal empire, an idol-level public figure who is worshiped and admired by all the people like a god, the emperor's preferences have great direction and guidance to the people. Ouch, I'm tired, I can finally speak. It's different from now, now I like to play Warcraft and rock 'n' roll, which is a wise move to stimulate industrial upgrading, and it is an emerging industry that is encouraged and supported by national policies. Then put it aside, it's a little different. The emperor likes to play decadent and decadent, so what will the common people think? The big guys all go to rock and fight Warcraft. Who still goes to plant crops, who still goes to carry guns to fight to defend the country? The slave owners and feudal lords of the ruling class are going to drink the northwest wind. In this way, do you think this pleasure is important? As a soft baton for the ruling class to guide the social order, its importance is self-evident. Emperor Yang Guang not only liked it himself, but also gathered all the pop music, folk music, and non-mainstream people from all over the country to perform in public and enjoy with the people. The minds of the people are alive. The popular base, which is the most important base of government, has been stirred. Without further ado, how is the new city doing? After ten months of intense and arduous construction, the eastern capital was completed. A beautiful new capital of the empire stands on the banks of Luoshui. Let's go and visit the eastern capital of Luoyang!