Chapter Eight: Prosperous Chang'an (I)
The streets of Chang'an City are full of traffic, 9981 main roads, plus 7 horizontal and vertical roads in the outer city, a total of 130 cement avenues about 100 meters wide, making Chang'an City, located in the place of Guanzhong, a well-deserved world's largest city.
With a few servants holding manuscripts in their hands, Di Renjie and Wu Zetian walked on the newly renovated Vermilion Bird Street, the expansion coefficient of the cement road is not enough, so after several years of use, it needs to be repaired and maintained again, and now I heard that Yuan Tiangang is leading the team of the School of Chemistry of Nanshan Academy to develop asphalt roads and asphalt roads, and has entered the final stage of cost saving, it seems that Zhuque Street will soon be able to take on a new look and become an asphalt pavement that has never been heard of.
On the concrete rammed street, there are constantly tin boxes spitting black smoke running back and forth, and from time to time there are people wearing various gorgeous costumes up and down from them, what is surprising is that although these people are wearing Hanfu, their appearance is very different from that of the Han people; Among these people, there are blonde hair, some have dark skin, and some come from Southeast Asia and are covered in black and yellow.
In today's Zhenguan era, the broad tolerance presented by Datang reflects the strong self-confidence of a big country, which also makes Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, a melting pot of people in the world.
Under the construction of Xuyang, Li Er adopted an extremely tolerant ethnic policy in terms of foreign affairs, with a large number of ethnic minorities going to the interior, and a large number of immigrants in Shanxi, Hebei and other places, while Chang'an, as the capital of the Tang Dynasty, relied on its unique geographical location and political status. It undertakes the important mission of transportation and economic exchanges in various places. It is also a regional symbol of the convergence of people from various regions.
Before Xu Yang came to Datang. Chang'an was inhabited only by some ethnic minority aristocratic bureaucrats, such as the Khitan, Tibetan, Uighur and other ethnic groups, all of whom had officials serving in Chang'an. However, from the first year of Zhenguan when Xu Yang came to the Tang Dynasty, not only the nobles of ethnic minorities, but also ordinary people moved to Chang'an one after another, among which the people of the Western Turkic, Tuguhun, Khitan, Xianbei and other ethnic groups were the majority.
The ethnic minorities who have migrated inward have absorbed the traditional culture of the Han nationality, and not only have their lifestyles been greatly improved, but also their production levels have also been greatly improved. At the same time, the internal migration of various ethnic minorities has also affected the living habits, traditions and culture of the Han people in the interior. Just like the popular Hu song and Hu dance and Hu Ren song in Chang'an, it has injected fresh elements into the daily life of the local people and has produced a great impetus for the integration of various ethnic groups......
"Wuling boy Jin Shidong, silver saddle white horse spring breeze. Where do you go in the flowers? Laugh into the orchid wine. The poem that the master wrote at the beginning still has a bit of flavor when I read it now. Xiao Wu held a string of sugar gourds in his hand, and smiled at Di Renjie next to him while eating.
Stepping into the wind, Di Renjie put his hands behind his back, and said loudly as he walked: "The master's literary brilliance, that is rumored to be the first genius of the Tang Dynasty, and the song "Will Enter the Wine" was famous in Chang'an. Later, poems such as "Shu Dao Difficult" and "Out of the Stopper" were compiled into songs. The master's poems have always been varied in style, but they all have a unique flavor in them. ”
Behind Di Renjie and Wu Zhao, a young man also echoed and said: "What Senior Di said is extremely true, our Professor Lu Deming of Nanshan Academy also commented on the poems chanted by the Xu Yuan at the beginning, and also said that as long as we can learn one-tenth of the Xu Yuan's judgment, we can move Chang'an." ”
"Hey, hey." Xiao Wu was the happiest to hear this compliment, she had always regarded Xu Yang as a close elder, so when she heard others praise Xu Yang, she always had a lot of good feelings, patted Yu Wencheng's shoulder, and said quite old-fashionedly: "It seems that Mr. Lu from the academy still has some knowledge." ”
Wu Zhao was chatting happily, and suddenly seemed to remember something, turned his head to Di Renjie and said, "By the way, husband, aren't we going to come here today for an interview on Chang'an Street, you see, there are many foreigners over there, let's go over for an interview." ”
Di Renjie raised his head and saw a steam cart parked not far in front of him, and more than a dozen middle-aged people with blond hair, nodded at Xiao Wu, "Okay, let's interview at random on Chang'an Street today, Xiao Ai, don't forget to write down all the words of the interview." ”
"Back to Mr. Di's words, the little one knows." ……
"It's amazing, it's the most amazing thing I've ever seen." In front of a steam locomotive, a blonde foreigner said with a blazing gaze that he had seen for the first time a magical object that could be powered by coal. ”
"yes, yes! In our Europe, I thought that there was only porcelain and tea in the Central Plains, but I didn't expect that there would be such a thing, it's amazing, this is really a magical country! There was also a chubby middle-aged man next to the middle-aged man with blond hair, who also echoed......
"Ahem, excuse me, excuse me, may I ask, are you businessmen from European countries?" As the dozen or so foreigners continued to marvel at the steam engine, a voice cut in from beside them, drawing their attention.
A Han man, who looks very young, but his clothes are very luxurious and exquisite, and there is a woman standing next to him, who looks extremely sweet, although the Han people look the same in the eyes of these Europeans, but the woman in front of him seems to be able to recognize him at a glance.
"Hello, who are you? How do you know we're from Europe? The young blond man asked, speaking Chinese that he was not fluent in.
"It's very simple, your clothing is very novel, in Chang'an, only those merchants who often arrive in Europe from the Western Regions will wear your clothes with this pattern, and judging from your conversation, it seems that it is the first time to come to Chang'an, I saw in the newspaper two days ago that there is a group of merchants from Europe who arrived in Datang from the Silk Road in the Western Regions, presumably you." In the face of these people who were older than him, Di Renjie did not have the slightest fear, his expression was indifferent, and he spoke clearly.
Hearing Di Renjie's analysis, these foreigners all showed shocked looks, and the blond young man was even more amazed: "On the Silk Road, I always hear businessmen praise the outstanding people of the Central Plains, and I always think that it is the exaggeration of those people, but I didn't expect to see a young man from the Central Plains on this road today, and I can see our identity at a glance, it is really insightful, young man, what is your name?" ”
Hearing the foreigner's praise, Wu Zhao, who had been beside Di Renjie, stood up calmly, tilted his head, and said aloud to the tall blond young man: "We are reporters from the Nanshan Academy Newspaper, would you like to accept our interview?" ”
The blond-haired young man was stunned for a moment, and said with a puzzled expression: "What? ”
He didn't understand what these people were saying, but a young man in sackcloth next to him looked excited at the moment, walked up excitedly, rubbed his hands a little nervously and said, "Could it be that a few reporters from Datang News?" ”
"Exactly, who are you?" Xiao Wu was not afraid of people in the slightest, but just raised his head and asked.
"The little one is the tour guide of these European businessmen, this time he took them from Europe to Datang to do business, I don't know what the two of them are called?" The young man in sackcloth scratched his head excitedly.
"This is Di Renjie, and I am his wife, Wu Zhao'er." Xiao Wu said confidently.
"Di Renjie? Wu Zhao'er ...... "The young man felt as if he had heard this name somewhere, and it seemed to be very familiar, but he didn't know where he had heard it, and he just showed a look of reminiscence. "Di Renjie!" Suddenly, the young man seemed to remember something, and suddenly shouted loudly, "Di Renjie! Could it be that Guigu disciple Di Renjie?! ”
His surprise also put down the dozen or so foreigners, Xiao Wu was indeed very satisfied with his reaction, raised his head, and said in an arrogant tone: "It is the disciple of Guigu, Di Renjie and my Wu Zhao'er." ”
The young man in Mai seemed to have seen the two gods of wealth, his eyes were shining, and he hurriedly pulled the blonde young man next to him and said, "Mr. Charlie, these two are the smartest noble disciples of my Tang Dynasty!" ”…… (To be continued......)