Obviously, the most important reason why Wang Meng proposed to transfer the soldiers and horses from the north direction to Luoyang City is to deter the south, so as to lay a good foundation for the next step of moving the capital, after all, when Hua'an put forward a request to move the capital, whether the imperial court can agree to it depends entirely on Hua'an's means and strength, and if it can't maintain a huge army of soldiers and horses around Luoyang City, how can it coerce the imperial court to move the capital?

Hua An naturally quickly understood Wang Meng's intentions, paused, and said, "General Wang is really far-sighted!" This king can have the help of General Wang, so why worry about big things. After speaking, he looked at Wang Meng approvingly.

Wang Meng hurriedly said: "For the king to share the worries, it is the responsibility of the last general, now it is about to be the New Year, only two months after the year, the repair work of the palace can be fully completed, therefore, the king must do his best to issue an order to transfer troops, so that the 100,000 soldiers and horses in the direction of Hebei will set off to the south on the sixth day of the new year, so that they can arrive near Luoyang City before the palace repair is completed." ”

Hua An thought for a while, looked at Wang Meng, and said, "General Wang, how is the situation in the direction of Guanzhong?" Whether it is possible to transfer some soldiers and horses from the direction of Guanzhong, this king feels that since he wants to deter the south, he should transfer more soldiers and horses. ”

"Your Majesty, Guanzhong is extremely stable, Qin and Yong's two prefectures are enough to allocate 50,000 soldiers and horses, and the chief generals of Liang and Yi prefectures also express their allegiance to the king, and they can also transfer 50,000 troops, so that in a few months, more than 400,000 soldiers and horses will be gathered around Luoyang City, plus 100,000 soldiers and horses from the neighboring Qing and Yan prefectures, we have more than 500,000 soldiers and horses south of the Yellow River, such a powerful force is enough to deter those in the imperial court who want to oppose the king, so that they will be discouraged." Wang Meng said.

Hua An nodded and said: "If you can transfer 50,000 soldiers and horses from Guanzhong and Shuzhong, it will naturally be the best, but." In this way, the soldiers and horses in Guanzhong and Shuzhong are very weak, and I am afraid that they will not be able to deter the countries of the Western Regions and cause border troubles! ”

Obviously, Hua'an is more worried about the problem of frontier disasters that may be caused after the transfer of troops. After all, the strength of the countries in the Western Regions should not be underestimated, especially Tuyuhun received the officials of the former Shu State, which is a great threat to Guanzhong and Shuzhong, in order to avenge the defeat of Hua'an that year, Tuyuhun is likely to attack Guanzhong after Guanzhong's strength is weak, even if it is a harassing attack, it is a great threat to the development of Guanzhong.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The countries of the Western Regions are scattered and often fight with each other, they do not have the extra energy to attack Guanzhong, and the defenders left in Guanzhong are enough to deal with it, and if they dare to attack Guanzhong, wouldn't this provide a good excuse for our army to march into the Western Regions in the future? Wang Meng looked at Hua'an and said.

Obviously. Wang Mengzhen has been guarding the pass for many years, and he still has some understanding of the situation in the Western Regions. In addition, he has now sent a lot of fine works in the direction of the Western Regions, and he has a better understanding of the situation in the Western Regions, so he is not worried about the countries of the Western Regions at all, and once the countries of the Western Regions make any changes. It also provided a good excuse for sending troops to the Western Regions in the future, making it logical for Hua'an to occupy the Western Regions.

After listening to Wang Meng's explanation, Hua Antou felt very happy, and made up his mind to transfer troops from the west. Several henchmen and lieutenants, with Hua'an's orders, rushed to the three directions of Guanzhong, Shuzhong and Hebei, intending to transfer 200,000 troops from these three places to the south, so as to enhance the strength around Luoyang City.

Since Shuzhong and Guanzhong are far away from Luoyang City, they may not be able to reach Luoyang City before the renovation of the imperial palace in Luoyang City is completed, but it is not much slower, and the soldiers and horses in the Hebei direction will arrive in Luoyang City in the fastest time.

Among them, Hebei's 100,000 soldiers and horses were led by the famous generals Zhang Hao and Deng Qiang, and after the two of them returned to Luoyang City, they would greatly enhance the strength of Luoyang and make Luoyang City the safest city in the whole world.

However, there are too many soldiers and horses around Luoyang City, and there will be many problems, for example, the consumption of grain and grass is too large, and there are too many soldiers and horses, so there are many stations needed, and these dense stations are concentrated around Luoyang City, which will inevitably have a great impact on agricultural production around Luoyang City.

After some discussion between Tong Guò and Wang Meng, Hua'an decided to deploy 100,000 soldiers and horses in each of the three counties of Hongnong, Henan, and Xingyang in Sizhou, and in addition, deploy the surplus 100,000 soldiers and horses in the direction of Chenliu County in Yanzhou, so as to strengthen the power of western Yanzhou, and at the same time, it can also reinforce Luoyang in a very short time.

Of course, it is not too late to discuss which troops and horses will be allocated to the designated location after the next year, after all, the soldiers and horses of the three routes have not yet arrived in Luoyang at this time, and it is not too late to discuss them after they arrive in Luoyang.

Early the next morning, Hua'an issued an order to let his henchmen send some of the rice, flour, oil, salt and other materials from the warehouse in Luoyang City to the poor people in the city, so that they could celebrate the New Year comfortably.

These poor people in Luoyang City received the warmth sent by Hua'an's subordinates on Chinese New Year's Eve, and they immediately expressed their gratitude to Hua'an, and expressed their gratitude to Hua'an.

The reason why Hua'an asked his subordinates to send basic living materials to the poor people in Luoyang City was naturally to gain prestige and create an image of tall and loving people among the people, so as to gain the support of the people.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the entire Luoyang City, full of colorful lights, people who are gradually getting richer, began to celebrate this annual festival with practical actions, and in order to maintain the stability of Luoyang City, the patrol men and horses in the city and the guards at the city gate not only did not decrease, but also increased a lot, these soldiers and horses responsible for the security of the city, for the happiness of the lives of the majority of the people, in this New Year's moment, still have to stick to their posts, and Hua'an naturally will not be indebted to these soldiers and horses who maintain the security of the city, During these days of the New Year, they were given three times the reward, and at the same time, they were also rewarded with delicious food and New Year's goods, so that they could willingly maintain the security of the city.

In order to let the people of Luoyang City feel the prosperity of the city, Hua'an had ordered the renovation of the lanterns of last year's Lantern Festival to be used during the New Year five days ago, and now, Chinese New Year's Eve has arrived, and Hua'an decided to place these lanterns on the streets of Luoyang City after the sun sets. For the people of Luoyang City to enjoy.

Hua An walked to a side hall of the palace, looked at an official inside, and asked, "Are the lanterns for last year's Lantern Festival ready?" ”

Seeing Hua An's question, the official hurriedly stepped forward, clasped his fists and said, "Go back to the king." Last year's lanterns have all been repaired, and some new ones have been made this year, so that all the streets of Luoyang City can be filled with lanterns. ”

When Hua An heard this, he was very happy and praised: "Okay, it's really good, well done." It is already afternoon, and it will be dark in a few hours, you immediately lead a group of people to arrange these lanterns on the streets of Luoyang City, and they must be deployed before dark, and at the end of the day, start lighting the lanterns, this year's lanterns will be placed from Chinese New Year's Eve to the Lantern Festival. ”

"Yes. The king, his subordinates obey the command. The officer clasped his fists and saluted. And immediately turned around and went to prepare.

Obviously, in order to celebrate with the people, Hua'an made the decision to place lanterns for half a month in a row, and such a decision will inevitably greatly promote the prosperity of Luoyang City, after all, after the curfew is lifted. Ordinary people are not restricted from going out at night, and with the attraction of lanterns, people will choose to stay on the streets for a longer time, and in this way, when they are hungry. Will buy street snacks, rich people will even enter the wine shop to eat and drink, see rare objects, will not be able to help buying, in this way, business will naturally prosper, moreover, shopping is pleasant, taste delicious food on the street is pleasant, hawkers can earn a lot of silver, naturally it is also very pleasant, so, in the business prosperity at the same time, all the people in Luoyang City can feel a happy mood, so, is not a great thing.

A few days ago, notices had been posted on the streets of Luoyang City, and it was explained that the city would celebrate for half a month from Chinese New Year's Eve until the Lantern Festival, and for this reason, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the people of the whole city finished dinner early, and left their homes together at the time of the day, and rushed to the most prosperous streets, they wanted to feel the prosperity of Luoyang City firsthand, in order to wash away the fatigue of running for a year.

Hua An naturally wanted to go to the streets of Luoyang City to experience it for himself, so he specially reminded the guards beside him to remind him in time when he was in trouble.

"Your Majesty, it's already time." When the time came, a pro-soldier whispered.

Hua An looked up at the sky, indeed, it was already dark, at this time, the lanterns in Luoyang City should have been fully prepared, and he naturally had to go to appreciate it in person, and feel how this year's Chinese New Year's Eve lanterns are different from the Lantern Festival lights in previous years.

After walking out of the main hall, standing on the high terrace, Hua An had already seen the brightly lit scene around him, and he was in a good mood for it.

"Let's go and have a look in the streets." Hua An said, leading a group of personal soldiers to change clothes first, and then left the palace and walked towards the streets of Luoyang City.

This time, Hua An plans to experience an hour on the street and then leave, after all, it is Chinese New Year's Eve, and there are still many people waiting for him in the harem? You can't be too willful, and it's understandable to go out for an hour under the pretext of investigating people's livelihood and return at the right time, after all, putting people's livelihood first is something that must be considered first by those in power, and it is understandable to do so.

Hua An and several of his own soldiers rode their horses to the most prosperous street in Luoyang City, and arrived at the street in the shortest possible time.

At this time, the originally very wide street, crowded with an endless stream of pedestrians, riding horses on the road, it seems very difficult, at least riding horses galloping is completely impossible, in order not to bump the pedestrians on the street, Hua'an and all the relatives dismounted, and let one of the soldiers take care of the horses, and the rest of the soldiers followed Hua'an, into the most prosperous street.

The lanterns on the street have been placed in full accordance with the requirements of Hua'an, and they are all lit, they look very beautiful, and around each lantern, there are many people gathered, because the lanterns can only be seen once a year, for this reason, these people are very curious about the lanterns, and can't help but want to take a few more looks, and some well-informed readers, they directly introduced the origin of the characters on the lanterns, and explained the life and experience of this character endlessly, and the people who listened to the lecture around kept noddingand applauded from time to time.

On both sides of the street are the shops that are open, the shops are full of customers, it seems that the business is very hot, and on the street outside the shops, there are also a lot of small vendors, the business of these small vendors is not worse than the business of the shops on both sides, but most of them are small businesses, and they sell some small objects with good quality and low prices. The income is still very impressive.

It stands to reason that these small traders operate on the streets, more or less robbing the business of the shops on both sides, and they do not have to pay taxes, the cost is lower, for this reason, the competitiveness is stronger, but after all, they are small businesses, the scale is limited, and they themselves belong to the poor, and most of their customers are poor, for this reason, they will not plunder the high-quality customers of the shops on both sides, just imagine, all the big people with heads and faces, or people with good faces, when they feast guests, Naturally, it is time to go to a decent shop, and only the poor will invite people to eat at the affordable street stalls.

If these street stalls do not have zài, the poor still dare not step into the high-end street shops, after all, they cannot afford to consume, so the savings of these small traders will not harm the business of the shops on both sides, on the contrary, because of their zài, some poor people also dare to go to the bustling streets to consume, so it will inevitably increase the popularity of the streets, which is conducive to the prosperity of commerce, and also conducive to the business of the shops on both sides of the street, so the merchants of the shops are still very welcome to the small vendors on the streets, There is no expulsion and reporting, and since these big businessmen and small traders outside the store can live in harmony, and promote each other, so that Luoyang City becomes more prosperous, as an official of Luoyang City, naturally will not go to rectify, after all, these small vendors are poor, it is not easy to eat, as long as the big businessmen on both sides have no opinions, they are too lazy to care, as for whether these small traders should be taxed, it is not for ordinary officials to decide, so these officials, Turning a blind eye to the fact that there are more and more hawkers in places where there should not be hawkers on the streets. (To be continued......)