Chapter 104: Prosperous Times

On the morning of the third day, Luoyang. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

In Luoyang City, the morning bell that has been set up flutters leisurely, and then all the residents of Luoyang City, which is full of flowers, ushered in another good weather with the rising of the morning light!

Luoyang, which used to be the capital of several dynasties and the starting point of the Silk Road, is now re-established as the capital and rebuilt by the Great Song Dynasty a few decades ago, Luoyang, which has a permanent population of more than one million, is even more prosperous, Wang Chen, Poison Island Zanzi, Gaocheng Saya and his party who have just walked out of the door of the Marquis of Yongyi, walking is the bluestone street with a width of 200 steps, and the two sides of the street are completely paved with bluestone slabs.

Wang Chen and his entourage walked slightly through this block, and saw the central street with a total length of more than 20 miles and a width of more than 350 steps (the result of the relocation of the capital of the Great Song Dynasty), and felt the oncoming prosperity:

The central street, which is also paved with bluestone slabs, has an endless stream of pedestrians coming and going, and countless merchants, peddlers, pawns, women, children and girls walk on both sides of the central street, and the center of the central street is blocked by several different stone slabs of distinct colors, and the knights, carriages, and ox carts that come and go are all in their own way.

It can be seen that Luoyang already has a fairly complete traffic plan, and in the memory of Wang Chen's replacement, the inner side of the central street is a route that belongs to the official transfer, and the messenger on horseback or the errand who is transferred in case of an accident is to take the most central part, and other carriages and ox carts are not allowed to break in; And the innermost on both sides are the carriages and horses of nobles such as the Marquis of Yongyi, officials of the imperial court, and wealthy merchants; Near the edge of the street are the lanes of other ordinary merchants' freight carts, travelers' carriages, ox carts, and the like. Moreover, it is said that the vehicles that can only carry garbage and other things out of the city after midnight at night are obviously in order, and the punishments and regulations are quite perfect, and they are close to the traffic rules of later generations.

In contrast, on both sides of Central Street, there are vendors who are open to buy and sell, and the restaurants frequented by various small people on both sides of the road are even more open, and the counters are hung with boiled pigs and sheep's heads, and whole and half roast chickens and ducks, or large iron pots with porridge or soup at the door, exuding the enticing aroma of food with different tastes, making people drool when they smell it, and even pedestrians who come and go are attracted to step into it from time to time to enjoy breakfast.

In particular, Wang Chen was slightly surprised that outside many shops that bought breakfast or cooked food, a pot of boiled water was also allowed to wash the faces and rinse their mouths of pedestrians who came into the store to buy food - when Wang Chen concentrated, he understood that the boiling water was also sold for money, and it belonged to the citizens of Luoyang who were too lazy to get up in the morning to boil water, and the price was very low!

Seeing this kind of well-organized, even the shops on both sides of the sidewalk are clean, and even seeing a lot of trees and gardens (of a private nature) dotted in the city, Wang Chen, Poison Island Tsunza, and Saya Takashiro are all amazed!

"What a beautiful city~!"

"It's incredible, this was before the Industrial Revolution? The size of a city with at least one million people ......"

"Look at that! Looks like an Indian, right?!" ……

Not to mention Wang Chen, who was riding on a tall horse, Poison Island and Gao Cheng Saya who were sitting in a carriage behind them were all discussing in a whisper through the open carriage window to the bustling shops and people on both sides.

Obviously, compared to the modern city of skyscrapers and houses made of steel and concrete, looking at Luoyang City, which is full of oriental classical culture, it is the first time to see Poison Island and Saya Gaocheng, and while watching the many people who come and go sigh, and at the same time looking at the classical buildings passing by and sighing.

As the imperial capital of several dynasties, it is also the starting point of the Silk Road, Luoyang City, which was re-established by the Great Song Dynasty, can be said to be the most elite city of the entire Great Song Dynasty, compared with the original capital of the Northern Song Dynasty, Bianliang, it is more than the prosperity of the latter, and because it is the beginning of the Silk Road, many merchants and caravans can be seen everywhere in the Western Regions of the Great Song Dynasty (the name of the Great Song Dynasty for Central Asia), Tianzhu Duhufu (you know where it is by listening to the name), Western Qin (referring to Europe and the Balkans) and other places. Even walking through the sides of the central street, exotic shops and many special goods are put on display, and the Tianzhu or Persian dancers in seductive costumes in light gauze and dress stand up to attract customers.

It's a pity that Poison Island Tsuneko and Saya Takashiro are in a carriage, driving on the central street and can't carefully experience the prosperity of Luoyang City, and they can't help but feel a little regretful......

"That's it! When I get down to business this time, I'll take you to visit the entire Luoyang City!"

Listening to the sound of the carriage behind him, Wang Chen, who had an indifferent expression, smiled slightly, and then directly used the miniature intercom in his ear to promise the two beautiful girls.

"Hooray!"

"Saya, don't shout ......"

Wang Chen couldn't help but shake his head when he heard the voice from the WeChat intercom, but the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.

"Wait!"

"It's the patrol of the city defense division!"

"Get out of the way!"

When Wang Chen was slightly distracted, he suddenly saw a slight commotion in front of him, and then the carriage and riders all retreated, watching a strong cavalry squad patrol at a uniform speed.

The cavalry squad, which was only twenty people, was extremely powerful, and all of them were indifferent cavalrymen who rode meticulously and patrolled at the same speed of the horses' trot, but none of the cavalry was slack, and the spears hanging on the victory hooks exuded a cold glow, and even if they passed by the Tianzhu or Persian caravans, none of the cavalry stopped their steps, and walked past with rigor and vigilance.

"The overall evaluation is [F-], and the leader will actually be the [F] evaluation?! It's strong......"

Wang Chen looked at the patrol team passing by dozens of meters away, feeling the momentum of those cavalrymen who had obviously been on the battlefield and experienced fighting, his eyes narrowed slightly, and estimated the situation with the newly arrived evaluation function.

Seeing the whole leopard at a glance, it was just a team of ordinary patrols in Luoyang, all of whom had this level of strength, Wang Chen estimated the strength of the Great Song Dynasty, and sighed in his heart - is this TM still the Great Song Dynasty, which is known as the most parallel in terms of military value? No wonder it will be a world of mid-level individual strength, just by looking at the situation of the Great Song Dynasty, it can be estimated that the individual strength of this world is so strong!

It is no wonder that the Great Song Dynasty of this world directly destroyed Western Xia, swallowed Dali, and even pressed the Liao State to strangle the Jin State in infancy, and hit Central Asia and even India in one go, and its army strength has indeed become fierce and abnormal!