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The Wind Rises in Chang'an Chapter 238 Three Years to Go

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    The carriage vibrated slightly, and the wheels rolled over the swaying bluestone slabs. Cao Shi rarely visited Chang'an City recently, and he felt a little uncomfortable when he first arrived in the new city.  ¡Í To his expectation, the northern part of Chang'an City underwent drastic urban reconstruction. The entire residential area originally adjacent to the northern part was moved eastward, and the northern part was transformed into a large commercial distribution center.  The scale of the transformation was very large. The original sites of the two cities in Chang'an were unified and transformed into the New West City. The East City was moved to the northeast and a huge area was designated. The scale of the two cities was enlarged nearly five times, and the four gates were set up separately, which was quite a bit.  A taste of a city within a city.  The two cities are among the few areas that allow three-story buildings. The newly built three-story buildings are magnificent and are landmark buildings in Chang'an City. Xinxi City is a large handicraft workshop area. The workshops of Pingyang Garment Factory were moved to Xinxi.  In the city, he became one of the faces of Chang'an.  Xintong City is the former site of Chang'an Residential Area. It already has relatively complete infrastructure. It has been slightly transformed into independent shops, inns that provide accommodation services, and sales shops of clothing workshops.  East Market.  As they walked around and admired the busy street scene, Cao Shi admired Han Anguo's courage and skill. Originally, the design plan he gave was just a semi-finished product. The planning of the northern part of Chang'an City was in a mess and there was no unified solution. Han Anguo seized the opportunity to  A major operation was performed in the north of Chang'an City, and the idea of ??dividing the two cities into separate commercial zones was very bold.  In fact, Han Anguo's thoughts are easy to understand. If he continues to implement the original plan, he will never be able to escape Cao Shi's mold. Although two full years have passed, Cao Shi's influence has not dissipated, especially with his frequent guidance.  Zhang Tang implemented a separate plan.  The Shaofu bureaucracy still obeys the behind-the-scenes guidance of the Chariot General.  ??Unknowingly, Han Anguo has been the Shaofu for two years. According to Han law, it is rare for Jiuqing to serve for a long time.  It can take as short as one and a half years, or as long as two or three years. Sooner or later, he will be transferred from the position of Shaofu.  Han Anguo had no time to continue dawdling. If he continued to do nothing, he would sooner or later be rated as mediocre and lacking in talent. After all, in the eyes of outsiders, he could not be regarded as a person with real ability in executing the plan left by Cao Shi.  Han Anguo was in trouble, and he was overwhelmed by the execution of Cao Shi's plan, because most of the hundreds of design drawings left by Cao Shi were unreliable, and the really reliable ones had long been used by him.  Yes, the slightly more reliable plans are basically incomplete plans. The Chang'an City expansion plan chosen by Han Anguo is one of the few relatively reliable plans.  It takes a lot of effort to implement and fix the flaws, and it's really hard to innovate.  But he really did innovate, and the results of his innovation were quite extraordinary. Cao Shi's drawings were backed up in the court. It was clear at a glance which ones were originally there and which ones were not. The three gongs and nine ministers could no longer say that Han Anguo was incompetent.  Sir, this move was very good.  "Look, sir, that's the Lantern Market." The direction pointed by the script is one of several small markets in Xindong City.  The doors of the shops on both sides of the street are wide open, and the names of various lighting tools are written on the big signs, from the worst bamboo lanterns to the more advanced paper lanterns.  Spherical, cylindrical, and square shapes.  The colors are so beautiful.  "Do you want to buy a lighting?" The script rubbed his head in embarrassment: "Tomorrow is Xia Yu's birthday, and I haven't decided what to give her yet. When I saw the lanterns, I suddenly thought that it would be a good idea to give her a lantern." "  You give this thing as a gift for someone¡¯s birthday?¡± ¡°Ah. That¡¯s right!¡± Cao Shi shook his head and said with a smile, ¡°You¡¯re such a fool, what¡¯s the use of giving a lantern for lighting?¡±  It's dark at night and I can't see the road clearly. I'm not afraid of the dark if I have a lamp. " "It's really stupid. Xia Yu is seventeen years old this year and has to pay two extra taxes every year. Although she doesn't care about the money.  Is she waiting for you for so long just to get a lantern that's not afraid of the dark?  He was just fooling around and didn't even think about getting married. He just thought it would be nice to have a beautiful girl as a friend and have a stable relationship.  But he never thought that Xia Yu couldn't wait any longer. In any classical society, a seventeen-year-old girl would be considered an old girl. The average life span of ancient people was not long. The average life span in the early Han Dynasty was less than fifty years old.  After sixty years of development, we have barely reached the age of fifty-seven or eighteen, and there is still a long way to go before we are free from corvee at the age of sixty-five.  Excluding a few old monsters who lived to be over ninety and almost a hundred years old, the age of seventeen was one-third of the short life in the eyes of the ancients. Xia Yu's youth was only a few years. She couldn't  I want to follow Ajiao Chen's example and find a young man to live her life when she is a long time ago. She suffers all kinds of pain and grievances in her heart.  Xia Yu is destined not to be able to climb the heights of Pingyang Marquis, and the servants in the Marquis's mansion are not in her eyes, so she chooses young and promising ones.?It's not bad, he has a lot of good skills, but he didn't expect this guy to be a mad man. After dating for several years, there was no movement. It's okay to say that he didn't react, but he was too far away from her expectations.  She didn¡¯t want to ruin a life-long event, and celebrating her birthday was an excellent opportunity. She hinted and hinted that she wanted him to express his feelings as soon as possible. She thought that everything was ready and all she needed was east wind, but she still underestimated the low emotional intelligence of the drama.  "Then what should I do?" The drama letter opened his eyes wide and looked confused: "Then what should I do?"  Cao Shi really wanted to teach him how to behave.  Unfortunately, this guy's agility may not necessarily catch someone, and he sighed: "You are really one of the best in the world. Why don't you go to the flower market and buy some flowers? Go to the garment shop and meet Xia Yu and propose quickly. There will be three matchmakers and six betrothals to take care of you."  "Have you saved the rewards I gave you over the past few years?" "Save it." Jixin nodded hurriedly.  "That's not easy. Go back and count the rewards as a betrothal gift! This money is nothing more than the left hand pouring into the right hand. Xia Yu is richer than you. Her dowry is enough for you to make a lot of money!" "Yes, I am.  Just go." Jixin got off the carriage, turned around and told the guards to keep an eye on Pingyang Hou's safety, then hurriedly mounted his horse and ran. After a while, the figure disappeared.  As soon as he left, the carriage turned into a quiet alley.  This is the shop business district of Dongshi. Shoppers who cannot afford to rent a prosperous shop on the street will open a shop in an alley. The two cities have their own rules.  Ling Cheng is in charge of the opening and closing of the two cities. The activity time of the two cities is from the beginning of Chen Shi (7 a.m.) to the end of Xu Shi (9 p.m.) every day.  Except for the two cities adjacent to the Wei River in the north, strict nighttime curfews are still enforced.  Only Fangmen Yiguan in the two cities can continue to operate until 9 p.m.  This system breaks the strict curfew in disguise. The advantage is that people who want to go out at night can go to Dongshi openly during the day. When night falls, the four gates of Chang'an City are closed, and the gates in the city are also closed one after another. The east and west cities also close their gates.  When everything is closed, it becomes an independent night market, allowing activities until 9pm before clearing out for rest.  Cao Shi arrived earlier, the sun had just set, and the carriage turned into a single-family courtyard in an alley and stopped.  After getting off the carriage, I saw a beautiful woman walking over.  This woman is Liu Ling, the former Princess of Huainan.  "Greetings to the Lord." "Haha, no need to be polite." Liu Ling smiled and said: "The Lord has been back for a few months, and his skin has turned a lot whiter." "I haven't dared to go out for two months at home.  The sunshine is really powerful, and your skin is still as white and tender as ever without getting tanned." Cao Shi touched his nose awkwardly: "Go in and tell me?" The two entered the wing one after another. The interior decoration was very simple, and the courtyard itself was very simple.  It is Liu Ling's temporary foothold in Chang'an City. It is hidden in the residential area of ??Chang'an City so inconspicuously, but Han Anguo will provide certain compensation for large-scale relocation.  She did not want to compensate for the fact that the courtyard was rebuilt on the same site and it became a temporary residence again.  "How is the layout of Jiangxia County?" "The newly established county, the people of the old Chu and the Jingman have not finished leaving, so the layout is very slow." Cao Shi frowned.  Since the founding of the Han Dynasty, the counties and counties established by the imperial court in the south have been very rough. There were often situations where one county had a population of more than one million, and the rebellion of the Seven Kingdoms of Wu and Chu occurred.  King Wu Liu Bi showed strong military power and sounded a warning to the court.  From that time on, the emperor had plans in his mind to take full control of all the counties in the south.  Last year, when he conquered Mitsukoshi and defeated the main opposition forces in the southern border areas, Cao Shi's strategy was to relocate the people to defend the territory.  It is exactly in line with the interests of the emperor that the southern Han people and Jingman went south to defend their territory, and the northern Han people moved south one after another to fill the vacancies in the south. The amount of work was huge, and the management costs it brought were also very high. From the beginning of the year to the end of August, 3 billion was spent to settle down.  However, less than one-third of the relocation has been completed so far. Relocation to the north is not a thing for the time being.  The migration needs to last for two to three years, which shows that the emperor will not launch a large-scale war in the last two or three years. Population distribution migration is a major plan that benefits the country and the people. We must not give up the basic national policy we have formulated casually, even if we pay the price and endure the pain of losses.  Be persistent.  Cao Shi was a chariot and cavalry general. He knew a lot about military innovation and military training. The heavy cavalry he had trained for two years could not go into battle yet. Although he spent 300 million yuan a year to train heavy cavalry at an expensive price, he had to say that he was still far away from reaping the fruits.  It will take another three years. The fifteen or sixteen-year-old boys have grown up by two years and are already very proficient in equestrian and horse fighting skills. However, there is still a long sprint period before they reach the peak of their physical strength and strength. It will take at least three years.  It can also be raised to a higher level.  Having invested so much real money cannot be abandoned halfway.  Thanks to the rise of horse racing and polo, stable horse breeding in Guanzhong has begun to take shape. In the past two years, purchases have come fromIn the Xiongnu territory, there are tens of thousands of horses in the northwest plateau. The breeding and training infrastructure has just been established. There is no chance of maturing in at least three years. It takes at least three years for a foal to be mature.  "Three years! After all, it will take at least three years, but do we really have three years?" Cao Shi was very worried. The Huns' movements were unknown. Zhao She's flying pigeon messages were intermittent. The latest secret  The letters exchanged mentioned very fatal news. The king's envoy from Wei's Joseon appeared in Shan Yuting in Longcheng. The first person Cao Shi thought of was Wei Youqu. The crown prince of Joseon had lived in Chang'an City for several months and had great influence on the Han Dynasty both inside and outside.  He knew the customs very well. He had even seen stirrups and saddles, as well as the field training of the Northern Army cavalry in Chang'an.  The Huns had stirrups and saddles and they were even more powerful. The Han army's advantage was lost before the war even started. How could they continue to fight?  "Jiangxia County is different from other counties. Jiangxia's geographical location is very important. It is not good for the county to govern Xiling County (Wuhan Xinzhou District). My opinion is to move the county to Shaxian County (Wuhan City) in the southwest of Xiling County. This place  It is an important hub guarding the north and south of the Yangtze River. It leads directly to Yunmengze in the south and Chengdu in the middle of Shu in the west. It leads directly to Jiangzuo in the east. It is very important to vigorously develop this place into a freight distribution point and a water and land hub for the next step of the Han army.  We need this place to support our journey south. "" Where are you going to tell your Majesty? " "Well, the imperial court must have a transportation hub to control the southern counties. I will try to persuade the imperial court and the emperor for permission.  The county will implement the migrant population near Shaxian within this year. You don¡¯t have to be afraid of spending money to do it before you go there. I will give you 10 billion to pave the way and prepare whatever is missing. We will strive to establish the hub of Shaxian County within three years.  "Get up." Liu Ling frowned: "How is the development of the new boat you mentioned last time? It is not safe for me to take a small boat on the big river in the south, and it is not convenient for the big boat to enter the small river." "Shaofu Cheng."  Zhang Tang is watching the work. He has designed and overturned the plan several times for more than a year. The keel and basic structure are almost finished. The only thing left is to deal with the new combination of mortise and tenon joints. How is the wood for shipbuilding being prepared?  The trees harvested at the beginning of the year will be dried and dried, and they will not be used until at least the year after next. ¡°Then we will need to cut more wood. Maybe we will need wood for sailing ships in the open sea. The Shaofu is developing different types of ships.  The pointed-bottom boat may be used in two or three years when it is ready. Let¡¯s cut more wood and transport it to the north to dry.¡± Liu Ling shook his head: ¡°To lay out Sha Xian¡¯s industry, we also need to cut down trees.  "We need time and money everywhere, and 10 billion yuan is not enough." "I still have 2 billion 5 baht in my family's treasury. The only things left are gold and silver. I won't be short of gold and silver at all."  Write me a list, and I will send someone to purchase it for you and send it to Shaxian. The 12 billion I will give you will be used to make the decorations needed in the south. " When leaving Dongshi.  The sky had darkened quite a bit, and Cao Shi looked at the sunset absently.  He himself couldn't figure out why he had become like this inexplicably. Times seemed to have changed.  The emperor and the court were busy preparing for war against the Xiongnu without saying a word.  Except for the silly Qingliu people who are still praising the peaceful and prosperous times, many senior officials understand that there must be a battle between the imperial court and the Xiongnu.  Cao Shi is also seizing the time and not letting go. He has invested tens of billions of money to build Shaxian's industrial chain. He is eyeing the expansion prospects in the south. Sooner or later, Shaxian will be turned into a metropolis that connects the north and the south. By then  His investment will be made back several times with interest, and even if he sells the land, he will become a billionaire sooner or later, but his purpose is not to simply make money.  Having money is just to achieve the goal. His goal is to build two expansion channels for the Han family to the south and west. No one in this era believes that fighting the Huns will be profitable, and the emperor himself does not believe that fighting the Huns is profitable. It is just pure  The thought of fighting for hegemony, the powerful Han Empire wanted to kill the Hun Empire riding on its head.  The good days of the lieutenants will not last long. The emperor is becoming more and more alert and wary of the lieutenants. So far, Lieutenant Fan Taguang has not been killed. The Jiuqing of Weiwei Zhuang Qingzhai was just because of the war against Mitsukoshi.  At the end, the measures to appease the meritorious ministers were not in place, which led to many complaints from the three armies and dissatisfaction with the court. The court needed to appease the opinions raised by the three armies and could not easily touch the meritorious ministers.  Furthermore, the Xiongnu were already in disarray before they could fight, and the emperor had no confidence in using Li Guang, Cheng Bushi, Gongsun Ao and others to defeat the Xiongnu. It is still unknown whether the Xiongnu war could be successfully managed without the strong support of the distinguished military lords.  , the emperor decided to temporarily suppress the conflict as a temporary measure. After two or three years, he would be ready to be confident enough. Maybe the emperor would change his generals on the spot, or use war to attack the princes.  Cao Shi will not be in too much personal danger. After all, his special relationship with Emperor Liu Che is there, but the meritorious princes group is hard to say. If Cao Shi does not want to be a phoenix that loses its hair,The commander must find ways to protect the interests of the meritorious princes group. Going south is a chain of interests he has created, and the southwestern barbarians are the next direction of expansion.  The imperial court wants to prepare for war with the Xiongnu. It will not take action against the southwestern barbarians for three years. This does not mean that the southwestern barbarians will calm down. Everyone knows that the King of Dian covets the Yelang Kingdom. This is a very good opportunity for expansion. After all, the court does not want to touch it.  A large army does not mean that the Han Empire has no soldiers to fight. The princes are one group, and the criminal army is another.  The trump card of the Han Empire is the prisoner army, and prisoners will not be used as the main force unless absolutely necessary.  Cao Shi felt heavy: "We still have to wait three years. What should we do if the Huns are restless? Will three years be enough?" (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster! ps: It's late today.  Sorry, it's a little late because I have to write a big chapter to explain the beginning and end.
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