Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

In the suburbs of Jingluo, the distant mountains contain ink.Autumn is crisp and windy.

The first-class national road, which was built a few years ago, has made great achievements.

The first-class national highway of the Great Xia and New Dynasties, the north-south artery known as the "Jinxiang Road" has the longest mileage.

Since last winter, first Ruzhou and then Zhili Road have taken over the construction of the first-class national road from Bangcheng to Xiangcheng, which has been completed and opened to traffic. This winter, road renovations on the Xiangcheng and Yexian sections will begin.

So far, Jinxiang Road has been built for five years and completed three hundred miles.The progress seems a little slow, but it has something to do with the human resources invested.In the case of large-scale construction in Luoyang, it is quite good to be able to make such progress.

And after this section is completed, the following section will lead directly to Fangcheng County at the other end of the Wanye Corridor—even more important.

Luoyang dreams of communicating with Nanyang and Xiangyang, no matter by water or land.

The progress of the east-west road is relatively slower.

Ganning has been under construction for five years. It came out from the upper east gate of Luoyang. Today, it has just reached Yanshi County. It is less than a hundred miles away, and the efficiency is really low.

But this blame can't be thrown at other people's heads, Shao Shude just needs to be honest: It's war and Luoyang, what else do you want?
Shao Shude deliberately lifted the curtain of the jade cart and took a closer look.

The road surface is curved. There was a heavy rain last night, and water was flowing in the gutters on both sides of the road.

The street trees have grown a bit, and most of them are locust trees, willows, and elms, especially locust trees.

Until the Tang Dynasty, you didn't know how much Tang people loved pagoda trees.Among the roadside trees, pagoda trees should be the most, and the huge "Huai Wang" tree in the Shanguo Post Road is even more famous.

There are bound to be some potholes on the road.The saint went on a tour, and in order to avoid watching, the Yanshi county government made a lot of cinders, gravel, broken bricks and tiles to fill it up, and then spread it with fine sand.

There is no way, the road traffic has gradually increased, and it has entered the season of continuous autumn rain. Once the heavy-duty carriage is gone, it is not a hardened road surface, so it is inevitable that it will be damaged.

At the end of the national road, the new road has already started to be built, and the two directions of Yanshi and Gongxian have been opened at the same time. Although it is difficult, the saints are all on the east tour, and there must be a change in the place.

"Your Majesty, the street trees on both sides of the national highway can be replaced with ginkgo trees." Jiang Jieyu said tenderly, holding Shao Shude's arm.

"Just follow what you say." Shao Shude was in a good mood and agreed directly.

The historian silently recorded.Above this article, there is another article: "I am fortunate to have Lu, the imperial palace official, on the chariot."

Lu's is Jiang Jieyu's sister-in-law, both of them are from Shouzhou.

Sometimes, Shao Shude wanted to take away the official historian's notebook and tear it up.Like a camera, very annoying.

Fortunately, most of the content will not be in the history books.

The historians would not be so boring, they would even write down what time the emperor was, where he was, and what women he was with.Generally speaking, they will choose to delete, preferring to keep records of major events.

The unimportant ones are likely to be submerged in the pile of old papers, waiting to be discovered by conscientious young historians in later generations, if these original materials were not destroyed in the war.

Jiang Jieyu was like a happy little skylark, chirping and talking non-stop.

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An old man like Shao Shude eats this set, which is quite different from his preference for grown-ups when he was young.

"The road must continue to be repaired." Shao Shude glanced at Shushilang, Tongping Zhangshi, Shifeng Sanqian, Longxi County Duke Chen Cheng, and said.

"Follow the order." Chen Cheng responded.

He knew why the saint said to himself.The east-west first-class national road was actually built by Bianzhou with people and grain. At that time, Chen Cheng was still the deputy envoy of Xuanwu Army Jiedu, and in fact led the government affairs of Henan.

The famous "Luozheng" and "Bianzheng" disputes happened at that time——Shao ​​Shude wanted to give priority to the construction of first-class national highways in Luoyang and Zhengzhou, but the Bianzhou shogunate was not very active and insisted on building Bianzhou and Zhengzhou first. Zhengzhou section.

Everyone has seen the benefits of first-class national highways.At the same time, several horse-drawn carriages passed side by side, which greatly improved the traffic conditions between cities, reduced transportation costs, and increased transportation volume.

What is the enhancement of national power?The improvement of transportation infrastructure is part of the strengthening of national strength.

"Don't disturb the people too much." Shao Shude added.

"Yes." Chen Cheng felt helpless. He wanted to build roads without disturbing the people. How could there be such a beautiful thing in the world?

If it doesn't work, you can only look for Lu Huaizhong and Gao Renhou.They have been sending prisoners to the rear. If there are tens of thousands of them, it is not impossible to do something.

Shao Shude stayed in Yanshi County for a day, during which time the officialdom was thrown into chaos.

First, he did not greet anyone, but made a surprise inspection of Cangcheng by the Luoshui River, and asked someone to bring the ledger to check them one by one.

Then I went to the village and talked with the wounded and retired veterans who were placed there.

These old Qiu Ba are not afraid of officials at all, and they will talk about everything.Shao Shude asked about the actual amount of the two taxes paid this year in summer and autumn, and then asked Zhang Xuanyan, the servant of the household department, to check the amount on the spot, and found that Yanshi County had only collected thousands of bales of fodder, and it was due to a temporary delivery, which was a plan There is no penalty for out-of-pocket spending.

Finally, he also went to Yanshi County School to condolences to the students, and each gave two hundred coins as a reward, encouraging them to study hard and serve the court.

In fact, this is the reason why the emperor was advocated to go out of Beijing to patrol in ancient times.

The first is to observe the customs of the people and understand the actual situation of the people; the second is to enhance the prestige and let the people know who is the emperor; the third is to punish officials who are dereliction of duty and promote competent officials.

In short, there are many benefits, but the premise is that it should not be turned into a scam, and most of the meaning will be lost.

After leaving Yanshi County, the team turned on the old post road again.

The post road, which has been ravaged by countless vehicles, livestock, and people, is full of potholes and muddy.It was not until September [-]th that they arrived in Sishui County.

Shao Shude climbed the mountain and looked into the distance.

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A temple is being built under the mountain.

The name of the temple is "Jianyuan", and its scale is not small.Sishui County recruited thousands of masters to cut down large trees, burn bricks and make tiles, and rush to work endlessly.

However, the construction time is still short, and it has only been more than a month so far, and there is still no famous hall.

Yang Ningshi sat under the grass pavilion, carefully studying a piece of calligraphy she had just written.

This is an inscription of meritorious service, to the effect that the sage led his army thousands of miles forward, defeated the Liang army in Sishui, wiped out tens of thousands of enemies, established the situation in one fell swoop, and accelerated Zhu Quanzhong's defeat.

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The article was written by my father. It is truly touching and magnificent, and it is in place in all aspects.

By the way, his father was Yang She, Minister of the Ministry of War, and his grandfather Yang Shou was the prime minister of the former Tang Dynasty.Yang Ningshi herself has no fame yet, and is preparing to take the first Jinshi examination in Daxia next year.

This article, this word, is fine!Yang Ningshi let out a long sigh of relief.

Jianyuan Temple is Jigong Temple.The sage issued a decree, because he repeatedly dreamed of the fallen soldiers, so he chose the battlefield to build a temple to record his meritorious service.

This job is not easy to take.Of course, if you do well, you can get extra points, but if you don't do well, you will lose your money.

Suddenly there was a huge noise outside, followed by a faint "long live" sound.

Yang Ningshi was startled, got up and went outside the pavilion.

"Mr. Yang, the sage has arrived." The Henan Fuzhou soldiers guarding him said excitedly.

"Where is the holy driver?" Yang Ningshi asked.

The state soldier pointed in a direction, his old face was full of excitement, and said: "I have fought all my life, and I have never seen such a saint who keeps his word. The rewards are also generous. When I am old, I will arrange a state army junior Principal, you are worthy of being a saint."

Yang Ning was dumbfounded.

He fixed his eyes on the mountains to the south, but saw that the umbrella was covered like clouds and the sun was covered by banners, and a tall man was surrounded by people like stars and moons.

That is the Great Xia Saint.

"Long live my emperor!" The soldiers and civilians on the construction site of Jianyuan Temple bowed down and shouted.

"Why is this..." Yang Ningshi was a little dazed.The saint has not gone down the mountain, what do you worship?

"Why are you in a daze?" The state army's primary school grabbed Yang Ningshi, knelt down together and said, "The sage of Daxia gave me a reward, and I never defaulted on it. I took the money to marry a wife, have children, and have an official job. The saint will live forever Wandai, long live my emperor!"

Grass!Warriors are so simple and unpretentious.

Yang Ningshi knelt down and bowed helplessly, and got up after a while.

If he realized something, the Great Xia Sage established a new dynasty, and the Henan Mansion didn't have any objections, which was strange to him before.Now it seems that from top to bottom, it is the vested interest of following Shao Sheng to conquer the world

The beneficiaries, even ordinary people, are poor tenants who have no land in Kansai. If they immigrate to Kanto and have land, what is the benefit?
"Jigong Temple..." He looked back at the Jianyuan Temple that had just finished laying the foundations. Shao Sheng was putting his own brand into the world little by little. There is a chance.

This is actually not bad, the world is settled, and only scholars of my generation have the opportunity.

Who cares who is the emperor!

Isn't the scariest thing about no one being the emperor, or being overthrown within a few years?
A few riders galloped up the mountain, and stopped when they reined in their horses.

Gu Cheng'en, the internal servant, looked at the people who live in Shanhu, smiled with satisfaction, dismounted and said, "Saint Deyin——"

The crowd bowed down one after another.

"Fortunately, Sishui, I was very relieved to see my father, elders, scholars and people. There was a company who opened a warehouse, and thousands of soldiers and civilians in Jigong Temple were jealous for two days." After Pu Gu Cheng'en finished speaking, he smiled and said, "Masters are blessed .”

There is food, drink, and this good thing. Thousands of people once again shouted long live in unison, and the sound shook the sky.

Shao Shude on the mountain was also very happy to see him.

The ministers and officials all congratulated: "Your Majesty's merits are enough to shine on the sun and the moon. The Great Xia and the Tang Dynasty are indeed what everyone expects."

The first stop of the tour was Yanshi, and the second stop was Boshui. Not only Shao Shude was very happy, but all civil and military officials were also very excited to see it.

This is the real New Dynasty atmosphere!
The world is stable, the dynasty is stable, and they can feel at ease when they are officials.Some people still have a little nostalgia and nostalgia for the former Tang Dynasty in their hearts, but it has dissipated a lot by now.

There are no immortal dynasties in the world, Tang Dynasty Sui Dynasty, Xia Dynasty Tang Dynasty, the law of heaven reincarnation, artifacts are suitable, this is the most reasonable thing in the world.

Starting from September [-]th, Shao Shude spent three days personally visiting the village of Sishui, with officials from two provinces and six ministries, and a large group of honorable children who came with the army, to inquire about the crops of corn and wheat in the field, as well as the animals raised at home. The number and type of livestock, I have a rough idea in my mind.

On the 23rd, the army set off and continued eastward towards Zhengzhou.