Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 159: The first step of the monarch, poverty alleviation in Anyang County

Anyang is located in Hanzhong County, on the side of Zuogu River.

Li Huan and his party took the Baoxie Road this time instead of taking the Chencang Road when they entered Sichuan last time.

Sima Qian walked on the plank road and sighed with emotion: "When Emperor Gaozu entered Hanzhong in the past, the plank road under our feet was burned down. After repairs, it has become like this!"

"Under the Baoxian Road is Baoshui. In the past, Bao Kingdom was located here. Bao Si came from here and was dedicated to the King of Zhou."

The strong men in history are so terrifying. Wherever Li Huan walked along the way, Sima Qian could tell what happened in this place in the past.

Going south along the Baoxie Road and arriving at Nanzheng, Sima Qian began to say: "The reason why this place is called Nanzheng is because after the Zheng Kingdom ceased to exist in the past, the Zheng people moved south and rebuilt the city here and multiplied, so it was called For Nanzheng.”

"Nanzheng goes east, it is Chenggu. The mighty river going east now is the Han River. The ancients said that the Han Dynasty also said that the Han River came from the sky and multiplied all things in the world."

"Then let's take a boat to Chenggu, and then go north along Zuogushui to reach Anyang County?" Li Huan was a little unable to talk, so he just asked nonchalantly.

"Don't take the water route." Sima Qian shook his head: "We are taking the official route. There are always various unknown risks in the water route. The people accompanying us this time are either rich or noble. No one dares to do anything rash."

Nanzheng was the city of Hanzhong in later generations. Li Huan had been here before, but it was completely different from the Nanzheng he came to now.

If Sima Qian hadn't said that this was Nanzheng, he wouldn't have believed that this was the Hanzhong he had seen before...

Of course, objectively speaking, Chang'an was called Xi'an in later generations, and there is no trace of later generations.

After all, more than 2000 years have passed during this period, so there is really nothing to compare.

We followed the official road along the Han River all the way west, and after arriving in Chenggu, we followed the official road along the Zuogushui River all the way north, and finally arrived in Anyang County.

Anyang County is very poor...

This was Li Huan's first thought after arriving here. This is his fiefdom, with [-] households...

The county magistrate had received the news in advance and had already mobilized the people to welcome Li Huan, a prince.

Looking at the past, they are all people in rags, and children in scanty clothes are everywhere.

When Li Huan rode into the city, he saw a child holding his little brother, like a beggar, following his family in ragged clothes, waiting in the street to welcome him...

The court hall is even more dilapidated, and the county magistrate's office is not even as good as the side courtyard in Li Huanhou's mansion...

Gillian was also stunned...

Liu Ling looked normal, as if she had seen poorer places than this.

Wei Shao'er grabbed Li Huan's hand, opened his eyes wide, and looked at the dilapidated and leaky house in front of him; this is the address of Anyang Hou's ancestral residence...

What are you kidding?

The livestock pens where chickens and pigs are raised in Xiahou Mansion of Lishan Mountain are better than this one!Is this the ancestral home that the emperor gifted to his husband?
If he hadn't been sure that the county magistrate here had a hundred heads and would not deceive everyone, Wei Shao'er would have gone to Gillian to cry and complain about Yili...

Li Huan also opened his mouth, looking at the weeds growing inside the dilapidated mansion, his head was buzzing.

There is still a lot of water there. Not to mention people walking in, the livestock will not stay here.

The water is black in color, and there are mosquito larvae in it, densely packed and fast swimming. Occasionally, you can see a few dragonflies splashing in the water...

Li Huan looked back at the county magistrate who was kneeling on the muddy road: "Get up...Anyang County is also considered a Dahu County. Why is it like this?"

The county magistrate breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and replied: "You don't know something, but Anyang County is already relatively wealthy. Of course it can't compare with Chang'an, but it can also be regarded as the western part of Hanzhong County, except for Nanzheng and Chenggu. A prosperous land..."

"Mobile manpower, clear a high ground first, let me rest." He couldn't listen anymore. Did he really think he had never seen a wealthy city?In Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, I have left behind the sweat of myself and my ex-rich girlfriend!

But, if you think about it carefully... Li Huan frowned, yes, the Han Dynasty is rich, but that is all the wealth in Guanzhong. How rich can other places be after leaving Guanzhong?
Thinking of this, Li Huan somewhat understood why the old nobles had always opposed Emperor Liu Che's war.

There are too many poor places in the world...

Is it to die with dignity or to live in poverty?
This is a question that has troubled people throughout the ages. Li Huan was unable to come up with a good answer for a while, because everyone has the right to choose.

"Here!" The county magistrate was very nervous and could not stop sweating.

Li Huan watched him instruct the officials behind him to do this, and then asked: "Where is my household?"

"When you enter the city, the people who greet you are almost all your vassals. Are you going to calculate the number of acres of land?" the county magistrate immediately replied obediently.

Li Huan shook his head: "We'll do it in the future. Since I'm already here, then go and announce to my closed people that they will be exempted from taxes for a year. Tomorrow, let all the strong and strong people come here to obey my orders. Tell them that I We need to build the ancestral residence of the Hou Mansion."

"Your Majesty is kind and your people will definitely thank you for your grace!" The county magistrate turned around excitedly and asked another official to inform the matter.

There are no caterpillars in the county, but there are flies and mosquitoes... Flies are flying everywhere, and mosquitoes are even worse. Why do they come out to bite people during the day!
The streets are full of livestock feces that are visible to the naked eye... Occasionally, in the corner, you can also see human feces, very fresh!
Li Huan didn't know when, but several big red envelopes were stung on the back of his neck.

Gillian and her family members had taken the lead and hid in the county government office. The rich insect repellent incense was instantly burned. The accompanying guards began to select suitable places to guard and at the same time began to clean up the entire county government office.

Wei Shao'er felt distressed and applied the medicine that Gillian had asked for to Li Huan, with red eyes: "Alang, why don't we go back? The ancestral house here has been built by the people below, and we can come over again."

"How can this be done?" Li Huan smiled helplessly: "You are in the government office with your mother. I have made an appointment with Brother Ziwen and Tai Shiling. I have to go for a walk to see the situation in Anyang County. Soon We are about to start renovating it.”

Wei Shao'er handed the ointment in his hand to Cuihua, gave some instructions in a soft voice, and then left.

"Master, it just rained here. I'm afraid I can't walk. I have to ride a horse." Cuihua's black and white eyes rolled: "I just inquired with the nanny in the government office. She said that besides the main road, there are also It’s spacious and clean, but other alleyways are very dirty…”

Seeing her like this, Li Huan couldn't help but reach out and rub her head: "Then all mount their horses. The horses that are not needed by the Yulin Army will be requisitioned to our side..."

He looked at Zhang Qian and Sima Qian, who were already standing in the distance on horseback, accompanied by Li Gan and Huo Qubing, waiting for him, and said no more:
"Let's go, let Benhou Lord go and see for himself how far this Anyang County can fall behind!"

(End of this chapter)