Starting from the Western Han Dynasty

Chapter 177 Liu Che visits Anyang County in person

In the main hall of Weiyang Palace, Liu Che reviewed official documents sent to the capital from all over the country as usual.

What usually attracts his attention is not only how the curved shaft plow and columbine are promoted in various places, but also which places and how much land is newly reclaimed.

However, since Anyang Hou Li Huan arrived in Anyang County, Liu Che himself found that he had inadvertently focused most of his attention on Anyang County.

Of course, the main reason is that there are no major events in the court now, so many memorials seem redundant.

Li Huan had written many times, requesting Liu Che to send capable officials to Anyang County to serve as county magistrate, but for some reason, Liu Che himself kept putting off the matter.

So much so that Zhang Qian is now handling all official matters in Anyang County...

Since there was someone to deal with it, Liu Che was naturally not in a hurry. What he was most afraid of was that once he sent someone there, the rapid development momentum of Anyang County would be curbed at once, which would be a real pity.

Today's memorial from Zhang Qian mentioned that merchants from all over the country gathered in Anyang County. The prices of ordinary houses originally built with red bricks and cement near the market in Anyang County soared more than ten times!
Moreover, there is only one owner of these houses - Li Huan.

Zhang Qian couldn't understand why these merchants were led by Li Huan, and finally obediently sent the money to Anyang Hou's grain depot.

Zhang Qian once again expressed his need for a capable deputy. It would be best to ask Da Sinong Sang Hongyang to choose an outstanding son and go to Anyang County to assist him in handling some government affairs.

After Liu Che read this paragraph, he immediately saw Li Huan's mean face in this paragraph.

Zhang Qian would not say such things. There is only one person who can say such things, and that is Li Huan.

Liu Che was a little surprised. Would someone like Zhang Qian actually speak for Li Huan?

The messenger of embroidered clothes did not repay Zhang Qian for any benefits he received from Li Huan...

Liu Che also never believed that Zhang Qian would be that kind of person. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to rub his forehead. The rapid development and miraculous development of Anyang County was incredible even to him.

Sang Hongyang did make a request to himself more than once, hoping that he could stay in Anyang County for a long time and see clearly this strange operating mode...

"Your Majesty, Mr. Chen has sent back a letter." Chuntuo walked carefully to Liu Che, holding a wooden box in both hands.

Liu Che frowned and took out the letter inside. After opening it, he discovered that the paper on which the letter was written was actually a light purple color, and it also exuded a pleasant fragrance...

Liu Che couldn't help but show a hint of surprise, Anyanghou's paper...is it so magical?
Although purple is very attractive, purple is not cheap...

Liu Che read Gillian's letter with surprise.

Li Huan never imagined that Gillian, who stayed at home all day, would become pen pals with Liu Che...

In the letter, Gillian told Liu Che a lot of what Li Huan said to her without any sense of guilt, as if pouring beans out of a bamboo tube.

Especially regarding the matter of Prince Liu Ju, a look of ferociousness appeared on Liu Che's eyebrows.

But...then this look of ferociousness turned into confused contemplation.

"Your Majesty! The queen and the prince have arrived."

Liu Che slowly put down the letter in his hand and nodded slightly.

Wei Zifu walked in with Liu Zhi in his arms, followed by Gong E, who was carrying a food box in her hand. The food box exuded the alluring aroma of food.

Liu Che didn't think much about it. After eating a few mouthfuls, he suddenly looked at Liu Ju, who was sleeping soundly, with extremely strange eyes.

"Your Majesty?" Wei Zifu's voice was very low.

Liu Che suddenly said: "Can my son be a holy king?"

Wei Zifu smiled happily and said, "Your Majesty is a holy king. How can a son be unlike his father?"

Liu Che sighed softly: "I want Anyang Hou to teach Ju'er."

Wei Zifu's expression changed slightly: "Yes...does Marquis Anyang disagree?"

Liu Che glanced at Wei Zifu, his dewy and pure appearance, from the first time he saw Wei Zifu until now, nothing has changed.

"If Marquis Anyang doesn't agree, is there any way you can make him agree?"

Wei Zifu shook his head: "Rather than letting an important minister of the country bear the crime of resisting and disobeying the decree, it is better to find another teacher for the emperor."

Liu Che's eyes showed a happy look, and he did not talk about this problem again, but read Gillian's letter again.

Wei Zifu never asked too much, let alone read too much. Even if he had many thoughts in his heart, he would not reveal them easily in front of Liu Che.

Liu Che's eyes rested on a very important sentence in Gillian's letter: "Whoever puts my Liu family's world at ease will be happy and young."

These words reminded Liu Che of what his ancestor, Emperor Gaozu, once said: "Whoever makes peace with my Liu family in the world will surely be prosperous."

He asked himself, could Li Huan and Wei Qing of his own dynasty compare to Zhou Bo who founded the country?
Liu Che frowned fiercely. The comparison at different times was unreasonable in itself.

Gillian can give such an exaggerated evaluation to Li Huan... is she just saying good things about Li Huan, right?
But that's not necessarily the case, because this letter also mentioned that Li Huan asked the musicians in his mansion to go out and make money by singing...

After careful investigation, Gillian discovered that Li Huan's mansion did not even have a single idler...

As long as anyone can be used, Li Huan will drag him out to make money...

This incident made Gillian very contemptuous. Liu Che could read between the lines of Gillian's words and imagine the rich expression changes on Gillian's face when she wrote the letter.

"After the First World War in Henan, the country was stable, and the Xiongnu did not have the courage to retaliate against my great Han Dynasty. There is nothing going on at home. I want to go to Anyang County."

Wei Zifu said nervously: "Is it because of Zhu'er's affairs? I ask Your Majesty to think twice..."

Liu Che glanced at his sleeping son, and a shameful thought came to his mind. How great would it be if this son was his and Gillian's son?

At that moment, he suddenly felt very sorry for Wei Zifu, so he smiled and said, "You don't have to worry about Ju'er. He is still young. You can let me go with you, so that you won't be bored on the road."

Wei Zifu didn't ask any more questions, just nodded obediently and smiled softly: "Anyang County must have achieved some great political achievements, so that His Majesty couldn't help but go there in person."

"Let the wet nurse take the baby with you tonight." Liu Che's words instantly made Wei Zifu blush. She looked at Liu Che with watery eyes, nodded, and left with Liu Zhu in her arms.

"Xuan Zhangtang and Sang Hongyang come to see me!"

After a while, Zhang Tang and Sang Hongyang came.

The two of them were really shocked when they heard that Emperor Liu Che said that he was going to Anyang County.

Especially Sang Hongyang, he really wanted to go, but he never thought about asking Emperor Liu Che to come with him, right?

What are you kidding?

"What? Neither of you agree with me going in person?"

"Your Majesty is so noble. There is no need to go to Anyang County in person. I can serve as your Majesty's eyes and ears."

Zhang Tang spoke as always.

Out of the corner of Liu Che's eye, he looked at Sang Hongyang.

Sang Hongyang just pretended not to see Liu Che's gaze, and just cupped his hands and said: "Weak ministers can also be His Majesty's eyes and ears."

"This matter has been settled. We will set off in five days. Tomorrow I will announce to the Prime Minister to discuss various matters in Chang'an in detail.

In addition, Li Huan, Marquis of Anyang, petitioned me many times, requesting me to select capable officials to serve in Anyang County. Zhang Tang! "

"I'm here!" Zhang Tang hurriedly handed over his hands.

"From Ting Wei's mansion, select capable people and recommend them to me."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Zhang Tang didn't hesitate at all.

Sang Hongyang originally thought that Zhang Tang would persuade the emperor again not to lower his status and go to Anyang County.

As a result, this bitch simply forgot what he said before.

"Sang Hongyang, you should also select capable officials to recommend to me." Liu Che said lightly after noticing the change of expression on Sang Hongyang's face from the corner of his eye.

"According to the order!" Sang Hongyang accepted the order with his hands raised, completely forgetting that he was still despising Zhang Tang before...

Liu Che actually went on patrol incognito...

Not only Sang Hongyang didn't expect this, but even Zhang Tang didn't expect it. Although they were in private, the team size was still not small.

A team of nearly 400 people was divided into five caravans who pretended that no one knew anyone. They rushed to Anyang County under the guise of hearing that Anyang County had various benefits and wanted to do business there.

There were so many such people; Liu Che never expected that so many merchants would rush to Anyang County.

Stepping on the smooth concrete road, Liu Che felt like he was dreaming for a moment...

This place is really...so clean!
Zhang Tang and Sang Hongyang also showed incredible expressions.

Queen Wei Zifu and Princess Pingyang also opened their eyes wide and looked at the spacious cement floor in front of them...

Businessmen come and go, and livestock manure is a problem that cannot be stopped.

But... There is a special person to clean it. There is running water in the cement ditch. After cleaning up the excrement of the livestock, it will be washed with water...

Liu Che immediately thought of the bathroom that Gillian mentioned in her letter... Then they heard the rules here. People are not allowed to defecate anywhere. Anyone who violates the order will be fined a thousand dollars and paraded through the streets.

Zhang Tang said angrily: "This is simply violent..."

Liu Che glanced at him and immediately suppressed his next words.

Sang Hongyang couldn't help but shook his head: "It's unbelievable... All the land on these two sides has been cultivated. Although it has not caught up with spring plowing, if you take care of the land with such care, you will definitely have a good harvest next year!"

The two people see different things in their eyes, so they naturally have different opinions.

"The toll of one dollar is just a frivolous thing. This may be the reason why merchants are happy to gather here." Sang Hongyang stroked his beard and nodded, his face full of approval.

Liu Che walked on the cement road without saying a word, carefully feeling this Anyang County, which was incompatible with the whole era.

The public toilet has arrived.

Liu Che dove in. He didn't want to go to the toilet, he just wanted to see if this place was really what Gillian said.

The urine is collected and taken away…

Liu Che thought again about what Sang Hongyang reported to him, and about Anyang Marquis steaming manure...

After arriving in Anyang County, I still enjoy doing such heavy-flavored things!
"Your Majesty, should we go to the county town first or the market?" Sang Hongyang's excited look already showed that he wanted to go to the market first.

Liu Che nodded and said, "Go to the market first."

"Here!" Everyone got on the four-wheel carriage they just bought.

Liu Che's first feeling was that it was stable, too stable.

Zhang Tang opened his eyes wide. He had never experienced such joy in driving...

It's unimaginable... driving can be a pleasure.

"Boom boom boom——"

The sound of the gong came from the road ahead. A man with a full beard drove a carriage down the street. On his rather special carriage, there were two children beating the gong excitedly. , which has the same effect as the trumpet of later generations, and passing merchants and pedestrians have to give way.

Fortunately, the road is very wide and people will not be knocked away.

However, Liu Che immediately opened his eyes wide when he saw the man.

Zhang Tang almost screamed, but thanks to Sang Hongyang's quick eyesight and quick hands, he covered his mouth and at the same time covered the two of him with a bamboo hat...

"dong dong dong"

The sound of the gong faded away, and the carriage drove away at a fast speed.

Liu Che, Zhang Tang, Sang Hongyang, and even Princess Pingyang all got off the carriage, looking in disbelief at the manic carriage that was about to disappear at the end of the sight...

"That's my son? When did this son come to Anyang County?" Zhang Tang was stunned.

Liu Che also had a ghostly expression on his face: "Qu Bing'er...has it always been like this?"

"Who is that kid next to Zhang Anshi?"

Wei Zifu stretched out half of his head and asked worriedly: "Will I hit anyone if I go to the hospital?"

Princess Pingyang said angrily: "The Marquis Anyang dotes on this bastard too much!"

At this moment, the sound of the gong's crazy beating came from the distance again, and everyone fled back to the carriage.

Huo Qubing drove the carriage wildly and rushed past. Zhang Anshi and Dalang on the carriage were so excited that they beat the gongs like perpetual motion machines to clear the way.

In the blink of an eye, the carriage drove away, and everyone got off the carriage again. You looked at me, I looked at you, and I didn’t know what to say...

"Go to Anyang City first!"

At this moment, everyone reached a consensus.

The old city walls of Anyang City have been renovated, and they exude a breath of new life from top to bottom.

Walking into the city gate, you will see the spacious avenue, the brand-new buildings and houses, and the beautiful street lamps that stand just a short distance away, including the strange objects hanging on them...

Zhang Tang inquired from a passerby and found out that this thing is called a street lamp...

After dark, the whole road can be illuminated.

Seeing this, Liu Che couldn't help but grit his teeth: "There is no such thing in my palace..."

Princess Pingyang suddenly laughed out loud.

With surprises and sighs all the way, everyone came to the government office.

The eldest princess's guard stepped forward and announced that he was the eldest princess's servant and had a letter on his body, and he came here to ask for an audience with Queen Chen.

The guard did not hesitate and immediately went to report. After a while, Da Changqiu came out in person. He saw Princess Pingyang from a distance. When he was about to come forward to salute in a hurry, he saw Princess Pingyang making a silent gesture. Changqiu immediately understood that this was the eldest princess on a patrol incognito, and hurriedly stepped forward, only to see Emperor Liu Che, Queen Wei Zifu, Tingwei Zhang Tang, and Da Si Nong Sang Hongyang...

"Let someone go back and report it. Don't disturb Gillian. I have something I want to ask you." Liu Che's voice was very soft.

Da Changqiu heard the words, nodded quickly and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the nobleman is playing cards, and I don't have time to pay attention to the old slave right now!"

Liu Chehui thought of the mahjong mentioned by Gillian in her letter, frowned, and then asked: "Where is the Marquis Anyang himself?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, Marquis Anyang and Zhang Qian said that they have nothing to do and listen to music. These days, they are both following this principle."

Liu Che thought again about what Gillian said in her letter about listening to music on the hook...

"Okay, you take me to see Anyang Hou in person, remember, keep everything quiet!"

"Here!" Dachangqiu turned around and ordered: "I have something else to do. If you ask me later, you will say that I went to the market."

"Here!"

The guard responded without looking at anything else.

After Dachangqiu got on the carriage, he was extremely cautious: "Your Majesty, the streets and the city here are all rebuilt by Anyang Marquis. The market outside the city has expanded more than three times in the past few months. The original factory has been Moved back nearly forty miles..."

Gillian had already mentioned these things in her letters, but Liu Che still listened carefully.

"Anyang Marquis has nothing else to do lately except Goulan and listen to music?"

Zhang Tang couldn't help but ask, thinking of his son racing in the city like Huo Qubing. No matter how beautiful the land was built, he couldn't feel happy.

Zhang Qian ignored Zhang Qian for a long time. When he investigated Gillian, it was Zhang Qian who took charge of it. Only then did he come into the eyes of Emperor Liu Che.

It wasn't until Liu Che nodded that Da Changqiu handed over his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Anyang Marquis spent a long time making something called glass, but after it was made, it was smooth and clear, but Anyang Marquis He kept saying that he did not meet his requirements. After trying many times in succession, he seemed to be a little depressed, so he and Dr. Taizhong spent the whole day listening to music in Goulan, and sometimes even stayed overnight in Goulan without ever returning to the place where he stayed."

In this era, there are no issues about lifestyle. Liu Che disagreed after hearing this, and even Zhang Qian thought it was just that.

Only Sang Hongyang asked: "What exactly is the so-called glass?"

"I happen to have one in my hand." Da Changqiu took out a convex lens with poor light transmittance from his sleeve.

Sang Hongyang held it in his hand and looked at it closely. Liu Che suddenly saw Sang Hongyang's eyes becoming huge and subconsciously leaned back.

This action immediately startled Sang Hongyang, put down the convex lens in his hand, and looked at Liu Che with a puzzled expression.

Liu Che reached out and took it, holding it in front of him to look at. At this moment, Sang Hongyang and Zhang Qian looked at the emperor's suddenly enlarged eyes and nose. They were also startled and leaned back involuntarily...

When Da Changqiu saw this, he immediately realized that he had forgotten to say something...

"Reporting to your majesty, this object is a convex lens made of glass. When you get close to an object, it can magnify the object. It is also called a magnifying glass. Marquis Anyang said that it can be used to light fires in the wild. As long as there is the sun, it can be made faster than drilling wood to make fire."

Liu Che's face showed surprise, he pointed at Zhang Qian's nose, and then saw the blackheads on Zhang Qian's nose...

"Ignition? How to ignite a fire?" Liu Che was full of curiosity about this convex lens.

The same is true for Sang Hongyang and Zhang Tang.

Da Changqiu hurriedly opened the car curtain and let the sunlight shine in: "Old slave, I will demonstrate a thing or two for Your Majesty."

Liu Che handed the convex lens to Da Changqiu. Da Changqiu took it in his hands skillfully and began to focus on the sunlight. A small bright dot instantly appeared on Zhang Tang's instep.

"Mr. Tingwei has always been loyal to His Majesty. This demonstration does not involve any personal grudges. I also ask Mr. Tingwei not to move your feet." There was a meanness in Da Changqiu's eyes, and Liu Che felt as if he was... I saw Li Huan.

He already had a premonition that Zhang Tang would be in trouble.

But Zhang Tang looked puzzled. He is a man of great dignity, how could he be afraid of you, a mere hell dog?
However, just a moment later, Zhang Tang's silk shoes began to smoke...

"What kind of magic are you doing!" Zhang Tang was frightened and wanted to twitch his feet.

Dachangqiu held down Zhang Tang's feet with one hand and continued to burn Zhang Tang's feet. He said with a ferocious smile full of personal grudges: "Ting Wei Gong, this is science!"

　I'm embarrassed. I changed the computer code and the order of chapters is wrong. I can't change it...ah, Zero Seven Degrees is a big idiot.

　　
　
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