Zhizhang Datang

Chapter 364
At this time, Guangzhou City, as the capital of Guangfu, can indeed be said to be the leading big city in the entire Lingnan area, and its population size is not small.

But compared to Chang'an City, which has a population of more than one million, it's still somewhat unattractive, so Lin Sen didn't have high expectations for it from the beginning.

In comparison, the biggest advantage here is that it is a large distribution center for Chinese and foreign commodities. Fan merchants have been exchanging goods with merchants from the mainland here for many years.

Replace the luxury goods such as spices, tooth horns, slaves, etc. from the open sea with the porcelain, silk, etc. from the Tang Dynasty, which are also enthusiastically sought after in the West.

It is precisely because of the strong demand of these foreign merchants that many small handicraft workshops have been developed in and around Guangzhou City, most of which are producing various commodities for these foreign merchants.

There are even many custom-made Western-style patterns that are more in line with the local people's aesthetics according to their requirements, that is, the export porcelain that later generations call it, which can be seen almost everywhere here.

About one-third of the population in the entire Panyu City are Fan merchants and their sailors, crew members, or slaves as goods, that is to say, they are all foreigners.

It is also because of the presence of so many foreigners that the buildings in Guangfu, including many Lingnan gardens in the future, have more or less exotic styles.

It is not surprising to see Byzantine, Roman and even Mediterranean architectural elements here.

However, compared with Yangzhou, which also occupies a favorable location, Guangzhou is actually at a disadvantage.

As Yangzhou is not the second largest city in the entire Tang Dynasty, it is also the third largest city. It has a better business atmosphere and more rich people.

Relatively speaking, the transportation is also more convenient, at least it will be much more friendly to the merchants of Datang who go to do business.

The so-called "one hundred thousand guan, riding a crane to Yangzhou" is definitely not just talking about it. There are not a few real wealthy customers there with a lot of money. Many merchants would rather take more boats to transport their goods there Cargo can be digested faster.

But correspondingly, those powerful fan merchants are obviously more welcome there, not just any fan merchant can make a success there.

Although Lin Sen has not actually been to Yangzhou at this time, he is indeed a little disappointed with the current Guangzhou, which is even slightly worse than his low expectations, mainly because the appearance here is really good. Not so good.

Different from the beautiful buildings after the rise of Lingnan gardens in later generations, Panyu City at this time looks a bit messy, and even looks a bit... shabby in Lin Sen's eyes.

Because in the urban area at this time, except for the Nanyue Royal Garden left over from the Jiuyao Garden, most of the other houses are stilted buildings, which are also known as stilted buildings.

In fact, the weather here in Guangfu is always related to humidity. This seemingly simple architectural form is indeed more suitable for the environment. By the way, it can also avoid the moisture on the ground, as well as the snakes and insects that appear from time to time. mouse.

Don’t think that the many stilted buildings that can be seen in later generations are so beautiful, just think that today’s Guangzhou city is more antique. After all, most of them are just lived by ordinary people. In fact, most of the images are not flattering.

Even the camp in Gaozhou seems to be simpler than this, but it is living in the wild after all, and everyone can overcome it.

However, as the capital of Guangfu, the first city in Lingnan, it turned out to be nothing more than that, which really made people feel disappointed. Compared with Feng An's private compound, it was worse than Feng An's private compound.

What's even more bizarre is that the city of Guangzhou at this time, strictly speaking, should occupy the land of two states and counties, and the east and west of the city are managed by different state capitals.

If it weren't for the fact that the Guangzhou Metropolitan Government House was also placed in the city, it would be possible to coordinate two different state capitals, and the city of Guangzhou might be busy.

If a person committed a crime in the east of the city and went to the west of the city, he could not be arrested for the time being, so that would be ridiculous.

In addition, foreigners who accounted for one-third of the permanent population will inevitably bring a series of problems.

Even if most of them live in a certain number of blocks, it is still not so easy to manage, because of the differences between different customs, coupled with the many economic interests involved, various conflicts also occur from time to time.

Fortunately, Datang at this time still has the confidence to go to heaven, and will not blindly indulge these fan merchants just because they can bring many benefits.

Generally, there is no favoritism towards foreigners, and even a little contempt for them.

Although it is not like in Chang'an City, even the richest fan merchants are the object of contempt, but it is definitely not like in some later generations, as if they are naturally superior to others.

Of course, these are all headaches for the governor of Guangzhou. Lin Sen came to be the head of the military, so naturally he would not interfere with the work of other civil servants, that would be a taboo.

After calming down his disappointment, Lin Sen remembered that when later generations came to Panyu's place to see the Lingnan Gardens, they had been introduced by the local tour guide.

It seems that Song Jing, the later famous prime minister, invented the technology of building houses with mud bricks when he was demoted to work here.

Under his vigorous promotion, people have indeed seen the benefits of this mud brick building, which soon replaced the stilted building and became the mainstream of Cantonese.

Although it felt good to visit those stilted buildings in later generations, he was unwilling to let him live in the stilted buildings for a long time at Panyu's side.

This meeting is already thinking about whether it should replace Song Jing's position and build this mud brick building in advance.

But right now, he didn't have time to think about this issue carefully, because many civil and military officials in Guangfu had warmly greeted him.

Lin Sen and the others were in an orderly formation with a murderous aura. They definitely couldn't enter the city rashly. They had to notify them in advance. It was no surprise that they knew that Lin Sen was coming, but the enthusiasm was really high.

The governor of Guangzhou was Lin Sen's superior and a serious third-rank senior official. Being able to welcome him in person was a great deal of face for Lin Sen.

Although it is not really flattering because of this, it is indeed a good start, isn't it.

If he wants to complete the real tasks he came here, that is, a series of plans discussed with Li Shimin, he must stay here for a long time, and it is basically certain to serve one or two terms. Would it be more beneficial for him to carry out his real work in the future if he had a good relationship with his immediate boss and a group of colleagues?

After chatting with this group of people for a long time, after agreeing on the time for the welcome banquet, Lin Sen took his less than [-] elite soldiers and rushed to his barracks.Obviously this place will not be in the inner city.

The former Captain Zhechong must have already got the information. When Lin Sen and the others came over, this one was already waiting here.

After the simple handover ceremony was completed, that person seemed to be relieved, and left with a group of subordinates in a high-spirited way.

And Lin Sen could probably understand why those civil and military officials welcomed him so much, at least it was one of the important reasons.

Although the former Captain Zhechong was not surnamed Feng, his surname was Xian, which was Mrs. Xian's Xian!This can already explain a lot of problems.

　Deep mourning for the great physicist, cosmologist, mathematician, thinker, and philosopher—Mr. Hawking!Maybe you have not read his works, but I believe you must have heard of his deeds. This is undoubtedly a great person, a person whose spirit alone is enough to make people awe-inspiring!pay tribute!

　　
　
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