sweeping the world

Chapter 776 Sword and Plow

Zhuxia has a very long history of building platforms, and its shape is similar to a pyramid, but the top of the pyramid is pointed, but Zhuxia's platform has a platform.

A long time ago, there were basically only a few uses for building platforms. You need to build one for alliances, one for important sacrifices, and one for prayers. That is, Zhu Xia may not always build one in a few years. How high it is, and how many square meters the foundation is is also particular.

"Taiwan" has a very special meaning in Zhuxia, but it doesn't just extend from "high debt".Like to build terraces and another fashion of Zhuxia, which is to build Zhangtai, but all palaces must have Zhangtai, and they are basically important places for leisure.

The platform under construction in New Chang'an has been named the Temple of Heaven by Liu Yan. It covers an area of ​​about [-] square miles including the "platform", and the rest is the necessary square, as well as palaces, storage rooms, gardens and related buildings.

The main building is currently made of rammed earth. Once it reaches a large scale, other steps will be taken. For example, white marble will be brought in for decoration. When the Temple of Heaven is introduced, it will be a building that looks like it is made of white marble.

In addition to the exquisiteness of the Temple of Heaven itself, the palace is also a top priority. Various sacrificial purposes are divided according to specifications, such as worshiping, observing the sky, praying for grains, praying for good luck... and so on.

Liu Yan and Ji Chang could see the Temple of Heaven being rammed from a distance, which showed how small it was.

The leisure area where they walk is also busy with many people. Those laborers have long been familiar with the appearance of such a group of people. Usually, people from wealthy families will come to have a look. As long as there is no hindrance, who is willing to go? Guess who came.

New Chang'an is going to become the imperial capital!Since it is an imperial capital, there will be no shortage of officials. Furthermore, the imperial capital of a country itself is a place where nobles gather. It is really indispensable that there are people who are either rich or noble.However, one should continue to be in awe if one should be in awe. Maybe a glance would be considered provocative, and if someone moved his lips a little, he would suffer, so the best reaction would be to turn a blind eye and not listen, but talking in private is unavoidable.

"I don't know which nobleman it is, it looks a little scary."

"It's quite scary. I always feel frightened when I look at it."

Shi Zhongzhen wasn't talking nonsense, Liu Yan glanced at him just now, he was suffocated for some reason, and his mind went blank for a moment.

Zhang Ding also looked similar, so he didn't even dare to take a look.

Is it really that mysterious?I don’t know who Liu Yan is, but the two of them just looked at each other like that?That has nothing to do with Xuan Buxuan, it is the aura that a person must cultivate after being in power for a long time.

It's like the stubborn people always have a fierce look, and others don't need to know who they are, but they will feel jealous when they look at them.

Liu Yan is the lord of a country... especially the founding king of a country. He came here with a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. A single word can determine the lives and deaths of countless people, and how bad his momentum can be.

Shi Zhong's team stopped digging today, and they were assigned a job of planting trees.

The tree is a kind of fir tree, but the workers couldn’t name it, and they also carried saplings. They only needed to move the saplings off the carriage, put them into the pit they had dug long ago and cover them with soil. It's over.

"Those women from the Western Regions have already decided to sell them." Zhang Ding didn't stop his hand, and he was another person who liked to talk: "The priority is to sell to those who have noble titles."

Shi Zhong didn't stop and said casually: "There's nothing wrong with that."

It has been more than ten days since the military brought back the trophies from the Western Regions, but it suddenly became more lively in recent days, because the official posted a notice listing some people who had received huge rewards.The so-called abundance refers to two aspects, the first is the title, and the second is the wealth.

"Quan Lin was originally just a small man, but he changed into a stable person and won 21 yuan." Zhang Ding was full of envy: "I know him, he is from the next village. He has really become a master now. "

Shi Zhong planted the shovel on the ground, stepped on the soft soil with his feet to compact the soil layer, his face was naturally envious, and somewhat comforted, he said: "My uncle is a master, and he will be rewarded with [-] qian. "

The companions around were also talking in a hurry, that is, no one just talked and didn't work, usually they talked about someone who became prosperous, and then those women from the Western Regions were inevitably mentioned later, and there were also stories about who was rewarded with a new Chang'an residence thing.

"This is the most beautiful and majestic place I have ever seen." Huang Li looked very strong and honest. He grinned and said, "If you can live in such a city, you are a lucky person."

Liu Yan and Ji Chang were not far away, and those people did not lower their voices deliberately when they spoke, so they naturally heard them.

I don’t know about other places. The old and new Chang’an are surprised and envious of the return they get when they leave the Western Regions. Many people wait for their construction period to end, leave with one foot, and then go home to negotiate with their families. I also want to go home and prepare myself for going to the Western Regions.

Liu Yan's position is too high, and he only knows a general idea about folk affairs.

Ji Chang's position is also at the top level. He must know the folk affairs, and he will have a more direct impression by listening to the discussion with his own ears.

"The drought in the Northwest is severe, but the people are concerned about the income from the Western Regions." Ji Chang said with a smile on his face, "It's a good thing!"

Something happened, and then there were other things to attract the attention of the people, but that thing was still a good thing. Public opinion like this in a special period is better than thousands of troops.

Liu Yan looked around a few times, looking at what had been completed and what had not yet been completed. A new city was gradually taking shape.

The demolition of the old Chang'an is still going on, and the construction of the new Chang'an is also in full swing. Not counting the number of corvees, it has provided more than 70 jobs.

The construction of New Chang'an not only provides jobs, but also stimulates various industries.For example, if bricks and stones are needed, it must be a workshop for making bricks and stones. The official workshops do not cover all in one breath. They are private workshops, so it must make some people earn money, and those people provide more while making money. jobs.

Bricks and stones are just one of them. New Changan is being built from scratch. There are countless types of needs. They will be provided when needed, forming various industrial chains, each of which can provide employment. Opportunity.

No one knows better than Liu Yan what the construction of New Chang'an means. Not only is an imperial capital rising from scratch, but also those industries that originate from needs and get boosted.He can believe that, as long as the industries cultivated in the construction of New Chang'an are not interrupted, they will inevitably form basic industries.

"Maybe... the concentration of Dahan's industry will appear in Guanzhong." Liu Yan didn't care whether Ji Chang understood, raised his arm and pointed around: "Everything is new, everything we see is behind everything. There are laborers."

Ji Chang really didn't understand Liu Yan's deep meaning.He knew the handicraft industry and understood how handicraft industry existed, and he was also happy about the construction of Chang'an City to support so many people, but he was even more worried, such as whether the development of handicraft industry would affect agriculture.

"Agriculture?" Liu Yan had to admit that Ji Chang's worries were not unfounded: "Then we need a regulation."

The ancients were definitely not stupid, but the reason why the past dynasties have been suppressing other aspects is because they are afraid that people will give up farming.Compared with ensuring the country's food production, the other aspects are really secondary, otherwise the belly can't be guaranteed, even if it can make a star destroyer, what's the use of it.

"The big man already has artillery." Liu Yan started to walk again, walking on a section of the road that has not yet been paved with concrete, and dust on his boots and clothes is inevitable: "There are only three grain-producing areas in the real sense of the big man, and the rest of the area...is not No, there is no such environment.”

Ji Chang understood Liu Yan's words. If you have artillery, you don't have to worry about losing territory. If there is no high-quality grain-producing area in the country, then go and lay down a high-quality grain-producing area, and then arrest enough people to work.

The whole world is used to support a Han Dynasty, and the local people are committed to developing industry. Liu Yan is going to take an enlarged version of the rise of an empire where the sun never sets. As long as the scientific and technological power is always at the top of the world, is he still worried about lack of food?
"What's the situation in Dahan now? The people in the Indochina Peninsula farm for us, the people in the grasslands graze for us, the people in the Wa Islands mine for us, and the archipelago has our sugar cane gardens and spice forests..." Liu Yan narrowed his eyes with a smile: " We're still exploring the oceans, and we'll find more lands, and we'll find more peoples."

Ji Chang subconsciously swallowed his saliva. He really didn't have any relevant concepts before. Hearing what Liu Yan said, it seemed that it was true. He felt extremely proud of the strength of the country he participated in governing in an instant.

"Huan Wen's landing operation plan has been submitted." Liu Yan has not paid attention to the progress of the war with the Gupta Dynasty for a while, but he is full of confidence: "Soon the big man will have a new territory. I heard that Ah San There are rich crops, and Lianghe is a large grain-producing area, and the most important thing is that Ah San has a large population."

Ji Chang took a deep breath and lowered his voice: "Congratulations to Your Majesty! Congratulations to the great man!"

Liu Yan can't increase the number of Han people in a short time. Apart from continuing to integrate some yellow people who can be integrated, he can only rely on the common people to have children.He has always hoped that the number of Han Chinese will increase quickly, and he hopes that the number of Han Chinese will exceed 20 million in [-] years, and that the number of Han Chinese will exceed one billion in his lifetime.

Of course, if the number of Han people wants to reach one billion, it is absolutely impossible to support the old land of Zhuxia with the current productivity, so it needs to have a large enough land.If the number of Han people could really reach one billion, not to mention completely occupying the World Island, why should they expand to Europa, right?

Liu Yan was not too surprised when he heard that Ji Chang called His Majesty. The Son of Heaven can also call him His Majesty. In the past, all the ministers called the King had not fully restored the old land of the Han family, but now they are going to restore the last old land of the Western Regions. ?It is indeed possible to change the title.

After walking a certain distance, when he was close enough to the Temple of Heaven area, someone came to stop him.

Cui Zong, who was always by Liu Yan's side, walked over and showed a token. Not long after, the main person in charge came over and was stopped by him when he wanted to pay homage to Liu Yan, but everyone was able to move on.

Entering the Temple of Heaven area, you can see a beautiful scenery at a glance. The buildings in the final stage of construction, the square being paved, and the pleasing greenery.

No one understands why Liu Yan attaches great importance to greening. They think that the road is the road. They can at least understand the use of cement on the road, but why do they need to plant some flowers and plants to create a green belt? It looks good, but where can I go out of the city now? Isn't it grass and trees everywhere?
Cement was naturally one of the things that Liu Yan valued. He didn't have time to study it himself. He couldn't bear that he was the ruler, so he talked about some principles and it didn't take long to figure it out.

The walls of Miyagi City were made of cement, but there was no steel structure.There are also slightly fewer buildings using cement. The main reason is that it is okay to use all cement to build low buildings, but it is definitely not possible to build houses. If the houses are not working, how can we build palaces.

The current iron production in the Han Kingdom can only be said to be okay, the steel production is very low, and the metals for military use appear to be insufficient, so how can it be used to build houses.Liu Yan really wanted to increase production, but he really didn't have the relevant knowledge, that is, he couldn't even make a small blast furnace like Dayi Yuejin, so he could only make requests and let others worry about it.

It is not a shame to not be able to make things. If it weren't for this type of industry practitioners, who would use them but not know how to make them.The higher the technological content of the creation, the more knowledge it needs, and even the knowledge is matched, it's not just one step and it's done.

Let’s take a simple example. If you want to achieve success in metals, do you know how to mine ore? Do you know how to build a qualified furnace? Do you know how much temperature you need to melt ore to produce molten iron? Do you know how to build a container for molten iron? Then what steps should be used to forge to make the quality of molten iron qualified.There are too many steps, it is really not a casual thing.

Liu Yan is not a technology madman, what he can make is the basic knowledge of the bad street, and knowing how to make some military equipment is still related to his profession.Of course he knows what technology means, but he really doesn't have that ability. He can only pay attention to education, and then extend all kinds of knowledge dissemination from education, and then use power to guide it.

"Meet the Son of Heaven!"

Luo Han led the front, followed by a group of scribes. They had been staying here except for sleeping. When they noticed Liu Yan's arrival, they didn't dare to pretend they hadn't seen him, so they hurried over to see him.

Liu Yan waved his hand to excuse everyone. He was not surprised that these meetings were here. The Temple of Heaven is one of the places where the ascension ceremony is held. The construction specifications and other matters must be the top priority. It is absolutely necessary for some knowledgeable people to come and supervise. .

"The jade has arrived, and it will be used the day after tomorrow." Luo Han really has a position to supervise the construction of the Temple of Heaven, which is a kind of temporary worker, not an official establishment.He tried his best to hide his excitement and said, "In two more months, this place will be fully completed."

What will you do after the project is completed?Of course, it is to prepare for the ascension ceremony!
(End of this chapter)