I am not in the position of Zen [Three Kingdoms]

In the history of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie was not the only emperor who was full of idealism and wanted to make a difference. 300 years ago, there was another man named Wang Mang who wanted to carry out national land, population and economic reforms after usurping the throne at the end of the Western Han Dynasty.

After traveling through time, Liu Xie carefully studied the history of Wang Mang's time in power in Zangshu Pavilion.

Wang Mang's long-cherished wish is also land reform, to change the name of the country's land to "Wangtian", to implement the state-owned system of land, to prohibit private trading of land, to lighten corvees and taxes, and to encourage production.He tried to solve the long-standing problem of slaves and slaves, guaranteeing the lives of slaves and prohibiting them from buying and selling.

In addition, Wang Mang also promoted a planned economy, with the government controlling prices.

No matter how you look at it, you seem to be a modern person whose thinking is beyond the times.

It is a pity that the New Deal at that time greatly affected the interests of big landlords and big bureaucrats, and they were met with crazy counterattacks soon after.Before the people benefited, Wang Mang had already been overthrown.

A lesson from the past, a teacher of the future.

Liu Xie deeply felt that reforms had to be implemented gradually, and that they could not fight across the board.It is even more impossible to directly issue an edict to confiscate land, restore the freedom of slaves and control prices.

At present, we can only look at the effect of the Jingzhou experiment, summarize the experience and lessons, and then generalize it.If Xun Yu, Zhang Liao, and Xu Shu, the top political and military talents in the Three Kingdoms era, cannot solve these problems, it only shows that the current era is not enough to implement reforms.

The most urgent task is to build Sizhou with Luoyang as the center like an iron barrel.When he felt insecure, Liu Xie was a man of science and technology, and the first thing he thought of was only one thing: strengthen the army with science and technology, and rejuvenate the country with science and education!

At that time, alchemy was made under Dong Zhuo's nose, just to purify it repeatedly.When attacking the Liangzhou army barracks, it tried a small trick, but the effect was not very good, there was only a loud noise, but the lethality was not strong.

Back in the palace, Liu Xie went to the "alchemy room" to see it again.Instruct the craftsmen: "It still doesn't work now, and it can't blow up the thick city walls. The powder made from fire nitrate, charcoal, and sulfur should be more fine. We must experiment more until we find the most powerful one."

The present □□ cannot be called □□ at all.Everyone in the engineering department knows the ratio of "one nitrate, two sulfur and three charcoal". However, in the Han Dynasty, the purity of these three raw materials was not high, and their power was greatly reduced. The idea of ​​□□ is also because the smelting technology is not at home, so far it has not been made at all...

However, Liu Xie has ordered the smelting department to start the blast furnace, use water power for forging, and use water power to drive a larger bellows.

There are rivers such as the Yellow River, Luo River, Yi River, Bai River, and Ru River in Luoyang. The city with dense rivers is very suitable for the use of water power.

In the Western Han Dynasty, coal mines had already been mined and coal was used as fuel.In a county near Luoyang, there happens to be a coal mine, which can provide abundant fuel.

If the Luoyang smelter is built, there is no need to worry about the time when it will not be available.

The princes of the Han Dynasty were not allowed to enter Beijing at will, so most of Bao Xin's army in Jibei stayed in Lushan.Only according to the will, one thousand meritorious soldiers were brought into Beijing to receive the reward.

Yu Jin is a rare commander-in-chief talent who runs the army very rigorously and has not made any mistakes in commanding the army for many years.However, this is all many years later. Yu Jin at this time is just a 16-year-old boy who is full of curiosity about Luoyang City.After entering Beijing with Bao Xin, he stayed at the post station, waiting for the emperor's call.

It was dusk after entering Beijing.Taking off his armor, Yu Jin hurriedly went to look for the little official at the post station, and gave him a few pennies: "Please ask the woman in the back kitchen to prepare a bucket of bath water."

After several days of driving, there is a sour smell on my body.

The little official smiled and waved his hand, but didn't take the money: "Master Jun doesn't know something. The Luoyang Inn not far from our street has a newly built soup pool. It is the most convenient to take a bath, and the price is not expensive. If you Go there if you want to wash comfortably."

Only the imperial palace can afford to build Tangchi, which is unheard of by the people.Yu Jin heard that it was fresh, so he took the large wooden washbasin, towels and clean clothes provided by the inn friendly and went to Luoyang inn.

Seeing the many things he was carrying, Xiao Er immediately greeted him with a smile on his face: "Da Lang, two cash for bathing in a large bathroom, five cash for a room with eight people, ten cash for a room for four people, twenty cash for a single room, back rubbing and manicure. Erwen, the bathroom is crowded now, do you want a single room?"

"What do you mean by big bathroom?"

"It's the biggest pool in our shop, people bathe in it, and it can hold more than a hundred people at most."

People are generally willing to take a bath alone in a space. Yu Jin just got [-] rewards, but he didn't care about the [-] Wens, so he didn't bother with other people, nodded and said: "Then I want a private room."

"Okay!" Xiao Er was very happy, and led the way in front, introducing the benefits and popularity of Tangchi eloquently.His monthly money is directly linked to Tangchi's monthly earnings, so he treats customers very thoughtfully.

When Liu Xie's father was around, he had extensively built baths in the palace, and there were more than 1000 baths, large and small, in the palace.Luoyang has a dense water network. Craftsmen used underground pipes to bring water into the palace from various places, and the baths were connected to each other.

The technology of building baths in the Han Dynasty can be said to be very skilled.

Since Bu Yiwei bought the Luoyang Inn secretly, Liu Xie personally planned for the Luoyang Inn, intending to build it into a super-large inn integrating catering, accommodation, bathing, and entertainment.In the future, it will not only generate income for the emperor's private treasury, but also shoulder the heavy responsibility of scouting and disseminating news, becoming an important stronghold of the commoner guard.

The Luoyang Inn is adjacent to the river, so it is easy to divert water.The water is taken from the river, flows through the inn through the underground pipeline, and finally discharges into the river.

The bottoms of the large and small soup pools are all connected, and the inside is the flowing river water, which is only separated by wooden boards on the top.The largest has two baths, separated for men and women, and is called a large bath.They are all made of large stone bricks to form large baths. In the center of the two large baths is the stove, with coal and a cauldron for boiling water. There are pipes next to the water pot to pour hot water into the baths, making the baths hot. steaming.

Yu Jin curiously took a look at the large bathing pool, and a burst of hot air came over his face. In the steaming white steam, there were all naked men, some soaked in the pool with their arms wide open, and some sat on small benches by the pool , rubbing each other's backs with the water in the pool, the bathhouse was bustling with people, it was as lively as a market.

Single rooms are much quieter.Xiao Er led Yu Jin to see where the bath beans and water scoops were taken.

"Guest officer, if the water is not hot, or if you need to take a bath, manicure, drink tea, or eat snacks, just knock on the gong and drum at the door, and we will come right away."

Yu Jin was not in a hurry to enter the small soup pool in the room, and saw a huge wooden board with engraved words hanging on the wall, so he leaned over to have a look.

It says:

"Two (2) texts for back wiping and manicure."

"Two (2) texts of dog meat biscuits"

"Sesame Biscuits One (1) Text"

"A pot of good tea, five (5) articles"

"A packet of almond fruit, five (5) texts"

"One pack of mung bean cake, five (5) papers"

Qidao: "What does this strange symbol mean?"

"It's the number method promoted by the Holy Majesty in the city today. Even an illiterate Bai Ding can master it in a few days."

After Yu Jin finished washing comfortably, the enthusiastic waiter appeared again: "Da Lang, the tea house has high-quality tea and various fruits. There is a storyteller who tells a wonderful story about the emperor beheading Dong Zhuo and the people of Luoyang identifying Dong as a traitor to the party. If you have nothing to do at night, come with me, it's very lively!"

"There is no curfew in Beijing?"

"The curfew is still early, as long as you go home before midnight." Yu Jin said, "I heard that Dong Zhuo was shot to death by the emperor, I already knew that."

"Da Lang doesn't know! That Dong Zhuo has killed too many people and has become an evil spirit. The emperor killed Dong Zhuo with the spirit of talent and virtue. I heard that the emperor's sword slashed behind the action," Xiao Er made a slash With a gesture, he said vividly: "Blood was cut out of thin air!"

Seeing that Yu Jin was curious, Xiao Er laughed again: "Our storyteller is not fabricated out of thin air, he was also a merchant in our capital, and he happened to be at the forefront of killing Dong Zhuo that day, so he could see clearly from the beginning to the end. Chu. People who come to the inn from other places like to ask about Dong Zhuo’s murder, so our host simply invited him to explain it to the inn guests. It doesn’t matter whether it’s good or not, you don’t need to spend money to listen.”

Yu Jin gave Xiao Er a reward and followed him into the main building.