The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

"Actually, it's like this..." Lu An honestly sat in front of his grandfather, explaining this extravagant move to the old man.Dad has to go to work today, so there is only Lu Xiaoan who can persuade the old man who screams extravagance and does not want to move in after seeing the house.

The Qin State is completely sparsely populated, so land prices are very cheap, especially non-cultivated land, and almost no one wants it.

In the state of Qin, all the people's living standards had to be equivalent to the title of the master's family.If you don’t have the title, even if you buy a house, you are not allowed to live in it, you can’t plant a field if you buy it, and you can’t wear clothes if you have one, otherwise you will be punished.

Just like when Lu Buwei first arrived in Qin State, although he bought a house, the area of ​​the house was higher than what he, a commoner, was allowed to own.Once he moved in, he would be arrested and sentenced immediately, so Lu Buwei had to buy another cheap house, and moved in with his family only after he was conferred for meritorious service.

Therefore, in Qin State under this system, few people would buy a house in advance like Lu Buwei.

Live in secretly?If it doesn't exist, the neighbors in the state of Qin must protect each other. If Lu Buwei secretly crosses the rules and the neighbors don't report, then the neighbors will also bear the same punishment.So ever since Lu Buwei bought the house, the neighbors next door have been observing secretly.

On the other hand, Qin's titles rise and fall quickly, so generally speaking, ordinary title holders seldom buy all the fields and houses they are allowed to own at one time. You won't fall into a passive state when you're at the next level.Moreover, the Qin law stipulates that if there is an ordinary crime, you can first use money and grain to pay for the crime, then deduct the title, and wait for all the deduction to be carried out before the corporal punishment. Therefore, having more liquidity around you is also an important means of life-saving.

And the house that Lu An bought for Wei's family was obtained from an unlucky official who wanted to pay for the crime with money.The other party wanted money urgently, so the selling price was quite cheap.

At that time, Lu An patted his chest quickly, but it was not until he was interested in the house that he wanted to place an order that he discovered a troublesome problem-the Wei family did not have a title in Qin, but the house was for living, so naturally they couldn't be like Lu Buwei. At that time, I bought it like that and then struggled slowly.

In desperation, Lu An could only come up with a compromise, that is, the ownership of the house should be put under Lu Buwei's name first, and it would be regarded as Lu Buwei lent them to live in.

This is also a tricky method.

When buying it, Lu An discovered a shortcoming of this house, that is, it is too far away from the water source.The original owner of the house here also said that he had no choice. At that time, he hired someone to dig the well, but he didn’t know that the well-drilling craftsman gave up halfway through the well. Now the traces of the well digging are still there.

But in other words, if the well can be dug out, the housing price will not be the current price, and the price will be increased by at least [-]%!

Lu An went over to look, and sure enough there was a depression that hadn't been backfilled in time. After removing the cover above, he could see that the bottom was still dug quite deep, but unfortunately there was no water, which happened occasionally.

When he was still living in Yewang City, Lu An had seen how craftsmen found water wells.

Well diggers will first observe the local hydrology for a period of time, then insert a feather in several lands that may have groundwater, and then cover the wooden basin on the top. If the feather is wet, there must be water below.

This is because the root of the feather is hollow, which can guide the water vapor from the ground to the surface of the soil layer through capillary action.

But this method of exploration has a disadvantage, that is, there is only water below, but it is impossible to determine how deep the ground is, and whether there are boulders blocking it.

Yewang City once encountered an aggrieved well digging operation, and the well diggers found that they could not go down after digging.At that time, the owner of the well was unwilling to give up, so he hired a group of young men to dig up the surrounding area, only to find that there was a rock of considerable length and width blocking the mouth of the well.In the end, I had no choice but to give up.

The situation in this house is different. The groundwater is buried extremely deep, so deep that the well diggers dare not go down any further, so they can only give up.

But at least this shows that there is indeed water underneath.At that time, Lu An was a little ready to move, and he also heard the workers told him that the construction work is slow due to the freezing weather, and the reconstruction of the house may not be able to keep up with the construction period. This is not acceptable!

So Lu An decided to sharpen his tools first, modifying the few tools today to facilitate the craftsmen to break the ground.Then also using this tool, the workers accidentally made a mouthful of warm soup when they continued to drill down the well.

"Later, the tools were taken away by the king." Lu An scratched his cheek, and the word "beautiful" was written all over his body, "In order to reward An'er, the king gave us the current house!"

"So—it's free!"

As the largest landlord in the Qin State, Ying Ji was very generous when he let go. He specially selected an adjacent house next to the one purchased by the Lu family as a reward to Lu An, obviously with the intention of facilitating their communication.

In this courtyard there is not only a hot spring hole that has been dug, but also several sets of houses with hot spring water, which is very warm in winter.

Of course, it’s not all good. In summer, it’s too hot and humid. It may not be good for your health to use it as the main house, but it’s more suitable to live in the other garden for recuperation in autumn and winter.

In comparison, it's actually not as livable as the Wei's house next door with only one hole dug out.

Lu Xiaoan still feels a little disgusted.

What did the grandson do so that King Qin rewarded him with such a big house? ! ! !And here, here is clearly...

Old Master Lu held back, but he couldn't hold back, his whole expression was a little tense, "Do you know why this house...why?"

Before Lu An could speak, the old man finally stretched out his hand and pinched his grandson's ear. He didn't want to use any force but twisted it back and forth, "Here is the warm soup for the Emperor Zhou's tour! King Qin, you just accept it?"

As a disciple of Confucianism, Mrs. Lu couldn't accept that he lived in the other garden where Emperor Zhou used to live, even if there is no Emperor Zhou now!What an arrogance!

Lu An was stunned for a moment and then quickly explained, "Aye, no, the hot spring of Zhou Tianzi is not here!" And how could King Qin give the warm soup of Zhou Tianzi to others, it is King Qin's own private hot spring.

Mrs. Lu was angry. Here, the Lishan Mountain is on the back and the Weishui is facing. Is it this or which one?Lu An couldn't laugh or cry, so he could only draw a rough map for Aye who had never been to Xianyang: "Zhou Tianzi's warm soup is on the side of Lishan Mountain... and we are in the south of Weishui River."

He drew a straight line between the two points, "It's one day away from a fast horse, and it may take more than three or four days to walk slowly." He also drew the location of Xianyang Palace conveniently, and the line connecting the three points is a triangle. The Lu family's current house is in the lower left corner of the triangle, and Lishan Mountain is in the lower right corner. There is an east-west horizontal line between the two.

It can't be blamed that the old man has no concept of geography, it's really because the description in ancient books is really vague.And now they are indeed in a position with their backs to Lishan Mountain and facing Weishui River, and there are hot springs, which were bestowed by the King of Qin, so the old man misunderstood it?

But in fact, there are quite a few houses with warm soup on the south bank of the Weihe River in Xianyang City. Lu's house was only selected by King Qin because it was relatively close to Xianyang Palace, and close to the ferry, so the transportation was convenient. hospital.But that's just to the extent that I occasionally think of coming over to take a shower on weekdays.

Now that the Xianyang Palace is fully built, Yingji usually chooses to soak in hot water in the bathroom of Xianyang Palace.Even if he thinks about soaking in warm soup, he still prefers to take a bath in the pool called Xingchen soup that Zhou Tianzi once had a good fortune in. The scenery there is much better.

That's why he donated the other courtyard to Lu An without feeling sorry at all... No, it's not that he doesn't feel sorry, this courtyard is one of the places where winter vegetables are grown in Xianyang Palace, although there are many other places like it, But the vegetables here are the freshest when they are transported to Xianyang Palace, so King Qin is actually a small cut of meat.

However, the value of the utensils presented by Lu Xiaoan this time is very high, compared to Yingji, he thinks it is worth it.

After his grandson patiently explained, Mr. Lu also knew that he had made a mistake, so he couldn't help but blush.Of course, Lu An wouldn't hold on to his grandfather's faults. He changed the topic intimately and talked roughly with his family Aye about the current situation in Xianyang, and then took out a copy of "The Law of Qin".

Unexpectedly, Aye of his family waved his hand and said: "Xiaolang from Shuwei's family has already shown us on the way."

Lu An was a little surprised, then pursed his lips and boasted, "That's right, brother is the most reliable in doing things, I'm the one who worries too much."

After all, he didn't notice that the elders of the Lu family turned into strange expressions in an instant, and continued to introduce the situation of this house, the way to travel, how to buy and sell fruits and vegetables, etc. to the family.

As for the water... Compared with the Wei's next door, the Lu's water is much more convenient.The reason why this house was chosen to provide winter vegetables to Xianyang Palace is that the warm soup here can be drunk directly, and it can be used to irrigate the fields after cooling down.

Therefore, Lu's hot spring is equivalent to an automatic water heater, which can not only take a bath, but also heat hot water and grow vegetables. The quality is particularly good.

But the situation in Wei's house is different... the warm soup that has just been brewed will take a long time to prove that it is non-toxic.Before Lu An led the water out for a certain distance, let it cool, and then built a small artificial pond, and put a few swimming fish in it for experiments.But the time is too short, and nothing can be seen now. Although the fish is not dead, it is not clear whether it can be used.

Therefore, Lu An suggested that Wei Liao should not use the water in the pond, and if he really needed water, he could go to Lu's house to fetch water.

Compared to carrying water from the nearest water source...that is, the Weihe River, it is much more convenient to come to Lu's house to carry water!

"That's it." Wei Liao slowly repeated what Lu An said to him under the scorching gaze of the whole family.

Lu An was indeed thoughtful, but he obviously didn't think about what it meant for the Wei family to be a general for generations.

A group of big bosses took a rough look at the extremely plump carp in the pond that was flicking their tails leisurely in winter.I also glanced at the winding and complicated road built to cool the boiling water coming out of the well, and the billowing mist above it...

In the end, the old man of the Wei family made a final decision, "This water can't even kill fish, so can it kill us?"

This idea was praised by the whole family.

Mrs. Wei immediately mobilized all the sons of the Wei family to run to fetch the water.In order to ensure the water temperature, a group of strong young men sweated profusely in winter.But these gentlemen were all smiling, obviously thinking of the beautiful life after introducing hot spring water into the bathhouse in the future.

"Brother Cong, that junior brother of yours is really capable! Just for this warm soup, he will be my junior brother from now on! I will definitely take good care of him!" After serving the elders to take a bath, the juniors finally got into the water one by one. Climbing into the tub, I feel like my soul is about to take off.

One of Wei Liao's cousin gave him a thumbs up and rolled in the bathtub. "In the future, we will have a warm soup pool to soak in! After the martial arts performance, there will be warm soup!" He couldn't help being intoxicated, "What kind of fairy day is this?!"

Wei Liao raised his eyebrows, he glanced at this younger brother, and said softly: "I don't know, according to Qin law, except for the heir, the head of the household who has a marriage partner needs to divide the household."

"...Gah?"

Qin’s tax collection is based on households. After Shang Yang’s reform, in order to ensure taxation, a family except for the male heir, as long as they get married, they must separate and open another household. The household tax will be doubled.

After all, the Wei family has not yet formally settled in Qin State, and they still live in Lu Buwei's house at present. It doesn't matter for a short time, but it will be divided sooner or later.

But it is imperative for the Lu family to split up.

Although Lu An is the eldest grandson of the family, he is not qualified to speak on this matter, and it will be handled by Lu Buwei.Half a month later, the second and third uncles of the Lu family bought another small house and officially settled in Qin State. However, due to seasonal reasons, they lived in the big house for the time being, and they had to wait for the house to be repaired before moving out.

Up to this point, the relocation after a busy winter has finally come to an end.However, after this incident, Lu An discovered a problem that was not a problem at all.

Whether it was when the second uncle and third uncle bought a house, Mr. Lu had no idea about the location, which exposed a shortcoming—Xianyang has no municipal planning, let alone landmarks.

The planning of Xianyang City is very wanton. This is a young capital city without city walls. It has been growing by itself since the capital was moved to the present.Obviously those in power didn't know what the capital of Qin would look like in the end, so for the sake of convenience, except for the earliest Xianyang Palace, which had walls for protection, the rest of the palaces did not have walls.

Especially in the south of the Weihe River where the Lu family lives now, there are fewer people and more land, and houses can even be built casually.

Although the place does not appear to be messy because of the large size of the place, as long as there are more people and more houses are densely populated, alleys and dark passages will inevitably appear, which is very detrimental to municipal safety.Lu An believes that it is necessary to intervene early and plan early, so as to avoid the chaotic situation and it will be difficult to change it.

Zhao Zheng very much agrees with his elder brother's opinion, especially when he saw the symmetrical pattern spread out on the central axis plane under Lu An's plan, he just felt extremely relaxed and happy. How much he likes it, how about the city concept map drawn by his elder brother? See how comfortable it is!

He immediately picked up the willow branch, and then poked and drew on the sand table. The two brothers drew a square plan centered on the Xianyang Palace complex.

There is a city in the north and south, and an arsenal in the east and west. The south gate of Xianyang Palace is surrounded by the offices of various departments, which is convenient for entering the palace. There are residential areas in the north, south, east and west surrounding Xianyang Palace.

"I think there should be a square." Lu An poked at the location on the south side of the palace gate, "Here you can enjoy the appearance of the army returning in triumph. You can also award honors to the generals here."

Zhao Zheng added a piece without hesitation, and after thinking about it, he changed it into a large piece. Since it is to watch the army perform martial arts, the scene must be big!

Then he drew a circle on the east side of Xianyang Palace: "Move the ancestral temple here."

Lu An then made a circle in the west: "Then put the Shrine of Martyrs here."

Zhao Zheng humbly asked for advice: "Brother, what is the Shrine of Martyrs?"

"It's the ancestral hall for ministers who have made great contributions to Qin." Lu An explained: "Since this is the ancestral temple, the other side should invite famous ministers and generals who have assisted the ancestors, so that the ancestors will not feel lonely. !"

The most important thing is that the graphics are balanced.Otherwise, there will be an extra piece on the east side and the west side will be bare, how sad.

It makes sense!Zhao Zheng was stunned.He looked down at the neat city plan in the sand table, and felt that no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to be able to see what it would look like after it was completed!However, when his mind was fluttering, he suddenly heard his elder brother say slowly, "Hey, it's a pity that there is no money to make it."

At this moment, Zhao Zheng seemed to hear the sound of a broken dream.

The author has something to say:

Obsessive-compulsive disorder but no money brother duo.

...Well, you should have already guessed what Lu Xiaoan created!

According to the current archaeological exploration, Xianyang City believes that it is a capital city without city walls. The so-called no city walls does not mean that there are no walls, but that there is no outermost circle of the Forbidden City. There should still be partitions in the middle.

According to the current archaeological discoveries and ancient records, Xianyang City at the time of the fall of the Qin Dynasty should be divided by the Wei River, with palaces in the north and south, and a palace [group] connected by avenues or half-empty roads in the middle.

It is speculated that Qin Shihuang planned according to the star map at that time.

Different from the Han Dynasty, the main body of the Xianyang Palace in the Qin Dynasty was in the north of the Weihe River. Yes, it was the part of the Han Dynasty Mausoleum. The buildings in the pre-Qin period liked high-rise buildings, which were condescending. Xianyang was originally a natural highland, and the palace was built by terrain... It’s hard to imagine now, because high platforms were not popular after the Han Dynasty, but it should be the kind of shining palace group that you need to look up from the distant flat ground.

Kind of like the one in a fairy tale.

Xianyang City is a constantly growing capital city, and it should not be completely completed until Qin Mie.Its main palace buildings were built by the first emperor, such as the palace complex imitating the palaces of the six kings.

Later, when Xianyang was not enough, he made full use of it and developed to the south of Weihe River, building the predecessor of Yue Palace, Xingle Palace, Ganquan Palace, Shanglinyuan Yichun Palace and so on.Imagine the scale of Changle Palace, Changle Palace is 8 times that of the Forbidden City, and Xiao He only spent a year and a half to build and renovate Changle Palace, that is to say, the general layout should not expand too much, and this is just one of the first emperors. It's just another palace, so you can think about the size of the Xianyang Palace palace group.

Otherwise, Xiang Yu wouldn't be on fire for three months.

PS, what Xiang Yu burned was the Qin palace, that is, the part north of the Weihe River, and he had no time to burn the palace south of the Weihe River.That's why we left Changle Palace, Ganquan Palace, Shanglin Garden and so on to the old Liu's family.

By the way, the hot spring of Zhou Tianzi in the article is the predecessor of Huaqing Pool. Later, Qin Shihuang repaired it, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty repaired it. It was passed down to the Tang Dynasty and further expanded to become Huaqing Pool, and then Huaqing Palace.