Zhen Mi's face flushed with a swipe, and he whispered: "Back to your Majesty, in the first few cars are the collection of books and clothes of the civic girl, but in the back are my elder brother's things."
Seeing Zhen Mi's shy face, Liu Xin was embarrassed to continue teasing the little girl, turned to Zhen Yan and said, "Why, are you planning to go to Chang'an with me?"
Zhen Yan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "My Majesty, Xiaomin thought about it carefully yesterday. If you want to rejuvenate the Zhen family, you must take the road of business. These cars are loaded with specialties from Hebei, and Xiaomin plans to drive in Beijing. A few shops. However, Xiaomin still has a lot of things in Yecheng, and he can't leave it for a while, just leave it to a few old servants there."
These aristocratic families have many slaves, and their ancestors have worked in their homes for generations. Although their status is low, but she has considered herself a member of the family from the bottom of her heart, Zhen Yan is very relieved to give these shops to them.
Leading these veteran families on the road of business is an important measure Liu Xin has taken to solve the problem of the gentry. The Yellow Turban Rebellion in the Liu Hong era was directly related to the massive loss of land by the peasants. Most of the country’s land has been concentrated in the hands of the gentry, and land has long become the most important wealth of the gentry.
Of course, Liu Xin can also use power to weaken the current gentry and deprive them of their land, but it will not be long before a new gentry class will emerge. In order to accumulate wealth, the new gentry class inevitably followed the old path of annexing land. If Liu Xin wants to break out of this cycle, he must provide these new and old gentry classes with new channels to get rich, and move their eyes from the land to other places.
With Zhen Yan's gaze, of course he couldn't see such a long-term view, so he didn't plan to go to Chang'an personally, just hand it over to a few loyal servants. This is certainly detrimental to the development of the Zhen family, but Liu Xin did not remind him.
The gentry family has always been extremely contemptuous of merchants. Now the Zhen family’s willingness to do business is compelling, but as long as they can taste the sweetness of doing business, I believe that the Zhen family’s attitude towards merchants will gradually change, and at the same time they The action will drive a large number of people. Now many gentry families in Jingzhou and Yizhou have spontaneously shifted the focus of their families to commerce.
Although this is only Zhen Yan's attempt, and his attitude is not very positive, Liu Xin encouraged him: "Don't worry, I will also provide convenience at that time."
The group left Yecheng for Chang'an. After all, the family is a family, although it has been declining, but the pomp is not small. There are more than 20 maids and maids around Zhen Mi. The clothes are full of two carts, and more of them are books, more than 800 volumes, all of which are heavy bamboo slips.
When Cai Yong left Luoyang ten years ago, he brought a collection of more than 3,000 volumes. Cai Yong is a well-known university inquirer, so it's no wonder that there are so many books. But Zhen Mi is no more than a little girl who can have so many books, and Liu Xin can't help but admire Liu Xin. You must know that he also rescued more than 3,000 books from Dongguan that year. That is the collection of the Royal Han Dynasty, which is only three times more than hers.
Few women in this era read, even women from the noble family did not even know a lot of words. Liu Xin really wanted to know why Zhen Mi had to read so many books. However, Zhen Mi's temperament seemed a bit cold. After getting in the carriage, she didn't see her lift the driving curtain along the way. Although she was just a little girl, Liu Xin had to avoid suspicion, and it was not good for her to ask questions.
Yecheng is very close to Hanoi. According to Liu Xin's impatience, he can't wait to arrive in Luoyang one day. Now that Zhen Mi has joined, there are many more vehicles in the team, and the speed has naturally slowed down. But Liu Xin had already said that he would return to Beijing with Zhen Mi, but he couldn't break his promise. He had to be patient and walk slowly, and only rushed to Luoyang that night.
Although Luoyang and Chang'an were rebuilt at the same time, the focus of Liu Xin's construction was still in Chang'an. Luoyang only underwent some renovations and basically maintained its original appearance. After renovation, the traces left by Dong Zhuo's fire are no longer visible, and some popularity in the market has also recovered, but it is far from the former prosperity.
The new Luoyang Order Dong Zhao is a former minister. Compared with Wang Yun and the others, Dong Zhao needs to know more about current affairs, and he moved closer to Liu Xin with Huang Wan and Yang Biao very early. However, Dong Zhao's status is not as prominent as Huang Wan and Yang Biao, and Liu Xin feels relieved when he uses it. In addition, he already has a certain ability, so he was entrusted with Luoyang Order.
Knowing that Liu Xin had arrived, Dong Zhao had already been waiting outside the east gate of Luoyang. Luoyang is the Eastern Capital of the Great Han Dynasty designated by Liu Xin. The original imperial palace was converted into a palace. There were some maids and servants in the palace, and Dong Zhao didn't need special preparations for food and lodging.
It was getting late at this time. When it was time for dinner, Liu Xin didn't put on the emperor's pretense, but left Dong Zhao in the palace to eat and talk.
It turned out that Dong Zhao came to welcome Liu Xin mainly to report to Liu Xin about the situation in Luoyang, and proposed to open a market similar to Maoling in Luoyang. Luoyang is a metropolis on the same scale as Chang'an, but its status has fallen below Chang'an. It is impossible to surpass Chang'an. Even if it is to return to its former prosperity, it will not be an easy task. As Luoyang Ling, Dong Zhao used a lot of brains before he came up with such an idea. However, Liu Xin once ordered that merchants from the Western Regions can only reach Maoling as far as possible, so the construction of Luoyang into a big market requires Liu Xin's consent.
Liu Xin is very satisfied with Dong Zhao's serious thinking attitude. However, Liu Xin disagreed with Dong Zhao’s ideas, shook his head, and said: “The market in Maoling has become a climate now, and there is no need to build a similar market. Moreover, Western merchants are not allowed to cross Maoling. Mausoleum, this is a national policy set by me and must not be changed. If there are no merchants from the West, what would Luoyang use to attract customers from all directions?"
Seeing Dong Zhao’s expression a little frustrated, Liu Xin said with a smile: "When I entered the city, I had already seen many shops opened along the street, but Luoyang is too big to prosper with just a few shops, so I have to Find another way."
After hearing Liu Xin's words, Dong Zhao's spirit was lifted, and he quickly said, "Could it be that your Majesty has a good plan?"
"I also remembered it occasionally when I entered the city." Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "More than ten years ago, I was transferred from the Hejian prefect to Jingzhou. I passed Luoyang. The post was boring. I wanted to find a midnight snack. Mistaking the brothel drunk and red dust as a tavern caused a joke. Now that I think about it, the love and the scene are just like before my eyes."
In fact, what Liu Xin didn't say was that he made a mistake that night and spent a lot of money to redeem Yu Linglong, and he also gained the heart of beauty.
Of course Dong Zhao didn't know Liu Xin's past, but he obediently understood Liu Xin's meaning, and said, "Does your Majesty want the minister to open more brothels in Luoyang?"
Liu Xin laughed and said, "Don’t put your eyes on the brothel just because I mentioned the brothel. Different cities have different positioning. Maoling is a commerce and distributing center, and Changan is a cultural and cultural center. As for the gathering place, as for Luoyang, I want to make it a holy place for entertainment."
After a pause, Liu Xin continued to explain: "Most ordinary people have money and want to have some fun long ago. In the future, Luoyang City will not only open brothels and taverns, but also a large number of phantom halls and Baixi halls. A group of geishas who do not sell their lives, let those who make money have room to spend."
In fact, if these brothels, pubs, etc. were opened in Chang'an, the business might be more prosperous, but Liu Xin considered that the capital of a country needs to show the solemnity of the capital, these leisure and entertainment venues should be restricted. Now that the roads are smooth, Luoyang is only a day or two away from Chang'an. Those wealthy people who want to have fun can come to Luoyang and turn Luoyang into a gold-selling cave. In this way, not only can Luoyang City prosper quickly, but the environment of Chang'an City can also be purified at the same time.
Dong Zhao nodded his head seemingly understandable, and listened to Liu Xin a lot, and didn't leave until late at night. Liu Xin originally wanted to visit Zhen Mi to see what books she had read, but it was already three months later and had to give up.
At dawn the next day, Liu Xin was practicing in the yard. Suddenly, two court ladies walked in and said, "Your Majesty Enlightenment, Miss Zhen Jia is here."
Liu Xin was a little surprised. On the way yesterday, Zhen Mi didn't say a word to him, but she didn't know why she came here so early in the morning.
After hesitating, Zhen Mi had already arrived in the courtyard, gave a deep salute to Liu Xin, and said lightly: "Men's daughter respectfully invite Sheng'an."
It turned out that Zhen Mi was only here to greet Liu Xin. This is the family's rules. Liu Xin has seen a lot of girls as big as Zhen Mi. When Cai Jue was given to Zhou Mufu by Cai Hao, she was about the same age as Zhen Mi now, and the Qiao sisters were only one or two years older than Zhen Mi.
These girls are all born of noble family, and they are all ladies, but compared with them, Zhen Mi always makes Liu Xin feel different. Zhen Mi looked simple and naive, and very polite, and knew that she would take the initiative to greet Liu Xin, but she also gave people a cold and indifferent feeling. It seemed that she was not interested in anything other than reading.
Liu Xin couldn't think of how to describe it, so she raised her hand and said, "Miss Zhen, did you sleep well last night?"
Zhen Mi still said lightly: "It's okay. Dare to ask your Majesty, when will you leave?"
Liu Xin thought for a while, and said, "This is the imperial palace of a big man. Not everyone can come in casually. Ms. Zhen doesn't plan to stroll in it?"
Zhen Mi shook his head gently.
Liu Xin asked again: "It's the first time you have come to Luoyang City? Do you want to take a walk and take a look?"
Zhen Mi still shook his head.