The road in Guanzhong was built with Chang'an as the center. It reached Lingzhou in the north, Dunhuang in the west, and Lizhou in the south. The road was thirty steps wide. Loess was piled up in the middle. Various willows were planted on both sides to resist wind and sand. The ditches formed by soil from outside the road were built into rain ditches. In the hinterland of Guanzhong, there were also channels for sailing and sailing along the road. Therefore, Zhao Xingde set out from Tongzhou with the five lieutenants of the Iron Bones Army, first detours Chang'an, and then rushing along the road between Chang'an and Dunhuang. Sixteen people rode strong horses. Two coachmen from the road Cao drove two four-horse and four-wheeled carriages with baggage. Every sixty miles passed, they changed horses at the post station to stop. Li Ruoxue was unable to move on, so Zhao Xingde also paid for a light and comfortable carriage from the road Cao.

There were bustling voices coming from both sides of the road. Li Ruoxue lifted the curtain and looked at it. It was already a lively street market. "Have you arrived in Chang'an?" She asked Zhao Xingde. Zhao Xingde hesitated for a moment before saying, "You have arrived." Looking out from a distance, there was no sign of the city wall.

In the late Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen forced Emperor Zhaozong of Tang to move the capital to Luoyang and destroy the Chang'an palaces and houses and folk houses. The Chang'an City, which had been painstakingly managed by the Sui and Tang dynasties for 300 years, became ruins. Today, the Chang'an city wall was rebuilt on the basis of the remaining imperial city, less than one-tenth of Chang'an during the Tang Dynasty.

After the Great Xia Dynasty established the country and the vitality of Guanzhong gradually recovered, the new Chang'an City gradually could not meet the needs. Whether it needed to be expanded caused heated debate in the Huguo Mansion. Finally, it was Kou Zhun, the prime minister of the Jianzhang Dynasty, who personally went to the Huguo Mansion to state the pros and cons, and explained that the benefits that the expansion of Chang'an City could bring to the people of Guanzhong were far less than the construction of channels and roads. The Huguo Mansion gave up the urge to rebuild the Xiong City of Chang'an. The Prime Minister's Office coordinated Cao and then came up with an alternative solution. The land in the ruins of Chang'an City in the old days was not conducive to farming, so after the planning, it was sold to merchants in pieces to allow them to establish a chamber of commerce autonomy. Therefore, this area is now the area with the most dense workshops and shops in Guanzhong, and this is a Chang'an without a wall. Chang'an, Samarkand and Chengdu Prefecture are now the three largest cities in the Xia Kingdom. Whether it is densely populated or the streets are prosperous, they are far more than Dunhuang, the Xidu, which is a political and military hub.

Because doing business in the periphery of the Chamber of Commerce autonomous region is much more convenient than in Chang'an City, the Chang'an neighborhoods within the city walls are becoming increasingly deserted. Many closed shops were bought back by the Prime Minister's Mansion and built a continuous giant warehouse, and then rented them to the Chamber of Commerce outside the city. The rent set by the Prime Minister's Mansion for the warehouses in the city is not expensive and very safe. Vendors keep the goods in the city and use Jiaozi as a certificate of picking up goods. The bulk transactions outside the city are completed by Jiaozi. Sometimes,

After waiting for the goods to be replaced for more than a dozen times, they still piled them in the warehouses in Chang'an City without moving them. Since then, all cities in Guanzhong have followed suit, which not only facilitated industry and commerce, but also allowed the private reserves to gradually gather into the city. Emperor Jianzhang Chen Wu praised Kou Zhun for "making the country get three years of savings without spending a penny." As water conservancy was successful, the people were very happy. Kou Zhun was awarded the title of Duke of Qi, becoming a role model in the hearts of countless Xia Dynasty civil servants, and also a legend that the people talked about.

However, the General's Office also supported the Prime Minister's Office's plan, but there were other considerations.

"If the enemy army attacks, continuous building can not only make the enemy suffer continuous casualties, but also make our counterattacks and exits conveniently, which is worse than the effect of turtle-shrinking city." Sergeant Shi Wenhu pointed at the very strong merchants and houses built on both sides of the street with a horse whip. Perhaps the continuous building may not be as good as the circular city wall, but this is not the primary issue considered by the General's Office. Although the Prime Minister's Office agreed to the autonomy of the Chamber of Commerce, the material style and basic planning of the building have certain standards.

The 16th cavalry and three carriages of the Iron Bones Army were slowly walking along the center of the street road, with iron hooves staggering and making a pleasant and crisp sound. The pedestrians on the stone paths on both sides stopped, and looked at them with either showing goodwill, respectful or fearful eyes. Some were still whispering softly. This is our Iron Bones Army in Guanzhong. The people of Xia Kingdom walked around. If there was no strong army in their hometown, they would inevitably be ridiculed.

The Iron Bones Army soldiers were also straightened their chests and their backs at this time, and their expressions were not as casual as usual. Instead, they were slightly reserved and proud, and occasionally signaled to the urchin-house urchins with the cavalry to make them be careful not to get too close to the horses. Zhao Xingde sat high on the horses, feeling the respectful status of the soldiers in the Xia Kingdom, and a strange feeling surged in his heart, "The soldiers of the Xia Kingdom go to fight for the people here, even if they die in the battlefield and are wrapped in horses, they don't have to be trapped in the city walls with such strong soldiers. On the contrary, our court..." His heart turned cold and a hint of gloom appeared in his eyes.

The Iron Bones Army's captains were indeed worthy of the people here. In order to avoid causing turmoil in Guanzhong, although they had no great military achievements for many years, most captains still insisted that it was best not to get along with the Song State in the Guguo Mansion. They resisted the rash proposal of using troops to Guandong several times. The people in Guanzhong enjoyed decades of peace, built canals and roads, farming, weaving, animal husbandry and fishery, and worked together, and their lives became more and more comfortable and prosperous. After entering Chang'an City, the captains rested in the post station of the road, waiting for the other military captains of Andong to meet up and set off together. Taking advantage of these days' leisure, Zhao Xingde took Li Ruoxue to wander around the city.

According to Shi Wenhu, there is a place in Chang'an City that is a must-see. The Xingqing Palace and Taimiao, the Emperor of Xia held the throne ceremony. Visitors are not prohibited. Even the emperor's dragon throne and bedroom can be viewed for free, while the foreigners have to pay twenty taels of copper coins. Only when the emperor Chen Xuan returned to Chang'an to sacrifice, or the new emperor held the throne ceremony, the two places will be guarded by the Dragon Ya Army, and idle people are prohibited from entering and leaving. This is a must-visit place for the people of Guandong to go to Chang'an. The people of Song can satisfy their curiosity about the prosperous royal life. The copper coins paid by the Song people who look at this place every year are enough to maintain the Xingqing Palace. Of course, this is also related to the grand palace of Xingqing Palace but the furnishings are quite simple.

Since entering the large campus in front of Xingqing Palace, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people to worship, and looking up at the nine huge stone pillars symbolizing Jiuzhou at the entrance of the palace, Zhao Xingde felt a sense of pressure coming to his face. These nine dragon pillars are also called slander pillars in Xia Kingdom, and no matter military and civilians, they can post the list paper here.

The first dragon pillar from the left is written with two vigorous characters "Qianlong". If you think that you have a plan and a plan that will benefit the country, no matter the noble, low, wise and stupid, you will post a suggestion here. The second dragon pillar writes the word "See the Dragon" and those who have art but cannot perform it, please post it here and recommend it to the court. The third dragon pillar writes the word "Yinglong" and those who want to see the emperor have something to do. The fourth dragon pillar writes the word "Xi Tie", and those who commit all crimes surrender themselves and reduce their crimes, and post a confession here. The fifth dragon pillar writes "Wu Jiu" and cannot be wronged.

The person who washes the snow posted a complaint here. The sixth dragon pillar wrote "Flying Dragon" and recommended others to be used by the court. The people of the Xia Kingdom often posted a list of officials here to praise the officials from all over the country. The seventh dragon pillar wrote "Kanglong" to attack the powerful and traitors who harmed the country, such as Cai Jing and Tong Guan of the Song Kingdom. The eighth dragon ball wrote "Cross Dragons" to expose other offenders, posted a list of documents here. The ninth dragon pillar on the rightmost point read "Yuanheng". If the people cannot decide which dragon pillar to post their list of documents, they will post it here.

Maintaining these nine dragon pillars is the most important task of the royal ministers of Xingqing Palace. They must send a list of documents obtained every day to Dunhuang for the emperor to visit. The Emperor of Xia does not easily interfere with the decisions of the five prefectures, but if the statements of the list are touched by the superiors, they will personally inquire and the Prime Minister's Office will also respond seriously. Over time, the nine dragon pillars have become a sacred place in the Xia Kingdom. If the people of Guanzhong have any grievances, they often come to the "Wujiu" pillar to post the list, and cry loudly, urging the internal ministers to quickly push their grievances to the heavens. Because of the existence of these nine dragon pillars, although Chen Xuan, the Emperor of Xia, is far away in Dunhuang, the position of the people in Guanzhong is much stronger than that in Bianjing.

The basalt stone bricks on the ground of the empty main hall of Xingqing Palace were originally roughly ground, but countless tourists over the past century have been ground to shine. The royal ministers in charge of the Xingqing Palace also needed to replace some broken floor tiles from time to time. Stepping on the cold stone bricks, looking up at the high beamless dome, so high and wide, it seemed as if you could hear the sound of wind roaring above. Li Ruoxue couldn't help feeling a little chill, "No wonder the Emperor of Xia State didn't want to live here. Although it was very powerful, it was indeed not suitable for human settlement."

Standing in this empty huge hall, Zhao Xingde felt awe at the beginning under the star map of the Grand Historian Bureau of Bianliang. He sighed secretly: "The ice is three feet long, not a day's cold. How many heroes are carrying dashing and unruly talents, devoted their entire lives and were willing to work hard, which has created this new country that is rising like a sun."
Chapter completed!