After leaving the Han Palace and standing in front of the city gate again, looking back, the Han Imperial City was still so majestic and majestic. Except for the demolition and leveling of a huge square in front of the city, there were almost no more changes. It was just the momentum of suppressing the world. It seems to be stronger.
Zhong Mo couldn't help but recall six years ago. The miserable situation of that year flashed back in his memory. At that time, he accepted the emperor's summons. When he left the palace, he stopped and looked back. He was just wearing an old linen robe and carrying a very heavy weight in his arms. reward money.
Recalling the past, I felt endless emotions in my heart, which were all reflected on my face.
On the southeast side of the Imperial City, there is a "parking area" arranged according to grades. After all, only a few people can enter the Imperial City by car, and most of them are dead. There is also a stable next to it. Not everyone likes to ride in a car. The martial culture of the Han Dynasty is very strong. Many civil and military officials like to ride horses to "work". Although there are not many Han war horses, there are already quite a few Tao horses and Dao horses. The Khitan in the north does not have such strict trading controls on other miscellaneous horses other than military horses.
In the forest of cars, I found my driver. The driver was taking a nap, but his sense of smell seemed to be very sensitive. As soon as Zhong Mo approached, he woke up immediately without waiting for a sound, and quickly took out a low stool for Zhong Mo to board the car.
After that, I quickly cleaned up, especially cleaning up the traces of horse manure on the ground, and then drove away. The Han Dynasty was very strict about the management of urban livestock, and hygiene was one of them. According to regulations, the owners of horses, camels and other livestock in the city must clean up the urine and feces produced by them. Anyone who violates the rules will be fined by the people, and the officials will also have to record a fault.
It is said that once when the emperor visited Kaifeng City, he saw livestock excrement everywhere in the streets, dense filth and stench. He immediately pointed out the problem, and later issued a Tokyo Health Management Regulations, from which the health management of livestock in the city was born. .
In addition, if an animal loses control and wanders through the streets, the animal will be caught and killed, and the owner will be fined. If it causes property damage to officials and people, the owner will compensate the owner. If someone is injured or even killed, the owner will also be punished.
"Where are Zhong Shangshu going?" The car curtain was lowered, and the coachman's voice came from outside.
After hearing the question, Zhong Mo thought for a while and said: "Go back to the hotel first, wait for me to change my clothes, and then go to the market!"
"yes!"
This coachman was not Zhong Mo's entourage, but a local hired by the Concierge House after arriving in Tokyo. He had good driving skills, knew the rules of Tokyo, and was familiar with the roads. Tokyo is changing with each passing day, but there are more rules and stricter regulations. It is not just a foreigner who can get around.
Nowadays, when overseas Chinese come to Beijing and have a little wealth, they have to hire a guide. If you are a commoner who doesn't know the words or the road, it will be a trivial matter to be deceived, but it will be a disaster if you accidentally violate the prohibition.
Although there are many ordinary people in Tokyo, it is really not something ordinary people in Guizhou can survive, especially outsiders.
In the car, Zhong Mo closed his eyes slightly, and there was a slight look of solemnity on his elegant face, which would only show up when he was alone. What kept echoing in his mind were the words of the former Han emperor about the Sichuan-Sichuan rebellion. He had been thinking about it since he left Chongzheng Palace.
The word "warning" was spoken directly, so Zhong Mo couldn't help but be cautious. He calmed down and thought about it over and over in his mind. Zhong Mo is a very smart person. He has experienced ups and downs, which has made his mood more stable.
The Han Emperor's words and some of the rumors and situations he knew about the Sichuan-Sichuan Rebellion were constantly intertwined in his mind. The specific situation behind it is never known, but when you put aside the superficial news and look at the results, you will find that no matter who caused the Sichuan-Sichuan Rebellion, it suffered heavy losses and was severely hit. They are the nobles, bureaucrats and powerful men of Meng and Shu.
Thinking of this, Zhong Mo's expression became more serious, and he couldn't help but feel worried, and he probably guessed what the Han Emperor meant. He, Zhong Mo, belonged to the same class in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Although his family was not extremely rich, they had basic clothing and food. They also owned a lot of land and property, and many relatives and friends also had property.
If it's just his family, that's it. Even large-scale purges like those in Sichuan and Sichuan mainly targeted middle- and upper-class nobles, bureaucrats, and rebellious officials and powerful men. Although some of the old officials in Sichuan and Shu in more than two hundred prefectures and counties have been liquidated, as long as they obey the court honestly and accept the rule of the Han Dynasty, they are all living well now. Although the atmosphere of being an official is not like that of Meng and Shu. Although the situation was generally relaxed, the family's property was preserved. Compared with those dignitaries of the old dynasty who had their property confiscated, their fields divided, and their whole families moved out of Shu, they were much luckier.
Zhong Mo felt that with his connection with the emperor and his contribution to the court, the result would definitely not be like that. The emperor should be targeting those nobles and officials he had won over in Jinling.
When he thought about this, Zhong Mo was suddenly startled. If he guessed correctly, what happened in Sichuan and Shu would happen again in the south of the Yangtze River in the future. Moreover, judging from the attitude of the Han Emperor, the group of "Shun Han faction" he united with may become a hidden danger in the future, and may even implicate himself.
Think more about whether your actions will make the Han Emperor feel that he is forming a party for personal gain. You must know that the party struggle in the Southern Tang Dynasty is also well-known. Throughout history, it has always been the main theme in his court... .
By the time Zhong Mo returned to the Concierge Hotel, he had already thought about it and decided not to contact him again after returning to Jinling. With the current situation in the world and the strength of the big man, if he goes south, he really doesn't need to work hard, he just needs to make the appropriate cooperation decision at the right time.
Furthermore, after all, he is still a minister of the Tang Dynasty, so he should pay attention to his appearance, and if he goes too far, he will bring trouble to himself in the future. When it’s time to be low-key, you have to be low-key.
The Ceremony Hotel is not far from the Imperial City. It is surrounded by official residences and is very grandly decorated. It was rebuilt during the major renovation of Kaifeng and was meant to treat state guests from all over the world.
The envoys from various forces who came to Kaifeng this time have not left yet. They are of all shapes and sizes, all staying here, wanting to enjoy more of Tokyo's scenery.
Walking in the neat and elegant hotel, listening to the ups and downs of Hu dialects, Zhong Mo couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Although today's Han Dynasty is far from being able to bring all the barbarians and tribes from all over the world to come to court, the rise of the empire has exerted great influence on the four realms. But it is improving significantly.
A burst of pleasant conversation came from the corridor, and followed the sound. It was a young man dressed in silk clothes, speaking with a Fujian accent. Liu Shaoji, the adopted son of Congxiao of the Qingyuan Army, was ordered by his father to , Qianran went north to pay tribute, in order to lose his sincerity.
Obviously, even the Qingyuan Army located in Quan and Zhang, isolated from the Central Plains, could still feel the changes in the world situation. Speaking of which, although Liu Congxiao had ruled Quan and Zhang for more than ten years, he was still nominally a vassal of the Southern Tang Dynasty.
However, this Southern Tang vassal now directly submitted his pledge to the Central Plains court without any scruples. In this regard, Zhong Mo, as a minister of the Tang Dynasty, pretended not to see it and did not go up to say hello to avoid embarrassment.
Returning to the room where the Tang Dynasty was staying, Zhong Mo changed into his regular clothes, took a short rest, and then took his two entourages to the Tokyo market under the guidance of the coachman. It has been quite a while since I went north to Tokyo, but I spent most of my time in the hotel and spent most of my energy on communicating with Han court officials. I have never visited Kaifeng, which I have not seen for many years.
"Today's Kaifeng is becoming increasingly prosperous, and its majesty is far ahead of its past!" Zhong Mo couldn't help but sigh while walking on the streets of Nanshi.
The destruction of the old market structure does not mean that the original market has declined. On the contrary, it has become more prosperous and the daily flow of people is not small at all. Based on the original north, east and west cities, Murong Yanchao carried out large-scale expansion in that year. There were more than 1,500 new shops and buildings built by the government. In addition to the "good merchants" who were reserved for official use and returned donations, "In addition to replenishing the land occupied by the people, the remainder was sold, which also generated income for Kaifeng Prefecture.
The planning and distribution of the market has also become more reasonable. The meat, fish, rice and noodle shops are divided into areas and managed centrally, changing the chaos in the early years. All kinds of shops are also very organized, and everything you see is in good order.
Strolling along the main road that runs through Nanshi, you can see a huge flow of people and a huge amount of noise. The streets are wide enough to accommodate six cars traveling abreast. Having experienced the narrow and congested roads in Kaifeng back then, when I saw the situation ahead, I felt a particularly strong sense of contrast.
It was just like the shock Zhong Mo felt when he first came to Tokyo and walked onto the Tianjie that leads directly to the imperial city. The 30-foot (about 100-meter) wide Sky Street, with its end as far as the eye can see, is so majestic and displays an aura that, in Zhong Mo's opinion, could only be found in Chang'an and Luoyang during the heyday of the Tang Dynasty.
Although Jinling is also a city that can accommodate millions of people, compared with Kaifeng, it is obviously much inferior in terms of spiritual level.
