Chastity Layman

Songzhou City.

Under the decree, Ma Zhou, a scholar of the Imperial Academy, rushed to Songzhou in person to read the decree to Qin Lang.

"Under the door: Zhiyue, I live in the thighs and arms outside, and I am a fan outside. The "Poetry" praises the virtue of "Yiyi", and the "Biography" calls it the honor of "Jiafu".

"Kaifu Yisi Sansi Hussars General Libu Shangshu Tong Zhongshu Menxia Pingzhangshi, Prince Taishi Donggong Zhanshi, Prince Zuowei led, Chongxianguan Bachelor Shangzhu Guowei Duke Qin Lang, Yu Lianghong Bo, nature is deep and firm, benevolence can be judged, and goodness must be moved. Accumulate extraordinary talents, keep the integrity, hold the integrity that is difficult to win, and work in danger. Zhaosheng orders and Maojian merits... "

"Virtuous meritorious service should be rewarded by officials, and when Yongjian comes to power, it should be given real food."

"Shen Nai is obedient first, works hard for the royal family, takes the honor of the palace and the state, and discusses the post of Taoism. Heir's achievements are better than those of his predecessors. The favorite badge of the Netherlands, the successor of the family, respect Shen Jude, and live forever in Xiu .”

"It can be checked that the school Sikong Tong Zhongshumen has made peace, and the 2,500 households before the seal are still granted. The world seals Wu'an Prefecture in Yongzhen, and the rest of the official ranks remain the same!"

Under the snow peak, beside the Minjiang River.

Compared with two years ago, Songzhou at this time has begun to take shape and is more atmospheric.

On the basis of the original Jiacheng Village, the new Songzhou City, designed and expanded by the Ministry of Industry and Jiang Zuojian, is divided into two cities, the inner and outer cities, and the inner and outer cities are flat across the Chongshan Mountains. Part of it is rectangular. The outer city is adjacent to the lower dam of the river valley to the south of the city. There are city gates facing the inner city, which are rectangular.

The total length of Xinsongzhou City is twelve and a half miles. The city gate and the surrounding walls are built with green bricks fired on the spot. The interior is made of earth and stone. It is four and a half feet high and four feet thick. The mortar adheres to the joints, which is as strong as a copper wall and an iron wall.

The city gates are arched with large rectangular stone coupons.

The imperial edict of the inner city was granted as the Governor's Mansion of Songzhou, which is even more magnificent.

There are seven gates in the new city: "Jinyang" in the east, "Yanxun" in the south, "Weiyuan" in the west, "Zhenqiang" in the north, "Xiaoximen" at the foot of the southwest mountain, and two gates in the outer city, facing east and west. "Linjiang" and "Fuqing" in the north-south direction. Each city gate is surrounded by a large block of parallel six-sided stone arches, making the top semicircular. There are various carved patterns on the large stones at the base of the gate, which are unique and intriguing.

On the stone wall next to the Linjiang Gate, there is engraved an imperial edict from the emperor in the second year of Zhenguan to confer Qin Qiongshi the governor of Songzhou.

The Gate Fortress of the new city gate is magnificent with a thickness of fifteen feet.

In Songzhou City, there are small bridges and flowing water, and the landscape is unique. A swift and clear river passes through the east end of Songzhou and flows westward. After passing through the main street in the city, it turns south and flows out of Songzhou from the left side of the south gate. .

When the city was first built and planned, Qin Lang's suggestion was followed. The inner city was Yacheng, which was also the Shifeng Dudu's Mansion, while another hillside surrounded the north of Songzhou, which was a condescending military fort where troops were stationed.

The outer city is even bigger, divided into the eastern district on the mountain and the river valley district on the west.

The mountains are mainly residential areas, while the river valleys are mainly commercial and storage areas.

On the small river flowing through the urban area, bamboo buildings are erected on both sides of the river, which is not only convenient for transportation, but also makes it a place for leisure and entertainment. Drinking tea and watching the scenery are very relaxing.

Located on the main traffic road, the development of new commercial roads, especially the attachment of Dangxiang and Tuyuhun, has made the western Xinjiang peaceful and the demand for trade has greatly increased. In the past two years, this place has rapidly prospered, becoming a bustling border trade town, and also a distribution center for border goods, as well as a gathering area for processing workshops of many handmade goods.

The city wall built with sixty catties of big green bricks was extremely strong, and after the second battle of Longyou, Qin Qiong had seen the strength of the five-star fort in Diezhou, and when he came back, he also built several small fortresses outside Songzhou city to guard , including the military fort on the hill behind the inner city, which was also built in the form of a bastion.

In the vicinity of Songzhou, on both sides of the widened River Valley Avenue, many post stations, beacons, piers, and passes have been added to make Songzhou more lively and safer.

A few days ago, Qin Lang came to Songzhou from Diezhou to meet the old man Qin Qiong. He also brought along the Qin family's business group and guided them to use Songzhou as a business base to establish a commercial base on the southwestern frontier here.

The excitement in Songzhou was beyond Qin Lang's expectations. As expected, the emperor personally decreed the establishment. With the professional staff from the Ministry of Industry and the general supervisor, Qin Qiong's place has completely changed in more than two years.

Standing in the watchtower on the mountain and looking down, you can see the bustling business district of Xicheng, with vendors constantly coming and going, and the processing and production workshop area is even more noisy. There are many warehouses, workshops, and commercial streets here. In front streets and back squares, merchants are constantly hawking, and merchants are constantly flowing.

On the official roads outside the city, horses, horses and camels were constantly coming and going, even many Qiang people drove their yaks.

After there is no war, no confrontation, and the barriers between east and west are broken, the ethnic groups on both sides are more harmonious, and everyone's needs are completely released.

Because of Qin Lang's suggestion to Qin Qiong at the beginning, now Songzhou is completely a free trade zone, not an ordinary border market, here is completely zero tariffs, no matter if it is a businessman from the Central Plains or a Qiang from the Qiang area, There is no tax on the entry and exit of goods.

Although a large amount of tax was lost in this way, after Qin Qiong gave up the tariff, he actually made money by collecting transaction tax. A large number of commercial trades made the transaction volume here continue to increase, and the transaction tax naturally increased.

Not to mention attracting investment, attracting many companies and providing them with free workshops, etc., the merchants produce and process here, reducing the time and cost of road transportation, and Songzhou also attracts people from far and near because of the addition of many workshops. Merchants and common people make the cost of goods here lower and attract more people.

Salt, tea, cows, horses, fur, medicinal materials, sugar and wine, etc. are gathered here, attracting countless merchants, and the Xicheng District is almost non-stop day and night.

Qin Qiong's Songzhou now has three counties, one army, two customs and three towns, and the number of registered households has exceeded 10,000.

In addition to Sanzheng County, Qin Qiong also specially set up three new counties to house Zaqiang, Zadi and Dangxiang Qiang respectively. Three counties have been set up on a piece of land. These three counties are somewhat self-governing. They mainly focus on nomadic herding, and they will also plant some highland barley. They have to herd horses for Songzhou, and they mainly pay taxes on cattle and horses, which is relatively low. , is under the jurisdiction of Songzhou Dudufu, which is equivalent to a buffer zone.

Further west, there are twenty-five Jimi Dangxiang prefectures, all of which are under the jurisdiction of the Songzhou Dudufu, but that is completely Jimi District.

When Qin Lang came to Songzhou, he also knew that he was going to leave Longyou, but Qin Qiong wanted to stay in Songzhou to guard the vassal, so he simply came to Songzhou for a short stay before returning to Beijing.

It is not easy to come from Diezhou. Although Qin Lang can go to the west in the inner circle of the Dangxiang, it can save a lot of detours, but he has to cross grasslands and snow-capped mountains along the way, especially when crossing the pass. It is very hard. Very deep, high anti serious.

Hekou and Hequ's Dangxiang 25th Judizhou, to Qin Lang who passed by, they came to visit and warmly entertained Qin Lang, just like visiting his grandfather. Although Qin Lang led his army deep and killed more than a year ago, these People are still in awe of Qin Lang, just like they are in awe of gods.

The chiefs and chiefs of the various ministries even sent their own children to follow Qin Lang, not to be guides, but to let them serve by Qin Lang's side and be followers of the trilogy. As long as Qin Lang doesn't drive them away, they can always Serving Qin Lang's side.

When Qin Lang passed Gansongling and arrived in Songzhou, there were even more than five hundred followers of Dangxiang Qiang around him.

After arriving in Songzhou, Qin Lang was very relaxed. He looked here and there all day long, and the military academies of the Ningyuan Army in Songzhou came to see him one after another. Because they had fought side by side, Qin Lang got along well with them and would help They talk about battle command or something, or give advice on their bastion.

And the business group managers of the Qin family in Qinrenfang and the Qin family in Kangfang came to report to Qin Lang every day, but they seldom approached Qin Qiong. Make up your mind. Now that Qin Lang is here, they all come to ask for instructions. They admire Qin Lang's unique insights in business, and Qin Lang really spent some time discussing a long-term plan for them.

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When Ma Zhou arrived in Songzhou, Qin Lang was even a little reluctant to leave. In the morning, he drank tea and listened to music on the small river bamboo building in Songzhou City, and in the afternoon, he went to Xicheng District to go shopping in the commercial street to see the transactions. Taste delicious food in a variety of ways, comfortable.

"Sanlang is so leisurely, my legs are running thin."

After Ma Zhou read the imperial decree, he complained a little.

Qin Lang asked Ma Zhou to cut the mutton into big pieces with his hands, put the fresh mutton into large pieces, put it in the pot and cook it until it was just cooked, and take it out immediately. The mutton was too big with bones, so he could only eat it with his hands. Ma Zhou likes it very much.

"I heard that Xiao Yu impeached me in Chang'an, and Wei Ting investigated me in Longyou?"

"Your Majesty trusts you very much, and he has no doubts. The investigation is just a procedure to return your innocence. Don't worry, your contribution to destroying the country this time is so great, how can Your Majesty feel cold in the heart of the hero? Although you have In many places, things are rough and not in compliance with the rules, but they are just small things and not a big problem."

The writing is very beautiful, parallel four Li six.

It was no surprise that he was awarded the Minister of the Ministry of War before, but the inspector Sikong made people a little surprised.

It is estimated that he has made more contributions, but he is still young after all, and Qin Qiong is a Taiwei. It is not only a show of honor and favor, but also not too out of line.

Ma Zhou lowered his voice, "Actually, the inspector Sikong has other errands besides building the Daming Palace. After His Majesty returned to Beijing, the Supreme Emperor suddenly became very unwell, and the imperial doctors were helpless. Your Majesty wants you to return to Beijing quickly. Resume the construction of the Daming Palace, and at the same time start the construction of the Xianling Mausoleum."

Xianling, this is the name given to the Mausoleum of the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan.

The emperor's mausoleum is generally built when he is still alive, and most of them are grand in scale and will take many years to build. Previously, due to natural disasters, military disasters and other reasons, the construction of Xianling was suspended.

But now the Taishanghuang suddenly felt unwell, and the emperor was a little worried that the Taishanghuang would not be able to survive, so he planned to restart work and step up construction.

Qin Lang frowned upon hearing this.

The Daming Palace was originally a new palace built for the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan. This new palace has not yet been completed, and at the same time Li Yuan's mausoleum will be built, which is a bit strange.

"Let's leave quickly, or the Chinese New Year will be over soon. You, a hero who destroyed the country, must show up at the Zhengdan court meeting." Ma Zhou persuaded.