When Xiao Yumi was tossing in Dengzhou, Li Shimin and his group also came to Hangzhou City.

Along the way, Li Shimin could have seen with his own eyes how much changes the country under his rule had taken place.

This gave him a more direct understanding of the situation in the Tang Dynasty.

"Xuanling, when Kuan'er said in front of me, "There is heaven above and Suzhou and Hangzhou below," I didn't agree.

Now that I have been in Hangzhou for a few days, I have finally gained a more intuitive understanding of this.

The scenery in Jiangnan is really different from Chang'an City."

Li Shimin was excitedly traveling to West Lake with Fang Xuanling and his party.

"Your Majesty, I am confident that after the Western Jin Dynasty moved south, the development here in Jiangnan has entered a new stage.

More scholars and craftsmen brought the culture and technology of the Central Plains, and the Hangzhou area will naturally undergo corresponding changes.

In addition, during the pre-Sui Dynasty, the construction of Jiangnan was also very important, so the situation here in Hangzhou was naturally even more different.

Later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince vigorously encouraged the development of maritime trade in these places, whether in Yangzhou, Suzhou, Hangzhou and Mingzhou.

The economies of these maritime trade cities are very developed.

With the economy developed, the government's tax revenue will naturally be higher.

In this way, the construction and maintenance of various roads will also make money.

Those wealthy businessmen are often willing to donate money to support education, build roads and bridges.

Over time, the situation in the entire city will undergo earth-shaking changes."

Fang Xuanling looked at the beautiful scenery around West Lake, and his face was full of smiles.

In his life, he hasn't played like this well.

As the Minister of Shangshu Zuo Pushe, he has served as prime minister for almost eighteen years.

There is nothing wrong with saying that he is a great minister.

Now that he is old, he has no particular pursuit of career.

So the mentality of playing naturally changed.

"Although the scenery in Hangzhou is quite beautiful, it has not reached the level of 'park', right?

What the Crown Prince said was a little exaggerated.”

Changsun Wuji expressed his different opinions as always.

Fortunately, whether it is Li Shimin or Fang Xuanling, he has selected and ignored some of the words Changsun Wuji said.

"The beauty of Hangzhou lies in West Lake.

When Weichen heard that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince came to Hangzhou for the first time, he arranged for someone to build a dike in West Lake, which is the cross-dike we can see now.

Ginkgo trees are planted on the left and right of this cross-diverge. By autumn, the entire ginkgo tree will turn yellow, which is the most beautiful time of the year.

In addition, there is a small island in the middle of West Lake, and there are some pavilions and towers on this island, which can be regarded as a view of West Lake.

The most interesting thing is that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wrote a "Legend of White Snake" back then, which contains many plots related to Hangzhou. Even the Lin'an City mentioned in the book is said to be Hangzhou City, but His Royal Highness deliberately changed his name.

In order to make Hangzhou more closely related to "The Legend of the White Snake", the previous governor also arranged for someone to build a Leifeng Tower by the West Lake.

After so many years of continuous improvement, the entire West Lake finally has the scenery we see today."

Fang Xuanling was with Li Shimin to play, and obviously did his homework.

As a famous city in Jiangnan Road, there are actually quite a lot of books related to Hangzhou in Xinhua Bookstore.

After all, printing costs have dropped a lot now, and the cost of paper has also become much lower.

Many people have the opportunity to print their own books.

Correspondingly, the entire book market is also expanding rapidly.

Because more people are more familiar with writing and writing, the more people's income is.

But the price of books is declining.

In this way, compared with the total number of books published in the Tang Dynasty in a year, it is not a few times the gap, but dozens or hundreds of times the gap.

"The construction of ** tower uses the tax revenue of Hangzhou Prefecture, and I also asked this question specifically at the beginning.

It is actually a bit strange to invest in building a pagoda for something that cannot be seen or touched.

The current national religion of the Tang Dynasty is Taoism, and it is obviously inappropriate for the government to actively support the construction of Buddhist temples."

Changsun Wuji was always able to find entry points from different angles to oppose Fang Xuanling.

The two of them have been fighting in the court for many years, but they didn't expect that they would have really free time now when they are playing with Li Shimin.

I think Li Shimin is deep in his heart and has not yet accepted the state of letting himself be idle.

"It is definitely inappropriate to vigorously support the construction of Buddhist temples.

However, I don’t think it’s a big deal to build one or two temples according to the local conditions.

Just like the Leifeng Pagoda by the West Lake, this has become an existence known to all the people of the Tang Dynasty.

Although for most people, it is impossible to come to Hangzhou specifically just because they have to see Leifeng Pagoda.

However, for the prefectures and counties around Hangzhou, some families with relatively wealthy families come to visit each other from time to time.

After these tourists from other places entered Hangzhou, they would cost money whether they were eating, drinking, and having fun.

This is equivalent to creating some employment opportunities and opportunities to earn money for the local area.

This is actually beneficial for the development of a city.”

Of course, Fang Xuanling would not shrink back just because of Changsun Wuji's words.

He is not a turtle.

"If the construction of Leifeng Pagoda can be linked to "The Legend of the White Snake", then what about this so-called Chu Di?

Is it because local officials came up with such a thing for the development of Hangzhou City?”

Fortunately, officials in Hangzhou haven't gone out for a few days to play, otherwise they would have lost their sleep at night after hearing Changsun Wuji's question.

"Wuji, this West Lake is not big or small, but it is actually not small.

Don’t you think that adding such a dam in the middle will not only benefit the water management of West Lake, but also add a bit of beauty?

The ginkgo leaves have not changed yet. If you go there for a month or two, the scenery will definitely be completely different."

Fang Xuanling and Changsun Wuji were tangling there.

Along the way, Li Shimin got used to the two of them quarrel like this.

So just say nothing and let them do whatever they like.

Only when the two of them finally stopped arguing that Li Shimin began to speak again.

"I have seen this Hangzhou, and it is indeed well-known.

However, after seeing the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou, I became more curious about the scenery in Guangzhou and Puluo.

If it is really as described in various newspapers and books, then the situation in Guangzhou City and Puluo Zhongcheng is still worth checking out.

Li Geng, go and arrange it. I will go to Southeast Asia in a few days.”

Li Shimin's decision surprised everyone.

"Your Majesty, we have been out of the capital for a long time. If we continue to go to Southeast Asia at this time, we will definitely not be able to return to Chang'an City in the 22nd year of Zhenguan."

Changsun Wuji was not in the mood to argue with Fang Xuanling at this time.

Hurry up and persuade Li Shimin before talking about it.

Going to Southeast Asia!

No emperor has ever done this in all dynasties.

"Wuji said nothing wrong. It is really too time-consuming to go to Southeast Asia.

Even if the speed of the sea ship is already relatively fast, it will take a long time.

And the further south the climatic environment is, the greater the difference between the situation in Chang'an City.

By then, we old bones may not be able to adapt to the climate there.”

Although Fang Xuanling actually really wanted to go to Nanyang to take a look.

But it is obvious that it is what a qualified minister should do at this time to persuade Li Shimin not to go to Southeast Asia.

After all, the situation is completely different when going to Southeast Asia and Jiangnan.

"The route from Chang'an City to Puluozhong is already very mature, and even the Datang Post Office has already made its business into Puluozhong.

At this time, where did you have so many worries?

I have already thought about it and we will set out for Nanyang the day after tomorrow.

But there is no need to rush to do anything. You can slowly appreciate the situation of the city along the way."

Li Shimin obviously had no intention of discussing the matter of going to Southeast Asia.

You can just execute it.
Chapter completed!