Han Zaiyu suppressed the nervousness in his heart and said: "An Lushan and Shi Siming massacred Hebei. All the people with fancy fists and embroidered legs have died long ago. If you want to survive, you must be stronger. I'm sorry, all the bows sold in Cangzhou shops are like this." .” The captain looked at it for a moment and returned the bow to him, "This bow of yours is a prohibited weapon, but since you are a scholar from Hebei, I will not pursue you for the time being. Register it this afternoon and we will file it!" After saying that, the captain waved his hand and led his men away. At this time, there was a loud bang in the distance, which startled Han Zaiyu. He quickly asked the man, "What is this sound?" The waiter smiled and said: "This is the demolition of the walls of Chang'an. The first batch of demolition of the walls of twenty-seven workshops. We are among the first batch." Han Zaiyu wondered: "Why should we demolish the wall? It's not safe!" The waiter laughed dissatisfiedly and said: "You said something is unsafe. The enemy army is advancing into Chang'an. Can a mere square wall stop it? This is the earliest means of restricting the people. Go and see the notice written by King Qi. The square wall is imprisoned." To improve people's hearts, tear down the walls and let everyone's hearts grow wings. Not only the common people will welcome it, but even the powerful are willing to tear down the walls." Han Zaiyu became a little interested, so he walked out of the inn to check it out. He saw a huge crowd of people in the distance, and all the people in the house came to watch the fun. He squeezed into the crowd and saw dozens of soldiers driving strong oxen to pull ropes. Sections of walls were pulled down, and dust flew into the air. At this time, Han Zaiyu suddenly saw a hundred steps away from him, a young official wearing a golden crown, guarded by countless soldiers, standing on a high place to inspect the demolition of the wall. Han Zaiyu's heart moved and he quickly asked the elder next to him, "Who is the one wearing the golden crown?" The people in question looked back at him and said, "You don't even know His Highness King Qi?" Han Zaiyu's heart suddenly started beating fast. He was not prepared at all. The opportunity appeared. Demolishing the square wall was Li Ye's long-cherished wish, but he did not have the decision-making power before. Now that he has this power, he did not hesitate to order the demolition of the Chang'an Ministry square wall in three batches. The purpose of the square wall was to protect the safety of the palace. In order to imprison the hearts of the people, the rulers of the Tang Dynasty used curfews to stifle the commercial night markets of the Tang Dynasty, which seriously restricted the commercial and urban development of Chang'an. Bianliang in the Song Dynasty had squares but no walls, which enabled the Song Dynasty's commerce to develop to the extreme, making the Song Dynasty the most tolerant and prosperous dynasty in history, and civilian society was born. Previously, he stipulated that the curfew should be lifted and the gates and city gates were not allowed to be closed. Now he went all out and demolished all the walls within two months. Chang'an's business has thus entered a glorious and prosperous era. Li Ye personally urged Shengyefang to demolish the walls, but he never dreamed that just seventy steps behind him, a pair of wolf-like eyes stared at him. The walls of the square fell down, and the dust covered the sky and the sun. The soldiers advised: "The dust is too big, Your Highness, please go back!" Li Ye nodded, he just came over symbolically to supervise. Then he turned around and returned to Qi Palace. Han Zaiyu finally squeezed forward, but Qi King Li Ye had disappeared and returned to Qi Palace. Han Zaiyu was filled with hatred because he had lost an opportunity in vain. When Li Ye returned to the official room, he saw a report on the table. Du You said at the side: "It was sent by Chen Sima. The copper and iron report that His Highness asked for!" Li Ye quickly picked up the report and took a closer look. The report stated that there were 9.6 million jins of iron, 3 million jins of refined iron, and 8 million jins of copper. Are these quantities large? It's not much at all. The iron calculation is only a little over 6,000 tons, and the copper can only be minted for more than one million guan. Last year, there were 20 million jins of iron, and this year there are only 12.6 million jins left. The consumption is too large, and the annual output is only a few million kilograms, mainly produced in Longyou Chitie Mountain and Shuofang Tongtie Mountain, as well as Linqiong County in Yizhou. If consumption continues at this level, pig iron stocks will bottom out in two years. At this moment, Li Ye made up his mind and could not delay it any longer. Li Ye immediately summoned Li Mi and seven other senior officials from the third rank and above to
To be continued...