Fortunately, Liu Che just had a sudden thought and did not insist on finding out what kind of water monster his son was.

Liu Tan didn't dare let him stay in the crystal house for too long, so after having dinner inside, he dragged Liu Che out.

Liu Che didn't think there was anything wrong. Although the Crystal Palace was new, it was not as interesting as it was at the beginning after staying there for a long time. Especially since the Crystal Palace was not big now, Liu Che was quite uncomfortable with it.

After coming out, Liu Che felt as if he had returned to the human world from a strange story book.

After they came out, the Grand Astrologer came to report that there would be no rain for the next few days. Liu Tan rolled his eyes and asked, "Father, do you want to go to Tongda City to take a look?"

"Tongda City? The supply city you mentioned before?"

Liu Tan nodded: "Yes, I heard that it's quite lively there now. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Liu Che originally had no interest in Tongda City, but he liked the hustle and bustle, so after hearing what Liu Tan said, he really wanted to go there.

Liu Tan wanted to take his father for a walk while the weather was not too hot, otherwise it would be too much suffering to go there when the weather got hot.

After Liu Che agreed, Liu Tan immediately asked people to prepare. He meant to set off in two days, but Liu Che was anxious and simply set off the next day.

The road from Changshou Palace to Tongda City is sparsely populated, but occasionally you can see patches of grape trellises, which serve as a kind of embellishment on the plains lacking vegetation.

On the way, Liu Che asked, "Where is the jade mine you gave Ju'er?"

Liu Tan immediately had the map brought over and said, "Here it is."

Liu Che was a little surprised: "Why did you choose this place?"

Liu Tan said, "Originally, I wanted to put all the soy product workshops here. If they were all placed in Shuofang City, it might become an obstacle if Shuofang City wanted to expand in the future. So I wanted to plan it out now. Originally, this area was also used for drying raisins and brewing wine, but who knew..."

A jade mine suddenly appeared, and everything had to be moved with it.

After hearing this, Liu Che teased, "You seem to have confidence in Shuofang City, but now you're thinking about expanding it?"

The current Shuofang City can be said to be a large city with few people. The first priority for Shuofang City to expand is to fill the city first.

Liu Tan said confidently, "This is the first fifty-year plan I've customized!"

Liu Che was a little surprised: "Why fifty years?"

Fifty years might not be enough for Shuofang City to become so overcrowded that it needs to be expanded.

He didn't have any idea about Liu Tan making long-term plans. As a monarch, he should have such a long-term vision.

Liu Tan explained, "I think I can persevere for fifty years and complete this plan. As for longer... who knows if my successor will share my political views? If not, they'll have to scheme hard to overturn my plan. That's pointless. Anyway, I've laid the foundation for them, and I'll let them figure out the rest."

After hearing this, Liu Che frowned slightly and was very unhappy about Liu Tan's statement that he could live another fifty years.

What he wanted was to live a hundred years, but even Liu Tan, who was suspected to have sneaked out from the fairyland, didn't even think about living a hundred years. Is it possible that this is not possible?

Seeing Liu Che frown, Liu Tan deliberately asked, "Father, do you think this plan is bad?"

Liu Che looked at him deeply and said, "Very good."

Liu Tan felt a little uneasy. Those were his true thoughts just now, and he said them out loud. After he finished speaking, he remembered that Liu Che was now very sensitive about matters of life and death.

He didn't know what to say, so he just stuck his head out of the car and said, "Hey, we're almost there."

Because he was still thinking about seeking immortality, Liu Che asked someone to open the car door and take a look with a calm expression.

Originally, he had no expectations for Tongda City. After all, from what Liu Tan described, this city was just a transit station used to provide supplies to merchants. To put it more clearly, it was used to make money from these merchants.

What he didn't expect was that Tongda City was really unique, especially the city wall.

The four corners of other city walls are either watchtowers or arrow towers, or at worst a corner tower for ringing bells, but the four corners of Tongda City are represented by four animals.

Because of the distance, Liu Che couldn't see clearly what was on it. Seeing that he couldn't see clearly in the car, he got out of the car and prepared to ride a horse to appreciate it.

When Liu Che went horseback riding, Liu Tan of course had to accompany him, so he and Lu Xuan accompanied Liu Che on his left and right.

After going out, Liu Che found that there were many merchants passing by. Because they were on a secret visit this time, the road was not cleared, which gave Liu Che a good opportunity to see the real situation of Tongda City.

Apart from their team, most of the people coming and going were caravans carrying goods. Of course, there was also a group of people who came just to greet and chat.

Liu Che observed for a long time and found that the city was very bustling with people coming and going. This was only outside the city, and it must be very lively inside the city as well.

He couldn't help but turn around and smile: "It looks like there are a lot of people."

Liu Tan laughed and said, "The Guan City is about to open, and everyone wants to come here early to prepare. Tongda City is the closest city to the Guan City, so of course it will be busier."

Liu Che nodded. Although merchants were at the bottom of the hierarchy of the four classes, in Liu Che's eyes, anything that could bring him money was enough, so he felt that Guan Shi's move was absolutely right.

He was watching the passers-by, and the passers-by were also watching them.

Everyone in their group was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and the accessories they wore were not something that ordinary people could afford. In addition, they all had extraordinary looks, and among them there was Lu Xuan, who had an obviously exotic style, which attracted even more attention.

When he got closer to Liu Che, he found that there were four particularly majestic Pixiu on the four corners of the city wall!

When he saw it from a distance, he thought it was a lion or a Qilin. Thinking about the meaning of Pixiu, Liu Che almost burst out laughing. He pointed at Liu Tan and said, "You, don't be so straightforward!"

Liu Tan smiled with his eyebrows curved, and said with pride: "Son... Tongda City Construction is not doing charity, of course we have to make money!"

Liu Che didn't say anything. After walking closer, he found that not only were there statues of Pixiu guarding the four corners of the city, but there were also reliefs of the Nine Dragon Sons on the city walls. It looked very spectacular and distinctive at first glance.

Liu Che asked curiously, "Why isn't there one in Shuofang City?"

Liu Tan touched his nose and said, "Shuofang City... isn't that the capital? It needs to be solemn, so I dare not do it casually. But it's not difficult, and it can be added later."

Liu Che nodded. What Liu Tan said made sense. Compared with Tongda City, the walls of Shuofang City were higher and wider, and indeed looked more solemn.

But even so, many merchants who came here for the first time were shocked. As they got closer to the city gate, they got closer and closer to other caravans, and all they could hear were these people's praises for Tongda City.

More than one person murmured, "After so many years of traveling, this is the first time I've seen such a beautiful city."

Just as Liu Tan was feeling proud, he heard someone say, "Yeah, just look at this city wall. Chang'an is no more than this, isn't it?"

Someone immediately responded, "Chang'an can't compare to this place. There are no relief carvings on the walls of Chang'an, and no mythical beasts guarding the corners."

Many people were immediately surprised: "No way?"

Someone who had been to Chang'an laughed and said, "That's true. The walls of Chang'an aren't as beautiful as Tongda City, but it should be bigger than Tongda City. I don't know what the inside of the city is like."

Originally, Liu Tan was feeling proud when he heard these people praising Tongda City, but when he suddenly heard someone comparing Tongda City with Chang'an City, he stopped laughing.

He wanted to rush into the city and stop Liu Che from listening to it. This was not a compliment to him, it was a death warrant!

Liu Tan glanced at Wei Deng beside him, and Wei Deng immediately understood. He ran to the registration office at the city gate and handed over a black iron plate. The soldier in charge of guarding the city gate immediately bowed his head and said, "Please come in!"

Although the people around did not know Wei Deng's identity, seeing how much the city gate guard respected Wei Deng, and realizing that he was just someone else's guard, they had some idea of ​​the identities of this group of people.

However, they did not seem too fearful, but subconsciously made way for Liu Che and his party.

Unfortunately, they were stopped before they even entered the city. The guards inside the city politely said, "Sir, you are not allowed to ride horses inside the city. Please forgive me."

Liu Che glanced at Liu Tan, who smiled embarrassedly. Liu Che didn't say anything and got off the horse directly.

Liu Tan leaned over and said, "Father... Dad can get in the carriage first and rest at the inn for a day. We can go out for a walk tomorrow."

Liu Che did not object and got into the car.

In the car, he casually asked, "So many people coming and going into the city need to register?"

Liu Tan replied, "Yes. After all, people travel all over the country. What if a fugitive comes? Or someone with bad intentions? It would be too easy to cause trouble, so we have to register with a travel permit."

Liu Che laughed and said, "Didn't we just register?"

Liu Tan was helpless: "Where did you get the pass?"

The whole world belongs to Liu Che. He can go wherever he wants. Who dares to stop him?

Liu Che asked again: "Then why are we not allowed to ride horses?"

"I'm afraid I'll run too fast and hit someone. Father saw it too. Tongda City isn't very big, but there are probably many people here. If the horse gets scared or runs into someone who doesn't care about human life, it will be a big accident."

Liu Che laughed and said, "You have such strict rules here. Even Chang'an doesn't have such requirements."

Liu Tan simply said, "Shuofang City doesn't have this requirement either, because the roads in both Chang'an and Shuofang City are wide enough, but Tongda City is not."

Liu Che nodded, and suddenly noticed that the merchants who had just entered the city were not walking along the same road as them, but heading west. He couldn't help but ask, "What are they going to do?"

Liu Tan said, "They all carry goods. There's a large area to the west that's all warehouses. They can help merchants store their goods and also help them look after them."

Liu Che turned to look at Liu Tan: "Take the money?"

Liu Tan nodded seriously. "Of course, the warehouses in Tongda City are very well divided. There are special areas for things that need to be put indoors, things that cannot be exposed to moisture, and things like living things. They put the goods here, which is safer than carrying them themselves."

Liu Che looked into the distance for a long time but couldn't see where the warehouse was. However, he couldn't help but sigh: "If there was only one person who could make money like you, the national treasury would not be empty."