When Huo Guang heard that Liu Tan was going out again, he changed his previous persuasion to: "Your Highness, be careful on the road."
Since I can't persuade him anyway, I might as well not waste my breath.
Liu Tan felt a little awkward for a moment, and after a light cough, he said, "I'm just stopping by to take a look. I'm thinking of building a food industry zone in Dunhuang."
Huo Guang was a little surprised: "Food Industrial Zone?"
Liu Tan nodded seriously and said, "Other places can improve their situation by growing soybeans, but in Dunhuang... there's not much else to do except grow fruits and vegetables. We have to find something for them to do."
Huo Guang asked, "Didn't Your Highness establish Tongda City there?"
Liu Tan said, "We can't rely entirely on Tongda City. Besides, many daily necessities in Tongda City have to be transported from other places. How can it be as convenient as in Dunhuang?"
Huo Guang didn't say anything else after hearing this, but just nodded and said, "Your Highness, it's your decision."
Anyway, up to now, what Liu Tan has done may not be as profitable as they imagined, but it is not a loss either, especially glass. Ordinary civilians with extra money have bought a lot of it. Because what is sold are glass blocks, professional carpenters are needed to inlay them. As a result, there is a shortage of carpenters, and now an industry of glassmakers specializing in inlaying glass has been spawned, which Huo Guang had not expected.
After Liu Tan decided to go to Dunhuang, he first had to send a message to the Dunhuang County Magistrate, and then he had to understand the situation in Dunhuang County.
The Dunhuang prefect who received the news was terrified. Although he knew that Liu Tan's coming would only benefit Dunhuang, he was still nervous.
He had been to the palace. The palace of the King of the North was often said to be the poorest palace among the princes, but in Kou Zhengda's eyes it was an existence that he could not imagine.
The King of the North has always lived in such a place, but where in Dunhuang are there such conditions?
Kou Zhengda urgently recruited people to come and see which house in the city had good conditions for the King of the Northern Territory to stay temporarily.
The wealthy families in Dunhuang City were all vying to welcome the King of the North. This was a rare opportunity. If they wanted to meet the King of the North on ordinary days, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven. However, if they could welcome the King, the benefits they would get would definitely be countless.
Kou Zhengda recalled the palace and began to guess the preferences of the King of the Northern Territory. He was not trying to flatter him, but he really wanted to be nicer to Liu Tan. If it were not for the King of the Northern Territory, Dunhuang would not have found a way out now.
Although raisins are small, they carry all the hope.
Not to mention that Tongda City has been built and Guan City seems to be open as well. By then, Dunhuang will be even better than it is now.
And all these changes happened after the King of the North arrived here.
Kou Zhengda was known for his impartiality and he had never done such a thing before, so he felt a little at a loss as to where to start.
Just when he was about to call a meeting to discuss the matter, Liu Tan urgently added an edict: Just stay in the Dunhuang County Government, and he will travel light.
After receiving the imperial edict, Kou Zhengda looked at his county magistrate with some shame and said, "Your Highness must have thought that Dunhuang City was too small, so he reduced the size of his entourage."
The county magistrate was silent for a long while before he comforted Kou Zhengda: "Don't be sad, county magistrate. When Dunhuang has money in the future, we will invite His Highness to come and give him a good hospitality. Or we can build a temporary palace for His Highness."
After hearing this, Kou Zhengda's eyes gradually became firm. "Yes, there are several places in Dunhuang with lush vegetation and beautiful scenery. When we have money, we will build a palace for Your Highness!"
Liu Tan didn't know Kou Zhengda had already made up his mind to give him a training palace. He was sighing at Gungun, who was being stuffed into Huo Guang's car: "What's the point of this? I have to bring food for this guy!"
Huo Guang said expressionlessly, "If Your Highness wishes to go to Guan City, please bring your Iron-eating Beast with you."
Liu Tan frowned: "Why?"
"Shock!"
Liu Tan looked down at the foolish Gungun and thought, "Is this shocking? Do you know how Chiyou lost? It was because he chose this guy as a mount!"
However, it was rare for Huo Guang to insist on something, so Liu Tan simply agreed.
When they arrived in Dunhuang, the Dunhuang County Magistrate was already waiting on the road, so Liu Tan let him get in the car directly.
Just as Kou Zhengda was about to get on the car, he met Gungun's dark eyes. His legs suddenly went weak and he almost fell off the car again.
Kou Zhengda asked in a trembling voice, "Your Highness... is this... is this the legendary iron-eating beast?"
Liu Tan looked at Gun Gun and then at Kou Zhengda. Okay, this was the second person to be scared by Gun Gun. He had no choice but to say, "Let's talk about it when we get to the county town."
Now we can't chase Gun Gun away, and let Kou Zhengda sit with Gun Gun. What if he gets scared and something happens to him?
Kou Zhengda immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He had never seen an iron-eating beast before, but there were records that this creature was very ferocious. Even the Han army’s military flags had patterns of iron-eating beasts painted on them in order to intimidate the enemy.
Anyway, many people may not have seen the iron-eating beast, but they definitely don’t have any doubts about its fighting ability.
When Liu Tan's carriage arrived at the county town, a very embarrassing thing happened - the carriage could not enter the city gate.
Kou Zhengda had ignored this problem before, but when Li Ling came over to remind him, he was instantly ashamed.
Liu Tan was a little surprised: "The city gate is built so small, there must be some other reason, right?"
He had basically traveled across most of the Northern Territory to dig canals, and encountered some very poor cities along the way, but no matter how poor they were, the city gates were still relatively large.
Or it could be said that making the city gate larger would save materials. After all, the city gate is made of wood and is much easier to build than building a city wall.
Kou Zhengda's dark face showed a faint red, and he whispered, "A small gate is easy to defend."
Wooden doors are easy to make, but correspondingly, they are also easy to be broken into when encountering enemies.
In addition, basically no important figures have ever come to Dunhuang City, let alone the level of princes, there has not even been a Guannei Marquis.
Liu Tan didn't care. He got off the car and rode into the city. However, Gun Gun had no choice but to follow him.
After checking into the county government, Liu Tan said without further ado, "Let's go to Tongda City tomorrow."
You can enclose land at any time, and you can check the situation along the way on the way to Tongda City.
However, Liu Tan originally thought that Tongda City had just been built and should be relatively quiet, but when he arrived there, he found that people had already started coming and going.
Liu Tan couldn't help but turn his head to look at Kou Zhengda: "Did you send someone here?"
Kou Zhengda smiled and said, "Of course not. These are merchants from the Central Plains. They came here early to wait for the customs market to open."
Liu Tanxin said that businessmen are indeed the people with the most sensitive sense of smell in the world.
Since he had arrived in Tongda City, he naturally wanted to visit the inn. So as soon as they entered the inn, they heard someone shouting, "How much is that toilet in the room? I'll buy it!"
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