Each building is 400 square meters, which is the area of ​​a large workshop. They are all built to the same standard. Small workshops with insufficient strength can either rent or buy together, or buy and convert into shops or residences. "

The carriage drove for a while and came to a small river six feet wide. The carriage passed over a stone bridge. Wang Zhen continued to introduce: "This is the moat, and it is also the drainage system of Bao'an City, connecting the city's underground canal to the sea.

The city's drinking water is connected by open channels built on the ground, and the water comes from large reservoirs on the surrounding mountains. However, when it rains heavily, people still have to rely on well water at home, or store water in advance, otherwise the turbid flood water cannot be used directly. "

Li Zhi looked at the main road which still had no end in sight and said with a smile, "A city without walls is convenient. It can be expanded directly and the moat can be built into the city."

Li Zhi then said to Wang Zheng, "Chang'an City has become increasingly crowded in recent years. I heard that all the ground in the various districts has been built into houses. Do you think the same can be done outside the moat?"

Wang Zheng had talked about this matter with Chen Fengning before. At that time, Chen Fengning used the theory of eternity to dissuade Wang Zheng from doing so. Now that Li Zhi brought it up himself, Wang Zheng naturally agreed.

"In fact, the people's hearts are stronger than the city walls. As long as Your Majesty subdues the people according to the Tang law and is impartial, it doesn't matter whether there are city walls or not."

"That's not true. From the name, we know that China is superior to others. The ancient sages before the Qin Dynasty have been working hard to integrate the surrounding barbarians into China. After the Han Dynasty, this behavior stopped. The reason is that the aristocratic families have buried their heads in piles of old papers and studied the classics until they died."

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Li Xian smiled and said, "No wonder I felt that the clothes of those short-haired people were a little strange. Now that you reminded me, I can see that their clothes are indeed more fitted, but they lack the elegance of long robes."

As long as there are tens of thousands of soldiers, no matter how big the city is, it can be surrounded by bamboo frames within a day, and the attackers will have an advantage. Instead of spending money and food to build city walls, it would be more cost-effective to raise more soldiers and keep the enemy out of the city."

Wang Zheng smiled, stopped talking, and looked around at the shops with Li Zhi.

It’s just that the houses in Bao’an County are getting more and more expensive, and we Lao people can only live in the workshop, but the master is already preparing to build a gathering place ten miles outside the city, and then the Lao people will also be able to buy cheap houses.”

Fang Zhao explained: "Only Bao'an City has such high wages. The wages in other counties are 20% to 30% lower."

Fang Zhao looked at the shop Li Dan pointed at and explained with a smile: "No, that's also a clothing store for adults. The weather here is hot, and wearing shorts and short jackets in summer is not only cool but also convenient. Since the master invented the buttons, the clothes have become more and more fitted.

Zhang Gou smiled with satisfaction and said, "This is already very good. Before the master came, we were all in rags. After the master came, he gave us a lot of work to do, and the wages were quite high. Now we don't have to worry about food and clothing.

"We have many workshops in Bao'an County, so there is a lot of demand and a wide range of industries, so we don't have east and west markets like Chang'an. Mr. said that the market will regulate everything.

Li Xian raised his eyebrows and said, "I think the people in the villages here already live a pretty good life. After all, the wages are about the same as in the Central Plains, but the food and fruits here are cheaper than in the Central Plains. All in all, they earn about the same, but their expenses are less, so their lives are naturally richer."

Li Xian frowned and said, "It will be very troublesome for the people in the lodge to go back and forth if we build a gathering place ten miles outside the city."

Other shops are random, for example, the clothing stores on this street are clustered together and their business is actually quite good. People from miles away like to come here to buy clothes."

After two years of exploration, people found that two or three grocery stores and restaurants on each street are the most suitable. If there are more, the business will be affected. Of course, if you have wide connections and know how to get along with people, you can open a restaurant anywhere.

Li Zhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and sighed, "I know that we should pay attention to the craftsmen and support commerce. The chief steward, the founder of Yuxue, is really competent. He never forgets to suppress Confucianism."

In the back car, Fang Zhao kept introducing the various shops along the street to the little ones.

"Haha." Li Zhi laughed and said, "Only a senior steward can say this with such confidence. If someone else says this, it will sound a bit arrogant."

Li Zhi sighed and said, "The city wall was very useful before, but after the steward invented the bamboo frame, the city wall has become useless, especially in the south where bamboo grows everywhere.

Li Dan stared at the clothes in the clothing store and asked curiously, "The clothes inside are so weird, they are all so small, is this a clothing store specially opened for little kids?"

Zhang Gou waved his hand and said, "It's not a big deal. You can live in the workshop during the weekdays and go home during holidays. It's enough to have a house of your own to accommodate the elderly and children at home. Anyway, students from the gathering place will be sent over to teach, so the children don't have to worry about being left without supervision."

Wang Zheng nodded and smiled, "The best defense is actually offense, but offense does not necessarily mean war. Rather than turning the other side into an enemy, I prefer to turn the other side into my own. Plunder is only a one-time thing, and the cost is high. Fair trade is the long-term solution. After all, wealth comes from creation."

Li Xian continued to ask: "Aren't the prices in other counties lower than Bao'an County?"

Fang Zhuo pondered for a moment and said, "Well, fruits, grains, and pork are indeed cheaper, but clothes, salt, and iron are all the same. If it is a city farther from the sea, seafood is more expensive than here."

Li Xian smiled and said, "Then their lives are still pretty good."

Wang Pingan smiled and said, "It's good to have an easy life. The goal of my Yuzhou department is to make everyone's life easy."

Li Xian was silent now, but he felt somewhat disapproving in his heart. Compared to the gentle approach of his third and fourth senior brothers and sisters, Li Xian preferred the high-pressure approach of his second senior brother.