The big man has a living father

Chapter 59 Bustling
Of course Liu Che needed a horse if he wanted to leave the palace.

Huo Hai saw Jin Midi.

When Jin Midi saw Huo Hai, he bowed and said, "Second Young Master."

Huo Hai waved his hand: "Promoted?"

Jin Midi nodded seriously.

Huo Hai: “It will rise soon.”

Huo Hai probably has figured out Emperor Wu's style of doing things. Whenever he wants to use someone, he has to use him in a big way, otherwise he won't bother. He is not interested in small scenes and small things.

Huo Hai was all too familiar with this because he was trying his best to avoid being used.

The reason why Huo Hai suggested going to the side of the road to take a look was to get away from the topic.

Just imagine, if all the civil and military officials in the court went to the road together and saw the devastation and broken walls, what would the scene be like?
Even though I know that these people are the ones who tore down the walls.

What’s the difference between that and the forced demolition that Huo Hai had given them?
Such destructiveness, such disharmony.

Thinking of this, Huo Hai felt happy, as he would be able to go back and lie down again soon.

As for the common people, they will not lose out either. The coal exchange has already been opened. Next will come the milkmen, porcelain workers, and vehicles delivering materials to the factories. With the coming and going of these workers, the volume of cargo on this road will not be small. They will not lose out by tearing down the wall to do business.

Walking out from the main road of the palace, when you turn and pass by the Prince's Palace, you will arrive at the main road.

As we walked out onto the main road, we saw more and more cars.

Cartloads of coal are entering the city from the north and being transported to the south, west and east of the city.

Cars going in other directions do not return empty-handed.

The Coal Exchange also has another job, which is to collect all kinds of necessary materials, including daily necessities needed by the workers and other materials needed to build coal mines, and transport them all to the north.

Endless.

In the car, Emperor Wu of Han raised his orchid finger with satisfaction and stroked his upturned beard with his index finger and thumb: "Zimeng, look, these people are all working for your brother."

Huo Guang was oblivious to what was happening outside the window. He was only focused on being a secretary and had no idea what was going on recently. "Is it Big Brother? Why did Big Brother buy so many things?"

Emperor Wu of Han originally wanted to say that these people were working for Huo Hai, and that he was the major shareholder, so as to brag indirectly that he had made a lot of money.

As a result, Huo Guang had no idea and his plan failed instantly.

How come one of these two brothers is so interesting in everything he says and does, while the other is so rigid in everything he says and does?
But it’s really easy to use.

"They are your second brother's transport workers, the drivers at Huo's coal mine."

Huo Guang seemed to be thinking about something.

Liu Che: "What are you thinking about?"

Huo Guang bowed and said, "I was just thinking, the cargo on these carts is so heavy that sometimes even the oxen can't pull it fast enough, but there is no complaint on the faces of these drivers. On the contrary, many of them look happy."

Liu Che then laughed out loud: "Of course, I made money."

Among the officials, a young man looked at the endless stream of vehicles, took out a bamboo slip, moistened his pen with the tip of his tongue, and wrote: "The world is bustling with people because of profit, and the world is bustling with people because of profit."

Huo Hai saw someone writing and thought that someone was recording inspiration for his idiom collection, so he took a look and saw this sentence. He looked at the young man and asked, "Who are you?"

The young man cupped his hands and said, "Master Huo, I am Sima Qian. My father is Sima Tan."

Huo Hai looked Sima Qian up and down and asked, "Are you Sima Qian?"

Sima Qian looked dark-skinned and his face was weathered.

If it weren't for his eyes that looked too youthful, Huo Hai would almost think he was a middle-aged man.

"Why are you so dark?"

After listening to this, Sima Qian bowed and said, "Master Huo, why are you so dark?"

Huo Hai: "I am so dark because I went to fight in the grasslands."

Sima Qian: "I am so dark because I travel around the country looking for historical materials."

Huo Hai shook his head and rode his horse forward.

Sima Qian is really suitable to be an envoy, but it's a pity that he is going to write history books and cannot be pried away.

However, Huo Hai had already found out that Zhang Qian was now in Chengdu and had already sent a letter.

Many years ago, Zhang Qian arrived at the Kingdom of Bactria, further west of the Pamir Mountains, and discovered that there were Shu brocade, Qiong bamboo, and walking sticks on the market!

After asking, I got a piece of news that there was a road heading south from Shu that led to Shentu (another translation of Tianzhu).

And India, to the north, is also the Kingdom of Bactria (Bactria).

So Zhang Qian went to Shu. In the past few years, he sent envoys to explore the way along four routes.

Unfortunately, the four envoys traveled about 1,000 to 2,000 miles each, and were blocked by Di, Zha (southwest of Shu) and Yu, Kunming (around Dali, Yunnan). This year, Zhang Qian made great efforts and finally arrived near Dianchi Lake.

The King of Dian asked a famous question, "Is Han as big as our Dian Kingdom?" The envoy's answer was even more famous, "The Yelang Kingdom also asked this question."

However, the road was not accessible after all, so Zhang Qian should have to come back.

Huo Hai knew that Zhang Qian was coming back, but he didn't know when. When he learned that Zhang Qian was in Shu, he sent a letter to Zhang Qian, asking him to bring back some plant seeds and products that were not available in the Central Plains.

At this time, the people sent by Huo Qubing to capture the black and white panda had probably arrived in Chengdu. Huo Hai felt that Zhang Qian should have seen his letter.

Huo Hai said in a letter that he had seen the road to India in ancient books and was not afraid that Zhang Qian would not return.

Huo Hai actually guessed it right.

At this moment, Zhang Qian held the letter in his hand and pulled it: "This paper is really amazing. It has only been less than two years since I left Chang'an, and paper has already developed to this level?"

Zhang Qian was confused when he saw the letter: "He said he knew the way to Tianzhu. Where is Tianzhu?"

Zhang Qian put down the letter and said, "What a strange person."

Then he looked at Huo Qubing's men and said, "General Huoqi is looking for a black and white panda. We have a lot of black and white animals here. I don't know which one is the right one."

"I'll send someone to catch them with the people you brought."

……

After leaving the Chucheng Gate, the convoy slowed down noticeably.

At first glance, the road is busier than expected.

Huo Hai was confused.

There were no ruins to be seen at this time.

Overnight, there was no construction debris left inside or outside the neighborhood where the outer walls had been demolished.

The construction debris must have been hidden behind the houses or even transported away.

The wide street is divided into two sides. One side is full of various stalls. The things sold are not very clear, but the smoke can be vaguely seen.

On the other side, there was no one.

This is Chidao, not the later times. Good business along this street will not boost the business on the opposite side. At this moment, you can see some stalls scattered across the street, but no one passes by here.

The reason is simple. The middle of the Chidao is the Imperial Road, and only the emperor is allowed to pass through!
The emperor never walked on the Imperial Road, and even Liu Che had to pass by suspended in the air in his carriage.

Therefore, in reality, the delivery persons do not travel along the roadsides.

But they are all on the west side of the road.

Traffic rules? Bullshit traffic rules.

Because there are no traffic rules and there are so many people, many of whom don't follow the rules, there are heavy traffic jams on the roads and a constant stream of people.

The historian began to record immediately.

Liu Che stood up from the carriage, put his hands on his hips and looked into the distance. It seemed that it was the first time he had seen such a scene.

When the pedestrians on the road saw the emperor's carriage, they simply dropped their carriages and knelt down.

Some people didn't see it and kept walking, making the situation even more chaotic.

Dong Zhongshu suggested: "Your Majesty, why don't you get off the carriage and walk? When seeing the emperor, ordinary people have to kneel, but if you walk over, they won't kneel, and they won't... get stuck here."

Liu Che put his hands on his waist and thought for a while: "Okay, get off the car and bring me a horse."

Huo Hai understood that the true form of Emperor Wu of Han was a chariot.

Everyone was kneeling in front of the car.

However, Huo Hai had no time to watch the fun. When he saw a soldier, he immediately waved and called him over.

"What's going on? Why is it so lively?"

The soldier was puzzled: "Ah? Second Master, isn't this the scene you expected?"

Huo Hai: "...I expected it, but how come it happened so quickly? I mean, where are the demolished walls? Where are the construction debris?"

Soldiers: "Construction debris? It was transported away overnight. Otherwise, it would delay our business today!"

"Look, my second son, how can that damn guy compare with us when it comes to our prosperity?"

Huo Hai: "Stop making personal attacks. His last name is Shi."

At this time, Huo Hai remembered what Sima Qian had just written.

It is true that everyone in the world is busy seeking profit, and everyone in the world is busy seeking profit.

You guys have really put your subjective initiative to good use, haven't you?
(End of this chapter)