If Chang'an is the Beijing in later generations, then Luoyang is equivalent to Shanghai in later generations. Later generations were an era of maritime power. The coastal cities naturally took advantage of the geographical advantages, but the Tang Dynasty belonged to the era of 6 rights and 6 rights. If you look down at the entire territory of the Tang Dynasty from the air, it will appear that Luoyang is almost in the center of the territory of the Tang Dynasty, which also means that Luoyang also took advantage of the world.???

Although the Silk Road originated from Chang'an, most of the goods from all over the Tang Dynasty needed to be transported to Chang'an, which was often the Luoyang center. This also facilitated the official road from Chang'an to Luoyang. The busiest road in the world is the busiest road. There are endless vehicles coming and going from morning to night, just like the economic artery of the Tang Empire, and countless wealth flows from it.

It is precisely because Luoyang occupies this geographical advantage that it has become one of the centers of the world's wealth. Of course, Chang'an is not only the economic center, but also the political center of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, Luoyang is still a little worse than Chang'an. However, if the power center of the Tang Dynasty was transferred from Chang'an to Luoyang like later generations, Luoyang would definitely become the largest city in the world more than Chang'an.

This is not the first time Li Xiu has come to Luoyang, but when he entered the city, he still couldn't help but admire the prosperity of Luoyang. Although Luoyang is not the political center of the Tang Dynasty and there are not so many powerful people on the streets, it is precisely because of this that Luoyang is not as rigorous as Chang'an, and the control of all walks of life is looser, which further promotes the prosperity of business. Even if he hasn't seen each other for just two years, Li Xiu feels like he doesn't know Luoyang City, and even new buildings are being built on both sides of many streets.

"I haven't seen each other for two years, Luoyang City seems to have changed, and I can't even recognize it." Princess Guanghua held the car window and looked at the scene of Luoyang City. She said incrediblely that she had lived in Luoyang for many years and was very familiar with the streets here, but she didn't expect that in just two years, the changes in Luoyang City would be so great.

"Haha, you don't know that Guanghua. Luoyang used to be very prosperous. However, in the past two years, our Tang Dynasty has become more stable, and the roads in the Western Regions have become smoother, so business has become more prosperous. There are many others. This kid alone has set up tea workshops and canned workshops in Luoyang. These have greatly promoted the development of Luoyang. Now that the Turks have been destroyed, our Tang Dynasty will only become more prosperous in the future. By then, Luoyang will change even more." Ma explained with a smile.

"It's not just that. His Majesty tried to lift the curfew bit by bit in Chang'an before. Chang'an was strictly controlled, so he could only lift the curfew during festivals. However, Luoyang is relatively loose. Once the festival curfew is opened, it is not strictly controlled. As a result, every night, Luoyang City is even more lively than during the day. We can see it tonight." Li Xiu also said with a smile.

He was the first to propose the opening of the curfew, so he was very concerned about the news about this. Luoyang, as the Eastern Capital of the Tang Dynasty, naturally had a curfew. After the curfew was lifted during festivals, Luoyang completely lifted the curfew, and he could walk around at night. The local officials here couldn't control it, but of course this was related to Li Shimin's intentional indulgence. After all, after Chang'an completely lifted the curfew, using Luoyang to test the effect can also prepare Chang'an.

"There is no curfew in Luoyang? That's great. I'll play all night tonight!" Qi Niang immediately shouted excitedly when she heard Li Xiu's words. She was at the age of playing, and every year during the Lantern Festival, she would play with Hener for one night.

"No, we can play for a while today, but we have been walking on the road for so long and are already very tired. We have to rest early in the evening, otherwise it will be bad for our health!" Li Xiu immediately scolded Qi Niang when he heard Qi Niang's words.

Seeing Li Xiu refuse, Qi Niang's face suddenly collapsed. She muttered twice but said nothing. She probably knew that no matter how much she objected, it would be useless. Of course, Li Xiu was also considering their health.

Li Xiu and Princess Guanghua are both royal families. When Princess Tong'an came to Luoyang last time, she lived in the palace in Luoyang, so this time they also moved into the palace, of course, it is still an outer palace. However, since the palace in Luoyang was built, it seems that only Yang Guang had lived here for a few days. Since then, no emperor has lived there again. Even if there is a dedicated person to take care of it, it seems a bit dilapidated.

After the resettlement was completed, it was already sunset. Qi Niang and Hen'er were quarreling to play. Princess Guanghua was also worried. After knowing that there was no curfew in Luoyang, she immediately wanted to see her son, so in the end Li Xiu and the others had to get on the carriage and leave the palace, and then to the west city of Luoyang where Yang Fan was.

When Yu Wen Kai built Chang'an and Luoyang, he planned the purpose of each shop in detail. For example, the east and west cities are commercial shops. Most of the commerce in the city is concentrated here, while other shops are places where the people live. However, this kind of urban planning seems too old-fashioned and is not conducive to commercial development. For example, Chang'an is more strict in management and generally maintains Yu Wen Kai's plan. However, Luoyang is relatively free, so business is no longer limited to the east and west cities. Various shops can be seen everywhere in the city.

However, even so, Luoyang Xicheng is still the most prosperous place in the city, just like the commercial center of a city in later generations. Famous merchants like to set up shops here, which also led to the influx of shops in the Xicheng City. It was already the first time the moon was on the rise, and the pedestrians on the streets increased instead of decreasing, and Li Xiu and his carriages couldn't move quickly.

"Look, there are actually Indians dancing snakes over there, which is so interesting!" Hen'er lay on the window and pointed to a blanket beside the street, shouting. There were a few Hu people playing recorder and directing several poisonous snakes to do some thrilling movements, which aroused the people around him. These artists generally claimed to be from India, but Li Xiu felt that they were more likely from Persia. After all, some races in northern India looked similar to those of Persians.

Yang Fan and his adoptive parents live in the vegetable market in the West City. They usually make a living by selling tofu. Last time, Li Xiu helped Princess Guanghua buy a piece of tofu from Yang Fan. At that time, he forgot to bring the money, so he had to take credit. It was not until the next day that Li Xiu sent someone to pay back the money.

Li Xiu and his carriage passed through the lively West Market and finally arrived at the location of the vegetable market. Originally, Li Xiu thought that the vegetable market was the most lively in the morning and should be very deserted at night. Maybe Yang Fan's house was closed, but when he came here, he realized that he was outrageously wrong. 8
Chapter completed!