Historical records show that Emperor Wu of Han rewarded the heroes who went to the Huns, and the move was tens of thousands of pounds of gold.

But after Liu Xiu, the heroes could get only a few kilograms of gold.

That is clearly recorded [gold], not the concept of coordinated coordination of [gold], it is real gold.

Ma Yuan and others held a meeting to study this issue, had brainstorming several times, and Guo Peng also joined in.

Guo Peng's view was that these golds did not disappear bizarrely, nor were they recorded incorrectly, but that these golds were buried deep underground with the death of their owners, and were used as burial objects and exited the circulation field.

Because a large amount of gold became burial objects and was buried underground, there were less and less gold on the market.

Finally, it was the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the amount of gold circulated was extremely limited, so the emperor was naturally very stingy when he took action.

After Mr. Guo unified the country, he didn't have much gold. In order to get enough gold, he sent someone to Qingzhou to find a gold mine.

As for grave digging, Mr. Guo once really wanted to let the lieutenant who was specializing in shit to do their job, but after thinking about it, he still gave up.

It is a bit unethical to destroy other people's graves for gold, which makes people unable to rest in peace.

Despicable people like Guo have done a lot of unethical things. Is it still left to those who are short of money to do such unethical things as grave digging for future people.

The Wei Empire had a good economy and was not as good as digging graves, so Mr. Guo felt that it would rather send someone to find a mine than digging graves everywhere to find gold.

But it is no secret that the Wei Empire lacks gold.

When Guo Peng rewarded the heroes, he always took action carefully, for fear that he would lose his gold reserves if he took action too fiercely.

Now that he saw the Kushan people minted coins in gold and circulated them, Ma Yuan immediately became thoughtful.

This is quite interesting.

If he could make a lot of gold back, Guo Peng would definitely be very happy.

The two sides checked the purity of each other's gold and silver, and found that the purity was close, so they decided to trade gold and silver and use the weight of simple gold and silver to calculate the value of the goods.

Under the translation of the envoy of the Dayuan King, the two sides launched a very fierce bargaining.

Speaking of bargaining, business travelers around the world are the same, quarreling endlessly, wanting to prove that their goods are better and worth more money.

For example, Shu Jin.

Ma Yuan tried his best to prove that Shu brocade was the best silk and deserved a higher price, but Kushan merchants did not think so.

In some traditional Chinese products, Kushan people seem to be familiar with it.

For example, they know very well about goods such as silk, porcelain, lacquerware, and say that they can sell as much as they want. They cannot sell them expensively. If they are expensive, they cannot make money. It is the same for everyone to sell them.

The envoy of the Dayuan King explained that some Kushan merchants also went to the Western Regions to do business. When the Western Regions were unobstructed, they also went to the Central Plains of the Han Empire to do business. Over the years, they have been getting silk and other goods through some means, and they don’t find it strange at all about these things.

That is, it is relatively small, so the price is so expensive. It is difficult to continue to increase. These Kushan merchants also want to make money, so they will inevitably lower the price.

Ma Yuan felt that he was still lacking in this regard and did not know much about the local market, so he could easily suffer losses.

So he only made a small part of the transactions with these Kushan business travelers, and then he felt that if he continued to do business, he should have a good understanding of the local prices and transaction levels and should not suffer any losses.

After getting some Kushan gold and silver coins, Ma Yuan said he would not trade anymore and wanted to go to Lanshi City. If they were willing, they could go to Lanshi City to find them.

The Kushan Business Travel was obviously not satisfied with such a small amount of transactions, so it expressed its willingness to take them into the city and arrange accommodation.

Ma Yuan felt that it was fine, so the group arrived at Lan's City together, and then entered Lan's City under the curious gaze of the city gate defenders, and arrived at the capital of the Kushan Empire.

The first impression that Lan's city gave Ma Yuan was that it was dirty and messy.

It's really dirty and messy.

The kind of dirty and messy that I don't like.

The narrow streets, low and dilapidated houses, some muddy ground, and inexplicably smelly smell. Many of the people coming and going were even unclothed, and they could see their humility and poverty at a glance.

Many people from the joint caravan, including Ma Yuan, frowned and covered their noses.

The air was still fresh when I passed the unmanned land all the way, but I didn’t expect that after entering the city, I could smell such a bad smell.

Speaking of which, it took only a few years to not smell such a smell in the territory of the Wei Empire.

Guo Peng called on everyone to gather all the feces and urine together and convert them into fertilizers needed for farming, so all prefectures and counties established public toilet rooms at a very fast speed.

There is also a gold lieutenant who is responsible for feces and urine, who is responsible for manufacturing manure and distributing it to various places to increase grain production.

Grain production has increased, and the smelly air has gradually disappeared in the population gathering areas.

When they were young, they could still smell a strong smell in the city.

People at that time had no idea. They would throw shit and pee from their homes on the streets early in the morning. The smell was really unforgettable.

But in recent years, this situation has almost never been seen, such as the residents in the city and the residents in the countryside.

They regard feces as treasures. They are more reluctant to urinate and defecate anywhere than the city residents, and are more willing to go to designated places to solve the feces and urine problems, and then exchange for manure that can increase grain production.

Many years later, it was difficult to smell that smell in the cities and farms within the Wei Empire. Whether it was the streets or the roads, they became clean and tidy, and no one splashed poop on the streets anymore.

After such behavior disappeared, the air naturally became fresher, and even the incense-filled behavior of scholars and bureaucrats became somewhat redundant and funny, and became a pure sense of ritual.

This is an important feature that is different from the common people and cannot be discarded.

As the imperial capital, Luoyang combines cleanliness and strictness. At the beginning, Guo Peng's request was to pave stone slabs on the main roads, and other streets and alleys can be allowed to use straight road technology without paving stone slabs.

However, after the financial budget was not spent, and the imperial officials felt the benefits of the stone road, they all believed that the Luoyang imperial capital should be covered with stone slabs to demonstrate the status and courage of the imperial capital.

So Guo Peng nodded and allowed, and the streets and alleys in Luoyang City were covered with stone slabs.

On rainy days, you won’t worry about the muddy roads covered with mud, and you will fall after walking a few steps. When the sky clears, you don’t have to worry about the strong wind blowing all over Luoyang City, and no one recognizes anyone.

Living in Luoyang City is very comfortable.

Later, important cities such as Chang'an City, Yecheng, Puyang City, and Linzi City began to promote the stone paving operation.

From big cities to small cities, over the years, many county towns have been paved with stone slabs, which greatly increases the tidyness of the city.

As for what these business travelers have seen and heard from all over the country, it can even be said that any county in the Central Plains is a little cleaner than the Lan family city and tastes nice.

The muddy road and the smell are secondarily. The key is that the people who are coming and going with dirty clothes are looking at their people curiously.

As he looked, suddenly, Ma Yuan and one of them met with him.

What kind of eyes are there?

curious?

No, I'm a little envious.

No, there seems to be numbness and dullness.

Ma Yuan no longer knew what was in his eyes.

But for some reason, his nose suddenly felt sore, and tears suddenly filled his eyes, and almost shed tears.

How were these people similar to himself back then?

From these people, Ma Yuan saw himself back then.
Chapter completed!