People who lived in the city definitely had a higher desire for planting than those who lived in the countryside. The farming nation had the gene of planting in their bones. Liking to plant was almost immersed in everyone's blood. When they were free, they always liked to plant something. It seemed that only by doing so could they feel that their lives were meaningful.
For the poor, planting was to feed themselves and fill their stomachs. For the rich, planting was completely for fun. Even if they didn't need to plant to fill their stomachs, they would still like to plant. Even if it was just planting a little flower, it was also a great pleasure.
In short, whether it was the poor or the rich, they liked to plant some vegetables, flowers, and grass in their leisure time to cultivate their sentiments and make their lives more comfortable and meaningful.
In addition, people who lived in buildings would definitely feel suffocated. They could only take a walk downstairs to let themselves breathe properly. If there was a protruding balcony, then they could take a walk and rest on the balcony. This was very suitable for older people. It could greatly reduce the tediousness of going up and down the stairs. Being able to breathe fresh air on the balcony and look at the flowers and grass that they personally planted would greatly improve their mood. It would make their originally irritated mood become less irritated.
The square shaped building designed by Lee An was too dense. Many people could live in it at once, so the comfort level would definitely be very bad. Therefore, by making some protruding balconies, it could also slightly ease the living environment and make the people living in such a high floor ratio building feel a little better.
Of course, perhaps Ang Lee was overthinking. Perhaps ordinary people living in such an environment would feel lively. For example, there were many slums in the future. There were too many people living in them. They were much denser than the houses designed by Ang Lee, but almost everyone had a smile on their face. They seemed to be very happy. It seemed to be better to describe them as silly.
However, even if some people didn't need to plant vegetables or breathe, this protruding terrace could at least be used to store miscellaneous items. This was also a storage space. It was always good to have such a space.
After that, Ang Lee dipped his finger into the broth and casually drew a drawing of the new house on the table. He showed it to the people around him and asked for their opinions. He wanted to see if there was anything that was not done well enough so that he could improve it at any time and make the drawing more perfect. After the house was built, the people could live more comfortably.
Through chatting with these poor people, Ang Lee also discovered that the most important thing for these poor people was not the quality of living, but the practicality of living. In other words, all kinds of necessary facilities must be in place. As for the enjoyment type of facilities, they didn't even dare to think about it. After all, their economic conditions were limited. If they could save as much as possible, it wouldn't be too late to enjoy it when they had money.
The time spent chatting with these poor people was a little long. It lasted for more than an hour before they finished chatting. Their conversation was quite congenial, so they didn't feel that time passed slowly. Instead, they felt that time passed too quickly.
"Husband, you're really busy. After the New Year, you have to build houses for these people again."
When they left, Yan Ruyu said.
Li An replied, "It's not that I'm building houses for them. I'm suggesting to the imperial court to build houses that are five or six stories tall so that more commoners can have a place to live. It won't take much time."
Design had always been Ang Lee's strength. In terms of designing architectural drawings, Ang Lee's ability was very good. He only needed three to five days to design a five or six story house. Moreover, there was absolutely no problem in terms of safety.
"Husband! Even if we build five or six story houses, if there are more and more people in the capital, we won't be able to live in them sooner or later! Don't tell me that we have to build more than ten story houses in the future? "
Yan Ruyu asked.
Yan Ruyu had a very clear sense of the population trend of Chang 'an City. She had always lived in Chang' an City, so she could naturally feel the changes in the population of Chang 'an City. She felt that the population of Chang' an City was increasing too fast. At such a fast rate, even if Ang Lee built five or six story houses for ordinary people, it would be a drop in the bucket. Sooner or later, they would be unable to live in them. At that time, it seemed that they could only continue to increase the height of the buildings. However, if they kept increasing the height of the buildings, when would it end?
"What's a ten-story house? Even a fifty-story house is not a problem."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
For Ang Lee, as long as there were enough building materials, funds, and manpower, the height of the houses could be very high. If he could build three or four story houses, he would definitely be able to build five or six story houses. Since he could build five or six story houses, then a ten-story house would naturally not be a problem. In this way, twenty to thirty stories, fifty to sixty stories would not be too big of a problem. At least in theory, there shouldn't be too big of a problem.
In the future, the height of the houses in Chang 'an City might get higher and higher. More than ten stories would be just around the corner. In addition, the scale of the city would also get bigger. The stall owner who ate just now was from Huaqing County, a relatively backward county. However, this county was not very far from Chang' an City. As long as the scale of the city expanded, the surrounding small counties like Huaqing County would also become a big city. In the future, Huaqing County might even become a part of Chang 'an City and be completely connected with Chang' an City.
At that time, Huaqing County would definitely not be a small county, but the suburbs of the capital city. The houses there might become very expensive, at least much more expensive than now. There would also be more opportunities to earn money. The stall owner just now might return to his hometown and live a much happier life than now.
After all, they lived by renting houses in the capital city. However, in their hometown in Huaqing County, they had their own houses and shops along the street. Their conditions were very good. At least they were families with houses and shops.
However, even if the scale of Chang 'an City expanded to Huaqing County, which was dozens of miles away, the original location of the city was still the core area. The housing prices and opportunities to earn money would still be higher than in Huaqing County. The location of this city could be understood as the old city area. In the future, Huaqing County would at most be considered the new city area or the suburbs. The housing prices in the suburbs and the new city area had always been lower than in the old city area. The various facilities could not be compared with the old city area.
Of course, Huaqing County also had its own advantages. That was the convenience of the railway. The Chang 'an to Luoyang railway of the Tang dynasty was the most important and busiest one. This railway, which was about a thousand miles long, had to pass through Huaqing County. In other words, the traffic situation in Huaqing County was very good. Whether it was from Chang' an City to Luoyang City or from Luoyang City to Chang 'an City, they had to pass through Huaqing County. This provided a very good opportunity for the development of Huaqing County.
At this moment, Huaqing County had not expanded in scale and was not connected to Chang 'an City. The various industries in Chang' an City had not moved to Huaqing County. This caused the county to be deserted and desolate. Once Chang 'an City expanded eastward along the railway line, various workshops and industries would move to Huaqing County. Then, in the future, Huaqing County would definitely welcome great development. Prosperity was just a matter of time.
Therefore, before they left, Ang Lee told the noodle vendor not to sell the houses and shops in his hometown in Huaqing County. He had to keep them because they might increase in price in the future.
The noodle vendor seemed to understand Ang Lee's words. Moreover, he also felt that his hometown would welcome great changes in the future. It just needed some time. As long as his hometown could be prosperous, he was still willing to return. After all, as long as the income difference was not too great, no one would be willing to leave their hometown to work in other places. Everyone hoped to stay in their hometown to make a living.
"Fifty to sixty floors? What nonsense are you talking about? That's too high! Wouldn't the commoners have to climb for half a day every time they go up the stairs? It's so tiring. "
Yan Ruyu said with a smile.
She felt that Ang Lee's words were too unreliable. The height of fifty to sixty floors was beyond her imagination.
Ang Lee smiled and said, "Fifty to sixty floors is indeed a little high. However, the houses in the future will definitely be higher and higher. There's no doubt about that. As for the difficulty of climbing if it's too high, it's very simple. Just make an electric ladder to send people up."
This was the elevator house of the later generations. Fifty to sixty floors were not a problem. As long as the conditions allowed, it should not be a problem to build more than a hundred floors. It was just that the construction cost was too high, or it was completely unnecessary to build so high.
In Ang Lee's opinion, the houses in the Tang dynasty could only reach ten floors at most. Any higher and they really had to install elevators, which would increase the operating cost. The commoners in the Tang dynasty were still very poor, so it was better to save as much as possible. At this moment, it would be better to build five to six floors densely.
"Ah! Make an electric ladder to send people upstairs. My husband is really good at joking. However, this is also a good idea. I hope to see such a high house in the future. "
Yan Ruyu said expectantly.
"Madam will definitely see it. I promise."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
"Catch the thief, catch the thief …"
While the two were talking about the house, they heard a loud shout from the crowd of the lantern festival. It seemed that a thief had appeared.
"Boy, where are you going?"
A guard happened to see the panicking thief and caught him at once.
Not far away, Li An also saw the thief. He was a young child, or rather, a half-grown child. His body was a little dirty, and he looked like a poor child.
"Thief, let's see where you can run to. Run! Why don't you run? Come on, give it to me. "
The thief was chased by a middle-aged man. He also looked like a poor man. Why did the poor make things difficult for the poor? It was all for the sake of living.
Ang Lee didn't know how many times he had seen this scene. Whether it was in the Tang dynasty or the countries he had visited after going south, as long as he went shopping, there was always a certain chance that he would encounter such thieves. Most of the thieves were forced to steal and rob by their living conditions. There were also a few who robbed in order to get rich quickly.
No matter what the situation was, it couldn't be forgiven. No matter how poor they were, they couldn't steal and rob! Even if they had to beg for food, it was still good.
"He is just a child. What did he steal?"
Yan Ruyu once again meddled in other people's business. This woman seemed to be unhappy if she didn't meddle in other people's business.
"Give it to me. Take it out quickly."
Seeing that the thief didn't hand over the dirty things, the man who chased him personally grabbed two steaming steamed buns from the thief's arms.
It turned out that this was a thief who stole steamed buns. It didn't seem to be a heinous crime. He just stole steamed buns.
"Just two steamed buns?"
Yan Ruyu felt very surprised. This little thief went to steal for two steamed buns, and this man actually went to chase after the thief with great fanfare for two steamed buns.
In fact, this was not difficult to understand. The thief stole the steamed buns to fill his stomach, and the man chased the thief because he was running a small business and did not live well. How could he be willing to rob someone without paying? In addition, if he did not teach this thief a lesson, every time he was hungry in the future, he would come and steal a few steamed buns. Then, he would continue to suffer a large economic loss. Therefore, he worked hard to chase this thief. Taking back the two steamed buns was secondary. The main reason was to teach this thief a lesson so that he would not dare to steal from his stall in the future, thus reducing the possible continuous losses.
"Here, it's enough for two steamed buns!"
After being surprised, Yan Ruyu casually took out a lot of money and handed it to the angry man.
"This … You really have a Bodhisattva's heart. Well, today is a festive day. It's not good to make a big deal out of it. I only take the money that I should take. I'll return it to you. The steamed buns are also for you."
The man saw that Yan Ruyu wasn't simple. There were so many strong men beside her. Naturally, he knew when to stop. He took the money that he should take for the two steamed buns and then went back. His stall still needed someone to take care of it, so he couldn't go too far.
"You must be hungry! Come, take it and eat! "
Yan Ruyu handed the two steamed buns to the little beggar and the rest of the money to the little beggar.
The little beggar didn't hesitate. He took the steamed buns and stuffed them into his arms. He also took the money and quickly ran to the steamed bun shop. No one knew what he was going to do.
Fortunately, the steamed bun shop wasn't very far away. It wasn't far ahead. As long as he followed, he would be able to see it.
"This child went to buy steamed buns. He was chased and beaten by others just now. Now that he has money, he goes to take care of other people's business. It's really hard on this child."
Ang Lee felt a little incredulous.
However, Ang Lee guessed wrong. This child didn't go to buy steamed buns. Instead, he gave the money to the man who chased him just now. Then, he turned around and ran away. This made the man seem a little overwhelmed.
It could be seen that this man was a little flustered. He seemed to feel that his behavior just now was a little too much. It was just two steamed buns. Even if he lost two steamed buns a day, it wasn't a big deal.
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