Some people were already doing their best just to survive. Under such circumstances, how could they have extra time and energy to consider the quality of life? It was already good enough to have something to eat and fill their stomachs. How could they dare to dream of having a comfortable house of their own?
The Tang Dynasty was getting richer and richer. With Ang Lee's efforts, the national treasury became more and more abundant. The prosperity of the capital was at least a dozen times greater than it was a few years ago. All kinds of novel gadgets were introduced to the world. The rich could enjoy life better. Wherever they wanted to go, they could reach their destination within ten days. Then, they could play to their heart's content and see the outside world. The quality of life improved a lot. On the other hand, many poor people were constantly busy every day. Not to mention going out to see the outside world, even in the city they lived in, they only knew a very small area and had only been to a few places. It was not an exaggeration to say that if they were thrown into another area, it was very likely that they would not be able to find their own home.
In other words, Ang Lee's inventions made the Tang Dynasty become richer and richer. The speed of prosperity was extremely fast, but the gap between the rich and the poor was getting wider and wider. Ang Lee solved the problem of the development of the Tang Dynasty, but he could not solve the problem of the gap between the rich and the poor in the Tang Dynasty. Moreover, due to Ang Lee's efforts, the gap between the rich and the poor in the Tang Dynasty was even wider. Even ordinary people had a big wealth gap between them. As a result, the happiness of the people was naturally infinitely reduced.
The increasing prosperity of the Tang Dynasty was naturally a great thing, but the gap between the rich and the poor was not a good thing. It would make the poor people feel extremely unbalanced and increase the chances of them going on the wrong path. Solving the problem of the gap between the rich and the poor was not an easy thing. Even Ang Lee could not find a solution.
The only thing that could be done now was to solve the housing problem of the poor in the capital. Nowadays, there were too many slums outside the capital. These slums occupied a lot of land resources. Only by taking back these slums could they make better use of these lands and build more workshops.
However, taking back these lands meant that the poor in these lands would lose their place to live, and there were not enough cheap rental houses in the capital. Under such circumstances, if the land was taken back on a large scale, a large number of poor people would live in poverty. For this reason, the imperial court could only take action step by step. They could take back these lands that originally belonged to the imperial court bit by bit so that it would not affect too many poor people and not let too many people fall into a difficult life.
However, in this way, the steps taken were too small, which was naturally disadvantageous to the development of the capital. However, there was no better way. After all, there was a shortage of housing in the capital. The newly built cheap rental houses were frequently blocked. Without enough houses, the work of taking back land could only be slowed down. Otherwise, even if a lot of workshops were built, it would be impossible to maintain the craftsmen. After all, craftsmen also needed a place to live. Without a place to live, craftsmen could not rest well and work well. If they really had no place to live, they would have no choice but to leave the capital. A place to live was the most basic need of a person. No one could stay in a place where they could not live.
In other words, the housing problem was a big problem that needed to be solved urgently. It was another problem that needed to be solved urgently after the transportation problem.
Of course, these two problems had one thing in common, and that was the explosive growth of the capital's population. With more people and more cars, the traffic would definitely be congested. With more people, there would also be more demand for housing, which would cause a continuous shortage of housing in the capital.
The problem of traffic and parking had begun to be alleviated through the construction of underground passages. Especially in some areas where the underground passages were built, the traffic situation had improved significantly.
As a result, the housing problem became even more prominent. However, the people of the capital were currently immersed in the great joy of the success of the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Plan. The people in the streets and alleys were all talking about the contents of the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Plan, and they were not so concerned about the topic of housing. After all, the housing problem was a problem that had been going on for a long time, and discussing it every day would also cause aesthetic fatigue, and the success of the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Plan was just a sensational effect, so the housing problem would naturally be covered up.
Others could ignore the housing problem and be immersed in the joy of the Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission Plan, but Ang Lee could not be like this. The Ten Thousand Miles Sound Transmission was bound to succeed. This was something that Ang Lee had known for a long time, so he was not particularly excited. However, the housing problem in the capital had reached the point where it had to be solved as soon as possible, and he had to come up with a better way.
Ang Lee paced back and forth in the yard, thinking about various methods, and then kept shaking his head. He felt that there were still too many loopholes in these methods, or they violated the laws of the Tang dynasty. They would encounter too much opposition, and there was no possibility of implementation.
In short, Ang Lee had been thinking for a while, but he had not come up with a perfect way.
"What are you thinking about, husband? Why are you so engrossed? "
Yan Ruyu could not sleep either. Seeing Ang Lee frowning and deep in thought, she gently walked over and asked.
Ang Lee turned his head, looked at Yan Ruyu, and said with a smile, "It's nothing serious. I'm just worried about the housing problem of the poor in the capital. Now, there are more and more workshops in the capital, and there are also more and more hotels and restaurants. This requires a large number of poor people to work, but the poor also need a place to live. Now, inside and outside the capital, it is no longer allowed to privately occupy wastelands to build tents and houses. So, they can only rent houses. However, there are too few low-cost houses built by the imperial court, which can't meet the needs of the poor at all. Ordinary rental houses are too expensive, which is a big problem!"
"Then why doesn't the imperial court build more low-cost rental houses?"
Yan Ruyu asked curiously.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Of course, it's because someone is obstructing it. Madam, why don't you think about it? If the imperial court provides enough low-cost rental houses, will some people still be able to rent out the houses in their hands? In this way, how much will the loss be? Can they just watch the imperial court build rental houses wantonly? Why don't they see what kind of people these hoarders are? "
After saying that, Ang Lee was full of anger. These guys were too selfish. For their own interests, they did not care about the lives of the ordinary poor. They were a group of extremely selfish people. The entire capital's housing market was ruined by them.
But being angry was one thing. Who asked these guys to be rich and noble? If there were only one or two of these people, Ang Lee could intervene, but there were too many of them. It was really difficult to deal with.
"In the end, is it because His Majesty can't make up his mind? If His Majesty is determined to solve this problem, it will definitely be solved. "
Yan Ruyu said with a smile.
There was nothing wrong with what she said. If the emperor was determined, there was nothing that couldn't be solved, especially a small problem like housing. As long as the emperor was determined to solve it, it would definitely be solved. The only thing was that the emperor was also afraid of offending people, or he felt that the problem was not very serious to the point of burning eyebrows.
Ang Lee looked at Yan Ruyu with appreciation and praised, "Madam is wise and farsighted. You can see the crux of the problem at a glance. You're right. It's because His Majesty doesn't have the determination to regulate the housing market. As long as His Majesty is determined, no matter how difficult the problem is, it can be solved very well. But what can I do? His Majesty doesn't listen to me on everything. This matter is also not under my control. It's difficult! "
"Since you can't think of a good way at the moment, it's better to rest early! Go out tomorrow and maybe you'll have some inspiration. "
Yan Ruyu said with a smile.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Well, madam is right. Then let's go and rest together! Where do you want to go tomorrow? "
"Mount Li! Didn't you build a valley to raise wild boars and pheasants in Mount Li? I wonder how the wild boars and pheasants are doing. "
Yan Ruyu said.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "Madam is right. I haven't been there for a long time. I don't know if there are more or less wild boars in there. I'll take a day off tomorrow and go to Mount Li for a day."
The next morning, Ang Lee woke up a little late. When he saw that Tang Er was at home, he asked, "Tang Er, why didn't you go to school?"
"Father, I'm not going to school today. I'm resting for two days. I won't go to school tomorrow either."
Tang Er said.
Ang Lee nodded and said with a smile, "It's just right. Let's go to Mount Li today to raise wild boars and pheasants. We can eat game, okay?"
Tang Er said happily, "Okay, okay, I want to go."
After a while, Tang Er made another request, "Father, can you bring Shuang 'er with you? She hasn't eaten wild boar yet. "
"It's not on the way to Shuang 'er's house!"
Ang Lee said.
"Father, it won't take much time. Just take a detour."
Tang Er begged.
Ang Lee said with a smile, "All right then! Just bring Shuang 'er and no one else, okay? "
"En, okay."
Tang Er agreed.
After breakfast, Ang Lee's three cars went to Shuang 'er's house first. Two of them passed directly, and only the last one stopped.
"Shuang 'er, let's go to Mount Li to eat wild boar."
After Tang Er got out of the car, he pulled Shuang 'er and said happily.
Shuang 'er smiled and quickly turned back and said, "Mother, Tang Er and I are going out to play."
After saying that, she got into Ang Lee's car. When the woman saw Tang Er, she naturally didn't suspect anything. She smiled and asked them to be careful.
Mount Li was on the outskirts of the capital, not too far from where Ang Lee lived. There were basically people on the way, only the last part was empty.
There were many cars and people on this trip. In fact, most of them were guards and servants. The masters were Ang Lee and Yan Ruyu, Tang Er and Shuang 'er.
"Hee hee!"
From the moment they got in the car, Tang Er and Shuang 'er had been making a lot of noise and seemed to be very happy. One moment they were twisting each other's ears, and the next moment they were touching each other's hair. They were having a lot of fun.
However, Tang'er obviously had the advantage. Whether it was in terms of physical strength or height, she had the advantage. Shuang'er seemed to be a little girl who was being bullied. Her resistance was really weak, but because it was just a joke, she was quite happy.
"Tang Er, don't make trouble. Don't always bully Shuang 'er."
Yan Ruyu liked this little girl very much. She held Shuang 'er in her arms and didn't let Tang Er continue to make trouble.
She naturally wanted to give birth to a little girl herself, but her stomach was disappointing. Since she had Tang Er, there had been no news for so many years. This was not because Ang Lee didn't work hard enough, nor was it because she didn't work hard enough. Maybe this was fate! When fate arrived, they would naturally have children. If fate didn't arrive, it was useless to think about it.
"Shuang 'er, why are you so cute? You are much cuter than our smelly Tang Er. "
Yan Ruyu smiled and stroked Shuang 'er's little face, making Tang Er next to her roll his eyes.
The farm in Lishan was not an ordinary farm. It was a wild animal farm. The most important animals were wild boars and pheasants. These two kinds of wild animals had strong reproductive abilities and were easy to breed. Thus, they could ensure a sufficient supply. As for the wild animals that had low reproductive abilities, they could forget about it. The speed of reproduction was not enough for Ang Lee to eat. The significance of breeding was not big, let alone the slightest commercial significance.
Of course, in this deep mountain farm, in addition to wild boars and pheasants, there were some other wild animals, but they were not the main ones. There were also some wild animals that existed but were unwilling to leave. For example, the birds that lived on the cliffs of the valley and in part of the canopy had always stayed there. They did not choose to leave their habitat because of the arrival of humans. After all, the number of human buildings and people in the valley was not many, and they did not affect them. Therefore, they did not care and did not leave their habitat. Or perhaps these birds were more confident that humans could not fly without wings and could not do anything to them. They continued to stay in the valley and were safe.
In addition to the vegetarian and omnivorous animals, there were also some small carnivores in the valley, such as weasels and owls. These were also native animals in the valley. Because their habitat was not seriously damaged and their food was not significantly reduced, they did not leave.
There were originally some larger carnivores, but in order to protect the wild boars and other wild animals in the valley, these more threatening carnivores were cleaned up, leaving only the weasels and other carnivores that were difficult to clean up. After all, they were too small and were not easy to find, so how could they be cleaned up? The weasels outside the valley could also mix in, and the ones inside could also find a chance to escape. Therefore, this was really not easy to deal with.
"Tang Er, Shuang Er, we are here. This is the valley where the wild boars live. Let's go upstairs and see the scenery."
Ang Lee said with a smile.
There were servants in the valley that Ang Lee had arranged long ago. They were responsible for managing the wild animals in the valley and detecting abnormal situations in time to ensure the high production of wild boars and pheasants, preventing these wild animals from escaping or being attacked and killed by unknown beasts. Although the valley was large, there were not many management staff. Including the leader, there were only a dozen people.
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