Ang Lee was willing to bear all the responsibilities, so the little eunuch naturally would not object. Moreover, he also felt that the medicinal jade aquarium brought by Ang Lee was much more pleasing to the eye than the wooden aquarium in front of him. Moreover, wood was more prone to leakage, and as long as the medicinal jade material was not damaged artificially, it would never leak.
More than a dozen craftsmen worked together. First, they placed the medicinal jade aquarium in a good position. Then, they poured seawater into it. After pouring enough seawater in, they used nets to catch fish. They poured the colorful fish into the medicinal jade aquarium and continued to add seawater until all the seawater in the wooden box was poured out.
"Well, throw away all these wooden boxes! It's too ugly to put them here. "
Ang Lee directly ordered and directed everyone to throw away the wooden boxes.
"Assistant Minister Li, after changing the medicinal jade box, it really looks better than before. His Majesty will definitely like it."
The little eunuch still had a sense of aesthetics. Of course, as long as it was a normal person, he could see that the medicinal jade aquarium was much better than the wooden box.
Ang Lee smiled and looked at these aquariums. He whispered, "This is not over yet. There are still many things that have not been arranged. When it is arranged, it will be even more beautiful. Especially after dark, there will be a different scenery."
At this time, the medicinal jade aquarium was arranged. Next, Ang Lee had to arrange a lot of decorative items, mainly around and inside the medicinal jade aquarium, including various flowers and plants made of silk on the outside, duckweed, lotus, and many plants from the sea on the inside. He even asked the little eunuch to bring in corals from the palace to make the medicinal jade aquarium more beautiful.
In addition, whether it was inside or outside, many colorful light bulbs were arranged. In this way, the beautiful fish inside the aquarium could also be seen at night. Moreover, that feeling was completely different from the feeling during the day.
Ang Lee guided the craftsmen to arrange the decorations and lanterns according to the principles of aesthetics. He even asked the little eunuch to find the palace maids who had nothing to do to come over and help. This way, the aquarium could be installed faster.
After arranging all kinds of decorations and lanterns, the simple aquarium was officially formed. This simple aquarium was much better than the previous wooden box. Standing here and looking at the surrounding sea fishes, one felt as if they were in the ocean. How wonderful was this feeling?
"His Majesty has arrived."
Just as Ang Lee finished arranging everything and was preparing to leave, Li Longji came over with Yang Yuhuan. He heard that Ang Lee had come and brought a large medicine jade box, so he brought Yang Yuhuan to take a look. He believed that as long as Ang Lee entered the palace, there must be something good.
"This humble subject pays his respects to Your Majesty, Imperial Concubine."
Ang Lee bowed slightly and said, "Your Majesty, this humble subject felt that the wooden chests were too ugly, so I took the liberty to change all the wooden chests into medicine jade chests. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."
How was this asking for forgiveness? It was simply Ang Lee's habitual language. It was also the respect that the ordinary people of this era had for the imperial power of the emperor to express their awe.
"Medicine jade box, let me have a good look."
Li Longji was very curious. He held Yang Yuhuan's arm and strode in.
"Wow, it's so beautiful."
Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan's eyes were wide open. They didn't expect that Ang Lee would decorate the place where the sea fishes were placed so beautifully. It was much better than they imagined.
"Assistant Minister Li has arranged so many light bulbs here. It seems that he is preparing to use them at night. If he comes here at night, this place will definitely be more beautiful."
Yang Yuhuan found the colorful light bulbs hanging inside and outside the medicine jade aquarium and guessed curiously.
"Imperial Concubine is right. This is indeed the case. When all these light bulbs are lit at night, the whole room will be very beautiful and all the fish can be seen clearly."
Ang Lee spoke and affirmed Yang Yuhuan's words. He continued to introduce the benefits of the aquarium and the precautions to ensure absolute safety.
Seeing that the emperor and imperial concubine were so happy, Ang Lee certainly felt a sense of accomplishment. He wasn't trying to please anyone, but if even the well-informed emperor and imperial concubine were full of praise for the aquarium, then ordinary people would be even more so. As a result, as long as Ang Lee built a large aquarium near the capital, he would be able to attract a large number of tourists.
Of course, Ang Lee had many goals. The aquarium was just one of them. There were many interesting entertainment projects that were in the follow-up development.
After all, with the gradual solution of the agricultural problem and the acceleration of the industrialization process, the large-scale development of the tertiary industry was only a matter of time. Moreover, the proportion of the tertiary industry would be higher and higher.
Under this general trend, Ang Lee certainly had to take the lead and take the lead in the entertainment industry. He also had to attract talents from all over the world to develop in the Tang Dynasty. He had to make Chang 'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty, a veritable center of the world so that talents from all over the world would never be willing to leave after arriving in Chang' an City.
After leaving the palace, Ang Lee went directly to his family's workshop and immediately issued a large number of requests to build a large number of medicine jade aquarium tanks. These aquarium tanks were of different sizes. The large ones could be used in the aquarium, while the small ones could be sold to ordinary merchants and aristocrats so that they could raise fish in the main hall of their homes to add a beautiful scenery.
In fact, the smaller medicine jade aquarium tanks could only be regarded as fish tanks of later generations. The smallest one was only a little bigger than the mouth of a bowl. It was a standard fish tank.
What Ang Lee wanted to build was an integrated entertainment center. The aquarium could be regarded as one of the departments. There were also related facilities such as a chess room, a restaurant, an amusement park, and so on.
After the economy reached a certain level, these were all projects that must be developed. Would people be able to live? How painful would it be if they couldn't be happy?
Some people might think that entertainment was a lie, that it was a waste of social wealth, that it was not a proper occupation, and that it would waste the country's strength. In fact, entertainment was also a large amount of wealth.
In the Hua Xia Empire of later generations, more than 50,000 people worked hard for a month to produce millions of pairs of shoes. The money they earned from selling them abroad was not as much as the money earned by a funny actor sent to the Hua Xia Empire.
In other words, the social wealth that 50,000 people worked hard for a month and produced was not as much as the income of a person singing a song. This showed how important the development of the entertainment industry was. It was so profitable that the profits were so high that it was tempting.
Improving the development of agriculture, speeding up the process of industrialization, and steadily promoting the tertiary industry were the current development goals of the Tang Empire set by Ang Lee. Everything had to be carried out according to this development plan.
Although there would be people who would cause trouble for their own interests during this process, these interest groups could not stop the general trend of the Tang Empire. Moreover, they would inevitably be defeated mercilessly.
All kinds of advanced industrial machinery were always in the state of research and development. Agricultural machinery was also becoming more and more popular, and more and more railways were built.
After the railway to Laizhou was fully connected, Ang Lee proposed to build a railway from Luoyang all the way south to Jiaozhou to better control the southern half of the Tang Empire.
Moreover, there was another very important reason, which was that the Tang Empire needed to build railways to the tropics, so that it would be convenient for the rubber in the south to be quickly transported to the capital in large quantities in the future.
Of course, there was no such thing as rubber trees in the Tang Empire at present. Only when ten steam ships returned to the Tang Empire could they bring back rubber tree saplings and try to plant them in the Jiaozhou area. A few years later, the Jiaozhou area would be the main rubber production area of the Tang Empire. It was very important for the Tang Empire and could be regarded as a strategic area. Of course, it had to be built on the railway first.
Moreover, Ang Lee would never allow the Jiaozhou area to become independent. Once this area became independent, it would be a huge loss for the Tang Empire. The Hua Xia Empire of later generations did not include the Jiaozhou area, so it lost too many benefits and seriously interfered with the economic development. Even many islands were divided up.
However, the railway from Luoyang to the Jiaozhou area would pass through many large water systems along the way. The largest water system was, of course, the river, which was the Yangtze River of later generations. This river was the widest and also the biggest hurdle to build the railway to the Jiaozhou area.
After careful consideration, Ang Lee decided to build the Yangtze River Railway Bridge in Ezhou and listed it as the most important construction project of the Tang Empire. In order to build a qualified and durable Ezhou Yangtze River Bridge, Ang Lee gathered all the craftsmen who had built the Jishui Bridge and studied the experience of building the Yangtze River Bridge with them.
When building the Jishui Bridge, the craftsmen had a wealth of construction experience and were full of confidence in themselves. Therefore, when it came to building the Yangtze River Railway Bridge, all the craftsmen who had participated in the construction of the Jishui Bridge were eager to take part in this big project so that their names could be passed down.
The railway line from Luoyang to Jiaozhi was soon established and was ready to officially start construction after the spring plowing after the New Year. In order to build the railway as soon as possible, in addition to a large number of skilled craftsmen and talents from the capital, the provinces and counties along the way also had to invest a lot of manpower. Even the places more than a hundred miles away had to provide idle manpower to support the construction of the railway line.
During the New Year, Chang 'an City of the Tang Empire was very lively. Whether it was day or night, it was lively and bustling. Especially at night, there was a splendid atmosphere everywhere.
After the night ban was completely lifted, the nightlife of the Tang Empire unconsciously took shape. A considerable number of people chose to rest during the day and go to work at night, becoming veritable night owls.
As for the lifting of the night ban, the ones who benefited the most were the hotels and brothels. This was because most of the rich people liked to go to the hotel after dark to drink, chat, and even find a girl to have some fun with after a busy day. How wonderful was this feeling?
As the nightlife gradually matured, the number of hotels and brothels gradually increased.
Due to the considerable income, more and more young women chose to enter the brothel as a career. Even many daughters of declining aristocrats also entered the brothel.
Of course, the brothels in this era were divided into many different grades. Not only did they sell their bodies, but they also sold their bodies. However, those who sold their bodies would eventually sell their bodies. There were few who could always stick to the bottom line. After all, after being influenced by such occasions for a long time, they gradually did not care about this kind of thing. In order to make more money, what did it matter if they sold their bodies? They would not lose a piece of meat.
Moreover, as a brothel girl, even if she always insisted on selling her skills and not her body, how many people would believe her? Even if they believed her, so what? She would still sell her body, wouldn't she? Selling her body, selling her body, and being touched all day long, wasn't that also selling her body? What was the difference between selling her body, selling her body, and selling her body?
Selling a smile and selling one's body were all about making people feel good and happy. In essence, there was not much difference. Therefore, since she had entered a brothel, there was no need to pretend to be pure. She could either leave or go all the way. Being seen but not touched was the most annoying thing.
In Li An's previous life, when he was in the workplace, he met a girl who liked to throw flirtatious glances at him. She was so beautiful and coquettish. Of course, Li An wouldn't let go of such a blatant hint. One time, after making a dirty joke, he gently touched her plump buttocks under the girl's seductive gaze. As a result, he was hit by a black eye hammer. His handsome big eyes instantly became panda eyes.
As a victim, Ang Lee was very distressed and puzzled. It was also very painful and heartbreaking. Of course, in this situation, it was not good to call the police, and he could not complain everywhere. He could only bear everything by himself. Even the medical expenses had to be paid by himself.
What Ang Lee did not understand the most was that this beautiful girl often threw flirtatious glances at him and made various hints to him. Why did she have such a big reaction when he touched her? This was too unscientific and unreasonable.
Therefore, what Ang Lee hated the most in his previous life was this kind of pretentious person who deliberately seduced him but did not let him touch her.
In the Tang dynasty era, Ang Lee often lay in the rocking chair and thought about life when he was idle. He gradually understood some things.
For example, this kind of pretentious person was actually more empty and lonely. They liked to show off and liked to test their charm value. Every time they successfully hooked up with a man, they would be full of satisfaction and accomplishment.
Of course, this was just Ang Lee's guess. A woman's heart was like a needle at the bottom of the sea. No one knew what she was thinking. Perhaps even her own heart was not clear about it!
The continuous prosperity of business brought the prosperity and development of the entertainment industry. There were more and more brothels, and they were more and more luxurious. Even the girls inside were more and more beautiful.
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