The appearance of the moon would not change much for tens of thousands of years. Although it would be waxing and waning, sometimes it would be bigger and sometimes it would be smaller. However, the overall change would not be much and would not change people's impression of it.
However, the brilliance of the moon would change according to people's mood. When people were in a good mood, they would think that the moon was very beautiful, so beautiful that no words could describe it. However, if people were in a bad mood, they would not feel anything when looking at the moon. They would even feel upset.
When a person in love snuggled up to his partner and admired the moonlight in the sky, he would feel that the moon was so beautiful. He could even imagine the crescent moon as the shape of a heart and be in a good mood. On the other hand, when a person who had just broken up saw the moon, especially when it was a full moon, his heart would be greatly hurt and he would feel resentment.
In short, the moon was still the same moon, but when people's mood changed, the feeling of looking at the moon would be different. Not only the moon, but everything was the same. For example, flowers, grass, trees, and houses would all change according to people's mood.
Therefore, when one was in a good mood, everything would be good. When one was in a bad mood, everything would be bad. This was the general direction. In terms of details, the better the environment, the better one's mood would be.
Standing on a street that was not very bustling and standing on a tall ship were two different environments. Naturally, the impact on one's mood would be different. On a ship, one's mood would be enhanced, which meant that one's mood would become better.
Of course, Ang Lee would not refuse White Fox's request. He held White Fox and Magpie in each hand and walked onto the ship not far away.
"Assistant Minister Li, do you need to take a bath today? If so, I can prepare in advance."
One of the servants who stayed behind on the ship said.
Ang Lee glanced at the two people beside him and nodded. "Go and prepare!"
Although White Fox and Magpie did not say anything, Ang Lee saw a kind of desire in their eyes. It was a very strong desire.
In this era of poverty, there weren't many opportunities to take a bath. Even the rich couldn't guarantee to take a hot bath, let alone the ordinary poor. Even the brothel girls who needed to clean their bodies often didn't have the opportunity to take a bath every day. Only the top girls who could bring a lot of money to the brothel would have the opportunity to do so.
In the TV series of later generations, the scenes of beauties soaking in large bathtubs obviously did not exist in reality. In this era, it was already good to be able to wash one's hair. How could there be so much clean and hot water for one to take a bath? Being able to take a bath was the ultimate enjoyment.
Brothel girls would at most wash their private parts before and after receiving customers. Ordinary people might only wash their private parts once every few days, especially in the cold winter, when hot water became a luxury. It would be a waste to wash one's hair and feet. In the hot summer, it was better to take a bath in the river and enjoy the pleasure of taking a bath.
Standing on the deck, enjoying the warm breeze and looking at the bright moon in the sky, this feeling was really not ordinary. Of course, the premise was that there were two delicate little beauties by his side. If he was alone, the feeling would be greatly reduced.
"The bright moonlight on the armor plate is suspected of being frost on the ground. Looking up at the bright moon, lowering my head to think of the assistant minister."
White Fox was in a good mood and opened her mouth to recite a poem. Of course, it was a modified poem. This poem was written by the great poet Li Bai, expressing his longing for his hometown.
Ang Lee smiled and said mockingly, "This is a poem of longing. Li Bai longed for his hometown. The poem you modified is longing for the assistant minister, which is me. But I'm right in front of you now. How can you say that I'm longing for you?"
White Fox was stunned when she heard this. She had studied poetry since she was young, but her standard was not very good. After all, her family was just a small merchant. The knowledge that she could learn was very limited, so she only had a smattering of knowledge about many poems.
However, it wasn't a problem that she couldn't learn poetry. The problem was that she was ridiculed by Ang Lee. This was something that she couldn't tolerate. It made her feel quite embarrassed, and her little face immediately turned red. The consequences of embarrassing our little lady White Fox were quite severe.
"Assistant Minister Li, there seems to be more than one assistant minister in the Tang dynasty! How do you know that the assistant minister mentioned in White Fox's poem is you, old man? Who knows, maybe you're another assistant minister. "
White Fox opened her mouth and slapped Ang Lee's face.
He wanted to make fun of White Fox, but unexpectedly, he was slapped by White Fox. He could only blame himself for being too anxious. He didn't expect that assistant minister was just an official position. There were many assistant ministers in the Tang dynasty. Ang Lee was just one of them. The feeling of thinking too much was really embarrassing.
"Elder Sister White Fox, although there are many assistant ministers in the Tang dynasty, you've only seen Assistant Minister Li. Moreover, I heard that those who can become assistant ministers are all old men in their fifties or sixties. Only Assistant Minister Li is young and handsome. Who else can you miss? Of course, it's Assistant Minister Li."
Magpie stood up for Li An at a very opportune time to fight for justice.
Ang Lee looked at White Fox with a sly face and said with a smile, "I was almost fooled by you. You don't want me to leave, so you have such feelings!"
"Yes! Assistant Minister Li will leave sooner or later. I don't want him to leave. "
White Fox boldly expressed her inner thoughts, not embarrassed at all.
Magpie also nodded.
Ang Lee sighed, took out a letter from his pocket, and handed it to White Fox.
"When will we meet again when I miss you? At this time, this night is embarrassing. I look at the sky at dawn and the clouds at dusk. I miss you when I walk and when I sit. Enter my Lovesickness Sect. You know my lovesickness. I miss you for a long time and remember you for a short time … "
White Fox began to read, and Magpie next to her also tilted her head and looked at it.
"This is a letter of longing. It's sent from Heling Country."
White Fox said.
Ang Lee nodded and said, "Yes, it's sent from Heling Country."
"Who's the woman who wrote the letter? She's also infatuated with Assistant Minister Li."
Magpie asked curiously.
Ang Lee smiled proudly and said, "This woman is the Princess Consort of Heling Country. No, it should be said that she's the King's favorite consort. She's deeply favored by the King. Since she met me …"
After saying that, his expression was a little sad. A short-lived marriage had caused the Princess Consort to miss him all day. She actually ignored the King's favor, which made the King quite resentful.
"No way! A favorite consort of a country? Assistant Minister Li is too awesome. The King even allowed it. "
Magpie asked with a smile.
Ang Lee said with an innocent expression, "The King personally sent the Princess Consort into my arms. Why would he not agree?"
"Ah! This is okay. The King is so generous. "
Magpie was very surprised.
White Fox said with a face full of admiration, "Assistant Minister Li is handsome and suave. Any woman would adore him. I'm sure the Princess Consort has no regrets. It's just that the Princess Consort has suffered."
Ang Lee sighed and said, "The world is unpredictable. I didn't expect that there would be so many affectionate women in the world. I just wanted to have fun, but I didn't expect that the Princess Consort couldn't forget me. Why bother? Although I'm very excellent and handsome enough, am I really worthy of her nostalgia? "
Ang Lee didn't forget to show off when he was sighing. That was enough.
"Assistant Minister Li, if you leave here, we'll miss you too. We'll miss you for the rest of our lives and forever."
White Fox said in a low voice. Magpie beside her also agreed.
"Do I have such great charm that you can't forget me? Missing someone is a very painful thing. Forget about me as soon as possible!"
Ang Lee said lightly.
"No, we can't forget you. We can't forget you for the rest of our lives."
The two of them said in unison.
"Forget it. If you can't forget me, then so be it! Who asked this official to be so handsome and dashing? Being too handsome also has its own troubles! "
Ang Lee showed off for a while. He paused and said, "I'm destined to leave here. So, let's cherish the time in front of us and create beautiful memories together!"
"Okay."
Then, they talked and laughed together, admired the moon together, and took a bath together. How happy!
The railway from Tocharia to the land in the middle of the river had been built some time ago. The railway from the land in the middle of the river to Anxi had been opened earlier. In other words, Tocharia, which was closest to the port, already had a railway to Chang 'an.
In this way, the people sent by Ang Lee could reach Chang 'an in an extremely short time and report the situation at the port to the imperial court.
The efficiency of the imperial court of the Tang dynasty wasn't very high. However, as long as there was news about Ang Lee, it had to be sent to the Emperor as soon as possible. So, it could be dealt with in the shortest time possible and passed down immediately.
The railway made it easy to go back and forth. The people sent by the imperial court could take the express train and arrive at Tocharia in a very short time. The distance from Tocharia to the port wasn't too far. It would only take a few days on horseback. So, Ang Lee soon met the people sent by the imperial court.
Although Ang Lee's position was relatively high and there was no need for him to greet the people sent by the imperial court, Ang Lee personally led his subordinates to greet the people sent by the imperial court out of respect for the Emperor.
"Assistant Minister Li, long time no see!"
The person who delivered the imperial edict was a young eunuch. Ang Lee only remembered that he was an insignificant person by the Emperor's side. However, judging by his attire, his position should have been much higher now.
"Oh, I remember you. Long time no see. You've been promoted!"
Ang Lee said politely.
The young eunuch didn't exchange too many pleasantries and read the imperial edict.
The imperial court had completely agreed with Ang Lee's proposal and officially decided to build a port and name this area Anzhu Province. This port with great potential was called Anzhu Port. The city where Anzhu Port was located was naturally Anzhu City.
After the Emperor and his ministers looked at the map, they also realized the importance of Anzhu Province's geographical location. It could be used as a transportation hub by sea and land. The potential for future development was huge.
As a transportation hub, they had to spare no effort to expand the port and improve the various facilities of the port. As a transportation hub by sea and land, just considering the facilities of the port was far from enough. They also needed to build a railway station and build a strategic railway to Tocharia.
This railway had to be built. Without this extremely important railway, the importance of Anzhu City would be greatly reduced. It might even lose 90% of its potential.
Many businessmen very willfully came to the port early to open their shops because they knew that the Tang dynasty was going to build a railway station and a railway at the port. The railway directly connected to Tocharia and the capital of the Tang dynasty, Chang 'an. This was the main reason why they were attracted to the port. Without this important railway, why would they take the risk to invest so early? Businessmen were all people who didn't get up early without benefits. They wouldn't rashly do business that was bound to lose money. Since they were willing to invest, it meant that they believed that the railway would be built at the port.
In order to commend Ang Lee and the others for opening up another overseas territory, the imperial court gave them a lot of rewards. However, because the railway only connected to Tocharia, a large number of rewards were left on the road from Tocharia to the port. The young eunuch was in a hurry to deliver the imperial edict and brought a small number of guards on horseback, so they arrived early.
In addition to the rewards, the imperial court also transported a large number of important construction materials, namely steel bars and iron blocks, which were important materials for the construction of the port.
Moreover, this was only the first batch of materials. Since the railway was already connected to Tocharia, there would be more materials transported from Chang 'an City to Tocharia through the railway and then transported to the port by horse carriages to support the development of the port.
The development and construction of the port couldn't be done without the support of a large number of resources, many of which were only available in Chang 'an City. If these resources from Chang' an City were to be transported to the port quickly, the railway from the port to Tocharia must be built as soon as possible. This section of railway was more than a thousand miles long. On the way, it had to pass through the desert and other areas with extremely harsh natural conditions. One could imagine the difficulty of building a railway. However, no matter how difficult it was, this strategic railway had to be built.
The sooner it was built, the sooner it was built. Since the imperial court had agreed to set up Anzhu Province, it naturally had to send a large number of officials to rule it. This was necessary. However, these things would take some time to settle. The selection of officials couldn't be completed in a day or two. It would take at least ten days to half a month to select them. After that, they could take the train to Anzhu Province to take up their posts. Before Ang Lee left Anzhu Province, these officials would definitely arrive so that he could leave without worries.
With the imperial court's edict, Ang Lee decided to immediately start building the railway station in Anzhu City. The location of the railway station had been chosen long ago. As long as the order was given, the construction could begin immediately. Although it would take some time for the railway to be opened to traffic, as long as the construction started, it would be able to stabilize the hearts of the merchants and attract more merchants to the port. This would promote the prosperity of the port and increase the number of materials in the port. It would facilitate the faster and better development of the port and eventually become the largest city in this area.
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